§ 89-85. Junkyards.  


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  • ⇔ Use Category (section 89-21 Use Table): Infrastructure - Waste-related - Junk yards

    (a)

    Applicability.

    (1)

    "Junkyard" means any establishment or place of business which is maintained, operated or used for storing, keeping, buying or selling junk, and the term shall include garbage dumps and sanitary fills. For purposes of this section, a "storage area" shall refer to any area where junk or dismantled automobiles are stored.

    a.

    "Junk" means old or scrap copper, brass, rope, rags, batteries, paper, trash, rubber debris, waste, or junked, dismantled, or wrecked automobiles, or parts thereof, iron, steel, and other old or scrap ferrous or nonferrous material.

    b.

    A junkyard shall not include a facility that is in operation as of the effective date of this chapter as an establishment primarily used for the retail sale of used automobile parts that are removed from the automobiles by the customer. As of the effective date of this Title, any such facility shall:

    i.

    drain automotive fluids and remove CFC containing refrigerants, convenience lighting mercury switches, and lead-acid batteries before vehicles are made available to customers for parts removal;

    ii.

    maintain a valid National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit;

    iii.

    maintain both a current Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP), and a Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan;

    iv.

    have a National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS) reporting identification number;

    v.

    comply with the reporting requirements of the NMVTIS; and

    vi.

    maintain any documentation required to determine compliance with this subsection, and to make the same available for review by the appropriate designee of LCG.

    c.

    A junkyard shall not include a facility that is in operation as of the effective date of this chapter and, as of the effective date, was subject to the provisions of La. R.S. § 37:1961, et seq.

    (2)

    This section applies to the City of Lafayette and the unincorporated parts of Lafayette Parish.

    (3)

    This section applies additional regulations to junkyards where they are allowed or not regulated through zoning. Nothing in this section allows a junkyard in any area or district where junkyards are not allowed.

    (4)

    Junkyards are not an allowed use within the City of Lafayette.

    (b)

    Buffer. (⇔ see section 89-36 )

    (1)

    A minimum Class "F" buffer is required along the side and rear setbacks. No structures, storage, or internal roadway may be placed within the buffer.

    (2)

    A Class "F" buffer is required along a street right-of-way and includes lots with multiple frontage.

    (c)

    Fence.

    (1)

    A fence is required around all areas where junk or dismantled automobiles are stored.

    (2)

    The fence shall be ten feet in height, of a constructed of masonry or other durable solid material including low maintenance wood construction, and have a uniform height above grade along its entire length.

    (3)

    The fence shall be of uniform design and construction materials, color, and decorative pattern.

    (4)

    Salvage materials or junk shall not be used in the construction of fences.

    (5)

    The fence shall be built and maintained at a 90 degree angle from the ground and shall completely enclose the storage area.

    (6)

    Fences which are a threat to public health and safety shall be repaired or replaced in accordance with this subsection.

    (d)

    Access. All driveways from the street to 20 feet inside the fenced enclosure shall be covered by a hard surface including but not limited to concrete, asphalt, gravel, or shells.

    (e)

    Operation.

    (1)

    All junkyards shall be maintained in a manner that does not cause a public or private nuisance, offensive or noxious odors, or the breeding or harboring of rodents or insects.

    (2)

    Junkyards shall not operate between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.

    (3)

    No automobile bodies shall be compacted or reduced on the site.

    (4)

    Automobiles, other vehicles, other debris or materials shall not be stacked higher than the height of the fence.

    (5)

    No offensive materials or wastes shall be deposited upon a lot in such form or manner that they may be transferred off the lot by normal, natural causes or forces (i.e., rain, wind).

    (6)

    No substance which can contaminate a stream or watercourse or otherwise render the stream or watercourse undesirable as a source water supply or recreation shall be deposited upon a lot in a form or manner that allows it to be transferred off the lot by normal, natural causes or forces.

    (7)

    All materials or wastes which may cause fumes or dust, constitute a fire hazard, or be edible or otherwise attractive to rodents and insects shall be stored outdoors only if enclosed in containers which are adequate to eliminate such hazards.

(Ord. No. O-055-2016, § 2, 3-22-16)