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Updated January 2025 – Gem Lake Consolidated Land Use Ordinance No. 131 94 <br /> <br /> <br />2. The use of commercial storage equipment and/or semi-trailer type containers or other similar portable <br />storage units is not allowed in any residential district except when used in conjunction with an Interim Use <br />Permit, issuance of which is not subject to a public hearing, issued for a period of not more than one- <br />hundred twenty (120) days in conjunction with a properly issued Building Permit for the property. <br />Whenever possible, such containers should be restricted to a location in the side or rear yard. <br /> <br />2. Business District. <br /> <br />1. In business districts all materials, equipment and vehicles shall be stored in a building or fully screened <br />(so as not to be visible) from adjoining properties or a street except for: <br /> <br />1. Temporary storage of construction and landscaping materials currently being used on the <br />premises. <br /> <br />2. Open Storage Lots where screening but not a building shall be required. <br /> <br />3. Open Sales or Rental Lots where merchandise for retail sales or rental may be displayed in areas <br />designated by the required Site Plan or a Conditional or Interim Use Permit. <br /> <br />2. The use of commercial storage equipment and/or semi-trailer type containers or other similar portable <br />storage units is not allowed in any business district unless an Interim Use Permit for a period not to exceed <br />one-hundred eighty (180) days is first secured in accordance with Section 17.5 of this Ordinance. <br />Whenever possible, such containers should be restricted to a location in the side or rear yard. <br /> <br />4. Refuse. <br /> <br />1. In all Districts, all waste material, debris, refuse, or garbage shall be kept in an enclosed building or properly <br />contained in a closed container designed for such purposes. Farms may be excluded from this requirement <br />providing the waste material is that commonly associated and incidental to normal farm operations. The owner of <br />vacant land shall be responsible for keeping such land free of refuse, and weeds. <br /> <br />1. In all non-residential districts, all commercial refuse containers shall be enclosed in a building or properly <br />fenced or screened to prevent any refuse from spilling beyond the fenced or screened area and to prevent <br />access by children or other unauthorized persons. Fences or screens shall also be subject to the provisions <br />for same found elsewhere in this ordinance. <br /> <br />2. In all Districts, no person shall store, park or permit the parking or storage of any junked vehicle, machinery or <br />equipment external to any structure, on any property within the city. <br /> <br />5. Screening. <br /> <br />1. Screening shall be required in all zones where: <br /> <br />1. Any off-street parking area contains more than four parking spaces and is within thirty (30') feet of an <br />adjoining residential use or zone; and <br /> <br />2. Where the driveway <br /> <br />3. To a parking area of more than six (6) parking spaces is within fifteen (15') feet of an adjoining residential <br />use or zone. <br /> <br />2. Where any business or industrial use (structure, parking or storage) is adjacent to property zoned or developed for <br />residential use, that business or industry shall provide screening along the boundary of the residential property. <br />Screening shall also be provided where a business or industry is across the street from a developed residential zone, <br />but not on that side of a business or industry considered to be the front (as determined by the Building Inspector). <br /> <br />3. In all districts, all exterior storage shall be screened. The exceptions are: <br /> <br />1. Retail merchandise being displayed in front of the structure; <br /> <br />2. Materials and equipment being used for construction on the premises;