1353.13 PORTABLE STORAGE CONTAINERS

   (a)    For the purpose of this section, a "portable storage container" means a container, unit, shed-like structure, or other receptacle that is capable of being moved and is, or can be, used for the temporary storage of personal property or building materials of any kind, and is located outside an enclosed building.

   (b)    All portable storage containers and their use on residential premises shall meet the following requirements:   

      (1)   A portable storage container may not be located at a residential property for more than fifteen (15) consecutive days of any calendar year; and

      (2)    No more than one portable storage container shall be placed on a lot at any given time; and

      (3)    All portable storage containers in use on a lot shall be in good condition free from rust, peeling paint and other visible fonns of deterioration; and

      (4)    No portable storage container shall be placed where it obstructs traffic vision or any public sidewalk or street, nor placed within any required front yard set-back; and a portable storage container shall be placed at least ten (10) feet away from any side-street property line and from any main building; and

      (5)    All portable storage containers in use placed in front of a house cannot be placed in the yard and must go on the driveway; and

      (6)   Portable storage containers may be kept on a property during the term or a valid building permit issued by the Building and Zoning Administrator for construction work on the property, and must be removed within fifteen (15) days of final cessation of construction or any thirty (30) day stop of construction; and

      (7)    No portable storage container shall exceed twenty (20) feet in length, ten (10) feet in width, or ten (10) feet in height; and

      (8)    No portable storage container may be used to house humans or animals of any kind.

         (Ord. 8-21. Passed 4-5-21.)