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Commission schedules work session after lengthy discussion of storage containers and 'Conex' boxes
Summary
Fort Scott commissioners discussed expanding code to address shipping-container (Conex) storage and potential container homes, directed staff to hold a work session Feb. 24 to review proposed ordinance language and research, and agreed not to immediately force removal of existing off-chassis units while rules are finalized.
The Fort Scott City Commission on Feb. 4 discussed proposed rewrites to zoning and code language covering storage containers (Conex boxes) and containerized housing, and directed staff to schedule a work session for Feb. 24 to review the draft ordinance and supporting research.
Codes staff explained the current zoning language lacks explicit reference to off-chassis shipping containers: trailer-style units (on chassis/wheels) are treated differently from container units removed from chassis. Under current…
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