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ORDINANCE NO, 90-)4 77
AN ORDINANCE AMENDINO THE ZONINO ORDINANCE BY
CHANOINO THE ZONINO ClASSIFlCA TlON OF AN
APPROXIMATELY 1.17 ACRE PARCEL OF lAND lOCATED AT
IICS OILDERT COURT.
WHEREAS. lIle lubjlCl PfopGl1y II OWned by JoI1Non
County, IIld
WHEREAS. SIClIOn 36.JO 0I1/le Zcn/ng Ordlnsnce requires
II1at IIIld owned by I govlllltnefll InIIly IIlIII beloned P
(public),
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA;
SECTION I, APPROVAL TIll propGl1y dncrlbed below II
herlby rOClWlfled ~om MI PflSenl c/lsslflcal1On 01 CI.l 10 p,
Loll 1 IIld 2. hceplllll SOUIh eo rOOl 01 Lol 2. In
Hlghlllld Pllk AddhlOn 10 lowl ClIy, IOWI, ICCOIdlng
10 Ihe rllCOlded p/Il!hlleol; IIld Ihe SOUIh 35 feet.
iubjed to en IlS8tnlnl over tne NOM 20 rOOl 0I1I1d
SOUIh 35 1101 fO/ drNfNay purpose.. 0I1he fOllOWIng
dlSCllbld IrlCl 01 rllllSlall, Io.wh: Commencing II
I/le ln1eralCllOn 0I1he SOUIh IInI 01 Kirkwood Avenul
In Iowl ClIy, IOWI, wIIh !he WISIIlne 01 Oilben Coun
Pfoducld SOUIh, which poIfllll 2M tOOl EUlIlld 35
fOOl SOUIh 01 !he cll1ler 01 SIClIOn 15, Township 79
Nonh, Rangl 8 WISI 011110 51h P,M,j thence SOUIh
IIong I/le West R.O,W, Ani 01 OI!b8r1 CouI1 :JOG tOOl;
lhInce West on I line perlllello Ihe SOUIh R.O,W.1ln1
01 KII1lwood AVl/luel69,8 feet 10 IIlI EUlIIne oIlho
R.O,W, line 01 !hI uansrer Ulckl 01 !he aR.l.& P.
RIIlway Co, U now Iocalld; Ihenee NOlIheulerlV
IIong II1d R.O,W, line 10 Ihe poIfll due Wilt 01 !hI
po/nl 01 beginning; !henel East 10 Ihe poInl 01
beglMing,
SECTION I!, ZONINQ MAP, Thl Building InspadO/II hereby
IUlhoIIled IIld dklClld 10 chengl!hI lonlng IMp 01 !hI CIly
oIlowl ClIy,IO contO/m 10 !hIs lmendmll1l upon flnli passago,
Ipplovllllld publlcallOn 0I11lls Ordinance u prOVided by law,
SECTION I!I. CERTlFICATlON AND RECORDINQ, Tho CIly
Clerk Is horlby IUI/lOIlled IIld dlrlCled 10 cenily I copy 01 !his
Ordlnsncl which wI be rICO/did IIlha oIfIcl oIlhl County
RICO/dol 01 JoI1Non County, lowl, upon Mal flUSlIge IIld
publlcllllOn U PfOVlded by law,
SECTION rJ, REPEALER. AD Ofdlnaneol IIld panl 01
O/dlnancas In contIlc1 whh Ihe prOVislOn1 oIlhls Ordlnancl are
hereby repelled,
SECTION V, SEVERABILITY, If any 11Cl1On, provisIOn 0/ pan
01 thl Ordlnsnce aIlal! be IdJudged 10 be Inval!d Of
unconslhUlIOnal, luch adjudicatIOn aIla1l not anlCllhe valldlly 01
Ihl Ordinance u a whole Of any 11Cl1on, PfOVIIIon Of pill
lhoreol not adjudged Invalid Of uneonslhUlIOnIl,
SECTION VI, EFFECTIVE DATE, this Ordinance Ihlll be In
enoel ahor hi flnll passage, apprOVIl IIld publ!callon as
roqulred by law,
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Ordlnanct No, 90- m 7
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It WIS moved by COllrtne~ and seconded by Ambr hco
Ordlnanca IS read bo adopte I and upon roll call Ihoro wera:
that the
AYES: NAYS: ABSENT:
X Ambr IIco
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- Courtney
-L - Ilorowltz
-L Kubby
-L larson
-L HcDonald
-L Novick
First ConsideratIon 9/4/90
Vote (or pllsage: Ayelt Courtney, lIorowltz, Kubby, Larson,
HcOonnld, Novick, Ambrllco, NnYII Nono. Ablentl Nono.
Second ConsIderatIon
Vgte for Passage:
Oa te pub I IIhed
9/26/90
Hovod by Courtnoy, leconded by Ambrhco, that the ru10
requiring ordinance, to he cons Ide rod and votod on for
pnasago at two Council lIlOetlng. prior to tho lIlOoting
nt which It II to bo finnlly pnl80d be suspended, the
socond conBiderntlon nnd voto bo waivod nnd tho orcllnnnco
bo voted upon for final pasugo nt this time.
AYDlI Courtney, 1I0rowitz, KubbYI Larson, HcDonald,
Novick, Ambrlsco. Nnysl Neno. Absontl None.
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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Dato: Soplombor 14, 1990
To: Honorablo Mayor John McOonald and Mombors 01 tho City Council
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From: Undo Nowman Oontry, Clly Allornoy
Ro: Iowa Clly Plckollng Ordlnanco . Rovlslons
As provlousty discus sod, froodom of spooch and assocloUon undor tho First Amondmonllo tho
U.S. ConsliluUon has novor boon absolulO. Tho ConsliluUon doos allow tho City 10 adopl
loglllmsta 'lime, place end manner' rogulallOl1!. end I bellevo th9 proposod ordlnllllCo doulYl1
that.
I havo dlvldod tho amondod Mlclo VI as follows:
Dlvfslon 1. Public domonslrallons . No pormllls roqulrod; nollco roqulrod Ins load, Ban
on rosldonUal plckollng.
Dlvlslon 2. Parados, marchos and publlo onlortalnmonl, such as road raco ovonts;
pormlts sllll roqulrod; Insuranco roqulrod, dopondlng on posslblllly 01 publlo assomb~
liability.
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Dlvfslon 3, Commorclal uso 01 sldowalks In commorclally zonod aroas; sldowalk days,
DIvision I, 'public domonstraUons,' will allow porsons to prolosl and plckol on public sldowalks
In Iowa Clly, In slnglo 11I0, wilhoul a pormll, This provfslon Is lashlonod,ln part, altor a 1972 Iowa
City ordlnanco, as woll as a Ooorgla ordlnanco which has romalnod on Iho books, unchallongod
slnco tho 1970s. Tho City will roqulro a ono.hour wrlllon noUco to tho Chlol 01 Pollco, alortlng
tho pollco 10 posslblo 11810c problams, slzo of group and posslblo confrontaUons.
Tho proposod ordlnanco doos ncl chonoo tho loci that In tho ovonl 01 a physical or vorbol
confronlaUon bolwoon non'pormlt plckots, tho pollco may sUII arrosl for unlawful conduct. So
also, non.pormlt plckoUno must sllll bo poacolul, should bo slnglo.lllo on tho sldowalk, and
cannot Intorforo with accoss to buslnossos or public faclllllos,
Stroot and park domonstrallons which, In ollocl, 'lako ovor' a stroot, park or sldowalk to tho
oxcluslon 01 olhors, will sllll roqulro a pormlt undor Division 2,
Basod on a roconl U,S. Supromo Court doclslon, I havo Includod a ban on rosldonllal plckoUng
which focusos on an Individual porson who IIvos In a porUcular, IdonUllabla dwolllng, Tho U.S,
Supromo Court roconUy uphold this rogulallon as a laglllmato ban, basod on concorns lor
rosldonUal privacy and nolghborhood Iranqulllly.
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DMslon 2 pormlts will conllnuo to follow much 01 tho sarno procoduros, oxcopt wo havo
ostabllshod slandards which, If mol, will roqulro Slovo Atkins to Issuo a pormll. This will mako
Slovo Atkins' lob much oaslor, and ollmlnalo consldorablo rovfow tlmo.
Flnal~, non.pormlt plckotlng cannot obstruct tho sldowalks or Intorfore with podostrlan usa, Tho
proposod ordlnanco, DMslon 1, provldos that II plckolors or clllzons obstruct tho sldowalk or tho
publlo rlght-of.way, and tho obstrucllon continuos a"or tho pollco otllcor ordors dlsporsal 01 tho
obslructlon, uuch obslructlon 01 rlght-ol.way will consliluto crlmlnallraspass. This Is conslstanl
with stalo and conslllullonallaw.
I will bo avallablo lor quostlons, as noodod,
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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Dafe: Soptembor 6. 1990
To: Clly Council
From: Clly Managor
Ro: Sowor Tap On Ordlnanco . Walnul Rldgo
Ovor tho lasl sovoral months ropresonlallvos of tho Clly slalt and Unlvorslly havo motto discuss
tho proposod routo with rospoClto tho Inslallallon of a major sowor IIno Irom tho Mormon Trok
Boulovard "" sial/on woslorly to tho proposod Walnul Rldgo Subdivision, crossing Unlverslly
proporty. Tho routo has boon dOlormlnod and dotallad ongll1oorlnll work neod:lo bv undonakol1
10 Idonl/Iy tho proper legal doscrlpl/on and Socuro tho oasomonl Irom tho Unlvorslly. Tho
Unlvorslly has plodgOd COOporallon In socurlng this oasomont. Tho original routo was amondod
by tho Unlvorsl~ duo 10 hlslorlcal and olhor onvlronmonlal clrcumslancos thoy bollovod woro
crtl/callo Iho sower local/on and tho cosl has Incroasod accordingly.
RaprosontaUvos of tho CIIy staff havo dlscussad allonglh a proposod Sowor lap-on ordlnanco
10 sol/sly logal, planning and dovolopmonl roqulromOnls as woll as many 01 tho praCllcallssuos
10 mlnlmlzo tho nnancla/ oxposuro lor tho Clly govornmont. Addll/onal~, this Is our IIrsl such
ordlnanco and lhoroforll roqulrad alar groalor scrul/ny.
Tho basic prlnclplos of Iho proposod SOwor tap.on ordlnanco aro as follows:
1. Sowor sorvtco Is provldod 10 Iho land 10 bo dovolopOd (Walnut Rldgo), but will also Involvo
sizing 01 tho sowor IIno to mootlho noods not only Iho proposod dovolopmonl bul that
of othor 13nd wllhln Iho dralnago aroa.
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2. Tho aroa 10 bo SOIVod, In Ihls coso, Is of lor groalor slzo Ihan Iho proposod 160 acro
Walnul Rldgo dovelopmont. Tho dralnago aroa Involvod Is approxlmaloly 940 acros, This
doos ll2llncludo Unlvorslly of Iowa proporty (approxlmaloly 260 acros), This largor
dralnago aroa doslgn Is for long.rango planning purposos, that Is, tho costs of SOwor
conslructJon and Iho sizing ot Iho plpo should bo dono oarly on 10 accommodalo tho lull
dralnago aroa. This also affects tho long torm IInanclng of Iho proloctln thalli Includos
othor proportlos.
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3. Tho conslrucllon of tho sowor and tho ullllzallon 01 a tap-on foo ordlnanco assumos tho
City. through Its sawar sorvlco fund (sowor cuslomors). will provldo tho Inlllalllnanclng for
tho pro)oct. This wllllnvolvo tho salo of somo typo of dobllnstrumonllbonds). Through
tho usa 01 tho lap-on ordlnanco lho dobl sorvlco will bo ropald basod upon a calculallon
of principal and Inlorosl costs snd appllod on a por acro basis.
4, Ropaymont of tho sowor financing will bo at tho poco of dovolopmonlln tho aroa, that Is,
basod on a tap-on 100 (cost por acro) and allho limo 01 hook.up and/or availability of
hook.up, tho proporty ownors aro obllgalod to provldo tho IInanclng,
5, Tho risk Involvod In such a dobl.llnancod capllal pr%ct Is thaI tho sowor systom In 10101
will bo rosponslblo for tho dobllorvlco rogardlass 01 tho poco 01 dovolopmonl It tho aroa
woro 10 oxporlonco mllo or no dovolopmonl, tho City sowor sorvlco fund will romaln
rosponslblo for tho paymonl of tho dobtlo tho bondholdors. As I am suro you aro awaro,
tho InltlaUon of such a capital program Is dono In anllclpallon 01 and In somo Instancos
causing dovolopmontto occur through lho provision of tho sowor sorvlco.
6. II tho Unlvorslly woro 10 roquost tap-on. thoy would bo subloct to similar costs as all
othors; howovor, tho aroa to bo sorved (940 ocr os) would nood 10 bo reducod, This
doclslon can occur 01 somo futuro dato, and as of now, Ihoro appoars to bo no Intarost
In tap-on by tho Unlvorslly.
Tho dovolopor will also havo a groator Ihan normal rosponslblllly lor Iho sowor sizing to assuro
Iho upstroam aroa (tho romalndor of a 940 acros oulsldo of Walnul Rldgo to bo sOIVod), has
sallsfaclory capaclly. It will roqulro dovolopors 10 Inslall tho main sewor IInos at a slzo gonorally
subslantlally largor than tholr normal roqulromonls would be, Tho romalndor of tho dovolopablo
land will also havo similar ovorslzlng roqulromonls In addlllon to 1/10 por acro lap.on foo,
Tho dovolopor will romaln rosponslblo for Iho dovolopmont 01 Infraslructuro to SOIVO oach
proporty. It Is ostlmalod Ihat tho tolal cosl 01 tho projacl from tho Mormon Trok aroa 11ft slallon
10 tho oaslorn proporty IIno of Iho Bravorman.Konnody (Walnut Rldgo) proporty Is $1 million. Tho
slgnlllcantlncrooso Is duo primarily to a roulo rolocallon and tho focllhal a groal doal ollho
sowor must bo laid at substonllally groalor doplhs Ihal woro not proposod In tho original roulo
plan, Tho 940 acro aroa, which would bo doscribod within tho lap on foo ordlnanco will boor a
cosl 01 approxlmaloly $1500.$1600 por acro to fully fund Iho projoct costs,
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Tho annual dobl lervlco on a $1 million bond II approxlmatoly $150,000 por yoar and Ills
expectod that tho 940 acres will dovolop at a poco long altor tho normal ton yoar 1110 01 tho
bondldobl sorvlco. Whllo wo CM build In a lull recovery ollho debl (0 tho por acro 100, Ills
IIkoly lhaltho dovolopmonl procoss will occur at a slower ralo than tho 1/10 01 tho bond.
Addlllonal rovonuo will bo gonorotod to tho lowor IYllom through tho new homos, buslnossos
and Industrlos thai might bo dovoloped In the aroa.
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Upon rovfow 01 tho Planning and Zoning Commission recommondollon 10 provldo for Iho Clly
Inlllalod systom to 10IVO thll pr%ct, we 1001 thai tho proposod lap-on ordlnanco and plan lor
IInanclng Is In kooplno with the Iplrll 01 lis rocommondallon 10 causo tho dovolopmonl 01 tho
proposod Walnul RJdgQ $YIxlMIlon 10 occur. II e!:o " tolng ;Iz;d 10 aecoiiliilodiilii Muro
dovolopmonlln tho 940 acro dralnago araa.
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Dana Chrlstonson
Don Schmolsar
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