Extracted standards
13 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Condition free from deterioration
All portable storage containers shall be in a condition free from rust, peeling paint and other forms of deterioration.
- Location behind principal building
Portable storage containers shall be located behind the principal building on site. If site conditions prevent location behind the principal building, containers may be placed in a driveway or parking lot provided the required parking spaces are unobstructed and prior approval of the location has been granted by the Zoning Administrator.
- No fire lane obstruction
Portable storage containers shall not be placed in a manner that will obstruct a fire lane or in a manner that may hinder emergency and/or fire equipment and vehicles.
- No retail display
Portable storage containers shall not be used for purposes of retail display.
- Nonresidential: allowed districts
Portable storage containers may be allowed in CSC, CH, PDC and any I Districts for the purpose of increasing the storage capacity of the principal use to which it serves for a period not to exceed 90 days in any twelve-month period.
- Nonresidential: maximum storage capacity320 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Portable storage containers shall have a storage capacity no greater than 320 square feet nor dimensions greater than 40 feet in length, eight feet in width or 8 1/2 feet in height.
- Nonresidential: maximum days90 days
Portable storage containers may be allowed in CSC, CH, PDC and any I Districts for the purpose of increasing the storage capacity of the principal use to which it serves for a period not to exceed 90 days in any twelve-month period.
- Nonresidential: maximum dimensions
Portable storage containers shall have a storage capacity no greater than 320 square feet nor dimensions greater than 40 feet in length, eight feet in width or 8 1/2 feet in height.
- Residential: maximum storage capacity per container256 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A maximum of two portable storage containers having a storage capacity of not more than 256 square feet shall be permitted on any residential lot.
- Residential: maximum number of containers2 containers
A maximum of two portable storage containers having a storage capacity of not more than 256 square feet shall be permitted on any residential lot.
- Residential: maximum days90 days
Portable storage containers may be allowed in any residential district for a period not to exceed 90 days in any twelve-month period.
- Screening required
Portable storage containers shall be sufficiently screened by a solid fence, wall, landscaping and/or a combination of these items so as to not be visible from any public right-of-way.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from lot line5 ft
No portable storage container shall be located closer than five feet to any lot line unless a shorter distance is approved by the Zoning Administrator.
From the ordinance
Portable storage containers may be allowed in any residential district for a period not to exceed 90 days in any twelve-month period.