8-4-35: JUNKYARD OR AUTOMOBILE WRECKING YARD:

   A.   Screening:

      1.   Outdoor storage areas shall comply with the Outdoor Storage Area specific use standards in this Chapter. Fences, walls, or screening materials shall be at least ten feet (10') tall.

      2.   No portion of the junkyard or automobile wrecking yard outdoor storage areas and/or outdoor activity areas may be visible from any "highway," "interstate," "principal arterial," or "minor arterial" as herein defined.

      3.   All materials or parts shall be stored and located within the fenced or walled area. No vehicles or materials shall be stored so they exceed the height of the fence or wall.

   B.   Site Related Standards:

      1.   All structures or outdoor activity areas shall be located at least three hundred feet (300') from any property line. The use shall be located at least one thousand feet (1,000') from any residential district or use.

      2.   The master site plan shall designate an area for processing vehicles as they are brought to the site. The processing area shall be an impermeable surface that has a means to collect and properly dispose of oils and fluids in the vehicles.

      3.   All necessary permits for the storage of materials on the site, including, but not limited to, oil, hazardous waste, and tires shall be obtained.

      4.   No person shall establish, operate, or maintain a junkyard or automobile wrecking yard, any portion of which is within one thousand feet (1,000') of the nearest edge of the right of way and visible from any "highway," "interstate," "principal arterial," or "minor arterial" as herein defined. See Idaho Code Section 40-313.

      5.   The application shall include review comments from the Boise regional office of the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality with the conditional use permit application.

(Ord. 1002, 10-28-2025)