Shipping containers now can be used as tiny homes on property zoned for mobile homes or multi-family dwellings in Lakeland.
For containers being converted into tiny homes, the exterior would also have to be modified to include windows, “doors, awnings, and finishing materials such as stucco, fiber, or cement siding, or other materials appropriate for residential use,” the proposal states. The plans would have to be approved through the conditional use process.
The shipping containers would have to be built on a permanent foundation and comply with all Florida building and fire prevention codes.
The permitted uses for business activity would include small-scale restaurants where “fresh food products are prepared on site,” small-scale retail shops, indoor hydroponic production of fruits, vegetables, flowers and herbs, and other uses the director of Community and Economic Development approves, according to the proposal.
