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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01042007 BSC Agenda Item 2 • Ordinance regulating portable storage units 12-29-05 Amend Sec. 18-1 of the Code of Ordinances by adding a new definition, as follows: Portable storage unit means a shipping container, a storage container or similar box-like enclosure designed or constructed to: (i) protect goods from the weather and(ii) be moveable as a unit with goods enclosed. Amend subsection (a) of Sec. 18-59 of the Code of Ordinances as follows: (a)Permits. limited . Except to the extent expressly authorized by an effective permit issued by the building official, it shall be unlawful for any person to erect, improve, construct, install, affix, enlarge, convert, demolish or structurally alter any portable building within the City, or to cause or allow any such activity at a place the person owns or controls. Permit requirements (and exemption]shall be generally the same as for site-built buildings of similar size. However, a permit for a large portable building may-enly-besued can only be effective while: if- (1)The building is located in a portable building district; or (2)The building is used temporarily in connection with construction activities for which another permit is in effect, but is neither used for sleeping quarters nor used for food preparation. This regulation shall be uniformly applied and enforced without distinction as to whether the building is manufactured on-site or off-site. All federal, state and local requirements for construction, inspection, transportation, erection and installation must be complied with in connection with any portable building. Add a new Sec. 18-66 of the Code of Ordinances as follows: Sec. 18-66. Portable storage units. (a) Permits. Except to the extent expressly authorized by an effective permit issued by the building official, it shall be unlawful for any person to provide, deliver, move, install, erect, use, occupy or rent (as owner or as renter) any portable storage unit within the City, or to cause or allow any such activity at a place the person owns or controls. Permit regulations (and exemptions) shall be generally the same as for site-built buildings of similar size. However, it shall be an affirmative defense in any proceeding to enforce this section that: (1)The volume of the unit does not exceed 200 cubic feet; or (2)The volume of the unit does not exceed cubic feet, and: (i)the unit is located completely on a building site, (ii)no part of the unit is within any front yard or closer than feet to any street area, (iii)the unit is • • only used for loading or unloading or goods, (iv) there was no more than one unit on the building site at any given time, and(v) during the preceding 365 days,portable storage unit(s)were on the site no more than ten days consecutively, and no more than 20 days in the aggregate., or (3)The volume of the unit does not exceed cubic feet, and the unit is only used temporarily in connection with construction activities for which another perm it was in effect(including use for temporary storage, but not sleeping quarters or food preparation), (4)The volume of the unit does not exceed cubic feet, and: (i)the unit is only used on non-residential premises in an organized program providing relief from human suffering(resulting from a disaster or similar cause), and(ii) during the preceding 365 days,portable storage unit(s) were on the premises no more than 90 days in the aggregate; or (5) The unit is only stored or used inside an enclosed building. (b) Application of section;conditions. This section shall be uniformly applied and enforced regardless of whether the unit is manufactured on-site or off-site. All federal, state and local requirements for construction, inspection, transportation, erection and installation must be complied with in connection with any portable storage unit. The building official may impose conditions and time limits on any permit to reduce or avoid adverse impact on nearby properties (including visual impact and any potential impact on property value and to reduce adverse effects upon utilities, the traveling public or other users of public spaces. (c) Other regulations. A portable storage unit must also comply with the zoning ordinance and other applicable building regulations (in addition to this section), if it: (i) is authorized by a permit, but left in place longer than allowed by that permit, (ii) has a permanent foundation or is permanently affixed to the ground, or (iii) has an electrical, plumbing or other utility connection.