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Shipping container,” “intermodal shipping container” or “freight container” means a standardized, reusable box constructed of corrugated steel (with a wood floor), used to store and move materials and products using the global containerized intermodal transport system. Such containers are designed according to ISO standards for transport by ship, rail and truck, utilizing the twistlock fastener system at each of the containers’ eight corners. Intermodal shipping containers commonly have a width of eight feet and a standard height of either eight feet or nine and one-half feet. Container length varies from eight feet to 56 feet. This definition includes structures designed and constructed to replicate the appearance of a shipping container. (Ord. 3127 § 2, 2015)