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South Ogden staff brief council on allowing shipping containers as backyard accessory buildings
Summary
City planning staff and council members discussed a council initiative to expand land‑use rules to allow shipping containers as residential accessory buildings, covering building code, aesthetics, setbacks, permitting and whether they should be allowed as accessory dwelling units.
Steve Burton, a city staff presenter, briefed the council on a council member initiative to consider allowing shipping containers to serve as residential accessory buildings in backyards.
Burton described construction basics, typical sizes and local code considerations and said the containers ‘‘are very sturdy’’ and in many cases meet wind and snow load requirements because of their steel construction. He noted communities in Utah and Colorado have recently updated ordinances to allow containers as accessory structures and outlined common ordinance provisions.
The nut graf: Council members asked about aesthetics, safety, permitting and whether containers could be used as…
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