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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976-11-02 ResolutionRESOLUTION NO.76-392: RESOLUTION TO ISSUE CIGAXI 116 PERM WHEREAS, the following firms and persons have made application, filed the bond, and paid the mulct tax required by law for the sale of cigarettes art. cigarette papers; therefore, ' HE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL 0! IOWA CITY, IOWA, that the applications be granted and the cigarette bond now on file its the office of the City C" , be and the same are hereby approved, and the City Clerk be and he is hiireby directed to issue a permit to sell cigaratte papers and cigarettes to the folloyinttamsd persons and firms: David Stimmel dba/Big 10 DX Service, 513 So. Riverside Dr Elks Lodge #590, 637 Foster Rd. It was moved by Balmer and seconded by Vevera that the Resolution as res e a opted, and upon roll cal— i1 them were: AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: Balmer X deProsse X Foster X Neuhauser X Perret X Selzer X Vevera X Passed this 2nd day of November 19 76 . i 1� RESOLUTION NO. 76-393 A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE IOWA CITY PLAN - TREE PLANTING PLAN AS PART OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF IOIVA CITY, 1011A. WHEREAS, the preservation and planting of trees is in the hest interest of the well being of the residents of Iowa City, and WHEREAS, the benefits which trees can bring to Iowa City can best be directed by a plan, and WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission has recommended the Iowa City Plan - Tree Planting Plan for adoption, and WHEREAS, the City Council is desirous of adopting said plan. NOW, '11113REFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOIVA, THAT THE IOIVA CITY PLAN - TREE PLANTING PLAN is adopted as a guide to tree planting and as an element of the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Iowa City. It was moved by deProsse and seconded by Perret that the Resolution as read be adopted, and upon roll call there were: AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: x Balmer x deProsse x Foster x Neuhauser x Perrot X Selzer x Vevera Passed and approved this 2nd day of blovember 1976. ti ileLtld AYOR ATTEST: City Cler• City Of Iowa Ci MEMORAN M TO: City Council DATE: September 9, 1976 FROM: Rick Geshwiler, Senior Planno w( r_ RE: Tree Planting Plan and Ordinance The IO{4A CITY PLAN - Tree Planting Plan, Tree Regulations, an ordnance. amending the powers of the Zoning Board of Adjustment and an ordinance amending the Forestry Ordinance have been recommended for adoptioh by the Planning and Zoning Commission and by the Comprehensive Plan Coordinating Committee. These items were developed by the staff sof the. Department of Community Development through a series of public meetings and work sessions and have been modified by the Comprehensive, Plah Coordinating Committee and the Planning and Zoning Commission to meet the concerns expressed by residents and commissioners. A summary of the items and major changes which have been made from preliminary draft's follows: TREE PLANTING PLAN The Tree Planting Plan has been changed to reflect changes made in the tree ordinance and to alter the map and approved tree list.. Center Fold Out - 1) The legend on the map has been altered to delete.the designation "Arterial Streets - Buffer Plantings". a. The legend will carry the statement "A planting permit is. required to plant a tree in a street right-of-way." b. The symbol which designates Arterial Streets - Buffer Plantings will be changed to Arterial and Collector Streets. (These changes were made to incorporate a change, in the.ordiu,ance which allows buffer planting "along arterial and collector streets where buffering from noise is appropriate".) 2) The lower left-hand panel of the center fold out has been changed to reflect the changes made in the Tree Regulations andone typo- graphical error. 3) Lower right-hand panel of the center fold out has been chan8ed to incorporate comments made by landscape architects, nurserymen and commissioners, plus additional comments from the City Forester,. to broaden the selection of trees appropriate for planting within public rights-of-way. Additional changes on this panel were made to reflect comments of the City Forester and nurserymen. 0 -2- 0 Back Cover - 1I p HOW TO PLANT A TREE was changed to reflect the changes made in the Tree Regulations concerning protection of visual sight distance at intersections. . TREE REGULATIONS l e The tree regulations have been changed to reflect some of the principal concern of many home builders in Iowa City. The changes in the ordinance pertain to application of the standards rather than a change in ox,fginal standards. Major changes include: 8.10.40.11.8 Lots containing residential structures with less than two hundred (200) square meters (2,152 square feet) of surface coverage have been exempted from the required street tree plantings based on lot frontage. This change reflects the concern that the private homeowner should be given maximum ! latitude in the choice of species and location of t?sees within the property. 8.10.40.12.A The first two hundred (200) square meters (2,152 squaire, feet) !i of surface coverage by residential structures were e;iempted from the provision that trees be planted in a ratio to building coverage. Again this change reflects the concern that the private homeowner be given maximum choice, 1f 8.10.40.12.8 6 $ 7 Subsections 6 and 7 were added to allow for meeting the requirements of this section with redevelopment and, new development. Subsection 6 allows redevelopment an optional method ofmeeting the requirements, if total redesign of' the site is not desirable. Subsection 7 establishes cri,�eria. for the Planning and Zoning Commission to accept innovative design in lieu of strict compliance with the provisions' of parking lot design. ADDITIONAL POWERS FOR THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT it This ordinance establishes new powers for the Zoning Board of Adjustment so that they may hear appeals of the Tree Regulations. i„ AMENDMENT TO THE FORESTRY ORDINANCE I This ordinance makes consistent the provisions of the Forestry Ordinance and the Zoning Ordinance's Tree Regulations. �!I Thet Iowa City Code (Sectiieh I.IO .A0) roqu.ires that troes,bo- planted with, development and redevelopment of structure's, drives and Parking areas in tine following situations: 1) Along, streets*,, a miniiiium.of one (1) tree for every ten (10) meters (32.8 feet)' of lot frontage, to be printed within. the street right-of;way or in the front yard area, 2) For residential use's*„ a.minimum of one (1) tree for every fifty f(50) square meters (538 feet) ofbuilding, coverage in excessof200 square.metexs. 3) In parking lots, to scparate,parkfing areas, from public rights-of-way, drives and buildings, for safg, traffic movement and in the interior of ;parking areas so no more than nine (4) parking spaces are in a continuous row. '(For ;further information on parking lots see Iowa City, Towa - Guide to Parking Lot Laiidscaninj *Residentiai lots with less than two hundred (200) squire meters I(2,152 square feet) of building coverage are exempted from these requirements. Street Tree Planting Regulations Trees required to. be. planted in public street rights-of-way must conform to these additional requirements; 1) that tilespeciesto'be,p'lanted is listed on the, appropriate Street free List; and a planting permit has been obtained, 2) that the tree, is located; a; minimum; of one (1) meter (3,28 feet) from the curb line of a street, 3) that a tree within public;eights-o€-way is not located within ton {1'0)' meters (32.8 feet)' of til intor$e;;tio# of',the., rights ;of -way of ,publ=ic sti;eets',. o> within ten (10) meters 024'feet-';of. the intersection of the :@u;�b,line of .t i,ccvj or tr,vs qu.t;sxdq public ri located within a two (Z) §.ides, ten feet) measurod al 4) that trees planted:�i of -way are, spaced s'p than five .(5)' meter's another tree ,within6, t except along arterial streets, where; buff r.1 appropriate in. whicI he .lociitea go, as toi�p tin'uou buffgr.spac -d clo:serl; than two, q:i,Ili 'to another ttee Witj,,il 5): that .ng ,tree ihe pja pt hetWeeii the sidewalk 6), , of a � mla;r im Lisa 1. Arterial aid Colleetbr SLreet9 (;i.ee MAP) a)Small Trees CHERRY, Black CRAB APPLES (selected) HAWTHORNGS (small varieties;) MAPLE, Amur "edge PEAR, Bradford PLUM, Flowering (Treoform) b) Large Trees ASH, Autumn Purple* Green White I IACKBERRY HAWTHORNES (large varieties) LINDEN, Crimean. Little -leaved LONDON PLANE TREE KENTUCKY COFFEE TREE MAIDEN HAIR TREE (Gin), ZO) MAPLE„ Norway (varieties) OAK, Red Scarlet PINE, Austrian* Ponderosa+ Red+ Scotch+ White+ SPRUCE„ Serbian+* 2. Neighborhood Streets (see Map) a) Small Trees. All trees in la plus: AMERICAN HORNBEAM LILAC, Japanese Tree MAGNOLIA, Kobes Saucer REDBUD, Eastern b) Large Trees. All trees iA lb plus: ALLEGHENY SERVICEBERRY ASH, Red KATSURA TREE* LINDEN; American MAPLE, Black Sugar OAK, Black By Pin Shingle White PINE, ,Tapanese $lack* SPRUCE, Black All s, Colorado+ Norway} *New to area. Hardiness not yet proven. +To be used as buffer plantings. Recommended Varieties: CRAB APPLES - Beverly (pink), Japanese Flowering Crab (pale pink), Royalty (crimson to purple), Sargent (white), Siberian (white), Snowdrift (white). Il1WTHORNES - Lavelle (mall), Cockspur, Washington (larger). NORWAY MAPLE - columnar, globehead, schwedler. PLUM - Newport, Thundercloud. I CHECK REQU!nr-r�IENTS:Op THE TREE PLANTING PLAN AND LOCA'T'ION OF UTILITIJ:-:$. GET ,A TREE PERMIT, IF NEEDED. RIGHT-0F.v&,Y,LlN(: min„