Portable shipping containers, storage containers, and similar objects (including but not limited to, ISO boxes, semi-trailers, shipping containers, cargo containers, and military surplus CONEX boxes) shall be considered a conditional use in residential districts as specified in the respective zoning districts of this Ordinance. In addition, all portable shipping containers, storage containers, and similar objects shall comply with the following standards:
(a) The use shall be clearly an accessory use, incidental and secondary to the residential use of the dwelling.
(b) In the RE, R-1, R-2, and R-3 Districts, no separate portable shipping containers, storage containers, or similar objects can be placed on a vacant lot, or any lot where there is no principal residential structure, without the approval of the Board of Zoning Appeals. Such approval, if granted, shall specify the conditions under which such container or similar object can be erected.
(c) Portable shipping containers, storage containers, and similar objects shall be located within any side or rear yard. Such containers shall be placed no closer to the side lot line than the side yard requirement of the district where they are located, and not less than five (5) feet from the rear lot line, unless such lot backs unto a dedicated right-of-way or alley, in which case such setback shall not be less than ten (10) feet from such right-of-way or alley.
(d) Portable shipping containers, storage containers, and similar objects shall be subject to the requirements of Chapter 1355 of the Bucyrus Codified Ordinance; International Property Maintenance Code.
(e) External placards or stickers (such as hazmat placards or Department of Transportation placards) indicating the previously stored cargo shall be removed.
(f) Any modifications with interior or exterior finishes, doors, windows, or electrical fixtures, shall comply with either the Ohio Building Code (OBC) or Residential Code of Ohio (RCO.)
(g) The conditional and accessory use of the containers shall conform to the requirements above, and no conditional and accessory containers shall be used for human habitation, or for commercial purposes.
(Ord. 18-2023. Passed 06-06-23.)