Kansas Statutes 68-2204. Junkyards prohibited, when
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 68-2204
- Highway: means a highway as defined by Kan. See Kansas Statutes 68-2232
- Main traveled way: means the traveled way of a highway on which through traffic is carried. See Kansas Statutes 68-2232
- Maintain: means to keep in a state of continuing existence. See Kansas Statutes 68-2232
- road: include public bridges and may be construed to be equivalent to "county way" "county road" "common road" "state road" and "territorial road. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- Secretary: means the secretary of transportation. See Kansas Statutes 68-2232
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
- Traveled way: means the portion of a roadway for the movement of vehicles, exclusive of shoulders and auxiliary lanes. See Kansas Statutes 68-2232
- Visible: means capable of being seen without visual aid by a person of normal visual acuity. See Kansas Statutes 68-2232
No person shall establish, operate, or maintain a junkyard, any portion of which is within one thousand (1,000) feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of any street or highway on the interstate system or the primary system, or any portion of which is within one thousand (1,000) feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of any other state, county, township highway, road, or city street, except the following:
(a) Those which are screened by natural objects, plantings, fences, or other appropriate means so as not to be visible from the main traveled way of the street or highway, or otherwise removed from sight.
(b) Those located within areas which are zoned for industrial use under authority of law.
(c) Those located within unzoned industrial areas, which areas shall be determined from actual land uses and defined by rules and regulations to be adopted by the secretary of transportation.
(d) Those which are not visible from the main traveled way of a street or highway on the interstate or the primary systems, or any other state, county, township highway, road, or city street.