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Middlesex supervisors approve special exception for Better Box portable storage in Deltaville
Summary
The Board of Supervisors approved a special exception allowing up to 60 portable storage containers at 16379 General Poor Highway (tax parcel 40-259) with conditions that include a site plan, screening, a 100-foot setback from Route 33, and a bond to guarantee landscaping.
The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors on a unanimous vote approved Special Exception 202502, permitting Better Box Storage LLC to lease portable storage units at 16379 General Poor Highway in the Pontotop District.
The approval (motion by Supervisor Bill Harris; second by Mr. Crittendon) came with conditions set by staff and the Planning Commission, including a site plan and landscaping meeting Article 17b of the county zoning ordinance, a 100-foot setback from Route 33, a limit of no more than 60 containers on site at any one time, a prohibition on stacking containers, and a performance bond to assure required plantings.
The special-exception request was for a roughly 6-acre parcel currently zoned village community with a future land-use designation of commercial. Planning staff noted the future land-use map showing commercial use was a relevant consideration for approval and said the use had commenced before site-plan approval; staff emphasized the use cannot be authorized to operate until a minor site plan and…
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