Edgmont Township City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XXVIII
Public Self-Storage
§ 365-164 General provisions.
A.
Purpose. It is the intent of these regulations to govern the use of public self-storage facilities which are intended for the passive storage of nonhazardous personal property within the confines of storage units leased to the public as well as outside storage of motor vehicles, recreational vehicles and boats.
B.
Use regulations.
(1)
Conditional use. Public self-storage facilities may be permitted in the following zoning district by conditional use, subject to the provisions of Article XXXII, § 365-191, and provided the application shall otherwise comply with this section and the regulations of the proposed zoning district wherein the use is proposed.
(a)
LI, Light Industrial District.
C.
Bulk and area regulations. The bulk and area regulations shall be those of the underlying district unless expressly stated to the contrary in this article.
D.
Standards of approval.
(1)
Prohibited uses.
(a)
Prohibited items. The storage of living organisms, perishable items, illegal substances, or hazardous, toxic, flammable or explosive materials is strictly prohibited.
(b)
Habitation. The storage, occupancy or use of any part or portion of the interior or exterior public self-storage facility for human habitation is strictly prohibited.
(c)
Commercial use. The use of the self-storage facility for commercial or industrial use, businesses or staging areas is strictly prohibited.
(d)
Location. Except as noted in this article, there shall be no storage outside.
(2)
Outdoor storage. Public self-storage facilities may include outside storage areas for the storage of motor vehicles, recreational vehicles, and boats on trailers only.
(a)
Setback. The outside storage area shall not be located in a front yard and shall be set back a minimum of 20 feet from any ultimate right-of-way line or a property line, whichever is greater.
(b)
Parking. Parking for the storage of motor vehicles, recreational vehicles and boats on trailers shall be in addition to the parking requirements of Article XX.
(c)
Allowable area. The outside storage areas shall not occupy, in the aggregate, more than 7.0% of the total lot area, with not less than 30% of the proposed outside storage being situated under cover of a roof structure.
(d)
Roof structure. The roof structure shall be attached to an inside self-storage facility building(s) and be of the same design, materials, construction, and appearance as the inside self-storage facility building(s).
(e)
Screening. Vehicles and boats shall be screened with a fence or a continuous evergreen tree buffer of at least six feet in height, to screen from view from any property boundary, which shall be installed at the time such vehicles are kept or stored outdoors.
(f)
Operable condition. The motor vehicles and recreational vehicles stored in the outside storage areas must be currently registered and inspected, if applicable, and otherwise in operable condition.
(g)
Vehicle repair. The outside storage area shall not be used to repair, maintain, improve or rehabilitate any vehicle or boat.
(3)
Accessory uses.
(a)
Moving supplies. Public self-storage facilities may include the accessory retail sales and leasing of moving supplies, packing products and equipment.
(b)
Moving trucks. Moving trucks shall be prohibited except as follows:
[1]
Lessees. The public self-storage facility may store on the premises not more than two box trucks for moving/transportation of personal property to and from the self-storage facility by lessees of the self-storage facility units.
[2]
General public. The public self-storage facility may have up to six box trucks available for rent by the general public, provided that trucks requiring a commercial driver's license to operate shall be prohibited.
[3]
Advertising. The box trucks shall not be parked or otherwise situated upon the property of the public self-storage facility in such a manner that the box trucks serve as signs or advertisements of any kind.
[4]
Parking.
[a]
Front yard. Box trucks shall not be parked, located or kept in a front yard.
[b]
Residential uses and districts. Box trucks shall not be parked, located or kept in a yard which adjoins a residential use or district.
[c]
Screening. All box truck parking areas shall be completely screened from view at all times of the year from residential uses and residential district boundaries. Screening may include (but shall not be limited to) location of box trucks behind buildings, fencing, evergreen landscaping and combinations of the foregoing.
[d]
Parking. The parking requirements for box trucks shall be in addition to the off-street parking requirements of Article XX.
[5]
Maintenance. No box trucks shall be serviced, washed or otherwise maintained on the property.
(4)
Safety.
(a)
Security system. The public self-storage facility shall have, at a minimum, security systems for unlawful trespass, smoke and fire.
(b)
Call box. The operator of the public self-storage facility shall provide a call box permitting twenty-four-hour, seven-day-per-week contact with a central monitoring system/agency.
(c)
Knox® box. The public self-storage facility shall include a Knox® box to permit fire/safety access to the public self-storage facility during an emergency.
(d)
Access. Entry to the public self-storage facility and any units thereof shall be secure and regulated such that entry and access may only be made by persons authorized by the public self-storage facility during permitted business hours and by emergency responders in the event of an emergency.
E.
Site requirements.
(1)
Parking and loading. The provisions of Article XX shall apply in addition to any other parking requirements of this article.
(2)
Signs. The provisions of Article XXI shall apply.
(3)
Fencing. The self-storage facility shall be fenced for the entire developed perimeter of the lot.
(a)
Aesthetics. The fence shall be decorative, in keeping with the character of the Township and the area in which the self-storage facility is to be located.
(b)
Height. The height of the fence shall not exceed a height of eight feet, notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary.
(4)
Lighting. Exterior lighting shall comply with the lighting standards of Chapter 305, Subdivision and Land Development, as amended, provided that techniques to reduce the effects of lighting on neighboring properties, such as motion-activated lighting, shall be used whenever practical.
(5)
Mechanical equipment. Mechanical devices used to control the climate, temperature or other features of the self-storage units shall be located such that the operation of such devices shall not interfere with the use and enjoyment of neighboring properties. In no event shall such devices be located along a side of the property which adjoins a residential use or district.
