(A) 
As used in this section, “shipping container” means a container which:
(1) 
Is used or designed to be used in intermodal or over-the-road shipping that consists of a truck trailer body that may be detached from the chassis for loading onto a ship or other vessel, a rail car, or stacked in a container depot; and
(2) 
Does not exceed 40 feet in length, 9 feet in height and 9 feet in width.
(B) 
A shipping container may be used for the temporary storage of goods to be sold at retail only if a permit has been issued under the provisions of this section authorizing that use. A permit may not be issued for a refrigerated, open top, “flat rack” or bulk liquid or other container that is not fully enclosed on six sides.
(C) 
The Building Official may issue a permit authorizing the use of a shipping container for the temporary storage of goods to be sold at retail if the following requirements are met and maintained:
(1) 
No shipping container shall be located:
(a) 
Nearer to a street than the front of the building to which the shipping container is an accessory;
(b) 
Adjacent to a major thoroughfare designated as such by the master thoroughfare plan;
(c) 
Within 100 feet of a residential zoning district;
(d) 
Within 50 feet of the property line of an adjacent property; or
(e) 
Nearer than 10 feet of the building to which the shipping container is an accessory.
A permitted shipping container shall comply with all setback regulations of the zoning district in which the shipping container is located. In the event of a conflict between the setback specified by the zoning ordinance and a setback specified by this section, the more restrictive shall apply.
(2) 
A shipping container shall be screened from the view of an adjacent street or residential property by means of a solid fence of at least six feet in height or a living screen of evergreen shrubs of at least six feet in height.
(3) 
The total area of all shipping containers authorized under a permit shall not exceed 10% of the area of the building to which the shipping containers are an accessory. No more than fifteen shipping containers shall be permitted. Shipping containers may not be stacked.
(D) 
No more than one permit may be issued to an applicant in any calendar year for the same site. A permit has a duration of ninety days. The applicant for a permit under this section shall submit the following information along with the applicant for a permit:
(1) 
The size of the area building (in square feet) to which the shipping container is an accessory;
(2) 
A site plan showing the proposed location(s) of the shipping container(s), the setback and other distances as specified by subsection (C) of this section, the location and type of screening to be used, and the number and dimensions of the shipping container(s); and
(3) 
The proposed date for the commencement of the permit period and the date of expiration of the most recent permit issued under this section.
(E) 
At the time application is made, a fee as provided by section 30.301 of this chapter shall be paid to the City for each permitted container. A permit may be revoked by the Building Official for a violation of any provision of this article upon ten days written notice to the applicant.
(Ordinance 5371, sec. 8, adopted 6/1/99; Ordinance 5628, sec. 18, adopted 2/19/02)