Zoning

Update 9/23/20 – The global self-storage development pipeline continues to be extremely dynamic. Inside Self-Storage regularly covers new projects being planned and approved as well as zoning and other municipal issues. Following is additional...

Officials in Worcester, Mass., are considering a zoning amendment that would require developers to seek a special permit before building self-storage in most business and industrial zones. Currently, self-storage is classified as a general use...

The New Hanover, N.C., County Board of Commissioners is considering several self-storage design requirements that would apply where new projects are zoned by right. The move mirrors aesthetic demands officials typically place on developments...

The Punta Gorda, Fla., City Council recently approved annexations that will bring Nino’s Bakery & Restaurant and Punta Gorda Self Storage within the city limits. Both businesses filed annexation paperwork to benefit from municipal services like...

Update 7/31/20 – Store Away received a variance that will allow it to forego the installation of fire sprinklers for its self-storage project at 2505 Western Ave. in Guilderland. The facility will include four single-story buildings comprising 47...

Update 7/31/20 – Tulfra started construction in May on the self-storage component of the $40 million Village Center of Rochelle Park mixed-use project. The developer expects the facility to be complete in December, according to Sonny Jumani...

Update 7/6/20 – The Oak Ridge Planning Commission voted 8-2 against recommending the rezoning request that would allow RealtyLink to build self-storage on South Rutgers Avenue. Planners sided with residents who would prefer another use, such as...