In all C and AG districts, the combined square footage of all storage buildings and portable storage units shall not exceed forty (40) percent of the square footage of the primary structure on the premises and parking lots. Portable storage units may be located in commercial and agricultural zoning districts with the following stipulations:

(1)

Limited to two (2) per property;

(2)

Units must only be those manufactured for storage purposes and not designed, or equipped, or able to be utilized in any manner for transport;

(3)

Must be located in the rear of the primary structure;

(4)

Must be completely screened from public view with fencing, landscaping, berms or combination;

(5)

Units shall not be used to store any hazardous or flammable materials;

(6)

Location and screening must be submitted and approved prior to placement by the office of planning and development.

(Res. of 10-5-21(1))

Temporary office buildings for construction purposes are permitted in any district as accessory buildings during the time construction is in progress. Permits shall be issued for not over one (1) year and subject to annual renewal. Temporary storage buildings shall not be permissible on construction sites.

(Res. of 10-6-20(7))

Temporary buildings in residential districts of the city may be utilized for no more than fourteen (14) days and are allowed for moving purposes only. At no time are temporary buildings allowed permanently in any residential district of the city.

(Res. of 10-6-20(7))

Storage or temporary buildings may not be used for dwelling purposes.

Storage buildings in any residentially zoned area of the city shall not exceed twenty (20) feet in height to be calculated from the slab of the building to the highest point of the roof pitch and shall not exceed one (1) story. All accessory buildings on the lot shall not exceed fifty (50) percent of the square footage of the heated principal structure, nor occupy more than thirty (30) percent of the rear yard. Any storage building closer than ten (10) feet to a main building shall be considered a part of the main building and shall be provided with the side and rear yards required for the main buildings. An accessory building more than ten (10) feet from the main building may be erected within five (5) feet of a side or rear lot line, but is prohibited from being located in any front yard.

(Res. of 6-2-09(2))

Satellite dishes or video receiving antennas shall be allowed as accessory uses in all zones except in the front yards within all residential and PBP districts. In all other districts, such disks shall be located at least fifty (50) feet from any street right-of-way.

Donation boxes shall be defined as any temporary structure utilized as an accessory building on a permitted lot for use as temporary storage for donated clothing, furniture or any other household items. It shall be further defined as being affiliated with a Mississippi nonprofit organization. Donation boxes, as defined in this section shall adhere to the following requirements:

(1)

A permit shall be required and approved by the office of development and shall be good for a twelve-month period. Pending the donation boxes do not create a negative impact due to compilation of items around the boxes, a renewal of the permit may be granted.

(2)

All boxes shall be located in planned commercial (C-4) zones of the city only and approved on a location basis by the office of development.

(3)

There shall be a maximum of three (3) donation boxes per nonprofit organization allowed at any one (1) point in time.

(4)

Proof of affiliation with a Mississippi nonprofit organization must be on file with the office of development along with written permission of the land owner. Affiliation with any other state shall not be sufficient for permitting within the City of Southaven.

(5)

Placement of a donation box on any private property within the City of Southaven without proper documentation from the city shall be deemed illegal usage of the property. Notification shall be sent to both the land owner and the organization for immediate pick up. If the boxes are not picked up in stated time period, the City of Southaven shall dispose of the donation boxes upon the request of the office of development.

(6)

It shall be responsibility of both the land owner as well as the organization for the upkeep of permitted areas.

(Res. of 6-3-08(3))