Nonconforming shipping containers.
A. Residential districts.
(1) No more than one nonconforming shipping container shall be allowed on any lot.
(2) Any shipping container located in a residential district on, or prior to, September 21, 2000, may continue to be used if it meets the following requirements:
(a) The property owner shall provide documentation, to the satisfaction of the Code Enforcement Officer, that the shipping container was located on the site on, or prior to, September 21, 2000. Information from abutting property owners, in the form of a letter stating the existence of the shipping container on or around a specific date, could assist in this documentation.
(b) Permit required.
[1] The property owner shall obtain a permit from the Code Enforcement Officer. The permit shall document the following: the container's existence, size, and location on the property.
[2] The permit must be acquired by March 21, 2001, unless good cause can be shown to the Code Enforcement Officer. If a permit is not requested by September 21, 2001, the shipping container must be removed, unless the shipping container was located on the property prior to November 9, 1999.
