Standard
5×8×8 ft · 320 cu ft
$99/mo
- Delivery and pickup quoted in writing for your address
- 25 free moving boxes
- Month to month
One Stop Moving & Storage · Del Mar
Del Mar lets a portable storage container sit on a property for up to 15 days at a time. We plan the delivery around that window: you load, then we take the container to our facility until you need it back. These containers are rented, delivered and loaded by One Stop Moving & Storage, a licensed San Diego mover at 6260 Marindustry Dr STE B, San Diego, CA 92121. Call (858) 633-8600.
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Both are outside Del Mar city limits and follow their own rules.
Del Mar code allows a temporary storage unit on a property up to four times a year, for no more than 15 consecutive days each time and 60 days in a calendar year. On the street it needs an Encroachment Permit.
City sourceDel Mar is a beach city of 1.77 square miles and about 3,950 residents (2020 census). The Del Mar Fairgrounds host the San Diego County Fair and summer horse racing.
SourceDel Mar's code puts a clock on a container, even on private property. Section 30.86.180 treats a portable storage container as a temporary storage unit and allows one on a property up to four times a year, for no more than 15 consecutive days each time and no more than 60 days in a calendar year. One unit, or several together, can be no larger than 10 feet wide, 10 feet high and 20 feet long. Our Standard (5×8×8 ft, 320 cubic feet) and Large (7×8×8 ft, 448 cubic feet) each fit inside that limit on their own.
So a Del Mar rental usually runs in two parts. We deliver, you load over a weekend or two, and before the 15 days run out we collect the container and keep it sealed at our facility. Storage at our facility is quoted separately, in writing. When the new house is ready or the remodel is done, we bring it back, or take it to any other address in San Diego County. Bringing it back to you or to another address is quoted in writing. Each time it comes back to your property is another stay under the rule, so we plan the dates with you.
The same section has two exceptions. The limits do not apply to a unit inside an enclosed yard that is screened from view from the street, and the Design Review Board or City Council can approve a longer stay. Outside those exceptions, a container cannot sit on a steep slope, in wetlands or other sensitive habitat, or where it blocks the view or path of drivers, cyclists or pedestrians on the street next to it.
The street is a separate question. Under Chapter 23.28, Del Mar treats a short-term item in the public right-of-way, such as a dumpster, as a Minor Encroachment that needs an Encroachment Permit from the Planning Department. The city's FY 2027 fee schedule lists a $516 initial deposit for a short-term encroachment permit, and its applicant guide asks for a traffic control plan stamped by a civil or traffic engineer for work in the right-of-way, with exceptions possible on low-volume streets. Neither Chapter 23.28 nor the fee schedule lists containers by name, so confirm the permit type and fee with the city before you plan on a street spot.
Then there is the driveway itself. Tell us when you book if it is short, steep or shared, or if branches or wires hang low. The delivery truck needs roughly 12 feet of vertical clearance and the container has to sit level, so we confirm the spot before delivery day. If your home is in an HOA, check its rules as well. If you would rather not lift, two of our movers can load it, quoted separately in writing.
Reserve online or call (858) 633-8600. Choose a delivery date that leaves you enough of the window to load, and tell us about the driveway.
The doors open at ground level and lock with your own padlock. Give us 24 hours' notice before the 15 days are up and we take the container to our facility.
Storage at our facility is quoted separately, in writing. Bringing it back to your Del Mar address or to any other address in San Diego County is quoted in writing too.
5×8×8 ft · 320 cu ft
$99/mo
7×8×8 ft · 448 cu ft
$175/mo
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Up to 15 days in a row. Del Mar Municipal Code 30.86.180 allows a temporary storage unit on a property up to four times a year, for no more than 15 consecutive days each time and 60 days in a calendar year. A unit in an enclosed yard screened from the street is exempt. After the 15 days, we can keep the container at our facility.
Only with a city Encroachment Permit under Chapter 23.28. Del Mar treats short-term items such as dumpsters as Minor Encroachments, and its FY 2027 fee schedule lists a $516 initial deposit for a short-term permit. Chapter 23.28 does not list containers by name, so confirm the permit type and fee with the Planning Department before you plan on a street spot.
$99 a month for a Standard and $175 for a Large. Delivery and final pickup are quoted in writing for your address, and taking the container to our facility when your 15 days are up, storing it and bringing it back later are quoted separately, in writing. Loading help is quoted separately, in writing.