Under the City's current Code of Ordinances, storage facilities are not a permitted use in the C-2 Zoning District. Staff was recently contacted by a property owner whose business is within the C-2 Zoning District with a request to convert a non-conforming outdoor storage facility into an indoor storage facility. After review, it was the determination of staff that an indoor storage facility could be an asset to a neighborhood if the development standards ensure a quality, aesthetically pleasing development.
Staff presented the attached proposed ordinance to allow indoor storage in the C-2 Zoning District as a conditional use with development standards to the Land Development Review Board at their regularly scheduled meeting on March 21, 2024. The Land Development Review Board voted to approve the proposed ordinance with the additional requirement that outdoor storage is limited to 25% of the property.