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Planning commission allows temporary intermodal containers tied to building permits; resident raises past enforcement concerns
Summary
The Ocean Shores Planning Commission approved code language permitting intermodal shipping containers as temporary accessory structures while a building permit for a principal structure is in effect; a resident urged the city to address prior criminal citations for containers that may have lacked explicit code prohibition.
Planning commissioners on Tuesday approved edits to Ocean Shores Municipal Code to permit intermodal shipping containers as temporary accessory structures only when a building permit for the principal structure has been issued and remains in effect.
The commission added a definition for "intermodal shipping containers" and amended municipal code section 17.260.06(d) and accessory-structure standards (17.50.11) so that such containers would be allowed under the same conditions applicable to other residential zones but only while a building permit is active; the container must be removed before an occupancy certificate is issued.
Commissioners and staff said the change is intended to align R-6B zoning with other residential zoning and to regulate metal-sided Connex/Connex-style containers and U-Haul "pods" consistently. Marshall…
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