(A) Portable storage units are defined as storage containers that are in excess of 100 cubic feet in volume and are typically transported from place to place on the bed or frame of a truck or trailer. They may be of a type with wheels or with no wheels.
(B) Portable storage units are designed to provide temporary storage for persons who are moving or for similar short-term purposes. It shall be unlawful to use a portable storage unit for long-term or permanent storage in the city.
(C) Portable storage units shall not be placed or allowed to be placed upon any property in the residential zones of the city for more than a total of 14 days during any one calendar year. The 14 day limitation is a total limit for one unit or a series of units utilized in any one calendar year. A property owner on whose property a portable storage unit is located is rebuttably presumed to have allowed the portable storage unit to be placed upon his property.
(D) When used, portable storage units shall be placed on a paved surface of the property and shall be set back a minimum of ten feet from any right-of-way, access easement, or edge of street pavement, whichever is the greatest setback.
(E) If the portable storage unit is being used by a person who has suffered a major calamity, such as a fire, flood, tornado, or other act of God, the 14 day time limitation imposed by division (C) above may be extended by a special permit obtained from the Building Department. Such extension shall not exceed 60 days.
(F) Violations of this section shall be brought to the attention of the offender in accordance with Sections 106 and 107 of the Property Maintenance Code of the City of Cheviot, State of Ohio. A failure by the offender to correct the problem within the time specified in the order shall be a violation of Section 106.3 of the Property Maintenance Code, and, upon conviction, the offender shall be subject to the penalties set forth in § 151.99.
(Ord. 08-18, passed 7-1-08) Penalty, see § 151.99