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Sumner County planning staff proposes strict rules to allow shipping containers in residential zones
Summary
Planning staff presented proposed amendments to align county health-and-safety standards with the zoning code and allow limited use of shipping containers in residential areas under strict conditions, including Board of Zoning Appeals approval, design requirements, setbacks and floodplain prohibitions.
Planning staff told the Sumner County Regional Planning Commission during a study session that county building and codes staff are drafting amendments to allow limited use of shipping containers in residential zones under strict conditions.
The proposal would require special-exception approval by the county Board of Zoning Appeals before a container may be placed on a residential lot, and would let the BZA impose screening, buffering or setback requirements. Containers used for storage or accessory purposes would be subject to the county's accessory-structure rules, building permits and zoning setbacks; containers used as dwellings would have to meet accessory-dwelling-unit standards or primary-structure requirements as applicable.
The staff explanation said existing county health-and-safety standards…
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