Afton weighs petition to permit cargo containers in residential districts

Afton Town Administrator Violet Sanderson recapped the town’s previous action on cargo containers in Afton. “Back in 2022 or 2023, the town council at the time had voted and approved for cargo shipping containers to be utilized in the general commercial and mixed commercial/industrial zoning districts,” Sanderson said, noting that prior to that change, “they were prohibited in every zone except for mixed commercial/industrial.” The issue resurfaced after local homeowners asked the town to revisit residential restrictions. “We did recently have a petition that came to the town that Planning and Zoning did review earlier at this week’s meeting,” Sanderson stated.

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