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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REORDAINING • SECTION 34-1107 OF ARTICLE IX OF CHAPTER 34 (ZONING) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, 1990, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO PORTABLE STORAGE CONTAINERS. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia, that Section 34- 1107 of Article IX (Generally Applicable Regulations) of Chapter 34 (Zoning) of the Charlottesville City Code, 1990, as amended, is hereby amended and reordained, as follows: Sec. 34-1107. Portable storage containers. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this ordinance, portable storage containers located outside of a fully -enclosed building or structure shall be allowed only in residential, commercial or mixed use districts subject to the following restrictions: (1) In residential districts and mixed-use districts, no more than a maximum of two (2) portable storage containers may be allowed on a lot for a period no longer than fifteen (15) days in any consecutive twelve-month period. A maximum of one (1) portable storage container shall may be allowed on a lot, and fora period no longer than a -total e€ sixty (60) days in any consecutive twelve-month period. In any case where there is a change in ownership of the lot, the date upon which title to the lot is conveyed shall begin a new 12 -month period. The portable storage container must be placed a minimum of five 5 ten (1-0) feet from the • property line, or on the driveway of the lot. One portable storage container may be placed in a legal parking place on the street with the purchase of a permit from Neighborhood Development Services when space is not available on site No portable storage container located in a residential or mixed-use district shall have dimensions greater than twenty (20) in length, eight (8) feet in width or eight (8) feet in height. (2) adrninistraten Any resident with one portable storage container on their lot for less than fifteen (15) calendar days shall not be required to obtain a permit if Neighborhood Development Services has advance notice of placement A permit issued by the zoning administrator is required for any portable storage container located on a lot for more than fifteen (15) calendar days. The fee for such permit shall be in the amount set forth in the most recent zoning fee schedule approved by city council. The permit shall be displayed on the exterior of the portable storage unit at all times. (3) Other than the required city permit, no sign shall be attached to a portable storage container except as authorized by the sign regulations set forth within section 3410-20ty. 34-1026 of the City Code (Signs). (4) All portable storage containers shall be maintained in a condition free from rust, peeling paint and other visible forms of deterioration. Approved by Council December 18, 2006 ki� CIM of City Council