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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974-05-21 OrdinanceORDINANCE NO. " 74-2721 Amended May:7 1974 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA, BY CHANGINGEXISTING PARKING AND SIDE YARD, REQUIREMENTS IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE; AND BY REPEALING SECTIONS 8.10.3.60 AND 8.10.25 OF THE ZONING CODE OF IOWA CITY, IOWA. BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA. SECTION I. PURPOSE. The purpose of this ordinance is to amend the Zoning Code to revise Parking and Side Yard requirements. SECTION II. AMENDMENT. TheMunicipalCode of Iowa City, Iowa, is hereby amended by the following: I. (8.10.3) Definitions -- #60. Parking space. An area at least 4' wide and 20' long connected to a public street or alley by a driveway not less than 10' wide., and so 'arranged as to permit ingress and egress of the automobile without`moving.any other automobile parked and adjacent to the parking space except that for single family dwellings, one space may be behind the other. All parking spaces and connecting driveways shall be provided with a'permanent dust -free surface. II. (8.10.25) Off -Street Parking Space Requirements A. In all districts except the CB District there shall be provided at the time any.building'is created or structurally altered (except as other- wise provided in this Chapter), off-street parking spaces in accordance with the following requirements: Use Space Requirements 1. Single Family Dwellings. Two spaces 2. Two Family and Multiple - hi spacf:s per dwelling unit Family Dwellings except that such dwelling unit with less than 300 square feet of floor area shall have not less than Vi spaces. 3. Assembly halls -or rooms One space for each 100 square without fixed seats; exhibi- feet of floor area used for tion halls (except church assembly, dancing or assembly rooms) in conjunc- tion with auditoriums. 4. Clubs, lodges," -fraternal and One space for each 300 square similar organizations feet of floor area. 5. Fraternities, sororities,:and` One space for each 300 squarer dormitories feet of floor area. 6. Rooming, lodging or boarding- One space per each 300 :,quare houses, apartment hotels, or feet of floor area. tourist homes. 7. Motels hi spaces per each living unit. F I- t -2 Ordi.nafice 'No. " 8. Churches, except that existing churches and additions to or enlarge- ments of churches exist- ing on August 7 1962, shall be exempt_'from this requirement.: 9. Hospitals, except animal 10. Clinic, except animal. 11. Nurs.'ng and.Custodial`Homes 12. Schools, including public, parochial, and private: One space for each 6 seats in the main auditorium or where pews or bench type seats are provided, 20 inches of such seating facilities shall be counted as one creat. One space for each bed. One space for each 100 squAre feet of floor area. One space for each 100 :squaw feet of floor area. a. Nurseries, pre -kinder Two spaces for each classro=. garten, kindergarten and other schools where at least 100 square'feet.of open play area is;:provided. b. Elementary -junior high Three spaces for each classroox. C. Senior high Ten spaces for each classroce. 13. Libraries, museums and.art One space pace for each 300 square feet of floor area. 14. Funeral homes and mortuaries. One space for each 300 square feet of floor area. 15. Auditoriums, theaters, - One space for every 4 seats or sports arenas and stadiums. where bench type seats are pro- vided, 20 inches of such seat.iq facilities shall be counted as one seat. 16. For all uses; except those above specified when located in the R, Cl and CH Zones, one space for each 100 square feet of floor area; when located in the C2 Zone, one space for each 300 square feet of floor area. 17. For commercial uses in the M Districts; one space for each 300 square feet of floor area; for industrial uses in Mand IP Districts, one space for each two employees or maximum number working at any one time or one space for each 600 square feet of floor area, whichever is greater. B. Rules for computing off-street parking In computing the number of off-street parking spaces required, the followingrules govern: 1. "Floor area" means the gross floor area of the specific use. 2. Where fractional spaces result, the parking spaces required is the next largest whole number. - 3. Whenever a building erected or established after the effective date of this.amendment is enlarged in floor area, number of employees, number of dwelling "units, seating capacity or otherwise to create a need for an increase in the number of existing parking spaces, such spaces shall be provided on the basis of the enlargement or change. 4. Whenever`a building existing prior to the effective date of this amend- ment is;.enlarged"to the.extent of less than 50% in floor area, the said addition or enlargement shall; comply with the parking requirements set forth herein. OrdinanceNo. 7:4 I 5. Whenever a building existing prior to the effective date of this amendment is enlarged to the extent of fifty percent '(50%) or more in the floor area or in the area used; by one or more enlargements, the original building and any enlargements or uses shall then and thereafter comply with the parking requirements set forth herein.` 6. Whenever a building existing prior to the effective date of this Chapter is converted to any_other use, said structure shall then and thereafter comply with the*parking requirements_set forth herein. 7. In the case of mixed uses, the parking spaces required shall equal the sum of the requirements of the various uses computed separately. C. Screening of Off -Street Parking Areas In the R Districts and in the C, M, and IP Districts within 50' of an R District -- Where four (4) or more contiguous off-street parking spaces are located, adequate screening of vehicles sufficient to obscure: said vehicles from public view shall be designed, planted or constructed, and maintained in accordance with.the following provisions. 1. Permanent type evergreen plantings, hearty to Iowa climate, installed at an initial height of. at least three (3) feet and have a permanent height of at least six (6) feet within five (5) years. 2. In lieu of planting strips, a six (6) foot solid fence of heavy construction approved by the Building Inspector may be used for screening purposes. D. Location of parking space in yards. Off-street parking spaces may be located within the required yards as follows: 1. In the RIA, R2, R3, R3A and R3B zones, and in the C, M and IP Districts within 50 feet of an R District, no parking space may be located in a required front yard. In the RIB zone, one of the two required parking spaces may be located in the required front yard. -,- 2. Parking spaces may be provided intheside yards except that a minimum of 508 of the total side yard area shall remain in open space.free of parking and driveways and the parking spaces shall be screened according to paragraph C of this Section, 8.10.25. 3. Parking spaces may be provided in the rear yard in the R Districts and in any; yard in the C, M and IP Districts except that in the C and M Districts, no 'parking space may be provided in a front yard unless the building is set back at least 30 feet from the street. E. Location of parking spaces; shared use. 1. All parking spaces required herein shall be located on the same building lot as the use served, except that where an increase in the number of spaces-is;required by a change or enlargement of use or where such -spaces are"provided"collectively or used jointly by two or more buildings or establishments, the required spaces may be located not more than three -hundred (300) feet therefrom. 2. Not more than fifty percent (50%) 1of te parking spaces required h for (a) theaters, bowling alleys, .dance halls, nightclubs or cafes and up to one hundred percent (100%) of the parking spaces required for a church -,-or school auditorium may be provided and used jointly by.(b) banks,offices_, retail stores, repair shops, service establishments and similar uses not normally open, used or operated during the same hours ,as those listed in (a) provided, however,-that:.written.agreement thereto is properly executed and filed as specified below. N 3._ In any case where the required parking spaces are not located on_the same lot with the building or use served, or where such spaces are collectively or .jointly provided and used, a written agreement thereto'.assuring,-their retention for such Purposes, shall be properly drawn and executed by the parties concerned, approved as to form by the City Attorney, and shall be filed with the application for a building permit. SECTION III. REPEALER All other Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict with the provisions, of this Ordinance are hereby repealed, as are Sections 8.10.3.60 and 8.10.25 Municipal Code of Iowa City. SECTION IV. SAVINGS CLAUSE. .If any section, provision, or part of this Ordinance shall be adjudged 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 Ordinance shall become affective after its final passage, approval and publication as provided by law. It was moved by Whit and seconded by Dalrid sen that the Ordinance as read be adopted, and upon roll call there were: AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: X Brandt X Czarnecki X Davi dsen X deProsse X White MAYOR / ATTEST: 4CICLJERK 1st Reading �J�7/%y7/1 2nd Reading 3rd Reading 15/p? /�y Passed and approved this 21St day of May 1974 r l ORDINANCE NO. 74-2722 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE 2238 BY CHANGING THE USE REGULATIONS OF CERTAIN PROPERTY FROM RIA to RIB ZONE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, I014TA: Section 1. The property described below is hereby reclassified from its present classification of R1A zone and the boundaries of RIB Zone as indicated upon the Zoning Map of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, shall be enlarged to include the follow- ing property, to -wit: A tract of land described as a part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter (NE4 NE4) of Section Three (3), and a part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (NW -14- NW -1-4) of Section two (2), Township Seventy -Nine North (79N), Range Six (6) West, of the 5th Principal Meridian. Johnson County, Iowa. More particularly described as follows: Commencing at the Northwest Corner of Lot Four (4) of Grolmus Subdivision, Iowa City, Iowa; the point of beginning. Thence Northerly 145.0 feet along a 988.00 foot radius curve concave westerly, said curve being the easterly right-of-way line of Prairie du Chien Road: Thence N 30 degrees 03 minutes West, Thence N 87 degrees 45 minutes East, Thence S 30 degrees 03 minutes East, Thence S 28 degrees 21 minutes East, Thence S 83 degrees 38 minutes West, to the point of beginning. as requested by Dean Oakes 440.0 feet; 123.2 feet; 480.1 feet; 100.0 feet; 130.08 feet Section 2. The building inspector is hereby authorized and directed to change the Zoning Map of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, to conform to this amendment upon the final passage, approval and publication of this Ordinance as provided by law. Section 3. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to certify a copy of this Ordinance to the County Recorder of Johnson County, Iowa, upon final passage, approval and publication as provided by law. It was moved by Davidson and seconded by d PPrnecP that the Ordinance be adopted and upon roll call there were: AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: Brandt X Czarnecki X Davidsen �— deProsse X White —� Passed and approved this 21St day of May 19'-1 Mayor / rst Readinzr l i ATTEST:PWA-0ftp Second Read in City Clerk Third Readin^ %,T,'