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Home My WebLink About1974-10-15 OrdinanceAN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING CODE OF THE -CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA, BY REPEALING SECTIONS 8.10.4A., 8.10.19, 8.10.22A.1.1 8.10.23A., 8.10.24A., 8.10.25A.16., 8.10.26A.3., AND 8.12.7 AND SUBSTITUTING IN LIEU THEREOF NEW SECTIONS 8.10.4A.,-8.10.6D.2.Tp), 8:10.11.1., 8.10.19, 8.10.22A.1., 8.10.23A., 8.10.24A., 8.10.25A.16.1 8.10.26A.3.1 AND 8.12.7. 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 establish a new zone entitled Commercial Office Zone and to make appropriate changes to implement said Zone. SECTION II. AMENDMENT. The Zoning Code of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, i.s hereby amended by the following: A. (8.10.4A.) DISTRICTS AND BOUNDARIES THEREOF. In order to classify, regulate and restrict the location or residences, trades,industries, businesses and other land uses and the location of buildings designed for specified uses, to regulate and limit the.height and bulk of buildings hereinafter erected or structurally altered, to regulate and limit the intensity of the use of lot areas, and to regulate and determine the area of yards and other open spaces around such buildings, the City of Iowa City, Iowa, is hereby divided into four districts, to -wit: V District - Valley District R District - Residential District C District - Commercial District M District - Industrial District which districts are further subdivided into specific zones to -wit: VC - Valley Channel District VP*- Valley Plain District R1A - Single Family Residence Zone R1B - Single Family Residence Zone R2 - Two Family Residence Zone R3 - Multi -Family Residence Zone R3A - Multi -Family Residence Zone R3B - Multi -Family Residence Zone Cl - Local Commercial Zone CO - Commercial Office Zone CH - Highway Commercial Zone C2 - Commercial Zone CB - Central Business Zone CBS - Central Business Service Zone M1 - Light Industrial Zone M2 - Heavy Industrial Zone IP - Industrial` Park PC - Planned Commercial Zone ORP - Office and Research Park Zone B. (8.10.6D.2.(P)) VP(CO); the uses as regulated by 8.10.11.1. C. (8.10.11.1) CO ZONE USE REGULATIONS. Premises in the CO Commercial Office Zone shall be used for the following purposes only: 1. Office buildings in which no activity is carried on catering to retail trade with the general public and no stock of goods is maintained for sale to customers, except as otherwise provided. Office uses permitted shall include the following: (a) Professional services. (b) Finance, insurance, and real estate services, excluding drive-in facilities. (c) Central or administrative offices. (d) Business and management consulting services. Ordinance No. 74-773 Page 2 (e) Consumer and mercantile credit reporting services; adjustment and collection services. (f) Employment services. (g) Research and testing services. (h) Welfare and charitable services. (i) Detective and ,protective services. 2. Religious activities. 3. Drug store, limited to the sale of drugs and pharmaceutical products. 4. Corrective optical and prosthetics supply store. D. (8.10.19) ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS. I. The uses listed in B of this Section may locate only in certain Zones under the specified conditions. II. The special uses, the conditions that must be observed, and zones in which such uses will be allowed are: USE SPECIFIC CONDITIONS Airport and The end of all runways landing shall not be located field within 500 feet of any adjacent property lines. Clubs and semi-public buildings Commercial greenhouses and nur- series Commercial recreational activities Extraction of sand, gravel and other raw materials High Rise Apartment House or Apartment Hotel 1. Regulations governing R2 and R3 Zones apply. 2. No parking allowed in a required front yard. 3. Parking areas in accord with Section 8.10.25. Shall not be located closer -than --25 feet from an 'R' Zone property line. NONE Bond must be filed with City Clerk with terms and amount determined by the Council to insure such restoration of property after extraction as will protect value of adjacent property and the public safety. ZONES ANY EXCEPT R R2, R3, C ANY EXCEPT R, CO, ORP C EXCEPT CO Ml and M2 A. HIGH DENSITY DISTRICT R3A- The high density district R3B shall be within the following area: South of Church St.; West of Dodge St.; North of the C.R.I. & P.RR. lines; East of the Iowa River. Requirements of High Density District: 1. That the gross floor area of the buildings above ground will not exceed two times the gross lot area. 2. That the buildings above ground shall not occupy more than 40 percent of the lot area. Page 3 USE High Rise Apartment House or Apartment Hotel SPECIFIC CONDITIONS A. HIGH DENSITY DISTRICT (continued) ZONES R3A-R3B 3. The minimum lot area per dwelling unit shall be 300 square feet. 4. The Yard requirements shall be as follows: Front .......... 20 feet Rear ........... 25 feet Side..... ..15 feet 5. One parking space shall be provided on the site for each dwelling unit. 6. Space used for mechanical equipment or parking shall not be included in the limitation of maximum allowable gross floor area. 7. Any proposed high rise apartment house or apartment hotel must be located a mini- mum of 150 feet from any R1A, R1B or R2 zone boundary line. B. MEDIUM DENSITY DISTRICT R3A-R3B All area not in High Density District. Requirements of Medium Den- sity District. 1. That the gross floor area of the buildings above ground will not exceed two times the gross lot area. 2. That the buildings above ground shall not occupy more than 30 percent of the lot area 3. The minimum lot area per dwelling unit shall be 500 square feet. 4. The yard requirements shall be as follows: Front ........... 20 feet Rear ............ 25 feet Side ............ 15 feet or front, rear and side yards shall be one foot for each four feet in building height, whichever is greater. 5. One parking space shall be provided on the site for each dwelling unit. 6. Space used for mechanical equipment or parking shall not be included in the limitation of maximum allowable gross floor area. Hospitals, educational, and religious institutions Motels and hotels B. MEDIUM DENSITY DISTRICT (continued) 7. Any proposed high rise apartment house or apartment hotel must be located a mini- mum of 200 feet from any R1A, R1B or R2 Zone boundary line. B. For the purpose of determining the gross floor area, the lot coverages and parking, two or more parcels of ground owned by the developer within one platted block may be used for the "lot" or "site" provided a lesser parcel has at least 50 percent of its width, but not less than 25 feet, contiguous with a greater parcel. When an alley divides such parcels, for the purposes of this Section, they shall be deemed contiguous. R3A-R3B C. THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT shall have the power to vary the specific conditions where there is any exceptional or unusual physical condition of a lot, which condition when related to the specific conditions would prevent a reasonable or sensible arrange- ment of buildings on the lot. 1. Buildings may occi;py not ANY over 40 percent of lots and must be set back an additional one foot over usual yard require- ments for each one foot building exceeds usual height limits. 2. Adequate off-street parking must be provided. 3. Any hospital, educational or religious institution existing on August 7, 1962, shall be exempted from these conditions and from any other height, yard, and off-street parking require- ments otherwise applicable in the districts in which such existing use is located. 1. Shall provide at least 2000 CH square feet of lot area for each unit. 2. There must be at least 20 feet between buildings, but for purposes of this requirement, a series of attached units comprising a continuous structure shall be considered as one building. B. MEDIUM DENSITY DISTRICT (continued) Motels and hotels 1. Shall provide at least C2 1000 square feet of lot area for each unit. There must be at least 20 feet between buildings, but for purposes of this requirement, a series of attached units comprising a continuous structure shall be considered as one building. Motels and NONE hotels CB ONLY Nursing Homes 1. Buildings may not occupy R ONLY over 40 percent of lot and must be set back a minimum of double the usual requirements of the Zone as set by Section 8.10.23. 2. Buildings will not exceed one story in height in R1A and R1B zones; building height in other R zones as allowed by City Ordinances. .3. Two parking spaces per three beds (or fraction thereof) shall be provided on the site. 4. When located in the RIA and R1B districts, the parking lot areas shall be screened by using planting materials as specified for screening in Section 8.10.18.A1 (as amended by Ordinance no. 2458). 5. The permitted occupancy (beds) of the building(s) shall be determined by the following ratios (bed/square feet of lot area) by zoning district: ZONE BED/S.F. OF LOT AREA i1 .................1 2000 R1B..................1/1200 R2 ...................1/600 R3 ...................1/600 R3A..................1/300 R3B..................1/200 Outdoor theaters NONE C2 AND C$ hrSAME REQUIREMENTS AS ONLY thropic opic THOSE FOR HOSPITALS, ANY EXCEPT EDUCATIONAL AND RELIGIOUS RIA AND R1B INSTITUTIONS Trailer Camps L All inhabited trailers C EXCEPT CO 6,000 6,000 in.the City shall be located 35 50 in a trailer camp. 51,000 R3A 2. Trailer camps shall pro- 50' 50 5,000 vide 3000 square feet of R3B 35 land area for each trailer. 5,000 5,000 3. At least 20 feet shall be 35 35 maintained between trailers. 5,000 CO 4. All trailers must front on None None None a paved road having not less CH C2 None than 12 feet of clear, unob- None 100,000 structed roadway at all times. E. and CH (8.10.22A.1.) HEIGHT REGULATIONS. In RIA, RIB, R2, CO Zones, (2h) stories said buildings and shall shall not exceed two and one-half that a building not on a lot exceed thirty-five (35) feet; except in the of the side lot line of a CO or CH Zone within 45 feet lot building in an R Zone shall with an existing residential not exceed the height of said residential building. None F. provided (8.10.23A.) YARD in Sections B REGULATIONS. Except as specifically as shown and C, yards shall be provided for buildings in the following tabulation: None ONE FRONT YARD TWO SIDE ONE REAR ZONEWIDTH HAVING A DEPTH YARDS HAVING YARD HAVING R1A 30 feet OF A DEPTH OF R1B 25 feet 8 feet 5 feet 30 feet R2 25 feet 30 feet 5 feet R31 R3A, R3B 20 feet 25 feet 5 feet Cl 20 feet 25 feet None CO 25 feet 20 feet None CH 40 feet None None C2 None None None CB None None None CBS None None None M1 25 feet None None M2 None None None IP 25 feet None None PC 40 feet None 20 feet ORP 200 feet 20 feet 100 feet 100 feet G. (8.10.24A.) AREA REGULATIONS. Except as provided in Section 8.10.24B, there shall be minimum lot frontage, minimum lot width, minimum lot area, and minimum lot area per family as shown on the following tabulation: (AREA PER FAMILY IN SQUARE FEET) LOTS DWELLINGS FRONTAGE WIDTH AREA IN SINGLE TWO ZONE IN FEET IN FT. SQ. FAMILY FAMILY R1A R1B 40-� ---- R2 35 60 6,000 6,000 R3 35 50 5,000 51,000 R3A 35 35 50' 50 5,000 5,000 R3B 35 50 5,000 5,000 Cl 35 35 5,000 5,000 CO None None None None 10,000 CH C2 None None None 100,000 CB None None None 6,000 CBS None None None 5,000 M1 None None None M2 None None None 6,000 IP None None None None None None ORP 400 400 304,920 * Indicates not permitted in district. * 3,000 3,000 2,500 2,500 10,000 * 10,000 3,000 2,500 * 6,000 * MULTI- FAMILY - _ * * 3,000 1,000 750 10,000 10,000 2,000 750 750 6,000 * H. (8.10.25A.16.) OFF-STREET PARKING SPACE REQUIREMENTS. For all uses, except those above specified, off-street parking spaces shall be provided accordingly: (a) When located in the R, C1 and CH Zones one space for each one hundred (100) square feet of floor area. (b) When located in the CO Zone, one space for each two hundred (200) square feet of floor area. (c) When located in the C2 Zone, one space for each three hundred (300) square feet of floor area. I. (8.10.26A.3.) PERMITTED ACCESSORY USES. In the Cl, CO, CH and C2 Zones there may also be a use of not to exceed forty (.40) percent of the floor area for incidental storage. J. (8.12.7.) Cl AND CO ZONE REGULATIONS A. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS. 1. No sign shall be erected in any corner of any lot defined by a triangle, two of its sides twenty (20) feet each, congruent with the property lines and measured from the corner pin or within a five (5) foot setback from any -property line. 2. If a building has two or more occupants, said occupants may jointly erect and maintain a sign provided the joint sign is within the district regu- lations. B. PERMITTED SIGNS. 1. One (1) on -premises identification and/or advertising facia sign shall be allowed provided it does not exceed ten percent (10%) of the area of the front wall of the building. If the building is higher than one (1) story, and the business occupies more than one (1) story, then the maximum size signage permitted shall'be determined by using ten percent (10%) of the area of the face (or front wall) of the building that is occupied by the business. Said sign may be non -illuminated or internally or externally lighted with a non -flashing light source. 2. One (1)on-premises identification monument sign not to exceed one-half (1/2) square foot per lineal foot of lot frontage per occupant and not to exceed fifty (50) square feet per sign face shall be permitted. Said sign shall consist of not more than two (2) faces, said faces to be parallel or to form not more than two (2) faces, said faces to form not more than a forty-five (45) degree angle with each other and be non -illuminated by an internal or external non -flashing light source. The back sides of said monument sign shall be enclosed. 3. A facia sign not to exceed sixty-five percent (65%) of the maximum square footage allowed for facia signs in C1 or CO Zones shall be permitted in those instances where a commercial business shall have frontage on two (2) intersecting streets. 4. No more than one (1) of the following signs (a or b) shall be permitted. a. One (1) on -premises identification under - canopy sign not to exceed four (4) square feet in area per sign face per building frontage shall be permitted. Said sign shall consist of not more than two (2) faces, said faces to be parallel and may be non -illuminated by an internal non - flashing light source. b. One (1) on -premises identification facia sign not to exceed six (6) square feet in area per sign face shall be permitted per building frontage. Said 'sign may be non -illuminated or illuminated by an internal or external non - flashing light source. I H. (8.10.25A.16.) OFF-STREET PARKING SPACE REQUIREMENTS. For all uses, except those above specified, off-street parking spaces shall be provided accordingly: (a) When located in the R, C1 and CH Zones one space for each one hundred (100) square feet of floor area. (b) When located in the CO Zone, one space for each two hundred (200) square feet of floor area. (c) When located in the C2 Zone, one space for each three hundred (300) square feet of floor area. I. (8.10.26A.3.) PERMITTED ACCESSORY USES. In the Cl, CO, CH and C2 Zones there may also be a use of not to exceed forty (.40) percent of the floor area for incidental storage. J. (8.12.7.) Cl AND CO ZONE REGULATIONS A. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS. 1. No sign shall be erected in any corner of any lot defined by a triangle, two of its sides twenty (20) feet each, congruent with the property lines and measured from the corner pin or within a five (5) foot setback from any -property line. 2. If a building has two or more occupants, said occupants may jointly erect and maintain a sign provided the joint sign is within the district regu- lations. B. PERMITTED SIGNS. 1. One (1) on -premises identification and/or advertising facia sign shall be allowed provided it does not exceed ten percent (10%) of the area of the front wall of the building. If the building is higher than one (1) story, and the business occupies more than one (1) story, then the maximum size signage permitted shall'be determined by using ten percent (10%) of the area of the face (or front wall) of the building that is occupied by the business. Said sign may be non -illuminated or internally or externally lighted with a non -flashing light source. 2. One (1)on-premises identification monument sign not to exceed one-half (1/2) square foot per lineal foot of lot frontage per occupant and not to exceed fifty (50) square feet per sign face shall be permitted. Said sign shall consist of not more than two (2) faces, said faces to be parallel or to form not more than two (2) faces, said faces to form not more than a forty-five (45) degree angle with each other and be non -illuminated by an internal or external non -flashing light source. The back sides of said monument sign shall be enclosed. 3. A facia sign not to exceed sixty-five percent (65%) of the maximum square footage allowed for facia signs in C1 or CO Zones shall be permitted in those instances where a commercial business shall have frontage on two (2) intersecting streets. 4. No more than one (1) of the following signs (a or b) shall be permitted. a. One (1) on -premises identification under - canopy sign not to exceed four (4) square feet in area per sign face per building frontage shall be permitted. Said sign shall consist of not more than two (2) faces, said faces to be parallel and may be non -illuminated by an internal non - flashing light source. b. One (1) on -premises identification facia sign not to exceed six (6) square feet in area per sign face shall be permitted per building frontage. Said 'sign may be non -illuminated or illuminated by an internal or external non - flashing light source. C. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS. 1. All facia.signs shall project no more than one (1) foot from the building and shall not extend above the roof line. 2. All monument signs shall extend not more than five (5) feet above the grade. 3. All under -canopy signs shall not exceed a maximum dimension of six (6) feet or in any case more than seventy-five percent (75%) of the width of the canopy to which it is attached. No portion of said sign shall be less than eight (8) feet above grade level. SECTION III. REPEALER. All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed. SECTION IV. SAVINGS CLAUSE. If any article, section or subsection of this Ordinance shall be adjudged invalid or unconstitutional, by a court of competent jurisdiction, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole or any article, section, subsection, or part not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional. The Council hereby declared that it would have passed the remaining adjudicated article, section, or parts of this Ordinance if it had known that subsection thereof would be declared unconstitutional. SECTION V. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be in effect after its final passage, approval, and publication as required by law. It was moved by Davidsen and seconded by deProsse that the Ordinance as read be adopted, and upon•roll call there were: AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: X Brandt X Czarnecki X Davidsen X deProsse X White ATTEST: lst Reading 9 a �/- 7,�t y . 2nd Reading, 3rd Reading Passed and approved this 15th day of October 1574