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Business selling large storage containers prompts review of retail vs. wholesale zoning uses
Summary
A proposed business to sell large storage containers exposed a gap in Alton’s use table, prompting the zoning committee to consider whether to create a wholesale category, add a catch-all commercial use, or leave applicants to seek variances.
A local entrepreneur seeking to sell large storage containers revealed a gap in Alton’s table of permitted uses, prompting the Zoning Amendment Committee to flag the issue for further study.
Jesse MacAother briefed the committee on an applicant proposing to sell—rather than rent or store—large containers in town. "To find a use in our use table that fits that business, they're really, there's Jessica and I both looked and weren't able to find anything," MacAother said.
Committee members debated whether the activity is retail, wholesale, or another…
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