§ 10.0. Self-service storage facilities.

10.1.  Location. Conditional use in the C-2, C-3 and PC districts permitted use in the I-1 and PI districts.

10.2.  Requirements for self-storage facilities.

A.

Submission of a site development plan

B.

Self-service storage facilities shall be limited to the rental of storage units and the pick-up and deposit of goods or property in dead storage.

C.

Vehicle and trailer rental may be permitted on the premises as an accessory use, subject to review and approval as a conditional use. Rental vehicles shall not be parked in required parking spaces, drives or parking lanes.

D.

Storage units shall not be used to manufacture, fabricate or process goods; conduct servicing or repair; conduct garage sales or retail sales of any kind; or conduct any other commercial or industrial activity.

E.

Individual storage units shall not have electrical outlets except ceiling light fixtures and necessary switches.

F.

The maximum gross floor area of an individual storage unit shall be four hundred (400) square feet. (Ord. No. 11-2210, § 1, 11-21-11)

G.

Individual storage units or private postal boxes within a self-service storage facility shall not be considered premises for the purpose of assigning a legal address in order to obtain a business license or other governmental permit or license to do business; nor as a legal address for residential purposes.

H.

The following materials shall not be stored in any self-service storage unit. Each lessee shall be required to sign a written statement certifying that none of the following will be stored in the unit leased by that individual or corporation:

1.

Hazardous materials;

2.

Flammable and combustible liquids;

3.

Explosives; and

4.

Black powder and smokeless powder

I.

Except as provided herein, all property stored on the premises shall be entirely within an enclosed building. Open storage of recreation vehicles and boats is permitted, subject to the following:

1.

Storage shall occur only in a designated area which is clearly delineated for open storage.

2.

Such areas shall not exceed ten (10) percent of the lot or parcel area.

3.

Such areas shall be screened from view from property zoned for detached single family residential use and public property, including the public right-of-way.

4.

Storage shall not occur in required parking spaces, drives, parking lanes nor within required building setback areas.

5.

No vehicle maintenance, washing or repair shall be permitted.

J.

Exterior light fixtures shall be designed and installed so that the light is focused down upon the premises and so that a minimum amount of light shines on adjacent property or the public right-of-way. If a facility abuts a residential district, exterior light fixtures shall not exceed sixteen (16) feet in height.

K.

A caretaker or security guard dwelling is permitted on the premises.

L.

Required parking spaces shall be located adjacent to the budding or use which they serve. Floor area within the rental or leasing office, which is devoted to uses other than the rental of storage units, shall be provided with additional parking spaces, at a ratio of one space per two hundred (200) square feet of gross floor area.

M.

Self-service storage facilities which feature both multi-access and limited access storage facilities shall comply with an of the requirements pertaining to both types of storage units.

N.

Supplemental regulations pertaining only to multi-access facilities.

1.

Minimum lot area shall be three (3) acres.

2.

All drives which provide direct access to storage units shall have an adjacent parking lane which extends the full length of the access drive, and is located between the access drive and the storage units. Access drives with direct access to storage units on only one side of the drive shall be at least twenty (20) feet wide, plus one parking lane at least ten (10) feet wide, for a total width of thirty (30) feet. Access drives with direct access to storage units on both sides of the drive shall be at least twenty (20) feet wide, plus one parking lane at least eight (8) feet wide on each side of the drive, for a total width of thirty-six (36) feet.

3.

Storage unit doors shall be screened from view from property zoned for detached single family residential use.

4.

The facility shall feature appropriate access and circulation by vehicles and emergency equipment.

O.

Supplemental regulations pertaining only to limited access facilities.

1.

Multi-story facilities located in the C-2 or C-3 zoning districts shall feature building materials and architectural design which reduces the scale and mass of the structure, so that the building appears to be an office building, not a storage facility.

2.

Each entry point to the building used to access hallways leading to the storage units shall accommodate a minimum of two (2) loading berths and related maneuvering areas. The loading and maneuvering areas shall not interfere with the traffic circulation system of the premises.

(Ord. No. 339, § 8, 2-15-82; Ord. No. 97-1605, § 1, 12-15-97)