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Volusia County Council narrows shipping-container rules, directs staff to redraft ordinance
Summary
The Volusia County Council voted March 4 to send the proposed shipping‑container ordinance back to staff for redrafting after members asked for looser rules for agricultural and rural residential parcels and fewer fees for industrial and working sites.
The Volusia County Council voted March 4 to send the proposed shipping-container ordinance back to staff for redrafting after an extensive hearing that focused on permitting, taxation, floodplain rules and how the county should treat containers on agricultural and rural residential land.
Planning Director Carol McFarland presented the ordinance (listed as Ordinance 2024‑16) and described its two main parts: an exemption that would allow shipping containers on agricultural parcels without a permit (subject to floodplain rules), and a permitting and screening regime for commercial, industrial and other nonresidential zoning. McFarland told the council the draft set caps linked to parcel size and included standards for foundations, flood hazard management and landscaping.
Council members raised practical and policy concerns…
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