Committee reviews proposal to narrow where self-storage facilities are allowed
Staff proposed removing self-storage as a conditional use in R‑1 and R‑2 and limiting self-storage to commercial districts or rezoning; supervisors raised concerns that the change could be unduly restrictive and is driven largely by aesthetic complaints in some towns.
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County staff presented redline changes to Chapter 15 that would remove self-storage facilities from the R‑1 and R‑2 zoning categories (so those uses would be limited to C‑1 and C‑3 commercial districts or require rezoning). The proposal grew from recent permitting and public concerns in some towns; staff said removing the conditional-use path would make denial legally easier in the county’s view but would require property owners to pursue rezoning when they want self-storage.
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