§ 4721. Portable storage containers.

(a)

General Standards for Portable Storage Containers ("containers").

(1)

The provisions of this section shall not apply to containers located on and necessary for an approved construction project.

(2)

The temporary placement of any container on any lot shall be permitted only upon issuance of a zoning permit, except for a container in an Industrial zoning district.

(3)

The zoning permit shall be displayed on the outside of the container.

(4)

Containers shall be permitted only for temporary storage for the lot on which the container is located.

(5)

Containers shall be permitted only upon the same lot as the principal structure it is accessory to. Containers are prohibited on any lot without a principal structure.

(6)

Containers shall comply with all district yard setbacks and are prohibited in buffer areas.

(7)

Containers shall not be connected to any utilities.

(8)

A container shall be located behind the front building line, only in an approved paved area, and shall not block vehicle entrances, visibility triangles, drive aisles, required parking, or fire lanes.

(9)

Vertical stacking of containers is prohibited.

(10)

Signs on containers shall be limited to no more than two (2) sign areas having a maximum four (4) square feet per sign. Such signs may only identify the container supplier and telephone number.

(b)

Additional standards for portable storage containers accessory to agricultural, detached single-family, attached single-family, and two-family dwelling uses:

(1)

A single container shall be permitted per lot for a maximum 14-day period, and for no more than two (2) times per year.

(2)

A container may not exceed sixteen (16) feet in length, eight (8) feet in width and eight and one-half (8½) feet in height when accessory to detached single-family use (unless agricultural in use).

(c)

Portable storage containers accessory to multifamily uses: A single container shall be permitted per fifty (50) dwelling units per lot, each for a maximum 14-day period, and for no more than two (2) times per year.

(d)

Additional standards for containers accessory to industrial uses: No more than three (3) containers shall be permitted simultaneously per lot and each for a maximum 14-day period.

(e)

Additional standards for containers accessory to other uses not identified above: A single container shall be permitted per lot for a maximum 14-day period, and for no more than two (2) times per year.

(f)

For time periods exceeding the limits stated in [subsections] (b), (c), (d) and (e), containers shall be located in a screened storage yard, behind the front building line and meet all requirements for screened storage and other applicable Zoning Code requirements.

(g)

The penalties and procedure for enforcement of violations of this section are provided in Article I, Division II of the Zoning Ordinance.

(Ord. No. 1415, § 20, 7-11-06)

(Ord. No. 1415, § 20, 7-11-06)