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<br />Planning & Zoning Commission <br />Shipping Containers <br />Page 2 of3 <br /> <br />Proposed Usage <br />The following is being proposed: <br /> <br />. Shipping containers as an accessory structure attached or detached. <br />. Shipping containers as mobile tools/equipment supply. <br /> <br />a. Shipping Containers as an Accessory Structure - Shipping container if on <br />foundation or not is considered a structure and would require a building permit. <br />Shipping containers can be placed within a building and currently these are being used <br />as an accessory building/structure in the City's Large Lot Residential, General <br />Commercial, Business & Light Industrial zoning districts. The issue here is how to <br />regulate shipping containers used as a permanent accessory building or on-site storage. <br /> <br />. Attached accessory buildings/structures shall conform to the regulations applicable <br />to the primary building to which they are attached. Attached buildings are defined as <br />any building sharing a common roof with primary structure, or structurally attached <br />to any wall of the primary structure. <br /> <br />. Detached accessory buildings/structures shall be subject to the front, rear & side <br />yard setbacks, distance from other structures, and easements etc. Accessory <br />buildings must comply with the construction requirements, i.e. roofs, foundation, <br />exterior walls, building height, size limitations, number of buildings etc. <br /> <br />Proposed standards and specifications for shipping containers as an accessory <br />structure are as follows: <br /> <br />1. It shall comply with all yard setbacks. <br />2. No larger than 350 square feet and no more than one container may be located at <br />site. <br />3. Overall lot coverage shall not exceed those applicable to the subject zoning districts. <br />4. Containers shall not be stacked. <br />5. Structure must have a minimum 3/12 pitched composition shingled roof or other <br />material approved by the Director. <br />6. All sidings shall be covered with hardy plank, or other material approved by the <br />Director. The doors may remain uncovered. <br />7. The building may be placed on the ground without a foundation provided that <br />building is anchored to the ground. This must be done to resist wind loads. <br />8. Structure shall be architecturally and aesthetically complimentary with the <br />primary building. <br />9. A building permit shall be applicable prior to installation. <br />10. Within 30 days of the issuance of a building permit, shipping container shall <br />be enclosed within a building or required components shall be attached to the <br />frame ofthe container. <br />11. Maintenance of all items required herein is the sole responsibility of the owner. <br />12. Failure to comply with these provisions will cause removal of the container from <br />the property at the owner's expense. <br />