APPENDIX E – SITE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONSAPPENDIX E – SITE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS\506. CARGO CONTAINERS

Cargo containers are permitted only in accordance with the following provisions and standards:

1.    In a residential zoning district, one cargo container used as a moving pod no larger than 160 square feet and no more than nine feet tall may be used on a temporary basis for up to 45 days within a calendar year.

2.    In commercial zoning districts le and he cargo containers shall not be visible from a public street either by placement or opaque fence/landscape screening. Any cargo container only visible from the front of buildings on adjacent property shall be set against the primary building and color matched with the building and shall be limited to one cargo container. In addition, cargo containers shall:

a.    Not displace or interfere with required parking, circulation, or emergency access;

b.    Not be used as a base, platform, or location for business identification signs or temporary signs;

c.    Not be located in any required front or side yard setback adjoining a street right-of-way; and

d.    Be located at grade level and not stacked.

3.    In industrial zoning districts (LI) and (HI) cargo containers shall not be stored on public rights-of-way, in fire access lanes, in landscaped or front setback areas or in an area visible from the property’s primary street.

4.    Exceptions to the requirements in subsections (a) through (b) of this section include:

a.    Cargo containers used for allowed on-site construction purposes for a period not to exceed the duration of a construction project with a valid building permit and for no more than 180 days for construction projects not requiring a building permit.