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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984-06-05 OrdinanceAu ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE TO REVISE THE OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIRE- MENT DESIGN STANDARDS. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA: SECTION I. The Zoning Ordinance of the rf y%fiows City is hereby amended by deleting Section 36-58(c)(2) and inserting the following:. (2) Design. Except for single family dwellings (including zero lot line and townhouse units) and duplexes, parking and stacking spaces, aisles and drives shall be designed as follows: a. Parking areas shall have the minimum dimensions illustrated in Figure 1 for each of the parking configurations permitted (where the edges of parking spaces are curved, as on a curved aisle, all angles shall be measured between the straight edges of the parking i spaces and tangents to the curved edges at their point of intersec- tion). b. Up to one-third (1/3) of 'the required number of parking spaces may be eight (8) feet in width by 15 feet in length if the parking spaces are signed "Compact Vehicles Only." c. All parking spaces shall be connected to an aisle which shall have a minimum width as indicated in Figure 1. Aisles designed for two-way traffic shall have a minimum width of 22 feet. d. The greatest aisle width shown in Figure 1 shall be provided when combining different parking space configurations on the same aisle. e. Parking spaces shall be designed to permit ingress and egress of the vehicle without moving any other vehicle occupying a parking space. For single-family dwellings (including zero lot line and townhouse units) and duplexes, when located pursuant to the require- ments of this Chapter, one space may be behind another. le 20 .r1 Ord•6iance No. Page 2 f. No parking area shall be designed in such a manner that exiting a parking area would require backing into a street. g. If the number of parking spaces required or provided for a use or a combination of uses on a lot is greater than eight (B) spaces, none of those spaces may be located in such a manner that would require backing into an alley. h alleys shall be along lines lot be prvided with car stops or curbing so no part of a parked vehicle can extend beyond the lot line or into the alley. I. All parking spaces, stacking spaces, drives and aisles in parking areas shall be pitched or curbed and drained to prevent the flow of excess water from such areas onto streets and alleys which do not have adequate drainage facilities as determined by the City Engineer. J. In all parking areas required by -this Chapter. parking spaces shall be visibly delineated on the surface. by painted or marked stripes. k. If two or more parking areas on a lot are connected by a drive, the parking areas shall be designed such that an aisle connected to more than 12 parking spaces is not used as a drive in providing access to another parking area. The Zoning Ordinance is amended by deleting Section 36-58(c)(3)a.4. and inserting the following: 4. Except for single family dwellings (including zero lot line and townhouse units) and duplexes, no parking space shall be located closer than five (5) feet to a ground floor doorway or a window of a dwelling unit. SECTION II. REPEALER: All ordinances and Farts of ordinances in conflict with the provision of this ordinance are hereby repealed. SECTION III. SEVERABILITY: If any section, provision or part of the Ordi- nance shall be adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall Oro._ence No. Page 3 not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole or any section, provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION IV. EFFECTIVE DATE: This Ordi- nance shall a in effect after its final passage, approval •and publication as required by law. Passed and approved this MAYOK ATTEST: CITY CLERK Received & Appray9d 5' Ti:a Leaai /Oa20 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE VACATING A PORTION OF THE MELROSE AVENUE RIGHT-OF-WAY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF IOWA CITY, IOWA: SECTION I. That the following -described rigWt_-_o7^way in Iowa City, Iowa, is hereby vacated for use as a street: The entire right-of-way of Melrose Avenue from the east right-of-way line of Byington Road, said line being 1858.60 feet east of .the northwest corner of the northeast quarter of Section 16, Township 79 North, Range 6 West, of the 5th Principal Meridian, thence easterly to the west right-of-way line of Riverside Drive, also known as Highway 6 and 218. SECTION•1I. The above-described piece of anT �iwiiibe subject to an easement for the purpose of access to utilities in the vacated right-of-way forrepair or replacement of said utilities. SECTION III. This ordinance shall be in u orce effect when published by law. SECTION IV. REPEALER: All ordinances and pets rovis on ordinances ordinancin conflict are hereby repealed.. SECTION V. SEVERABILITY: If any section, provision or part OT The Ordinance shall be adjudged to be invalid or unconstitu- tional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole or any section, provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION VI. —EFFECTIVE DATE: This Ordi- nance shall e n e ec a ter its final passage, approval and publication as required by law. Passed and approved this MAYOR ATTEST: CITY CLERK FA I 1 2 8 Approved STAFF REPORT To: Planning and Zoning Commission Prepared by: Karin Franklin Item: V-8402. Vacation of Melrose Avenue Date: April 19, 1984 GENERAL INFORMATION Applicant: Requested action: Purpose: Location: Size: Applicable regulations: SPECIAL INFORMATION Public utilities: Transportation: City of Iowa City for the University of Iowa Vacation of street right-of-way. Development of the University of Iowa Law College site. Melrose Avenue east of the Mel- rose/Byington intersection. Approximately 29,964 sq. ft. (454 feet of 66' right-of-way). Chapter 364 (Code of Iowa). There are within the right-of-way Northwestern Bell telephone lines, city water mains, a gas line, and a storm sewer. All properties abutting the right- of-way are owned by the University of Iowa and will continue to have access from Melrose Avenue. i ANALYSIS The University of Iowa has requested that the City vacate Melrose Avenue from the eastern boundary of the Byington Road right-of-way at its intersection with Melrose Avenue to the eastern end of Melrose Avenue where it intersects with the Highway 6/218 right-of-way (see map attached) The University is developing the area for the new College of Law building on the north side of Melrose Avenue. It is the University's intention to remove the six houses on the south side of Melrose and to integrate the development of that land and the vacated right-of-way with the Law School development. /D.Z / ■ I The University representatives have agreed to provide the necessary easements over existing utilities, to accept any responsibility the City now has for maintenance of the retaining wall on the eastern boundary of the right-of-way near Riverside Drive (Hwy. 6/218), and to maintain proper stormwater drainage on the site. There are no properties abutting the right-of-way in question which would be denied access by vacation of the street. The Melrose Avenue right-of-way has been used as a pedestrian access to Riverside Drive for a number of years. Accommodations for pedestrian traffic from the residential areas west of the Law School site through the site to Riverside Drive should be considered.- STAFF onsidered. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Subject to resolution of the pedestrian access question, the staff recommends that the right-of-way of Melrose Avenue from the eastern boundary of its intersection with Byington Road to its intersection with Highway 6/218 be vacated with easements retained over all public utilities in the right-of-way and an agreement executed regarding the maintenance of the storm sewer, provisions for stormwater drainage, and the maintenance of the retaining wall on the east side of the site. ATTACHEMENTS Right-of-way Map Approved by: J GI1111G IJI.,, YII CG YVI artment kf Planning & Program Development le9wl SEGMENT of MELROSE AVE. PROPOSAL for VACATION NOVEMBER 1983 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE TO CHANGE THE NAME OF SANDUSKY AVENUE IN PEPPERWOOD ADDITION, PARTS 4-7, TO SANDUSKY DRIVE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF IOWA CITY, IOWA: SECTION I. That Sandusky Avenue as p a e on the final plat of Pepperwood Addition, Parts 4-7, is hereby changed to Sandusky Drive. SECTION II. This ordinance shall be in u orce and effect when published by law. SECTION III. REPEALER: All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with the provision of this ordinance are hereby repealed. SECTION IV. SEVERABILITY: If any section, provision or part of the Ordi- nance shall be adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole or any section, provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION V. EFFECTIVE DATE: This Ordi- nance s a a in erTeCT a ter its final passage, approval and publication as required by law. Passed and approved this ATTEST: LE K 'I Received & Approved By The Legal Department - 3 e, ORDINANCE NO. 84-3186 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE TO ALLOW SCHOOLS -SPECIALIZED PRIVATE INSTRUCTION IN THE RM -12 ZONE UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS AND TO ALLOW THOSE USES PERMITTED IN THE RM -12 ZONE IN HISTORIC STRUCTURES SUBJECT ONLY TO REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED BY THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA: SECTION I. The Zoning Ordinance of the City of Iowa City is hereby amended by adding to Section 36-11(d) the following: (8) Schools - specialized private instruction subject to the provisions of Section 36-11(g)(2). The Zoning Ordinance is further amended by adding to Section 36-11(g) the following: (2) Any use listed may be established by special exception in buildings registered on the National Register of Historic Places, subject only to the requirements specified by the Board of Adjust- ment and the issuance of a certificate of appropriateness by the Historic Preservation Commis- sion according to the procedures of Section 36-53. Because continued use and occupancy of historic structures contribute to maintenance of the City's historic, aesthetic, and cultural heritage, the Board may, to the extent it finds necessary under the circumstances, waive all zoning requirements, including but not limited to off-street parking and yard requirements, which would limit or prevent a use or occu- pangy of an historic structure which is allowed under the provisions of this section. SECTION II. REPEALER: All ordinances and parts of or nances in conflict with the provision of this ordinance are hereby repealed. SECTION III. SEVERABILITY: If any section, provision or part of the Ordi- nance shall be adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shalt not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole or any section, provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional. /o,7S z SECTION IV.EFFECTIVE a a DATE: This Or- dinance s in a ec after its final passage, approval and publication as required by law. Passed and approved this Sth day of June, 1984. A ATTEST: Received & Approved ay The Lenal It was moved by Erdahl and seconded by Ambrisco that the ordinance as read be adopted and upon ro c�ere were: AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: X AMBRISCO X BAKER X DICKSON X ERDAHL X MCDONALD X STRAIT ZIIBER First consideration 5/8/84 v„re fuer na«ano. I I i i i i i i It was moved by Erdahl and seconded by Ambrisco that the ordinance as read be adopted and upon ro c�ere were: AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: X AMBRISCO X BAKER X DICKSON X ERDAHL X MCDONALD X STRAIT ZIIBER First consideration 5/8/84 v„re fuer na«ano. 9 1,9.5-6 I ORDINANCE NO. 84-3187 s AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 8, ARTICLE II OF.THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES (THE BUILDING CODE), RELATING TO DRAFT STOPS, AND TO ALLOW PERMANENT i COVERINGS OVER PUBLIC WALKWAYS. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF IOWA CITY, IOWA: SECTION I. PURPOSE. That the purpose of this ordinance is to amend the provisions of the Uniform Building Code relating to draft stops in multiple dwellings and hotels, and to add a provision relating to permanent coverings of public walkways. i SECTION II. AMENDMENT. A. That Section 2516(f)4.8, of the 1982 Edition of the Uniform Building Code is hereby repealed, and the following is adopted in lieu thereof: B. Attics. (i) Single-family dwellings. None required. (ii) All other uses. Draft stops shall be installed in attics, mansards, overhangs, false fronts set out from walls, and similar concealed spaces of buildings so that the area between draft stops does not exceed 3,000 square feet and the greatest horizontal dimension does not exceed 60 feet. Such draft stops shall divide the attic space into approxi- mately equal areas. EXCEPTION: Where approved automatic sprinklers are in- stalled, the area between draft stops may be 9,000 square feet and the horizontal dimension may be 100 feet. B. That the 1982 Edition of the Uniform Building Code is amended by adding the following new Section 4508, Permanent Coverings Over Public Walkways: (a) Definitions. For purposes of this section, a permanent covering over a public walkway is a covering supported entirely from the exterior wall of a building and which extends over more than 75% of the width of a public right-of-way or over a walkway on private property which is open to the public as a matter of right. 9 1,9.5-6 I Ordinance No. 4. 1bj Page 2 (b) Construction. A permanent covering over a public walkway shall be constructed entirely of non- combustible materials - and shall be (j supported entirely by the building. The structure shall be designed in accordance with Chapter 23. The structural engineer shall certify that the design loads are based on local weather and existing site conditions. (c) Roof Construction. The roof or any part thereof may be a skylight, provided wire glass is used not less than 1/4 inch thick with no single pane more than 18 inches wide. Every roof and skylight of a permanent covering over a public walkway shall be sloped to downspouts which shall conduct any drainage from such structure under the sidewalk to the curb. The downspout and drainage system shall be protected from freezing or provided with an auto- matic thawingg system to maintain drainage to -15 degrees F. (d) Clearances. All portions of any permanen covering over a public walkway shall be at least 10 feet above the public walkway. (e) Protection of Ad'oinin Proer- i ties. a wa way s a a esigned to protect the adjoining properties from unusual loads and exposure. This includes the holding of water, snow, sleet or ice against the adjoining properties. SECTION III. REPEALER: All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with the provision of this ordinance are hereby repealed, SECTION IV. SEVERABILITY: If any section, provision or part of the Ordi- nance shall be adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole or any section, provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid or un- constitutional. I Ordinance No. 84-3187 Page 3 SECTION V. EFFECTIVE DATE: This Ordi- nance shall a in a ec a ter its final passage, approval and publication as required by law. Passed and approved this Sth day of June, 1984. 1 Roee'"d s APPraved -I i i i i i I Ordinance No. 84-3187 Page 3 SECTION V. EFFECTIVE DATE: This Ordi- nance shall a in a ec a ter its final passage, approval and publication as required by law. Passed and approved this Sth day of June, 1984. 1 Roee'"d s APPraved It was moved by Erdahl and seconded by Strait that the Or finance as reada adopted and upon r ca ere were: AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: x AMBRISCO x BAKER x DICKSON x_ ERDAHL X MCDONALD X STRAIT X ZUBER First consideration 5/22/84 Vote for passage: Ayes: McDonald, Ambrisco, Baker, Dickson. Nays: None. Absent: Erdahl, Strait, Zuber. Second consideration X)= Vote for passage Moved by Erdahl, seconded by Strait, that the rule requiring ordinances to be considered and voted on for passage at two Council meetings prior to the meeting at which it is to be passed be suspended, the second consideration and vote be waived and the ordinance be voted upon for final passage at this time. Ayes: Erdahl, Ambrisco, Baker, Dickson, McDonald, Strait. Nays: None. Absent: Zuber. Date published: June 13, 1984 /D56