Sec. 17. A person may not establish, operate, or maintain a junkyard or scrap metal processing facility that is within one thousand (1,000) feet of the nearest edge of a right-of-way of an interstate or primary highway, unless the junkyard or facility conforms to one (1) of the following conditions:
(1) It is screened by natural objects, plantings, fences, or other appropriate means so it is not visible from the main-traveled way of the system.
(2) It is located within an area that is zoned for industrial use.
(3) It is located within an unzoned industrial area.
(4) It is not visible from the main-traveled way.
As added by P.L.18-1990, SEC.229.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 8. Utilities and Transportation
Article 23. Indiana Department of Transportation
Chapter 20. Regulation of Billboards and Junkyards
8-23-20-1. Agreements With United States Secretary of Commerce
8-23-20-2. Form of Agreements; Negotiation
8-23-20-3. Determination of Legality of Secretary's Actions
8-23-20-4. Signs in Adjacent Areas; Standards
8-23-20-5. Signs in Unzoned and Zoned Commercial and Industrial Areas
8-23-20-8. Directional Signs Within 200 Feet of Right-of-Way
8-23-20-9. Removal of Previously Existing Nonconforming Signs
8-23-20-10. Acquisition of Nonconforming Signs
8-23-20-11. Payment of Compensation
8-23-20-12. Compensation Determination; Civil Actions
8-23-20-13. Enforcement of Chapter
8-23-20-14. Injunctions; Criminal Proceedings
8-23-20-15. Zoning Powers; Limitations
8-23-20-16. Removal, Taking, and Appropriation of Signs; Limitations
8-23-20-17. Location of Junkyards and Scrap Metal Processing Facilities
8-23-20-18. Screening of Junkyards and Scrap Metal Facilities
8-23-20-19. Rules and Regulations for Screening and Fencing
8-23-20-21. Powers of Political Subdivisions
8-23-20-22. Violations; Notice
8-23-20-23. Federal Aid; Acceptance
8-23-20-24. Federal Aid; Appropriation
8-23-20-25.5. Changeable Message Signs; Rules; Permits; Erection; Compliance
8-23-20-26. Signs in Violation of Chapter; Public Nuisance; Notice; Remedies
8-23-20-27. Taking of Outdoor Advertising Sign; Compensation