Shipping Containers for Sale in Charlotte, NC

Container Delivery in Charlotte

Charlotte is the seat of Mecklenburg County and the center of a metro area that reaches across the state line into South Carolina. Deliveries reach Mecklenburg, Union, Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Rowan, Catawba, Stanly, Cleveland and Anson counties. Delivery areas include Uptown, Dilworth, Myers Park, Plaza Midwood, NoDa, Elizabeth, South End, Wesley Heights, Wilmore, Optimist Park, Villa Heights, Cotswold, Sedgefield, Madison Park, SouthPark, Ballantyne, University City, Steele Creek, Grier Heights and Chantilly.

Placements in the Mecklenburg County towns of Cornelius, Davidson, Huntersville, Matthews, Mint Hill and Pineville follow each town's own zoning instead of the city's.

Include your address and a description of the access when you request a quote.

A few things shape how a delivery goes in this area:

• Charlotte sits on Piedmont red clay over weathered rock. It is firm when dry and slick when wet, and a yard that held up on Friday can rut on Monday after a hard rain. Gravel, timbers or solid blocks under the four corner castings keep the container level and keep the wood floor out of standing water.
• Tree canopy matters for intown deliveries. Willow oaks and water oaks hang low over the streets and driveways of Dilworth, Myers Park, Elizabeth and Plaza Midwood. A tilt-bed truck has to raise its bed to slide the box off, so the clear path overhead needs to be well above the height of the container itself. Walk the route from the street to the drop spot and look up.
• Older intown streets are narrow and often lined with parked cars, and for some houses the alley behind is the better access. A driver needs a straight run to back in and set the box, so clear the street or the driveway ahead of the appointment.
• If any part of the set has to happen from the street, the sidewalk or the planting strip, that is a Charlotte Department of Transportation Right-of-Way Use Permit and it needs to be in hand before the truck arrives.
• A 20ft delivery needs a straight run of 110 feet and a 40ft needs 130 feet, with at least 15 feet of height to drive, 22 feet of height along the unloading path and 10 feet of width.
• Neighborhoods in south Charlotte, Ballantyne, Huntersville and across Union and Cabarrus counties can sit inside HOAs with their own rules about what can be stored in view of the street. Those covenants are enforced by the association and can be stricter than the city rule, so read yours before the truck arrives.

For permit questions on a specific address, contact Charlotte Planning, Design and Development, Zoning Administration, phone 704-336-2205, for zoning determinations under the Unified Development Ordinance. Mecklenburg County Code Enforcement, 2145 Suttle Avenue, Charlotte NC 28208, phone 980-314-2633, for building permits and inspections countywide. Charlotte Department of Transportation issues the Right-of-Way Use Permit if a container is set from the street, sidewalk or planting strip.

Container Types Available in Charlotte

• 20ft Standard: For residential driveways and smaller sites
• 40ft Standard: Contractors, farms, businesses and larger properties
• 40ft High Cube: Conversions, tall equipment, extra headroom
• Modified: Job site offices, custom builds
• Refrigerated: Food service, cold storage