(A) No person shall store, maintain or otherwise keep a cargo/shipping container without obtaining the required permit which shall be issued by the city after the applicant establishes that:
(1) the lot or property on which the cargo/shipping container is located is in agricultural use and is receiving an agricultural exemption from ad valorem tax action;
(2) The applicant has paid the required permit fee for each cargo container so placed;
(3) The applicant shall comply with reasonable conditions which shall minimize the visual clutter when viewed from the adjacent properties; or
(4) If the container is in a nonagricultural zoning area, the applicant must obtain a permit annually for each container, provide a specific use for the container, and provide a site map or location plan showing the size and location of the container on the property and the location of existing buildings. The application for the permit and the site plan must be approved by the building inspector to establish that the cargo container will minimize the visual clutter and allow the continued use of adjacent properties.
(B) No cargo container shall be used for human habitation or commercial business purposes.
(C) No cargo container shall be used to store hazardous materials.
(D) No cargo container shall be used to store and keep refuse or debris in, against, on or under the cargo container.
(E) Any cargo container shall be secure, structurally sound, stable and in good repair.
(F) Cargo/shipping containers must abide by building codes except that:
(1) Must be installed on a gravel, paving or concrete surface;
(2) Ventilation is not required;
(3) Shall not be provided with refrigeration, heating, electricity or plumbing;
(4) Tie-downs are required for permanent use; and
(5) Setbacks are to be at least 15 feet from any other structure including other cargo/shipping containers.
(G) Cargo/shipping containers may be installed only in the industrial zoning district, business district, and in residential districts with the following restrictions:
(1) Cargo/shipping containers cannot be installed on any residential site with less than 1.0 acre (or 43,560 sq.ft. Only one cargo/shipping container per one acre of land.
(2) No cargo/shipping containers can be stacked on top of one another or on top of any other object.
(3) Cargo/shipping containers must be behind or beside the main or primary structure on the lot or parcel of land and are subject to the same setback requirements as the main structure.
(4) Cargo/shipping containers must have opaque screening such as fencing or vegetation screening of equal height to the container to screen the container from the street right of way or adjacent properties.
(Ord. 1038, passed 3-13-12; Am. Ord. 1189, passed 8-9-22)