17.40.270 Storage containers and outdoor storage.
A. Purpose and Applicability. This section provides standards for the location and development of temporary storage containers (cargo/shipping containers) and outdoor storage. Temporary storage containers shall be subject to temporary use permit approval per Section 17.40.280.
B. Development Standards – Storage Containers.
1. Storage containers shall have minimum setbacks of five feet from side and rear property lines. Storage containers shall not be located in any front setback area.
2. Storage containers are allowed as a temporary use, subject to a temporary use permit approval, which shall define the length of time the storage container may remain on a property.
3. Only one storage container is permitted on residential properties.
4. On nonresidential properties with twenty thousand square feet or less, only one container is permitted. On properties with more than twenty thousand square feet of area two containers are permitted. In no case shall there be more than two storage containers on a single property or development site.
5. Storage containers utilized for construction-related storage shall be allowed on nonresidential properties for the duration of construction activities and shall be considered a component of a construction yard.
6. On residential properties storage containers shall be limited to a maximum size of twelve feet in length, eight feet in width, and eight feet in height.
7. On nonresidential properties storage containers shall be limited to a maximum size of twenty feet in length, eight feet in width, and eight feet in height. Such containers shall not be stacked on top of another container.
8. All storage containers shall be maintained in a clean and orderly manner, free from graffiti.
C. Development Standards – Outdoor Storage.
1. Outdoor storage areas shall be entirely enclosed by a solid wall or opaque fencing as approved by the planning director, with a minimum height of six feet and a maximum height of eight feet.
2. Materials within the storage area shall not be higher than the wall or fencing, except where authorized by site plan review approval or other applicable approval for the storage area.
3. Where an outdoor storage area abuts a public street right-of-way, the required wall of fencing shall be set back from the right-of-way as required by the applicable zoning district, and the setback area shall be landscaped subject to site plan review approval or other applicable approval.
4. Outdoor storage shall not be permitted in any residential zoning district. (Ord. 706 § 3 (Exh. A), 2019).