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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
DATE: Aprtl 20, 1990
TO: City Council
FROM: City Mlnlger
R E : Mlterlll In Inforutlon Plcklt
Informll Agendl Ind Muting Schedule 11S
Memorende from the City Meneger:
e. South of Burlington' Downtown Neighborhood with m.mo from
the Director of PI Inning Ind Progrem Development 7'
b. Neighborhood Services 717
c. Solid Weste Ordtnlncl Ilong wtth mlmorlndum from thl Publtc
Works Dtrector Ind I proposed felS ordlnence 1f
Drift- job description for JCCOG Solid Waste Mlneg.ment PlAnner. 77
M.morendl from the City Henlg.r:
d. Yerd Waste Collection Progrem . Updete
t, Berker Request . Old Dubuque Roed Sewlr
f. REAP Funding
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Memorlndum from the Ctty ForISter Inviting ettendance et the Arbor Dey "81
Progrem. I .;J
Copies of letters from:
I. First Netlonll Benk
b. University of lowe Cr.dlt Union
c. Sene tor Grlssley
d. Hr. Ind Hrs. R. Bruce Nlel.en
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Copy of letter mat led to resld.nts Ilong Mlyfleld regardtng sewer project.
Notice of meeting of Sou theist lowe Munlclpll leaguI.
News from the City Desk, April 1990
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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
DATE: April 20, 1990
TO: City Council
FROM: City Manager
RE: Informal Ag.ndas and M.etlng Sch.dul.
April 23. 1990
6:30 . 8:45 P.M.
6:30 P.M.
7:30 P.M.
8:30 P.M.
Monday
Informal Council M.etlng . Council Chamb.rs
. Continue discussion 0' South of Burlington. Downtown
Neighborhood Polley
. Neighborhood S.rvlces Polley
. Solid Wast. Coordinator Position
April 30. 1990
6:30 . 8:30 P.M.
Monday
Counc II Chambers
Informal Council M.etlng . Agenda p.ndlng
Hay 1. 1990 Tuesday
7:30 P.M. . Regular Council Meeting. Council Chambers
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PENDING LIST
L.aslng of Airport Land for Comm.rclal Us.
Stormwater Manag.ment Ordinance Revl.w
East SIde Storm Drainage Improv.ments
Environmental Issues r., Land Development
Sales/Solicitation on City Plaza
Appointment to Historic Preservation CommIssion. May 29. 1990
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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Dalo: AprIl 12, 1990
To: Clly Coundl
From: City Manag.,
Ro: South 01 Burllnglon . Downtown Neighborhood
Altachod It an ouUlne to be utlllzod at OUI upcomIng dlscueelon concerning ploposod
devolopmentlsauo. Woclated wtlh \he area south of Burlington. This genelal outline will
hopefully guld. our discussion and allow \he City Councfl to plovlde dllectfon lor \he
proparlUon 01 . lormal plan.
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SOllTH OF BURUNaTON STJIEET DOWNTOWN NElOHBORHOOD
CI1Y COUNCIL DISCUSSION. APRIL le, 1m
Introduction
Whal do we have?
o A vtIII, pedellttanoOrion1ed downlown IOlall coni.,.
o A 2O-bIoclc area IOUIh 01 tilt downtown thai It In Irwltlon and p'...nta opportunJUot
lor developmont
Wtrf It b In tilt CIty'e Intorelllo promolo developmonl olthlt aroa? .
o To malntaln and enhance the vitality 01 tilt downlown.
o To opUmJu UM ollho land and Increae Ita value.
o To "Ipond 10 and guide ptlvale InIGlotta.
Th. City It Involved becauso:
o IGgulalllfY conaltalnta may be InhlblUng ledovelopment
o the City can provide or wlsl In the provision 01 IOme emonlUos thai will losler
devolopmenl, e.g. p8lklng: emenlU.. In the righloOl-way; Itructuring 01 an Improvemenl
dltltlct.
Starrl .pproech 10 d.le:
o Developed a general land use plan.
o With Council conculTence on the genGlal plan, will dovelop .
I) a block speclno plan.
2) proposal lor IddlOealng patklng ISlue.
3) mechanism lor lundlng Imptowmenta 10 lIel.
AN ASTERISK (I) INDICATES NEED FOR COUNCIL APPROVAIJDIREcnON.
Oeneral Land U.. Plen
o Somo oxlsUng Ilnd USOS In the lIel eol 1 paUern lor luIure dovelopmenl:
. UnlvGlelty property
. Government ploperty: Courthouse, Federal Building, School Dlsltlct olllces
. SI. Paltlck'a Church
. New constructJon: Capllol View, Blackhawk Apartmentl, Moreland prolact
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Bolwoon Burllnaton and Court Itrootl:
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OtfIco; IImltOO commGlclaJ Q.o. buslnOll .0Meo, r"lauran~ bank, pellonaJ .oNleo) al
ett..1 grado; p8lldng ehould not be a prtncfpal .tt881 grad. uso
H1glHntOIllIIy orneo and/or IIl1donUaJ above
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South 01 Court Str.o,:
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Primarily hlgh-dellllly 10sldonUal
Som. pockot. al limIted commorclal Q... pellonal IOMeo, 10llauranll: keyed 10
IOsldonUal pattona)
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Fact: Cannal havo both hlgh-donslly UIOI and convonlont on-Illo parfdng plovlded lor
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* · TIll. aroa ehould be pOOosltlan orionlod.
* · Aslumlng dellll 10 have h/gh-denaily as propo.od above, llan will evalualo wayt 01
providing opUmal amounl 01 pi/kfng rtlIb2lIllacrlllclng hlgh-donally concopL
* , Will CIIy p8ltlclpate nnancfally In providIng parkIng?
* , To what dogr..?
- II In downtown
. publlC/prfvato vonlulO
- eomo varlaUon
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* . Somo opon epaco ehould ba provldod In hlgh-donslly aroas.
* . To whal oldont should publlo monoy bo ulod?
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~ QMld$caplng, berml, IlghUng, bench..)
. Should Improv.m.nts be provided In tho public right-of-way:
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. K It mow expondltu18 of pubno money?
. K IIIltnltJe. can be plovtded through tax Incroment ftnenclng or lome othor mean.?
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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Dato: April 20, 1990
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meiser, Olroctor 01 Planning & Program Devolopmont
Ro: Dov opmenl Plan South 01 Burlington Streot and \he BollolBrooso Project
In lesponse to quasUons from the City Council, this momo discusses I) the Planning stan',
suggosnon lor dovelopment In tho aroa botwoen Burllnglon and Court ,tloets, 2) the
Bolle/Broose proposal, 31 how that proposallnterlacos with the staH', suggostlons and the
b!Illng zoning 01 the aroa, and 41 options lor the rosolutlon 01 any conn/cts.
proDOsal for land Use Betweon Court and Burlington Slroets
Since the beginning of the downtown urban renewal program, the perception and goal has
boen thallho downtown should be a roglonsl commercial conter complote with professional
olllco, retail, end buslnoss and personal service establlshmenls, Tho boundaries 01 an area
101 . loglonol rotall shopping area were carelully conceived 10 dofine an area presonlly rolerrod
to as lhP CB.10 zone. Nothing has changod which now suggests Ihallhe downtown can
support a retail center lalger than was Initially percelvod as sulllclenl 101 a leglonal shopping
erea. Indoed, Iowa City now has more shopping .areas which draw Irom Ihe regional markel,
diminishing the ability of the downtown area to develop at a regional scale. In a loconl eurvey
01 the Old Capitol Mall, it was revealod that 95% 01 the shoppors who made purchases within
Ihe mall live within threo mllos 01 tho downtown area; less than two porcent 01 tho shoppers
sle located boyond fivo miles.
The boundarlos or the C8.10 zone wore established to encourage rolall dovolopment In a
compact aleD oaslly accosslble 10 pedestrians. No 'dead spacos' wore to exist betwoen lelall
storos as to Inlorrupt or break up shopping patterns. extension 01 Ihe rolall dovelopmenl south
DCIOSS Burllnglon Streel, one 01 Ihe busiest etleets In Iowa CIIy, would do exacUy thaI. Evon
n there woro lome euccess In locating retail dovelopmont south 01 Burlington Stroet, Ihore's
overy reason 10 believe that what shopping pattorns orlglnalo there will not cross Burlington
Stroet. This discontinuity doos nothing lor tho retail core as a whole,
A nationally lonowned architect 01 down lawn redevelopmenls visited Iowa City and suggesl~d
that the dlslance between Old Capitol Mall and Parcel 64.10 Is too lor lor pedestrian travel.
We'le nol convinced ollhal, but II there Is some Iruth to what ho said, Ihen should wo attempt
to streich tho limits 01 shopping patterns to soulh 01 Burllnglon Street and beyond Ihe limits
01 convenient walking distance?
If ono wore to develop a study 01 whore most 01 the solos dollars aro spent In tho downtown
area, Iho center 01 Ihls activity Is probably somewhore In the block bounded by Clinton and
Washing Ion Streols and Iho podestrlan mall. If the retail area Is strotched to boyond Burlington
Street, thon tho cenlor 01 retail activity will shllt to the south, making it worso lor the
establishments on Ihe north side 01 tho downtown aroa In torms of buslnoss activity.
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Finally, any IOlall o.labll.hmonllocalod aouth 01 Burllnglon Streol will not hlvo located In tho
1101 north 01 BurlIngton StrooL Tho {o.uK I. an oppollunlty co., .Jnce tho rolall use will have
doprlved tho IOlall COIO 01 I groalol concentrldon 01101111 IctJvIty. With thl. dlspelllon 01
IOtall actMty, thoro I. I groalOl Ilkolihood 01 loss than lull dovelopmenl ollho IOlall COIO,
polonUal1y lO.ulllng In crlUcallntorrupUon. In .hopplng patlorn..
" IOlall dovolopmonll. nol porml\1Od to o.pand horizontally, then the quesUon Is whall.lo bo
como olth. 1I0as pGrlphOlallO thO rotall COl'. "tha goal I. 10 ItI1act u much rolail ectMty
In tho COl. 1I0a u Is possible, thon the pollphorallloas .hould be dovoloped with USOI thet
oncourago high concentralJonJ 01 por.ons wotldng and IMng noar thO downlown aroa. Such
uses Includo profosslonal olllee and buslnoss and professional sorvlce ostabllshmonts In
conjunction with high don.1ty 1O.ldonUal dovolopmonL
The gonOlalland use plan prOlonlod 10 tho City Councll April 18 IOnoets thoso noUons by
plovldlng lor a high concontrallon 01 pooplO In olnco and IOsldontlal devolopment. As
ploposod, commorclal devolopmonlln tho 'IUdy aroa would pGlmll oJlthose commercial uses
which .uppoll bu.lnoss and IOlall usos In tho downtown (copy contoll, olnco .upply Iloroe,
banks, and accounUng n,m.) and those commorctal usos which euppollro.ldonUal populetlons
(boauty ealons!barbol .hop., dry c1oanors, roslaulanls, laundromats, and emall grocery Iloros),
Genoralrolall dovolopmont whlch .OIVOS tho laglonal markol would be concontralOd In Iho
.xI.tlng downtown COlO.
Tho dovolopmonl .nvlslonod In the 4.5 block aroa Immodlatoly eouth 01 Bullington Strool and
north 01 Coull Strool would consist 01 etrootlovol commOlclal ostabllshmonts with high donslty
rosldontlal and olnco usos plOposed on thO UppOI alorlos. RosolV.~on 01 tho etroot lovollor
commOlclal uses Is Importanl .Inca Ills hero thaI tho lono and dllOctlon 01 dovolopmonlls
oalabllshod. Tho use 01 this .pace 101 rosldontlal purposes Is roslslod, Ilnco to placo
ro.ldonUal uses altho .troollovol, displaces tho opportunlUos 101 commOlclalsupport BOrvlcos
and BOlt tho dlroctlon 01 dovolopmont as IOsldonUaI use. In conjunction with this polnl, our
propo.a1 also ollmlnales parking from tho atrool laco. A atroollcapo 01 blank gllago doors 01
walls 01 onclosod 01 opon parking does nol plOlOnltho apploprlato Imago lor tho high Intonslty
commOlclal dovolopmont onvl.lonod lor thl. aroa.
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MI. Bolio and MI. BlOoso would IIka 10 dovolop tholl Unn Street property exclusively lor
resldontlal UIO. Thoy Indlcalo, In a lotlollo Ihe Council dalod April 9, thalthoy can provldo
all thO parking loqulrod by thO City II thoy roduco tho number 01 unlls Irom tholr original plan.
Thoy would profer 10 have no commOlclal dovolopmontln Iholr proJoct.
~sloncv wllh Ibe eroDOlOd Dovoloomont Plan
Tho Bollol8roolO projoct, a. prosently framod, comos Into connlet with Iho land uso plan
proposal In two aroas: I) thO roductlon In Iho numbor of dwolllng units to mooltho parking
roqulromonlls contrary 10 tho nollon 01 promoting high donslty usa go ollhls aroa; and 2) tho
ollmlnaUon 01 commorclalfrom Ihe proJoct loroclosoatho option 01 commorclaleupport sorvlcOl
on this parcol.
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Tho proloct varlol 110m tho plolonl Zoning Ofdlnlnee on Iht" poln\J: t) commolclaJ UIOI alo
/Oqullod on tho glound 1Ioor; 2) parking lOt "11d.nUII UI. Is nol polmlttod on th. ground
nool; and 3) th. IIoor arol IIUO (th. lotal ar.. 01 all nDOtI 10 101 arll) In tho C8.2 zone would
pelmn only I two-IIOty building 10 COYIr tho onllt. IoL In thll CU" tho glound 1Ioor, by
dollnlUon, litho locond IIOty on UM SlIotL lhlt It due 10 th. gIld. chang. btlWoon tho
north'louth IIloy and UM SlIoel, I Inuallon nol anlldpllod by tilt ClJII.nl Otdlnanc.; thll can
bt eully loctJnod. Tho Inlonl 01 tha Otdlnanct Is 10 IOlaIn the 111001 IovtIIOf commorclaJ UI8I
and koop 101ldonUII UI8I with tho loqufIod pllklng, lbovo Of btlow the IlItol Iovtl.
In Itgard 10 tho eo00/81001O plojoct and tho Iong-rang. golll 01 the City lOt thll arOl 10uth
01 BUIUnglon, tho loIIowing quolUont are plolontod 10 the CounclJ 10 I.cflltlt. dlsculllon and
"Ich I docfslon:
0001 tho Council concur with tho dllvlng pr1ncfplo bthlnd tho gonolll land UIO pian plOpoSal;
thaI II,
1. II thoro agloomonl thai tho Ox/lUng 'downlown,' IlOIth 01 Burlington SIIOOl, It and
lhould conUnuo 10 be tho lolall centor lOt tha arol?
2. II thoro ogroomonlthal tho gonorll lludy 1101 lOUIh 01 BUIDnglon SIIOOI Ihould bt 101
high donllty 101ldonUII dovolopmonl and high Inlonslty commOlclll dovolopm.nl which
luppOttlthO downlown IOtaU cot.?
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3. II thoro conCUIIOncO wt1h tho concepl thai tho 4.5 block area Immodlltoly louth 01
BUlllnglon SlIool lhould hIvo IlIool-lovol commOlclaJ dovolopmonl 01 tho typo
dosalbod?
Some opUons aro plOSonlod btlow 10 ackltou lpoclftc4lly th. eoO./8lOolO plOpoSaJ.
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A. Do nothlng. LeIVO tha CUllonllogutaUont as Is, loqU~1ng commolclll on tho locond
nDOt 01 Otrf ItructUIO buln on tho eono/BIeeso ptoporty, loqulllng tho ruD complomonl
01 parking lOt Iny commOlclal and IOlldonUaJ use, and IOllt\ctJng ruD dovolopmonl 01
tho 10110 I nDOt aroa laUO ollwo. ThIs would not onablo tho eoDo/8lOo,o plOjOct,
IOIOIvo Otrf 01 tho pltklng IlSuOI Ot doal wtth tho donnltlonaJ ploblom lOt glound nDOt.
High donllty IOlldonUaI dovolopmonl would IUD be hampolod.
B. Amond tho Zoning Ofdlnanco 10 lodollnt ground nDOt, thOIOby IOqulllng commorclal
dovolopmenl altho Unn SlIool grado, All OthOlloqulromonts would IOmaln tho limo.
Thll opllon allo would nol onable tho BOOo/8lOo,o projoct. bul II would bring tho
commOlclaJ UIO to ellool lovol on UM GlloOL Tho donllty would 1111I bo consllolnod
by porklng and nool llOa lallo.
e, Amond tho Zoning Ordlnanco 10 /Odenno ground nOOI, IOduco tho pOlklng IOqulromonls
101 IOlldonllaJ uso to onablo hlghol donllly dovolopmonl, and amond tho noor alOa
lallo to pOlmn 0 lalgOl building and thOlOby . hlghOl donslty. This opUon would eUII
/OqullO commOlclal dovolopmonl altho 111001 lovol which does nol accommodalo tho
Bollo/810010 ploloct. TholO a/O lnconUvol, hOWOVOl, 101 high donslty rosldonllal
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development. Development tor commercial or office Ipace may sllll be constrained by
parking lequlrements 01 parking demand,
D. Amend the Zoning Oldlnance as In Option C and 11ft Itrf r8ltrlc\Jonl .. 10 u.. on the
ground hoor. Thll option would tully accommodlte lIIe 8ello/8"0" proloct IJld
encourage high density residential use. Commerclsl developm.nl allllo atroel level It
likely 10 bo aacrlftcod by using IIIls apace tOI palklng or IIsldentlel use.
E. Amend the Zoning Ordinance as In Opllon C and lequlll commercial devolopmenl al
the alleellevel e10ng tho alleellace 01 tho building and anow a Umlled amount 01
parking al all801 level to the liar 01 the building andlol below grade with an .nllanct
at alloollevel. The building would stili present a commOlclellacado, although parking
could be part 01 the elloollevel UIO. this option does nollully accommodata tho
8elle/8leelO project. II e1so displaces some opportunities 101 comm.rclal development
In thle area.
WIth any development In this area, the parking Issue can be manlpulaled 10 enable the UIOl
the Council concludes are epproprlate. This may mesn reduction In the on'llIe .pace.
required, cooperation In the provlalon 01 oll.slle spaces, fOltOllng the pllvale sectOI plovlslon
01 oll.slte parking, and/ol accepting Ihe relative congestion 01 an urbanized area while lome
equilibrium belWOen parking .pacos, the number of calS, and pedeslrlan travel Is reached.
Parking, however, ehould not drive Ihe land use decisions being made.
The etall wm be available althe Council meeting on Monday ovenlng 10 dllcu" thOlO ISluOl.
II you have any questions regarding this memorand~m In the Inlerlm, please loollroo 10 contact
me al 356-5232.
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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Dato: April 18, 1990
To: City Council
From: City Managor
Ao: NolghborhOOd Sorvlcos
As you wlll rocalllrom tho 1991 budgot proposal, tho Issuo 01 nolghborhOOd consorvatlon W81
Idontlnod as a fuluro Issuo lor consldoratlon as City Council policy. In tho budgot, projocts and
programs woro Idonllnod to support the general concopt 01 nolghborhOOd consorvatlon and
historic prosorvatlon.
I think '110 can nnd gonoral agroomont that tho backbone of any community Is Its nolghbol.
hoods. Nolghborhoods alO a critical part 01 tho soclel, oconomlo, and pollUcal foundation 01
a city. Nolghborhoods provfdo an opportunity 101 an ordorly procoss 01 partlclpaUon and
eupport lor tho govornmonlelloadorshlp and publlo sorvlco provfslon losponslbllltlos 01 tho City
Council. CUI nolghborhoods aro an Importanl me8luro 01 cholactol, quality, and ultlmaloly tho
cosl 01 municipal eorvlcos which aro provfdod. Ills Importanl to dllloronUato botwoon sorvlco
dellvory, that Is tho typos 01 projocts and programs a city govornmont plovfdos, and tho ovoroll
procoss of govornlng undoltho loadorshlp 01 tho City Council. II proporly organlzod, I bollovo
nolghborhoods can undertako eomo dog roo olsoll-dolormlnatlon In planning lor and Idontllylng
tholl no ods. Addlllonolly, Ihls nolghborhOOd planning procoss can Improvo sorvlco dollvory by
placing omphasls on producing and dollvorlng tho rlghl aorvlcos, not JUSI producing and
dollvorlng sorvlcos woll, NolghborhOOds which aro plannod and woll olganlzod can sorvo as
a mochanlsm 10 support and crltlquo programs and pollclos 01 a community wfdo Intorost and
yolstlll allow loom lor tholr moro parochlallnlorosls,
Iowa City Is lIke many olhor communltlos Ihroughoultho Unllod Slalos In thai city councils aro
callod upon, duo 10 Iho many and varlod burdons of tholr olnco, 10 wolgh City wfdo pollclos
and Issuos, YOllhoy ollon havo not had avallablo dlrocllnvolvomonl by tho nolghborhoods
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that thoy aro oxpoctod to govorn. CllIos ond ultimatoly cily councils aro undor ovor oxpandlng
atalo and lodoral pronuros to fulfillltato and national agondas, Evon II thoro la a IlncorO
doslro to oncourago outroach and Involvomant, cltlzon participation can bocomo moro and
moro romoto a, pollclo, Irom tho Ilato and IOOoral lovol tako prlorlly ovor loeal Inloro,t"
Tholo pollclos, IlIatoglos and luuos roqulro tho constant altontion 01 tho CIIy Council,
Unfortunatoly, tho proeoll 01 loglslatlvo loadorlhlp I' onon accusod 01 bolng eomowhal
Imporsonal and not In touch with nolghborhOOd '"uos. Howovor, any poraon familiar with tho
burdon' 01 govornlng and thO ro,pon,lbllltio, by law 01 a clly council wllllocognlzo quickly
tho council's agonda II somewhlt Innoxlblo and mandatod by tho doslroa 01 hlghor
govornmontal authorlly. Whllo thoro can be allong argumont' made for tho officloncy 01 a
sorvlco dollvory and govornlng that Is cenllallzOO and measured on a clly.wldo basi', thoro Is
also an Inhoront Ion 01 partJclpatlon which I' not only critical to a quallly govornlng procon,
but elso to anuro that publ:o SOMCOS are dollvored whore end whon roqulrod, Tho nood Is
to balanco tho officloncy 01 conllallzod doclslon making end eorvlco dollvory and hopolully
avoid a systom that bocomos ovorly Imporaonal and thoroby locking Involvomont by thoso who
aro govornod. Organlzod and activo nolghbolhoods would allow 101 a bettor moasulo 01 tho
quallly 01 municipal sorvlcos provldod end would cloate a lormallzed 'oyoa and ears' 01 tho
communlly lor tho clly council.
ISluos 01 concorn to a partlculsl nolghborhOOd would obvfously 10colvo tholl most concontratod
attontlon, but a lorum Is elso cloalod 101 tho clty council to aeMso tho communlly 01 stato.
wfdo and national concorns fOqulrlng loeal govornmont altontlon end losourcos, It Is Important
that nolghborhOOds undorstand local 10sourcol, that I' tholr tax monlo" alo bolng dlvortod to
moot and lulRlltho agonda 01 tho steto and lodora' govornmontl, thoroby sarlously limiting tho
nnanclal capability 01 local govornmont. I bollovo this I' a burdon that tho CIIy Council has
shouldorod alono, ond thoro Is a nood lor OUI cltlzons to bocomo bottor Inlormod. I bollovo
dlroct nolghborhood Involvomont would bo a koy Instrumontln aharlng with tho nolghborhoods
a bottol undoratandlng 01 tho duncult ISluos lacod by tho CIIy Council. A procm 01
nolghborhood Idontlncatlon can bo undortakon whoroby tho unlquo characlorlstlcs of our
nolghborhoods within our community can bo Idontlfiod, nolghborhood, dollnoatod, plans
proparod, tho Involvomont 01 cltlzons oxpandod, and slmullanoously targotod managomont 01
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eorvlcos roqulrod and dOllvorod,
Today's planning and dovolopmont aclMtloe, eorvlco dollvory, and cltlzon participation
plOCOSSOS loqulro consonsul building, political aw8l0noss, nogotlatlon and tho rocognltlon 01
tho lact that tho 'oxpor1' doos not always know what Is bost lor a nolghborhood. this doos
not diminish tho valuo 01 oxpor1 advlco; howovor, thoso complox probloms loqulro not only
multl.dlscfpllnary oxportlso and sorvlco dollvory, but also a mulU-dopartmanlal toam approach
to problom eoMng. I bonovo our nolghborhoods can bocomo a elgnlflcant part 01 that loam.
A formallzod nolghborhood stralogy planning procoss and allowtng thai procoss to eorvo as
a moasuromont 01 eorvlco dollvory oyetoms II a slgnlflcant chango In dlroctlon and thoroforo
wUltako tlmo. To plan, organlzo and Implomont a formal nolghborhood.balod sorvlco dollvory
and plannIng eystom will roqulro along.torm commltmont, both admlnlstlaUvo~ and as a mall or
01 policy. -A majol policy InltlaUvo auch as this II nol without cost, and Inltlal~ will bo dllficult
to moasuro. As montlonod In the 1001 budgot proposale, tho boglnnlng 01 a now docado Is
an oppor1unlty to undor1ako now InltlaUvos. I bollovo this to bo one of thoso Inlllatlvos. A
quolo, whIch I 10alOod 10100 limo ago and cannot attrlbuto to a aourco, I bollovo, Is tho
ossonco 01 my admlnlstrellvo rOlponslbllltlos to plovldo sorvlcos as officfontly and offoctlvoly
as posslblo undor tho guldanco of tho City Council, and tho govornlng 10lponslblllllol 01 tho
City Council. That quolo I., 'Wo load by bolng lod'.
I would euggost that tho City Councfl dllact a lormal policy to more actlvoly provido lor Involvod
nolghborhoods and sorvlco dollvory ayetoms bo dovolopod which work to auppor1and moasuro
SUCCOSSOI and lalluros olthoso Iyeloms basod upon nolghborhood noods. This docontrallzod
doclslon making, I bOllovo, will ulllmatoly Improvo tho quality 01 publlo sOrvlcoe, allow groator
nolghborhood eoll.dolormlnotlon, and provido dlroct cillzon Involvomontln doclslons that alloct
thollllvos, lamlllos, homos and nolghbolhoodS. In ordolto fulnllthls policy I would rocommond
tho croatlon of a managomont position asslgnod to tho City Managor'e offico to dlroct not only
policy dovolopmont, bullo work dlroct~ wilh nolghborhoods In tho planning procoss and with
our City dopar1monls In providing Information and euppor1 for sorvlco dollvory Iyatoms.
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Tho nolghborhood ellatogy and aorvlco dollvory policy, once a commltmont olllall and rolatod
losourcos havo boon approvod, Is Ilmplo In Its oally Itogo.. n win grow In comploxlty as tho
ctUzon Involvomont and IOrvlco dollvory ayetom. I/O adJultod to accommodato tho Ilgnlficant
oxpanslon 01 clUzon pllllctpaUon.
Attachod Ie I copy 01 I nolghborhood plan IlIatogy propl/od whIIo I wu lorvlng In Wisconsin.
n will allow you lomo IdOl 01 plan dotall, and tho IOrvlco dollvery Itrltoglol undortakon. In
tho coso 01 tho attachod, tho plan loplasonts I nolghborhood populaUon 01 4,000, OthOI
nolghborhoodl can bo ImanOrnl/gol, dopendlng on tho Itudy/p1an WOIk to dotormlno tho
logical planning unit and ctUzon porcopUon 01 boundarlol.
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NEIGHBORHOOD STRATEGY PLAN
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CREDITS
CITY COUNCIL
KORTH SlOE HILL KEIGHBORHooD ASSOCIATION
Rlchard GUlm
Ralph O. Brown
Eric W&hl
Shlrl.y Crinlon
CIIarl.. lunl
lIuk Levit
Orvill. CIIriltilnlon
Th. Korth Sid. Hill K.i,hborhood A'locl,tlon
(NSHKA> Vtl tlublhhtd in Hay, 197B, to
coordin.t. In or"nil.d 'ppro,ch to I.v.rll
n.i,hborhood probleml. Th. A'lociation bl.
Ilnc. cr..t.d I.var.l coaaltt... to tlk. I
.or. d.t.illd look at nll,hborhood probl....
On. of th..a, th. Zonln, Com.ittl', VI'
In.trua.nt.1 In the 1979 r'lonln. of the Horth
Sid. Rill H.l,hborhood.
CITY PLAK COHHISSION
SUphln Atkin.
Jam.. Brldy roult
Richard Jann
Louit Schmidt
bthryn Ttlt.n
John ThOllplon
Eric Wahl
A. I .Icond ..jor .llmlnt in d..lln, vith
nll,hborhood probl.ml the NSHKA h.. dlv.lop.d
, K.l.hborhood Strlt.,y Plln. Th..1 .trlt..l..
'rl contalnld vlthln.
NORTH SIDt HILL PLAK COKHITT!E
TREE PLAK
Pal.. Clllpbtl1
Jerry Vokoun
Jerry H,nlhul
S,ndy lronlnblr,
Dernll Wold
CIIrit IIc1l11lan
J.nnlfer Dicker
Gd 1 Hanlhu.
J,n Vokoun
TOIl Gordon
Jo. V,ndln H.uvIl - Landlcap. Pl,nnlr
Rod Schmidt - City Forlltlr
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STAFF or THE DEPAR1lI!1IT or COHllUllIn DEV!LOPIl!IIT
Lerry Tim
ThOll. Rdur
Tlrry Jllvln.kl
Tho... Gordon
Jeff Leonard
lIartIWll.on'
Caro 1 Nlmo
Tho... Hubar
Jamtl Schuh
Vicki Dlvit
C,rrll Bo.ttch.r
Huon, Ton,
Jlmu IlcCnckln
Community Dlv.lopment Dlr.ctor
AIIllt'nt to thl Dlrlctor of Community Dovllopment
Houlln, Authority EXlcutlve Dlroctor
Rlh,bllltltlon Sp.cillllt
R.hlbllltatlon Splcl.lllt
N.l,hborhood D.v.lopment Sp.clllllt
NIl,hborhood D.v.lopment Speclalllt
Pl,nnln, Anlly.t
Conltructlon 1l0nltor/Reh,blllt,tlon Specllll.t
Clark II
Clerk II
Clerk III
Gr'phlc Spocialllt
, B.for. complotlon of proJoct allumed I St'te of Wl.conlln pOlltion 'I Director
of tho St'co Doforred Reh,blllt,tlon Lo,n ProBr,m.
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RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED that the Plan Commission hereby approves
and adopts the document entitled "North Side HUl Ileighborhood
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Strategy Plan", a copy of which is attached hereto and :nade a
part hereof by reference, as a guide to the future use and
development of the north Side Hill Neighborhood area.
Adopted,
February 19, 1980
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Resolucion offered by Councll ~Iomber
Brown
BE IT RESOLVED by che Cicy Council of che Cicy of Eau Clair.:
Thac che Cicy Council hereby approves and adopcs che documenc
encicled "Norch Side Hill ~Ieighborhood Scracogy Plan", a con
of which is on file in che Office of che Cicy Clerk and open
co public inspeccion during reasonable business hours, as a
guide co che fucure usa and dovelopmonc of che :lorch Side Hill
Neighborhood aroo.
~oljlh O. Brown
Adopced.
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TABLE OF conTENTS
Pal;e
I. In troduct ion 1
II. Prorile or the North Side Hill Ne1ghborhood 2
A. Neighborhood Bound3ri~s 2
B. Neighborhood Population Characteristics 2
1. Ne1ghborhood Population Z
2. Age Pyramid ~
3, School Enrollment 5
C. Neighborhood Housing Charaoteristics 5
1. Supply 5
2. Housing Condition 5
3. Housing Value 6
~ , Oooupancy Type 6
5, Housing Vaoanoies 6
6. Impaot or Housing Programs 9
0, Neighborhood Land Use Charaoteristios 9
E. Transportation II
1. Traffio Congestion 11
Z, Street Condition 11
3. Pedestrian and Bioycle Traffio 12
~ . Parking 12
co Community Facilities 12
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1. Sohools 12
2, Parks 12 ,
3. Churches 13
~ , Fire Proteotion 13 il
5. Other Community Faoi11tie! 13
G, Environmental Assets 13
H'. Neighborhood Eoonomy 15
1. Employment 15
2. T3pes of Businesses and Industries 15
3. Assessed Value 15
4. Property Tax Revenues 16
. City Capital Improvement Expenditures 16
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K. Neighborhood Trends 11)
I!I. Issues, Problems and Goals ~n
!". geighborhood Strategies 23
A. Housing Rehabilitation Programs 23
a, Code Enforoement 25
C. Zoning 26
O. Housing Assistance Programs 27
~ Crime Prevention 28
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. I:nproved ~le1ghborhood ?rgan1:3 t i on Jl
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APPENDICES
Appendix A - New Building Designs
Appendix B - Park Redesigns . . .
Appendix C - Street Tree Index .
Appendix D - History or the North Side
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JID'RODlJCTION
In the SprinQ of 19t8. several people from the ~orth
Side Hill NeiQhborhood approached the City of Eau Claire
Department of Community Development and expressed their
concerns about the convers1on of sinQle family owner
occupied residences to rental units. increased vandalism.
and the Qeneral decline 1n the appearance of the neiQhbor-
hood.
. In an effort to deal with these problems on a more orQanized.
effect1ve basis, the North Side Hill ~eighborhood Association
was formed. From thlS. a Planning Committee was established
to work directly with City staff 1r. the identification of the
ne1Qhborhood. and in develop1ng e ne1Qhborhood strategy plan.
The purpose of this plan, therefore, is to set forth the
var1ou. po.sible solution. to the neiQhborhood'. problems.
and to identify the role and respons1bility of the various
ind1viduals, group. or orQanizat1ons whose cooperation and
active involvemont is nece..ary for achievinQ those solutlons.
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II, PROFILE OF THE NORTH SIDE HIL~ NEIOHBORHOOO
In order to effectlvely analyze the problems of a
nelqhborhood and develop a strateQY to deal ~lth those
problems, lt ls necessary to !lrst of all collect the
r1qht k1nd of lnformat10n and facts. ThlS data ~111 help
to document percelved problems and perhaps even 1dentlfy a
few other areas of concern not yet recoQnlzed by resldents
or city offlclals.
The purpose of thls sectlon ls to present all the data
avallable concernlnQ the North Slde 11111 ~lelQhborhood
whlch may be important to conslder 1n ldentlfY1nQ problems
and developlnQ strateQies.
Unfortunately, most of the 1nformatlon aval1able 1S 1970
U.S. Census Data. and therefore out of date. However,
newer lnformatlon that ls aval1able, coupled wlth the
1970 Census Data and local knowledQ8, does shed su(flclent
l1Qht on the "condltlon" of the neiQhborhood to enable thls
document to be wrltten.
As 1980 Census Data becomes aval1able, lt may be wlse to
rev,lew the nelQhborhood's strateQY set forth hereln, and see
lf any chanQes are warranted based on the newer lnformatlon.
However, the lack of complete data is very often a fact of
life. and should not be used as an excuse to delay actlons or
declsions lmportant to the nelQhborhood.
A. ~borhood Boundariea
The North Slde Hill Nelqhborhood ls an oldor lnner-clty
nelqhborhood bounded on the east, west. and south by the
southern 11no of the ChlcaQo, St. Paul and Mlnneapolls
Ral1road. On the north. the nelQhborhood ls bounded by
the Chlppewa Rlver or Dells Pond (Ree Map 1).
B. Ne1ahborhood Poculation Characteristics
1. ~e1ahborhood PODulat1on
In 1970, accordlnQ to the U.S. Bureau of Census, the
population of the nelQhborhood reached 4,280. A speclal
census was conducted for the Clty ln 1975, ThlS count
reported that the populatlon of the nelQhborhood had
decllned to 3.911. By comparison. the overall clty
populatlon had lncreased by 6.9 percent betweon 1970
and 1975.
A decreastnq ne1Qhborhood populat1on can be a serlous
matter and certalnly warrants further analYSls. A
decreaslnq populat10n often 1s a slqnal that the
nelqhborhood 1S becomlnq less attract1ve as a place
to llve. A decreaslnQ populatlon may also result ln
a shlft 1n the ab111ty of a ne1Qhborhood to pay for
the level of publ1C serV1ces 1t recelves.
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2. Ace Pvramld
It 1s lmportant to analyze the populatlon aqe
d1strlbutlon of a ne1qhborhood slnce dlfferent
aqe qroups require dlfferent types of serv1ce.
For example, an 1ncreaslnq 5-L7 aqe qroup wl11
1ndicate an 1ncreased demand for add1tlonal school
classrooms. When ne1qhborhood aqe data 1s compared
to city data (Table 1) 1t is apparent that the two
aqe pyramids are fairly similiar w1th only three
deviations. One of the deviat10ns 1s apparent when
comparlnq the 0-4 aqe qroup. On the averaqe, 5.9
percent of the C1.typopulation falls \l1th1n this
cateqory. This compares to 7.8 percent for the
North Side Hill Neiqhborhood. On tho averaqe, the
North Side H1l1 Neiqhborhood also has less younq
adults (aqe 18-24), 20.0 percent compared to the
c1ty averaqe of 24.8 percent. And f1nally, the
North S1de H1l1 Ne1qhorhood has a h1qher percentaqe
of elderly res1dents (60 and over), 19.2 percent
compared to the city averaqe of 15.5 percent.
TABLE l
Poculation Bv Aa~ Groue_ 1975
b C1 tv of tau CWa
Ace.Years Number Percentaae NUlllber Pereentaae
0-4 305 7.8 2,845 5.9 il
5-17 724 18.5 9,087 19.0
18-24 782 20.0 11,815 24.8
25-39 684 17.5 8,011 16.8
40-59 665 17.0 8,543 17.9
60+ 751 19.2 7.386 il.i
3911 100.0 47,697 99.9
Sourcer Special Census, Bureau of Census
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3. ~~hool Enrol~
Althouqh there ls a hiqh percentaqe of school aqe
ch11dren 1n the neiqhborhood, rouqhly comparable
to the C1ty averaqe, this porcentaqe has been qoinQ
down. In 1970. children under 18 years old numbered
1.3~2, compared to a 1975 estimate of 1050. As
Table 2 shows. enrollment at ~onqfellow School has
Qone down steadily.
TAB~E 2
Lonafellow School Enrollment
YEAR ENROLLME~T
1970 442
1975 391
1978 326
1979 306
Source I Board of Educat10n
C. Neiah~orhood Housina Characteristic~
An analys1s of the present day hous1n; stock 1s an
essent1al ,element of most ne1;hborhood strateqy plans.
In order to fully determ1ne the extent of hous1nq
problems. an assessment of the hous1nq stock supply,
cond1t~on. value. occupancy type. vacancies and 'impact
of exist1nq housinq proqrams is important.
1. SUllDl'{
Accord1nq to the Bureau of Census. in 1970 there was
a total of 1,520 year-round hous1nq un1ts in the
North Side Hill Neiqhborhood area. Th1s r~~resents
approx1mately 10.6 percent of the Clty's tc~al hous1nq
stock. Very few new bu11d1nqs have been constructed
since 1970. For the most llart, construct1on 1n the
area cons1sts of either reh~b111tat1on or structural
mod1f1cat1ons to allow convers1ons from s1nqle fam11y
homes to multi-fam11y dwollinqs.
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2. Housina Conditlon
The overall houslnq condit1on of the North Side H111
Ne1qhborhood varles. The condltion of hous1nq 1s qenerally
more serious in the eastern part of the neiqhborpood than
ln the western section of the ne1qhborhood. Housinq
conditions in the Mt. S1mon area are qood. Accordinq
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to a 1976 field survey conducted by the C1ty-County
Health Department, the most ser10us hous1nq problems
are located 1n the f1rst seven blocks of the ne1qhbor-
hood between Dewey and McDonouqh Streets (See Hap 2).
Accord1nq to the survey. over 50 percent of the homes
of these blocks are experlenclng some fo~ of hous1nq
deter1oration. Because of this hiqh concentrat10n of
deter1orat1nq hous1ng, the Clty Oepar~~ent of Communlty
Development has sponsored a proqram a1med at prov1ding
home rehabilitation loans Just for this area (See
boundaries on Map 2).
3. Hous1na Va~
Althouqh housinq condit10ns in the ne1qhborhood have
not improved dramatically since 1970, housinq values
have. Accordinq to the 1970 U.S. Bureau of Census
block statistics. the average full value of a home in
the North Side Hill Neiqhborhood was $11,176. Usinq
the averaqe increase 1n assessed value, which increased
at a 102 percent rate for that area since 1970., the
averaqe full value'. of a home in the neighborhood in
1979 il approximately 522.620.
4. Oecuoancv Tvae
Accordinq to the U.S. Bureau of Census, there were
an estimated 1465 housinq units in the North Side
Neiqhborhood in 1970. Of these, approximately 40
percent or 5B5 untis were rental untis. Of rental
unit., duplexes are the most common rental type.
Map 3 show. the locat1on of rental property in the
North Side Neiqhborhood. Th1 s is an unusually hiqh
percentaqe of rental units and compares to a overall
city averaqe of 34.3 percent.
S. Houslnc Vacanc1es
An 1nd1cat10n of the general tightness of a housinq
market is the vacancy rate. In 1970 only S3 units
were found to be vacant in the North Side H111
Neiqhborhood. ThlS represents a neiqhborhood vacancy
rate of 3.S percent. This compares to a clty-wide
vacancy rate of 2.2 percent. In otherwords, there
were proport1onally more vacancies In the neighborhood
than there were for the City as a whole.
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Averaqe for tho 1st and 10th wards according to the City
Assessor's Office.
A term used to define the Clty'S estlmate of market value
on any speCifiC parcel of land Inclusive of the lmprovements
on that parcel. ThiS estimate LS necessary for assessment
purposes and differs slightly from the true market value.
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6. Imcact of HoUS1na Proara~~
The City has been responslble for admlnlsterlnQ
several rehabl11tatlon proQrams deslQned to provlde
low interest housinQ rehabilitation loans to low
and moderate income households. To date. over 27
homes in the North Side Hill NeiQhborhood have been
rehabilitated throuQh the City'S Department of
Commun1ty Development Qrant and loan prOQram.. This
1s a sub.tant1al number of rehab111tat10n loans
cons1der1nQ the relat1vely small s1ze of the ne1Qhbor-
hood and the fact that the hous1nQ proQram is only
four years old. In add1t10n to the obv10us result
of 1mprov1nQ the cond1t10n of homes in the ne1Qhborhood,
another 1ntended side effect of these proQrams is to
spur addit10nal private 1nvestment in the ne1Qhborhood.
D. ~e1ahborhood Land Use Characteristics
The North S1de H111 Ne1Qhborhood is essent1ally a
res1dent1al ne1qhborhood flanked on 1ts south and west
by 1ndustr1al and commerc1al areas. To the south 1s the
. Un1royal T1re Factory. Gould Industries. and the Career
Development Center (The latter two are Just w1th1n
ne1Qhborhood). To the sout~east 1s the North Barstow
commercial area.D1rectly east of the Mt. S1mon area
is the Brown Paper Mill (See Map 4).
Accord1nQ to a land-use survey completed 1n 1978,
approx1mately 200 acres of the ne1Qhborhood's 531.0 total
acres are in res1dent1al usaQe. Of that 200 acres, 165
acres are 1ns1nQle fam11y usaQe and 35 acres in duplex
and mult1-fam11y usaQe.
Few non-resldent1al uses ex1st w1thin the neiQhborhood.
A number of commerc1al businesses exist on B1rch Street.
with the Qreatest number be1nq located on the 1nter4ectlons
of Starr and Birch Street and Hastlnqs Way (Hiqhway 53) and
B1rch Street. Approx1mately SlX additional neiqhborhood
bus1ness sites are scattered throuQhout the area. Total
commerc1al usaqe is approxlmatoly 13.0 acres. Althouqh
industrial use of land is common to areas borderinQ the
ne1qhborhood, only 14.5 acres of land are in industrial
use w1thln the neiqhborhood. The most common of all non-
residential uses is the public use cateQory. Parks and
cemeteries of the nelqhborhood comprise Just over a 100
acres of land. See Table 3 for land use acreaqes and
percentaqes.
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North Side Hill Nelahborhood
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Rasidential
Sinqh Family
Duplex
Multi-Family
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Percentaqe of
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COlmlercial
Educational
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Industrial
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Vacant
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Eau Claire Comprehensive Plan
Department of Community Development
E. TranSDortat1on
The North Side Hill Neiqhborhood contains a principal
arterial s~re~t. Birch Street. which carries relatively
heavy traffic volumes. Several collector streets existl
Putnam Street. Sheridan Road. Eddy Street. and Galloway
'Street. All other streets are classified as either
neiqhborhood or local.
1. Tralt1c Conaest1on
Birth Street experiences a qreat deal of traffic,
an averaqe of 17,750 vehicles per day, and is
especially conqested between Deyo Avenue and
Hiqhway 53 durinq peak hour traffic. Little or
no traffic conQestion exists on other streets In
the neiqhborhood.
2. Street Condition
Visual inspection revealed that all the streets in
the neiqhborhood are presently in relatively qood
condi tion.
3. Trar,sl t
The Eau Claire Transit System operates three bus
routes (~t. Simon, North Hlqh Area, and Locust Lane
area/Chippewa Fallsl in the area. The routes run
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frequency of serv1ce. Travel to other parts of
Eau Clalre 1s poss1ble throuqh the central tranafer
10cat10n downtown.
4. Pedestr1an and B1cvcle Trlff1c
Both pedestr1an and b1cycle traff1c 1n the ne1qhborhood
1s pr1mar11y local 1n or1q1n and dest1nat10n. w1th
11ttle throuqh pedestr1an and b1cycle trafflc. One
exceptlon to thls la traff1c on the Clty's b1cycle
route a whlch encouraqo bicycle trafflc alonq Omaha
Street. Putnam Street, Galloway Street, Blrch Street.
Eddy Street and Sherldan Road. Safety and convenlence
problems exlst on B1rch Street for pedestrians desirlnq
to crosa the street due to the hlqh volume of trafflc.
5, Parkina
Problems aasoclated wlth parkinq are primarily conflned
to on-street parklnq shortaqes created by area bUSinesses
and industr1es. Many area companies have insufficient
off-street parklnq which lncreases the demand for on.
street parkinq. Uniroyal employees park on Madiaon
Street, Putnam Street. Summit Street, and Bellevue Avenue
and create a shortaqe of on-street parklnq for area
residents. Parkinq also poses a problem for Lonqfellow
School attendants because of limited off-street parkinq.
F. Communitv Facilit1es
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Lonqfellow Elementary School is centrally located 1n
the neiqhborhood, and is w1thin a one mile rad1ua of
moat homes within the neiqhborhodd. Only one area,
part of the Mt. Simon area, is further than one ml1e
from the school. Presently 306 students attend
Lonqfellow School. This f1qure has qone down
considerably since 1970. (See Table 2).
Sacred Heart Catholic qrade school ls the only other
school in the neiqhborhood. Their current enrollment
stands .at 126 students compared to Just 55 ln the
1977-78 school term. Since few new families have
been mov1nq lnto the area. the lncrease ln enrollment
has to be attributed to some other factor, Accordinq
to a school officlal, enrollment increases mlqht be a
response to Sacred Heart's newly lmplemented Leap
Learninq systems curriculum.
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Three ()) parks are located Within the ~orth Slde ~ll1
ne1qhborhood. ~t. Simon Park 1S located on the
peninsula, north of the main body of the neiqhborhood.
Thls ~ark ls the larqest of the three parks and 1S
classlfled as a communlty par~ des1qned to handle
larqe events and act1vitles. (For the locatlon
of parks and other communltr f~Cil1t1es, see ~lap 5).
McDonouqh Park ls located a onq the edqe of Dells Pond 777
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and la well located for a nelQhborhood park. A ball
field and plaYQround are located at thls park. ~t. Tom
Park ls classifled by the City Parka and Racreatlon
Department as a speclalty park and Is used for
lelsurely activities such as walklnQ. hiklnQ ane
slohtseeino. Mt. Tom lS known for the beaut1ful
vlew from lts summlt.
3.~
There are four churches In the North Side Hill area:
Our Redeemer ~utheran Church, North Presbyterlan Church,
Sacred Heart Catholic Church and Chrlstlan Soldier Church.
Because there Is a oood assortment of churches wlthln
the r.eiohborhood, many faiths can be practiced wlthln
the area.
4. Fire Protection
Althouqh no fire station Is located within the North
Side Hill ~eiohborhood, one Is located at the Inter-
section of Birch Street and Hastlnos Way. This
all~ws excellent response time to any part of the'
ne10hborhood.
5. ~her Communi tv Fac111t~
Also located In the Horth Side HUl Neiohborhood Is
the Career Development Center, a workshop/tralnino
facility. The Career Development Center's various
proorams,lncludino work habit adjustment, skills
trainlno. and extended employment, serve to assist
both handicapped and disabled persona and Individuals
havlnq difficulty obtainino employment locally.
G. Environmental Assets
~lke other areas of Eau Cllllre. the ~orth Slde 11111
~el0hborhood boasts of much natural beauty. The neiohbor-
hood Itself ls one of the older resldentlal areas of Eau
Claire, with most homes beinQ built between 1890 and World
War II. Characterlstlc of homes of that era are two-story
frame houses closely bul1t side by slde. The orass front
yards are oenerally well maintained QlvlnQ much of the
ne1Qhborhood a neat appearance. The streets are lined
with Qrass boulevards planted primarily with elm trees.
QlvlnQ streets a canopy appearance and addlnQ to the
nelqhborhood ImaQe.
A Qreat deal of the ~orth Slde Hl11's beauty has been
preserved ln lts natural state and can be appreclated
ln one of three parks. Nt. Tom Park, located on the
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ellStern edQe of the nelQhborhood. (See Map 51. r1Ses
110 feet above the surroundlnQ area. Mt. Tom lS known
for lts plcturesque vIew of the Clty. especlally
popular on clear autumn days. Mt. Slmon Park lS located
on a penlnsula whlCh extends In a northernly dlrectlon
from the maln sectlon of the nol~hborhood. Physlcally,
the most stunnlnQ characterlstlc of thls park lS the
escarpment risinQ 90 teet above the surroundlnQ landscape.
Almost the entire northern tlp of the peninsula is park.
land surrounded on three Sldes by the Chlppewa Rlver.
McDonouQh Park borders on the sou thorn edQe of Oells Pond.
which allows a beautlful panorama of the Chippewa River,
Oells Pond and the Mt. Simon area. All parks are well.
landscaped, malntsined, and planted with a variety of
trees providinq a natural attractlve settinQ for an older
nelQhborhood.
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It is helpful in a neiQhborhood strateQY plan to include
an analysls of economic variables whlch have an affect on
the neiQhborhood economy. From th1s, trends in bus1ness
patterns can be identif1ed and an assessment of how a
spec1f1c ne1Qhborhood f1ts into the economy of the C1ty
can be made.
1. E:nlllovment
Accord1nq to the Wiscons1n Job Service. approximately
385 Jobs existed w1thin the North Side Hill ~eiqhbor-
hood 1n 1978. The larQest employer with1n the
ne1Qhborhood is the Gould Company. wh1ch has 210
employees. There are over 1000 Jobs 1n the areas
immediately adjacent tc,but outside of,the neiqhbor.
hood.
2. Tvee! or Businesses and Industries
Of the estimated 30 businesses and industr1es within
the neiqhborhood. over half are service-related.
These include barber shops. beaut1cian salons, auto
repair qaraqes, shoe repair shops and insurance
a~encies. Approximately ten of the businesses are
commercial businesses. These include several
neiqhborhood qrocery stores, household appliance
shops and wholesale distribution companies.
3, Assessed Value
In 1970. the assessed value of all real estate and
property wlthln the ~orth Slde Hlll Nelqhborhood
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was approxlmately 515.750.000. By 1979 thlS had
almost doubled. reachlr.; approxlmately 531,260,000.'
The assessed value of the nei;hborhood s property
and real estate wa~ approxlmately 5.1 percent of the
total assessed value of the Clty tor l?79.
4. PrODertv Tax Revenuos
Local property tax revenues ;enerated withln the
North S1de H111 Uei;hborhood were approxlmately
5851,000 1n 1979.
II City CaDlt!l IrnDfovement Excend1tures
Both pub11C and private Investment ln a ne1;hborhood
1s essential for ma1nta1n1n; a h1;h level of buslness
act1vity and to keep all publlC and commun1ty facl11tles
up to date and well maintained. So far. an analys1.
has been made of how much the ne1;hborhood contr1butes
to the C1ty economy ln terms of employment, types of
bus1nesses. and tax revenues. Cap1tal lmprovement
expenditures are those lmprovements. non-1nclus1ve
of on-;01nQ c1ty serv1cee 11ncludin; health and soclal
serv1ces, street repa1r, snow removal. and recreat1on)
wh1ch keep the nel;hborhood modernized.
~Iajor street resurfoc1n; repdrs have been made ln the
ne1;hborhood over the past three years 1nclud1n; sect10ns
of Oerman1a Street, B1rch Street, WaQner Avenue, Starr
Avenue and Persh1n; Street. The lar;est pu~11c works
project 1n the area was the Madlson Street underpass
wh1ch lnvolved over 1 m11110n dollars of C1ty funds.
Another major project whlch Wl11 contlnue lnto 1980 ls
the separatlon of storm and sewer water 11nes. Also,
recent park 1mprovements occurred at Mt. Slmon Park
and lncluded restrooms, a pavi11lon, and a ball fleld.
J. Zonina
The North Slde Hl11 NelQhborhood Assoclat1on (NSHNA).
as one of lts flrst tasks, appolnted a zonln; commlttee
to revlew the then current zonln; ordlnance. It was
determ1ned that the present zonlnq ordlnance was actually
promot1n; investor specul~tlon 1n the converslon of s1n;le
faml1y homes to multl-faml1y dwellln;s. ThlS comm1ttee.
work1n; wlth the Clty Department of Commun1ty Development.
requested a major rezon1n; of the area. In May of 1979,
the Eau Claire City Council approved the rezoninq.
. It IS emphaslzed that those flqures represent only rouQh
approXlmations. Many Ilmltatlons prevent a ~ore accurate
estlmate, the most serIOus belnq the fact that assessments
are totalp.d by wards and the North Slde ~lelQhborhood area
boundary does not conform perfectly to wards, therefore,
requlrlnq adjustments.
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Tho revlsed zonlnq (See Map 6 , ellmlnates R-4 (Multlple
CwolllnQ) zonlnq 1n the neiqhborhood.and per.nlts R-3 (Ll~lted
Multiple Owelllnq) :on1nq alonQ Germa~la Street, in the
tau Claire Academy area. and alonq a section between
Putnam Street and Fall Street. All other prev10usly multi-
~aml1y zoned areas are now zoned R-2 (Two-Family Owellinq).
Non-residential zonlnq chanqed very little. Present
commorclal zoninq conUsts of small amounts of C-2 Weiqhbor-
hood ShoppinQ) and C-3 (General Commercial) alonQ Madison
Street between Germania Street and Putnam Street. alonq
Birch Street between Berqen Avenue and Hastinqs Way (Hwy 53).
and at the intersection of Birch Street and McDonouQh
Street. PubllC facilitles zonlnq exlsts for the nelqhbor-
hood's parks. LonQfellow School. and the land borderinq
Dells Pond north of the northern line of the Chicaqo.
St. Paul and Mlnneapolis Railroad. Finally, industrlally
zoned land is located alonQ Bellevue Street and Ball Street
and alonq Waqner Street, north of Birch Street.
K. Neiahborhood Trends
In analyz1nQ the above data for the Horth Side Hl11
Neiqhborhood, certain trends have emerqed. Of these
trends, population chanqe is the most outstandinq.
In a period when the City's. population has increased,
the population of the neiqhborhood has declined. Also,
the aqe structure of the neiqhborhood has chanqed
siQn1f1cantly, particularly in the number of school aqe
children. In 1970, there were 1,342 school aqe ch11dren
in the ne1qhborhood, but only 1,050 in 1975.
Trends are also evident in the condition of the neiqhborhood's
housinq stock. Some of the neiqhborhood's housinq is in
very poor condition, and thls trend has become more pro-
nounced as the number of absentee property owners and
rental unlts Increased. Closely associated with chanqes in
population and housinq are chanqos in the neiqhborhood's
residential land use characteristics. Areas once wholly
used for s1r.qle family houslnq have recently been converted
to multi-family use. These trends have serious implications
for park1nq. property malntenance and neiqhborhood traffic.
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In terms of transportation trends, traffic conqestion has
been a problem on B1rch Stroet for some time. Since Eirch
Street is an arterial and an important part of the City's
transportat10n system. treatment of this street from a
strateqy standpoint must be 1n the context of an overall
~lty strateQY, rather than Just a neiqhborhood 5trateQY.
~h15 lS not to say that the concerns of the ne1qhborhood
should be d1scounted or 19nored. :he Clty, 1n developlnq
lts City transportatlon strateqy, s:,ould talte the concerns
of tho ne1qhborhood lnto account. Ho',~ever, r.eiQhborhood
res1dents must understand the clty-w1de lmportance of
Blrch Street and temper the1r demands Rccordlnqly. Glven
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populatlon proJectlons for the Clty as a whole. lt lS
reasonable to expect that trafflc on Blrch Street wl11
contlnue to lncrease as Qrowth contlnues to occur to
the north and east.
Fro~ a nelQhborhood servlces standpolnt. the nelQhborhood
15 ln Qood health and stl11 retalns many of the sa~e
buslneues 1 t dld many years ago. rUssed, however, are
the conveniences of the small nelQhborhood Qrocery stores.
The neiQhborhood has been enhanced in the recent past
by the development and contlnued malntenance of the three
local parks, as well as the expendlture of City capltal
lmprovement funds for the purpose of uPQradlnQ sewer lines,
storm sewers and stroets.
Perhaps the most slQnlficant trend ln the nelQhborhood
from a strateQY standpoint 15 the establishment of the
Ilorth Side 11111 He1Qhborhood ,Assoclatlon WSHNAI. This
event demonstrates the existence of a nelQhborhood's
most critlcal component I people who care. This orQani-
zation can be the most lmportant factor in the solutlon
of the neiQhborhood's problems, and should playa major
role in the development and implementation of this
. nelQhborhocd strateQY plan.
While it is lmportant to an~lyze available data such a8
that pre8ented abovo, lt 18 also important to ldent1ty
the concerns of the re81dents themselves. Once these
prOblems and iS8ues are merQed, a 8et of Qoals can be
establlshed toward which future actlon can be d1rected.
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III. ISSUES, PROBLENS AND GOALS
As one of tho most important elements o~ a nelQhborhood
plan, all problems relevant to the nelQhborhood must be
ldentlfled. Later ln Sectlon IV. speclflc strateQles
wl11 be doveloped whlch wl11 address every nelqhborhooQ
problem. Thls sectlon Wl11 lnclude a s~mary of all
nelqhborhood lssues and a deslred qoal to be pursued.
In any dlscusslon of problems or lssues relevant to a
nelqhborhood. lt ls lmportant to separate those problems
which have only an lmpact on the neiQhborhood from those
problems that have a communlty-wlde lmpact. It ls lmportant
for the Clty. especlally when plannlnQ for servlces. to
declde not only what ls in the best lnterest of the ne1Qhbor-
hood. but also what ls ln the best lnterest of the communlty.
Some solutlons that are percelved to beneflt the nelqhborhood
mlQht not have the same positlve lmpact on the entlre communlty, and
Vice-versa. Thls nelQhborhood plan wl11 address only nelQhbor-
hood problems and purposely avold addresslnQ problems that
ental1 communlty-wlde solutlons. Communlty-wlde prOblems must
be resolvod on a communlty-wlde basls throuQh the ~lty Compre-
henSlve Plan. However, it ls also lmportant that nelqhborhood
lssues be recoQnlzed and approprlately addressed ln the Clty
Comprehenslve Plan.
In the lnltlal state of the development of a stratoQY plan for
the North Slde Hl11 NelQhborhood. the NSHNA Plan Commlttee
ldentified a 11st of lssues and problems whlch lts members
felt should be 3ddressed throuQh the plan. These lssues' and
problems take into account both the data presented in
Sectlon II of thls Plan as well as the noted concerns of
neiQhborhood resldents. They are 11sted below alonQ wlth a
statement of the 90al tt toward whlch nelqhborhood actlons
should be dlrected.
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Issue: A problem normally descrvlnQ attentIon and IS the
baSIC roason Eor ~hlch a qo~l IS InItiated.
tt~: I deSirable outcome
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Conversion of sinqle faml1y
un1ts to rental units.
lncreasinq the populatlon
~ensity and lncreasinq the
number of absentoe land-
lords.
Malntaln the pre.ent
mixture of family tYP6.
and discouraqe the out-
miqrat10n of slnqle faml1y
neiqhborhood re.idents.
Deterioratinq home. and
lack of ma1ntenance of
bu11dinqs and yards.
Improve the qeneral
appearance of the neiqhbor-
hood and the physical
condit10n of the hou.inq
stock.
:lew multiple family rental
unit. incompatible in deslqn
with the character of the
other hguse. 1n the neiqhbor-
hood.
Maintain the overall imaqe
and character of the ex1,tlnq
Morth S1de Hill area.
Loss of Elm trees on boulevards
and private property.
Retain the nei9hborhood
1maqe of tree covered yard.
and boulevards.
Increased flow of traffic on
ne19hborhood streets Jeopard-
iz1n9 the safety of neiqhbor-
hood residents.
Provide e safe, convenient
pedestrian crossin9 system.
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A noed for elderly housinq.
Encouraqe a mlxture of types
of residents.
An 1ncreas1nq number of
absentee landlords whose
committment to the area 1S
seen to fall short of what
it shOUld be.
Improve the level of pride
and commitment amonq
absentee landlords so that
they properly manaqe and
maintain their rental
properties.
The destructlon of property
by '/andal s .
flake the North S1de Hill
area a safe and cr1me-free
ne1qhborhood.
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Decline in the population of
the ne1Qhborhood. especially
families with younQ children.
Provide a 11v1nQ environ-
ment in the ne1Qhborhood
which is conducive to
families with younQ children.
Park facilities that do not
me6t the needs of all aQe Qroups.
tlew tennis courts should
be funded and constructed
in the ne1Qhborhood.
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IV. ~~IOHBO~HOOD ST~ATtOltS
The North Sldo Hl11 ~leiQhborhood '\Uoc1atlon lHSHNAI. .n an
effort to combat the problems ldent1fied by the n01Qhborhood,
hos developed a stroteQY plan. Th1S strateQY plon lncludes
an 1tem1zotion of those act10ns necessary to effectively deol
with the neiQhborhood's problems os well os on ldentiflcation
of those who should be responsible for carryinQ out the various
actions. This Section conta1ns that strateQY plan.
A. Strateavl HousinQ Rehabl1ltatlon ProQram
One of the major concerns of neiQhborhood resldents 1S
the declinlnQ level of the overall appearance and cond1t10n
of the nelQhborhood hous1nQ stock. ThlS dacline can
Qenerally be attrlbuted to the property owner's lack of
interest in properly maintaininQ the property or the
property owner's lack of financial capabillty to do so.
Several housinQ proQrams are currently belnQ administered
throuQh the City Department of Co~~unity Development which
can have a major. positive impact wlthin the nelQhborhood
. in terms of the qeneral appearance and condi tion of housinQ.
Ono of these proqrams is called tho Section 312 HousinQ
Loan proqram wh1ch is finanged by the U. S. Depar~~ent of
HousinQ and Urban Development (HUD) , ThiS proQram 1S
desiQned to make low interest (3~) housinq rehabilitation
loan funds available to home owners who are eliQible under
HUD's income 011qibility criteria. These loans are also
available to owners of duplexes, trlplexes and four-plexes
on the condition that they aQree to rent to low or moderate
income tenants and charQe no more than 2S percent of the
household's income for rent.
Another nouslnQ proQram adm1nistered by the Clty is the
Communitv Oevelocment Block Grant (CDBO) Loan ProQram.
This proQram 15 adm1nistered in a slmi1ar fashion to the
Section 312 ProQram. tliQible participants are required
to brlnQ thelr homes up to Clty HouslnQ Code standards.
The lnterest rate for these rehabilitation loans 15 also
3'. In SpeClal cases, for exceptionally low lncome home-
owners, loan repayment ls deferred unt11 the sale or
transfer of tho housinQ unit.
A third housinQ proQram available 1S the Wlsconsln Houslna
and Nelahborhood Conserv~tlon Proaram (HNCP). Funds for
this proqram are provided by the State and some are ear-
mar~ed or tarqeted to des1Qnated nelQhborhoods to maX1mize
1mpact. TarqetlnQ funds to one area has the des1red effect
of encouraq1nQ pr1vate sector 1nvestment st1mulated by the
publ1C tnvestment tak1nQ place. The Horth Slde H1ll ar~a
was selected by the City Department of Community Development
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as the area wlthln the City to be eliqible for the
port10n of the proqram whiCh provides for deferred
hou'1nq rehab1lltation loans. Interest bearlnq loans
are also available as part of the Wlsconl1n H!:CP, 'l'hey
are aval1able on a clty-wlde basls to families hav1r.q
moderate 1ncomes. These low interest loans can be secured
d1rectly throuqh partlc1pat1r.q pr1vate lend1n~ 1nstltutlons.
A fourth proqram is the Neiahborhood Strateov Area
Pronram. Here, lnvestors ownlnq property wlthin the
nelqhborhood west of Holm Avenue may borrow money at
a low lnterest rate throuqh the W1sconsin Hous1nQ
Finance Authority. Wlth th1s money they may substan-
t1ally rehab11itate a .tructure and, after tho work is
completed. rent the unlts to low 1ncome fam11ies or
the elderly. The tenant's rent will be only one quarter
(25') of his monthly income, w1th the balance to be subsldlzed
by the U. S. Department of Hous1nq and Urban Development.
The ne1qhborhood strateqy for hous1nq is therefore to
utl11ze these eX1stinq hous1nq rehab11itat10n proqrams
to the maximum extent posslble, and to seek additional
.sources of fundinq for housinq rehabl11tation as new
proqrams become available.
Actlon/Resnon!lbtl1tv
1. The Citv of Eau Claire, throuqh its Depar~~ent of
Community Development. should cont1nue to seek
additional funds for the purpose of houslnq
rehabilitation in the nelqhborhood.
2. The Citv of Eau Cla1re, throuqh its Department of
Community Development, should cont1nue its efforts
to encouraqe property owners and bU11dinQ contractors
to participate 1n the houslnq rehab11itatlon proqrams.
3. The tiorth Side Hi~l N?lolJborhood Association should
assist the City in dlsseminatlnq lnformatlon on the
ava11abl11ty of the various houslnq rohabi1ltatlon
proqrams.
4. The North Side Hill geiahborhood Association should
encouraqe nelQhborhood property owners and residents
to take pride in the neiqhborhood and initiate self-
help projects tc lmprove the appearance and condition
of tho houslnQ stock.
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Individual orocertv owners and residents should
take It upon tne~selves to improve the oonditlon
and appearance of their proper~y or residenoe,
This will improve living condltLons for thecselves
and theLr neighbors and wLll enhanoe property
values and the general dULraollL~y or the neigh-
borhood.
6.
Local len~~ instLtutLons should assess theLr
credLt po lc es and actLons to assure that
nelghborhood property owners whlch are not
ellglble for the above 11sted houslng rehabl1Lta-
tLon programs are able to secure the rLnanclng
needed to properly maLntaLn thelr property.
B. Strate~y: Code Enforcement
The largest slngle complalnt of most area resLdents Ls
the lack of proper neighborhood malntenance, whether It
be poor lawn care, poorly malntalned homes, auto~obl1e
parklng on lawns, lack of snow removal on walkways, or
lack of pet control.
Most complalnts voLced by resldents regard Lng neLghborhood
malntenance are actually vl01atLons of exLstlng cLty oodes
and ordlnances, ~xlstlng ordlnances cover the ~ollowlng:
a. general buildLng malntftnance, LncludLng paintLng,
repalr and premlses i
b. lawn maLntenance, lncludlng grass length, weeds
and fallen leaves i
c. sLdewalk maintenance and snow removalj
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d. garbage storage and jlsposal;
e. pet control: and
f. parkLng, Lncluding the required number or
off-street parking spaces.
ihe neLghborhood strategy for dealing with general
neighborhood appearanoe and maintenance problems Ls one
of code enforcement. To the maximum extent pOSSible
neighborhood property owners and residents should be Informed
of their minimum maintenance responsibLlitLes, and should
be encouraged to go beyond these mLnlmums In a cooperative
manner.
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l.
The C1tv of Eau Claire and the C1tv.Countv
Heal~ecartmont should, ~1thln budget and
manpewer [imitat10ns, effectively monitor and
enforce adopted codes and ordinances relative
to neighborhood maintenance.
The f!!1 of Eau Claire and the City-County
Healrn-Oecartment should re-evaluate their man-
power requirements for more effective code
enforcement and make budget decisions accordingly.
The North Side H111 ~ei hborhood Assoclation
shou organ:e to estab iSh a system 0 n orm-
ing residents about clty code requirements.
The North Side Hill ~ei hborhood Association
shou eve op a system s m ar to t at used
by the Westside Neighborhood Association to:
a. monitor the condition of homes and
the general appearance of neighborhood:
b. encourage resident~ to maintain their
homes and improve the appearance of
their yards: and
c. report code violations to the proper
authorities if efforts to encourage
self-enforcement fail to be effective.
5, Individual Residents and Property Owners should
. give more consrderation to others in better maintain-
ing their yards and controlling their pets.
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c. Strategy: Zoning
One of the first tasks that the North Side Hill
Neighborhood Association 1nitiated following its
organization in 1978 ~as to prepare a re-zoning plan
for the neighborhood. This proposal entailed the
rezon1ng of most R-u (Mult1ple Owelli~~l and q_l
(Limited Multiple Dwelling) aoned areas to R-2 (7.0
:amily Dwelling). This rezoning proposal ~as approve~
by the City Council and is shown on map 6. pcsQe 17.
The likely impact wh1ch th1s re-zon1ng will have is to
reduce lnvestor 1nterest 1n the ccnversion of single
fam11, 1~ell1ng un1ts to mu:r.1.f3~1ly d~elling units,
Alao, given the reduced upper :lm1t :n pcpulat10n in
the ne1gh:orhood, r.raff1:, parklng and ott.er prOblems
assoc1ated .i:n higher 1ens1:" l1v1ng should not
become as serious 3S they ~oul. nave under the earlier
zon;ng p3ttern,
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The neighborhood's strat~gy to deal with problems
associated with the conversion of single ramily dwell-
ing units and related impacts of higher densities is
largely carr1ed out through the 1979 re-zon1ng or much
or the neighborhood. However, the neighborhood must
monitor changes and new development in the neighborhood
for compliance with the intent of this re-:oning.
Action/Responsibility
l. The City or Eau Claire should ensure proper
comp!lanoe with the recently amended zoning
or the neighborhood.
2. The f!1y of Eau Claire should inform the North
Side~l Neighborhood Association or any major
requests for development or zoning appeals in
the neighborhood.
3. The North Side Hill Nei~hborhood Association
shou'ld organize to keep abreast or all pending
development or zoning-related petitions, and
following discussion within the neighborhood,
offer comments to the Plan Commission and
City Council as appropriate.
u. The North Side Hill Neighborhood Association
shoufd organize to constructively communicate
the neighborhood's desires regarding develop-
ment to those individuals or firms interested
in or pursuing development or change in the
neighborhood.
~. Strategy: Housing Assistance Programs
One or the concerns voiced by neighborhood residents
was the lack or deoent housing ror the elderly within
the neighborhood. It was felt that some provision
should be made for elderly housing projects in the
neighborhood so that long time residents would not
have to move out of the neighborhood in order to
secure suitable, afrordable housing.
Several housing assistance programs exist which are
administered by the Eau Claire Housing Authority and
could be effective in dealing with this concern. One
of these programs is the S~ction 9 New Construction
Program funded by the U.S. ~epartment of Housing and
Urban Development. Under this program, housing projects
are constructed for low-and-moderate income families
and the new tenants are required to pay only twenty-
five percent or their monthly income for rent and
utilities. Section e also prOVides a similar program
lnv~lving the rehabilitation of existing housing units
rat~er than new :onstr~ct1:n. Aft~r rehabilitat1:n,
rent 3uts1d1e3 are available to qua~1f11ng ~cuse~~ld3.
:1nal:y, Jn1er ,ne more Section: Program, rent subsidies
are also available to low-and-moder3te income f3m11ies
1n existing rental units.
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Another program ~hlch Is ~l:llar to the above In that
tenant~ are required to pay no more than t~enty-rlve
percent or their monthly Income ror rent is the
Traditional Public Housing Program. Here the dwelling
units are owned by the Eau Cla~re Housing Authority
and rented out to low-and-moderate Income ramille~.
The Nei hborhood Strate v Irea Pro ram mentioned
under the ous ng re abl tat on strategy 15 still
another program which is available to provide rental
assistance to low income raml11es and the elderly.
Part of the strategy for retaining a mixture or types
of residents 15 to utlll:e housing assistance programs
as available. These will enable those residents who
~ould like to remain In the neighborhood, but cannot
due to financial limitations, to do so.
Ictlon/Responsibllltv
1. The Eau Claire Houslnv. luthorlt' should
cont nue to asse~s the need or and possibil-
ities of establishing housing assistance
programs within the neighborhood,
2, The Eau Claire Housin~ Authority should
contrnue-its efforts to inrorm neighborhood
residents, property owners and developers of
the various housing assistance programs
available. .
The North Side Hill Neighborhood Association
should assist the Housing Authority in
disseminating information on the availability
and applicability of the various housing
assistance programs.
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The North Side Hill gelfhborhood Association
should assist the Eau Caire Housing Authority
in identifying potential project sites for
subsidized elderly and family housin; in the
neighborhood.
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Individual Pro ert' :wners and Residents
s ou assess the r nee sand poss e
Involvement In the above housing assistance
programs and contact the Housing Authority
for rurther explanation as necessary.
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~rl:::e Pre'/en~lon
:~e or the volce1 concern~ cf nelgnDor~ood re~ljen~~
13 the ,:estructl:n or propert, D, nn,:als, :he genera:
3trategy or the neighborhood 1~ to raise the level or
awareness concerning the problem among resljents and
to encourage neighbors to help each other as needed.
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Actlon/Responsl~111tv
1. The City of Eau Clalre, through the Pollce
Department, should patrol the nelghborhood
and provide asslstance on a timely basls.
Also, the Pollee Department should lnstruc~
residents concernlng the proper ~ay to deter
vandalism and obtain timely assistance from
the Police Department.
2. The North Side Hill Neighborhood Assooiation
shoura-hi!p dioseminate information regardrng
effective methods to deter vandalism.
3.
Individual residents should seek ~ays to
effeotiVi1y deter vandalism, and Should
assist their neighbors as needed.
F. Strategy: Design Guidelines
A concern noted by neighborhood residents is that
the design of the newer rental units being
constructed is incompatible with that of adjacent
residences. In order to lessen this situation,
recommended design guidelines have been prepared
and are included in Appendix A.
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The strategy for the neighborhood is to encourage
developers to follow these design guidelines.
Action/Responsibility
1, The City of [au Claire should encourage
developers to construct their projects in
a manner compatible with adjacent bul11ings
and the surrounding neighborhood.
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2. The ~orth Side Hill Neighborhood 'ssoclation
should facilitate an open dialogue with
those pursuing new construction in the
neighborhood so that design consideratlons
can better reflect the needs of both the
developer and the immediate neighborhood.
Builders and DeveloDers should actively
seek to communicate their project proposals
to the North Side Pill Neighborhood Association
and to those who own property and/or reside
adjacent to the project s~~e. ~he :b;ective
.;d this d1al 19ue sr.:ul: be ~o give ~ne neigl".-
torhood an ac~ur3te Jnderstlr.Jlnc :r ~ha~
:nay he d..',eloplng In ~he neighborhood and to
provlde the ~wo.way excha~g.. ,r ~Jeas ~hat oan
often lmpro'le 3 project f,r beth the :eveloper
and the nelghborhood.
3.
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G. Strate~y; ;ree Replaceoent
One of the concern~ of the neighborhood relates to
the loss of trees due to dutCh elo disease. Tree
lined boulevards and trees in private yards add
significantly to the image and beauty of the
neighborhood and every effort should be made to
maintain this characteristic.
The strategy here 1s to engage in an active, on-
going program of tree replacement.
Action/Respons1bil1tv
1. The City of Eau Claire, through the Parks
and ~ecreation Department, should w1thin
budget lim1tat10ns adequately rund the tree
replaoement plan prepared in the Fall of 1979
for the ne1ghborhood. This tree replaoement
plan is summar1:ed by Map 7 in Appendix C.
2. The North S1de Hill Hei hborhood Assooiation
shou estab sh e orts to he p mon tor
neighborhood trees for dutoh elm d1sease and
report their f1ndings to the City Parks and
Reoreation Dep~rtment.
3. Individual Prooerty Owners should maintain
ex1sting trees and replace diseased trees.
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North ~ice Hill resident~ ha'/e indioated that one
of the factors in keeping and attraotina families
with young ohildren in the neighborhood is high
quality, improved parks. Several draft park re-
designs have been developed for future consideration
and are inoluded in Appendix 9. The unique features
of eaoh park have been incorporated into each plsn
to highlight the natural beaut, of eaoh site. New
tennis oourts are also desired by residents ~f the
neighborhood.
The neighborhood: strategy for park improvements is
to enoourage the City Parks and Recreation ~epartment
to implement the park plans included in Appendix 9
and to seek funding of new tennis courts.
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Actlon/Resoonslbll1t7
1. The Citv of :au Claire, through its Parks
and Recreation ~epart:ent, should ~se the
dratt park plans incl~ded in Apper.dix :
ar.d carr~ out these or si:ilar ~or.cepts as
soon as Possible.
Z. The north Side Hill Mei hborhood ASSociation
shou d present ts proposa or new .tenn s
courts before the City Parks and Beautific-
ation Committee to determine the need and
feasibility of such a project and also the
availabilit~ of cit~ funds. The MSHnA
should also present its proposal to the
Citizen's Resource Committee for Possible
funding using Communit~ Development Block
Oran t funds.
I. Strate~y: Pedestrian Crossings
A voiced concern of residents is the safe pedestrian
and bicycle crossing of Birch Street, particularly
during peak traffic times, Although school crOSSing
guards are present before and after school, no
provisions exist for safe crossing during other
periOds of the day or auring summer months. 7he
strates, is to seek the installation of pedestrian
crOssing faCilities as warranted.
Action/Resoonsibilitv
1.
The Cita of Eau Claire should investigate
the nee for and" feasibility of Installing
pedestrian crOSSing facilities or. Birch
Street.
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Z. 7he 90rth Side 91:: gei~hborhocd Associatior.
shou a present its case or pe estrlar. ~ross-
ing faCilities on Birch Street to the City's
Traffic Committee.
J. Strate~y: ::proved geighborhood :rgan1:ation
~any of the issues and prOblems Identified for the
Morth Side Hill neighborhood can be effectlvel~
dealt ~ith b'l the neighborhood itself, given a streng,
neighbOrhood-supported neighborhood organi:ation.
7he 90rth Si~e Hill ge1ghbcrhood Assccia:1:r. has
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Ac:ion/~esocnsib~:i:v
1. The ~orth Side Hill ~e1~hborhood Associat~on
should:
a. organize on a representative basis
so that it can accurately rerlect
:he desires or neighborhood residents
and property ownersi
b. communicate its purpose and runction
to the neighborho~d and encourage :he
use of the Association by the neigh-
borhood accordingly;
c. serve as a fource or infor~a~ion and
assistance to neighborhood residents
in a11lllatters relevant to the neigh-
borhoodi
d. seek llIeans to continually improve
the manner in which it receives
information, disseminates inform-
ation and takes action to deal ~ieh
identified neighborhood prOblems and
issues, (e.g. This can be acoomp-
lished through newsletters, confer-
ences, and continued cooperative
efforts ~ith the Depar.~1nt of
Community Development.)
K. Strategy: Periodic Strategy Evaluation and Maintenance
This neighborhood strategy plan has been prepared
in ~esponse to the issues and problems identiried
by available data and the members of the planning
. comm1etee of th'e 1/orth Side Hill ~Ieighborhood
Assooiation. I: is recognized that ~ore issues or
prOblems may be present in the neighborhood than
are included in this document. :t is also recognized
that, over time, new neighborhood issues and problems
'oli11 emerge. for these rusons, the strategies ror
the neighborhood ~ill have to be perodically analyzed
and reviewed for their relevance and ~rrectiveness.
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Action/~esoonsibilitv
1.
The Ci:' of Eau Claire, through the =epart:ner.t
of ~omlllun1:1 eve opment, shculd provide :he
~orth Side Hill ~eighoor~ood Asscc1ati~r. ~i::
1a:a as ~~ ~ecooes ava~:l=:e wh~:h is r~:eva~:
~r. a"ess"~ 'A' "."or"''''' .r."a"'s .. .r.....
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r.eighbornood 1: analy:ing ~ro::ems and :eve:-
~ping stra~~g~~s ~o ~f~!c~~'le:1 jea: ~1~n :he~,
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The North Side Hill Neighborhood A~~ociation
3houlo organi:e to oonitor change in the
neighborhood and 3hould at le.~t periodically
identify current neighborhood i33ue~ and
probleo~ and re-evaluate the 3trategle~
needed to ~ffectively deal ~ith tho3e 13~ue3
and probleo3.
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APPENDIX A
New Building Designs
Many streets in the North Side Kill Nelghborhood presently
have unifylng elements such as street trees, slmillar bulld-
lng styles and facade colors. North Slde Klll property
owners should make every effort to use architectural buildlng
designs as unifylng elements. New houses should be built
compatible in design to the surroundlng homes and buslnesses.
Since a large number of slngle famlly homes have been convert-
ed to duplexes and multi-famlly dwelllngs, some bulldlng
designs have been suggested to be used ln the future and are
lncluded ln thls appendix. These deslgns wlll aid lndividuals
wh~ feel a responsibility to build new homes or convert old
homes 'in a manner which will ~e compatible with the architec-
tural character of the nelghborhood.
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APPENDIX B
Park Redesigns
During the Summer and Fall or 1979, the Department or .
Community Development worked with the North Side Hill
Neighborhood Association on some preliminary park redesigns.
The redesigns were then presented to the Department or Parks
and Recreation ror their review. ihis review was necessary
to determine the reasibility or each recommendation in terms
or cost, compatibility with the intended purpose or the park
and the site considerations or the park. or the suggested
park recommendations most were met with the approval or the
Department or Par~und Re~reation. In the early part or
1980 the Department or Parks and Recreation will rurther reo
rine the designs to ensure that proper site recommendations
are met and that suggested improve~ents are actually ones
that can be accomplished..
The rollowing are the designs completed by the Department or
Community Development and now being rerined by the Department
or Park and Recreation. In the Spring or 1980 when the rinal
work is rinished on the designs, they will be reviewed with
the North Side Hill Neighborhood Association.
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APPENDIX C
STREET TREE INDEX
This Street Tree Index prov1des citi:ens of Eau Claire's
North Side Hill Neighborhood w1th a reference from which
they may begin to build a program of tree replacement.
Species recommended herein were selected by the Parks and
Recreation City rorestry D1vision after careful examination
of existing site factors. rhls Includes width of planting
str1p, presence or absence of overhead lines, soils, macro
and micro climate and general street use. Speclal conslder-
atlon was glven to commercial areas where concrete or slml1ar
planters are recommended. It should be noted that slngle
species plantlngs are not advisable ln neighborhood areas,
but may become necessary where adverse or other limiting
conditlons exist. Streets that are heavl1y salted durlng
the winter months are advlsed to plant trees from Oroup C.
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- Tree species 01,4,5,6,9,10,11,12,14
Tree specles 01,2,6,9,10,11,14
- Tree speoies 117, 9, 13 .
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2. Columnar Norway maple
3. Sugar Maple
4. Thornless varletles or Honeylocust
5. Red ~aples
6. Hackberri'
7. Littleleaf Linden
a. Redmond Linden
3. i'lreensplre Linden
10. Summit Oreen. Ash
11. ~arshall Seedless Oreen Ash
12. Basswood
13. Vertical rlowerlng Crabs
14. White Ash and varletles
15. Planter Boxes
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A STORY OF mE ":lORmSIDE HILL", EAU CLAIRE. WISCONSIN
by JOin eook.
Th. North Sid. of l.u CI.lr. WI. qultl , bu.y pl,ce in the e,rly d'YI. M,ny of
the city'. l,raeet indu.trie. veri loclted on the North Sid.. Ic vee ,1'0 che lide
of one of the citY'1 ClOlt popul,r pirkl, ~t, Tom P,rk.
At fir.t the n.iahborhood VII ne,rly ,11 Irl.h, buc it didn't t,kl lona for the
Sc,ndln,vi,nl to c'tch up vlth them, vith the Clr=an. follovina cloee behind.
There v,re the RIleYI, 4nd the Fltzp'trlckl, thl C,ll'aherl, the Sulliv,n., the
~~elih'nl, the HcClulk'YI, the HcK..., ,nd then there vlre the H,n.on., the Ollon.,
the L,r.onl, the Huadlhll, the R,chlrterl, the Dudenhoferl ,nd the H'&mJn.. Wlchln
one block there vere thl Sv,dllh John.onl, the Norveailn Johnlon. ,nd che Iri.h
Johnlon, ,nd the diltinction ,Iv'ye h,d to be mado vhen Inyone tllkld Ibout the
Johnlonl.
The North Side V'I conlidered thl poorelc p,rt of town, ,nd tho Third W,rd V'I
conlider,d the ClOet vell-to-do. In the very elrly ye,rl, mOlt of che m.n in the
neiahborhood vere emploYld by I .,vmill on the l,u rl,ire River. Thil e,v mill VII
built in 1846, ,nd v,e the firlt on. In l,u CI,ire.1 Afcer thi. mIll CIOlld, m.ny
of the men vere ,aployed ,t other lumber milll ne.rby, ,nd m'ny v,r, employed In
other Indultriel th,c Iprlna up In the I'te 1800'.. The Wilconein Refrlaeretor
Comp,ny v,e loc'ted vhere the Could H,nufecturina Comp,ny il tOd,y, end it V'I
conlidered every aood piece to vork. It made ice bOXII for home ,nd Indulcri,l
ue,. The Horn ,nd Blum Complny VII loclt.d vhor. the Hu.bech L,undry Comp,ny il
tod,y. They manuf,ctured overalll, j,ck.t., ,nd clothina for lumb.rmen. Th.r.
v,. ,110 Lindermln'l Box F,ctory vhlch mid. vooden.boxe. out of Icr,p. of lumber.
They vere loc'ted vh.r. the John.on Printina Comp,ny i. tod,y. Th, DruClClond
Plckina Comp,ny il Itill in thl 11m. pilei tod,y, ,e it VII vhen Ic,rt,d in 1873.
Acr011 thl Itreet from my ar,ndp,r.ncl' hOUII v,. thl SClr Bottllna Work.. Thl.
V'I I Im,ller comp,ny but' very bu.y pl,c.. The f,ctory v,. In bu.inee, uncil
Ibouc 20 y"rl lao vhen JOllph Ev,n., the owner, died.
The Hobo C'~p VII' Ihort dilclnce from the DruClClond P,ckina Complny on , belutiful
.pot ne,r the E,u CI,irl River. Whln they d,rld to v,nCurl clo'l enouah, my luntl
reclII, they could lee the hobo.' vllh h,naina on I line ,nd the fire I which they
altherld ,round to klep vlrm. Thlr. vere , lot of trlmp. thet Clml ,round the
nelahborhood lookina for lomethlna to lit ,nd they ,lv'YI recurned to vherl chey
Vlrl veil fed. They vould leem to pili thl vord ,long to the relc of thl hobo I 'I
there vould b. luro to be ,noth.r one It cho b,ck door the nexc day.
The houlel of tho.e d'YI vore buIlt quit. I,rao 'I mo.t people h,d I,rge familio..
The "front room" VII not ulOd v.ry often u It VII r..ervod for .peelal occlliona
Ind hOlld,y. for tho f,mily. Thoy h,d no b'lemenCl, but' 'Cllll Ip,ce va. dug
under p,rc of tho hou.. ,nd called a "c.lIai". In my lrandmother'. hou.. It VII
dug right out of the rock .0 It VII vory cold. Thll VII vhero tho milk, '111, ,nd
oth.r Ipoil'ble food I vere kopt al fev peoplo could afford ico boxol. In the
vintertime ic V'I ulod to Itore m'ny bUlh.ll of pot'toel, onione, Ipplel, Ind canned
foodl. HOlt people dug VIII. in cheir b,ck yardl, The vltor h,d to bo hluled In
buckotl ,nd , to,d or frog nov Ind then VII to be oxpoccod. Every flmily hid Itl
ovn veget,blo glrdon Ind many had chlckona Ind COVI. The mln acr.ol' the .cr.oc
4von kepc ,belr, Tho cov. in the neighborhood vould b. collecced every morning
on eirch ScrlOt by "Slm che Herdor" Syverson and chen caken co che paleure for che
dlY. In the ovening he vould bring chem back and che owners would have to go out
co Birch Strooc co ~ec cheir COWl, ~o.c people had several SCovel in their homes
heated by wood, Llcer on, coal SCoves vero used. Abouc half of che people hid
gl' metors for III illumin,cion in cheir home.. They were fed bv coin. and each ~5c
would keep che lighc, loing for about cvo weeks.
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A Story ol the ~orth Sid. Hill
A lood houl.vll. ,lvaYI kept' quart.r on cop on the m.t.r box, I am told,
b.c,u.. ,. loon ,. the lllhtl dlmc.d the qu,rt.r h,d to b. put In or th.y vould
10 out compl.tely. T.l.phon'l v.r. l.v .nd l,r b.tv..n. Th.r. vere no c,rl In thol'
daYI .Ithor, ,nd th.re v.r.n't m'ny p.opl. on the ~orth Sid. who could ,llord ,
horl' ,nd bUllY. Hov.v.r, th.r, V'l , Itre.c c,r c.ll.d the Int.rurb.n vhlch r,n
b.cv..n Chlpp.v, F,ll. ,nd E.u Clair. vhlch ,110 v.nc dovn OQ,h, Str..c on It I v'y
downtown.
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Ther. ver, lour churchel on the Korth Side. The Pr'lbyterl,n ChurCh, th, S,cr.d
H.arcC'thollc ChurCh, St. Edw,rd. Epl.copal Church, ,nd the ~orweli'n Luth.r'n
Church. St. Edvarde VII bulle ,bout 1890. It II , IIctle 1C0ne church ,nd Is .'
Itlll It,ndlnl tod.y. About 20 y.arl '10 It V'I lold ,nd It h.. line. b..n
u.ed ,. ,houee. Th. Pr'lbyt,rl,n Church II ,1'0 Itlll It.ndlnl ,nd b~lnl uled
,. · church ol .nother denoaln.tlon, buc the oth.r tvo have b.en torn down or
repl,ced vlth nev churchel.
Ther. ver. three Ichooll on the ~orth Side. The 10th ~'rd School had the lirlc
lix Ir'del, ,nd the ocher rvo h,d the ..venth ,nd ellhth Ir,d.l. For hilh
lchool the children vent over on th, ~'It Sid, ol town.
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To .nc,rtain themlelve',p.opl. vould 10 Ilidinl on Mount To., Ikltinl on the pond,
Ind Ivlmmlnl in the river, Clrnlvall, clrcueel, ,nd p.rld.. were v.ry popular vhen
they c,.e to town. On. type ol ent.rtainment vhlch vel look.d lorward to vich ,
Irelt d.,l ~l Ixcic..ent va, the m.dlcine .hov. Thale vould be held down neer the
lumber y,rd. Thelo people vould como around once or tvlce I year ,nd pUt on a
lhov dolnl crickl or hypnotlllnl lomeon. ,nd ~hon they vould ,dverti'l their medicine
vhich VI' only ol on. type ,nd luppoled to bo , cure-,ll lor everythinl ch,c ,iled
you. They vould ,lvaYI drlv l,rle crovdl ,nd 1.11 lOCI ol medicine. A lrlend
ol the l,mily h'l , po.tc,rd lent to her on vhlch , lriend ol herl vrot. that Ihe
VI' lookinl lorw,rd eo lolnl to , .edlcine Ihov Ind hlvlnl , wonderful timl.
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Mount Tom Plrk, vhich V'I liv.n to tho city by, 10m' ol the old lumb.r b,ron.,
V'I , v,ry popullr pl,ce, expecl,lly on Sund,y ,lternoon. vhen cher. would b,
picnic. and bend concert. ,nd 10metim'l d,nclnl In the p,villon. Th.r. vore ,110
picnic t,blel ,nd 'pump. P.ople vould w,lk vlY up lrom the Welt Sid. eo Ipend
the d,y thore. Poopl. uled to v.lk Ind didn't mind cllmblnl tho hllh hill I I.
told. Tod,y, Mount Tom II merely a' hill vlth , police tover Ind wacer r..,nolr
on top. .
Ther. V'I ,110 Mount SI.on on the ~orth Sid., but th't valn't u.od much. 80th ol
th.le hllll vero n,med lor the Ion I ol a prominent E,u Clair. lumborm,n. Partly lor
lomo pl,ce to 10, ,nd p,rtly out ol curiollcy, m'ny ol tho oldor people would olton
wllk to the ~orth Sid. c.m.tory to 10 to , lunora 1 tv.n Il thoy d Idn' t knov the.
porion belnl burl.d. For, Ipocl,l troat, lomotlmel lomo ol tho folkl on the hill
would be ,ble to I'VO enoulh mon.y eo 10 to the Opora Houlo which w,. wh.re tho
Hollywood Tfteltro II nov,
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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
oalo: April 19, 1990
To: City Council
From: City Managor
Ro: Solid Waslo Ordlnanco
Enclosod In your packol ollnlormaUon Is the proposod now eolld waste ordlnanco. Wo
anUclpalo echodullng Ihls maltor rOI discussion altho Inlormal Councfl mooUng 01 Aplll 30. Wo
810 concluding the finel dolalls ollho now yard waslo proglam and othor Issues assoclaled
with the rolalod sourco soparaUon recycling program.
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City o~ Iowa City
M E M 0 RAN 0 U M
TOI StClVe Atkins
FROM I Chuck Schmadeke
DATE I April 12, 1990
REI Solid Waste Ordinance
The Public Works Department and City Attorney's Office herew1th
submit a Solid Waste Ordinance for the City of Iowa City. This
ordinance is necessary to insure complianco with !ederal, state
and local law and to insure that all SOlld waste lS disposea ot
in an onvlronmentally safo mannor.
Tho ordinance cons1sts of llX articles. Article I - General.
This article includos definitions, onforcemont, and rule-maklng
authority.
Article II - Commercial Solid Waste Haulers. Th1S art1cle
ostabl18hes permlttinQ requ' '. '!!"o,l'~ fl)r solid waste collectors
and processors.
Artlcle tII - StoraqQ. alu art1cLe,ce\lllUteS the stOrAqe of
soL1d waste on publlC and. private property Ar.a requlateS tne
lenqth or time solid waste can be stored reqardless or its future
Lntended use.
Article IV - collect10n and Transportation. This article
requlates the collection and transportation of solid waste
provided by the City and private haulers.
Article V - Disposal. This article rOQuLates disposal ot solld
waste at the landfill and other approved locations.
Article VI - Litter. This article prohibits litterinq within the
City and also proh1bits Littering on public rlqnt-of-way w1thin
Landfill service area.
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ThlS ordinanco substantially increases the requlatory author1ty
of the Clty. However, such roqulation is necessary to insure
environmentally acceptable solid waste disposal practices.
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CHAPTER 15
SOUD WASTE
ARTICLE I
GENERAL
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Soc. 15-1. Purpolo.
Tho purposo 01 this Chaplor 151s 10 provldo lor tho hoalth, saloly, and wollaro 01 Iho cltlzons
01 tho c11y by provtdlng lor tho colloctlon and disposal ollolld waste; by rogulallng Iho Itorago,
conoctlon, transportation, procosslng, disposal, recycling, ro-uso and IIl10rlng 01 lolld waste;
and by plovtdlng 101 tho colloctJon and disposal ollOlId waste.
Soc. 15-2. OoRnlllon..
Tho lonowing donnlllons shall bo appllcablo to this Chaplor unloss a conlrary moaning Is
indicated by tho toxt. Tho word 'ehalr Is mandalory; the word 'may' II pormlsslvo. Torms nol
donnod shall havo tho moanlngs cuslomarl~ asslgnod to thom In Wobslor'a Now Colloglalo
Dictionary. Usos not donnod or Ilslod shall havo the meanings es donnod In or categorlzod
according 10 tho Stand8ld Industrial Classification (SIC) Manual, Suporlnlondonl 01 Documonls,
U,S. Govornmont Printing Offlco.
Appllanco. moans machlnos common 10 rosldontlal housohold use, and Ihall Include
rol/lgoralors, slovos, mlcrowavo ovens, dlshweshors, clothos washors, clothes dryors, walor
hosloll, lurnacos, all condltlonors, dOhumldifioll, consolo tolovlslon lois, sloroo systoms, lawn
mowors; and any dovlco containing a gasolIne onglno, an oloctrlc motol 01 an eloctrlc
capacitol.
Building domolll/on malor/al. moans wasil malorlal Irom tho conslructlon, dostructlon or
domolltlon ollosldontlal, commorclal 01 Industrial buildings 01 alrucluros, excopl brick and
loundallon malorlals.
Bulhy rubbish moans nonputrosclblo loluso conslsllng 01 combusllblo and/or noncombusllblo
wasil matorlals which aro oltholloo largo 01 too hoavy to bo saloly and convonlont~ loadod
Inlo solid waslo transportallon vohlclos by aolld waslo colloctors,
Commorclal solid WIIslo moane eolld waslo IOsultlng Irom tho oporallon 01 any commorclal,
Induslrlal, Inslltullonal, agricultural 01 othor oslabllshmont, and Ihall also Includo lolld wasle
IOIulllng Irom mulllplo dwolllng lacllltles having moro Ihan lour (4) dwolllng units.
Domolltlon moans subslanllal deltrucllon 01 a building or structure, and 8 lubslantlal romoval
01 Iho Inlorlor 01 a building or structuro.
Dlroclor moans tho clly managor or hls/hor authorlzod doslgnoo,
Dlsposablo solid wasto contalnor moans dlsposablo plasllc or papor socks spoclfically doslgnod
lor Ilorago 01 solid waslo having a capaclly 01 IIvo (5) to thlrty.llvo (35) gallons,
Dwolllng moanl a building which Is wholly or partially usod or Inlondod 10 be usod for
rosldonllal occupancy.
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Dwolllng unl/ moans any habltablo room or group 01 adjoining habltablo rooms locatod within
a dwolllng and lormlng a alnglo unll pollosslng laclllllos which era usod, or era Inlondod 10
bo usod, lor living, slooplng, cooking and oallng 01 moals,
OOlbIJgo moans pultosclblo animal or vogolablo wastos rosulllng Irom tho handling, proparal/on,
cooking, 101Vlng, or conlumpl/on 01 100<1.
Hazardous was/os Includol bul Is nol Ilmltod 10 pathological wastol, oxploslvo waslol,
posl/cldos, posl/cldo conlalnorl, loxlc radloaCllvo malorlall, and thoso waslol Includod by
dofinll/on In Soctlon 4558,411 (4a) Coda 01 Iowa (1989) and Rulos 01 tho Iowa Oop8l1monl 01
Natural Rosourcas.
Landfill shall moan tho Iowa City Landfillloeatod In Johnson County, Iowa,
Landfill SotV/co AIoa moans Johnson County including both Incorporatod and unlncorporatod
ell/os locatod thoroln, togothor with tho e11/01 01 Rlvorsldo and Kalona, lor which Iowa City
provfdos landfill eolVlcos horoln.
Occupan/ moans any parson who alono, or jointly or sovorally with othors, shall be In actual
possosslon 01 any dwolllng unit or any othor Improvod or unlmprovod roal property, olthor as
ownor, landlord, tonanl, losldonl 01 operator.
Offondlngpolly Is any porson, oporalor, rosponslblo party, losldonl, onl/ty 01 occupanl who
has boon glvon nol/co 01 a vlolal/on 01 this Chaplol and who has nol yol eulod or romodlod
tho ollonso.
bffondlng proporly Is thaI property which Is In vlolal/on 01 this Chaptor and which oNonso has
not boon curod or lomodlod.
Opol8/or moans any USOI, losponslblo party, occupanl, onl/ty, buslnoSl, firm, eorporal/on,
govornmontal onUty, assoelal/on, partnorehlp, vonluro, or any comblnal/on thorool, or any
agonl, fiduciary or loprosontallvo thorool, who oceuplos, poSSOSlOS, usos 01 owns proporty
within Iho Iowa City Landfill SolVlco AIoa and!ol who storos or gonoratos solid waslo within tho
Iowa City Landfill SolVlco Aloe.
Dwnor shall moan any locognlzod Intorost 01 ownorshlp In roal or porsonal proporty, Including
logal and oqullablo plOpOrty Inlorosls,
Parson shall Includo Individual porsons, USOI, rosponslblo party, onl/ty, buslnoss, firm,
corporal/on, assoclallon, partnorshlp, vonturo or any comblnallon thorool or any agont,
roprosonlaUvo or fiduclsry thorool,
Prom/sos Includos any Intorost In roal proporty, Including bul not IImllod to buildings and
Improvomonts, wholhor Inlondod 101 01 usod 101 rosldonl/al, commorclal or Induslrlal usa.
Procosslng moans bailing, compacl/ng, composl/ng, InclnoraUng, rocycllng, soparal/ng,
shroddlng, togothor with all othor procossos whoroby solid waslo characlorlsllcs aro olthor
modlfiod or solid wasto quanllty Is roducod.
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Rocycllng moans any procm by which solid wasto Is colloctod, soparatod, procossod or
roturnod to use In tho form 01 raw matorlals or products. Rocycllng shall lneludo tho
compostlng 01 yard was to, but doos not Includo any lorm 01 onorgy rocovory.
Rofuso moans solid waste not roqulrod to be rocyclod orro.usod.
Rosldonce moans any dwolllng ellhor Intonded for and/or OOlng usod forrosldontlal uso.
Rosldonl moans any porson or group 01 perlOns who occupy a rosldonUaJ dwolllng, dwolllng
unit, or rooming unit
Rosldont/al solid wasle means solid waslo resulUng Irom the malntonanco and opelaUon 01
slnglo.famlly, duplox, III.plex, and lour.plox dwolllngs, Including eolld waste Irom opersUon 01
a homo occupation which complies with tho requlremonts 01 tho appllcablo lonlng ordlnanco.
Rosponslb/e Part! means any porson, poreonl or govornmontal enUty who apply lor, who
obtains or who Is Issued an account lor sower, watel and/or solid waste soNlco, and Indudos
any porson who pays an IndMdual account lor any one 01 a combination 01 tho following
soNlcos: water; sewor and eolld wasto colloctlon. Rosponslble Party ehall also moan an
account holdor 01 the above accounts, II more than one porson Is IIstod on an accounl, bolh
persons shall bo doomod a Rosponslblo Party lor purposos 01 colloctlon, storago and disposal
01 solid waste and compliance with this Chaplor 15,
Rovocotlon moans wllhdrawal 01 prMlogos, termination 01 landfill ponnlls and withholding 01
accoss to tho Landfill elto. Rovocatlon may be earnod out by the Olroctol upon dotormlnatlon
by tho Olroctor that sufficlont cause oxlsls to rovoko, anor noUce and an opportunity 10 curo
tho doloel 01 to robut tho exlstonco 01 tho onondlng causo.
Room/ng unll moans afr/ habllabla room 01 group 01 adjoining habllablo rooms Iocatod within
a dwolllng and forming a slnglo unll possosslng lacllltles which are used, ollnlended to be
used, primarily lor IMng and eleeplng. A rooming unit ehall have bath and toilet lacllltles
available fOI exclusive use by the occupants 01 lor communal use. In addlUon, a looming
unll may have kllchen and dining lacllltles available lor use by the occupants therein. For
purposes of this chaptel, two (2) rooming units shall be deemed the equivalent 01 one dwelling
unl!.
Solid wasto moans unwanted or discarded waste materials In a solid or eeml.solld stalo,
Including but not limited to garbage, ashes, rofuse, sludge, yard waste, appliances, epoclal
waste, demolition and constructlon'wastes, and rosldentlal, commercial, and Industrial wastes.
Solid was/o con/a/nor means a recoplacle usod by any porson or operalor to store solid waslo
during tho InlelVal bemoen solid wasto collections.
Solid wasto disposal moans the process 01 discarding or gelling rid of unwanted malorlal; In
particular, tho final disposition 01 solid wasto.
Solid wasto monogomonl means the ontlre solid wasle system of slorago, colloctlon, !omoval,
transportallon, procosslng and disposal 01 solid waste.
Spoc/ol woslO moans solid wasto lhat must bo handlod or processed In a special mannor
prior to disposal.
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Slofllgo moans kooplng, maintaining, or Ilorlng lolld waslo tram tho limo ollla production until
tho limo or ill colloctlon and romoval.
TflInspOl/ollon moans tho lions porting of lolld waslo Irom tho placo ot colloctlon or procosslng
10 a lolld waslo procosslng laclllly or lolld waslo disposal aroa,
Yard woslo moans grass, loavos, 1I00s, brush and gardon roslduo.
Soc. 15-3. Counly ordlnlnca..
Provisions 01 this Chaptor togothor with any provtslon 01 any ordlnanco admlnlslorod by tho
Johnson County Board 01 Hoalth which la not In conftlct with this Chaplor. Ihall govorn tho
City's managomont 01 eolld wasto,
Soc. 15-4. Enforcomont.
In ordor to ensure compllanco with this Chaptol and tho rulos promulgatod thorolo, logothor
with all appllcablo county, elalo and fodoral laws and rogulallons" tho Dlroctor Is authorlzod
10 Inspoct all phasos ot solid waste managomont within tho jurlsdlc\lon of Iowa City. In all
casos whoro IUch Inspoc\lons rovoal thll tho Ilorago, colloctlon, lIan.portatlon, procosslng,
disposal, rocycllng or rouso 01 lolld waste are In violation of this Cheptol or rulu plomulgatod
thorolo and/or aro In violation of 11110 or lodolal law, euch violation Ihall conetltute a nulsanco
undol both Italo and local law. In IUch evont, tho City may, at Its option. olOCllo carry out
any one or all 01 tho following lomodlos: withhold lolld woslo managomonl 10rvlcos from
Ihat poreon, dwolllng, commolclal or Industrial, buslnoss, InsUtutlon 01 govommonl ontity; dony
or rovoko any pormlt undol this Chaplor; tormlnato a 10rvlco accounl; dlsposo of any
nonconforming eolld waste contalnor; 01 abalo tho nulsanco In accordanco with Soc\lon 24 01
ArtIclo VI of tho Iowa City Codo of Drdlnancos; abate the nulsanco undol atalo law, Chaptor
657, Iowa Code (1989). ElectJon 01 any one of thoso lomodlos by tho City ohall not procludo
tho City from pureulng any othor romody, and euch lomodlos aro doomod cumulatlvo and not
oxcluslvo.
Notlco of any such City dotormlnatlon thai a prohlbltod nulsanco oxlsls ehall bo glvon to lho
ollondlng party as folloM:
(1) Bo glvon In wrlllng to tho porson, rosponslblo party, losldont, oporator, buslnoss or
ontlty at tholr last known address;
(2) Stalo that tho City has dotormlnod thai e violation ot this Chaplor oxlsts:
(3) Doscrlbo tho vlolallon, with roforonco to tho appllcablo provisions 01 this Chaplor, rulos,
or othor appllcablo county, stato, or fodorallaw;
(4) Advlso what actions are roqulred 10 bo takon by tho ollondlng party to lomody tho
vlolallon.
Tho nollco shall bo doomod to bo proporly sorvod II It Is porsonalty lorvod; If It Is postod In
a conspicuous ploco on tho ollondlng proporty or building: or II a copy thoroof Is sonl by
ordinary mall, with sufficlont postago affixod, to tho last known addross 01 Iho poroon,
rosponslblo party, occupant, operator, ontlty, buslnoas 01 govornmontal ontlty.
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Sac. 15.5. Dlractor'. rule-making authority.
Tho Dlroctor may mako, amond, rovoko and onlorco roasonablo and necessl\lY rulos and
rogulatlons governing, but nolllmltod to:
(I) Spoclficatlons lor eolld wasto contalnors, Including \he typo, composition, equipment,
elze, weight and shapo \horool.
(2) Wolght and slzo IImltallons on bundles 01 eolld waste too large 101 eolld wasto
containers.
(3) Sanltallon, malntonance and replacement 01 solid wasta containers,
(4) Schedules and routos lor colloc\lon and ltansportallon 01 solid wasto by City 'personno!.
(5) Collec\lon points 01 solid waste containers,
(6) Speclalldontlncatlon loqulroments 101 uso 01 solid wasto contalnors.
(7) Colloc\lon, transportation, processing and disposal 01 solid wasto.
(8) Storago 01 solid waste.
(9) Records of quantity and typos 01 solid waste lecelved at disposal lacllltles.
(10) Handling 01 hazardous wastes, special wastes, toxic wastes, sludges, ashes, agrlcultulal
waste, construction waste, bulky Items, tires, automobiles, oils, greases, yard waste,
ballerles, appliances, and recyclables. I
(11) Special carryout eervlce lor \he elderly and handicapped.
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(12) Collec\lon 01 residential solid waste resulllng from \he operation and maintenance 01 I
more \han lour (4) dwelling units,
(13) BIlling and collection 01 disposal service chargea at the Landnlt.
(14) Hours 01 opelatlon lor \he Landnll.
A copy 01 any and all rules and regulstlons Issued under the provisions 01 this Section shalt
be filed In the olflce of the City Clerk, and ahalt be available lor public Inspection during normal
buslnoss houla.
Soc. 15.8. Prohibited practices.
It ahall be prohlbltod lor any porson, rosponslblo party, operator, rosldont, occupant or entity,
or any agent or ropresontatlve thoreol, to:
(1) Deposll solId waste In any solid waste contalnor othor than In a solId waste container
elthor ownod by the depositor, or proporly and lawfully loased by the depositor.
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(2) Inlorforo In any mannor with tho colloc1JOn, etorago, or ltansportatlon 01 eolld wasto;
Inlorforo with tho oqulpmont lor tho UIO olluch colloctlon, storago or ltansportatlon;
or Inloriolt with solid wula coIlaclOf. In tho lawful poriOfmance 01 thalr dutlos.
(3) Throw, casl, placo, lay Of polmll placomanl 01 &rri rofuse Into or on any rocoplaclo
.pocincally doslgnated by tho City Of prlvale entity u a rocoptaclo 10 be used only lor
depollt 01 lecyclable Ofleusable waslo, .
(4) Dopollt locyclables Of reusable wuto In contalnore 01 at locations not spoclncally
doelgnalod lor luch wute.
(6) Uttor.
ARTICLE II
COMMERCIAL SOUD WASTE HAULERS
Soc. 15-10. Pormlt roqulrod.
No porion, buslnoss, responsible party, occupanl, oporator, or ontlty ehall engage In tho
buslno.. 01 rocoMng, colloctlng, transporting, processing, rocycllng, or disposIng ollolld waste
within tho Iowa City Landnll Sorvico Aloa without flrll obtaining an annual permit Irom the City;
provldod, howevor, thai this eoctlon shall nol be doomed 10 apply 10 employoes 01 the holdor
01 any such ponnlL No pormll shall be loqulrod IOf episodic or Irrogular collection and
transportation 01 building domolltlon matorlal or brfck olloundatlon malerlala, 01 01 dirt or rock
malorlals 110m grading 01 excavation actMtlos. HOWOVOI, a pormltshall bo roqulrod 101 porson.
who provido building domolltlon sorvlcos or who colloct and dlsposo 01 building domolltlon
malorlals on I logular bul..
Soc. 15-11. Application.
Each applicant 101 any pormllloqulrod by Soction 15-10 ehall etato In Its application:
(1) Tho charactorlstlcs 01 eolld wasto to bo colloclod, transportod, procossod, dlsposod 01
or locyclod,
(2) Tho numbol 01 eolld waslo transporIJIllon vohlclos 10 bo oporatod.
(3) Tho proclso aroa eorvod, and tho namo 01 any porson, oporator, buslnoss, ontlly or
govornmonlal ontlty eorvod, II any.
(4) That lis omployoos havo an undorstandlng 01 appllcablo local, stato, and lodorallaws
and practlcos govornlng tho collocllon snd disposal 01 eolld was to.
(6) Such olhollnformatlon as may bo roqulrod by tho Dlroctor.
Soc. 15-12. Issuanco 01 pormlt snd 100.
II tho application for tho pormll roqulrod by Soctlon 15-11 and City Inspoctlon shows that Iho
appllcanl will colloct, transport, procoss 01 dlsposo 01 eolld wastos wllhoul hazard to tho public
hoalth or damago to tho onvlronmont, and that such colloctlon, transportation procoss or
disposal will conlorm wllh allappllcablo slalo, lodoral and local laws and this Chaplor, thon tho
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Dlroclor shalllssuo tho pormll authorlzod by this ArtIclo II, A pormll IUckor shall bo Ippllod
10 tho uppar rlghl.hand cornor 01 tho nghl door 01 all.o/Jd wulo l1ansporlallon vohJclos. The
pormll ehall bo Issuod for a porlod 01 ono YOII, and olch applicant Ihall pay an annuli 100 as
provldod In tho Schodulo of Foos, Soctlon 32.1-55.
Nothing In thl. SeCllon Ihall projudlco tho rlghl 01 tho .ppllcanllo rOlpply .hor the donlal 01
lis appllcallon, provldod that all aspOctl of tho rOlppllcaUon Ihall comply with tho provisions
of this Chaptor.
Soc. 15-13. Tranlforablllly.
Pormltl authorlzod undor this Chaptor eh.1I bo doomod pollonallo tho applicant, and Ihall not
bo Iranslorablo or anlgnable In any mannol unlols lpodflcally approvod by tho DlroClor.
ARTICLE III
STORAGE
Soc. 15-20. Contain ora toqulrod.
The rosldont, occupant, oporalor, or owner 01 fNory dwolllng unll, rosldonce, and 01 fNory
Instllullonal, commorclal, buslnoss, Industrtal or agrlcullural eslabllshmont producing lolld wasle
Ihall provide conlalnors of lulflclont numbor and .doquato quality for the Itollge of llIlOlId
waslo, surnclonl to proporly eorvo oach IUch clwolllng unll andlol oslabllshmonl; and Ihall
maintain luch eolld walle contalnoll In reasonablo lopalr. This provision Ihall not apply to
bulky rubbish, appllancos, demolition or construction wasle.
Soc. 15-21. Roqulromoola to placo woato In contalnors, and to malolaln contalnor. and
lurroundlng 11011.
Tho occupant, lesldont, opolatol or ownor 01 overy dwelling unll, rosldonce, and 01 ovory
Instllutlonal, commorclal, Indusl/lal, agrlcullural 01 business ostabllshment ehall place III eolld
waste to be collocted In proper lolld waste conlalnorl, excepl as otherwise provided In this
artlclo; and shall malnlaln euch solid waste contalnors snd tho aroas eUlloundlng eald
conlalnorl In a roasonably cloan, noat and aanllary condition al all limos.
Soc. 15-22. Speclficallons lor contalnors.
(1) Rosldont/al Rofuso. RosldontlallOluso Ihall be Itoled In conlalnorl 01 not mora than
thlrty.flve (35) gallons In capacity, nOI less than twenty (20) gallons In capacity,
Cont.alnors sholl bo leakproof, walolprool, and filled with a fly.tlghtlld, and shall be
proporly covered al alltlmos excopl whon doposltlng waste theroln 01 IOmovlng tho
contonls thereof. Tho containers shall have handlos, balls or other sultablo IIl1lng
devlcos or lealuros. Contalnorl ehall bo or a typo originally manufactured for rosldentlal
solid waste, wllh to porod sides for easy em plying, The contalnors shsll bo olllghl
wolght, slurdy conslructlon. Tho wolghl 01 any IndMdual conlalnor, Including conlonls,
shall not oxcood sixty (60) pounds, Galvanized molal contalnora, or rubbor, fiborglass,
or plastlo conlalnors which do not bocomo brlttlo In cold woathor aro doomod
approprlato. Dlsposablo solid waslo contalnors, as approvod by tho Dlroclor, may also
bo usod for slorago 01 rosldonllal solid was to.
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(2) Rosldonllal Yald Was/o. Rosldonllal yald waste collocted by the City ehall be etored in
yard wasto plasllc bags to be provldod by the City 101 . foo. The plasllo yard wasle
bags will bo avallabJo lor purchaso al various rerall .1010S In Iowa City. Tho 100 fOI
sold yald waste plasllc bags shall bo as ostabllshod In tho Schodulo 01 Foos, Socllon
32.1-55.
(3) Commorolal. Commolclal solid wasto Ihall bo storod In solid waste contalnerl as
approvod by tho Dlroctor. Tho contalnor. Ihall be walorproof, loekprool and .hall bo
covorod at all limos, oxcepl whon doposlllng waslo thoreln or romovlng tho contont.
thoroof. Commorcfal eolld waste conla1nore Itored on City property Ihall be watorproof
and loakprool, and shall be COVOled at all limos with an a1r.Ughllld locked In posit/on,
oxcopt whon doposltlng waste thoroln 01 romovlng tho conlonts thorool. Commorcfal
lolld waslo conlalnor. Ihall be eleam cloanod alloast lwIco Olch yaar: onco during tho
month 01 May and once during the month of August.
(4) Non-conformlng. Any contalnor thaI doos not conlorm to paragraph. (1) and (3) 01 this
eoctlon musl be plomptly roplacod by an apploved eolld wasto contalnol upon rocoipl
01 wrlllon not/co Irom the City. "not loplacod within lovon (7) calondar day. a"or
dollvory of luch not/co, tho contalnor and Its contonts may bo dlsposod of by tho Clly
as waslo.
Sec, 15-23. Slolage 01 limbs and blulh.
Tree and brush limbs moasurlng less than lour (4) Inchos In dlamolor, togothor with brush
bolng storod lor pickup, Ihell be lecurely lied In bundlos nOllargol than lorty-elghl (48) Inchos
long and elghtoon (18) Inchos In dlamator when bolng Itorod othor than In Itorago conlalnore.
Tho weight 01 any Individual bundlo Ihall nol excood Ilxty (60) pounds.
Sec, 15-24. Local/on 01 aolld waIte container..
Rosldont/al lolld wasto contalnorl Ihall be Itoled uppn private proporty. Commelclal lolld
waste contalnorl I~all bo atored upon prlvato proporty unloll both tho ownor 01 tho contalnol
and tho ownol or oporator of the premlsos shell have beon granted wrltton permission Irom
the City Council, by way of wrlllen agreomonl, to use publlo property 101 such purposos. Tho
storage slto fOI bOlh rosldenllal and commorclal solid wasto contalnorl Ihall be woll dralnod,
whothor stored on publIc or private proporty. Further, the slorlgo 1110 lor said contalnor ehall
be lully accosslblo to collecllon equlpmonl, to public hoalth porsonnol and 10 firo Inspoctlon
porsonnol. Rogardloss 01 wholhor permission has boon granlod by the City 101 etorago on
public proporty, commorclal lolld waste contalnorl Ihall not bo placod In Iho aroa bolwoon eny
building and tho Ilrool rlght-of.way, Including aroas commonly roforrod to es 'parking' bolwoon
tho curb and Iho prlvato proporty line. Contalnors IOcatod within fifty (50) 1001 01 a Itrool rlghl.
ol.way must bo Icroonod from vlow from laid rlght-of.way. In lho ovonta lolld wasto contalnor
bocomos a nulsanco by roason 01 IIttor, tho City may roqulro Iho ont/ro contalnor Itorago aroa
to bo anclosod by a lonco or Itructuro sufficlont to provonlllllor. Howovor, nothing horoln shall
bo construod 10 croata any duty on tho City 10 colloct commorclal lolld wasto, which Is
Ipoclfically prohlbllod undor Soctlon 15-37, bolow.
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Soc. 15.25. Spoculallve accumulation.
No porson, rosldonl, occupant. buslnoss, oporator or onUty shall accumulate solid waste In a
spoculatlve menner unloss the eccumulaUng party can demonstrate. 10 the City'. satlslacUon,
that the matorlalls potentially recyclable and has. leaslble means 01 being recyclod, and can
a/so domonstralo to the City'. saUsfactlon that durIng anyone ca/ondar yoar commoncfng on
tho filii day 01 January, thai tho amounl of materfalthall. rocyclod or sold lor recycling oquals
al loasl lovonly.flvo porcont (75%) turnovor, by wolght or volume, 01 the lolal amount 01
matorlal accumulatod during any ono calondar porrod. In calculating tho porconlage ollurnovor
as comparod 10 accumulation, tho 75% turnovor roqulromonlshall bo soparatoly appllod 10
oach matorlal 01 tho lamo or s/mllar typo whIch II rocyelod In tho same or s/mllar way, lueh
as appllanco" tlros, glass and yard wasto.
ARTICLE rJ
COUECTlON AND TAANSPORTATION
Soc. 15-30. Collec1lon Irom realdentlal dwelllngl.
Tho City Ihall collecl all ros/donllal rofuse rosulUng Irom tho oporatlon and ma/ntonanco 01
s/nglo.fomlly, duplox, Ill.plox, and lour.plex dwolllngl, as dofinod In tho zonIng ordlnanco, whon
each dwolllng or dwolllng unit Is locatod on Its own 101 with !rontago on a publlo Slloot. Tho
City shall mako such colloctlons onco por wook whenovor reasonably possible. Tho OJroetor
Is authorized 10 adopt rogulaUons end 10 enter Into wrlllon agroomonls 10 provldo rosldontlal
solid waslo colloct/on to othor dwolllngs. Said rosldonlla/ roluse colloct/on shall bo mandatory.
Prlvato colloctlon 01 rosldontlal solid wasto, as dofined In Section 15-2. Is proh/bltod.
Thoso dwolllngs rocoMng City reluso colloct/on sorvfco on tho ollocUvo dato 01 Ihls Ord/naneo,
which would nol bo onUtlod 10 rocolvo auch sorvfeo undor tho lorms of this aubsoctlon, may
continuo to rocolvo City roluso colloctlon sorvfco. In tho ovonl such sorvlco Is voluntarily
dlscontlnuod by tho ownor 01 any such dwolllng lor any porlod olt/mo, tho City may lorm/nalo
roruso collocllon sorvleo 10 auch dwolllng.
Tho Dlroelor may oxompt qualifying dwolllngs Irom tho Clly's mandalory colloctlon horoln IIlho
Dlroctor dotormlnos thai Iho dwolllng and an ad)acont ostabllshmonl whIch gonoralos
commorclolsolld waslo Is part 01 one complox 01 buildings, which togothor sorvo a unlnod
purposo.
Soc. 15.31. Colloc1lon 01 tirol, appllancol and bulky rubbllh.
Appllanco. and tlros dl.cardod Irom uso at promlso. to whIch colloctlon sorvlcos aro provldod
by Iho Clly will bo colloctod by tho City at such rosldontlal prom/sos, bul only upon prior
roquost and arrangomont with tho City. Tho ownor, rosponslblo party, occupanl or oporslor
01 such prom/sos will bo blllod lor colloct/on ond disposal 01 oach such appllanco and tlro In
tho amount proyldod In Iho Sehodulo 01 Foos, Soellon 32.1.55 of tho City Codo.
Bulky rubbish Irom prom Is os to whIch colloetlon sONlcos aro proY/dod by tho City will bo
colloelod, but only upon prior roquost and arrongomonl with Iho City, proYldod lhattho bulky
rubbish doos nol oxcood roasonoblo limitations of wolght and bulk, as dolormlnod by tho
Dlroctor.
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Soc. 15-32. Colloetlon 01 IrH and bruah IImba.
Troe and brush IImbl lhall be colloctod as bulky rubbish. Treo and brush limbs croatod by
commorclal 1100 IOrvfce oparatlonl or by tho cfoarlng 01 land lor conslluctlon wUl not bo
colloctod.
Soe. 15-33. Yard waalo.
Rosldontlal yard wnslo shall bo coIloctod soparatoly Irom othor solid wasto In tho samo mannor
as ros/dontlal roluse and In accordance with tho provisions 01 Section 15-30. Howovor,
colloctlon 01 yard wasto by the City Is nol mandalory. Only rosldontlal yard wasto proporly
slorod In bags provldod by Iho City, as provldod by SocUon 15-22, and Iroo Irom all othor solid
wasto Ihall bo colloctod lor disposal. Unbaggod or Improporly bagQod rosldentlal yard wasto
shall not bo colloctod by the City.
Soc. 15-34. COrlaln wallol not lubfOc1 10 colloctfon.
Tho City will not colloct any 01 tho following malorla/s Irom Iny dwol/lng, rosldonco or
residential promlsos 10Nod by City aolld waslo colloct/on sorvlce: lead acid ballorlos; waslo
011: or any substaneo or matorlal dolormlnod by tho Dlroctor to bo hazardous or unaccoptablo
lor colloct/on. Tho Olroctor may adopt and onlorco rogulallon" basod on heallh and aaloly
concorns. spoclfylng additJonalsubllancos and materials not subloct 10 colloct/on, as provldod
undor Soctlon 15-5 sbovo.
Load acfd ballorlos and waslo 011 are subjoct 10 disposal al CIIy solid wasto dlsposallacllltlos
as provldod In Art/elo V 01 this Chaptor. .
No porson, occupant, rospenslblo party, rosldonl, oporalor or ontlly shall obtain or allomptto
obtain City colloct/on 01 aolld waste or olhor substancos or matorlals horoln doclarod nol
lubloct 10 colloctlon. My such soparato allompl and/or act/on by such ollond/ng party shall
conslltuto a soparato ollonso 01 this provision and Soctlon 15.... Tho City's costs lor rotrlovlng
such substancos or matorlals from Iho colloctlon vohlclo or Irom tho City's d/sposal silo, and/or
lor cloanlng up tho eolloctlon vohlcle or disposal silo, shall bo chorgoablo 10 Ihe rosponslblo
party lor tho solid waslo colloct/on accounl lor Iho rosldonco, dwelling or promlsos whoro ouch
subslancos or matorlo/s woro plaeod lor colloctlon, or whore actually colloctod. II no accounl
has boon ostabllshod, notlco 01 a violation 01 this provisIon shall be glvon 10 Iho ollondlng
party, as provldod In SocUonl 15-4 and 15-6 horoln.
Soc. 15.35. nmol and location 01 colloctlon conlalnorl.
Rofuso contalnors, troo and brush limbs and yard waslo contalnors, as doscr/bod In Socllons
15.22 and 15.23 rospoctlvoly, togothor with othor solid waslo permlllod 10 bo placod at tho
curb. ohall bo placod for colloetlon allho curb ollho stroot upon which tho ros/donco, dwolllng
or promlsos Iron Is. Roruse contalnors must bo physIcally soparated Irom yard wasto conlalnors
a dlslanco 01 nol loss Ihan ton (10) 1001 as moasurod along Iho curb, In ordor to onablo tho
solid wasto colloctor to oaslly Idontlly dlfforlng contonls as wall as dlllorlng contalnors. Yard
wasto contalnors must bo closrly markod as ouch. Placomont 01 solid wasto altho curb for
colloctlon shall occur prior 10 7:00 a.m. on lho rogularly sehodulod eolloctlon day, but shall nol
occur bororo 3:00 p.m. on tho day boloro tho rogularly sehodulod eolloctlon day. Conlalnors
shall bo romovod Irom Iho curb on Iho samo day colloctlon Is mado, and roturnod 10 a location
roasonably noar tho sldo or bock 01 any pormanont building on Iho promlsos.
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Soc. 15-38. Roaponllblllty lor compliance.
It chall bo tho rosponslbllity 01 tho owner, oporalor or rosponslblo party lor any rosldonco or
dwolllng conlalnlng two (2), throo (3) or lour (4) dwolllng units 10 oltoclualo compllanco with
tho provisions 01 Soctlon 1&-35. For I/nglo.famlly dwolllngs, tho ownor, occupant, oporalor, or
tho porion who II tho rosponllblo party for tho solid wallo colloctlon accounl or tho porson
who payo tho solid waslo colloctlon 100 Ihall bo rOlponslblo lor compllanco with the provlslonl
01 Soctlon 1 &-35. tn tho ovenllho 100 II unpaid, tho ownor, occupant, or operator 01 tho
promlsol or tho rosponllblo party lor tho promlsos, shall be rosponllble lor compllanco with
thll Chaplor, and shall be doomad the rosponslble party lor purpoaos olcocurlng compllanco.
. Soo. 15-37. Collocllon Irom cortaln promlaol by tha Clly Prohlbltod.
Tho Clly shall nol colloct any commorcfalsolld wasto, oxcoptlng collocllon Irom tho City'S own
proporty. Nor shall tho City colloct any rosldontlal solid wasto Irom any dwolllng unl" within
a sllucturo which, In addition to the rosldontlal solid was to, conlalns Iho oporallon 01 any
commorcfal, Industrial, Instllutlonal, agrlcullural or othor oslabllshmonl and which genoratos
commorclal, Industrial, Instllutlonal, or agricultural waslo or any comblnaUon thorool, or which
oporatlon gonoralos othor than rosldontlalsolld wasto.
Soc. 15-38. Roaponslblllty 01 colloc1orl.
(1) Solid walto collectors Ihall be rosponslble lor tho colloctlon 01 solid waste Irom Ihe
point of collocllon 10 tho transportation vohlclos, bul only II tho solid waslo was stored
In compllanco wllh Soctlons 15-20, 15-21, 15-22, 15-23, and 15-24 01 this Chaptor.
Any splllago or blowing II110r causod or rosultlng Irom tho colloctlon ac1Mtlos 01 tho solid
wasto collector shalllor1hwlth bo rotr1ovod by tho offondlng party, and placod In tho
Iransportatlon vohlclos by tho solid waslo colloclor.
(2) All solid wasto transportation vohlclos shall be malntalnod In a la'o, cloan and sanllary
condition, and shall be eonalluc1od, malnlalnod and oporatod 10 provonlsplllage of solid
was to. All vohlclos usod lor transportation 01 solid wasto shall bo conslluctod with
walortlghl bodlos, and with covorl which shall olthor bo an Inlogral part 01 tho vohlclo
wllh only loading hoppors oxpolod, or shall bo a sopsrato covor 01 suitable matorlal
with lastonors doslgnod 10 socure all sldos ollho covor to Iho vohlclo. II the covor 01
tho solid wasto transportation vohlcle Is soparalo, It ahall bo socurod whonovor tho
vohlclo Is lransportlng solid was to. No solid wasto shall bo lransportod In the loading
hoppors.
(3) POlmlts shall nol bo roqulrod for tho romoval, hauling or disposal 01 dirt and rock
matorlal Irom grading or oxcavallon acllvltlos; howovor, all aueh malorlal shall bo
convoyod In tight vohlelos, llucks or rocoptaclos, conslructod and malnlalnod In such
a mannor lhat nono of tho malorlal bolng transportod can spill upon tho publlo rlghl'
ol.wsy.
(4) 510rago 01 transportallon vohleles usod or Intondod to bo usod lor colloctlon and
Iransporlotlon 01 garbago Is prohlbllod In 011 rosldontlol zonos.
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Soc. 15-30. Rosldonllal colJactlon 100..
Tho foos lor tho collocUon 01 rOlldontlal lolld waslo Irom rosldonllal prom 1101. as donnod In
Soctlon 1 &-2, Ihall bo al provldod In tho Schedulo 01 FOOl, Section 32., ,55.
Sac. 15-40. Dopollt upon olllbllahmon1 01 account.
Upon Initial oSlabllshmonl with tho City 01 a rOlldontlal waler 10rvlco Iccount, a roaldentlal
sowor 10rvlco accounl, or a ro.ldonUII tolld wasto collOctlon accoun~ 01' any ono 01 thoso
accounts, or upon rooltabllthmont 01 ono 01' lovoral luch accounlJ with tho CIty, tho porion
or rosponslblo party ostabllshlng tho accounl thall be requlrod 10 exoculo a torvlco .gloomonl
with tho City, and also mako a comb/nod accounl dopotll belero commoncement 01 City
sorvlcos. Tho amount 01 tho doposltshaJI be as provldod In tho Schodulo 01 FOIlS, SoctIon
32.1.55. Tho deposit Ihall be hold olthor unUI lhroo (3) yearl .ftor ostablllhmonl 01 tho
accounl or until sorvlco II lormlnalod and tho accounl cfosod, whlchovor Is oarllor. AI such
Umo ollormlnatlon or Ihreo yoar'l duration, tho amounl 01 tho doposlt IhaJI be Cfodltod 10 tho
rosponslblo party's account
Soc. 15-41. Dopollt upon dollnquoncy 01 account.
A dollnquoncy doposlt may be chargod upon ropoalod dollnquoncy 01 any wator sorvlco
accounl, sowor 10rvlco account, and/or rosldontlal solid waslo colloctlon account. Upon tho
OCCUIIOncO ollwo dollnquoncy ehargos lor any one 01 thoso DCCOunlJ durtng any ono calondar
yoar, tho rosponslblo party lor Ihe account(l) Ihall bo roqulrod 10 make a comblnod accounl
doposll which Is oqualto tho avorago two-month billing lor the onUro account. Tho avorago
two.month billing shall bo basod upon tho actull billings during tho prier lwelvo-month porlod.
Illho rosponslblo party alroady has a comblnod doposll being hold, that dopollI amounllhall
bo Incroasod 10 lho propor amounllor a dollnquoncy dOPoslt.
Dollnquoncy doposlts shall be hold olthor one yoar aftor tho ostabllshmont dslo or ono yoar
altor tho lasl dollnquoncy chargo lor a dollnquont accounl, whlchovor Is lalor, Tho doposlt
Ihall bo roloasod 10 the rosponsiblo party whon sorvlco Is lormlnatod or whon tho accounlls
elosod, al which limo tho doposlllhall bo crodltod 10 tho accounl.
ARTICLE V
DISPOSAL
Soc. 15.50. Dlspoaallocllltloa,
Solid wastos shall bo doposltod sl a procoss/ng facility or dlsposol aroa conslslonl with all
roqu/romonts 01 local, slalo, and lodorallaw.
Soc. 15.51. Hazardous or apoelal waalo.
Tho Dlroclor may adopt rogulatlons classifying cortaln wastos as hazardous or Ipoclal wastos
and may. pursuanlto such rogulaUons, prohibit tho d/sposal 01 such wastos al Iho Iowa Clly
Landllll or roqulro spoclal handling Ihorool, as provldod /n Soctlon 1 &-5 abovo.
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Soc. 15-52. D/aposal 01 load acid ba<<or/ol and walle 011.
Porsons, buslnmos, oporators or onUt/os rosldlng, locstod or oporat/ng wllhln tho Landfill
Sorvlco Aloa may dispose 01 load acid ballerles and wasto 011 Irom tholr prlvalo or commorcfal
vohlcloa by dollvorlng samo 10 locations approvod by tho Dlroctor, provldod lhalluch WSSlos
woro gonoralod by actMt/os or oporat/ons locatod and oporat/ng, In wholo or In part, wllhln tho
Landfill Sorvlco Aroa.
Soc. 15-53. DlspolSl 01 appllancaa al tho Landllll.
Parsons, nrms, buslnmos, oporatorll or ont/Uos rosldlng, locstod or oporat/ng within the Landfill
Sorvlco Aloa may dlsposo 01 appliances al the Landfill, provided that such wasles woro
gonoralod by acUvltlos or oporat/ons occurring withIn tho Landnll Sorvlce Alea. Appllancos
doposllod at tho Landfill In a crushod condition, or so damagod as to provonl romoval 01
capacllors or ballasts, shall bo lubloct to a surchargo 100, 10 bo oslabllshod In tho Schodulo
01 Foos, Soct/on 32.1-55.
Soc. 15.54. Disposal 01 tlros 11 the Landllll.
Porsons, firms, buslnessos, oporalors or ont/Uos rosldlng, locatod or oporat/ng wllhln tho Landfill
Sorvlco Aloa may dlsposo 01 t/ros al tho Landnll, provided Ihat such waslos woro gonoratod
by aetMtlos or oporat/ons occurring within Iho Landnll Sorvlco Aloa.
Soc. 15.55. Dlaposal 01 yard waite at Iho Landllll.
Parsons, firms, buslnossos, oporalors or ontll/as rasldlng, localod or oporat/ng within Iho Landfill
Sorvlco Aloa may dlsposo 01 yard wasto at Iho Landfill, provldod that such wastos woro
gonoratod by activit/os or oporatlons occurring In wholo or In part within the Landnll Sorvfco
Aloa.
Soc. 15.56. Appllancoll, yard waale, and tlrol to be eoparaled Irom olhor lolld waalo
lor disposal.
Appllaneos, yard was to, and tIres may not bo mlxod with olhor solid wasle dellvorod 10 Iho
Landnll for dlsposa/. Porsons, nrms, bus/nossos, oporalors or enllt/os d/sposlng of appllaneos,
yard waslo, or IIros allhe Landnll shall separato lhoso IIams Irom othor solid wasto matorlals,
and shall dollvor and unload Ihom althe silos dos/gnatod by tho City lor disposal 01 such
IIams.
Soc. 15.57. Ponallloa lor Impropor disposal or dIsposal 01 prohlbltod or hazardoua wasta.
It Is prohlbltod lor any porson, firm, buslnoss, oporalor or ontlty to doposll solid wasto altho
Landfill In a location othor than that provldod by tho Olroclor or as dlroctod by Landnll
porsonnol. It/s lurthor prohlbltod lor any porson, nrm, buslnoss, oporator, or ontlly 10 dlsposo
or allomplto dlsposo of hazardous or prohlbltod wasto altho Landnll /n a mannor or In a
locat/on olhor than that prov/dod by tho D/roelor pursuanlto Socllon 15.51 01 this Ordinance.
It Is also prohlbllod for any poraon, firm, buslnoss, oporator or onllty to d/sposo or allomplto
dlsposo 01 appflaneos, yard was to, or t/ros atlho Landfill In a mannor or al a locallon othor
than that prov/dod pursuant to Soellons 15.53, 15-54, 15.55, and 15.56 01 Ihls Ordinance.
Vlolallons 01 olthor Ih/s provision or 01 any rogulat/ons adoptod by Iho D/roclor pursuant to
Soellon 15-51 shall constltuto olthor e mlsdomoanor or a municipal /nrracllon, and oaeh
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v1olallon Ihall cons titulo a soparalo ononso. Tho Clty'l costs for rolllovlng such lubstanco.
or metorlall Irom tho Landfill disposal lito, and/or lor any costs Incurrod by Iho City lor
cloanlng up tho disposal lito shalt be chargoablo 10 the ollondlng party or partlOI. Ropoatod
v1olaUona 01 this provision or 01 rogulatlonl Idoptod by tho DlroClor purauanl 10 SocUon \5-
5\ shsll be lutflefont cause lor tho Clty's rovocaUon 01 tho Landnll'dlsposal prMlogos 01 an
ollondlng party, altar wrlllon notlco 01 tho Cfty'l Inlontlon 10 rovoko.
Soc. 15-58. Dlspolal 1001.
Tho 1001 lor disposal 01 solid waste shall be as provided In Schodulo 01 Foos, Soctlon 32. t.
55.
ARTICLE VI
UTTERING
Soc. 15-77. Sholl tllle.
This artlclo shall bo known and may bo cited as Ihe Iowa City Antl.Ullor Ordlnaneo.
Soc. 15-78. Donnlllona.
In addition 10 Iho dofinltlons sollorth In Art/efe I 01 this Chaplor, lor purposes ollhls art/cia
tho lollowlng lorms, phrasos, words and Iholr dorlvstlons shall mean Ihe following:
AJrcran Is any conl1lvanco now known or horoallor Invonlod, usod or deslgnod lor navigation
or lor flIghlln Iho air. Tho word 'alrcralr Ihalllncludo hollcoplors and IIghtor.lhan.a/r dlrlglblos
and balloons.
Rocoplac/o Is a II110r Itorago and colloCllon conlalnor as roqulrod and aulhorlzod In Artlclo III
ollhll Chaplor.
Uttor Is 'garbago,' 'reluso' and 'rubbish' as dofinod In this Chaplor, logothor with all other solid
wasto malorlal which, II thrown or doposltod as horeln prohlbltod, unroasonab~ ondangors
publlO hoalth, safoty and wollarb.
Nowspapor I' any nowspapor 01 gonoral circulation as dofinod by gonorallaw, any nowspapor
duly ontorod with Iho post olllco dopartmont 01 tho Unltod Statos, In accordanco wllh ledoral
statulo or rogulatlon, and any newspaper mod and rocordod with any rocordlng olllcor as
provldod by gonorallaw: and, In addition thorolo, shall moan and Includo any porlodlcol or
curront magazlno rogularly publlshod with nolloss Ihan four (4) Issuos por yoar and sold to
Ihe public.
Pork Is a park, rosorvatlon, playground, boach, roeroellon conlor or any othor publlo area In
tho elly, ownod or usod by lho city and dovotod 10 activo or passlvo rocroatlon.
Prlvoto proporty or prom/sos Is any dwolllng, houso, building or othor strucluro doslgnod or
usod olthor wholly or In part lor privata rosldontlal, buslnoss, commorclal or Industrial purposos,
wholhor Inhabltod or tomporarlly or conllnuously unlnhabltod or vacanl, and shalllneludo any
yard, grounds, walk, drlvoway, porch, stops, vosllbulo or mailbox bolonglng to or appurtonsnl
10 such dwolllng, hOuso, building or othor strucluro.
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Public placo II any and all a110011, sldowalkl, boulovards, alloys or other publlo waYI. logolhor
with any and all public p8/ks. squaros, spacos, grounds and buildings.
Vehicle Is ovory dovlco In, upon or by whIch any porson 01 proporty Is or may be l1ansportod
or drawn upon a highway, Including dovlcol uled oxcluslvoly upon alatlonary rails or l1aeks.
Soc. 15.79. Prohibited In public placaa gonerllly.
No porion shalllhrow or dopollt IllIor on or upon any public plaeo within the efty Oxcoplln
public rocoptaclol, or In authorized prlvato rocoptaclos 101 colloctJon and disposal. Any porion
who dropl, or permlll 10 be dropped or thrown upon any public place any 01 tho abovo.
dOlcllbed malorlall upon any county road or Itato hlghwlY IhaJllmmodlaloly romove the lamo
or cause It 10 bo romovod, and Ialluro to do 10 shall consUtuto a violation 01 this chapter.
Soc. 15.80. Ploeomont 01 IlIIor In racoplaclOlIO al 10 prOVOnllCal1erlng requlrod.
Porsons placing Illtor In public receptaclos or In authorlzod prlvalo rocoploclos shall do 10 In
such a mannor al 10 provonl tho II110r Irom being carrlod or dopolltOd by tho natural olomonts
upon any publlo placo or upon privata proporty.
Sac. 15081. Swooping IIl1ar 1010 guttora, Itratll or olhor public pllCOI prohibited.
No pOIson Ihan IWOOp Into or depoSit In any guttor, alloy, 111001 or olhor publlo placo wllh/n
tho city lillor or any accumulation 01 IIl10r from any building or 101, or from any publlo or prlvato
aldowalk or drlvoway. Porsons owning, oporalln~ or occupying proporty Ihall koop tho
Ildowalk In Ironl oltholr promlsoslroo olllllor.
Soc. 15.82. throwing IlIIor Irom vohlclol.
No porson, whllo a driver or passonger In a vOhlclo, shall Ihrow or doposllllllor upon any Sl1001
or othor publlo placo wlth/n tho city, or upon privata proporty.
Soc. 15.83. OporaUon 01 lruckl causing IlIIor prohlbllod.
No vohlelo carrying a load 01 matorlals shall bo drlvon or movod on any slato highway, county
road or city alloot unloSlsuch vohlclo II so constructod or foadod SIlo provonl any 01111 load
'rom dropping, slU/ng, loaklng or Olhorwfso oscaplng thorolrom, excopt thai land or othor
matorlal. may bo droppod lor Iho purposo olsocurlng Ilaellon, and water or othor subslanco
may bo sprlnklod on a sl1001 or roadWay In ordor to cloan or malnlaln such strool or roadway.
II ahall bo prohlbltod lor vehlclos to doposlt Irom tholr whools or Ilack substantial and
unroasonablo quantltlos 01 mud, gravol or othor matorlols onlo pavod publlo atroots or
roadwoys.
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Soc. 15.84. Throwing lI<<or In parkl prohlb~od.
No potion .hall throw or depo.JI IllIer In any park ownod by the City, whothor within or withoul
tho City, oxcopl In publlo recoplaclos and In such mannor that tho II<<er will romaln In tho
rOCGplaclo unUl collocUon, and will nol be Icallered by tho natural olomonll onlo any pork,
1I100t, roadway or public placo. Whero publlo rocoplaclos aro not provided, all IUch IIl1er
lhall bo carrlod away Irom tho pllk by tho person rosponslblo for tho lI<<or's prosonco on tho
publlo proporty, and shall be property dlsposod 01 olsowhoro, u provldod horeln.
Soc. 15-85. Throwing 1~ler In lak.. and lounlalne prohlbltod.
No person shall throw, dopol~ or permit IIl1er In any lounlaln, pond, lako, sl1oam. or any other
body 01 wator In a park or elsowhoro within tho city.
Sec. 15.88. Dropping lI<<or Irom alrcrall.
No porson In any aircraft shollscallor, drop or deposit any liller, handbill or any olhor obloct
within tho city or tho confinos of tho munlefpal airport.
Sec1. 15-87. Dopolltlng IIl1ar on occupied prlvale proporty.
No porson shall throw or doposltllller on any occupied private proporty wilhln tho city, whothor
ownod by such potions or not; excopl thai the owner, operator or person In control 01 private
proporty may maintain authortzod prlvale receptacles lor colloctlon In such. manner thatllllor
will be provontod Irom baing carried or depos~od by the nalural olomontl upon any strool,
Ildowalk or othor publlo place, or upon prlvalo proporty.
Soc. 15.88. Ownera to maln1aln promlaal Iroe 01 IIttor.
The ownor or porson olther oporatlng or In control 01 any private proporty or premise. shall
at all tlmos maintain Ihe proporty or premlsos Iroo olllllor: provldod, howover, thaI this loct/on
shall not prohibit tho slorago olliltor In authorlzod prlvalo rocoptaelos lor colloctlon, or prohibit
the compostlng 01 yard waste.
Sec. 15.89. Throwlno or depos~lng Uttor on vacan1lola prohibited.
No porson shalllhrow or deposllll<<or on any opon or vacant prlvato property within tho city
whethor owned, occuplod or oporalod by such porson or not.
Soc. 15.90. Clearing by C~y 01 open or vacanl prlvalo proporty upon ownar'l lalluro.
(I) Nollco /0 romovo. Whon, In Iho dolormlnatlon 01 the Dlroctor, II110r posos an
unroasonablo or dangorous throat 10 publlo hoalth, saloty or wollaro, tho Dlroclor or
hls/hor doslgnoa Is horoby authorlzod and ompoworod 10 notify tho ownor, occupanl
or oporalor 01 any opon or vaeanl proporty within tho city, or lho agent or roprosontatlvo
thoroof, 10 proporly dlsposo olllllor locatod on tho offondlng proporty. Such notlco
ahall bo In accordanco wllh Soctlon 24, Artlclo VI of Iho Iowa City Code 01 Ordlnancos.
(2) Acllon upon noncompliance. Upon tho lalluro, nogloet or rofusal 01 any ownor,
occupant, oporator or agonl so notlnod to proporly dlsposo 01 sold unhoallhful or
dangorous II110r within aovon (7) calondar days altor rocolpl 01 wrlllon notlco, or wllhln
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finoon (15) calondar days anor tho dato such nollco Is roturnod to tho City bocauso of
Inability 10 mako do/Ivory 10 tho last known addross of tho offondlng party, tho Dlroctor
or hll/llor doslgnoe Is authorlzod and empowerod to obato or caUIO Ihe abatomonl 01
1I110r on prlvalo proporty. Abatomont olllllor on prlvato proporty may be accompllshod
In accordanco with Section 24, Mlcfo VI 01 tho Iowa City Codo 01 Ordlnancol.
(3) Charpo for scllon upon noncompllsnco. Allor tho CIty has olloctod tho romovaJ 01 IUch
offondlng IIl10r or has paid for Its romoval, tho actual cosl thorool, plus accruod Interosl
at tho moxlmum rato doslgnatod by law per annum Irom the dato 01 completion 01 tho
work, shall romaln an obllgaUon 01 the ollond/ng ownor, porson, party, occupant or
oporator. II laid costs aro 001 paid by laid ollendlng party prior Ihoroto, tho COlts Ihall
bo chargod 10 tho ownor of IUch property and/or lovIod as an asloasmont aga/nsl tho
property In tho lamo manner as a proporty tax. all In accordanco with SoctIon 24, ArtJefo
Viol tho Iowa CIty Code 01 Ordlnaneol.
See. 15-91. Dopolltlng Ilttar a1 City landI/II Inaa.
No porson shall throw or doposltllllor on or upon any CIty ownod Landnll litO, oxcoplln thoso
aroas doslgnatod lor dumping or by Iho dlroctlon 01 City Landnll porsonnol.
APPROVED BY
c;;t~'lre.",~~
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ORDINANce NO.
AN OROlNANce AMENOING CHAPTCR ~ 1 'TAXATION AND REVENUES,' OF mE COOE OF OROlNANceS OF
THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, trJNA. BY AMENDING SEcnDN ~ 10M THERElH TO REVISE SOUD WASTC
COlLECTION FEES AND lANDfiLL USE FEES AND ADD YAROWASTC COlLECTION FEE PER BAll
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNcn. OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA:
SECTION I. Thal Chapell ~ 1 ellIlI Coclt eI OrdnInCM ellIlI Clly ellowa CIy,IOwI, be and IIlIIIIl1II1 hII.t1f
IIlltIlClfd t1f rtpttlng StclIOn 32.loM 1/11I001, and tnICIIng kl DIu 1I1Gftol I naw IOtlIOn 10 be codIIod IIlIIIIl1I
10 r.ad u 1olIowa:
Stc. 32.1.as. '''1 01 Chllgll luthOllztd In Chapell 15.
MlIIIclpaI Coclt
StclIOn
AlAAoltlIng FH
Cllltge. Fine, 01
PtnIIl'f:
SIC. 15-31
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Chatgt, FIne. 01 PtnIIIy
FH '0I1InlII aoIId will'
pIIIlll
SIC. 15-65(.)
ResldGrllallOlld wast. COIItClJon 'ItS
RaIn tIloc:tNt 101 bIIII on or after.
per dWtIIng lIlI, pi! morcn
per IWO rooming \I'llI, per morcn
Appbnct collIc1lOn 'II, 'H per Itm
coIIedtd
Tlrl COIltc.1Jon 'H. 'N per IIrI
eOllOdtd
SIC. 18-45(b)
Yardwllll colItcIIon 'N, IN pel
bag told
l.IndfII UN ,...
RII.. tIltdlvl:
Clly 'N (per Ion)
SIIII IN (per Ion)
Total '" (per Ion)
Minimum 'N kllleu oIlonnag. 'eot
TIll dlspoaaJ 'IMI, IIMI per pound,
lubjOd 10 minimum lot
Appllancl dlspoaaJ let, IIMI per
lem d1spoaed
AppllanCl disposal lot, .urchargl
101 crushed 01 damaged lem, 'ee
per lem disposed
tillZardoua 01 apeclal wastes
diSposal lot
The foe 101 diSposal 01 hall/dous or
special Willes ahall ba one and ono.han
(IV.) t1mOllh. CI1y's aClual cost 101
disposal. as dOlormlned t1f Iho dlrOdor.
ChaIga:
Onl Hlnlrtd dolIn ($100)
1* year
Silt 1 JItII I J~1 JuI1l
.1m. .J.m. ..l.m JW.
$SSG HSO $825 $7.SG
$SSG $&SO $825 $7.SG
$10.00 $10.00 $10.00 $10.00
$2.00 HOO $2.SG HOO
$1.00 $1.00 $1.00
JuI11 SopIl Juti , Mil ii
.1m. ... ..l.m JW.
$ 8.00 $ 8.00 $l3.SG $l7.00
HOO HOO $2.SG HOO
$10.00 $10.00 $18.00 $20.00
$1.35 HOO HOO $ 4.00
$ .05 $ .08 $ .07
$3.00 $ 3.SG $ 4.00
m.oo m.oo m.oo
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/)tpOIot IN ~ lot CIr
wIlllllld/OI MwtIIIld/OIIOIId
will. COII<<:llon ICCOIMU
RttId<<IIIIlCCOlM't $50.00 1* CClmllIntd
rttld<<lllllllVlC. for CIy wIlllII'IdIOl
IOIId Will' CCllItctIon MMct
8to. t~(b)
llt8riqwcy clIpCII for CClmllIntd
wllllllld/OI _Illlld/OI WIll.
CCItctJon tcCOIdl
SECTION n. SEVEfWlllITY. . Inf ~ pICYlIIon 01 pill cllI1e 0ldInInct thai bt IdJudOod 10 bt inYaIld 01
lIlCOntlIIAlonI tuCI1lCljudlC1llon IhII nee "'tel II1e vlldly cllI1e Ordlnlnce u . wholt Of tI'f Mellon, pICYlIIon
Of pili lIltItcI nee ~ ItIitld 01 ~
In III III'IOln eqUlllO II1e I'ItItg. two-lllCI1h
blIlIng for II1e ~ tctOII1l
SECTION m. REPEAlER. 1J 0IdIntncII1I1d pw cI 0IIlInanctI1n COItIcI will lilt ptOvtsiOnI cllI1It Ordlnlnct
.. '*Il7f rtptIItcl.
SECTION rI. EFFECTIVE DATE. TNt OIdin1rlct thai bt In tIItcllftll ltllnll putagt. IppIOVtI tnd publIcIlIon
. rtqUIrtd 11111w.
PUMd Ind IpIlIMd lI1It
MAYOR
AllEST: .
CITY ClERK
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JCCOG SOUD WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANNER
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Job 00 scription:
1. Provldo tochnlcaJ plannIng and managemont asslstanco to Johnson County
municipalities and rural rosldonts to achieve a coordlnatod approach toward solid waste
managomonl and roduCllon.
2. Proparo flnanefallorocasls and plans 10 mool tho fiscal rosponslbllltlos 01 munlclpaliUes
and rural rosldonts In sharing with tho groator Iowa City aroa In malnlalnlng a lully
pormlttod sanitary landnll.
3. Asslsl munlclpallUos, rural rosldonls and prlvato haulers In their dovolopment 01
colloctlon contors and disposal stratogles lor spoclllc waSles (such as wasto 011, load
acid ballerlos, waste tires, paper, glass, plastic, mota/s and yard wasto).
4. Dovolop a county.wfdo !nlormatlonaVoducatlonal program to oncourago and support
wasto managomonl roduC1lon programs In coop oration with sImilar programs In
neighboring countlos.
5. Provldo munlclpalilios and rural rosldents with tochnlc31 and non.technlcal momos,
correspondonco, brochuros, and othor Inlormatlon on solid waslo, as approprfalo, such
. as ISlUOS, Innovations, and tochnology, as woll as Intormatlon aboutloglslatlvo and
rogulatory mandatos.
6. Assist In local and roglonal ECICOG oHorts to dovolop IInkagos bOlweon potonllal solid
waste usors 01 rocyclod matorla/s and producors 01 rocyclod malerlals.
7. Assfst In dovolopmont 01 granVloan applications lor solid wasto planning and
managomonl proposals w~h ECICOG.
6. Partlclpato In coordlnaled planning and managomonl actlvltlos as dlroclod by tho
eCICOG Board 01 Olroctors.
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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Dato: April 20, 1990
To: City Council
From: Clly Managor
Ro: Yard Waslo ColleC1lon Program. Update
I wantod 10 lako a momonllo updato you on our work wflh rospoC1 10 organizing tho new yard
wasto c:olloctlon program. Wo oxpoclto roeolvo our supply of yard wasto bags on April 25.
Wo havo lust aboul concludod our arrangomonts with tho grocory and hardwaro storol which
will sorva os dlstrlbullon/salos points of tho yard wasto bags. Thoy may also bo purchasod
al tho CMo Contor.
Our Initial promotlonJInformatlon campaign w1l1lnvolvo our crows placing at oach 01 tho t 1 ,800
roluse colloctlon cuslomor homes a packego ollnlormatlon. This Inlormatlon wllllneludo I
do scrIption 01 the yard waste colloctlon program. Wo will Incorporate Information concerning
lho location 01 storos to purchaso lho bags and Inrormallon concornlng othor sourco soparatlon
rocycllng programs. Also Included In tho packago of Inlormatlon will bo ono samplo
compllmonlary yard waslo bag. Our /ntont Is to lamlllarlzo Iho public with tho beg and
hopofully got tho program startod on a poslllvo fooling.
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Tho pack ago ol/nlormaUon will bo In a bag purehasod Irom Hy.Voo Food Storoe. Hy.Voo
Food Stores will aceopt the bag as pari ollhelr promotlonaVrocyellng 01 grocory bags II a
cltlzon would chooso to do so. Wo havo a contract with Goodwllllnduslrlos 10 provide Ihe
work lor sluffingnncorporatlng the Information Inlo the paekots.
Wo will do our boslto Bocuro as much promollonal publicity os posslblo. Our plans aro to
dlstrlbuto tho paekago ollnformallon during tho wook 01 April 30 or May 7 with tho actual yard
wasto aoparallon roqulromonts bolng undortakon tho wook of May 21. I will koop you advlsod.
cc: Chuck Schmedoko
F/oydo Polkoy
Bud Slockman
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MEMORANDUM
Dato: April 17, 1990
To: City Councfl
From: City Mansgor
Ro: Barkor Roquosl . Old Dubuque Road Sewer
Tho othor day you rocolvod a copy 01 a lollor from Allornoy Barkor raquosUng tho Initiation 01
procoodlngs 10 provldo lowor to his proporty oN Old Dubuqua Road. I havo dlscussod Ih/s
mallor with Chuck and his concorns aro while Mr. Sarkor may bo willing 10 Inllall a 11ft stallon
lor his small parcol, a much largor dra/nago aroa may bo atlssuo. I have oncouragod Chuck
to Ialk 10 surrounding proporty ownors 10 dotorm/no II a largor 11ft slatlon 10 sorvo' a much
largor aroa may be moro practical. Thoro will bo a v8rloty 01 opInions; howovor, lor any
roasonablo and logical pattern 01 dovolopmont lo.occur, a broador v10w 01 tho sowor Issuo Is
nocossary. We will koop In touch wtlh Mr. Barkor.
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You may rocall wo roconUy appllod lor $25,000 In REAP fundIng lor tho R/vor Confdor Trail
Syslom. I was advlsod by the Dopartmont 01 Natural Rosourcos thaI tho projoct was Il21
soloctod lor funding.
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Couno r-An Parka' City Forester/Horticulturist l
Rocroation Commission
re: 1990 Arbor Day Program date: April 19, 1990
You are cordially invited to attond the 1990 Iowa City
Arbor Day Program to be held on Friday, April 27, at 1100
p.m. Tho looation of the program will be oither Grant Wood
School or Lonqfellow School. I will provide you with further
information roqardinq the proqram and its location as soon
aa the plans are finalized.
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Stephen At~lns and City Council
City Mmaer's OCflce
City IIall
Jowa Clty,IA '2240
Om 51el'0 and Council Members:
The entire city starr Is 10 bo complimented ror all or the errort putlnlo la$\ Thursday's Duslness P.M.
As a citizen or Iowa City, I could not have been prouder.
This Is Just one more time when our city hIlS come rorward lIS a mons parlner to make this a beller
place ror all or us. Jlls appreciated, and we thank you.
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Sincerely,
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Robert M. Slerk
President
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UNIVERSITY Of IOWA COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION
POST OFFICE BOX 2240. IOWA CITY. IOWA 52244 . TELEPHONE 13191339.1000
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lown City, Iowa 52240
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lei mc congratulatc you and your pcoplc from lhc City on Ihc thoroughncss In your
prcparatlon for Ihc Buslncss PM sponsorcd IlUt Thursday. We could sec that a greal
dcal of cftort wenl Inlo Ihc planning and execution of tho cvcnL The various
dcpartmcnts dcscrvc a grcal dcal of crcdll for the thougblrulncss of Ihclr prcsentallon.
I am sure your proud 10 be Ihe chief exccutive officer ot an outslandlng group such os
yours.
Vcry. truly yours,
Unlvcrslty of Iowa Community Crcdlt Union
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Thank you very lIluch Inr your cornllpond'/nce rOllardinll tho PIIIIlUy
Savinga Account. I am glad to havo tho bonofit of your viowa.
In ordor to bo more rOlponlivo to your concornl, I have takon tho
liberty of contacting tho Treaaury Dopartmont with regard to thia
mattor. I will bo back in touch with you al loon al tho r08ponlo
ia rocoived in my office,
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ATTENTION: SE IA City Officials and Associate Hembors
The April, 1990 meeting of the Southeaet Iowa Hunicipnl League will be
hoeted by the City of Albia.
Heeting Date: April 25. 1990
Where: White Buffalo Relltllurant IIwy. 34 E (pool lIide)
Socl111 lIour and Regilltratlon: 5:30 p.m.
Dinner: 6:30 p.m. Cost: $6.75
Call to Order: 7:30 p.m. - President Rsbecca Reynolda-Knllht
Welcome by Hayor Bernard
Approval of minutes of Harch 21 meeting
Progrsm: The Honorable Elalna Baxter, Secretary of State
DIsculIslon of State Executive Counol1 and Bleotlon Procedures
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Next Heeting: Hay 16 at Wilton
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BVERY BLECTED AND APPOINTED CITY OFFICIAL IS WELCOHB. YOU DO NOT NBED
TO BE A HEHBER TO ATTEND. Please distribute thia notics to Hayor,
Counol1 Hembera, City Clerk and Hanagsr or Admlniatrator.
Pleaae fill out and mall (or telephone) your reaervationa by Honday,
April 23 to:
City Clerk
120 South A Street
Albla, Iowa 52531
515-932-2129
Number of Roaervationa
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News From The City Desk
Editors: Rebecca Reynolds.KnJghl April 1990 Number 4
Tom Yllsack
Welcome to the Fourth Edition
of
News From The City Desk
News From The City Desk Is a publication of
thc Southeast Iowa Munlclpal League that Is free
to all the cllles and lowns In soulheast Iowa. All
leaders of cllles and lowns In Iowa havc to be
aware of Ihe growing danger Ihat drugs and
alcohol presenllo the young people of our statc.
This edition of NEWS FROM THE CITY DESK
will deal exclusively with thaI growing danger and
some of the programs thai are now available thai
may help all of us cope with and hopefully solve
the drug and/or alcohol problems of our com.
munltlcs.
Much of Ihe Informallon conlalned In Ihls edl.
tlon was laken from a series of nrtlcles contained
In a packel of Information given to all those who
allended a rccenlly held slalewlde town meeting
conducted by Ihe lOW ^ PUBLIC POLICY
EDUCATION PROJECT (PPEP). PPEP Is
sponsored by Ihe Iowa State University Exlenslon
Service and Is nnanced In pnrt by a grant from the
Kellogg Foundallon.
DRUG AND ALCOHOL A TIITUDES
In 1987 and 1988 Ihe Iowa Department of
Educallon conducled a study of the atlltudes
about drugs and alcohol among our young peo.
pie. The purpose of the sludy was 10 delermlne
whal, If any, Irends Ihere were among young peo.
pie In relallonshlp 10 drugs and alcohol. The sludy
was based on the response 10 four quesllons posed
to Iowa students who were In Ihe SIXlh, elghlh,
10th, and 12th grades.
The four questions asked werc:
I. What Is Ihe presentltatus of substance we,
allltudes and knowledge among youlh?
2. What are some Importanllrends In youlh
substance use, allltudcs, and knowledge?
3. Which people seem to be the major In.
nuences In a youlh's decision 10 use or nOI
use substances?
4. What actions do Ihe nndlngs of Ihe study
suggcst for school perso~s?
The following arc some of the nndlngs contain.
ed In the report that might be of Inleresllo those
Involved In cllY and lown governmenl:
I. Approximately 95010 of the 121h grade
sludents had Irled alcohol.
2. Mosl children by the age of 14 had Irled
alcohol.
3. The largest Increase In the use of alcohol
seemed 10 have occured belween slxlh and
eighth grade (23010) and elghlh and lenlh
grade (23010), While the greatcsllnerease In
regular use of alcohol seemed 10 have oc.
curred belween eighth and 10th grade.
4. The largest Increase In heavy use was
observed belween 10th and 12th grade.
Sludents reported Ihe consumpllon of three
or more drinks per occasion rose from 2010
of sixth graders 10 580/0 of 12 graders.
S. Nearly 40010 of 12 grade students had tried
marijuana.
6. More than one out of 10 sludenls were
current users of marijuana.
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7. The areal est increase in the number or
casual, reaular. and heavy users or mari.
juana seemed to OI:cur bel ween eiahth and
lenlh sradcs.
8. The aae ranae 13.16 yem appeared to be
,he period of hlahesl lnillal use or drugs
other than marijuana, bUI very few
sludenls (5'.'0) reported being users or other
drugs.
9. Drinking several alcoholic beverages at a
party WllS accepted behavior among 91170 of
slxlh araders and 63'10 of 12 grade sludenls.
10. The dala suaacsted Ihallhe sludents were
aware of some of Ihe hazards IUsociated
wilh drug and alcohol use, bUI they were
uninformed about quesllons Involving
dependency. Immedlale risks of substances,
and heart and blood pressure risks
IUsocialed w11h cocaine.
II. When IUked 10 name who Ihe students
would lurn 10 for help for a substance
abuse problem, parents ranked second 10
peers.
12. Peer pressure Is real, according 10 lhe
study. Approximately 42'10 of the 121h
graders reported thaI their friends would
approve of Ihem gelling drunk once or
Iwlce every week. Sludenls mosl frequently
responded thaI Ihey use alcohol or drugs
because Ihelr friends and/or family uses
drugs andlor alcohol.
13. While sludenlS recognize lhe dangers of
drinking and driving. more than 381170 of
12th grade sludenls had driven II' car after
uslna alcohol or olher drugs on one or more
occasions In lhe pllSt month.
14. The study suggested Ihat parents, peers,
communilles, and Ihe media send mixed
messages about alcohol and other drugs.
The sludy suggested the need for more
education and coordlnallon between school
and other agencies available to help those
wilh dependency problems.
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TO A SAFE COMMUNITY
The low3 Drug Enforcement and Abuse
Prevenllon Office hllS pUltogelher 3 program 10
allow a communlly 10 begin m3klng a re31 effort
10 comb31 alcohol and drug abuse. A brochure,
PUI out by the agency, spells OUl four sleps a com.
munlly tlIn lake If Ills serious aboutsolvln8these
problems. The finl slep Involves community
le3ders conducting an assessment of subllance
abuse In Ihe communlly. This lISsessmem should
seek 10 develop Ihe dimensions of the problem
lhal the communlly faces and 10 select one or
more persons who will carry OUl the other steps
lowards making the communlly a SAFE com.
munlly.
The second step Involves the formulallon or a
"Red Ribbon" commlllee. The commlllee brings
together people represemlng every Inlereslln lhe
are3 of substance abuse. This group Is designed 10
e.umlne In more dtlalllhe specific problem In the
communlly and arrive al Solullons unique and fil.
Ilns for Ih4t community.
The Ihlrd slep Is ror Ihe "Red Ribbon" commit.
lee 10 PUI on a number or workshops Ihal are
deslsned 10 Inrorm Ihe commlllee members, in
grealer detail, or Ihe "nuts and bolts" or substance
abuse and 10 pUllogelher a plan of acllon.
The rourth and final step requires moblllzlnM
lhe entire communlly 10 become Involved In 1m.
plementlns \hc plan or aellon. Once, communlly
compltles -the" rounh st~ II Is ell81ble to be
deslsnated lis a SAFE (Subslance Abuse Free En.
vlronmenl) Communlly.
For more Information on Ihls program, you
can call (SU) 281.SAFE or wrlle Iowa Drug En.
forcemenl and Abuse Prevention ornce, Gover.
nor's Office, Slale Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa
'0319.
D.A,R,E.
The II1lnols State Police Academy has
developed a program that Is catching on In Iowa.
The program Is called D.A.R.E. which stands for
DruS Abuse Resistance Educallon. Pallerned
after a prosram slalled In Los Anseles, Callfor.
nla, D.A,R.E.ls a 17 week course lau8htlo nflh
or SIXlh grade studenls by a uniformed police or.
ficer.
The aim of D.A.R.E. Is 10 equip youns peoplc
wllh Ihe skill and the confidence to laY NO and
mean II. The program docs nOI use more !rodl.
Ilonalleachlng melhods Ihal have nllempled to
scare children away from alcohol and olher drug
use. D.A.R.E. lrles 10 le3ch children. who are
Ilrlvlng to be more Brown up, exactly what being
grolln up Involves.
One of lhe unique realures or lhe program Is
lhat Ills laught by a police officer In uniform. The
lhoughtls lhatlhe use of a uniform pollee orncer
mlghl help 10 develop grealer trusl, respect, and
confidence bel ween young people and police of.
ficers. The pollee officer mwt be: !rained 10 leach
lhe program and, In Iowa, Ihe program Is laughl
In conjunction wllh Ihe regullll e1wroom leacher.
The e1w Is laught once a week at a lime Ihal
allows Ihe officer the opponunlly 10 Slay after
e1l1SS 10 have social contacl wilh Ihe children.
D.A.R.E. rocuses on four major arellS. They
are:
I. Providing aCl:urale informallon about
alcohol and olher drugs,
2. Teaching studenls decision making skills,
3. Showing Ihem how to resist peer pressure,
and
4. Giving them IdellS for allernatlves 10 drus
use.
The program also 8ets lhe parents and teachers
of students Involved by providing information on
where 10 gel help Ir help Is necelSary. For more In.
rormatlon about the D,A.R.E. program, you can
contactlhe Iowa Police Academy In Fort Dodge,
Iowa.
CONCLUSION
The problems of alcohol and olher drug use ef.
recl every Iowa lown 10 some desree. The only
solution 10 Ihe problem Is to resolve 10 lack Ie II
head on. The slatlstlcs suggest that more work
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numbers. Send I letter with )'Our dun 10 IIccky Reynolds.
Knlaht clo Southeast 10wI Munldpal luaue, P.O. Dol
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Memorandl from the City Manlger:
a. Financial Assurance - Iowa City Landfill
b. Upcoming Oates
c. Pending Development Issues
d. Water Supply - Properties Near Landfill
e. Shannon & Wilson Study - LandfIll Groundwater Monitoring
f. Free "Low-Nitrate" Water
g. Recycling Correspondence
Memorandum from the Director of Public Works regarding Walnut Ridge 7 I
Subdivision.
Memorandum from the City Clerk regarding minute sharing. l'
Memorandum from the Airport Commission regarding lease of Airport propertyr~~
Copy of letters from:
a. Assistant Genlral Manager of the CRANDIC
b. Marna S. Wlebert
c. Bessie E. Buxton
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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
DATE: April 27, 1990
T(): City Council
FR()M: City Hanager
RE: Hatsrlal In Information Packet
Tentative schedule of events for the Iowa Festival.
Action Call, April 1990.
Calendar for Hay 1990.
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MEMORANDUM
Dato: April 25, 1990
To: Clly Councfl
From: City Managor
Re: F1nandal Asluranco . Iowa City Landnll
All am luro you aro 8W8IO, a number 01 tho Johnson County munlclpalltlol U woll u tho
Board 01 SUpclrvfsors havo raised concorn ovor the propoled nnanclal asluranco roqulromonlJ
01 tho Ooplrtmonl 01 Natural Rosourcol and Iho mow by which I rocommendod 10 addrOll
Ihls regulation. A partlcular concorn II tho dala ollmplomentatlon 01 tho proposed nnancfal
obllgaUon, thai being January 011991. Whllo I would 001 rocommend Iny Ilgnlncanl dolay,
InltlaUon 01 the finanefal assuranco roqulromonll beginnIng July 1, 1991, lhould be 01 no maiO(
eoncorn.
I wantod to tako an opportunity 10 explain 10 you In moro dolall my gonoral ratlonalo lor tho
nnanefal assuranco proposal. The cyorrldlng Issue and thai which I bellovo 'I 01 mosl critical
nnanefal collCGrn II thai tho City 01 Iowa City Ulumos IllllablllUoI lor tho oporatlon 01 tho
landnll. Thll Includes gonoral operatlonl, c1oluro and porpotual malntonanco. Tho now
rogulatlonl also roqulro thai wo mUll InlUato 1 planning procOll 10 nnanco tho Impondlng
c1oluro ollho landnll. Whllo II may loom thalluch an Ilsue II In tho lar dlslanlluluro, the
ollec\s ollnnatlon, additional changosln slalo and lodoral regulations, and other efrcumslancos
could be luch that I bollovo our gonoratlon noods 10 plan Immodllloly lor cloluro rathor than
Impolo upon a futuro gonoraUon tho oxponso 01 thai obligation. To do 10 we noed 10 placo
Ihe Iowa City govornmonl undor lar bollor nnancla' looting than the curronllYllom ollandnll
financing will allow. I bollovo our curronllolal rollanco on Ihe landmlloo 10 provldo financial
security lor tho futuro Is unaccoptable. Addltlonalty, tho usa 01 tho landfill 100 roqulros the City
or Iowa Clly 10 assumo that all othor communlUos utilizIng tho landnll wUl continuo 10 do so
lorovor and thoroloro thai 100 Is dopondenl upon tho good will ollhoso olhor communlllol.
While wo pursue Iho roductlon In volumes as roqulrod by law, this obviously has a dlroct
boarlng upon Iho landfill 100, tho amounl ollho 100 and the amount 01 rovonuo It gonoratos.
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Thoso lactor. furthor oxacorbato my coneorns lor tho futuro and undorlylng IInanefal poslUon
01 tho landfill. How 10 cslculato tho Imounl 01 tho loe with such unknownl prosonts a
practically Imposslblo sltuaUon.
" has been luggeslod that tho City slmp~ Inctease tho landfill 100 10 a polnl thai monies could
be raised to covor tho anUefpalod futuro costt. ThIs prosentt msny lhortcomlngl. 01
particular concem II tho lact thore are no guarantao, thai usore 01 the landfill, parUcularly olhor
clUeslcounly, would be willing 10 PlY, lorovor. some type 01 loe 10 protoct the Clty'l flnancfal
liability and assure the nocossary continuing malnlenanca lollowlng closure 01 tho landfill.
Undor the rogulaUons, tho City 01 Iowa City assumes thai liability. Furthormore, n would be
dllllcult 10 calculalo tho Incroased land"'l loe. II we aro unable 10 dotermlno tho volumo
Incroasos or docroasos, tho actual closure cost (othor than a vory rough esUmato), and a
wllllngnoss on tho part 01 all usors to conUnue 10 pay lorovor, tho landfill loe Incroase would
be an oxorclso In guosslng, al bosl. Tho DNR Is also woll known for Imposing now regulations
with an Immodlale oxpenso and IIltJe warning. Tho IInanefal assuranco rogulatlons 01 the DNR
roqulre the City 10 plodgo ns dobt, thai Is the position 01 tho Iowa City taxpayer to the benefil
of all users 01 the landnll. "Is my judgmonl thll all usors should share propor1Jonaloly and
be roqulred 10 pledgo a similar financial posItion 10 assure tho basic finanefal loundatlon 01 tho
Ilndfill. To do othorwlso, I bollovo, placos an unwarranlod risk on tho Iowa City taxplyor.
Somo 01 the othor communltlos whoso rosldoncos, buslnosaos and Induslrlos utilize tho Iowa
City landfill, havo Indlcatod thoy do nol havo Iho laxing authority to financo thIs lee. WIlllo I
approclale this concorn, particularly as tho Slato continuos to Imposo now exponsos on local
govornmonls, tho City 01 Iowa City also doos nol havo Ihe laxIng luthorlly to mool tho closuro
requlromenls and assumo allllabllltlos anor closuro. Although II Is a maltor 01 scale, tho samo
lax slructuro appllos 10 all citlos.
Thoro are olhor moans by whIch Iho 100 tor financial assuranco can bo gonoralod. In my
proposal, I rocommondod Ihal tho 100 bo basod on population. My roasonlng lor tho por
capita Is Iho lact thai It nol only Is oasy 10 vorlfy, bul also to admlnlstor. Additionally, tho slato
waslo roductlon law usos a por caplla moasure with rospoel 10 Iho aclual volumo roductions
roqulrod. Each city can chooso to pay tho assossmontln any moans thai Ihoy would 100 fit.
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Again, tho use 01 a por caplla moasuromonl was 10 provldo roasonable unllormlty, oaso 01
.dmlnlstraUon, compllanco with tho slate law. and hopofully allow dlscroUon on the part 01 oach
community 10 nnance tho assurance as thoy saw fil.
I bellove thore are a number 01 options IndMdual1y or In somo comblnsUon.
I. Property Tax. Although thl, was 01 some COIlCGm due 10 tax IImltaUooI 01 the State,
I community could IWi a tax lor landfill expenses as part 01 tho~ genoral IWi to fulml
their obllgstlon. Communities ohon provldod waste collection 10rvlco prior to tho
popularIty 01 the usor loe, with tho proporty lax being tho moans to nnance rofuse
colloctlonJIandnlllng.
2. Ulor FH. Ally communlly whIch has a utlllty billing syslom 01 some type could choso
10 add I landfilVsolld waste managomonl leo. The City 01 Iowa City nnancos lis
resldontlal roluse service through a usor loe on the walerlsowor bill. /I a community
would so chooso, dmoronlloes lor dllloronl buslnosses could be Initiated.
3. Prlva1. Haulor FranchlaOl. Mosl 01 tho smallor communltlos uso prlvDle haulors lor
all lorms 01 rofuso colloctlon. Tho City 01 Iowa City r8qulrol watte disposal by
buslnolSel/lndUsl1lOI, and private haulorl 810 utJllzod as Indopendent conllactors.
Through soma typo 01 IIconslng or franchise arrangomenl, the cost 01 the landfill
assossment could be passod dlroctly on 10 the prlvalo haulor as I cosl 01 the Iranchlso
lor refuso pIckup In that particular community. Tho haulorl would thon pass that cost
directly on 10 Its customers. The community would thon havo available monlos 10
nnance the Iowa City nnlnclal assossmonl roqulroments and thoso monlos bolng
genoratod dlroctly from tho customors.
4. Dlroc1 Billing to Haulara. It would bo difficult 10 havo Iho haulors pay lor tho cost 01
tho assossmonl wlthoullhoso monlos passing through Iho hands ollho govornmonl,
which actually rogulltos haulors. Haulors ohon hDVO contracts with 8 numbor 01
eommunlllos and thoroby WDStO Is mlxod by rosldonllal/buslnossnndustry usos as woll
as by community. Ally dlroel billing to tho haulors or somo typo 01 assossmonl atlhls
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polnl In Umo I would Illongly rocommond against. Nol only do wo hlvo en oxlonslvo
IIsl 01 Individuals thai havo landfilllng prlvllogos, we froquontly havo dlfftculty collOc1lng
tho billa from lovoral 01 tho haulora and thoroby we havo no groalor guarenloe 01 tho
paymont. Haulorl can also go oul 01 buslnoss. Tho roqulromonl 01 tho munlcfpallty
paying tho ftnancfal IIsoasmonl would provide a Illongor financial roundatlon.
5. AllaIlOd ValultJon. A 108 buod upon tho porcentage or lend wtthln a community thai
Is rosldenUaI, commorcfal, Induslrlal, or agrlcullural. Tho dllllculty would be asllgnlng
a valuo 10 oach 01 Ihoao land usos. Tho 108 lor proporty ownorahlp II IOmowhal
questionable. A lamlly 01 ftvo thelllvos on 100 acres Is likely to gonorlto waslo Ilmllar
to tho lamlly 01 fIvo living on a efty lol
6. Dualneu Spaclno. The actual gonorator 01 tho eolld waste would pay any and all 01
tho cosllor lendnll usago. Th. restauranl, tho rosldonco, tho lactory . all have dlllorlng
waslo voIumoa. You would lUll be prosenled wtth the problom 01 delalled Information
on volumol generated, the typo 01 wasto goneratod, Its being mixed wtth othor
bullnoslos, the syllom 01 prlvalo haulors, etc. On tho lurlaco thoro II morlt 10 volumo
based chargos lor waslo gsnoralod. Tho major problom Is moasurlng tho waslo
collocted, by whom, end a 100 awlgned.
I am cortaln thoro ero other nnanclal moans I may not havo addrossed; howovor, Irom my
oxporience, tho abovo reprosenl tho most common. Wo must roallzo tho algnlllcant financial
Jooperdy wo may laco In Iho futuro If thoro Is nol an adoqualo nnanclal loundallon In piece 10
meot Iho ovor changing requlremonls 01 tho DNR and conl/nuo your good neighbor policy 01
allowfng othor communltlos 10 dlsposo 01 tholr waslo al tho Iowa City landnll.
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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
TO: City Counctl
FROM: City Manager
R E : Upcoming OatIS
1. May 10, 1990 . A welcomIng rlceptlon for Superintendent Barbara
Grohe Is scheduled for 4:00 . 7:00 P.M. at the
School AdministratIon Building.
2. May II, 1990 . Mercy Hospltll Annual Luncheon at 12:00 noon.
3. May 17, 1990 . Chamber Business PM at GIlpIn Paint on Market
Street.
4. May 8 and 22, 1990 . Special Council Informal meetIngs,
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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
DATE: April 24, 1990
TO: CIty Counc t1
FROM: City Manag.r
R E : Plnd' ng olv.lopm.nt I SlUes
An Ipplleatlon submlttld by Don J. Go.dk.n to rezone In approxlmat.ly
.41 acre plre.l of land loeat.d on the .ast side of GIlbert.Court
Ipproxlmat.ly 200 f.et north of Kirkwood Av.nue from RS-S to CC-2.
Application. submitted by Plum Grov. Acres, Inc., to Innex and relon.
a 13.3 acre tract of llnd loelt.d .Ist of Scott Boul.vard south of
Court Str..t .xt.nd.d from RH-12 and County RS to RH-12 and RS-S.
An IPpllcation submltt.d by City Prop.rty Plrtner. to rezone an approxi-
mately .IS acre parcel of land located at IB41 Low.r Muscatin. Road
from RS-S to RS-12 (form.rly r.qu.st.d comm.rclal zoning).
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MEMORANDUM
Dala: April 26. 1990
To: City Council
From: City Manager
Re: Water Supply. Properties Near Landrlll
Tha Department of Public Workl has recalved tha results of weUsamples taken In
lata February from Ihe private drinking water suppllel. Samplas were analyzed
and all II In order. Property ownarl were notified that the multi ora avallabla
If they were Interesled. Only one property ownar has. to dote. expressed an
Interest In test resultl.
The Public Workl Department will be scheduling further tests In order 10 establllh
ballllna Information for future anolYlls of waler quality.
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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Data: April 26. 1990
To: City Council
From: City Manager
Re: Shannon & Wlllon Study. Landfill Croundwater Monitoring
The Department or Public Works has received the Shannon & Wilson preliminary
report. It Is currently under ravlew. Copies will be made available ror public
revIew as soon as practical.
Thll flrlt phase Involves Investigation and compllotlon or known conditions et the
landfill. Thlllnlormatlon, os required. has been rorwarded to tha Stala DNR and
tha Federal EPA hal been 10 notifIed.
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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Date: April 26, 1990
To: City Council
From: City Managar
Re: Free "Low-Nltrale" Walor
Froe, low-nltrale water was given away on three days wllh Ihe following relultl:
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Snl..4/71 15 55
The Department or Public Works purchased two naw while plastic waler lankl with
a lotal capacity 01 900 gallons. Tha waler was obtained from North Liberty. Our
well water has too much lulfate and hvdroqen lulflda to be qood tastlnq.
The water tanks can ba used again Ir there Is a need to provide bulk water, This
usuallv happens when we replace Iha water mains In 0 nalllhborhood. The
neighborhoods can frequently Include daycare centars. baauty shop. veterinarian,
Ichool or elderlv peep Ie who can ba unhappy when we have to replaca the mains,
These tankl will provlda flexibility when a temporary supply Is needed.
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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Oat.: April 26, 1990
To: City Counefl
From: City Managor
R.: Recycling Corrospondonco
Tha City Councfl has beon rocoMng postcards, . sample Is allached, Irom aroa cltlzons
concamlng curbslda recyeflng. Attached I. . pholOCOpy 01 the postcard and . list 01 tho
namel ollndMduals r.celved as 01 April 25. W. will update tho IIsl porlodlcally.
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2002 Roch.stlr Av.. 226 St.nl.y
Jow. City, JA low. Olty, JA 52242
Ktith Hutchinson IlIry Adw
1027. Sh.rld.n Av.. 1172 Hotz AVt
Jow. City, IA IOWI City, JA
J.nn. Hudruk IlIrk Mull.r
1207 S.ymour 838 V.lnut St
Jow. City, JA 52240 low. City, JA
p.trlcla H. Vltlnoll V.ltrl. A. Cool
RRl Box 33 838 V.l nut
W.lll1.n, IA 52356 JOWl City, JA
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1207 S.ymour
JOWl Clty~ JA 52240
Mr.. Ruth E. Colwell
'521 H.wk.y. Dr.
lowl City, JA 52246
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H20 liurrler H.ll
lowl City, JA 52242
D.vld Stoneclph.r
PO Box 726
JOWl City, JA
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5231 Currl.r H.ll
Iowa City, JA 52242
Danl.l E. C.l11.y
1100 Arthur IPS
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7llA lIIyflower
IOWI City, JA 5224
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717' Bloomington .
IOWI City, JA 52245
Margaret Hur.t
PO Box 182
North LIb.rty, IA
Scott Goedken
2447 B.nbury St.
Iowa City, JA 52245
Clay Birkett
627 3rd Av.
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1172 Hotz 5339 Currllr
lowI City, IA 10wI City, IA 52242
MirY HcMumn Betty and DavI Qulnk
1218 Vewell 1621 Broldway
lowI CIty, IA lowI City, IA
William R. Horrllon Blrblrl OldfIeld
112 Clapp ST 126 S. Ht. Vernon Dr.
lowI Clty,lA lowI City, IA
Kathleen Hend.rson Bradley Stout
325 S. Summit Str.et 61B Bowary
lowI City, IA lowI City, IA
Matth.w S. Sv.ndsen Harc and Llndl D.Bow.r
412 6th St. 1341 Dolin PI
Coralvllll, IA 52241 lowI CIty, IA
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19 EVins Strllt 1201 8rookwood Drive
10wI City, IA 10wI City, IA
AlIson Am.s GIlstld Ellzlb.th Klhler
225 N. Govlrnor Str..t 19 Evans Stmt
10wI City, IA 10wI City, IA
Janie. Wlrr.n Donnl PIlmer
2~5 N. Gov.rnor Strl.t 245 S. Rlvlrsld. Ct
10wI City, IA 10wI City, IA
Norbert W, Klut Judl W.sthoff Klut
739 Mlchlll '5B 739 Mlchl.l St '5B
lowI City, IA 10wI City, IA
Annl M Bu.ter Blrb.rl Dlvldson
1314 Hollywood Blvd. 51BI Ronllds
10wI City, IA 10wI CIty, IA
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Chuck Sclunadoko L I I
April 24, 1990
Walnut Ridge Subdiviaion
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Public Worka ataff met with tho Walnut Ridge aubdividor and hia
on;ineer on April 18, 1990, to discuIs tho roadway desiqn
amendments auggostod in the April 13/ 1990/ momo to City Council.
Following are tho rosults of the discusaionl
1) No Parking - The aubdivider haa Agreed to prohibit
parking along Kennedy Parkway,
2) Shouldor Modificationl - A four-foot-wido chipsoal
shoulder proposod by tho subdividor va. a four-foot-
wido, four-inch-thick alphalt ahouldor recommonded by
Cityauff.
Tho four-foot-wide alphalt invertod crown shoulder
would be very difficult ~o inltall with normal asph~lt
laydown oquipment and almost impossible to offoctuate
routino ropair. A four-foot chipsoal ahouldor, on the
other hand, can be inatallod with any road oil
diatributer and grading equipment. In addition, the
chipseal surface can bo routinely maintained with amall
roadsido maintenance equipment.
City ataff has aqroed tho four-foot chipseal ahoulder
is appropriate.
3) Location of Roadway Bifurcations - The aubdividor has
a;roed to ro-examine tho location of tho bifurcationo
but due to othor design constrainta, side slopos,
stroet intersoctions, etc., adjustments may not be
deairable.
4) Certification - Tho subdivider will provide the
necessary certification.
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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
J)Afll April 27. 1990
TOI Hayor and City Counctl
'10M. Marian K. Karr, City Clerk ~\.
I., Minute Sharing
This Is Is Infonn you of a new procedure of "minute sharing"
we have Initiated with the City of Coralville. Minutes of
both cities will be exchanged after each meeting to allow
for sharing of Items of e~n Interest.
Minutes from the Coralville Council meetings will be housed
in my office for a period of one year and available upon
request to Council. staff, and the general public.
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leOl Soulh Riverside Orlve Iowa Clly. Iowa 52246
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Dole: April 26, 1990
To: Iowa Clly City Council
From: Richard Blum, Airport CommIssIon Chairman
Re: Lease or Airport Property
The Airport CommIssion hal been eontacled by MIchael Wlldom, representing tha
Joseph Company, 10 arrange an agreement ror Ihe use of .57 acras of Airport
property. The property would ba Uled 10 expand Iha water retention area for the
West port development. Tha Joseph Company would like to expand the area on tha
east or south slda of their davelopment. Thll Is nacellltated by the fact that an
Drea previously reserved for water retontlon Is no longer avallabla.
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Should an agreement be reached, Iha CommIssion will reserva tha rIght to expand
the waler retention araa. Thll may be benerlclal when tha Commllllon develops
tha Airport property located east or the Westport development.
The agreemant will be In the form or a long-term lease, CIty Attornay Centry has
been consullod on this Issue and will review any lagal document berore It Is acted
on by the Commission. The City Council will ba apprised 10 tha developmant or
thl. project. Should you have questions, conlact Ihe Airport Manager at 35&-5045
or Richard Blum at 338-1105.
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On April 16, 1990, tho CRANDIC experienced a derailment
at Kirkwood Avenue. I would like to thank tho City of Iowa
City Pire and Police Departmenta for their efforts that even-
ing. Their help assured pUblic safoty and limplified the
cleanup job immensoly. The Police Department peraonnel on
the scene did a great job ae~ling off traffic and onlookera
from the area. Pire Dapartment personnel put in a long oven-
ing and were poiaed to handle any aituation which might havo
occurred.
Tho Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway hal great pride
in the Iowa City bUlineas community and takes all procautions
to asaure aafe operations. Whon an incident, luch as tho one
on Monday, April 16th, occurs, community safety ia our number
one priorty. We approciate the interaction and asaistance
which your excellent departments hava provided.
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Saturday. Juno 9
MATSUIlI. 0 Joponose 10SlMlI Cologo Groon Parle
with hands-on or1stotlons
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Donold Duck's BlrthdOy IC Public Utllory
Amondo Cnong, p10n0 Proucll 5cnool 01 Muslc
Picric end IC Community Bond Concort Cologo Groon Porle
Myron Welch, conductor. Barbero Dour
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'Gordon TOIlS, wIIh 100 coromonlos. 0 ToIlS slOll 01 353 Loxlngton 10.lX>-3:oo
bOnsoI exhibit. end 0 look otldmono. Avenue, Iowa City
scuplue ond noIlvo Joponose plonts
GOClOtcwn (Ilfvol1ido Thootro) Cologo Greon POr\c 2:00 pm
'Bach Fosllvol17 (MOSS In B Minor> ZIon Lutheran Church 3:00 pm
Orgon RoCllol FIrst Un/tod Mothodlsl Church 7:00 pm
Iowa City Boys Cho~ Concort Glorlo 001 Luthoron Church 5:30 pm
Mondov. Juno II
Robort One.Men Johnson. lolk VI HospltolS & Clinics 12:15 pm "
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M.C. Ginsberg Jewelors Prosonts Jazz M.C.Glnsbergs Noon
Jopanose Bond Concort City High SChool 7:00 pm?
'Sovon Somurol llIlou Thoolro 8:00 pm
Iuoldoy. Juno 12
Rosomolllng domonslrollon by Mary Hudocok VI Hospltols & Clinics
'Trodlng Storfos with Japan Pol McGroth Motors 6:30 pm
(locturo and Jopanose benquot)
M.C. GInS~:& Jowolers Prosonts Jazz M.C.Glnsbergs Noon
EvenlnO C s 8:00 pm
'Sovon Somurol 8ijou Thoo1ro
Wodnolday. Juno 13
Dol & Shore folk/country duot VI HospllolJ & Clinics 7:00 pm
M. C. GlnsberO Jowolors Prosonts JOll M.C.Glnsborgs Noon
Too Coromonv IC Public Ubrory 10:30 om
Evonloo Classics Bljou Thootro 8:00 pm
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M. C. GInsbo'2 Jowolors Prosenls Jazz M.C.Glnsborgs Noon
Eostem Iowa CIS Bond
ChIldton'l Jopenoso Art Wor1cShop Musol.m 01 AIt
'Ect.vord Pormenller. horpslChord ZIon LuthOron Church 8:00 pm
FrIdav. .lunA 15
Folic MusIc by Mike Hoverlcomp UI H~ots " Clnla 12:16 pm
Aaron and AtwJ NelSOn. plonlsls Iowo IIy PublIC I.Ibraty 3:00 pm
?World 01 Jopen Sonier Center 9:00. noon
IC/JC Arts COUlCR Opening Reception Arl1 Contor 5:00.7:00 pm
M.C. Gnsborg Jowelel1 ProlOnls M.C.Glnsborg's Noon
MIchele Bernard
Edword Parmentier. hotps/chord bonent concort
'FO\I1h Arooal Prairfe Home Compon/on Honcher Audllortum 8:00 pm
Forowel Performance wtIh GoIlWl Ke.or
Saturdav. JunB 16
Zoo WOOdworth, piano ProucR SChool 01 MUSIc 7:00 pm
Beogr,g Guld 01 Iowa City Olsploy IC Pullk: Ubtory 100oo-.s:oo
Girt Seout Fcit with ortis! Dee Petel1
JoponelO Popermoldng MusellTl 01 AIt PoIro 12:~pm
JOponOIO Popermoldng Musuom 01 AIt Polio 1:30pm
Popermotdng SDdo, Film Ii Leellle MusellTl 01 AIt 2:00<1:00 pm
by TImolhy BoIToIl
Teo Ceremony lowe ArtISonl GoIery 2:00<1:00 pm
'FO\I1h AMuol Prolrte Home Compon/on HonchOr Audllortum 4:4S " xxx pm ,
Forewel Pertormance wtIh Gorrtson Keillor II
Sundm..It.M 1~
'ICAIlE Open-air Poncoko Iltunch Podoslr1on Plazo 9:00 om. 1:00
'Boch FestMlI 17 (Moonlflcol Ii ZIon Lutheran Church 3:00 pm
(Brondenburg Concorto No.5,
Edward Pormontler, horps/chord)
Orgon Rocijol Trinity EPIscOC ChurCh 7:00~
JoponelO POIllmos MusellTl 01 2:00. :00 pm
Chusel Koto Socloty Museum 01 Art
IC Community Bond Concort 4:00 pm
Mondm. Juno 18
Blues by RodIsIov LorkovIC " Mory UI Hospltols " COnICs 12:15 pm
FIckle Lorso
Joponoso/Engllsh Itorytlme IC Public Ubrory 7:00 pm
ArtsFesl portormorce IC Pedoslrtcn Moo
Young FoolUlers on Tour IC Recreation Orwlon Plavgrouncu
'30th Annual Shrtno CIrcus JOhnson County Folrgrounds 2:30 & 7:~
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Origoml and Moro Ie Public Ublory 4:00 pm
Kimono Fo\lllon SIlow Old CapitOl Contor 12:15 pm
Art$Foll porformonco IC PodOllrlOn MoD
conllnuod
Tuoldov. Juno 19. conllr'lJOd
ChusOll<olO SocIOty Honchor Audllo~un
'Grand Kobuk! Thoatro Honchor Audlto~um 8:00 pm
Voung FoolDIOI$ on Tour Ie Rocroallon OMlIOn PloygrWldS
'30th Annual SMno CIrcus JOllNOn County FOIrgroundl 2:30 & 7:30
Wodnoldov. J\lllQ.2O
FOlk Foil concorl U1 HospllOlS & CRnIeI
ArtsFOI' performanco I C PodOSlrlon MoU
'Grand Kobuld TheolrO Honchor Audllo~un 8:00 pm
Voung Foomol$ on Tour IC Rocroollon DivllIon PIoyorounds
POppy Crum. volco end violin Prouell School 01 Music 7:30 pm
Young Prouell Violinists Sycomoro Moll 12:30
Thurldav. Juno 21
Co-Mer Cloggel$ U1 Hospllals & CRnles 7:00 pm
ArtsFost porformonce IC Podoslrlon MOl
Joponoso Bus Rllld T~p 10 Museun 01 Nt IC Public Ub10ry 10: 15 om
Young FootUIOI$ on Tour IC Rocroollon Oivlllon PIoVOrounds
Friday Juno 22
Codor Crook Bond U1 HOspltols & Clnles 7;00 pm
ArtsFoll porformonco IC POdostrlon Mol
Rod~go Sonl~o. plono Preuell School 01 Music . 7:00 pm Ii
M.C. Glnsborg Jewelol$ presents Slovo M.C.GlnsbOrgs Noon
Grismore JOlZ Ensomblo
Summor Evonlng 01 ArIos Moclltfde Audllo~um 8:00 pm
CUI Oporo Thoolor)
Young FoolUtol$ on Tour IC Rocreallon Olvlllon PIo~'Orounds
'ThO Morrlogo 01 Bolio ond Boo Unlvor~ty Thoolros 8:00 pm
Saturday. Juno 23
MsFes' ArlFolr & Arllson's Morkol IC Podoslrlon Mol 10:00.5:00
Too coremony IC Public Ubrory 1:30pm
LOUla ond Ctvlstopl1or Goddard, plono Prouell School 01 Music 3:30 pm
Concorl by Jazz bond, mad~gol chO~ UI School 01 MusIC 7:00 pm
and SWIng choir Irom An.Sloto M~c Comp
'Tho Morrloge 01 BoliO ond Boo Unlvorslty Thootros 8:00 pm
Sunday. Juno 24
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Polntlngl/mlxod modlo U1 olp!tols &. Clnlcl
Jock DuIII~or Moln Lobby M.Sun 1()'&
Wood mlnlo lies U1 HOlpltals &. Clnlcl
Krtstlo Brown COrYOr links M.Sun l()'&
FIbor work U1 Hospltob &. Clnlcl
Rfchord Bockman ActMty Contor M.Sun 1()'&
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April 20, 1990
No. 18
RECEIVED /\PR 231990
Let's Make a Deal!!
During Ihc 1989 Legislativc Session, Ihc Iowa Dcpartmcnl of Trnnsportation (DOT) squcakcd Ihrough
a proviJlon contained in Scnatc File 408, as signed by thc Governor, that amended Chapler 306.43 of
thc Iowa Code. The law now allows /hI DOT 10 lab Jurisdictional transftr dlspule1 wilh cidtJ 10
arbiJrrJllon ralher Ihan follow Chapllr 306.43 which rtquiru negotiation of Ilmu and COnd/J1011S of thc
transfcr. The process, as cnaetcd through SF 408, allows thc DOT 10 "dump" unwnnlcd roads wilh high
malntcnancc costs on citlcs. Prior 10 SF 408, Chnplcr 306.43 rcquired thc DOT 10 negollalc with cWes
as 10 Ihc tcnns and conditions of lransfer. A city could then slipulale whal condillon a road should be
in bcforc II would acccpllransfcr, or a city could negotiatc a cash sclllement for recclvlng jurisdlcllon.
The Leaguc of Iowa Munlclpalllles' sloff was succcssfulin gelllnglegislalors 10 altach an amendmcnllo
SF 2402, Ihc 1990 Transportallon Appropriallon blll, which rcpeals Ihc proviJlon on jurisdlcllonallransfcr
as passed In SF 408. Whcn consldcrlng Ihc polentlal costs associated with maintenance of roads, which
Ihc DOT "gives" 10 cltfes and counties, Ihls provision Is vcry crilicalto chlcs. Thc DOT will aCllvcly
lobby Ihc Govcrnor 10 Ilem vclO this proviJion. Letten Cram cllles are needed \0 counter DOT's elrortJ
and relaln tbe rI&h1 or cllles to necollate I fair lp'tCmenL One mcmber city rcportllhallhe DOT has
offcrcd S142,000 for Ihe city to assume Jurisdiction of a sccllon of highway which an indcpendcnl
cnglnccr estlmales nccds more Ihan $1,000.000 In repair and upgradc. This type of DOT hcavy.
handedness and hoslage taking when dealing wilh clllcs must be stopped. PItIJSf wrllllht OjJ/cf oj Iht
Governor /U soon IU posslblt /0 supporl fht stCtion oj SF 2402 dialing wilh JurlsdktlonaI transfer dlspults.
If you hovc any qucsllons regarding juriJdlcllonol transfcrs, plcasc contael Kcnl Sovcrn or Dean Schade
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lOW A CITY FIREFIGHTERS
BENEFIT BALL
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To: John McDonald, Mayor
Clly Council Members
We wish 10 Inform you Ihat the Iowa City Fire Fighters will
egaln be hosllng their Annual Benofil Ball on May 11, 1990.
The dance will be held at the Moose Lodge, 2910 Muscatlne
Ave. Iowa Clly. Entertainment for the evening will be provided by
Lyle Boaver and The Brass Notes.
I would like to extend a personal Invllallon I on behalf of tho
Iowa City Fire Fighters, to loin us In a night of dancing and
camraderle of fellow Fire Fighters and friends.
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APRIL 4,1990 RIVERINE WETlANDS SEMINAA
Co.sponsorod by tho Iowa CIty, Iowa. RIvorfronl Commllllon
and tho Iowa Natural Horltage Foundation
~CTKER. BIOLOGIST. U.S. ARMY CORPS OF E~
The 1899 Rlverl and Harbors Act gave tho Corps jurisdiction over novlgaUonaJ walerl, doallng
primarily with obstructions, dredging, contalnmonl aroll, barge loading, pIpeline crossings and
boat dockl.
The 1972 Walor Pollution Conllol Act, SoctIon 404, gavo tho Corpt regulstory authority over
discharge 01 drodgod or fill matorlaJ Into a lako, slloam or adlsconl WGUand. Thll Inefudos
rogulatlon 01 jettlos, major road projOcll cronlng adJaconl weUand., 1111 around dams, and
rlprap aroas 10 provonl erosion.
1976 . Wotland donnlUon: Atoa Inundalod or saturalod by surface groundwlllo, with vogolatlon
adaplod 10 saluralod soli condlUons, IUch as IhallQWI, backwators and marshes. During thO
1111 three yoars, the lovol 01 jurisdiction has been ralsod 10 oncornpBSl loraated wa1landl.
Tho Rock Island Dlstrlct was the last Corps Dlslllct 10 tako on this r.sponalbll!ty. Thll II
perhaps due to the Rock Island Dlstrlc1 being alarming aroa with a majorlly 01 WGUands lost
many yoara ago.
Permits 10' nil In wollands aro basod on pu~lIc Inlerolt lactorl, IncludIng tho valuo 01 tho .
watland., dovolopmonl prossures and economlo conslderatlonl. The Corps now govoms
actMtlos, such as tho construction ola lovy through a foroslod weiland. A woUand doslgnatlon
Is dolormlnod by using throe crltorla: vogolatlon, solis and hydrology. The Corps provlously
dId not regulale cloarlng actMtlol, but do so now as bulldozing changes olovstlons. lind that
Is noodod loasonally cannol bo efeared lor larmlng under tho current regulations. Treol can
bo cut down. There can be a loggIng oporatlon, but thO aroa cannot be bulldozod without a
Corps pormlL
MItigation lor loss 01 aquatlo aeroagos: Tho Corps has slgnod an Igrood.upon procoduro
with tho U.S, Envlronmonlal Proloctlon Agoncy.
Slop 1: Avoldanco. If It Is a non.walo, dopondonl activity, It does not havo to bjllocalod In
a wotland 10 lumlllls primary purposo. Tho appllcanl must documont the leasl damaging
altornatlvo by domonstratlng whethor thore Is a practIcal altomallvo litO, whothor thoro Is a
Justlncatlon oconomlcally, and whether thoro Is no olhor land avallablo, Example: A racotraek
proposod by Quad CllIos In so. 70 acros 01 catlall marsh. Tho Quad Cltlos will noo~ 10 provo
thai this Is tho only practlcalslto 10' racolrack dovolopmonl.
Stop 2: MInimization. Diminish tho Impact.
Stop 3: MItigation. Componsatlon with wollands 01 oqual or groaler valuo. Croato a wotland
In an upland aroa or onhanco an oxlstlng wotland. Itlakos tlmo to Ollsol Iho loss 01 wotlands.
Wotland roplacomonlls tochnologlcally In an Infoncy slalo. Romovlng aoll Irom an oxlstlng
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wotland recovory 10 occur at a lastor rato. Wotland soils tako 100 yoarl to be Cloalod.
NO NET LOSS: Following Prosldont Bush's guidance, the Corps has ontorod Into a
momorandum 01 Igreomonl with tho EPA 10 achlovs no not loll 01 wetlands. Thoro hu !leon
1 sllong move from tho lop down 10 Imploment this policy. h reroly happons this way.
Wetlands ere Importanl Howover, protection 01 weUandl doos nol mean thai thero can be
absolutoly no dovelopmenL
WAVN~ .eETERS~. DISTRICT CONSERVATIOtiIST. SCS. JOHN~ SOI~
WATER CONSERVAT10~ DIS'lllIQI
Tho 1985 Swarnpbullor Clause 01 the Food Socurhy Act, Is Ulually rolorrod to II tho Farm
Bill 011985. A conservation plan Is requlrod lor agrlculturaJ land Involvod In lodoral lublldy
programs. Tho Crop AOlorvo Program will have the blggntlmpact In lorml 01 envlronmenlal
bonefits. The CAP program Is a ten yoer program 01 consalVstlon covar on erodible, lormorly
Ulled land. Eligibility has beon expandod to Inefude land along rIvore, Itroarna and larm wolls,
Monoy Is lVallablo to onhance and croale wetland aroll.
The Swampbustor Clause Is doslgnod 10 ItOp convorelon 01 wotlands 10 row crops. A larnner
Is threatonod with Iou 01 ollglblllty lor other larm IUpport programs II weUands ero convortod
10 crop producUon. 99% 01 Iowa's woUandl havo beon Iosl
WoUand Determination Procosl. Tho Wetland Determination Team usoslnlormallon on hydrlo
solis and hydrophyUc vegotatlon,.such as the prose~co 01 boxolder Ileos, willows,roods, and
cattails. Designations Inc/udo: pem. prior convortod wetland (convertod prior to 1~85);
em . convertod wotland croppod ahor 1 ~85; PW . plr1lal wotland, generally an eroa that
has bean partially sherod. and croppod, with pending water; W . wetland, non-cropland with
hydrlo soli, snd AW . Ir1Inefal wetland creatod by human activity, not subJoct 10 tho
Swampbustor Clause. Swampbustlng occurl whon dralnago Is altered and a crop Is plantod.
Wetland Datormlnatlon Toams, Thase toams usa aorlal phOIOS and soli maps 10 map wotlands.
They revfow maps and disburse to landowners, who can appoal tho detormlnatlon. Non-crop
aroas, particularly rlverlno wotlands, Ihould stay Intact and are the mosl likely 10 havo tho
Swampbustor Clauso effectlvoly enlorcod, In some casos, larmere may be required 10 recreate
wotlands. Status 01 tho Invontory: tho Johnson County team has finlshod tho wotland
dotormlnatlon prccesa, but has boen advlsod by U.S. SCS official, 10 hold tho maps; nol
disburse thom to larmors,
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Thore has boon a natlonwido loss 01 hall 01 all wotland acreage. Botweon 1955 and 1975, tho
natlonallosl rata was 450,000 wotland acros por yoar, Tho loss ralo has como down 10
250,000 acres por yoar.
Alvorlno wotlands Include tho floodplain adlacont 10 rlvora, and aro 01 valuo lor flood wator
convoyanco, storing flood walor lor slow roloaso, roduclng voloclty 01 the wator, roduelng
oroslon and causing an accumulallon 01 sodlment on tho rlvorbank. Rlvorlno wotlands also
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provfd. habnalfol wlldllfo, such as wafer fowl, shoro birds and mIgratory song blrdl. Thos.
aroal aro uaod lor rocroatlonal purposos: fishing, hunting and bird watching.
'Wator quality' Ie tho koy whon dllculllng wotlands valuo. Wotlandl causo the roloaso 01
sodlmenl carrying chomlcal pollulanls from both Industry and agrlculturo. With a "ood evonl,
the pollutants are washod out In a loss loxlo lorm.
There are economlo prelluros lor convorslon 01 weUands. Tho majority 01 romalnlng weUandl
In Iowa aro rlvorlne. Conlervatlon of these aro.. w11llnvolvo malnlonanca 01 the policy 01 no
notlosl, using ox/aUng rogulaUons 10 rOlervo the remainIng weUands. Tha bost mltlgaUon II
mUll be omphaslzod, II 10 avoid woUand dostructlon In tho nrel place, It II dlfflcull 10
compenlato lor losl ValuOI 01 oxlstlng weUand, elth.r through rosloratlon or onhancomonl
The U.S. FIsh and Wlldllfo Sorvlco Is bog Inning prlvato resloratlon prolocta on rlverlno weUands
In Iowa.
" a wotland area has boon dralnod, rostoratlen can occur by plugging a dllch or dralnago
tllo, and allowing rehydration 01 tho soli. FloodplaIn wetlands lilt In OVOI a p.rlod 01 yoars.
Hydrology Is tho blggost consldoraUon In rosloratlon. II Is Important 10 cooperate with
neIghbors 10 that a wetland rostoratlon projoct dool not rosull In fioodlng 01 tho nolghbora'
property. Also, arrangomonls 01 mulual bonofit can be mado, 1.0. runolllrOnl tho nelghborl'
tile may bo dlvortod 10 onhanco tho hydrology 01 a weUand area.
mI VAN GUNDY. PROGRA", QlBECTOR. WCTLANDS EQalOWA.IOWA ~ATURAL ~
FOU~Q~
The Iowa Natural Horllago Foundation was doslgnod .. a bridge bOlwoon govommont and the
prlvato aoctor 10 promolo land Itowardshlp, conservation oducatlon and planning In Iowa.
Wotlandsfor Iowa, a Ipoefal program ollho Iowa Natural Horllago Foundation, was Inltlatod
In 1979. The Foundation spoclallzos In 10chnlquos 10 acquIre wotland aroasln tho hopo that
this wlllllow down the dralnago 01 wollands. Iowa leads tho nation In wotlands loss.
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Pocahonlas County. Water aroa donatod by landowner, Ono 01 tho largost romalnlng wotland
ar.as. Foundation buying surrounding uplands.
Ealt Oklbop. Walor quality bonoflts 01 primary Interest 10 City 01 Arnoldi Park, Coalitions
lorm around ovory projoct. II Is Important that groups work logothor 10 locus tholr r.sourcos
on a Ilngl. pr%ct. ROlult: prosorvatlon 01 4,000 acros 01 wollands and alloclatod uplands.
Maskunkl Marsh. Noar Oskaloosa. Floodplain 01 Skunk Rlvor, Landownor tried tp crop by
draInIng a wotland. Fallod. Lost larm to bank. Bank trlod unsuccosslully 10 drain wotland.
Coalition purchasod wotland Irom bank raising lunds from Industry, onvlronmontal organizations
and gardon clubs.
Oxbow Wotland. Unn County. 20 acro silo. A studont. chaplor at Kirkwood CommunIty
Collogo workod wllh Iho Unn County Consorvallon Board to acqulro. Sold T.shlrts.
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Prairie Pothole proJoct In Story County. ConsorvaUon Board Is IIylng 10 proserve tha lasl
VOStlgol 01 pralrio pothole watlandl In Story County. "conlalns a raro SpOclOI 01 algao. In
lac!, lhll II lhe only area In the world where It/I known 10 exist. The Consorvatlon Board Is
IIylng 10 roslore tho wotlands without ftoodlng the neighbors' cropland. 69 acrol woro
purchased al $700 an acre.
Hamm Marsh, Buchanan County. Private landownere love lhe marsh and want to presorve I~
but also want to havo private use 01 tho property lor the rost ollholr IIle. A lira eltate was sel
up 10 accomplish lhlt goal.
Wesl Ok/bop. Dugout marsh. Wator quality bonoftlt occur as the wator passes through the
grass and woUand aroa to the lake, Wator It purlfted, duck nesting Is promoted and condo
dovelopment provenled. Thll property was purchued and thon lumed over to tho Iowa
Oopartment 01 Natural Resourcos.
Corro Gordo County. 300 aeros, novor plowod, but gr8Zod hoavlly. A polontlal 01 38 prairie
potholes. Stream running through aroa novor drios. Good population ollmall.moulh bus.
Acquired through uae 01 habllal stamp funding, and contributions Irom Ducks Unllmltod,
Pheasanlt Forovor, and an ostate contribution 01 $25,000. AddItionally, a fund raising
campaign was conducted In Mason City.
Gordon'l MIISh. A grassy aroa donated, The foundation purchased upland farm ground 10
ealabl/sh nesUng halbllaL Grant glvon to purchase 140 acrel.
Meredith Marsh In Hancock County. Purchased through massive cooporaUvo ollort. Included
$1,000 contribution Irom a local middle achool which aold gum chowlng pormlts al 1 ~ por
day,
Water Quality. Iowa Groat LakOI, Working 10 save exlaUng woUands In the watorsheds ollhe
Iowa Groat Lakes, and to reduco Inputs ollortJllzor and pesUcldos, Potentlal~ 8,000 aeros 01
wetland.
Chaln'().Lakos In Codar Rapids aroa. Black Hol~, an endangored spoclos, was documonted
thero about 20 years ego. Nellotlatod with Aelna Insurance. Hopod lor a bargain aale, lhat
Is, 10 buy alloss than the appraised value. The dlllerence botwoen the appraised and sale
value can be tax deducUble. Aelna Insurance evonlually agreod to sell lor $10,000 below thu
appraised value. The total Iale price was $200,000. $100,000 was conlllbuted through thO
IDNR loUory procoeds. Tho othor hall Is being ralsod by various organizations and IndMduaJs.
Tho aroa contains bluo spollod salamandors and a varfely 01 Irogs, door, turkey and pl/oated
woodpockerl.
Watch lor wotland 10glslaUon coming through the Iowa loglslaturo this yoar.
WoUands are opon 10 the publ/o excopl lor thoso which aro 11I0 ostatos and consorvoUon
oasemonts romalnlng In prlvato hands.
Submltlod by Molody Rockwol/, Assoclalo Plannor
City 01 Iowa City, Iowa
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P.O. BOX 57
TIFfiN. IA 5mO.OO57
April 20, 1990
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Seoond Avenue end The lelend
Coder Rlpldl, IA 02401
Oelr MI. Horowitz,
I am writing In aupport 0' tho propoaal to craota
tho pOlltlon 0' Solid Walta Planning Coordinator
within your organization.
Cltlao no ad aoma claar aMplanatlonl and practlcel
advlca on hlndllng tho naw ragulatlonl. To data,
no ana hal baln abla to provide tho 1IIIatlnol
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CHAPTER 15
SOLID WASTE
ARTICLE I
GENERAL
Soc. 15-1. Purpoao.
Tho purposo 01 thll Chaptor 151s 10 provldo for tho hoalth, laloty, and wolfaro 01 the eftlzonl
01 the elly by providing lor tho colloctlon and disposal 01 solid waste; by regulating tho Ilorago,
colloctlon. Iransportallon, procosslng, disposal. rocycllng, ro.uso and Iillorlng ollolld waslo;
and by providing lor tho colloctlon and disposal 01 solid was to.
Soc. 15-2. Donnltlonl.
Tho lollowlng dofinlllons shall be appllcablo 10 this Chaplor unloss a contrary moaning I.
Indlcalod by the loxl. Tho word oshall" Is mandatory; tho word omay" I. pormlsslvo. Torml not
donnod shall havo Iho moanlngs customarily asslgnod 10 lhom In Wobstor's Now Colloglato
Dictionary. Usos not dennod or listed Ihall havo tho moanlngs as dofinod In or catogorlzod
according to Iho Standard Induslrlal Classlllcatlon (SIC) Manual, Suporlntondonl 01 Oocumonls,
U.S. Govornmont Printing Offieo.
Appl/ancos moans maehlnol common 10 losldontlal housohold use, and Ihall Includo
rofrlgoralors, stovos, mlerowsvo ovons, dlshwashors, clothos washors, clothos dryora, wator
hoalors, lurnacos, air condltlonors, dohumldifiors, consolo tolovlslon sots, Itoroo systoms, lawn
mowors; and any dovleo containing a gasollno onglno, an oloclrlc molor or an OIOcl1lc
capacitor.
Building domol/tlon malorla/s moans waslo matorlal Irom lho construction, dostructlon or
domollUon 01 rosldonllal, eommorelal or Industrial buildings or alrueluroa, oxcopt brick and
foundaUon malorlals.
Bulky rubbish moans nonputrosclblo roruso consisting 01 combustlblo and/or noncombusllblo
wasto malo rials which aro olthor too largo or 100 hoavy 10 bo aafoly ond convonlontly loadod
Into solid wasto Iransportollon vehlelos by solid wasto colloctors.
Commorclal solid wasla moans solid waslo rosulllng Irom tho operallon 01 any commorclal,
Induslrlal, Instllutlonal, agricultural or olhor oslabllshmont, and shall also Includo solid wasIl
rosultlng Irom mulllplo dwolllng laelllllos having moro Ihan lour (4) dwolllng unlta.
Domolillon moans substanllol doslructlon of a building or structuro, and a subslanllal romoval
01 tho Inlorlor of a building or strueturo.
Dlroclor moans Iho city managor or hls/hor authorlzod doslgnoo.
Disposable solid waslo conta/nor moans dlsposablo plastlo or papor sacks spoclllcally doslgnod
lor slorago 01 solid wasto having a capacity 01 fivo (5) 10 thlrty.nvo (35) gallons.
Dwolllng moans a building which Is wholly or partially usod or Intondod to bo usod lor
rosldonllal occupancy.
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Dwelling unit moanl any habltablo room or group of adjoining habltablo rooms localod wilhln
a dwolflng and lormlng a Ilngro unit possosslng lacllltlos which are usod, or aro lntondod 10
bo ulod, lor living, Ilooplng, cooking and eating 01 moals.
GarbBge moanl pulloselblo animal or vogotablo wastos rosultlng Irom tho handling, proparatlon,
cooking. sOrvlng, or consumption ollood.
Huardous Mstos Ineludos but II not IImltod 10 pathological wastol. explosive waslos,
postlcldos, posUcfdo eontalnorl, toxIc radloactlvo matorlals, and Ihoso wa.lol Includod by
dofinltlon In Section 455B.411 (4a) Code 01 Iowa (1989) and Rulos 01 tho Iowa Dopartmenl 01
Natural Rosourcas.
Landfill shall moan tho Iowa City Landnlllocatod In Johnson Counly, Iowa.
Land/ill Sorvlce Atoa moanl Johnson Counly Including both Incorporatod and unlncorporatod
cltlos locatod thoroln, logolhor with Iho clllos 01 Rlvorsldo and Kalona, lor which Iowa City
provldos landfill sorvlcos heroin.
Occupant moans any porion who alono, or jointly or lovorally wilh othors, shall bo In actual
possession 01 any dwolllng unit or any olhor Improvod or unlmprovod roal proporty, olthor as
ownor, landlord, tenanl, rosldent or oporator.
Offondlng party Is any porson, oporalor, rosponslblo party, rosldont, onllty or occupant who
has beon glvon notlco of a violation 01 this Chaptor end who has nol yot curod or romodlod
Iho olfonso.
OUond/ng proporty Is Ihat proporty whIch Is In viola lion 01 this Chaptor end which olfonso hal
nol boon curod or romodlod.
Opera/or moans any usor. rosponsfblo party, occupanl, ontlty, buslnoss, nrm, corporetlon,
govornmontal ontlty, association, partnorshlp, vonturo, or any combination thorool, or any
ago nt, fiduciary or roprosontatlvo thorool, who occuplos, possossos, usos or owns proporty
within tho Iowa City Landfill Sorvlee Aroa and/or who sloros or gonoratol solid wasto within tho
Iowa City Landfill Sorvlco Aloa.
Ownor shall moan any rocognlzod Intorosl of ownorshlp In roal or porsonal proporty, Including
logal end oqullablo proporty Inlorosls.
Porson ahall Includo Individual porsons, us or, rosponslblo party, onllty, buslnoss, firm,
corporation, association, partnorshlp, vonturo or any combination lhorool or any agont,
roprosontatlvo or fiduciary Ihoroof.
PlOmlsos Includos any Inloroct In roal proporty, Including but nolllmllod to buildings and
Improvomonts, wholhor Inlondod for or usod lor rosldonllel, commorclal or Induslrlal uso.
Procoss/ng moans bailing, compacllng, compostlng, Inelnoratlng, rocycllng, soparatlng,
shroddlng, logothor with ell olhor procossos whoroby solid wasto eharaclorlsllcs aro olthor
modlllod or solid wasto quantity Is roducod.
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Rocycllng moanl any procOll by which lolld waslo I. collOClod, .op.ralod, procouod or
roturned 10 uso In Iho lorm 01 raw matorlall or produC1l. Rocycllng Ihall Includo tho
compostlng 01 Y8ld Wlllo, bul dool nollncludo any lorm 01 anergy rocovory.
Roluso moanl lolld Wlllo 001 roqulrod 10 bo rocyclod or ro-usod.
Ros/donco moans any dwolllng olthor Inlondod lor and/or being us ad lor rosldontlal uso.
Rosldonl moanl any porson or group 01 porsons who occupy a rosldontlal dwolllng, dwolllng
unit, or rooming unit.
Rosldon/lal solid WIlSIO mesns solid wasto rosultlng Irom the malntonanco and oporatlon 01
Ilng!o.lamlly, duplox, 1l1.P/Ol, and lour.plox dwolllngs, Including lolld wasto Irom oporatlon 01
a homo occupaUon which complloo wilh Iho roqulromonll 01 tho appllcablo zoning ordlnanco.
Rosponslblo P.rtt moans any porson, porsons or govornmonlal ontlty who apply lor, who
obtains or who Is Issuod an accounl lor sowor, wolor and/or solid wasto sOrvlco, end Includos
any porson who paYI an IndMdual accounllor any ono or a combination 01 tho lollowing
10rvlcos: wstor; sowor and solid waslo collocUon. Rosponslblo Party Ihall also moan an
accounl holdor 01 tho abovo accounts. II moro than ono person Is IIslod on an accounl, bolh
porsons shall bo doomod a Rosponslblo Party lor purpoSOI 01 colloctlon, storago and disposal
01 solid waslo and compllanco with this Chaplor 15.
Rovoca/lon moan. wfthdrawal 01 prMlogos, tormfnatlon 01 landfill pormlts and withholding 01
accosslo lho Landfill lito. RovocaUon may bo carrlod oul by tho Olroclor upon dotormfnaUon
by Iho Dlroctor thaI sullle/ont causo oxlsts 10 rovoko, altor notleo and an opportunity 10 curo
tho dofocl or 10 robul tho oxlslonco 01 tho olfondlng eauso.
Rooming unit moans any hsbltablo room or group 01 sdjolnlng habltablo rooms localod within
a dwolllng and lormlng a slnglo unit possosslng lacllltlos which aro usod, or Intondod 10 bo
usod, primarily lor IMng and slooplng. A rooming unit Ihall havo balh and 101101 'acllltlos
avallablo lor oxcluslvo uso by tho occupants or lor commuml uso. In addition, a rooming
unit may havo kItchen and dining laclllUos avallablo lor use by tho occupants thoroln. For
purposos 01 this chaplor, two (2) rooming units shall bo doomod tho oqulvalonl 01 ono dwolllng
unit.
Solid waslo moans unwantod or dlscardod waslo matorlsls In a solid or soml.solld slalo,
Including but nOlllmltod 10 garbago, ashos, rOfuso, sludgo, yard waslo, appllancos, spoclal
wasto, domolitlon and eonslrucllon was los, and rosldontlal, commorclal, and IndustrIal wastos.
Solid was/o con/a/nor moans a rocoptaclo usod by any porson or oporator 10 storo solid wasto
durIng Iho Intorval botwoon lolld wasto collocUons.
Solid wos/o disposal moans lho procoss 01 discarding or gottlng rid 01 unwanlod matarlal; In
particular, tho final disposition of solid was to.
Solid was/a IIIiInagomonl moans tho onUro solid wasto systom 01 storago, colloctlon, romoval,
transportaUon, procosslng end disposal 01 solid waste.
Spacial was/o moans solid waslo that must bo handlod or proeossod In a spoelal mannor
prior to disposal.
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Slorogo moans kooplng, maintaIning, or Itorlng lolld waste Irom tho tlmo ollIs productIon until
tho tlmo 01 hi collection and romoval.
Tronlportsllon moans tho transporting ollOlld waste from tho placo 01 colloc1lon or proceulng
to Iho Iowa City Landfill.
Yard wallo moans grass, loaves, 11008, brush and gardon roslduo.
Soc. 15-3. COUnly ordlnaneoa.
Provisions 01 this Chaptor logothor wfth any provision 01 any ordlnanco admlnlslorod by the
Johnson County Board 01 Hoalth which Is nolln conftlct wflh this Chaplor, Ihan govorn tho
Clly's managomonl 01 lolld waslo.
Soc. 15-4. Enlorcomonl.
In ordor 10 onsuro compllanco wllh thIs Chaplor end Iho rulos promulgatod thorolo, logothor
wllh ell applleablo county, slalo and federal laws and rogulatlons" tho Director Is authorlzod
10 Inspoct all phasos 01 solid waslo managomenl wfthln Iho jurisdiction 01 Iowa City, In all
casos whoro such Inspoctlons rovoalthallho Itorago, colloctlon, Iransportallon, procosslng,
disposal, rocyeflng or rouso ollolld wasto era In violation 01 Ihls Chaptor or rulos promulgatod
thoreto and/or ero In violation olllate or lederallaw, such v1olalion shall cons titulo a nulsanco
undor bolh Ilato and local law. In such ovonl, Iho City may, allts option, oloct to carry out
any ono or all 01 tho lollowlng romodlos: withhold solid wasto managomonllorvlcos Irom
Ihat porson, dwolllng, commorclal or Induslllal, buslnoss, Inslllutlon or govornmonl ontlty; dony
or r~voke en~ ~Imll under t~l; ChojliVi; I1l1IYiln1l11l a ,~rvico aecounl; dlsposo 01 any
nonconforming aolld waslo contalnor; or abale tho nulsanco In accordanco wllh Soct/on 24 01
Art/elo Viol tho Iowa City Codo 01 Ordlnancas; abalo Iho nulsanco undor atalo law, Chaplor
657, Iowa Codo (1969). Eloctfon 01 any 000 of thoso romodlos by the Clly ahall not proeludo
tho City Irom pursuing any olhor romody, and such romodlos aro doomod cumulatlvo and not
oxcluslvo.
Nollco 01 any such City dotormlnallon Ihat a prohlbltod nulsanco oxlsts shall bo glvon 10 tho
ollondlng patly as follows:
(1) Bo glvon In wrlllng 10 lho person, rosponslblo party, rosldont, oporalClr, buslnoss or
onllty atlholr lasl known addrosa;
(2) Stalo Ihal tho Clly has dotormlnod thai a violation 01 this Chaplor oxlsls;
(3) Doscrlbo Iho violation, with roJoronco 10 tho eppllcablo provisions of this Chaptor, rulos,
or olhor appllcablo county, slalo, or lodorallaw;
(4) Advlso what actions aro roqulrod 10 bo lokon by Iho ofJondlng party to romody Iho
violation.
Tho nollco shall bo doomod 10 bo proporly sorvod " It Is porsonally sorvod; " It Is postod In
a conspicuous pia co on tho ofJondlng proporty or building; or If a copy Ihoroof Is sonl by
ordinary mall, with sulllelont poslago alllxod, 10 Iho 1051 known addross 01 Iho porson,
rosponslblo parly, occupant, oporator, entlly, buslno.. or govornmontol onlity.
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Soc. 15-5. Dlroc1or'. rule-maklng Iulhorlty.
The Dlroc1or may mako, Imond, revoko and onforeo roalonablo and noeouary rufos and
rogulaUonl governing, bu1 001 Ilmnod 10:
(I) Speclncatlons lor aolld waslo conlalnors, Including tho lypo. compo.IUon, oqulpmonl,
Ilze, wolghl and ahapo Ihoreol.
(2) Wolghl and Ilzo limitations on bundlol 01 loUd waste 100 largo lor lolld wasIl
conlalnors.
(3) Sanitation, malnlonanca and roplacomont ollolld waslo contalnors.
(4) Schedulos and rouloslor colloctlon and lrllllsportatlon ollolld waslo by City porsonnol.
(5) Collection points 01 solid wasto contalnors.
(6) Speelalldontlneatlon roqulromonts lor uso 01 solid wasto conlalnors.
(7) CollocUon, transportation, procossfng and disposal ollolld waslo.
(8) Storage 01 solid wasto.
(9) Roeords 01 quantity and typos 01 solid wasto rocolvod at dlsposallacllltlel.
(10) Handling 01 hazardous wastos,spoclal wastos, loxlc wastos, sludgos, ashes, egrlcultural
wasto, construction was to, bulky Itoms, Uros, aulomobllos, oils, groasol, yard was to,
baltorlos, appllancos, and rocyclablos.
(11) Spoclal carryoUl aorvlco lor Iho oldor~ and handlcappod. .!
(12) Collec1lon 01 rosldenUaI solid waslo rosulllng Irom tho oporaUon and malntonanco 01
moro than lour (4) dwolllng units.
(13) Billing and collocllon 01 disposal aorvlco chargos al Iho Landfill.
(14) Hours 01 oporatlon lor tho Landfill.
A copy of any end all rulos and rogulallons Issuod undor tho provisions 01 this Soc1lon shall
bo lIIod In tho olllco ollho City Clork, end shall bo avallablo for public Inspoetlon during normal
buslnoss hours.
Soc. 15.6. ProhIbited prac1lcoI.
It shall bo prohlbllod for any porson, rosponslblo party, oporalor, rosldonl, occupanl or ontlty,
or any agont or roprosonlallvo thorool, 10:
(1) Ooposllsolld wasto In any solid wasto conlalnor othor than In a solid wasto conlalnor
ollhor ownod by the doposllor, or proporly and lawfully loasod by tho doposltor.
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(2) Interloro In any mannor wfth tho cOlloctlon, Itorago, or Iranspertallon 01 lolld was to;
Inlorloro wflh tho oqulpmontlor tho usa olluch colloctlon. Itorage or Iransportatlon;
or Inlorloro with solid waslo colloctorl In tho lawful porlormanco 01 tholr dutlel.
(3) Throw, ClSI, place, lay or porm" placomonl 01 any roluse Into or on any recoptaclo
lpoclftcally doslgnatod by the City or prlvato entity as a rocoptaclo 10 bo usod only lor
dopes" 01 rocyclablo or roul8blo wasto.
(4) Dopos" rocyclablos or rousablo wasto In contalnors or at Iocallons nol Ipoeffically
doslgnatod lor such wasto.
(5) UI1or.
ARTICLE II
COMMERCIAL SOUD WASTE HAULERS
Soc. 15-10. Pormh roqulrod.
No porson, buslnoss, rosponslblo party, occupanl, oporalor, or onllty Ihall ongago In tho
buslnoss 01 rocolvlng, colloetlng, l1ansportlng, procosslng, rocycllng, or dlspollng 01 solid waste
within tho Iowa City Landfill Sorvfco Aloa wllhoul first obtaining an annual pormlllrom tho City;
provldod, howovor, Ihalthls soctlon shall nol bo doomod 10 apply to omployoos 01 tho holdor
01 any luch parmi\. No pormlt shall bo roqulrod lor oplsodlc or Irrogular colloctlon and
Iransportatlon 01 building domolltlon malorlal or brick or loundallon matorlals, or 01 dirt or rock
malorlals Irom grading or oxcavatlon actlvlllos. Howovor, a pormlt shall bo roqulrod lor porsons
who provldo buildIng domolltlon sorvfeos or who colloct and dlsposo 01 building domolltlon
malo rials on a rogular basis.
Soo. 15-11. Application.
Each applicant lor any pormlt roqulrod by Soctlon 15-10 shall slate In lis application:
(1) Tho charactorlstlcs 01 solid wasto 10 bo colloctod, l1ansportod, procossod, dlsposod 01
or rocyclod.
(2) Tho numbor of solid waste transportation vohlclos to bo oporatod.
(3) Tho proclso aroa sorvod, and tho namo of any porson, oporator, buslnoss, ontlty or
govornmontal ontlly sorvod, II any.
(4) Thai Its omployoos havo an undorslandlng 01 appllcablo local, stalo, and lodorallaws
and praetlcos govornlng Iho colloctlon and disposal of solid waslo.
(5) Such othor Information as may bo roqulrod by tho Dlroclor.
Soc. 15-12. IssuDnco 01 pormlt and 100.
n tho application lor tho pormlt roqulrod by Soetlon 15.11 and City Inspoetlon shows that tho
applicant will colloct, transport, proeoss or dlsposo 01 aolld waslos wlthoul hazard 10 Iho publlo
hoalth or damago 10 Iho onvlronmont, and lilat auch cOlloctlon, transportallon proem or
disposal will conform with allappllcabla slato, lodoral and local laws and this Chaplor, thon lho
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OJroctor Ihalllssuo tho pormlt aulhorlzod by this Mlclo II. A pormil sUckor Ihall bo appllod
10 tho uppor rlghl.hand cornor ollho rlghl door 01 alllolld waslo transportation vohlelos. Tho
pormll shall be Issued lor a period 01 000 yoal, and each appllcanllhall pay an annual 100 as
provldod In tho Schedulo 01 Foos, Boctlon 32.1.55.
Nolhlng In thIs Soctlon Ihall profudlco tho rlghl 01 tho appllcanllo rospply altor tho donlal 01
Its application, provldod thai all aspocls 01 tho roappllcatlon Ihall comply with Iho provisions
01 this Chapter.
Soc. 15-13. Translorablllty.
Pormlls authorlzod undor this Chaptor ahall bo deomod pOllonallo tho appllcanl, and shall not
be transforablo or asslgnablo In any msnnor unloss spocllleslly ap/lIovod by tho Olroctor.
ARTICLE 111
STORAGE
Soc. 15-20. Conlalnor. roqulrod.
Tho rosfdenl, occupanl, oporalor, or ownor 01 ovory dwelling unit, rosldonco, and 01 ovory
Institutional, commorelal, buslnoss, Industrial or agricultural oslobllshmont producing solid wasto
shall provldo conlalnors 01 sulflclonl numbor and adoquate quality lor tho storago 01 all solid
wasto, sulflclontto proporly sorvo oach such dwelling unit and/or oslabllshmonl; and shall
maintain such solid wasto contalnors In roasonablo ropalr. This provision shall not apply 10
bulky rubbish, appllancos, domolltlon or conslructlon waste.
Soc. 15-21. Roqulromom. 10 placo waalo In contalnor., and to malnlaln contalnor. and
aurroundlng aroas.
Tho occupanl, rosldont, oporalor or ownor 01 ovary dwolllng unit, rosldonco, and 01 ovory
Institutional, commorelal, Industrial, agricultural or buslnoss oslabllshmonl shall placo all solid
wasto to bo collocted In propor solid waslo contalnors, oxeopt as othorwiso provldod In this
artlelo; and shall maintain such solid waslo conlalnors and tho sroas surrounding said
conlalnors In a roasonably cloan, noal snd sanitary condition at all Umos.
Soc. 15.22. SpoclflcaUona lor conlalnora.
(1) Ros/dont/o/ Ro/uso. Rosldontlal rofuso shall bo slorod In conlalnors 01 nol moro lhan
Ihlrty.flvo (35) gallons In capacity, nor loss lhan twonly (20) gallons In capacity.
Contalnors shall bo loakprool, watorprool, and fillod wllh 8 ny.tJghllld, and shall bo
proporly covorod al all tlmos oxcopl whon doposlllng waslo thoroln or romovlng tho
contonts thoroof. Tho conlalnors shall havo handlos, balls or othor sultablo lifting
dovlcos or losluros. Contalnors shall bo 01 a typo originally manulaeturod lor rosldontlal
solid wasto, with tap%d sldos lor oasy om plying. Tho contalnors shall bo of light
wolghl, sturdy construction. Tho wolght 01 any Individual contalnor, Including contonts,
shall nol oxeood sixty (60) pounds. Galvanlzod molal eontalno/s, or rubbor, fiborglass,
or plastic conlalnors which do not bocomo brlttlo In cold woalhor aro doomod
approprlalo. Dlsposablo solid waslo conlalnors, as opprovod by lho Dlroctor, may also
bo usod lor storago 01 rosldontlal solid waslo.
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(2) Ro!/dontlo/ Yard WO!lo. Rosldonllal yard waslo colloctod by tho City Ihall bo Ilorod In
yard wallo plastic bags 10 be provldod by tho Clly lor a leo. The plastic yard wasto
bags will be av.llablo lor purchaso at various rolalllloros In Iowa City. Tho foo lor
saId yard walto plastic bags Ihall be as ostabllshod In Iho Schodulo 01 FOOl, Soctlon
32.1-&5.
(3) CommofC/a/. Commorefal solid waslo Ihall bo atorod In solid waslo contalnoll as
approvod by the Olroctor. The contalnolllhall bo watorprool, loakprool and Ihall be
covored II all tlmos, oxcopt whon doposltlng waslo thoroln or romovlng the contonts
tholool. Commorcial solid waste contalnersslorod on City proporty ahall bo watorproof
and loakprool, and shall bo covorod al all tlmos w1lh an alr.tlghllld lockod In position,
oxeopl whon doposltlng waste thoreln 01 removing tho contonls lhorool. Commercial
lofld wastl conlalnorllhall bo stoam cloanod alloast twIco oach yoar: onco during tho
month 01 May and onco durIng tho month 01 August.
(4) Non-con/ormlng. Any conlalnor thai doos not conlorm 10 paragraphs (I) and (3) 01 this
soellon musl bo promptly roplacod by an opprovod lolld waslo contalnor upon rocolpt
01 Wllllon nolleo Irom tho City. "not roplacod wllhln sovon (7) calondar days altor
dollvory 01 such notlco, lho contalnor and Its conlonls may bo dlsposod 01 by tho City
as waslo.
Soc. 15.23. Storago 01 limbs and brush.
Troo and brush limbs moasurlng loss Ihan lour (4) Inchos In dlamolor, logothor with brush
bolng storod lor pickup. shall bo socuroly tlod In bundlos nollargor Ihan lorty.olghl (48) Inchos
long and olghloon (18llnehos In dlamotor whon bolng slorod olhor than In slorago conlalnors.
Tho wolght 01 any IndMdual bundlo shall not oxeood Ilxty (80) pounds.
Soc. 15-24. Location 01 aolld wasla conlalnora.
Rosldontlal solid waslo contalnors shall bo slorod upon prlvato proporty. Commorclalsolld
wasto conlalnors shall be Itorod upon prlvalo proporty union bolh Iho ownor 01 tho contalnor
and tho ownor or oporator 01 tho promlsos shall havo boon grantod wrllton pormlsslon Irom
tho CIty Council, by way of wrllton agroomonl, 10 usa public proporty lor such purposos. Tho
storago alto lor bolh resldontlal and commorclal solid wasto contalnors shall bo woll dralnod,
whothor storod on public or prlvato proporty. Furlhor, tho storago slto lor saId conlslnor Ihall
bo lufly aecosslblo to colloctlon oqulpmonl, to public hoalth porsonnol and 10 firo Inspection
porsonnol. Rogardloss 01 whothor porml~slon has boon granlod by tho City lor storago on
publlo proporty, commorclsl solid wasto contalnors shall not bo placod In tho aroa botwoon any
building and tho Itroot rlght-ol.way, Including aroas co~monly rolorrod 10 as 'parkfng' botwoon
tho curb and tho prlvolo proporty IIno. In casos whorol)conlalnor cannot phsyclally bo locatod
anywhoro bul bOlwoon tho building and slrool rlghl-ol.way, Dlroclor may approvo locallon If
proporly seroonod. Conlalnors locatod within filly (50) 1001 01 a slroot rlght.ol.way musl bo
scroonod 110m v10w from said rlght-of.way. In tho ovonl a solid waslo conlafnor bocomos a
nulsanco by roason 01 lIt1or, lho Clly may roqulro Iho onllro contalnor storago aroa 10 bo
onclosod by a lonco or slrucluro surnclonlto provonlllltor. Howovor, nothing horoln shall bo
construod to croato any duty on tho City 10 colloCl commorclal solid wasto, which Is spoclllcalty
prohlbltod undor Socllon 15-37, bolow.
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Sac. 15-25. Spocufatlva Iccumulatlon.
No porion, resldenl. occupant, buslnoll, oporator or ontlty Ihall Iccumulale loIld waste In 1
lpoculatlvo mannor unlou the accumulating party can domonstrlte, 10 the CIty'1 aatlllactlon,
that the malorlal II potonUll1y recyclable and has a loaslblo moanl 01 being recycled, and can
Ilso demonll1lto 10 the CIty'1 utllfactlon thai during anyone ellondlr year commencfng on
tho fir II dlY 01 January, Ihll the amounl 01 mltorlal thllls rocyelod or eold lor recycling equall
al leasllovonty.flvo porcenl (75%) lurnovor, by weight or volume, 01 the tolal amounl 01
matorlal accumulatod during any ono calondlr porlod. In CalCUlltlng the porconllgo olturnovor
al comparod 10 accumulation, the 75% turnovor roqulromenllhall be aoparatoly appllod 10
olch malorlal 01 tho same or Ilmllar typo which Is rocyclod In tho eame or Ilmllar way, such
al appllancos. tlros, glasl and Y8ld waste.
ARTICLE rJ
COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION
Soc. 15.30. Colloctlon Irom rOlldontlal dwolllngl.
Tho City Ihall colloct all rosldontlal roruso rosultlng Irom the oporatlon and malnlonanco 01
Ilngle.lamlly, duplox, Irl.plox, and lour.plex dwolllngs, as dofinod In lho zoning ordlnanco, whon
oach dwolllng or dwelling unit Is localod on liS own lot with fronlage on a public slloOI. The
City shall mako such colloctlons onco por wook whonovor roasonably posslblo. Tho Dlroctor
Is aulhorlzod 10 adopl rogulatlons and to onlor Into wrlUon agroomonls to provldo rosldontlal
lolld wasto colloctlon 10 olhor dwolllngs. SaId rosldontlal roluso colloctlon shall bo mandatory.
Prlvato colloctlon 01 rosldontlal solid was to, as dofinod In Soctlon 16-2, Is prohlbltod.
Thoso dwelllnge rocoMng City rofuse colloctlon sorvlco on tho offoctlvo dalo 01 this Ordlnanco,
which would not bo ontltlod 10 rocolvo luch sorvlco undor Ihe torms of this lubsoctlon, may
cOhtlnuo 10 roeolvo City roruso colloctlon 10rvlco. In the ovonlsuch aorvfco Is voluntarily
discontinued by tho ownor 01 any such dwolllng lor any porlod oltlmo, tho City may lormlnato
!oluee colloctlon sorvlco to such dwolllng.
Tho Dlroetor may oxompt quaUfylng dwolllngs Irom tho City's mandatory colloctlon heroin litho
Dlroclor dolormlnos Ihat tho dwolllng and an adjaconl ostabllshmonl which gonoratos
commorclal solid waslo Is part 01 one complox 01 buildings, which logolher sorvo a unlllod
purposo.
Soc. 15-31. Colloctlon 01 tirol, appllancos and bulky rubbish.
Appllancos and tlros dlseardod Irom uso at promlsos 10 which colloctlon sorvlcos aro provided
by Ihe Clly will bo colloetod by Iho City at such rosldontlal promlsos, bul only upon prior
roquosl and arrangomont with Iho City. Tho ownor, rosponslblo party, occupant or oporator
of such promlsos will bo blllod for collocllon and disposal 01 oach such appllanco and tlro In
tho amount provldod In tho Sehodulo 01 Foos, Soctlon 32.1.55 ollho City Codo.
Bulky rubbIsh Irom promlsos to which colloctlon sorvlcos aro provldod by tho City will be
cOlloctod, but only upon prior roquost and arrangomonl with tho Clly, provldod Ihaltho bulky
rubbish doos not oxcood roasonablo limitations 01 wolght and bulk, as dolormlnod by Iho
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Soc. 15-32. Colloc1lon 01 troo Ind bruah IImba.
Troo and brush limbs ahall be collOClod as bulky rubbish. Troo and brulh limbs creelad by
commorcfal 1100 10rvlco oporatlonl or by tho clearing 01 land for conllructlon will nol be
colloctod.
Soc. 15-33. Yard wllta.
RosldonUal yard waslo shall be colloctod soparatoly 110m othor lolld wsslo In tho limo mannor
as rosldentlal rofuso and In accordaoco with the provisions 01 SocUon 15-30. Howovor,
colloctlon 01 yard wasto by tho City Is not mandatory. Only rosldonUal yard westo properly
elorod In bags provldod by the City, as provldod by Soctlon 15-22. and Iroo Irom ell other lolld
waste Ihall be colloc1od lor disposal. Unbaggod or Improporly baggod rosldontle' yard wasto
shall not be colloctod by tho City.
Soc. 15-34. Cortaln waaloa not lubJoc1 to colloc1lon.
Tho Clly will nol colloCI any 01 tho following mstorlals from any dwolllng, rosldonco or
rosldonllsl promlsas sorvod by City solid waslo collection lorvleo: load acId ballorlos: wasle
oil: or any subslanco or matorlal dolormlnod by tho Dlroc1or 10 bo hazardous or unaccoplablo
lor colloctlon. Tho Olroctor may adopl and onforco rogulollons, basod on hoalth and saloly
concorns, Ipoclfylng additional substancos and msterlals not subjoct 10 colloctlon, as provided
undor Soctlon 15-5 abovo.
Load acid ballorlos and waslo 011 aro subjoclto disposal al City solid waslo dlsposallaclllllos
as provldod In Melo V ollhls Chsplor.
No porson, occupanl, rosponslblo party, rosldont, operalor or onllty shall obtain or allomplto
obtaIn Clly colloellon 01 solid wasto or othor substancos or malorlals horoln doclarod not
aUbJoct 10 collocllon. Any such soparalo allompt and/or aellon by such ollondlng party Ihall
conslllulo a soparalo offonso ollhls provision and Socllon 15..t, Tho Clty's cosls lor rotrlovlng
such subslancos or matorlals Irom tho colloctlon vohlelo or from Ihe City's dlsposslslte, and/or
lor cloanlng up Iho colloctlon vohlelo or disposal site, shall bo chargoablo 10 Iho rosponslble
party lor tho solid waslo collocllon 8ccounl lor tho rosldonco, dwolllng or premlsol where such
substaneos or mstorlals woro placed lor colloctlon, or whoro aclually colloctod. "no account
has boon oSlabllshod, notlco 01 a violation of thfs provision shall bo glvon 10 tho offondlng
party, al provldod In Soctlons 15-4 and 15-6 horoln.
Soc. 15.35. limos and location 01 coffoctlon contalnors,
Roluso contalnors, Iroo and brush limbs and yard wosto conlalnors, as doscrlbod In Soctlons
15-22 and 15,23 rospoetlvoly, logolhor with othor solid W8stO pormlllod 10 bo placod atlho
curb, shall bo plaeod lor colloctlon atlho curb 01 tho stroot upon which tho rosldoneo, dwolllng
or promlsos Ironts. Rofuso contalnors must bo physically soparatod Irom yard waslo conlalnors
a dlstaneo of not loss Ihan Ion (10) 1001 as moasurod along tho curb, In ordor 10 onablo tho
solid waste colloetor 10 oaslly Idonllly dlfforlng contonls as woll as dlfforlng conlalnors. Yard
wasto conlalnors must bo cloarly markod as such. Placomonl 01 solid wasto at tho curb lor
colloctlon shall occur prior 10 7:00 a.m. on Iho rogularly schodulod colloellon day, but shall not
occur boforo 3:00 p.m. on tho day boforo tho rogularly schodulod colloellon day. Conlalnors
shall bo romovod from tho curb on tho Game day colloctlon Is mado, and roturnod 10 a location
roasonably noar tho DIdo or back 01 any pormanont building on tho promlsos.
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Soc. 15-38. ROlponllbllhy lOt complllnc..
h Ihall be tho relponllblllty 01 tho ownor, oporalor or rosponllblo party lor Iny rOlldonco 01
dwolllng conlalnlng two (2), throe (3) or lour (4) dwolllng unltl to ohoctuato compliance wfth
tho provlllonl 01 SoctIon 1 &-35. For Ilnglo.lamlly dwonlngl, tho ownor, occupanl, oporalor, 01
the porson who II tho rosponllblo party lor the lond walle conoctlon account or thl porion
who pays tho lolld waslo colIoctIon 100 Ihan be rOlponslblo lor compllanco wfth tho provlllonl
01 Soctlon 1&-35. In tho Gvonl tho 100 II unpaId, tho ownor, occupanl, or oporllor 01 the
promlsol or the relponslble party lor tho promlsos, ,hall bo responslblo lor compllanco wfth
thll Chaptor. and Ihall be deomed tho rosponslble party for purposol ollocurlng compliance.
Soc. 15-37. Colloctlon Irem cortaln promlaol by tho City Prohlbltod.
Tho City Ihall nol collect any commorcfallolld waslo, oleoptlng colloctlon Irom tho Clty'l own
proporty. Nor Ihall the City conoct any rosldentlallond wasto Irom any dwolllng unltl wfthln
a Itructuro whIch, In addlUon 10 tho rosldontlal lolld waslo, contaIns tho oporallon 01 any
commorclal, Induslllal, InstitutIonal, agricultural or othor establlshmonl and which gonoralol
commorclal, Indullllal, Inslllutlonal, or agricultural waslo or ony combination thorool, or which
oporatlon gonoratos othor than rosldontlalsolld waslo.
Soc. 15-38. Rosponslbllhy 01 colloctora.
(11 Solid waste colloctorl ,hall bo rosponslblo lor the collocllon ollolld wasto from tho
point 01 colloctJon to tho transportallon vohlelos, bul only Illho lolld wasto was Ilorod
In compllonco wfth SocUons t5-20, 15.21, 15.22, 16-23, and 15.2401 this Chaptor.
Any splllago or blowlng IiUor cousod or rosultlng from Iha colloctlon actlvltlos 01 tho ,olld
wosto colloctor Ihall lorthwlth bo rotrlovod by tho oNondlng party. and placod In tho
l1ansportatlon vehlclol by tho solid wasto colloetor.
(21 All aolld wosto Ilansportatlon vohlclos shall bo malntalnod In a lafo, cloan and sanllary
condition, and Ihall be constructod, molntafnod and oporalod 10 provont aplllage olaolld
wasle. ^" vohlclos u:od lor Irancportallon 01 ;elld wasto shall bo constructod with
walortlght bodies, and wtlh covors which shall olthor bo an Intogral part 01 tho vohlcle
with on~ loading hopporl oxposod, or shall be a loparalo covor 01 sultablo matorlal
wtlh laslonors doslgnod 10 aocuro all sldos of tho covor 10 Iho vohlclo. II tho covor 01
tho aolld wasto transportation vohlclo Is aoparato, It Ihall bo locurod whonevor tho
vohle/o Is transporting solid waslo. No solid wasto shall be Iransportod In tho losdlng
hoppors.
(31 Pormlts shall not bo roqulrod lor tho romoval, hauling or disposal 01 dirt and rock
matorlal Irom grading or oxcavatlon octlvlllos; howovor, all such matorlal shall bo
convoyod In tlghl vohlelos, Irucks or rocoptaelos, conslruclod ond molnlolnod In such
a mannor that nono of tho molorlol bolng transportod can spill upon Iho publlo rlghl.
ol.way.
(41 Slorago of transportallon vohlclos usod or Intondod 10 bo usod lor colloctlon and
Ironsportallon 01 garbago Is prohlbltod In all rosldontlal zonos.
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Soc. 15-30. ROlldontJal eolloctlon lOll.
Tho loos lor tho colloctlon 01 rosldontlallolld waste Irom rosldontlal promlsol, as dofinod In
Soctlon 15-2, Ihall be as plovIdod In tho Schodulo of Foos. Soctlon 32.1-55.
Sac. 15-40. Dopollt upon ollabllahmanl 01 ICCOUnt.
Upon Initial ostabllshmonl wI1h tho City 01 a rosldontlal walor sorvlco accounl, I rosldontlal
aowor 10rvlco accounl, or a rosldonUallolld wasle colloetlon account, or any one olthoso
accounls, or upon rooslabllshmonl 01 ono or sovoralluch accounls with tho City, tho person
or rosponslblo party oslablllhlng tho account Ihall bo roqulrod 10 oxoculo a sorvlco agroomonl
with tho City, and also mako a comblnod accounl doposlt boloro commoncomont 01 City
10rvlcos. Tho amounl 01 the doposlt shall bo as provldod In Iho Schodulo 01 Foos, Soctlon
32. t .55. Tho doposlt shall be hold ollhor unlll throo (3) yoars altor oslabllshmont 01 tho
account or unUl sorvfco II lormlnatod and tho account closod, whlchevor Is oarllor. AI such
tlmo 01 lormlnatlon or throo yoar'l duration, Iho amount 01 tho doposlt shall bo crodltod 10 Iho
rosponslblo party's account.
Soc. 15-41. Doposlt upon dollnquoncy 01 account.
A dollnquoncy doposll may bo chargod upon ropoalod dollnquoncy of any wator sorvlco
accounl, sowor sorvfco aeeounl, and/or rosldontlal solid waslo colloctlon account. Upon tho
occurronco 01 two dollnquoncy chargos lor any one of Ihoso accounts during any ono calondar
yoar, tho rosponslblo party lor tho accounl(s) shall bo roqulrod 10 mako a comblnod accounl
doposlt \\f1lch Is oquallo tho avorage two. month billing for tho ontlro account. Tho avorago
two.month billing shall bo basod upon Iho actual billing' during Iho prior twolvo.month porlod.
" tho rosponslblo party already has a comblnod doposlt bolng hold, lhal doposlt amount ahall
bo Incroasod 10 lho propor amounllor a dollnquoncy doposlt.
Dollnquoncy deposits shall bo hold olthor ono yoar altor tho oslabllshmont dato or ono yoar
altor Iho lasl dollnquoncy chargo lor a dollnquenl account, whlchovor Is lator. Tho doposlt
thall bo foloasod to Iho rosponslblo party whon GOrvfco Is tormlnalod or whon tho account Is
closod, at which tlmo Iho do posit shall bo crodllod to Iho account.
ARTICLE V
DISPOSAL
Soc. 15-50. Disposal laellltlol.
Solid wastos shall bo doposltod al a procosslng facility or disposal aroa conslstonl wllh all
roqulromonts 01 local, slato, and lodorallaw.
Soc. 15.51. Hazardoul or apoclal woalo.
Tho Dlroclor may adopt rogulatlons classifying eortaln wastos as hazardous or spacial waslos
and may, pursuanllo such rogulatlons, prohlblllhO disposal 01 such waslos al tho Iowa City
Landnll or roqulro spoclal handling thorool, as provldod In Soctlon t 5.5 abovo.
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Soc. 15-52. Dllpolal 01 load Icld ballorlal Ind wulo 011.
POllonl, bullnollol, OporllOIl Of ontltlol rOlldlng. locatod or oporallng wilhln tho Landfill
Sorvlco Aroa mlY dlspelo ollold acid ballorlos II1d waste olllrom tholr prlvolo or commorclal
vohlclos by dollvorlng lamo 10 Iocatlonl applovod by tho Dlroc1or, provldod thai such W8Itel
woro gonoralod by actMtlel Of oporallonllocalod and oporallng, In whole or In part, within tho
Landfill Sorvlco Area.
Soc. 15-53. Disposal 01 appllancol I1lha Landnll.
POllons, nrml, buslnossol, oporatorl or ontlUos roslding, localod or oporatlng within tho Landfill
Sorvlco Aroa may dllpolo 01 appllancos al tho Landfill, provldod thaI luch waslos woro
gonoratod by IctMtlel Of oporatlons occurring within tho Landfill Sorvlco Area. Appllancol
doposllOd al tho Landfill In . ClUlhod condition, or 10 damagod al 10 provonl romoval 01
capaeflorl or ballasls, Ihall bo lub/oct 10 a lurchargo 100, 10 bo oslabllshod In Iho Schodulo
01 F oos, Soctlon 32.1055.
Soc. 15-54. Dllpooal 01 Urol al tho Landnll.
Porsons, firms, buslnosSOI, oporators or ontltlos rosldlng, locatod or oporatlng wilhln Iho Landfill
Sorvfco Aroa may dispose 01 tires at tho Landfill, provldod lhal such wastos woro gonoralod
by ac1Mtlos or oporaUonl occurring within tho Landfill Sorvfeo Aroa.
Soc. 15-55. Disposal 01 yard wallo al Iha Landnll.
Porions, nrms, buslnossos, oporalorl or ontltlos rosldlng, locstod or oporatlng withfn Iho Landfill
Sorvfco Aroa may dlsposo 01 yard waslo al Ihe Landfill, provldod thai such waslos woro
gonoratod by actMtlos or oporallons occurring In wholo or In part within tho Landfill Sorvlco
Aroa.
Soc. 15-58. Appllaneoa, yard woslo, and Uros 10 bo aoparalod Irom olhor lolld WUlo
lor dlspoul.
Appllancos, yard waslo, and tlros may nol bo mlxod with othor solid waslo dollvorod 10 tho
Landfill lor disposal. Porsons, firms, buslnossos, oporators or ontltlos disposing 01 appllancos,
yard waslo, or tlros at tho Landfill shall soparalo Ihoso 1I0ms Irom olhor solid waslo malorlals,
and shall dollvor and unload Ihom al tho sitos doslgnalod by Iho Clly lor disposal 01 such
Iloms.
Soc. 15.57. Ponaltlos lor Impropor dlapoul or dlspoul 01 prohlbllod or hazardoul waslo,
Ills prohlbltod lor any porson, firm, buslnoss, oporator or onllty 10 doposll solid waslo atlho
Landfill In a location othor Ihan Ihat provldod by Iho Dlroctor or as dlroclod by Landfill
porsonnol. It Is lurthor prohlbltod lor any porson, firm, buslnoss, oporalor, or ontlty 10 dlsposo
or allompl to dispose 01 hazardous or prohlbltod wasto allho Landfill In a mannor or In a
location othor Ihan Ihal provldod by Iho Dlroctor pursuanllo Soellon 15-51 ollhls Ordlnanco.
II Is also prohlbltod lor any porson, nrm, buslnoss, oporator or onlity to dlsposo or allompllo
dlsposo 01 appllaneos, yard waslo, or Ilros atlho Landfill In a mannor or at a location othor
Ihan Ihat provldod pursuant 10 Socllons 15-53. 15.54, 15.55, and 15-56 01 Ihls Ordlnanco.
V1olallons 01 olthor Ihls provision or 01 any rogulatlons odoptod by Iho Dlractor pursuontlo
Soetlon 15.51 shall conslituto olthor a mfsdomoanor or a municipal Infraction, and oaeh
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violation Ihall conlUluto I loperato ollonlo. Tho Clly'l cosls lor rOl1lovlng luch lubstencel
or matorlall Irom tho Landfill disposal 1110, ftndlor lor Iny costs Incurred by the City lor
cloanlng up the dllpolal 1110 Ihall be ch8lgoeblo 10 Iha offonding party or plrtlOI, Ropollod
v1olatlonl olthl. ptovlslon or 01 rogulatlonl adoplod by tho OJroC1or purluanlto SoctIon 1 &0
51 Ihall be lulllefonl caUlO lor tho City'. rovocltlon 01 tho Lanc!riU dl,polII prlvllego. 01 en
offending party, Inor wrhlon notlco 01 tho City'. Inlontlon 10 rovok..
Sac. 15-58. Dllpoll' '.01.
Tho 1001 for disposal of loIld wasta Ihall be IS provldod In Schedul. 01 Foes, SoctIon 32.1.
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ARTICLE VI
LITTERING
Soc. 15-77. Short Iltle.
This artlclo shall bo known and may be cllod as Iho IOWD City Antl.LIl10r Ordlnanco.
Soc. 15-78. Donnltlona.
In addlUon 10 tho definitions lellorth In Mlelo I olthll Chaptor, 101 purposos 01 this artlclo
tho following lorms, phrasos, words and Iholr dorlvatlons shall moan Iho lollowlng:
Alrcran Is any contrlvanco now known or horoaftor Invonlod, usod or doslgnod lor navlgaUon
or lor nlghlln tho air, Tho word 'aircraft" Ihall Ineludo hollcoplora and IIghlor.than.alr dlrlglblos
and balloons,
Rocoploc/O Is a Uttor sloraoo and colloctlon contalnor as roqulrod and aulhorlzod In ArtIclo III
01 this Chaptor,
Ullor Is 'garbago,' 'roluso' and 'rubbish' as dofinod In this Chaplor, togolher with all othor .olld
wasil malo rial which, II thrown or doposllod as horoln prohlbltod, unroasonably ondangorl
public hoallh, saloly and wollaro.
Nowspapor Is any nowspapor 01 gonoral circulation as donnod by gonorallaw, any nowspapor
duly onlorod with tho posl offieo dopartmonl of tho Unllod Slalos, In accordanco wlth ledoral
slatuto or rogulaUon, and any nowspapor filod and rocordod with any rocordlng officor a.
provldod by gonorallaw; and, In addition thorolo, ahall moan and Includo any porlodlcal or
curront magazlno rogularly publlshod wllh nolloss than lour (4) Issuos por yoar and aold to
Iho publlo.
Park Is a park, rosorvatlon, playground, boach, rocroatlon contor or any othor public oroa In
tho elly, ownod or usod by Iho city and dovotod 10 activo or passlvo rocroaUon.
Prlvato proportt or prom/50S Is any dwolllng, hOuso, building or othor atructuro doslgnod or
usod olther wholly or In part lor prlvato rosldonUal, buslnoll, commorclal or Industrial purposos,
wholhor Inhabllod or tomporarlly or continuously unlnhabltod or vacant, and shall Include any
yard, grounds, walk, drlvoway, porch, slops, vosUbulo or mailbox bolonglno 10 or appurtonanl
10 such dwolllno, houso, building or othor slructuro.
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Public p/aca Is any and all ItroOls, Ildewalkl. boulovards. alloys or olhor public ways, logolhor
wtth any and all public parks, Iquarol, Ipacol, grounds and buildings.
Vohlc/o Is ovory dovlco In, upon or by whIch any porson or proporty II or may bo l1anlportod
or drawn upon a highway, Including dovleos usod oxcluslvoly upon Ilallonary rails or l1aekl.
Soc. 15-78. Prohlbllod In public pIma gonorally.
No porson Ihallthrow or deposllllllor on or upon any public placo wtthln tho city exceplln
public rocoptaclos, or In authorlzod privata roceptaclos lor colloctlon and dispoSal. Ally porion
who drops, or pormlts 10 bo dropped or thrown upon any public plaeo any 01 tho above.
doscrlbed malorlals upon any county road or stalo highway shslllmmodlaloly romovo tho lame
or caUIO II to be romovod, and lallure 10 do 10 Ihall conslltuto a violation olthll chaptor.
Soc. 15-80. PlacomOn1 01 III10r In rocoptacloa 10 aa to provonl acallorlng roqulrad.
Porsons placing lI110r In public rocoptaclos or In aulhorlzod prlvato rocoptaclos Ihall do 10 In
lueh a mannor ss to provontlho ""or from bolng carrlod or doposllod by tho nalural olomonls
upon any public placo or upon prlvala proporty.
Soc. 15.81. Swooping II110r Inlo gutlorl, alrools or olhor public placos prohlbltod.
No porson shalllwoop Into or doposltln any gultor, alloy, strool or olhor public placo wtthln
tho clly Illtor or any accumulation 01 IlIlor Irom any building or 101, or 'rom any public or prlvalo
sldowalk or drlvoway. Porsons ownIng, oporallng or occupying proporty shall koop Iho
s/dowalk In Ironl 01 Iholr prom/sos Iroe 01 ""or.
Soc. 15.82. throwing III10r Irom vohlelos.
No porson, whllo a drlvor or passongor In a vohlclo, shall throw or doposltllltor upon any stroot
or othor publlo placo wtlhln tho city, or upon prlvato proporty.
Soc. 15-83. OporaUon 01 Iruckl causing II110r prohlbltod.
No vohlclo carryIng a load or malorlals shall bo drlvon or movod on any slato hIghway, county
road or city stroot unloss such vohlclo Is Sll eonslruclod or loadod as 10 provont any ollIs load
Irom dropping, sllllng, loaklng or olhorwlse oscaplng Ihorofrom, oxeoptlhat sand or olhor
malorlals may bo droppod lor Iho purposo 01 socurlng Iractlon, and walor or othor subslanco
may bo sprlnklod on a stroot or roadway In ordor 10 cloan or malnlaln such strool or roadway.
II shall bo prohlbltod ror vohlclos to doposlt Irom Iholr whools or track subslanllal and
unroasonablo quantltlos of mud, gravol or othor motor/als onto povod public strools or
roadwoya.
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Soc. 15-84. Throwing II110r In parke prohlbhod.
No porion Ihall throw Of doposlt II110r In any park ownod by tho City, whothor within Of wtthOU1
tho City, oxcOpl In public rocoptaclol and In luch manner thai tho Iillor will romaln In tho
rocoptacle unlil collection, and wUl 001 bo Icallored by tho natural olomontl onto any park,
Illoet, roadwlY or public ploco. Whoro public rocoplaeles aro nol provldod, a1lluch II110r
Ihall be carrlod away kom tho park by the porson rosponslblo lor the IIl1nr'l prelenco on tho
public ptoporty, and IhaI1 bo proporly disposed 01 olsowhoro. as provldod horoln.
Soc. 15-85. Throwing II110r In lakea and lountalnl prohlbltod.
No porion Ihall throw, dopeslt or pormll II110r In any lounlaln, pond, lako, Il10am, or any othor
body 01 wator In a park Of olsowhoro within tho city.
Soc. 15-8e. Dropping II110r Irom aircraft.
No porion In any aircraft shallscallor, drop or doposlt any lillor, handbill or any othor objoct
wilhln tho clty or Iho connnos 01 tho municipal airport.
Soc1. 15-87. Doposhlng Il11er on occuplod prlvalo properly.
No porson shall throw or dopeslt IllIor on any occuplod prlvoto proporty within Ihe clly, whothor
ownod by lueh porsons or nol; oxcopl thallho ownor, oporalor or porson In control 01 prlvato
proporty may molntsln authorlzod prlvalo rocoplaelos lor collocUon In such 0 mannor thatllllor
will bo provontod Irom bolng carrlod or dopesltod by Iho natural olomonls upon any Ilrool,
sldowalk or other public placo, or upon prlvato proporty.
Soc. 15-88. Ownora 10 malnlaln promlsol Iroo 01 1Il10r,
Tho ownor or porson olthor oporatlng or In control 01 any prlvato proporty or promlsos shall
at all tlmos maintaIn tho proporty or promlsos Iroo olllllor; provldod, howovor, Ihalthls socUon
ahall not prohibit Iho Ilorago or II1l0r In aulhorlzod prlvato rocoptaclos for collocUon, or prohibit
Iho composUng 01 yard waste.
Soc. 15-89. ThrowIng or dopolltlng Ihlor on vaeanllols prohlbltod.
No porson shalllhrow or doposlt II1l0r on any opon or vaeanl prlvato proporty wilhln tho city
whothor ownod, occuplod or oporatod by such porson or not.
Soc. 15-90. Cloarlng by City 01 opon or vacanl prlvoto proporty upon ownar'a lalluro.
(1) Nollco 10 romovo. Whon, In tho dotormlnatlon 01 Iho Dlroclor, Iillor posos an
unroasonablo or dangorous Ihroatto publlo hoalth, safoty or wOlfaro, tho Dlroctor or
hls/hor doslgnoo Is horoby authorlzod and ompoworod 10 noUfy tho ownor, occuponl
or oporalor 01 any opon or vacant proporty within Iho city, or Iho agonl or roprosonlatlvo
thoroof, to proporly dlsposo of IIl10r locatod on Iho ollondlng proporty. Such nolleo
shall bo In accordanco with Soctlon 24, Artlelo VI 01 tho Iowa City Codo of Ordlnancos.
(2) Acllon upon noncompllanco. Upon Iho lalluro, nogloct or rofusal of any ownor,
occupant, oporator or agont so noUnod to proporly dlsposo 01 said unhoalthlul or
dangorous IIl10r within sovon (7) calondar days altor rocolpl 01 wrlllon notlco, or within
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fine on (15) calondar days Inor tho date lueh notleo Is rolurnod 10 the City becaulO 01
inability 10 maka dollvory 10 tho last known addrou 01 tho ottondlng party, the O/roctor
or hlshlor dOllgnoe I. luthorlzod Ind ompoworod to abato or CIUIO the Ibllomont 01
Uller on prlvlle property. Abalomonl olllllor on prlvalo property may be Iccompll.hed
In ICCOfdanco with SoctIon 24, ArtJcfe VI 01 tho Iowa City Codo 01 OIdlnancGl.
(3) Charpo for Ictlon upon noncomplianco. Allor the City hi' ettoctod tho removal 01 IUch
ottOndlng Uller or hal paid lor 1\1 romoval, tho actual COil thoreol, plus aCClUod Inlorell
It tho maxfmum rllo doslgnllod by law per aMum Irom the dato 01 completion 01 tho
work, ahall romaln an obllgaUon 01 the ottondlng ownor, person, party, occupanl or
operllor. "aald cosh are 001 paid by saId ottondlng party prior therolo, tho costs Ihall
be ch8/god 10 tho owner olluch property and/or lovIod as an assoasmonl Igalnsl tho
property In tho aamo mannor as a property tax, all In accordanco with Soctlon 24, ArtIcle
VI 01 tho Iowl CIty Codo 01 Ordlnancol.
Soc. 15081. Dopolnlng IItlor at Cny Land"" Inol.
No pOrion ahall throw or doposltllllor on or upon any Clly ownod landfill 1110, oxcoplln thoso
aroas doslgnatod lor dumping or by tho dlroctlon 01 City Landfill porsonnol.
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