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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.
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Marshall City Council approved a contractorâs proposal to replace the roof on the Marshall Fire Department station on East Saratoga Street.
MARSHALL After 25 years, roof of the Marshall fire station has developed some leaks. But a solution will be coming, after the Marshall City Council approved a contractor’s proposal to replace the roof.
Fire Chief Quentin Brunsvold brought three roofing proposals to the city council at its regular meeting Tuesday. The Marshall fire station currently has a roof ballasted with river rocks, which was last replaced in 1996. Over time, organic material like dead leaves has built up in the rocks and kept the roof from draining properly, Brunsvold said.