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Title 17C
Chapter 17C.190
Section 17C.190.280
 

Title 17C Land Use Standards

Chapter 17C.190 Use Category Descriptions

Article III. Commercial Categories

Section 17C.190.280 Mini-storage Facilities
  1. Characteristics.

Mini-storage Facilities uses provide separate storage areas for individual or business uses. The storage areas are designed to allow private access by the tenant for storing or removing personal property.

  1. Accessory Uses.

Accessory uses may include security and leasing offices. Living quarters for one resident manager per site in the Industrial zones are allowed. Other living quarters are subject to the standards for residential uses in the base zones. Use of the storage areas for sales, service and repair operations, or manufacturing is not considered accessory to the Mini-storage Facilities use. The rental of trucks or equipment is also not considered accessory to a Mini-storage Facilities use.

  1. Examples.

Examples include single-story and multistory facilities that provide individual storage areas for rent. These uses are also called mini warehouses or mini-storage facilities.

  1. Exceptions.

A transfer and storage business where there are no individual storage areas or where employees are the primary movers of the goods to be stored or transferred is in the Warehouse and Freight Movement category.

Date Passed: Tuesday, May 31, 2005

Effective Date: Wednesday, July 6, 2005

ORD C33636 Section 3