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Wellsville council discusses storage of used structures By
Karina Fain WELLSVILLE -- The movement of used structures into Wellsville was up for discussion Wednesday night at the City Council meeting. Resident Von Brown addressed the council with his request for a conditional use permit to keep an overseas shipment container on his property. Brown said he intends to convert the metal container, measuring 20 feet long, 8 feet wide and 10 feet high, to a storage shed. He said the shed would have siding and a pitched roof to match his house. "When it's finished, you won't even know it's a container," Brown said. Currently, city law requires approval from both the planning commission and the council to move a used structure into the city. Brown spoke to the planning commission on Sept. 25. Chairman Loyal Green asked him to return Oct. 9 with detailed drawings of what the shed would look like. Brown brought the drawings to the council meeting. "Personally I'm against moving things into the city," Councilman Lynn Cooper said. "I agree that just to move an old rusty tin box in is not something we want as part of the city," Councilman Kent Brenchley said. "It should blend in with the home." Brown is not the only resident who has applied for a conditional use permit. Don Hartle, Wellsville city manager, said zoning has turned down two similar requests for used structures. A decision by the council and the zoning commission could affect several other Wellsville residents. Brown said he drove around Wellsville and Mount Sterling and counted 42 metal structures similar to his that have not been modified for visual appeal, including several on axles. Several members of the council voiced their concerns over what actions would be taken against other residents violating city code. Councilman Ron Case said that if a conditional use permit were granted to Brown, he would like to see a firm deadline for making changes to the structure. Failure to do so would result in removal of the structure. The same rules would apply to other residents with similar metal containers. "If they don't have a permit and make the changes, we tell them to move them out," Case said. The council did not make a decision on the issue. It was sent back to the planning commission for further consideration.
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