Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 672 - STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Chapter 672-8 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE CONTROL OF JUNKYARDS
Rule 672-8-.08 - Screening Criteria
Current through Rules and Regulations filed through March 20, 2024
(1) Plan for Screening of Junkyards Established after April 6, 1967.
(2) Acceptable Fencing Materials. Acceptable fencing hall include fences of steel or other metals, durable woods such as heart cypress, redwood, or other wood treated with a preservative, or walls of masonry. Some of the types acceptable are:
Note: The above types of fencing and walls appearing in subparagraphs (2) (a), (b), (c), and (d) above are given for examples only. Any other design of fencing constructed of other materials may be submitted to the Department for consideration.
(3) Plant Material.*
(4) Maintenance. The owner or owners of any junkyard shall maintain the screening established initially, doing such painting and repairs to keep any fences, walls or other structural material in good appearance. Plant material shall be watered, cultivated, or mulched, and given any required maintenance including spraying for insect control, to keep the planting in a good healthy condition. Dead or destroyed plant material will be removed immediately and shall be replaced during the next spring or fall planting season. The replacement plants shall be at least as large as the initial planting.
* Note: All plant materials shall be grown in a certified nursery and shall meet the requirements of the American Standard for Nursery Stock.
(5) Junkyards Screened by the Department. The owner or owners of any junkyard lawfully in existence on April 6, 1967, and which has been screened from view of the highway by the Department may not extend the deposit of junk beyond such screening so as to be visible from the main traveled way of the highway. Any such extension shall be screened by the owner at his own expense and such screening shall be subject to these rules and regulations. Piling of junk above planned height of screening established by the Department is prohibited.
Ga. L. 1973, pp. 947, 1069 as amended (Ga. Code of Public Transportation, § 95A-908); Ga. L. 1973, pp. 947, 982 (Ga. Code of Public Transportation, § 95A-303).