§ 2.06.11. Mini-warehouses.
(1)
In addition to the requirements described in this section, mini-warehouses shall not be permitted adjacent to any residential zoning district or when separated from a residential zoning district by a public right-of-way or private street.
(2)
In addition to the requirements of Section 2.06.06 Site plan review, Supplementary Use Regulations, a plan of development shall be submitted to the planning and zoning director or employee so designated, indicating location of buildings, lot area, pervious and impervious lot coverage, number of storage units, type and size of signs, height of buildings, parking layout with points of ingress and egress, location and type of lighting being proposed and location and type of visual screening and landscaping being proposed.
(3)
Storage buildings shall be subdivided by permanent partitions into spaces containing not more than three hundred (300) square feet each.
(4)
The minimum lot size shall not be less than two (2) acres. Mini-warehouses located on sites exceeding two (2) acres shall be considered a special exception use regardless of its permitted use within the General Commercial zoning district (cross reference Section 2.06.01 Special exception uses, Supplementary Use Regulations).
(5)
Residential quarters for a manager or caretaker may be included within the mini-warehouse development.
(6)
If the facilities are lighted, lighting shall be designed and installed so as to prevent glare or excessive light on adjacent property. No source of illumination shall be allowed if such source of illumination would be visible from a residentially zoned district to the extent that it interfered with the residential use of that area.
(7)
All mini-warehouse facilities shall be designed with inward facing storage access in order to improve compatibility with adjacent uses. Individual storage buildings shall be arranged such that adjacent land uses will be visually and physically protected from noise and sight disturbances.
(8)
To further ensure that adjacent land uses be visually and physically separated, a minimum landscaped buffer area shall be installed within the required front, side and rear yard setback. Landscaping within the buffer area/yard setbacks shall be consistent with Section 5.04.00, Landscaping.
Minimum yard setback requirements:
(i) Front yard: 25 feet
(ii) Side and rear: 10 feet
(9)
Perimeter landscaping adjacent to streets: All vehicular use areas which are not entirely screened by an intervening building from any abutting dedicated public street, to the extent such areas are not so screened, shall contain the following:
(i)
A landscaped area of not less than twenty (20) square feet for each linear foot of vehicular use area street frontage;
(ii)
No less than one (1) tree, of four-inch caliper or greater, located within twenty-five (25) feet of the street right-of-way, for each twenty-five (25) linear feet, or fraction thereof, of vehicular use area street frontage.
(10)
Off-street parking: Two (2) parking spaces for the manager or caretaker unit (if provided) and a minimum of five (5) spaces located adjacent or in close proximity to the manager's unit or office for customer parking. Additional parking equivalent to one (1) space per three hundred fifty (350) square feet of office space, or portion thereof, above the threshold required, shall be provided.
(11)
Aisle width: All units shall front on a private drive having a minimum width of twenty-four (24) feet between storage structures to allow unobstructed two-way vehicular circulation and loading/unloading of personal property storage.
(12)
Height: The height of all structures shall not exceed the height provided in Section 2.04.02.9 in Schedule Two; Lot, Yard, and Bulk Regulation.
(13)
In order to promote compatibility among adjacent land uses and incorporate mini-warehouses/personal property storage areas within the community, the following design standards shall apply to mini-warehouses and shall be subject to approval by the planning and architectural review board:
a)
The design of proposed mini-warehouses shall include facades to camouflage internal storage structures. This may include arranging the storage buildings in a manner to screen the internal structures and/or constructing facades on all storage structures as provided for in subsection (b) below.
b)
The facade design may include murals of a compatible nature, false fronts constructed of varying material that include varying the roofline to disguise duct work, etc as well as any other method deemed acceptable by the planning and architectural review board.
c)
Finished material selections may include, but are not limited to, stucco, coquina, and other similar material types.
(14)
Prohibited storage materials: Flammable or explosive materials, flammable or combustible liquids, material or matter which creates noxious dust, odor or fumes, hazardous waste (per DOT HM 181; Federal register 12.21.90), propane tanks, singularly, or in conjunction with RV's and the like.
(15)
Prohibited facilities: No water, sanitary facilities, electricity (other than humidity control), with exception of lighting fixtures shall be provided in individual storage spaces and shall not include or be adaptable to provide electric service outlets.
(16)
Prohibited uses: Outdoor parking and/or storage of vehicles (excepting on-site manager vehicle(s), recreational vehicles, campers, boats and the like.
(Ord. No. 2004-28, § 3, 9-23-04)