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Planning and Zoning Commission backs specific-use permit for farm storage using shipping containers
Summary
The Mount Pleasant Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend approval of an ordinance allowing owner Richard Hess to use shipping containers integrated into an accessory structure for agricultural implement and equipment storage, subject to staff conditions on siding and permitting.
The Mount Pleasant Planning and Zoning Commission on Feb. 11 recommended approval of an ordinance that would allow property owner Richard Hess to use storage containers as part of an accessory structure for farm implement and equipment storage on ranchland adjacent to commercial and industrial parcels.
The action came after planning staff described the request, explained that the proposed use is unusual under current city code and recommended approval with conditions requiring proper siding and permitting. A public speaker, the property owner, said the containers are already placed on the site and described the intended use as “to keep them out of the weather.”
Planning staff told the commission the case is filed as…
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