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Jurupa Valley council discusses easing rules for residential metal shipping containers, staff to return with code amendment
Summary
City planners outlined proposed permit standards to allow metal shipping containers as accessory uses on smaller residential lots, including a permit process, a 400‑sq‑ft size cap, 8'6" height, 25‑foot setbacks and a 10‑year age limit. Council members expressed mixed views on minimum lot size and screening; staff will draft a code amendment for pu
City planning staff presented draft standards and asked for council direction on whether to allow metal shipping containers as an accessory use in more residential neighborhoods, and — if so — what restrictions should apply.
Senior Planner Ronaldo Aquina told the City Council the current Jurupa Valley code permits metal shipping containers on residential lots only when lots are 5 acres or larger. Staff said council direction in an earlier study session prompted a follow‑up review of other jurisdictions, an inventory of Jurupa Valley lots of 20,000 square feet or greater, and a staff proposal that would lower the trigger to 20,000 square feet (about one‑half acre) with standards and a permit process.
Key proposed standards presented by staff included: a formal “metal shipping container permit” administered by the Community Development Director; a maximum container footprint of 400 square feet; a maximum height of 8 feet 6 inches (no stacking); a 25‑foot minimum…
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