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NOnC! 0' PUBLIC HEARltiQ
NOIIeI II /loIoby given IhIl I public hlllllng WII be hlld by
ll1I Ci!'( CoIt1c. d IOwI Ct(, low.. 81 7:30 PM on lI1f Ian dil'f
d JIIlCI, 1900, In IIlI CouncI CI1amboII d IIlI CMc CInlor,
)~I Ct(, low.. on IIlI lOIIOwIng .oms:
L'JI An OIdlnlnco 10 ImI/ld IIlI Zoning Ordlnlncl 10
tlllnOl IIlI rlqlJlrld diStancl boIwoon buildingS,
2. An OId'!/IIIlt1 10 IsrlllllsllanllOl OIo1s1do IIlI CIt('1
boundIrIoI 101 rl'llow Itld IpjlIovll d subdMslons
3, A IOsoh4Ion 10 IMOX 1ppr00lmltGtf 1 I.3IlC1IS last d
IIlI plOIGI'Il1Ow1 Ct( tofpollll Imlll, SOlAn a CoutI
SlrlOl, IISl d Stcn OouIwlld Itld IlOIIh d Stcn Pill
4, An OIdlnlncl Ie rOIOllO IpjlIOIImltO~ I 1.3 1eI0I
IOIAII a CoutI SlrlOl, IISl a Stcn DouIOVIld, and
noIIh a Scoa P~ I,om Courty AS 10 AS-6,
5 An OIdlnlr'cllo Vlelll I pOIllOn d CoutI SlrlOl, wost
d Fr~ Sir'" and I IlOIIh.SOIAh lIIoy In BlOtk 94,
Orlglnll Town.
6, An OIilii1inCi iI1ii1iOiilg lIii Zo.-';'-og Orilii1ail<:i liy
chItlglng IIlI USI rogullllons 101 an IpjlIOx1mlt1 7,800
IqIJIIIIOCIlIoC lOtIlod It 1541 LowlI Muscatlno Road
Irom RS-6 Ie RS.I2.
7, An OIdlnlntl lI1lII1cling IhI Zoning Ordlnlntl by
condBIonsItf chItlglng lI1f USI regulations d IpjlIOxJ.
Il\IlI~ 168 lei.. d IInd glllOlllly IOtllod IlOIIh d
MeItosl Avtnuland wesl d pIOpI/1'f owno<l by IIlI
UnlvOflfty d lowllrom ID,AS leOPDH.l, I plolImInIty
plAMod dlYllopmont hOuSIng plan 101 WIInul Rldgl,
CopIOI a lI1f proposod OIdlnlntolltld rtSOlUlIons 110
on r~o 101 public Ixlll1inltlOn It IIlI CIIlIcI d IIlI City CIoI~ CMc
ConIlr, 410 E. Wuhlngton SIIIol, lowI Clly, Iowa. POrsonl
wishing 10 mnkl thI~ YltfII knowB 0110 I~ost tlllnOOI 101
City Count" consIdlllllOn bofOllldopC1On d thllI OIdlnlntol
1IId/00IOSOIUllons ahould Ippelllt thI hilling,
MARIAN K. KAllA, CITY ClERK
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ORDINANce NO,
AN ORDINANce AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANce TO
CHANGE THe MINIMUM REOUIRED DISTANce BElWEEN
BUILDINGS,
WHEREAS,lIIIlOWI Clly Zoning Ordlnancl currtnUy requtrls
I minimum ot Ilx lett bolwttn pt1nClpal end ICCISSOly
buildings 'OIlIrll4lety purposes end 10 IIIow luffIcIInt dlstancl
10 malntlln boIh buiIdlnglend lIIIlpacl bGlwHn; end
WHEREAS, rll1tl fiom lIII requtrlmlllll ot lIII Zoning
Ordlnancl II permmld ~ !lvough lIII BOIId ot Adjustll1lnt;
end
WHEREAS, lIII UnlfOlm Building Codt IIso regulalos
distances bolwttn buildings end permlll, !lvough Idmlnlltrltlvt
IClIOn, tht p/IctmGnI ot bulldlngl cloaellhan Ilx IOtt to Ilch
0Ih11 I IIrI rlllldlre mnIl1l11s III ustd In both bulldlngl; end
WHEREAS, . was IhI Intlnl ot the drlllOll ot tht Zoning
Ortiinancllo De no rTlOI. rlstrlC1NI 01 burdonsome to propony
ownora In II1t P10Vl110ns ot lIII Zoning Ordlnancl lhan In IhI
UndOllll Building Cod.; end
WHEREAS, !Iv" 'Nt II dOtmod 10 bllsutllcltnt dlstanc.
betweon buildings to perm. IdtquDtI mIIn1lfl11lCl,
NOW, THEREFORe, BE IT ORDAINED BY THe CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA, THAT:
SEcnON I, AMENDMENTS, SIClIOn :J6.57(1)(3) II1d SIClIOn
36-67(q ot thl Clly Cod. ot lowl Clly III hlr.by ropollld end
thl foI1owIng 'doplod In DIU thOltol:
S.c. 36057(1)(3), Stlblck Irom PrIncipiI Building,
No por1lOn ot an 1CC.1SOIy building shill bllocalod
eloaellhan IhI.. (3) loet 10 IhI pt1nClpal building.
B.c. 3U7(q,
Thlrl shall be . mlnlmum ot IhI.. (3) IOtt bGlwOGn III
unanlchod buildings on 1101,
SEcnON II, REPEALER, All OIdlnancts end pans ot
OIdlnancesln confUc\ w.n thl prOYlaIons ot Ihls Ordlnanc. II'
h.roby ropallod,
SEcnON III, SEVERABILITY. II any soctlon, provision 01 pan
ot the Ordlnancl shill be IdJudgod te be Invllld 01
IIIlCOMt!ll1lon4l, SUCh Adjudlc;fion IhaI1 nolllfiCf lilt v6l'ldity ot
lh. Ordinanc. as 1 whol. 01 any IOCtIon, P1ov1slOn 01 pan
IhOftol not adjudgod Invllld 01 unconstKl<1ion1J,
SEcnON~, EFFECTIVE DATE, This Ordlnanc. Shill be In
.1I1Cl IIIlr .1 nnal passagl, Ipprovll and publication as
raqulrod by lAW,
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MAYOR
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CITY CLERK
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MEMORANDUM
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May 9, 1990
Planning & Zoning com, mission / \./; if"
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Karin Franklin, Senior Plannor it If - .
Ordlnanco Amondmonls . Olst nco BOlwoon Buildings
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TI'~ro Is a provision In tho Zoning Otdinonco that roqulros a minimum 01 six foot bOlwoon
buildings, Tho purposo 01 this roqulromontls to Insuro sufficlont dlstanco bolwoon buildings
lor firo safoly purposos and to pormlt malnlonanco to tho buildings and grounds bOlwoon tho
buildings. Typically this provision Is appllod to dlslancos bolwoon accossory buildings and
principal buildings. A common oxamplo Is a garago (Iho accossory building) and a houso (tho
principal building), Tho dlslanco requlrod bolwoon Iwo or moro orlnclpal buildings on a lot Is
rogulalod by anolhor provision roqulrlng a dlstanco oqualto tho holghl 01 Iho tallost building,
Tho six loot minimum soparallon Is dorlvod from tho Building Codo, In tho Building Codo,
howovor, Ihoro Is 1I0xlblllty In Ihat tho dlslonco can bo dlmlnlshod II propor firo rOlordont
matorlols aro usod In construcllon, Tho Zoning Ordlnonco roqulromont can bo modlfiod only
by an aCllon 01 Iho Boord 0' Adjuslmont.
Tho slall Is proposing a chango In Iho Zoning Ordlnanco to roqulro a minimum 01 Ihroo loot
bolwoon buildings, Tho Building Codo will provallln that six 'oot will bo roqulrod un lass firo
rotardant matorlals aro usod, Tho Building Official may roduco Iho roqulromonl admlnlstrallvoly
altor rovlowlng conslruellon plans, A Board 01 Adjustmont acllon would not bo nocossary. A
roducllon 01 dlslanco to throo foot would bo tho maximum roducllon so thai adoqualo spaco
IVould romaln to pass botwoon and nIalnlaln tho slrucluros, This maximum roducllon would
bo controllod by tho Zoning Ordlnanco and could only bo modlllod by an acllon 01 Iho Board,
Slall bollovos this amondmont will rotaln tho Inlonl of Iho original provision and avoid
unnocossary appoals to Iho Board, Tho suggoslod now languago lollows:
Socllon 36.67(0)(3), Solback Irom Principal Building, No porllon 0' an accossory building shall
bo localod closor Ihan slx-(6) throo /31 foot to Iho principal building,
Socllon 36.67(Q, Thoro shall bo a minimum 01 olx-j6) Ihroo (~) loot bOlwoon all unallachod
buildings on 8 101.
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HOnCl! 0' PUBLIC HEARIHG
Notleo 1l1lO10l1f gJvon l/IIl I pub&O hNtlng wII bo hOld l1f
\/lO cay Cooocl d IOwI CIy, lOw.. 117;30 PM on \/lO 121h d8t
d.Me, 11l'JO, n \/lO ColM'd CIIamboI1 d \/lO CIvIc CGrdlr,
IOwI CIy, lOw.. on \/lO tOIIOwIng loms:
I. An 0IdInInCI 10 IIIlIIld \/lO Zoning Ordlnlnc:o 10
CI1.Vlgf \/lO rlqUltld diIIanco bolwHII1lulkl1ng1.
~ An Ot1lInInco 10 ISlIblIIIlIIIIIN cMsIdo \/lO CIly'I
bOoodIIlN 101 rOYlrw IIId IppIOYIl d IIIbdMtIonI.
3, A rl1OMlon 10 IIIflIX IpIlIOJdllllloli Il.3lC1es east d
\/lO plmnllOwl cay COIpoIlIO lmoI.. IO\A/1 d Coull
SUooI, 111II d scoa IIoufoylld IIId nof1h d Scon Pill
4, An ord'!/lII'CO 10 rllono lpIlIoUnaIoIf 11.3 ICIOI
IOIAl1 d Ccuft SUOOI, 0IIIl d scoa IloulGYlld, IIId
nof1h d Scon P~ uom Counly AS 10 AS.&.
5, An OIdlnlnc:lle vUO I pot1Jon d Coull SUOOI, WI"
d FIOri 8m IIId . norih.1CJW1 ., in BkXk &4,
Original TOWt\
5. An OIdinIIlco omoncllng \/lO Zoning OrdInAnce l1f
C/IIIlgIng \110 uso rogul.ltlonl IOIlIIlpprOllmal1 7,800
IqUIII tool 101 IocIlId 1I1&4llOwOt MUSCIlInO Road
Irom AS-5lo AS.12.
7, An OIdinlncl IIIlIIldIng \/lO Zoning OrdInanCo l1f
condAIonAllt chAngfIg \/lO uso regulalJon1 d eppreu.
mIlI~ , ta ICIII d IInd gOnGIlti IocIlId nocth d
Mlllou AvlIlUO IIId ViIS! d plopGfly ownId l1f IhO
UrWOI101y d IOwI Irom ID,AS 10 OPDliol, I plellmlnlly
pl.Innod dlYllopmoIt housing plan 101 WllrM Ridge,
COp!OI d \/lO ploposld 0Idlnlnc:0I111d IDlOMlonS III
on rilO tOl public 111/l1lnll1on II \/lO oIfk:l d \/lO cay Clerk, CIvIc
CerlOf, 410 e, Wuhlngton SllOot, IOwa CIIy, lowll. PllIOIlI
wishing Ie mako \/lOll vlOWI known OIte luggtSl cNngOI 101
cay Cooocl consldotlllon boIOIlldopI1on d \/lOse OIdlnAncos
Iftd/OI rolOMlonIlhOuld Oppell II Iht hlarlng
MARIAN K. IWlR, CITY ClERK
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ORDINANCE NO,
AN ORDINANCE ESTAOUSHINO AN AREA OUTSIDE THE
ClTYS BOUNDARIES IN MilCH THE SUBOMSION OF WlO
SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE CllYS REVIEW AND
APPROVAL
WHEREAS, SIC1lOn 4O'JA8, Codl rA Iowll. Idoplod by I/lI
731d Qnfll AIsomIlti It U \800 RIQUIII SmJon IIld
1"1dlv1 JuIi I, \800, grll'lll 10 cllet I/lI 1\AllOrlly 10 ,1'IIow
subdMslOnl 0UIIld1 rA I/lIII bOUlCIIt1H: IIld
WHEREAS, I II In I/lI pullIIo !n1l1Sl Ie USlKI IIlII
subdMslOnl wllIcI1111 IlOIIII/lI CIly III dMiOpld wlI1 due
consIdlllllon gMn 10 I/lI economIC. IOCIIIIIld Ifl'/1ICM1IflIIl
ccnetmt rA I/lI pubGC; IIld
MiEREAS, \111 CIly IIld Jo/lnIOIl CO\ttf III pllllIIllO tno
FI1ngI POlIty Ag'ltmIIll, I 28E IgrHllllR oIIglnlllV IntlrlCl
!no In OICIIllbII, 188311ld subIIquonli'f lIl1IflClod Irom IImI
Ie IImI wllIcI111\1bl111lo1 rlUCl\lbllllandlldlll1d cond~1onI
!of ,tviaw IIld ijijiiihil 01 iUliili\~Ii;(,ll;in tiVO m:= cl CIly
bMdI/1tI; IIld
WHEREAS, \111 CIly dllitn 10 rl'llow lubdMslonl w11111n two
miI.1 01 II bOundIIIIl,
NOW. THEREFORE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWk
SECTION I, In ICCOIdIII1CI with SOClIOn 409.l.8, Cod. rA Iowa.
dlubdMSIonIlOCIllCl w11111n two miIol rA \111 CIly'I bOundDlIaS
shd be IUbjoct Ie CIly ,1'IIow IIld IpjlIoYlI.
SECTION n, REPEALER, AI OId1nanC:OS IIld pIIIIl 01
OIdlnlnCOIIn conlIlCI win 111I plOYlsIonl 0I1lli1 OrdInanC:l III
herlby IIptllod.
SECTION 11 SEVERABilITY, "Itrf IICtIOn, plOl'lsIon 01 pan
01 1Il1 O'dlnlnCl 1/1I1 be Idl~od 10 be invAlid 01
uncOl\llftUllonll.lucn IdjudiClllon 11IIII noIllloctlllo vAlidity 01
1Il1 OrdlnlnCl os I wtloll 01 Itrf IICtIOn, plOYlSlOn 01 poll
IIllrlOl noIldjudglCllnvllld 01 UI1COIIIlIUlIonll,
SECTION III RECORDATION, The CIly Clark Is dwlCtod 10
'lCOId Illil OrdlnlnCl In \111 oIIJcl 01 Inl JoI1nson COuIlly
RocOlder,
, SECTION r-/, EFFECTIVE DATE, TI1ls O'dlnlnCllIIIII be In
onoct 11I11 U nnIl passagl, 'pjlIovAl IIld publ1Callon os
,oqukod by lAw,
pos.od IIld apjllOVod II\IS
MAYOR
AneST:
CITY CLERK
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NOTICe Of PUBLIC HEARINQ
NOlICI II hoIoby ONon lhIl I public hI4Mg wID be hOld by
1111 City CounclI 0I1Ow1 City, lowl, .. 7::10 PM on II1II21n day
01 Juno, Ill'JO, In \he Councl Chamborl 01111I CMo Conter,
Iowa City, IOwI, on 1I1I10II0wIng .oma:
" An OId1nanc. 10 ImOI1d 111I Zoning Ordlnanc. 10
change \he roqulrtd dllllllC. bolweon bulldll1lll
2. An OIdlnance Ie eSlabllsl1l1lllN OUlsJde \he Cfty'1
t:': llound4tkls 101 rOYtl7tV end IpjlIOVal oIlubdMslonl
& A rosoll4lon to annG. apptoxlmalo~ 11.3 was eU1 01
111I pllsort IOwa City COIpOIllI ImllJ, SOUln 01 Couf\
SlrtGt, IU1 01 Seon Boutovlld end flOItI1 01 Seon Pill
4, An OIdinance 10 rezOlll IpjlIoxImalO~ 11.3 IC/OS
IOUlh 01 Coull SlrtGt, oU1 01 scon Ooultvlld, end
flOItI1 01 Seon Pllk I,om CMly AS Ie AS-&,
6, An OIdinancl Ie VDCIlI I POIlIOn 01 Coull SlrtGt, wost
01 Front SUlot end I nann.SOUln lI10y In BlOCk 94,
Orlglnll Town.
&, An OIdlnanco amOndlng IhO Zonlng Ordlnanc. by
changing tho use rogullllons lor III apptOX1mal1 7,800
aqulII lOOlIoC Iocolod at 1941 LowOl Museatlno Road
Irom AS-& 10 AS.1 2.
7, An OIdlnancl ImOndlng 1111 Zonlng Ordlnancl by
condnlOnally changing 111I USI rtgYlatlons oIlpjlIell-
mato~ 168 DCrel 01 land OIBOlIItf Iocolod nann 01
Mol/ase AVOIWI end wost 01 pIOpOI1y C7tVI1od by \he
U,worlily oIlowI ',om IO.RSlo OPOH, 1, I plollmlnoty
plannod dovolopmont housing plan lor Walnut Ridge,
CopIos 011111 plopoSod OIdlnances end resolutions III
on fIIo '01 public o.amJnatlOn 111111 oIlIcl 011111 City Clerk, CMo
Conler. 410 E, Washington Slrlot. lowI City, Iowa. Porsons
wlshlng Ie makl lho~ v10ws known 0110 luggOlI changos 101
City Councl consldorlllOn bofOl. ldOpllOn oIlnOSI OIdlnlllCOI
Ind/OI rosolutlons Ihould appell .. 1111 hell1ng,
MARIAN K. KAAR. cnv ClERK
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RESOLUTlON NO,
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION OF APPROXI,
MATELY 11.3ACRES OFLANO LOCATED EAST OF THE PRESENT IOWACIlY
CORPORATE UMITS, SOUTH OF counT smEET EXTENDED, EAST OF
SCOTT BOULEVARD AND NORTH OF SCOTT PARK.
WHEREAS, tho ownors, Plum Grovo Acres, Inc" havo roquostod voluntary annoxatlon 01 tholr
proportlos consisting ola tlact 01 land 01 approxlmatoly 11.3 acros locatod oast 01 tho corporato
limits 01 Iowa City, south 01 Court Stroot oxtondod, oast 01 Scott Boulovard, and north 01 Scott
Park; and
WHEREAS, this tlactls contiguous to tho corporato limits 01 tho City 01 Iowa City; and
WHEREAS, tho City can provldo municipal sorvlcos 10 this tract orland; and
WHEREAS, tho Johnson County Board 01 Suporvlsors has dotarmlnod that thoy havo no
obJoctlons to tho proposod annoxatlon and found It 10 bo conslstont with tho Johnson
Countynowa City Frlngo Aloa Agroomont.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE cm COUNCIL OF THE cm OF IOWA cm,
IOWA:
thai tho followlng-doscrlbod land shall bo voluntarily annoxod to tho City 01 Iowa City, and tho
Clork Is authorlzod and dlroctod to certify and filo tho nocossary documonts with tho approprlato
agonclos as provldod In Chaptor 368 01 tho Iowa Codo, to-wit:
Commonclng at tho Northoast cornor of tho Northwost Quartor 01 Soctlon 18,
Township 79 North, Rango 5 WOSI 01 tho 5th Principal Morldlan; thonco
NIlll'43'59'W, along tho North Uno 01 tho said Northwost Quartor, 1,036,33 1001,
to tho Point of Boglnnlng. Thonco S14'38'5O'W, 2,381001; thonco S53'34'25'W,
389,07 foot; thonco S5O'10'15'W, 323,76 loot; thonco S46"23'48'W, 386,34 loot;
thonco S40'56'7'W, 7,57 foot; thonco N89'28'11'W, 339,31 foot,to a point on tho
Eastorly Rlght-of.way line of scon Boulovard (as prosontly locatod); thonco
N0'43'49'W, along said Eastorly Rlght-ol,way Uno, 727,78 foot; thonco
NIlll'30'13'E, 10,00 loot; thonco N0'43'39'W, 35,00 loot to a point on tho
Contorllno 01 Court Stroot oxtond~d oastorly; thonco NO'54'28'E, 35.00 loot;
thonce N88'30'13'E, 8,99 loot; thonco Northorastorly along a 6,521.78 loot radius
curvo, concavo Northwostorly, whoso 314,51 loot Chord boars, N89'53'7'E; thonco
SIlll'43'59'E, 179,06 loot, moro or loss, to a point on tho Easl Uno 01 tho Wost 65
acros oltho Southwosl Fractional Quartor of Soctlon 7, Township 79 North, Rango
5 Wost of tho 5th Principal Morldan, Thonco Southorly, along said East Uno,
70,04 loot moro or loss, to a point on lho North Uno of tho Northwost Quartor of
said Soctlon 18; thonco 508'43'59' E, along said North Uno, 683,28 fOOl, moro or
loss, to tho point 01 boglnnlng, Sold tracl 01 land contains 13,3 acros moro loss,
and Is subloctto tho oasomonts and rostrlctlons of rocord,
Excoptlng thorofrom, tho wost 110 loot of tho abovo doscrlbod proporty; said
oxcoptlon containing 2,0 acros moro or loss and bolng prosontly wllhln tho Iowa
City corporato limits,
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Hay 17, 1990
Tom Scott, Chairman
Iowa City Planning & Zoning
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
Door Tom,
I support tho roquost or Plum Orovo Acros to annox and
rozono land thoy own oast or Scott Dlvd. In my opinion wo
nood moro rosldontlal lots In Iowa City.
Dovoloplng aroas llko this might atop tho nood or rozonlng
land rurthor out, llko tho rocont Local Road Subdivision.
Slncoroly,
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.nll Trusl Comp.ny
Hay 31, 1990
Mayor John McDonald
Civic Center
410 E. Washington
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
Re: Plumgrove Acres. East Side of Scott Boulevard
Dear Mayor McDonald:
May this letter serve as verification that there continues to be strong
demand for residential housing in Iowa City. We continue to have a number
of customers of our bank stating their preference to live on the east side,
but lots for new housing are limited. We believe that continued growth In
Iowa City, especially In desirable areas such as the area near Court Street
and Scott Boulevard, Is In the long term best interest of the community.
Positive action by you would be another step towards continued prosperity
of the Iowa City community.
Thank you for your consideration and If you have any questions, please feel
free to contact me.
Sincerely,
D.~ Y Jk,""tltl
Dwight 1eegmf11er
President
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. Hlohway 065, North Llborty, Iowa &~317, 310.6~6.~361
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MaVOr John McDonAld and Mpmbars of tha Cltv Council
REI RazonlnQ of a twenty acro tract of lAnd on Taft SPUUUwAV--
MAver McDonald and Council Member'.
On the evp of tha final voto for rozonlnQ the above tract of
land, I would Ilka to Qlv. you tome of th. facti And conclullons
thAt my Ion JIm And I have reQ.rdlnQ thl, areA.
I hava ownod my 10 acra, for mora thAn 13 yaar, and Jim ha, had
his 10 .crOI for four ye.rs. DurlnQ that period wa have h.d manv
opportunltlel to loll off the houlo or lomo portion of tho lana.
I have many propertlel that wero hold al raw land fer more thAn eo
yoarl w.ltlnQ for the rlQht ule to .ppear,
Thll policy has enAblad the Cltv of IOWA City to e.tond
Scott Blvd thru my Qround without havlnQ to purchale e.lltlnQ
bulldlnQI or homol. Thil policy II QOlnQ to allow for tho orderly
oKt'nllon of Court St. to tho onto Thll policy allowed Firat
Avenue to b' 'Kt,nded to tha North and may be hookad up with th.
Solon Road lomeday. I am Itlll waltlnQ and hold e~ acrPI for
the eKtenllon of Falter Road from Dubuquo St. to Pralrlo Du Chien Rd.
Aftor ownlnQ Taft Spepdway for more than 13 yaarl with no
public utllltlel and than QettlnQ tho lewer and paylnQ for the leWlr...
I find that the City doel not like tho dupleK zonlnQ.
My policy of holdlnQ land until all utllltlol Ind Itreetl are
establllhod II now undor Itudy. The qUlllt Ion II now "Will wo 1011I
the property If wo do not ula It Immediately'" Your vote will anlwor
that qUOIt Ion.
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Several Iheetl aro Attached to this letter, The conclusions th.t
have drawn are al folloWl1
I. The I.nd Ihould not be uled for IlnQle famllv houllnQ
e, The land Ihould be uled for lame leml-publlc ule 10 that the
public would not loco the rlQht to onJoy tho rlvor.
(EKamplel Elderly HOullnQ...,Unlverllty BulldlnQI..,Clubs....
Ap.rtment bul1dlnQI with covored abovo Qround parklnQ ....l
THESE USES CAN NOT BE ACCOMPLISHED UNDER R-~ ZONING.
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I alk that you de for your zonlnQ until September 1990 as you promlled
to do In December of 19B9,
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RI:CORIl s.a5 MIl.1.I0S GAIN - Sollt al Iht Inl".ConIIllCnl~ll1ll1c1ln \\'ailca (lfIlht lIaniian
I~~nd ar ~bui hlou,hl. S4~ millHm r~pll.1 l.jn,lht Cl1mp.lnr'tl.rl,,1 t'" on ~ 'tal OI~lt tquily
I.Ilr. Thr 5l.o"llClm,IMlI haltl 'UI .,IJ fOl SRO million 10 a J'p.lnor romp.lny, KSK l~bui)
Umiltll p.f1nmhlr. .rr.lillt,' ~Ilh Kcnchilll Shirya Krnllu,Ii. Comp.ln), I.ld .nd J (' \\'ol,lld
nc ht~tl UllnrlL" 1\ "h.JlnJ un !Ol\ .un ~ilh IH.'.III) II h..If'"llk uf "1.',,11I fIUllW~r: II ",,"u'b
01 lInr rllhl'\Iar, tll~rr .nd tl"cn Itl~.,,\( lunl flxlm hu,IJIII,. Thc haltll",.c= la W.,Ir.'t
I~a chlmpllln.hlp I,M CUIII'" .nd " ~Irhlll ~IIIIII' dllUnlt III. Ihllln:no(lIlllllCnnll ernl"
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TAFT SPEEDWAY --. 20 ACRES LAND PARCEL
JUNE II, 1990
HIGHESt AND BEST uSE OF LAND'
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PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE LAND.....
20 ACRES OF LAND BETWEEN A CITY StREET AND THE IOWA RIVER
APPROxlMATELV IbOO LINEAL FEET OF TAFT SPEEDWAY FROt/TAGE
APPROXIMATE DEPTH OF LAND..,,~OO FEET TO BOO FEET.
eSEE SUPPORT PAPER NO. I SHOWING WHAT HAS BEEN DOtlE ON 20 ACRES)
A 30" SANITARY SEWER EXISTS ALONG HiE CITV STREET
AN B" WATER MAIN IS ON THE ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE STREET
ENGINEERING BORINGS SHOW STONE DEARING BELOW GROUND LEVEL
INDICATING GOOD SUPPORT FOR MULTI STORV BUILDINGS.
GAS AND ELECTRIC SERVICE IS AVAILABLE ON TAFT SPEEDWAY.
ACCESS TO ROADS AND BUS LINES AND CENTER OF TOWN.
ADJACENT TO NO. DUBUQUE STREET WHICH CARRIES IbOOO CARS PER DAY
SEVERAL BLOCKS AWAV FROM INTERSTATE BO CARRYING
30,000 CARS PER DAY
THIRTEEN BLOCKS FROM THE CENTER OF TOWN
IOWA CITY BUS SERVICE AVAILABLE ON NO. DUBUQUE STREET
CAMBUS BUS SERVICE AVAILABLE ON NO, DUBUQUE STREET
GOOD POSSIBLIITY OF A RIVERSIDE WALK WAYI BIKE WAY FROM THIS
SITE TO THE OLD CAPITOL AREA,.eCENTER OF TOWN)
FEATURES THAT WOULD ELIMINATE CERTAIN USES OF THE PROPERTY.
THE IOWA RIVER IS A HAZARD FOR CHILDREN
THE IOWA RIVER BANK MUST BE MAINTAINED. THIS SECTION OF RIVER
BANK IS VISIBLE FROM DUBUQUE ST. MAINTENANCE OF THE BANK
SHOULD BE UNIFORM.
THE EXISTING IOWA RIVER STRUCTURES ON LOTS WITH 300 FT. PLUS
DEPTHS HAVE THE FRONT OF THE STRUCTURE FACING THE WATER
AND THE STREET SIDE OF THE STRUCTURE IS USED FOR VEHICLE
BOAT, FIRE WOOD, AND TRAILER STORAGE.
SCHOOLS ARE ACROSS DUBUQUE STREE (DOUBLE LANE HIGHWAY) WITH NO
SIDEWALKS ON RIDGE ROAD LEADING TO THE SCHOOL.
FEATURES THAT WOULD SUGGEST CERTAIN USES OF THE LAND I
THE IOWA RIVER IS AN AMENITY FOR CERTAIN AGE GROUPS
A TOTAL OF 20 ACRES Ot/LV 13 BLOCKS FROM THE CENTER OF
SHOULD BE KEPT IN A PARCEL UNTIL THE BEST
LAND USE APPEARS.
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TAFT SPEEDWAY --- 20 ACRES LAND PARCEL
JUNE II, 1'1'10
HISTORY OF THE 20 ACRE LAND PARCELl
ADJACENT TO THE TERRILL MILL AND DAM USED TO MILL
GRAIN INTO FLOUR.
SITE OF THE ENGLERT ICE HOUSE. THE ICE HOUSE FOUNOATIONS
ARE ON THE SITE AND PART OF THEM HAVE BEEN USED
FOR THE BASEMENT OF ONE EXISTING STRUCTURE.
THE ICE HOUSE WAS USED TO STORE THE ICE CUT FROM THE IOWA RIVER
IN THE WINTER AND THE SOLO IN IOWA CITY IN THE SUMMER.
THE UPSTREAM 10 ACRE PARCEL IS THE BLACK DIRT EXCAVATION AREA
AND DIRT WAS DUG AND SOLO FROM THIS SITE.
ADJACENT TO THE OLD MAYFLOWER ROAD HOUSE FEATURING DINNER,
DANCING AND MEETING ROOMS.
ACROSS THE RIVER FROM THE IOWA CITY PARK. THIS PARK WAS
MADE BV CHANGING THE RIVER ROUTE, ELIMINATING
THE TERRILL MILL DAM AND BV DijEDGING THE RIVER
AND FILLING IN THE CITY PARK WITH DREDGING MATERIALS,
ADJACENT TO THE TERRILL MILL PARK WHICH WAS CREATED BY
THE BUILDERS OF THE MAYFLOWER RESIDENCE HALL WHO
FILLED IN THE TERRILL MILL PARK WITH THE EXCAVATION
FROM THE RESIDENCE HALL.
UNTIL THREE VEARS AGO THIS 20 ACRE PARCEL HAD ONLY ELECTRIC AND GAS
SERviCE. THE OWNERS HAD PETITIONED THE CITY FOR SEWER SERVICE FOR
THE PREvIOUS 10 YEARS. WHEN A CHURCH PURCHASED AN ACREAGE ON TAFT
SPEEDWAY, THEY ASKED AND RECEiVED A SEWER IMMEDIATELY, THIS TWENTY
ACRE PARCEL RECEivED A SUBSTANTIAL ASSESSMENT.
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MEMORANDUM
Oalo: Juno 12, 1990
To: Don SChmolsor, Olroclor, PPO
From: Monica Moon, Assoclalo Plannor 1~~u/
Ao: 'Excoss' Capacity of Proposod Wastowalor Troalmont Systom and lis Elloct on Land
Oovolopmont
Plant Capaclllos
Unllltho City's two waslowalortroatmont planls havo boon on.llno for on oxlondod porlod 01 tlmo
ond all conlributlons to tho systom can bo dotormlnod, ono can only ostlmato lho capacity
romalnlng wllhln tho syslom aftor oxlstlng dovolopmontls sorvod. Atlho prosonl tlmo, It appoars
tho now south plant has 'oxcoss' capacity of 2,0 million gallons por day (mgd) whllo Iho
upgradod north plant has 'oxcoss' capacity 01 0.5 mgd, Basod upon avorago por capita usn, 2.5
mgd 01 oxcoss capacity could sorvo a 12,500 porson Incroaso In tho Clty's populallon, This
osllmalo, howovor, doos not consldor tho Impact 01 luluro Induslrlal growth, Addillonallnduslrlal
dovolopmonl wllhln Iowa Clly will roduco tho amount of rosldonllal population thai can bo sorvod
by tho proposod Improvomonts,
Aomolnlng Oovolopablo Land
Approxlmaloly 30 porconl 01 tho onllro City, or 4,120 acros romalns undovolopod and ovontually
sorvlcoablo wllh gravlty.f1ow sowors, (Koop In mind thallhls doos not prodlct tho rata wllh which
dovolopmont will occur. A host of lactors Influonco land dovolopmont ratos,) Basod upon
oxlsllng zoning, about 73 porcont 01 tho soworablo undovolopod land, or 3.008 acros, Is oxpoctod
to dovolop for rosldontlal purposos, If wo assumo tho 12,500 now rosldonls thai tho upgradod
waslowator troatmont syslom can accommodato will bo housod In slnglo.famlly rosldonllal
dovolopmonls, only 1,250 acros of soworablo undovolopod land or 42 porconl 01 tho soworablo
undovolopod land romalnlng within tho community will bo roqulrod to accommodalo thoso now
rosldonts,
South Plant Capacity
Prossuros oxlst for addlllonal rosldonllal dovolopmonl on tho city's oasl sldo. Tho accompanying
mop doplcls thai only a porllon ollho rosldoncos on tho oast aldo 1'111I bo sorvod by tho now
soulh plan I. Wllh an 'oxcoss' capaclly 01 2,0 mgd, tho south planl could accomodalo an
approxlmalo 10,000 porson Incroaso In tho populo lion, Again, Industrial waslo conlrlbullons aro
not consldorod whon calculallng Iho plant's oxcoss capaclly, (Sin co tho north and soulh plants
uso dlfforonltroatmont procossos, Iho naturo 01 tho Induslrlal waslo will dolormlno, In part, which
plant Is bosl sultod to rocolvo II. Exporlonco In oporallng bolh planls will dotormlno which
dlrocllon 10 roulo Induslrlal waslo,) AI most, 780 acros 01 soworablo, undovolopod rosldonllal
land romaln wllhln Iho portion 01 tho oast aroa of tho Clly thai will bo sorvod by tho now plant.
II Iho land Is dovolopod oxcluslvoly lor slnglo.famlly rosldonllal purposos, approxlmatoly 7,000
pooplo could bo housod on Ihls undovolopod land, Many faclors, howovor, will dotormlno tho
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rata wllh which that dovolopmont occurs. Wilhouttaklng futuro Industrial dovolopmontlnto
consldoratlon, and without additional major sowor IIno oxtonslons, II appoars, thorelore, thoro Is
sulllclont capacity wllhln tho south plant to accommodato lull rosldonllal dovolopmont wllhln that
plant's drainage aroa.
North Plant Capacity
Long.rango plans call for oxtonslon 01 a sowor IIno from tho south plant, across tho rlvor to tho
wostto sorvo tho portion 01 tho city gonorally wost of Unlvorslty Holghls, Until that commllmont
Is mado, tho accompanying map lIIustralos that a substantial portion of tho City will continuo 10
bo sorvod by tho upgradod north plant. If tho 0,5 mgd OXCOSS capacity of that planlls dovotod
oxcluslvely to rosldontlal doyolopmont, that oxeess capacity could accommodato a 2,500 porson
Incroaso In tho city's population. Howovor, ovor 2,200 acros 01 soworablo undovolopod
rosldontlalland oxlsts within tho dralnago aroa of tho north plant. thai amount of land could
accommodalo a minimum 01 22,000 rosldonls, Cloarly, thoro Is Insulllclont romalnlng capaclly
within tho north plant to pormll lull dovolopmont of a substantial part 01 tho city Including tho
northoa;torn part 01 tho community whero residential dOvillopmont prossufos afO boiilil oXOflod,
Conclusion
Tho upgradod wastowator troatmont systom cannot accommodalo lull dovolopmont 01 tho city.
Howovor, II would not fiscally prudonl or olllclonl lor tho City to mako that typo of commllmont
particularly slnco many factors dotormlno tho rato with which dovolopmont will occur. Glvon tho
oxlstlng rata 01 growth wllhln tho community, thoro Is sulllclont sowor capaclly to sorvo tho Clly
wolllnto tho futuro. Howovor, tho City Council must roallzo that tho oxcoss capacity Is unoqually
allocatod Ihroughout tho community. On lop 01 that, thoro aro groator doyolopmont prossuros
In ono part 01 tho City than In othors, Tho Clly must bo awaro of all 01 thoso factors and must
attompt to allocato tho City's IImllod rosourcos In tho most oqultablo mannor posslblo.
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NOnC! 0' PUOllC HeARING
NOlie. II hofoby ~ 1NI . pulJIlC ~ Iril bt hold by
lhI CIIy CMeI d low. CIIy.1ow1, 117:30 PM on lhII2Ih d.ly
d JItlf, 19'JO, In lhI CMeI ChImbtrI d lhI CMc CenlOl.
Iowa CIIy, low, on lhIlOIlOwlng 1011\I:
" An OId1nanc. 10 I/11OI'Id lhI Zoooo OrdinlllC. 10
ching' Iht roqultod dillane. bolwlOll bulJdlnQI.
2. An OId1nane. 10 ISlIbIIsI1 en 1111 OlAsId. lhI Clly'1
bOOOdII1OIloI rO'YioW IIldnpprCNII d IIlbdMllont.
3. A rnoMlon 10 IMGX nppro.Jmall'1I1,31C1'''1$I d
lhI plO1OI1Iow' CIIy corpoIlIl lmIII, IOUIh d CouI1
/.)4 SUIGl,,1$I d StcII BouIovlld IIld nolIh d Scon Pllk,
()I An OIdinanef Ie /llano npproxlmllllt 11,3 ICIOI
IOUIh d CouI1 SUIGl, lISt d Scon Boulovlld, and
nolIh d StcII Pllk Irom Counly RS to RS-6,
5. An OId1nane.IO VICllI I pOIIIOn d CouI1 SIrIGl, Wfll
d Fron SUOGlIlld I nofIh.lOUIh IIIoy In BlOCk 94,
Originil TOw1\
6. An OId1nanc. IIllOIldlng lhI Zoning OrdlnlnCl by
chlnglnglhl UH rtgulallont lOf en npprOX1mll1 7,800
1qUllll0001ollocllod It 1641 Lowll MUSCItInt Road
Irom ns-6 Ie RS.I2.
7, An OId1n1nCt ImIIldIng tho Zoning OrdinlllC. by
cond.\IOnIItf chlnglng lhI UH rogullllont d IpploxJ.
malolt 166 ICIOI d IIIlcl QfflIIllt1loc1lod nolIh d
M.kost AvtIMJIllld WOSl d proptItf ownod by lhI
Unlvtrsay d Iowllrom IO.RS 10 OPOII.I, I prlilmlnlly
pIaMOd dovllopmllW housing pI4n 101 WI!nIA Rldgl,
CaplIS dlhl plopoaod OIdllll/'!CIIIIld rlSOMlont III
on r~o lOf public lXaminllJon IIlh1 ollie. d lhI CIIy ClOfk, CMc
ConlOl, 410 E. Wuhlnglon SUIGl, Iowl CIIy, Iowa. Plrsons
wishing 10 makl Ihtk v10wI knOwn Of 10 lugglSl chlngOllOl
CIIy COUncI consIdIrlllon bofOllldoptJon d lhm OIdinlllCol
1Ild/0011soMIonS should Oppolllllhl holl1ng
MARIAN K. IW\R, CllY ClERK
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ORDINANCE NO,
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE TO
CHANGE THE USE REGULAnONS ON CERTAIN PROPERTY
LOCATED SOUTH OF COURT STREET EXTENDED, WT OF
scon BOULEVARD AND NORTH OF scon PARK FROM AS
(COUNT'/) TO AS.a.
MiEREAS, Iht IUbjlCl P<<lI*1Y II p1mnllf OUlSldt Iht ~a
ClIy CCIpOl'Il1 ImBI; ancl
MiEREAS, Iht 0WIlII1 0I141d p1opt1ly hIVt patllontd lilt
ClIy 01 ~I ClIy 101 YOM1lI1Y IMOllllen ancl Iht ClIy II
pIOCHdIng ~n aamt; end
MiEREAS, Iht p1opt1ly II locIlad In In II" wl1lcI1 II
IflY1IIOnad 101 rllldtflllll dMiopmtnlln Iht WI; ancl
MiEREAS, AS.a, ~-<ltnllly 1Ing1t~1Il1I/f rllldtfllJal, lonlng
perrnu Iht Ifpt 01 rllldll1llll dll'llopIntfll wl1lcI1 wII be
1ppI000IIlI ancl COIllpIllbla \\'IIn Iht lnIandad Murl grOl\1n 01
1IlIIII" end will billing dlYtiopmard on Iht IIIIl Sldt 01 IOwa
ClIy,
NOW, THEREFORE. BE IT ORIW"~EO BY rnE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA, THAT:
SEcnON I ZONING AMENDMENT, TIll p1opt1ly dalCllbod
be~ ill htIlby CIIIIdItd fiom .1 p111111l clllalllclllen 01 AS
In Johnson Counly 10 AS.a, I lonlng CIIIalIIcIlIen In ~I ClIy
101 Low.Only SIngIt.FIITIItf rllldtflllll dll'liOpmlnl:
CommIncIng 111111 Nonl1lUl comlr 0I1ht Nonnwlst
0uan0l 01 Snellen 18, Township 79 Nonh, Rango &
Wnt 01 Iht 6In PrlncJpal Mllldl.ln; Ihtnel
N88'43'59'W, IIong lilt NOIIh lint 01 Iht I4Id
NOIIhwtst OUll1lr, 1,036,33 111I, 10 lhl Pew. 01
BIllIMIng, Thlncl SI4'38'SO'W, 2.38 1011; lhIncl
S53'34'25W. 38907 IHI; IIlIncI ~IO'l&W, 323,78
IHI; lhIncl 848'23'48W, 388.34 IHI; lhoncl
~7W, 7,&7 IHI; lhoncl N89"28'llW, 339,31
f.... Ie I polnI on Iht EUllrtt RlghCo()/.way IInI 01
Seen Boultvlld (u pIlsentlf 1ocIlad); Ihtneo
NO'43'49W, IIOng I4Id EUlIrlf RlghCo()/.way uno,
177.78 INt; Ihtncl N88'30'13'E, 10.00 lOll; Inlneo
NO'43'W, 3&.00 INt to I polnI on lilt ClflIlfl1no 01
Coull SUNt 1111fldod IUlOIIf; lhInco NO'54'2ll'E,
3&,00 IHI; Ihtncl N88'30'I:tE, 899 lOG!; lhenel
NonnOlUlIItf IJOng I 8,521.78 1001 radius elHVI,
COIlCIYI Nonnwllllrtt, whoso 314.&1 1001 CIlOId
boor.. N89'537'E: lhoncl S88'43'&9'E, 179,08 111I,
IIlOII 011011, Ie 0 point on Iho EUI lint OIlno Wast
6& ocras 01 Ino SOUlnwost FrOClIOnll OUlnll 01
Snellen 7, Township 79 Nonn. Rangl & Wost oIlno 6In
Principal Mlrldan. Th.neo sOUlnOIIf, IIOng I4Id EUI
Uno, 70,04 1000IIlOIa 0I101S, 10 . poIfl1 on Ino Nonn
Unl 011111 Nonnwosl Quanol 01 I4Id SOClIOn 18;
Inoneo 888'43'$9' E, IIOng aald Nonn Uno, 683 28
1001, lIlOIa 0I101S, 10lnl poInI 01 beginning. Said IIael
0I111ld contllns 133 acrBl IIlOIO loll, end II aublOCl
10 Inn .astmoflla end roslrlC1lons 01 rocord,
excepting Inero/rom, Ino wost 110 1001 oIlno .boYo
doacrlbod properly; aald olcepllOn containing 2,0
ACloa IIlOIO or loll and being prO!Onllf wal1lt1lhe Iowa
CI1y COfpololO IImaa.
SEcnON II, ZONING MAP, Tho Building InspoclOlla Milby
aU1norlled and dlrOCled Ie cnango Ina Zoning Mop oIlno CI1y
01 Iowa CI1y, Iowa. 10 conform 10 tnls amondmonl upon IInol
pamgo, approval and publleal/on OItnls ordlnanco as provided
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SEcnON PI, RECORDATION, TIlt CIy CltIk II hlteby
llAhor1lld IIld dltoctld Ie rlCCfd IhiI Orlllnlnc. II 111I JCIlnaon
CoIny RlCCfdlf'l 0I!Ic1, upon IInal pawg. IIld IppIOVIl.
SEcnON N, REPEALER. 1,1 0IdINnctt IIld panl 01
OIdlnancn In CCIf'IlId wlhll1llllOVillOnl 0I1hiI Ordlnanct III
hlrlby rtpoaJld,
SEcnON V, SEVERAOILlT'(, . Itrf IICtICn, provtsIon 01 pan
01 111I Ordlnlncl Ihd bI Idjudgld 10 bI Invllld 01
ItlCOIlIlIl\AJontl, IUCh ldjudiCllJOn Ihd noc "'oct 111I vllldlly 01
111I Ordlnanct U I wl10II 01 Itrf DIdion, provtsIon 01 pan
II1IrIol noc Idjudgld Invlild OIIMlC01lS1MJon1l.
SEcnON VI, EFFECTIVE DATE, Tl1iI Ordlnlnct IhaIl blln
lIIoct Iftll b IInIl IlWIQI, IppIOVII IIld PUbllclllon U
rlqUlrld by lAw,
PUIId IIld IppIOVId IhiI
MAYOR
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STAFF REPORT
To: Planning & Zoning Commission
Itom: A.OOO2 and Z.OOOS,
ScOll Boulevard East, Part I.
Annoxation and Rozonlng
Proparod by: Karin Franklin
Oato: May 3, 1990
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Applicant:
Plum Grovo Acros, Inc.
834 North Johnson Stroot
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
Roquostod action:
Approval 01 a roquest to annox and
rozono cortaln proporty oast 01 tho Iowa
City corporato limits from RS (County) to
RM.12 and RS.5.
Purposo:
To dovolop tho proporty wlth full City
sorvlcos and subdlvldo sarno Into 40 lots,
Location:
East 01 Scoll Boulovard, north 01 Scoll
Boulovard Park and south 01 Court Stroot
oxtondod ' In Frlngo Aloa 5,
Slzo:
13,3 acros
Comprohonslvo Plan:
East 01 Scoll Boulovard and wllhln tho
corporato limits ' rosldontial at 0-16
du/acro, Annoxation for rosldontial
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ExIsting land uso and zoning:
Undovolopod, agrlculturo; RM-12 and RS
(County),
Surrounding land uso and zoning:
North. Undovolopod, slnglo-Iamlly
rosldontial; RS (County)
East ' Agrlculturo; RS
Soulh - Scoll Boulovard Park; P
Wost - Undovolopod; Multi-Family
Rosldontial; RM.12, POH.O, and
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45.day limitation porlod:
May 20, 1990
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BACKGAOUNQ:
Plum Grovo Acros, Inc, has submllled a roquost to onnox, rezone and subdlvldo 13,3 acres
oast 01 Scoll Boulovard, This roport deals only wllh tho Issuos of annoxatlon and rezoning;
a soparate roport on the subdivision will be brought boloro tho Commission on May 17 In
conjunction with tho usual socond roadlng on tho rozonlng, A copy of tho gonoralsubdlvlslon
layout Is Includod hero lor your InformaUon,
Tho dovolopmont proposal Is lor 13 lots along Scott Boulovard to bo dovolopod for zoro lot
Ilno or duplox uso, The romalnlng 27 lots are proposod lor slnglo-famlly rosldencos,
ANALYSIS:
Comllrohonslvo Plan: Thore Rro two socUons of tho Plan which aro particularly portlnont to this
dovo!QpmQnt . Ihll MneXlltlon Polley (p~go 23) and tho Fringe Araa 6 Study (pogo t24), In
tho Annexation Policy, thoro aro essenUal1y throe roasons statod to lustily annoxatlon In tho
public Intoreat: 1) to lulllll a noed for a cortaln kind of land USOj 2) to comploto
nelghborhoodaj and 3) to control usa of tho land. In this Instonco thoro Is IItUo lustlncatlon
lor annoxatlon basod on thoso roasons, Thoro Is land avallablo wllhln tho corporato limits to
occommodato tho typo 01 rosldonUal devolopmont proposod (thoro aro approximately 190 acros
avallablo on tho oast sldo alono); tho proposod subdivision would bogln a now nolghborhood
oast 01 Scott Boulovard, not completo an oxlstlng nolghborhood; and, undor tho County AS
zoning, tho land can only dovolop lor rosldontlal purposos and usos compaliblo with rosldontlal
dovolopmont.
Tho Frlngo Aroa 5 Study oddrossos tho gonoral annoxolion policy as It rolatos spoelflcally to
tho two mllos oast 01 tho corporalo limits botwoon 1-00 and Highway 0, It Is rocognlzod In this
aroa study that tho construclion 01 Scott Boulevard and tho Improvomonts to tho sanitary sowor
systom will act as catalysts for annoxallon roquosts, Tho aroa study rejocts annoxatlon for
rosldonlial purposos, Duo to tho barrlor Inhorontln Scolt Boulovard, tho study rocommonds
that any annoxatlon, doomod to bo cost olloclivo, tako Into consldoratlon tho amount 01 land
roqulrod for a comploto nolghborhood. this roquost doos not Includo sulflclont aroa to lorm
a complete, new neighborhood, In balancing tho costs and bonefits 01 annoxatlon In this area,
the IImllod capacity In tho sanitary sower system as a wholo Is polnlod out, as Is the limlled
capacity In tho olomontary schools which would potonlially sorvo tho area, Due to theso
laclors, Frlngo Aloa 5 falls altho ond of the developmont soquonco wllhln the long.rango plan
for tho City, Annexation and dovelopmont 01 this silo at this time would bo out 01 sequenco,
thus roqulrlng full payment by lho dovolopor for any oxtenslon ollnlraslrucluro,
Tho Cosls and Bonofits 01 AnnoxaliQD: Tho public bonellls 01 annoxatlon of this particular slto
aro nogllglblo. Assuming full dovolopmont altho donsltles of AM-12 and AS-5 as roquostod,
tho Clly would collect an addlllonal $30,901 annually In proporly laxos, Howover, taxes
gonoralod by rosldontlal dovolopmont only partially offsot sorvlco provision cosls, When the
costs 01 schools aro broughl Inlo Iho equalion, the total sorvlco packago cost gonorally
oxceods rovonuos gonoratod,
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Tho publle coats rolalo to tho provision 01 tho packago 01 sorvlcos which como wllh rosldoncy
In tho city, In ovaluatlng this spoclfic dovolopmont 01 40 lots, tho Incromont 01 Incroaso In cost
for such 80rvlcos as pol/co, firo, library sorvleo, garbago pickup, snow romoval, olc. Is probably
nogllglblo, Wo must koop In mind, howovor, that approval 01 Ihls annoxatlon roquost will
Innuonco doclslons on luturo roquosls In comparablo aroas. As can bo soon on tho onclosod
map, Plum Grovo Acres, Ine, owns a largo aroa oast 01 tho corporato limns, which II annoxed
would add significantly to tho City's aroa of sorvlco rosponslblllty,
In torms 01 spoclfic sorvlcos on which Ihls dovolopment may place a burdon, tho schools sland
out. Both Lucas and Lommo schools aro at or approaching capacity, Additional dovelopmont
on tho oast sldo 01 Iowa City, ollhor In tho City or outsldo, will placo a burdon on thoso
schools. Tho othor significant cost, again In torms 01 capacity, Is tho usa 01 tho municIpal
sowor systom. Although thoro Is sufficlont capacity In tho localllnos to sowor this proporty and
othors, tho now sowago troatment plant has a IImltod capacity and will not bo ablo to sorvo
lull dovolopmont on ovory proporty wllhln tho City limns without an upgrado. Each tlmo a
proporty currenUy out!ldo Ihe cO/porate llmI15 Is ennexed and put on Cl~1 :ewer, tho c:lp:clty
usod Is donlod lor luturo dovolopmont 01 proporty currontly within tho corporato boundaries.
Consldoratlon 01 this annoxatlon roquost should bo done only with lull rocognltlon that
annoxatlon lor rosldontlal dovolopmont will havo an Impact on the olomontary schools and on
the capacity 01 tho sower plant to sorvo tho aroa lor which Ills doslgnod,
Aozonlog: Tho zono designations roquostod. It annoxatlon Is approvod, aro RM-12 (Modlum
Oonslty Mulll.Famlly) lor tho wostorly 13 lots which will roar on Scott Boulovard and RS.S (Low
Oonslty Slnglo.Famllyllor tho romalnlng 27 lots, Thoso zonos aro conslstont wnh tho oxlstlng
zoning Immodlatoly oast 01 Scott Boulovard and with tho ovontual plans lor this aroa.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Tho stall rocommonds that tho annoxatlon roquostod bo denlod basod on tho pollclos end
prlnclplos adoptod In tho Comprohonslvo Plan and on a lack 01 any ovorrldlng public bonofit
comparod to tho potontlal public costs 01 tho projoct proposod.
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DATEI MAV Ie, 1990
TOI PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
FROM!
PLUM GROVE ACRES INC.
BRUCE R. GLASGOW, PRES.
RE! SCOTT BLVD EASTI PART ONE
COMMENTS ON THE 195 ACRES THAT WERE COMPILED IN EARLY 19B9 TO
USE TO JUSTIFY HIE NON ANNEXATION POLICY IN EAST IOWA CITY
COMMENTS! KARIN FRANKLIN HAS FURNISHED THE COMMISSION WITH A LIST
.(1/' 1-1. Pfll ,OF THE ACREAGES THAT TOTAL THE \95 ACRES OF UNDEVELOPED LAND IN *
Vl.UtlllJ) EAST IOWA CITY. I WILL MAKE COMMENTS ON EACH PARCEL, ;VI; .12/{-
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100 ACRES -- V I LLAGE GREEN AND V I LLAGE GREEN SOUTH . 1 ~dC, 11."
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IS THE BEST PART OF THE 100 ACRES, THE REMAINING PORTION TO THE SOUTH
IS BORDERED BY RAILROAD TRACKS, MODILE HOME PARKS AND HEAVY INDUSTRIAL
USE. THE SEWER IS A LIFT STATION, THE GROUND 15 RELATIVELY LOW IN
RELATION TO RAILROAD TRACKS AND SCOTT DLVD. MOST CUSTOMERS DESIRE A
DETTER LOCATION. ACREAGE,. ,70
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1.0% OF THE NORTHERN PART OF TH I S TRACT IS NOW UNDER DEVELOPMENT.
e7 ACRES - NORTHWEST CORNER OF SCOTT AND MUSCATINE
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THIS IS THE HOME AND ACREAGE OF MR. AND MRS. HIERONYMUS. THEY HAVE
TRANSFORMED THIS AREA INTO AN ARBORETUM THAT IS A SHOWPLACE.
FORGET ADOUT DEVELOPING THIS SITE. ACREAGE. "ZERO
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4 ACRES - SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SCOTT AND COURT
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THIS IS OWNED By PLUM GROVE ACRES AND IS READY FOR USE. THE CITY II' PMit
LOW RENT HOUSING ADJACENT HAS HAD A NEGAT IVE EFFECT ON THE USE OF lt~/fA." I,.,
THIS LAND. IT WILL DE USED FOR APARTMENTS.. ,NOT SINGLE FAMILV. I'<.(,t~ ,,/M.LI'~
ACREAGE. . ZERO 7) /O'{, D1lV ~j.l,.
7 ACRES - COURT HILL SCOTT BLVD PART NINE
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THIS IS UNDER DEVELOPMENT NOW. LOTS ARE UEING SOLD AND OPTIONED,
ACREAGE.,.ZERO
\0 ACRES-- EAST OF SCOTT BLVD IN CITY LIMITS
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THIS WILL BE UTILIZED SOON AS SCOTT BLVD EAST. PART TWO. IT HAS
EXISTING SEWER, WATER I STORM WATER DENTENTION ( 5 ACRES ) AND APPROVED
SCOTT BLVO. ACCESS. ~~GE.,.TEN
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THIS IS UNDER DEVELOPMENT AND IS KNOWN AS ROCHESTER HEIGHTS.
ACREAGE....ZERO
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e ACRES..SOUTHEI\ST CORNER OF FIRSr I\ND WI\StiJNGTON In w.lt b~
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THE OLD FIRST I\VENUE SCHOOL SITE, OWNED BV LOCl\j...Ilutt:lltfiS. NO SEWER,
IN GOOD HANDS, I\CREAGE...ZERO
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OWNED BV DR. AND ~~S. RIGLER, THIS LAND HI\G G~WER, WI\TER I\ND 1\ STREET
CALLED GREEN MT. DRIVE...ALL FURNISHED FREE OF CHARGE BV THE DEVELOPER
WASHINGTON PARK. THIS IS THE HOME OF DR. I\ND MRS, RIGLER AND HilER
HORSES. FORGE T HII S ONE.
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ACREAGE, . . ZERO
II I\CRES..SOUTH OF ROCHESTER DE TWEEN POST ROI\D I\ND MT. VERNON DRIVE
THIS IS OWNED DV FRANK DOVD I\ND I\LL HIS HORSES. IT COULD DE DEVELOPED
FROM MT. VERNON DRIVE. SEWER AND WI\TER IS AVAILI\DLE. THIS IS THE BACK
VARD OF THE FRANK BOVDS AND THE LI\ND IS NOT FOR SALE,
I\CREI\GE. . . ZERO
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SEE ENCLOSED THE MAV 9TH LETTER FROM KI\RIN FRI\NKLIN REVISED TO SHOW
THE CONCLUSIONS OF PLUM GROVE I\CRES INC. AS OF THIS DI\TE.,.MAV 1990.
THERE ARE 10 ACRES REI\DV TO DEVELOP IN THE CITV LIMITS ON THE
EI\ST SIDE OF IOWA CITV I\ND PLUM GROVE OWNS TliEM, WE MUST HAVE SOME
EXCELLENT LOTS TO OFFER THE RESIDENTS OF 10WI\ CITV IN ORDER TO KEEP
THEM IN IOWA CITV I\ND OUT OF NORTHERN JOHNSON COUNTV.
IN ALL FI\IRNESS TO KI\RIN FRI\NKLIN, SIIE DID NOT INCLUDE 30 ACRES
OF LAND OWNED BV DOB STEVENS, 10 ACRES OWNED DV JIM CLARK AND 4 ACRES
OWNED BV THE SMITH BROS. HOWEVER, THESE ACREAGES ARE NOT AVAILI\BLE
I\T THIS TIME EITHER.
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MEMORANDUM
Onto:
Mny 9. 1990
To:
Plnnnlng ond Zenlng Comm~
Karin Franklin. Son lor Pla~nar1
Seoll Deulovard East. Part Ono
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Presented belew Is a list of the ecrenges available on tha enst sIde ef lown CIty
that mako up tho 190 acres referred to In our discussIons of tho annolCatlen of
Scott Deulevard East. Part One. This data wos complied durIng work on the 1989
Campriihllilslvo Plan Update and Is part of the supporting dnla for the polley
regarding annelCatlon (or residential purposas,
'10 - 100 acres. Village Green & VI lingo Creen Soulh
o -. 27 acres. Nerthwest cerner of Seett & Muscallno
o - '1 acres. Southwest corner of Scott & Court
o -- 7 acres. Court HIli . Scett Deulevnrd, Part 9 (PC^,
to - 10 acres. Eost ef Scott Doulovard, In CIty /lmlts (PCAI
o - 28 acres. Seuth of Rochester & cast of Amhurst
o - 2 acres. Southeast corner of Flr.1 & \Vashlngton
() - 6 acres. South of Rochester, nt end of Creen Mountain Orlvo
o - 11 acres. South or Rochester botween Post Read and Mt. Vernen Orlvo
.EllA L 'ffi acres
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Iowa City, IOWA 52240
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Attention Men,berl of the Planning b ::onlng (,'IOn, I BII Ion ,
I'm Claudia Round, 3 nUlnlb~r ,)f Ihe 1010'11 City comn,unlty, writing thlB
lotter to dllCU'1 Ihe propoled rOZonlng of tho area on Scott BouleYllrd
3nd Court Str.et, Item A-9002 and ::-9005
I would ll~e to have the area remain In the curront R$lcountv) ZOning
To add 1\ more denle developraent 10 thlll 13 3 acre area Increues
lewage, SOil erOllon, water and garbage needs, and threatens the two
acre stand 01 natural vegotatlon th3t currently exists In thll area
I would label thlll vogetatlve stand 1111 envlronmentallv sonsltlve due
to It I plant and IInlmlll dlverllty, ltl ability to filter nOise IInd air
pollution, ltl prOViding oxygen ror people and wlldllre to breathe,
It I production 01 rOod, COver. homes lor wildlife and ItS appearance
01 our lo~~ hgrlt~ga Qua to It. bOlng environmentally 8ensltlve, I
would like to recommend to the Planning and 20nlnlng Cornrnlttee that
this area be prnerved land protoc ted frorn develop'nent
Iowa loosol 6,000 acrel 01 woodlandll to agrlculturo and urbanization
annually Only 4% 01 our state hal any woodlands lolt There exists
on this site native Iowa tree speCies luch aD 150 yoar old Bur Oa~
(approximately 20) and Red Cedar (approximately a), The Bur Oak Is
the state tree 01 Iowa, Thll area would need to bo manllged to
preserve III prelent state 01 exlltence, as well 81 I:eep It heallhly,
I would like to loe the Planning ~ ZOning ComMittee adopt an
environMental responllblllty ethic when making zoning declslona, By
thll I Mean tal,o moro responalblllly to resPect and prot!)ct the
Itandlng vegetation that romalns on each 'Ite being conaldered for
zoning. Thoro are atatlstlcs ahowlng economic cOlto and valuea or
plantl to one'l lot, acreage, and yard, The COlt values are diVIded
Into how old tho troe la and how, through Ita years 01 aXlatenco, It
hal contributed life sUltalnlng oxygen to the air, pollution control.
loll fertility, recycling 01 wator. and the IncrollBe of properly
valuea There are allo facti stating how trees and shrubs when
planted al shelterbelts and windbreaks reduce the propertY'1
accumulation of Inow, help provent water and wind erOllon, and prOVide
heating and cooling the home at a lower cosl and wllh More erllcloncy
There Is alar,nlng evidence that dlsplhC Ing the land II caualng death
and emotional slc~neos to people In the lorm of cancor through air and
water pollutIon What Illore e)(treme menuro do we need to experience
In order to change our attltudos about the Importance 01 lhe nalural
rll90urcea In land baud doclalon ,nl.ll:lng1 There 18 scientific roseuch
avaIlable directly relating Ilrln, lung, and It.ornach cancer to our
onvlronrnont and lls pollution We need the nl.ltul'EIl plant COrillnUnltles
to filler pollution, give u' air, stabilize tho !lOll, and reduce
at re811
Thll two acre area With III vegetation should rernaln 100% Intact,
Perhaps t.he County 01' llnlverU ty could use thIs area al an outdoor
stUdy Slto ror Botl.lnv, Biology, or Resource Manl.lgorllent. Maybe the
people bUYing loti 1.11 It IS currontly zoned would want, to havo this
area lell In It I naturlol Itl.lle and w'Juld agree to be responsible for
Its mal ntenance
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or lho r"llawln'il bul ov ,111 1"'16111 thl. III' Il MI .11 Inc luolvo
1(001' In .Rlnd l~,al Iranl'arr"lnQ thl.. ::,no I,., ,. 1,,'Uftlng dovolaprllonl will
C'UBO Iholo r~lourcel 10.1 bo dluplncod "nd lorced 10.1 relocnlo o.1r dlo
I) "'lldlllo; D..r, Rabbit, ':"'01\1 Horned 0",1. Rod-ICllleo H~wk,
MUdawlorl, Rabin, CardInal, Chlcladeot, Red-Illlngod BIMI bird.
BluoJav, 6nd Rln()-nocl:ed Phoaunt
2) "'II drlaworl; Oogtaoth v 10 lot, Bo II war t or -;01 oh.on' n a"61. OilY
1111101, Dutchman broochel, "'al:o robin, I>nd Vlrqlnla bluoo.111
3) Troel; Bur Oak (20), Rod Cedar tel, Silver Maplot, Bo.older,
Appl.. Ch.rrv, and Haclborry
4) Gra.lol: Opon bromo gr.II flold
Ono no.dll to 1111:(\ Ii,any thlngu IntO contllderntlon whon ollch
urbanl:allon IIIue camOl up PIOllU. conllder tho valuo or lh.
Btandlng vegetation In ollch IInd overy lite prep. Wa hcw... tho
lilehnoloilY and Int.lllg.l1co to work wtth nilturol, Planting young
1I.odllngll will not offer tho laMe or alh,llar boneflll all any
OItabllllhod. food prodUCIng tree lIuch Ii the Bur 001:, Apple and Red
Cedar that oxlllt In thll area, While to plont noedllngll In bettor
than not plllntlng anything I Imow we can do beHer by utlll:lng whot
oxlltl Inltoad of removing It and Itartlng over. ThOle O~kl In thll
twO acrl aria have a Ilfo expectancy of 600 years,
I would b. h~ppy to h~lp with nny coordination n.cellary to leo thele
Ideal get Irnpler".nt.d You can contllct lIle at 354-6626 dUl'lng tho d~y
Thank you for your tlMO
Sincerely,
Qj~l.. J ,t?-J
Claudia J Round
1102 Davonpor t
Iowa C Ilv, Iowa
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MEMnERS OF IHE PLIlNNING IlND ZONING COMMISSION
CIVIC CENTER
10WIl CIIY, IOWA
REI SCOTT DLVD EASTI PART ONE sun DIVI~lON
ATTNI KARIN FRANKLIN
DEMI MEMDERS OF nlE PLIlNN I NG AN~ ZON I NG COMM I SSI ON, . .
THIS LEITER 15 DEING SENI 10 KI\flIN fnANr.L1N TO liE PUT IN YOUR
FILE FOR THE NEXT MEETING REIlAnDING THE REfERENCCD SUB-DIVISION.
YOUR IlEARD THE REOUEST FROM THE P I. Z STAFF THAT WE USE THE
EXISITING IN-FILL SITES AND NOT REDUEST IINNEXATION FOR FUTURE
SUD DIVISIONS, PLUM GflOVE ACIlES INC. ATTEMPTED 10 FOLLOW THIS
REDUEST.
TilE NF.xT OIlY WE SOLD Il SITE TO A LOCAL UUILllEf1 TO ACCOMODI\TE 1\
FAMILY FROM OUT OF TOWN. THIS SITF. IS A WO IlCIlE PARCEL ON SEVENTH
AVENUE JUST NORTtt OF ROCHESTER. THE DulLDER ASKED FOR A PERMIT TO
DUILD A RESIDENCE FOR TillS FAMILY AND IT wllS DENIED DY TIlE
DUILDING DEPARTMENT.
SO MUCH FOil SMALL IN riLL SITE5.
ENCLOSED IS A LETTER SENT TO RAY WELLS ON AUGUST 15, Iq72 ASKING
THAT THE FUTURE "FOSTER ROllO" DE PLANNED IIND IMPLEMENTED. THIS LETTER
wAS MAILED SEVENTEEN IIND ONE HIILF vEARS AGO.....,I\ND TIIEIlE HAS nrEN
NO IICTION ON THIS "FOSTER ROllO" OR IINY OTHER ROAD IN rHE AREA TO DATE.
SO MUCH FOR LI\RGE IN FILL SITES.
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ENCLOSURE I lEfTEl1 TO IIAy WlIlS 81!5!7c
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AUgU8~ 1S, 1972
RAy Welle, CI~y Hanager
Clvlo Centor
Iowa CUy, Iowa
Can~ll!lll~n I
On Auaust 8th I lI1et wHh ~ha Planning and 1.onlnc Comlulon on
an Intornal buh ooncernlng the rll~ura al1gM~nt or a road ~o
be oalled "F05l.ftr /\nod" running tre:! Norlh Dubuquo Strout 8ilB~ilr1y
La Praire OIl Chien Rood.
The COlllllluion aaked Ulat ~h~ concep~ be preBenled to th~1I1 rOI'lr,nlly
on AUfl\lst 22nl. They nbo asked thn~ ~he Englnenring dernrlll1ent r.i'te
thl!lll the proponed wld~h or the e~r80~ and thn~ ~he Dapt or ComunUy
Develo~ent "",ke up the plan or tho e~ree~ betl/een Dubuque St. am
Pra1ra OIl Chien Rond.
I would nek tor your oooperatlon In llI1plell1enUna the varioua deparlll1on~.,
ropor~n to Planning and Zoning. Dlok Royce, Fred 1I00ra and Goorge
Donnett havo lI1et on tho eHe and Inepaotod and tentntlvoly approvod the
al1R1U11ent at Foetor Rand.
What I/O need nOl/, Ie a tornal e~'tell1ent troll1 tho City th.~ Foeter Road
1/111 or 1/111 not tollOl/ thle allR1Ullnn~, Tha~ ~he road ohall be eo Mny
toet I/ide and that the otreote at Vlrglnln, OaklAwn and Dureah 1/111
lI1ent the Foetor Road aUgMent In eOll1e tuhion.
WUh th1a banlo IntornaUon I/e oan r,1ve tho lnnd to the land planner tor
land U8e atud,y and preoentatlon La the oHy tor approval.
Sln,raly yourn~ ~J ,
(i'P,tcee.. ;;... "",~q~'Ot1Ml
Druce R. OlaBROI/
8)11 110. Johneon St.
IOl/n CUy, Iowa
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RODERT J. DURNS
CHARLES DUFfY
PA TRIClA MEADE
DICK MVERS
omv OCKENFELS
PHONE: (310) 3$O.eooo
Hay 10, 1990
Karin Frllnklin
Sonior Plannor
city ot Iowa city
410 Eaot washington stroot
Iowa city, Iowa 52240
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Attachod i8 a copy ot the Hay 3, 1990, Doard at suporvioorD
minutos.
Ploaoo no to tho motion regarding tho propoood annoxation at 13.3
acroo at property ownod by Plum Grove AoroD.
It you have any questions, ploaoe call.
sinceroly,
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Administrative Aosistant
CFP/jh
Enclooure
P.O. BOX 1350 . 013 SOUTtt DUBUOUE . IOWA CITY, IOWA 52244
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Formel MinuteDI Mny 3, 1990 / pnge 2
Now therefore, I, Richard E. Hyero, Chairperoon of the Johnoon
County Board oC SuporvioorD, hereby proclaim the week oC Hay 6-
12, 1990, ao Johnoon County 1I0Dpitel Week, and urge all citizenD
to give recognition to Hercy 1I0opitlll, the Depllrtment oC Veterano
Mfairo Hediclll Center, and the Univeroity oC lowll 1I0opitalo IInd
ClinicD.
Hotion by Ockenfelo, oeconded by DurnD, to approve Proclamation
05-03-90.
Hotion to the direct the County Engineer to accept the low bid
of $35,564.00 from Frantz Conotruction Cor conotructing a ohed in
Fry town and to authorize the ChllirporDon to oign the contrnct.
Hotion to direct the County Enginoor to take otepo necesDary to
proceed with the Dale of real eotate in HorDe formerly uDed ao a
Secondary Roado otorage oite.
Motion to direct the County Engineer to accept the low bido of
$53,021.16 and $40,330.16 from Dob Zimmerman Ford to purchaSe two
trucko, aD recommonded by the County Engineer.
Hotion to reochedule tho informal meeting of June 12, 1990, for
Juno 14, 1990, lit 9100 lI.m.
Hotion to include Metropolitan Life Inourance among the
programD IIvailablo to employeeo on the NACo Deferred Componoation
Progrllm.
Hotion to offer no objoction to II propooed IInnexation of land
by tho city of Iowa City of 13.3 ocreo ownod by Plum Grove Acreo
eaot of Scott Boulevard.
Adjourned at 9142 a.m.
lo/Richard E. Hyero, Chair, Beard oC SuporviDoro
Atteotl Tom Slockett, Auditor
TheDe minuteD were Dent on Hay 0 Cor publication and Hay 10,
1990, Cor IIpproval.
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HIIlUTES OP TlIE fORHAL HEETING Of' TIn: JOll/lSOll COUlITY 80ARD Of'
SUrERVISORSI Hay 3, 1990
UnleoD otherwioe noted, all actiono were token unanimouDly.
Chairporoon Hyero called the Johnoon County 80ard oC
Suporviooro to order at 9100 a.m. Hembero preoent were 8etty
OckenCelo, Robert 8urno, Richard Hyero, ratricia lIeade and
Charloo Ducey.
Hotion to approve tho claimo on the Auditor'o Claim Regioter 00
approved by 0 majority of the Suporviooro.
Hotion to approve the minuteo of the formal meeting of April
26, 1990.
Hotion to approvo payroll authorizationo oubmitted by Johnoon
County departmont hoado.
Hotion to approvo the Auditor'o Roport Cor the quarter ending
Harch 31, 1990, ohowing rovenuo in tho amount of $32,986.23, 00
oubmitted by Johnoon County Auditor Tom Slockott.
Hotion to ootablioh Hay 24, 1990, at 9130 a.m. in tho Board
Room of tho Adminiotration BUiding, 913 S. Dubuquo St., Iowa
City, ao the dato, timo and placo for a pubiC hearing on a
propooal to amond tho fiocal year 1991 county budgot.
Proclamation 05-03-90
WhorcaD, Hay G-12, 1990, hoD bocn dooignatcd Notional 1I00pltal
Weok with tho themo .Count On Uo to Caro,. and
liheroaD, Hercy 1I00pi tal oorvoo aD tho Johnoon County aroa
health care provider and 00 a regional acute core referral
hoopital and health promotion conter, and
Whoreao, Departmont of Veterano Affairo f'edical Center providoD
tortiary health care Cor vetorano in oaotorn Iowa and weotern
IllinoiD through opocialized Clinical educational and modical
reooarch programo, and
lihereao, the Univerolty of Iowa 1I0opitalo and Cl1nico io a
otato reoourco for highly Dpocializod patient care oerviceo, the
training oC health profoDoionalo for Derving Iowa communitieo and
Cor conducting the reDearch that will enhance Cuture health caro,
and
Whereao, the three hoopitalD provide health core Derviceo
recognized 00 among the beot in the notion and their preoence
here contrlbuteo to the quality of life and economic vitnlity oC
our community, and
lihereao, the c1tizenD oC JohnDon County join to pay tributo to
the otaCfo of our three hODpltalo Cor their many contributionD of
care, education, reoenrch and Dervice,
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MEMBERS or THE PLANNING AND :ONING COMMISSION
CIVIC CENTER
IOWA C II v, 101011\
REI PROPOSED Gun DIVISION, F IRSl ,'Nil ilOCHESI[1l [1\51, I'I\RI ONE
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
PLUM GROVE ACRES INC, IrGl\1 REOUESIS YOUIl I1PPROVI1L OF THIS SUBDIviSION
I1ND NECESSARY ANNEXATION FOR THE FOLLOWING RE/\SON51
I, HiI S I S THE CULM I NA liON OF 35 YEMS or rLI\NN I NG FOIl IIIE
LANDS rnOM FIRST AVENUE AND COURT STREET fO SCOff ULVD,
DURING THAT TIME PG/\ HAS CHANGED PLANS 10 SUIT IIlE cln OF
IOWA CITV A DOZEN liMES, PGA NAMED THE STREET...SCOTT BLVD, .ANO
DESIGNED IT AS A TWO LANE HIGHWAY. pGI\ NEGOTIATED AN AGREEMENT
WITH THE IOWA ILLINOIS GAS AND ELECTRIC CO. TO PLACE THEIR LARGE
POLES BETWEEN CURB AND SIDEWALK ON THIS SCOTT BLVD, PGA PAVED THE
FIRST PART OF SCOTT BLVD AND PUT IN THE MEDIAN SIRlp. TIllS SECTION
OF SCOTT BL VO DECAME ODSOLE TE WItEN THE C I TV FOUNB THEMSEL VES
IN TROUBLE ON TOP THE TIlE SCOTT PARK DAM AND FOUND THAT TItEV
WOULD ItAVE TO HAVE A HARD 5URFACE ON TOP or THE DAM. SINCE THE MONEV
TO INSTALL A HARD SURFACE COULD DE USED FOR A ROAD I THE CITV MADE
THE DECISION TO RELOCATE SCOTT BLVD. ALL THE PLUM GROVE ACRES PLANS
WERE WORTHLESS,
PGA COOPERATED IN THE EXTENSION OF HIE NEw SCOTT BLVD HIRU TItEIR
APARTMENT GROUND NORTIt TO COURT STREET AND PROVIDED TItE COURI STREET
LAND.
THE CITY INSTALLED IHE NEW PAVINO, INSTALLED TWO S/\NI T/\Rv SEWER
MANHOLES ON TIlE 21" EXTENSION.. .ONE 10 TItE NORIH OF RALSTON CREEK
FOR PLUM GROVE ACRES INC, USE /\NO ONE TO THE SOUTH OF TIlE CREEK
FOR USE OF FRIEDA HIEflONYMUS,
HIE CITY MADE PROVISIONS FOR IHE EXTENSION OF COURT STREET
TO THE NORTH AND TO THE EAST, PAVING RADIUS IS INSTALLED.
CITY WATER WAS EXTENDED INTO THI'; SUBDIVISION ALONG TItE 50UTH
SIDE OF COURT STREEI TO TIlE EAST SIDE OJ NEw SCOIT ULVO.
WI Tit SEWERS IN pLI1CE, WATER LINE AVAILAULE, wlllt courn STREET
STUBBED INTO THE PROPERlY" "IT IS OBvIOus THAI THE CITY or IOWA
CITY INTENDED TIlM THE LAND5 EI1ST OF SCOTT BLVD WOULD DE USED
FOR HOUS I NO purlPOSES, PLUM GROVE NCVER COfJS I DFRED THM TItE C IT Y
WOULD WANT THE 700 X 110 FOOT STRIP OF LI1ND I1LONG scorl BLVD 10
BE USED FOR API\RIME'~T BUILDINOS I1NO litE BI1LANCE OF TItE FI\RM FOR
RI1ISING STOCK.
PI1Gt ONE
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MEMDER5 OF Tt~E PLANN I NG AND ZON I NG COMM I 55 I ON
REI SCOTT BLVD EA511 PART ONE
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2. DEVELOPMENT I 5 I NCE 1 q~l, WHEN PLUM GRovE ACRES 5 I ARTED DEVELOP I NG
ON THE CORNER OF FIRST AVENUE AND COURT sIREEI TtIEY HAVE DEVELOPED
THE FOLLOWING LOTS IN THIS AREAl
COURT HILL ADDITIONsl 57~ LOTS
COURT HILL/SCOTT BLVD ADDITIONsl
I THRU q 175 LOTS
TornL I .. I .. . . . . . I . I . "" I . "' . I . I . I . I . 1'1' . . .. 7~O LOTS
AT NO TIME DURING THESE 3~ VEARS OF DEVELOPING HAS PLUM GROVE ACRES
SOLD OR BUILT ON A PIECE OF GROUND TtIAT WAS NOT SUBDIVIDED TO ClTv
REGULATIONS. PLUM GROVE PROVIDED THE ROBERT LUCAS SCHOOL SITE,
THE COURT HILL PARK AND A CHURCH SITE ON COURT STREET. THIIHY FIVE
VEARS AGO WE AGREED WITH THE CIIY THAT COMMERCIAL ZONING SHOULO BE
ONE MILE APART AND THAT HOUSING SHOULD DE IN DETWEEN. THE COMMERCIAL
SITES WERE FIRST AND ROCHESTEll, TOWNCREST AND COURT AND SCOTT BLVD.
SURROUNDING THE COMMERCIAL SITES WOULD BE THE ONLV ALLOWADLE APARTMENTS.
PLUM GROVE FOLLOWED THIS PLAfl. TIIERE ARE NO APARTMENTS IN THE 5?~
LOTS OF COURT HILL ADDITIONS UNTIL THE COMMERCIAL AREA FRINGE WAS
USED ON COURT STREET AND OLD OLD SCOTT DLVD.
THE PLUM GROVE ACRES INC. POLICY WAS TO DEVELOP LAND ONLY WHEN
THE MARKET EXISTED AND NOT TO FLOOD THE MARKET WITH LOTS AND LET THEM
SIT FOR YEARS.
THIS POLICY HAS MADE II POSSIBLE FOR THE CITY TO EXTEND COURT STREET
TO THE EAST AND TO MOVE SCOTT BLVD THRU OUR LANDS ..NORTH AND SOUTH.
IF WE HAD ALLOWED STRUCTURES TO BE BUILT DEFORE CONTIGUOUS DEVEOPMENT
THE CITY WOULD HAVE FOUND BUSINESSES. HOMES AND OTHER STRUCHlRES IN
THE PATH OF SCOTT BLVD AND THE COST OF REMOVAL WOULD HME DEEN
SUBSTANTIAL. PGA HAS RECEIVED CRITICISM FOR HOLDING LAND FOR 20
YEARS DEFORE DEVELOPMENT. PGA BELIEVES THIS POLICY TO DE CORRECT.
AT THIS TIME PLUM GROVE 15 STILL FOLLOWING THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN
AND POLICY FORMULATED SOME 35 vEARS AGO.
WE ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
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SCOTI BLVD EASI. PARI ONE
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3. THE NEW SCOTT BLVD FROM COURT STREU TO ROCHlSTER.
STAFF CONCERNS ADOUT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND EAST SIDE STUDY
PROMPT THIS PARAGRAPH ON DEVELOPMENT AND CITY PARTICIPATION.
IN OROEfl TO EXTEND nCOTT BLVD FROM COURT STREET TO ROCHESTER AVE. THE
CITY CUT THE BALANCE OF THE PLUM GROVE ACREAGE INTO TWO PARTS.
TIlE CITY HELD MANY HEAR I NGS AND 0 I SCUSS IONS 101 I TH ALL THE NE I GHDORS
ON BOTH SIDES OF THE NW STREET AND FINALLV AGllEED ON THE ROUTE.
PLUM GROVE ACRES POSITIOill WAS IHAT THE CITY COULD PUT II WIIEflEVER THEV
DEC IDEO.
DURI NG THE PLUM GROVE ACRES iIIEGOT IAT IONS 101 I TH THE C!TV TilE FOLLOW I NG
DECISIONS WEflE MADE IlY THE CITY AND AGflEED UPON BY PLUM GROVE.
THREE STREET ACCESS PO I NTS WERE ALLOWED. ONE I N THE V I C I N I TY OF
WASHINGTON STREET AND TWO BETWEEN LOWER WEST DRANCH ROAD AND
ROCIIESTER ROAD.
TIIREE SEWER CROSSINGS WERE MADF. .. .COURT STREET.. . WASHINGTON STREET...
AND LOWER WEST BRANCII ROAD. A FOURTH SEWER CROSS ING WAS CONTEMPLATED
BETWEEN LOWER WEST BRANCft ROAD AND ROCftESTER AVE AT THE LOW POINT BUT
COULD NOT BE ACCOMPLISHED. THE ROADWAY AT THE LOW POINT WAS FILLED
WITH THE BROKEN CONCRETE OF LOWEr/ WEST Dr/ANCII r/OAO AND THE ROUTE
WAS BLOCKED.
PLUM GROVE ACRES RELIED UPON ALL TIIESE IMPr/OVEMENTS STUBBED TO TIlE
EAST OF SCOTT BLVD. ONE DOES NOT CONTEMPLATE RUNNING '7000 SEWER
EXTENSIONS AND teOOo STREEI ENTRANCES AND tlOOO WATER Cr/OSSINGS TO
SERVE A STRIP OF GRDUND elo FEET DEEP. ANNEXATION MUST DE
CONTEMPLATED FOR THE EXPENDITURES TO BE JUSTIFIED.
AGAIN, PLUM GROVE ACRES INC. ASKS FOR VOUR SUPPORT ON THIS ANNEXATION
AND SUBDIVISION APPROVAL. ALL UTILITIES ARE IN PLACE AND READY FOR
USE. INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE POTENTIAL PURCHASERS ARE AVAILADLE
AND WAITING. TilE FIRST LOI OPTION 15 TO A FAMILY NOW LIVING ON
OflERLlN ST. AND THE SECOND OPTION IS rOR A FAMILY NOW liVING SOUTH
Or TOWN.
SINCE THERE ARE NO LOIS AVAILABLE liII EAST IOWA CITY EXCEPT r/OCHESTER
liE I GftTS 101 J TH 60 FOOT LOT S. Pl.UM GROVE ACRES WISHES TO PROV I DE A MORE
SPAC I OUS LOT FOR THE PUBL I C.
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DRUCE R, Gl ASGOW. PRE 5./
fRANK BOYD. SEE.
03~ NO. JOHNSON ST.
IOWA [I T Y. IOWA
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NOnC! 0' PUDLlO HEARING
NOClC. II hOIoby g/-IInlllll . public tloaMg w1II bo held by
IIlI CIy CMeI rllOw. CIy.IOw.. . 7:30 PM on Iho 12l/llWf
rI JIN. IO'JO. In IIlI CMeI CI\ImbIII rllIlI CMc Conlll,
Iowa Ctt. low.. on !hI1olIOwIng 11IIIlI:
t. M 0Id1n1ne1 10 ItnIIld IIlI Zoning Ordlnanc. 10
t/llngl1IlI required dIIIanc. bolwoon buIIdIng1.
2. M OId1n1nc. 10 .stlblsh iliUM 0'bId0 Iho ClIy"
boltldII1oIlOI rll'l1ow end lpIIIovll rllUbdMIlons.
3, A rnoMlon 10 IMIX lpIIIodnII~ lI,31C101'1Il rI
IIlI pllSOrtlOw' Ctt corporll' Im4I, IOUIlI 01 Ccoo
SUIOl, HSI rI SC<lC1llouloYlld end noI1h 01 Scon Pill
4, M 0Id1n1ne1 10 rllent lpIIIodnIlO't 11.3 ICIOI
IOUIlI 01 Ccoo SUIOl, .1Il 01 SC<lC1llouloYlld. end
noI1h 01 SC<lC1 PIIt Irom COIny ns 10 ns.a,
& M OId1n1nc.IO vlCll. . pcnJon rI Ccoo SUOGl, wost
d FICI\I SlIeel end ! nortll-!oUlI e!i1f in ~~ !H.
Orlglnll Town.
&. M OId1M/lC. I/l1Gf'IdIng IIlI Zoning Ordlnanc. by
changing !hi UH rGglllllIonl fOl III lpIIIoxlma1. 7.800
1qUII. fooIlOIloealed 1l1&4llowll MUSCIlIne Road
hom ns.a 10 ns.l2.
7, M OId1M/lCO emondlng lhI Zoning Ordlnanc. by
~ changing !hi UH rogutatlonl oI'pplolJ.
mal0't 168 ICIII 01 land g8OOf1/tf Ioealed noI1h rI
MokOSl Avonuellld west 01 ploporly 0YIll0d by IhI
UrWlllllyollOw. Irom ID.ns 100PDH.l,' plolIrnInaty
pIIMOd dovelopmlnl hOuIIng plan 101 Wllnul Rldg.,
CopIII rI!hI ploposod OId1M/lCOIend rolOlullonlllO
on r~o 101 public olamlnlllon . !hi ollie. rI!hI ClIy Clorle, CIvic
CanlOl. 410 E, Washington SUOOl, IOwa CIty. Iowa. PO/eons
wIIhIng 10 !w. IhGk vtfWI known 0110 .uggost chAnges 101
City Councl COIIIIdOlIlIon b1f0l. adOpllon rllhoSl OIdlnAncOl
1tId/0011SOlullonllhOuld appall. 1hl1lO11lng,
MARIAN IC. KARR. CITY ClERK
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AN ORDINANCE TO VACATE A PORnON OF COURT STREET
WEST OF FRONT STRfET, AND THE NORTH-Soum AlLFt
IN BlOCK~, ORiGiNAl TOWN
WHEREAS, I/lI UntftII.Iy c:llOwa IIU 11qUG1l1d1/ll CIy 10
VICIlI apprOlImll'~ eo 'III c:l1/lI Colt! SUIII rlglCo(I/,w't,
wt1l c:I FIOflI SlrHl and I/lI nOI"\oIo\4I1 I/Ify n BlOCk ~,
0I1g1n11 Town; and
WHEREAS, I/lI UI'Ito1IIoly c:l1Ow1 OWI\I II c:l1/lI pIoptc1y
IlMlIng I/lm rigl'lto(l/.w't and lilt bttn UIIng I/lm rlglCto(l/,
w'"' '01 p81klng and ICeOU 10 Unlvlraay ploptI1y; IIlCl
WHEREAS. I/lm rlglCto(l/.w't plCI'IldI ICCtSI 10 !Wi
Un/vtrIlly ploptr1y IIld do noI conlin 11ft CIy lAWn; IIlCl
WHEREAS, I/lIl1lil1tI1hIp c:l1/lm rlglCao(l/.w't I"" wlh
IIltSIIlI; IIlCl
WHEREAS, I/lI Coull SUHI r1gtlo(l/,w't doOI noI pIovtdI
appropl1ltl ICCOU 10 I/lIIOwI RNOIIM lilt HanlIon SUHI
r1gtlo(l/.w't doOI
NOW, 'THEREFORE, DE IT ORDAINED or 'THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY,lrmA. THAT:
SECTlON I, VACATION TIll rllllUllng eo'HI c:I r1gtlo(l/,w,",
101 Colt! SIrHl wt1l c:I FIOflI SIrHlIllClIllt /'IO/\I).lO\Ah IiloV n
BlOCk ~, Orlglnll To.vn III Iltllby vlCIlod aubjOCll0 lilt
Urwortl!y c:llOwallllitUlnlng hllllCl open ICeOU 10 lilt Iowa
RlYor ovOlll1l Int.1 wIdIh c:l1Ilt HllrIIon SIrHlrlgtlo(l/,w,""
SECTlON" RECORDATION, TIll CIy Clolk II 1lo10by
llAIlOItzod and required 10 loeord lI1Is OIdinlnCl II lilt Johnson
Counly RoeordOl'I OffICI upon IInaI passago end lppIovlL
SECTlON III, REPEAlER, All OIdinInCIS and pII1I c:I
OIdinanctlln corIIId wII1l/l1 prcMllonl c:l1I1II Ordinance III
Milby ropoaled.
SECTlON rJ, SEVERABILITY, W 11ft IOCtIOn, plovtslon 01 p8II
01 lilt Ordinance IhaII be ldJudgod 10 be 1nv0lld 01
unconsIftUlJonal, IUCIlldjudlclllon IhaII noI aIlOdIllt valid,., c:I
lilt O,dln4ne1 II I wI1OI1 01 11ft IOCtIOn, provtslon 01 p8II
lhorool noIldJudgod Invand 01 UIlCOIlIIftUlIonlL
SECTlON V, EFFECTIVE DATE. Tl1lI OrdIMnCllhaIIlIa In
affect aII.r fta IInaI pmage. Ipproval end publlelllon II
roqukod by law,
Pmod and IppIMd thII
MAYOR
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CITY CLERK
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Ordinance as read be adopted, and upon roll call there were:
AYES:
HAYS:
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Vote for passage:
ABSENT:
Ambr Isco
Courtney
Horowitz
Kubby
Larson
HcDonald
Novick
Second Consideration
Vote for Passage:
Date published
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STAFF REPORT
To: Planning & Zoning Commission
Proparod by: Karin Franklin
IIDm: V.9001. Vacallon or tho Alloy In
Block 94, Original Town
Dato: May 17, 1990
~NERAL INFORMATION:
Applicant:
City 01 Iowa City
ROqUDStod acllon:
Purposo:
Vacallon 01 an alloy,
To transrDr tho vacatod rlght-ol'WDY to tho
UnlvDrslty or Iowa,
Tho nor\IVsDUIh alloy In Block 94, Original
Town (tho block bound by Burlington,
Madison, Court and Front stroots),
6,000 squDro loot.
Publlo,
Locallon:
Slzo:
Comprohonslvo PIDn:
Fllo datD:
March 2, 1990,
DACKGROUND:
Tho Unlvorslty 01 Iowa has roquostDd Ihattho City vacato a porllon or Court Stroot wost or
Front Slroot and tho north/south alloy In Block 94. A portion 01 Court Stroot 80 fODt wost 01
Iho Front Stroel rlght.or.way has alroDdy boon vacalod by Ordlnanco No. 1742 In 1936.
tili6L VSIS:
Both 1hD alloy and thD rlght'ol.way arB Burroundod by UnlvDrslly,ownod proporty. Nollhor
proporly has any Clly utlllllDS In II. ThD land bonoDth IhD rlght.or.way Is ownod by tho Stato
of Iowa so that dovolopmont 01 tho rlght.ol.way by a prlvato ontlly Is not posslblo.
MDlntonanco of accoss to IhD rlvor at this locallon was DVDluDtDd by thD Rlvorfront Commission,
ThD Commission found this locallon 10 bD Inapproprlato lor accoss duo to tho Industrial naturo
01 dovolopmont on tho Unlvorslty proporly.
~TAFF RECO~ENDATION:
Tho stall has concludod thai Ills In tho Inlorost or tho Clly and tho UnlvDrslly to complolo
vacallon 01 thOSD porcols,
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NOIIcIII hIItl1f gNlIllIIII . publIC hlamg wi be hIld by
l/lI cay CowlcI cI 10<<. cay.lOwl, II 7'30 PM QIll/ll 121/1 d'i
cI JOOI, \900. In l/lI Courd C/lImbIII cllhI CMc etr<<II.
lOw. CiIy. 10<<1, QIlIhlIllllowrog llllll:
I, Art CItlhncIIO IIl\II1d l/lI Zoning Ordnance 10
C/lItlgIIhI reqUrld cliI1l1lCf bo!wIIn bUIdIngt.
2, Art onlInInCIlO IIlIb11sh 11I11" oualdllhl Cly'1
bOuldII1IIlot /fIIOW and IPllIOYII cllIAxtt1sIonI.
3, A I~ 10 1/V1I.1PllI0l1mll.~ 11.3 ICIIIIIIt cI
IhI prlMlt Io<<a cay COIJlOfIl' lmlI, IOlAh cI CollI
S1r....1IIt cI Sccla IIoulovlld and noM cI Sccla Pili
4, Art otdlnlnct 10 rllone 1PllI000000alf 11.3 ICI..
IOlAh cI CollI Sir.... .U1 cI scoa IJoutro'IId. and
noM cI Sccla PI/Il horn CounlV ns to ns.a.
5. An 0IdInInCI1O vall poIIlon cI CollI Sir.... WIll
d Fra:I S!te=l end a nolIll-!Ol.4ll e, In Il!odl 94.
6J Orlglnll Town.
&. Art Otdlnlnct IInIndIng IhI Zoning 01chnc1 by
~ IhI USlregullllOnlIOlI/lIpplOllnlll. 7,800
1qUlllIooII0ClOCIlld II 184llC7lVll MUltIline fIoId
!rom ns-5 10 ns.l2.
7. Art otd1lll/lcl amonclinO the Zoning OrdInAnce by
condIJonaJtt cIlInglng l/lI USlrOQlA4lIOnl clljlpIOlJ.
m111ti 168 ICI.. cllIIld QIf'oIIItf IocIlId noM cI
MIlIOM AI'IM and W'lI cI proplttf owned by IhI
UrWWy cI Io<<lhom IO,ns toOPOH.l,' prlllmlnaly
plIIlnod dMlopmenl houtlng pll/llol WIIrU l\Idge,
CopIes cllhI propolld onlitllllclland rllOMlOnlll'
QIl NelOl public wrnInaIIon IIIh1 ollie. cll/lI CiIy on. CMc
CtnlD/, 410 E. WuhInglQll Sir.... Iowl CiIy, Io<<L PIlIOI\I
wlIhIng 10 mall. IIlOIr Y10wI known 0110 luggost changlIIOI
CiIV CowlcI ccnsIdorlllOn bGlOI.1dopt1On cllhISI OtdlnlllClI
and/OI r.soMlOnIlhoIAd Ipptllllllhl hHIlng,
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AN ORDIIWiCE AMENDINO THE ZONINO ORDINANCE DY
CHANGINO THE USE REOULA nONS, WITH A CONOfTlON, OF
A CERTAiN PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1&41 LOWER
MUSCAnNE ROAD FROM RSoS TO RS.l~
WHEREAS. II1IlubjlC1 plopot1y lIalilOlt-'~ rnJdtnllll~
lontd lot CI1gInally planed In 1IlG3. IIld Ills r1maJnOd
unclMIOpId dut In pall 10 1I1I1mal1lZ. IIld ntgullllIlapa
0I1I1I1ol, logell1ll Wfth laloclllOn "11110' mIjOIlhOIougnfll'
wI1lCIl 0_.11 CWIn UIll1c IIld noIM; IIld
WHEREAS, CCIMlIIcJaI USlI /\Ivl 0I\'IlOptcl on two lido'
01 \Ill IUbjIC1 proptf1y; IIld
EREAS.111I lubjld ploptIly II iOcIled 11111I boItdtty 01
'Isld Ial IIld commercial USI" and I It II1IInlIl'l 01 111I
ComjlI Plan IIlII boundllilt cI clIllIM u....houfcl be
Ir'lllrplll wIh I1tllblllly In 0Idt/ 10 .now ~0jllIIt1
uansllonl. IIld
WHER , C.ly Propony PIMIII, U Id PUlC/1&SOr,
IIld Sclon S 1 Bank 0I1Owt, II Iog~ Il hoIdtI ('AppIIeII'C'),
lit requo lilt rllonlnQ 01 \Ill IUlIj propII1y 10 AS. 1210
IIIOw 01 I dupltx; IIld
WHEREAS. 1 btltlllnllQr.1 dIvtlopcT\IfC wlUl
111I rlsJdtr1ltlll 10 111I north Wlst, 111I AppGeII1I11s
lorlld 10 plohIbI optIly fC( $I 10 DIf'OII. SII.... tlln
1Cl:00d11let wIh IIImt ecndftIons 01 I ConcllloneJ
Zonlng Agrllll1f'" wI1lCIl illlIIChOd htrlla.
NOW, THEREFOR B IT ORDAiNED BY THE CITY,
COUNCIL OF THE F IOWA CITY. IOWA:
SECTION I. Tllt pi known II 1&41 Lowtr MUIC41Int
Road and Iog~ d I belOw ilhtrlb'f rllonod horn ..
'pltsOIll elassItIeat 01 10 AS.12:
Loll, Millon' Subd Pill Two.
Building INpIC101I1 htllby
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CONDITjONAL ZONING AGREEM~
THIS AGREEMENT Is mDdo by ond bolwoon tho City 01 Iowa City, Iowa, a municipal corporation
(City). Solon Stato Bank 01 Solen. Iowa (Ownor). and City Proporty Partnors. an Iowa Gonaral
Partnorshlp (Applicant),
WHEREAS, City Proporty PartnDrs h:ISc:onlractod to purchasZtho ubJoct propDrty located at
1841 Lowor Muscatlno \Lid In 10WD City, Iowa;
WHEREAS, tho subjoc! property Is arosldontlally.zonod lot 9 glnally plaltod In 1963, and has
romalnDd undovolopod, d~~ In part to Iho lol's small:: szo a a Irrogular shapo, togothor wllh Its
location nDxllo a mDjOrtho\oughlaro which ganoralDs co aln traffic and nolso; and
WHEREAS, commorclDI usos \avo dovolopod on lwi dos 01 tho subjoct proporty; and
WHEREAS, tho subjoct propor\'Als 10catDd atthD ~undary 01 rosldontlDI and commorclal us~s,
and It Is tho Intont 01 tho Comp ohonslvo Plary thDt boundDrlos 01 diHorDnt us~s should bo
Intorprotod with noxlbllity In ordor allow ap~6prlato transitions; and
WHEREAS, City Proporty Partnors a conylct Purchasor rAppllcant1 and Solon SlotD Bank of
Iowa as IOg31 tltIoholdDr rOwnor) oro oquostlng tho rozonlng 01 tho sub/oct proporty to RS.12,
High Oonslty Slnglo.Famlly Rosldontla ono, to allow construcllon of a duplox; and
WHEREAS, to boltDr Inlogroto tho d~plox ovolopmont wllh tho rosldontlal aroa to tho north and
wost, tho Applicant has agrDDd to Rfohlbil roporty occoss 10 OoForost SlrDot, all In occordanco
with tho tDrms and condlllons s~ forth hor n.
NOW, THEREFORE, tho part~( agroo as foil s:
I. City Proporty portn9(" an Iowa Gonoral ortnorshlp (horolnahor 'Applicant'). Is conlract
purchasor 01 tho p/Oporty locatod at I 841 ~ wor MuscatlnD Road. which propDrty Is moro
particularly dDSiibOd as follows:
Lot 1, ,Marlon's Subdlvlslon. Part 2. Iowa City, Iowa (horolnallor
'subj ct propor\y').
2, Solon Sial BDnk Is IhD ownor ('Ownor) of tho subJoct proporty and continuos 10 hold
logal tltlo 1 Iho sub/oct proporty, wllh oqullablo tltID romalnlng wllh IhD Applicant.
3, Ownor oroby consonts 10 and loins Into this Conditional Zoning Agroomonl. and agroos
to abl 0 by tho torms 01 tho Agroomont In all rospoclS,
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tho requlromonls 01 tho RS.12. High Oonslly Slnglo.Famlly Resldontlal Zono,
5. Partlos acknowlodgo and agroo thDtlt Is In tho bostlntorest of the publlo 10 onsuro
In log ration with the rDsldontlal nolghborhood to tho north and wosl, and Ihls con bD
achlovod. In part, by prohibiting silo accoss to Oolorosl Slroot.
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6. Appllcanl and Ownor furthor acknowlDdgo thai In tho ovonl tho subjoct proporly Is
tronsforred. sold. rodovolopod, subdMdod, dMdod. splll,- or In lho ovontlhD building
doscrlbod abovo Is dostroyod. thoro shllllln no ovonl bo rodovolopmonlthal occurs whIch
Is nolln conformDnco with thD torms of this Agroomo ,
7, Partlos acknowlodgo thai this CondlllonDI Zoning oroomonl shall bo doomod to bo a
covonanl running with tho land and with tho 1111 0 tho land; thai tho Agroomont shall,
upon oxocullon, bo rocordod In tho Johnso ounty Rocordor's Olflco; and Ihaltho
Agroomonl sholl, wlthoutlurthor rOcilDtlon, C IInuo 10 bo 0 covonanl running In favor of
tho City on oach and ovory portion 01 \ho ub/OCI proporly, unloss or until roloasod 01
rOC~bY tho City; and shalllnuro 10:0 nom and bind all succossors. roprosontallvos
and 0 signs In Inlorost 01 ooch and ov Parly horolo,
8, Nothing '\ this Conditional Zoning roomonl shall bo construod 10 rollovo tho Appllcanl
from comp1x'ng with allappllcab local and stDlo rogulatlons. and both Applicant and
Ownor ackno\'llodgo somo,
Dalod this _ day ~ .
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CIlY OF IOWA CIlY. IOWA
By:
Rox Brandslatlor, Pa or
City Proporly Patin s
By:
John McDonald, Mayor
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By:
Marian K. Karr, City Clork
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To: Planning and Zoning Commission
itom: Z:2llQlI, \84\ Lowor Muscatlno Rd,
PropDrod by: Molody Rockwell
Dolo: May 3. '090
~t-lEAAL INEORMATION:
Applicant:
City Proporty PDrlnors
4' 2 Tonth Avonuo
Coralvlllo. IA 5224\
ContDct: Rox BrandstaUor
Phono: 354.8644
Roquostod action:
ROlonlng from R5.6to R5.12.
pyrposo:
To pormit construcllon 01 a duplDX,
Locallon:
50ulhwost cornor 01 Lowor Muscallno
Road and DoForost Avonuo.
Exlsllng IDnd uso and lonlng:
Surrounding Isnd uso and lonlng:
UndOVDlopod; R5.6,
Norlhwost . RosldDnllal (Homo
Occupallon); RS.6,
North and East. Commorclal; CC.2.
South. Commorclal; CC.2.
Wost. Rosldonllal; R5.6,
Comprohonslva Plan:
Rosldonllal: 2,8 dwolllng units/acro.
FIID dalo:
April 12, 1090.
May 29, 1090,
45.day IImltallon porlod:
BACKGROUND:
City Proporly Parlnors roquosts that thD undovolopod. approxlmatoly 7.500 squarD loot vacant
10110calDd at tho Inlorsocllon of LowDr Muscatlno Road and DoForost Avonuo bD rOlonod from
R5.5 to R5.12 to pormit construction 01 a duplox,
A Novombor 21,1909, roquDst by tho applicant lor a varlanco to ostabllsh a commorclal offico
uso was withdrawn. bocauso a rOlonlng roquost WDS consldorod by both tho oppllcant and
slaff to bo tho moro approprlato courso of acllon, On January 17, 1990, tho Planning and
Zoning Commission unanimously rocommondod approval with condlllons to rOlonD tho
proporly as roquostDd by tho applicant from R5.5, Low Donslty 51nglo.Famlly RDsldonllDI Zono,
to CO. 1 , Commorclal Olflce Zono, On April 3, 1990, following two publlo hDarlngs on this
roquDst, Council donlod tho rOlonlng on a volo of 3.3, Tho applicant Is roquosllng
consldoratlon at this tlmo of a rOlonlng Irom R5.5 to R5.12. High Donsity 5lnglo.Famlly
RosldontlDI Zono. to pormlt a rosldontlal uso olhor than a slnglo.lamlly homo on tho 1041 Lowar
Muscatlno Road proporty,
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Tho subjoct lOlls pM 01 on 8.lot subdMslon thai was plallod In March 1063, WIlllo dovoloplng
Ihls vacanllol lor low.donslty slnglo.famlly rosldontlal purposos would havo Iho mosl favorablo
Impacl on IhD surrounding rosldontlal nolghborhOOd. condillons oxlSI which dlscourago alnglo.
family rosldontlal dovolopmonl on Ihls 101. In tho 27 yoars Ihalthe romalnlng 10ls wllhln Ihls
subdMslon and tho lols within tho subdMslon north 01 DoForosl Avonue havo dovOlopod. Ihls
101 has romalnod vacanl. The subjocllot'a alzo ond Irrogular shapo as woll as lis location
noxt to a major Ihoroughfaro and 10 Iramc.gonoratlng commorclal usos on two sldos aoom to
bo Iho faclors contributing to lis undovolopod slalo.
Comorohonslvo Plan
Tho ComprohoMlvo Plan functions os II polley guide 10 duelsloni aboul tho physlcol
dovolopmonl of tho community, II oulllnos In gDnoralfashlon tho location 01 difforontland
usos, Tho proporty In quostlon Is 01 tho boundary of rosldontlal and commorclal usos, It Is
Intondod that Iho ComprohDnslvo Plan should bD Inlorprotod wllh nOxlblllty at tho boundarlos
of dlfforont usos 10 allow approprlalo transitions, Tho Impacts of Ihe proposod land usa
chango to a hlghor donslly rosldantlal usa should bo consldorod,
Zonlna Consldoratlons
Zoning Is 8 moans of onsurlng Ihallhe land usos of a community aro proporly slluatod In
rolatlon 10 onD anothor, Ihat adoqualo spaco Is provldod for oach typo of dovolopmDnt, thDt
nDW growth Is dlroclod Into approprlDlo ar~as, and thai oxlstlng proporty Is proloclod, Tho
Impact on thD adjacont slnglo.famlly rosldontlal uses must bD tDkon Into consldoratlon whon
rovlowlng Iho roquostlo rozono this proporty from RS.5 to RS.l 2.
Tho amount 01 Irame gonoratod by a duplox USD and thD amounl of actlvlly surrounding this
usa arD oxpoctod 10 bo moro Inlonslvo than lor a slnglo.lamlly rosldontlal USD. Howovor, a
duplox uso may provldo a sultablo Iransltlon botwoon tho slnglD.famlly rosldontlal proportlos on
DoForosl Strool and tho lIame and commorclal usos along lowor Muscatlno Road. Silo accoss
should bD IImllod to DoForosl Slrool.
~conomle ImDDcl
Tho subjoct tracl has on assossod valuo 01 $9.030 and currently gonoralos aboul $88 annually
In City proporty laxos. Glvon Iho valuo of Iho duplox dovolopmonl onllclpalod If Iho RS.l 2
rozonlng woro approvod. tho assossod valuo would approxlmnlo $80.000. Within thD curronl
lax pDrlod, Iho valuos 01 resldontlal usos ora rollod bock 10 80,6384 of assDssod valuD, ThD
City lax lovy prosontly Imposod Is $12,02810/$1.000 01 assossod valuation, Tho amount 01 tax
duo on tho propDrty this yoar If dovolepod as proposDd would approxlmalo $776, ThD duplox
dovolopmonl would nollmpacllho City's ablllly 10 provldo slandard municipal sorvlcos,
STAFF BECOMMENDATION:
Slaff rocommonds Ihallho roquost to rozono tho proporly locatod al 1841 lowor Muscatlno
Road from RS.5 to RS.12 bo approved. sub/ocllo silo accoss bolng IImltod 10 DDForosl SlrODI.
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ORDINANCE NO
AN ORDINANCE AMENDINO THE ZONINO ORDiNANCE BY
CHANGINO THE USE REOWnoNS, \\1TH A CONomON. OF
A CERTAiN PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1&41 LOWEll
MUSCATINE ROAD FROM RS-6 TO RS,12
ORDAINED BY THE CITY
A CITY, IOWA:
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"'tel Ill" II lInIJ llISuge. 'pjlfOVtl and PUllloCll(.ll U
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CONDITIONAL ZONING AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT Is made bV and botween tho City 01 Iowa City, Iowa, a municipal corporallon
(City). Solon Slalo Bank 01 Solon, 10WD (Ownor), and City Proporty Partnors. an Iowa Gonoral
Parlnorshlp (Appllcanl), I
WHEREAS. City Proporty Pa nors has conlraelod to purchaso tho s loct proporty localod at
1041 Lowor Muscallno Road I Iowa City, Iowa;
WHEREAS, tho subjoct propo Is a rosldontlal~.zonod lot orlg ally plDItDd In 1963. and has
romalnod undovDlopod. duo In p 10 tho lot's small slzo and ogular ahapD, togothor with Its
location noxt to a major Ihoroughl ro which gonoralos cortsl tralfic and nolso; and
WHEREAS. commorclal usos hDVO volopod on two sid ollho subjoct proporty; and
WHEREAS, tho SUb/Dct proporty Is loc lod al tho bou ary 01 rosldontlal and commorclal usos.
and It Is tho InlDnt 01 tho ComprohD 1Y0 Plan th boundarlos 01 dilloront usos should bo
Intorprotod with floxlbllity In ordor to all w appropr tD Iransltlons; and
WHEREAS. City Proporty Partnors as Co Iract urchasor rAppllcant1and Solon Slalo Bank 01
Iowa os 10gDI tltIDholdor ('OwnDI") arD roq os' g tho rozonlng 01 tho subjoct proporty to RS.12.
High Donslty Slnglo'Famlly RosldontlDI Zo ,to allow conslructlon of a duplox; and
WHEREAS, to bDltor Inlogralo thD duplo olopmont with tho rosldontlal aroa to tho north and
wosl. tho Applicant hDS agrood to prohl I pr orty accoss to Lowor Muscatlno Road and to hDVO
tho solo mODns of accoss lor thD pro rty fro DDForost Slroot. all In accordanco with tho torms
and conditions sot lorth horoln,
1, City Proporty Partnors. n Iowa Gonoral rtnDrshlp (horolnaftor 'Appllcant'), Is conlract
purchasor 01 tho prop rty 10calDd all 041 ~ wor Muscatlno RODd. which proporty Is moro
particularly doscrlba as follows:
Lot I, Ma Ion'a Subdivision, Part 2, I wa City. Iowa (horolnallDr
'subjDct roporty'),
2. Solon Stalo B nk Is thD ownor rOwnol") 01 tho s bloct proporty and continuos to hold
10galtltlD 01 0 sub/oct proporty. with oqultablo III romalnlng with tho Applicant.
3. Ownor hor by consonts to and loins Into this Condltl al Zoning Agroomont, and agroos
to abldo y tho lorms 01 tho Agroomont In all rospoct
4, Appll nl and Ownor agroo dovolopmDnland usa 01 tho ubjoct proporty will conlorm to
tho rDqulrDmonls of tho RS.12. High Donslty Slnglo.Faml ,Rosldontlal Zono,
5, Partlos acknowlodgo and agroo that It Is In tho bost Inlorosl 01 tho public 10 ensure
inlogratlon wllh Iho rosldontlal nolghborhood 10 thD north and wost. and this can bo
achlovod, In part. by prohibiting slto accoss to Doforost SlroDt.
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6 Applicant and Ownor furthor acknowlodgo that In tho ovonl tho subjoct proporty Is
Ir anslorrod. sold, rodDvolopOd. subdivldod, dlvldDd. split. or In tho ovont tho building
doscrlbod abovo Is dDslroyod. thoro shall In no ovont bo rodovolopmDnt that occurs which
Is nolln conformanco wilh IhO lorm' 0' lhl, Agroomonl.
7, Partlos acknowlOdgo thaI this Condllonal Zoning AgroDmont shall bo doomod to bo a
Covonant running with tho land and lh lho Utlo to tho land; thai tho Agroomonl shall,
upon oxocutlon, bo rocordod In tho ohnson County RocordDr's omco: and thDllho
AgroO/llont shall, wilhoullurlhor roclla on. continuo 10 b I a covonant running In favor of
tho City on oach and oVDry portion 01 0 subjocl pro rty. unlolS or until roloasod of
rocord by lhD City; and ahalllnuro 10 lh bonofiland bl d allsuccossors, roprosontDtlvos
and assigns In IntDrost 01 oach and ovo Party horo .
8, Nothing In lhls Conditional Zoning Agroo ani shap bo construod 10 rollovD IhD Appllcanl
from complying with all appllcablo local a d at 0 rogulallons, and both Applicant and
Ownor acknowlodgo aamD.
SOLON STATE BANK OF lOW ,OWNER
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CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA
Dulod ihls _ day 01
CITY PROPERlY PARTNERS, APPLlCA
By:
Rox Brandslallor, Parlnor
City Proporty ParlnDrs
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D. M. Erusha. Prosldonl
, Karr, City Clork
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lhI Cry CMcI d Iowa Cry. low, III 7:30 PM on lhI t2lh rNtf
d.Me. 1m In lhI CMcI CNmllaq d lhI CMc CtnIOI,
low. Cry, low, on lhI following _ifill:
I, An OIdin1nc. 10 IITlInd lhIZonIng Ordlnanc. 10
Change lhI rlCll*ld dislanct botwHn bUldlngl.
2. An ordlnance to Nlalibl1l1l er.. Waldo I/lo CIy"
llOIrdArllt IOIlovlow and IjlIIIOYII d IIlbdMalons.
3. A resoMJon to 1MII1jlIII0Unal'" t t.31C1ot WI d
lhI JIIntnllow. Cry COIpOI.fllmIll, IOIAh d Cour1
SUHI, Wl d Scon BoUtvIld and IlOI1h d Scon Pill
4. An 0Illin0lnCt to rezone 1jlIII0IInlIl'" It ,3 lCIoa
IOIAh d Cour1 SUHI, lISt d Scon 1lolAov1ld, and
IlOI1h cI Scon Perk Irom ColI1ly AS to RS-6.
5. An OIdin1nc. to VICaI.. pot1Jon d Cour1 SUOOI, west
cI Frore SUHland . flOI1h.lOIAh IIIGy In BIOcllIM.
O!~ TllIm
8, An 0Illin0lnCt II1lIIldIng lhI Zoning Oldlnlnc. I7f
ch4nglng lhI usa loguIaIlons 101 III 1jlIII00000o 7.eoo
1qUII' ~ IoC IocaIId III IMt I.owaI MUICjlIntRoad
"::7') from AS-6 to AS.t2.
l7' An otdlnInct II1lIIldIng lhI Zoning Ordlnanco I7f
conclllonati ch4nglng lhI use rtgulatlons d ljlpIoxJ.
/IlII'" tGa ICI" d IMid genotlltf IocaIId noM 01
MIItoso Avooot and wast d JIIoptfly ownod I7f I/lo
UnlVlllllydlow.rrom Il).AS toOPDH.t,' JIIol1m1twy
pIaMod dMlopmanl housing plan 101 WIInl4 RJdgo.
CcpIot d lhI JII0p0s1d OIdINt1cI.and rotOMlonlIllo
on fiI. fOl publlo hamlnalJon IIIlh1 CIIIIc. d lhI CIy Cllflc, CIvtc
Conl". 410 E. Wuhlngton SUHI, low. Cry. Iowl Pnons
wishing 10 mak.1IiflI viM known 0110 IUggGIl chang.. 101
CIy CMcI COIlIIdoIlllJon belOI.IdojlIJon d IIleH OIdinlncos
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