74-192 - Self-service storage facility in designated areas within Manufacturing Districts

LAST AMENDED
6/6/2024

On #zoning lots# in designated areas within #Manufacturing Districts# in Subarea 2, as shown on the maps in Appendix J
(Designated Areas Within Manufacturing Districts) of this Resolution, the City Planning Commission may permit the
#development#, #enlargement# not permitted pursuant to the provisions of Section 42-193 (Use Group IX – uses subject to
additional conditions), or change of #use# of a #building# for #self-service storage facility# #use# listed under Use Group IX(A).

To grant such permit, the Commission shall find that the #zoning lot# is appropriate for such #self-service storage facility#
#use#, based on the land use characteristics of the proposed #zoning lot# and the surrounding area. In making this
determination, the Commission may consider the following:

(a)    whether such #use# is consistent with the economic development objectives of the City for the designated area in which
       the #self-service storage facility# seeks to be located, and may, in making this determination, consult with the Department
       of Small Business Services;

(b)    whether recent trends for and levels of investment in “qualifying #uses#”, as defined below, demonstrate that there is
       minimal demand for space for such #uses# in the surrounding area;

(c)    whether the size and configuration of the #zoning lot# make it better suited for #self-service storage facility# #use# than
       for “qualifying #uses#”;

(d)    for changes of #use# to existing #buildings#, whether the design and layout of loading docks, interior column spacing,
       floor-to-ceiling height and other relevant physical characteristics of the existing #building# make the #building# better
       suited for #self-service storage facility# #use# than for “qualifying #uses#”;

(e)    whether the distance of the #zoning lot# from an arterial highway or a designated truck route, or lack of frontage on a
       #wide street#, makes the #zoning lot# better suited for #self-service storage facility use# than for “qualifying #uses#”;
(f)   whether the distance of the #zoning lot# from mass transit that serves employees makes the #zoning lot# better suited for
      #self-service storage facility# #use# than for “qualifying #uses#”;

(g)    whether the establishment of a #self-service storage facility# will cause environmental remediation work to be undertaken
       on the #zoning lot#; or

(h)    whether there is a concentration of existing #self-service storage facilities# in the surrounding area.

For the purposes of this Section, “qualifying #uses#” shall include industrial drycleaning and laundry services listed in Use
Group VI, as well as #uses# listed in Use Group IX (other than a #self-service storage facility#), or Use Group X.

The Commission may impose appropriate conditions and safeguards to minimize any adverse effects upon the existing #uses# in
the surrounding area.