A shipping container is permitted as an accessory structure upon property that is zoned B-2, Secondary Business; B-3 or Interchange Business; B-PL, Planned Business with a Conditional Use Permit and upon property that is zoned A-G, General Agriculture; I-1, Light Industrial; I-2 General Industrial; or I A, Industrial Agricultural if the following conditions are met:
(A) A shipping container shall be used as an accessory storage facility only in relation to a lawfully permitted use.
(B) The shipping container shall be placed on concrete, asphalt, or a level, compacted non-soil hard surface.
(C) The shipping container shall be painted so as to blend in with the building to which it is an accessory; no signage or advertising shall be present on the shipping container.
(D) The shipping container shall be placed on the property so as to minimize the visibility of shipping container to a road, to a property used for residential purposes, and/ or to a property used for non-industrial businesses or non-industrial purposes; screening and landscaping may be required to obscure the visual presence of a shipping container.
(E) Shipping containers may be stacked only to a maximum of two containers high.
(F) The shipping container shall comply with all setback requirements applicable to the zoning district in which it is located.
(G) The shipping container shall comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and codes.
(H) A shipping container shall be placed only after a Building Permit has first been issued by the Building Inspector; and, if applicable, only after a Conditional Use Permit has also been obtained.
(I) A shipping container shall not be placed within off-street parking, loading, or landscaping areas; nor shall a shipping container impede access to public right-of-ways, public utility or drainage easements, adjacent structures, or any building.
(Prior Code, Art. 21, § 21-109.9)