§ 18-310. Junk or scrap storage and yards; Vehicle dismantling facilities; Landfills.

(a) Status.

A junk or scrap storage and yard, a vehicle dismantling facility, or a landfill lawfully existing as of June 5, 2017, is considered a lawful nonconforming conditional use, subject to the conditions and restrictions previously imposed.

(b) Modifications – Junk ... yards; Vehicle dismantling.

For a lawful nonconforming junk or scrap storage and yard or a lawful nonconforming vehicle dismantling facility:

(1) structural alterations are permitted; and

(2) an expansion of no more than 25% in land area is allowed if, in addition to any conditions and restrictions previously imposed:

(i) the expansion is onto a property that is no more than 750 feet from the property line of the junk or scrap storage and yard or the vehicle dismantling facility; and

(ii) the expansion is onto the portion of that property that is closest to the existing use.

(c) Modifications – Landfills.

For a lawful nonconforming landfill:

(1) structural alterations are permitted; and

(2) an expansion of no more than 35% in land area is allowed if, in addition to any conditions and restrictions previously imposed:

(i) the expansion is onto a property that is no more than 750 feet from the property line of the landfill; and

(ii) the expansion is onto the portion of that property that is closest to the existing use.

(d) Lot subdivision or consolidation.

The area to be used for the expansion must be subdivided into a separate lot or, if possible, consolidated as part of the existing junk or scrap storage and yard, vehicle dismantling facility, or landfill to avoid having a use allowed on a portion of a lot but not on the whole lot.