Chapter 20.88
CARGO CONTAINERS

Sections:

20.88.010    Where allowed and regulations.

20.88.010 Where allowed and regulations.

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).