(a) The owner or lessee of an automobile graveyard or junkyard
existing on October 5, 1978, shall comply with the conditions set forth in this article
within ninety (90) days from such date, or in lieu of the screen required by this article,
shall establish, within such ninety (90) days, a fence and screen around the perimeter of
the area occupied by the automobile graveyard or junkyard, except that portion of the
perimeter that abuts another automobile graveyard or junkyard or which is obscured by a
wall or building. Such fence shall completely obscure the contents within the automobile
graveyard or junkyard from view from abutting and adjacent property and public rights-of
way and shall be constructed of one or more of the following materials:
(1) Salt-treated or creosote-treated pine, cedar, cypress or
similar decay resistant material.
(2) Protected metals, such as Teflon-coated steel, anodized
aluminum or similar materials.
(3) Masonry construction such as brick, glazed terra-cotta or
cinder block, when protected by an epoxy coating.
(b) The fence referred to in this section shall be maintained
in good repair, and any damage or deteriorated materials shall be reconstructed and
renewed. Any damaged or deteriorated treated surfaces or such fence shall be repainted and
renewed.
(c) Screening required by this section shall be comprised of
hardy evergreen vegetation of a species that will reach a height sufficient to obscure the
fence within three (3) years and shall be planted in accordance with the spacing
requirements set forth in section 5-24 of this article.