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CITY OF IOWA CITY
JOhn D, CllilO
Ba,kor, CIUllo, KOMOdy,
Houghlon & FOllor
920 South Dubuque S\lOOI
p, 0, BOll 2000
Iowa City, IA 52244
Ro: Inquiry concornlng plopolod moralorlum on nGW conllrucllon In RM.145 ZOllO
In lho SOuthaldo Plan
Door John:
Enclosod pI...o find a logal opinion dlroclod 10 mo I,om my Flrll Alallllnl City AllornGY,
DanG Chrllllanlon, wllh which I concur ond havo 1000lldod 10 tho Clly CouncU al my opinion,
AI YOll can 100 I,om OUt ConclualOlll, wo do nol bonovo lhol POIIOlll wllllullor any damog..
which oro componsoblo undor Ilato or lodollllaw. RaUIO', wo bonovo lhal bolh Ilalo and
lodorallaw contomplalo ualng 0 lomporary, InlOllm zoning mOlalOllum 100Iho vory purPOIO
lor which wo hovo Inlondod lho ordlll4nco: 10 anow a low monlhl wllhln which 10 plan, drall,
dIscuss and 100mulalo nGW zoning plovIalOlll 101 tho 1I0a louth 01 BUllington,
No dOllbt YOll wDl havo dllloroncos 01 opinion wllh thll Olllco, but ploalo do not hoaltolo to
coni act mo II YOll hovo any quolllonl,
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Clly Allornoy
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Slovo AIkins, City Monogor
Dona CMlllonsan, FI'II AIIlllant CIIY AItOlnoy
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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
DOlo: Novombol7, \99\
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Oa,na CMsllanson, FII1I AssIstanl Clly AlIomoy J. r
Zoning Molatorlum Updato
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You hayo roquoslod an updalod mOl11orandum olaU\hority on ~othollo ImpolO I mOllllotlum
on tho Issuanco 01 now buIIdlng ponnlls. BrIolly, tho laels undorlylng \hit roquosl DlO as lollowl:
Tho City Council has boloro " a eltall 01 tho NODI Soulhsldo Nolghbothoocl Rodovolopmonl Plan,
which Plan has thus lar mol wllh \ho gonoral epprOyal ollho City Counc8: Iho Plan proposOI,
among otho, \hlngs, mlljol rovlslons 10 tho roqu~omonts ollho RM.\45 zoning cl4sslllcallon ~Ich
makos up a aharo 011110 Soull1sldo Nolghbolhood DlOo. DoYOlopmonl would a1mosl COftlIIn/y bo
c:onlll1ty 10 any rovIslonslo \ho RM,\45 zoning dossllleallon C4Il,In Iho oblOnco 01 I moratorlum,
bo ,oasonably oxpoc1od 10 dovolop In tho nODllublro, Tho D1loc1ol 01 Planning and Convnunlty
OoYolopmon~ KalIn Franklin, hos roquoslod Ihal a moralorium bo pulln placo, In ordor 10
maintain tho status quo In \ho aroa, and thuslacl6talo DdcSlIonaJ study and tho onaclmonl 01 JIM.
145 zoning amondmonts. Wilhoul tho moratorium, \ho propolod codo amondmonts would
almosl c:ortaJnly bo \hwarlod and tho Plan promalU/oly aborlod,
1\ Is also my undorstandlng thai tho 10rnpollllY moratorium II only a1mod a\ now bulking pormlts,
and will nol alloc1 pormltslssuod prlollO Tuosday, OctObol29, 1991,\ho day pIAllIo holll1ng WIll
sol undol Soctlon 36.68, Codo 01 Otdlnanc:os,
1\ Is my c:onsldorod opinion thai a moralorlum on \ha Issuanc:o 01 now bulking porrnltllomalns
a gonorally aec:oplod molhod ollnlortm land use COlII/o!: and lhol\ho moralorlum ordlnanco
bororo tho City Council Is epproprlalo Undol tha dtCUmslanCOl, and Is conslslonl with c:onc:opls
01 homo rulo, zoning and tho majority rula on moralotlo.
Ovor tho pasl15 yoars, a lair numbol 01 momoronda hayO boon producod In \ho City Allomoy'1
Olflco rogardlng moratoria. Your roquosl, and my Inlonl, Is 10 updato tho rnomorandum 01
Oc1obor 26, 1977,lrom Angola Ryan, Asslslanl City A1lomoy,IO \ho City Council,
Tho ptInclpal quosUons concomlng tho valkllty 01 a morolorium, outnnod by Ms, Ryan. romaln tho
samo loday, Thoy BlO as lollows:
" Ooos tho City possoss 1110 roqulslto aUlhonl)', conslltuUonal or slatutory, 10 onaCla
moralorium on tho Issuanco 01 building pormUs?
2, Has procodural duo procOBS boon givan, or appllcablo statutory roqulromonls lonowod,ln
Iho adopUon 01 tho moralorlum?
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3, Do 11I0 ptovlslons 01 11I0 moralo~um ptovklo thoso alloetod ptoporty ownors with
.ubslanllvo due /lfOCOSJ?
o4, Do tho provlslons 0111I0 10l1lpO(BIy moralOllum consUMo an unconsUluUOIIlIIIlIIdng 01
property withoul juSI ~nsaUon undor stato or lodo,a1Iaw?
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Chaplor 414, Code 01 Iowa, 1991, Munldpal Zoning, mako. no roloronco 10 tho ~lIon 01
mol8lo~a, An ovo"lncroaslng numbor olstalo. has adoptod, as part oltholt zoning onabling
loglslallon, spodno outhority lor tho adoption of mol8lorla, In thoso romalnlng stalo.11ko Iowa.
courts hovo boon askod 10 rulo on whothor tho gonorallanguago 01 tholt zoning ellAbllng IlaMo
conlomplalostho usa 01 a moralo~um, Sovoral YOII. ptlor 10 MlMosota'. apodllc aulllotlzallon
glvon 10 munlelpallUo. 10 odopI moralo~um ordlnanco., tho Minnosota Suptomo Court In AmlIM\
~ 245 N,W,2d 819 (Mlnn. 1976) wroto:
....In Iho absonco 01 oxpllcil oX/lfo.slon 01 a conlrBly putpOSo by tho Ioglslaluro,
wo DlO lroo 10 hold Ihal undor gonoral pt1nc1p1o. conron1ng on munlclpallUoI broad
poneo powors, thoy have outho~ty 10 adopl mol8lo~um 0IdIn4nc01 ollmllod
dUl8l1on pro~d Ihoy DlO onaetod In good lallh and wllhoul clscrlmlnallon.' 245
N,W,2d, 01825,
SlmDorly, tho COMocllcul Supromo Courtlound tho rlghllo adopt a moralo~um roaldo. In 11I0
gonoral zoning powor 01 tho stalo'l onabllng staMo,
~ro!JW!, 194 COM, 152,279 A.2d 801 (1984), Tho TOMOSSOO Suptomo CoUt11n ~
821 SCA Chomlctll WilliG SoMco. y, Konlasbora, 636 S,W.2d 430 (TOM, 1982) '!lad no
hosltation. In concluding \hal Iho loglslaturo Inlondod 10 lncIucfo 11I0 powor 10 onact an Intorlm
ordlnanco wlthln tho 'broad swoop 01 tho loglslallvo powor. g,anlod by tho zoning onabllng
.tatulo, llb 01435-36,
An 01 thoso caSOI Involvo<l tho Imposlllon 01 a mol8lo~um In ordor 10 co~Olo ollhor B
spoclallzod portion 01 a comprohonslvo plan or a communlty,wldo comprohonslvo plan, Tho
CoMocllcul Suptomo Court wrOIo \haltho moratorium was noodod 10 allow InlolDgonl planning
wllll tho opportunity lor lun publlo dobalo, and 10 protoct tho alloclod aroa from unwlso
oxplollallon whIch would lollow tho rush 10 obtaIn vestod rights In 11I0 oxlsUng zonlng,.IWnI!a!lL
.79 A.2d, 01 606,
Slmllarly,tho MiMOSOta Sup/omo Court In A1mauls\lound tho purposo 01 a moralo~um, namoly
10 provonl non.conrormlng usos which mlghl dosltoy tho comptohonslvo zoning plan ultlmatoly
adoplod, was porauaslvo, and 110'00<1 wlth tho court In pownhlllTl y, CllY Council .oRI AloxnnclrJA,
58 F,2d 784, 788 (Ed, Va. 1932) thai 10 hold a moralo~um nol 10 bo a proper oxordso 01
munldpal pollco powor would rondor Inollocllvo zoning ordlnancos lalor adoplod 'Iko locking tho
.tablo aftor lho horao Is slolon,. 254 N,W,2d, al827, Tho Almaulst court also dlod with llppIoval
tho 1925 coso 01 III r I 195 Cal, 477, 234 p, 381 (ea. 1925) whon It
sold:
....obvlously, II IVould bo dostrucllvo 01 tho plan II, du~ng tho po~od 01 lis
Incuballon, partlos sooklng 10 ovado tho oporaUon thoroolshould bo pormlllod 10
onlor upon a courso 01 construcllon which mlghl doloal tho ptogross so lar as 10
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doroalln wholo or In part tho ulllmato oxoeutlon 011110 plan,' 195 CIlI, 81 ~98, 23~
p" al3sa,
II Ihould IlIso bo nolad 1110 Armoul~ caso lpoclflcally ovorrulOd an olllflor Monolol4 caso,
AloxnndnMIMonDOIJ1. 125 N,W,2d 583 (Mlnn, 19631. whIch,ln dIcI4, II4IOd 11101 a moralorlum
Ordlnanco would havo boon hold Invlllld u boyond tho munldpal zoning authority, Tho ArmourS!
court oxplalnOd:
'WIthoul ano/l'4lllng 10 clsUngulsh or analyzo oach caso In dolall, Ills onough 10
lay thai" wo hovo luggoslod Ihol any moralorlum lor whalovor putpOso or 01
whalovor durallon Is Invlllld, our obsor\'allons woro lImply dicta.' 2~5 N,W,2d. al
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Rocognlzlng tho lacts boloro tho Iowa City City Council 010 romarllably Ilm/lar In many rospocts
10 Ihoso prolonlad In 1110 abovo.cllOd casol, I boDovo II laIr 10 lpoculalo thai 1110 Iowa Supromo
Court would join tho I1llIjorlty 01 'no lpodno Ilalulory authority" JurlsdlctJon., and IInd Iowa City
hod tho authority 10 onact a moratorium, and Iholthls pawor rosldos w1lh1n tho zoning pawora
onumoralad 01 ChDplor ~I~. Coda,
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A numbor 01 casollocus upon morolorlum ordlnancos which woro odoplOd w1thOUltho bonoOI
01 proCOduro"oqu~Od for zon/ng ordlnanco amondmonts, Thoso COSOI hovo cau'ad a fa~
amounl 01 confusion and commontary In tho law, surnco 1110 lay. thoro Ihould oxlsl no
procodural duo procolI chanongo litho zonIng ordlnanco adopllon proCOduro. ouUlnad In Chllptor
414, Cado and ChllptOl38, City Cado 01 Iowa City aro fonowad,
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Tho lorm 'lubslanUvo duo prOCOII' ", lImply, a shorthand lorm courts usa In oxamlnlng tho
louonoblonoss 01 tho provision onactod, Porhaps tho mosllucclnct formulaUon oflubstanUvo
duo prOCO.I concorn.1s found In Almau11l, Thoro tho court hold thai ',..whoro a munlclpllllly
onaets In gOOd faith and w1thoUl dlscrlm/nallon, a moralorlum on dovolopmonl which Is of DmllOd
durallon, Is vlllld II upon onaclmonl, tho 61udy procoods prompUy and opproptlalo zoning
ordlnancos aro oxpadlllously adoplod whon III. complolod,' 245 N,W,2d, al828,
In Almaul~ a proporty ownOI had soughl, for soma six month., approval of a dovolopmonl on
82,5 aC/o. of land, Tho lown 01 Marshan wu concornod that approval would bo tho Oral of many
IUch suburban Inlru.lons Inlo tho surrounding farm land, f<J a ro.ult, Marshan nolthor g,anlod
nor donlod A1mqulsl'. appDcaUon; lalhor,tho lown adoplad a Ilx,month moratorium on all building
pormll., and lubsoquonUy oxlondod tho moralorlum an addlllonal month, Tho Marshan
moratorium wu jusllnod 10 allow limo for tho lown 10 dovolop a comprohonslvo plan lor lho onUro
aroa,
Tho Marshan moralorlum prohlbltod all building pormlls olhor Ihan thoso nocossary for tho ropalr
or altorallon 01 prosonlly.oxlsllng slructuros or for building on lands alroady dovolopOd and/or
plaUad, From Iho abovo, III. obvious thai many or Ul0 A'maul~lfacts parallol Ihoso round horo
In Iowa City, Facod with tho challongo from A1mqulsl thai tho lown had doprlvod him 01
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IlIbsl4nUvo ~O ploeGll rights 10 hold I4nd lor roasonalllo 11101, Iho MMOIOIa CoIIIt "'Iod tho
moralorkJm WlIJ valid and Itudy wal noCOIIDly lOt good plDMlng, Ak'oovIJ~ 11826,
Tho IsIIlO oIlubsl4nUvo ~o proeGlI WDJ 0110 conlldo,od allonglll In ~
~ 743 F,2d 1080 (5111 CIr, 19114), In ~ 1110 Cily 01 Now 0Il0DllI, In rolpOlllO 10 tho
potonllDl dovolopmont 01 yot anolhor last lood rOlI4ll'DIlt In tho ClnollOll 1100 01 tho city,
onactod alO~monlh morolorkJm aoalnst IuIlDllCO 01 ponnltllOt last 1001 roll4llronllln tho oral
IIntlal4nd IISO 1!IIdy 011110 0100 COIlId bo compIolOd. Tho land OWIlOI1, ltusltltod whon Iholt
aaJo 10 ~Oonald'llo. thI011Oh, clalmod that Iho moratorium WDI D/bc'lnuy, Tho COIIlllound thaI
lubsl4nUvo ~o pIOCOlI roqultol only thaI tho rooul4t1on bo roasonDbly rol4tod 10 a valid
govolMlonlDl putpOSo, and thaI zoning roouIDtIonl and IlmIl4t rOlltldlons on 111' 1110 01 proporty
DlO prOllllllod vAlId.
Tho ~lIlOf COUll also lolllld that Iho morlltOlIum cSd not 'take an Inch' 011110 I4nd ownGl1'
proporty: ralllol, 1II0 ordlnanco mo,oly IlISpondod 1110 ownOI1' llbility 10 dovoto Iholr proporty to
a pDttlclllDllllO 101 I O~ monlhl. Tho courl, clUng ,
k 40 J, URBAN L 65 (1971), nolod
that 'lnlotlm dovolopmont conI/oil IIICh II thII morolorkJm h4vo boon lound to play an Imporlllllt
rolo In ml/l\~ planning, Thay aid In 'btIdglng tho gop botiioon plaMlng and Its _monlatlon
Inlo looal moasurol.' Thoy may,lIJ horo, bo IlIOd to prOIOrvo tho 114111s quo wIlIIo Iludy of tho
Dloa and III noodils ~Iod. This moratorlum OIl land IISO 10rvol a Ilgnlllcanl public
putpOIO: (CltallonJ omlUod,) Tho ~ colllt lound Ilgnlllunlthllllho moralorlllm WtIS lOt
a ~raUOII 01 Iolllhan a yollt, and 1/IlI111I oxpltaUOII dolo was fInnIy bod.
'Study 01, and, II ltudy WlIITIIIIII, chll/lQOl1n I4nd UIO conltol ClIMol bo CO/l'9IOIod
1n114n1or. WhDo thoy DlO procoodlng, Iho,o may bo a dlDmallo IncrODJO In tho
numbat 01 polonUlIIIy aMI10 IISOI, BuIkSng DCIIvIty may IncrOllJO 01 bo oxpoctod
bocallSO 01 tho 10Dl thaI contomplatod usos may bo prohllllOd. Inlo,1m ZOllIng 01
a morDlOllum may bo nocollDly 10 provonl a plan', doloal boloro ~ Is 100mulalod.
In dolormlnlng whothor Itop-gllp Ordlnancol or moratoria 010 roasonablo, Iholt
duration II an Impotlllnl consldoratlon, A proporty owner Ihollkf nol bo dopr1vod
01 Iho IISO 01 tholt proporty by an OIc1nIlllCO II III 10mporDly chlltaclor Is bul I IUSO,
yol munlqlallUos mllSl bo aDowod a roasOIIablo Ulno wlIhln which 10 plan
comprohonslvo zoning moOSIltOI,'
~ 743 F.2d 1088,
FInally, tho ~~8'~r coull lound thaI aiming tho morolo~um allalllood roslaurllllls doos nol dony
oqual prolocUon, Tho coull notod thai h could not wumo thaI thoro I' no lulllclonll8l1onalo
distinction botiioon lasl 1001 ros14urllllll and olhor commordal oslabllshmonlllo WDllIIIII a Itudy,
COllalnly, tho COUll notod, tho moratorium did nol distinguish botiioon IDlllood rOSlaurllll!s,
AjlplyIng thosD casas 10 lhlllowa City IltuDlIon,111Ijlp01lII10 mo ttlnllho 1811ol\810 Md lyb$llInco
01 tho moratorlum ordlnDllco boloro tho City Counell mooll tho erilo~a dlsMSod horoln, ond
provldos proporty ownorsln tho olfoclod oroD wllh subslanUvo duo procoss,
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Tho ConsUtuUon 01 tho UnIlod Sla105, AM Amondmonl ptohlllIJ tho I4kIng 01 ptlvalo ptoporty
101' publlo UIO, wlthoul tho paymonl oljusl CO~/IS4Uon, Tho lodorlll 'lalIlngs' c1auso hat 111410
equlvalonlln MIelo I, SoCllon 18, Iowa ConsUIuUon,
Doclslonl undor tho U,S, Constitution 010 numo,ous, Of tho UlIoo I4ndmatk I4nd uso casu
doddod by tho U,S, Supromo CoUlt In 1087, '
107 S,CL 1232 (1087) II4ndS oul as tho authOl'lty on tho taklngllssuo, In ~OYIlono, coal minora
woro roqu~od by Ponnsylvanla l14tulo 10 Ioavo In tho O,ound coal omounUng \0 IjlpIOxlmaloly
25% 01 thaI avallablo 101' lupport 01 tho lurlaco, Tholt dlllm thai tho rogul4llon, on Itt loco,
oKoctod II4kIng 01 tholt ptopotly wlthoul jull co~nlaUon wu roloctod by tho coull Tho
opinion dolllly IUppotts tho Ina 01 UIOlllanding lor tho ptoposltlon thai 10 show. 'l4kIng., tho
rosltlctJon mUll dony tho ownor 01 all bonolldal USOI 01 tho propotly,
ApplyIng this 1011 \0 orowth llIMogomonllnlotlm contlols and dovolopmonlllllllOllllorlll IUch as
tho ono ptopolod horo, lodoral coul\I havo typically lound no taking OCQIrrod. Soo mwn
I 874 F.2d 1070 (5th Clt, I080)(kllo,1m contloll
10rvO an tmpottanllunctlon In pllIIlnJng and zoning by allowing ltalus quo 10 bo pGlorvod whIlo
Itudlol ptocood 10 dolormlno wIIal porlllllllonl contlola 10 onaCl):~ 602
F.Supp, ttG5 (N,D, CIII, 1088) (IoSlOS !neunod during a moratorlumworo 'lncldonIJ01 ownorahlp',
nolI taking),
Tho Iowa Supromo Court hat had low opportunlUos 10 addroll tho Issuo, Fow UIOS, lyplllod
by ~ 402 N,W.2d 303 (Iowa 1087) oxlsl whoro zoning rogulations woro
doomod 10 ptohllll all rOllSOnablo uso 01 tho ptopotly, and woro thus unconsUMIonGl 'tlIkIngs..
From tho loragolng, I condudo thai alnco tho ptoposod Iowa City motalOl'lum doos nol ptohllll
any 1og111 ula 01 plopotly which now oxlSII, but moroly dola)'lllllY ownOl1' plans 10 dovolop
ptopotly, .laldng. daJms 110 not IIkoIy to IUCCOOd.
ponclull.2n
Basod on tho lorogolng, It II my consldorod loglll opinion thlll tho morlllOl'lum orllnllllco proposod
Is within tho luthOl'lty 01 tho City to onact, and thalli onaclod pul1ullllllo Slato IlaMory and City
codo procodurol, would bo YlIIId, As \0 tho morlllorlum'l rOllSonablonoll, Ills my oplnlon thai
tho moralorlum 1110 bo onactod lor a radonal and loglUmato purpolO, II 01 a Umltod duraUon,1s
nol d1salmlnalory among USOI within tho alloctod aroas, and Is 10 bo adoplod In good IlIIth. So
long as \ho Council acts with roasonablo plomplnOSS In adopdng tho Plan and lnllIomondng tho
zonIng chllllOOI conlomplatod \horoby, I bolloyo \ho Inlorlm ordlnllllco would withstand loglll
challongo,
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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
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Novambor 7,1991
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Tho Honorablo Mayor John McDonald and Momboll ollho Clly CMCU
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O,dlnenco: Logal Opinion
Linda Nawman Ganlty, Clly AIIOInoy
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Allachod pI...o IInd Dane Chtllllan..n'. mamo dl,actad 10 mO,ln tolpontO to my toquoltto
plape'a a mamorandum 01 law on Iho quolllonl 'Iliad by bolh lho Clly CMCU ond lho public
concornlng tho ploposad tamporary mOlatorlum zoning OIdinenco,
I concur with Done'. conclusIons, ond Iubmll his mamOllndum to you litho lagll opinion 01
tho City AItOlnay'. Olllca,
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Dine Ind I will bo aVlnablo for qualllonl, 01 noadad,
Altochmant
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Stophan Atkins, City Manegar
Karin Franklin, Planning & CommunllY Davelapmenl Director
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Hovollbor 11, l~m 91 ~ f./I 0:10
To tho CIty Council Hollboro 1O*~n~9.E,~lb
SUbjoct. Spot rO-lonlng of roaldontlol nolghbcrhoodo,
On TUoldoy, Novollbor 12, tho councIl wIll hovo tho voto on
rOlonlng one lot on lIudaon Avonuo In 10uthwOlt Iowo cIty. At
thl1 tllo tho councIl will hovo tho opportunIty to ahow thot thoy
roally do roproaont tho pooplo ond tho concopt of noighborhoodl
by voting "NO" (agoinlt tho rOlonlng) and Itriklng a blow againat
tho blighting of nolghborhoodD thot hoa COIO about in othor apot
rOloning of aroDl in IOWA City, OR thoy can Dhow thot thoy
roproaont only tho politIcAl prollurol of bua1noaaoD in tholr
ondloll purault of oxpanllon.
ThInk about whot you would do if tho lot in quoatlon woo on
Hullin Avonuo, RIta Lyn Court, 1100 Kirkwood Avonuo, or Hount
Vornon Drivo. Whot if It woo YOUR noighborhood that WOI bolng
blightod. Noxt tilo it laY woll boo Sot 0 procodont now that
will not bocolo a apoctor of bli9ht in tho futuro. Voto NO
09111nlt: tho rOlcnlng of tho lot on lIudaon Avonuo; ROlollbor that:
if tho wrong procodont il aot now it: 10Y COIO bock to haunt you.
Don't bo lullod Into thinkln9 thot it: con't hoppon in y~ur
noi9hborhood bocoulo you aro protoctod by lonin9 lawa. Thot'a
what tho pooplo in tho nolghborhood of lIudaon Avonuo thcu9ht.
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OADUlAlICE TO AMEND TIlE SIGN IIEGUlATIOIIS OF TIlE
ZO/nNG OADINAlICE \'lint fl(SPECT TO IDENTI1ICA TlOII
AW/lltlO SIONS IN nM IMUl.TIFAMILYI ZONES,
I'IlfEIlEAS, the SlQn !lfoWllonlll.lnlll1ded 10 'rNnc.
IIld plOleel lhe phyllul IP9II1II1C' Ind "'llY 01 lilt
eOlMlllllly INOIIOh IIl1ld11dll'lNch plovld. Illlgn UIOtII
Itl~' Oppolll11lly 10 dilpl.ly IlgI1J 1001d.nllflulion; IIld
I'IlIEl\EAS, lhe Sign /ltgII,,1onJ Plrmillwnlng IIgIIJ In
e.f11111 IOn.. Iub/lello In Indivld~ llg",g.lnowll1C.; Ind
\'IIIEIlEAS, Iwnlng IIgIIJ would be IltniIIIIII eN/KIll
Ind Ill. 10 olllor Ilgnl now PI/mllled III IIII.ltJ,ll/niIy Ion..
Ind woud 1!Iow 1I..1b<llly III lhe 10UlIon olllg",g.; .nd
I'IlfFIlEAS, lhe City cOIroCa oltowl Cily Ilndllhlllllt
SlQn IlfgUIlIonJ aI1oI.ld be Im.nded 10 Plrmillwnlng IlgI1J
III mlitl-llmil'( Ion..,
NOW, TlIEIlEFOIIE, BE IT OADA/NCD BY TIlE CITY
COUNCIL OF TilE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA:
SrCnON I. AMENOMEPlTS,
1, Seellon 35-021elllll1l 011110 Cod. 01 OfdtNnc.. II
Imtndod by Iddlng lilt WOld '.wnlng' 10 Ihll lilt
lOellon Itldllllollowl:
"'lnclptl UI.. ollltll/l.m 1lng1.'1/niIy dwolllngl
Ind dupl.... Ihln be Plrmllled 0IlI
Idonlillelllon I.ell, Iwnlng 01 rnorunonlllgn.
2, 5ocllon 35-021elll Imond.d by Iddirog lilt lolIowlrog
now lubloctJon 18110 Itld .. 'oIIOWI:
I!an: Awning (In ID'nM, M!'12, nM,20,
/lNC,20, nM,441rod nM,148 Zon..I,
Marlmum Atu: 28" 01 lilt IIII',e. 01 lhe
Iwnlng or 12 IqUllt lOll,
wNcllovlIII Itll,
Marlmum Ilrlcht! Top 01 11111 IIO/'f,
SECTION II, CmTIFICATlON, Tilt Clly Clork II IIoroby
IUlhotllOd lrod d~.elOd 10 uflify I copy of Ihll OIdiNnc. 10
1110 COUllly llteordOl 01 Johnlon COUllly, Iei'll, upon Ilntl
Pllllg. 01 publlclllon .. plovldod by "1'1.
SECTION III, nEPfAlEn. All o/diNnc.. lrod p.rll 01
OIdinlnc.. In eonfllel wllh lilt provlllon ollhll ordiNnc. If.
IIoltby ItPl.I.d,
SECTION IV, SEVEMDIlITY, IIlny IOCIIon, P1ovlllon 01
P'" of lilt O/difllnc. IhllI be Idjullod 10 b. Inv.lld or
UIlConltJlUIloflll, luch .djudlclllon Ihln nol .fI.cI 1110
vtlldily 01 lilt Ordifllnc. II 1 l'lhol. or .ny IOCIIon. provlllon
01 Plllllltltol nolldjudgod fnv.lld or UIlConllllulloflll,
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IIIOCI Iltll III llIIll p'll'9t, IP9IOVIl 11'4 ~Iion, II
,eqo./Itd bylaw,
Pmtd II'4'PlIlovtd \IlI1lli.!l dAY or Kovollbor ,
1991,
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Ordlnlnc. II r'l~pon roll clll thor. lIor.:
thlt tho
AYES: /lAYS: ABSENT:
x AlbrllCO
X- - Courtnoy
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x Hor01lltz
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x Kubby
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x lmon
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- - - HcOonald
..L. - Novick
Flrlt Conllderatlon 10/29/91
Vote ror pungo: AYESI Courtnoy, IIorovlu, !tubby, LAuon,
HcDonlld, Novick, AAbrllco, NAYSI Nono, ABSENT I Nono.
Second Consldoratlon ............-.....
Vote ror Pas,ago:
Dato published ..J)/2o/91
Kovod by Courtnoy, locondod by AAbrl.co, thlt tho rulo roqulrlnR
ordlnlnco. to bo conlldorod and votod on (or pllllBO at tva council
DOotlnR' prior to tho MotlnR at vhlch It II to bo flnolly pUlod bo
,ulpondod, tho (Irlt And locond conlldoratlon And voto bo volvod And
tho ordlnAnco bo votod upon (or (InAI pAIIORO At thl. tlDO. AYFJI !tubby,
LAuon, HcDonAld, Novick, AAbrhco, COllrtnoy, Iforovltl. NAYS, hOONE,
ABSENTI NONE,
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AN OIIOlIlANCf AM(MlIIIO ClIAPJ(R 38. UITlTUD
'ZOt/lllO OIIOlIlANCf' OF TIff (00( OF O/IOIHA/IClS Of
taNA CITY, r1NA, BY AM(MlIIIO "CTIOIl 38,1 lit!
TII(I\(I/j TO CWIIIY 'ION (0f/I'0I\MlH0 LOT STATUS UI
AnA TIOIlSlIlP TO TIff ""',12 ZOIIf oo.u:HSlOIIAI.
RlOUW:MOOS,
""U:REAS, lilt 10lW'9 OtdoNncl ptO'fidtl lNI I IlOIIo
confonnlng 10111 ClUled by Itgltltllvl ICIIon, nol by owntI
cIIolcl: and
""KRt4S, IhI 10lW'9 OtdoNncl III\hIt plOYldfI lNI
1'111'( UII ..llblilhtd 01 IIIIICIIII IIlCled 01 IlIIICllllIy
alllled 11111 Dtcttnbll. 1813, WI beloClled on 1101 ..
dtlinld by !hi ZOIW'9 Otlflnlncl: and
""1(Rt4S, !hi "",,12. Low DIn1ily MIIIl FAmoIy
Iltlldtnl'" lOllI, Is IlnoIUt In 111I1 h IllhI orI-t lOIlIln lht
Oly ~hICh 11I1 I I5dong ICIIt of domInIioNl 'IqIMtmllllI;
and
"",(Rt4S, plDPIIIY owntIl dtlltlng 10 1nCI.... !hi
InllnaJlY 01 Ullln lho ""',12 lOIlI on plopIIty 111I1 dotl nol
IIIItllhI 101 width IINlIOlIoI fronltOt 'IqIMtmllltl 101 lilt
lnCIultd dtnaIty IIIvI 1"0I1I0UIIy concJudtd 111I1 lilt
Pf09lllY lhtn blComal I non conlonnlng 101; and
""I(REAS, cbtlflclllon of 'hi ZOIW'9 OtdoNnca nHded 10
IptClly lNI!hIlllding '"It 01 IfimIIulonIl IlqIMtmllltlln
!hi ""'.12 rone dotl nol lutOlNllcdy Con/II IlOIIo
confonnlng 101 IlIlUl 101 plOj)Il1lel nol IIIIIIIng !hi
dltntnaJonal 'IqIMtmIIllI 101 motllnlwlvl UI",
BE IT ORDAIN(D BY TIlE CITY COUNCIL Of' TilE CITY Of'
IOWA CITY. IOWA:
seCTION I, AM[NDM(NT: TIIII C/IIPIII 38. 'ZOIW'9
Otdlnlnca' 01 'hi Codl 01 Otdlnlnc.. ollht City ollowl
City,lowl, be. IINl IhI 1111II11 hollby IllICnded by 1I1lt11illO
!hi flrllllllloncl of Secllon 38,II(IIInd tlllCllng In lieu
IhorlOI tho loIIowlng:
Secllon 38,11(11. DimenlloNf 'fMfmtntl, ThI
following tlbIt 01 dimwloNl IIqIM.1lICIl1I ""I be
Ipp&c,bIt 10 lho UIII Ollhll rOllI, but dotl nolllt,m11
lilt ClUllon 01 . norHonlonnlng 101 to Inlln Nohol
d.lIIlllel 01 dt'l.lopmtnl,
SeCTION n. n[PfAlm. AI OIdiNnc.. 01 pltll of
OIdinlncu In confllcl ~llh 'ho plO'Illlon1 01 ,hll OtdiNnc.
.,1 hcllby /tlltll.d,
SECTION III, SEVeRABILITY, II Iny of lho plovlllona 01 Ihll
Otdinlncl Irl IOIlny IlIIon decllred 1llt;1l 01 vold, lhon IhI
IIwhA plO'I111oN of Ihll Otdlnlnclltl dUllICd 1t'll/lbIe IINl
""" llmoln In llAIlOIco Ind .II.CI.
SeCTION IV, eFf(CTIVE DATE, ThllOtdinlncl 111I" be In
IIAI fOlCI Ind .1f.cl from.nd .1111111 fiNl PUII;I, 'PllIovll
1114 ~lloo, II piovldld bV "w,
Plllld Ind .pprovld Ihll ll!!! dRY of Novolllhor. 1991,
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Ordlnanc. as r.ad belfdOPflfd;-inalUpon roll call th.re lIere:
that the
AYES: HAYS: ABSENT:
x Aabrlsco
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x Courtney
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X HOl'Ollllz
- - Kubby
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X- larson
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first Consideration 10/29/91
Vole for pungo: ^1L:i1 1I0rOVHI, KUbby, LUlon, HcDonAld,
Hovlck, Aabrllco, Courtnoy, HAYS I Hono. ABSENT I Hono,
Second Consld.ratlon ..............
Vole for Passage:
Dale published 1I/7n/41
Hovad by Courtnay, lacondad by Albrllco, thAt tho rula raqulrlng
ordlnancal to ba con. Ida rod and votod on (or rallasO at two council
lOotlnSI rrlor to tho mooting At vhlch It II to ba (Inally rallod ba
IUlrondad, tho (Irlt And locond conlldoratlon and vota ba valvod
and tho ordlnanca ba votod uron (or (Inal pallaga at thl, tlDO.
AYES I Albrhco, Courtnay, 1I0rovltl, !Cubby, LAuon. HcllonAld, Novick,
HAYSI Nono, ABSENT I Nono,
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