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Commission continues discussion on shipping‑container rules, asks staff for detailed maps
Summary
Planning staff asked the commission to continue consideration of LDC 25‑0001, which would allow shipping containers as accessory storage under size and parcel‑acreage limits. Commissioners asked for maps and suggested carving out additional neighborhoods from the allowance; the board voted to bring the item back with mapping overlays.
The Hendry County Commission continued debate May 13 on proposed changes to the Land Development Code (LDC 25‑0001) to allow shipping containers as accessory storage structures under specified acreage and location rules.
Ryan Alexander, director of planning and community development, said staff had presented two options previously that differed by parcel acreage thresholds: one approach would allow 40‑foot shipping containers on parcels larger than 1 acre…
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