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Richfield council approves first reading to limit outdoor storage containers to two units, 60 days
Summary
The City Council voted to advance a first reading of an ordinance to restrict temporary outdoor portable storage containers, adding amendments to limit habitation, cap duration and set a per-year cap. Staff will return with clarified language at second reading Sept. 9.
The Richfield City Council on Aug. 26 approved the first reading of an ordinance to regulate temporary outdoor portable storage containers on private property, advancing the measure with amendments that limit the number and duration of containers and ban habitation. The ordinance as amended allows a maximum of two containers per property (counted by total storage area), restricts placement to paved driveways, sets a maximum stay of 60 consecutive days (90 days total per calendar year), and adds explicit language that containers may not be used for human or animal habitation. Council members and staff said the changes respond to resident complaints about rusty, long‑term containers becoming permanent storage on lots."The issue that we're seeing…
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