(A) Temporary storage units, containers, or structures will not be allowed in this Zone except for temporary new construction sites with a valid current building permit issued by the city. Temporary storage units, containers, or structures must be removed within 30 days of completion or abandonment of construction or permit expiration, whichever comes first.
(B) Temporary storage units, containers, or structures may be used for moving and are allowed on a hard surface in a Residential Zone for up to 14 days for the outgoing resident and an additional 14 days for the incoming resident.
(C) Temporary storage units, containers, or structures may be used for remodeling projects in established neighborhoods for a period of up to 120 days if placed in the driveway of a residence and up to six months if placed behind a home, solid fence, outbuilding, or other obstruction as to obscure the view of the unit, container, or structure from the road. A valid current building permit is required.
Permanent use of these temporary storage units, containers, or structures shall not be allowed in any Residential Zone on lots of less than one acre. One storage unit is allowed per acre but the maximum number is one unit per two acres, then one per additional acre with a conditional use permit. The storage container must be placed behind a home, solid fence, outbuilding, or other obstruction as to obscure the view of the unit, container, or structure from the road.
(D) The city has no obligation or responsibility to research and enforce an applicant’s property’s existing private covenants, conditions, or restrictions prohibiting the use of temporary, or permanent, use of storage units, containers, or structures. It is the exclusive responsibility of a property owner to research and have full knowledge and understanding of those private covenants, conditions, or restrictions that run with, and are attached to, his or her property. By submitting an application to the city for a permanent or temporary storage unit, container, or structure, the applicant is certifying that he or she has full knowledge and understanding of those private covenants, conditions, or restrictions that run with his or her property and have a full understanding of whether those items prohibit the use of temporary or permanent storage units, containers, or structures.
(E) Temporary storage units, containers, or structures are allowed in these Zones for the loading and off-loading of supplies or inventory. They may be stored on-site for up to 30 days; provided, they are not able to be seen from any major corridor in the city, do not take up required customer parking, are not on landscaping, and are placed behind buildings or fences that are not see through. Any exception to this shall require a conditional use permit from the Planning Commission.
(F) Permanent use of temporary storage units, containers, or structures may be allowed with a conditional use permit, which shall include a site plan. A temporary storage unit, container, or structure must be placed on a permanent foundation, and made to look like the main structure on the property, including the use of similar building materials and colors. A building permit and a site plan is required for the location of the unit, container, or structure, to be filed in conjunction with the requested conditional use permit. Any exceptions, as well as the number of units, containers, or structures, and the location shall be subject to approval from the Planning Commission.
(G) All tractor trailers on an agricultural, residential, or commercial parcel shall be licensed and registered with the state and must be actively used. Trailers not involved in a construction project that remain in a fixed location over 30 days shall be subject to fines, impoundment, and removal by the city.
(Prior Code, § 23.12) (Ord. 23-2020, passed 6-17-2020; Ord. 13-2023, passed 7-5-2023)