Commission reviews proposed self‑service storage code changes; members split over façade, reuse and size rules

Sep 16, 2026

Planning staff and a consultant presented recommended text amendments for self‑service storage facilities. Commissioners debated whether to distinguish drive‑up and internal storage, whether façade and material rules should apply to all elevations, maximum facility sizes, adaptive‑reuse incentives, lighting caps, and screening requirements; staff will refine language and return with comparative examples and landscape specialist input.

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County planning staff and consultant recommendations on self‑service storage dominated the meeting. Staff framed two high‑level issues: whether to treat drive‑up (mini) and internal (warehouse) storage as separate uses or as a single use with differentiated sub‑requirements, and whether certain recommended code provisions are specific to storage or should be applied more generally across commercial development.

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