A temporary storage container (including portable storage units, shipping containers, or similar storage structures) is permitted as a temporary, accessory use in commercial and residential districts and shall be regulated as follows:
(a) A temporary storage container is only permitted for a period not to exceed 30 days within a one-year period but may be extended once by the Zoning Administrator for up to thirty (30) additional days. A zoning certificate is required to place a portable storage unit on any premises.
(b) A temporary storage container must be: located on a concrete or asphaltic concrete surface, a minimum of 10 feet from the right-of-way, and a minimum of three (3) feet from all other property lines, unless otherwise approved by the Zoning Administrator.
(c) Temporary storage containers, on a property at any one time, may not exceed an aggregate of 1,200 cubic feet on the interior.
(d) If the temporary storage container is being used to store personal property as a result of a major calamity (e.g. fire, flood, auto, tree or other event where there is significant property damage), the Zoning Administrator may extend the time limitation of subsection (a), not to exceed six months per calendar year.
(e) Temporary storage containers, whose duration does not exceed 72 hours, shall not be required to obtain a zoning certificate.
(Ord. 2016-54, passed 4-11-2016)