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PRESENTED: May 10, 2016
ORDINANCE NO.: 2016-0-013 ADOPTED: May 10, 2016
AN ORDINANCE: AMENDING LEESBURG ZONING ORDINANCE ARTICLE 9, USE
REGULATIONS, AND ARTICLE 18, DEFINITIONS TO ESTABLISH
REGULATIONS FOR TEMPORARY PORTABLE STORAGE UNITS
The Town Council of Leesburg, Virginia, hereby ordains:
SECTION I. That the following sections of the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of
Leesburg, Virginia, 2003, as amended, be and the same are hereby amended to read as follows:
18.1.186.1 Temporary Portable Storage Unit
A commercially constructed, purpose-built container designed for vehicular transport and the
storage of equipment, building materials, or household goods. For the purposes of this Zoning
Ordinance, a temporary portable storage unit is neither an "accessory structure" nor a "trailer,"
as defined in Article Ill (Storage, Construction, and Sales Trailers) of the Town Code.
9.5.5 Temporary Portable Storage Unit
The outdoor storage of temporary portable storage units are allowed in accordance with the
standards listed below:
A. General Standards:
1. A temporary use permit shall not be required for the first fourteen (14) days of
usage. After such time, a temporary use permit will be required for a storage
period not to exceed thirty (30) days per issuance and it shall be the duty of the
property owner, property manager, or tenant receiving a temporary portable
storage unit and/or any vendor responsible for the rental, delivery, and retrieval
of a temporary portable storage unit to comply with the permit procedures of Sec.
3.5 Temporary Use Permits (except for Sec. 3.5.2 Agency Notification);
2. Temporary portable storage units must be stored on the same properties as the
individual(s), organization(s), business(es), etc. using them and the properties
must contain existing principal uses/structures;
3. The maximum size of a temporary portable storage unit shall not exceed 128
square feet;
4. Temporary portable storage units shall be kept in good condition, free from
evidence of deterioration, discoloration, rust, rips, holes, or other signs of
abandonment or neglect. Such units shall comply with all applicable building,
property maintenance, and fire code requirements;
5. Temporary portable storage units must be placed on a paved surface or any
driveway surface on the subiect parcel. Such units shall not be placed in any
Town right-of-way, easement, or travelway, unless permitted by the Town Code
and shall not hinder sight distance or create obstructions for vehicular or
pedestrian traffic;
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AN ORDINANCE: AMENDING LEESBURG ZONING ORDINANCE ARTICLE 9, USE
REGULATIONS, AND ARTICLE 18, DEFINITIONS TO ESTABLISH
REGULATIONS FOR TEMPORARY PORTABLE STORAGE UNITS
6. Temporary portable storage units shall not be used for the storage of extremely
hazardous or flammable substances, live animals, or human habitation;
7. Signage on temporary portable storage units shall be limited to that which is
standard and customarily placed on the unit by the vendor and/or manufacturer.
B. Duration:
1. Excluding the 14-day exemption in Sec.9.5.5.A.1, the permitted placement of a
temporary portable storage unit shall not exceed thirty (30) days. Prior to the
expiration of the temporary use permit, a 30-day extension may be approved by
the Zoning Administrator.
2. The maximum duration that a temporary portable storage unit shall be upon a
property in the Town is sixty (60) cumulative days within the calendar year except
for a unit that is used in conjunction with an active building permit, which may
remain in place for a period no longer than six (6) months from the issuance date
of the temporary use permit.
C. Number:
1. Properties containing single family detached or single family attached uses shall
be limited to two (2) temporary portable storage units or 128 square feet of
temporary portable storage area, whichever is less;
2. Properties containing multi-family developments shall be subject to the following
limitations:
a. Two (2) temporary portable storage units per dwelling unit or 128 square
feet, whichever is less, along with written approval from property
management;
b. Two (2) temporary portable storage units or 256 square feet of temporary
portable storage area, whichever is less, for direct property management
usage only;
3. Properties containing a single nonresidential use shall be limited to two (2)
temporary portable storage units or 256 square feet of temporary portable
storage area, whichever is less. Properties containing multi-tenant nonresidential
uses or mixed-use developments shall be subject to the limitations established in
9.5.5.C.2 Number, at the discretion of the Zoning Administrator.
D. Location:
In addition to 9.5.5.A.5 General Standards, placement of temporary portable storage
units on properties containing nonresidential and/or multi-family uses must be located in
excess parking areas, excess loading areas, or other undesignated areas. Storage shall
not occur in required and/or restricted parking spaces, loading areas, sidewalks, or
buffer/landscape areas.
E. Existing Temporary Portable Storage Units:
Temporary portable storage units do not fall under nonconformities, as set out in Article
16. Therefore, any temporary portable storage unit located on a property as of May 10,
2016, shall not be deemed a legal nonconforming use/structure.
AN ORDINANCE: AMENDING LEESBURG ZONING ORDINANCE ARTICLE 9, USE
REGULATIONS, AND ARTICLE 18, DEFINITIONS TO ESTABLISH
REGULATIONS FOR TEMPORARY PORTABLE STORAGE UNITS
F. Exclusion:
Temporary portable storaqe units placed during a period of an officially declared
Federal, Commonwealth, or Local emergency that is applicable to a subject property
shall be exempt from the requirements of the section for a period of up to six (6) months.
SECTION II. All prior ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION III. Severability. If a court of competent jurisdiction declares any provision
of this ordinance invalid, the decision shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole or
any remaining provisions of this ordinance.
SECTION IV. This ordinance shall be in effect upon its passage.
PASSED this 10th day of May 2016.
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David S. Butler, Mayor
Town of Leesburg
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Clerk of Council'
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