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Richfield council approves limits on portable storage containers after resident raises equity concerns
Summary
The Richfield City Council approved a second reading and summary publication of an ordinance limiting temporary outdoor portable storage containers to two units (combined 16x8x8), 60 days on-site and 90 days per calendar year; a resident told the council she received a citation and urged clearer enforcement language to avoid inequitable outcomes.
The Richfield City Council on Sept. 9 approved a second reading and summary publication of an ordinance restricting temporary outdoor portable storage containers and heard a public comment urging clearer, equitable enforcement.
The ordinance, as amended at earlier meetings and reflected in the second reading, allows up to two containers not to exceed 16 by 8 by 8 feet combined, permits containers to remain on a property for 60 consecutive days and caps use at 90 days per calendar year, and prohibits human or animal habitation in the containers. Council member Hayford O'Leary moved approval; the motion was seconded and approved.
Why it matters: Portable storage containers (often called "pods") have generated growing neighbor complaints in…
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