Standard
5×8×8 ft · 320 cu ft
$99/mo
- $150 delivery and pickup, once
- $0 deposit, 25 free moving boxes
- Month to month
1-Box by One Stop Moving · Santee
A steel container delivered to your Santee driveway and loaded on your own schedule. If it has to go on the street instead, start early: the city asks for 10 to 15 working days to issue an encroachment permit.
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We found no Santee rule requiring a permit for a container on a private driveway. Any work in Santee's right-of-way needs an Engineering Department encroachment permit, and the city says to allow 10 to 15 working days.
City sourceSantee has an inland, semi-arid climate. The hot season runs from early July to late September, and August highs average about 88 °F (modelled data).
SourceWhere the container sits decides how soon it can arrive. On a private driveway the timing is simple: we found no Santee rule requiring a permit there, so once you reserve and we confirm the spot, delivery comes down to the date you choose. Santee's building code even exempts metal storage containers used for temporary storage from building permits, although that section is written with shipping containers in mind.
The street takes longer. Any work in the city's right-of-way needs an encroachment permit from the Engineering Department, and the city tells applicants to allow 10 to 15 working days. Weekends don't count, so that is two to three calendar weeks. The city's own example is a temporary dumpster set along a curb, which is close to what a container on the street looks like, and fees follow the city fee schedule. If the street is your only open space, talk to the Engineering Department before you pick a delivery date, not after.
Whichever spot you use, measure it. A Standard 1-Box is 5×8×8 ft with 320 cubic feet inside, and a Large is 7×8×8 ft with 448 cubic feet. We set every container level, and the delivery truck needs roughly 12 feet of vertical clearance, so mention a sloped driveway or overhanging trees when you book. We confirm the placement before delivery day, whether you live in Carlton Hills or up in Sky Ranch.
Then pack for the heat. Santee is inland and semi-arid, and its hot season runs from early July to late September, with August highs averaging about 88 °F in Weather Spark's modelled data. A 1-Box is steel, weather sealed and ventilated, but it is not climate controlled, and a closed box in the sun runs warmer than the air around it. Leave out anything that softens, warps or fails in heat: candles, vinyl records, photographs, electronics and aerosol cans. Keep those in the house, or ask about our climate-controlled vaulted storage at $225 a month.
Summer loading is hard work, so start early in the day, or let two of our movers do it for $139 an hour with a 3-hour minimum. When you are done, the container can stay, come back sealed to our facility in Sorrento Valley, or go to any address in San Diego County. A move is one $150 round trip, the same charge as delivery, and a container kept at our facility stays on its monthly rate.
Driveway or street? For the street, apply to Santee's Engineering Department and allow 10 to 15 working days before the delivery date you want.
Reserve online or call (858) 633-8600. Describe the spot, including any slope or low branches, and we confirm the placement before delivery day.
Load at ground level on a month-to-month rental. Give us 24 hours' notice and we collect it for our facility or take it anywhere in the county. A move is one $150 round trip, the same charge as delivery; stored with us, the container keeps its monthly rate.
5×8×8 ft · 320 cu ft
$99/mo
7×8×8 ft · 448 cu ft
$175/mo
Check your ZIP, choose a size and see your first-month total. Going on the street? Line your delivery date up with the city's permit timeline.
Questions
The same as anywhere else in San Diego County: $99 a month for a Standard 1-Box and $175 for a Large. Delivery and pickup are billed once, $150 per rental, with a $0 deposit and 25 moving boxes included. Rentals run month to month, so a summer project costs only the months it takes.
Start at least two to three weeks ahead. Santee's Engineering Department asks applicants to allow 10 to 15 working days for an encroachment permit, which any work in the city right-of-way needs. Get the permit moving before you set a delivery date. A driveway delivery skips that step, since it is not right-of-way.
For most household goods, yes. The container is steel, weather sealed and ventilated, but not climate controlled, and Santee's hot season runs from early July to late September. Leave out things that soften or warp in heat, such as candles, records, photographs and electronics, or ask about our climate-controlled vaulted storage.