Morgan County planners debate limits on permanent storage containers

Oct 23, 2026

Planning commissioners reviewed a draft ordinance to regulate portable storage containers ("Connex" boxes), debating whether a primary structure must be present, stacking limits, foundation/anchoring standards, and grandfathering rules after a July 2024 state code change. Commissioners asked staff to refine definitions and enforcement language.

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Morgan County Planning Commission members spent an extended discussion on a draft ordinance that would establish where and how portable storage containers (often sold as "Connex" boxes) may be placed on private property.

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