[Adopted 5-10-2006 as
Ch. 15 of the 2006 Code of Ordinances]
[Adopted 5-10-2006 as
Ch. 13 of the 2006 Code of Ordinances]
It shall be deemed unlawful to maintain a place of business,
commercial establishment, or manufacturing facility within the Town
limits of the Town of Hancock containing open lots, roads, or storage
areas over which heavy trucks, material handling equipment, and motor
vehicles of any kind regularly travel unless the surface of said lot,
road or storage area is paved with asphalt and/or blacktop or a similar
material acceptable to the Town of Hancock.
It shall be unlawful to maintain a place of business, commercial
establishment, or manufacturing facility within the Town limits of
the Town of Hancock containing open lots, roads, or storage areas
over which heavy trucks, material handling equipment, and motor vehicles
of any kind regularly travel unless the surface of said lot, road
or storage area is maintained in such a manner to prevent the creation
of airborne dust and runoff of dirt, dust and stone and gravel from
said lot, road or storage area onto adjoining private or public property.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
LOTS, ROADS, STORAGE AREAS
Includes all surface area within the boundaries of the land
occupied by the business, commercial establishment, or the land occupied
by the business, commercial establishment, or manufacturing facility
that is open to the air and weather and accessible to vehicular traffic.
PAVED
A surface covering of sufficient thickness to withstand the
weight of the establishment's normal traffic without deteriorating
or breaking up.
TRAVEL ON A REGULAR BASIS
Traffic related to the commercial and/or manufacturing business
staff or the general public, and is not intended to include isolated
trips of fewer than four trips per day or 20 trips per month.