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Council orders citations after discovery of 10 unauthorized storage containers
Summary
Officials say code enforcement will issue citations for 10 unauthorized storage containers placed on private property behind a business; staff will draft a policy update and pursue ordinance enforcement.
Price City staff told councilors they will issue citations after discovering 10 unauthorized storage containers behind a business. Speaker 5 said the containers were placed on private property adjacent to electric lines and that the city will take enforcement action.
"We will send those citations out to him tomorrow," Speaker 5 said, identifying the immediate enforcement step. Speaker 3 identified the property owner by name in the workshop: "Dustin Jensen is his name." Councilors said the containers likely violate multiple ordinances and described earlier efforts to obtain voluntary compliance.
Staff warned that preexisting containers may be grandfathered but new, stacked or rented containers are often noncompliant. The group discussed public-safety and sanitation risks, and Speaker 5 said utilities were denied to one site because required signatures and safety verifications were not completed.
Officials directed code enforcement to prepare citations and instructed staff to prepare a policy specifically addressing trailers and storage containers so the city can enforce ordinances consistently. No formal hearing or appeal was scheduled during the workshop.
Next steps: code enforcement will issue citations to the identified property owner and staff will draft a policy update addressing storage-container use and permit requirements.
