(A) A portable on-demand storage structure may be utilized as a temporary structure within the city when in compliance with the standards of this section upon the issuance of a temporary structure permit from the Zoning Enforcement Officer. Any use of such structures within the city not in compliance with this section shall be unlawful.
(B) The term PORTABLE ON-DEMAND STORAGE STRUCTURES (POD) shall be defined to be: any container, storage unit, shed-like container or other portable structure that can or is used for the storage of personal property of any kind and which is located for such purposes outside an enclosed building other than an accessory building or shed complying with all building codes and land use requirements.
(C) POD standards.
(1) A POD storage structure may be located as a temporary structure on property within the city for a period not exceeding 30 days in duration from time of delivery to time of removal. A POD structure shall not be located in the front yard of any lot within the city. Such temporary structure shall be located no closer than five feet to any property line.
(2) Permit required. Permits for such temporary uses and structures may be issued by the Zoning Enforcement Officer after submission of a completed temporary storage structure permit application and payment of the permit application fee. An approved permit is valid for the specified 30 day time frame only. Such POD structure may not be located on a specific property more than four times in any given calendar year period. Applicants seeking to extend the time frame consistent with the provisions in this section must complete a new application and submit a new permit application fee payment for each time period sought.
(3) No more than one POD storage structures may be located on a specific piece of property within the city at one time.
(4) Such structure may not exceed eight feet six inches in height, ten feet in width or 20 feet in length.
(5) All such temporary structures shall comply with the appropriate building code provisions and such other requirements as are imposed by the city or the Chief Building Official to ensure the safety of the public.
(D) It shall be the obligation of the owner of the property on which the POD is located or the user of such temporary structure to secure it in a manner that does not endanger the safety of persons or property in the vicinity of the temporary structure. In the event of high winds or other weather conditions in which such structure may become a physical danger to persons or property, the appropriate law enforcement officers may require the immediate removal of such temporary structure.
(E) Any portable on-demand storage structure which is not removed at the end of the time for which it may lawfully remain in place, or immediately upon the direction of a law enforcement officer for removal of such temporary structure for safety reasons, may be removed by the city immediately, without notice, and the cost of such removal, together with the cost of administration of its removal, may be assessed against the property on which the temporary structure was located and may be filed as a lien against such property by the city. Such lien shall be superior in priority to all other liens or encumbrances upon the property, including the lien of a mortgage, and shall be equal in priority to the lien of ad valorem taxes.
(Ord. 09-3306, passed 10-15-09)