Sec. 98-871(i)
Extracted standards
8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Design
- Exterior material requirement in non-industrial districts
Mini storage warehouses located in any district other than the industrial district shall have all sides visible to a public right-of-way faced in brick, architectural block, residential siding, or some other material approved by the zoning administrator as being compatible with surrounding properties, development and the intent of the district in which located. Doors providing access to individual units shall face inward and direct views from public roads of such doors shall be obscured by landscaping.
Other
- Enclosed storage required
All storage for mini-storage warehouses shall be within a completely enclosed building provided, however, that the outdoor accessory storage of recreational vehicles on the same site is acceptable if such storage is screened from view from adjacent streets and residential properties by landscaping supplemented by fencing.
- Hazardous materials prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Storage of hazardous and flammable materials shall be not be permitted. The owner or operator shall establish rules and regulations for tenants that require that any liquid-fuel powered object or device stored in any storage unit shall have all liquid fuel drained and fuel tanks shall be left unsealed during storage.
- Maximum building length200 ft
The maximum length of any single storage building shall be 200 feet.
- Minimum distance between warehouse buildings25 ft
The minimum distance between warehouse buildings shall be 25 feet.
- Loading docks prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Loading docks shall not be permitted as part of any individual storage unit.
- No sales or servicing from units
No activities such as sales or servicing of goods or materials shall be conducted from such storage units.
Parking
- Commercial truck parking restriction
Except for purposes of loading and unloading, there shall be no parking or storage of commercial trucks, trailers, and moving vans. This shall not apply to rental trucks and trailers available for hire by consumers.
From the ordinance
All storage for mini-storage warehouses shall be within a completely enclosed building... The minimum distance between warehouse buildings shall be 25 feet.