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OR~CENO 90-)482
Nl ORDrlNlCE AMENOrIO IHE ZOII1NO ORDINANCE BY
CONDlllONAlIY CHNlOIllO IHE USE REGUlAI/O/IS OF
APPROXIolATnY 1.5 ACRES Of lNIO LOCAIED AI m PREHlISS
SIREET FROll RIol." NlDCC.2 10 C1.t
I'IlIEREAS,Iit~lcMIl City EIldric SiWt,lw fl<ll*1Id~ r.tCity
IlIOftt 1W'01~1tIy 1.5 Ia" ollr'd Iocllld II m Pllf\lill S~III tom
R.U~ WId cc.2 b Cl-1;1Id
WHEREAS. lie IlotIjtcI pr~ I iI I NgII~ I'Wt 1111 .f1
corcklolllilt pibIc lid prlllll irItlllntnl haa OClIIntd, rllUllng iI I
mhln1 ollllmllllrtUllI'd "sIdln~ W "',,; lid
WHEREAS. lie IlotIjtcI proporty I iI III 1111 MlIII 11II11 I poor Iig/II
vlIhl~ 101 molifill h\'llng on SouIlI Clitit~ Sn.1 elIlto lit M'l lid
lie rIlr~ IIxNnll\I14Im to Illll.tijecl fIIOPlIIt; WId
WHEREAS, lie I\IqUIlltd C~ I loniI9lnJY r"lAl iI i1lanl1vl llImIIIlIdlI
W UIIt WId INY Ollllllll MUled vol.lntl 01 hll'lC; lid
WHEREAS, Ion I. plMlts !Ill lie City ollowl Ci~ mlY iI'jIolf
rNI;n;b1o ~ on fII1ir9 ill rllOl'lno Itrf*l OVlll/ld iIovI
Idllno rigWlonl. iI Ofdllto NIisIy plllIIic IIItdo drldly CIUItd by III
rlqJlllId dIIIIgo; WId
WHEREAS. III ~I h11IdJiov,*'lId IfId IgrMd Ihallllb1clol\l
on III ould:loIdsM,IIorIQl.Illd'Of ult 01 mllclllndst III ~I
iI Ofdll b &11111 dmlqimllll 01 ~I lIbJ<<l proporlt I co.1IlIt wilti
14xll\ldl\'Olopmll\l;1I'd
WHEREAS, 1Ie~h11 ~1Ild IgrMdlhat IIlbiaion\
on drld ICCIlIlIo Soull GIlltt SIHIIII opproprilll iI Ofdll b mhinh
hll'lCCIlfIlici.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCL Of I/IE
CITY OF ~WA CITY. ~A:
5ECTIOIII. APPROVAl. 5~ to III IIrml /lid ccncIl!onl 01 III
~II Zort.o Iqlltllllnl/lld Stelon 4II,S,1ow1 Codl, III prl'l'lrty
dtKItitdbtlow I hlliby recLullflOdlrom lis pttlllll d&IIlfg!ion 01 PJ.l~
IIldCC.2toC~I,
B'9i1r1no II III Noilllllll Comll 01101 I. Block 21, 01 r.t Coun~
SNloWlon 10 Iowa Ci~, /owl; IhlIlcI 5 00'12'59' W,llono III
E&lltrty 1iIt 01 sall Block 21, 261.17 IIo~ IIIInce 5 WIO'OO' E.
2200 "'~ Illnce 5 Sl'ml' E. ~.02 1..,. to I PoInl on III
NOl#I.tllII~ RIg/Ifol,WIY line 01 GiIloft 51811; I!Ience
SOIIhiilllfy, 10.06 111110110 Nid Norl!lwtllll~ 1k11, on I ~1.D3
1001 rld'./l (vII'I, COIlClI'I SouIlitlllllly, .hosl eo,04loolcliOfdbNrl
S 32'43'''' W; lllIlct N 82'21~4' W. 213.00 '''lllonO lie 101 0111II
Eiiltino SIlpl; IllllCI N 00'12$0' E.llono III WIllll1y line 01 uId
Block21.01IllCoul~ SNl M1!ion I/ld lis projoclon 1111101247.75
1101 b III SouIlIwlll Comll 01 salllol I. Block 21; IfIIn(e S
10'4526' E.llono lie SoufllNoI Nidlot 1.01 Block21, 55.001111;
I!IInOI N 00'12'59' E, 1000 '''1 b I poInl on 11II Nor1h line 01 uId
loll, 01 BIoQ 21; llenet 5 80'4526' E, iloIlO uJd Nor1h line oILol
1,0Ifllock21, 139.45 1101 b III PoInl 01 BtgIMlng. Saldhelolllnd
CIlfIIIinII.50 Aall, mGl'I or 1111, l/Id I lIbjeelto N1lmlllll lid
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5ECllOIIlI. ZON!/,\) MAP, TIll BuId'nO i1spoetOf I hltlby IUllorilld
IIld cltleltd to ehanQlllI lort.o ~ 01 III City ollowl City, 10 CIlfIlorm
to IhIo IIlIIrdnlnl ~ InAI p.lSUOI, lWovllllld pi.Cilieal~n 0I1hIo
OIIWnce II prMlod by II..
6ECTIOIIIn. COIIOfIIOOM. AaREElJEtIT. TIlt MJYOf I hltiby
lut.oriIld IIld dileltd 10 lign,1Ild III Ci~ C~rk 10 Inlll,I11 Condooll1l
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OIdnlraNo, 90.1482
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lorq AQIMmt/\I, II'llIo 00fy ... ~ It'd Cclndlonlll~
~mtlllloI NCCrdlkll n ... JoMtcn CMly Rtalrdlr'l or.c.,
SECTICWIIV, REPEAl!! A1ordnMctllt'dpnol__hllllllcl
"" fll pIV\'Ilonl 01 t.i C111fNra .11iII1by flpllltd.
SECTIOII y, SEVfR.IB"TY. . ItI't lteton, prMlon or pwt 01 ...
G'dnIra WI bf ~td III ~ i1I'tli6 or 1IlCOIIl11;1onII, lUCIl
~\llaJfIOllllCl"'YIlcIlyol"'C11I1nm.lllllo~OIIIl'
ltelon, pMlon 01 plIt ""10/1101 q.dgtd IrwIId OIlIlCOIIIftIlona/.
SECOON VI EffECllYE DAT~, ThlI 0Idiw0ct lNJ bf h IIltd... II
INI pIllIgt. 'I'l'IVt~ I/ld p.llIWon u /.td by law,
PII lIId IWOVld Nt 13th cloy of November,
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It was moved by Courtney and seconded by Ambrlaco
Ordinance as read bo adopted. and upon roll call there were:
that the
AYES: NAYS: ABSENT:
--L- Ambr I sco
-L- Courlney
-L- Ilorowt lz
-L- Kubby !
-L- Larson
-L- HcDonald
-L- Novick
First Conslderallon 10/31/90
Yote (or passage: AYOSI Lanon. Hcllonald. Novick, Ambrl8co.
Courtnoy. 1I0rowltl, Kubby. NaY.1 Nono. Ablontl Nono,
Second Conslderallon
YOle (or P~ssage:
Dale published 11/21/90
Hovod by Courtnoy, seconded by 1I0rowltl, that the rule
requiring ordinances to be con.ldered and voted on Cor
palsago at two Council meetings prior to tho moetlng
at which it 18 to bo Unally pallad ba IUlpendad. tho
second consideration and vota bo waived and tho ordlnanco
bo voted upon Cor Unal palloga at thl8 time.
AYOSI lIorowltl, Kubby. Lorson. HcDonald. Novick,
Ambrlsco. Courtnoy. NOYSI Nona. Ablantl None.
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CONDITIONAL ZONING AGREEMENT
THIS CONDITIONAL ZONING AGREEMENT Is mado Ihls 13th day of Nov. 1990, by
and botwoon Clly Eloctrlc Supply, an Iowa Corporation (horolnallor rolorred to as 'Applicant'). and
tho CITY OF IOWA CITY, a Municipal Corporation (horolnallor roforred to as 'Clty'):
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Applicant Is tho ownor of tho followlng.doscrlbod roal ostato localed In Johnson
County, Iowa:
Boglnnlng at tho Northoasl Cornor 01 LotI, Block 21, 01 tho County Soat Addillon
to Iowa City, Iowa: lhonco S 00'12'59' W, along tho Eastorly Uno 01 said Block
21,261.171001: Ihonco S 89'10'00' E, 22.00 loot: thonco S 54'57'41. E, 46.02
foot, to a Point on tho Northwostorly Rlght.ol.Way Uno 01 Gllbort Stroot: thonco
Southwoslorly, 80.06 loot, along said Northwostorly Uno, on a 989.93 loot radius
CIINO, OOncavo Southoastorly, whoso 80.04 foot chord boars S 32'43'16' W:
thonco N 82'21'24' W, 213.00 loot, along tho too 01 tho existing Slopo: thonco N
00'12'59' E, along tho Woslorly Uno 01 sold Block 21, of tho County Soot Addition
and lis proJoctlon thoroof, 247.75 foot, to tho Southwost Cornor of sold LotI, Block
21: thonco S 89'45'26' E, along Iho South Uno 01 sold Lot 1, of Block 21,55.00
fool: Ihonco N 00'12'59' E, 80.00 loot. 10 a point on tho North Uno 01 sold Lot "
01 Block 21; thonco S 89'45'26' E, along sold North L1no 01 Lot 1,01 Block 21,
139.45 foot, to tho Point of Boglnnlng. Said Iracl 01 land conlalns 1.50 Acros,
moro or loss, and Is subjoct to oasomonts and rostrlctlons 01 Rocord,
WHEREAS, Iho abovo.doscrlbod proporty Is currontly zonod RM.44, High Donslty Mull/.Famlly
and CC.2, Communlly Commorclal; and tho Applicant now doslros that this proporty bo rozonod
CI.l, Intonslvo Commorclal; and
WHEREAS, tho Clly doslros 10 protoct tho public and prlvato Invostmont which has occurrod In
tho South Gllbort Slroot aroa Irom Incompatlblo land usos and dovolopmonl; and
WHEREAS, It Is tho City's policy to protoct and onhanco tho appoaranco of tho South Gllbort
Strool aroa In compllanco with tho onvlronmontal pollclos of tho Comprohonslvo Plan: and
WHEREAS, commorclnl usos may bo approprlalo In Iho South Gllbort Stroot aroa sUbJoct to
rostrlcllons on Intonslvo usos which roqulro outdoor display 01 morchandlso: and
WHEREAS, rostrlctlons on dlroct accoss to South Gllbort Slroot aro approprlato In tho vicinity of
tho sUbJOCI proporty duo to poor sight visibility In this aroa and high tralflo gonoratlng usos
allowod In tho proposod CI.l zono.
NOW, THEREFORE,ln consldoratlon of tho mutual promlsos contalnod horoln, tho Partlos agroo
as follows:
1. Tho abovo.doscrlbod proporly Is currontly zonod RM.44 and CC.2, and tho Applicant, as
ownor of Iho proporty, now roquosts tho City rozono Iho proporty 10 CI.1.
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2. CUy and Applicant acknowlOOgo and agroo that tho proposOO CI.l zono Is approprfato
provldod that no outdoor display, storago, aneVor salo 01 morchandlso Is vlslblo from South
Gllbort Strool, and Ihatlhls roslrlctlon Is nollntondOO to prohibit such acllvlllos locatod
bohlnd a building and scroonod complotoly from South Gllbort Slroot by a building.
3. CUy and Applicant acknowlOdgo and agroo Ihat no dlroct accoss shall bo a1lowod onlo
South Gllbort Stroot whon furlhor dovolopmont occurs on tho subJoct proporty, and thai
Iho curront curb cui on Soulh Gllbort StroOI will bo closod altho ownor's o~ponso prior
10 Iho Issuanco of a Cortlflcato of Occupancy lor any slructuro bullion Iho subJoct
proporty.
4. CUy and Applicant agroo that Ihoso conditions aro In tho public Inlorosl and aro
approprfato and roasonablo conditions, as provldOO by law, ~414.5, Iowa Codo (1989).
5. PartIos acknowlOOgo Ihls Agroomont shall bo doomod 10 bo a covonant runnIng with tllIo
to tho land; shall, upon o~ocutlon, bo rocordOO In Iho Johnson County Rocordor's Offlco;
and shall, wlthoul furthor rocltallon, continuo 10 bo a covonant on oach portion of Iho
subJoct, until roloasOO 01 rocord by tho City.
8. Nothing In thIs Agroomontshall bo construod to rollovo Iho Applicant from complying with
allappllcablo local and slalo rogulatlons, tho Applicant acknowlOdgos sarno.
00100 this 13th day 01 November . 1990.
CITY ELECTRIC SUPPLY, APPLICANT
By'
Frank Boyd. Prosldont
APPLICANT
CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA
<..
ohn McDonald, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Morlan K. Karr, City Clork
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STATE OF IOWA )
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JOHNSON COUNTY )
On this 13th day 01 November . A.D. 19 90 . boforo mo, \ho
undorslgnod, a Notary Publlo In and for tho Slato of Iowa. porsonally appoarod Frank Boyd, 10
mo porsonally known, who bolng by mo dUly sworn, did say \hat ho Is tho Prosldonl 01 sold
corporation oxocutlng tho within and forogolng Instrumonllo which this Is allachod,lhat (no soal
has boon plocurod by tho said) corporation; that said Instrumont was slgnod~andill!llllld~on
bohall 01 (tbG:lla/o:aH~IlXb:hXIIII:1l1Dldlsald corporation by authority 01 Its Board 01
Dlroctors; and thai tho said Frank Boyd as such offlcor ocknowlodgod tho oxocutlon of said
Instrumonllo bo tho voluntary act and dood of sold corporation, by It and by hIm volunlarlly
oxocutod.
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Notary Public In and for tho Stalo 01 Iowa
STATE OF IOWA )
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JOHNSON COUNTY )
On this 11~!.. day 01 ___..N1I.Y~~2L________, 19..?~_, boloro mo,
(lInn H, Heick . a Notary Public In and lor tho Slato 01 Iowa, porsonally
oppoorod John McDonald and Marian K. Karr, 10 mo porsonally known, and, who, bolng by mo
duly swom, did soy tholthoy oro tho Mayor and City Clork, rospoctlvoly, 01 tho City 01 Iowa City,
Iowa; that tho soal afflxod to tho 'orogolng Instrumonlls Iho corporalo soal 01 tho corpora lion, and
that tho Instrumont was slgnod and soalod on behall oltha corpora lion, by authority of lis City
Council, as conlalnod In (Ordlnanco) tRmlulJoo1 No. 90.3Ii82 passod (HllX~n~1r~1l
:odopta~) by tho City Council, undor Roll Call No. ...-. 01 tho City Council on tho
13th day 01 Novomber . 19 90 . and that John McDonald and Marian
K. Karr acknowlodgod tho oxocutlon 01 tho Instrumontlo be tholr VOluntary acl and dood and tho
voluntary acl and dood 01 tho corporation, by It voluntarily exocuted.
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Notary Publlo In and for tho 51010 of Iowa
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BARKER, CRUISE. KENNEDY, HOUGHTON a f'OSTER
LAWYtRS
C",,"LtI A. ..UU'I"
JOHN D CRUIIC
Iol!CHA(\, W MINNIDY
JAJ,4U D HOUGHTON
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110' OUIUOUII'''UT.' 0 101'000
IOWA CITY, IOWA
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!layor John McDonald
city of Iowa city
410 E. Washington
Iowa City, IA 52240
ROI city Electric Supply, Inc.
Rozoning Ho. Z-9012
Doar Mayor McDonnldl
I am writing on bohalf of City Eloctric supply, Inc.
As I undorstand it, tho City Council had its first roading
of tho rezoning ordinance Z-9012. I also boliovo that this
is a fairly non-con~roversial rezoning.
With tho wintor coming upon us and in light of possiblo
construction nctivity occurring soon, I would ask that tho
Council combine tho socond and third readings of tho ordi-
nanco and approvo it at tho noxt rogular Council sossion.
Ploaso lot mo know if you havo any quostions about this
mnttor.
JDC/dc
CCI city Eloctric supply,
LI21a5171.1tr
"OQry truly yours,
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ORDINI\NCE NO. 90- 3483
I\N ORDINANCE AMENDING TtfE ZONING ORDINANCE BY
CHANGING THE USE REGULATIONS. WITH CONDITIONS.
OF A CERTAIN G5,61 ACRE PROPERTY, KNOWN AS TtfE
BJORNSEN TRACT, LOCATED SOUmOFHIGHWAY6 AND
WEST OF BON AIRE MOBILE HOMES FROM ID.RS TO RS.a.
WHEREAS. Ihl lub/oct proplny II VOCI'" land or land In
Igrlcuhurel UIO Ioc.1lod In Ihl Inllllm OIVOIopmI'" . Slnglo.
FlmUy ROIldlnlla1 (ID.RS) Zonl; Ind
WHEREAS. CB Dlvolopmonl, LId. .. ConlrllCt PurchalOl,
Ind Bjornlon InvOIlmonl Corporellon. al Iagal Ulloholdor
('Appllcanr),lIo roqutlllng Iho rezoning ollhl lubjocl propolly
10 RS.8 10 allow oonllrucllon 01 a zoro.lollno, duplex 100
dolochod lot Ilnglo.lamDy rOlldonllal dlYllopmOnl; aOO
WHEREAS. thl lubjoct propllly llloealod In In oU\-oI.
leqUOI1CO dlvolopmonlllol. aOO oonlllllllodlrllly dlllgnalod
wollandt, thl ApprlCl\nl h.. IGrOGd 10 Im_ dovo!opmonl ollho
propolly known.. tho BJorn..n Trlet, alln ICOOIdancl with lho
torml and OOnd~10111 ola Condllonal Zoning Allroomonl, a copy
01 vihich Ii ittadliil hiri/o.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY. IOWA:
SECTION I. Tho propolIy known .. Ihl Bjornlon Tllet aOO
logany dOleribod bolow II hlloby rozonod 'rom hi pro..nl
elallWicllllon of ID.RS 10 nS.8 lub/oct 10 Iho following
oondllonl:
1) Tho undOlltllldlng Ihal thla II out-of..eqUOI1CO
dovllopmonl 01 . II prolonlly dollnod In Iho
Comprohonllvo Plan,
2) Thl donaby bolng Im_od 10 llvo (5) dwofflng un" po, eero.
3a) Tho appllcallon by Ihl appRcanl fOl a 404 pormb Irom Iho
CorpI of Engln..rl. and lit 'lsulncG H appllcobl.,
3b) Tho vOIlicllllon by lho CorPI of Englnoora 01 Ih.
donnllllon of Ih. wOllandl,
3c) Th. lIppIowl and I~no" by Ih. Corpl 01 Englnoorl or
olhor Ilal. 0' lodoral ag.neI01 al roqu~od priOl 10
approval 01 Ilnal oonllrucllon planl,
4) Tho 1ow0l111oo, 101'.1 01 any llructur. oonllruc1od Ihaa not
b. 1ow00lhan thl lop of tho IlrlOl curb. mlllurod IIlh.
h~hOlI point ollh.IoI'. Ilroollronlago, and
6) Th. do4lc4llon ollh. dOl~nllod w.Uands and ImlAllatlon
01 I Ioopod palhway.
Logal d'Ie~llon of Iho lubjoct Irlet:
^ pan ollh. E 10'2 ollh. SE 1/4 01 SDctlon 23, and I pan of
Ih. W 10'2 ollho SW 1/4 0' Soctlon 24, aaln Townlh~ 7G
Nonh. Rang. 6 Will. ollho Fllh Prlnc~al Mllldlan, Iowa City.
JohnlOn Counly, Iowa. mort panlcularly d.lClibod allo/loWl.
Beginning allho Soulh.111 oorn., 01 nld Socllon 23;
Th.nco N 88'21'12' E, 131G,68 1001; Thol1C. N 00'0G'02' W.
2212.141.01: Th.nce N 74'09'33' W, 380,07 f..llo a polnl on
Iho Soulhoaalorly Rlghl-of.Way LinD olllkoaldo Drlv.: ThoncG
S 38'38'01' W, 285.6G 10.1 along laid SoUlh.lUlorly n~hl'of.
Way LInD; Thoneo SoulhwOlIOlly 20G,031001, on a 233,00 loot
radlul eurvo. ooneay. Nonhwollorly, whoao 202.0G 1001 chord
boara S 64'20'05' W: Thonco N 8G'57'51' W, 464,58100110 Ih.
Eall L1n. 01 Lakolldo Addillon, II rocordad In Pial Book G, al
Pogo GG of Iho rocordl of Iho Olllce ollho Johnaon COtJnty
Rocordar: Thoneo S 00'02'09' W, G27,OO fool along lho Ealt
L1no of aald Addillon 10 Iho Soulholll Corno, Ihorool: Thonco
N 80'57'5\' W. 1440,00 1001 along Iho Soulh LInD olaald
Addllon 10 Iho Soulhwosl Cornar IhoIDol; Thoneo S
00'02'05' W. 1120,071001: Thoneo N 80'37'07' E. 1318,71 1001
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Ordlnanco No. 90- 3483
Pago 2
10 Iho Point 01 Boginnlng. Sold TrllC1 01 Land c:onlalna 95.61
eeroa maro or lOll, end II aubloet 10 1II0monta and roaUlctlo1ll
allllCOld.
SECTION II. ZONING MAP. Tho Building Inapoctor II horoby
aU1hol~od and dlroetod to chango \ho Zoning Map altho CIly
allowa CIly, 10 conlorm 10 Ihll amondmont upon Ilnal pallago,
approval and publlealion allhla Ordlnaneo lit plavklod by law.
SECTION 111. CONDITIONAl ZONING AGREEMENT. Tho
Mayor II horoby authol~od and diloc1od 10 a!gn. and \ho CIIy
Clork to an..l, lho Condhlonal Zoning Agroomonl. and to cortlly
tha Ordlnaneo and Condhlonal Zoning Agflom.nt for
rocordallon In tho JohnlOn Counly Roeordo(a Ollleo.
SECTION IV. REPEALER. All ardlnancoa end parU 01
aldlnaneoa In c:onlllct with lho pla'llalolll oIlh1a Ordlnane. .,.
horoby ropoalod.
SECTION V. SEVERABILITY. H any aoctlon, pro'llalon 01 pili
01 \ho Ordlnanco ahal b. edjudgod to be Invard or
uncollllhutlonal, ouch adjudlc4llon th.n nolalloet Iho valldhy of
1M Ord!Mneo lit a whol.8 or OfIy ,eethn, plovbJcn or p!l1
tharoal not adjudged invalid or unconathutlon.l.
SECTION VI. EFFECTIVE DATE. Thll Ordlnanco ahan bo In
olloet ahor ill final pauago, approval end publleallon II
roqul by law.
I~ ,oda approvod~ Novcmbar,
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It ~'3s moved by courtna5 ' and scconded by Ambrtsco
that the OrdlB3nce as rea be adepted and upon roll call there ~~re:
"YES: ~ ABSENI' :
-L A.'lBRI SCO
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First consideration 10/31/90
Vote Cor passage: Ayasl Kubby, Larson, HcDonald, Novick,
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Hoved by Courtney, seconded by Ambrlsco, that tho
rulo requiring ordinances to be considored and
votod on ror passage at two Council moetings prior
to the meeting at which it is to be finally paRsed
be suspended, the second consideration and vote
be waived and the ordinance be voted upon ror
rinal passage at this time.
AYOSI Kubby, I.orson, HcDonald, Novick, Ambrlsco,
Courtney, lIorowitz. Nnysl None. Absont I Nona.
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CONDITIONAL ZONING AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT Is mado by and bolWoon tho CIIy 01 Iowa City, Iowa, a Municipal Corporallon
(CIIy), Bjornson Invoslmonl Corpora lion (ONnor), and CB Dovolopmonl, Ltd., M Iowa Corporallon
(Appllcanl).
WHEREAS,lho Appllcanl has controctod to purchaso tho aublocl proporty, known os tho Bjornson
Trocl, and localod aouth 01 Highway 6 and woal 01 Bon Alro Mobllo Homos, In Iowa City, Iowa;
and
WHEREAS, tho aublocl proporly Is vacanlland or IMd In agricultural uso localod In tho Into rim
Dovolopmonl. Slnglo'Famlly Rosldonllal (ID.RS) Zono; Md
WHEREAS, tho Appllcanl, as Conlracl Purchasor and tho ONnor, os looal \1110 holdor oro
roquosllng tho rozonlng 01 tho subloct proporly 10 R$.Q !Q DUg\,! t;QMlrYcI!gn 01 zoro.lolllno,
duplox and dolachod alnglo.lamlly rosldonllal dovolopmonl; and
WHEREAS, tho aubJocl proporty Is localod In on out.ol.soquonco dovolopmonl oroa within Iho
corporalo limits ollho City, and conlolns lodorolly doslgnotod wollonds, tho OppllCMI has agrood
10 limit dovolopmont 01 Iho proporty known os tho Bjornson Trocl, 011 In accordMco with Iho lorms
and conditions sollorth horoln.
NOW, THEREFORE, Iho Partlos ogroo os lollows:
1. Applicant Is controcl purchasor Md oqultoblo \ltlo holdor 01 Iho proporty localod south of
Highway 6 Md wosl 01 Bon Alro Mobllo Homos, and known os tho Bjornson Trocl, which
proporly Is moro partJculorly doscr\bod os lollows:
A part 01 tho E 1/2 01 thO SE 1/401 Soctlon 23, and a port ollho W 1/2 01 tho SW
1/4 01 Soctlon 24, all In Township 79 North, Rongo 6 Wosl, 01 tho Filth Principal
MOrldlM,'owO City, Johnson Counly, Iowa, moro particularly doscrlbod as lollows.
Boolnnlng ollho Southoasl Comor 01 said Soctlon 23; Thonco N 66'21'12' E,
1319.66 1001; Thonoo NOO'09'02'W, 2212.14 1001; Thonoo N 74'09'33'W, 300.07
100110 0 polnl on thO Southoaslorly Rlghl.of.Woy Uno 01 Lakosldo Drlvo; Thonco
S 38'38'01' W, 285.69 1001 nJong sold SoulhoaslOrly Rlghl.ol.Woy Uno; Thonco
Soulhwoslorly 209.03 1001, on 0 233.00 1001 radius curvo, concavo NorthwoSlorly,
whoso 202.09 1001 chord boors S 64'20'05' W; Thonco N 89'57'51' W, 464.58
100110 Iho Easl L1no 01 Lakosldo Addlllon, os rocordod In Pial Book 9, at Pogo 99
01 tho Rocords ollho Olllco oflho Johnson Counly Rocordor; Thonco S 00'02'09'
W, 927.00 1001 along Iho Eosl Uno 01 sold Addl\lon 10 Iho Soulhoosl Comor
Ihorool: Thonco N 89'57'51' W, 1440.00 1001 along tho South Uno of sold Addition
10 tho Soulhwosl Cornor Ihorool; Thonco S 00'02'05' W, 1126.07 1001; Thonco N
89'37'07' E, 1318.71 loot 10 tho Polnl 01 Boglnnlng. Sold Trocl ollllnd contains
95.61 ocros moro or loss, and Is subloCllO oasomonls and roslrlctlons 01 rocord.
2. Ownor Is tho controcl sollor and logol \1110 holdor ollho proporly.
3. Ownor horoby consonts 10 and loins Inlo this Condi\lonal Zoning Agroomonl, and agroos
10 nbldo by tho lorms of Iho Agroomont In all rospocls.
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Ownor ogroo dovolopmont and uso OltllO subjoct proporty will conlorm to tho roqulro.
monts 01 tho AS-8, Modlum Donslly Slnglo.Fomlly Aosldontlol Zona, os woll os tho
following additional conditions:
1) Tho undorstondlng thai thIs Is oul.ol.soquonco dovolopmont os II Is prosontly
dofinod In tho Comprohonslvo PIon,
2) Tho donslty IImllod to fivo (5) dwolllng units por acro,
30) Tho appllClltlon by tho appllCllnllor a 404 pormlllrom Iho Corps 01 Englnoors, ond
lis Issuonco II appllcablo,
3b) Tho vorillcatlon by tho Corps 01 Englnoors ollho dollnoatlon 01 tho wotlands,
3c) Tho approval ond slgnoll by tho Corps 01 Englnoors or o:l1or stato or lodoral
agonclos os roqulrod prior to approval 01 final construction plans,
4) Tho lowosllloor lovol 01 any structuro constructod sholl not bo lowor thon tho top
of tho stroot curb, moasurod allho hlghost point ollho 101's stroollronlago, and
6) Tho dodlcatlon 01 tho doslgnatod wotlonds and tho Instollatlon 01 a loopod
pathway.
6. Appllcanl ond Ownor acknowlodgo thatlho additional conditions horoln aro roasonablo,
and satisfy publlo noods which aro dlroctly causod by Iholr roquostod chongo.
8. Applicant ond Ownor lurthor acknowledgo Ihatln tho ovont tho sUbJoct proporty Is
transforrod, sold, rodovolopod, sUbdlvldod, dlvldod or split, Ihoro shall In no ovont bo "
rodovolopmontlhat occurs whIch Is not In conlormonco wllh tho torms 01 thIs Agroomont.
7. Partlos acknowlodgo that this Conditional Zoning Agroomont shall bo doomod to bo a
covonant running wllh tho land and wllh lho tltlo 10 tho land: thallho Agroomont shall,
upon oxocutlon, bo rocordod In tho Johnson Counly Aocordofs OlllcOi ond that tho
Agroomont shall, wlthoutlurihor rocllatlon, continuo to bo a covonant runnIng In favor 01
tho Clly on oach and ovory portion 01 tho sUbJoct proporty, unloss or until roloasod 01
rocord by tho CIlYi and shalllnuro to Iho bonollt and bInd all succossors, roprosontatlvos
and assIgns In Intorost 01 oach and ovory Party horoto.
8. Nothing In Ihls Conditional Zoning Agroomont shall bo construod to rollovo tho Appllcanl
from complying wllh all appllcablo local, stato and lodoral rogulatlons, and bolh Appllcanl
and Ownor acknowlodgo sarno.
Datod this -lSTtl day 01 J c.\n.~, 1990.
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In Whn", Whlrl.r, I h.oll hlllunl.,I,n.d Ill' nama .nd .<<I"d ':!. N.carl.ol So.1 :h. d., .nd~j~~ .,IIl.n.
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tho within and forogolng Instrumont, and acknowlodgod thai ho oxocutod tho same as his
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STATE OF IOWA )
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JOHNSON COUNTY )
On \hIs day of . 19 . boloro mo, \ho
undorslgnod, a Notary Publlo In and lor said county, In said Stato, porsonally appoarod
, to mo known to bo \ho lcfonUcal porson namod In and who oxocutod
\ho wllhln and forogolng Instrumonl, and acknowlodgod \hat ho oxocutod \ho sarno as his
vOluntary act and dood.
Notary Public In and lor tho Stalo 01 Iowa
STATE OF IOWA )
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JOHNSON COUNTY )
On this day 01 . 19 . boloro mo, tho
undorslgnod, a Notary Public In and lor said County, In said Stato, porsonally appoarod
. to mo known to bo tho idonUcal porson namod In and who oxocutod
\ho wllhln and lorogolng Instrumont, and acknowlOdgod \hat ho oxocutod tho sarno as his
vOluntary acl and dood.
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On this .lllbday 01 November . 19.2!L boloro mo, Ginn II. Holck .
a Notary Publlo In and lor tho Stato 01 Iowa, porsonally appoarod John McDonald and MarIan K.
Katr,lo mo porsonally known, and, who, bolng by mo duly sworn, did say thotthoy aro tho Mayor
and City Clork, rospoctJvoly, of tho City of Iowa CIty, Iowa; thallho soal afflxod to tho forogolng
Instrumonlls tho corporato soal 01 tho corporation, and thai tho Instrumonl was slgnod and soalod
on bohalf 01 tho corporation, by authority of Its City Council, as contalnod In (Ordlnanco)
~Rllnlulloo) No. 9D-]I,8l passod (tl1o<RulllUllon:llllopllld) by Iho City Council, undor Roll
Call No. of tho City Council on tho I lth day of November .
19 9D . and thai John McDonald and Marian K. 1<0" acknowlodgod tho oxocuUon 01 tho
Instrumonllo bo tholr voluntary acl and dood and tho voluntary acl and dood of tho corporaUon,
by II voluntarily oxocutod.
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On lhIa .~ day 01 ,'r q (. , 1000, boIOIO mo,lho undOlllgnod. a Notary
Public In and IOIlho SlalO 01 Iowa, pot1OlllIlly appoarod Carolll41lcor 10 mo poraonalIy known, who baing
by mo d~y IWOIII, did say tool aha Illho Prosldont and Socrotary rOlpOClNvly, oIlho corporallon oxoeutlng
lho wlthln and 100ogoIng InslrumonllO which thllls al1achod. lhal no IOllI hal boon procurod by tho) ~ho
IOllI alflxod thoroto Is lho IOllI oIlho corporation; 1001 said InslMlOlll walllgnod and lOllIod on bohaIl 01
tho corporation by authority 01.. Board 01 Dlroctora; and thaI CaroIlI4rkOl al luch oIIIcorl ackncM1odgod
lho oxoeutlon 01 tho 100ogoIng Inslrumonllo bo lho YlIIunl4ry act and dood 011110 corporation, by . and by
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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Dalo:
Novombor 0, 1990
To:
Tho _"" M~. 'eM Me""" and ......" "0: Q~ _
Unda Nowman Gantry, City Anornoy ~i~
Dana Christianson, First Asslslant CIIy Allornoy IJjJ'I~'j',,,"-
Tap.on Foo Ordlnanco
From:
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Tho purposo 01 this momorandum Is 10 lamlllarlzo you wfth tho Ihoory and oporatlon ollap-on
100 ordlnancos, and to ollor an opinion as to tho logallly 01 such ordlnancos.
Tap-on 100 ord1nancos aro, ossontlally, financing mochanlsms for tho construction 01 sanitary
sowors and othor publlo utllltlos. Tholr oporallon Is bost oxplalnod by way 01 oxamplo: a sowor
projoct Is doslgnod, constructod, and financod by Iho City. Concurronl with Iho construction, a
proloct spoclno tap-on 100 ordlnanco Is adoptod. Idontllylng tho aroas to bo saIVod by tho projoct.
Tho ordinanco Is finally adoplod whon aclual tolal projoct costs aro avallablo, soltlng a 100
oxprossod In cost por acro of tapplng.on to tho sowor. As proporly dovolops, ownors who lap-on
10 tho sowor pay, altho tlmo 01 tho top-on, Iho chargo spocifiod In Iho ordinanco. Thus, Iho cost
01 tho sowor projoct Is rocoupod Irom lhasa OwnOIS who spocifically uso and bonofit Irom tho
proloct ovor tlmo.
As Is apparont Irom tho oxamplo, a lap.on 100 ordlnonco somowhal rosomblos a spoclal
assossmont, oxcopt for tho Import ani fact thai proporly ownors do not pay a tap.on foo until and
unloss thoy uso tho constructod public Improvomont. Similarly, Ills nol a tax, slnco It Is not
sproad ovor all tho cltlzonry, and thoro Is a spacial and spoclno bonont to tho proporty ownor.
Wo havo attachod a proposod onobllng ordlnanco rogordlng lap.on laos. This onabllng
ordlnanco would bocomo part 01 tho CIIy Coda, II authorlzoslho adoption 01 subsoquont projoct.
spocifio tap.on 100 ordlnancos, and provldos procodural and substantlvo rulos lor tholr adoption
and contont.
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Ovor tho past docado, a varloly 01 logol opinions hovo boon Issuod by this oifico on Iho logallly
01 lap.on foo ordlnancos. Although a dlstlncl mlnorlly out 01 alllho numorous opinions, Iho
opinions which oxpross doubt appoar 10 havo hold sway ovor tho CIIy Council, slnco provlously
adoptod ordlnancos allowfng tap.on foos havo langulshod, unusod lor somo yoara.
Tho logal analysis Is bost undorslood against tho hlslorlcal backdrop olloglslatlvo onaclmonls
and Supromo Court doclslons. In 1 061lho 02nd Gonoral Assombly passod an amondmontto
Chaplor 393, Codo of Iowa, Thai omondmonl, codlfiod 01393,14, ~ (1011), opocifically'
allowod tap.on loos:
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'Cltlos and towns may, by ordlnanco, oslabllsh a Ichodulo 01 roasonablo and
oqultablo lowor connoctlon loos to bo paid to luch city or lown by ovory porion,
nrm, or corporation whoso promlsos will bo 10IVod by connoctlng to tho municipal
lanllary utlllllos. Such ordlnonco Ihall bo cortlnod by tho city or town and mod 01
rocord In tho Offico 01 tho County Rocordor 01 tho county whoroln tho city or town
Is Iltualod. Tho chargos or toos Ihall bo duo and payoblo whon a lowor
connoctlon application Is mod. No lowor connoctlon chargo or 100 OSllbllshod
by laid ordlnanco Ihall oxcood tho oqultablo portion 01 tho tolal original COlt 10
Iho city or town or oxtondlng tho lanllary utllltlos 10 tho noor vicinity 01 tho
proporty loss any part 01 laid cost whIch has boon proviously assossod or paid
to tho city or town undor Chaptor. 391, 391A. or 417.....
In 1968, tho Iowa Supromo Court docldod Clarko. Inc. v. CllY 01 BotlondQl/, 150 N.W.2d 125,
(Iowa 1968), In whIch tho city'. topoOn too ordlnanco 1'101 lound to bo Invalid. That ordlnanco
was adoplod prIor to tho amondmont 01 Choplor 393. and as tho court nolo. In II. lootnolo on
pago 120, Soctlon 393.14. although It a1IQwt IQW9r COIlMctJon chAtg" very much as
conlomplatod by BotlondOrf'. ordlnanco, was not arguod or appllcablo In tho coso.
In 1975, homo rulo was adoptod lor Iowa munlclpalltlos. This adoption Includod tho rapoN 01
Chaplor 393. Codo, Including Soctlon 393.14.
Finally, In 1961, tho Iowa Supromo Court docldod North L1borjy Land Comoany Y. IncoroorlllO<!
~,311 N.W.2d 101 (Iowa 1981). Thl. doclslon was basod upon North Uberty'.
tapoOn 100 ordlnanco, onactod In 1973 pursuant to thon.oxlstlng Soctlon 393. 14,~. Tho Court
lound that tho city had nol compllod with tho provisions 01 tho onabllng loglslatlon and was hold
10 bo Invalid. Howovor, tho Court did nol quostlon North Uborty'. authority 10 adopt tho lapoOn
100 . tho city had lusl lallod 10 101101'1 tho rIght procoduros.
From this hlslorlcal background It Is apparont Ihat much of tho conluslon concornlng tho logallty
01 tapoOn 100. .Ioms Irom tho lactthat tho loading caso. on tho .ubloct, both 01 which wm 10
prohibit tapoOn loos, woro docldod undor unusual procodurallollings. In~, tho Court lound
Invalid an ordlnanco whIch would havo boon pOrfoctly logal had II boon pallod ono yoar lalor,
.ubsoquonllo tho Loglslaluro'. passago 01 Soctlon 393.14. Tho ordlnanco would also havo boon
pOrfoctly logal allor 1975 whon cltlo. woro glvon homo rula.
So also, North L1borty Involvod an ordlnanco whIch would havo boon valid had II compllod wllh
tho roqulromont. 01 Soctlon 393.14. Nollhor caso addros.od tho validity 01 a lap.on 100
ordlnanco adoplod pur.uant to tho clty'l homo rulo powor, Our roviow .hows thoro II no
quostlon as to tho validity of tap.on loos proporly adoptod pursuant to Soctlon 393.14 botwoon
1987 and 1975. Tho romalnlng quostlon. aro: Old tho ropoal 01 Soctlon 393,14 .trlp clt/o. 01 tho
authority to adoptlapoOn foo ordlnancos? And, II nOI, may lap.on 100 ordlnanco. bo adoplod
pur.uant to homo rulo powor?
Soctlon 393.14 was ropoalod In 1975 as a part of a masslvo roorganlzatlon 01 laws concornlng
clt/os. This roorganlzatlon also rosultod In tho 1968 conllilutlonal grant 01 homo rulo bolng
codlnod Inlo Chaptor. 362.304,~. Tho Inlont 01 tho homo rulo onaclmont, as polntod out by
commonlalor. and acknowlodgod by tho Iowa Suproma Court, was to oxpand city aulhorlty and
broadon clllos' powor.. Cloarly, ropoal 01 Soctlon 393.14 was a gonoral, rathor than .paclnc,
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acllon, and was lakon 10 advanco loglslallvo Inlonllo broadon, nol roslrlcl, city powors. As a
rosull, tho Codo 01 Iowa nolthor prohibits nor spoclfically authorlzos tho onactmont ollap.on 100
ordlnancos.
In tho absonco 01 Stato Codo prohlblllon or spoclfic authorlzallon, tho classic homo rulo analysis
appllos, Chaptor 364,~, First, tho subloct mattor 01 tho proposod ordlnanco, namoly sowors,
must bo found to bo a mattor 01 local concorn. 'Slroot construcllon and ropalr and aowago
colloctlon and disposal manlfostly constitute looala"alrs, and tho Amondmont [Iowa Constitution,
Artlclo III, Soctlon 38A. 19681 Itself gives clllos authority to handle auch mattors.' ~roon v. CllY
of Cascado, 231 N,W.2d 882, 885 (Iowa 1975).
Socond, tho proposod ordlnanco must not constlluto a tax, which Is a powor IImltod only to what
Stato Codo provldos. "Thoro Is a distinction botwoon 'taxoa' and 'assoasmonta.' '...a tax Is a
chargo to pay tho cost 01 govornmont without rogard to spoclal bonofits conforrod." Nowmon
v. City of Indianola. 22'3 N.W.2d 668, 573. (10WiI1976), ciling I~ Au Trusl of Shurtz. 43 N,W,2d
659,662, (Iowa 1951).
Third, tho subjoct mattor must not bo ono tho Stato Codo has takon over or 'fillod tho nold,' In
this coso, alate low Is allont on tap-on feos, so doos not 'fill tho nold.'
Fourth, and nnally, tho proposod ordinance must not be Irreconcllablo with Stato Code. Slnco
Slate Codo Is sllont on tho apoclfic topic 01 tap-on loos, tho only romalnlng quostlon Is whothor
tho Slato Codo which provldos for nnanclng public improvomonts through bonds, laxing and
spoclol assossmont (Chaplor 384) Is Irroconcllablo with a lap.on foo systom? Wo bollovo tho
answor Is 'no.'
....[Sllato laws aro to bo Inlorpratod In a way to rondor thorn harmonious with
ordlnancos unloss tho court or othor body consldorlng two moasuros cannot
roconcllo thorn, In which ovonttho stalo law provalls.' Groon v. CllY 01 Cascado,
231 N.W.2d, at 890.
Ills thoroforo our consldorod opinion thallho throo spoclfio Stato Codo options 01 bonds, taxing,
and special assassmont, do not pro-ompttho nOld, oro notlrroconcllable with tap-on fees, but
admll 01 other, locally.enacted nnanclng methods, Including tap.on loes.
With the abovo principles of home rule power In mind, we havo drallod tho attochod proposod
tap.on foo onobllng ordlnonco. Ills our conslderod legal opinion Ihotthls ordinance will pass
homo rule muster, ond bo uphold as a valid exerclso 01 tho Clly's powor. Homo rulo Indeod
gives broad authority and noxlblllty to clllos In dolormlnlng tholr local affairs with a few, but
Important, rostrlcllons. In that way, homo rulo Is lar suporlor to the old mothod, whero spoclfic
powors had to bo granted to clllos by tho State Loglslaturo. However, tho vory foaturo which
granls theso benoms, 1.0. no laundry list of allowod actions, Is also homo rulo's grealost
woaknoss, lor II roqulros a case.by.caso analysis 01 city ordinances, wllh tho correlotlve rosull
Ihatlho greatost certainty ollegallly Is a well roasoned legal opinion,
Wo will bo avallablo lor questions, os noodod.
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