A. An accessory structure may not be allowed as the principle use in any allowed zone. No accessory structure shall be allowed to be placed on a vacant site without the primary use first established.
B. All accessory structures of any size shall be maintained and in good condition, free of obvious deterioration, all exterior surfaces areas painted, doors and windows operable and structurally intact. Repairs shall be made and the integrity of the unit/structure shall be maintained.
C. Metal Containers shall adhere to the following requirements:
1. Metal containers where allowed shall be screened from view from any public right-of-way or easement. Any unit located closer than 100 feet from a residential use shall be screened from view. Screening shall consist of the use of materials such as fencing or dense landscaping.
2. Metal container may not be used as animal habitation in any form.
3. Metal containers shall not be connected to any utilities.
4. Metal containers shall be painted the same color as the primary structure. Should the unit be defaced with graffiti, it shall be repainted the same color of the unit, or, the entire unit shall be repainted to be a uniform color. No paint patching will be allowed.
D. Temporary use of metal containers:
1. The City Administrator for the City of Gridley or his or her designee may issue a temporary conditional use permit to maintain a metal storage container provided such container is utilized for the storage of construction materials and uses incidental to construction and further provided that such structure is actually used for the storage of construction materials to be utilized on the site where the structure is located. If the location proposed is within the City right-of-way or easements, the applicant shall obtain an encroachment permit.
2. A temporary use permit may be issued for an original term not to exceed one year (and for a single extension not to exceed six months) only if all of the following criteria are met:
a. The storage container/structure is located on the site where construction is to occur, pursuant to a current and validly issued building permit.
b. At the time of application for a permit, the construction site consists of unimproved property (for purposes of this Section "unimproved" shall refer to property not then improved with buildings or other structures) or previously improved property proposed for redevelopment.
c. The applicant provides all requested information on forms as might be prescribed by the City of Gridley Fire Chief to demonstrate that the requirements for issuance of a permit have been met.
d. The applicant agrees, as a condition of issuance of the permit, to remove the storage container/structure at the earlier of the time the permit expires or construction is complete.
e. An applicant may apply for a temporary conditional use permit for property that has been improved with buildings or other structures to store construction materials for additions or remodel of the existing principal and/or accessory structures. The temporary use permit may be initially granted for a period of 6 months and allow 1 extension for 6 months.
f. For any particular parcel of improved property for which a temporary conditional use permit has been issued, no further permit applications or issuances shall occur for a period of 1 year after issuance of the original permit (by way of example, if a permit is issued pursuant to this Section allowing a storage container on improved property for the storage of construction materials, application may not be made for a new permit, nor shall an additional permit be issued until 1 year have elapsed following the issuance of the original permit. This requirement is intended to limit applications for permits under this Section with respect to improved property and to require applicants to organize their construction projects such that, to the extent storage containers are deemed necessary during construction, such projects occur simultaneously and are not spread out over an extended period of time).
(Ord. 823-2016 § 28 (part), 2016)