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Home My WebLink About1983-11-22 OrdinanceORDINANCE NO. 83-3158 ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE TO REGULATE THE NUMBER OF ROOMERS IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF IOWA CITY, IOWA. SECTION 1. PURPOSE. The purpose of this ordinance is to regulate the number of roomers per dwelling unit in single-family, duplex and multi -family residential zones. SECTION 2. AMENDMENTS. The Zoning Ordinance of the Code of Ordinances is hereby amended by the following: A. Section 8.10.7A.1 is hereby amended by substituting in lieu thereof the following: 1. Single family dwellings. One roomer may reside in a single family dwelling, provided that one (1) additional off-street parking space per roomer shall be furnished. Nonconforming uses (two- family and multifamily dwelling units) shall be permitted one (1) roomer per dwelling unit. For those dwellings in which the number of roomers exceeds the number permitted above, the provisions herein shall become applicable one (1) year after the effective date of this ordinance. B. Section 8.10.8, is hereby amended by substituting in lieu thereof the following: 1. The uses set forth in 8.10.7 provided that in single family dwellings no more than three (3) roomers may reside in each dwelling and one (1) additional off-street parking space per roomer shall be furnished. 2. Two-family dwellings. Two roomers per dwelling unit may reside in a two-family dwelling, provided that one (1) additional off-street parking space per roomer shall be furnished. Nonconforming uses (multi- family units) shall be permitted Ci Ord mice No. 83-3158 Page two (2) roomers per dwelling unit. For those dwellings in which the number of roomers exceeds the number permitted above, the provisions herein shall become applicable one (1) year after the effective date of this ordinance. C. Sections 8.10.8.1.A, B & C are hereby amended by substituting in lieu thereof the following: A. The uses set forth in 8.10.7 provided that in single family dwellings no more than three (3) roomers may reside in each dwelling and one (1) additional off-street parking space per roomer shall be furnished. B. The uses set forth in 8.10.8 provided that in two-family dwellings no more than three (3) roomers may reside in each dwelling and one (1) additional off-street parking space per roomer shall be furnished. C. Multiple dwelling. Three (3) roomers per dwelling unit are permitted. One (1) additional off-street parking space per roomer shall be furnished for any single and two family dwelling units. D. Section 8.10.8.2.C.2 is hereby amended by substituting in lieu thereof the following: (2) Dwellings with a maximum of three (3) roomers in each dwelling unit provided that for single and two family dwellings additional off- street parking spaces shall be furnished at the ratio of one- half (h) space per roomer. SECTION 3. REPEALER. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with the provision of this ordinance are hereby repealed. SECTION 4. SEVERABILITY. If any section, provision or part of the Ordinance shall be adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such ajudication shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole or any section, provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional. 31W Gi 1 Ord --ice No. 83-3158 Page J SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be in effect after its final passage, approval and publication as required by law. Passed and approved this 22nd day of November, 1983. I -14A bai! QIAYOR ATTEST: ` CITY CLER It was moved by Perret and seconded by Dickson that the Ordinance as read be adopted and upon roll call there were: AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: I x BALKER x DICKSON X ERDAHL x _ LYNCH x MCDONALD x NEUHAUSER x PERRET First consideration 10/25/83 Vote for passage: Ayes: Lynch, Balmer, Dickson, McDonald, Perrot. Nays: Erdahl. Absent: Neuhauser. Second consideration 11/7/83 Vote for passage: Ayes: Balmer, Dickson, McDonald, Neuhauser, Perret. Nays: Nays: Erdahl. Absent: Lynch Date published 11/30/83 BY 1ho b gal Gapmi;; at I Li I ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE IV, DIVISION 2 OF CHAPTER 14 OF THE CITY CODE (THE ENABLING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY'S BROADBAND TELECOMMUNICATIONS FRANCHISE). SECTION I. PURPOSE. The purposes of this ordinance are to clarify the conditions of required extension of the broadband telecommunications network by the grantee( to specify the depth of burial 6f underground cables, to require 24 h urs notice to the grantee from any p rsons intending to perform construction 6rk in certain areas where grantee's falities are located, to revise the schedu)e for the filing'\of various reports and payments by the grantee to the City, to g rrect some reference` numbers in the provisions for rate increase requests, an to provide a cost formula for the off ring of basic service to certain dwelli units to which access was not\reasonably vailable. SECTION II. AMENDMEVshereby Article IV, Division 2 of Chapt4 of the Code of Ordinances of the CiIowa City, Iowa, is hereby revised as\ws: I. Section 14-61 amended by adding the following new definitions: Sec. 14-61. 06finitions. "Contig ous" shall mean abutting or within tw6 hundred (200) feet. "New hpusing area"\shall mean any area cpntaining Zany newly construct d, rehabilitated, or restored residential oricommercial unit which did not exist,prior to April 11, 1979. 2. Section 14-72(a), (b), (c), (), and (e) are hereby amended by substituting the word "four (4)" in place of three (3)11/in the phrase "...within hree (3) months after the end of a amen ch subsequent fiscal year... 3. Section 14-73(d)(1) is hereby �d b� deleting the second sentence df said section and substituting in it glace the following new second\ entente: Payments due the City under the provisions of subsection (c) above shall be computed annually as of December 31 for the preceding year and shall be paid annually within three (3) months after said date at the office of the City Clerk during the City Clerk's regular business hours. 3��5 4. aection 14-76(g)(3) is hereby amended by repealing the second paragraph in said section and substituting in its place the following new second Paragraph: No such resolution shall be adopted without prior public notice and opportunity for all interested members of the public, including the grantee, to be heard, subject to the procedures set forth in Section 14- 64(b). No change in rates shall take effect until thirty (30) days after the approval of the rates by the City Council. 5. ction 14-76(g)(5) is hereby re aled and in its place is subs ituted the following new Section 14-76 )(5): (5) Re ords to be made vailable: In add ion, for t e purposes of deter fining th reasonableness of gr ntee ees, rates or charges, all such information, in acc rd ce with the provisions Q? Section 14-72(i), shall be m de available to the City. 6. Section 14-78(b)( is hereby repealed and ubstitu ed in its place is the new Se tion 14-7 (b)(1): Sec. 14-78. /Extension o network. (b) "Exten ion of net rk within city oundaries": (1) Cond ions of \ehall quired exte Sion: the granteat its expense extend its dband to ecommunications network o as to provide full network ser ice t all potential subscribers fir` Newly annexed areas of th city contiguous with an area served by or required to be served by an existing network as soon as possible but in no event later than six (6) months after the first request for service. b. Newly annexed areas of the city non-contiguous with an area served by or required to be served by an existing network as soon as possible but in no event later than six (6) months after the first request for service when the annexed area contains at least twenty (20) potential subscribers per plant mile including interconnecting trunk. i 3�� s C. New housing areas developed within the city limits and contiguous with an area served by or required to be served by an existing network as soon as possible but in no event later than six (6) months after the first request for service. d. New housing areas developed within the city limits and non-contiguous with an area served by or required to/,b served by an exist network as soon a/the but in no event han six (6) months first request foice when the housrea contains at leanty (20) potentialubscribers per plant mi,e including interconnecti)g trunk. e. Any resident dwelling within the city limits and within tV6 hundred (200) feet of an existing network �,as soon as possible but in nVveve t later than thirty (30� ay after the first reqt for service. Section 14-79) is hereby amended by adding the fop.wing new sentence: For any dwelli g unit existing in the service area on a effective date of FCC ce tification which has not been off ed basic s vice within thirty-si (36) months ofd said date because access is not reasonably availab)e, upon request th\e\!grantee shall Ovide basic service as soon as possib a to said unit pursuant too the folio ino cost formula: said service shall/ be provided at the grantee's expedse when the cost is three (3) or less times the average cost to the gra tee to provide basic service to an Iow City subscriber; additional co is beyond said amount required to be borne exclusively by the grantee s 11 be shared on a equal basis by t e grantee and subscriber up to the n xt one thousand dollars ($1000); all dditional costs beyond those reviously stated herein shall be orne at the rate of ninety (90) percent by the grantee and ten (10) percent by the subscriber; in all cases, the subscriber requesting said service shall pay the grantee any amount due in advance. ,3.RaS 8. Section 14-85(f) is hereby amended by adding the following new sentence to the end of said section: All underground installations of wires and cables shall be buried at least twelve (12) inches below ground. 9. Section 14-85(g) is hereby amended by adding the following new sentence to said section: Any person, company or corporation intending to perform any of the above-described work in an area where grantee's facilities are located shall notify gfantee at least twenty-four (24) h6urs prior to performing said work CTION III. REPEALER. All ordinances an parts of ordinance in conflict with the ovision of this rdinance are hereby repea d. SECTION V. SEVERABILITY. If any section, Xnota part of the Ordinance shall beto be invalid or unconstituh ajudication shall not affecty of the Ordinance as a whole orn, provision or part thereof dged invalid or unconstitu SECTION V. EFFECTIVEQATE. This Ordinance sh 1 be in effect after its final passag 'approval and publication as required by aw. Passed and approved this ATTEST: CITY CLERK Rocolved A Approved By The Legal Dopaitmenl 11 SST 3 3 a? 3 as moved by and seconded16Y that a Ordinance as read be adopted and upon roll call there were: AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: 1 Ci City of Iowa City MEPAORANDUM -� TO: City Council DATE: 21 November 1983 FROM: David E. Brown, Assistant City Attorney* RE: proposed Cablu Ordinance Amendments T Prior to final consideration of the proposed ordinanLe which amends certain sections of the cable T.V. franchise, said ordinance, as it appears in your packet, needs to be revised to correct the format in which it is drafted. Said revision will not change the substance of the proposedord finance, but is necessary to comply with the formal requirements of §380.2, Code —,, which provides that an amendment to an ordinance must specifically repeal the ordinance or code, or the section or subsection to be amended, and must set forth in full the ordinance, code, section or the subsection asoam ordinance Will Specifically' paragraphs 2, 3,'4 7, 8 and 9 of be viserl to set forth in full" the sub- section as amended. Since the City's word processing center is closed this week due to equipment change -over, this revision cannot be accomplished until the week Of November 28th. Hor'ever, since the substance of the ordinance will not be affected, I recommend that you give said ordinance first consideration at your November 22nd meeting with the understanding that the format will be corrected as above described prior to final consideration. cc: Neal Berlin Drew Shaffer _l M ORDINANCE NO. 83-3159 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 11 TO CLARIFY THE REQUIREMENTS FOR OBTAINING A MASTER ELECTRICIAN'S LICENSE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA: SECTION I. PURPOSE. The purpose of this ordinance is to clarify the provisions of Section 11-41 of the City Code of Ordinances relating to requirements for obtaining a master electrician's license. SECTION II. AMENDMENT. Section 11-41 of the Code of Ordinances, relating to electri- cian's licenses, is hereby deleted and the following new Section 11-41 is added to the Code: Sec. 11-41. Required License with the City. No person shall install, alter, maintain or repair any electrical equipment unless such person shall have first obtained a master electrician's license from the City. Holders of master electrician's licenses granted by the City prior to passage of this code shall be issued a new license without taking the examination provided. An applicant for an Iowa City master electrician's license must demonstrate to the Board's reasonable satisfaction that he/she possesses one of the following qualifications: (i) That he/she has been the holder of an unexpired Iowa City journey- man's license for one year or more; or (ii) That he/she is the holder of an unexpired journeyman's license from another jurisdiction, which license was obtained more than one year prior to the application date upon successful completion of a written journeyman electrician's examination comparable to that of Iowa City and which was administered by such jurisdiction; or (iii) That he/she is the holder of a valid master electrician's license obtained upon successful completion of a master electrician's license examination comparable to that of Iowa City and which was administered by another jurisdiction. 3o?; r Ord ice No. 83-3159 Page Either a licensed master or journeyman electrician shall be on the job at all times while electrical work is in progress. The provisions of this section shall not apply to: (a) The personnel of the traffic engineering division of the City of Iowa City or persons who work for a public utility company, telephone or telegraph company, nor to persons performing electrical work as an integral part of the plant used by such company in rendering its duly authorized service to the public. (b) A regular employee of any railroad who does electrical work only as a part of that employment. (c) The service or maintenance of warm air heating equipment provided that such work or maintenance shall only include electrical work on electrical equipment that is part of such warm air heating equipment. Such work shall include the connection of warm air heating equipment to an existing individual branch circuit. 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 Ordinance shall be adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such ajudication 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 Ordinance shall be in effect after its final passage, approval and publication as required by law. Passed and approved this 22nd day of November, 1983. 0. MAYOR ATTEST:... CITY CLERK l ..}zNrona: ,r/o LcJal Dc a�meni r. Ord' --'ice No. 83-3159 Page 4 It was moved by Balmer and seconded by McDonald that the Ordinance as read be adopted and upon roll call there were: AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: X BALMER X DICKSON X— ERDAHL R LYNCH MCDONALD x_ NEUHAUSER x_ PERRET First consideration 10/25/83 Vote for passage: Ayes: Balmer, Dickson, Erdahl, Lynch, McDonald, Perret. Nays: None. Absent: Neuhauser. Second consideration 11/7/83 Vote for passage: Ayes: Balmer, Dickson, Erdahl, McDonald, Neuhauser, Perret. Nays: None. Absent:Lynch. Date published 11/30/83 3AA7 1