Tallmadge's zoning map includes industrial land, commercial corridors and larger residential parcels, and the rules for storing equipment change across each one. A landscaper's trucks and trailers, a contractor's skid steers and attachments, or a small fleet of service vans all need wide doors and clear spans, but where the building can go is set by the zoning district, not just the size of the lot.
For many owners, an equipment building is what finally cleans up a site. Outdoor storage of vehicles and equipment is allowed only as an accessory use where the code permits it, behind a solid fence or wall, and the city generally does not accept trailers or containers as permanent storage buildings. A permitted post-frame building brings machinery inside, out of the snow and road salt, and keeps the property in line with the code. We design around the largest machine you own and the way you move equipment in and out each day.
What to know before building in Tallmadge
Retiring containers and trailers
Except where the code provides otherwise, Tallmadge bars shipping containers, semi trailers, portable carports and inflatable structures from serving as permanent accessory buildings in any district. Industrial properties get a limited allowance for containers in the rear yard, capped at 20 percent of the lot. If your current storage depends on boxes and trailers, a permitted building is the long-term fix.
Freight and fleet operations
Motor freight garages are a conditional use in Tallmadge. The code requires all maintenance and repair to happen inside an enclosed building, keeps truck and trailer parking at least 100 feet from residentially zoned property, and calls for mounding and evergreen screening along public roads. We lay out the building, parking and drive lanes with those distances in mind.
Slab and approach for heavy machines
Skid steers, loaded dump trucks and equipment trailers put concentrated loads on a floor and apron. We size concrete thickness and reinforcement to the heaviest axle you run, set door widths for trailer turning paths, and use clear-span trusses so no posts end up in the drive lanes.
Wide doors under a snow load
A 16- or 20-foot door opening interrupts the wall right where roof snow load comes down. The header and the framing on either side carry that load, so we have them engineered for the design snow load Summit County requires instead of relying on a standard detail.
Common equipment storage facilities projects around Tallmadge
- Truck and trailer storage for a landscaping company with drive-through bays
- Contractor equipment building with a heated repair bay
- Permanent replacement for shipping containers used as storage
- Service van fleet garage on industrial-zoned land
- Tractor and mower storage on R1 acreage
Equipment Storage Facilities FAQs for Tallmadge
Can I keep my business equipment in a pole barn at my Tallmadge home?
Tallmadge allows home occupations only inside the house, not in accessory buildings, and limits a home business to one commercial vehicle of no more than 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight or 25 feet long. A pole barn for personal vehicles and equipment is fine within the accessory limits; a business fleet calls for commercially or industrially zoned property.
Can I store equipment outdoors next to the building instead?
Only as an accessory use where the code allows it, and with conditions. The vehicles and equipment must be operable and tied to the main use of the property, and the storage area must be enclosed by a solid wall or fence at least six feet tall that hides it from adjoining residential districts. Equipment kept inside a building is not subject to those outdoor screening rules.
What door size does an equipment building need?
We size each door to the largest machine plus working clearance on both sides and above, then add a second door or a drive-through layout if you move equipment several times a day. On a residential lot, the 20-foot accessory height cap and the rule that the building cannot be taller than your house limit how tall the door can be.
About our equipment storage facilities
Clear-span storage buildings for trucks, tractors and heavy equipment, with doors and sidewalls sized to the machines you park inside.
Sizes, materials and options