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OROIWUCE
OROINANCE TO APM 'RE ZONI OROtG IWtCE TO ALLOW
PCCFSSORY APAR84EN1S In TIE RR -1, RS -5, Z-81 RS -12,
84-12, 84-20 AND RC -20 ZOWS.
him, zoning emulations are intended to
Promote the public health, safety, order, and gon_
eral welfare; to conserve and protect the value of
of the a and d encourage the most appropriate use
of the land, and
c4mlEu�of older by apartments Promote the effi-
and {reservation ofhihistoric housess orvg in
older neighborhoods; and houses in
sssi e S, accessory apartments make it financially
poblle far the elderly or handicapped to remain in
without
their homes subsidies, despite rising prop_
Y taxes, heating bills, and maintenance costs.
WrEREAS
and c�n,icnsh psfY apartments
or h dicapped
through shared housing arrangerents and handicapped
the elderly
� , accessory aparbrents provide a way for
Y or handicapped to stay in hones they
might otherwise have to leave.
Now, lEdrEF
7ORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY 1}E CITY OF
IOWA CITY:
SECTION I. AURUM the Zoni
e Y amen a as o ows: n9 Ordinance is
I. The following new subsection is added to Section
36-4. (a):
(2.1) Accessory apartments. A teoporary acces-
sory dwelling unit located within an
o"ner-occupied single-family dhelling and
36 4.(e):
meeting the requirements stated herein.
2. The following new subsection is added to Section
(1.1) Elderly. A person at least 62 years of
age or 3. Section 36-4.(H�) is hereb
substitutai in its place is the following led ew
Section 36-4,(H):
(1) Handicapped, A person certified by a
medical doctor as havirg a physical or
o' mental Srpairment vhich is expected to be
Of long -continual and indefinite duration,
Mich substantially irpedes the ability to
live independently and is of a nature that
the ability to live independently could be
tions,
id by more suitable housing condi-
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4. The following new subsection is added to Section
36-4. (H) :
(1.1) Hedge. A boundary formed of a row of
closely planted shrubs or bushes.
5. The following new subsection is added to Section
36.6.(C):
(4) Accessory apartments, subject to the re-
quirenents of Section 36-55.
6. The following new subsection is added to Section
36-7.(C):
(3) Accessory apartmaits, subject to the re-
quirements of Section 36-55.
7. The followirg new subsection is added to Section
36-8.(C):
(5) Accessory apartments, subject to the re-
quirements of Section 36-55.
8. The following new subsection is added to Section
36-10.(C):
(4) Accessory apartments, subject to the re-
g. the followiOts Of rg new subsection son 5added to Section
36-11.(C):
(5) Accessory apartments subject to the re-
quirements of Section 36-55,
10. The following new subsection is added to Section
36-12.(C):
(10) Accessory apartments, subject to the re-
quirenents of Section 36-55.
11. The following new subsection is added to Section
36-13.(C):
(7) Accessory apartments, subject to the re-
d quirenents of Section 36-55.
12. The following new subsection is added to Section
36-55:
(a.1) ACCeSsor rtments.
The inStaTTaTTon—F temporary accessory
apartments in owner -occupied, single
family homes is permitted in accordance
with the following requiremats:
(1) The accessory apartment shall be
complete, separate housekeeping
(dwelling) unit, independent in
function from the principal sirgle-
fanily dwelling unit.
(2) Not more than one accessory apart-
ment may be established in a single-
family dwelling.
(3) The owW of the dwellirg in which
an accessory apartment is located
must occupy at least one of the
dwelling units on the premises as
the permanent legal resident, except
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for bona fide temporary absences not
to exceed six months at any one
time.
(4) The accessory aparbnett and the
principal dwelling shall be under
the same o,ne-ship.
(5) Theaccessory apartment shall be
designed so that the appearance of
the building in which it is located
remains that of a single-family
residence. Any new entrances should
face the side or rear yard of the
building, and no addition for an
accessory apartment shall increase
the floor area of the original
dwelling by more than 10%.
(6) One additional off-street parking
space shall be provided for the
accessory aparbnent.
(7) Maximum floor area. The accessory
aparhnk shall be clearly subordi-
nate in area to the single-family
dwelling. In no case may the acces-
sory apartment contain more than 30%
of the building's total floor area,
or be larger than 800 square feet,
or have more than bA bedrooms.
(8) Minimum floor area. The accessory
apartment shall have at least 300
square feet of floor area.
(9) Minimum lot area per unit: None.
(10) Prior to the issuance of an acces-
sory apartment permit, the owner
shall file in the office of the
Johnson County Recorder a declara-
tion of covenants stating that the
right to maintain an accessory
apartment ceases upon transfer of
title and the right to maintain an
accessory aparbnent in no way con-
stitutes approval of the dwelling as
a dyalex. A copy of the declaration
shall be provided to the Department
Of Housing and Inspection Services
as a prior cordition to issuance of
the permit.
(Il) A notarized affidavit from the carer
verifying that he/she will occupy
one of the dwelling units on the
premises except for baa fide tempo-
rary absences and that one of the
occupants is elderly or handicapped
shall be submitted to the City prior
to issuance of an accessory apart -
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mart Permit. Thereafter, the "er
shall, as a requireneit for contdnu-
ance of the accessory apartnert use,
subnit a notarized affidavitJanuaby
caipliaance with 31, eacthis �'certifying
(12) The effective requirenent.
shall be for thrree 3of the Pernit
the end of ever ()Years. At
renewal Y three (3) yea's,
permit should accessory
ee gran aWrtrier
canpletion of a routine
after
inspection verifyingrohat the housing
I arty renains the incipal residence
of the ow er and that all of the
conditions of this chapter have been
SECTION II.met.
iAll ordinances and parts of
mantes in con
I ut with the provision of this
ordinance are hereby repeal
SECTION III. SEVEo' RABILITY; ,If an
Y, I Ston o e narce shall a tion, provi-
to
be invalid or unconstitutional, such adudiiccaattion
shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a
vholeadjudged
ed any section, povision or part thereof not
adjudged invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION IV. EFFECTIVE DATE: This Ordinance shall
me e a err ma
publication as required by law.Passage, approval and
Passed and approved this
ATTEST.
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NOTICE OF RMLIC {FARING ON ORDIWICE VACATING
WAL"y ON LOTS 1 ANO 2, C*MA COW SIMIVISION.
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will
be held by the City Council of Iowa City, Iowa, at
7:30 p.m. on the 20th day of October, 1907, in the
Street, Iowa City
Civic Center Council Charbers, 410 E. Washington
, to consider an ordinance vacating
a public walkway across an area now shorn
of Lots 1 and 2 of Cambria Court Subdivisias parts
on.
Persons wishing to make their views an this
matter known for Council consideration are encour-
aged to appear at the above-mentioned time and
place.
MARIAN K. KARR, CITY CLERK
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ORDIWWCE NO.
AN ORDIW U VACATING WALIyWY BETWEEN LOTS 1 AM 2,
C*MA COJfi SUBDIVISION.
"RAS, Lot 90, Ty'n Cae Part II, an addition to
I" City, Iowa, was resubdivided into four lots,
nurbered 93, 94, 95, and 96, as shown on a plat of
Subdivision of Lot 9o, recorded in Book 19 at page
49 in the Johnson County Recorder's Office; and
kfEF&S, in conjunction with that resubdivision
of Lot 90, the developers dedicated to the public a
walkway within a 20 foot wide sanitary sewer and
storm sewer easenent on Lot 95, ten (10) feet an
either side of a centerline situated as follows;
Cmmoncing at the Southwest corner of Lot 95
of a subdivision of Lot 90, low Ty'n Cae Subdi-
vision, part II, joke City, Io, as re-
corded in Book 19 at page 49 of the Johnson
ty ' then northerl
alongthe rly�right-of-aay lire oyf
Cambria Court a distance of 74.50 feet to
the 83'17'07" point East 171�06ifeet; and once North
4fRFJIS, by Agreement to Vacate Public Walkray,
recorded in Book 721, page 224 in the Johnson County
Recorder's office, the City agreed to vacate that
walkway and relocate it in accordance with a Public
Walkway Easenent recorded in Book 721, at page 229;
and
WIERFAS, Lot 95 vas subsequently resubdivided as
Part Of Carbria Cart Subdivision, recorded in Book
29 at page 29 in the Johnson County Recorder's
Office, and the walkway crosses Lots 1 and 2 of that
subdivision; and
WRERFAS, a title ezaniner has objected that the
Agreernent to Vacate Public Walkway does not accan•
plish vacation of the walkway since it does not
carply with statutory procedures; and
4EFFAS, this ordinance is necessary to ccglete
the intended vacation of the walkway.
NOW, W-FEFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY TW CITY COUNCIL
OF IOWA CITY, IOWA, TFAT:
SECTION I. VACATION. The public walkway shown and
95 of the
Subdivision of Lot 90 in Ty'n Cae, arttII as shorn
on the plat recorded in Book 19 at page 49 in the
Johnson Canty Recorder's Office, ayynd legally de-
scribed Nothing Contaenedhall herein sbe hall be�deened tocatedbe a
vacation or abandornent of the 20 -fat wide sanitary
sewer and storm sewer easement on the sane part of
said Lot 95.
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SECTION II. SEVERABILITY: Ifshall section,
be PrOged to
sivi-
on ar Pa
be invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication
shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a
vhole or any section, provision or part thereof not
adjudged invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION III. REMUR: All ordinances and Parts of
o mances in con i with the provision of this
ordinance are hereby reps
SECTION IV. EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall
be in effect alta its final passage, app
nd
publication as required by law.
Passed and approved this
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLEMC
Ramtod i Appewd
By Th-e,Legal DeperfttianP
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BARKER, CRUISE, KENNEDY, HOUGHTON a FOSTER
LAWYERS
CHARLES A BARKER JII IOWA AVENUE. P.O. e0% 2000
JOHN D. CRUISE IOWA CITY, IOWA
MICHAEL W. KENNEDY AREA CODE JIG
JAMES D. HOUGHTON 322" TELEPHONE OSI
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DAVIS L FOSTER
October 7, 1987
Mr. Dick Boyle
City of Iowa City
410 E. Washington Street
Iowa City, IA 52240
Re: Cambria Court Public Walkway Problem
Dear Dick:
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OCA 0 8 1987
LEGAL 'TMENT
I just want to confirm our conversation yesterday about
getting the public walkway vacated on the Cambria Court proper-
tY• I would very much appreciate it if you would begin the
vacation proceedings through Planning and Zoning and ask one of
the staff members to give me a projected time table as soon as
reasonably possible. I need to know how long we can expect it
to take as we make some adjustments to close our sale trans-
action.
Thanks for your help on this.
Ver truly yours,
n D. Cruise
JDC/dc
cc: Philip A. Leff
Michael E. Hodge
Thomas Lepic
02/41-01-160
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BARKER, CRUISE, KENNEDY, HOUGHTON 81 FOSTER
CHARLES A BURNER LAWYERS
JOHN D. CRUISE 311 IOWA AVENUE. P.O. BOX Z000
MICHAEL W. KENNEDY IOWA CITY, IOWA
JAMES D. HOUGHTON 522" AREA CODE 319
DAVIS L FOSTER TELEPHONE 351.91G,
September 11, 1987
Mr. Donald Schmeiser
City of Iowa City
410 E. Washington Street
Iowa City, IA 52240
Re: Cambria Court Subdivision
Dear Don:
I need to cure a title objection concerning the property
that was included in the Cambria Court Subdivision. For your
SecurityeAbstractse a Companytabstract numberc82006entry It showslaon
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agreement to vacate public walkway dated November 7, 1983, and
recorded August 9, 1984, in Book 721,
Johnson County, page 224, Records of
Iowa. This walkway was to be vacated because
another walkway was provided at a different location. In that
regard I enclose a copy of the abstract entry number 82 showing
the new walkway easement. The problem is that the abstract
does not show that the necessary statutory proceedings were
followed pertaining to the formal vacation of the walkway.
I am asking that you find someone on the staff who might
be familiar with this and have them check to see if the formal
documents grecorded and shs were ever own on the abstract eted. If so, we get
not g I the
ask that you have the vacation proceedings If
no soon as would
Possible.
I would appreciate it if you would haves
omeone call me as
soon as you can. The property has a building on it and we are
trying to close a transaction, r�
Ver. t 1y yours,
/J n D. Cruise
JDC/dc /
cc: Michael E. Hodge
Thomas Lepic
02/41-01-7
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ORDINANCE M. _
AN ORDINANCE NfMING TIE ZONING ORDINANCE BY CHANG-
ING TIE ISE ZaLATIONS OF CERTAIN PROPERTY LOCATED
AT 528 IOWA AVENIE FROM RNC -2D TO CB -2.
WEREAS, the subject parcel is appropriate for
CB -2 zoning, located at the boundary of the RC-
20/CB-2 zones., and
"Jas, the subject parcel is suitable for
development of uses permitted in the CB -2 zone.
fOWB CITYIT ORMINND BY NE CITY COKIL OF BE CITY OF
SECTION I. be ING A"Et11fW' that the property
Present classification of IS RC 20 to CB ed fran its
The West 1/2 of the South 104 feet of Lot
8, and the Vest 10 feet of the North 46
feet of Lot 8, all in Block 39, in Iowa
City, Iowa, according to the recorded plat
thereof.
SECTION II. ZONING MGP, 'Bre Building Inspector is
y a mora and directed to change the zoning
map of the City of Iae City, I0m, to conform to
this amendment upon the final passage, approval and
publication of this ordinance as provided by law.
SECTION III. CERTIFICATION AtD RECORDING. The City
Clerk is herthy authorized and directed to certify a
copy of this Ordinance Which shall be recorded at
the Office of the County Recorder of Johnson County,
Iowa, Upon final passage and publication as provided
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SECTION IV. REPEALER. All Ordinances and parts of
mantes m cm m with the provisions of this
Ordinance area hereby repealed.
SECTION V. SEVERABILITY. If any section, provision
inval d or inconsttutmaal, such adjudFoftW shall be ication tion shaed to ll
not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole,
or any section, provision or part thereof not ad -
Judged invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION VI. EFFECTIVE DATE, This Ordinance shall
TxiPassage, approval and
pm e on e i naublication as required by law.
Passed and approved this
ATTEST:
M4YOR
CITY CLEM(
DEFEATED
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It was moved by , and seconded by
that the Ordinance as read e adopted and upon roll call there were:
AYES: NAYS: ABSENT:
AMBRISCO
BAKER
COURTNEY
—' DICKSON
MCDONALD
STRAIT
ZUBER
First consideration 10/20/87
Vote for passage:Ayes: Courtney. Nays: Dickson,
McDonald, Zuber, Ambrisco, Baker. Absent: Strait.
Second consideration
Vote for passage
Date published
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