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Tooele Council weighs limits on sheds, containers in commercial lots after unpermitted placement
Summary
Staff brought proposed options to regulate accessory structures (sheds, shipping containers) in commercial and mixed-use zones after a coffee shop placed an unpermitted shed in a parking area; council asked for standards to protect parking, visibility and aesthetics while acknowledging some business storage needs.
Andrew Agard, Tooele City's community development director, briefed the council on March 19 about accessory structures appearing in commercial and mixed-use zones, including an unpermitted shed that recently appeared in front of a coffee shop and a shipping container placed in the parking area of a commercial property.
Nut graf: Currently Tooele's code allows accessory structures in many commercial and mixed-use zones without a land-use review when the structure is small enough to avoid a building permit; staff proposed options ranging from prohibiting accessory structures in front setbacks and parking lots to allowing them with specific standards or a conditional-use permit.
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