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Zephyrhills reviews indoor self‑storage, RV and outdoor storage rules; no ordinance changes tonight
Summary
City planning staff presented options to amend the land development code after a moratorium on indoor storage expired. Council favored mixed‑use or case‑by‑case approaches, raised concerns about protecting light‑industrial land and screening RV/boat storage, and asked staff to return with draft ordinance language.
Todd Vandenberg, Zephyrhills planning director, told the City Council on Feb. 10 that staff has completed a plan-and-report on indoor self‑storage, recreational‑vehicle (RV) and boat storage, and outdoor lay‑down areas and is proposing options for changes to the land development code.
The report matters because the city’s temporary moratorium on new indoor storage facilities has expired and recent development applications have highlighted tensions between demand for storage and the council’s goals for commercial and light‑industrial land use, design standards and visibility from major corridors.
Vandenberg summarized existing stock and recent approvals, noting indoor storage facilities clustered near U.S. 301 and at mixed‑use projects such as Zephyr Commons and a site at Purdy Pond Road and 301. He said the city currently regulates mini‑warehouse and self‑storage in the land development code (section 7.09.16) and cited two recent ordinance amendments:…
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