Board asks staff to start text amendment easing rules on cargo containers in residential zones
Yuma County supervisors voted April 7 to begin a text amendment to county zoning rules to allow cargo containers as accessory uses in specified residential districts, to permit stacking in limited zones subject to building code compliance, and to consider containers for human occupancy if they meet standard building rules.
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The Yuma County Board of Supervisors voted April 7 to initiate a text amendment to section 1106.01 of the county zoning ordinance to update rules governing cargo (shipping) containers. The proposal would permit cargo containers as accessory uses in certain residential zoning districts without a special-use permit, allow multiple containers on larger parcels, permit stacking in specified zones subject to building-code compliance and contemplate human occupancy if the units meet the International Building Code (IBC) and International Residential Code (IRC) and obtain building permits.
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