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Where a conditional use permit has been granted for use of cargo containers as permanent or temporary storage facilities, the following minimum conditions shall be met:

A. The cargo containers shall be used as an appurtenance to the primary use, such primary use being situated in an enclosed adjoining building.

B. The cargo containers shall be placed on a level concrete or asphalt surface at all times.

C. The cargo containers shall not be stacked.

D. A fire apparatus access road shall be provided to both the containers and to the building the containers are appurtenant to. Fire apparatus access roads shall be a minimum of twenty feet (20') wide with thirteen feet six inches (13'6") vertical clearance, shall be hard surfaced, and shall provide access to within one hundred fifty feet (150') of any portion of the container(s). Access roads shall be either looped or provided with an approved turn around as specified in Moses Lake Municipal Code Chapter 16.36

E. The cargo containers shall not be visible to the motoring public or from residential neighborhoods immediately adjacent to the property where it is located unless other measures approved by the Hearing Examiner are employed to mitigate the visual impacts of the containers. However, the Hearing Examiner does not need to require mitigation measures if it determines that the motoring public or adjacent residential neighborhoods are not impacted.

F. The cargo containers shall abide by all set back requirements applicable to the zone in which they are located.

G. The recipient of the conditional use permit is the only party allowed to use the container(s).

H. A container placement permit is required for each container. The permit shall be obtained from the Building Official prior to the arrival of the container on the site. The fee for the container placement permit shall be as specified in MLMC 3.54. The placement permit and fee is required each year for temporary containers. (Ord. 2949, 4/14/20; Ord. 2144, 12/9/03)