Cargo containers 16 feet long and longer are only allowed in light industrial zoning districts and general industrial districts subject to the following requirements:
(A) The time duration that storage containers can be allowed on a particular site shall be established by the Development Review Team (DRT);
(B) Containers shall be limited in quantity to the number allowed by the Development Review Team and shall not be increased without additional review;
(C) Location of containers on the site shall be restricted to the location approved on the site plan by the Development Review Team;
(D) Containers approved for a duration of 12 months or more may require screening view of any adjacent property and public streets in a manner approved by the Development Review Team including, but not limited to, fencing, berming, landscaping or a combination thereof; and
(E) All storage containers shall be clean and well-maintained portable storage. Containers 16 feet and less in length are allowed in all zoning districts subject to the following requirements:
(1) (a) The temporary placement of one portable storage container not to exceed the size dimensions of eight feet wide by eight feet high by 16 feet long on a residential lot for the purpose of loading and unloading household contents shall be permitted for a time not to exceed 90 days in a 12- month consecutive period.
(b) Additional time is subject to city approval by the Building Official on a case-by-case basis. Additional containers on the same site require city approval by the Building Official prior to placement.
(2) Portable storage containers shall not be used for long term storage.
(3) No permit is required; however, the street address of the location the container is going to be placed and the date of placement shall be communicated by telephone, electronic mail or in person, to the Building Official prior to the day the container is placed.
(4) The property must be occupied by a principal residential building.
(5) Containers are allowed in the front building setback but shall be placed a minimum distance of five feet from any side or rear property lines. Preferred location is in the driveway of the residence, but in no case shall the container be placed in the street or encroaching on public right-of-way.
(6) Signs on any portable storage container shall be limited to not more than 12 square feet each, not to exceed one per side. Signage on the container shall not be used for advertising off-premises businesses other than the company that owns and operates the container business.
(7) No sales shall be conducted from a portable storage container.
(8) All storage containers shall be clean and well maintained.
(Ord. 23-09, passed 8-21-2023) Penalty, see § 151.999