Section 1680-02-04-.09 - SCREENING MATERIALS(1) The materials listed below are hereby defined by the Department as being suitable for junkyard screening and shall be used for the construction of barriers for screening purposes:(a)Wood Fences constructed of:1. Pressure treated, kiln dried, 1"x6" board; the surface may be painted, stained, or allowed to weather naturally.2. Standard plywood, 5/8 inch B-C exterior grade, or 3/4 inch A-C exterior grade, pressure treated; the surface must be painted.3. TI-11 textured exterior grade plywood siding, 5/8 inch, pressure treated, grooved; the surface must be painted or stained.(c)Metal panel fences constructed of: 1. Solid panels or corrugated or ribbed galvanized steel siding 29 gauge or heavier; the surface may be unpainted or painted (after aging), or factory coated with an enamel paint.(d)Double slatted chain link fences using aluminum or fiberglass slats as follows: 1. Diagonal slatting front and back.2. Vertically slatted front and diagonally slatted back.3. Horizontally slatted front and diagonally slatted back.(e)Earth mounds or berms shaped and seeded for a natural appearance.(2) The materials used must form a structurally sound barrier which is neat, orderly and uniform in appearance.(3) All structural barriers erected for screening purposes must be constructed of rigid materials and must be permanently affixed to the ground.(4) All wood members are to be pressure treated.(5) The color of the material used for the face of a structural barrier, including paint applied to the material after installation, shall be unobtrusive and compatible with the highway environs. Where a wood surface is to be stained, the stain used shall be a wood tone which simulates the colors of natural woods.(6) Damaged, dilapidated, or rusted materials, or a patch-work of various materials shall not be suitable for screening purposes.(7) Other materials may be approved by the Department as being suitable for screening purposes upon submission of detailed specifications for the materials to he used.(8) Those screens in existence prior to the effective date of these rules which provide effective concealment and which are constructed of materials other than those herein defined as suitable for screening purposes, may lawfully remain. Should it become necessary to replace the screen, the new screen must be constructed of materials defined or otherwise approved by the Department as being suitable for screening purposes.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1680-02-04-.09
Original rule filed August 31, 1982; effective September 30, 1982. Repealed and new rule filed June 1, 1992; effective July 16, 1992. Rule has been assigned a new control number from 1680-7-1-.09 filed and effective February 1, 2003.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 54-20-104(a)(3) and 54-20-106; 23 U.S.C., §136.