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Planners debate rules for shipping containers used as storage; ag vs. residential limits considered

5959844 · October 17, 2025
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Summary

Planning staff presented draft rules for shipping containers and intermodal freight containers used as storage, proposing different treatment for agricultural parcels and residential zoning districts and clarifying when multiple containers count as one structure.

Planning staff presented draft language to address shipping containers and intermodal freight containers used as storage buildings. The proposal attempts to resolve conflicts in the existing code and set different rules for agricultural and residential districts.

"Shipping containers is kind of a catch all Generic. Word, generic word. I also added the words, intermodal freight container," staff member Mark said when introducing the section. The draft would treat containers used for agricultural purposes differently from containers used for residential or commercial storage.

Under the proposal, shipping containers used for bona fide agricultural purposes would not be limited…

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