02-24-2000 Regular Meeing and Public Hearing

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':.. ~. . . -;; -, ::- ,Staff Report Ju~e 1, 2000 1\..ppeal of Enforcement omcer'~ Decision #A 00-002 Reauested by: W. O. & Carol Childs, property own~s - Reauested for: 911 East D Street , Block 43; Lots 15-23; and Block 44; Trs. 14A, 29 & 3,2; B~yfront Addition Back2round: On February 21, 2000 the City received a report that the residents of 911 East D StI'eet had moved a metal, commerciil shippinj container onto their property. Staff inve~gated the report on February 22 and found a shipping contah1er had been moved onto the property without the permission of the City. 'The -property _ owner asked about a possible permit to keep the container. She was instructed to talk with the City's building departme~ concerning this matter. The City received a permit application for this address on 02-24-00. A telepho~e conversation with the owners indicated they would rebuild the container so it wouldn't look like a container in order to keep the container. ' However, no plans were provided with the permit submittal. - Staff explajned _ , by telephone and by mail that the use of a shipping container as an accessory building in a residential (R-1) zone is prohibited by the City's zoning regulations and a permit would not be approved. A copy of the denied permit and subsequent letter is attachect for your review. (See Exhibits A & B), Staifdenied the permit in February, citing Section 106-741(h) that states it IS unlawful for any person- to leav~ stand, or park a shipping container on any property zoned for residential use. Since that time additional zoning regulation changes have ~ccurred that reinforce the, desires of the Planning and the Zoning Commission (p&Z) and City Council. At their OCtOber 11, 1999 meeting, City Council asked the P&Z Commission to ~ assess and make recommendations regarding zoning requirements related - to the outside storage of shipping containers. At'their December 16, 1999 meeting,' P&Z received information from staff concerning this matter and directed them to make certain changes. - These ,changes were made and at the February 1.7, 2000 - m~eting, P&Z recommended approval of zoning ordinance changes relating to the use of shipping containers and fo~arded their comments to City Council for- consideration.