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b. Outdoor Storage Materials: Any other item that is stored outdoors awaiting processing on site or shipping to other locations off -site, including construction materials, parts, raw materials, or finished products. The I -P zoning district already has a more restrictive storage area than the 1 -1 zoning district (see below). Without adding additional standards for storage containers to 1 -P, the use is only limited by allowable storage space. If a property owner chooses to occupy all of their allowable storage area with containers, their remaining equipment and /or materials would need to be kept inside a building. 1 -P Outdoor Storage Standard A. Open and outdoor storage as an accessory use, provided that: Storage area, in combination with semi -truck or trailer parking as defined in Section 918.040.B of this Ordinance does not exceed twenty - five (25) percent of the gross floor area of the principal structure or ten (10) percent of the lot area, whichever is less. However, by having the containers only regulated by space, we don't have control over type of container, container size, and aesthetics. "Those types of standards are within the I -1 zoning code as noted below: 1 -1 Storage Container Standards 6. When storage or shipping containers are utilized, the following regulations shall apply: a. Containers shall be those manufactured expressly for the purpose of storing and /or shipping materials. b. No container, for the purpose of this ordinance, shall be greater than forty (40) feet in length, eight (8) feet in width, or eight and one half (8.5) feet in height. c. No more than one (1) such container may be allowed for each seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet of lot area. d. Containers shall not be stacked or arranged to exceed the eight and one -half (8.5) foot height. e. Containers shall be painted to match or be complementary in color to the principal building, and shall be maintained to avoid rusting or other visible deterioration of the container. f. There shall be no storage of hazardous materials, as defined by the zoning ordinance Section 902 of this Ordinance, within any such container. [f the Council believes additional standards should be added to the I -P zoning district to regulate storage container outdoor storage, city staff will prepare a proposed ordinance amendment for the August planning cycle.