Extracted standards
8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Maintenance requirement
All portable storage containers in use shall be maintained in a condition free from rust, peeling paint and other visible forms of deterioration.
- Maximum portable storage containers in residential districts1 container
In residential districts, no more than one portable storage container shall be allowed on a zoning lot
- Maximum dimensions30 ft
Unless allowed by conditional use permit, no portable storage container shall have dimensions greater than 30 feet in length, eight feet in width or eight and one-half feet in height.
- Maximum duration during construction in residential12 months
a storage container may remain in place when used in conjunction with bona-fide permitted construction, however a certificate of occupancy shall not be issued for the property prior to removal of any portable storage containers. No such container may be allowed for a period exceeding 12 months without authorization by the zoning administrator.
- Maximum duration in residential districts30 days
for no longer than a total of 30 days in any consecutive six-month period
- Permit required
Portable storage containers shall be allowed only upon issuance of a permit by the zoning administrator. Permits shall be displayed on the outside of the container in such manner as to be plainly visible for the nearest street. The fee for permits shall be $15.00, except that there shall be no fee if a portable storage container is to be located on a site for no more than 30 days.
- ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. in required parking areas
In commercial districts no portable storage container shall be located in any required parking area.
- SetbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. in residential districts10 ft
In residential districts, a portable storage container shall be located on a driveway, no closer than ten feet to the paved portion of any street and ten feet from a side property line; provided, however, that for a maximum, period of 72 hours a portable storage container may be placed within ten feet of the paved portion of a street.
From the ordinance
Portable storage containers: Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this ordinance, portable storage containers located outside of a fully-enclosed building or structure shall be allowed only in residential and commercial districts.