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(1) All Vehicle Recycling Facilities and Towing and Impound Yards shall be surrounded by an 8-foot solid visual barrier Fence for all Frontages along a public Street. An 8-foot visual barrier Fence is required on the exterior property lines except that the common boundary with another Vehicle Recycling Facility or Towing and Impound Yard may be marked with a chain link barrier Fence. The Fence must completely screen the vehicle storage area from view from other properties. These visual barriers may be increased in style, height or durability as determined by the Planning Commission. The visual barrier shall be painted or constructed of one color and material providing a consistent appearance. Notwithstanding the above requirements, parking areas for customers, employees, and vehicle sales are not required to be behind a visual barrier Fence.

(2) All Vehicle Recycling Facilities and Towing and Impound Yards shall hard surface the entire vehicle storage parking and maneuvering areas with concrete, asphalt or approved engineered dustless surface.

(3) All Vehicle Recycling Facilities and Towing and Impound Yards shall be located on a properly drained site that is properly graded to ensure rapid drainage and to ensure that the site remains free from stagnant pools of water. Properties shall provide a site drainage plan and grading plan with adequate facilities to dispose of any runoff and any contaminants by a method that is approved by the West Valley City Public Works Department.

(4) All Vehicle Recycling Facilities and Towing and Impound Yards shall provide the City with a fluid drainage and disposal plan that complies with all federal, state and local standards.

(5) The construction or operation of the Vehicle Recycling Facility or Towing and Impound Yard shall not add to the contamination of the soil, alter ground water flow, create additional drainage runoff or alter topography in such a way that creates hazards to the proposed site, adjoining properties, or the City.

(6) Vehicle Recycling Facilities shall construct and maintain a permanent Primary Building. Primary Buildings shall be constructed of masonry along the Street facing Façade. Secondary storage Buildings may be constructed of other materials as approved by the Planning Commission.

(7) Permanent Landscaping shall be designed and installed that complies with the requirements of the underlying zone and the landscape standards as outlined in Chapter 7-10. No vehicles shall be parked or displayed within the areas designated for Landscaping.

(8) Customer parking must be separate from the vehicle storage area and accessible from the public road without being restricted with Fences or gates. Any operable licensed vehicles being displayed for sale shall be located in a separate designated area and are not required to be screened with a visual barrier.

(9) Vehicle Recycling Facilities and Towing and Impound Yards shall provide a vehicle parking plan that demonstrates that the stored vehicles or partial vehicles are stored in a unified organized manner. A minimum of a 20-foot wide drive access way with a 44' wide outside turning radius shall be provided between every two rows of vehicles to facilitate emergency vehicles and tow vehicles. When fire hydrants are provided at the access ways, the width of the road shall be 28-feet wide for a minimum of 20' on both sides of the fire hydrant.

(10) Vehicles shall not be stacked. Only one vehicle height shall be permitted within the vehicle storage areas. An area may be designated for vehicles awaiting removal from the Yard which are crushed (flattened) vehicles and may be stacked to a height no greater than the height of the adjoining screen Fence. Stacked crushed vehicles can exceed the height of the adjoining Fence by one-foot for every twenty feet of setback from the property line. If the vehicle stacking exceeds the eight-foot height and is within one hundred fifty feet of a public Street, additional screening shall include 1 3/4" - 2" caliper trees spaced no more than twenty-five feet apart maintained with an adequate watering system.

(11) Vehicle staging areas shall be provided outside of the public accessible areas where vehicles are loaded or unloaded. No loading or unloading or storage of any vehicles is permitted within the public Right-of-way or within the customer parking lot.

(12) Vehicle Recycling Facilities and Towing and Impound Yards shall not allow objectionable smoke, noise, odors, or other adverse impacts on adjoining properties or the City. No burning of any waste materials is permitted unless it is a part of an approved contained heat system specifically for reuse of waste materials.

(13) All grounds and Buildings shall be maintained free of insect and rodent harborage and infestation. Vehicle Recycling Facilities and Towing and Impound Yards shall be maintained free of organic waste, or inappropriately stored flammable materials. Materials that are customary to the business shall be stored in accordance with applicable laws.

(14) Adequate facilities and infrastructure shall be provided for fire protection as determined by applicable law. Fire extinguishers shall be kept within the Buildings and storage Yard location as deemed necessary and shall be maintained in good operating condition. A pressurized water system is required to serve the Vehicle Recycling Facilities and Towing and Impound Yards in order to provide adequate fire protection and culinary water. Fire hydrants served from this water system shall be installed and maintained in accordance with approved plans and in accordance with the International Fire Code.

(15) All Vehicle Recycling Facilities and Towing and Impound Yards shall be served by a sanitary sewer system. Connection to these facilities shall be mandatory and no private septic sewer systems are permitted.

(16) No signage shall be permitted on fencing unless explicitly required by state law. Any such signage shall be the minimum size necessary to comply with state requirements.