STANFORD CODE OF ORDINANCES
TITLE XV: LAND USAGE
CHAPTER 152: ZONING
§152.035  PROHIBITED USES IN ALL DISTRICTS

(A) Hazardous waste storage, hazardous material production, incineration, landfills, storage and/or handling of any type of the aforementioned uses are expressly prohibited in all zones.
 
(B) No person in charge of or in control of a premises, whether as owner, lessee, tenant, occupant, or otherwise shall allow any partially dismantled, wrecked, junked, discarded or otherwise nonoperating motor vehicle to remain on the property longer than ten days; except that this section shall not apply to historic motor vehicles registered and licensed in conformance with KRS 186.043, property where the use is allowed under zoning ordinances, or other applicable laws, or to any vehicle in an enclosed building or so located upon the premises as not to be readily visible from any public place or from any surrounding private property. This division shall further not apply with regard to any vehicle on the premises of a business enterprise operated in a lawful place, other than in a residential district, and operated in a lawful manner, when the keeping or maintenance of the vehicle is necessary to the operation of a business enterprise; or with regard to a vehicle in an appropriate storage place or depository maintained in a lawful place and manner by the county government or any other public agency or entity.

(C) No person owning, leasing, occupying, or having charge of any premises shall maintain or keep any nuisance thereon, nor shall any person keep or maintain a premises in a manner causing substantial diminution in the value of the other property in the neighborhood in which other persons are located. Nuisances shall consist of but shall not be limited to abandoned buildings, abandoned mobile homes, garbage dumps, and the like.

(D) Stockyards and slaughter houses except as provided for as a conditional use in the I-2 zone. The Board of Adjustment shall require conditions to its approval as it deems necessary to protect and preserve the character of the zoning districts and/or land uses adjacent to the proposed use. Conditions may include, but shall not be limited to, additional yard setback requirements, buffering, extraordinary provisions to limit off-site noise and odor, and shall require suitability of topography and access to adequate roads and utilities.

(E) Recreational vehicles shall not be used for habitation except as provided for in § 152.173 regarding transient recreational vehicles. Under no circumstances shall the vehicles be permitted to attach to water, sewer, gas, electric, or phone in any permanent manner or in a temporary manner for more than ten days in any given year. All sewage accumulated during temporary use of a recreational vehicle must be disposed of in an appropriate manner.
 
(F) Junkyards except as provided for as a conditional use in the I?2 zone. Junkyards are not designated as permitted uses in any district and are consequently nonconforming uses in all districts. They shall conform with the requirements set forth in §§ 152.015 through 152.019 of this chapter regarding non-conforming uses. The Enforcement/Administrative Officer shall ensure that all existing, nonconforming junkyards maintain valid permits to operate issued by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, as required by KRS 177.905 through 177.99. He shall also ensure that all screening required by the Transportation Cabinet is maintained as long as the junkyard remains in operation. Any proposed junkyard shall require a conditional use permit to be located in an I-2 zone. In addition to all requirements of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, the Board of Adjustment shall require such conditions to its approval as it deems necessary to protect and preserve the character of the zoning districts and/or land uses adjacent to the proposed use. Conditions may include, but shall not be limited to, additional yard setback requirements, buffering, extraordinary provisions to limit off-site noise, odor, dust, glare, or vibration and shall  require suitability of topography and access to adequate roads and utilities.
(Ord. 920.27, passed 10-7-93)  Penalty, see § 152.999


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