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AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No. 5.B.
For Meeting of: March 19, 2019
Council Economic Development Committee report
Jason White, Economic Development Committee Chair
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
At the February 28, 2019 Economic Development Committee meeting, committee members
agreed to bring the following items to Council for consideration:
- Support FIyYKM Alliance
-convene community leaders to explore alternative airline destinations and continued
marketing campaign
-develop and adopt airline incentive program to attract additional air service
- Shipping Container Ordinance modifications (memo attached)
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City Manager
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0 Shipping container ordinance changes
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3/13/2019 Cowr Memo
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Economic Development Committee Members
FROM: Glenn Denman, Supervising Code Inspector
DATE: February 22, 2019
SUBJ: Proposed Amendments to YMC Title 11, adding Sections 11.04.105 #13
and 11.04.1801.1 (special provisions for prefabricated steel shipping
containers for use as storage buildings)
Honorable Councilmembers:
The City of Yakima codes division is working on an ordinance that will ease building
code restrictions related to the placement of prefabricated steel storage containers
(containers) to be used as accessory storage buildings at places of business. The
committee has seen a rough draft, but they desired to see how it will be worded in its
final form. The version that will be presented will be its final wording, only lacking the
overall ordinance form.
The use of containers as permanent buildings for the purposes of storage (and other
uses) has become commonplace. Containers in their original constructed state are
unique in that they are built to the highest international structural standards so that they
can withstand the pressures of being stacked on ships and transported hundreds of
times across our oceans. The conversion of containers into temporary or permanent
storage buildings is economical, structurally sound, and provides a high level of
security.
The International Building Code requires that all new buildings be provided with a
foundation that is able to resist the pressures of wind, snow and seismic loads. The
codes division believes that with the unique methods used to construct containers, the
requirement to install expensive foundations for containers used as limited storage
buildings is excessive.
The proposed ordinance would enable businesses to place and use containers on
prepared surfaces without foundations, but they would need to comply with other
applicable portions of building and zoning codes, provided that the containers are used
only for low to moderate hazard storage and are accessed only by business owners or
their employees.
These provisions amend only the applicable sections of our building code with regard to
permits and foundations, and do not change our zoning codes which apply to land use.
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We look forward to bringing a draft of these proposed changes to the Economic
Development Committee for discussion. If the committee approves, we will present the
final ordinance version to the full council.
1. Enclosures
With this memo in your packet is the following document:
a. Proposed wording for changes to Chapter 11.04 of the City's building
code. One change is regarding foundations, the other regarding
permitting.
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Proposed container ordinances:
YK8CTlde 11.04.1801.1.1 Addition to Section 1801.I
Foundations are not required to be provided for intermodal shipping containers provided that
containers:
a. Are not accessed or used by the general public, e.g. people other than owners or employees
of the business entity to which the containers are an accessory use;
b. Are placed on an improved surface such as gravel, blacktop or concrete;
c. Have not been modified from their original construction;
d. Are used as S-1 or S-2 Iow to moderate hazard storage occupancies only; and
e. Are accessory to an approved and permitted use.
This exception applies to containers approved for use other than as temporary S-1 or S-2 storage and
must comply with all other provisions of the code, including, but not limited to: permits, site plans,
building areas, building occupancy and zoning.
YMC Title 11.04.105.2 Addition to permit exemptions of Section 105
Intermodal shipping containers that are approved for temporary S-1 or S-2 storage under the umbrella
of a valid Temporary Use Permit and/or construction permit.