Mini-warehouses may be permitted as a special land use in the GB General Business Districts and as a permitted use in the I Industrial Districts, in all cases subject to the following special land use approval requirements.
(A) The site shall be at least two acres in size and shall be located on a paved major thoroughfare and shall not directly abut a residential district unless all storage faces away from it and no drives, parking, or outside storage shall exist between the storage buildings and the property line.
(B) The only access to the site shall be from the major thoroughfare.
(C) All storage on the site shall be kept within enclosed buildings, except that up to 50% of the storage units may be “open front” three-sided buildings for the storage of boats, recreational vehicles, snowmobiles and automobiles. The “open front” of the buildings shall face the interior of the complex.
(D) Buffering shall be required as provided by § 154.018.
(E) All driveways, parking, loading and vehicular circulation areas shall be surfaced with concrete, asphalt or asphaltic concrete. All one-way driveways shall provide for one ten-foot parking lane and one 15-foot travel lane. All two-way driveways shall provide for one ten-foot parking lane and two 12-foot travel lanes. The parking lanes may be eliminated when the driveway does not serve storage cubicles. When no parking is provided within the building separation areas, the building separation need only 15 feet. There shall be at least one parking space for each ten cubicles. At the office, one parking space shall be provided for each 25 cubicles. Two spaces shall be provided for the caretaker’s residence, if any.
(F) No business activities, manufacturing or garage sales shall be conducted on the premises. The operation of such a facility shall in no way be deemed to include a transfer and storage business where the use of vehicles is part of the business.
(G) The servicing or repair of motor vehicles, boats, trailers, lawn mowers and other similar equipment shall not be conducted on the premises.
(H) The owner or operator shall properly police the property for removal of trash and debris and for compliance with public and private restrictions.
(I) A residence for a resident caretaker or manager may be constructed on the premises. The residence shall comply with all provisions of this chapter and the State Building Code.
(J) No explosive, hazardous or radioactive materials shall be stored on the premises.
(K) The Planning Commission shall approve any proposed perimeter fencing or walls for its compatibility with adjacent properties and the neighborhood.
(Ord. passed 6-28-2006)