BZA allows permanent-looking storage unit at Ivy Way Plaza with visual commitments
The board approved a variance to permit a 200-sq-ft outdoor storage container at Ivy Way Plaza (5699/5701 E. 71st St.) for maintenance supplies, subject to commitments to make the unit visually compatible and admin-approved painting scheme.
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Ivy Way LLC asked the board to allow a 200-square-foot, 8-foot-tall portable storage unit to remain behind Ivy Way Plaza for property maintenance supplies. The petitioner’s attorney said the unit stores salt and tools for winter maintenance, is secured and screened, and had been on-site for several years. Staff recommended denial, arguing that permanent outdoor storage is not compatible with the C-3 community commercial typology and that portable containers are intended to be temporary (30 consecutive days maximum under ordinance).
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