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OROINANCE NO
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING OROINANCE BY
CHANGING THE USE REGUlATIONS. WlTHCONO/TlONS, OF
A CERTAIN PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1841 LO\\tR
MUSCA TINE ROAD FROM fIS.5 TO co.!.
WHEREAS, 1M I4.CIjtd IIlOI*lY II . rllldlltJltf'IOIlId ~
0I1gNtf pllntd n I0G3. InCl hu IImUlId lIldr.lIoptd.
M n pili 10 1M Ic:(. ImII Ill. InCl h~ 1/IIpI,
IOtgII/lIf lIII\ II IoctIlon IlIllIO . mIjcIIlllctoulttll. fINCII
gtnII.n CWln IIdc InCl noiN: InCl
WHEREAS, CCIlIIIItIdII "'" 11M dtllloptd on rwo IIdM
rJ I/lt I4.CIjtd ~; InCl
WHEREAS, I/lt I4.CIjtd Il'OI*"f II beIltd . 1M bMclIIy
rJ rtliddlllIld commIIdII UMI, IIld I II lilt ".,. rJ lilt
Comp!IIMNI P1In 11III bolrldII1II rJ clII..,. "'" IhOlAd
be "lIpflltd lIII\ IIIdlIItt h ordII to 110II 1IJIlIOIIIIIl.
IInaIofw; InCl
WHEREAS, CIy PIOl*l't PIIIIWI II CcrlrIcl PIIcIluII
IIld 8oIon S",. Bn rJ low. II IIgIIIIlIholdII fApp6clrt)
.. rlqUlSlilg lilt lIlonilg rJ lilt I4.CIjtd IIlOI*lY to CO.l,
1M moll rlllllclNt COITImIItIIIIOllI n Ion CIy; IIld
WHEREAS, lilt ~ IIlOI*lY II COI'llguOuIIO IXlIlJnO
rtIiddII ClIYIIopt,Ito' flNCllIIIOIlId AS.s. Low 0InIIy
SInglt-FIII'Ii Rtllclll'llll ZOllI; IIld
WHEREAS, n IgIi rJ IldIli1g IOIldIrIIII "'" IbWlg lilt
.. pIOpIItf, . II n lilt PlilIc "omllO ImIl/lIll1.,.
10 wNch lilt NljId IIlOI*lY COI.ld be dtI.1QpId 01
rldMloptd, IIld 10 prIMM IIld prcIlCIlXlIlng neIg/1llOI,
hoocla, II II prcMdld In SICIlOn 414.5, low. Code; IIld
WHEREAS, COItIOIng l/lIlocItlon, 1lI.1Ild lltIlgn rJ l/lI
propoMd cftlct buIc1lng, lilt "'ICCIII, ~ IigtIIgt Ind
pldlgIlIt 1ppIOpIlIl. w'i1 to prcIlCllMilg ~
IIld prIMM IIlIIIlIlilg rtIiddIIllIig/lbcl1locd, IIld
WHEREAS, I/lt AjlpIcIIt IIu Igfltd to .... mIIIltn 10
prcIlCI lilt IllIAlIng ~ IIld pmIM l/lI IXlIlng
1lIlgh\lOIhoocllr1 UlAllIINng buIIcIng Iltvlkinl wNch wi be
COII1pIIlblIlIII\ IIlI rllldll1lllll11 10 IIlI nann IIld wtIl, IIld
10 .... ~1cnII mIIIltn to prMlI . WIll bIlwnn I/lt
rlSlcllrCllllllU IIld CO/MlIIdII "'" IIong l.OWII MUICIlInI
Road, din ICCOIdInct lIII\ I/lt IIImIIIld conclAJonI rJ .
Condllcnll Zoning ~nmerI, . COf1f rJ flNClllIlIllChId
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA:.
SECTION I. SubjICI to I/lt 11II1lI IIld CCIlClIIonI rJ IIlI
Conclillcnll Zoning ~ IIld SICIlOn 4145, low. Code,
which A~ II IIlIChId hIIllo IIld IncO/porIItd lr1
rlllflllCt hlflln, IIlIIIlOI*lY known II 1841l.OWll MUICIlInI
Road IIld lIOaIti dncllbod below II hIIlby cond11onllt1
rllOllld ~om .. prlllf'l CludIcIlIon rJ AS.S 10 CO. 1 :
LOll, MII1on'. SubdMalon, Pill Two
SECTION II, lONING MAP, Tlle BuIdIng 1nlpec10111 hefolr1
.lAhOItztd IIld dltlCltd 10 chIngIl/lt Zoning M.p rJ IIlI CIy
01 low. CIy, lOW" 10 cortOlm 10 IhIs ImInclmInl upon nnIl
pwag., epprOVIl IIld publlclllon rJ IhIs Ordlnanc. IS
prOVldtd lr111w,
SECTION III CONDmONAL ZONING AGREEMENT, Tlle
MoyOlIl hIf.by .lAhoIllld Ind dItldtd 10 tlgn, IIld IhI CIy
Clerk 10 1Il01t, IIlI Condftlcnll Zoning AgrHlI1Inl, IIld 10
con~ IhI OrdlnonC. IIld Condllonal Zoning AgrHII1II'Il 101
rocordallon In 1hI Johnson County Rocordo(. OllIe.,
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,SECTION V, SEVERABIlITY; llI'f MCllOn, pIOVtIlon 011*1
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SEC'TlON VI EFFECTlVE DATE: ThIt 0tdnInct 11III lit In
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Ordlnlnce IS reld be Idopted, and upon roll clll there lIere:
AYES: HAYS: ABSENT:
- - Ambrlsco
- - Courtney
- - Horollltz
- - Kubby
- - Lmon
- - HcDonlld
- - Novick
First Consideration
Vote for Plsslge:
Second Consideration
Vote for Plsslge:
Data published
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COtjomONAL ZONINO AOFlEEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT Is by and botwoon 1110 City 01 Iowa City, Iowa, a municipal corporal/on
(City), Solon Slalo Bank 01 Solon, Iowa (Ownor), and City Proporly Par1nOIl, an Iowa Gonoral
Par1norshlp (Applicant),
WHEREAS, City Proporty POr1nOIl has conltaelod to purchaso 1110 subjoct proporty locatod
111641 Lowor Muscallno Road In Iowa City, Iowa; and
WHEREAS, 1110 lub/oct proporty Is a rosldonllally.zonod 101 orlglnllly pllllod In 1963, and has
romainod undovolopod, duo In pOll to tho 101'1 ImaU Ilzo and Irrogular Ihopo, togothor will1
II. locaUon noxt 10 a major Ihoroughforo which gonoralos cortaln Itafflc and nollo; and
WHEREAS, eommorclal usos havo dovolopod on two Ildol of tho lubloct proporty; and
WHEREAS, 1110 lub/oct proporty Is Iocatod altho boundary 01 rosldonUal and commorclal usQS,
and Ills 1110 Inlonl 011110 Comprohonslvo Plan lI1al boundarlos 01 dlfforont usos should bo
IntorprOlod will1 nOxlblllty In ordor 10 allow Ipproprlato Itanllllons; and
WHEREAS, City Proporty POr1nOIl IS Conltact Purchlsor rAppllcanr) and Solon Slato Bsnk
01 Iowa 81 logal IIl10holdor rOwnor') Iro roquolllng 1110 rozonln9 011110 sUbJOel proporty 10
CO.I, 1110 mosl roslrlellvo commorcfal zono In Iowa City; and
WHEREAS, 1110 lubJoct proporty Is conUguous 10 oldsUng rosldonUal dovolopmont which Is
zonod RS.5, Low Donslty Slnglo'Faml1y ROlldonUal Zono; Ind
WHEREAS, In IIghl 01 oxlsUng rosldonUl1 USOI Ibulllng tho lubloct proporty, " Is In Iho public
Inlorosllo limit 1110 oxtonl to which 1110 lubJoct proporty could bo dovolopod or rodovolopOd,
Ind to prosolVo Ind proloel oxlsUng nolghborhoods, all as provldod In Soctlon 414,5, 10wI
Codo; and
WHEREAS, controlling 1110 locaUon, Ilzo and doslgn 01 tho proposod offlco building, tho silo
ICCoas, IIghUng, slgnago and pllnUngs Iro Ipproprlalo ways to protoct abulUng proportlos
Ind prosolVO tho oxlsUng rOlldonUal nolghborhood; and
WHEREAS, tho Appllclnt and Ownor hlvo agrood 10 tako moasuros 10 proloct tho abullln9
proporUos and prosolVo tho oxlsllng nolghborhood by oSlabllshlng building olovaUons which
will bo compaUblo with Iho rosldonUal aroa 10 tho north and wosl, and to tako addlllonal
moasurosto provldo a buffor botwoon tho rosldonllal aroas and commorcial usos along Lowor
MUlcaUno Road, all In accordanco wllh tho lorms and condlllons aol lorth horlon,
NOW, THEREFORE, tho Partlos agroo as follows:
1. City Proporty Partnors, all Iowa Gonoral Partnorshlp (horolnattor 'Applicant'), Is conlract
purchasor 01 Iho proporty locatod at 1041 Lowor Muscallno Road, which proporty Is
moro partlculally doscrlbod as follows:
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Lol I, Mallon'l SubdMslon, POll 2, Iowa Clly, Iowa /hqrqlnllhor "ub/oct
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2, Solon Stato Bank I' tho ownor rOwnor'} 01 tho lublOCl proporty and conllnuos 10 hold
logalllllo of tho lubjoct proporty, wilh oqultOblo 11110 romalnlno with Iho Applicant
3, Ownor horoby eonlonllto and loins 1n10 11111 CondillonaJ Zoning Agroomonl, and 10
abldo by 1110 lorms 01 1110 Agroomontln all rospocts,
4, Appllconland Ownor agroo dovOlopmqnl and uso 011110 lubjoct proporty \'will eonform
to 1110 roqulromonll 01 1110 CO. 1 , Commorclal Offico Zono,
5, Partlol acknowiodgo and agroo lI1alll Is In tho bosllnlorosl 01 tho public to prOlOellho
oxlstlng rOlldonllal charaelor 01 1110 nolghborhood and to protoct abulllng proporty
valuol, partlcul8/ty 1I10so zonod RS.5: and lI1althll can bo achlovod Ihrough ostabllsh.
Ing building olovallons eomparoblo to 111010011110 lurroundlng rOlldonllol dovolopmont,
In ordor 10 lSSuro eompallblllty will1abulllng rosldonllal proportlos and tho lurroundlng
nolghborhood.
6, Appllcanl, Ownor City also agroo and acknowiodgo lI1atltll In tho bosllntorost of tho
public 10 protoct tho exlsllng resldonllal Chardelor 01 tho nolghborhood, and 10 do so
by provtdlng a oultablo buffor bOtwoon the lubjoct proporty and tho noighborlng
rosldonllal proporUol.
7, To provtdo lutnclonl bufforlng, Appllcanl and Ownor agroo and acknowiodgo Ihattho
lonowlng moasuros will be Inslltulod, and lI1alll1o dovolopmonl, rodovolopmonland uso
01 1110 lubjoct proporty will bo IImllod as lhown on tho concopts outllnod In Iho,
allachod PIOI Plan, and Including 1110 lollowing:
a) Tho building will be localod atloasl 15 foot from tho 10uthwoSI 101 IIno In ordor
to Incroaso 1110 planllngs aroa botwoon Iho commorcla' uso and tho adjoconl
rosldonco.
b) Tho building will bo rostrlelod to a Iplll.foyor strueluro and will havo no windows
along tho lido foclng tho southwosllot IIno, In ordor to onsuro privacy for tho
adjaconl rosldonco,
c) Allslgnago and IIghllng will bo al1achod 10 tho building, with slgnago pormillod
only on tho Lowor Muscollno Road sldO 01 1110 building: parking aroa IIghllng
shall bo shloldod from 1110 ad/aconl rosldonllal proporty: and
d) Silo moss will bo IImltod 10 Lowor Muscallno Road,
8, To onsuro compallblllty with nolghborlng rosldonllal propor1los, Appllcanl and Ownor
agroo and acknowlodgo Ihaltho following moasuros will bo corrlod out lor dovolopmonl,
rodovolopmonl and uso 01 tho subjoct proporty:
a) Applicant and Ownor will consull wl1h and obtain Iho opproval of Iho City
Forostor rogordlng tho typo ond numbor 01 ovorgroon plan lings, to bo olhor than
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pyramidal arbor vllao as Icroonlng, oxcopl along 1110 parking 0108, to Incroasa
eompallblllty with nolghborlng rosldonllal PIOPOrtJO.; and
b) Consltucllon 01 1110 building will conlorm 10 1110 olovallonl os Ihown on tho
conSltucllon plan lubmlllod 10 and approvod by 1110 Building Official, Tho
rosldonllal appoOlanco 01 a Ipllt,Ioyor sl1uC1uro will bo assurod by using doslgn
foaluros Including porch, fronl pleluro windows, a eonvonUonal gablo roof
doslgn, and Ildlng, all 01 which Ihall bO IlmllOllo tho dOlign. of tho nolghborlng
rosldoncos and aceordlng 10 1110 Plot Plan al1achod horoto,
9, Appllcanl and Ownor furthor acknowiodgo 111.1 In 1110 ovonl 1110 lubloct proporty II
Itanlforrod, lold, rodovolopod, lubdlvldod, dlvldod, Iplll, or In tho ovonllho building
doscrlbod obovo Is dosltoyod, 1I10ro Ihallln no avant bo rodovolopmonl thai occurs
which Is not In conlormanco will1l11o lorms olll1ls Agroomonl.
10. Partlos acknowiodgo lI1alll1ls Conditional Zoning Agroomonllhall bo doomod 10 bo a
covonant running will1l11o land ond will1tho IIUo to 1110 land: that 1110 Agroomonlshail,
upon oxocutlon, bo rocordod In 1110 Johnlon County Roeordor'l Offico: and thai tho
Agraomonl Ihall, withoulfurthor rocllallon, eonllnuo 10 bO a covonanl running In lavor
011110 City on oach and ovary portion 011110 lubjoct proparty, union or until roloasod
01 rocord by 1110 City; and Iholllnuro 10 1110 bOnont and bind all IUCCOISOrs, roprosonla.
UvOI and assigns In 'ntorost 01 oach and ovary Party horolo, '
9. Noll1lng In this Conditional Zoning Agroomont .hall bo construod 10 roilovo tho
Applicant from eomp~lng wilh all appllcablo local and Italo rogulallonl, ond both
Applicant and Ownor acknowlodgo samo,
Dalod this
day 01
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CITY PROPERTY PARTNERS, APPLICANT
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CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA
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, Rox Bran stal1or, Partnor
City Proporty Partnor.
By:
John McDonald, Mayor
SOLON STATE BANK OF IOWA, OWNER
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D. M, Er sha, Prosldont
Marian K. Karr, City Clork
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STATE OF IOWA )
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JOHNSON COUNTY)
On II1ls..1L day 01 i (,1('. , 1990, boloro mo, tho undorslgnod, a Nototy Public
In and for laid eounty and Italo, orsonally appo81od Rox Brandslallor, to mo known to bo
a partnor In City Proporty Partnars, an Iowa Gonaral Partnorshlp, and did oxocuto 1110 obovo
agroomonl U I voluntary act and dood as eonltact purchasor 01 1110 IUbJoct proporty.
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STATE OF IOWA )
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JOHNSON COUNTY)
, 5 Pebruary 90
On II1ls _ day 01 , A.D, 19_, boloro mo, 1110 undorslgnod, a Notary
Public In and lor 1110 Slato 01 Iowa, porsonally appollod D, H. E r u s h ft and
D a u g 1 as J. S t a hi, 10 mo porsonally known, who, bolng by ma duly sworn, did lay thaI
lI10y 1101118 President and Cashier , rospoctJvoly, 01 laid
eorporallon txecutlng thO will1/n and lorogolng InstIUmanllo which Ihll II allachod, 11101 (no
soal hu baon procurod by 1110 laid) eorporallon: lI1al laid InlllUmonl was Ilgnod (and
loarod) on bOhall 01 (1110 soal alllxod 1I10roto Is 1110 soal 01 laid) laid corporallon by aull10rlty
ollis BOlld 01 OlraC1ors; and lI1al 1110 said 0, H, Erusha and DauRlaa J, Stahle
_ as IUch offtcorl acknowiodgod 1110 oxocullon or laid Instrumonlto bo 1110 voluntary IC1
and dood 01 laid eorporallon, by II and by 1I10m voluntarily oxocutod,
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On 1I11'_doy 01 ,19_,bOloromo, ,
a Nolary Public In and for 111. Stalo of Iowa, porsonally appoarod John McDonald and Mllllan
K. Kerr, to mo porsonally known, and, who, bolng by mo duly sworn, did lay lI1alll1oy 010 1110
Mayor and CIty Clork. rOlpoct/voly, of 1110 City 01 Iowa City, Iowa; lI1atll1o 10al arnxod 10 1110
foregolng InItrumonl It 111. eorporolo seal 01 1110 eorporaUon, and lI1alll1o Inllrumonl was
Ilgnod and ,oalod on bohalf of 1110 eorporallon, by aulho~ty 01 Its City Council, as eonlalnod
In (Ordlnanco) (RololutJon) No, passod (1110 Rosolullon adoptod) by 1110 City
Council, undor Roll Call No, of 1110 City Councll on 1110 day 01
,19_, and lI1al John McDonald and Marian K. Kotr ocknowiodgod
1110 exocuUon 011110 In.lrumonllo bo 1I10lr voluntary ael and dood and tho voluntary ael and
dood 01 thO eorporallon, by It voluntarily oxocutod.
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[1')~r CI ty Council H/..ml"lI'O
Wo hllv" I'''c/Jlvod I/oI'd thot tho plonnlnll I.nd 30nlnll
commlt.tOtl hou IlPPl'ovod 0 PI'opoool to I'o-zono thu lot locotlld
lit tho IlIturnoctloll of l>"r'OI'Out :JlrO,lt nn" HlIllcollno Avonuo
from I'ooldontlol 1.0 commorclol, Thin lot In lit the and of
Oul' block I/hlch 10 In n nlnlllo fnmlly rooldonllal
n/llllhbol'hood,
Thlo lott."l' 10 to Infol'm you thot 1/(1 nl'e oPPollod to
I,hlu I'o-~onlnll nnd link I.hol. YOll on810l. un In provontlnll tho
pnOOnRO of th I 0 proponll I II I. tho next cOllnc II l!I!Jot1nll. The
rO-llonlns of thlo proporty I/ould 101101' tho value of'our
home, ond IlIcl'oooo tho nlrclldy ovor-nhundllnt tl'lIfflo floll
IInd plIl'klllll problema,
Wo tllko pride In OUI' homo, 00 do our nelghhoro, ond
I/llIh to koop OUI' I'onldontlnl Ill'on - I'ouldentllll. Wo lire
adjacent to tho lot IIhlch cont.nlno SYCOmOI'D Holl and othor
buolnoon<lfl. Thlo currollt.h lIonerntou mol'O tl'lIfflo thlln our
"nel!lhbol'hood utrool." Hhould be IIllolled 1.0 hnndln,
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Wo 1I0uld npprtlolnt.e YOUI' nUPPol't In oPP081nll tho
prop080) I/hlch 1I0uld I'o-zono thlo PI'OPOI.ty I.oooml!l/lrcllll.
Plono" holp un to keol' our nolghbol'hood,
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NOTIC! 0' PUDLIC HWlINO
NCCICe II MIlby g.'Itn IIlIl I jlUliIc hIII1ng ... be IlIld by
lilt cay CMct 0I1ow1 cay, low.. II 7;30 p,ftl on lilt 20Ul
dkf 01 MilCh, 1m, In lilt CMc Canl! CMct CI1ImbIII,
Iowa cay, !owl; II wtkIl hIIItlg lilt CMct ... ccnsldtr 11\
llIIhnct 10 /None JlIOI*lY IocIIId II 114 80lAh Fnt
Am.oe from P 10 lis.&.
CcpIot 01 lilt proposId onlInInce III on Nt lot puliGo
IXImInItJon In lilt omc. 01 lilt cay ClIft, CMc Canl!, Iowl
cay,!owI. PIIIOIII wIaItlg 10 ~I 1hK ~ known lot
Colrocl conaIdorlllon 1/1 tnccIrIOtd to appoIIlIlho abovl.
I1lII'lJonod linI .1d piIee,
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OROiNANCE NO
AN OROlNANCE AMENDING THE ZONING OflOlNANCE BY
C1lANOINO THE use REGlAATlONS OF A CERTAIN
PROPERlY LOCATED AT 1t4 S FIllST AVENUE FROM P TO
ASo!
WHEREAS. lilt IIAljtCI PfOl*lY IOU ICill lly .
QOVtfMlII'CII 1IQtt'ICf, lilt lOw. CIy CcmIIu1Iy Scnool
0lIIr1cl. In Mil. 10 . ~1l'1nClMcW. ~ona V, PtlWog.
rod
WHEREAS, lilt PuIlIc (PI Zona ~ 101 lilt ona ICI.
pIItII IIU rtmIInId IIltIIIngtd ~ lilt ZOIW'Ill
0f1hlcI SICllCn ~g)1111p1Ct1t11/l11 . blttll 01 .
~anatllH 0lIltI IhMl . QO\'IlMlllUl tloctt musl IUllmC an
'ppllclllOl1lO lilt CIy 101 . rllonlng 10 . zona 0lIltI1/IIt1l1lt
PullIc (PI Zona; rod
WHEREAS, lilt ptIIII'C zoning (PI ~ lilt .. propat1y
dOwI ~ I ~ UN ~ lilt IIncl, rod 11'0II11011, . CIMOI
be UIICl 101 IlPf UN lly I ~Il' propeny _ 11'I' . It
rlloned; II'd
WHEREAS,IIngIt-IIImItt hOmIt I1tvt df.1IOpe<l1n lilt AS.
" Low 0II1I4y S"tmItt fIIIIClIrNI Zona'lO lilt noM.
... II1d IOWl ~ 1NI propeny, rod
WHEREAS, lilt CompIhlnllYt P1In inCJCIln tIIII Mil'li
land UN In 1M _11M ~ Iowl CIy II prldoll.1IIIif IingtI-
IIIllti rtaidal1ltl rod COIWiUd IIIldII'IIltI UIIt II' ptojtdld
I/YougIlOIA lilt 1111; rod
WHEREAS, "zoning lilt IUCjte1I11clIO RSo! WCUd be In
COI'IOI1I1II1Ct wtIllllt CompIhlnllYt P1In II1d conslItll'll wen
lilt IlngIt-IarnItt rllldll'llltl zoning ~ MOIM'ollInO ptlvlllti.
cwntd ptOpIItf,
NOW, THEREFORE. SE IT OROAlNED SY THE CITY
COUNCIl. OF THE CITY OF tOWA CITY, tOWA:
SEcnON I. AI prMlId In SICllCn 4140$, IOwI Coclt, lilt
ptOflOllV known U 114 8, FIr1I AVIM II1d ItgItf clttCIlllt<l
belOw It IltItby moned ~om h pttWl dIUIictllcn ~ P 10
AS.,:
One 1CI.1n lilt IlOIII1wtIt COIntI ~ lilt IOIAI1wttl quanll
~ lilt IOIAI1wttl quanll ~ SICIIOn 12. TOWIlI/lIp 79
NOCIh, Rangt e Will ~ lilt $1/1 P,M, IIld ona ICI. ~1C1
bolnO IOcIlId II lilt IOUhtUl COIntI ~ lilt IrtIl1lC1Icn
01 WUhInglon S~Hl rod Fnl AVIM In IOwI CIy, low..
II1d mtUlllng 20U IHI, mort 0I1tU, nonh II1d IOUtI1
II1d mtUlllng 210 IHI, mort 0I1tU, .UlIl1d wtSl
SECTION R ZONINO MAP, Tho Building InspodOlIt I1IlIlly
.Ull1OIlIod II1d Gl/1Cl1d 10 Chang. lilt Zoning M.p ~ lilt CIIy
~ Iowl CIy, Iowl, 10 conronn 10 lIlI1l1llt1ldmtnl upon ftntI
pamo., 'pptOYII II'd putlIIcallcn ~ lIlI1 OrlllnallC. IS
ptOYldod lly Itw,
SEcnDN III ORDINANCE AMENDMENT, Tno MIyOl IS
h.lIlly .UlI1OIIIId II'd a~1C11d 10 11gn, II1d thO CIly Clerk 10
IlIDIlII'd 10 clntf lilt OrlllnallC. ImIndmtnl 101 rocOldll1Ol1
In Ih. JOhnson COUItf RICOIdOl'I ~.,
SEcnON r/, REPEALER AI OIll1na1lCea and p.lItl ~
OIdlnancDlIn connlCt wfth 1111 ptOYlS1cn1 oIlh1S OralnAnC. 110
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NCIlICt II htllby glvln lIlIl I publIC hll/lng wi bO hold by
111I cay CO\M'd oIlowI cay, Iowl, II 7:30 p.m. on 111I 20lIl
dIy 01 Milch, 19'JO, In 111I CMc Ctctll CO\M'd CIIImllorI.
!owl cay, Iowl; II wNcII hilling 111I CO\M'd YlII conaldtr III
0IdInInCt 10 rllonl pIOpIfIy IocIlId II \14 8OIAI1 Fnt
AvtM Ircm P 10 AS-&.
Coplos 01111I p!OpOSId 0IdInancI III on filiI<< publIC
IXIt1linIlJon In 111I 0IlICt 01111I cay Cltft. CMc Ctctll, Iowl
cay, Iowa. PIIIORI wiIhIng 10 mike I/lIlr w.vs known I<<
Councl consJdoIlllon 1/1 tnCOUIlQod 10 tppOIIllll1l IbM.
~Ionod IJmG IIld plact.
MARIAN K. KARA. CllY ClERK
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OROlNANce NO
~ ORDINANCE AMENDiNG THE ZONING OROlNANCE BY
CHANGING THE USE REGULATIONS OF A CERTAIN
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 114 S, FIAST AVENUE FROM P TO
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WHEREAS, lilt IUlIjICl ploptI1y WU IOId l1f I
gO..111Vl1GI'lI' 19tIlCf, lilt IOwI Cly CommuI1Ily SCI100I
DiIltlCl, In J\I'It 10M to . pllill. IndMcluaI. ~tnI V, PIitIng,
and
I'MEREAS, lilt PuCIIo (PI ZOl1f clIIlgnIlJcn 101 lilt 0l1f ICI.
PWI has IImIinId lIlCI\Ingtd IftIlOug/l lilt ZoIlIng
Ollllnlnce SICllOn 38-30(0)(1) Ipacf\IIIIlIl . buyll 01 .
UWlII" CII/ltIII1In . QOYtIMlInlIl bocti must 1Ubm4 III
'I'l*1l1On to lilt Cay '0I"1l0lllng 10 .10Il0 CII/ltIl/Ian lht
PubiIo (PI ZOl1f; and
I'MEREAS, lilt pllIII'C IcnIng (P) 01 lilt IUbjICl PfOPII1Y
dowt 0I'ii . pull/lC UN 01 lilt land, and 1IlIIa/0I', . CIMOl
be UIICl '01 II'f usa l1f . pllill. ploptI1y ownar untJI . It
rllonacl; IIld
I'MEREAS, 1Ingft./1mIti 1lOmt. 11M dlVllopad In 1111 AS.
" low Oanuy SIngft.FIII1ltt RIIlclIlWIIl ZOl1f'IO 111I noM.
.1Il1lld IOUlI1 0I1/l1a JIIOPII1Y, IIld
WHEREAS, lilt CompIIhInsIva Plan lnclIcalu lllII CUlrllll
IIIld us. In IhIIIIIt 1111 01 lOw. Cly It plldomInanI'V 1Ing1.
'1II1ltt rlllcll/Wlllllld ccmucl rllklerclll UNlII. plOjac1I<l
lI1rOugI1OI.C lilt 1111; IIld
I'MEREAS, 1I10IlIng lilt IUbjICl UIClIO AS., WOUld be In
codom1anca ~ lilt Complll1anslYt Plan IIld consIsltnl wnh
lilt 1lngft.,1mI'V 1I1Icl1lW1Il lOllIng oIlUITouncllng pllYlll'V.
ownI<l pIOpOfly,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA:
SECTION I. AI plOYIclId In SactIOn 414.5, lOw. Cod', Ih.
ploptI1y known II 114 S. Filii Avtnut IIld IogI1'V d.SCllbId
bGlOw II hII'l1f rllonacl ~om I' pI.1IflI ctassmcatlOn 01 P 10
AS.,:
Dna ICI. In 111I nortI1wIll cornll 01 lilt IOUIhwul qull1lf
01 111I IOIA/1wIIl quII1l1 01 SIClIOn 12, TOWIlShIp 79
NOI1h, RInge 8 Will 01111I 5th P,M" uJd 0l1f IC/' Ulel
being locIled II lilt IOIMIIIl COII1II 01 lilt lnt.ralCllon
01 WUI1Inglon SUHlIIld Flr1I Avonu.1n lOw. CIIy, Iowa.
IIld m.UIIIng 208.3 lOll, mOl. 01 Iou, nonh and IOUIh
IIld mouuIIng 210 1.1t, mOl. 011'55, .lSland west
SECTION" ZONING MAP. TIla Building InspoClOlIt h.r'l1f
IlMOiIIed IIld dlllCll<llo thing. Ih. Zoning M.p oIlh. CIly
01 lOw. Cly, IOWa. 10 eonIOImlO Ihla om.ndm'lll upon nnal
pwoga, 'pplOYII IIld publle4llon 01 lhls Ordlnane. II
plOVklodl1f low,
SECTION III ORDINANCE AMENDMENT, Tho MayOl IS
I1Ir'l1f 'UI/lOIlzodand dlllClodlO Sign, and the CIIy Clork 10
Iftllland 10 t.nlly lilt Ordlnane. om.ndm'lll 101 rltOldll1on
In Ih. Johnson County Record.(. Olfle.,
SECTION r/, REPEALER, An OIdinane.s and pII1s 01
ordlnanellln eontIk:t wrth Iho plOYlslons OIlhls Ordin4llCO 110
h.rOl1f r,polled,
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SEC'TlON V, SMRAOII.ITY, 'It'f IIdJOn. ptOYlliOfl Of PIll
cI l/lI OllJNnCI IIlII III ~ 10 III InYIlICl Of
~ IUCIIIClIudICIllon 1IlIIIlOIIIlICIl/ll YI/lcllty
cll/lI 0nINnc1 U I wl10iI Of It'f IIdJOn. ptOYlliOfl Of PIll
"*1cI1lO1 ~ inYllICl Of IIlCCnSUIAlONl
SEC'TlON VI EFFECTIVE DAn:, TNI Olchntllllll III In
IlIIC1 Iftll h ftnII puaIQI. epptOY" IIld pullIlcIIlOn U
reqWld by 1M.
PUIId IIld IjlpIMCllNl
MAYOR
AmST:
CITY ClERK
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It was moved by .nd seconded by
Ordln.nce .s reld be Idopled, Ind upon roll clll there ~ere:
AYES:
NAYS:
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First Conslderltlon
Vote for plsslge:
ABSENT:
Ambr Isco
Courtney
Horowitz
Kubby
Llrson
HcDonlld
Novick
Second Conslderltlon
Vote for Plsslga:
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STAFF REPORT
To: Planning & Zoning Commission
110m: 001, 114 S. Flrsl Avonuo
Proparod by: MOlady Rockwoll
DOlO: January 17, 1990
aENERAL INFORMATIQtl:
Applicant:
CIIy 01 Iowa City
410 Easl Washington Slroot
Iowa CIIy, Iowa 52240
Rozonlng Irom P to RS.5,
To zono tho prlvaloly ownod proporly
conslstonl wilh lurroundlng zoning,
114 S. Flrsl Avonuo
Roquoslod acUon:
Purposo:
Addross:
LocaUon:
Soulhoasl cornor 01 Iho First Avonuo and
Washington StroollnlollocUon.
Slzo:
1 acro.
ExlsUng land uso and zoning:
Vacanl (old public school malnlononco
Ihod): p,
Norlh . Slnglo.Famlly RosldonUol; RS.
5,
Surrounding land uso and zoning:
Easl. Slnglo.FamllyRosldonUal; RS.
5,
Soulh. Slnglo.FamllyRosldonllal: RS.
5,
Comprohonslvo Pion:
WOSI. Clly High Campus; p,
RosldonUal: 2.0 dwolllng unlls/acro,
Docombor 27, 1909.
Fllo dalo:
45.day IImllaUon porlod:
Fobruary 12, 1990.
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In Juno 1906, Irono V, Polsang purchasod tho 114 S. First Avonuo proporty Irom tho Iowa Clly
Community School Dlslrlct as a momorlal to hor husband, Whllo Iho proporly was ownod by
Iho School Dlstrlcl, Iho ono acro parcol was doslgnalod Public (P) Zono, SocUon 30.30(g)( I)
of tho Zoning Ordlnanco statos: 'Should any such IPubllc Zonojland bo sold, convoyod or
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trans lor rod 10 anyono olhor than tho govornmont 01 tho Unllod 510105 01 Amorlca or tho 51010
01 Iowa or a polllleal GubdMslon lhofool, lho buyor or Irans'oroo musl submll an opplicollon
to Iho City lor 8 rOlonlng 10 8 lono othor than tho Public (P) Zono,' Proporty ownor Irono
Polsang has docllnod 10 InlUato rOlonlng procoodlngs lor tho P'lonod proporty, At tho
dlrocllon 01 tho Cily Council, tho City 01 Iowa City has Inlllalod procoodings 10 rozono tho 114
5, First Avonuo proporty Irom P 10 RS.5 10 mako il conslslonl with tho slnglo.famlly rosldonlial
lonlng 01 surrounding prlvatolv.ownod proporty,
ANALYSIS:
Tho approxlmalOIy ono acro tracl, localod noar tho lop of 0 hili, slopos modoratoly from tho
northoosl to Iho southwosl. Boundod by a chain link lonco, Iho silo Is vacanl oxcoptlor a
wood.lramo malntononco Ihod localod In tho louthwost 0100 of tho proporty, Ono largo
hardwood troo oxlsts noar Iho louth lot IIno, Thoro aro sovorallorgo ovorgroon troos and scrub
Iroos growing adjoconlto tho wosllonco IIno. 5lnglo.lomlly homos oxlSI north, oast and south
01 this proporty. Tho Cily High School Campus Is locatod 10 tho wosl ocross First Avonuo.
~rQhonslvo Plan ond Zoning ConsldoraUons
Tho Comprohonslvo Plan funcUons as a policy guldo to doclslons obout tho physical
dovolopmonl 01 Iho community, Tho curront land uso in this oast aroa 01 Iowa City Is
prodomlnontly Ilnglo.famlly rosldonUal. ConUnuod rosldonUal usos oro projoctod throughout
tho oroa. Rozonlng Iho subjoclIracl10 RS.5 would bo In contormanco wllh tho Comprohonslvo
Plan as woll as conslstonl with tho slnglo.lamlly rosldonllal land uso to tho north, oast and
soulh, RS.5Is an approprlato land classlficaUon for a parcol wilhln a ono.block vicinity ollwo
public Ichools: Clly High and Hoovor Elomontary.
Hoving a p.zonod proporty In prlvato ownorshlp croatos sovoro IImilaUons lor uso of tho land.
Slnco tho prosont zoning IPI allows only a public uso ollho land, It cannot bo usod lor any
uso by a prlvato proporty ownor unUlltls rozonod. This rozonlng appllcaUon was Inlllatod al
Iho roquost 01 tho Cily Council 10 rosolvo tho probloms Inhoront In tho curront 'no uso' status
01 tho proporty, Rozonlng tho proporty 10 RS.5 would romovo this anomoly, and Ihoroby allow
dovolopmont 01 tho proporty to occur conslstonl with that 01 tho surrounding dovolopod
rosldonUal proportlos,
~conomlc ImDoct
Tho sub/oct tract has an assossod valuo 01 $30,100 and curronUy gonoralos aboul $377
annually In City proporty laxos, Ailhough rozonlng doos not automaUcally trlggor dovolopmont
of tho proporty, tho ono acro lot could bo dlvldod Inlo lour lots mooUng tho dlmonslonal
roqulromonts 01 tho RS.5 zono, Glvon tho valuo 01 comparablo dovolopmontln tho adjacont
rosldonllal aroa, tho assossod valuo 01 a dovolopod lot wilhln Ihls tract would bo approxlmatoly
$107,017, For tax purposos, tho valuo 01 rosldonUal usos wilhln this tax yoar aro rollod back
to 00,6364% 01 assossod valuos. Tho Cily tax lovy imposod upon a rosldonllal uso wilhln tho
Cily Is $12,2610/$1,000 01 assossod valuaUon. Assuming oach lot woro dovolopod wilh an
assossod valuo 01 approxlmatoly $107,617, tho amounl 01 annual tax gonoratod to tho Cily
would bo $1,066 por lot, or $4,264 In total. Such Infill dovolopmont would not havo on advorso
Impact on tho Clly'a financial ability to provldo municipal sorvlcos,
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Stoff rocommonds lhallho ono acro Iraellocatod al 114 S, FIISI Avonuo bo 1010nod 110m P
to AS.5.
ATTACHMllim:
\, Location Mop,
2. VIcinity Map.
Approvod by:
nold hmolsor, Olroctor
Dopartmont 01 Planning and
Program Dovolopmont
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HOnc! OF PUBLIC HfARIHG
N~ II '*1l1i gNtn IIIIl I puIlIIO hIamg wII bt hold b'f
lhI cay CMcI 0I1ow1 cay, Iowl, II 7:30 p.m. on lhI 20lh
~ 01 MIICI1, 18'lO, In lhI CMc CIrlIl CMcI Chambaf1.
Iowl cay, Iowl; II wIlIch hIamg lhI CMcI wII COI1IIdat an
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nol\h 01 MIlroaa AI1M and wtS\ 01 propot1y 0IYll0d b'f lhI
Un.'iaIIIy 0I1ow1 from lo.RS to OPDH.1.
CopIn oIlhI ptCpOIId OId1nanca lit on Nt 101 pubIlc
axamInalJon In lhI oIl'iCt oIlhI cay ClaB, CMc CanlII, Iowl
cay, Iowa. PII1OI1I wIINng to "*1 IhaII WwI known 101
CMcI COI1IldtIIlJon .,1 ancourlgtd to IjlpIIIlIlhI aboYt.
IllIItJonad lima and plica,
MARIAN K IWUl, CllY CLERK
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OROlNANCE NO.
AN OROlNANCE AMENDING THE ZONING OROlNANCE BY
CONomoNALL Y CHANGING THE USE REGUlAnONS OF
APPROXlMAffiY 168 ACRES OF lAND GENERAlLY
LOCAT(D NORTH OF /,IEUlOSE AVENUE AND weST OF
PROPERTY OWNED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF trJNA FRO/,lID.
AS TO OPOH'I, A PREU/,IINARY PlANNED DEVELOP/,IENT
HOUSING (POH) PlAN FOR WAUM RIDGE. trJNA CITY,
trJNA.
WHEREAS, U1t IulljtCl pIOpIl1y II pllWlIy n 111 11M
IIlOwn n U1t CcmpIhnNl PIIn fOI U1t CIy d lOw. CIy u
rlliderlJll. II . dntf d two lO ~ cIwtIIng IIlb ptllCII;
If'Id
WHEREAS, bIcIUII U1t IulljtCl pIOpIl1y II prtMItIf IlIIhII
CCltlguouIlO IIlIlrog dw.1lOpmeff IlClI Mt'Itd l7f U1t I\lil
ccmplInlIl1 d IlMIcIpIl IIMCIt, dt'itlopmll1 d U1t
pIOpIl1y fOIlIbInlll1d UlllIIIlClII/1ldpIlId n U1t ahol1.
rlllgl dtillOpmeff IIqURI d U1t lOw. CIy CcmpIhnNl
PIIn; II1d
WHEREAS, 11'II' IUCh tnlt U 111I CIy IIIb1t 10 ptOYtdt
IMiclpII WilctIIO Iuppot1l1b1n oo'lOpm<<f. U1t lOw.
CIy CcmpIhnNl PIIn 1/WlClpIl" lhIl U1t IUbjtCl pIOpIf1y
wi ccrMlllO be UMd IoIlglCu1l111l11d 0lM norHrbIn
UIII d 1II1d; If'Id
WHEREAS, U1t 'ulljed pIOpIl1y II pllIII'dIf lonod ID.AS.
Inlm ~tIopmII1.sIngft.F~ IlIIIdIrIJII. n c:onfOllT1lllC.
WIll U1t ~ PIlnIll1d \lit poky 101 U1t Pl/CII;
II1d
WHEREAS, lhI M.,. pIOpIl1y 0WIlII hu IpplIId 10
rllOlll lhI .... Pl/CII lO M.l II1d DPOH.l 10 ptIll1I
dtitlopmll1 d U1t "lei 101 . Il/vlIoI, IIIIdIl'llll plI/vlId
IlOuIng dlYtIopmII1; II1d
WHEREAS, U1t lOw. CIy CcmpIlllnllYt PIIn lICOgIl/le.
INl lhI IUbjtCl pIItII pol...... IIIlInl II'IlInIlIeI whIcI1
Ihould be pllIIMd II1d whIcI1l111ll. lhIlII. IllIldlYlIol
Il/vlIol rllldll1Jll dtillopmllt; II1d
WHEREAS, UN d ~ iy1l1ml1l pllMI'lI1 0lIc0Ing1d
U . mIII1I d IIWIgt diIpoIII wIhIn lhI corporll' lmIII d
IOwI CIy; II1d
WHEREAS, . II n U1t pulllIo Inllllll lhIl plopoIId
,.sldlltlll USII on U1t IulljtCl plopIfly be IIf'IId l7f U1t
NIIcIpI/ III1ilIl'f NWII iy1l1m; II1d
WHEREAS, tho MII'I plopIIly ownII has Igrlld 10 lX10nd
rMicJplllII1IlIIy _ lIMe. 10 II1d l/vough U1t IUbjoct
pIOpIl1y n ICCOIdInCI WIll U1t IIImI II1d condllonl d I
CondIIonaI Zonlng AgIlll1lll'l, . copy d which IIlllacl1ld
hIItIo.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF trJNA CITY, IOWk
SEcnON I. APPROVAL SubjId 10 U1t IIfII1III1d condllonl
d lhI Concllllonal Zonlng Agtlll1lll'lll1d 1414.5, low. Cod.,
lhI pIOpIf1y d.lCllbId bllOw II he!1by roclualnod ~om I'
pllIonl claUlllcltlon d ID.AS 10 M.' IIld OPDH.l IIld Ih.
pllamItwy PDH pI4n IUbmIltld l7f Soulhgal. Developmll'll
Compl/?i 101 Walnut Ridge II hor'l7f ePPlOYed,
Tho EIII Hall d lhI NOI1hwest QUII1er II1d II1e EIII
Hall d 1/1. Southwest Quittor d SOC1Ion 7, Township
79 NOIIh, Range 8 West d Ihe Slh P,/,I" except 4
acrlS 'tinO South IIld West d lho PublIC Highway,
IIld lunhe! eXClptlng lholl ponlon d Ih. above
described plopIf1y. conveyed l7f Coun O1IIcer DIId
In BOOk 603, Peg. 0, RICO/d. of Ine RICO/der of
Jonnaorl County, IOWl
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Ordlnlnce No.
Plge 2
SECTION I VAAIATlONS VWIalIOnl 110m 11'0I requilllMlU
0111'0I /Vl,1 ICllI 11M bMn IPPIMd II 1*1 oIlNI pIat\
TIll vWllOnl pennA:
A. PrMlI 0WI'0IIINp 01 II 01 11'0I IlII111 wIIW1 11'0I
ClI\IIOpmIrt
0, ~ 0111'0I ~d.wrt wWI 01 KIMICtf PlI1Iwrt,
I COIIClCt Ili'IIl, 110m ee '11II lO I Il1iW1Un 01 &0 llIl
0. MocltcIIlon oIlhI pI\'tIllIt1 ,.IIMIU 0111'0I Ct(1
SlrIIl SlandWI WId SpecfICIIlCIIW 101 COIIClCt IlIIIIIlO
pennA ttMlId IlIflClllO iii ClNlNClId I Il1iW1Un 01
24 ,.. n wW1, wtn 4-Iocl wtdI ChIp 11II ~ on
lhIlIlCMlId pcl1lOnI 01 KIMICtf PII1IwIy, Whltl lhI
two IInII 0I1IliI1OId .. 1IpII_1d from CllIIn(~ l7i
VIgIUM IIIMlClI, IICIl oIlhI cMlId IInII wi iii I
Il1iW1Un oilS ItIl n wWI wtn 101Io/0oi wtdI ChIp 11II
IIlOlAdIIl
D. AtOJcllCn 0111'0I pI\'tIllIt1 wW1IloIlIlIloopId WId CUI-
dt-uc IocIIIlIIItI WI/lilIl'olIlAlctrillon from 28 '... II
ITlIIIlIICIfrom bIclI 01 CIIIlIO bIclI 01 C\Ib, 10 24 ,11II
wtn 101Io/0oi wide ChIp IlllIIlOlAdIIl In leu 01 Pcn1Ind
Concrttl c.m.t. IIlIIoopId WId ClUt-uc IocIIIlIIOlI
1/1II klllItf IiIIlIfICOd wtn ChIp NIl. WInIn two Villi
0I1IlIi COIIIlIUCtlon. 111ft WlliIllIfeeld wtn upNI.
I Il1iW1Un 0I1IIe InctoIIIn dIjllII.
E. VNlOn oIlhI ClUt-uc Il/IIlIlngl/lIml 01800 ItIlIO
nCll motIlNn ',000 IMlIol ~ COIrt WId Acorn
COllI.
F, 0MIIcn from lhIll1iW1Un wWI reqUltmIf'C loll CUI-
dt-uc Il/IIllllnllMd, 10 pennA I UMlId llIfeel 01
I/lIllOdMIIi 24 '11II n wWI 101 lhI OlMT Olk COIrt
lIInIIMd, WId ttMlId IlIfICll 01 'S '11II n w1clIh 101
lhIllIr*MClI oIlhI rltlllinlng lIvt ClUt-IICt wthIn
lhI dr.1IOpmIrt
0. No prlNtllon 101 pulllIC IldIwIlkI ... 10 lhIl1,HlI
WIhIn IIlI dr.1iopmIIt eM 10 lhI low dInIIIy 01
df.1lOpmIIt wVlIn Wau RJdgI.
SECTION lit ZONING MAP, TIll O~ 1nIpIcl0l1l hereby
IlMlOrtIId WId clIrlCtlCllO ChIngt lhI Zoning Mill oIlh1 cay
0I1ow1 cay, low, 10 corIorm 10 IhIII/IlIl'IClfTlII upon WI
pIIIIQI, eppraIlI IIld pUlIIc_1on 01 IhII OIdlnIncI II
prl7ItdId l7i IIW,
SECTION~, CONDmONAI. ZONING AGREEMENT. TIll
M'fOI1I '*eby IlMlOrtIId IIld dlrtClld to Iign, and lhI CIIy
ClIB 10 Illnt, lhI CondCJonll Zoning AglIOfllIIt. and 10
cWi lhI 0IclInInct and CondIIOnII Zoning AgrHmen '01
rlCOldlllon n lhI JohntOn CMly RICOfdO(I ornel,
SEcnON V, REPEALER, AI OIdlnIncu and peril 01
0Id1IIII1CII n conIIld wtn lhI prOYtliOnl 0I1hII Ordlnlncl III
hereby rljlll/ld.
SECTlON VI, SEVEAAOIUTY, "I/rf IICIIOn, provtalOn 01 perl
01 lhI 0rdlnIncI WI iii Idjudgld 10 be invalid 01
1IlCOIIItft1.C1OnII, IlJCh IdjudlCalIon Ihd nClllflOd lhI validity
oIlhI Ordlnlncl II . whOlt OII/rf IOdIon, provision 01 perl
lhlflol nolldjudgld Invllld 01 unconatllAlOnII,
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SEcnON W. EFFECTIVE DATE, TNI 0fdNnCt 1/1II be II
tired tIr" II ftnII puuot. ~II IIld p~ II
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PUIOd IIld IpIllOVtd lNI
MAYOR
ATTEST:
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CONOmONAl. ZONINCl AQREEMEHl'
TliIS AGREEMENT It midi by and belwoon lht City of Iowa CIty, Iowa, a munlclpal
corporallon (Cfty), John W. Konnody and Barbara F. KoMody, hUlband and VYff', and Dorothy
J, K1snor, Ilngl., (ONner), and Southgata Dovolopmonl Company, Inc, (Appllcanl),
WHEREAS, Southgalo Dovolopmonl Company, Inc, has agrood 10 purchase tho property
gonorally Iocatod In Iowa CIty, Iowl north of Makos. Avenuo and wall 01 proporty ownod by
tho Unlvorslty 01 Iowa and mOtO par1lculllly dolCtlbed below; and
WHEREAS, tho IUbJect proporty Is prosontly In an 1/01 lhown In tho curronl updalo 01 tho
Comprohonllvo Plan lor tho City 01 Iowa CIty as rOlldonllal, II a donslly 01 two 10 olghl
dwoDlng units por aCto; and
WHEREAS, becauIO tho lubJect proporty Is prosonUy nolthor conUgUOllt 10 OxllUng
dovolopmonl nor lorvod by tho lull comp/omonl 01 munlclpal 10rv1col, dovolopmonl 011110
proporty lor urban land USOI II nol anUclpatod In tho lhorl.rango dovolopmonl loquonco 01
tho Iowl City Comprohonllvo Plan: and
WHEREAS, unUl luch Umo 81 tho City II able 10 provldo munlclpallorvtcos 10 IUpport urban
dovolopmon~ tho curronl updalo 01 tho Iowa City Comprohonslvo Plan anUclpalol thai tho
sub/oct proporty VIlli conUnuo 10 be usod lor agrlcullural and othor nonolJrban usos orland; and
WHEREAS, tho lubject proporty Is prosonUy zonod IQ.RS, 'ntorlm Dovolopmonl. Slnglo.Famlly
ROlldonllal, In conrormanco will1tho Comprohonslvo Plan land UIO poncy lor tho parcol; and
WHEREAS, tho Appncanl has appllod 10 rozono 1110 onllro pl/collo RR.l and OPDH.llo pormll
dovolopmonl 011110 \tact lor a largo 101, rosldonUaI plannod housing dovolopmonl; and
WHEREAS, the curronl updalo 01 tho Iowa CIty Comprohonslvo Plan roeognlzos thai the sub/oct
parcol poSSOISOS nalural amon/Uos which lhould bo prolorvod and which mako tho 1110
al\tacUvo lor largo 101 rosldonllal dovolopmonl;
WHEREAS, usa ollopUo lyaloms Is dlseouragod as a moans 01 lowogo disposal VIlthln tho
corporllo limits 01 Iowa City; and
WHEREAS, Ills In tho publlo Inlorosllhal proposod rOlldonllal usos on tho lubJoc\ proporty
bo 101VOd by tho munlclpal lanllary lowor aystom; and
WHEREAS, tho Appllcanl and ONnor havo Igrood 10 Inko moasuros 10 oxtond tho municipal
sanllary lowor ~om tho Hawkoyo 1111 Itallon 10 and through tho lubJoct proporty, all In
accordanco wfll1tho lorms and eondlUons lollor\h horoln.
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NOW, THEREFORE, In conakleraUon ol/helr mutual promlSll, tha Partlo. agrot II 101l0Wl:
I. Southgate Dovelopmenl Company, Inc. (hereinafter 'Appneanr) has .greed 10 pu/chan
th. proporty gonaraltt Iocaled north of Me~Ote Avtnut and WOII 01 prOperty ownod by
the UnIvolllty 01 Iowa, VwtlIch property II lIlOta partJcutl1tt de.crlbod IS loIIowa:
Tho EUI Hall 01 tho NOIthwoII Qulltor and /he EIII Hall ollhe
Soulhwtll Quartor 01 Soctlon 7, TOWIlIhlp 78 North, Rango II
WOII ollhe 6th P,M" oxcepl 4 acro. ~ South and Wosl 01 tho
Public HIghway, and lurtho/ oxcepUng /hal poItJon of tho abovo
do.cr!bod property, conveyed by Court omcer Doed In Book 603,
Page II, Record. 01 tho Recordor 01 Johnson CM!y, Iowa.
2, Jchn W, Konnody and Ilarbata F, KonnO<tf and llOtoltrf J. IOsner I/O tho ownors
ro.vno" 01 tho .ub/oct property, and eonUnuo 10 hold logal UUo oflhe .ub/oct
property.
3, CM1lor horoby COOlon" 10 and /0111I Into thll Cond/UonaJ Zoning Agroomonl, and
.groa. 10 abldo by tho lorms 01 tho Agroomonlln an rospocts.
4, Tho lubjoct property I. prosonlly zonod I[)'RS, Inlorlm Dovolopmonl . Slnglo.Famlty
Rosldonllal, In conlormance with tho curronl updato ollho Iowa CIty Comprohonslvo
Plan land usa policy lot tho p8lCO', and It Undovoloped,
6. Tho .ub/oct property Is prosonlly nol conUguous 10 oxfsUng dovolopmonl and Is
curronlly nol .01VOd by municipal utJllUol and ,orvlcos,
B. Tho Applicant has applied 10 rozono tho onllro pO/col ~om I[)'RS 10 RR'l, Rural
Rosldonllal, and 10 OPOH.l 10 permn dovolopmonl 01 tho \tact 10/ 8 l8Igo 101, Ilnglo.
lamlly rOlldonllal planned houllng dovolopmon~ 10 be known as Walnut Rldgo,
7. Tho Clllfonl updalo 01 tho Iowa City Comprohonslvo Plan roecgnlzos /haltho lub/oct
proporty polSOISOI nalural amonlUos \Iotllch ~Id be prosorvod, but which also mal<o
tho aho alltacllvo and lunablo lor IO/go 101 rosldonUaI dovolopmonl Part/os
acknow!odgo thallatgo 101 dovolopmonlls an approprlato 11I0 01 tho alto, and may also
mltlgalo agalnsl Unduo dlslurbance 01 tho natural lorraln and vogOlaUon,
B. P8I1los agroo and acknowlodgo that a pro/lloraUon 01 10pUo Ianks Is nolln tho public
Inlorost Convorsoty, Part/os agroo thll h Is In tho public Inlorost lor City dovolopmont
10 be lorvod by a municipal lannoty lowor ayslom.
9, To this ond, Apptlcanl, Ownor and City agroo 10 oXlond tho municipal aanlloty lowor
lyatom ~om tho H8wkoyo 11ft ItaUon 10 and through tho lubjoct property, all according
10 plans and lpoclncallone approved by tho CIty.
10, Appllcanl and Ownor lurthor 8cknowiodgo /hal, In tho ovonltho lub/oct proporty Is
\tanslorrod, lold, rodovoloped, eubdlvlded, divided, or Ip/Il, tho Appllcanl eorpor8110n
Is dlssOlvod, 8Ild/or ownorshlp 01 tho property chango. Otho/ th8ll /hal which Is
eonlomplatod horoln, thoro Ihallln no ovont be dovolopmonlthal OCCUrs on tho lubjoct
property which Is nolln eonlormanco Ivlth 1110 lorms 01 thl. Agroomonl
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11. PII1IOI acknov.1odgt lIIallhlt CondIUonIl Zoning Agllemtnllhall be d.emld 10 be a
COYtIllllIIUMlng Yt1lh lht land and Yt1lh lht IIIlt 10 lht land; lhIllhI Agr..mtnt WII,
upon extcullon, be rtcO(dld In Iht Johnlon County Rtciofdtr'e 0Ib: and lhallht
Agr..monl ehall, YlilhouI fuflhtr rtcllaUon, continue 10 be a eovonanl RIMIng In favot
of tho CIIy on each and ml'f poIIJon 01 lho eub/ee1 proptr1y, unl... Of unUlllloued
of rocord by lht CIIy: and lhIa Agroomtnl IhalI Inure 10 lht bonoM and bind all
IllCCtllOrl, reprOlonlaUvoland uIlgna of each and ml'f PIlty holllo,
12. NOlh/ng In lhlt CondItJonaJ Zoning Agroom.nl Ihall be eon'lIuod 10 roOm III.
ApplJcanI and Onnor from coml*llng Yt1lh all appIJcabl.1ocaJ and 1111. rogulaUona, and
bolh AppIIcanIand OMlor lCkno\\1odgo 'IIllO.
Oalod lhlt ..!i. d'f of 1 D90,
60lIlliGATE DEVELOPMENT
COMPANY, INC, (APPUCANT)
COY OF IOWA COY, IOWA
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By:
John McDonald, Mayor
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Rlchatd 0, Bravonnan, SocrOlary
ArnST:
By:
--- Milian K. Karr, City CIOrk
By:
By:
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I.EOAL DEPARTMENT
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STATE OF IrmA )
) 65:
JOHNSON COUNTY )
On WIll dlY 01 1-4~1 , A.O, ID~ btlOl'IllI, 011 und'relgned, I Notaty
Public In Ind 100th. Slat' 01 low.. POllonllly appollleI. Ind
10 Il\I POllonally known, v.tlo, btlng bY IllI dut( 'worn, did 'Iy thaI
thay 110 lht (Co Ii Ind Se.~ . rOlpoctlvtly,
olllld COIpotltJon .xocutlng lht wtthln Ind 100ogolng lriillullftnt to whlch thIe IIltt1ch1d,
thaI (AG uti t,,,- bvvII I"""""W ~y IhlllllQ.corpotltJon; lhIllIId mllum,nl was IIgnId
(and ''''id) on bGhall 01 (tho lOll Irnxod thoroto IIlht 1111 of IIId) laid COIpOIllIon by
lulhorlty olllllloatd 01 DftoctOll; Ind thallho IIId ':~b.:t..8.,i-....... Ind
.R,t~lILU~tMr, '^' 81 luch Ornc.1I ~odgod lht oxOCUUon 01 IlId
Insllumonllo bG tho voIunlary act Ind dood 01111<I COIpOIlUon, by . Ind by thom vo/unllrlly
oxocutod,
STATE OF IrmA )
) 65:
JOHNSON COUNTY )
On thl. JQ.. day 01 March, 1990, bGroro mo, tho undolllgnod, a NOlary Publlo In and
lor laid county and Ilalo, POllonally .ppoarod John W, Konnody Ind Barbara F. KOMody, 10
mo known 10 bG hUlband and wilo, and Dorothy J, Kline" 10 mo known as Ilnglo, and thai
thay did oxOCU\o tho abovo agroomonl as thai, volunlary .ct Ind dood as ownOIl 01 tho
lubjoct proporty, it . I
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L 1.,1 Notary Public In and lot tho
STATE OF IOWA )
) 68:
JOHNSON COUNTY )
On thll _ day 01 March, 1990, bGroro mo, ,
a NOlary Publlo In and lor tho Slalo 01 low., pOllonally .ppoarod John McDonald and Marian
K. Karr, 10 mo pollonally knO'M'l, and, who, bGlng by mo duly sworn, did .ay thalthoy aro tho
Mayor and City Clork, rospoctJvoly, 01 tho City 01 Iowa City, Iowa; lhaltho 10al aMxod 10 tho
lorogolng Inslrumonl Is tho COIpOIalo 10al 011110 COtporallon, and th.1 tho Inslrumonl was
Ilgnod and .o.led on bGh.1l 01 tho eorporallon, by authority 01 III CIty Council, as conlalnod
In (Ordlnanco) (Rosolutlon) No, passod (tho ROlolutlon adoplod) by tho City Councfl,
undor Roll Call No, 01 tho City Councfl on tho _ day of .
1990, and thai John McDonald and Marian K. Korr acknowlodgod tho oxocutJon 01 tho
Inslrumonl 10 bG tholr volunlary act and dood and tho voluntary act and dood 01 tho
corporallon, by H voluntarily oXOCU1od.
Notory Publlo In and lot tho 51010 01 Iowa
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STAFF REPORT
To: Planning & Zoning Commission
110m: Z.0915 and 5.0943. Walnut Rldgo,
Proparod by: Monica Moon
0010: Docombor 10, 1909
~ENERAL INFORMATION:
Appllcanl:
Southgalo Dovolopmonl Company
Sullo 400, Commorco Contor
325 Easl Washington Sltool
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
ConlaC1: Maco Bravorman
Phono: 337.4195
Roquostod action:
Approval of a prollmlnary Plannod
Dovolopmont Housing (OPOH) plan and
a prollmlnory subdMslon pial.
To pormlt eonstructlon 01 104 Ilnglo.
family rosldontlal dwolllngs,
Purposo:
Location:
North 01 Molroso Avonuo, Immodlatoly
wost of proporty ownod by tho Unlvolllty
of Iowa and approxlmatoly ono-quartor
mllo oasl 01 U,S, Highway 210,
SilO:
160 acros,
ExlsUng land uso and zoning:
Undovolopod; ID,RS,
North. Undovolopod; p,
Easl. Undovolopod; p,
South. Undovolopod; ID.RS,
Wosl. Undovolopod; ID.RS,
Land Uso . RosldonUaI: 2.0 ctmlllng unUs
por acro,
Surrounding land uso and zoning:
Comprohonslvo Plan:
Oovolopmont Soquonco: Phaso III:
2,011+,
Fllo dato:
Novombor 16, 1909.
January 2, 1990,
45.day IImltaUon porlod:
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SPECIAL INFORMATION:
Public uli/if/OS:
Municipal wator aOMco Is prosontly
ovallablo to Iho silo. Municipal aanllory
sowor SOMCO 10 tho lroclls dopondonl
upon oxtonslon 01 a trunk 80wor from tho
lift staUon In tho vicinity 01 Hawkoyo Court
Apartmonts. Unllllhal utility Is oxlondod,
individual sopUc systoms aro proposod
lor Iho dovolopmonl.
Pollco and flro protOellon and sanltaUon
sOlVlcos will bo provldod by tho City.
Transit SOMCO Is avollablo obout 0.4 mllo
oasl 01 tho tracl al tho Intorsocllon of
Hawkoyo Drlvo and Molroso Avonuo.
Prollmlnary IntormaUon Indlcalos thai
Roosovoll Elomontary School will provldo
primary oducallon 10 tho aroa,
Tho 1110 Is accosslblo from Molroso
Avonuo.
Public 10MCOS:
Transportallon:
Physical characlorlsUcs:
Tho topography 01 tho silo rangos flom
modoraloly sloping (5.9 porconl) to vory
~tooply sloping (25-40 porcenl) with much
01 tho Illo hovlng Ilopos of 14 porcont
or less. Much of tho tract Is ollhor grass
covorod or In agrlcullural uso; troos aro
prodomlnan~ located oJong dralnagoways
wllhln Iho Iracl and on tho stoopor slopod
torraln.
BACKGROUNQ:
Tho sub/oct Iraclls a modorololy to slooply slopod parcol 01 land In tho northwostorn part 01
Iowa City. A houso, a barn and olhor strucluros accossory 10 an agrlcullural uso aro prosonUy
locatod In tho southorn portion 01 tho Iract. Tho balanco 01 tho silo hos boon usod for
grassland and row crops, Tho dovolopor proposos to subdlvldo Iho 160 acro parcollnto 104
slnglo.famlly rosldonUollots,
Tho silo Is zonod IO.RS, Intorlm Dovolopmonl.Slnglo.lamlly RosldonUal at this Umo, Intollm
Dovolopmont Zoning Is Intondod 10 provldo for aroos ot managod growth In which agrlcullural
and olhor non.urbon usos orland moy conllnuo unlll such limo as tho City Is ablo 10 provldo
municipal sorvlcos to supporl urbon dovolopmont. Tho dovolopor roquosts lhallho tracl bo
rozonod Irom ID.RS 10 a zono Ihal would pormll tho dovolopmont of tho subdivision wllh a rurol
rosldonllal choroclor, Tho RR'I, Rurol Rosldonllal Zono, would allow tho typo 01 dovolopmonl
proposod by Iho dovolopor, Bocauso tho dovolopor wlshos 10 dovolop this silo on a prlvato
stroot systom, ho Is also sooklng 10 doslgnato tho parcol as a PDH, a Plan nod Dovolopmonl
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Housing lrael, Tho Plannod Dovolopmonl Housing ovorlay zono is oslabllshod to pormlt
noxlbllily In Iho uso and doslgn 01 Itructuros and land whoro convonllonal dovolopmont may
bO Inopproprlalo, Ills a zono lIppllod on lOp ollho undorfylng zono; tho undorfylng zono, In
Ihls coso tho RR.l zono, would ostabllsh tho donslty 01 dovolopmonl pormlllod on tho sub/oct
pOlcol of land, Tho applicant. lhoroforo, roquosts 10 rozono tho 160 acro tlact 110m ID.RS to
OPOH.l,
Tho prollmlnary pial 01 Walnut Rldgo has bOon rovtowod lor lis conformanco with appllcoblo
rogulaUons; pial doficlonclos and dlscropanclos oro IIslod ollho ond ollhls roport, Cortaln
ISMS ralsod by tho proposod dovolopmonl aro doscrlbod In Iho lollowing analysis,
6tJAL YSIS:
Comprohonslvo Plan Policy:
Iowa Clty'l policy Is 10 oncourogo gro'Mh in 0 compact and conUguous mannor to foslor 0
cost.olfoctlvo spprooch to tho oxtonslon of municipal ullliUos and SOMCOS. Tho 1909 Updato
of tho Iowa City Comprohonslvo Plan doos not anUclpalo lhattho northwostorn portion 01 tho
community, Including tho subloct tracl, will dovolop In tho short.rango slnco dovolopmontln tho
Northwosl Aroa will roqulro municipal ulllity and 10rvlco oxlonslons far romovod from oxlsUng
lorvlcod aross,
Extonslon of lowor and wotor sorvlcos, stroots and othor municipal sorvlcos al tho loast public
oxponso sdds to tho dovolopmont potonllal of on aroa, If a proposod dovolopmonlls romovod
110m oxlsUng dovolopmonl, It Is Iikoly that municipal sorvlcos cannot bo olflclontly and cost.
olfoctlvoly oxtondod 10 tho undovolopod oroa. Tho Plan Updato, thoroforo, rocommonds that
dovolopmonlln Ihoso aroos bo doloyod, Tho Plan notos thal'lalny dovolopmont pOllclos which
oncourago dovolopmonlln Iho Northwost Aroa should rocognlzo,..ltho cosl of supplying City
lorvlcosl and assuro..,tho most oqultablo dlstrlbullon 101 thoso costsl botwoon prlvato
dovolopoll snd Iho Iftxpoyols 01 Iowa City.' (Pogo tOO)
Tho Plan Updato rocognlzos, howovor, thaI corlaln factors may oncourago prlvato dovolopors
10 dovolop Iracts 01 land oul 01 phaso with tho dovolopmont 80quonco rocommondod by Iho
Comprohonslvo Plan, Howovor, to approxlmato, as much as posslblo tho cost.olfocUvonoss
of tho dovolopmont upon which tho City's gro'Mh managomont policy Is basod, out 01
soquonco dovolopmont Is roqulrod 10 absorb 011 of tho costs ossoclotod with tho dovolopmont,
Including costs typically subsldlzod by tho City. Costs customarily paid by tho City may bo
rocoupod at such limo as sufficlont inlolVonlng dovolopmont occurs to rosomblo tho
cosVbonofil balanco upon which soquonllol dovolopmonl Is bosod. Tho oconomlc Impact
socllon 01 this roporl dlscussos tho oconomlc consoquoncos 01 pormltllng this tract to bo
dovolopod oul of phaso with tho City's gro'Mh managomont policy,
Tho Plan Updalo polnls oul thai tho Northwost Aroa possossos nalural amonlllos which should
bo prosolVod and which also mako tho aroa allracllvo for cortoln soclors 01 tho rosldonllol
housing markot. Glvon tho natural amonlllos of tho aroo and tho difficulty of oxtondlng
municipal sanitary sowor sOlVlco to this part 01 tho City, tho Plan Indlcatos that, as this aroa
bocomos dovolopablo, It may bo approprlalo lor largo 101 dovolopmonl on sopUc systoms or
prlvato troatmont faclllUos, Tho Plan looks to this part ollho community to provldo a rosldonUal
dovolopmont opllon In tho City which Is curronlly avallablo primarily In tho unlncorporalod parts
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of tho County, Tho Plan rocognllos, lor Ihls 10 hnppon, mo<lincaUons In dovolopmont
rogulallonl will nood 10 bO modo 10 mako tho oconomlc bonofll 01 dovolopmonlln tho Clly al
loasl oquallo Ihal of dovolopmonlin tho County,
Tho land uso proposod wilhln Walnut Rldgo conforms wllh tho policy adoptod In tho 1009 Plan
Updalo for this parI ollho NOlthwosl Non, Subdlvls"'n doslgn st~lldard modificaUons that aro
proposod within tho dovolopmont will bO consldorod lalor In this roport,
Zoning Ordlnanco CompUanco:
As nOlod, tho subjocl tracl Is prolontly zonod ID,RS. Intorlm Oovolopmont . Slnglo.lamlly
ROlldonllal, Unlllluch tlmo as municipal ulilillos and SOMCO' con bo cost.oflocllvoly oxtondod
to Iho 1110, II Is anllclpatod Ihol agricultural and olhor non. urban U'OI 01 land will conUnuo on
tho 10 zonod proporty, As tholo SOMCOI can bo olficionlly IUppllod, It I. Intondod thaI tho
trael dovolop for RS, Slnglo.lamlly Rosldonllal usos,
Consislont with Iho land usa policy for this Iracl which luggosts Ihal largo.lol rosldonllal
dovolopmonl moy bo an approprlalo dovolopmonl opllon, tho dovolopor Is sooklng to
rodoslgnato tho undorlylng zoning clllulncaUon 01 Iho lito from ID.RS 10 RR.l, Rural
Rosldonllal. This zono Is Intondod to provtdo lor aroas 01 rural rOlldonUal characlor wllhln tho
City which oro nol pr%elod to hovo Iho utllillos nocoSlOry for urban dovolopmont Ollooslln
Iho forosoonblo fuluro, Dotachod Ilnglo"amlly dwolllngs on loti 01 at loasl 40,000 Iquaro loot
oro pormlllod In Ihls zono.
As will bo dlscussod In moro dotollln tho fOllowing mUon, Iho appllcanlls proposing, os
luggostod In tho Comprohonslvo Plan, to vary from tho ulbon doslgn Ilandard Ipocificallons
01 tho City's Subdivision Rogulollons. Tholo modificallons aro Intondod 10 mako tho largo-lot
dovolopmont oconomlcally foaslblo and to onhanco tho rurol charoctor 01 tho lubdlvlslon,
Tho Plannod Dovolopmont Housing Ovorlay (OPOH) Zono Is tho rogulotory mochanlsm avallablo
to ollow tho typo, 01 modlncallonl proposod In tho Walnut Rldgo Subdivision, Tho OPOH zono
Is ostabllshod to pormlt noxlblllty In Iho uso and doslgn 01 structuros and land In Iltuallons
whoro convonllonal dovolopmont may bo Inapproprlato. Tho City must bo aSlurod, howovor,
Ihat modlncaUons ollho roqullomonll 01 tho undorlylng zono will nol bo contrary 10 Iho Intonl
and purposo 01 tho Zoning Ordlnanco, 'nconslstonl wilh tho Comprohonslvo Plan or harmful
to Iho aurroundlng nolghborhood,
Tho lopography of tho Iract, along with tho Iroo.covorod dralnagowaYI and sloopor slopod hills,
aro nalural amonlllos 01 tho slto which should bo prosorvod. Largor lot rosldonllal dovolopmonl
on tho Iracl providos groator assuronco thallhoso foaluros will nol bo dlslurbod. Modifying
roadway standards to pormll prlvato slroots Ihot aro doslgnod 10 loss than urban slandards
also aids In pro sOlVing tho natural charactorisllcs 01 tho parcol. Tho oxtonl to which tho
standards aro modlnod to consolVo tho onvlronmont, howovor, musl bo balancod agolnst tho
saloty and convonlonco 01 tho rosldonls that will bo living within tho proposod dovolopmont.
To comply with Iho appllcaUon roqullomonts 01 tho OPDH zono, Iho prollmlnory plat should
rofloct tho numbor ot dwolllng units proposod lor Iho dovolopmont, should noto Iho proposod
opon spacos that aro to bo prlvatoly hold and should rofloct whothor tho opon spoco Is to bo
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usod for ocllvo rocroollon purposos or only as on onvlronmonlal omonlty, Slondords dovolopOd
by tho subdMdor thai will guldo tho doslgn 01 tho Individual homos should also bo submlttod,
Subdlvlllon RogulaUonl Compllanco:
Walnul Rldgo Subdlvlllon II tho filiI dovolopmonl which propo,ol 10 Implomonllho land
UIO rocommondoUon. mado In Iho 1989 Updalo ollho Iowa City Comprohonllvo Plan
rogardlng modlllod dovolopmont Itandard. lor largo 101 rOlldonUal dovolopmonl., Tho
proposod .ubdlvlllon como. boloro Iho City prior 10 Iho dovolopmont ond adoption 01
IpOClnC do.lgn Ilandardl which aro Inlondod 10 guldo largo lot rOlldontlal dovolopmonl
In Ihll community, II tho Walnut Rldgo pial. aro approvod, It II IIkoly Ihat tho dOllgn
modlllcotlonl proposod by Ihla dovolopor will 101 Iho .tandardl lor luturo largo lot
rOlldontlal dovolopmont, Conlldoratlon 01 Walnul Rldgo Ihould bo undortakon, Ihoroloro,
wllh an oxlro dogroo 01 caution glvon Iho procodonUal naturo 01 our doclllon.
Tho Clly mUll allo bo awaro ollho polonUol oconomlc conloquoncol 01 modllylng urban
doslgn atandardl, For oxamplo, as will bo doscrlbod In Ihll .octlon, all 01 tho .Irooll
within Iho propolod dovolopmonl aro 10 bo prlvaloly hold and aro dOllgnod 10 lOll Ihan
urban doslgn atandarda, IIluturo roaldonll ollho lubdlvlalon bocomo dllonchantod with
Iholo roadwaYI, Ihoy may look to Iho Clly 10 upgrado Iho Itrool. and alaumo
rOlponllblllty lor alroot malnlonanco, Improving tholo roadwaya could bo an oxpanslvo
propollUon, particularly Ilnco proporty may nood to bo acqulrod to ostablllh public rlghla.
ol.way.
Wlthoul apoclnc doalgn .tandarda In lorco lor largo 101 rOlldonUal aUbdlvlllona, tho City
ahould cautloUlly rovlow Iho dovolopmont proposal lor Walnut Rldgo to assuro that tho
City la nol making commllmonla Ihat may havo aubstantlal oconomlo ramlllcatlon. In tho
luturo, Tho loll owing analyall IdonUfloa tho doslgn modlflcaUon. propolod wllhln Walnut
Rldgo,
Subdlvl.lon Accoaa: Konnody Parkway via Molroso Avonuo Is Iho only moans of accosalng
this 160 acro, 104 101 subdivision. In lorgor subdivisions, socondary accoss Is noodod lor tho
saloty and convonlonco of tho rosldonls 01 tho dovolopmonl. Whllo Ilall has malntalnod that
socondary accoss Ihould bo provldod wilhln dovolopmonls 01 20 1015 or moro, tho City has,
olUmos, through tho acUons ollho Clly Council, pormlttod lubdlvlslons 01 groalor slzo slnco
socondary accoss can ovontuolly bo ostabllshod os dovolopmont progrossos across adjaconl
undovolopod torrllory. In olhor words, tho Clly hos tOloratod, on a tomporory bosls, tho rlskl
Involvod wllh only a slnglo moons 01 OCCOSS to 0 largor rosldonUol dovolopmont.
Tho prollmlnory plat 01 Walnul Rldgo doos provldo for tho oxtonslon of Konnody Parkwoy, In
Iho northorn portion 01 tho subdivision, to tho undovolopOd troct wost of Iho subjoct
subdivision, II Is anUclpotod Ihal, as Iho Iroct wost 01 Walnut Rldgo Is dovolopod, a socondary
moans of accoss will bo ostobllshod vlo tho oxtonslon of Konnody Porkwoy and lis Intorsocllon
to on Improvod and oxlondod Comp Cardinal Rood, Unlll thai link Is ostobllshod, tho low
dovolopmonl donslly ollho proposod subdivision lossons Iho risks assoclotod wllh a sinGular
moans 01 occoss to 0 slzoablo tract ot land,
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RO/JdwllY Dos/gn: Tho prollmlnary pIal 01 Warnul Ridgo proposos a colloctor stlOOI, Konnody
Parkway, which moandors Irom tho soulhorn boundary 01 tho lubdlvlslon to approximotoly two.
thirds 01 Iho way inlo Iho 6,045 tOOl long Iracl. A sorlos 01 loopod and Mdo'lac Itrools
which Intorsocl with Iho colloclor strool provldo Inlornal occoss 10 Iho 160 acro dovolopmonl.
Each slrool righl.ol.way Is alloasl 60 foot wido. All 01 tho sltoots aro to bo prlvaloly ownod
with oasomonts provldod 10 onablo public accoss ovor thom, II Is not anllclpatod that any 01
tho stroots, Including tho colloctor strool, will bocomo public $lroOls in tho IUluro, Tho Walnut
Rldgo Homoownors' Associallon would bo rosponslblo lor malnlonanco ollhoso roadways,
As doplelod on Iho prollmlnary plat, tho two lanos of Konnody Parkway aro poriOdlcal1y
loparalod Irom ono anothor by vogotallvo Islands, Eoch of Iho dlvtdod lanos Is to bo 18 1001
wldo; tho undlvldod lanos would bo 24 1001 In wldlh, Tho dovolopor proposos 10 pavo tho
travollod porllon of Ihls roadway with sovon Inchos 01 Portland Comon' Concroto (PCC). Tho
four.lool wido shouldors would bo drossod with a chip soal aurlaco, Tho vogolatlvo Islands
would also bo soparatod from Iho travolod portion of Konnody Parkway by shouldors, four foot
In widlh, Tho arllst's rondoring 01 Ihls dovolopmonl shows aroas along Konnody Palkway
whoro molorlsls can pull oil Ihis roadway to accoss banks 01 mallboxos, Thoao aroas should
also bo ronoctod on tho prollmlnory pial, along wllh a typical atrool loctlon lor Konnody
Palkway.
Tho prollmlnary pial nolos that tho loopod and cul-dO.S8C stroots aro Initially 10 havo 24 loot
wldo chip loal aurlacos, Within two yoars of tholr construction, thoso slroots aro 10 havo
asphalt sUrlacos, six Inchos In doplh. Two 01 tho proposod cul.do.sac slroots, Shagbolk Court
and Acorn Court, oxcood tho 900 lootlonglh limit lor cul.do.sac strocts In Iho City's Subdivision
Rogulallons, bul aro loss than 1,000 fool In longth. Excopt for tho Burr Oak Court lurnaround,
which has a travollod surlaco 01 approxlmatoly 24 foot, tho lurnaround, 01 tho romalnlng nvo
cul.do.sacs havo travollod surlacos 01 only 10 loot In width. Tho City Flro Dopartmonl has
oxproSBod concorn aboutlho width of thoso narrowor turnarounds and aboul tho proposod
chip soal roadway surlacos thai aro proposod during tho first yoar following tho conslrucllon
01 oach 01 tho loopod and cul.do.sac Ilrools.
Tho narrowor travollod surfaco widths and tho slroot surtacos proposod may hlndor tho ablllly
01 tho Flro Dopartmont to provldo tho lovol 01 sOlVlco oxpOClod within a municipality. Oosplto
tho loci that subdivision covonants aro oxpoctod 10 prohibit on.slroot parking Ihroughout tho
dovolopmont, tho rolaxod slrool doslgn roqulromonls aro anllclpatod, by tho Flro Dopartmonl,
10 alloct firo prolocllon sOlVlcos to this slzoablo dovolopmonl.
No sldowalks aro proposod within Iha slrool rlghls.or.way, Insload, a prlvato troll systom thai
connocts oach of Iho common opon spaco aroas Is shown on tho artist's rondorlngs 01 Iho
dovolopmonl. This syslom should also bo lIIustratod on tho prollmlnary plat of Walnul Rldgo.
A total 01 21,60 acros of prlvato common opon spaco aro shown on tho plat This opon spaco
and Iho troll systom aro only Intondod tor tho uso ot Walnut Rldgo rosldonts.
Sanitary Sowor Sorvlco: Each lot within tho proposod subdivision Is 10 bo sorvod by an
Individual convonllonol sopllc systom, Tho location of oach 01 Ihoso sysloms must bo
approvod by Iho Johnson County Hoalth Oopartmont prior to Issuanco 01 building pormlts lor
tho lots, In tho tuluro, this dovolopmonlls oxpoctod to bo sOlVod by municipal sanitary sowor
sorvlco via Iho oxtonslon of trunk IInos from tho 11ft stallon locatod In tho vicinity 01 HawkoyodCourt Apartmonts, In anllclpallon of this municipal sorvlco oxtonslon, tho pial ronocts
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oasomonts lor Irunk lowor oxtonslonl throughoul tho dovolopmonl. Addlllonol oasomonts for
luluro IlInllary lowor lOMCO oxtonslon. 10 ooch 101 withIn tho proposod dovolopmonl aro also
notod on tho plot. Each 01 Ihoso oasomonls, howovor, should bo spocifically fobolod to ronoct
tholr Inlondod uso, Ulllity oasomontl, gonorolly 15 loot In width, oro ronoctod along oach 01
tho prlvolo stroot rlghts.of.way. Duo to tho lorraln ot Iho Walnut Rldgo tract, Iho PubUc Works
Ooporlmonl rocommonds that any oosomonts nol poralloUng a atrool rlght.of.way bo a minimum
01 20 foot In width to onoblo lutncfont Ipaco 10 pormlltho luturo I:1SlallaUon 01 uUUty sorvlcos,
Somo 01 tho oasomonls doplclod along roar or sldo 10lUnos also aolVo as oasomont. lor Iho
lubdMslon'1 prlvoto trail Iystom. As with tho sanitary sowor oasomonts, thoso oasomonts
Ihould bo cloally labOlod 10 ronoel how thoy may bo usod,
Wotor Dlslrlbullon SYllom: Tho proUmlnary pial nolos that tho subdivision is to bo sOlVod
by an O,lnch walor Uno oxlondlng Irom 0 12.lnch walor main localod In tho Molroso Avonuo
rlght-of.woy. Tho City Wolor Suporintondont molnlalns that an a.inch wator IIno sOMng this
subdMsion Is adoqualo glvon tho low donslty 01 rosidonllal dovolopmonl proposod within
Walnul RJdgo, To ovonluolly loop tho Iyslom and Ihoroby assuro adoquato wator prossuro In
tho Northwost Aroa, howovor, Iho Wator Suporlnlondont rocommonds that provisions for tho
luluro oxlonslon 01 Iho walor dlstrlbullon systom 10 proporllos oast and wosl of Walnul Rldgo
bo ronoctod on Iho plat. Moro Ipoclfically, Iho pial Ihould show oxtonslon of a wotor Uno In
tho vicinity 01 Loll 26 and 27 from Bullornut Lano 10 tho wosl proporty IIno and tho oxtonslon
of 0 wolor Uno In tho vlcfnlty of Lot. 34 and 35 Irom Konnody Parkway to tho oast property
IIno, In addlllon, tho Wotor Suporlntondonl rocommonds thaI this wator dlstrlbuUon Iystom bo
rodlroctod to avoid Iho oxlonslon 01 a walor Uno botwoon Lots 13 and 14. Tho ruggod torraln
In tho vicinity 01 thoso lots would moko It oxlromoly dllficultto accoss and malnlaln this Uno.
Stormwalor Managomont:
Tho 160 acro Walnul Rldgo trael drains toward Cloar Crook, locatod north 01 tho proposod
dovolopmont, and toward a lOll yoar dralnagoway syslom localod on Unlvorslty proporty which
abuts tho sUbJoCI parcol on tho oosl. Duo to tho prosonco 01 Ihoso slormwalor convoyanco
faclllUos, Itormwotor managomont provisions nood not bo Incorporatod Into tho Walnul Rldgo
dovolopmonl.
Economic Impacl:
Tho sUbJoct tract Is classlfiod by Iho City Assossor's Olflco as agricultural land which has an
assossod valuo of $107,169. Tho City prosonUy gonoralos about $490 In proporly taxos
annually on this 160 acro tract 01 land,
N1hough rollbacks of tho assossod valuos of rosldonUal proporllos and tho tax lovlos chango
Irom tax yoar to lax yoor, It Is posslblo 10 osllmalo tho annual tax rovonuo that tho CIIy would
gonoralo by dovolopmonl of oach 101 within tho proposod subdivision, Glvon tho valuo 01
rosldonUol dovolopmont anUclpatod within this subdivision, tho assossod valuo ot a dovolopod
lot In Walnul Rldgo will opproxlmato $200,000,
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For lox purposos, tho valuo 01 rosidonllal usos within this lox YOOl aro rollod back 00,6364
porcont 01 tholr assossod valuos, Tho City lax lovy prosontly Imposod upon a rosldonUal uso
Is $12.020101$1,000 01 assoasod valuaUon, Assuming a lot In Iho proposod lubdMslon Is
dovolopod and tho proporty has an BSloasod valuo 01 $200,000, tho amounl of lox duo on thaI
proporty this YOOl would approxlmoto $1,940. II 104 lots woro dovolopod In Walnul R1dgo
leday, tho City would roallzo an annuallncroaao In tho lox baso 01 aboul $201,760,
No dlroel constlucUon eoltl will be aasumod by tho City as a rosull 01 tho proposod
dovolopmont. Bocouso all tho sltoots will1ln Walnul Rldgo will bO prlvatoly hold, 1110 City will
001 bO lIablo lor maintaining 111010 roadways. Indlrocl coStl luch al garbago plck.up,
molntonanco 01 municipal uliliUOI, and pollco and firo prolocUon will, howovor, bO Incurrod by
1110 City, Tho avorago cost ollupplylng thoso 10rvlcos to Wolnul Rldgo may bO IlIghtly hlghor
1I10n lupplylng tho lomO IOMCOS 10 a moro donso urban dovolopmonllocatod eonUguous 10
oxlsUng dovolopmont. As InlolVonlng dovolopmonl OCCUII, howovor, 1110 avorago cost por
housohold ollupplylng thoso 10rvlcos will docllno. Wilh incroasod rosldonUal dovolopmont,
local Ichools, parkl, tho publlo library, 1110 Ironslt Iystom, and roadwoYI outsldo tho
dovolopmonl aro also alloctod. Tho lubdMslon II not oxpoctod, howovor, 10 Impaelll10 City'l
ability 10 provtdo thoso municlpollorvlcos,
S~FF RECOMMENDATION:
Slaff rocommonds that tho roquost to rozono tho Walnut Rldgo tracl, locotod north 01 Molroso
Avonuo and Immodlaloly woll 01 proporty ownod by tho Unlvorslty 01 Iowa, from ID.RS to
OPDH.l bo dolorrod bul that, upon rosolullon 01 Iho Issuos prosontod abovo and 01 tho
donclonclos and dlscropanclos IIstod bolow, tho roquost bo approvod.
Staff lurlhor rocommondl thai consldoroUon 01 tho prollmlnary plOI 01 Wolnut Rldgo bo doforrod
bul thaI, upon rOloluUon 01 tho lasuos prosontod abovo and 01 tho doncionclos and
dlscropanclosllstod bolow, tho plat bo approvod.
I. Noto tho proposod usos 01 tho lond and Iho numbor 01 dwolllng units proposod,
2, Submll Ikotchos and/or doslgn IpaclficoUons to Indlcato tho gonoral doslgn 01 building
typOI ond tho ovoroll charoctor 01 tho dovolopmont. Also lubmll tho Intondod Umo
Ichodulo lor dovolopmont and ovldonco 01 ownorshlp,
3. Provtdo a logal doscrlpUon of tho Iracl and tho ocroago 01 tho Iract on tho prollmlnary
plat.
4, Noto thai tho proposod opon Ipaco Is 10 bo prlvatoly hold and indlcalo wholhor tho opon
spaco Is to bo usod for activo rocroollon purposos or only os on onvlror.montal amonlty.
5, Noto tho grodo 01 tho ontranco dllvo bOlWoon Molroso Avonuo and Acorn Court.
0, Provldo a typical stroot aocUon lor Konnody Parkway Including provisions tor pull.off
aroas for mailbox OCCOSB, Noto tho mailbox accoss polnls on tho prollmlnary plat.
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7. DlsUngulsh botwoon tho rlght-of.way and Improvod lurlaco dlmonslonl on tho typical
sltoolsoclJon shown on Iho pIal, Nolo lI1althls typical eltoolsocllon lolore 10 allelloota
oxcopt Konnody POIkwoy, Provtdo InlOlmallon on 1110 plat regardlno 1110 dlmonllonl 01
Iho cul-do'lao lurnaroundl ond tho roadway lurfacol propolod,
0, CloOlIy IdonUIy tho limits 01 oach 01 tho four parts olthil dovolopmont and Indicolo 1110
lot numborslncludod In oach pOll on 1110 pial.
9. IdonUIy tho proposod prlvalo Itall eye tom on 1110 prollmlnaty pial.
10. Spoclfically labol all oasomonts as 10 1110 usos, both proposod and luluro, lor which lI10y
aro Intondod. Noto that all ulllity oasomonts nol parallollng a Iltool rlghl-ol.way will bO
a minimum 01 20 1001 In width.
11. Amond tho notos whIch rofor to luturo lowor o.lonslons to Indlcato lI1at, unUllanltoty
lowor SOMCO Is o.tondod to 1110 dovolopmonl, tho Iols havo bOon doslgnod 10
aceommodato IndMdual eonvonUonalsopUc Iystoms. Also nota lI1alll1o locotion 01 oach
olthoso Iystoms must bO approvod by tho Johnson County Hoallh DopOltmonl.
12. Amond tho wator dlstrlbuUon sYltom proposod lor Iho lubdMslon In eonlormanco with
tho City Walor Suporlntondont'l roeommondaUons.
13. Omll tho noto roforrlng to Iho utility doslgn on pogo 2 01 2 01 Iho proUmlnary plat 01
Walnul R1dgo.
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1, Prollmlnaty SubdMslon Pial. Walnul Rldgo,
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,Donald SChmolsor, Dlroctor
Dopartmont of Planning and
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SUMMARY REPORT
March 15, 1990
To: City Council
From: Planning and Zoning Commission
110m: AppllcaUon No. S.6943: Walnul RJdgo
APPUCAnONINFORMAnON
Applicant:
Southgato Dovolopmonl Co,
Roquost:
Locallon:
Prollmlnary OPDH (OPDH.l) plan approval,
North of Molroso Avonuo and wosl of proporty
ownod by Iho Unlvorslty 01 Iowa,
ID.RS, Inlorlm Dovolopmonl . Slnglo.Famlly
RosldonUal
Exlsllng Zoning:
Proposal:
To subdMdo Iho 166 acro lracl of land for a 104101,
slnglo.faml~ rosldonUal dovolopmonl uUllzlng
modlnod Ilrool slandards 10 consolVo tho natural
loaturos 01 tho slto, 10 onhanco tho rural char actor
01 tho subdMslon, and 10 mako lorgo.lot
dovolopmonl oconomlcal~ loaslblo.
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDAnON
Doto 01 AocommondaUon:
Fobruary 15, 1990
AocommondaUon:
Approval, condlllonod on tho oxlonslon of municipal
sowor sorvlco to tho slto.
Aocommondod Varlal/ons and Aal/onalo: Tho Commission nnds tho following vorlancos Irom
tho appllcablo provisions 01 tho City's Subdivision RogulaUons 10 bo approprlato:
Slrool Slandards and Spoclllcal/ons:
A, Rlghl.of.Way Ownorshlp: All ot Iho stroots within Walnut Rldgo, Including Konnody
Parkway, tho colloctor slrool within Iho dovolopmonl, aro to bo prlvatoly ownod with
oasomonls provldod to onoblo publlo accoss ovor thom. Slnco publlo occoss Is
assurod, tho Commission supports prlvato ownorshlp 01 tho stroot rlghts.of.way wllhln
Wolnul Rldgo. Tho Commission also nnds that provisions havo boon mado to onsuro
thai tho prlvololy.hold slrools within tho dovolopmonl will bo saUsfoclorlly malntalnod.
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B, Roduced Rlght-ol,WIY WIdth, Plvomonl W1dlh,lnd RoadwlY DOllgn Roqulromonll:
Tho Commission OndOIlOI tho doslgn modillcallons proposod lor 1110 Itroots within
Walnut Rldgo. Tho Clty'l SubdMslon Rogulallons lpocily lI1at colloctor stroot rlghls'
ol.way 110 10 moasuro 66 1001 In widll1. Tho pavod lurlacoI ollhoso Ilrools aro 10 bo
31 loot wida back 01 curb 10 bock 01 culb (BC.BC), Konnody Parkway Is oxpoctod 10
lunellon al a eolloelor 1lt00t within Walnul Rldgo.
Tho KoMOdy Palkwoy rlght.ol.way, II proposod, II a minimum of 50 foot In width,
Whoro 1110 two lanol olthll roadway Iro porlodlcally loparatod Irom ono anolhor by
vogalaUvo Illands, 1110 rlghl,ol,way width will oxcood 50 foot to accommodato this
proposod doslgn. Each 01 1110 dMdod lanoslsto bO 10 loot wido; tho undlvldod lonos
would be 24 loot In width. Tho dovolopor proposos to pavo tho Iravollod portion of this
roadway will1 lovon Inchos 01 Portland Comont Concrolo conslstonl with tho Clty'l
doslgn roqulromonll. In 1I0u of curb and gullor, howovor, four loot wido shouldors
dlossod will1 a chlpsoal lurlaco will parallol tho povod portion 01 this Ilroot. Tho
vogolallvo Islands would also be foparatod from tho Iravollod porllon 01 Konnody
Pllkway by Ihouldors, four 1001 In width, On,slrool parking will nol bo pormlllod on this
stroot 10 lacllltata lis ability to luncllon as a colloelor stroot.
Tho Ioopod and cul-do'lac localllroots within tho lubdMslon will havo rlght-ol.way
widthl 01 al 10asI 50 1001 which comply with tho City's doslgn Itandards ond
Ipoclncallonllor localslroots. Ins toad 0128 fOOl wido pavocl lurlocos BC.BC, howovor,
111010 Itrooll 110 Inlllally 10 hava 24 loot wido chlpsoal surlacos with lour 1001 wido
chlpsoal shouldorl, Within two yoars olll1olr construcllon, thoso Itroots aro 10 havo
asphall lurlacns, IIx Inchos In dopth, Two of Iho proposod cul.do.sac stroots, Shagbark
Court and Acorn Court, oxcood tho 000 foollonglh IImll lor cul.do.soo slroots In tho
Clty'l SubdMslon Rogulallons, but ara loss than t ,000 1001 In longlh. Excopl lor tho
Burr Oak Court lurnaround, which has a travollod surlaco 01 opproxlmatoly 24 1001, tho
turnarounds 01 tho romolnlng nvo cul.do.sacs havo travollod lurtacos 01 only 10 1001
In widll1,
Glvon tho vory low donslty 01 dovolopmonl proposod within Walnul Rldgo, tho
Commission flnds tho strool modlflcallons proposod for Ihls subdivision will adoquatoly
provlda lor Iho solo and oIRclont movomont of vohlcular traIRo within and through tho
dovolopmonl. Tho propo~od Itrool doslgns aro also oxpoctod to prosolVO tho natural
amonlllos 01 tho Iract and 10 onhanco Iho rural charactor of Iho subdivision.
Modlncallons 01 Iho Clty'a Itroot Ilandards ond spoclncallons also mako largo lot
rosldonllal dovolopmonl an oconomlcolly vlablo housing opllon within tho community.
C, Sldowalks: A total 01 21.00 ocros 01 prlvoto opon spoco oro proposod within Walnul
R/doo, No sldowalks aro proposod within tho strool rlghts.ol.way of this aubdlvlslon.
Instoad, a prlvalo trail systom thai connocts oach 01 tho common opon spoco oroos
wllhln tho dovolopmont aro proposod for tho oxcluslvo uso 01 Walnut Rldgo rosldonls,
Tho Commission flnds Ihal, duo 10 Iho low donslty of dovolopmonl wllhln Walnul Rldgo,
aldowolks parallollng Iho stroot rlghts.ol.woy aro not nocossary.
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NonCE O~ PUBLIC H!ARINQ
TO ALL TAXPAYERS O~ THE CITY O~ IOWA CITY, IOWA
AND TO OTHER PERSONS IHTERESTED:
Public nocJct Is htllby g~tn II1Illllt cav of Iowt cav,
low.. 'till conduct t pub/Ic htIIlng on lilt Clly't Mllowt
DOT Statt TrWl AssJstIllCl grllt tppIIcatlon. ThII tppllcl.
lion 'till be lot tpproxknllllf $183,000 ~ IIItt lunda to be
usod ~ opoIlllng IM/O/ putchulng ClpllII 'tma lot Iowt
cav Trwl dll1ng MI, Slid tpplIcIlJont wII tIIo Incfudt
a bllng of pIOjoctJ 10 be tppIod 10/ ~ MI from lilt UMTA
GoctIon 8 IIlOOrllll. TIlt UMTA GOClIon 811lOOram ptOYtdOI
lodOlll1unda 10 be usod to/lilt opoIlllng and capilli noodl
of Iowa cav Transl. GOdIon 8 plO/octJ 10 be tpplIod rO/In
M llncfudt:
1. Oporlllng ualltlnca . $175,839
2. Coln tOIItf . $UOO
3. Gloam Cltwr . $3,000
The pubIlc hailing wII behald II 7;30 p.rn. on MIlCh 20,
l8'JO, ~ lha CMcI ChambeII, Iowa cav CMc Contor,
A pltllmNly appllcllJon wtJI be on No as of Milch I,
18'JO, IIlha JCCOO TrltllpOlllllon Planning DMalon oIIIet,
325 E, WuhInglon GUHl, Iowl cav, and IMi be INpOdod by
ptIIOIlIlnlOltltod. Arrt quostJonI 0/ convnoru reglldlng lha
IppIlcallon, lha IIfOIoctJ, 0/ lilt pubIlc hall1ng IholJld be
c:ltOClod to JoII Davidson, JCCOO Trwponatlon PI4mor
(31~.
Thoso pr%ctJ wII nee 11M a aIg/lIlcaI1 dflI1mtnlll
anvltOlvnGnlal atlOCl on lilt 1100 tnd no poraona 0/ bUll-
MISOI 'till be d1splacod by lholllCtlvlltl. The plcjOClllla
In COI1IOII1IIIlCt wlh lilt JCCOG TrWl PlIIllollha Iowo CIly
UrbInlIod AlOL
Any poraona Inlortstod IMi tppoar IIlha public haarlng
10/ \I1t MlQIt cI mailing obIoct1one 0/ convnonll. ThII
neelct Is g~on by lilt cav CouncI of lha cav of low. CIly,
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t.WlWl K. IWlR, CITY ClERK
CITY OF IOWA CITY, Ia-NA
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