10-17A-14: STORAGE RENTAL UNITS – SPECIFIC STANDARDS:
Storage rental units shall meet the following additional standards:
A. Storage Rental Units – All Zones (Except a PD-C Zone): Storage rental units shall be limited to twelve feet (12') overall height for the storage unit portion of the facility.
1. Site location of storage facilities shall be:
a. Located behind a retail, office, or similar “storefront” and other appropriate mixed uses which effectively screen the storage units from public street views; or
b. Located to the rear of existing commercial developments so the storage units are not the dominant view from public streets; and
c. When located adjacent to a residential zone, shall have the front of the storage units screened behind a front façade typical of a commercial, retail, or office building, or similar façade.
2. Exterior vertical surfaces of the storage facilities shall be covered with fifty percent (50%) of the area in decorative materials such as: decorative brick veneer, stone, textured block, or other similar materials, and the remaining fifty percent (50%) shall be finished with stucco. No unfinished metal or painted metal buildings are permitted.
3. Colors are limited to natural, muted tones that emulate the local geologic formations common to the area and blend with the predominant colors of the natural surroundings.
4. Lighting shall comply with dark sky principles and regulations.
5. Individual storage units shall not be used for manufacturing, retail or wholesale selling, office functions, other business or service uses, and/or human or animal habitation.
6. Storage facilities shall not permit the storage of any hazardous, flammable, or explosive materials; hazardous or extremely hazardous waste; or any material which creates obnoxious dust, odor or fumes.
7. Main access shall be permitted only from a public street. Access to individual storage units shall be permitted only from interior private drives.
8. Storage facilities located adjacent to residential zones shall be screened with a solid block wall no less than six feet four inches (6'4") in height, and landscaping such as high-growing shrubs or trees placed close together (planted less than five feet (5') on center) that will effectively screen and shield the storage units from public view when abutting the adjacent residential zone.
B. Storage Rental Units in a PD-C Zone: In a PD-C zone, storage rental units are not limited to a single story, but shall meet the following additional standards:
1. The property is located in an isolated area. “Isolated” is defined as:
a. The property is not conducive to standard commercial, retail, professional office, or residential development;
b. The storage rental units provide a transition from a more intense use or zoning district to a residential zone;
c. The property is screened from the public street behind other property or development that fronts the public street; and
d. The storage rental units are located along a master-planned ninety-foot (90') right-of-way;
2. Storage rental units accessed from the exterior of the building must be located behind a solid fence, which obstructs the buildings from the public right-of-way;
3. Multiple-story storage rental units must provide building façades with architectural articulation. Building façade articulation shall include a variation in base, middle, and top of a building created by variations in color and materials. This can be achieved through:
a. Combinations of stepping back or extending a portion of the façade (pop-outs); and
b. Vertical divisions using different textures and materials.
4. Windows must be opaque, unless the windows are for the business office on the ground floor;
5. Single-story storage facilities can be constructed of prefabricated metal buildings; provided, that the exterior vertical surfaces of the storage facilities are covered with fifty percent (50%) of the area in decorative materials such as: decorative brick veneer, stone, textured block, or other similar materials, and the remaining fifty percent (50%) is finished with stucco;
6. Unfinished metal or painted-metal buildings are not permitted;
7. Colors shall be limited to natural, muted tones that emulate the local geologic formations common to the area and blend with the predominant colors of the natural surroundings;
8. Lighting shall be required to be constructed and shielded (dark sky shielding) to not directly illuminate, or create glare visible from, adjacent properties or public rights-of-way. All outdoor lighting shall be fully shielded and downward directed in compliance with the following:
a. No artificial light source shall project direct artificial light into the nighttime sky;
b. No artificial light source shall be placed at a location, angle, or height that creates a light encroachment; and
c. Light-source shielding shall be made of completely opaque material such that light escapes only through the bottom. Shielding that is translucent, transparent, has perforations or slits of any kind, or allows light to escape through it in any other manner is not permitted;
9. Individual storage units shall not be used for manufacturing, retail or wholesale selling, office functions, other business or service uses, and/or human or animal habitation;
10. Storage facilities shall not permit the storage of any hazardous, flammable, or explosive materials; hazardous or extremely hazardous waste; or any material which creates obnoxious dust, odor or fumes;
11. Main access shall only be allowed from a public street. Access to individual storage units shall be from interior private drives only;
12. Storage facilities located adjacent to any residential zone shall be limited to twenty-five feet (25'), be screened with a solid-block wall no less than six feet four inches (6'4") in height, and have a ten-foot (10') landscape strip along the property line; and
13. Landscaping shall include shrubs and trees planted at least five feet (5') on center. (Ord. 2019-10-002, 10-10-2019; amd. Ord. 2020-06-002, 6-4-2020)