Government

The Mundelein, Illinois, Village Board rejected a 5% sales tax on self-storage rentals last week after receiving strong opposition from the Illinois Self Storage Association (ISSA) and national Self Storage Association (SSA). The fee would have...

Officials in Clarkstown, New York, are considering a code change that would allow new self-storage facilities in the city’s retail corridors. The aim is to stimulate economic development as the area’s retail landscape continues to shrink...

The Ohio Legislature passed an appropriations measure, House Bill 110, on June 28 that also updates the state’s self-storage lien law. Changes include an amended definition of “self-storage owner” to expressly include the agent of the business...

Benton, Arkansas, officials are considering an alteration to the city’s zoning structure that would reclassify self-storage as C2, which is a conditional use. If passed, the change would require that any new developments receive approval from the...

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards signed Senate Bill 101 (SB 101) into law on June 7, which will allow self-storage operators to advertise lien sales on online-auction websites instead of in a newspaper of general circulation. The measure also...

Township supervisors in Vernon, Pennsylvania, are considering whether to allow self-storage in the city’s rural-residential districts. The possible ordinance change was prompted after a developer expressed interest in purchasing a property in the...

The Bloomington, Minnesota, City Council voted on May 24 to restrict future self-storage development. The new ordinance prohibits new facilities from being built on parcels that carry a “protected industrial” designation in the municipality’s...