Zoning

The Kent, Wash., City Council has passed regulations that will limit the size and use of future self-storage developments in the city. The changes are designed to prevent facilities from taking up large swaths of land and encourage developers to...

Update 3/29/18 – The Rock Hill City Council gave preliminary approval on Monday to several zoning amendments that would exclude self-storage as an allowable use without a special exception and conditional uses. Based on recommendations from the...

Update 3/29/19 – The Dudas City Council voted 5-0 on March 25 to deny the rezoning request from Self Storage Dundas after determining the change would contradict the vision of the city’s current comprehensive plan. Mayor Glenn Switzer indicated...

Update 3/29/19 – The development of McCarthy’s Storage World in Clifton Without, England, will move forward after a planning inspector approved the project despite opposition. Developer MJ McCarthy Holdings filed an appeal, which the inspector...

Update 2/22/19 – Miami-Dade County officials have postponed a hearing on possible changes to self-storage painting and window schemes. Commissioner Jean Monestime, the primary sponsor of the measure, agreed to a voluntary deferral “following...

In its intent to preserve the city’s historic ambiance, the Rogersville, Tenn., City Council unanimously voted this week to move forward with an ordinance that would ban indoor self-storage developments along a majority of Main Street. The order...

Update 1/31/19 – The six-month moratorium on self-storage development in Vancouver, Wash., will likely extend into fall or winter, according to Snodgrass, who briefed the council about the proposed work plan during a public hearing on Monday. The...