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Planning Commission weighs limits on shipping containers, sheds and accessory structures
Summary
Commissioners reviewed accessory-structure standards (setbacks, encroachments) and debated whether shipping containers should be allowed permanently in commercial zones, with draft limits (10-foot max height, no double-stacking) proposed for industrial areas.
The commission considered accessory-structure rules in Division 3 (Section 9.9), focusing on where and how detached structures and storage containers should be regulated.
Chair Lee emphasized the original purpose for setbacks: privacy, emergency access and fire separation. Commissioners generally preferred limiting encroachments into required setbacks and indicated small administrative allowances (for example, 10% encroachment) may be appropriate for minimal…
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