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Towa City
City Council Agenda
Special Formal c~o~ow^
November 18, 2002 - 6:30 p.m.
Civic Center - Harvat Hall
410 E. Washington Street www.icgov.org
ITEM 1. CALL TO ORDER.
ITEM 2. PLANNING AND ZONING MATrERS.
a. Consider an ordinance to vacate the northern two feet of Benton
Street beginning 60 feet east of Gilbert Street and ending at Maiden
Lane. (VAC02-0005) (Second Consideration~,
Comment: At its October 3 meeting, by a'"/~e~ot~, th~
Zoning Commission recommended approval of this request subject to the
applicant maintaining the two feet of vacated right-of-way as landscaped
area and subject to utility easements if necessary. Staff recommended
approval in a report dated October 3. Approval of this request will allow the
property owner to reconfigure and expand a parking area to accommodate
a restaurant at 320 E. Benton Street. Applicant previously requested
expedited consideration.
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b. Consider an ordinance amending Title 14 Entitled 'Url~ed
Development Code,' Chapter 6, Entitled 'Zoning,' Article U, entitled
'Administration and Enforcement,' Section 7 Entitled 'Violations and
Penalties' to Increase the Municipal Infraction Civil Fi~es for Violating
the Zoning Code. (First Consideration) ~l~d~f.
Comment: At its October 3 meeting, by a vote of 7-0, the Planning and
Zoning Commission recommended approval of amendments to the Zoning
Code to provide that a penalty of $250 be assessed against the property
owner/tenant/landlord for the first offense, $500 for the second violation and
$750 for the third violation of the Zoning Code. This ordinance enacts one
of the recommendations of the Neighborhood Housing Relations Task
Force. Staff recommend expedited consideration.
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ITEM 3. ADJOURNMENT. /_~c~=, ~,~.~ z~_~ ~,~, ,~,'/
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