Government

The Maumee, Ohio, City Council passed a temporary moratorium last week on applications, permits and plans for new self-storage projects. The pause will allow officials to review the city’s building codes and zoning laws, according to Mayor Rich...

Update 12/15/21 – The Hampden Planning Board rejected a pair of self-storage projects proposed for 2 Somers Road and 16 Somers Road in separate meetings on Dec. 1 and Dec. 8, respectively. Special permits required for the developments were voted...

Update 11/16/21 – The Beckley Common Council passed a new ordinance on Nov. 9 that requires a conditional-use permit for self-storage developments in B-1 (neighborhood-highway business) and B-2 (general business) districts. Self-storage will also...

Self-storage developers are protesting a fee increase proposed by officials in Oshawa, Canada, to offset the costs associated with demand on city services as it grows. The city’s finance committee is pondering a new definition for self-storage...

The Anacortes, Washington, City Council has enacted a six-month moratorium on self-storage development in its commercial zones. A public hearing will be held within 60 days to discuss how to address self-storage use moving forward, according to...

The city council in Clanton, Alabama, this week unanimously approved two changes to its zoning ordinance that’ll prohibit self-storage development along its highways. The Sept. 27 vote also created new requirements for metal buildings in these...

The Milford, Massachusetts, Board of Health recently sent letters to at least three local self-storage operators, urging them to ensure tenants aren’t living inside their units. The board initially sent a letter last month to an unidentified...