Cargo containers shall be stored within the heavy industrial district (HI) and the light industrial district (LI), subject to the following provisions:
A.
Cargo containers shall be stacked no more than two containers high.
B.
Cargo containers shall be stacked in a manner that no doors are accessible or shown to the exterior of the stack.
C.
Cargo container storage sites shall be fenced with a minimum of an eight-foot high industrial fence on the outside of the required landscaping to prevent vandalism.
D.
Container storage areas shall have Type II landscaping as defined by PMC § 20.70.070; except that, along the street frontage(s), Type III landscaping shall be provided.
E.
Cargo containers shall stair step from the periphery of the site.
F.
There shall be a minimum 20-foot wide service drive on two sides of the site located inside of the landscaping (in addition to the street frontage side), with an emergency fire truck turn-around at the end of the emergency drives. The turn-around may be eliminated if the emergency access drive is placed on three sides of the storage site excluding street frontages.
G.
An on-site turn-around shall be provided for semi-trucks loading on the site.
H.
Two additional on-site parking spaces shall be provided for semi-trucks.
I.
The property owner or lessee shall provide written certification that the cargo containers are empty and do not contain any residue of inflammable or hazardous materials.
(Ord. 1524 § 4, 2002)