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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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,'