A shipping container which has been placed upon a property as an accessory structure prior to the date of adoption of this §§ 161.065 through 161.071 and which does not comply with the requirements of § 161.068 may continue to be placed upon the property as a permitted nonconforming structure if the following conditions are met:
(B) The shipping container used as an accessory structure must be registered with the City as a permitted nonconforming structure by applying for and obtaining a Building Permit prior to December 31, 2020; the Building Permit shall include the identification information and specific location for the shipping container. After December 31, 2020, use of a shipping container that has not been registered as a nonconforming accessory structure shall be unlawful; and the shipping container must be removed.
(C) The shipping container shall comply with the provisions of § 161.068(A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), and (I) of “ACCESSORY STRUCTURE” set forth above prior to December 31, 2020.
(D) (1) The shipping container shall not be enlarged or altered in a way which increases its non-conformity, but the shipping container may be altered to decrease its non- conformity.
(2) If the shipping container is destroyed by any means to an extent of more than 25 percent of its physical structure, it shall not be repaired or reconstructed, but shall be removed and shall not be replaced. After registration, if the shipping container is moved for any reason for any distance whatever, it shall be removed from the property.
(Prior Code, Art. 21, § 21-109.9)