<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 18-129. - Exceptions.</div>
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               (a)
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               This article shall not apply to service stations, repair shops or garages unless the
               operation thereof would also fall within the definition of junkyards or automobile
               graveyards as defined in <a href="" data-chunk-id="COOR_CH18BU_ARTVAUJU_S18-127DE" class="section-link" data-product-id="13953">section 18-127</a>.
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               (b)
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               Junkyards or automobile graveyards existing as of the effective date of the ordinance
               from which this article is derived may be operated and/or maintained without restrictions
               of this article, if said junkyard or automobile graveyard shall be surrounded by opaque
               fence or wire fence with vegetation as defined above where said fencing shall be necessary
               to screen the view of persons from public roads, schools, rural volunteer fire departments,
               churches, or residential areas, and where such screening is not already substantially
               provided by natural vegetation, or other natural barriers; provided, however, that
               nothing contained herein shall require fencing, as defined herein, which would not
               be substantially effective to create a barrier to the view of the public to said junkyard
               or automobile graveyard. Any fence used within the meaning of this subsection shall
               be a fence as defined in <a href="" data-chunk-id="COOR_CH18BU_ARTVAUJU_S18-127DE" class="section-link" data-product-id="13953">section 18-127</a> and, if a wire fence, shall be used in conjunction with vegetation as described above.
               If a wire fence with vegetation is used, the plants shall be planted on at least one
               side of the wire fence and as close as practical to said fence. Vegetation shall be
               of a type that will reach a minimum height of six feet at maturity, and shall be planted
               at intervals evenly spaced and in close proximity to each other so that a continuous
               unbroken hedgerow will exist to a height of at least six feet along the links of the
               wire fence surrounding the junkyard or automobile graveyard when the vegetation reaches
               maturity. The height of any plants used must be at least 12 inches at the time of
               planting. Each owner, operator or maintainer of a junkyard or automobile graveyard
               to which this article applies, and who chooses to use vegetation as defined in <a href="" data-chunk-id="COOR_CH18BU_ARTVAUJU_S18-127DE" class="section-link" data-product-id="13953">section 18-127</a> with wire fence, shall utilize good husbandry techniques with respect to said vegetation,
               including, but not limited to, proper pruning, proper fertilizer, and proper mulching,
               so that the vegetation will reach maturity as soon as practical and will have maximum
               density in foliage. Dead or diseased vegetation shall be removed and must be replanted
               at the next appropriate planting time; and the opaque fence, or wire fence and vegetation,
               shall be maintained in good condition. The opaque fence, or wire fence, shall have
               at least one gate for the purpose of ingress and egress.
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               (c)
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               The planning board may grant a variance to the fencing requirement based upon good
               cause shown. Applications for such variance shall be made to the county planner under
               the provisions of <a href="" data-chunk-id="COOR_CH18BU_ARTVAUJU_S18-130NOAUGRJUEXOC71986" class="section-link" data-product-id="13953">sections 18-130</a> and <a href="" data-chunk-id="COOR_CH18BU_ARTVAUJU_S18-131SIPLREAUGRJUESAFOC71986" class="section-link" data-product-id="13953">18-131</a>.
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               (Ord. of 10-7-1986, Â§ 5)
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