(a) Storage/Shipping Container – shall mean any container designed for the storage and/or movement of materials or property which is placed upon any real property and can be delivered and/or transported to another location by an appropriate truck, tractor trailer, or other equipment.
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(a) Storage/Shipping Containers for temporary use are allowed in all zoned districts so long as the use of the Storage/Shipping Containers meets one or more of the following uses:
(1) At a construction site, not to exceed the duration of the construction project;
(2) Natural disaster recovery and/or clean-up;
(3) Relocation purposes for a residence or commercial business.
(b) Temporary use of a Storage/Shipping Container shall be limited to two (2) containers per property and for a maximum period of sixty (60) days. One additional thirty (30) day period may be allowed at the discretion of the zoning administrator.
(c) Storage/Shipping Containers for temporary use must be removed on or before the expiration of the allowed time. Failure to remove the Storage/Shipping Container timely shall be a violation of this Article.
(d) Temporary use of a Storage/Shipping Containers shall be subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4-603, except as otherwise provided by this Article.
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(a) The placement and utilization of all Storage/Shipping Containers pursuant to this Article are conditions upon compliance with the following requirements:
(1) Containers shall not be placed in a manner that impedes access to public right-of-way’s, public utility or drainage easements, adjacent structures or buildings;
(2) Containers shall be safe, structurally sound, in good repair, and placed on a stable surface;
(3) Any container that becomes unsound, unstable, blighted, or otherwise dangerous, as determined by the zoning administrator, shall be immediately repaired or removed by the property owner;
(4) Stacking of containers is prohibited;
(5) Units shall not be connected to utility services, except for electricity, nor shall any other utility service be utilized within a container;
(6) Units placed upon property in the City of Conway Springs at the time of adoption of this Article which do not conform to the requirements set forth in this article shall be required to meet the adopted requirements within ninety (90) days of adoption.
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(a) If the zoning administrator determines that a Storage/Shipping Container is being utilized and/or maintained in violation of any applicable provision of this Article, he or she shall issue a written notice of violation to the person utilizing said container describing the violation and providing a reasonable time to remove the unit, bring the unit into compliance, or to obtain an appropriate building permit.
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(a) Any person who fails to comply with a written notice of violation issued by the zoning administrator pursuant to this Article, shall, upon conviction thereof by the Conway Springs Municipal Court, be required to pay fine of not less than $100.00 or more than $500.00 for each violation. Each day the violation continues may be considered a separate offense.
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