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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 50-20.6 AND 50-40 RELATED TO SHIPPING OR STORAGE CONTAINERS.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
The city of Duluth does ordain:
Section 1. That Section 50-20.6, Temporary Uses, of the Duluth City Code, 1959, as amended, be amended as follows.
C Temporary moveable storage container. Storage or Shipping Container
1. Temporary moveable storage containers Storage or shipping containers shall must comply with the same UDC setback standards as for accessory structures, and shall not be located on any public right of way, or utility, pedestrian, or drainage easement, or on any required off-street parking, loading, or landscaping areas.
2. Temporary moveable storage containers Storage or shipping containers:
-a(a) Are allowed in the MU-B and MU-W district only if buffered and screened from adjoining property to the same extent as is required for a principle primary or accessory structures;
-a(b) Are allowed in the I-G or I-W districts without a requirement for buffering or screening;
-a(c) Are allowed in the RR-1, RR-2, R-1, R-2, and MU-N zone districts, but shall not remain on any property for more than 15 days in any calendar year;
-a(d) Are allowed in all other zone districts but shall not remain on any property for more than 45 days during any calendar year.
(e) Shall not be used for, or contain, any advertisement, and shall be painted a uniform color on all sides with no alpha-numeric writing or characters visible.
3 Storage or shipping containers shall not be used as permanent or semi-permanent storage or warehouse structures, or used to conduct business or commercial or similar activities, unless such storage or shipping container meets the following requirements:
(a) The exterior siding materials and color, the building form, and the roof design must be substantially similar in form and construction type as the principle building;
(b) The structure must meet all requirements of the Minnesota State Building Code;
(c) T...
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