Burke County, NC, Commissioners voted last week to adopt a measure requiring scrap yards in the country to install fencing or vegetation around the property. According to local press reports Commissioners voted unanimously for the zoning ordinance.
If a company opts to install fencing it must be at least 7 feet high; for vegetation, the buffer must be at least ten feet wide.
The change applies only to scrap yards registered as legitimate businesses with the county. The Planning Department is cracking down on an unknown number of people running illegal scrap yards.
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