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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976-09-14 CorrespondenceSeptember 21, 1976 Mr. James W. Evans Coordinator, Arts Council Civic Center Dear Jim: The City Council received and placed on file at its regular meeting of September 14 your letters requesting additional funding and express!ng an-interest_in the modules when they become vacant. The Council would like to discuss the Arts Council's projects and yaa request for finding with you and the Arts Council members at :the in urmal meeting of October 4, 1976. I `ill be in touch with you personally to schedule a definite time. Thank you for bringing these items to the.Council's attention. Pleze feel free to discuss these and any other matters with me at any time_ Sincerely yours Neal G. Berlin City ,Mmager is l cc: City ClerkLl� ;rsz9 - City of Iowa Cit MEI/i ORANDVM DATE: September 9, 1976 TO: City Council FROM: Rick Geshwiler, Senior P lanner� RE: Tree Planting Plan and Ordinance — The I01VA CITY PLAN - Tree PlantingPlan amending the powers of the Zoning ' Tree, Re ulations, amendingg Board of g an ordinance' the Forest Of an and an ordinance - the'Planning and Zoninghave been recommended Coordinating Commission and a for adoption by Committee, These items were developed the Plan Department of Community Development throu and work sessions and have P by the staff of the been mod' gh a series -of Meetin s Coordinating Committee and modified by the: Com g the concerns expressed b the Planning and Zoning Commission Plan theitemsand major Y residents and ce g Commission to meet J changes which mmissioners. A summary of follows have been made from preliminary drafts- TREE PLANTING PLAN The Tree Planting Plan has been changed to reflect changes tree ordinance and to alter the map and approved tremade in the e list. Center Fold Out - 1) The legend on the map has been altered to delete the "Arterial Streets - Buffer Plantings" - a• The le designation to plantaartreee statement "A planting permit is required b in a street, right-of-way," The symbol which designates Arterial Streets - will be changed to Arterial and Collector Streetsffer Plantings (These changes.werc made to which allows buffer incorporate a change in the ordinance where bufferin Planting along arterial and g from noise is appropriate" collector streets 2) The lower left- ) to reflect the chap panel of the center fold out has been changed graphical error, changes made in the Tree Regulations and one typo - 3) Lower right-hand panel of Incorporate the center fold out has been changed to is comments made by landsca e commissioners plus additional commentsafromtects, the nurserymen and broaden the selection of trees appropriate for public rights-Of-way;,Y Forester, to „ Additional changes Planting within to reflect comments the Cit ges;on this Y Forester and nurserymen. de made Ymen. _2_ Back Cover _ M -1.0 PLANT A 'TREE was changed to reflect the changes made in the Tree Regulations concerning protection of visual sight distance at intersections. TREE REGULATIONS 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 original standards. Major changes include: 8.10.40.11.B 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 "trees within the property. - 8.10.40.12.A The first two hundred (200) square meters (2,152 square feet) of, surface coverage by residential structures were exempted 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. 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 of meeting the requirements, if total redesign of the site is not desirable. Subsection 7 establishes criteria 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 This ordinanceestablishes new powers for the Zoning Board of Adjustment so that they may hear appeals of the Tree Regulations. AMENDMENT TO THE FORESTRY ORDINANCE This ordinance makes consistent the provisions of the Forestry Ordinance and the Zoning Ordinance's Tree Regulations.