A container that sits entirely on private property, like your driveway or a fenced site, needs no City permit in Clovis. That is where nearly every residential container here is placed.
The public right-of-way is a different matter and Clovis is explicit about it. The City requires an Encroachment Permit to work within the right-of-way, which it defines to include sidewalks, streets, alleys, and easements, and also to use part of a street for an exclusive purpose. A container parked in the street falls squarely in that description.
A full submittal is more than a form. The City asks for the application, a construction drawing, a traffic control plan, a City of Clovis business license, and a certificate of insurance, and the permit is issued once review is finished and payment is made.
The office is the Engineering Division at 1033 Fifth Street, open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The encroachment permit page gives the permit line as 559-324-2370, and notes that building permit questions go to a different number.
Shaw Avenue and Clovis Avenue carry heavy traffic, and some routes near the city edge are county roads rather than City streets. Give your account manager the exact address and the spot you want, and they will work out whose road it is and get you to the right desk.