Permanent storage units are permitted subject to the following conditions.
(A) Applicability. This section applies to any permanent storage unit, as defined in division (C) below.
(B) Location.
(1) Permanent storage units may be established as an accessory use to any principal use in an AGR, AG-5, Community Commercial (CC), or Industrial (I) Zoning District. Permanent storage units are not permitted in any other zoning district.
(2) Permanent storage units are permitted only in the rear yard.
(C) Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
MANUFACTURED HOUSING UNIT, MODULAR BUILDING UNIT, and PRE- MANUFACTURED CONTAINER UNITS. As defined in § 153.013.
PERMANENT STORAGE UNIT. Any manufactured housing unit, modular building unit, or pre-manufactured container unit exceeding 120 square feet in size that is used solely for nonresidential purposes.
REAR YARD. The area between the rear of the principal building and the rear lot line.
(D) Permitting. Permanent storage units shall not be established or placed on lots or parcels unless the Zoning Administrator has issued a zoning permit authorizing the unit. (See § 153.047.)
(E) Screening.
(1) Permanent storage units shall be completely screened from view along any lot line except the rear lot line, and along any lot line abutting a waterway. The screening must conform to division (E)(2) below.
(2) Screening shall include at least one of the following:
(a) The principal building and any existing vegetation on the lot; or
(b) If the methods in division (E)(1)(a) above are not sufficient to provide complete screening, a minimum Residential Class A buffer (refer to § 153.335(D)(2)(e)) or a minimum six-foot high masonry wall must be provided between the permanent storage unit and the required lot lines.
(3) The Zoning Administrator may waive the screening requirements if the permanent storage unit complies with the building design standards in division (F) below.
(F) Building design.
(1) Applicability. Divisions (F)(2)(a) through (F)(2)(e) below apply to all permanent storage units, regardless of screening.
(2) Standards.
(a) The building footprint of the permanent storage unit shall not occupy more than 500 square feet.
(b) The building height of the permanent storage unit shall not exceed 12 feet.
(c) Permanent storage units must be installed, underskirted, and anchored in the same manner as the principal building.
(d) All moving or towing apparatus must be removed or concealed with skirting, including hitch, wheels, and axles.
(e) Bare, unfinished metal is prohibited as an exterior building material.
(G) Existing permanent storage units. Permanent storage units in existence prior to July 19, 2006 shall be considered to be existing legal nonconforming structures.
(Ord. 2012-06, § 6.5.17, passed 10-18-2012; Ord. 2013-02, passed 4-18-2013)