Per City of Sachse Code of Ordinances - Article 3, Section 2.6 of the Zoning Ordinance:

    (a)  Prohibition.  A person commits an offense if he or she keeps, maintains or stores, outside of a building, in an R single-family dwelling district, any personal property which is visible from a public street or alley, or is visible from private property which is under separate ownership, including but not limited to household items, building materials, automotive parts, equipment, etc., without proper screening and located in allowed outside storage areas only.  It shall not be a defense to prosecution that such items were covered with a tarp or similar covering. 

    (b)    Exceptions.  It is not an offense to keep, store or maintain personal property customarily found outside of a building on property zoned for single-family use such as lawn furniture, dog houses, landscape containers, etc.

    (c)    Parties responsible.  The owner (or owners) and persons in control of such residentially zoned property are responsible for violations of this subsection.

• Storage allowed in rear yard only.
• Storage area can only be 10 percent of rear yard.
• Storage area must be screened from public view.
• Storage area must be maintained in a clean and safe condition.

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