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ZAC weighs how to classify business that sells large storage containers; may be handled by variance or ordinance change

5786104 · September 3, 2025
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A proposed business to sell large storage containers revealed a gap in Alton's table of permitted uses; the committee discussed whether to recommend a variance for the applicant or amend the use table to distinguish retail vs. wholesale activity.

Alton's Zoning Amendment Committee considered Wednesday how the town should classify a proposed business that would sell large shipping/storage containers, concluding the immediate remedy may be a variance but the committee could later study whether the table of uses needs amendment.

Committee members said the town has a definition for a storage container but lacks a clear…

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