Portable storage containers in Del Mar, planned around the 15-day rule
Fifteen days, then storage.
The short version: One Stop Moving & Storage rents portable storage containers in Del Mar: the Standard (8×8×5 ft) is $99 a month and the Large (8×8×7 ft) is $175, each with 25 free moving boxes, month to month. Delivery and pickup are quoted in writing. Del Mar allows a container on a property for 15 days at a time, so we plan around it.
- Up to 15 days per stay, four stays a year (Del Mar code)
- Both sizes fit inside the city’s size limit for temporary storage units
- Ground-level loading with no ramp
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The 15-day rule
What does Del Mar’s 15-day rule say?
Section 30.86.180 of the Del Mar Municipal Code treats a portable storage container as a temporary storage unit. One may sit 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, even on private property.
The same section caps size: one unit, or several together, can be no larger than 10 feet wide, 10 feet high and 20 feet long. Our Standard (8×8×5 ft, 320 cubic feet) and Large (8×8×7 ft, 448 cubic feet) each fit inside that limit on their own.
There are two exceptions. The limits don’t 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 can’t 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. That last line matters on corner lots and short driveways, so tell us where you plan to put it.
Del Mar at a glance
Two-part plan
How do you plan a Del Mar rental around 15 days?
In two parts. Load at home inside the 15 days, then we collect the container and keep it sealed at our facility until you need it back. Storage at our facility and each trip are quoted in writing before you book.
A typical sequence: we deliver on day one, you load over two weekends, and we collect the container before day 15. 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.
Each return to your property is another stay under the rule, and Del Mar allows four a year and 60 days in total. If your project will need the container at home more often than that, plan the timeline with us before the first delivery.
Del Mar is a small beach city of about 3,950 residents (2020 census), and the Del Mar Fairgrounds host the San Diego County Fair and summer horse racing. Those events bring heavy traffic, so check the Fairgrounds event calendar before you choose a delivery date.
Street and driveway
Can a container go on a Del Mar street or a steep driveway?
The street needs a city Encroachment Permit, and a steep slope is off-limits under the 15-day section. Most Del Mar placements start on a level part of the driveway.
The street
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 sets its own fees in its current fee schedule.
Traffic control plan
The city’s 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. Containers aren’t named in Chapter 23.28, so confirm the permit type with the city first.
The driveway
Tell us when you book if it is short, steep or shared, or if branches or wires hang low. The delivery truck needs about 30 feet of clearance and the container must sit level, so we confirm the spot before delivery day.
HOAs and loading help
If your home is in an HOA, check its rules as well and follow the stricter limit. If you would rather not lift, two of our movers can load it, quoted separately in writing.
How it works
How does a Del Mar rental run?
Pick the window, load, then let us take it away before the clock runs out.
1
Pick your 15 days
Reserve below or call (858) 633-8600. Choose a delivery date that leaves you enough of the window to load, and tell us about the driveway.
2
Load, then we collect
The doors open at ground level and lock with your own padlock. Call to schedule pickup before the 15 days are up and we take the container to our facility.
3
Bring it back when you are ready
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.
What it costs
How is a Del Mar container rental priced?
Rent in Del Mar is the county rate: $99 a month for a Standard or $175 for a Large, with delivery and pickup quoted in writing for your address. See container prices, line by line.
Because of the 15-day rule, the pickup, storage at our facility and the return trip are each quoted in writing too, before you book.
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Questions
Del Mar portable storage, answered.
Short answers for Del Mar. The rules come from the city’s municipal code; the prices are ours.
All moving questionsHow long can a storage container stay at my house in Del Mar?
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.
Can a container go on the street in Del Mar?
Only with a city Encroachment Permit under Chapter 23.28, which treats short-term items such as dumpsters as Minor Encroachments. The city sets its own permit fees, and Chapter 23.28 doesn’t name containers, so confirm the permit type and fee with the Planning Department before you plan on a street spot.
What happens on day 15 in Del Mar?
Before the 15 days are up, call to schedule pickup. We collect the container and keep it at our facility, or take it to your next address anywhere in San Diego County, each quoted separately in writing. If it comes back to your Del Mar home later, that counts as another of the four stays allowed each year.
Do you sell shipping containers in Del Mar?
No. We rent portable steel storage containers, 8×8×5 ft or 8×8×7 ft, that load at ground level and fit inside Del Mar’s size limit for temporary storage units. If you are moving out of state, we can ship a loaded container to the 48 continental states, quoted in writing.
Sources
- Del Mar Municipal Code 30.86.180, Temporary Buildings, Structures, and Storage Units, checked 2026-10-01
- Del Mar Municipal Code ch. 23.28, Encroachment Permits, checked 2026-10-01
- City of Del Mar, Encroachment Permit: an applicant’s guide, checked 2026-10-01
- City of Del Mar FY 2027 fee schedule (Resolution 2026-45), checked 2026-10-01
- Del Mar, California: population and the Fairgrounds (Wikipedia), checked 2026-10-01
Free quote
Get a written plan for your Del Mar container
Give us your address and dates, and the written quote covers delivery, the pickup inside your 15 days and storage after. Call (858) 633-8600; the phone line is open 24 hours.