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Board sends cargo-container ordinance back to planning and halts enforcement after US Silica request
Summary
After a request from US Silica, the Board of Aldermen voted 4–1 to send the cargo-container ordinance to Planning and Zoning for revision and to direct staff not to enforce the prohibition while the commission reviews options for concealed storage on commercial property.
The Board of Aldermen on Feb. 24 voted 4–1 to send the city's cargo-container ordinance to the Planning and Zoning Commission for revision and to instruct city staff not to actively enforce the current prohibition against cargo containers while the zoning review proceeds.
Quan Jennings, representing US Silica, told the board the company relies on metal storage containers that are stationed on its property and called them essential to operations. He described three possible mitigations the company would consider if the ordinance…
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