Standard
5×8×8 ft · 320 cu ft
$99/mo
- $150 delivery and pickup, once
- $0 deposit, 25 free moving boxes
- Month to month
One Stop Moving & Storage · Poway
A steel container set on your Poway driveway, about 20 minutes from our Sorrento Valley facility. Load it at your own pace, keep it at home, send it sealed to our facility, or move it to your next address in San Diego County. These containers are rented, delivered and loaded by One Stop Moving & Storage, a licensed San Diego mover since 2008 at 6260 Marindustry Dr STE B, San Diego, CA 92121. Call (858) 633-8600.
92064 (92074 is PO boxes)
Poway’s code has no rule written for a short-term moving container. It does require a minor conditional use permit for “seatainers” (cargo containers) in residential zones, so confirm with Poway Planning before a long rental. The street needs an encroachment permit.
City sourceInland heat: Poway’s hot season runs from July into late September, with August averaging a high of 84 °F (Weather Spark).
SourcePoway calls itself the City in the Country, and its rural residential zones, RR-A through RR-C, are set aside for homes on lots of at least one acre. That usually means room for a container on private property, often with a long driveway. Tell us about gravel, steep or gated drives when you reserve and we confirm the truck can reach the spot.
The code is the one thing to check. Poway’s municipal code has no definition or rule for a portable moving or storage container. It does regulate “seatainers”, meaning shipping or cargo containers: in every residential zone they need a minor conditional use permit (§17.08.140 and §17.08.090), and in planned communities the same permit is required before one is placed outdoors (§17.18.050). The code does not say whether a short-term moving container counts as a seatainer, so for anything longer than a quick move, call Poway Planning at (858) 668-4610 and ask before you book.
The street is simpler. Under §12.24.020, anything placed in a public street or right-of-way needs a written encroachment permit from the Director of Public Services. Poway’s fee schedule (effective July 20, 2026) lists a $250 right-of-way permit fee, plus inspection fees, and the code requires a deposit of at least $50 to cover removal. With the lot sizes in most of Poway, the driveway is the easier answer.
Planned developments and HOA neighborhoods have their own homeowners’ rules, so check your CC&Rs too. Measure the spot before you reserve: the Standard container is 5×8×8 ft with 320 cubic feet and the Large is 7×8×8 ft with 448, and the delivery truck needs about 12 feet of overhead clearance.
Plan for fire season and heat. The city says more than 90% of Poway sits in a Fire Hazard Severity Zone, so put the container on the paved driveway rather than against dry brush or planting. Summer runs hot inland, with August averaging 84 °F, so keep candles, vinyl, electronics and anything heat-sensitive out of the box, or keep them in our climate-controlled vaulted storage in Sorrento Valley, about 20 minutes away, priced by the space you use.
When you finish, the container can stay put, go sealed to our facility or move to a new address anywhere in San Diego County for one $150 round trip, the same charge as delivery. Two of our movers load it for $139 an hour, with a 3-hour minimum, if you would rather not lift.
Measure the driveway, note gates, gravel and overhead clearance, check your HOA, and for a long rental confirm with Poway Planning.
Reserve online or call (858) 633-8600. We are about 20 minutes away in Sorrento Valley.
We pick it up with 24 hours’ notice, keep it sealed at our facility or drop it at your next address in the county for one $150 round trip.
5×8×8 ft · 320 cu ft
$99/mo
7×8×8 ft · 448 cu ft
$175/mo
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Poway’s code has no rule for a short-term moving container, but it requires a minor conditional use permit for “seatainers” (cargo containers) in residential zones and does not say whether a moving container counts. For a longer rental, confirm with Poway Planning at (858) 668-4610. A container in the street needs an encroachment permit.
A Standard container is $99 a month and a Large is $175 a month, with one $150 charge for delivery and pickup, a $0 deposit and 25 free moving boxes. Poway pays the same county-wide price.
Usually. Tell us about long, steep, gravel or gated driveways when you reserve and we confirm access before delivery day. The truck needs about 12 feet of overhead clearance.