[Ord. No. 718, §1]
For the purposes of this Article "modular" and "prefabricated" structures shall be deemed identical and shall be defined as any building or structure with over fifty (50) square feet of floor space, constructed and assembled at a place other than the place it is intended to remain permanently and/or designed to be transported after fabrication or construction on its own or detachable wheels, on a flatbed truck or any other truck, trailer or conveyance.
[Ord. No. 718, §2; Ord. No. 2209 §1, 4-3-2012]
It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, place, keep or maintain at any place within the City a modular or prefabricated structure, unless a permit is issued by the Board of Aldermen for such purpose. A modular or prefabricated structure from which food and/or beverages are proposed to be sold may be considered under the special use permit process which may include conditions of approval including, but not limited to, the total term of use, days and/or times of operation and the period of use within a single calendar year. A modular or prefabricated structure operated in connection with an outdoor recreational use may be considered under the special use permit process which may include operation and/or site specific conditions of approval.
[Ord. No. 925, §2; Ord. No. 2771, 4-2-2024]
(a) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, place, keep or maintain at any place within the City a storage container, shipping container or trailer used for storage purposes, except those containers used for storing solid waste as permitted in Section 18-3, unless a permit is issued by the Board of Aldermen for such purpose. Board of Aldermen consideration may be given to containers or trailers for storage purposes only when such are located on the same lot as the residence or place of business where they are proposed to be used.
(b) 
Under no circumstance shall any storage container, shipping container or trailer be used for a residence, office or other purpose involving human occupancy of such.
(c) 
Storage containers, shipping containers and trailers shall be screened so that they are not visible from public streets.
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Editor's Note — Ord. no. 1264 §1, enacted 11-19-1996, repealed §5-31.1, which derived from ord. no. 1151 §1, 2-21-1995. The provisions of ord. no. 1264 are set out in §§23-91.1, 23-111.1 and 23-121.1 of this Code.