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ATTACHMENT "A" Recommendations regarding the current line item "Mini-storage" in the 1994 Cabarrus County Zoning Ordinance. 1) Change the line item name from "mini-warehouse/self-storage" to "self-service storage facilities" (SSSFs). This is the recommended term for use by APA and makes clear the most important element of SSSFs - self-service storage -that sets them apart from warehouses. Remove the current definition and replace with: Self-service storage facility. Any real property designed and used for the purpose of renting or leasing individual storage spaces to tenants who are to have access to such space for the purpose of storing and removing personal property. 2) Amend the Ordinance to allow for SSSFs permitted based on standards as follows: 41. Self-service storage facilities. Zones permitting based on standards: High density/mixed use residential, office/limited commercial, general commercial. STANDARDS: 1) Parking: a) Customer parking. Interior travel lanes which serve storage units are required to have a parking lane with a minimum width of 10 feet for loading/unloading purpbses. b) Leasing Office/employee parking. One parldng space is required for every i00 storage units with a minimum of three spaces required. 2) Interior travel lanes. One-way interior travel lanes must have a minimum width of 15' in addition to the 10 foot wide parking lane. All two-way interior travel lanes serving storage units must have two (2) 12-foot wide travel lanes and be provided with a 10 foot wide parking lane. 3) Buildine height. a) High density/mixed use residential and the Office/limited commercial: May not exceed one story, i.e., a maximum interior ceiling height of 10 feet - eight feet with an additional two feet to accommodate a garage-type sliding or roll up door.