dgau@marshallindependent.com
MARSHALL Â The Marshall City Council moved forward this week on city ordinance language that would allow shipping containers to be used as storage sheds in certain parts of town. But first they made some changes, including the type of permit it would require to use a shipping container for storage.
Council member James Lozinski said he thought an interim use permit should be required instead of a conditional use permit, because that way the permit wouldn’t stick with a piece of property permanently.
Council members approved an ordinance that would allow a shipping container to be used for storage under an interim use permit that would expire when a property is sold.
dgau@marshallindependent.com
MARSHALL Â The Marshall City Council will be holding a public hearing later this month on proposed ordinance changes that could allow residents to use shipping containers as storage structures in certain parts of town.
Under the proposed changes, property owners could apply for a conditional use permit (CUP) to have a shipping container on property in a general business district in Marshall.
Earlier this spring, the council heard a variance request from Monte Buntjer to have a shipping container as a permanent storage structure on property on the 500 block of East Main Street. Under current city ordinances, shipping containers can’t be used as permanent storage or accessory buildings in residential zoning districts, although they are permitted in industrial districts.