§ 80-10. Auto parts yards.

A. 

No used auto parts business shall be maintained on any vacant property unless and until a suitable and appropriate fence, 10 feet in height and properly painted, is erected around the outside of the lands on which such business is conducted in such a manner as to obliterate the premises from view.

B. 

Such fence shall be properly maintained at all times by the owner or occupant of the business and shall comply with this chapter, the Zoning Code and the Michigan Building Code.

C. 

No person shall display any tire, fenders or other auto parts or materials on or in front of such fence, and such fence shall not be less than 10 feet from property lines along City streets.

D. 

The stresses used in the design shall comply with those stated in the Michigan Building Code for the kind of material used.

E. 

If built of timber, all main structural members shall be securely bound together with belts of sufficient size and length to meet the design requirements.

F. 

No posts used for such construction shall have a cross-sectional area of less than 90 1/4 square inches, and they shall extend into the ground below grade at least four feet or more as required for structural safety.

G. 

Such posts shall have attached to the outside of the face thereof above grade planks that are at least 1 3/4, inches thick, securely bolted to the posts upon which the fence shall be mounted.

H. 

If built of masonry, the foundations shall extend at least three feet, six inches, below grade and shall meet all the structural requirements for foundations and bearing walls as set forth in the Michigan Building Code.

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Editor's Note: See Ch. 45, Building Construction.