HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974-06-11 OrdinanceORDINANCE NO.
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE
CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA, BY ADDING TO EXISTING
PARKING AND SIDE YARD REQUIREMENTS, CHANGING
ACCESSORY USE REQUIREMENTS, AND REPEALING SECTION
8.10.26(A)4 OF THE ZONING CODE OF IOWA CITY, IOWA.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
IOWA CITY, IOWA.
SECTION I.
The purpose of this Ordinance is to
amend the Zoning Code to add to and revise parking and side yard
and accessory use requirements.
SECTION I I .
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The Municipal Code of Iowa City,
Iowa is hereby amended by the following:
A. (8.10.25.F.) In the CB Zone, lea off-street parking
spaces per each living unit of a hotel or motel shall
be provided and meet all applicable regulations of
Section 8.10.25.G.
B. (8. 10.25. G. ) In the CB Zone, public, private or com-
mercial off-street parking facilities, excepting park-
ing for a hotel or motel, shall be permitted only after
approval by the City Council subsequent to the receipt
of a report from the Planning and Zoning Commission
and Council shall consider the impact of the proposed
facility upon surrounding land uses in relation to
the following requirements for off-street parking.
1. Minimum Spaces: A minimum of 15 spaces shall be
provided with any parking facility.
2. Screening: Screening of off-street parking facil-
ities shall be provided in accordance with the
applicable regulations of other sections of the
Code. Where a parking facility abuts a street,
it shall be separated therefrom by a solid fence,
wall, evergreen hedge or earth mound having a
height of not less than three (3) feet which shall be
continuously maintained in good condition.
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3. Access: Each entrance and exit to a parking
facility shall be constructed and maintained so
that any vehicle entering or leaving the parking
lot shall be clearly visible at a distance of
not less than ten feet to a person approaching
such entrance or exit on any sidewalk or pedes-
trian way. Exits from parking lots shall be
clearly posted with "STOP" signs. Appropriate
bumper guards, entrance and exit signs, and
directional signs shall be maintained where
needed.
4. Landscaping: Landscaping plant materials, in -
eluding trees, shall be appropriately placed in
off-street parking areas, and shall cover a mini-
mum of two percent of the ground area of the
parking facility.
5. Surface: Parking spaces shall be paved with a
permanent, dust -free surface.
C. (8.10.26(A)4.) In the C2, CB, CBS and M Zones, there
may be any accessory use, except that any private
off-street parking facility in the CB Zone shall be
permitted only after approval by the City Council
subsequent to the receipt of a report from the Planning
and Zoning Commission.
SECTION III.
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All other Ordinances or parts of
Ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are
hereby repealed, as is Section 8.10.26(A)4 of the Municipal Code
of Iowa City.
SECTION IV.
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If any section, provision,
or part of this Ordinance shall be adjudged invalid or uncon-
stitutional, 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.
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SECTION V. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall become
effective after its final passage, approval and publication as
provided by law.
It was moved by and seconded by
that the Ordinance as read be adopted, and upon roll call there
were:
AYES: NAYS: ABSENT:
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
Brandt
Czarnecki
Davidsen
deProsse
White
MAYOR
1st Reading
2nd Reading
3rd Reading
Passed and approved this day of 9 lg