§ 153.173 SELF STORAGE UNITS.
   (A)   Residential (mini) self-storage units. The following are prohibited uses of self-storage facilities or areas:
      (1)   Storage of flammable or hazardous chemicals, petroleum products, or explosives;
      (2)   No retail sales, commercial, wholesale, miscellaneous sales shall take place from individual units or other areas within the area surrounding the individual units with the exception of the commercial frontage or office buildings onsite;
      (3)   The servicing, repairing, or fabrication of motor vehicles, boats, trailers, lawn mowers, appliances, or other similar equipment;
      (4)   The operation of power tools, spray-painting equipment, table saws, lathes, compressors, welding equipment, kilns, or other similar equipment by the renters of the units and/or renters of any outdoor storage space; and
      (5)   Any use that is noxious or offensive because of odors, dust, noise, fumes, or vibrations.
   (B)   No individual storage unit may be used for the purposes of operating a business except for the purpose of providing storage for a business that is located off-site.
   (C)   Any outside storage including boats, trailers, equipment, vehicles and/or vehicles/equipment for rental use shall be screened and shielded from view (in all seasons) of adjacent property or a public right-of-way.
   (D)   Self-storage uses located within or adjacent to any district other than EU-L (Exclusive Use Landfill), I (Industrial), or LI (Light Industrial) shall provide the following:
      (1)   A minimum eight foot tall masonry wall or other opaque decorative fence (as approved by the city) on the sides and rear of the property.
      (2)   The frontage of the property shall not contain any visible exterior roll up doors. Along with driveways and parking areas, the right-of-way frontage of the property shall consist of one or a mixture of the following structure types:
         (a)   The facility office, manager's residence, retail or other mixed use type buildings (as allowable within the zoning category where the development is located).
         (b)   Storage buildings with facades mimicking standard commercial/office development.
         (c)   Any portion of the right-of-way frontage not containing buildings or entrance gates must be completely screened from the ROW by a six foot tall minimum height masonry wall/decorative fencing facing the street.
         (d)   1.   Entrance gates may not be chain link. The gates shall be an opaque material such as wood, decorative metal, or other material.
            2.   Decorative non-opaque gates such as wrought iron or other similar type gates may be acceptable at the discretion of the Planning Commission.
      (3)   All lighting shall not exceed 20 feet in height and be full cut-off, shielded lighting as defined by the IESNA. Such lighting shall be directed to prevent the trespass of light onto the adjacent residential district or use.
   (E)   Self-storage units located adjacent to an A, RE, R-1, R-2, R3, R-3L, R-4 district or existing single family detached or duplex residential use shall provide the following (in addition to all above requirements in this section): An undisturbed vegetative buffer of at least 15 feet in width adjacent to those areas bordering the residential district or use. Where such buffer does not have dense pre-existing vegetation at least eight feet in height, one tree for each 30 linear feet and one shrub for each five linear feet shall be planted and maintained within the buffer. Fast growing species that provide dense evergreen foliage shall be used to meet these requirements and shall be subject to the approval of the Planning Official.
(Ord. 2021-03-924, passed 3-2-21)