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2. Outdoor storage in the LI and HI zoning districts. In the LI light industrial and HI heavy industrial zoning districts, any storage use operated as a principal use or accessory use on a property shall be contained entirely within a building or shall be screened from view by an opaque fence or free-standing wall no less than eight feet in height. Y. Pawn shops. No pawn shop shall be located closer than 2,500 feet to another pawn shop provided that title pawn shops shall be exempt from this requirement and shall not be considered in the proximity measurement for other pawn shops. Z. Private use heliport. If approved as a special use, a private use heliport shall meet the following minimum standards: 1. Compliance with FAA guidelines. The development of a private use heliport shall be in accordance with the guidelines specified by the Federal Aviation Administration. 2. Takeoff and landing area. a. Private use heliports shall, as a minimum, have a takeoff and landing area one and one-half times the overall length of the largest helicopter expected to use the facility. The surface of the area shall be grassed, paved or treated as may be required to minimize dust or blowing debris. b. The owner of a private use heliport shall erect a safety barrier around the peripheral area surrounding the takeoff and landing area. The safety barrier shall be a fence, wall or hedge no less than three feet in height and fully enclosed with a self-locking gate. c. No commercial air services are permitted. AA. Quarries, mining and extraction. Quarries or mining operations, including the removal or extraction of dirt, sand and soil, are subject to the following requirements: 1. Special use approval required. Quarries and open pit mines, and soil or sand removal or extraction operations, require a special land use permit approval by the mayor and city council. 2. Application requirements. All applications shall include the following in addition to the requirements for special uses under the procedures and permits article of this UDO: a. An operation plan containing the following must be a part of such application: 1) Date of commencement of the operation and its expected duration. Created: 2023-04-28 10:20:53 [EST] (Supp. No. 106) Page 41 of 320 2) Proposed hours and days of operation. 3) The description of the method of operation, including the disposition of topsoil, overburden and by-products. 4) A description of the equipment to be used in the extraction process.