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Murphy council approves ordinance clarifying portable storage "pods," updates site-plan review and public-notice timing
Summary
The Murphy City Council on Feb. 4 unanimously adopted amendments to Chapter 30 of the city code to define and regulate portable on-demand storage units, revise concept- and site-plan review standards, and change timing and signage for public notice of zoning matters.
The Murphy City Council voted unanimously Feb. 4 to adopt a package of amendments to Chapter 30 of the Murphy Code of Ordinances that (1) creates a permitting framework for portable on-demand storage units (often called pods), (2) repeals and replaces the city's concept-plan and site-plan review process, and (3) adjusts when the city submits public-notice language to the newspaper and adds on-site notification signs for certain residential zoning cases.
City staff said the changes are intended to provide clear rules for homeowners and developers and to shorten application timelines. Reagan (city staff) gave the presentation and described technical limits for storage units and timing windows for moves and construction-related uses.
Reagan told the council: "anyone that is placed within the city, just the general overview in a residential district, in all cases, must be placed on an improved surface. The maximum size permitted is 40 by 8 by 8 and a half." The ordinance allows pods in…
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