A. In residential and institutional zoning district, the following provisions shall apply:
1. Vehicle Storage: All vehicles, recreational vehicles, utility trailers, off road vehicles, and similar equipment stored on residential property shall meet the provisions of sections 9-8-3 and 9-8-4 of this code. Recreational vehicles stored in yards of residential properties shall be a minimum of three feet (3') from any property line.
2. Vehicle Occupancy: No recreational or oversized vehicle shall be occupied or used for living, sleeping or housekeeping purposes while parked or stored. Exception: A nonpaying guest of the owner of the property may occupy one recreational vehicle in addition to those permitted herein. Such vehicle shall be parked subject to the provisions of this section and used for sleeping purposes for a period not to exceed seven (7) consecutive days at one time or more than fourteen (14) days total in one calendar year.
3. Screening: Within all multi-family zoning districts, recreational and oversized vehicles may be stored on site only if stored in an area that is completely screened from eye level view from adjacent properties and public streets.
4. Permanent use of shipping containers is not permitted in residential or institutional zoning districts.
B. In commercial, industrial and mixed use districts, the following provisions shall apply:
1. Area Prohibited: The area occupied is not within a required front or required side yard, or on the freeway side side yard when adjacent to any state highway or interstate highway.
2. Fence Or Screen: The storage area is fenced or screened in accordance with section 10-19-18 of this chapter. For purposes of this section, "storage" does not include the display of goods which are being sold at retail to the general public such as automobiles, trucks, farm equipment, and similar items.
3. Concrete Or Asphalt Surface: The storage area is surfaced with concrete or asphalt to control dust and drainage according to a plan submitted to and subject to approval of the city engineer. Provided, however, gravel surface storage is permitted in industrial zoned areas.
4. Lighting: All lighting must be hooded and so directed that the light source will be in compliance with section 10-19-19 of this chapter.
5. Parking Or Loading Spaces: The storage area does not encroach upon required parking space or required loading space as required by this title.
6. Traffic Visibility Triangle: No outdoor display activities shall occur in a traffic visibility triangle, sidewalk, right of way or public property.
7. Site Plan: The site plan documenting the location and grading of the storage operation must be submitted and will be subject to the approval of the city engineer.
8. Sidewalk Displays: Retail and service oriented commercial uses within the NC district shall keep all storage of goods and products within an enclosed structure, except for the occasional sidewalk sale or daily display of goods. Any daily display of goods must be returned inside the building during nonbusiness hours.
9. Seasonal Goods: Seasonal goods and products shall be limited to a period of no more than thirty (30) consecutive days and shall be located on a lot such that a minimum number of parking stalls are taken out of the parking inventory.
10. Exemptions: Motor vehicles necessary to the operation of the principal use and of not more than one ton capacity may be stored and parked within permitted parking areas. Storage of trucks or other vehicles in excess of one ton capacity or equipment shall be prohibited in front yard areas.
11. Permanent use of shipping containers is permitted in Mixed Use-3, commercial and industrial zoning districts only if the following are met:
a. May not be visible from public streets.
b. Not permitted in Mixed Use Districts 1 or 2 or Gateway Overlay area (i.e. I-94, Hwy 10, Hwy 75, Main Avenue SE, 34th St. S.)
c. Installation must meet Building Code.
d. Must be camouflaged by either painting the same color as principal structure or by adding similar materials of principal structure (e.g. siding).
12. Prohibited Storage: Storage shall not be allowed in trucks, trailers or similar containers, unless the truck/trailer is in a roadworthy condition as determined by the zoning administrator and the storage is for less than seven (7) days. (Ord. 2008-3, 2-19-2008)
C. Temporary Storage:
1. Storage units, moving pods, shipping containers and construction job trailers may be located in residential, commercial, mixed use, institutional and industrial districts temporarily, as follows:
a. One unit of one hundred fifty (150) square feet or less may be located for up to twenty-one (21) days on any parcel. Additional units may be approved by the zoning administrator for large projects or natural disasters, including fire.
(1) Exception-Existing Structures: The storage container may remain at an address that has an active building permit where construction of a structure has commenced for up to ninety (90) days. The zoning administrator may extend this time for good cause.
(2) Exception-New Construction: The storage container may remain at an address that has an active building permit where construction of a structure has commenced for up to twenty-one (21) days following the completion of the project or expiration of the building permit, whichever comes first.
b. Units may not encroach into public right of way.
c. Units may not block traffic visibility per section 10-19-17 of this chapter or traffic circulation.
d. Units must be placed a minimum of five feet (5') from any property line.
e. Units must be placed on a hard surface driveway or parking lot.
2. Storage of temporary buildings or structures, including but not limited to, manufactured homes, accessory buildings, tiny/micro homes and temporary family healthcare dwellings is limited to seven (7) days in commercial and industrial district parcels unless part of a permitted sales display area. Temporary storage in residential, institutional and mixed use districts is not permitted.
D. All open or outdoor service, sale and rental must conform to the following:
1. Outdoor service, sale and/or rental as a primary use (i.e., motor vehicle sales, large equipment rental, nurseries, etc.) shall conform to the following provisions:
a. Outside service, sales and rental areas are fenced or screened from view of neighboring residential uses or an abutting residential district in compliance with section 10-19-18 of this chapter.
b. The lighting shall be accomplished in such a way so as to comply with the provisions of section 10-19-19 of this chapter.
c. The use does not take up parking space as required for conformity to this title.
d. No outdoor display activities shall occur in a traffic visibility triangle, sidewalk, right of way or public property.
e. All open or outdoor service, sale and rental must be consistent with section 10-18-2, auto related uses, of this title. (Ord. 2007-2, 2-5-2007)
2. Outdoor service, sale and rental as a secondary or accessory use shall conform to the following:
a. Outside service sales and rental shall be limited in size to ten percent (10%) of the gross floor area of the principal structure, and in no case shall exceed four thousand (4,000) square feet per development site.
b. The display area shall meet the required building setbacks for the district in which it is located.
c. No outdoor display activities shall occur in a traffic visibility triangle, sidewalk, right of way or public property.
d. The display area shall not take up required parking spaces or required landscaping areas.
e. The area shall be fenced or screened from adjacent residential uses or districts in accordance with section 10-19-18 of this chapter.
f. All lighting shall be hooded and so directed that the light source will be in compliance with section 10-19-19 of this chapter. (Ord. 2004-40, 1-3-2005; amd. Ord. 2024-04, 6-24-2024)