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Item Number: 6.b. CITY OF IOWA CITY �--'°�'��� COUNCIL ACTION REPORT September 5, 2023 Resolution amending the budgeted positions in the Engineering Division of the Public Works Department and the Confidential, Administrative, and Executive pay plan by adding one full- time Senior Facilities Design and Construction Manager position, grade 29. Prepared By: Jason Havel, City Engineer Reviewed By: Ron Knoche, Public Works Director Geoff Fruin, City Manager Fiscal Impact: Annual estimated cost increase of $117,762 (step 1) to $162,540 (max) annually, based on the FY24 pay plan and benefits. Staff Recommendation: Approval Commission Recommendations: N/A Attachments: Resolution Executive Summary: The City's Capital Improvements Program (CIP) typically includes a variety of building construction, rehabilitation and maintenance projects. Among the projects included in the current CIP are the design and construction of new Equipment maintenance and Transit maintenance and storage facilities. After evaluating current staffing levels and workloads, staff has concerns regarding the City's ability to accommodate the completion of these projects with current staffing levels. This item adds one full-time Senior Facilities Design and Construction Manager position to the Engineering Division that will assist with managing the City's building construction, rehabilitation and maintenance projects. Background / Analysis: The City of Iowa City owns and maintains a number of buildings located throughout the City. As a part of the regular ongoing maintenance of these facilities, the City regularly undertakes rehabilitation and repair projects to keep the facilities safe and usable for our community. In addition, the City will from time to time design and construct new facilities, such as the Equipment maintenance and Transit maintenance and storage facilities that are included in the current CIP. While these projects vary widely with regards to scope, they all require City staff to manage and coordinate their planning, design and construction, which often occurs over months, years or more. After an evaluation of current capacity of the Engineering Division, it is anticipated upcoming building construction, rehabilitation and repair projects would put a significant strain on the City's ability to manage these projects efficiently. The proposed Senior Facilities Design and Construction Manager position would play a primary role in overseeing and leading the implementation of the City's planned facility design and construction projects. Prepared by: Jason Havel, City Engineer, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, IA 52240 (319) 356-5410 Resolution Number. 23-236 Resolution amending the budgeted positions in the Engineering Division of the Public Works Department and the Confidential, Administrative, and Executive pay plan by adding one full-time Senior Facilities Design and Construction Manager position, grade 29. Whereas, Resolution No. 23-108, adopted by the City Council on April 4, 2023 authorized budgeted positions in the Public Works Department for Fiscal Year 2024; and Whereas, Resolution No. 21-112, adopted by the City Council on May 4, 2021 established a classification and compensation plan for Confidential, Administrative and Executive employees; and Whereas, administering of public improvement projects, including those contained in the Capital Improvements Program (CIP), is an important part of the duties of the Engineering Division; and Whereas, the CIP includes a number of building construction and rehabilitation projects, including new Equipment and Transit maintenance facilities; and Whereas, after evaluating staff workloads and anticipated project commitments for the Engineering Division, it has been determined a Senior Facilities Design and Construction Manager is needed to better manage the delivery of CIP projects and other related responsibilities. Now Therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Iowa City, Iowa that: 1. The budgeted positions in the Engineering Division of the Public Works Department be amended by adding one full-time Senior Facilities Design and Construction Manager position, grade 29. 2. The Confidential, Administrative, and Executive pay plan be amended by adding the position of Senior Facilities Design and Construction Manager to grade 29. Passed and approved this 5th day of September 2023. l M Attest: Vk ►J� `t_� c P_J City Clerk Approved by City Attorne s ice (Jennifer Schwickerath - 08/28/2023) Resolution No. 23-236 Page 2 It was moved by Taylor and seconded by Dunn that the Resolution be adopted and upon roll call there were: AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: x Alter X Bergus X Dunn x Harmsen X Taylor X Teague x Thomas Leii1►Rlii1:1 xffla CITY OF IOWA CITY ca 7R COUNCIL ACTION REPORT September 5, 2023 Resolution authorizing the City Manager to sign an agreement with The Housing Fellowship to construct a single-family home at 724 Ronalds Street for affordable housing. Prepared By: Reviewed By: Fiscal Impact: Staff Recommendation Commission Recommendations Brianna Thul, Associate Planner Tracy Hightshoe, NDS Director This agenda item would authorize expenditure of $200,000 from the City's Affordable Housing Opportunity Fund. Approval N/A Attachments: Resolution Agreement City Council correspondence - Rev. Dr. John McKinstry Executive Summary: In 2022, the City sold 724 Ronalds Street to The Housing Fellowship, a local nonprofit housing organization, to own, develop, and manage up to two homes to be built as affordable rental housing for families through partnerships with the Iowa City Community School District (ICCSD) and the Home Builder's Association, Vocational Training Council (VTC). The opportunity offered several benefits for Iowa City including addressing the affordable housing shortage, implementing City climate action goals, creating infill walkable housing, and introducing students to career opportunities. The Housing Fellowship has requested funds for construction expenses. Background / Analysis: 724 Ronalds Street was acquired by the City following a sheriff's sale in 2016. The residence on the property had a long history of nuisance violations dating back to 1987. Due to years of neglect and code violations, the Building Official determined the structure was a dangerous building and the home was demolished in 2022. Later that year, The Housing Fellowship purchased the land from the City at its assessed value with the understanding that The Housing Fellowship would construct up to two single family homes for affordable housing though a collaboration with the Student Built Program in partnership with the ICCSD and the VTC. The Housing Fellowship plans to subdivide 724 Ronalds into two lots in order to construct two affordable rental homes. The project is located in the Brown Street Historic District. The proposed design for the first home was submitted to the Historic Preservation Commission for review and a Certificate of Appropriateness was approved at the March 22, 2023, meeting. The Housing Fellowship plans to proceed with construction of the first home during the 2023- 2024 ICCSD school year. Staff recommends that $200,000 be allocated to The Housing Fellowship from the Opportunity Fund to allow the project to proceed as planned. This project directly supports the City Council Strategic Plan Housing & Neighborhoods item: "Explore pilot housing projects utilizing tiny homes, 3D printed homes, prefabricated or manufactured homes, net -zero homes, or other innovative options." Prepared by: Brianna Thul, Neighborhood Services, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, IA 52240 (319) 356-5230 Resolution No. 23-237 Resolution authorizing the City Manager to sign an agreement with The Housing Fellowship to construct a single-family home at 724 Ronalds Street for affordable housing. Whereas, the City is committed to expanding affordable housing opportunities; and Whereas, the Affordable Housing Opportunity Fund is available for any housing opportunity that becomes available that supports the City's housing goals and is approved by City Council; and Whereas, The Housing Fellowship has requested $200,000 for the construction of an affordable rental housing unit through a partnership with the Iowa City Community School District and Home Builder's Association Vocational Training Council; and Whereas, funds will be used to construct a single family rental unit at 724 Ronalds Street that will be rented as affordable housing to a household below 60% of area median income as determined annually by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; and Whereas, prioritizing innovative partnerships with nonprofit affordable housing developers is consistent with the 2022 Affordable Housing Action Plan and the City's FY2023-FY2028 Strategic Plan; and Whereas, the attached agreement sets forth the parameters of how the funds are to be used; and Whereas, the use of the funds as set forth in the attached agreement is a public purpose. Now, Therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, that: The City Manager is authorized to sign the attached agreement and any needed amendments thereto. Passed and approved this 5th day of September 2023. Khao Attest: ' City Clerk City Attorne18/31/2023) e (Sue Dulek Resolution No. 23-237 Page 2 It was moved by Taylor I and seconded by Dunn that the Resolution be adopted and upon roll call there were: AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: x Alter X Bergus X Dunn X Harmsen X Taylor X Teague x Thomas Prepared by; Tracy Hightshoa, NDS Director, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, IA 52240 (319) 356.5230 AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into on this -1-- day ofCM� 023, by and between the City of Iowa City, Iowa, a municipal corporation (City), and The Housing Fellowship (Housing Fellowship), WHEREAS, the City is committed to expanding affordable housing opportunities; and WHEREAS, the City sold the Housing Fellowship a property located at 724 Ronalds Street to develop as affordable rental housing; and WHEREAS, the City has prioritized innovative partnerships with nonprofit affordable housing developers in the 2022 Affordable Housing Action Plan and the City's FY2023-2028 Strategic Plan; and Whereas, the Housing Fellowship requests funding to build a single family home for affordable rental housing in partnership with the Iowa City Community School District (ICCSD) and the Home Builder's Association Vocational Training Council (VTC). THEREFORE, the City and the Housing Fellowship agree as follows: I. TERM OFAGREEMENT The term of this Agreement shall commence the date the Agreement Is executed and shall conclude on October 31, 2053. AMOUNT AND TERMS OF LOAN FUNDS As its sole obligation under this Agreement, the City shall provide the Housing Fellowship a loan in the sum of $200,0.00 (Principal Amount) for new construction expenses as provided herein. No Interest shall accrue on the loan, This Agreement shall be secured by a mortgage on the property legally described as Lot 7, Block 12, Original Town of Iowa City, Iowa, according to the plat thereof recorded In Book 1, Page 116, Plat Records of Johnson County, Iowa (property) to be recorded and released at the expense of the Housing Fellowship. If the Housing Fellowship complies with the terms of this Agreement, there will be no loan payments, The Housing Fellowship shall not assign, sell or transfer any interest in the property without the consent of the City. if the Housing Fellowship complies with the terms of this Agreement, the City shall release this Agreement and mortgage on October 31, 2053, III. USE OF FUNDS/DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT The Housing Fellowship shall construct a two bedroom, single family home at the property locally known as 724 Ronalds Street to rent to households at or below 60% of median income based on household size, as determined annually by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) (the Project). The rent shall not exceed the Fair Market Rent, updated annually by HUD, minus the tenant paid utility allowance provided by the Iowa City Housing Authority annually for a two bedroom unit. The home must adhere to the City's historic preservation standards as set forth in the Iowa City Code and receive a Certificate of Appropriateness before the City will issue a building perm it. The Housing Fellowship shall arrange for ICCSD to provide staff to oversee student trainees and implement the school curriculum. The Housing Fellowship shall arrange for VTC to oversee construction and coordinate contractors. The Housing Fellowship will own and operate the home for affordable rental housing: Construction shall commence no later than October 2023 and shall be completed by October 2024. The home shall be leased Lip by November 2024, IV. BUDGET Based on the approved budget, the City shall make partial payments upon presentation of (i) purchase agreements and invoices, and/or (ii) other source documents. Payments will be made only for eligible expenses actually incurred by the Housing Fellowship, as solely determined by the City. Proposed Budget: New Construction $250,000 Site Improvements (grading, site work) $25,000 Professional Fees (architect, engineering) $25,000 Reserves (construction contingency) $26,000 'total Project Cost $326,000 V. DEFAULT/TERMINATION If the Housing Fellowship violates any term of this Agreement, the City may, but is not obligated to, provide a written notice of default to the Housing Fellowship. If the Housing Fellowship fails to cure the default within a reasonable time as provided in said notice of default, the entire Principal Amount shall be immediately due and payable to the City. VI. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION A. On or before the 301 day of the month following the end of each calendar quarter, the Housing Fellowship shall submit quarterly reports that outline the Project construction status until the certificate of occupancy is issued. B. Within 30 days of initial lease up, the Housing Fellowship shall provide a construction and tenant close out report that includes the tenant's household income, household size, race/ethnicity, rent and the utility allowance and total Project cost. After the first report, annual tenant reports are due by January 15 for the prior calendar year, C. Duly authorized representatives of the City shall at all reasonable times, have access to and the right to inspect, copy, audit, and examine all financial books, records, and other documents of the Housing Fellowship, and to make site visits and survey participants in order to evaluate and monitor the program. D. The City's sole responsibility hereunder shall be to provide the funds in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Nothing contained in this Agreement, nor any act or omission of the Housing Fellowship or the City, shall be construed to create any special duty, relationship, third -party beneficiary, respondent superior, limited or general partnership, joint venture, or any association by reason of the Housing Fellowship's involvement with the City, nor shall the City have authority to direct the manner or means by which the Housing Fellowship conducts activities, VII. ASSIGNMENT This Agreement may not be assigned by either party without prior written agreement of the other party. VIII. NON DISCRIMINATION The Housing Fellowship shall not permit any of the following terms and practices: A. To discharge from employment or refuse to hire any individual or to discriminate against any individual in terms, conditions, or privileges of employment because of their race, creed, color, national origin, religion, age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or handicap status. B. The Housing Fellowship shall not deny to any person its services on the basis of race, creed, color, national original, religion, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or handicap status. IX. INTEGRATION This Agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties. X. CONFLICT OF LAWS AND VENUE The laws of the State of Iowa shall govern this Agreement, and venue for any legal action hereunder shall be in the Johnson County District Court of Iowa or the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. City of Iowa City, Iowa: The H isin Fellowship: Geoff Fruin Date Simon Andrew Date City Manager Executive Director A pr ed as to Form City Attorney's Office Date Kellie Grace From: John McKinstry <adisciple0040@grnail.corn> Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2023 2:06 PM To: *City Council Subject: 724 Ronalds Street ** This email originated outside of the City of Iowa City email system. Please take extra care opening any links or attachments. ** Dear Council Members, I am writing to you as a longtime Northside resident and affordable housing advocate to express my support for the building project at 724 Ronalds Street, and to encourage/commend your support for it. I am grateful that the Iowa City Council has been the leader in support of affordable housing in our state. I have lived in a house on Ronalds Street whose lot I believe was subdivided off of the neighbor's lot when he decided to build our house prior to 1900, and that lot has served our needs for more than 30 years. We enjoy the architectural variety and wide price range of homes in the Northside neighborhood and believe that the 724 Ronalds Street project fits well into our historic neighborhood and is faithful to Iowa City's priority of lowering barriers to housing affordability. Among the more salient of the many positive attributes of the project are the following: + The structures will be owned by the Housing Fellowship, which has a long history of excellent management, longterm affordability, top notch maintenance, and accountability. + The process of construction is a model of private -public partnership with the City of Iowa City, The Homebuilders Association, The Iowa City Community School District, the Housing Fellowship, and partial Federal funding coming together to make it happen. + The construction process will help equip young residents with skills in high demand in our local building trades. + The design is compatible with the historic district, energy efficiency, visitability, accessibility, and sustainability. I urge you to help facilitate the early and complete implementation of this worthy project. Peace, Rev. Dr. John McKinstry 308 Ronalds Street Item Number: 6.d. CITY OF IOWA CITY COUNCIL ACTION REPORT September 5, 2023 Resolution awarding contract and authorizing the Mayor to sign and the City Clerk to attest a contract for construction of the Mercer Park and City Park Court Renovation Project. Prepared By: Ethan Yoder, Civil Engineer Reviewed By: Juli Seydell Johnson, Parks & Recreation Director Jason Havel, City Engineer Ron Knoche, Public Works Director Geoff Fruin, City Manager Fiscal Impact: $1,082,697.10 available in account #'s R4374 — Mercer Park Ball Diamond Improvements and R4391 — Tennis Court Renovations Staff Recommendation: Approval Commission Recommendations: N/A Attachments: Resolution Executive Summary: This project generally includes removal and replacement of playing surfaces, drainage updates, removal and replacement of fencing, and the addition of a hitting wall at Mercer Park, as well as resurfacing, replacement of fencing, and the addition of hitting practice walls at City Park. Three (3) bids were submitted prior to the August 22, 2023 deadline: Bidder Name City Bid Engineer's Estimate $ 963,000.00 McComas Lacina Construction Iowa City, IA $ 1,082,697.10 All American Concrete West Liberty, IA $ 1,159,220.80 B& M Constuction West Branch, IA Non- Responsive Public Works and Engineering recommend awarding the project to McComas Lacina Construction of Iowa City, Iowa in the amount of $1,082,697.10. Background / Analysis: The tennis court surfaces, fencing and practice walls are deteriorating and require renovation for continued use. Project Timeline: Construction Dates: September 2023 — Spring 2024 I r 1 Zza- rw�m�af� City Council Supplemental Meeting Packet A 11a, CITY OF IOWA CITY September 5, 2023 Information submitted between distribution of the agenda packet on Thursday and 3:00 pm on Tuesday. Late Handout(s); onsent Calendar- Resolutions and Motions Item 6.d Mercer Park and City Park Court Renovations - See correspondence from the following: Janet Roe, Dan Handler, Shelly Deutsch, Sharon Beck 8/39 Information Packet IN Memo from the City Manager: Quarterly American Rescue Plan Act State of Local Relief Fund (ARPA-SLRF) Update September 5,2023 City of Iowa City Kellie Grace From: Janet Roe <roe2209@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, September 1, 2023 5:11 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: *City Council Subject: Pickleball Courts at Mercer 2-3 (Date) i RISK ** This email originated outside of the City of Iowa City email system. Please take extra care opening any links or attachments. ** Dear Council, I am emailing the council to encourage you to approve the bid to resurface the pickleball courts at Mercer park. The courts are used by a diverse group of people and I have valued the opportunity to interact with others in such a positive atmosphere. I have attended the morning sessions with Johnson County Pickleball Association and on most days all of the courts are in use. I have also gone at other times of the day and it's rare that the courts are empty. Thanks so much for your consideration of this initiative and for your service to the city council. Janet Roe roe2209@gmail.com lP , Kellie Grace From: Daniel Handler <danmhandler@gmail.com> Sent: Sunday, September 3, 2023 5:47 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: *City Council Subject: Mercer Park Pickleball Courts q -s-23 A (Date) ** This email originated outside of the City of Iowa City email system. Please take extra care opening any links or attachments. ** Hello, I am a resident of Eastern Iowa City and I am emailing in support of the planned resurfacing of the Mercer Park Pickleball courts. I use the courts multiple times per week along with many other local players and they are becoming increasingly difficult to play on. Thank you for your consideration, -Dan Handler 1 Kellie Grace From: Deutsch, Shelly R <Shelly-Deutsch@hawkeyebasketball.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 5, 2023 9:13 AM Late Handouts Distributed To: *City Council Subject: Mercer Renovation Ot-5--1> A1 (Date) RISK ** This email originated outside of the City of Iowa City email system. Please take extra care opening any links or attachments. ** Good morning, It is my understanding bids are in for the Mercer Park pickleball and tennis court renovation project and a decision will be decided tonight. I can't thank you enough for even looking into this much needed project, and I appreciate your commitment to recreational fitness for our community. I wanted to toss out an idea though. The North Liberty courts are set up so participants pay for the lights I believe. Currently the lights at Mercer are set on a timer until 10:00 or 10:30 at night. If players leave around 9:00 PM and forget to turn those lights off which seems to happen 98% of the time, those lights are running needlessly. I play at 6:00 AM in the morning and so I can back up that statement because the lights are rarely turned to the off position. Selfishly I would also love the opportunity to pay for lights in the AM since it is now dark at 6:00 AM too. Just a thought to look into — it would definitely save the City money in the long run. Thanks for all you do for the city of Iowa City! Shelly Deutsch The University of Iowa I Men's Basketball N215 Carver Hawkeye Arena I Iowa City, IA 152242 319-335-9444 1 Fax 319-353-9800 www.hawkeyesports.com 1 -i-�6, . d Kellie Grace From: Sharon Beck <sl_beck@yahoo.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 5, 2023 10:32 AM Late Handouts Distributed To: *City Council Subject: Mercer and City Park pickleball courts (Date) i RISK ** This email originated outside of the City of Iowa City email system. Please take extra care opening any links or attachments. ** I write in support of the renovation of the pickleball courts at Mercer Park. The pickleball community is very active at Mercer and having the courts renovated would be an excellent use of the city's funding. In addition, having courts in better shape will help reduce injuries that could be caused by the many cracks in the courts. Our pickleball community appreciates your consideration of funding this project! Best, Sharon Beck Prepared by: Ethan Yoder, Engineering Division, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, IA 52240 (319)356-5145 Resolution No. 23-238 Resolution awarding contract and authorizing the Mayor to sign and the City Clerk to attest a contract for construction of the Mercer Park and City Park Court Renovation Project. Whereas, McComas-Lacina Construction LC of Iowa City, Iowa has submitted the lowest responsive, responsible bid of $1,082,697.10 for construction of the above-named project; and Whereas, funds for this project are available in account #'s R4374 - Mercer Park Ball Diamond Improvements and R4391 - Tennis Court Renovations. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, that: 1. The contract for the construction of the above-named project is hereby awarded to McComas-Lacina Construction LC, subject to the condition that awardee secure adequate performance and payment bond, insurance certificates, and contract compliance program statements. 2. The Mayor is hereby authorized to sign and the City Clerk to attest the contract for construction of the above-named project, subject to the condition that awardee secure adequate performance and payment bond, insurance certificates, and contract compliance program statements. 3. The City Engineer and City Manager are authorized to execute change orders according to the City's Purchasing Policy as they may become necessary in the construction of the above-named project. Passed and approved this 5th day of September _,2023 or Approved by Attest : I✓ Y �C�1 n C L ' City Clerk City Attorn s Office (Sue Dulek - 08/30/2023) It was moved by Taylor and seconded by Dunn the Resolution be adopted, and upon roll call there were: Ayes: X X X X X X Nays: Absent: Alter Bergus Dunn Harmsen Taylor Teague Thomas I IrTNI ITi,lOM'Fi [:� CITY OF IOWA CITY ca 7q COUNCIL ACTION REPORT September 5, 2023 Resolution awarding contract and authorizing the Mayor to sign and the City Clerk to attest a contract for construction of the North First Avenue Improvements Project. Prepared By: Marri VanDyke, Civil Engineer Reviewed By: Jason Havel, City Engineer Ron Knoche, Public Works Director Geoff Fruin, City Manager Fiscal Impact: Staff Recommendation Commission Recommendations Attachments: Detour Map Resolution $389,778.55 available in the Annual Pavement Rehabilitation Account #S3824 Approval N/A Executive Summary: The North First Avenue Improvements Project includes complete roadway pavement reconstruction of North First Avenue between Stuart Court and Hickory Trail, sidewalk, curb ramp improvements, and minor storm sewer improvements. The engineer's estimated cost of construction was $475,000. Eight (8) bids were submitted prior to the August 22, 2023 deadline: Bidder Name City Bid Engineer's Estimate $475,000.00 Streb Construction Iowa City $389,778.55 Rathje Construction Marion $394,991.45 Dave Schmitt Construction Cedar Rapids $395,382.70 Boomerang Corp Anamosa $437,267.50 All American Concrete West Liberty $440,735.50 Midwest Concrete Peosta $515,832.00 Tshiggfrie Excavating Dubuque $558,357.00 Peterson Contractors Reinbeck Non -Responsive Public Works and Engineering recommend awarding the project to Streb Construction Co., Inc. of Iowa City, Iowa in the amount of $389,778.55. Background / Analysis: North First Avenue has deteriorated beyond the point of rehabilitation between Stuart Court and Hickory Trail and complete reconstruction is necessary in this area to improve pavement conditions. Roadway width and alignment will not be changed with this project. In order to complete construction this fall, First Avenue will be closed to through traffic in phases within the project limits. It is also anticipated that Rochester Avenue, between Rita Lyn Court and First Avenue, will be closed for the duration of the project due to the ongoing Rochester Avenue reconstruction. On August 15th, Engineering staff met with Regina and Iowa Central School Bus staff to discuss the impacts of having both closures occur simultaneously. During the meeting, it was determined that temporary modifications will be made to Regina's western exit to maintain parking lot access off of Rochester during the closure. Temporary modifications will also be made to Regina's entrance off of First Avenue to provide easier parking lot access to northbound traffic. Coordination with Regina will continue throughout the project in order to address any new issues, if they arise. The North First Avenue Improvements Project is scheduled for this fall so that work is completed prior to the Rochester Avenue and First Ave intersection reconstruction in 2024, as well as construction on the Court Street Reconstruction Project, which is scheduled for 2025-26. 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Washington St., Iowa City, IA 52240 (319)356-5044 Resolution No. 23-249 Resolution awarding contract and authorizing the Mayor to sign and the City Clerk to attest a contract for construction of the North First Avenue Improvements Project. Whereas, Streb Construction Co., Inc. of Iowa City has submitted the lowest responsive, responsible bid of $389,778.55 for construction of the above-named project; and Whereas, funds for this project are available in the Annual Pavement Rehabilitation Account #S3824. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, that: 1. The contract for the construction of the above-named project is hereby awarded to Streb Construction Co., Inc., subject to the condition that awardee secure adequate performance and payment bond, insurance certificates, and contract compliance program statements. 2. The Mayor is hereby authorized to sign and the City Clerk to attest the contract for construction of the above-named project, subject to the condition that awardee secure adequate performance and payment bond, insurance certificates, and contract compliance program statements. 3. The City Engineer and City Manager are authorized to execute change orders according to the City's Purchasing Policy as they may become necessary in the construction of the above-named project. Passed and approved this 5th day of September , 2023 or Approve by Attest : 1✓ G' - City berk City Attor ey's Office (Liz Craig - 08/25/2023) It was moved by Alter and seconded by Harmsen the Resolution be adopted, and upon roll call there were: Ayes: Nays: Absent: Alter Bergus Dunn Harmsen Taylor Teague Thomas Leii1►Rli71OMX.^NiA CITY OF IOWA CITY ca 7R COUNCIL ACTION REPORT September 5, 2023 Resolution awarding contract and authorizing the Mayor to sign and the City Clerk to attest a contract for construction of the 2023 Equipment Shop Roof Replacement Project. Prepared By: Reviewed By: Fiscal Impact: Staff Recommendation Commission Recommendations Attachments: Resolution Ben Clark, Sr. Engineer Jason Havel, City Engineer Ron Knoche, Public Works Director Geoff Fruin, City Manager $365,000 available in the Equipment Building Roof Replacement account #P3990 Approval N/A Executive Summary: This agenda item awards the construction contract for the Wastewater Roof Improvements Project. Two (2) bids were submitted prior to the August 30, 2023 deadline: Bidder Name City Bid Engineer's Estimate $560,000.00 Advance Builders Corp. Cedar Rapids, IA $365,000.00 King -Knutson Construction Cedar Rapids, IA $369,000.00 Public Works and Engineering recommend awarding the project to Advance Builders Corp. of Cedar Rapids, Iowa in the amount of $365,000. Background / Analysis: A high wind event on March 31, 2023 damaged the roof of the Equipment Building. Temporary repairs were made but are not a sufficient permanent solution. This project includes removing temporary repair work and the remainder of the existing metal roof panels, and replacing the entire roof with new 40 -inch wide structural insulated standing seam metal panels. The new panels will have a 4 -inch thick insulation core and structural bracing will also be installed. Project Timeline: Final Completion — December 22, 2023 Prepared by: Ben Clark, Engineering Division, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, IA 52240 (319)356-5436 Resolution No. 23-239 Resolution awarding contract and authorizing the Mayor to sign and the City Clerk to attest a contract for construction of the 2023 Equipment Shop Roof Replacement Project. Whereas, Advance Builders Corp. of Cedar Rapids, Iowa has submitted the lowest responsive, responsible bid of $365,000.00 for construction of the above-named project; and Whereas, funds for this project are available in the Equipment Building Roof Replacement account #P3990. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, that: 1. The contract for the construction of the above-named project is hereby awarded to Advance Builders Corp., subject to the condition that awardee secure adequate performance and payment bond, insurance certificates, and contract compliance program statements. 2. The Mayor is hereby authorized to sign and the City Clerk to attest the contract for construction of the above-named project, subject to the condition that awardee secure adequate performance and payment bond, insurance certificates, and contract compliance program statements. 3. The City Engineer and City Manager are authorized to execute change orders according to the City's Purchasing Policy as they may become necessary in the construction of the above-named project. Passed and approved this 5th day of September , 2023 Ktay6r Approved by/. Attest City Clerk City Attor y's Office (Sue Dulek - 08/31/2023) It was moved by Taylor and seconded by Dunn the Resolution be adopted, and upon roll call there were: Ayes: X X X X X Nays: Absent: Alter Bergus Dunn Harmsen Taylor Teague Thomas Item Number: 6.g. CITY OF IOWA CITY Z%--_ �=Pa COUNCIL ACTION REPORT September 5, 2023 Resolution awarding contract and authorizing the Mayor to sign and the City Clerk to attest a contract for construction of the Wastewater Roof Improvements Project. Prepared By: Reviewed By: Fiscal Impact: Staff Recommendation Commission Recommendations Attachments: Resolution Ben Clark, Sr. Engineer Jason Havel, City Engineer Ron Knoche, Public Works Director Geoff Fruin, City Manager $258,180 available in the WWTP Roof Replacements account #V3170 Approval N/A Executive Summary: This agenda item awards the construction contract for the Wastewater Roof Improvements Project. Four (4) bids were submitted prior to the August 30, 2023 deadline: Bidder Name City Bid Engineer's Estimate $ 335,000.00 Cedar Service Company Cedar Rapids, IA $ 258,180.00 DrySpace, Inc. Cedar Rapids, IA $ 288,264.00 Advance Builders Cedar Rapids, IA $ 295,000.00 T & K Roofing Ely, IA $ 309,900.00 Public Works and Engineering recommend awarding the project to Cedar Service Company of Cedar Rapids, Iowa in the amount of $258,180.00. Background / Analysis: A multi-year roof management program was prepared in December 2022 to assist the Wastewater Division with maximizing the life of the roofing systems on all buildings at the Wastewater Treatment Facility and stormwater and sanitary lift stations throughout the city. This project includes complete tear -off and roof replacements on the Gas Metering Building, Sludge Processing Building and South McCollister Pump Station. Additionally, miscellaneous repairs will be completed on the Influent Pump Station, Grit Dewatering Building, Blower Building, and Sludge Pump Building. Project Timeline: Final Completion — December 22, 2023 Prepared by: Ben Clark, Engineering Division, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, IA 52240 (319)356-5436 Resolution No. 23-240 Resolution awarding contract and authorizing the Mayor to sign and the City Clerk to attest a contract for construction of the Wastewater Roof Improvements Project. Whereas, Cedar Service Company of Cedar Rapids, Iowa has submitted the lowest responsive, responsible bid of $258,180.00 for construction of the above-named project; and Whereas, funds for this project are available in the WWTP Roof Replacements account #V3170. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, that: The contract for the construction of the above-named project is hereby awarded to Cedar Service Company, subject to the condition that awardee secure adequate performance and payment bond, insurance certificates, and contract compliance program statements. 2. The Mayor is hereby authorized to sign and the City Clerk to attest the contract for construction of the above-named project, subject to the condition that awardee secure adequate performance and payment bond, insurance certificates, and contract compliance program statements. 3. The City Engineer and City Manager are authorized to execute change orders according to the City's Purchasing Policy as they may become necessary in the construction of the above-named project. Passed and approved this 5th day of September , 2023 r Approved X Attest : ��p 1') �t CP City Clerk City Attor y's Office (Sue Dulek - 08/30/2023) It was moved by Taylor and seconded by n„n„ the Resolution be adopted, and upon roll call there were: Ayes: Nays: Absent: Alter Bergus Dunn Harmsen Taylor Teague Thomas Item Number: 6.h. CITY OF IOWA CITY Z%--_ �=Pa COUNCIL ACTION REPORT September 5, 2023 Resolution authorizing the City Manager to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Housing Trust Fund of Johnson County, Inc. for the contribution and use of $500,000 for affordable housing. Prepared By: Tracy Hightshoe, Neighborhood and Development Service Director Reviewed By: Geoff Fruin, City Manager Fiscal Impact: City budgeted $500,000 for the HTFJC through the FY24 Affordable Housing Fund. Staff Recommendation: Approval Commission Recommendations: N/A Attachments: Resolution Memorandum of Understanding Exhibit A - Affordable Housing Heat Map Executive Summary: City Council will consider adoption of a resolution to authorize the City Manager to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Housing Trust Fund of Johnson County (HTFJC) for $500,000 for affordable housing at their September 5, 2023 meeting. Background / Analysis: At the September 20, 2016 City Council work session, the City Council approved the distribution of funds for the Affordable Housing Fund. Under the approved distribution plan, 50% of the funds available will go to the HTFJC for affordable housing projects in Iowa City. The FY24 budget for the Affordable Housing Fund is $1,000,000. Upon execution of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), the HTFJC will be issued payment of $500,000. At the August 6, 2019 City Council work session, the Council approved removing the HTFJC from the Aid to Agency annual funding cycle and allowing them an administrative fee on funds allocated to them through the Affordable Housing Fund. The administrative fee is set at 8% of the funds allocated. These funds contribute to the annual salary and benefit expense to administer the fund, which includes quarterly application rounds, review and allocation of funds to eligible projects and project monitoring. Each year more projects are approved and units placed under an affordability period that is monitored by the HTFJC. Some of these projects can have affordability periods of 30 or more years. Under this MOU, affordable housing is defined as housing, either owner -occupied or rental, that serves households under 80% of area median income (AMI). In general, the HTFJC prioritizes rental projects that assist households under 60% AMI; however, the majority of those served are under 30% AMI. A MOU for these funds will be entered between the City and HTFJC. The City no longer has an Affordable Housing Location Model, but encourages housing and residential facilities throughout all neighborhoods in Iowa City. The applicant for these funds must provide useful data to support how the project contributes to this goal. The MOU also requires quarterly reporting to Neighborhood Services which identifies projects awarded funding, income levels served, the fund balance and an Annual Report that is provided to City Council. The Annual Report is typically provided in August for the prior fiscal year. Prepared by: Tracy Hightshoe, NDS Director, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, IA 52240 (319) 356-5244 Resolution No. 23-241 Resolution authorizing the City Manager to sign a memorandum of understanding with the Housing Trust Fund of Johnson County, Inc. for the contribution and use of $500,000 for affordable housing. Whereas, the City Council desires to fulfill its goal to increase the units of affordable housing in Iowa City, in part, by contributing $500,000 to the Housing Trust Fund of Johnson County, Inc.; and Whereas, the funds should be used to serve households under 80% of median income, the units should be located within the corporate limits of Iowa City, and approved projects shall support the City's goal of encouraging housing and residential facilities throughout all neighborhoods in Iowa City; Whereas, the attached Memorandum of Understanding sets forth the parameters of how the funds are to be used; and Whereas, the use of funds provided pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding is a public purpose. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, that: The City Manager is authorized to sign the attached Memorandum of Understanding and any necessary amendments. Passed and approved this 5th day of Saptamhar 12023. l M Approved by Attest:Cz ;� -, Z� W City Clerk City Attor ey s Office (Sue Du ek - 08/29/2023) Resolution No. 23-241 Page 2 It was moved by Taylor and seconded by that the Resolution be adopted and upon roll call there were: AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: g Alter X Bergus X Dunn X Harmsen X Taylor X Teague X Thomas Prepared by: Tracy Hightshoe, NDS Director, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, IA 52240, 319(356-5244 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING Re: CITY'S CONTRIBUTION TOWARD AFFORDABLE HOUSING This Memorandum of Understanding is entered into by and between the City of Iowa City, a municipal corporation ("City"), and Housing Trust Fund of Johnson County, Inc. ("Trust Fund") in Iowa City, Iowa. 'WHEREAS, the City desires to contribute $500,000.00 to the Trust Fund to support affordable housing; and THE PARTIES THEREFORE AGREE AS FOLLOWS: 1. The City will contribute $500,000.00 ("funds") to the Trust Fund to support affordable housing by September 15, 2023. 2. The Trust Fund will use the funds for affordable housing' projects as follows: a. All units assisted must serve households under 80% area median income. The project itself may have units designated for higher incomes, but the units assisted by the funds must serve households under 80% area median income. b. The projects must be located within the corporate limits of Iowa City. c. The projects shall support the City's goal of encouraging housing and residential facilities throughout all neighborhoods in Iowa City. The applicant shall provide useful data to support how the project contributes to this goal. The Heat Map of the City's existing subsidized housing under a compliance/affordability period is attached for reference (Exhibit A). d. Quarterly reports must be provided to the City Neighborhood Services Coordinator following the completion of each funding round until all funds have been allocated and all units are occupied by eligible households. An annual report must be submitted by August 1, 2024 for FY24 (July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024). The reports must include the following information on each project: i. Address and developer; ii. Amount of funds allocated, identify City funds as well as other funding sources; iii. Description of development, such as 12-plex or 20 -unit tax project for seniors; iv. Status of construction; v. Rent limitations as detailed in funding agreements with grant/loan recipients. Up to 8% of funds ($40,000) may be used for administrative expenses. Dated, this 6 "' day of September, 2023. CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA By: qp& Fruin City Manager p raved By City Attorney's Office HOUSING TRUST FUND OF JOHNSON COUNTY, INC. By: jz�t' Ellen McCabe Executive Director EXHIBIT Affordable Housing Heat Map Iowa City Neighborhood Services: November 2022 y t, 219 Coralville University of Iowa - Iowa City Campus Density of Subsidized Housing Units Low High CC—.y_i lOVVAClIv City of Iowa City Boundary 0 03 07 1A Miles This map is intended to serve as an aid in graphic representation only. This information is not warranted for accuracy or other purposes. t QSter A,,,R°� Unl rsity 6 I^wa City Hei s E Court `,, i �. b,,,t„�� ,, �u� owa City Municipal 6 Airport 1 t a 6 Item Number: 6.i. r 1 CITY OF IOWA CITY Z%--_ �=Pa COUNCIL ACTION REPORT September 5, 2023 Resolution authorizing the City Manager to sign a memorandum of understanding with the Housing Trust Fund of Johnson County for the contribution and use of $200,000 for Low Income Housing Tax Credit projects. Prepared By: Tracy Hightshoe, NDS Director Reviewed By: Geoff Fruin, City Manager Fiscal Impact: Budgeted $200,000 from the FY24 Affordable Housing Fund for LIHTC projects. Staff Recommendation: Approval Commission Recommendations: N/A Attachments: Resolution Memorandum of Understanding Exhibit A - Affordable Housing Heat Map Executive Summary: City Council will consider adoption of a resolution to authorize the City Manager to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Housing Trust Fund of Johnson County (HTFJC) for $200,000 for eligible Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) projects at their September 5, 2023 meeting. Background / Analysis: At the September 20, 2016 City Council work session, the City Council approved the distribution of funds for the Affordable Housing Fund. Under the approved distribution plan, 20% of the funds available will go to the HTFJC for approved LIHTC projects in Iowa City. The FY24 budget for the Affordable Housing Fund is $1,000,000. Upon execution of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), the HTFJC will hold an annual funding round to solicit and review LITHC proposals. Upon approval of a LIHTC award by the Iowa Finance Authority for an approved project, the Trust Fund will be awarded the funds set aside for LIHTC projects. Under this MOU, an eligible LIHTC project must be located within Iowa City, support the goal of encouraging affordable housing and residential facilities throughout Iowa City, serve households below 60% of area median income, and give preference to those viable projects that provide the most units at the highest levels of affordability. Upon the conclusion of the funding round for LIHTC projects, the Trust Fund may receive administrative funds up to 5% of the allocation set aside for LIHTC projects. For FY24, this amount would be $10,000 (the total set-aside is $200,000). The MOU provides if no LIHTC projects have been awarded after two annual funding rounds, the Trust Fund may request the FY24 funds to be used for eligible non-LIHTC projects with City Council approval. In that instance, $190,000 would be available for any eligible project as allowed under the separate Memorandum of Understanding between the City and the Trust Fund for $500,000 in funding for affordable housing projects. No additional administrative funds would be provided. The MOU also requires annual reporting to Neighborhood Services which identifies projects awarded funding, total amount allocated per the MOU and by the Trust Fund, total project cost, rent limitations, and the status of construction. The Annual Report is typically provided in August for the prior fiscal year. Prepared by: Tracy Hightshoe, NDS Director, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, IA 52240 (319) 356-5244 Resolution No. 23-242 Resolution authorizing the City Manager to sign a memorandum of understanding with the Housing Trust Fund of Johnson County for the contribution and use of $200,000 for Low Income Housing Tax Credit projects. Whereas, the City Council desires to fulfill its goal to increase the units of affordable housing in Iowa City, in part, by contributing $200,000 in FY24 Affordable Housing Funds to the Housing Trust Fund of Johnson County, Inc. for Low Income Housing Tax Credit projects; and Whereas, the funds will be used to serve households under 60% of median income, the units must be located within the corporate limits of Iowa City, and the site location(s) should support the City's goal to provide affordable housing in all City neighborhoods; and Whereas, the attached Memorandum of Understanding sets forth the parameters of how the funds are to be used; and Whereas, the use of funds provided pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding is a public purpose. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, that: The City Manager is authorized to sign the attached Memorandum of Understanding and amendments thereto. Passed and approved this 5th day of Septe ber 2023. J� Mayor Approved by Attest: t' �e_kk...P C,L`c'tCP� ' City Clerk City Attorn 's ffice (Sue Dulek - 08/29/2023) Resolution No. 23-242 Page It was moved by Taylor and seconded by Dunn that the Resolution be adopted and upon roll call there were: 0.31.1 "ON g Alter X Bergus Dunn X Harmsen X Taylor % Teague x— Thomas Prepared by: Tracy Hightshoe, NDS Director, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, IA 52240, 319/356-5244 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING Re: CITY'S FY 24 CONTRIBUTION TOWARD LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT PROJECTS This Memorandum of Understanding is entered into by and between the City of Iowa City, a municipal corporation ("City"), and Housing Trust Fund of Johnson County, Inc. (""Trust Fund") in Iowa City, Iowa. WHEREAS, City Council has set aside $200,000.00 from the FY24 Affordable Housing Fund for the Trust Fund to support Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) projects in Iowa City; and WHEREAS, the use of the funds set forth herein is a public purpose. TI]E PARTIES THEREFORE AGREE AS FOLLOWS: The Trust Fund will hold an annual LIHTC funding round to solicit and review proposals for the funds in the winter of 2023/2024 and again in the winter of 2024/2025. 2. The City will provide funds to the Trust Fund, at their request, following notification of a LIHTC award through the Iowa Finance Authority for an approved project. 3. The funds must be used to support LIHTC projects that meet the following criteria: a. The projects must be located within the corporate limits of Iowa City. b. The projects shall support the City's goal of encouraging housing and residential facilities throughout all neighborhoods in Iowa City. The applicant shall provide useful data to support how the project contributes to this goal. The Heat Map of the City's existing subsidized housing under a compliance/affordability period is attached for reference (Exhibit A). c. Funding shall be used to support units designated for households at or below 60% of the Area Median Income. d. Preference shall be given for viable projects providing the most units at the highest levels of affordability. 4. After the FY24 funds have been available but no LIHTC projects have been awarded funds after two annual funding rounds, the Trust Fund may request to use those fiscal year funds for any eligible project, including non-LIHTC projects, with City Council approval. For example, $190,000 (after the administrative allowance has been removed) in FY24 funds could be requested after the FY25 funding round if no funds have been allocated to a LIHTC project. Any eligible project means projects eligible for funding pursuant to the separate Memorandum of Understanding between the City and the Trust Fund for $500,000 in funding for affordable housing projects. 5. Annual reports for both LIHTC and non-LIHTC projects must be provided to the City Neighborhood Services Coordinator beginning August 30, 2024 (for the prior fiscal year) and continuing thereafter until all funds have been allocated and all units are occupied by eligible households. The reports must include the following information on each project: a. Project name and location. b. Name of developer c. Amount of funds allocated pursuant to this MOU d. Total amount of funds allocated to a project by the Trust Fund e. Total Project Cost f. Status of construction g. Rent limitations as detailed in agreements with funding recipients (income targeted and rent levels) h. LIHTC Annual Occupancy Report, upon request i. Demographic information of occupants, including household size, race, and ethnicity, upon request 6. Up to $10,000 (5% of funds) of the FY24 allocation maybe used for administrative expenses without City Council action. a. Funds for administrative expenses will be provided at the Trust Fund's request following the Trust Fund's annual LIHTC priority funding round. b. If the Trust Fund reallocates funds to a non-LIHTC project, the funds for administrative expenses remain at a maximum of $10,000. Dated, this _ C� - day of September 2023. CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA By G off Fruin, City Manager Approved: City Attorney's Office 2 HOUSING TRUST FUND OF JOHNSON COUNTY, INC. By Ellen McCabe, Executive Director EXHIBIT Affordable ordable Housing Heat Map Iowa City Neighborhood Services: November 2022 %lid ay R`i 90!j Density of Subsidized Housing Units " Lowb 218 � T High Cl�vot IUWACIIY Coralville 'r 1A Miles U �i y 0nrversItg Ave Iowa - luwa City `` riter Campus K° Unl rsity 6 I"vva City E Cour � 218 Hei s 0 s 2, Q 1 6 Iowa City Municipal 6 Airport /1 Density of Subsidized Housing Units " Lowb S � T High Cl�vot IUWACIIY City of Iowa City Boundary 0 03 01 1A Miles This map is intended to serve as an aid in graphic representation only. This information is not warranted for accuracy or other purposes. 6 Item Number: 6.j. CITY OF IOWA CITY Z%--_ �=Pa COUNCIL ACTION REPORT September 5, 2023 Resolution approving a process to allow select City owned properties to be eligible for the Bow Hunt Program. Prepared By: Rachel Kilburg, Asst. City Manager Reviewed By: Sue Dulek, First Asst. City Attorney Geoff Fruin, City Manager Fiscal Impact: N/A Staff Recommendation: Approval Commission Recommendations: N/A Attachments: 23-24 Bow Hunt - Public Property Cover Memo.docx Resolution - Bow Hunt 2023.doc Executive Summary: The City's Long -Term Deer Management Plan calls for a bow hunt during the fall/winters of 2020-2024. The hunt rules were previously approved by City Council and set forth the details of the Bow Hunt Program consistent with the basic parameters of the program previously approved by the Natural Resources Commission. This resolution amends the Bow Hunt Program Rules to allow hunting on select City owned properties and outlines a process for notifying the public and City Council of such properties. Background / Analysis: The City's Long -Term Deer Management Plan calls for a bow hunt during the fall/winters of 2020-2024. Following each hunt season, the City prepares an annual report evaluating deer population levels and the success of the City's deer management effort. This analysis has consistently identified a lack of eligible and/or suitable hunting property within Iowa City city limits. To ensure the bow hunt remains an effective deer management tool with eligible participating properties, staff recommend amending the Bow Hunt Program Rules to allow hunting on select City owned properties. Under the proposed rule change, City staff will still be required to notify City Council annually via memorandum of any City property proposed for use. Additionally, staff will notify the public via news release and the City website. For the 2023-2024 Bow Hunt, staff recommend use of one City owned parcel at 1150 Covered Wagon Dr. The owner of the undeveloped portion of Sandhill Estates to the north/east of 1150 Covered Wagon Dr. intends to participate in the bow hunt and shares a tree line with the City property. Thus, use of 1150 Covered Wagon Dr. will provide hunters access to this tree line for tree stands. The required 150' separation requirement can be maintained with all other surrounding private properties, and hunters will access the property via the privately -owned gravel drive/lot off Covered Wagon Dr. A map of the property is shown in the attached cover memo and will be published online at www.icgov.org/deerprogram. � r mm ®,.. 0� CITY O F IOWA C1TY MEMORANDUM Date: August 31, 2022 To: City Council From: Rachel Kilburg, Assistant City Manager RE: Bow Hunt Rules The City's 2023 — 2024 Bow Hunt season will begin September 16, 2023 and end January 10, 2024. The bow hunt is part of the City's Long -Term Deer Management Plan, which provides for professional sharpshooting in 2019 and an urban bow hunt in years 2020 — 2024.The upcoming season will be the fourth and final of four years of bow hunts, as outlined and approved in that Plan. More information is available at www.icgov.org/deerprogram. At the August 15, 2023 Work Session, City Council agreed to consider a resolution to approve a proposed Bow Hunt Program rule change to allow hunting on specified public lands. During that discussion, City Council also asked staff to provide a map of the City -owned parcel recommended for participation (1150 Covered Wagon Dr.) which shows (1) the required 150' separation requirement from adjacent properties; and (2) the hunter access route using the private gravel drive off Covered Wagon Dr. The privately -owned parcel north/east adjacent to 1150 Covered Wagon Dr. also intends to participate in the bow hunt, which was the impetus for recommending use of this city -owned property. ""� 1i r�_City-owned �4r M . ♦i\ 1)t City -owned fi�r1 ♦ urns A Legend 1150 Covered w� = Wagon Dr. (City -owned) _ Private parcel anticipated to w participate in the bow hunt iirie H� L150 -foot separation e'vaPin (non-huntable 4 area) ` .... Anticipated hunter access route/parking Prepared by Susan Dulek, First Ass't. City Attorney, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, IA (319)356-5030 Resolution No. 23-243 Resolution approving a process to allow select City owned properties to be eligible for the Bow Hunt Program. Whereas, Resolution No. 19-216 approved the Long -Term Deer Management Plan; and Whereas, the Long -Term Deer Management Plan calls for the City to request the Natural Resources Commission approve a bow hunt to manage the deer population during the fall/winters of 2020 to 2024; and Whereas, Resolution No. 20-213 approved the rules and requirements of the City Bow Hunt Program which do not allow bow hunting on City owned property; and Whereas, to sustain the success of the annual bow hunt, select City owned properties should be eligible for the Bow Hunt Program; and Whereas, City staff recommends 1150 Covered Wagon Drive, which the City owns, be eligible for the Bow Hunt Program during the 2023-2024 season. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of Iowa City, Iowa, that: The rules and requirements for the Bow Hunt Program approved in Resolution No. 20- 213 are amended as follows: 1. 1150 Covered Wagon Drive is an eligible property for the Bow Hunt Program during the 2023-2024 season. 2. Beginning with the 2024-2025 season, staff shall provide City Council with a Memorandum listing City owned property recommended as eligible for the Bow Hunt Program in the upcoming season. Unless Council directs staff to place the matter on a future agenda, the property listed in the Memorandum shall be eligible for the Bow Hunt Program without further Council action. 3. The Memorandum shall include a map indicating both any public accesses to the property and the 150 -foot area adjacent to a home, building, property line, and trail where hunting is not allowed. Staff shall post the map on the City website. For the 2023-2024 season, staff shall post a map of 1150 Covered Wagon Drive on the City website compliant with the requirements herein. 4. Staff shall issue media releases to inform the public of any City owned parcels eligible for the Bow Hunt Program during a particular season. 5. All the rules and requirements applicable to non -City owned property approved in Resolution No. 20-213 apply to City owned property. Passed and approved this 5th day of Sept. 2023. ayo Res No. 23-243 Page 2 Attest: City Clerk Approved by: City Attorn 's Office (Sue Dulek — 08/28/2023) It was moved by Taylor and seconded by Dunn the Resolution be adopted, and upon roll call there were: Nays: Absent: Alter Bergus Dunn Harmsen Taylor Teague Thomas I fri11 ki m X1:1 X-11 CITY OF IOWA CITY �4 COUNCIL ACTION REPORT September 5, 2023 Resolution Approving Final Plat of Melrose Commercial Park, a Resubdivision of Lots 1 and 2 of IWV Commercial Park, Iowa City, Iowa. (SUB23-0003) Attachments: Staff Report - SUB23-0003 Final Plat - Melrose Commercial Park Resolution STAFF REPORT To: City Council Prepared by: Melanie Comer, Planning Intern, and Anne Russett, Senior Planner Item: SUB23-0003 Date: September 5, 2023 IWV Final Plat GENERAL INFORMATION: Applicant and Property Owner: Matt Adam IWV Holdings, LLC. 319-248-6316 madam(a)spmblaw.com Contact Person: Jon Marner MMS Consultants 319-351-8282 Requested Action: Approval of final plat Purpose: Melrose Commercial Park, a resubdivision of Lots 1 and 2 of IWV Commercial Park Location: Location Map: Size: Existing Land Use and Zoning: Surrounding Land Use and Zoning Southwest corner of Slothower Road and Melrose Avenue/IWV Road SW 58.16 Acres Undeveloped, CI -1 Intensive Commercial North: (Farmland) County Residential R and Rural Comprehensive Plan: District Plan: Neighborhood Open Space District File Date: 60 Day Limitation Period: BACKGROUND INFORMATION: K Residential RR -1 South: (Farmland, Rural Residential) County Agricultural A and Rural Residential RR -1 East: (Johnson County Poor Farm) Neighborhood Public P-1 West: (Farmland) County Agricultural A Intensive Commercial and Public/Private Open Space Southwest District Plan - Intensive Commercial and Vegetative Noise/Sight Buffer SW5 April 21, 2023 Limitation period waved by the owner The applicant, IWV Holdings LLC., has submitted a final plat application of the Melrose Commercial Park subdivision, an 8 -lot, 58.17 acre commercial subdivision located at the southwest corner of Slothower Road and Melrose Avenue/IWV Road SW. The subject property was annexed into the City limits in 2021 (ANN21-003 and REZ21-0006). The application for annexation also included a comprehensive plan amendment to Intensive Commercial and Public/Private Open Space. A rezoning also accompanied the annexation to Intensive Commercial (CI -1). The subject property was rezoned with the following conditions: a. Prior to issuance of any building permit, Owner shall plat the property herein rezoned to follow the zoning boundaries. Said plat shall show a buffer easement area generally 350' wide consistent with the comprehensive plan map. This easement area shall be governed by an easement agreement, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney. This easement area shall be planted according to a landscape plan approved by the City Forester at such times as required by the subdivider's agreement. Landscaping within the buffer easement area shall meet the S3 standards and include a mixture of deciduous and evergreen trees that will be at least 30' tall upon maturity. ii. Said plat shall include the dedication of right-of-way along the Slothower Road frontage in a size and location approved by the City Engineer to allow Slothower Road to be improved to City urban design standards. b. Pursuant to Iowa City Code Title 15, Owner shall, contemporaneous with the final plat approval, execute a subdivider's agreement addressing, among other things, the following conditions: i. Owner shall contribute 25% of the cost of upgrading Slothower Road, south of any future access, to collector street standards, adjacent to the subject property. ii. Owner shall install landscaping to the S3 standard along the Slothower Road 3 and IWV Road frontages; iii. Improve Slothower Road to the southern end of any future access off Slothower Road. For all lots fronting IWV Road and Slothower Road, loading areas and outdoor storage shall not be located between the front facade of the principal structure and the public right-of-way line. The City Council approved a final plat in 2021 for the subject property, which divided the site into two lots (SUB21-0012). Since approval of the final plat, the owner has chosen to resubdivide the property in order to incorporate public streets and additional lots. The City Council approved the Melrose Park Commercial preliminary plat on April 18, 2023 (SUB23-0002). ANAI YSIS- The final plat of IWV Commercial Park is in general compliance with the preliminary plat and subdivision regulations. Legal papers and construction drawings are currently being reviewed by staff. It is anticipated that these documents will be approved prior to the September 5, 2023 City Council meeting. Environmentally Sensitive Areas: The subject properties contain several sensitive areas. Since the proposed sensitive areas development plan meets the base requirements of the sensitive area's ordinance a Level II review (i.e. review by the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council) was not required. The southern 1/4 of the subject properties contains a blue line stream and a 50' stream corridor buffer. The area also contains .37 acres of wooded wetlands and .95 acres of emergent wetlands. The southern wetland is bordered by a 100' wetland buffer. Due to the location of sensitive areas within the southern portion of these properties, future development in this southern '/4 will not be allowed, due to the existing vegetative buffer easement and conservation easement that are shown on the final plat. The vegetative buffer easement was required as a condition of the rezoning. The purpose is to provide a buffer from the future intensive commercial land uses through additional landscaping. The buffer area will prohibit installation of structures, parking lots, drives aisles, or loading areas. Construction and maintenance that is necessary for storm water management will be allowed. Neighborhood Open Space: Since the proposed subdivision is not envisioned to contain residential uses within a commercial subdivision, per section 15-3-5-B of the City Code, there is no neighborhood open space requirement for this subdivision. Storm Water Management: Storm water management is provided via two separate basins that are located in the southern '/4 of the subject properties. Public Works has reviewed the applicant's storm water management plan. Sanitary Sewer Service: Sanitary sewer service will be extended to the west along Melrose Ave/IWV Road SW from the current endpoint east of the Slothower Road and Melrose Avenue/IWV Road SW intersection. Infrastructure Fees: As conditions of the rezoning, the applicant will be required to improve Slothower Road from the intersection with Melrose Avenue/IWV Road SW to the Gold Ave access point into the subdivision. The applicant will also be required to provide 25% of the cost for improvement to the remainder of the Slothower Road frontage south of the Gold Ave access point. The City is currently improving IWV Road SW to city arterial street standards. ri NEXT STEPS: Once the final plat, construction drawings, and legal documents are approved and all improvements have been accepted by the City, the applicant can submit site plan and building permit applications. In terms of the rezoning conditions, the required vegetative buffer easement and public right-of-way dedication have been met through the previous subdivision. Specifically, the final plat shows the existing vegetative buffer easement and the public right-of-way was dedicated with the previous subdivision so this final plat shows it as public right-of-way. Landscaping requirements will be reviewed as part of a site plan application. Fees related to the extension of Slothower Ave are addressed in the legal papers and payment will be required prior to the issuance of a building permit. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of SUB23-0003, an application submitted by IWV Holdings, LLC. for a final plat of the Melrose Commercial Park subdivision, an 8 -lot, 58.16 acre commercial subdivision located at the southwest corner of Slothower Road and Melrose Avenue/IWV Road SW. ATTACHMENTS: 1. Final Plat Approved by: Danielle Sitzman, AICP, Development Services Coordinator Department of Neighborhood and Development Services I� 0 31 J � _ O O Z O 0 Of 0 z Iw to ILL] °I IWV 0 I k\1A I I k\1A I I � I ED) 11/°,11 1 ED) /A\ ED) I V<1 kRINGS ARE BASED ON IOWA STATE PLANE INATES (SOUTH ZONE), LIBRARY CALIBRATION 'HE IOWA REAL TIME NETWORK (RTN), THE DES SHOWN ON THE PLAT ARE GROUND DES AND NOT GRID DISTANCES. ON THIS PLAT ARE NOT INTENDED TO CREATE STED PRIVATE INTEREST IN ANY STATED USE TION OR COVENANT OR CREATE ANY THIRD BENEFICIARIES TO ANY NOTED USE TION OR COVENANT. FINAL PLAT MELROSE COMMERCIAL PARK A RESUBDIVISION OF LOTS 1 AND 2 OF IWV COMMERCIAL PARK IOWA CITY, JOHNSON COUNTY, IOWA :� DESCRIPTION - MELROSE COMMERCIAL PARK 0 20 50 100 150 200 GRAPHIC SCALE IN FEET 1 "=200' 'HE USPS HAS WAIVED THE REQUIREMENT MAILBOX CLUSTER FOR THE SUBDIVISION. N89'06'50"E - - 75.00'(M)(R) S69'0505E N67'18'45"E SECTION 13-T79N-R7W 40.39'(M)(R) 40.40'(M)(R) n 0 - 50( - N89'06'50' E J o 0 M 200.34'(M)(RZ R) - o / a AREA SUMMARY TABLE 1\4 AREA AREA IN ROW 4W 36.12 ACRES 2.93 ACRES NW 22.04 ACRES 0.00 ACRE AL 58.16 ACRES 2.93 ACRES kRINGS ARE BASED ON IOWA STATE PLANE INATES (SOUTH ZONE), LIBRARY CALIBRATION 'HE IOWA REAL TIME NETWORK (RTN), THE DES SHOWN ON THE PLAT ARE GROUND DES AND NOT GRID DISTANCES. ON THIS PLAT ARE NOT INTENDED TO CREATE STED PRIVATE INTEREST IN ANY STATED USE TION OR COVENANT OR CREATE ANY THIRD BENEFICIARIES TO ANY NOTED USE TION OR COVENANT. FINAL PLAT MELROSE COMMERCIAL PARK A RESUBDIVISION OF LOTS 1 AND 2 OF IWV COMMERCIAL PARK IOWA CITY, JOHNSON COUNTY, IOWA :� DESCRIPTION - MELROSE COMMERCIAL PARK 0 20 50 100 150 200 GRAPHIC SCALE IN FEET 1 "=200' 'HE USPS HAS WAIVED THE REQUIREMENT MAILBOX CLUSTER FOR THE SUBDIVISION. N89'06'50"E - - 75.00'(M)(R) S69'0505E N67'18'45"E SECTION 13-T79N-R7W 40.39'(M)(R) 40.40'(M)(R) n 0 - 50( - N89'06'50' E J o 0 M 200.34'(M)(RZ R) - o / a 1 2 LO I� 0 1 00 1 U) N Q O O Oai rn LOT 7 m LOT 6 334,359 SF 428,015 SF 1 ((� 7.68 AC 9.83 AC C1 O 1 6 .0' C5 co �I 1 ^, IN ACCORDANCE WITI1 THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT bOGK GG C2 M O j� L1 AT PAGE 26 OF THE RECORDS OF TILE JOHM50N COUNTY RECORDERS rn O 1 NN L3 4 \ OFFICe C3 O/ o / L -C4 - 10 L10 - _ rn7)L4L �cn __ -- -------------------------- ------ --- -----0----- ---------- O ---- ------ -7 ---13 -- O O L4° Im Cq © ©�� EXIST -INO STORM 1 c� L5 7 OO WATER DETENTION !� EXISTING STOWU ®i w L- u EASEMENT I 53.0' 00� WATER DETENTION �� n j © w OO rn LASLMLNTi i EXISTINO P 01 y N (TO 6E VACATED) L6 / , T CONSERVATION _ J 1 66.0' o n L9 L8 5 ,- EASEMENT I o O- - N13'37'32"W z - - ---- 53.10'(M)(R) f 460 4 a L7® �� �� - 4) -�' ? I I A ° o= 1 ` © 441_70'- \ ° s i 404.50' ©I 129.11' © 220.35' n ©! 1017.80' 12' S89'03'31"W UTHWEST CORNER OF THE ORTH ONE-HALF O�� OF THE i NORTHWEST CORNER �� OF -�� SECTION 13-T79NR7W �J OF THE FIFTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN FOUND 5\8" REBAR W\^ p YELLOW PLASTIC LS CAP �` 17916 " V SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTH ONE-HALF OF THE NORTHWEST CURVE SEGMENT TABLE CURVE DELTA RADIUS TANGENT LENGTH CHORD - - 390.00' 9 1 11 �1 r7 31.42' 28.28' N45°53'10"W C2 p 49.89' 1 11 8.94' 16.82' 0----- Ln LOT 4 10 0 LOT 5 01 53. 102.76' 89,310 SF C4 __ 89,470 SF 111 66. Q 2.05 AC C5 - 2.05 AC 8.94' 16.82' 16.33' S24"58'51 "E C6 90°00'00" C8 20.00' 31.42' 28.28' 390.00' 11 90°54'09" --376.94'-11 - A( 31.73' 28.51' N45°26'05"W C8 S89°06'50"W o -)N 19.69' 31.10' 28.06' J --_-_-LOT_A"-2.93AC--- 349.50' OO 20.00' --- - --- _----��---_ 436.36' OO C7 28.28' 1 2 LO I� 0 1 00 1 U) N Q O O Oai rn LOT 7 m LOT 6 334,359 SF 428,015 SF 1 ((� 7.68 AC 9.83 AC C1 O 1 6 .0' C5 co �I 1 ^, IN ACCORDANCE WITI1 THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT bOGK GG C2 M O j� L1 AT PAGE 26 OF THE RECORDS OF TILE JOHM50N COUNTY RECORDERS rn O 1 NN L3 4 \ OFFICe C3 O/ o / L -C4 - 10 L10 - _ rn7)L4L �cn __ -- -------------------------- ------ --- -----0----- ---------- O ---- ------ -7 ---13 -- O O L4° Im Cq © ©�� EXIST -INO STORM 1 c� L5 7 OO WATER DETENTION !� EXISTING STOWU ®i w L- u EASEMENT I 53.0' 00� WATER DETENTION �� n j © w OO rn LASLMLNTi i EXISTINO P 01 y N (TO 6E VACATED) L6 / , T CONSERVATION _ J 1 66.0' o n L9 L8 5 ,- EASEMENT I o O- - N13'37'32"W z - - ---- 53.10'(M)(R) f 460 4 a L7® �� �� - 4) -�' ? I I A ° o= 1 ` © 441_70'- \ ° s i 404.50' ©I 129.11' © 220.35' n ©! 1017.80' 12' S89'03'31"W UTHWEST CORNER OF THE ORTH ONE-HALF O�� OF THE i NORTHWEST CORNER �� OF -�� SECTION 13-T79NR7W �J OF THE FIFTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN FOUND 5\8" REBAR W\^ p YELLOW PLASTIC LS CAP �` 17916 " V SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTH ONE-HALF OF THE NORTHWEST CURVE SEGMENT TABLE CURVE DELTA RADIUS TANGENT LENGTH CHORD BEARING C1 90°00'00" 20.00' 20.00' 31.42' 28.28' N45°53'10"W C2 4811'23" 20.00' 8.94' 16.82' 16.33' N23°12'32"E C3 138'11'23" 55.00' 143.99' 132.65' 102.76' S21 "47'28"E C4 138°11'23" 55.00' 143.99' 132.65' 102.76' N20°01'09"E C5 48'11'23" 20.00' 8.94' 16.82' 16.33' S24"58'51 "E C6 90°00'00" 20.00' 20.00' 31.42' 28.28' S44°06'50"W C7 90°54'09" 20.00' 20.32' 31.73' 28.51' N45°26'05"W C8 89°05'51" 20.00' 19.69' 31.10' 28.06' N4433'55"E C9 90°00'00" 20.00' 20.00' 31.42' 28.28' S45°53'10"E C10 90'00'00" 20.00' 20.00' 31.42' 28.28' S44"06'50"W C11 43°22'24" 55.00' 21.87' 41.64' 40.65' N67°25'38"E LINE SEGMENT TABLE LINE BEARING LENGTH L1 S80°52'34"E 56.88' L2 S11 °07'08"E 28.74' L3 S37°33'51 "E 73.22' L4 S53"37'22"E 289.79' L5 S7°34'18"W 44.59' L6 S29"11'41 "W 176.06' L7 S89°03'31 "W 97.88' L8 N71°15'48"W 86.46' L9 N86°44'23"W 185.13' L10 N87°33'57"E 470.66' L11 SO"25'35"W 119.76' L12 SO°00'59"W 100.01' L13 N89'06'50"E 100.00' L14 N00°53'10"W 177.76' L15 N7036'19"E 40.30' L16 N7036'19"E 66.05' L17 S00°53'10"E 29.88' L18 S69"26'15"E 110.01' L19 N57°00'46"E 131.48' S89'03 31 W QUARTER OF SECTION 13-T79N-R7W I P�, 4 n0 PLAT/PLAN APPROVED by the City of Iowa City City Clerk Date: `_ 662.05'(M)(R) S00'06'26"E 3.41'(M)(R) KAU%LE's sUf)PUISION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PLAT TI-IEREOF RECORDED IN FLAT ff,OOK 20 AT PAGE 47 OF THE RECORDS OF THE JOHNSON COUNTY RECORPER"S OFFICE S88'45'34"W ❑A SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE NORTH FONE HALF NORTHWEST CORNER OF I' SECTION 13-T79N-R7W OF THE FIFTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN FOUND 5\8" REBAR W\ YELLOW PLASTIC LS CAP 17916 Lots 1 and 2 of IWV Commercial Park, in accordance with the Plat thereof Recorded in Plat Book 66 at Page 26 of the Records of the Johnson County Recorder's Office. Said resultant tract contains 58.16 Acres, and is subject to easements and restrictions of record. NORTH QUARTER CORNER -- OF SECTION 13-T79N-R7W OF THE FIFTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN FOUND 5\8" REBAR W\O LS CAP BOOK 63 AT PAGE 386 UTILITY EASEMENTS, AS SHOWN HEREON, MAY OR MAY NOT, INCLUDE SANITARY SEWER LINES, AND/OR STORM SEWER LINES, AND/OR WATER LINES; SEE CONSTRUCTION PLANS FOR DETAILS. UTILITY EASEMENTS, AS SHOWN HEREON, ARE ADEQUATE FOR THE INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE FACILITIES REQUIR- ED BY THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES: MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO. Date: LUMEN Date: IMON Date: METRONET Date: MEDIACOM Date: LEGEND EXISTING PROPERTY MONUMENTATION TABLE LABEL DESCRIPTION ❑A FOUND 5\8" REBAR W\ YELLOW PLASTIC LS CAP 17916 © FOUND 5\8" REBAR W\O LS CAP LEGEND EASEMENT IDENTIFICATION TABLE LABEL DESCRIPTION EXISTING 15.00 FOOT WIDE UTILITY EASEMENT (TO PE VACATED) A 15.00 FOOT WIDE UTILITY EASEMENT ® EXISTING STORM WATER DETENTION EASEMENT ® EXISTING STORM WATER DETENTION EASEMENT (TO PE VACATED) © STORM WATER DETENTION EASEMENT © EXISTING CONSERVATION EASEMENT O EXISTING 35a VEGETATIVE f Fff-R EASEMENT ® EXISTING 10a X 14a COMMON ACCESS EASEMENT (TO $E VACATED) O EXISTING 20100 FOOT WIDE SANITARY SEWER EASEMENT (TO PE VACATED) 10 40.00' WIDE STORM SEWER EASEMENT - 15.00 FOOT WIDE UTILITY AND SANITARY SEWER EASEMENT 40 30.00' WIDE STORM SEWER EASEMENT 13 DRAINAGE EASEMENT LEGEND AND NOTES 0 - CONGRESSIONAL CORNER, FOUND - CONGRESSIONAL CORNER, REESTABLISHED A - CONGRESSIONAL CORNER, RECORDED LOCATION • - PROPERTY CORNER(S), FOUND (as noted) O - PROPERTY CORNERS SET (5/8" Iron Pin w/ yellow, plastic LS Cap embossed with "MMS" ) 0 - CUT "X" - PROPERTY &/or BOUNDARY LINES - CONGRESSIONAL SECTION LINES - - - - - - - - RIGHT-OF-WAY LINES - - CENTER LINES - LOT LINES, INTERNAL - LOT LINES, PLATTED OR BY DEED - - - - - - - - - - - EASEMENT LINES, WIDTH & PURPOSE NOTED ------- ---- EXISTING EASEMENT LINES, PURPOSE NOTED (R) - RECORDED DIMENSIONS M - MEASURED DIMENSIONS C22-1 - CURVE SEGMENT NUMBER UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE, ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN FEET AND HUNDREDTHS 4- RICHARD -w R. m= NOWOTNYzo o\ 17916 °��ioo�0�a�111l i10I w pi\VVD�L�L�L���o"° SEAL I hereby certify that this land surveying document was prepared and the related survey work was performed by me or under my direct personal supervision and that I am a duly licensed Professional Land Surveyor under the laws of the State of Iowa. 20 - RICHARD R. NOWOTNY P.L.S. Iowa Lic. No. 17916 My license renewal date is December 31, 20 -. Pages or sheets covered by this seal: Signed before me this _____ day of _________ ,20___ . -------------------------------------------------- Notary Public, in and for the State of Iowa. M M S CIVIL ENGINEERS LAND PLANNERS LAND SURVEYORS LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALISTS 1917 S. GILBERT ST. IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240 (319) 351-8282 www.mmsconsultants.net Date I Revision 06-20-2023 PER CITY COMMENTS -JDM 07-13-2023 PER CITY COMMENTS -JDM 07-28-2023 PER CITY COMMENTS -JDM FINAL PLAT MELROSE COMMERCIAL PARK IOWA CITY JOHNSON COUNTY IOWA MMS CONSULTANTS, INC. Date: 04-11-2023 Designed by Field Book No: KJB 1311 Drawn by:Scale: RLW 1 "=200' Checked by RRN Sheet No: Project No: IOWA CITY 11264-001 i of: 1 Few Doc ID: 032178090036 Type: GEN Kind. SUBDIVISION s� Recorded: 10/10/2023 at 03:12:31 PM Fee Amt: $182.00 Page 1 of 36 ,#t .r'll M Johnson County Iowa �+ "� �� Kim Painter CountV Recorder BK6520 PG955 990 CITY OF IOWA CITY 410 Exist Wushw,,ton Street lotka City. lorry 522-40-1826 (319) 3565000 (319) 3S6-5009 FAX STATE OF IOWA ) wwv,.4<goV org ) SS JOHNSON COUNTY ) I, Kellie K. Grace, City Clerk of Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby certify that the Resolution attached hereto is a true and correct copy of Resolution No. 23-244, which was passed by the City Council of Iowa City, Iowa, at a regular meeting held on the 5th day of September 2023, all as the same appears of record in my office. Also attached are the final legal documents for Melrose Commercial Park Subdivision, Iowa City, Iowa. ,,n t_ � i Dated at Iowa City, Iowa,this�day of C10- -oha (- ,2023. Kellie K. Grp ace f City Clerk `— lies subdivision J Prepared by:Anne Russett,Senior Planner,410 E.Washington St., Iowa City, IA 52240(SUB23-0003) Resolution No. 23-244 Resolution Approving Final Plat of Melrose Commercial Park, a Resubdivision of Lots 1 and 2 of IWV Commercial Park, Iowa City, Iowa. (SUB23-0003) Whereas, the owner, IWV Holdings LLC, filed with the City Clerk the final plat of Melrose Commercial Park, a Resubdivision of Lots 1 and 2 of IWV Commercial Park, Iowa City, Iowa, Johnson County, Iowa; and Whereas, said subdivision is located on the following-described real estate in Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, to wit: Lots 1 and 2 of IWV Commercial Park, in accordance with the Plat thereof Recorded in Plat Book 66 at Page 26 of the Records of the Johnson County Recorder's Office. Said resultant tract contains 58.16 Acres, and is subject to easements and restrictions of record. Whereas, the Neighborhood and Development Services Department and the Public Works Department examined the proposed final plat and subdivision, and recommended approval; and Whereas, a dedication has been made to the public, and the subdivision has been made with the free consent and in accordance with the desires of the owners and proprietors; and Whereas, by operation of Iowa Code Section 354.18, this replat supersedes the original official plat of IWV Commercial Park, including the unused utility easement and any other easements indicated as "to be vacated" on the resubdivision plat hereby approved; and Whereas, said final plat and subdivision are found to conform with Chapter 354, Code of Iowa (2023) and all other state and local requirements. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, that: 1. The said final plat and subdivision located on the above-described real estate be and the same are hereby approved. 2. The City accepts the dedication of the streets and easements as provided by law and specifically sets aside portions of the dedicated land, namely streets, as not being open for public access at the time of recording for public safety reasons. The City shall accept dedication of the streets and easements upon satisfaction of the terms and conditions stated in the Subdivider's Agreement. Any easement indicated as "to be vacated" on the final plat is hereby vacated. 3. The Mayor and City Clerk of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, are hereby authorized and directed, upon approval by the City Attorney, to execute all legal documents relating to said subdivision, and to certify a copy of this resolution, which shall be affixed to the final plat after passage and approval by law. The City Clerk shall record the legal documents and the plat at Resolution No. 23-244 Page 2 the office of the County Recorder of Johnson County, Iowa at the expense of the owner. Passed and approved this 5th day of September 2023. M J Approved by Attest: Q 'G.�n � C_P. Z/�-� City Clerk City Mor-Key's Office (Sara Hektoen —0813012023) It was moved by Taylor and seconded by Dunn the Resolution be adopted, and upon roll call there were: Ayes: Nays: Absent: X Alter X Bergus x Dunn x Harmsen X Taylor X Teague X Thomas pcd1temp1ales1Final_PI9I_=Resolution_Melrose_Esse_Vacation doc Aoc Item Number: 6.1. CITY OF IOWA CITY Z%--_ �=Pa COUNCIL ACTION REPORT September 5, 2023 Resolution Approving Final Plat of Timber Valley Run Subdivision, a Resubdivision of Lot 2 of Press -Citizen Addition, Iowa City, Iowa. (SUB23-0004) Attachments: Final Staff Report.docx Final Plat Resolution STAFF REPORT To: Planning and Zoning Commission Item: SUB23-0004 Timber Valley Run a resubdivision of Lot 2 of Press Citizen Addition GENERAL INFORMATION: Applicant/Owner: Contact: Requested Action: Purpose: Location: Location Map: Size: Existing Land Use and Zoning: Prepared by: Parker Walsh Associate Planner Date: September 5, 2023 Coffeehouse Holdings, LLC Mark Holtkamp 4611 Timberland Ct NE Solon, IA 52333 markholtkamp(c-)yahoo.com Brian Boelk Axiom Consultants, LLC 60 E. Court Street, Unit 3 Iowa City, IA 52240 bboelk(a-_)axiom-con.com Approval of final plat Timber Valley Run a resubdivision of Lot 2 of Press Citizen Addition; To develop an eating establishment, a mixed use building, and 9 attached single family units South corner of N. Dodge St. and N. Scott Blvd. 3.87 acres Vacant Land, Community Commercial Zone with a Planned Development 2 Surrounding Land Use and Zoning Comprehensive Plan: District Plan: Neighborhood Open Space District File Date: 60 Day Limitation Period: BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Overlay and Low Density Multi -Family Residential with a Planned Development Overlay North: Rural Residential (RR -1), Low Density Single -Family Residential Zone with a Planned Development Overlay (OPD/RS-5) South: Low Density Single -Family Residential Zone with a Planned Development Overlay (OPD/RS-5) East: Neighborhood Public Zone (P-1), Research Development Park (RDP) West: Neighborhood Public Zone (P-1) Public/Private Open Space Northeast Planning District, but not included in the Northeast District Future Land Use Map Ml April 27, 2023 60 -day review period waived by owner The owner, Mark Holtkamp (Coffeehouse Holdings, LLC), has submitted a final plat application of Timber Valley Run (Attachment 1), a 3.87 acre resubdivision of Lot 2 of the Press Citizen Addition. The plat shows approximately 0.94 acres for Lot 1 and 1.10 acres for Lot 2, which is intended for an eating establishment and a mixed use building. Lots 3- 11 make up approximately 1.15 acres intended for attached single family units and Outlot A is approximately 0.69 acres for stormwater management. The subject plat also includes Outlots B and C for mailbox clusters. Press Citizen Addition was platted in 2002 with two lots. Lot 1 now contains the Iowa City Community School District and Lot 2 has remained undeveloped since it was platted However, Lot 2 was rezoned in 2008 from Research Development Park (RDP) to Commercial Office Zone (CO -1) with the plans to construct an office building and a bank. Development did not move forward and on March 21, 2023 the property was rezoned to Community Commercial Zone with a Planned Development Overlay (OPD/CC-2) for approximately 2.04 acres and Low -Density Multi -Family Residential Zone with a Planned Development Overlay (OPD/RM-12) for approximately 1.83 acres with the following conditions: 3 a) Prior to issuance of a building permit, Owner shall: i. Obtain approval of a landscape plan by the City Forester which includes the N. Dodge St and Scott Blvd public right-of-way. Any trees within the public right-of-way that are removed due to construction shall be replanted and located according to the approved landscape plan ii. Dedicate a public access easement over any pedestrian facilities adjacent to the Scott Blvd right-of-way that provide connectivity to public sidewalks. b) Prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy, Owner shall: i. Install a right turn lane along Scott Blvd, subject to the approval by the City Engineer ii. Install a pedestrian crossing with a refuge island on the southside of Dubuque Rd and Scott Blvd, subject to approval by the City Engineer c) No vehicular access shall be allowed onto N. Dodge Street. ANALYSIS - The final plat is in general compliance with the subdivision regulations. Legal papers and construction drawings are currently being reviewed by staff. It is anticipated that these documents will be approved prior to the September 5, 2023 Council meeting. Environmentally Sensitive Areas: The application includes a Final Sensitive Areas Development Plan since the site includes regulated sensitive features. The site includes critical slopes and protected slopes. 75% percent of the critical slopes will be impacted, which required a Level II review by the City Council. No protected slopes or protected slope buffers will be impacted. The City Council reviewed and approved the Preliminary Sensitive Areas Development Plan as part of the rezoning application. The Final Sensitive Areas Development Plan is an administrative review and has been approved by staff. Neighborhood Open Space: According to section 14-5K of the City code, dedication of public open space or fee in lieu of land dedication is addressed at the time of final platting for residential subdivisions. Based on the 2.93 acres of undeveloped land in a RM -12 zone and CC -2 zone that proposes residential uses, the developer would be required to dedicate 0.19 acres of land or pay a fee in -lieu. The applicant intends to pay a fee in lieu. Transportation: Vehicular access is provided from N Scott Blvd. The plat shows a 35' wide vehicular access easement that will be shared by Lot 1 and Lot 2 development and be accessed from a right turn lane along Scott Blvd. Lots 3-11, the attached single family development, will share an access off Scott Blvd. that leads to a rear alley and private parking area for residents. No access is proposed along N. Dodge. St. Storm Water Management: Stormwater management is provided via Outlot A. No additional improvements are required. Sanitary Sewer Service: Sanitary sewer service is being provided by existing lines. No additional improvements are required. NEXT STEPS: Once the final plat, legal documents, and construction drawings are approved the applicant can submit site plan and building permit applications. rd In terms of the rezoning conditions, the City Forester will review and approve the landscaping plan during the site plan review. The Final Plat shows the public access easement over pedestrian facilities adjacent to the Scott Blvd right-of-way. That condition will be met with the approval of the Final Plat. The construction drawings included with the Final Plat included the design for the right turn lane along Scott Blvd and the pedestrian crossing with the refuge island. These facilities will need to be installed prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy. No access off of N. Dodge St has been proposed. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of SUB23-0004, an application submitted by Coffeehouse Holdings, LLC, for a Final Plat for Timber Valley Run, a resubdivision of Lot 2 of Press Citizen Addition, a 3.87 acre subdivision located at the south corner of N. Dodge St. and N. Scott Blvd., Iowa City, Iowa. ATTACHMENTS 1. Final Plat Approved by: Danielle Sitzman, AICP, Development Services Coordinator Department of Neighborhood and Development Services LOCATION MAP - NOT TO SCALE UTILITY APPROVALS: PLAT PREPARED BY: MIDAMERICAN ENERGY AXIOM CONSULTANTS MEDIACOM 60 E. COURT STREET, UNIT 3 7 0P,IDUB000E RD IOWA CITY, IA 52240 J DATE UNIV. OF IOWA APPLICANT'S ATTORNEY: m DATE TIMOTHYGRADY DATE LEFF LAW FIRM, L.L.P. DATE 222 SOUTH LINN STREET C3 IOWA CITY, IA 52240 690.00 319-338-7551 PROJECT 85.44 LOCATION -, 154.96 LOCATION MAP - NOT TO SCALE UTILITY APPROVALS: CURVE# MIDAMERICAN ENERGY DATE MEDIACOM DATE LUMEN E ON COMMUNICATIONS DATE UNIV. OF IOWA UAIIE AUREON DATE WINDSTREAM DATE METRONET DATE 6' BY 40' PEDESTRIAN - PUBLIC ACCESS EASEMENT OWNER/SUBDIVIDER: GREEN STATE CREDIT UNION 2355 LANDON RD NORTH LIBERTY, IA 52317 APPLICANT: COFFEEHOUSE HOLDINGS, LLC 4611 TIMBERLAND CT NE SOLON, IA 52333 CURVE TABLE CURVE# LENGTH RADIUS DELTA CHORD DIR. CHORD LEN. Cl 76.26 575.59 7°35'28" 543°40'46"E 76.20 C2 69.46 690.00 5"46'03" N23°05'22"W 69:43 C3 85.50 690.00 7°05'58" N16° 39' 21"W 85.44 C4 154.96 690.00 12°52'02" N19°32'23"W 154.63 3541' 27"E 2.27' FOUND 5/8" 0 FOUND 5/,8%OJ REBAR YPC 13287 / REB PC 9175 FOUNDREBAR "0 REBAR O CAP Z C v FINAL PLAT TIMBER VALLEY RUN A RESUBDIVISION OF LOT 2 OF PRESS -CITIZEN ADDITION IOWA CITY, IOWA 5S13° 06' 19"E 10.00' N76° 53'41"E 5.00' --S76' 53'41"W 5.00' 13'06'19"W 10.00' OUTLOT B 50 SF DETAIL A 12' PEDESTRIAN PUBLIC FOUND 5/8" ACCESS EASEMENT REBAR YPC 9175 3500' 1 \ OUTLOTB 6600' /= 1 $ SEE DET-AILA\ 40 p1AEi z1 i / m IR \ p. ,`EXISTING 20' SANITARY m1 o SEWER EASEMENT G 15' UTILITY 30' UTILITY EASEMENT ?� BOOK 2479 PAGE 295 EXISTIN`\ EASEMENT o 151.28 . 13° 6 E 99,1 87. VEHICLE AND OTHER S13° 06' 19"E 6.00' 1.00' N76° 57' 24"E 5.00' S76' 57' 24"W 5.00' OUTLOT C 30 SF 513-06'19"E 6.00' DETAIL B A � \ O \ S 13119" FOR RECORDER'S USE ONLY RECORDER'S INDEX COUNTY: JOHNSON S 76°50'07" W 1213 S 76°4958" W __--l�i i 11.85' 23:5" i O. ' 15.50' i FOUND CORNER MONUMENT AS LABELED QUARTER SECTION: NA J4.93 Q J m N CITY: IOWA -CITY • 23.5T i 47 828 SF BLOCK: NA 30.43' COM ON ACCESS AN iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiizo O z LOT(S): 2 / DRIVEW YEASEMENT TBACM PROPRIETOR: GREENSTATE CREDIT UNION -(EF�AVS O � J AXIOM CONSULTANTS, LLC, 60 E. Court St. Unit 3 1 N V• 1 PREPARED BY: Iowa City, IA 52240 - PH# 319.519.6220 Z =1 J OI V z J ° m \ O T1\ N 9 8 0.0'AC 0.15 AC 3,8525F 145. -9' 1 7 6,407 SF 6 0.15 AC OUTLOT 5 0.09AC 6,348 SF S ED TAIL B 0.09 AC 3,882 SF a 3 882 SF FOR RECORDER'S USE ONLY RECORDER'S INDEX COUNTY: JOHNSON S 76°50'07" W 1213 S 76°4958" W __--l�i i 11.85' NN N 11.21O SECTION: NA O. SET 3/4" 0 PIPE OPC 19828 m FOUND CORNER MONUMENT AS LABELED QUARTER SECTION: NA SET CUT "X" Q J m N CITY: IOWA -CITY SUBDIVISION: PRESS -CITIZEN ADDITION BOUNDARY/PROPERTY LINE 1800, 47 828 SF BLOCK: NA iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiizo O z LOT(S): 2 0 xU L? PROPRIETOR: GREENSTATE CREDIT UNION O REQUESTED BY: COFFEEHOUSE HOLDINGS LLC x a AXIOM CONSULTANTS, LLC, 60 E. Court St. Unit 3 PREPARED BY: Iowa City, IA 52240 - PH# 319.519.6220 w i z 3 LEGAL DESCRIPTION ALL OF LOT 2 OF PRESS -CITIZEN ADDITION AS RECORDED IN BOOK 43 PAGE 311 OF THE JOHNSON COUNTY RECORDERS OFFICE IN THE CITY OF IOWA CITY JOHNSON COUNTY IOWA. DESCRIBED AREA CONTAINS 3.87 ACRES AND IS SUBJECT TO EASEMENTS AND OTHER RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD. w z•9 \ SE CORNER LOT 2 FND 5/8`�O REBAR NO CAP38.93' \ z \ EXISTING 40' STORM u SEWER EASEMENT (D 0 °^ \ BOOK 2479 PAGE 2¶90 § o m \ \ LOT JL � V r V �. 70. 136.70' , , 1 � MC K(G ff HEEGH'S 3°oma"E 11 0.21 AC 10 9,129 SF 02. �� \ _ - „>, 0.09 ACE i 3,882 SF S 13� 9� 25COMM N ACCESS AND DRIVEWA EASEMENT 34' 23.67' 3 \ 0.09 AC 43 23.67 F D. 5/8" \ 0.19 AC 3,882 SF S 0 1 ' a �;8,3C15SF 13° / REBAR NO CAP $ EXISTING 40' DRAINAGE EASEMENT _' 97 91 \ \ / LOC 2. Sf3°06'19"E 350' 7' Aq BOOK 43 PAGE 311_` \ \ \ \ S 76°50'07" W 1213 S 76°4958" W __--l�i i 11.85' 1 09 1 S13 -06'19--E 99.10' 576° 50' 44"W NON -PEDESTRIAN PUBLIC ° ACCESS EASEMENT O. SET 3/4" 0 PIPE OPC 19828 30.05' FOUND CORNER MONUMENT AS LABELED \ \ SET CUT "X" S13° 10'02"E 2 20' SAN 1.10 AC BOUNDARY/PROPERTY LINE 1800, 47 828 SF 80' EXISTING 15' UTILITY 1 / \\ EASEMENT J 2s �\ \ p EXISTING 20' SANITARY I s. � It�� \ \ \ EXISTING 20' SANITARY 1 SEWER EASEMENT Gt- Y 0.94 AC N BOOK 2479 PAGE 309 SEWER EASEMENT BOOK 3622 PAGE 100 40,8545E 94t. CONSTRUCTION LIMIT ' yg0.501 N1g° 06 20 O ' 23.67' S 0 23.67 / CONSTRUCTION LIMIT SW CORNER LOT 2 54 \ FOUND 5/8" p -- --_` / ?g° REBAR YPC 13287 / \ f `� 9S• F OUTLOT A SEWER EASEMENT \ 30,273 SF SEE NOTE 3 BELOW 217'57 CITY OF IOWA CITY APPROVALS CITY CLERK DATE ' NOTES: ' 1. NOTES ON THIS PLAT ARE NOT INTENDED TO CREATE ANY VESTED PRIVATE INTEREST IN ANY STATED RESTRICTION OR COVENANT OR CREATE ANY THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES TO ANY NOTED USE RESTRICTION OR COVENANT."L 2. OUTLOTA IS RESERVED FOR GREEN SPACE AND STORM WATER MANAGEMENT. o`�O ••••� NW CORNER LOT 2 3. THE SANITARY SEWER CROSSING LOT 2 OF PRESS CITIZEN IN THE EAST WEST DIRECTION AS PREVIOUSLY SHOWN AND NOTED ON SURVEY BOOK 30 ; y5 GPs PAGE 24 WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY SECURED IN EASEMENT DOCUMENT BOOK 283 PAGE 310 (AND SHOWN ON PRESS CITIZEN FINAL PLAT BOOK 43 PAGE = BRADLEY ' FOUND 5/8 QJ 0 ° a \� REBAR YPC 13287 311) DOES NOT PROVIDE COVERAGE OF WHERE THE SEWER IS ACTUALLY LOCATED. THIS EASEMENT WAS PREVIOUSLY SECURED AND DEPICTED AS 5 d ; R.GEATER GEAT O FEET ON EITHER SIDE OF THE LINE. THE SEWER IS APPROXIMATELY 9 FEET DEEP, SO THE EASEMENT SHOWN ON THIS PLAT INTENDS TO PLACE THE 19828 EASEMENT OVER THE PIPE AND MANHOLE LOCATIONS. THE 20 FOOT WIDE SANITARY SEWER SHOWN IN THE CAPTAIN IRISH PARKWAY PROJECT BOOK \� 2479 BOOK 295 DOES PROVIDE COVERAGE OVER THE SEWER LOCATION. �''.k �OW�A��.`��,,, 4. OUTLOT B AND OUTLOT C ARE TO BE OWNED AND MAINTAINED BY THE HOA FOR MAILBOX CLUSTERS. E I HEREBY CERTIFYTHATTHIS LAND SURVEYING DOCUMENT WAS PREPARED AND THE RELATED SURVEY WORK WAS PERFORMED BY ME OR UNDER MY DIRER PERSONAL SUPERVISION AND THAT I AM A DULY LICENSED LAND SURVEYOR UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF IOWA. �% LLvL 8-25-2023 LEGEND: DATE O. SET 3/4" 0 PIPE OPC 19828 FOUND CORNER MONUMENT AS LABELED x SET CUT "X" YPC YELLOW PLASTIC CAP BOUNDARY/PROPERTY LINE EXISTING PROPERTY LINE EXISTING EASEMENT I HEREBY CERTIFYTHATTHIS LAND SURVEYING DOCUMENT WAS PREPARED AND THE RELATED SURVEY WORK WAS PERFORMED BY ME OR UNDER MY DIRER PERSONAL SUPERVISION AND THAT I AM A DULY LICENSED LAND SURVEYOR UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF IOWA. �% LLvL 8-25-2023 BRADLEY R. GEATER, P.L.S., P.E. DATE LICENSE NUMBER 19828. MY LICENSE RENEWAL DATE IS DECEMBER 31, 2023 z O Z F- LU W or U W Q F- tn w z w w(�I''� V V 1 OF 1 Y I J LU O m 'rD4 N O r -I r Illllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Doc TD: 032169970028 Type: GEN Kind: SUBDIVISION Recorded: 09/25/2023 at 11:45:49 AN Fee Amt: $142.00 Page 1 of 28 �1�i�®� Johnson Gounty Iowa i IIIJ+�k8� Kim Painter Count,/ Recorder i ', N F ?/� /� i ' ���� BK6517 PGf 44-771 CITY OF IOWA CITY 410 East Washington Sircel Iowa city, Iowa 52240-1826 (3 19) 3565000 (319) 356-5009 FAX STATE OF IOWA } www.icgov.org ) SS JOHNSON COUNTY ) I, Kellie K. Grace, City Clerk of Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby certify that the Resolution attached hereto is a true and correct copy of Resolution No. 23-245, which was passed by the City Council of Iowa City, Iowa, at a regular meeting held on the 5th day of September 2023, all as the same appears of record in my office. jj Also attached are the final legal documents for Timber Valley Run Subdivision, Iowa City,Iowa. 4l PrDated at Iowa City, Iowa, this Vn day of &n&x Y , 2023. s Kellie k. Grace City Clerk fires subdivision r. I V) f t e Prepared by: Parker Walsh,Associate Planner, 410 E.Washington St., Iowa City, IA 52240(SUB23-0004) Resolution No. 23-245 Resolution Approving Final Plat of Timber Valley Run Subdivision, a Resubdivision of Lot 2 of Press-Citizen Addition, Iowa City, Iowa. (SUB23- 0004) Whereas, the owner, Coffeehouse Holdings, LLC, filed with the City Clerk the final plat of Timber Valley Run Subdivision, a Resubdivision of Lot 2 of Press-Citizen Addition, Iowa City, Iowa, Johnson County, Iowa; and Whereas, said subdivision is located on the following-described real estate in Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, to wit: ALL OF LOT 2 OF PRESS-CITIZEN ADDITION AS RECORDED IN BOOK 43 PAGE 311 OF THE JOHNSON COUNTY RECORDERS OFFICE IN THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, JOHNSON COUTY IOWA DESCRIBED AREA CONTAINS 3.87 ACRES AND IS SUBJECT TO EASEMENTS AND OTHER RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD Whereas, the Neighborhood and Development Services Department and the Public Works Department examined the proposed final plat and subdivision, and recommended approval; and Whereas, a dedication has been made to the public and the subdivision has been made with the free consent and in accordance with the desires of the owner; and Whereas, said final plat and subdivision are found to conform with Chapter 354, Code of Iowa (2023) and all other state and local requirements. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, that: 1. The said final plat and subdivision located on the above-described real estate be and the same are hereby approved. 2. The City accepts the dedication of the streets and easements as provided by law and specifically sets aside portions of the dedicated land as not being open for public access at the time of recording for public safety reasons. The City shall accept the public improvements and open them for public access upon satisfaction of the terms and conditions stated in the Subdivider's Agreement. 3. The Mayor and City Clerk of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, are hereby authorized and directed, upon approval by the City Attorney, to execute all legal documents relating to said subdivision, and to certify a copy of this resolution, which shall be affixed to the final plat after passage and approval by law. The City Clerk shall record the legal documents and the plat at the office of the County Recorder of Johnson County, Iowa at the expense of the owner/subdivider. Resolution No. '�-245 Page 2 Passed and approved this_ 9th day of September 2023. or Approved by Attest: City Clerk City Atto� ey's Office (Sara Hektoen —08/30/2023)' It was moved by Taylor and seconded by Dunn the Resolution be adopted, and upon roll call there were: Ayes: Nays: Absent: x Alter x Bergus x Dunn x Harmsen x Taylor x Teague Thomas pcd/1emp1atesJFin91_Plat_=Re.Wlion_2_tloc doc Item Number: 6.m. CITY OF IOWA CITY Z%--_ �=Pa COUNCIL ACTION REPORT September 5, 2023 Resolution authorizing the procurement of lighting for Mercer Ball Park Field #1. Prepared By: Josh Worrell, Assistant Superintendent of Parks and Forestry Reviewed By: Tyler Baird, Superintendent of Parks and Forestry Juli Seydell Johnson, Director of Parks and Recreation Susan Dulek, First Ass't. City Attorney Geoff Fruin, City Manager Fiscal Impact: Funds for this purchase are available in account R4194 Climate Action Sustainability Fund. Staff Recommendation: Approval Commission Recommendations: N/A Attachments: Resolution Executive Summary: On July 28, 2023 a quote was obtained from Musco Lighting for replacement luminaires and installation as part of the Mercer Park Baseball Retrofit for the Parks and Recreation Division. This quote was provided as part of a cooperative agreement under State of Iowa Contract 23166. The quote was distributed to the Director of Parks and Recreation, Superintendent of Parks and Forestry, and Assistant Superintendent of Parks and Forestry for consideration. After a thorough review, it was recommended that Musco Lighting receive the contract award for renovation of the ball field lights. Background / Analysis: The lights at Mercer Baseball field are being replaced to increase the safety and security of the field. Additionally, this initiative aligns with efforts to improve facilities and underscores the City's commitment to energy-efficient upgrades. This work is part of the larger renovation project for the Mercer Baseball Fields and Pickleball/Tennis Courts. The Iowa City Community School District is a primary user of this field and fully supports the need for new lighting. This contract with Musco Lighting will leverage existing lighting poles at Mercer Park's Field #1. The refurbishment entails the installation of new, energy-efficient LED luminaires and updated wiring and controls. Over the duration of this contract, the City expects to expend approximately $253,989.00. Funds for this purchase are available under account R4194 Climate Action Sustainability Fund. Prepared by: Josh Worrell, Assistant Parks Superintendent, 2275 S. Gilbert St., Iowa City, IA 52240 (319) 356-5100 x2070 Resolution No. 23-246 Resolution authorizing the procurement of lighting for Mercer Ball Park Field #1 Whereas, a Cooperative Agreement exists between Musco Lighting and the State of Iowa for sports lighting equipment with related technology, equipment and services; and Whereas, the City of Iowa City is an authorized participant of this cooperative; and Whereas, Cooperative purchasing is permitted through the City of Iowa City Purchasing Policy Manual; and Whereas, the City of Iowa City's Parks and Recreation Department would like to utilize the contract between Musco Lighting and the State of Iowa to procure sports lighting equipment and services; and Whereas, the City's purchasing policy requires City Council to approve purchases over $150,000; and; Whereas, the City expects to expend approximately $253,989.00 during this contract for the procurement of ball field lighting; and Whereas, funds for this purchase are available in the budget under Project accounts R4194 Climate Action Sustainability Fund; and Whereas, approval of this procurement is in the public interest. Now, therefore, be it resolved, by the City Council of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, that: 1. The proposed procurement as described is approved. 2. The City Manager is authorized to sign the agreement with the vendor and take whatever steps are necessary to effectuate any reasonable and appropriate amendments or renewals of said agreement. Passed and approved this 5th day of SPntamher , 2023. 1 Attest: C ti y Clerk —' a Approved by G ' City Atto ey's Office (Sue Dulek - 08/30/2023) Resolution No. 23-246 Page 2 It was moved by Taylor and seconded by Dunn the Resolution be adopted, and upon roll call there were: Ayes: Nays: Absent: x Alter x Bergus x Dunn x Harmsen _ x Taylor x Teague x Thomas Item Number: 7.a. CITY OF IOWA CITY Z%--_ �=Pa COUNCIL ACTION REPORT September 5, 2023 Motion setting a public hearing for September 19, 2023 to consider an ordinance amending Title 14, Zoning Code, to improve housing choice, increase housing supply, and encourage housing affordability. (REZ23-0001) Attachments: REZ23-0001 P&Z Packet 08-02-2023 REZ23-0001 P&Z Final Minutes 08-02-2023 Late P&Z Correspondence City Council correspondence - Rabbi Rebecca Kushner t = MEMORANDUM �, _4 CITY OF IOWA CITY t.k Date: August 2, 2023 To: Planning & Zoning Commission From: Kirk Lehmann, Associate Planner, Neighborhood & Development Services Re: Zoning Code Amendments to improve housing choice, increase housing supply, and encourage affordability (REZ23-0001) Introduction Iowa City has a uniquely expensive housing market in Iowa. The City has focused on facilitating the creation of affordable housing opportunities and on enhancing housing choice within neighborhoods with a special focus on equity and low-income households. The City's Zoning Code (Title 14) impacts housing choice and supply, which can affect affordability. To further goals identified in the Comprehensive Plan regarding affordable housing, staff proposes several amendments to Title 14 (Attachment 2) to continue to enhance housing choice, increase housing supply, and support a more inclusive, equitable city. These include: 1. Increasing flexibility for a range of housing types to facilitate diverse housing choices; 2. Modifying design standards to reduce the cost of construction while creating safe, attractive, and pedestrian -friendly neighborhoods; 3. Providing additional flexibility to enhance the supply of housing by modifying dimensional standards and reducing regulatory barriers to accessory apartments; 4. Creating regulatory incentives for affordable housing (e.g., density bonuses and parking reductions) that would encourage income -restricted units throughout the community; and 5. Address fair housing concerns to help ensure that housing within neighborhoods can support a range of living situations and advance the City's equity and inclusion goals. Overall, the proposed zoning code changes are those supported by the City's current Comprehensive Plan. Consequently, they can be implemented with only modifications to existing code provisions, with the exception of the regulatory incentives for affordable housing and the reasonable accommodations process. Other more substantial changes in support of affordable housing have also been discussed previously, but they would likely require Comprehensive and/or District Plan amendments along with a robust public engagement process. The memo dated July 5, 2023 (Attachment 1) provides background regarding the proposed amendments, including the public engagement process and rationale that lead it. In summary, these amendments are the culmination of a series of efforts which began with the City's 2016 Affordable Housing Action Plan and were reinforced through the City's 2019 Fair Housing Study, 2022 Affordable Housing Action Plan, and most recently, City Council's FY23-FY28 Strategic Plan. Over the past several years, the City has made significant progress towards addressing its affordable housing goals. The proposed amendments are the next steps. The amendments will not solve all issues related to housing affordability or equity, but they can help improve housing choice, increase housing supply, encourage affordability, and more generally reduce barriers that prevent the construction of more affordable housing options as part of the larger effort to facilitate affordability. By implementing these strategies, the City can become a more inclusive, diverse, and equitable place that provides housing opportunities for all residents. August 2, 2023 Page 2 Proposed Zoning Code Amendments and Analysis This section discusses current and proposed regulations and analyzes their impacts. It is organized by into 5 general topic areas with a separate analysis for each proposed amendment. More detailed background on the rationale of each proposed amendment can be found in Attachment 1. Proposed Amendments: 1. Increase flexibility for a range of housing types Iowa City's zoning code has increased in complexity over time. Iowa City's first zoning code in 1925 simply distinguished between residential, business, and industrial uses and zones and made no distinction between the types of buildings in which people lived. Today, there are 14 residential zones along with mixed use and commercial zones that regulate a wide variety residential of uses. While new zones and uses add specificity to development, it often does so in a way that separates and/or restricts housing types that are typically more affordable to lower income households. This has typically led to conventional development patterns with segregated land uses and housing types. The first set of proposed changes to the code allows a greater variety of housing types throughout Iowa City. A more specific description of each amendment is provided in Figure 1. 7: current & tions 1a. Allow duplex and attached single-family uses throughout single-family residential zones Duplexes and attached single-family uses in RS -5 and RS -8 zones are only allowed on corner lots. [14 -4B -4A-2 & -5] 1b. Allow townhome-style multifamily prov Up to 6 side-by-side, attached dwelling units on individual lots are allowed in RS -12 zones, but they are not allowed if they are on a single lot because it is considered a multi -family use. [14-2A-2 & -4, 14 -4B -4A] 1c. Allow multi -family uses on the group exception and provisionally allow multi -fa Allow duplexes and attached single-family uses in RS -5 and RS -8 zones to be anywhere in a block. ionally in the RS -12 zone Provisionally allow up to 6 side-by-side, attached dwelling units on a single lot in RS - 12 zones (i.e. townhome-style multifamily). df mi In most commercial zones, multi -family uses are only allowed above the ground floor (except under very specific circumstances in a few Central Business zones). Multi -family uses in CC -2 zones must be located above the ground floor and require a special exception. [14-2C-2, 14 -4B -4A-7] loor in most commercial zones by special ly uses in the CC -2 zone Provisionally allow multi -family uses in CC -2 zones and allow multi -family uses on the ground floor in most commercial zones by special exception with the following specific approval criteria: 1. If in an existing building in a Historic District Overlay (OHD) zone, a rehabilitation plan approved by the Historic Preservation Commission must be completed prior to occupancy. 2. The units cannot significantly alter the overall commercial character of the zone. 3. For existing buildings in an OHD zone, dwellings are prohibited on or below street level where 3 or more of the following commercial storefront characteristics are present: a.The main entrance is at or near August 2, 2023 Page 3 Analysis: 1. Increase flexibility for a range of housing types These proposed changes would enhance housing diversity especially for missing middle housing types like duplexes, attached single-family uses, and townhome-style multi -family uses They also permit a wider variety of living arrangements and better accommodates residential uses near commercial areas. These in turn benefit housing affordability and equity by removing some barriers to housing types that tend to be more affordable, leading to more compact neighborhoods, and reducing the potential for racial and class segregation caused by exclusionary practices such as single-family only zoning. These are possible with relatively limited impact to neighborhood character by focusing on uses and building types similar to what is currently allowed in those zones. la. Allow duplex and attached single-family uses throughout single-family residential zones Existing Comprehensive and District Plans consider duplex and attached single-family uses to be compatible with detached single-family homes in most contexts. These uses are typically more affordable than detached single-family homes. However, the number of these units permitted over the past 30 years dropped from an annual average of 33 duplex and 13 attached single-family units from 1992 to 2005 to an annual average of 11 duplex units and 8 attached single-family units from 2006 to 2022 (Figure 2). This change corresponds to the adoption of a new zoning code in 2005 which opened these uses to corner lots in RS -5 zones but restricted them from mid - block locations in RS -8 zones. It also established more stringent design standards. b.The front facade of the building is within 10' of the front property line; c. The front facade contains ground floor storefront or display windows; and d.The street level floor of the building was originally constructed to accommodate sales oriented and personal service oriented retail uses and/or has historically been used for these purposes. 1d. Regulate assisted group living uses more consistently with multi -family uses Assisted group living uses are provisionally Regulate assisted group living uses more allowed in RM -20, RNS-20, RM -44, PRM, and consistently with multi -family uses by allowing CO -1 zones and allowed by special exception it provisionally in RM -12, CN -1, MU, and CB in RM -12 and CO -1 zones. Multi -family uses zones and by not allowing it in CI -1 zones. For are allowed by right in all multi -family and MU CC -2 zones, allow it to the same extent as zones, provisionally in CO -1, CN -1, and most multi -family (i.e. provisionally if amendment 1 c CB zones and by special exception in CC -2 is approved or by special exception if it is not and sometimes CB -10 zones. approved). X14-28-2, 14-2C-2, 14-48-4A-81 Analysis: 1. Increase flexibility for a range of housing types These proposed changes would enhance housing diversity especially for missing middle housing types like duplexes, attached single-family uses, and townhome-style multi -family uses They also permit a wider variety of living arrangements and better accommodates residential uses near commercial areas. These in turn benefit housing affordability and equity by removing some barriers to housing types that tend to be more affordable, leading to more compact neighborhoods, and reducing the potential for racial and class segregation caused by exclusionary practices such as single-family only zoning. These are possible with relatively limited impact to neighborhood character by focusing on uses and building types similar to what is currently allowed in those zones. la. Allow duplex and attached single-family uses throughout single-family residential zones Existing Comprehensive and District Plans consider duplex and attached single-family uses to be compatible with detached single-family homes in most contexts. These uses are typically more affordable than detached single-family homes. However, the number of these units permitted over the past 30 years dropped from an annual average of 33 duplex and 13 attached single-family units from 1992 to 2005 to an annual average of 11 duplex units and 8 attached single-family units from 2006 to 2022 (Figure 2). This change corresponds to the adoption of a new zoning code in 2005 which opened these uses to corner lots in RS -5 zones but restricted them from mid - block locations in RS -8 zones. It also established more stringent design standards. August 2, 2023 Page 4 Figure 2: Duplex and Attached Single -Family Units Permitted by Year 70 60 6 10 7 50 40 49 30 7 30 28 4 6 - 60 18 14 20 26 14 3432 12 14122319 10 26 6 1_ 6 2 01 1�■�1MEMO iMjjMW2 62 N co It LO CO Il- c0 O O N co It LO CO 00 O _O �_ N M_ V Cf) O 00 O O N O 6) 6) O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O N N N O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O � 14 � N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N ■ Duplex Unis Permitted Single -Family Attached Units Permitted Lower density single-family residential zones (RS -5 and RS -8) constitute much of the City's land and often act as a default zone for new development. Figure 3 shows where duplexes and attached single-family uses are currently allowed. Areas that currently allow duplexes or attached single-family uses provisionally throughout a block are relatively limited (green), while areas zoned Riverfront Crossings allow these uses if they meet a valid building type (yellow). On the other hand, most neighborhoods are zoned RS -5 and RS -8 which currently allows these uses only on corner lots (orange). This limits their production unless a Planned Development Overlay (OPD) zone is utilized. Figure 3: Map of Zones that Currently Allow Duplex and/or Attached Family Uses August 2, 2023 Page 5 The proposed amendment would expand the potential number of existing lots in RS -5 and RS -8 zones that could contain a duplex use, as shown in Figure 4 (attached single-family uses would likely require a re -subdivision). Lots that allow duplexes currently (green) are generally scattered throughout the city. Lots that may contain duplex uses under the proposed amendment (yellow) are generally located outside of the city's central core. Lots that do not meet the minimum dimensional standards (e.g. lot size or width) for duplex uses under proposed amendments (gray) are primarily located in older portions of the City, including the Northside, Morningside, Twain, and Longfellow neighborhoods. However, some additional lots concentrated in other areas of the city may also allow these uses if this amendment and the proposed lot dimension reduction amendment (3a) occur (orange). Areas zoned with an OPD are excluded as they must be evaluated on a case-by-case basis to determine if the new use constitutes a significant change to an approved OPD Plan. Figure 4: Map of Parcels Zoned RS-5/RS-8 That Allow Duplexes Under Proposed Amendments Approximately 12,000 existing parcels may be impacted by the proposed amendment because they are zoned RS -5 or RS -8 and are outside of an OPD zone (Figure 5). Of these, around 2,900 lots may allow duplex uses with the proposed amendment, while another 2,200 may accommodate duplexes if minimum lot dimensions are also reduced as proposed in Amendment 3a. The remainder can either currently contain a duplex use or cannot accommodate duplexes even with the proposed amendments due to insufficient lot dimensions. Note that these numbers only indicate lots that could accommodate duplex uses under the proposed amendments. This analysis does not account for the fact that some lots already contain such uses, some may be non-residential, or some may retain their current use. Allowing a use does not mean it will be established, and staff cannot estimate where these uses may be added. If conversions or redevelopment does occur, it will likely happen gradually which provides time to adjust standards if needed. This is especially true given current market conditions where loan rates and construction costs are high which limits incentives to redevelop lots on which a structure already exists. August 2, 2023 Page 6 Figure 5: Parcels Zoned RS-5/RS-8 That Allow Duplexes Under Proposed Amendments Staff also reviewed the potential impact of the proposed amendment on parcels in the University Impact Area (Figure 6), which includes neighborhoods close to the University of Iowa Campus. This area is subject to additional zoning standards to help prevent some negative effects associated with concentrations of dormitory -style apartments. Staff identified 166 parcels zoned RS -5 and RS -8 in the University Impact Area that would be able to accommodate a duplex use with the proposed amendment, and an additional 93 parcels may become duplexes if dimensional standards are reduced as proposed in amendment 3a. Of these 259 parcels, 66 are within an Historic or Conservation Overlay zone, which strictly regulates the demolition of historic homes and the appearance of any conversions. The remaining lots could either become a duplex use under current rules (37), were already previously converted into a duplex, multi- family, group living, or commercial use (67), or would be ineligible for a duplex use due to lot characteristics, even with other proposed changes (614). Most other zones in the University Impact Area already allow duplexes throughout a block. As such, impacts to the University Impact Area should be relatively limited. Figure 6: Parcels Zoned RS-5/RS-8 in the University Impact Area That Allow Duplexes Under Proposed Amendments RS -5 RS -8 Total Does Not and Would Not Allow Duplex 4,679 1,490 6,169 does not meet current or proposed standards 48.8% 61.3% 51.3% Allows Duplex Under Current Standards 632 100 732 on corner, meets current min. lot requirements 6.6% (4.1%) 6.1 Allows Duplex Under Proposed Changes in 1a 2,375 498 2,873 not on corner, meets current min. lot requirements 24.8% 20.5% 23.9% Allows Duplex Under Proposed Changes in 1a and 3a 1,905 342 2,247 not on corner, meets proposed min. lot requirements 19.9% (14.1%) 18.7% Total RS -5 and RS -8 Parcels w/o an OPD 9,591 2,430 12,021 Staff also reviewed the potential impact of the proposed amendment on parcels in the University Impact Area (Figure 6), which includes neighborhoods close to the University of Iowa Campus. This area is subject to additional zoning standards to help prevent some negative effects associated with concentrations of dormitory -style apartments. Staff identified 166 parcels zoned RS -5 and RS -8 in the University Impact Area that would be able to accommodate a duplex use with the proposed amendment, and an additional 93 parcels may become duplexes if dimensional standards are reduced as proposed in amendment 3a. Of these 259 parcels, 66 are within an Historic or Conservation Overlay zone, which strictly regulates the demolition of historic homes and the appearance of any conversions. The remaining lots could either become a duplex use under current rules (37), were already previously converted into a duplex, multi- family, group living, or commercial use (67), or would be ineligible for a duplex use due to lot characteristics, even with other proposed changes (614). Most other zones in the University Impact Area already allow duplexes throughout a block. As such, impacts to the University Impact Area should be relatively limited. Figure 6: Parcels Zoned RS-5/RS-8 in the University Impact Area That Allow Duplexes Under Proposed Amendments In summary, if the proposed amendments are adopted, it may allow an additional 5,120 new duplex units in the community, of which 259 may be in the University Impact Area. However, the number of units added would likely be significantly smaller. Staff anticipates that the effects of the proposed amendment would be more pronounced on the edge of the community where it is easier to meet the relevant lot standards through the creation of new lots in green field development. It would also reduce the need for a Comprehensive Plan Amendment or OPD process for these housing types, which will streamline approvals. Non -OCD/ OCD/ Total Non-OHD OHD Does Not and Would Not Allow Duplex 357 257 614 (does not meet current or proposed standards) 57.3% 72.6% 62.8% Contains a Legal Non -Conforming Duplex, Multi- 51 16 67 family, Group living, or Commercial use (8.2%) 4.5% 6.9% Allows Duplex Under Current Standards 22 15 37 (on corner, meets current min. lot requirements) (3.5%) (4.2%) (3.8%) Allows Duplex Under Proposed Changes in 1 a 128 38 166 not on corner, meets current min. lot requirements 20.5%) (10.7%) (17.0% Allows Duplex Under Proposed Changes in 1a and 3a 65 28 93 (not on corner, meets proposed min. lot requirements) (10.4%) 7.9% (9.5%) Total RS-5/RS-8 Parcels in University Impact Area 623 354 977 In summary, if the proposed amendments are adopted, it may allow an additional 5,120 new duplex units in the community, of which 259 may be in the University Impact Area. However, the number of units added would likely be significantly smaller. Staff anticipates that the effects of the proposed amendment would be more pronounced on the edge of the community where it is easier to meet the relevant lot standards through the creation of new lots in green field development. It would also reduce the need for a Comprehensive Plan Amendment or OPD process for these housing types, which will streamline approvals. August 2, 2023 Page 7 1b. Allow townhome-style multifamily provisionally in the RS -12 zone From the exterior, townhome-style multi -family uses are virtually indistinguishable from attached single-family uses. The primary difference is the lot configuration where attached single-family uses are located on individual lots and townhome-style multi -family uses are located on one lot (see Figure 7). While the proposed amendment would likely have limited impact in the number of new units added, it would increase flexibility in terms of housing types within the RS -12 zone by allowing limited multi -family uses that look like single-family uses in a single-family zone. Figure 8 illustrates areas zoned RS -12 that do not currently allow townhome-style multi -family with up to 6 attached units but would with the proposed amendment (orange). Figure 7: Street View and Lot View of Attached Single -Family at 1101-1117 Mormon Trek Blvd (left) and Townhome-Style Multi -Family 4717-4723 Herbert Hoover Highway SE (right) M RI W August 2, 2023 Page 8 1c. Allow multi -family uses on the ground floor in most commercial zones by special exception and provisionally allow multi -family uses in the CC -2 zone Figure 8 illustrates areas that currently allow multi -family uses, and areas that would allow multi- family uses under the proposed amendments. Multi -family uses today are allowed by right in the center of the city and in defined nodes which are zoned multi -family, Riverfront Crossings, and MU (blue). Commercial zones that currently allow multi -family uses provisionally above the ground floor (green) include CO -1, CN -1, CB -2, CB -5, and CB -10. Areas zoned OPD may allow multi -family uses based on an approved OPD plan. CC -2 is the only commercial zone that currently requires a special exception for multi -family uses (yellow), but the proposed amendment would remove this procedural barrier. This code change would streamline the process for providing mixed use buildings along important corridors and in other nodes missed by current zoning. This would also help support commercial activity in those areas by encouraging more people to live in closer proximity to the goods and services available there. Additionally, allowing residential uses on the ground floor in commercial zones by special exception opens the possibility for horizontally mixed-use projects where there are separate commercial and residential buildings on a single site. Currently, most horizontally mixed-use projects require an OPD or a subdivision and multiple zones; only vertically mixed-use buildings are allowed (i.e. ground floor commercial with residential uses above). The proposed amendment could lead to a greater mix of uses on under-utilized parcels, such as former big box sites, but Board of Adjustment review will also ensure that existing and historic buildings are appropriately protected and that the commercial character of these zones is maintained. Map of Zones That Allow Multi -Family Uses: Current and Proposed August 2, 2023 Page 9 1d. Regulate assisted group living uses more consistently with multi -family uses Assisted group living uses include group care facilities such as nursing and convalescent homes and assisted living facilities. They are considered a group living use rather than a household living use, even though they appear similar to other multi -family uses. Figure 9 illustrates where assisted group living uses are currently allowed and where they would be allowed under the proposed amendment. Currently, assisted group living uses are allowed provisionally in higher intensity multi -family residential zones (RM -20, RNS-20, RM -44, and CO - 1 shown in green) and allowed by special exception in the RM -12 zone (yellow). They are also allowed in Intensive Commercial (CI -1) zones (red) but not in any commercial zones that allow multi -family uses (CN -1, CC -2, CB -2, CB -5, CB -10, and MU, shown in orange). Areas zoned OPD may allow assisted group living uses based on an approved OPD plan. Figure 9: Map of Zones That Allow Assisted Group Living Uses: Current and Proposed _ t mo .�.�. ■ az---arfts�� � .. �ysx� ��-- — .. . L St "I M Ly - Currently Allows ProAsionally ° �+~ E t � Currently Allows by Spe dal t Exception; Alows v —. Provisionally Linder Proposed MroAFafard Amendmerks r ■ t Currently Goes Not Allow;o- t Alows ProAsimallyLinder— Proposed Amendments - t Currently Allows bySpedaI j VL 11 -Exception; Does Not Allow __ t Under Proposed Amendmerks The primary impact of the proposed amendment would be to allow assisted group living more readily in commercial zones that already allow multi -family residential uses and to streamline approvals for assisted group living in RM -12 zones. However, the amendment would also prohibit assisted group living in areas zoned CI -1 as residential uses are not generally considered compatible with these areas. Overall, the proposed amendment would provide for a greater variety of living arrangements while maintaining a similar character for each zone involved. August 2, 2023 Page 10 Proposed Amendments: 2. Modify Design Standards Encouraging an enhanced standard of design helps maintain the high quality of life present in Iowa City. To that end, the zoning code has a number of regulations regarding the building and site design based on zone, use, and location to promote safe, attractive, pedestrian friendly neighborhoods. The second set of proposed amendments includes several recommendations to help reduce the cost of compliance and streamline implementation without impacting the purpose of these standards. A more specific description of each amendment is provided in Figure 10. Figure 10: Current & Proposed Regulations MODIFY2. DA -D 2a. Eliminate some multi -family site development standards to provide flexibility Most multi -family and group living uses in Eliminate those two requirements from the buildings not built of masonry or stucco must multi -family site development standards. have a 2 -foot base of masonry, stucco, or dressed concrete. Where wall materials change around the corner of a building, the material must wrap 3 feet around the corner. [14-28-6G-5 & -8 and 14-2C-91-3 & -6] 2b. Adjust standards to allow attached single-family and duplex uses in mid -block locations Attached single-family and duplex uses in RS- Modify standards for attached single-family 5 and RS -8 zones must have each unit's main and duplex uses to allow entrances and entrance and garage facing a different street. garages to face one street, but limit garage [14-48-4A-2, -3, & -5] frontage to 60% of the building wall and limit vehicular access to 1 doublewide (20') or 2 singlewide (10') garage doors facing each street unless they are set back at least 15' from the building fagade. In addition, require alley access to be used where present. 2c. Simplify the process to reduce parking setbacks for townhome-style multi -family use Buildings in multi -family zones cannot have Allow the Building Official to waive this parking within the first 15 feet of building requirement for townhome-style multi -family depth. This may be waived by minor uses without a minor modification. This would modification which requires a mailing and be for streets not faced by main entrances to administrative hearing. dwelling units. [14 -5A -5F -lb] Analysis: 2. Modify Design Standards These proposed changes to design standards are intended to reduce the cost and time required to ensure attractive, visually interesting buildings that remain compatible with surrounding uses. They will also facilitate mid -block duplexes and attached single-family uses in RS -5 and RS -8 zones in conjunction with proposed amendment 1 a and allow for more flexibility with regards to building placement and architectural elements. For the most part, new structures are expected to look similar to those built under current standards. August 2, 2023 Page 11 2a. Eliminate some multi -family site development standards to provide flexibility This proposed amendment would affect multi -family, group living, and institutional/civic uses in residential zones and the Central Planning i4�r District. However, it is not expected to substantially impact the quality of fi design or appearance of buildings 1 because other multi -family site development standards that more , directly affect visual interest will remain . in effect. These include standards �L addressing building entrances and scale, balconies and exterior 1 stairways, building materials, mechanical equipment, and in the Central Planning District, architectural style. The image to the right is an example of a building because it does not meet the durable base standard. that would currently not be allowed 2b. Adjust standards to allow attached single-family and duplex uses in mid -block locations The implications of allowing duplexes and attached single-family uses throughout RS -5 and RS - 8 zones is explored in more detail above (proposed amendment 1a). However, this proposed amendment helps mitigate the impacts of allowing duplex and attached single-family uses in lower density residential neighborhoods by limiting blank garage walls facing the street. Limiting the garage wall openings to a maximum of 20 feet facing a street continues to allow units on corner lots to each have a doublewide (2 -car) garage facing a different street, or if they both face a single street frontage, they could share one doublewide garage or have two separate single -wide garages. Where additional parking is desired, garages could face away from a street or be set back 15 feet from the front fagade. 2c. Simplify the process to reduce parking setbacks for townhome-style multi -family uses The impacts of this proposed amendment are very limited. The ■ diagram to the right illustrates the 15' building depth line behind which parking must be located in the current code. The intent is that parking be located behind occupied building space so that it is not visible from the front of the building. The proposed amendment allows an administrative waiver from this standard for - townhome-style multi -family uses on a corner lot. The waiver could only be applied to the side street, not the front street. The proposed amendment maintains the intent of the current regulation and would no longer require a minor modification that tri ers gg neighbor notification and an administrative hearing, both of which add time to a project. August 2, 2023 Page 12 Proposed Amendments: 3. Provide additional flexibility to enhance the supply of housing Another way to enhance the supply of housing and provide flexibility in the design of new subdivisions is through modifying dimensional standards (e.g. minimum lot size) and allowing different types of housing that can provide additional housing choices for a variety of households. This includes removing barriers to the construction of accessory apartments, also called accessory dwelling units (ADUs), granny flats, or mother-in-law suites. Proposed changes to ADU standards are based on recommendations made by the Johnson County's Housing Action Team of the Livable Community for Successful Aging and align with those from the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP). This third set of proposed amendments is intended to reduce the cost of land as a portion of the total housing cost on a per unit and per person basis. A more specific description of each amendment is provided in Figure 11. 7 7: current & Proposed 3a. Modify dimensional standards to better align with existing lots and newer form -based standards, and to ensure greater consistency by use Min. detached single-family lot standards: I Min. detached single-family lot standards: * Only where rear access is provided Min. duplex lot standards: Size Area/ Width Front. Unit RS -5 12,000 6,000 80 80 RS -8 8,700 4,350 70 70 Min. attached single-family lot standards: Size Size Area/ Unit Width Front. RS -5 8,000 8,000 60 45 RS -5* 6,000 6,000 50 30 RNS-12* 5,000 5,000 45 25 RM -12 55 RM -20 55 * Only where rear access is provided Min. duplex lot standards: Size Area/ Width Front. Unit RS -5 12,000 6,000 80 80 RS -8 8,700 4,350 70 70 Min. attached single-family lot standards: Size Area/ Width Front. Unit RS -5 6,000 6,000 40 40 RS -8 4,350 4,350 35 35 * Only where rear access is provided Min. duplex lot standards: Size Area/ Unit Width Front. RS -5 6,000 6,000 50 40 RS -5* 5,000 5,000 45 30 RNS-12* 3,000 3,000 30 20 RM -12 45 RM -20 45 * Only where rear access is provided Min. duplex lot standards: Min. attached single-family lot standards: Size Area/ Width Unit Front. RS -5 10,000 5,000 70 70 RS -8 8,000 4,000 60 60 Min. attached single-family lot standards: 3b. Allow additional bedrooms for attached single-family, duplex and multi -family uses outside of the University Impact Area Multi -family dwelling units are limited to 3 Increase the number of bedrooms allowed bedrooms and duplex and attached single- outside of the University Impact Area to 4 family dwelling units are limited to 4 bedrooms. bedrooms for multi -family units and to 5 for [14-2B-4, 14-2C-4, 14-5A-4] duplex and single-family attached units. 3c. Encourage accessory apartments in a broader variety of contexts and reduce barriers to construction Accessory apartments are only allowed in the Modify the standards to reduce barriers, RS -5, RS -8, RS -12, RM -12, RM -20, and RNS- including the following changes: 12 zones and must: 1. Allow accessory apartments in any zone that 1. Be a separate dwelling unit accessory to a allows household living uses (including detached single-family use; one per lot. RNS-12 and MU zones) and allow on any lot that contains up to 2 dwelling units. Size Area/ Unit Width Front. RS -5 5,000 5,000 35 35 RS -8 4,000 4,000 30 30 3b. Allow additional bedrooms for attached single-family, duplex and multi -family uses outside of the University Impact Area Multi -family dwelling units are limited to 3 Increase the number of bedrooms allowed bedrooms and duplex and attached single- outside of the University Impact Area to 4 family dwelling units are limited to 4 bedrooms. bedrooms for multi -family units and to 5 for [14-2B-4, 14-2C-4, 14-5A-4] duplex and single-family attached units. 3c. Encourage accessory apartments in a broader variety of contexts and reduce barriers to construction Accessory apartments are only allowed in the Modify the standards to reduce barriers, RS -5, RS -8, RS -12, RM -12, RM -20, and RNS- including the following changes: 12 zones and must: 1. Allow accessory apartments in any zone that 1. Be a separate dwelling unit accessory to a allows household living uses (including detached single-family use; one per lot. RNS-12 and MU zones) and allow on any lot that contains up to 2 dwelling units. August 2, 2023 Page 13 2. Be under the same ownership as the single- family use; one unit must be owner - occupied. 3. Only have up to 2 residents and 1 bedroom. 4. Be no larger than 650 square feet, 30% of the floor area of the principal dwelling if in a principal dwelling, or 50% of the floor area of an accessory building if in an accessory building, whichever is less. 5. Provide one extra off-street parking space. 6. When located within the principal dwelling, must be designed so that the appearance of the building remains that of a single-family residence. Any new entrances should face the side or rear yard, and any addition may not increase the floor area of the original dwelling by more than 10%. Exterior finish materials, trim, windows, and eaves must visually match the principal dwelling unit. [14 -4C -2A] 2. Remove the requirement that one unit be owner -occupied. 3. Remove limits on the number of bedrooms and residents. 4. Increase the size limit to 1,000 square feet or 50% of the floor area of the principal use, whichever is less. Also, allow stand-alone accessory apartments. 5. Remove the requirement for an additional parking space. 6. Remove requirements limiting additions to 10% of a building and limiting entrances to side or rear yards so long as it appears to be a use allowed in the zone. Analysis: 3. Provide additional flexibility to enhance the supply of housing These proposed changes share the goal of reducing the costs associated with housing and allowing flexibility for a variety of living arrangements. Reducing minimum lot sizes and lot widths can help lower the land costs associated with each dwelling unit, especially in lower density zones such as RS -5. It would also bring the lot sizes of many areas developed before 1962 into conformance with the zoning code. Increasing the bedroom cap would allow the City to accommodate larger households in a wider variety of housing types outside of the University Impact Area while retaining a lower bedroom cap where the demand for student rentals is highest. Removing barriers to the development of ADUs allows an incremental increase in housing supply in such a way that limits impacts to the appearance of a neighborhood. 3a. Modify dimensional standards to better align with existing lots and newer form -based standards, and to ensure greater consistency by use By reducing lot standards for single-family and duplex uses and allowing detached single-family homes in RNS-12 zones with rear alley access to have reduced minimum lot sizes and widths, the proposed amendment brings a number of detached single-family lots zoned RS -5 and RNS- 12 into conformance with the zoning code. Figure 12 illustrates the conformance or non- conformance of detached single-family lots zoned RS -5 and RNS-12 under the proposed amendment, excluding areas with Planned Development Overlays that can receive waivers from lot requirements. As expected, most lots currently conform to the zoning code (green), but a number of non -conforming lots would become conforming due to the proposed reduction in lot size and lot width (yellow). These areas are primarily located in older areas of the City, including the Morningside, Twain, Plum Grove, and Manville Heights neighborhood, among others. However, a number of lots would remain non -conforming even with the proposed amendment (red), especially near Towncrest and the Northside. Bringing lots into conformance with the zoning code simplifies occupancy on the lot. Minimizing non -conformities is also considered best practice. Figure 13 provides the number of lots affected by the proposed amendment. There are approximately 9,500 single-family detached lots zoned RS -5 outside of areas with an OPD, of which nearly 1,750 or 18% are currently non -conforming. Another 278 single-family detached lots are zoned RNS-12, of which 184 or 66% are non -conforming. The proposed amendments August 2, 2023 Page 14 would bring nearly 1,550 lots zoned RS -5 and 91 lots zoned RNS-12 into compliance with the zoning code, which reduces the total number of remaining non -conforming lots in these zones to 296. Many remaining lots are 50 -foot by 80 -foot reversed corner lots which have trouble meeting parking and other dimensional and site requirements. Figure 12: Map of Detached Single -Family Parcels Zoned RS-5/RNS-12 by Conforming Status: Figure 13: Detached Single -Family Parcels Zoned RS-5/RNS-12 by Conforming Status: Current and Proposed The impact of the proposed amendment would be larger for new subdivisions containing single- family and duplex uses because it allows a more flexible arrange of lots with reduced lot widths and frontages. However, many lots in new subdivisions are larger than the minimum lot size required. As such, the proposed change enables the creation of smaller lots but does not mandate it as developers choose lot sizes based on the target market and subdivision. Another impact is that reducing lot sizes for duplexes allows them on a wider variety of existing lots. The implications are discussed under the analysis for proposed amendment 1 a. RS -5 RNS-12 Total Currently Conforming Lots; Remain Conforming Under Proposed Amendments 7,756 81.6% 94 33.8% 7,850 80.2% Currently Non -Conforming Lots; Made Conforming Under Proposed Amendments 1,545 16.3%) 91 (32.7% 1,636 16.7% Currently Non -Conforming Lots; Remain Non- Conforming Under Proposed Amendments 203 (2.1%) 93 (33.5%) 296 Total SFD Parcels zoned RS-5/RNS-12 w/o an OPD 9,504 278 9,782 The impact of the proposed amendment would be larger for new subdivisions containing single- family and duplex uses because it allows a more flexible arrange of lots with reduced lot widths and frontages. However, many lots in new subdivisions are larger than the minimum lot size required. As such, the proposed change enables the creation of smaller lots but does not mandate it as developers choose lot sizes based on the target market and subdivision. Another impact is that reducing lot sizes for duplexes allows them on a wider variety of existing lots. The implications are discussed under the analysis for proposed amendment 1 a. August 2, 2023 Page 15 3b. Allow additional bedrooms for attached single-family, duplex and multi -family uses outside of the University Impact Area This proposed amendment accommodates a wider range of household types outside of the University Impact Area. Current standards make it difficult to accommodate larger families in any dwelling units that are not detached single-family. This creates higher housings costs for larger families, especially those that are lower income. For example, Habitat for Humanity has built 5 - bedroom attached single-family units for families in the past, but that is no longer possible. The proposed amendment will positively impact the ability of those household types, including intergenerational households, to find dwellings that meet their housing needs. The proposed amendment will not apply to the University Impact Area (Figure 14). Bedroom caps for multi -family units were implemented due to a proliferation of large dwellings near downtown that effectively functioned as rooming units. Bedrooms for duplex and attached single-family units were capped after the City lost the ability to limit the number of unrelated individuals living in a household to 3. Maintaining a lower bedroom cap in the University Impact Area helps maintain a balance of owner- renter -occupied units in neighborhoods in and around the University. Numerous other rental permit standards will also remain in effect, such as minimum open space standards, restrictions on the percentage of dwelling units that can be bedrooms, and paving restrictions for rear yards. Figure 14: Map of University Impact Area August 2, 2023 Page 16 3c. Encourage accessory apartments in a broader variety of contexts and reduce barriers to construction Removing barriers to the construction of ADUs can increase the supply of housing and help older homeowners, single parents, young home buyers, and renters in seeking a wider range of homes, prices, rents and locations. Iowa City first allowed ADUs for elderly or persons with disabilities in 1987, and widened it to the general public in 2005. While ADU development increased after that change, development has remained relatively muted with only 52 ADUs permitted since 1995 at an average rate of less than 2 per year (Figure 15). Of these, 16 (31 %) were constructed as part of the Peninsula development. Current standards constitute a significant barrier to new ADUs in most areas of the city. Figure 15: Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) Permitted 1995-2023 5 5 ^L` ^W LL 4 3 0 U) 2 m U Q 1 I AO 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 OhO�°O'1 O'b0°'000�00 030D 0�0�°O'1 OHO°�0�0'3Rh�°'� 'b000�1'�0`l'03 �O �O �O Comparing the properties that could currently have an ADU to the number that do further highlights the issue. Based on building characteristics alone, there are approximately 13,020 single-family detached dwelling units in zones that currently allow an accessory apartment. However, renter -occupied properties are currently not allowed to have an ADU. The 2021 5 -year American Community Survey estimates that approximately 76.4% of single-family detached units are owner -occupied. This suggests that 9,947 single-family dwellings may have an ADU, of which only 52 (0.5%) actually have a permitted ADU. The proposed amendment encourages the development of ADUs by expanding the zones in which ADUs are allowed to any zone that allows household living uses and by expanding the building types to which ADUs can be accessory to any lot with 2 or less dwelling units. Figure 16 shows parcels that currently allow ADUs (green) in addition to parcels that would allow ADUs under the proposed amendments (yellow). The most notable areas ADUs would be allowed are the RNS-12 zone, the lower density multi -family zones, and areas that contain a concentration of duplexes. Note that the map does not account for properties with a current rental permit as properties can switch between owner- or renter -occupied at any time. In total, staff anticipates that this could allow for an additional 1,403 ADUs. In addition, this proposed amendment would remove the requirement that the owner of the property must live either in the primary home or ADU, i.e. ADUs could be accessory to properties with a rental permit under the proposed amendment. This could potentially add 3,073 new ADUs for single-family rental homes based on current estimates of single-family homes with a rental permit. However, removing the owner -occupancy requirement may have a larger effect near the University due to a higher number of rental permits in that area. In a recent analysis from June August 2, 2023 Page 17 30, 2022, the City estimated that approximately 32.5% of single-family and duplex units in select neighborhoods near downtown have a rental permit. This would mean removing the owner - occupancy requirement may allow as many as 2,333 accessory apartments (76% of those gained from removing the rental requirement) in these areas. This generally supports the City's sustainability goals by adding units in the most walkable areas of town, but there are also additional constraints in this area that make it challenging to add ADUs including smaller lot sizes and additional design considerations from Historic and Conservation District zones. As such, it is difficult to fully anticipate the number of new units that may be added. Figure 16: Map of Parcels That May Allow Accessory Dwelling Units: Current and Proposed Proposed Amendments: 4. Create Regulatory Incentives for Affordable Housing Staff also recommends new regulatory incentives including density bonuses, flexibility from dimensional standards, and parking reductions that are tied directly to producing income - restricted, affordable housing. The proposed amendments are similar to recently adopted regulatory incentives for income -restricted affordable housing in Form -Based Zones. A more specific description of each amendment is provided in Figure 17. Figure 17: Current & Proposed Regulations 4a. Create a densitybonus for affordable housin units in conventional zoningdistricts Affordable housing projects can receive height For conventional zones, create a 20% density bonuses in the Riverfront Crossings zones bonus where 20% of units in a development and density bonuses in Form -Based zones, are income -restricted affordable housing for but conventional zoning districts only provide 20 years, to be administered through existing density bonuses for alleys serving single- processes. In addition, provide additional family detached housing, for multi -family elder flexibility from dimensional standards August 2, 2023 Page 18 housing, for quality design elements in certain zones, and for features promoting sustainability. [14-2A-7, 14-2B-7, 14-2C-11, 14-2G-8, 14-2H-8, 14-4F] including allowing an increase in the maximum height by 5 feet or a 15% setback reduction. 4b. Expand existing parking reductions for affordable housing to all zones There is no minimum parking requirement for Income -restricted affordable housing units in affordable housing units in the Riverfront all zones would not be required to have on-site Crossings District or Form -Based Zones, and parking if they provide affordable housing for a minor modification is available in CB -5 and at least 20 years in compliance with the City's CB -10 zones which allows up to 30% of units new affordable housing requirements. in an affordable housing project to be exempted from minimum parking requirements. (14 -5A -4F-4] Analysis: 4. Create Regulatory Incentives for Affordable Housing The goal of these proposed amendments is to encourage developers to voluntarily provide income -restricted affordable housing units. They do so by helping off -set the financial costs of affordable housing through an increased number of units which improves revenues and reduced parking space requirements which decreases the cost of construction. In addition, flexibility from other standards can be provided where it is needed to make an affordable housing project work. Both regulatory incentives would be administered by staff through the site plan or building permit process, although the density bonus may also be reviewed by City Council during approval of a subdivision or Planned Overlay Development (OPD) Plan. 4a. Create a density bonus for affordable housing units in conventional zoning districts In a 2020 study, Fannie Mae identified just over 1,000 inclusionary housing programs throughout the United States.' The most common incentive to provide is a density bonuses (57%), and the most common program requirements are that 10 to 19% of units are affordable, units are available to households making 51 to 80% of the area median income, and that units are affordable for a period of 30 to 39 years. Finding a balance between the incentive and the requirements to be eligible for the incentive is an important factor in whether developers utilize voluntary bonuses. Overall, the proposed amendment will help encourage new affordable housing units throughout Iowa City by increasing the density of development that includes income - restricted affordable units. 4b. Expand existing parking reductions for affordable housing to all zones Fannie Mae's 2020 study also found that other zoning variances such as parking reductions and design flexibility was the next most common incentive, active in 24% of jurisdictions with inclusionary housing policies. The City's affordable housing requirement in the Riverfront Crossings District is one such example, as are the parking reductions available to voluntary affordable housing projects in the form -based, CB -5, and CB -10 zones. The impact of this proposed amendment will be to reduce the minimum number of required on-site parking to zero (0) spaces for income -restricted, affordable units. This also provides more flexibility in site design and allows the affordable housing development to determine the appropriate number of parking spaces for their future residents. Inclusionary Housing in the United States: Prevalence, Practices, and Production in Local Jurisdictions as of 2019, Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), December 2020. August 2, 2023 Page 19 Proposed Amendments: 5. Address Fair Housing In addition to focusing on housing affordability, the City also works to make Iowa City a more equitable place to live. Consequently, staff proposes two amendments to help enhance fair housing as recommended by the City's 2019 Fair Housing Study. A more specific description of each amendment is provided in Figure 18. Figure 18: Current & Proposed Regulations 5. ADDRESS FAIR HOUSING 5a. Create a process to request reasonable accommodations from the zoning code Per Federal Fair Housing law, the City must Create an administrative "Reasonable provide reasonable accommodations from Accommodations Request" process with a land use or zoning policies where they may be defined approval procedure. Applications necessary to allow persons with disabilities to must be reviewed within 30 working days. have an equal opportunity to use and enjoy a Proposed approval criteria include: dwelling. The code has a few specific waivers, 1.The housing will be used by an individual but they do not cover every accommodation with disabilities; and are not easily identified. 2.The accommodation is necessary to make [14-8B] housing available for the use and enjoyment of an individual with disabilities; 3.The accommodation would not impose an undue financial or administrative burden on the jurisdiction; and 4.The accommodation would not require a fundamental alteration in the nature of the City's zoning program. 5b. Reclassify community service — long term housing uses as a residential use Long-term housing operated by a public or Eliminate the Community Service — Long Term nonprofit agency for persons with disabilities is Housing use as a distinct use category and classified as a Community Service — Long instead regulate it as a residential use. Term Housing use, which is considered an institutional use and is regulated differently Create a definition for permanent supportive from residential uses. As a result, this use is housing and specify that it is considered to be only allowed in a few commercial zones a residential use. (including the CI -1 zone which does not allow household living uses), but it is not allowed in Specify that supportive services for residents residential, CN -1, CB -10 or MU zones. Long of a development may be considered Term Housing uses allow higher densities and accessory to a residential use. less parking than residential uses and typically have on-site supportive services, but they also trigger additional process where it is near single-family residential zones. They also require a neighborhood meeting and management plan which are not required for other residential uses that house persons with disabilities. [14-2C-2, 14 -4A -3A, 14 -4A -6C, 14 -4B -4D-6, 14-5A-4, 14-9A] August 2, 2023 Page 20 Analysis: 5. Address Fair Housing The goal of these proposed amendments is to enhance equity by clarifying the process to request reasonable accommodations and to treat housing for persons with disabilities as a residential use rather than an institutional use. They are designed to be consistent with best practices. 5a. Create a process to request reasonable accommodations from the zoning code The new process would ensure a systemic way to provide reasonable accommodations from zoning regulations and processes consistent with best practices and federal law. The primary impacts would be streamlining how grant reasonable accommodations requests are granted and providing a clear set of criteria to evaluate such requests. While the City currently has a number of provisions that allow persons with disabilities an equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling, these provisions can require administrative hearings (as a Minor Modification), and there is no systemic way to address all requests. Finally, this proposed amendment provides clarity for those who wish to utilize such requests. In total, it will help avoid calling attention to the disability of the applicant and placing additional burdens on the person experiencing disability. 5b. Reclassify community service — long term housing uses as a residential use This proposed amendment would have a number of impacts by ensuring housing with supportive services for people with disabilities is treated like any other similarly sized residential use, specifically household living use. Generally, reclassifying the use would reduce the density allowed and increase the minimum parking requirement, but it would also eliminate additional required processes such as a neighborhood meeting, a management plan, and a special exception when located near single-family residential zones. The proposed amendment also would allow housing with supportive services for persons experiencing disabilities into any zone that allows household living uses in single-family, duplex, or multi -family contexts, though it would also no longer allow such uses in the CI -1 zone. Finally, it would allow supportive services to be accessory to household living uses like any other amenities provided to residents of a housing complex. This also applies to other assistance for a residents of a property, such as a live-in aid. Overall, the proposed amendment will expand where and how these uses are allowed, but its intensity would be regulated by residential use standards. To date, 2 properties are classified as Community Service — Long Term Housing under the zoning code. They are 820 Cross Park Place and 501 Southgate Avenue. Both are operated by Shelter House, a non-profit agency, as permanent supportive housing for persons experiencing disabilities who previously experienced homelessness. The proposed amendment would make both uses non -conforming. The first would become non -conforming because the density of dwelling units is higher than what is allowed for multi -family uses. The second would become non -conforming because it is zoned CI -1 which does not allow household living uses. Staff discussed the proposed amendment with Shelter House leadership, and generally there was little concern so long as the current uses would be able to continue operating. As a non- conforming use, both facilities could continue as they are, but they would not be allowed to expand. Zoninq Code Best Practices Related to Housing All of the proposed amendments discussed above were developed by staff to reflect best practice supported by a variety of organizations. The American Planning Association's (APA) Equity in Zoning Policy Guide provides valuable insight into how to amend zoning codes to improve equity, which in turn assists with affordability. Recommendations include: • Allow a broader range of building forms, lot sizes, lot widths, and residential types in low-density residential neighborhoods and avoid zones limited to only single - household detached dwellings. Evidence shows that single -household only residential August 2, 2023 Page 21 zoning has a disproportionate impact on the ability of historically disadvantaged and vulnerable groups to access attainable housing and quality schools and services. In addition, allowing a wider mix of residential and non-residential uses in existing zoning districts can increase opportunities for historically disadvantaged and vulnerable populations to live closer to sources of quality employment, goods, and services. • Reduce single -household minimum lot size requirements for different types of housing and standards that effectively require construction of more expensive homes that are less affordable to historically disadvantaged and vulnerable communities. While large minimum lot sizes are often defended on the basis of preserving neighborhood character or property values, their impact has been to perpetuate patterns of economic and demographic segregation of historically disadvantaged and vulnerable communities. Many neighborhoods with broad mixes of lot sizes and housing maintain high qualities of life without perpetuating exclusionary impacts. • Allow accessory dwelling units (ADUs) without the need for a public hearing, subject to only those conditions needed to mitigate potential impacts on neighboring properties. ADUs may support the stability of existing neighborhoods by accommodating extended families or creating an opportunity to generate revenue from tenants, but it may be necessary to limit them to properties where the primary dwelling unit is the owner's primary residence to avoid speculative investment, particularly when used as short-term rentals. • Treat assisted living facilities, retirement villages, and supportive housing types as residential (not commercial) uses and allow them in a wide variety of residential zoning districts where the scale of the facility is similar to other permitted uses in the district. Classifying supportive housing types as residential uses and reducing the need for conditional approvals expands opportunities for older adults to "age in place." • Allow administrative approval of "Reasonable Accommodations" for persons experiencing disabilities. This avoids a public hearing that will call attention to the disability of the applicant and avoids placing additional burdens on the person experiencing disability. • Treat housing with supportive services for people with disabilities the same as similarly sized residential uses. Ensure that the zoning regulations allow small group homes wherever single -household homes are permitted and allow large group homes wherever multi - household buildings of the same size are permitted. In addition, the National Association of Counties' Matchmaker Tool provides customized housing policy recommendations based on the trends in each county. Recommended policy solutions for Johnson County, a "high-cost county with a rapidly growing population" include: Make it easier to build small, moderately priced homes. In expensive metro areas, the size of homes and the amount of land used per home are major factors in the price of individual homes. Single-family detached homes on large lots are the most expensive structure type. Rowhouses, townhomes, two -to -four family homes, and low-rise apartment buildings have lower per-unit development costs than detached homes. Relaxing dimensional requirements and allowing flexibility in housing design can help reach this goal. Make the development process simpler and shorter. The length of time required to complete development projects, combined with the complexity of the process, are significant factors in the price of newly built housing. Development processes that make decisions on a case-by-case basis, rather than following consistent, transparent rules, increase the uncertainty and risk of development, which translates into higher costs. Allowing more development by right can help with this issue. Expand vouchers or income supports for low-income renters. Even in communities where enough housing is built to accommodate increased demand, market -rate housing remains unaffordable to many low-income households. Jurisdictions should support the construction of affordable housing. Additionally, groups such as the AARP have begun strongly supporting ADUs because they can assist older homeowners maintain their independence by providing additional income to offset August 2, 2023 Page 22 taxes and maintenance costs or by providing housing for a caregiver. ADUs can also become the residents' home if they wish to downsize, allowing them to rent out the main house or to have family move into it. As part of this effort, they drafted an optimal Model Local ADU Ordinance, which identifies "poison pills" that substantially restrict construction including: • Owner -occupancy requirements (because they give pause to homeowners and financial institutions due to the limits they place on successive owners); and • Parking requirements (because of the cost of building parking spaces and lot size, location of the primary residence, and topography may make the construction impossible). As noted, the proposed amendments were designed with these best practices in mind. Consistency with Comprehensive Plan The vision of the Comprehensive Plan supports creating "attractive and affordable housing for all people — housing that is the foundation of healthy, safe, and diverse neighborhoods throughout our city" (IC2030 p.7). To that end, the plan discusses the need for a mix of housing types within neighborhoods to provide residential opportunities for a variety of households along with integrated affordable housing options (IC2030 p. 21), that infill development should add to the diversity of housing options without compromising neighborhood character or over -burdening infrastructure (IC2030 p.21), and that narrower lot frontages and smaller lots sizes are important to create opportunities for more moderately priced housing (IC2030 p. 23). The plan also discusses strategies that support goals related to affordable housing including the following: • Ensure a mix of housing types within each neighborhood, to provide options for households of all types (singles, families, retirees, etc.) and people of all incomes. (IC2030 p. 28) • Encourage development on smaller lots that conserve land and allow for more affordable single-family housing options. (IC2030 p. 28) • Develop neighborhood plans that help ensure a balance of housing types, especially in older parts of the city. (IC2030 p. 29). • Discourage sprawl by promoting small -lot and infill development. (IC2030 p. 42) • Identify and support infill development and redevelopment opportunities in areas where services and infrastructure are already in place. (IC2030 p. 28) Reinforcing these policies, the Comprehensive Plan's future land use category with the lowest density (aside from rural residential) allows up to 8 dwelling units per acre. Proposed changes to allowable uses and minimum lot requirements support that vision. The plan also mentions that when interpreting the future land use map, a diversity of housing types should be considered as one of the neighborhood design principles that applies to all developments. In addition, many of the proposed amendments have been identified in recent planning efforts to help further affordable housing, including the 2016 and 2022 Affordable Housing Action Plans, the 2019 Fair Housing study, and the City Council's most recent Strategic Plan. Specific recommendations from these plans incorporated in the proposed amendments include: Consider regulatory changes to City Code, including: ■ Waive parking requirements for affordable housing units. ■ Review possible changes to the multi -family design standards for all units in an effort to reduce cost and expedite approvals. ■ Increase allowable bedrooms from 3 to 4 outside the University Impact Area ■ Permit more building types by right as opposed to requiring a PUD process (density, multiplex units, cottage clusters, etc.) (2016 Affordable Housing Action Plan, Step 9) ...allow a wider variety of development types in areas throughout the community. Since most areas are zoned for low density, single family homes, this will require exploring ways to increase the density and types of housing allow[ed]... which also facilitates the creation of August 2, 2023 Page 23 housing units at different price points within neighborhoods. (2019 Fair Housing Choice Study, Strategy 1.1) • ...remove restrictions on housing sizes for units that are not detached single family units (i.e. attached single family, duplex, and multi -family dwellings). Specifically... explore expanding the number of bedrooms from three to four in multi -family units and consider when this would be allowed to better accommodate larger families throughout the City. (2019 Fair Housing Choice Study, Strategy 1.1) • In some cases, appropriate units are not... available, especially for those with disabilities. In such cases, it becomes important to allow owners and renters to make housing units accessible so that they have an equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling ... To facilitate this need, the City should adopt a Reasonable Accommodation or Modification procedure to their zoning ordinances and other policies. (2019 Fair Housing Choice Study, Strategy 1.4) • ...One simple change is to reclassify community service — long term shelter as a multi- family/mixed use, since it is a long-term residence rather than a public service shelter use. (2019 Fair Housing Choice Study, Strategy 4.2) • Increase the allowable number and/ or type of dwelling unit in single-family zoning districts by right in more locations. Examples include ADUs, duplexes and zero -lot line structures. (2022 Affordable Housing Action Plan — Development Regulations 1) • Increase the allowable number of bedrooms in duplex and zero -lot line structures in single family zoning districts (2022 Affordable Housing Action Plan — Development Regulations 2) • Allow multi -family units with more than three bedrooms when required to meet local, state or federal affordable housing funding parameters such as the LIHTC program (2022 Affordable Housing Action Plan — Development Regulations 5) • Advance prioritized recommendations in the 2022 Affordable Housing Action Plan. (FY23- FY28 Strategic Plan, Neighborhoods & Housing Action 4) Overall, the proposed amendments are consistent with the City's current policy direction, including the Comprehensive Plan. Correspondence Staff has received 3 pieces of correspondence related to these amendments at the time of the publishing of this packet. They are available in Attachment 3. Next Steps Upon recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission, the City Council will hold a public hearing on the proposed rezoning ordinance. Recommendation Staff recommends that Title 14 Zoning be amended as illustrated in Attachment 2 to enhance land use regulations related to improve housing choice, increase housing supply, and encourage affordability. Attachments 1. July 5, 2023 Memo Regarding Zoning Code Amendments to improve housing choice, increasing housing supply, and encourage affordability 2. Proposed Zoning Code Amendments including Summary Table 3. Correspondence 4. Enlarged Maps Approved by: • Sl Danielle Sitzman, AICP, Development Services Coordinator Department of Neighborhood and Development Services ATTACHMENT 1 July 5, 2023 Memo Regarding Zoning Code Amendments t = MEMORANDUM �, _4 CITY OF IOWA CITY t.k Date: July 5, 2023 To: Planning & Zoning Commission From: Kirk Lehmann, Associate Planner, Neighborhood & Development Services Re: Zoning Code Amendments to improve housing choice, increase housing supply, and encourage affordability (REZ23-0001) Introduction Iowa City has a uniquely expensive housing market in Iowa. As a result, the City has increasingly focused on facilitating the creation of affordable housing opportunities and on enhancing housing choice within neighborhoods with a special focus on equity and low-income households. The City's Zoning Code (Title 14) impacts housing choice and supply, which can affect affordability. To further goals identified in the Comprehensive Plan regarding affordable housing, staff proposes several amendments to Title 14 to enhance housing choice and support a more inclusive, equitable city. These include: • Increasing flexibility for a range of housing types to facilitate diverse housing choices; • Modifying design standards to reduce the cost of construction while creating safe, attractive, and pedestrian -friendly neighborhoods; • Providing additional flexibility to enhance the supply of housing by modifying dimensional standards and reducing regulatory barriers to accessory apartments; and • Creating incentives (e.g., density bonuses and parking reductions) to encourage income - restricted affordable housing throughout the community. The proposed amendments also include provisions to improve fair housing. This will help ensure that housing within neighborhoods can support a range of living situations and advance the City's equity and inclusion goals. At your meeting on July 5, staff will provide an overview of the proposed amendments, answer questions, and request feedback from the Commission. These amendments will not solve all issues related to housing affordability or equity, but they can help improve housing choice, increase housing supply, and encourage affordability. Consequently, they are just one part of the larger effort to encourage affordability. By implementing these strategies, the City can become a more inclusive, diverse, and equitable place that provides housing opportunities for all residents. Background Affordable housing is complicated because it depends on a variety of factors including income, household characteristics, education, the cost of necessities such as child and health care, and the cost of housing itself. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) considers housing to be affordable if a household pays no more than 30% of its gross income on housing costs, including rent or mortgage payments, other fees, and utilities. Most publicly subsidized housing is targeted to households that make less than a certain percentage of the area median income (AMI) based on household size and housing tenure, as noted in Table 1. HUD defines households making less than 80% AMI as low income. For households with lower incomes, it is often the case that the housing families can afford may not meet their needs, such as a large family in a one -bedroom apartment, or they simply can't find housing that is affordable. July 5, 2023 Page 2 Table 1: Household Income Limits Based on Household Size and Area Median Income (AMI) Household Size 1 2 3 4 5 6 Owner Households $64,650 $73,850 $83,100 $92,300 $99,700 $107,100 80% AM I Renter Households $48,480 $55,440 $62,340 $69,240 $74,820 $80,340 60% AMI Effective June 15, 2023, and updated annually One of the primary factors affecting housing affordability in Iowa City is continued growth. The metro provides a great quality of life and the University of Iowa and University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics helps provide a strong economic base. These in turn draw new residents. However, continued growth has also strained housing affordability, especially for lower income households, because the demand for housing is not being met by an adequate housing supply of new construction as noted in the City's recent residential development analysis (Attachment 1). This leads to increased competition, rising rental prices (especially in neighborhoods near the university), and higher sales prices. As a result, certain households can be priced out of the city. Another factor that influences housing choice and supply, and therefore the cost of housing, is the Zoning Code. Zoning is a tool used by the City to implement its Comprehensive and District Plans by providing rules for how land can be developed and used, including what structures can be built where and how they may be designed. The code must balance multiple goals, including protecting property values, encouraging appropriate uses of land, providing for a variety of housing types, promoting economic stability of existing and future land uses, lessening congestion and promoting access, preventing overcrowding of land, avoiding undue concentration of population, and conserving open space and natural, scenic, and historic resources. Given this context, it is crucial to continually assess whether the code is addressing the policy goals of the City as identified through public input processes and adopted plans. Public Engagement City Council adopted its first Affordable Housing Action Plan in 2016. The Plan identified 15 action steps based on goals in long-term planning documents and on previous public input about how the City could help address housing affordability. Since then, the City completed 14 of the action steps in the plan with the exception of regulatory changes to the code in support of affordable housing. In addition, the City continued engaging stakeholders during and after this process to identify additional solutions and barriers preventing the construction of affordable housing. In 2019, the City adopted a Fair Housing Choice Study which comprehensively reviewed impediments to accessing housing because of protected class such as race, gender, or disability as codified in the federal Fair Housing Act. This Study included recommended actions to affirmatively further fair housing based on extensive public input such as targeted feedback from stakeholder interviews and focus groups, a fair housing survey, public events, and a public adoption process. One of the most significant fair housing issues identified was lack of affordable rental housing, and improving housing choice was one of many strategies recommended to help address this issue. The full list of recommendations is included in Attachment 2. The City updated its Affordable Housing Action Plan in 2022 to build off previous efforts in support of affordable housing. Its recommendations, included in Attachment 3, were developed following nearly a year of data review and community engagement. Public input included the following: • American Rescue Plan Act citywide survey with over 1,800 responses and listening posts; • General outreach activities at Wetherby National Night Out, Fairmeadows Party in the Park, and CommUnity Crisis Services and Iowa City Compassion Food Bank distributions; • Meetings with targeted stakeholders such as the Disability Services Coordinating Committee, University of Iowa Student Government leadership, Catholic Worker House, July 5, 2023 Page 3 Agency Impact Coalition, Open Heartland, and community and economic development organizations; and Comments from the Greater Iowa City Area Home Builders Association and Iowa City Area Association of Realtors regarding development regulations and from the Housing Action Team of Johnson County Livable Community for Successful Aging Policy Board regarding Accessory Dwelling Units. City Council drew upon previous planning work, studies, and community conversations to refine strategies, determine action steps, and establish priorities for their FY23-FY28 Strategic Plan. A summary of the action steps, which includes advancing prioritized recommendations in the 2022 Affordable Housing Action Plan, is included in Attachment 4. While the City has made significant progress since 2016, the proposed amendments are another step towards achieving the City's goals as the culmination of these extended efforts. Zoning Code Amendment Summary & Justification The proposed amendments to Title 14 Zoning are intended to improve housing choice, increase housing supply, and encourage affordability while also enhancing equity in Iowa City. The following list describes current and proposed regulations, organized by topic. A future memo will include specific language and more detailed analysis. 1. Increase flexibility for a range of housing types The City of Iowa City has regulated uses since the adoption of its first zoning code in 1925. Over time, the ordinance expanded from simply distinguishing between residential, business, and industrial uses and zones to more complex structures regulating housing types and household arrangements, in addition to where they may be located. This has often resulted in zones that segregate and discourage housing types which are more financially accessible to lower income households in much of the community, even if they would not create substantial impacts. Consequently, the City has identified the need to expand the range of housing types allowed, especially in single-family zoning districts, in its 2016 Affordable Housing Action Plan, its 2019 Fair Housing Study, and again in its 2022 Affordable Housing Action Plan. The following changes are intended to create flexibility and streamline processes for a variety of more affordable housing types that would have limited impacts on neighborhood character. a. Allow duplex and attached single-family uses throughout single-family residential zones. Currently duplexes and attached single-family homes are only allowed on corner lots in the RS -5 and RS -8 zones. The proposed amendment would allow such uses to be located anywhere in a block. This provides additional flexibility to facilitate the inclusion of these housing types in more neighborhoods compared to current requirements. b. Allow townhome-style multifamily provisionally in the RS -12 zone. Currently up to 6 attached single-family dwelling units (i.e., one unit per lot) can be located in the RS -12 zone. The proposed amendment would allow up to 6 side-by-side, attached dwelling units to be located on one lot. Generally, these two uses are indistinguishable from the street since the only difference is the composition of lots. As such, this provides an additional method to provide housing without affecting the appearance of the neighborhood. c. Allow multi -family uses on the ground floor in most commercial zones by special exception and provisionally allow multi -family uses in the CC -2 zone. Currently, the code only allows multi -family uses on the ground floor in a few Central Business zones under very specific circumstances. In most commercial zones, multi -family uses are only allowed above the ground floor. Additionally, multi -family uses in the CC -2 zone require a special exception which must be approved by the Board of Adjustment. The proposed change would allow multi -family uses provisionally in the CC -2 zone and would also allow multi -family uses on the ground floor in most commercial zones through a special exception. This would mean a ground floor multi -family use must be reviewed by the Board of Adjustment to ensure all July 5, 2023 Page 4 approval criteria are met while multi -family uses on upper floors would be allowed provisionally in most commercial zones. This simplifies the process in most mixed-use contexts while permitting ground floor multi -family uses only where they are appropriate. d. Regulate assisted group living uses more consistently with multi -family uses in RM -12, CN -1, CC -2, CB -2, CB -5, and CB -10 zones. Assisted group living uses, which include assisted living facilities and group care facilities such as nursing homes, are currently allowed in many but not all zones where multi -family uses are allowed. In some cases, additional approval processes are also required. The proposed amendment would regulate assisted group living uses more consistently with multi -family uses by allowing it in more commercial zones, eliminating the need for a special exception in the RM -12 zone, and removing it as an allowable use in the CI -1 zone. The CI -1 zone is an intensive commercial zone where residential uses are typically not allowed. This provides for a greater variety of living arrangements without impacting the character of each zone. 2. Modify design standards Standards regarding building and site design based on zone, use, and location help ensure safe, attractive, pedestrian friendly neighborhoods. However, the 2016 Affordable Housing Action Plan identified a need to review the multi -family site development standards to reduce cost and expedite approvals, which has been supported by ongoing feedback from the Affordable Housing Coalition and Homebuilders Association. Design standards continue to be important, but staff recommends some adjustments to help reduce the cost and timing of compliance without impacting the purpose of the standards. a. Eliminate some multi -family site development standards to provide flexibility. Buildings containing multi -family or group living uses not built of masonry or stucco must have a 2 - foot base of masonry, stucco, or dressed concrete, and where wall materials change, they must wrap 3' around the corner. This often requires additional material which has cost and design implications. Removing these provisions will improve affordability and flexibility while continuing to meet the intent of the multi -family site development standards. b. Adjust standards to allow attached single-family and duplex uses in mid -block locations. Attached single-family and duplex uses in RS -5 and RS -8 zones are only allowed on corner lots, and each unit's main entrance and garage must face a different street to appear like a single-family home. The proposed amendment would allow attached single- family and duplex uses in mid -block locations which would require different standards. Staff proposes amending the use standards in such a way to facilitate mid -block duplex and attached single-family uses consistent with other buildings in the neighborhood. c. Simplify the process to reduce parking setbacks for townhome-style multi -family uses. Currently, townhome-style multi -family uses cannot have parking for the first 15' of building depth. This makes sense for the front, but parking for end units must be set back 15' where they abut a street. While this standard may be waived by minor modification, it requires additional process and there is no similar requirement for attached single-family uses. The proposed amendment would allow the Building Official to simply waive this requirement for townhome-style multi -family uses without a minor modification. 3. Provide additional flexibility to enhance the supply of housing Iowa City is always balancing the demand for student rentals near downtown with concerns regarding quality of life for long-term residents and redevelopment in older neighborhoods. Residents near the edge of the city are also often wary of new development. As a result, single- family zones with lower densities, specifically RS -5 and RS -8, often become a default to try and minimize neighborhood opposition. This has several impacts including more conventional development patterns at the edge of the city that are often at odds with the City's sustainability and equity goals. In some areas, RS -5 was also applied to historic small lot areas near downtown July 5, 2023 Page 5 which created non -conforming lots. In addition, planned development overlays are often required to recreate neighborhoods like those in the core of the city. Additionally, standards like bedroom caps for non -single-family detached units and policies on accessory apartments (a.k.a. accessory dwelling units) limit what housing types can serve households throughout the City. a. Modify dimensional standards to better align with existing lots and newer form -based standards, and to ensure greater consistency by use. Current and proposed dimensional standards are noted in the table below. In some older neighborhoods, lot sizes and widths do not conform to current zoning requirements, and standards for missing middle housing types are well above those in recently adopted for form -based zones (14-2H). The proposed amendment would reduce the minimum lot size and width for detached single- family uses in RS -5 zones and allow the RNS-12 zone to utilize the single-family density bonus which together align standards more closely to historic lot requirements. In addition, it would reduce lot widths for detached single-family uses in RM zones to match those for single-family uses in other zones. Finally, it would reduce minimum standards for duplex and attached single-family uses in RS -5 and RS -8 zones to be closer to those in the recently adopted form -based zones. These updates provide additional flexibility and enhance the supply of housing in a way that is consistent with the comprehensive plan. Zone Use Lot Size (Sq. Ft.) Area/ Unit (Sq. Ft.) Lot Width (Ft.) Frontage (Ft.) RS -5 Detached Single-family Current 8,000 (6,000 w/ rear access) 8,000 (6,000 w/ rear access) 60 (50 w/ rear access) 45 (30 w/ rear access) Proposed 6,000 (5,000 w/ rear access) 6,000 (6,000 w/ rear access) 50 (45 w/ rear access) 40 (30 w/ rear access) Duplex Current 12,000 6,000 80 80 Proposed 10,000 5,000 70 70 Attached Single -Family Current 6,000 6,000 40 40 Proposed 5,000 5,000 35 35 Other Uses Current 8,000 n/a 60 45 Proposed 6,000 n/a 50 40 RS -8 Duplex Current 8,700 4,350 70 70 Proposed 8,000 4,000 60 60 Attached Single -Family Current 4,350 4,350 35 35 Proposed 4,000 4,000 30 30 RNS- 12 Detached Single-family Current 5,000 5,000 45 25 Proposed 5,000 (3,000 w/ rear access) 5,000 (3,000 w/ rear access) 45 (30 w/ rear access) 25 (20 w/ rear access) RM- 12 Detached Single-family Current 5,000 5,000 55 40 Proposed no change no change 45 no change RM- 20 Detached Single-family Current 5,000 5,000 55 40 Proposed no change no change 45 no change b. Allow additional bedrooms for attached sinale-familv. duplex and multi-familv uses outside of the University Impact Area. The code limits multi -family uses to 3 bedrooms and duplex and attached single-family uses to 4 bedrooms. Staff recommends increasing the number of bedrooms allowed outside of the University Impact Area (see map in Attachment 5) to 4 bedrooms for multi -family uses and to 5 for duplex and single-family attached uses. This allows these uses to accommodate a wider range of family types in areas where development pressure for student rentals is less than near downtown. c. Encourage accessory apartments in a broader variety of contexts and reduce barriers to construction. Currently, accessory apartments are only allowed in conjunction with owner- July 5, 2023 Page 6 occupied, detached single-family homes in a limited number of zones. The proposed amendment would make several changes generally based on recommendations by the Housing Action Team of Johnson County Livable Community for Successful Aging Policy Board (Attachment 6). Proposed changes include allowing accessory apartments on any lot that allows household living uses and does not contain more than two dwelling units as a principal use (including all single-family and duplex lots). In addition, the amendment would remove barriers such as requirements for owner -occupancy, an additional parking space, that additions not exceed 10% of an existing building's floor area, that the unit only have one bedroom, and that detached accessory apartments not exceed 50% of an accessory building's floor area. It would also increase the allowable size of a detached accessory apartment to 1,000 square feet, though it still must be smaller than a percentage of the principal use. These changes help increase the supply of housing by encouraging the development of accessory apartments. 4. Create regulatory incentives for affordable housing The proposed amendments above help enhance housing diversity and increase housing supply, but they do not specifically create income -restricted affordable units for low-income households. As such, staff also recommends creating new regulatory incentives (i.e., density bonuses, flexibility, and parking reductions) for affordable housing in conventional zones. This would help reduce the cost of units in exchange for providing housing for low-income households in ways similar to other programs that directly subsidize affordable housing. As part of these changes, staff recommends consolidating multiple sections that encourage the provision of affordable housing into one section. This should enhance understanding and streamline administration. a. Create a density bonus for affordable housing units in conventional zoning districts. Currently the City offers height bonuses for affordable housing in Riverfront Crossings and density bonuses in Form -Based zones, but conventional zones only provide density bonuses for alleys serving single-family detached housing, for multi -family elder housing, for quality design elements in certain zones, and for features promoting sustainability. Staff proposes adding a 20% density bonus in exchange for 20% of units in a development being regulated as affordable housing for 20 years. The bonus would be administered through existing processes, primarily during site plan, subdivision, or OPD rezoning review depending on the project. This would help off -set the financial costs of providing affordable housing by increasing the allowable number of dwelling units. The proposed change may also include additional flexibility from dimensional and site development standards and would consolidate multiple sections of the zoning code that address affordable housing into a common set of definitions, requirements, and incentives. b. Expand existing parking reductions for affordable housing to all zones. Currently in the Riverfront Crossings District and Form -Based Zones, no minimum amount of parking is mandated for affordable housing. The code also allows a minor modification in CB -5 and CB -10 zones to exempt up to 30% of dwelling units in an affordable housing project from the minimum parking requirements. These should be consolidated into a single requirement exempting income -restricted affordable housing from minimum parking requirements in all zones if it serves that purpose for 20 years. This requirement will help offset the cost of providing affordable housing through an indirect subsidy equal to the cost of building parking areas. 5. Address fair housing In order to make Iowa City a more equitable place to live, staff also proposes amendments to help enhance fair housing as recommended by the City's 2019 Fair Housing Study. a. Create a process to request reasonable accommodations from the zoning code. By federal law, cities are obligated to provide reasonable accommodations to land use or zoning policies when they may be necessary to allow persons with disabilities to have an equal July 5, 2023 Page 7 opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling. Currently, the zoning code has some specific waivers (such as a minor modification to allow a ramp in the front setback), but they do not cover every accommodation and are not easily found. Adding a "Reasonable Accommodations Request" process would streamline the ability to grant reasonable accommodations with a defined approval procedure. b. Reclassify community service — long term housing uses as a residential use. Currently, long-term housing operated by a public or nonprofit agency for persons with disabilities is classified as a community service — long term housing use, which is considered an institutional use and is regulated differently from residential uses. Major differences include that community service — long term housing is only allowed in a few commercial zones (including the CI -1 zone which does not allow household living uses), but it is not allowed in residential or the CN -1, CB -10 or MU zones. On one hand, long term housing uses allow higher densities and less parking than residential uses in the zones in which it is allowed, and it is typically accompanied by on-site supportive services. On the other, it can trigger additional process where it is near single-family residential zones, and it requires a neighborhood meeting and management plan which are not required for any other residential use that houses persons with disabilities. To date, only two properties are classified as community service — long term housing uses. The proposed amendment would reclassify community service — long term housing as a residential use, and it would specify that supportive services only for residents are considered an accessory use. Where supportive services are provided for a population outside of a development, they would be considered a separate use. The proposed amendment would allow housing with supportive services for persons with disabilities more widely in the community while addressing a potential fair housing issue. Next Steps At the Planning & Zoning Commission's first meeting in August, staff will present proposed changes to zoning code. A future memo to the Commission will provide a more detailed outline of the proposed Zoning Code amendments, along with additional analyses. Draft code language will also be available for public review, and staff will accept comments throughout the adoption period. Attachments 1. Memo Regarding Iowa City Residential Development in 2022 2. Excerpt of Recommendations from the Fair Housing Choice Study, 2019 3. Excerpt of Recommendations from the Affordable Housing Action Plan Update, 2022 4. Excerpt of the Action Plan from the FY23-FY28 City Council Strategic Plan 5. Map of the University Impact Area 6. Housing Action Team of Johnson County Livable Community for Successful Aging Policy Board Recommendations for Code/Ordinance for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) Approved by: 71 • J� Danielle Sitzman, AICP, Development Services Coordinator Department of Neighborhood and Development Services CITY OF IOWA CITY MEMORANDUM Date: March 15, 2023 To: Geoff Fruin, City Manager From: Kirk Lehmann, Associate Planner Re: Iowa City Residential Development in 2022 Introduction: Every year, the City of Iowa City analyzes residential subdivision and building permit data to track development patterns and to compare recent and long-term trends. The goal is to provide accurate information that can be used during land use and planning decision-making processes, and to provide a discussion on implications for future growth. Key takeaways in 2022 include: - 2022 continued the trend of low levels of residential lot creation from the past few years. The number of dwellings units permitted increased slightly from 2021, but the City is still seeing fewer units permitted than before the pandemic. - Permit activity continues to outpace the creation of new lots, which diminishes the supply. - If residential growth continues its recent pace, the City will only be able to accommodate less than 6,300 new residents by 2030, compared to a projected demand of 10,240. While redevelopment can provide some additional housing, the City is still on track to experience unmet demand and deplete its supply of all vacant lots. Where housing demand remains unmet, the City may see impacts to its population growth and the growth of surrounding communities, which has implications on the City's sustainability and housing affordability goals. One of the fundamental aspects of planning is being able to accommodate new growth. Staff believes it is important to continue encouraging residential development in areas with access to City services, as well as in the City's planned growth areas. Background: Residential development is the process by which land is prepared for new dwellings, either as new construction on vacant land or redevelopment on land that was previously developed. It includes a series of steps with each step provides more clarity to the size, type, and appearance of the development. However, it is the final two steps of the land development process that provide the best understanding of how many new dwelling units are expected in the next few years: - Final Plats: A subdivision permanently delineating the location and dimensions of features such as lots, streets, easements, and other elements pertinent to the transfer of property. - Building Permits: The final administrative approval of building plans to allow construction. In general, the City distinguishes between three types of development. Single-family development includes one principal dwelling unit on a lot, which may be detached or attached to adjacent units (such as townhomes) and which may include accessory dwelling units. Duplex development includes two principal units on a single lot. Multi -family development includes three or more principal dwelling units on a single lot, which may include apartments or condominiums. In buildings with a mix of residential and non-residential uses, all dwellings are considered multi- family. March 15, 2023 Page 2 Analysis: This section reviews short-term and long-term trends on the approval of final plats, the issuance of building permits, and the number of vacant lots. This is used to estimate how long the supply of lots will last given recent development activity. Final Plat Activity In 2022, City Council approved two final plats with residential components: Sandhill Estates Part 5 in the south and Hickory Trail Estates in the northeast. While they encompass 57.63 acres, only 18.65 will be developed with 38.98 acres dedicated as parkland. In total, these subdivisions created lots that can accommodate 18 single-family units and an assisted living use with an estimated 140 beds (which are counted as dwelling units in Figure 1). Both properties were zoned Low Density Single -Family Residential with a Planned Development Overlay (OPD/RS-5). In 2022, the residential lots platted will accommodate the lowest number of single-family dwelling units since at least 1990 with the exception of 2010 (long-term trends are in Attachment 1). This is somewhat offset by the multi -family lot with a proposed 140 -bed assisted living facility. While beds typically do not count as dwelling units, they do help accommodate some residential growth. Overall, the number of lots produced were below the average lots platted from 2012 to 2021, which would have accommodated an average of 128 single-family, 7 duplex, and 136 multi -family units annually. Figure 1 shows residential lots subdivided by type from 2012 to 2022. Figure 1: Residential Lots Subdivided by Housing Type (in Anticipated Dwelling Units), 2012-2022 450 400 350 300 a� 250 d 200 C 150 100 50 0 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 ■ Multi -Family 209 76 7 144 98 279 206 204 108 32 140 ■ Duplex 16 0 2 18 0 14 12 0 0 12 0 ■ Single Family 111 154 254 259 169 31 105 79 56 65 18 Over the previous 30 years, enough lots were created to accommodate an average of 133 single- family units, 11 duplex units, and 123 multi -family units each year. This indicates that the production of single-family and duplex lots has somewhat decreased over time, while the production of lots accommodating multi -family units has increased. However, lot creation tends to occur in cycles lasting about 10 years with a recent peak in 2015. The City appears to be near the low point of its development cycle, though staff had hoped to see a larger rebound in development trends after last year. If past trends hold, development may increase over the next few years to peak around 2026. Several final plat applications are currently under review this year, which should help numbers in 2023. March 15, 2023 Page 3 Building Permit Activity With regards to building activity, the City issued permits for approximately 363 dwelling units in 2022. Figure 2 shows residential building permits issued by type from 2012 to 2022. Trends for building permits include the following: - Single -Family: The number of single-family building permits sunk to 95 units from a brief uptick during 2021 and is now well below the 10 -year (138) and 30 -year (145) averages. Since 1990, 358 more single-family building permits were issued compared to lots created, which has decreased the supply of vacant single-family lots over time. - Duplex: Only 2 duplex units were permitted in 2022, which is lower than the 10- and 30 - year annual averages of 10 and 22 respectively. However, relatively few duplexes are permitted annually, which causes greater variation in numbers. Prior to the 2005 zoning code update, duplexes were about twice as common. The supply of duplex lots also decreased over time with 166 more duplexes permitted than lots created since 1990. - Multi -Family: Permits for multi -family units increased to 266 units in 2022, but the number is still slightly below both the 10 -year average (386) and 30 -year average (274). Of the units permitted this year, 249 are due to a single building in the Riverfront Crossings District. Notably, no multi -family units were in mixed use buildings this year. Figure 2: Residential Building Permits Issued by Housing Type (in Dwelling Units), 2012-2022 1200 1100 1000 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 ■ Multi -Family, Mixed Use ■ Multi -Family ■ Duplex ■ Single Family in 0 INN ONE 1 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 100 27 37 47 340 150 169 59 0 40 0 140 488 218 499 556 203 163 417 49 155 266 16 8 14 6 12 8 10 8 8 6 2 143 171 176 137 172 157 109 80 97 133 95 Attachment 2 shows long-term trends in building permit activity. Similar to platting patterns, single- family and duplex building permits occur in cycles, but they have trended downward the past 30 years. However, multi -family construction has increased over time, especially following the adoption of the Downtown and Riverfront Crossings Master Plan in 2012. This has led to redevelopment in the Riverfront Crossings District, which is reflected in the recent peak in multi- family activity that culminated in nearly 900 multi -family units permitted in 2016 alone. As a result, the total number of units permitted has trended upward over the past 30 years. March 15, 2023 Page 4 Development Potential In general, the number of new building permits exceeded the creation of new lots for all development types since at least 1990. Because multi -family development often occurs on infill sites, it is less dependent on the creation of new lots compared to single-family and duplex development. Figure 3 notes the number of vacant lots in Iowa City, the number of dwelling units they can accommodate, and whether they still require infrastructure for a building permit to be issued. This year's memo provides a more complete understanding than last year's because it includes all vacant lots in Iowa City rather than just those in subdivisions platted since 1990. Figure 3: Number of Vacant Lots by Type of Dwelling and Provision of Infrastructure Dwelling Infrastructure Required Infrastructure Provided Total Type Lots Units Lots Units Lots Units Single -Family 124 124 270 270 394 394 Duplex 0 0 12 24 12 24 Multi -Family 4 56 16 709 20 765 At the end of 2022, the City had approximately 394 vacant single-family lots, of which 270 are currently served by infrastructure. The City also contained 12 vacant duplex lots with infrastructure provided. With regards to lots that still require infrastructure to be built, the City anticipates 18 single-family lots will become buildable next year in Sandhill Estates Pt. 5 which was recently platted. The other 106 single-family lots that still require infrastructure are from older subdivisions that are not likely to be built out anytime soon. Note that residential lots owned by adjacent property owners and used as a single lot are excluded from these numbers because they are unlikely to develop. Most vacant single-family lots available for development are in the Northeast, South, or Southeast Planning Districts. Multi -family development depends less on new lot creation because many new units are part of redevelopment projects on existing lots. At the end of 2022, the City had around 20 vacant multi- family lots, of which 16 had infrastructure provided. 14 of these lots are on greenfield sites and are expected to accommodate at least 483 dwelling units (including the assisted living facility with 140 beds). The other 2 lots are on infill sites and concepts show them accommodating at least 226 units. The 4 multi -family lots that do not yet have infrastructure constructed are expected to accommodate at least another 56 dwellings units. Vacant developable multi -family lots are spread throughout the City, including the North (52 units), Northeast (70 units + 140 beds), Southeast (75 units), South (36 units), Northwest (110 units), and Central/Downtown (226 units) Planning Districts. Undevelopable lots are currently located exclusively in the South District. There is also some capacity for additional units on partially developed lots that are not included. Based on development trends from 2012 through 2021, the supply of vacant lots with infrastructure would last as follows: - 2.0 years for single-family units (down from 2.7 in 2021), - 2.4 years for duplex units (down from 3.7 om 2021) - 1.8 years for multi -family units (up from 1.7) — note redevelopment extends this timeframe. Because this analysis is more complete than that conducted last year, the decrease in the supply of vacant single-family and duplex lots points to an even larger deficit than previously understood. March 15, 2023 Page 5 Discussion: The year 2022 marks one of the lowest levels of residential lot creation in at least 30 years, especially as it relates to single-family lots. It also reflects broader trends such as building permit activity outpacing the creation of new lots. This has resulted in a diminishing lot supply which is not meeting the demand. Ripple effects include increased competition for a limited supply of residential lots, which can increase lot prices. Despite this, the number of dwelling units developed has increased over the past 30 years, primarily due to multi -family redevelopment which does not depend as heavily on the creation of new lots. Looking forward, the Metropolitan Planning Organization of Johnson County (MPO) projects a demand for 10,240 new residents in Iowa City by 2030. However, if recent trends continue through 2030, the City would only be able to accommodate new population as follows: - 2,626 new residents based on the development of all vacant residential lots (in 394 single-family units, 24 duplex units, and 765 multi -family units); or - 3,189 new residents based on average annual residential lot creation trends from 2020 through 2022 (in 463 single-family units, 40 duplex units, and 933 multi -family units); or - 6,297 new residents based on average annual building permit trends from 2020 through 2022 (in 1,083 single-family, 53 duplex, and 1,700 multi -family dwelling units) Based on the most optimistic scenario, the City stills need to develop and build out all currently platted vacant lots, and add lots accommodating an additional 689 single-family, 30 duplex, and 935 multi -family dwelling units over the next 7 years. This would still only accommodate 61 % of the projected demand for new housing and would leave the City with no available lots for the next decade. To meet the full demand projected by the MPO, the City would need to construct approximately 3,430 dwelling units, on top of developing all existing vacant lots. Staff anticipates the completion of several final plat and redevelopment applications this year which will help next year's outlook. However, these trends continue to highlight a significant deficit. If Iowa City cannot meet its demand for housing, it may see slower population growth along with other repercussions. First, excess demand may locate in nearby cities, such as Tiffin or North Liberty, which have seen a proliferation of new residential lots. This can create negative environmental impacts as homes shift further from employment centers and car dependence and traffic congestion increases. Other impacts include rising housing prices - when supply cannot meet the demand for housing, Iowa City becomes less affordable. Regardless of the cost when built, new homes are needed to help the City meet its demand for housing to achieve affordability. Accommodating new residential growth is a fundamental aspect of planning for the future of Iowa City. Staff believes it is important to continue to encourage residential growth in areas that have access to City services, such as in infill locations, as well as in the City's designated growth areas which are anticipated to become part of the City in the future. Attachments: 1. Residential Lots Subdivided by Housing Type (in Anticipated Dwelling Units), 1990-2022 2. Residential Building Permits Issued by Housing Type (in Dwelling Units), 1990-2022 Attachment 1: Residential Lots Subdivided by Housing Type (in Anticipated Dwelling Units), 1990-2022 650 600 550 500 450 D 400 c Z 350 m 300 CO CL '5 250 Q 200 150 100 50 0 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Multi -Family 194 0 44 22 20 4 262 28 89 434 118 233 54 413 117 169 11 142 31 0 60 64 209 76 7 144 98 279 206 204 108 32 140 Duplex 12 0 40 6 22 116 8 0 0 0 2 0 24 26 4 0 0 8 6 0 0 0 16 0 2 18 0 14 12 0 0 12 0 ■ Single -Family 75 264 167 359 205 49 89 110 46 174 92 63 281 108 300 193 173 77 65 81 0 79 111 154 254 259 169 31 105 79 56 65 18 GG �GG CV qz °tQ 07NZ p, 5 ���. v Q O°G• Oo ��05 Pa a� a V Go Attachment 2: Residential Building Permits Issued by Housing Type (in Dwelling Units), 1990-2022 1200 1100 1000 900 800 4 700 c 600 a� p 500 D 300 200 , ', • ., • • ■, 100 0 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Mixed Use" 17 82 45 42 56 0 16 51 100 27 37 47 340 150 169 59 0 40 0 - Multi -Family 203 140 312 235 335 166 218 185 97 152 267 310 402 486 220 141 138 83 85 71 80 76 140 488 218 499 556 203 163 417 49 155 266 ■ Duplex 2 10 12 20 28 16 28 26 32 44 26 34 34 60 52 62 18 26 16 10 8 18 16 8 14 6 12 8 10 8 8 6 2 ■ Single -Family 136 143 214 223 206 149 90 110 154 209 139 129 148 193 149 160 137 133 114 127 108 80 143 171 176 137 172 157 109 80 97 133 95 not collected prior to 2004 °4�- a°°� Q ti �, ti ° ti Od C6 II _ Aft CITY OF IOWA 1TY UNESCO CITY OF LITE ATEA E FAIL ani iciKir_ runirr STUDY 2019 Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY Neighborhood Et Development Services 410 E. Washington Street, Iowa City, IA 52240 Adopted August 20, 2019 Chapter 5: Impediments Et Recommendations This Chapter analyzes factors that create, contribute to, perpetuate, and increase the severity of fair housing issues. Identifying contributing factors is important in assessing why members of protected classes may experience restricted housing choice due to various reasons including, but not limited to, segregation, disparities in access to opportunity, disproportionate housing needs, or other issues. Some contributing factors are outside of the ability of the City to control or influence; however, such factors should still be identified and recognized. After discussing and identifying barriers to fair housing choice in Iowa City, it is important to lay out strategies to overcome those barriers. These strategies can then be prioritized and incorporated into subsequent planning processes such as the Consolidated Plan. Ultimately, the City is responsible for taking meaningful actions to move towards completing the strategies identified. Meaningful actions are designed and can be reasonably expected to achieve a material positive change that affirmatively furthers fair housing by, for example, increasing fair housing choice or decreasing disparities in access to opportunity. The City of Iowa City is committed to providing fair housing choices for all its residents. The City Code has a broad definition of discriminatory behavior, an inclusive definition of protected classes, and is clear in its lack of tolerance for discriminatory behavior in the housing market. The City's Comprehensive Plan envisions a city with a variety of housing options for the city's diverse population. The City's Zoning Ordinance allows for construction of a variety of housing types at difference price points. And the City's Building Code does not impose conditions that could restrict fair housing choice for protected classes. However, policies and practices can be improved upon and the City can take additional steps to assure that all protected classes have fair access to housing in Iowa City. These identified impediments to fair housing choice and some strategies to address them comprise the rest of this Chapter. 171 1: Improving Housing Choice One of the primary barriers identified is the lack of adequate housing choices throughout neighborhoods in Iowa City for residents with protected characteristics, who tend to have disproportionately lower incomes. This includes a lack of availability in addition to diversity in price points, housing types, and locations that would facilitate equal access to housing across the City. While many low-income households in Iowa City are nonfamily student renters, 21% are small families (including single parents) and 15% are elderly. 31% of low-income households have a member with a disability. Many are people of color. Large families face additional challenges in finding appropriate units with the proper price points. Coupled with the City's expensive housing, this has negatively impacted fair housing choice within Iowa City. Ensuring a diversity of affordable housing is available in a range of locations and types to promote fair housing choice, especially in areas that promote access to opportunity. This means encouraging the provision of affordable housing for households of all types in Iowa City, including larger units for families with children, smaller accessible units with supportive services for the elderly and persons with disabilities, and adequate housing for students. When considering housing choice, transportation, supportive services, school quality, and other important factors must also be considered. The City should continue to support and encourage a diversity of housing types in areas of opportunity. The following strategies assist in addressing this impediment to fair housing choice: Strategv 1: Facilitate a Range of Housing Tvoes One strategy to overcome this barrier is to allow a wider variety of development types in areas throughout the community. Since most areas are zoned for low density, single family homes, this will require exploring ways to increase the density and the types of housing allowable in order to further fair housing goals. This strategy includes promotion of more types of housing in more varied locations, which also facilitates the creation of housing units at different price points within neighborhoods. Many non -single family residential developments require rezonings to increase density. The City can proactively increase the amount of land available for development by -right for higher densities, as encouraged by the Comprehensive Plan along major arterials, intersections, and commercial centers. This may be especially helpful where undeveloped land is zoned for single family and would allow a variety of housing types as the land is developed. Staff could proactively look for areas intended for higher densities and initiate a rezoning with the City as the applicant. Eliminating the distinction between single family and multi -family residential zoning districts would have a similar effect, thereby regulating by density rather than type of housing. Similarly, the City could make flexible zoning arrangements, such as OPD overlays, provisional rather than negotiated. This would encourage its use while simultaneously promoting a range of housing. Another way to increase housing variety is to remove restrictions on housing sizes for units that are not detached single family units (i.e. attached single family, duplex, and multi -family dwellings). Specifically, the code places a bedroom cap on these types of units, which may negatively affect the ability of certain protected classes to find appropriate units, such as large families. The City should explore expanding the number of bedrooms from three to four in multi -family units and consider when this would be allowed to better accommodate larger families throughout the City. While this does not necessarily change the type of housing, it does allow a greater diversity of units within a specific type of housing. 1 2019 Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice StrateQv 2: Lower the Cost of Housin In addition to facilitating a wider range of housing types throughout Iowa City, reducing the cost of housing can also help ensure more varied price points, especially in the more affordable rental and owner markets. The City is already in the process of working with the Home Builders Association to explore ways of reducing costs through modifications to the zoning and development codes. One way to lower the cost of housing is to evaluate building and housing permit fees and their effects on housing costs. Given that these fees have a higher relative impact on lower cost units, it is recommended that the City explore reducing or waiving fees for properties which are operated for affordable housing by non-profit housing organizations to offset negative disproportionate impacts. This could be used for properties in the private market receiving City assistance for a period of time for affordable housing as well. It may also be possible to use property tax policies to lower the cost of housing. While there are already several such programs for the most vulnerable populations, including seniors, persons with disabilities, and affordable rental housing providers, broadening property tax relief could further help preserve lower-income homeownership opportunities for the more than 4,000 low income homeowners in the City. For example, tax exemption policies could be used to increase the affordability of housing. The ongoing viability of the existing housing stock becomes increasingly important as the cost of new housing continues to rise. Continued improvement and maintenance of the current stock is vital. Efforts towards energy conservation can also reduce heating and cooling costs when rehabilitating older homes. All these factors can help lower the cost of housing. Due to the number of student households in the community, the City should explore ways to increase affordability and housing choice for this demographic. Incentives for housing programs should remain available for students from low income families and students who are financially independent. Strateev 3: Continue investment in affordable housin There is a growing gap in the number of affordable homes for those with lower incomes. Continuing affordable housing activities is crucial to creating a variety of housing types and price points within the community. This can include new construction, acquisition, and rehabilitation of rental and owner properties. These provide a valuable opportunity to improve housing choice for members of the protected classes who are often low- and moderate -income households. This also includes leveraging City funds to obtain additional affordable housing investment in the community through LIHTC or other programs that assist with the construction of affordable housing opportunities. Assisting renters' transition to homeownership, in certain cases, may also help stabilize housing payments through fixed rate mortgages in a market experiencing increasing rental rates. Strategy 4: Retrofit Housing for Equal Access In some cases, appropriate units are not be available, especially for those with disabilities. In such cases, it becomes important to allow owners and renters to make housing units accessible so that they have an equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling. Access may include physical access for individuals with different types of disabilities. For example, installing ramps and other accessibility features for individuals with mobility impairments, visual alarms and signals for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, and audio signals, accessible signage, and other accessibility features for individuals who are blind or have low vision. To facilitate this need, the City should adopt a Reasonable Accommodation or Modification procedure to their zoning ordinances and other policies. This would allow persons with disabilities to request a reasonable accommodation/ modification to 173 regulatory provisions, including land use and zoning requirements to facilitate the retrofitting of existing housing. In addition, because many low-income households are elderly and/or disabled, continuing to provide assistance to allow those households to age in place is also important, as is continuing to invest in their housing to ensure it remains safe, decent and affordable. 1 2019 Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice 2: Facilitating Access to Opportunity Housing that affords access to opportunities, such as high -performing schools, public transportation, employment centers, low poverty, and environmentally healthy neighborhoods may be cost prohibitive or non-existent for persons in certain protected classes, especially for those with lower incomes. High costs can have a greater effect on families with children who need multiple bedrooms and individuals with disabilities who need accessible housing or housing located close to accessible transportation. Currently, Iowa City appears to have some disparate access to opportunity, especially when it comes to access to jobs and other quality of life factors such as affordable childcare. The geographic relationship of employment centers, housing, and schools, and the transportation linkages between them, are important components of fair housing choice. The quality of schools and economic opportunities are often major factors in deciding where to live. Job and school quality are also key components of economic mobility. Ensuring affordable units are available in a range of sizes, locations, and types is essential to providing equal access to opportunities by meeting the needs of individuals with protected characteristics. In Iowa City, ensuring the availability and accessibility of a variety of jobs and training opportunities, is also vital. In addition, affordable childcare should be available and close to a range of housing opportunities, and facilities should be fully accessible to individuals with different types of disabilities to avoid further barriers. As such, siting as it relates to the placement of new housing developments, especially those that are affordable, becomes crucial. This includes new construction or acquisition with rehabilitation of previously unsubsidized housing. Local policies and decisions significantly affect the location of new housing. In addition, the availability, type, frequency, and reliability of public transportation including buses and paratransit for persons with disabilities also affect which households are connected to community assets and economic opportunities. As such, it is important to connect individuals to places they need to go such as jobs, schools, retail establishments, and healthcare. This study proposes a balanced approach to address disparities in access to provide for both strategic investment in areas that lack key opportunity indicators, while opening housing opportunities in areas with existing opportunity through effective mobility options and the preservation and development of a variety of housing in high opportunity areas. Several strategies can assist in addressing this impediment to fair housing choice: Strategy 1: Emphasize Variety in Housing in Areas of Opportunity Areas of opportunity are places where jobs are relatively plentiful and access to education, healthcare, and other amenities is close at hand. Iowa City generally ranks highly when it comes to quality of life. However, some areas of town have less access to opportunity as identified within this Study, especially as it relates to affordable childcare and job access. Analysis suggests there are some discrepancies in services and access to opportunity by race, income, and area. To some extent, this is likely due to clustering of racial and ethnic groups. All protected classes should have an equal opportunity to live throughout Iowa City. Increasing housing variety for a range of household types and price points, in areas with affordable childcare and near job centers is one way to achieve fair housing choice while improving access to opportunities. This strategy complements those related to increasing the variety of available types and prices of housing. The placement of the City's subsidized housing is governed by the Affordable Housing Location Model (AHLM). The model serves to not place additional subsidized housing in areas that already have a concentration of City -assisted housing and lower incomes as determined by elementary school catchment areas. The model does not apply to housing for persons with disabilities, seniors, the rehabilitation of existing rental housing or for homeownership. The AHLM does not necessarily promote greater variety of price points in areas of opportunity. As such, the City could explore ways to use the 175 model or another policy to promote city -assisted housing in low poverty neighborhoods or neighborhoods that provide good access to opportunity. The goal of fair housing choice is to provide sufficient, comparable opportunities for housing for all types of households in a variety of income ranges. Comparable units should have the same household (elderly, disabled, family, large family) and tenure (owner/renter) type; have similar rents/prices; serve the same income group; in the same housing market; and in standard condition. The goal is not to necessarily have an equal number of assisted units within each neighborhood, but rather that a reasonable distribution of assisted units should be produced each year to approach an appropriate balance of housing choices within and outside neighborhoods over several years. An appropriate balance should be based on local conditions affecting the range of housing choices available for different types of households as they relate to the mix of the City's population. Strategv 2: Communitv Investment It is recommended that the City pursue additional investment in neighborhoods with higher concentrations of low income families, especially those with concentrations of persons with protected characteristics, to improve the quality of life for existing residents. This may include a range of activities such as improving housing, attracting private investment, creating jobs, expanding educational opportunities, and providing links to other community assets. The quality and maintenance of housing is especially important to community investment as survey respondents rank it as one of the factors that varies most widely between areas of the City. As a result, the City should continue targeted investment in infrastructure, amenities, community facilities, and public services serving lower income households and in low income areas. Amenities such as recreational facilities, grocery stores, pharmacies, and banks are especially important in maintaining a higher quality of life. Housing rehabilitation is also important in maintaining the housing stock and appearance, while new construction in areas that have not received as much recent investment can also be beneficial. Special attention should be given to investments that increase access to housing or that lower housing costs generally, such as energy efficiency improvements. Economic development support near low-income neighborhoods also can create jobs, increase wages, and increase access to amenities. This strategy in conjunction with providing a diversity of housing types in all new neighborhoods creates opportunities of access throughout the City. Preserving the City's existing affordable housing is also important as part of a balanced approach to affirmatively further fair housing. This can include funding and indirect subsidies for rehabilitation to maintain physical structures, refinancing, affordable use agreements, and incentives for owners to maintain affordability. Similarly, efforts to repair and maintain the infrastructure of existing affordable housing should be part of concerted housing preservation and community investment effort. The City should continue encouraging private investment to advance fair housing from homeowners, developers, and other nonprofit or business initiatives. Securing financial resources (public, for-profit, and nonprofit) from sources inside and outside the City to fund housing improvements, community facilities and services, and business opportunities in neighborhoods will help ensure access to opportunities for all residents. Strategy 3: Enhance Mobility Linkages Throughout the Community Non -automotive transportation is an important part of ensuring equal access from housing to jobs and other amenities in Iowa City. Transportation improvements could significantly improve access to opportunity for employment and other services and amenities for those who rely on public or active transportation. This complements policies to increase the range of housing opportunities near opportunity and employment areas which can reduce spending on transportation -related expenses. 1 2019 Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice Strategies to enhance both active and public transportation linkages may include improved coordination with service providers, expansion of active and public transportation to provide access to jobs through improved infrastructure, providing late night/ weekend service, or ensuring adequate coverage to assist with access to opportunities. Investment across the City can also include improved transit facilities and equipment, including bus shelters, and expanded bicycle and pedestrian facilities. Prioritizing ADA access is especially important to further fair housing purposes. 177 3: Increasing Education and Outreach Based on public input, many residents of Iowa City lack awareness about rights under fair housing and civil rights laws, which can lead to under -reporting of discrimination, failure to take advantage of remedies under the law, and the continuation of discriminatory practices. Even those who do know their rights do not always act on them due to feeling it would not be productive or fear of reprisal. This suggests a lack of knowledge and awareness regarding fair housing rights is a major barrier to fair housing choice. Ensuring access to information about housing programs and neighborhoods can also facilitate fair housing goals. This is because individuals and families attempting to move to a neighborhood of their choice, especially areas of opportunity, may not be aware of potential assistance or support. In those cases, having quality information related to housing and affordability, available services, and organizations that serve potential tenants, can help those moves be successful. Other relevant info may include listings of affordable housing opportunities or local landlords; mobility counseling programs; and community outreach to potential beneficiaries. Several strategies can assist in addressing this impediment to fair housing choice. Strategv 1: ImDrove Demand -Side Awareness The demand-side of the housing market includes tenants, homeowners, borrowers, mobile home park residents, and other who need and/or use housing. Generally, these groups do not have any formal training or education regarding their fair housing rights, nor are they formally organized in most cases. This makes it important to raise awareness through advocacy campaigns, education and outreach activities geared toward the general public, and fair housing informational materials for both homebuyers and tenants. Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) holders should especially be informed of their rights, including the right to be free from discrimination based on source of income. In addition to fair housing rights, this should include how to report violations of those rights. It is recommended that the City explore the development of new outreach, education, or informational programs and activities to promote housing opportunities for segments of the community such as persons of color, those not as fluent in English, and for the elderly and persons with disabilities. This should be done in cooperation with other organizations working on furthering fair housing. Ideally, this will increase knowledge of the laws, reduce discriminatory behavior, achieve a better understanding, and reduce negative attitudes concerning people who are racially, ethnically, and culturally diverse or who are disabled. A comprehensive program would help ensure that there is broad knowledge of legal protections for all residents. Beyond fair housing information, providing more generalized information about housing can be beneficial. For example, information for tenants about leasing can improve rental outcomes and homebuyer education can help those less familiar with homeownership, such as long-term renters, overcome challenges as first time homebuyer. Those new to the HCV program can also benefit from additional information about facilities and services available in each neighborhood to assist them with their housing search. This may encourage voucher holders to look for housing in neighborhoods with more access to opportunity. This information can also assist residents moving from high -poverty to low - poverty neighborhoods that have greater access to opportunity assets appropriate for their family. It is important that information is comprehensive (e.g. that the information provided includes a variety of neighborhoods, including those with access to opportunity indicators) and up-to-date (e.g. that the information is actively being maintained, updated and improved). The information should also alleviate fears of retaliation and should showcase the process and concrete outcomes to address those who "didn't know what good it would do" to report discrimination. 1 2019 Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice StrateQv 2: Increase SuDDly-Side Awareness The supply-side of housing includes lenders, appraisers, mortgage insurers, realtors, landlords, and management companies. Unlike the demand-side, these groups are often provided formal training regarding fair housing rights through industry groups or employee training. As such, they require less guidance than the demand-side of housing. However, it is still important that they understand fair housing rights and responsibilities as well, especially small landlords or others who may be less formally integrated within the industry. As such, technical training for housing industry representatives remains an important component of the City's efforts to affirmatively further fair housing in the community. In addition to general fair housing rights, those on the supply-side of housing should also be made aware of best practices and efforts to affirmatively further fair housing through equity, inclusion, fairness, and justice. This could involve providing education regarding marketing in targeted neighborhoods or for protected classes and encouraging advocacy groups to share opportunities for their products and services. Similarly, additional technical training regarding civil rights may include fair housing issues such as the appropriate application of arrest and criminal conviction records, credit policies, prior evictions, leasing and lease termination decision making; and fair housing issues affecting LGBTQ individuals. Pro -active outreach can widen the pool of participating rental housing providers, including both owners of individual residences and larger rental management companies. Meanwhile, the City should encourage these groups to regularly examine and update their policies, procedures, and practices to avoid differential treatment of residents and applicants based on protected characteristics. Similarly, supply-side providers should also be encouraged to examine their clientele profiles to determine whether there are neighborhoods or groups that are underrepresented or unrepresented. Doing so will help supply-side providers to go beyond just understanding fair housing issues towards meaningfully furthering fair housing. Strategy 3: Increase Regulator Awareness The City must ensure those who make decisions regarding public policies and regulations, including public officials, Commission and Board members, and staff, have adequate fair housing training. While this will further fair housing, it may also help inspire confidence in the City's processes. In addition to general training, one potential method of educating decision -makers would be to train them as fair housing ambassadors who can then help spread the word about fair housing to both demand- and supply-side groups. Strategy 4: Provide meaningful language access Individuals with limited English proficiency (LEP) includes anyone who does not speak English as their primary language and who has a limited ability to read, write, speak, or understand English. Often, this is tied to foreign -born populations who may not understand English. Increasing meaningful language access regarding fair housing information and housing programs would facilitate housing choice for LEP individuals seeking housing. It is important that housing providers and policy makers ensure that all individuals have access to information regarding fair and affordable housing, regardless of language. In Iowa City, this is particularly salient due to the higher prevalence of foreign -born populations. Relevant City departments maintain Limited English Proficiency (LEP) plans to ensure equal access to knowledge of fair housing and housing assistance. However, the LEP plan likely needs to be updated, especially as the number of foreign -born residents has rapidly grown in recent years. In addition, the City should explore what housing documents are most important to translate to achieve a better understanding of fair housing choice by LEP speakers and to improve communication through language access. 179 4: Operational Improvements Several other barriers to fair housing choice in Iowa City included smaller operational and planning changes that could help affirmatively further fair housing. These include impediments such as administrative processes and regulations which can slow down and/or stop projects that would benefit protected classes, a need for increased regional cooperation for issues that affect housing, a lack of information that could help identify or address other barriers, and a need to improve the transparency of fair housing enforcement. Most of these barriers can be addressed through operational improvements at the City level, though accomplishing in cooperation with others may improve their effectiveness. Strategy 1: Improve Fair Housing Enforcement and Transparency In addition to ensuring awareness of fair housing rights and process, the City needs to improve enforcement and increase transparency in the process, so the public can be aware that complainants obtain relief in a timely and effective manner. Doing so would fight feelings of helplessness and provide certainty to complainants that filing a report helps combat fair housing violations. This may include actively monitoring the outcomes of complaints, in addition to making fair housing complaint information more easily visible to the public. Fair housing testing may also assist with transparency and fair housing enforcement. Doing so allows the City to identify whether landlords or realtors, and others involved in the housing market are abiding by fair housing laws. In addition, these tests help the City to better identify and target fair housing outreach. Strategy 2: Review implementing procedures and regulations The City has several new programs, administered by various staff and departments, with various rules that can be confusing to understand, implement and enforce. This problem is exacerbated when the program is combined with federal programs that have rigid, complex rules. This creates a challenging regulatory environment, especially for affordable housing and public service programs. As such, there are opportunities to harmonize, coordinate, streamline, and define administration and planning. Possibilities include centralizing processes for affordable housing and ensuring they are online; reducing uncertainty for service providers in allocating funds; and harmonizing rules between programs. Similarly, the zoning ordinance has been updated in fragmented ways since its initial adoption. While it generally accommodates the City's fair housing goals, codes frequently updated can indicate a need for a comprehensive reevaluation. This is a long-term effort. In the meantime, incremental improvements can make the code easier to follow yet still comprehensive and flexible. One simple change is to reclassify community service - long term shelter as a multi-family/mixed use, since it is a long-term residence rather than a public service shelter use. Another similar change is to clarify the definition of nonfamily households; the current City definition is a holdover from before the State modified law to prohibit regulating use based on familial characteristics. In addition, administrative procedures may better promote fair housing choice as compared to some decision-making processes. Updating administrative policies and practices may help support Council objectives in ways that produce more impartial, predictable outcomes. The City should promote funds to organizations committed to affordable housing and who have the capacity to administer long term housing projects. Agencies receiving funds should have the capacity to administer the project for the entire compliance period while enhancing fair housing. By doing so, the City increases the likelihood of maintaining the units as affordable housing after City and federal restrictions are released. 1 2019 Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice Regardless, all changes to administrative, zoning, or other public policies and practices should be preemptively evaluated through the lens of fair housing. This is also true as new policy continues to develop, including potential changes to the housing and zoning following the State's disallowing the use of a rental permit cap. Strategy 3: Improve regional cooperation Regional cooperation includes networks or coalitions of organizations, people, and entities working together to plan for regional development. Cooperation in regional planning can help coordinate responses to identified fair housing issues that cross multiple sectors—including housing, education, transportation, and commercial and economic development—and multiple political and geographic boundaries. As such, encouraging regional cooperation can further fair housing not only for Iowa City, but the entire region. This was also mentioned as a need in many stakeholder meetings. While the City and surrounding jurisdictions cooperate through regional transportation planning and through the Fringe Area Agreement, there are still additional opportunities to better coordinate housing and fair housing planning on a regional level. Projecting development and demand for different types of housing and price points is one way to approach the issue. Doing so can start a discussion about how to facilitate housing choice in each of the communities. Communication between staff can also facilitate coordination between jurisdictions. Strateev 4: Imoroved Data Collection Another impediment is the need for increased data, analysis and reporting. While improving data collection and analysis does not directly overcome a barrier to fair housing choice, it will help identify potential barriers in the future. All of these can also be paired with equity mapping to identify areas of opportunity using factors relevant to fair housing choice. Currently, many of the City's local housing programs do not require the same level of tracking and reporting regarding protected characteristics of beneficiaries as federal programs. As part of its annual monitoring of these projects, the City should begin tracking and reporting the race, ethnicity, and other protected characteristics of beneficiaries to allow finer levels of analysis and reporting regarding fair housing choice. This will also allow better measurement regarding the extent to which policy and practice changes are impacting outcomes and reducing disparities. In addition, the City should regularly monitor HMDA reports of financial institutions and obtain information on the location of properties that are the subject of loan applications. HMDA data can be used to develop policies to act upon this information such as incentivizing banks with good performance records by only depositing public funds in banks that meet threshold scores. Similarly, location information can help the City guide lender education activities to promote fair housing. Finally, ICHA should regularly analyze its beneficiary and waitlist data to ensure its preferences do not have a disparate impact on those in protected classes and that it is serving the people most in need as determined by the City's Consolidated Plan. As part of this, ICHA should periodically update an equity analysis to identify if any disparate impacts are identified. 181 2022 Iowa City Affordable Housing ACTION PLAN CITY OF IOWA CITY UNESCO CITY OF LITERATURE 2022 Iowa City Affordable Housing Action Plan AFFORDABLE HOUSING PRIORITIES/GOALS The City Council's Strategic Plan objectives include fostering healthy neighborhoods and affordable housing throughout the City. The City strives to do this through: 1. Investing City and federal CDBG/HOME funds to create and/or preserve affordable homes, both rental and owner -occupied housing throughout the City; 2. Supporting our most vulnerable residents, especially those experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness, maintain safe, affordable housing; 3. Ensuring equitable growth for all Iowa City residents and minimizing displacement; and 4. Supporting innovation in housing and streamlining processes. 1 2022 AFFORDABLE HOUSING RECOMMENDATIONS The City has broad powers to support affordable housing through various requirements and funding mechanisms. The City is willing to pursue courses of action to support affordable housing, except when legally prohibited. For example, in the state of Iowa, cities cannot institute rent control. Cities are also preempted by state law from regulating the provisions in a lease between a landlord and a tenant. In 2015 the City of Iowa City adopted an ordinance to protect source of income. The measure prohibited landlords from rejecting housing applicants based solely on their use of housing vouchers or other rental subsidies. The purpose of the Iowa City Human Rights ordinance amendment was to reduce housing discrimination and give all tenants the same consideration for housing. In 2021 the state prohibited cities from passing or enforcing "source of income" ordinances. Any city who adopted a source of income protection may not enforce it after January 1, 2023, The City will continue to work with our various partners to support and encourage affordable housing with the mechanisms and funding sources available to municipalities in Iowa. The Committee's recommendations for City Council consideration are broken down into three sections: Recommendations for existing policies and programs, recommendations for development regulations and recommendations for programs or policies based on household income. Existing Policies and Programs The Affordable Housing Steering Committee reviewed the City's current policies and programs. Most programs were found to be effectively increasing or preserving the supply of affordable housing; CITY OF IOWA CITY 28 2022 Iowa City Affordable Housing Action Plan however, six recommendations were made to either enhance or make the policy or program more effective. 1. Affordable Housing Location Model The model currently aims to distribute subsidized affordable housing more evenly throughout the community and avoid overconcentration in any one neighborhood. While the intent of the model is a worthy goal, the model can restrict supply for much needed affordable housing projects. The committee recommends shifting from a restrictive model to one that incentivizes or prioritizes affordable housing projects in all neighborhoods, especially those neighborhoods with a lack of affordable housing options but does not go so far as to restrict supply of potential locations. If the model is discontinued, it is recommended that there be close monitoring of changes in affordable housing locations within the community. Achieving mixed -income neighborhoods throughout the City should continue to be an overall goal. Recommendation: Discontinue Affordable Housing Location Model and consider incentives or prioritization policies that encourages affordable housing in all neighborhoods. 2. Housing and Community Development Commission (HCDC) Funding Allocation Process The Committee observed that the current funding process for housing projects does not involve detailed staff analysis of applications. Staff have years of professional experience and often understand the funding sources and regulatory environment much more comprehensively than volunteer commissioners. The Committee recommends that the funding process be restructured to ensure staff scoring recommendations are provided upfront to the HCDC. Their recommendations should be considered during the review process to ensure the City is supporting viable, federally compliant projects that meet the City's priorities for the entire length of the required affordability period. Ultimately, the HCDC can still make alternate recommendations to the City Council but the process will be enhanced by inviting this input from the outset. Furthermore, policy should be developed upfront as to how funds will be allocated to further improve transparency in decision-making (e.g., full funding to top-rated applications, yr applications will be pro- rated, or partial funding to applicants based on scores, etc.). The Commission's final review and ranking should be based on objective and established criteria, priorities, and data. Discrepancies with staff scores should be included in the final recommendations to the City Council. CITY OF IOWA CITY 29 2022 Iowa City Affordable Housing Action Plan Recommendation: 1) Require staff analysis and funding recommendations before HCDC review; and Z) Further define how funds will be allocated to improve transparency (e.g. full funding for top-rated applications, partial funding based on scores, etc.) 3. Affordable Housing Fund Distribution The overall funding should be increased with consideration given to the budget with a goal of a 3% increase each year. • Allow for greater flexibility in targeted use of funds, for example: ❑ Prioritize deeply affordable housing (0-30%) but do not restrict to only those at that income. a Include Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) funding with the Housing Trust Fund of Johnson County (HTFJC) allocation. However, set as a preferred use but not restricted required. If funding is awarded to a LIHTC project and the project does not get funding from the Iowa Finance Authority (IFA), allow HTFJC to withdraw the award and make those funds available for general applications rather than waiting for the next LIHTC cycle. • Maintain Security Deposit Assistance and implement a Risk Mitigation Fund. Typically, Risk Mitigation Funds cover landlord losses, up to a certain value, but may also include a connection to resources such as tenant/landlord education, credit repair, etc. to increase rental opportunities for households who have difficulty finding a landlord who will accept them due to criminal history, bad credit, bad landlord references, and/or a prior eviction history. • Increase marketing and communications of availability of the different funds. • Periodically review (every 5 years as part of the Consolidated Plan for Housing, Jobs and Services for Low -Income Residents) the affordable housing fund distribution to ensure the set -asides produce/contribute to the desired policy outcomes. • Prioritize partnerships with not -fpr -profit affordable housing developers to preserve affordable units as their mission is centric to preserving affordability. Recommendation: 1) Allocate funds to the Affordable Housing fund with a goal of a 3% annual increase; 2) Include the LIHTC reservation with the HTFJC allocation. If no LIHTC projects apply during the annual allocation or if an approved LIHTC project does not get IFA funding, allow the HTFJC to make those funds available for general applications; 3) Implement the Risk Mitigation Fund, and 4) Enact policy that prioritizes partnerships with not-for-profit affordable housing developers/organizations to preserve affordable housing units. 4. Support of Non -Profit Housing Provider Capacity CITY of IOWA CITY 30 2022 Iowa City Affordable Housing Action Plan Typically, developers receive a developer fee to build or rehabilitate housing projects. This fee is only received if a project is funded. Funds, including operational funds and developer fees, should be provided on a regular basis to non-profit affordable housing providers who build and/or rehabilitate residential housing as long-term investments to build the capacity of local providers. This could include technical assistance in various areas such as housing finance, market analysis, legal issues, property management, green and/or sustainable building practices and affordable housing design. Financial assistance for architectural and engineering expenses for the development of multi -family affordable development, outside of LIHTC projects, is needed to support the development of townhomes, small apartment buildings, and the rehabilitation of existing multi -family developments. The City should increase access by non-profit affordable housing developers to various funding opportunities to incorporate green or sustainable housing practices. Recommendation: Allow non-profit affordable housing developers who build or rehabilitate residential housing to apply for additional funds to support ongoing operations; and 2) Allow developers of affordable housing to apply for technical assistance needs from a variety of City programs, including but not limited to, the Affordable Housing Opportunity Fund and Climate Action grants. S. Annexation Policy The current policy has only applied to one annexation and thus drawing conclusions is difficult. Staff and some committee members have concerns about the cost implications and viability of requiring permanent affordable housing or greater percentages and compliance periods. This is particularly a concern in a regional housing market where outlying communities that are experiencing robust growth do not have similar policies. Too stringent requirements could have an unintended impact of pushing development into other jurisdictions and thus forgoing any affordable housing requirements and constraining supply in Iowa City. The Committee does believe that permanent affordable housing achieved through dedication of lots to the City or a non-profit housing provider is a goal that should be vigorously pursued with future annexations. If needed, the City should consider contributing funding or exploring unique partnerships such as tax increment financing or tax abatement to achieve the goal of permanent affordable housing in new residential annexations. CITY of IOWA CITY 31 2022 Iowa City Affordable Housing Action Plan Recommendation: Encourage, but not mandate permanent affordable housing in new residential annexations. With future annexations explore partnerships and funding opportunities to secure permanent affordability when possible. 6. General Education Increase efforts to educate all tenants about tenant rights and responsibilities and how to address housing code problems, perceived discrimination, or other matters most effectively. Recommendation: Increase efforts to educate all tenants about tenant rights and responsibilities and how to address housing issues. Development Regulations Development regulation is an umbrella term for rules that govern land development. At the local level, zoning is the way the government controls the physical development of land and the kinds of uses to which each individual property may be put. This includes the use, size, height, and design of buildings, and historic preservation requirements. These regulations are contained in the Code of Ordinances of the City of Iowa City as laws adopted by the City's Legislative body the Iowa City Council. The following are recommended changes to the current land -development regulations to increase the diversity and supply of housing throughout the City: 1. Increase the allowable number and/or type of dwelling units in zoning districts previously limited to only free-standing single-family dwellings. For example: In Single -Family zoning districts, expand by -right building allowances to permit attached single-family dwellings, such as duplexes and zero -lot line structures, in more locations. • Allow accessory dwelling units in more circumstances and locations. To support student housing, consider ADU's associated with rental housing (expand from owner -occupied). • Increase the allowable number of bedrooms per dwelling (duplex and attached single- family}. 2. Facilitate multi -family dwelling development. For example: • Continue to look for opportunities to purchase land for future resale/development. CITY OF IOWA CITY 32 2022 Iowa City Affordable Housing Action Plan + Conduct a City -initiated rezoning to allow multi -family housing or mixed use in areas supported by the Comprehensive Plan and served by transit. Reduce the minimum amount of land needed to qualify for a planned overlay district/planned development. 3. Increase the allowable number of bedrooms per dwelling in multi -family dwellings outside of the University Impact Area. Various state and federal housing programs incentivize housing developments that include units with more than three bedrooms to accommodate large families. Allow larger bedroom sizes to accommodate local, state and federal funding parameters. 4. Create Form Based Code regulations for additional neighborhoods, focusing on growth areas first and then infill locations. Recommendation: 1) Increase the allowable number and/or type of dwelling unit in single family zoning districts by right in more locations. Examples include ADUs, duplexes and zero -lot line structures. 2) Increase the allowable number of bedrooms in duplex and zero -lot line structures in single family zoning districts; 3) Facilitate multi -family development by purchasing land to be developed; 4) Conduct a City initiated rezoning to allow multi -family housing or mixed use in areas supported by the Comprehensive Plan; 5) Allow multi -family units with more than three bedrooms when required to meet local, state or federal affordable housing funding parameters such as the LIHTC program; f} Encourage infill development flexibility by reducing the minimum amount to land eligible to apply for a planned overlay zoning; and 7] Create form based code regulations for additional neighborhoods, focusing on growth areas first and then infill locations. Programs and Policies Based on Household Income If additional funding is made available, the priority should be on housing for those with the lowest income. In recognizing housing is needed to support a healthy housing market and there needs to be housing options for all incomes and ages throughout the City, recommendations are made for housing for households up to 100° of area median income. 0-30% Median Income Recommendations 1. Support a Landlord Risk Mitigation Fund for hard to house tenants. Landlord risk mitigation programs are intended to add protection to landlords willing to rent to someone with limited income, a poor rental history, or a criminal history. The funds can cover items CITY OF IOWA CITY 33 2022 Iowa City Affordable Housing Action Plan such as excessive damages to the rental unit, lost rent, or legal fees beyond the security deposit. The Johnson County Local Homeless Coordinating Board plans to develop a program working in collaboration with the City. These programs are most effective at a regional level for expanded housing options and landlord participation. Recommendation: Seek proposals for a local landlord risk mitigation fund for hard to house tenants and secure funding to operationalize it annually. Encourage proposals that seek partnerships with regional entities (Johnson County, Coralville, and North Liberty) to expand housing options and landlord participation. 2. Support non-profit housing providers develop and maintain permanent supportive housing/Housing First models. The Housing First model is a homeless assistance approach that prioritizes providing permanent housing to people experiencing chronic homelessness. The subsidized housing is provided with the ongoing option to participate in supportive services but does not place conditions on the housing. Permanent supportive housing is permanent housing in which housing assistance and supportive services are provided to assist households with at least one member with a disability in achieving housing stability. The City supported Shelter House in the development of Cross Park Place, a Housing First project, that opened in January of 2019. The project houses 24 one -bedroom apartments with on-site offices and an exam room for case managers and partners with health and behavioral health clinicians. The City converted 24 tenant based rental vouchers to project -based vouchers so that those renting at Cross Park Place have a voucher to assist with rent. Due to the success of Cross Park Place, plans are underway for the second Housing First project, "The 501 Project," for persons facing chronic homelessness. Construction started in 2021. The building will have 36 apartments with a clinic for partnering health clinicians, computer workstations, laundry facilities and a multi-purpose room for tenants. Like Cross Park Place, housing choice vouchers will be converted to project -based vouchers to assist tenants pay rent. The City should continue to provide support for existing permanent supportive/Housing First projects as well as additional efforts to produce additional housing through acquisition, new construction, or rehabilitation. The City should expand efforts to include permanent supportive/Housing first projects to families experiencing chronic homelessness. CITY of IOWA CITY 34 2022 Iowa City Affordable Housing Action Plan Recommendation: Continue to support existing permanent supportive/Housing First projects, expanding into projects for families experiencing chronic homelessness. 3. Support major investments. Support non-profit housing providers to significantly increase their supply of permanent supportive housing when granted an opportunity, either through acquisition, new construction or by assisting through creative approaches such as a master lease between non-profit providers and landlords. Under a master lease scenario, a non-profit service provider enters a lease with one or more landlords to secure housing for their participants. The participants in the program pay rent to the non-profit service provider based on the requirements of the program. Consider converting housing choice vouchers to project -based vouchers for projects assisting those experiencing or with a history of homelessness. The City is currently collaborating with the Housing Trust Fund of Johnson County for the allocation of ARPA funds. Funds will be dedicated to support larger investments in affordable housing for acquisition, rehabilitation, or new construction. The goal for the projects selected will be permanent affordability through deed restrictions, land leases or ownership by non-profit entities whose core mission is to provide affordable housing. Recommendation: Allocate ARPA funds and future City funds to support larger investments in affordable housing assisting those up to 60% median income, prioritizing permanent affordability and households with lower incomes. 4. Maintain affordable housing through rehabilitation. Efforts should include grant funds for those improvements that improve energy efficiency and lower tenant utility costs. In all housing, support aging in place initiatives that supports the ability to live in one's own home safely, independently, and comfortably, regardless of age or ability level. Support safety improvements and emergency repairs to homes, including mobile/manufactured homes. Recommendation: Increase funding for those improvements that improve energy efficiency, lower utility costs, supports aging in place initiatives and improves home safety. Provide grants where feasible. 31-60% Median Income Recommendations 1. Support security deposit assistance. CITY OF IOWA CITY 35 2022 Iowa City Affordable Housing Action Plan Provide additional funds to support security deposit assistance that allows up to 2 months for those with poor rental history to get housed. The City allocated $70,000 to security deposit assistance in FY22. The amount has been increased twice due to demand to a total of $148,000. Previously, the program allowed up to 2 months of assistance, but due to limited funds available for the remainder of the fiscal year, assistance was limited to $1,000 in a twelve-month period with a preference for tenants referred by Shelter House and the Domestic Violence Intervention Program. Recommendation: Provide additional funds to support security deposit assistance. 2. Support and Expand Eviction Prevention Programs. Due to the pandemic, housing instability has increased dramatically. Evictions are a destabilizing event that can send a family into a cycle of financial and emotional upheaval and affect their current and future prospect for residential stability. The City has allocated over $850,000 to our community partners to maintain housing for those impacted by the pandemic for eviction prevention and eviction diversion. It is anticipated that additional funds through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) will be dedicated for this purpose. Efforts should expand community outreach, especially to landlords, to make more tenants and landlords aware of eviction diversion and prevention programs. Increase efforts to intervene earlier before evictions are necessary with opportunities to mediate, work out payment arrangements and file for rental assistance programs. Recommendation: Support and expand eviction prevention programs. 3. Energy Efficiency Improvements Provide grant funding to complete energy efficiency improvements that reduce a low-income tenant or homeowner's monthly utility cost. Increase partnerships with non-profit housing providers, including public housing, to Complete energy efficiency improvements. Recommendation: Provide additional grant funding for energy efficiency improvements that lower utility costs. CITY OF IOWA CITY 36 2022 Iowa City Affordable Housing Action Plan 4. Down payment Assistance Support financial assistance to purchase an affordable home. Ensure affordable financing to owner, such as 30 -year fixed loans with area lenders. Assistance also includes credit and financial counseling to potential homebuyers or those wanting homeownership. Recommendation: Support downpayment assistance, including credit and financial counseling to potential homebuyers. 61-100 Median Income Recommendations 1. Down payment Assistance Support financial assistance to purchase an affordable home. Ensure affordable financing to owner, such as 30 -year fixed loans with area lenders. Assistance also includes credit and financial counseling to potential homebuyers or those wanting homeownership. Recommendation: Support downpayment assistance, including credit and financial counseling to potential homebuyers. 2. Energy Efficiency Improvements Provide grant funding to complete energy efficiency improvements that reduce a low-income tenant or homeowner's monthly utility cost. Recommendation: Provide additional grant funding for energy efficiency improvements. CITY OF IOWA CITY 37 2022 Iowa City Affordable Housing Action Plan Summary Tables Recommendations and Actions Required for Existing Policies and Programs Recommendation Discontinue Affordable Housing Location Model and consider incentives or prioritization policies that encourages affordable mousing in all neighborhoods. Require staff analysis and funding recommendations of CDBG/HOME housing applications before HCDC review. Further define how CDBG/HOME funds will be allocated to improve transparency (e.g. full funding for top-rated applications, partial funding based on scores, etc.). Allocate funds to the Affordable Housing Fund with a goal of a 3% annual increase. Affordable Housing Fund: Include the LIHTC reservation with the HTFJC allocation. If no LIHTC projects apply during the annual allocation or if an approved LIHTC project does not get IFA funding, allow the HTFJC to make those funds available for general applications. Implement the Risk Mitigation Fund. Enact policythat prioritizes partnerships with not-for-profit affordable housing developers/organizations to preserve affordable housing units in all housing programs. Allow non-profit affordable housing developers to apply for additional funds to support ongoing operations (opportunity Fund, HOME CHDO funds, etc.). Allow developers of affordable housing to apply for technical assistance needs from a variety of city programs, including but not limited to, the Affordable Housing Opportunity Fund and Climate Action grants. Encourage, but not mandate permanent affordable housing in new residential annexations. With future annexations explore {partnerships and funding opportunities to secure permanent affordability when possible. Increase efforts to educate all tenants about tenant rights and responsibilities and how to address housing issues. Type of Action Required Policy Increased Change Funding Education X CITY OF IOWA CITY 38 2022 Iowa City Affordable Housing Action Plan Recommendations and Actions Required for Development Regulations Applicable to Both Single- and Multi -Family Recommendation Encourage infill development flexibility by reducing the minimum amount of land eligible to apply for a planned overlay zoning. Create form -based code regulations for additional neighborhoods, focusing on growth areas first and then infill locations. Type of Action Required Policy Increased Change Funding Education X X Recommendations and Required Actions for Development Regulations Applicable to Single -Family Recommendation Allow by right more types of dwelling units in single family zoning districts such as duplexes and zero -lot line structures in more locations. (Note: Comprehensive Plan amendment may be quired. Possible consultant.) Increase the allowable number of bedrooms in duplex and zero - lot line structures in single family zoning districts. Allow accessory dwelling units (AD Us) under more circumstances and in more locations. Type of Action Required Policy Increased Change Funding Education X X X x Recommendations and Required Actions for Development Regulations Applicable to Multi -Family Recommendation Facilitate multi -family development by purchasing land to be developed. Conduct a City initiated rezoning to allow multi -family housing or mixed use in areas supported by the Comprehensive Plan. (Note: Comprehensive Plan amendment may be quired. Possible consultant.) Allow multi -family dwelling units with more than three bedrooms when required to meet local, state, or federal affordable housing funding parameters such as the LIHTC program. Type of Action Required Policy Increased Change Funding Education X x X X X CITY OF IOWA CITY 39 2022 Iowa City Affordable Housing Action Plan If additional funds are allocated/reserved for affordable housing, recommendations based on household income are below. 0-30% Median Income Recommendations Seek proposals for a local landlord risk mitigation fund for hard to house tenants and secure funding to operationalize it annually. Encourage proposals that seek partnerships with regional entities (Johnson County, Coralville, and North Liberty) to expand housing options and landlord participation. Continue to support existing permanent supportive/Housing First projects, expanding into projects for families experiencing chronic homelessness. Allocate ARPA funds and future City funds to support larger investments in affordable housing assisting those up to 60% median income, prioritizing permanent affordability and households with lower incomes. Increase funding for those improvements that improve energy efficiency, lower utility costs, supports aging in place initiatives and improves home safety. Provide grants where feasible. J 31-60% Median Income Recommendations Provide additional funds to support security deposit assistance. I Support and expand eviction Prevention programs. I Provide additional grant funding for energy efficiency improvements that lower utility costs. Support downpayment assistance, including credit and financial counseling to potential homebuyers. 61-100% Median Income Recommendations Provide additional grant funding for energy efficiency improvements that lower utility costs. Support downpayment assistance, including credit and financial counseling to potential homebuyers. CITY of IOWA CITY 40 Strategic Plan FISCAL YEARS 2023-2028 Adopted December 2022 ft CITY OF IOWA CITY 14, UNESCO CITY OF LITERATURE -- v w_ Sir - s r f. CITY OF IOWA CITY 14, UNESCO CITY OF LITERATURE -- I M PACT AREAS Neighborhoods & Housing FUTURE VISION Iowa City is a collection of authentic, vibrant neighborhoods and districts. By way of internal and external streets and trails, each community member has safe, easy access to everyday facilities and services within a 15 -minute walk or bike ride. Neighborhoods are compact and socially diverse, with a variety of housing choices and at least one place serving as its center. Permanent affordable housing choices are dispersed throughout the community. New higher density development blends with existing buildings and shapes a comfortable, human -scale pedestrian environment. Public spaces are inviting and active with people recreating and socializing in parks, natural areas, and tree -lined streetscapes, all enhanced with public art and placemaking initiatives. STRATEGIES To advance the Vision the City will pursue the following strategies: • Update City Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Code to encourage compact neighborhoods with diverse housing types and land uses. • Partner in projects that serve as models for desired future development. • Create inviting and active outdoor spaces with unique and engaging recreation offerings. • Address the unique needs of vulnerable populations and low -to -moderate income neighborhoods. Q7 ACTION PLAN WE ChampionAction Date Explore legal steps to discourage or prevent bad faith and predatory property City Attorney FY23-24 investors. Act on building regulation recommendations outlined in the Accelerating Iowa Climate Action & FY23-25 City's Climate Actions Report; including TIF energy efficiency incentives, energy Outreach and standards for height and density bonuses, and a climate action building permit Neighborhood & rebate program. Development Services Revamp the neighborhood PIN grant program and evaluate discretionary funding Communications FY23-25 for district/neighborhood grassroots projects. Advance prioritized recommendations in the 2022 Affordable Housing Action Plan. Neighborhood & FY23-28 Work with partners to undertake significant -scale affordable housing efforts. Development Services Seek out and approve residential TIF applications for infrastructure when the City Manager's FY24-25 project provides community benefit such as permanent affordable housing, Office expansive public open space, or advancement toward stated climate action goals. Consider a standard application of residential TIF for all new annexations to meet permanent affordable housing goals. Initiate a Comprehensive Plan update and subsequent Zoning Code review to more Neighborhood & FY24-28 broadly incorporate form -based principles with emphasis on growth areas first and Development infill areas next, expanded missing middle housing allowances, minimum density Services requirements, and streamlined approval processes Explore pilot housing projects utilizing tiny homes, 3D printed homes, Neighborhood & FY24-28 prefabricated or manufactured homes, net -zero homes, or other innovative Development options. Services Bolster financial support for homeless services and evaluate shifting towards City Manager's FY25-28 shelter as service model. Office Expand the South District Homeownership Program to other targeted Neighborhood & FY26-28 neighborhoods and consider allowing relocation assistance to expedite Development completion. Services Provide all residents with public open space within a 15 -minute walk or bike ride by Parks and FY26-28 strategically executing agreements with local schools or other partners. Recreation WE Mobility FUTURE VISION Community members of all socioeconomic statuses easily, safely, and comfortably travel using multiple modes of transportation year-round. Commuters choose to walk, bike, or bus at least half of the time, and an increasing number of trips are fueled by clean energy. Regional collaboration has created a strong multi -modal network that links Iowa City to neighboring communities. Highly traveled corridors have separated trails or comfortable, safe lanes for bicyclists. When prioritizing, the needs of pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders, and other emerging forms of transportation are weighted greater than those of automobile drivers and adjacent property owners. STRATEGIES To advance the Vision the City will pursue the BIT following strategies: • Expand the access and convenience of environmentally friendly and regionally connected public transit. • Design and maintain complete streets that are comfortable and safe for all users. • Grow and prioritize bike and pedestrian accommodations. 11 ACTION PLAN 12 ChampionAction Date Fully evaluate the feasibility and funding sources needed for a zero -fare transit Transportation FY23-24 system. Services and Finance Develop a vision statement for a singular regional transit system with metro Johnson City Council FY23-25 County entities and obtain initial commitments to study a regional system from each entity's elected officials. Install additional permanent charging stations for vehicles, bicycles, and electronic Climate Action FY23-28 devices. & Outreach Identify additional opportunities for road diets, sidewalk infill, curb cut Public Works FY23-28 enhancement, and bike lane installation with a goal of at least two such projects each construction season. Explore opportunities to utilize the CRANDIC right-of-way for passenger rail, bus City Council FY23-28 rapid transit, or pedestrian usage. Evaluate with the State of Iowa reverting Dodge and Governor to 2 -way streets Public Works FY23-28 Secure federal funding for a relocated transit building that can accommodate future Transportation FY24-28 growth in service and electrification of the fleet. and City Manager's Office Consider adding or retrofitting bike pathways that are separated from streets or Public Works FY24-28 protected utilizing flexible bollards. Expand the fleet of electric buses or other low/no emission -technology vehicles each Climate Action FY25-28 time a diesel bus is due for replacement and seek grants that can expedite the & Outreach conversion. Consider an on -demand or subsidized voucher system for times and locations in Transportation FY25-28 which no fixed route service is available. Services Expand snow clearing operations at sidewalk corners in high priority pedestrian Public Works FY25-28 areas, bus stops, and bike lanes. and Parks & Recreation Initiate and promote vehicle and bike-share/scooter programs. Transportation FY26-28 Services Evaluate with the State of Iowa the possibility of a Burlington Street Road Diet Public Works FY26-28 utilizing flex zones in non -peak hours. 12 Economy FUTURE VISION Iowa City is the preferred location for businesses at all stages of development. Start-up businesses flourish and take advantage of mentoring and other resources. The vibrant arts and culture community attracts both visitors and new residents. Technologies developed through the University of Iowa are transferred to the local business sector, creating business diversity and new value within the community. Businesses pay living wages and support skill development for their employees. Support services - such as child-care and language assistance - are readily available for all, which means every person who wishes to participate in the local economy can do so. Community members support each other by spending their money locally. STRATEGIES To advance the Vision the City will pursue the following strategies: • Reinforce Iowa City as a premier community to locate and grow a business. • Ensure appropriate infrastructure is in place for future business growth and development. • Cultivate a strong entrepreneurial and small businesses ecosystem with a focus on creating new pathways to success for systemically marginalized populations. • Build Iowa City's image as the Greatest Small City for the Arts. • Strengthen the Iowa River's role as a signature community amenity and tourism generator. 13 ACTION PLAN 14 ChampionAction Date Enhance access to affordable childcare for all populations through innovative City Manager's FY23-25 partnerships with higher education, non -profits, and the business community. Office and Neighborhood & Development Services Utilizing American Rescue Act Funds, execute on agreeable recommendations in City Manager's FY23-25 the Inclusive Economic Development Plan with a particular focus on actions that Office and build long-term support and wealth -building opportunities for systemically Economic marginalized populations. Development Partner with Kirkwood Community College, Iowa City Community School District, Economic FY23-28 Iowa Labor Center, local trades, and other stakeholders to provide meaningful Development and career development opportunities, pre -apprenticeship, and apprentice Neighborhood & programs. Development Services Increase small business technical assistance to aid in the creation, success, and Economic FY24-28 growth of home-grown businesses. Development Economic FY25-28 Create flexible incentives to support the top goals of Iowa City's Self -Supporting Development and Municipal Improvement Districts and other commercial nodes, including City Manager's attaining a desired business mix that serves the surrounding neighborhood. Office Develop targeted marketing to promote Iowa City as a unique and attractive City Manager's FY26-28 place to do business. Office Develop a riverfront master plan in cooperation with the University of Iowa, City Manager's FY26-28 Think Iowa City, and other stakeholders. Office 14 Safety & Well-being FUTURE VISION Our City supports the mental and physical well-being of our community members. Public safety response, whether from the City or a non-profit partner, is nuanced depending on the specific needs of the situation. Community members receive emergency response services promptly and welcome responders as problem -solvers. Inviting spaces for social interaction, exercise, and regeneration are equitably located throughout the community and are lively with activity and use. New and long-time community members alike, especially marginalized groups, easily build networks and establish roots within our community. Community members have safe, healthy indoor spaces and are well-prepared for climate -related changes. STRATEGIES To advance the Vision the City will pursue the following strategies: • Implement and expand innovative public safety models and facilities to improve outcomes and relationships within the community. • Partner with non -profits to address the most emergent and foundational community safety and well-being needs. • Build community by fostering social connections and developing safe, accessible public spaces for gathering. 15 ACTION PLAN 16 ChampionAction Date Work collaboratively with Johnson County and other stakeholders to launch a City Council and Police FY23-24 community violence intervention effort in close cooperation with local law Department enforcement. Leveraging American Rescue Plan Act funds, build capacity in local non -profits Neighborhood & FY23-26 that will help ensure they are able to meet future community demands. Development Services Build on the relationship with the University of Iowa College of Nursing to Neighborhood & FY23-26 increase participation in the Healthy Homes program. Development Services Expand the Mental Health Liaison program with CommUnity Mobile Crisis with a Police Department FY23-28 goal of 24-hour coverage by the end of FY28. Actively promote 988 throughout the year and ensure that CommUnity Mobile City Manager's Office and FY23-28 Crisis has resources to meet community demands. Communications Continue critical exterior renovations to the Senior Center and continue Senior Center FY23-28 progress on Senior Center Facility Master Plan recommendations. Integrate CommUnity Mobile Crisis into the 911 dispatch protocols. Police Department FY24-26 Consider and, where feasible, implement alternatives to routine non -emergent Police Department FY24-26 traffic stops. Expand neighborhood -based programs such as mobile community Parks & Recreation FY26-28 social/recreation resources (fun patrol), nests or micro -hubs for kids/teens. 16 RESOURCES Facilities, Equipment and Technology FUTURE VISION Municipal facilities are modernized and designed for operational efficiency, capacity for growth, employee safety and health, resilience, alignment with Climate Action goals, and civic pride. Funding of equipment and facility replacement funds and partnerships with other entities result in joint facilities, technology, and equipment that improve access and services. City staff are encouraged to be entrepreneurial in their approach and actively seek to innovative and streamline processes while improving service levels to the community. STRATEGIES To advance the Vision the City will pursue the following strategies: • Invest in the next generation of public facilities and equipment to create immediate operational efficiencies, boost workplace safety, health, and morale, and improve cross -department collaboration. • Promote high-performance governance leveraging technology, partnerships, and innovation. 17 ACTION PLAN FU ChampionAction Date Outline a municipal -wide facilities plan and initiate relevant action steps to keep City Manager's Office FY23-24 projects moving forward. Complete a City Hall and Public Safety Headquarters space needs study and City Manager's Office FY23-24 develop a plan for next steps toward implementation. Implement the asset management system and expand use for facility Public Works FY23-25 maintenance and management. Develop and implement an electric vehicle transition plan. Public Works and Climate FY23-25 Action & Outreach Pursue grant opportunities, bolster the Facility Reserve Fund, and explore City Manager's FY23-28 public/private partnerships to facilitate completion of key facility projects. Office and Finance Design replacement and renovated facilities to ensure alignment with Climate City Manager's Office FY24-28 Action goals and create safer and healthier working environments for public employees. Improve public transparency through a coordinated and centralized open data City Manager's Office FY26-28 platform. Consider resourcing a Smart City initiative that prioritizes data -driven decision- City Manager's Office FY26-28 making through technology adaptation and data analysis. FU FUTURE VISION The City is an employer of choice in the region and viewed as a rewarding, long-term career choice. Valuable benefits, flexible schedules, energizing workspaces, remote and hybrid work arrangements, and professional development and advancement opportunities improve productivity, service to the public, and morale. Employees enter an inclusive, fun, and engaging environment each workday. City staff, board and commission members, and volunteers are demographically representative of the City population at -large and every employee is continuously building cultural awareness. Leadership and elected officials ensure sufficient staff levels to maintain baseline services, weather vacancies or emergencies, protect against employee burnout, and add capacity to act on special assignments and strategic, long-term initiatives. STRATEGIES To advance the Vision the City will pursue the following strategies: • Establish the City of Iowa City as an employer of choice in the region with a pay plan, benefits package, and flexible work options that attract and retain high-quality and motivated public service employees. • Carry out a multi -dimensional staff engagement initiative to ensure every City employee feels welcome, informed, involved, and engaged at work. • Build a diverse talent pipeline. 19 ACTION PLAN WE ChampionAction Date Complete and execute upon the results of an organization -wide classification and Human Resources FY23-25 compensation study. As part of study, review all job requirements to ensure applicability and eliminate unnecessary barriers to employment, including testing, residency requirements, education, and certification or license requirements. Monitor implementation of new telecommuting and flexible work schedule policies to City Manager FY23-25 ensure public service standards are fully met and desired employee work arrangement flexibility is pursued where possible. Balance investment in new annual initiatives with staffing levels to ensure core municipal City Manager's FY23-28 service levels are maintained and reduce instances of burnout. Office and City Council Elevate new and existing intra -organizational communication strategies to bolster City Manager's FY23-25 information sharing and improve productivity and connectiveness across the Office organization. Create more opportunities to promote inter -departmental relationships, collaboration, City Manager's FY23-25 and problem -solving. Office Upskill City staff in implicit bias, cultural awareness, and inclusion. Equity & Human FY23-28 Rights Develop recruitment network with local minority institutions. City Manager's FY23-28 Office Take steps to promote more diverse representation on Boards, Commissions, and City Council FY23-28 Committees. Ensure every single employee knows the City's strategic vision and can connect their role City Manager's FY23-28 accordingly. Office Strengthen volunteer engagement, management, and appreciation efforts. City Council and City FY23-28 Manager's Office Implement increasingly relevant organization -wide training opportunities such as conflict City Manager's FY24-28 resolution and de-escalation training. Office Conduct comprehensive benefits review and implement changes based upon best City Manager's FY25-28 practices and modern expectations, exploring benefits such as paid volunteer time, Office wellness offerings, and flexible stipends for challenges such as childcare, transportation, higher education and more. Launch targeted apprenticeship program(s) in partnership with local education and City Manager's FY26-28 workforce institutions. Office WE Financial FUTURE VISION City residents believe property taxes and utility fees are fair and commensurate to service levels, and do not experience erratic changes in rates and fees. The City maintains sufficient financial resources to proactively maintain and replace assets, carry out strategic plan initiatives, and be insulated from unanticipated financial stressors. Partnerships, grant funding, and other creative financing mechanisms are routinely part of program and project financing structure. The City maintains a AAA bond rating, resulting in lower borrowing costs for residents and businesses. STRATEGIES To advance the Vision the City will pursue the following strategies: • Grow the tax base, consider alternative revenue sources, and leverage outside funding to maintain core services and pursue community priorities while maintaining equitable property tax rates. • Exercise fiscal responsibility by maintaining and growing assigned and emergency reserve funds and prudent debt management. 21 ACTION PLAN 22 ChampionAction Date Ensure Enterprise Funds are well supported through incremental rate and fee Finance FY23-28 increases and do not become reliant on large rate spikes, property taxes, or unplanned debt issuance. Coordinate with Iowa League of Cities, Metro Coalition, and the City's contracted City Manager's Office FY23-28 state lobbyist to oppose unfunded state mandates and detrimental tax reforms. Maintain the City's AAA bond rating. Finance FY23-28 Increase the Emergency Fund balance by an annual target of 5%. Finance FY23-28 Significantly bolster the Facility Reserve Fund and develop an implementation plan Finance FY23-28 for use of funds that minimizes large debt issuances. Create a centralized grant management initiative that will focus on securing City Manager's Office FY24-28 additional private, state, and federal funding opportunities, while ensuring proper oversight and compliance. Develop and maintain cost recovery guidelines for programs and services that City Manager's Office FY26-28 balance fiscal responsibility and equity. Consider financial incentives and land use policies that aim to grow and diversify the City Manager's Office FY26-28 tax base (commercial, industrial, and residential). Consider alternative revenue sources such as a Local Option Sales Tax that can help City Manager's Office FY26-28 achieve strategic plan goals, fund infrastructure and facility needs, and reduce and City Council reliance on property tax. 22 FROM: Housing Action Team of Johnson County Livable Community for Successful Aging Policy Boa rd TO: Cities in Johnson County and Johnson County SUBJECT: Recommendations for Code/Ordinance for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) DATE: December 21, 2022 The Housing Action Team believes that there are many benefits associated with the creation of legal accessory dwelling units on lots in single family zones and in other districts. These include: 1. Increasing the supply of a more affordable type of housing not requiring government subsidies; 2. Helping older homeowners, single parents, young home buyers, and renters seeking a wider range of homes, prices, rents and locations; 3. By increasing housing diversity and supply, provide opportunities to reduce the segregation of people by race, ethnicity and income that resulted from decades of exclusionary zoning; 4. Providing homeowners with extra income to help meet rising home ownership costs; 5. Providing a convenient living arrangement for family members or other persons to provide care and support for someone in a semi-independent living arrangement while remaining in their community; 6. Providing an opportunity for increased security, home care, and companionship for older and other homeowners; 7. Reducing burdens on taxpayers while enhancing the local property tax base by providing a cost-effective means of accommodating development without the cost of building, operating and maintaining new infrastructure; 8. Promoting more compact urban and suburban growth, a pattern which reduces the loss of farm and forest lands, natures areas and resources, while reducing the distances people must drive and thereby reducing pollution that contributes to climate instability; and 9. Enhancing job opportunities for individuals by providing housing closer to employment centers and public transportation. Some cities in Johnson County already have code for ADUs (Iowa City and Solon). Johnson County has code that covers the unincorporated areas of the County. Oxford utilizes the Johnson County code. Swisher, Shueyville, Hills and North Liberty do not have code for ADUs. At present, Coralville, Lone Tree and Tiffin do not allow ADUs. The codes that do exist, vary among jurisdictions. The Housing Action Team would like to provide our recommendations that minimize lengthy application processes, high fees and harsh regulations that will prevent the development of ADUs or encourage illegal ADUs. Our recommendation or specific recommended language for each policy question is underlined and then followed by a rationale, if deemed necessary. Recommendations for the Elements of an ADU Code/Ordinance A. Definition- Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) means a residential living unit on the same parcel as a single-family dwelling or a parcel of which a single-family dwelling is present or may be constructed, that provides complete independent living facilities for one or more persons. It may take various forms: a detached unit, a unit that is part of an accessory structure, such as a detached garage, or a unit that is part of an expanded or remodeled dwelling. [Rationale- Two common circumstances in which an ADU might be built before the primary residence are (1) when a homeowner wishes to stage construction expenses and living arrangements; and (2) when the homeowner owns an adjacent legal lot (typically used as a side or backyard) and would prefer to site an ADU there rather than on the lot with the primary residence.] B. Authorization of ADUs by Zoning District*- Accessory dwelling units are allowed in all zoning districts which allow residential use, including mixed-use zones, townhouse zones and single-family zones, subject to the requirements of the ordinance. C. Number of ADUs Allowed per Lot in Single -Family Zones- Any lot with, or zoned for, a principal single-family dwelling unit, may have up to two accessory dwelling units. [Rationale- There are many ways to accommodate more than one ADU that are sensitive to concerns about neighbor appearance. For example, two internal ADUs can be accommodated by remodeling a large home, without increasing height or bulk. An internal unit can be allowed along with an ADU over an attached garage, without increasing the area of the lot occupied by structures.] D. Minimum Lot Size in Single -Family and Townhouse Zones- Accessory dwelling units may be created on any lot that meets the minimum lot size required for a single-family dwelling or townhouses. Attached and internal accessory dwelling units may be built on any lot with a single-family dwelling or townhouse that is nonconforming solely because the lot is smaller than the minimum size, provided the accessory dwelling units would not increase the nonconformity of the residential use with respect to building height, bulk or lot coverage. [Rationale- As a policy matter, it should not be necessary to establish a separate qualifying lot size for ADUs if the purpose is to assure the retention of landscaping and privacy between homes, because the setback and lot coverage standards can achieve those objectives.] E. Minimum / Maximum Size Area: The maximum size of an accessory dwelling unit may be no more than the footprint of the primary structure or 1,000 square feet, whichever is less. [Rationale- We recommend eliminating minimum size since the basic requirements for a living space (kitchen, bathroom, living/sleeping space) and the housing market will establish a minimum size. For situations in which the existing residence is very small, local governments might consider authorizing ADUs up to 800 square feet when the primary dwelling is smaller than 800 feet.] F. Types of Structures- A manufactured or modular dwelling unit may be used as an accessory dwelling unit in any zone in which dwelling units are permitted. [Rationale- In recent years, many off-site manufactured and modular ADUs are being produced; old conceptions of what constitutes a manufactured or modular home are outdated. This language maximizes the opportunities for ADUs by allowing any type of structure to be an ADU if that structure is allowed as a principal unit in the zoning district.] G. Lot Coverage Limits- An accessory dwelling unit (detached, attached, or built by expanding the footprint of an existing dwelling) on a lot of 4,000 square feet or larger shall not occupy more than 15% of the total lot area. For single family lots of less than 4,000 square feet, the combined lot coverage of the primary dwelling and the accessory dwelling shall not exceed 60%. Accessory dwelling units built within the footprint of existing, legal, accessory structures are considered not to have changed existing lot coverage. [Rationale- Lot coverage allowances and limits intersect with setback requirements, floor -area ratio limits and height limits. If detached or attached ADUs are significantly constrained by a lot coverage limit, then the possibility of having a two-story ADU may determine whether the investment in an ADU will generate a sufficient return to justify its construction.] H. ADU Setbacks- 1. A setback of no more than four feet from the side and rear lot lines shall be required for an accessory dwelling unit that is not converted from an existing structure or a new structure constructed in the same location and with the same dimensions as an existing structure. 2. No setback shall be required for an existing garage living area or accessory structure or a structure constructed in the same location and with the same dimensions as an existing structure that is converted to an accessory dwelling unit or to a portion of an accessory dwelling unit; and 3. A detached accessory dwelling unit is not permitted on the front half of a lot, except when located a minimum of 30 feet from the front line or it falls within the Drovision of subsection 2. I. ADU Height Limit- The maximum height of an accessory dwelling unit is 25 feet or the height of the primary residence, based on the highest point of its roof compared with the lowest point of ground level at the foundation, whichever is less. J. Architectural Consistency and Design Review- We recommend against establishing separate architectural or design standards for ADUs. [Rationale- Highly discretionary standards based on neighborhood "character" or "quality" can be serious obstacles to the construction of ADUs. Vague standards hamper homeowners and decision -makers alike. They can become an avenue for channeling neighborhood objections to ADUs in general. In some cases, the prescriptions for particular designs and materials can also add considerably to the cost of an ADU. A better approach is to reduce key design elements to a set of objective standards governing roof pitches, window orientation and siding. In some cases, design standards should only apply in certain districts or when the ADU is larger than a specified height or taller than one story.] K. Orientation of Entrance- Regulations governing the location, type and number of entrances into primary dwellings apply to accessory dwelling units. [Rationale- Not allowing an ADU entrance on the same side of the house as the primary dwelling can compromise the design and increase the cost of an ADU, substituting a more awkward and expensive entrance. Following the general principal of treating ADUs like the primary dwelling, the authorization and location of access doors and stairs for detached and attached ADUs should be the same as for primary residences.] L. ADU Screening, Landscaping and Orientation- We do not have a specific recommendation on this subject because a privacy regulation that is not applied to primary dwellings should not be applied to ADUs. ADU regulations addressing privacy as a separate subject seem to be rare. M. Parking Requirements- No additional off-street parking is required for construction of an ADU. If the ADU removes one of the existing off-street parking spaces it must be replaced on site if required by the underlying zoning. In lieu of an on-site parking space, an additional on -street parking space may be substituted if there's already sufficient curb area available along the frontage for a parking space or by removing the parking space access ramp and reinstalling the curb. [Rationale- Requiring an off-street parking space for each ADU is a serious inhibition to the construction of ADUs for two reasons. First, the cost of creating off- street parking spaces. Second, the lot size, location of the primary residence and topography may make the creation of the space impossible.] N. Short -Term Rentals- We recommend that jurisdictions do not adopt a limitation on short- term rentals unless rental regulations or prohibitions exist for all housing in the jurisdiction or zone. [Rationale- Many ordinances already have such limitations or prohibitions on the use of homes as transient lodging in their land use regulations, and those could be extended to ADUs] O. Separate Sale of ADUs- We do not have a specific recommendation regarding this subject since most ADU ordinances are silent on the separate sale of the units as condominiums. We leave this policy question to the discretion of local jurisdictions. P. Owner Occupancy (Residency) Standards- There should be no requirement that the owner live on the same property (whether in the primary dwelling or the ADU) if there is no owner occupancy requirement for primary residences. [Rationale- The practical impact of the occupancy requirement is to inhibit construction of most ADUs. This requirement gives pause to homeowners or institutions financing home purchases because of the limits they place on successive owners who will not be able to rent out or lease their main house, which might be necessary as a result of a divorce, job transfer or death. It can also make financial institutions reluctant to provide financing for construction of an ADU and because it acts as a restriction on a mortgage lender's security interest in the property.] Standards and Conditions Not Recommended for Application to ADUs The following standards and conditions are not recommended for inclusion in ADU ordinances: • Density limits on ADUs in a zone or district • Age of principal dwelling • Size of principal dwelling • Tenure of current owner • Limits on persons who can live in ADUs (age, relationship, disability) • Annual renewal and monitoring of permits for ADUs *Note on Historic Districts: Even historic districts can accommodate ADUs. Denver, Colorado and Pasadena, California provide useful examples. A city may require a simplified pre -application process utilizing a Design Review Committee to provide recommendations to a Landmark Preservation Commission. The most common issues pertain to the massing, building material and historic detailing on the elevations that face the street. The secondary elevations that face away from the street only need to complement the primary structure. In some cases, the roof treatment of an ADU's primary elevation is reminiscent of the primary building; while its secondary elevations, which face the alley, may be flat to maximize interior space. This allows homeowners the flexibility to create more usable spaces while still blending with historical forms and traditions. Incentives: Some cities around the country, recognizing the benefits of ADUs, have initiated various forms of incentives to foster ADU development. Assistance with rent, down payments and mortgages along with tax abatements have been utilized. The city of Des Moines, in January 2022, implemented a 10 year, 100% tax abatement for new ADUs. We hope that the cities that already have an ADU ordinance will review these recommendations and consider making revisions to be more in alignment with our advice. For those cities without an ADU ordinance/code, we encourage you to utilize/consider these recommendations as a template for the drafting of your ordinance/code. We would welcome the opportunity to discuss with you how ADUs can be a useful strategy to support seniors and also provide affordable housing in your city and across the county. ATTACHMENT 2 Proposed Zoning Code Amendments including Summary Table Attachment 2: Proposed Zoning Code Amendments Summary Table 1a. Allow duplex and attached single-family uses throughout single-family residential zones Duplexes and attached single-family uses in Allow duplexes and attached single-family RS -5 and RS -8 zones are only allowed on uses in RS -5 and RS -8 zones to be anywhere corner lots. (14 -4B -4A-2 & -51 in a block. 1b. Allow townhome-style multifamily provisionally in the RS -12 zone Up to 6 side-by-side, attached dwelling units Provisionally allow up to 6 side-by-side, on individual lots are allowed in RS -12 zones, attached dwelling units on a single lot in RS - but they are not allowed if they are on a single 12 zones (i.e. townhome-style multifamily). lot because it is considered a multi -family use. [14-2A-2 & -4, 14 -4B -4A] 1c. Allow multi -family uses on the ground floor in most commercial zones by special exception and provisionally allow multi-famil uses in the CC -2 zone In most commercial zones, multi -family uses Provisionally allow multi -family uses in CC -2 are only allowed above the ground floor zones and allow multi -family uses on the (except under very specific circumstances in a ground floor in most commercial zones by few Central Business zones). special exception with the following specific approval criteria: Multi -family uses in CC -2 zones must be 1. If in an existing building in a Historic located above the ground floor and require a District Overlay (OHD) zone, a special exception. [14-2C-2, 14 -4B -4A-7] rehabilitation plan approved by the Historic Preservation Commission must be completed prior to occupancy. 2.The units cannot significantly alter the overall commercial character of the zone. 3. For existing buildings in an OHD zone, dwellings are prohibited on or below street level where 3 or more of the following commercial storefront characteristics are present: a.The main entrance is at or near grade; b.The front facade of the building is within 10' of the front property line; c. The front facade contains ground floor storefront or display windows; and d.The street level floor of the building was originally constructed to accommodate sales oriented and personal service oriented retail uses and/or has historically been used for these purposes. 1d. Regulate assisted group living uses more consistently with multi -family uses Assisted group living uses are provisionally Regulate assisted group living uses more allowed in RM -20, RNS-20, RM -44, PRM, and consistently with multi -family uses by allowing CO -1 zones and allowed by special exception it provisionally in RM -12, CN -1, MU, and CB in RM -12 and CO -1 zones. Multi -family uses zones and by not allowing it in CI -1 zones. For are allowed by right in all multi -family and MU CC -2 zones, allow it to the same extent as zones, provisionally in CO -1, CN -1, and most multi -family (i.e. provisionally if amendment 1 c CB zones and by special exception in CC -2 and sometimes CB -10 zones. X14 -2B-2, 14- is approved or by special exception if it is not 2C-2, 14 -4B -4A-81 approved). 2a. Eliminate some multi -family site development standards to provide flexibility Multi -family or group living uses in buildings Eliminate those two requirements from the not built of masonry or stucco must have a 2- multi -family site development standards. foot base of masonry, stucco, or dressed 8,000 concrete. Where wall materials change 60 around the corner of a building, the material RS -5* must wrap 3' around the corner. 6,000 (14 -2B -6G-5 & -8 and 14-2C-91-3 & -61 30 2b. Adjust standards to allow attached single-family and duplex uses in mid -block locations 5,000 Attached single-family and duplex uses in RS- Modify standards for attached single-family 5 and RS -8 zones must have each unit's main and duplex uses to allow entrances and entrance and garage facing a different street. garages to face one street, but limit garage [14 -4B -4A-2, -3, & -5] frontage to 60% of the garage wall and limit vehicular access to 1 doublewide (20') or 2 55 singlewide (10') garage doors facing each street unless they are set back at least 15' from the building fagade. In addition, require alley access to be used where present. 2c. Simplify the process to reduce parking setbacks for townhome-style multi -family use Buildings in multi -family zones cannot have Allow the Building Official to waive this parking within the first 15' of building depth. requirement for townhome-style multi -family This may be waived by minor modification uses without a minor modification. This would which requires a mailing and administrative be for streets not faced by main entrances to hearina. /14 -5A -5F -1b7 dwellina units. 3a. Modify dimensional standards to better align with existing lots and newer form -based standards, and to ensure greater consistency by use Min. detached single-family lot standards: I Min. detached single-family lot standards: * Only allowed with rear access Min. duplex lot standards Size Area/ Width Front. Unit RS -5 12,000 6,000 80 80 RS -8 8,700 4,350 70 70 Min. attached sinale-familv lot standards: Size Area/ Width Front. Unit RS -5 6,000 6,000 40 40 RS -8 4,350 4,350 35 35 Size Area/ Unit Width Front. RS -5 8,000 8,000 60 45 RS -5* 6,000 6,000 50 30 RNS-12* 5,000 5,000 45 25 RM -12 55 RM -20 55 * Only allowed with rear access Min. duplex lot standards Size Area/ Width Front. Unit RS -5 12,000 6,000 80 80 RS -8 8,700 4,350 70 70 Min. attached sinale-familv lot standards: Size Area/ Width Front. Unit RS -5 6,000 6,000 40 40 RS -8 4,350 4,350 35 35 * Only allowed with rear access Min. duplex lot standards: Size Area/ Unit Width Front. RS -5 6,000 6,000 50 40 RS -5* 5,000 5,000 45 30 RNS-12* 3,000 3,000 30 20 RM -12 45 RM -20 45 * Only allowed with rear access Min. duplex lot standards: Min. attached sin le-fam Size I Area lot standards: Width I Front. 35 35 30 30 Size Area/ Width Unit Front. RS -5 10,000 5,000 70 70 RS -8 8,000 4,000 60 60 Min. attached sin le-fam Size I Area lot standards: Width I Front. 35 35 30 30 3b. Allow additional bedrooms for attached single-family, duplex and multi -family uses outside of the University Impact Area Multi -family dwelling units are limited to 3 Increase the number of bedrooms allowed bedrooms and duplex and attached single- outside of the University Impact Area to 4 family dwelling units are limited to 4 bedrooms. bedrooms for multi -family units and to 5 for [14-2B-4, 14-2C-4, 14-5A-4] duplex and single-family attached units. 3c. Encourage accessory apartments in barriers to construction Accessory apartments are only allowed in the RS -5, RS -8, RS -12, RM -12, RM -20, and RNS- 12 zones and must: 7. Be a separate dwelling unit accessory to a detached single-family use; one per lot. 8. Be under the same ownership as the single- family use; one unit must be owner - occupied. 9. Only have up to 2 residents and 1 bedroom. 10. Be no larger than 650 square feet, 30% of the floor area of the principal dwelling if in a principal dwelling, or 50% of the floor area of an accessory building if in an accessory building, whichever is less. 11. Provide one extra off-street parking space. When located within the principal dwelling, must be designed so that the appearance of the building remains that of a single-family residence. Any new entrances should face the side or rear yard, and any addition may not increase the floor area of the original dwelling by more than 10%. Exterior finish materials, trim, windows, and eaves must visually match the principal dwelling unit. [14 -4C -2A1 a broader variety of contexts and reduce Modify the standards to reduce barriers, including the following changes: 7. Allow accessory apartments in any zone that allows household living uses (including RNS-12 and MU zones) and allow for any lot that contains up to 2 dwelling units. 8. Remove the requirement that one unit be owner -occupied. 9. Remove limits on the number of bedrooms and residents. 10. Increase the size limit to 1,000 square feet or 50% of the floor area of the principal use, whichever is less. Also, allow stand- alone accessory apartments. 11. Remove the requirement for an additional parking space. 12. Remove requirements limiting entrances to side or rear yards so long as it appears to be a use allowed in the zone and limiting additions to 10% of building. 4a. Create a density bonus for affordable housing units in conventional zoning districts Affordable housing projects can receive height For conventional zones, create a 20% density bonuses in the Riverfront Crossings zones bonus where 20% of units in a development and density bonuses in Form -Based zones, are income -restricted affordable housing for but conventional zoning districts only provide 20 years, to be administered through existing density bonuses for alleys serving single- processes. In addition, provide additional family detached housing, for multi -family elder flexibility from dimensional standards housing, for quality design elements in certain including allowing an increase in the maximum zones, and for features promoting height by 5 feet or a 15% setback reduction. sustainability. [14-2A-7, 14-2B-7, 14-2C-11, 14-2G-8, 14-2H-8, 14-4F] 4b. Expand existing parking reductions for affordable housing to all zones There is no minimum parking requirement for Income -restricted affordable housing units in affordable housing units in the Riverfront all zones would not be required to provide a Crossings District or Form -Based Zones, and minimum amount of on-site parking if they a minor modification is available in CB -5 and provide affordable housing for at least 20 CB -10 zones which allows up to 30% of units years in compliance with the City's new in an affordable housing project to be affordable housing requirements. exempted from minimum parking requirements. [14 -5A -4F-4] 5. ADDRESS HOUSING 5a. Create a process to request reasonable accommodations from the zoning code Per Federal Fair Housing law, the City must Create an administrative "Reasonable provide reasonable accommodations from Accommodations Request" process with a land use or zoning policies where they may be defined approval procedure. Applications necessary to allow persons with disabilities to must be reviewed within 30 working days. have an equal opportunity to use and enjoy a Proposed approval criteria include: dwelling. The code has specific waivers, but 5.The housing will be used by an individual they do not cover every accommodation and with disabilities; are not user friendly. [14-8B] 6.The accommodation is necessary to make housing available for the use and enjoyment of an individual with disabilities; 7.The accommodation would not impose an undue financial or administrative burden on the jurisdiction; and 8.The accommodation would not require a fundamental alteration in the nature of the City's zoning program. 5b. Reclassify community service — long term housing uses as a residential use Long-term housing operated by a public or Eliminate the community service — long term nonprofit agency for persons with disabilities is housing use as a distinct use category and classified as a community service — long term instead regulate it as a residential use. housing use, which is considered an institutional use and is regulated differently Create a definition for permanent supportive from residential uses. As a result, the use is housing. only allowed in a few commercial zones (including the CI -1 zone which does not allow Specify that supportive services for residents household living uses), but it is not allowed in of a development may be considered residential or the CN -1, CB -10 or MU zones. accessory to a residential use. Long term housing uses allow higher densities and less parking than residential uses and typically has on-site supportive services, but it also triggers additional process where it is near single-family residential zones and requires a neighborhood meeting and management plan which are not required for other residential uses that house persons with disabilities. [14-2C-2, 14 -4A -3A, 14 -4A -6C, 14 -4B -4D-6, 14-5A-4, 14-9A] Proposed Changes Underlined text indicates added language. Text with a strikethro gh indicates deleted language. Article 14-2A: SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONES 14-2A-2: LAND USES ALLOWED: Table 2A-1: Principal Uses Allowed In Single -Family Residential Zones USE SUBGROUPS RR -1 RS -5 RS -8 RS -12 �RNS-121 CATEGORIES Residential Uses Household Detached single- family P P P P P living uses dwellings P = Permitted PR = Provisional S = Special exception (See chapter 4, article B of this title for requirements for provisional uses and special exceptions.) 14-2A-4: DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS: 14 -2A -4E. Minimum Open Space Requirements: 1. Purpose: The minimum open space requirements are intended to ensure a minimum amount of private, usable open space is provided to support the health, well-being and enjoyment of the residents of the dwelling. The intent of the open space is to support passive recreation, leisure activities, informal gathering, and opportunities for interaction with nature. 2. Minimum Requirements: a. On lots that contain multi -family uses or group living uses, usable open space shall be provided on each lot at a ratio of ten (10) square feet per bedroom, but not less than four hundred (400) square feet, located in one or more clearly defined, compact areas, with each area not less than two hundred twenty five (225) square feet with no dimension less than fifteen feet (16). On lots that contain multi -family uses in the RS -12 zone, a minimum of one hundred fifty (150) square feet of usable open space per unit shall be provided, located in the rear yard with no dimension less than ten feet (10'). b. On lots that contain detached single family uses, a minimum of five hundred (500) square feet of usable open space shall be provided, located in the rear yard with no dimension less than twenty feet (20'). c. On lots that contain attached single family uses, a minimum of one hundred fifty (150) square feet of usable open space shall be provided, located in the rear yard with no dimension less than ten feet (10'). d. On lots that contain two family uses, a minimum of three hundred (300) square feet of usable open space per dwelling unit shall be provided, located in one or more clearly defined, compact areas, with each area not less than three hundred (300) square feet with no dimension less than twelve feet (12'). 3. Standards: a. For multi -family uses and group living uses, open space shall meet the standards as set forth in subsections 14 -2G -7E1 through E7 of this chapter, except multi -family uses in the RS -12 zone shall comply with the standards in subsection 14 -2A -4E -3b. b. For single family uses and two family uses open space shall be located behind the principal dwelling in an area visible and easily accessible from the principal dwelling and shall consist of open planted green space, which may include trees, planters, gardens, and other amenities that support passive recreation or leisure activities. Paved areas shall not be counted toward usable open space. For attached single family uses, rooftop or upper floor open air terraces or rear yard -facing porches, including screened -in porches (non -habitable space only) may count toward the open space requirement. 4. Minor Modification: A minor modification may be requested according to the provisions and approval criteria of section 14-413-1, "Minor Modifications", of this title, to reduce the required open space for single family and two family uses in the following circumstances, provided the additional approval criteria stated in subsection E4e of this section, are satisfied. Note that reducing the open space may reduce the allowed occupancy of a rental property (see title 17, chapter 5, "Housing Code", of this Code): a. In order to establish up to two (2) off-street parking spaces (surface parking or in a garage) on a lot that currently has fewer than two (2) off-street parking spaces; or Detached zero lot line dwellings PR PR PR PR Attached single- family dwellings PR2 PR PR Two-family uses (duplexes) PR PR PR PR Group households PR PR PR PR PR Multi -family uses PR Group living uses Assisted group living Independent group living Fraternal group living P = Permitted PR = Provisional S = Special exception (See chapter 4, article B of this title for requirements for provisional uses and special exceptions.) 14-2A-4: DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS: 14 -2A -4E. Minimum Open Space Requirements: 1. Purpose: The minimum open space requirements are intended to ensure a minimum amount of private, usable open space is provided to support the health, well-being and enjoyment of the residents of the dwelling. The intent of the open space is to support passive recreation, leisure activities, informal gathering, and opportunities for interaction with nature. 2. Minimum Requirements: a. On lots that contain multi -family uses or group living uses, usable open space shall be provided on each lot at a ratio of ten (10) square feet per bedroom, but not less than four hundred (400) square feet, located in one or more clearly defined, compact areas, with each area not less than two hundred twenty five (225) square feet with no dimension less than fifteen feet (16). On lots that contain multi -family uses in the RS -12 zone, a minimum of one hundred fifty (150) square feet of usable open space per unit shall be provided, located in the rear yard with no dimension less than ten feet (10'). b. On lots that contain detached single family uses, a minimum of five hundred (500) square feet of usable open space shall be provided, located in the rear yard with no dimension less than twenty feet (20'). c. On lots that contain attached single family uses, a minimum of one hundred fifty (150) square feet of usable open space shall be provided, located in the rear yard with no dimension less than ten feet (10'). d. On lots that contain two family uses, a minimum of three hundred (300) square feet of usable open space per dwelling unit shall be provided, located in one or more clearly defined, compact areas, with each area not less than three hundred (300) square feet with no dimension less than twelve feet (12'). 3. Standards: a. For multi -family uses and group living uses, open space shall meet the standards as set forth in subsections 14 -2G -7E1 through E7 of this chapter, except multi -family uses in the RS -12 zone shall comply with the standards in subsection 14 -2A -4E -3b. b. For single family uses and two family uses open space shall be located behind the principal dwelling in an area visible and easily accessible from the principal dwelling and shall consist of open planted green space, which may include trees, planters, gardens, and other amenities that support passive recreation or leisure activities. Paved areas shall not be counted toward usable open space. For attached single family uses, rooftop or upper floor open air terraces or rear yard -facing porches, including screened -in porches (non -habitable space only) may count toward the open space requirement. 4. Minor Modification: A minor modification may be requested according to the provisions and approval criteria of section 14-413-1, "Minor Modifications", of this title, to reduce the required open space for single family and two family uses in the following circumstances, provided the additional approval criteria stated in subsection E4e of this section, are satisfied. Note that reducing the open space may reduce the allowed occupancy of a rental property (see title 17, chapter 5, "Housing Code", of this Code): a. In order to establish up to two (2) off-street parking spaces (surface parking or in a garage) on a lot that currently has fewer than two (2) off-street parking spaces; or b. If the lot is a corner lot, is irregular in shape, substandard in size, or contains severe topography, or other unique circumstance, such that there is practical difficulty meeting the standard; or c. The lot contains a manufactured home, where due to the shape/dimensions of the home there is practical difficulty meeting the standard; or d. The lot contains a detached zero lot line dwelling, where the side yard is designed to serve as usable open space for the dwelling; e. Approval criteria: (1) The applicant has demonstrated that every effort has been made to design buildings, paved areas, and vehicular use areas to meet the open space requirement. Such efforts may include but are not limited to reducing the width of driveways, reducing paved areas and size of new buildings or additions, and providing alternative means of vehicular access to the property; and (2) The open space requirement will be satisfied to the extent possible in another location on the lot, such as a side yard; and (3) Any potential negative effects resulting from the exception are mitigated to the extent possible. Table 2A-2: Dimensional Requirements In The Single -Family Residential Zones Zone/Use Minimum Lot Requirements Maximum Number Lot Size Area/Unit Lot Width Frontage (Sq. Ft.) (Sq. Ft.) (Ft.) (Ft.) of Bedroom s Per Unit RS -5 Detached 6,000 8-,999$ 6,0008 9,-009 50 608 40 458 n/a single- family, including zero lot line Duplexes 1042,000 5,000 600 7090 7090 4', Attached single- 5,000 6,000 5,000 6,000 3540 3540 411 family Other uses' 6,000 8-,G99 n/a 5060 4045 n/a RS -8 Detached 5,0008 5,000$ 458 408 n/a single- family, including zero lot line Duplex 8,000 800 4,000_4,350 60 7-0 60 7-0 41, Attached single- 4,000 4;350 4,000 4;350 3035 3035 411 family Other uses' 5,000 n/a 45 40 n/a RS- Detached 5,0008 5,0008 458 408 n/a 12 single- family, including zero lot line Duplex 6,000 3,000 55 40 411 Attached single- 3,000 3,000 20/287 20 4'—' family Other uses' 5,000 n/a 45 40 n/a Multi -family uses [insert standards from reoriented table below] Detached 5,000$ 5,000$ 45$ 25$ n/a RNS- single- family 12 Duplex 6,000 3,000 1 45 125 1411 Multi -family uses 5,000 1 Existing4 45 25 Other uses' Other uses' 15,000 n/a 45 Table 2A-2: [REORIENTED FOR CLARITY] Zone/Use RS -12 Multi -family uses Minimum Lot Requirements Lot Size (Sq. Ft.) 9,000 Area/ Unit (Sq. Ft.) 3,000 Lot Width (Ft.) 76 Frontage (Ft.) 60 Minimum Setbacks Front (Ft.) 156 Side (Ft.) 10 Rear (Ft.) 20 Building Bulk Max. Height (Ft.) 35 Min. Building Width (Ft.) 543 Maximum Lot Coverage Total Building Coverage 50% Front Setback Coverage 50% Maximum Number Of Bedrooms Per Unit14 411 Minimum Open Space (Sq. Ft.)10 150 / unit n/a = not applicable Notes: 1. Other uses must comply with the standards listed in this table unless specified otherwise in chapter 4, article B of this title. 2. Minimum side setback is 5 feet for the first 2 stories plus 2 feet for each additional story. Detached zero lot line dwellings must comply with the applicable side setback standards in chapter 4, article B of this title. 3. A building must be in compliance with the specified minimum building width for at least 75 percent of the building's length. 4. See the special provisions of this article regarding multi -family uses. 5. See applicable side setbacks for attached single-family as provided in chapter 4, article B, "Minor Modifications, Variances, Special Exceptions, And Provisional Uses", of this title. 6. The principal dwelling must be set back at least 15 feet, except on lots located around the bulb of a cul-de-sac; on such lots the principal dwelling must be set back at least 25 feet. On all lots, garages, both attached and detached, must be set back as specified in chapter 4, article C, "Accessory Uses And Buildings", of this title. 7. Minimum lot width is 20 feet for attached units on interior lots and 28 feet for end lots in a row of attached units. When only 2 units are attached, lots must be 28 feet wide. 8. If the single family density bonus options have been applied, the minimum lot area, lot area per unit, lot width and lot frontage requirements may be reduced accordingly. (See section 14-2A- 7 of this article.) 9. The principal building rear setback is 20 feet, except in the Central Planning District and Downtown Planning District, where the rear setback is dependent on the depth of the lot. For lots equal to or less than 100 feet in depth: minimum rear setback = 20 feet. For lots greater than 100 feet in depth: minimum rear setback = lot depth less 80 feet. For purposes of this provision, garages located in the rear yard and attached to the principal dwelling with a (non -habitable) breezeway (8 feet or narrower in width) will be considered detached accessory buildings and, therefore, are subject to the setback requirements for detached accessory buildings, rather than principal building setback requirements. Similarly, subject breezeways shall be treated as detached accessory structures/buildings. 10. Open space must meet standards set forth in subsection 14 -2A -4E of this section. 11. Outside of the University Impact Area (see map 213.1 in Section 14-213-6), the maximum number of bedrooms may be increased by one (1). Any bedroom within a multi -family, attached single family or duplex that exceeds 225 square feet in size or has any horizontal dimension greater than 16 feet shall count as 2 or more bedrooms, as determined by the City. The maximum number of bedrooms may be further constrained by the provisions of title 17, chapter 5, "Housing Code", of this Code. 14-2A-7: SPECIAL PROVISIONS: 14 -2A -7A. Single -Family Density Bonus Options: For detached single- family dwellings and detached zero lot line dwellings, the following density bonuses are allowed in the following zones and under the following conditions: 1. RS -5 zone: If vehicular access to garages and off street parking spaces is restricted to an alley or private rear lane, then the following modifications to dimensional requirements are allowed: a. The minimum lot width may be reduced to forty-five fifty feet (458') and the minimum lot frontage may be reduced to thirty feet (30'); b. The minimum lot size and lot area per unit may be reduced to five s+x thousand (56,000) square feet; and c. The minimum front setback may be reduced to ten feet (10'), if utilities are also located along the alley or private rear lane and the first floor elevation is at least thirty inches (30") above the grade of the adjacent public sidewalk. 2. RS -8 zone: If vehicular access to garages and off street parking spaces is restricted to an alley or private rear lane, then the following modifications to dimensional requirements are allowed: a. The minimum lot width may be reduced to forty feet (40') and the minimum frontage to twenty five feet (25'); b. The minimum lot size and lot area per unit may be reduced to four thousand (4,000) square feet; and c. The minimum front setback may be reduced to ten feet (10'), if utilities are also located along the alley or private rear lane and the first floor elevation is at least thirty inches (30") above the grade of the adjacent public sidewalk. 3. RS -12 & RNS-12 zones: If vehicular access to garages and off street parking spaces is restricted to an alley or private rear lane, then the following modifications to dimensional requirements are allowed: a. The minimum lot width may be reduced to thirty feet (30') and the minimum frontage to twenty feet (20'); b. The minimum lot size and lot area per unit may be reduced to three thousand (3,000) square feet; and c. The minimum front setback may be reduced to ten feet (10'), if utilities are also located along the alley or private rear lane and the first floor elevation is at least thirty inches (30") above the grade of the adjacent public sidewalk. 14 -2A -7F. Affordable housing dwelling units are eligible for regulatory bonuses pursuant to Article 14-4F, "Affordable Housing". Article 14-2B: MULTI -FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONES 14-2B-2: LAND USES ALLOWED Table 2B-1: Principal Uses Allowed In Multi -Family Residential Zones Use Categories I Subgroups RM -12 1 RM -20 1 RNS-20 RM -44 I PRM Residential uses: Household living uses Detached single-family dwellings P P P Detached zero lot line dwellings PR PR PR Attached single-family dwellings PR PR PR P = Permitted PR = Provisional S = Special exception (See chapter 4, article B of this title for requirements for provisional uses and special exceptions.) 14-2B-4: DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS: Table 2113-2: Dimensional Requirements For Multi -Family Residential Zones Zone/Use Duplexes PR PR PR Total Area/ Unit Group households PR PR PR PR PR Multi -family dwellings P P P P P Group living uses Assisted group living RM- PR PR PR PR Independent group living n/a PR single- family PR PR Fraternal group living 40 7 PR S PR PR P = Permitted PR = Provisional S = Special exception (See chapter 4, article B of this title for requirements for provisional uses and special exceptions.) 14-2B-4: DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS: Table 2113-2: Dimensional Requirements For Multi -Family Residential Zones Zone/Use Minimum Lot Requirements Maximum Number Of Total Area/ Unit Width Minimum Area (Sq. Ft.) (Ft.) Frontage Bedrooms Per (Sq. Ft.) (Ft.) Unit RM- Detached 5,0007 5,0007 45 _r7_57 n/a 12 single- family 40 7 and detached zero lot line Duplex 6,000 3,000 55 40 413 Attached single- 3,000 3,000 20/286 20 413 family Multi -family 8,175 See table 213- 60 40 313 3 of this section Group living 8,175 See e#apter 60 40 See Ghapter 4, 4; article 14- article 14-4B-Gf 4Bof this this Non-residential' 5,000 5,000 60 40 n/a RM- Detached 5,0007 5,0007 45 55' 407 n/a 20 single- family and detached zero lot line Duplex 3,600 1,800 45 35 413 Attached single- 1,800 1,800 20/286 20 413 family Multi -family 5,000 See table 213- 60 40 313 3 of this section Group living 5,000 See e#apter 60 40 See Ghapter 4, 4; article 14- article 14 -413 -of 4B ^f +ale this title Non-residential' 5,000 n/a 60 40 n/a RNS- Detached 5,0007 5,0007 407 257 n/a 20 single- family and detached zero lot line Duplex 5,000 2,500 40 1 25 1413 n/a = not applicable Notes: 7. If the single family density bonus options have been applied, the minimum lot area, lot area per unit, lot width and lot frontage requirements may be reduced accordingly. (See subsection 14- 2134A, "Minimum Lot Requirements", of this section.) 13. Outside of the Universitv Impact Area (see map 2B.1 in Section 14-213-6). the maximum number of bedrooms may be increased by one (1). Any bedroom within a multi -family, attached single family, or duplex that exceeds 225 square feet in size or has any horizontal dimension greater than 16 feet shall count as 2 or more bedrooms, as determined by the City. The maximum number of bedrooms may be further constrained by the provisions of the title 17, chapter 5, "Housing Code", of this Code. Table 2113-3: Maximum Density Standards For Multi -Family Dwellings In Multi -Family Zone Attached single- 2,500 2,500 20/286 20 413 Minimum lot area per unit (in square feet): family Efficiency or 1 -bedroom unit 2,725 1,800 Multi -family 5,000 See table 213- 40 25 313 875 3 -bedroom unit 2,725 3 of this 1,500 1,315 Maximum number of bedrooms normulti family dwakag-un't 3 3 3 section Minimum bedroom size' (square feet) 100 100 100 Group living 5,000 See Ghapte 40 25 See ohapt 4, article 14- article 14-413$f 4Bof this this title Non-residential' 5,000 n/a 40 25 n/a RM- Multi -family 5,000 See table 213- None 35 313 44 3 of this section Group living 5,000 See ehapter None 35 See chapter 4, 4, article 14- article 14-413-ef 413of t�;tle this#+tle Non-residential' 5,000 n/a None 35 n/a PRM Multi -family 5,000 See table 213- None 35 313 3 of this section Group living 5,000 See chapter None 35 See chapter 4, 4, article 14- article 14-413-ef 413of t�;tle this#+tle Non-residential' 5,000 n/a None 35 n/a n/a = not applicable Notes: 7. If the single family density bonus options have been applied, the minimum lot area, lot area per unit, lot width and lot frontage requirements may be reduced accordingly. (See subsection 14- 2134A, "Minimum Lot Requirements", of this section.) 13. Outside of the Universitv Impact Area (see map 2B.1 in Section 14-213-6). the maximum number of bedrooms may be increased by one (1). Any bedroom within a multi -family, attached single family, or duplex that exceeds 225 square feet in size or has any horizontal dimension greater than 16 feet shall count as 2 or more bedrooms, as determined by the City. The maximum number of bedrooms may be further constrained by the provisions of the title 17, chapter 5, "Housing Code", of this Code. Table 2113-3: Maximum Density Standards For Multi -Family Dwellings In Multi -Family Zone Note: Zone RM -12 RM -20 And RNS-20 RM -44 PRM Minimum lot area per unit (in square feet): Efficiency or 1 -bedroom unit 2,725 1,800 500 435 2 -bedroom unit 2,725 1,800 1,000 875 3 -bedroom unit 2,725 2,700 1,500 1,315 Maximum number of bedrooms normulti family dwakag-un't 3 3 3 3 Minimum bedroom size' (square feet) 100 100 100 100 Note: 1. New bedrooms must be a minimum of 100 square feet in size. However, for purposes of the provisions within this table, any existing habitable room that is larger than 70 square feet in size with a horizontal dimension of at least 7 feet, that meets the egress requirements as specified in the Building Code, and is not a typical shared living space, such as a living room, dining area, kitchen, or bathroom will be considered a bedroom. Bedrooms that exGeed 775 square feet On size or have any horizontal dimension greater than 16- feet sh-All P-ount as 2 or more bedreorns, as determined by the Gity. The maximurn number of bedreorns may be further Eenst-uined bythe provisions of title 17 chapter r-. "Housing Code", of this Gode. 14-2B-6: MULTI -FAMILY SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS: 14-213-6E. Building Scale: 1 RM 12 RM 20INNS 20 RM 44 nRd PRM ZGReo Outside the Central Planning District: Street -facing walls that are greater than fifty feet (50') in length must be articulated with bays, projections, or recesses (see figure 2B.7 of this section) according to the following standards: a. Bays and projections must be at least six feet (6') in width and at least sixteen inches (16") but not more than six feet (6') in depth. Recesses must be at least six feet (6') in width and have a depth of at least sixteen inches (16"). b. The bays, projections, and recesses must have corresponding changes in the roofline or, alternatively, must be distinguished by a corresponding change in some other architectural element(s) of the building, such as a change in exterior wall materials, a change in window pattern, the addition of balconies, variation in the building and/or parapet height; or variation in architectural details, such as decorative banding, reveals, stone or tile accents. Figure 2B.7 - Building Articulation Unacceptat4e Aicep:able Acoeptable Acceptable 14-213-6G. Building Materials: 1. In the central planning district, the exterior wall material of a building must consist of clapboard style siding, wall shingles, brick, stone, or stucco. 2. In the PRM zone, the exterior walls of the ground level floor of a building must be constructed with a masonry finish, such as fired brick, stone, or similar material, not including concrete blocks and undressed poured concrete. Masonry may include stucco or like material when used in combination with other masonry finish. 3. In the central planning district and in the PRM zone, buildings not constructed of masonry or stucco must have the following trim elements incorporated into the exterior design and construction of the building: a. Window and door trim that is not less than three inches (3") wide. b. Corner boards that are not less than three inches (3") wide, unless wood clapboards are used and mitered at the corners. c. Frieze boards, not less than five inches (5") wide, located below the eaves. Figure 213.10 - Building Materials r i ww aee�a _ 'JNOrxk+ry F4fw} 4. Any portion of a building that is clearly visible from the street must be constructed using similar materials and design as the front facade. 5. durable base Gens'StiRg ef rnaSORFY, StUGGG, er dressed GeRGrete that extends at least two feet I height abeve grade. if the base Gensists Gf GGRGrete, it must have a deGerative faG8. Exposed, unpainted or unstained lumber may not be used along any facade that faces a street side lot line. 67. Where an exterior wall material changes along the horizontal plane of a building, the change must occur on an inside corner of the building. material thaR v.fhat is ---suedd Pon the qstrP-Pet faGiRg wall, the stFeet faGing wall material must wFap fe —d the-cor'r"rc� the -sides ofthe bluilrliRg for at least trh Fee feet (3')r 79. Where an exterior wall material changes along the vertical plane of the building, the materials must be separated by a horizontal band, such as a belt course, soldier course, band board or other trim to provide a transition from one material to the other. Figure 213.11 - Changes In Exterior Wall Materials _ . = Permitted PR WPM � fr S = Special exception (see chapter 4, article B of this title for requirements for provisional uses and special exceptions) r'Cvar �C i,C:C:ab'C Undv.�r a�C 14-2B-8: SPECIAL PROVISIONS: 14 -2B -8E. Affordable housing dwelling units are eligible for regulatory bonuses pursuant to Article 14-41F, "Affordable Housing". Article 14-2C: COMMERCIAL ZONES 14-2C-2: LAND USES ALLOWED: Table 2C-1: Principal Uses Allowed In Commercial Zones P = Permitted PR = Provisional S = Special exception (see chapter 4, article B of this title for requirements for provisional uses and special exceptions) Use Categories Subgroups CO-1 CN-1 CH-1 CI-1 CC-2 CB-2 CB-5 CB- MU 310 CB -2 310 CB -5310 CB -10 1 310 10 Residential uses: Group living Assisted group PR PR PR uses living Fraternal group living Independent group living Household living Attached single- PR uses family dwellings Detached single- P family dwellings Detached zero PR lot line dwellings Duplexes PR Group PR PR PR PR PR PR PR households Multi-family PR/ PR/ PR/ PR/ PR/ PR/ P dwellings S S S S S S Institutional and civic uses: COMMURity PR/ - - gR/ PR4 gR PR SP-PAG-19 - IG ;g tom h., S Community service uses g Community service -shelter S S S PR PR S S General commu P S S P P P P S nity service 14-2C-4: DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS: Table 2C -2(a): Dimensional Requirements For All Commercial Zones, Except The MU Zone9 Zone Maximum Number Of Bedrooms Per Unit CO -1 310 CN -1 310 CH -1 n/a CI -1 n/a CC -2 310 CB -2 310 CB -5310 CB -10 1 310 n/a = Not applicable Notes: 10. Outside of the UniversitV Impact Area (see map 213.1 in Section 14-213-6), the maximum number of bedrooms maV be increased bV one (1). Any bedroom within a multi -family, attached single family, or duplex that exceeds 225 square feet in size or has any horizontal dimension greater than 16 feet shall count as 2 or more bedrooms, as determined bV the CitV. The maximum number of bedrooms may be further constrained by the provisions of the title 17 "Housina Code". of this Code. Table 2C -2(b): Dimensional Requirements For The Mixed Use Zone MU Zone Use Maximum Number Of Bedrooms Per Unit MU Detached single-family and detached zero lot line n/a Two-family (duplex) 48 Attached single-family 48 Multi -family 38 Group living See article 14-413 Nonresidential' n/a n/a = Not applicable Notes: 8. Outside of the University Impact Area (see map 213.1 in Section 14-213-6), the maximum number of bedrooms may be increased by one (1). Any bedroom within a multi -family, attached single family, or duplex that exceeds 225 square feet in size or has any horizontal dimension greater than 16 feet shall count as 2 or more bedrooms, as determined by the City. The maximum number of bedrooms may be further constrained by the provisions of the title 17. chapter 5. 009 _ TI . 0Z.t"[M.9ii111 OTOT R Table 2C -2(c): Maximum Density Standards For Multi -Family Dwellings In Commercial Zones Note: 1. New bedrooms must be a minimum of 100 square feet in size. However, for purposes of the provisions within this table, any existing habitable room that is larger than 70 square feet in size with a horizontal dimension of at least 7 feet, that meets the egress requirements as specified in the Building Code, and is not a typical shared living space, such as a living room, dining area, kitchen, or bathroom will be considered a bedroom. Bedrooms that 8XGeed 225 square feet On size er have aRy herizental dimensiOR greater than 16 feet shaall G.GURt as 2 er rnere byirhre- PFGViGiGR6 Gf title 17 GhapteF 5, "HOU...iii e", of thus Code.. 14-2C-9: SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS IN MU ZONE: 14-2C-91. Building Materials For Multi -Family, Group Living, Commercial, And Civic/Institutional Buildings: 1. Buildings not constructed of masonry or stucco must have the following trim elements incorporated into the exterior design and construction of the building: a. Window and door trim that is not less than three inches (3") wide. b. Corner boards that are not less than three inches (3") wide, unless wood clapboards are used and mitered at the corners. c. Frieze boards, not less than five inches (5") wide, located below the eaves. Zone Minimum lot area per unit (in square feet): CO -1, CC -2, CNA And MU C13-2 C13-5 And CB -10 There is no minimum lot area per unit standard. However, the number of 3- and 4- bedroom units per lot may not exceed 30% of the total number of units on the lot Efficiency or 1 -bedroom unit 2,725 435 2 -bedroom unit 2,725 875 3 -bedroom unit 2,725 1,315 Maximum number of bedrooms p multi family 3 3 d Minimum bedroom size' (square feet) 100 100 100 Note: 1. New bedrooms must be a minimum of 100 square feet in size. However, for purposes of the provisions within this table, any existing habitable room that is larger than 70 square feet in size with a horizontal dimension of at least 7 feet, that meets the egress requirements as specified in the Building Code, and is not a typical shared living space, such as a living room, dining area, kitchen, or bathroom will be considered a bedroom. Bedrooms that 8XGeed 225 square feet On size er have aRy herizental dimensiOR greater than 16 feet shaall G.GURt as 2 er rnere byirhre- PFGViGiGR6 Gf title 17 GhapteF 5, "HOU...iii e", of thus Code.. 14-2C-9: SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS IN MU ZONE: 14-2C-91. Building Materials For Multi -Family, Group Living, Commercial, And Civic/Institutional Buildings: 1. Buildings not constructed of masonry or stucco must have the following trim elements incorporated into the exterior design and construction of the building: a. Window and door trim that is not less than three inches (3") wide. b. Corner boards that are not less than three inches (3") wide, unless wood clapboards are used and mitered at the corners. c. Frieze boards, not less than five inches (5") wide, located below the eaves. Figure 2C.5 - Building Materials ordow m Lle�ry 2. Any portion of a building that is clearly visible from the street must be constructed using similar materials and design as the front facade. 3. Extermer walls ef build'RgS that are not predern'RaRtly masenry GF StLAGGE) must have a durable base Gens'StiRg ef rnaSORFY, StUGGG, er dressed GeRGrete that extends at least two feet (2') height abeve grade. if the base Gensists Gf GGRGrete, it must have a deGGrative faG8. Exposed, unpainted or unstained lumber may not be used along any facade that faces a street -side lot line. 45. Where an exterior wall material changes along the horizontal plane of a building, the change must occur on an inside corner of the building. th�A.n vihat ffis used- e.n the street-faGiRg wall, the street-far--ing wall material must wrap aro �n�cGGme-ste the sides of the b uil d'Rg fer at least throe foo+ 3 .5 Where an exterior wall material changes along the vertical plane of the building, the materials must be separated by a horizontal band, such as a belt course, soldier course, band board or other trim, to provide a transition from one material to the other. Figure 2C.6 - Changes In Exterior Wall Materials ACC@pnM kcepmtle Vna=i6ptaN4t 14-2C-11: SPECIAL PROVISIONS: 14-2C-11 F. Affordable housing dwelling units are eligible for regulatory bonuses pursuant to Article 14-41', "Affordable Housing". Article 14-2G: RIVERFRONT CROSSINGS AND EASTSIDE MIXED USE DISTRICTS FORM BASED DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS 14-2G-8: AFFORDABLE HOUSING REQUIREMENT. A Purpose: The purpose of this section is to• 1. C Bate a; MA -re jasta„d Iowa Gity; UROVeMity and the City's � �rbr- dahle to the nit y's wGr vols to work and "Ven r Lei, Icing for neenle with diverse -4 heuseholds• and at of hemelessness iiRg definitiens shall apply fn to "GWRer o ied affer& afine.t herein err. ,raterd for nom more than the*[L dj usted annually, and renter! ome Housing Tax Credits (L -fl the I IHTf runt limits for Igh� mid i horoin a heusehold is 'ed affordable hey using dwe4 Re hU Rdred ton n ant (1 Allo y. Gxnent a sot forth heroin ental hey using if that heus( .Affordable Housing Requirement: Except for developments providing affordable housing pursuant to a development agreement with the city executed prior to June 6, 2016, and except for developments exclusively providing elder apartment housing, any development containing ten (10) or more dwelling units on land zoned a riverfront crossings zoning designation is required to provide affordable housing dwelling units in an amount equal to or greater than ten percent (10%) of the total number of dwelling units. Should ten percent (10%) of the total number of dwelling units result in a fractional number, this fraction shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number for any fraction over fifty percent (50%) to establish the required number of affordable housing dwelling units. Any exempt elder apartment housing developments shall be subject to periodic inspection to ensure compliance with the zoning code regulations of this title of such use. B. Affordable housing shall be regulated pursuant to Article 14-4F. "Affordable Housing". -2. Nllethed-s Qf..A.ruhip-��iRg A#erdability; The affeFdable housing requirement may be satisfied thrni ugh the provision of one or more of the following methods: a On site owner occupied affordable housing; b On site affordable rental hn si W, c 4 fee in lieu contribution to an affordable housing fund; d. Off site affordable housing; e Contribution of land if the owner desires to utilize methods in subsection C2d or C2e of this section, the owner M. establish that methods in subsections C2a, ' and C2c of this section cannot feasibly satisfied as reasonably determined by the city. Article 14-2H: FORM -BASED ZONES AND STANDARDS 14-2H-3: USE STANDARDS: Table 14-21HI-3B-1: Uses Use Categories T4NS T4NS- O T4NM T4NM- O T4MS Specific Standards Institutional And Civic Uses Community Service Uses Community SeNiC-e- I ong Term I-Iinn S S S S S2 94_4�nD_ 6(GO_47\ Community Service - Shelter S S S S S2 14 -4B -4D - 5(RM-44) General Community Service S I S S S PR I 14 -4B -4D - I 3(CN-1) Day-care Uses I PR PR PR PR I PR I 14 -4B -4D-7 14-2H-10: AFFORDABLE HOUSING INCENTIVES: A.PuFpose: purpose of this 68GtOGR io +n. 1-r.-reaCC a mn Tussive, just and su levels; -2. EnGGUrage the distributinn of -affe.rd-able heusiRg throughout all areas of the Gity�, —4. Pre -Mote a r--P-.Fn..rnunmty that provides hoUS'Rg for people kvith diversA iAGGMe Tn red, ine the n, ember of housing Gest _bu Fdened households; onrl 6. Prmm��nou,;Phc)lds+ebml%d redFGe the thTea+ nf�hnrnplessn`e�. B. Eligibility And InGentive Provisions: NA-b.A.4thst-anding any Gont 3 this Title, provisions of this sen+inn shrill apply in all Form -Based Zones that allow residential uses are eligible to utilize affordable housino incentives found in Article 14-4F "Affordable Housina".. ^�%at B. Affordable housing shall be regulated pursuant to Article 14-4F, "Affordable Housing". 1. Parking Red Un+inn: No perking ..N.. Ges shall be required rdable hou 2. Density Bonus: For building types th-;;t Allei.v feur (4) or mem dwelling units, the maximu rn n1_1rnbP_.r of dwelling units may be inGreased by twenty five PeFGent (250%) Of all additional units are — 3. Minor adjustments tO GArtAin '7nntQ Standards" (14 2H 2). One P_f the fellov.fing adjustments may be administratively approved in buildings that r__ontain afford -able housing units where proposed adjustrne.nt fit -s the GharaGter0i_;t0r__q_ P_f the site and the surrounding neighbeFheed, and is Gons stent with the intent ()f thp standard being adjusted and the goals nf h p h R D06trint Plans--. a. Building type design site depth standards may be adjusted by up fifteen feet (15'). This . y be GOrnbined with redUGtiAMS fn -.r P-910-G-ation of utility easement or addition of new i i spaGe nGt slhev.fn On the fulture land use rnap up to a GGrnbined maxim. -Um. of Wfenty five feet (25+ b. Building type design site width may be adjusted by up to fifteen PerGent 0 G. Minimum. Of faGade required within the fars-aardle ze-Ine may be reduGed by up to fiuen+v neroent (20%). 4. MiRer adjustments W G8rtain "Building Type Standards" (14 2H 6). One of the fellel ' A ' fing adjustments may be administratively approved for buildiRgG that Gentai affeirdable housing units where the prepesed adjustment fits the GharaGteristir0s; of the site and the surround"49 neighborhood, and 06 GGRS'St8Rt with the Ontp-.nt A -f the standard being adjusted and the goals of the Comprehensive and Dis+rin+ Plans: a. Building main body and wing standards may be adjusted by up to fifteeR peFGeRt 0 b. Maximum building height may be inGreased by up to 0.5 stGries. This bonus allows the building height to eXGeed the maximum staw-jarc-1s, fn -.r primaFy buildings fE)URd in Itern 4a (Building Form; Height), of sen+inn 94_71..1_7 (Zones) by 0.5 stories and by five feet (5') ■_ ■...... . .. . .......... . . .............. „- .,, _. NOI k �.• .,,awan Article 14-3A: PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY ZONE (OPD) 14-3A-4: APPROVAL CRITERIA: 14 -3A -4D-1. The city will approve a residential density based on the underlying density allowed in the base zone and what is compatible with the natural topography of the site and with surrounding development. The residential density for a planned development may not exceed the value specified in table 3A-1, located at the end of this subsection, except as allowed by subsection 14 -3A -4D-3 or Section 144F. Actual residential density allowed, however, may be less than the maximum expressed in the table due to the topographical constraints of the property, the scale of the project relative to adjacent development, and the dimensional, site development, and other requirements of this title. Article 14-4A: USE CATEGORIES 14-4A-3: RESIDENTIAL USE CATEGORIES: 14 -4A -3A. Household Living Uses: 1. Characteristics: The residential occupancy of a dwelling unit by a single household or group household, who are living together as a single housekeeping unit. The principal use of the property is for long term residential living, with each dwelling unit containing its own facilities for living, sleeping, cooking and eating meals, and with all spaces within the unit open to the entire household. The dwelling or dwelling units are designed for residential living which includes Permanent Supportive Housing and any accessory use shall be secondary to the use of the property as a residence. 2. Examples: Examples include uses from the subgroups listed below. The single family uses are further divided into various dwelling types, because these dwelling types have distinct dimensional and development standards based on the zone in which they are located. Group households, given that they are a type of "household" rather than a type of dwelling, are permitted in any type of dwelling listed in the three (3) other subgroups, as is Permanent Supportive Housing. a. Group Households: Group households include only the following specific uses: elder family homes, elder group homes, parental group homes, and family care homes, all as defined in chapter 9, article A, "General Definitions", of this title. b. Single Family Uses: A single family use is a household living use where there is no more than one principal dwelling unit per lot. Single family uses include the following dwelling types. (1) Detached single family dwellings. Farm dwellings; detached single family houses; manufactured homes; modular homes; and mobile homes, if converted to real property and taxed as a site built dwelling, as provided in the Code of Iowa, as amended. (See exceptions, below.) (2) Detached zero lot line dwellings. (3) Attached single family dwellings. Attached zero -lot -line dwellings; townhouse dwellings. c. Two Family Uses: Two family uses are household living uses in which there are two (2) principal dwelling units within a single building and both dwelling units are located on the same lot. These uses are often referred to as duplexes. d. Multi -Family Uses: Multi -family uses are household living uses where there are three (3) or more principal dwelling units within a single building and all dwelling units within the building are located on the same lot. These uses include apartments, condominium apartments, elder apartments, assisted living apartments, townhouse -style apartments and condominiums, efficiency apartments, and dwelling units located within mixed-use buildings. 3. Accessory Uses: Private recreational uses; storage buildings; parking for residents' vehicles: supportive services that assist Permanent Sugoortive Housina residents in retainina housing, improving their health status, and maximizing their ability to live and when possible work in the community. Home occupations, accessory dwelling units, childcare homes, mechanical structures such as solar energy systems, and bed and breakfasts are accessory uses that are subject to additional regulations outlined in article C, "Accessory Uses And Buildings", of this chapter. Any accessory use of the property shall remain secondary to the principal use of the property for residential living. 14-4A-6: INSTITUTIONAL AND CIVIC USES: 14 -4A -6C Community Service Uses: 1. Characteristics: Uses of a public, nonprofit, or charitable nature providing a local service to people of the community. Generally, they provide the service on the site or have employees at the site on a regular basis. The service is ongoing, not just for special events. Included are community centers or facilities that have membership provisions that are open to the general public to join at any time, e.g., a senior center that allows any senior to join. The use may provide shelter or short- term housing when operated by a public or nonprofit agency. The use may nre„ide tenane„ for lone term heusing fer peFSE)RS with disabilities wheR operated by a pub' OG er nORprefffit agenGy. The use may also provide special counseling, education, or training of a public, nonprofit or charitable nature. 2. Examples: Examples include uses from the following three (3) subgroups: a. General Community Service: Libraries; museums; transit centers; park and ride facilities; senior centers; community centers; neighborhood centers; youth club facilities; some social service facilities; vocational training facilities for the physically or mentally disabled; soup kitchens; surplus food distribution centers; public safety facilities, such as police and fire stations. b. Community Service -Shelter: Transient housing operated by a public or nonprofit agency. enerated by o u blin a refit o 3. Accessory Uses: Offices; meeting areas; food preparation areas; parking; health and therapy areas; daycare uses; athletic facilities. 4. Exceptions: a. Religious institutions and private clubs and lodges are classified as religious/private group assembly uses. b. Group care facilities where patients are residents of the facility are classified as assisted group living. c. Private, for profit athletic or health clubs are classified as indoor commercial recreational uses. d. Private, for profit art galleries are classified as sales oriented retail. e. Social service agencies that consist primarily of office and counseling functions and operate in a similar fashion to other office uses are classified as general office. f. Parks and cemeteries are classified as parks and open space. g. Uses where tenancy is arranged on a non -transient basis are residential and are classified as household living or group living. h. Alternatives to incarceration, such as halfway houses, where residents of the facility are under supervision of sworn officers of the court are classified as detention facilities. Article 14-4B: MINOR MODIFICATIONS, VARIANCES, SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS, AND PROVISIONAL USES 14-4B-4: SPECIFIC APPROVAL CRITERIA FOR PROVISIONAL USES AND SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS: 14 -4B -4A-2. Attached Single -Family Dwellings In oc_G And ac_Q Zones. a. Nu.mber Of Units. Only one prinGipal dwelling unit is permitted per let. A maximum 0 fide M\ dwelling units may be atteeher! b. I enationOne ne of the ettaGhed dwelling units must he Ieeeted en a Berner let F.. C �c� cs SCREET A' -LV 14 4B 3. AttaGhedS°iRgre-Fa,,�welll,,gs In IRS 12 RM 12 RNS 29RM20,neo mss: a. Number Of Units: MOnly one principal dwelling unit is permitted per lot. (2) In RS -5 and RS -8 zones: A maximum of two (2) dwelling units may be attached unless approved through a planned development overlay rezoning. (3) In all other zones: A maximum of six (6) dwellings units may be attached unless approved through a planned development overlay rezoning. b. Setbacks: (1) Interior Lots: The side setbacks for the attached dwellings may be reduced to zero along the common wall side of the units. Each end unit in a row of attached single-family dwellings shall have one side setback that is a minimum of ten feet (10'), unless the end unit is on a corner lot. _a'+ �� ^., ^ ^Corner Llots:—Either the rear setback or nonstreet side setback may be reduced to zero feet (0'). The the remaining nonstreet setback must be at least ten feet (10') if it is a side setback and twenty feet (20') if it is a rear setback. (See figure 413.2 below.) Figure 413.2 - Setbacks For Attached Single -Family Dwellings c. Entrances: (1) Each dwelling unit must have a separate main entrance that is Visible from and eriented +eward the street. Te meet this standard the main n+raRGe must faces the street, is be at an angle of up to forty five degrees (45°) from the street, or opens onto a porch. The main entrance may not face an alley. (2) Each dwelling must have a paved connection between the main pedestrian entrance and the public sidewalk or the fronting street in cases where a sidewalk is not provided. (3) If parking is located at the rear of a dwelling, a second entrance to the dwelling must be provided within twenty feet (20') of the rear facade of the dwelling on either the rear or side facade of the dwelling. d. Design Features: (1) All windows, doors, and roof eaves, including roof eaves on porches, must be demarcated with trim. The city may waive this requirement in cases where the building has an exterior material of stucco or masonry such that trim is impractical or inappropriate to the design of the building. (2) All roof eaves must project at least twelve inches (12") from the building wall. (3) Exposed, unpainted or unstained lumber may not be used along any building wall that faces a street-side lot line. (4) If four (4) or more dwelling units are attached, the units must be articulated by at least one of the following means in order to prevent monotony, but the units should be consistent in architectural style and proportion. Figure 4B.3, located at the end of this subsection Aad, provides some examples of acceptable building articulation. However, other designs meeting the standards listed below are acceptable. (A) Construct front and side elevations of the building of at least fifty percent (50%) brick, stone, or other masonry product. For the purpose of this provision, masonry shall not include concrete block or poured concrete materials, except when rusticated concrete block or decorative concrete is used as a base or exposed foundation material. (B) Construct front and side elevations of the end units of one hundred percent (100%) brick, stone, or other masonry product. For the purpose of this provision, masonry shall not include concrete block or poured concrete materials, except when rusticated concrete block or decorative concrete is used as a base or exposed foundation material. (C) Distinguish each unit architecturally through a change in the roofline and a jog in the street-facing wall plane. The jog must be at least eighteen inches (18") deep and a minimum of eight feet (8') wide; the change in the roofline must be in concert with the jog in the wall plane, which may be accomplished by the addition of a gable, hip or similar roof that is perpendicular to the primary roof. Figure 4113.3 - Examples Of Facade Articulation For Attached Single -Family Dwellings f�lI I til. ` L Ax ^pta bl e P.:.: epijble i Acce ote:3 e Acceptable Altemalive Facade ArSodatlons RcveMable ALtemoti ie Facade Ahiculatbons e. Garages (1) In the RS -5 and RS -8 zones, there may be no more than one doublewide or two singlewide garage openings facing any street unless the parking is set back at least fifteen feet (15') from the front of the building facade. For the purposes of this section, a porch is considered part of the building facade. Doublewide openings may not exceed twenty feet (20') in width; singlewide openings may not exceed ten (10') in width. (2) The length of any garage wall that faces a street -side lot line may not exceed sixty percent (60%) of the total length of the building facade that faces the same street -side lot line. On corner lots, only the garage wall(s) containing a garage door must meet this standard. f. Vehicular Access: (1) Vehicular access points and garage entrances must comply with the provisions of article 5, article C, "Access Management Standards", of this title and the single-family site development standards as set forth in chapter 2, article A of this title. Attached single-family dwellings located in the MU zone are also subject to the standards of subsection 14 -2C -9N, "Single -Family And Two -Family Uses In MU Zone", of this title. (2) If the lot width is less than forty five feet (46), vehicular access is restricted to an alley or private rear lane. Corner lots are exempt from this standard if vehicular access faces a lot line that is at least forty five feet (45) in length. (3) Where a private rear lane or public alley is present, garage entrances/exits must be accessed from said private rear lane or public alley. g#. Utilities: Each dwelling unit must have a separate utility service from the street or rear lot line. hg. Maintenance: A permanent access and maintenance easement must be secured from the owner of the lot that abuts the zero lot line side of the dwelling. The easement must ensure access for maintenance of the exterior portion of the building wall located on the lot line and other common elements, such as drives and aisles. This easement must be recorded as a covenant on the applicable lots. Proof of such recording must be submitted prior to issuance of a building or occupancy permit. 14 -4B -4A-3. Multi -Family Uses In The RS -12 Zone: a. Number Of Units: No more than six (6) principal dwelling units maybe located on a lot in an RS -12 zone unless approved through a planned development overlay rezoning. b. Principal dwelling units must be arranged as a townhouse -style multi -family building such that each unit has frontage on the same street. c. Principal dwelling units may not be stacked where one unit is located above or below another. d. Entrances: (1) Each principal dwelling unit must have a separate main entrance that faces the street, is at an angle of up to forty five degrees (45°) from the street, or opens onto a porch. The main entrance may not face an alley. (2) Each principal dwelling must have a paved connection between the main pedestrian entrance and the public sidewalk or the fronting street in cases where a sidewalk is not provided. (3) A second entrance to the dwelling must be provided within twenty feet (20') of the rear facade of each dwelling on either the rear or side facade of the dwelling. e. Design Features and vehicular access: The multi -family use must meet all requirements in Section 14-213-6 "Multi -Family Site Development Standards". 14 -4B -4A-5. Two -Family Uses In IRS 5, IRS 8, IRS _1 RNS 12, RM 12, RM 20 Rn S 20 And M17oneS• a Location Limitation In RQ_F And RS 8 ZeneS. In the DQ_F —A.A-I DQ_R ZeneS tWO-familly uses are only allowed on corner Into b. Central Planning District: Two-family uses located in the central planning district must comply with the provisions of subsection 14-213-61, "Additional Standards In Central Planning District", of this title, which will be administered through the design review process as set forth in chapter 8, article B, "Administrative Approval Procedures", of this title. bE. Entrances: (1) In the RQ_G and RQ_A Zones, to givetheStn Ucfi ire the overall appearaRGe of Senara+^ dWel!;RgS, eaGh dwelliRg unit must have its maiR entranGe oriented tol.A.f-ards A- diff&FeRt stFeet thaR the m entrance of the other dwelliRg Unit. �2} The main entranced must hevosibl^ from an,+ e ented towards he street Te meet this s+an,+ard_ the main entrance m„s+ face the street, be at an angle of up to forty five degrees (45°) from the street, or open onto a porch. The main entranced may not face an alley or private rear lane. (23) The duplex Each, dwat ^g must have a paved connection between the main pedestrian entranced and the public sidewalk or the fronting street in cases where a sidewalk is not provided. (34) If parking is located at the rear of a dwelling, a second entrance to the dwelling must be provided within twenty feet (20') of the rear facade of the dwelling on either the rear or side facade of the dwelling. d. Design Features: (1) All windows, doors, and roof eaves, including roof eaves on porches, must be demarcated with trim. The city may waive this requirement in cases where the building has an exterior material of stucco or masonry such that trim is impractical or inappropriate to the design of the building. (2) All roof eaves must project at least twelve inches (12") from the building wall. (3) Exposed, unpainted or unstained lumber may not be used along any building wall that faces a street -side lot line. e. Garages: (1) In the RS -5 and RS -8 zones, the garage entraRGe there may be no more than one doublewide or two singlewide garage openings facing any street unless the parking is set back at least fifteen feet (15') from the front of the building fagade. For the purposes of this section, a porch is considered part of the building facade. Doublewide openings may not exceed twenty feet (20') in width; singlewide openings may not exceed ten (10') in width. for a dwelling Unit must he enented- tei.yards the sa.rne street aas the dwelling unit's Main PntranGeunless the nnented toviard an alley or private roar lone ' (2) The length of any garage wall that faces a street -side lot line may not exceed sixty percent (60%) of the total length of the building facade that faces the same street -side lot line. On corner lots, only the garage wall(s) containing a garage door must meet this standard. In the MU zone, garages are exempt from this standard, but are subject to the standards of subsection 14- 2C -9N, "Single -Family Uses And Two -Family Uses In MU Zone", of this title. f. Vehicular Access: (1) Vehicular Access points and garage entrances must comply with the provisions of chapter 5, article C, "Access Management Standards", of this title and the single-family site development standards as set forth in chapter 2, article A of this title. Two-family uses located in the MU zone are also subject to the standards of subsection 14 -2C -9N, "Single -Family And Two - Family Uses In MU Zone", of this title. (2) If the lot width is less than eighty feet (80'), vehicular access is restricted to an alley or private rear lane. Corner lots and double frontage lots are exempt from this standard if the vehicular access for one of the dwelling units is located along a different street than the vehicular access of the other dwelling unit, or if vehicular access for both dwelling units is located along a street where the front setback line is at least eighty feet (80') in length. (See definitions of "lot width" and "setback line, front" in section 14-9A-1 of this title.) (3) Where a private rear lane or public alley is present, garage entrances/exits must be accessed from said private rear lane or public alley. gE ja!�re�g.�• Examples Of Tine Family I Ices In The RC_5. Apr! rJC_R 7nnec. SMUT ALLEY .I I I,n 14-4I34A-7. Multi -Family Uses In Commercial Zones rn_1 GN -1 CC -2 CB -2 CB -5 And CR_ 10 Zones: a. Location: The proposed dwelling units must be located above the street level floor of a building, except as provided in subsections A7e and A7f of this section. b. Maximum Density: The residential density standards for multi- family uses in commercial zones are stated in section 14-2C-4, "Dimensional Requirements", table 2C -2(c) of this title. c. Residential Entrances: (1) To provide safe access for residents within a mixer, use h„ild;n^, any building containing a residential use must have at least one door on the exter;nr of the buil ip„ that provides pedestrian access to the dwelling units within the building. Said entrance must be located on an exterior building wall that faces a street, public sidewalk, or pedestrian plaza and is visible from and easily accessed from said street, sidewalk, or plaza. Access to dwelling units must not be solely through a parking garage or from an alley. (2) Access to entrance doors of any individual dwelling units located above the ground level floor of a building must be provided from an enclosed lobby or corridor and stairway. Unenclosed or partially enclosed exterior stairways are prohibited. However, the city may allow exterior fire egress structures on existing buildings that cannot otherwise reasonably meet code requirements, provided the fire egress structure is not located on a wall of a building that faces a street. (3) To facilitate commercial uses at the street level, the ground level floor height should be no more than one foot (1') above the level of the abutting sidewalk or pedestrian plaza. The City may adjust this requirement for On sloping building sites, for multi -family buildings with no commercial component, armor for existing buildings, the ^;+„ may adjust this requirement. However, on sloping sites at least a portion of the ground level floor height of any new building must be located no more than one foot (1') above the level of the abutting sidewalk or pedestrian plaza; and the floor height of the ground level floor of the building must be no more than three feet (3') above the level of the abutting public sidewalk or pedestrian plaza at any point along a street -facing building facade. d. Standards For Ground Level Floor Of Building: (1) OR the ,.r„„nd revel fleet +The floor to ceiling height must be at least fourteen feet (14% except it may be reduced for existing buildings or where dwelling units are permitted on the ground level floor of the building. (2) For the ground leye.1 floor of the building, ^Construction must meet the building code specifications for commercial uses, except where dwelling units are permitted on the ground level floor of the building. [duplication of 14 -2C -8L-2] (3) in the GR_, n ZzGne, for the first two (2) Boors of building, GGRStFUGtien must rneet the building Gede SpeGifiGat'GRS fGF GGRIMeMial uses. e (`R_G and GB 10 EXGen+ion: in the GB 5 and GB 10 zenes, eXGept aprovided in The board of adjustment may grant a special exception for multi -family dwellings to be located on or below therg ound street level floor of a building, provided that the following criteria are met: (1) Where tThe proposed dwelling will be located in an existing building in a Historic District Overlay (OHD) zone ORa property designated a n Iowa City his+„riG lan.JmarL aA rehabilitation plan for the property must be has reviewed and approved by the Iowa City historic preservation commission. The rehabilitation of the property must be completed according to this plan before an occupancy permit is granted. (2) The proposed dwellings will not significantly alter the overall commercial character of the subject zone. (3) There are site conditions or building characteristics that make the street level ef the subject building or buildings unsuitable fA-.r ethe.r uses allevM_d iP the G9 5 GF CB 10 zone. (34) If an existing building located in a Historic District Overlay (OHD) zone on a landmark property includes three (3) or more of the following commercial storefront characteristics, dwellings are prohibited on or below the street level floor of that building: (A) The main entrance to the building is at or near grade; (B) The front facade of the building is located within ten feet (10') of the front property line; (C) The front facade of the building contains ground floor storefront or display windows; and (D) The street level floor of the building was originally constructed to accommodate sales oriented and personal service oriented retail uses and/or has historically been used for these purposes. f. CB -5 Form Based Code Exception: For properties zoned CB -5 located within the area bounded by Gilbert Street, Van Buren Street, Burlington Street and the midblock alley south of Jefferson Street, residential uses are allowed on the ground level floor of buildings, provided the following conditions are met: (1) In lieu of the standards in subsections A7c and A7d of this section, the proposed ground level dwelling units must be located within one of the following building types, as described in the form based zoning standards in section 14-2G-5, "Building Type Standards", of this title: (A) Apartment building; (B) Multi -dwelling building; (C) Liner building; (D) Townhouse. (2) Building frontage(s) must be designed to meet the requirements of section 14-2G-4, "Frontage Type Standards", of this title, as applicable for the chosen building type. (3) In lieu of the dimensional requirements and central business site development standards that generally apply in the CB -5 zone, buildings must comply with the same zoning standards that apply in the south Gilbert subdistrict of riverfront crossings as set forth in chapter 2, article G, "Riverfront Crossings And Eastside Mixed Use Districts Form Based Development Standards", of this title, including all general requirements in section 14-2G-7 of this title. If the ground level dwelling units are proposed as an integral part of a larger project on the same property that includes a mix of building types, the standards that apply in the south Gilbert subdistrict shall apply to the entire project in lieu of the dimensional requirements and central business site development standards of the CB -5 zone. (4) Buildings are subject to design review. Minor adjustments may be allowed by the design review committee as warranted according to the provisions of subsection 14 -2G -7H of this title. 14 -4B -4A-8. Assisted Group Living: a. Maximum Density: Maximum density within an assisted group living use is as follows. For purposes of calculating maximum density, staff and live-in staff of a facility are not considered roomers. (1) In the RM -12 zone: One roomer per seven hundred fifty (750) square feet of lot area. (2) In the RM -20, RNS-20, CN -1, CC -2, and MU zones: One roomer per five hundred fifty (550) square feet of lot area. (3) In the RM -44, PRM, CO -1, CB -2, CB -5, and CB -10 and GI -4 zones: One roomer per three hundred (300) square feet of lot area. b. Facilities: The group living use must have bath and toilet facilities available for use by roomers in such numbers as specified in title 17, "Building And Housing", of this code. In addition, the occupants may have access to a communal kitchen, dining room, and other common facilities and services. Article 14-4C: ACCESSORY USES AND BUILDINGS 14-4C-2: SPECIFIC APPROVAL CRITERIA: 14 -4C -2A. Accessory Apartments: Accessory apartments are permitted in the R's 5, RS 8, Qe_ detaGhed zere IG)t "Re dwelliRgS and OR buildings aGGeSSGFY te these same dwelliRg types, provided the following conditions are met: 1. Permit Required: Prior to the establishment of any accessory apartment, the owner of the principal dwelliRg unit use must obtain a rental permit from the Department- ^vf Housing and Inspection Services according to the applicable procedures set forth in Cehapter 14-8, "Review And Approval Procedures", of this le. 2. Ownership And Occupancy: a. least ape of the ,+,.,^Iliag ,pits eR the premises s the p eRt legal res The lot shall contain no more than two (2) dwelling units as a principal use and shall be located in a zone that allows household living activities. b. The accessory apartment and the principal dwelling use must be under the same ownership. G. The tetal number ef individuals that reside in the aGGessery apaFtMeRt may not eXGeed 3. Site Requirements: a. Only one accessory apartment may be established per single family lot. b. spaGe is red fer+he aGGessery ar+meRt The minimum lot size area per unit requirement of the underlying base zone must be met, butte to an Qesessery-apartment, i.e., no additional lot area is required beyond that which is required for the principal use dwelling nit. 4. Design Requirements: a. accessory building. b. The accessory apartment must be a complete, separate dwelling unit that functions independently from the principal single- family dwellin^ pA use. It must contain its own kitchen and bathroom facilities, in addition to a separate entrance from the exterior. be. When located within the a building with an existing principal use dwelling, the accessory apartment must be designed so that the appearance of the building remains that of an allowed use within that zone, and any Slagle- family ;PSideRee- ARp new entrances should face the sideorrear yard of the building, and aRy additiop f^r an apartment may not increase the floor area of the original dwelling by m e than ten p eRt (4 091� Gexterior finish materials, trim, windows, and eaves must visually match the principal dwelling useunit. 5. Apartment Size: The accessory apartment must be clearly subordinate in area to the principal dwelling unit or to the accessory building in which it is located. Accordingly, it must comp4hy, with the following standards a For an accessory apartment located within a principal dwelling unit, tThe floor area of the accessory apartment upA may not exceed fifesthirty percent (530°/x) of the total floor area of the principal use dwe4k4g, excluding the area of an attached garage, or one thousand -six hundred fifty (1,000659) square feet, whichever is less. b. FeF an ar-GeSSGry apai4meRt located within an accessory building, the floor area of the accessory apartment may not exceed fifty percent 0 94) of the total floor area of the accessory building or six hundred fifty (650) square foo+ whichever is less c The accessory apartment magi contain no more than one bedroom Article 14-4F. AFFORDABLE HOUSING SFCTION- 14-4F-1: Purpose 14-4F-2: Eligibility 14-4F-3: Definitions 14-4F-4: Regulatory Incentives 14-4F-5: General Requirements 14-4F-6: Owner -Occupied Affordable Housing 14-4F-7: Renter -Occupied Affordable Housing 14-4F-8: Alternative Methods Allowed in the Riverfront Crossings District 14-4F-9: Administrative Rules 14-4F-1: PURPOSE: The purpose of this article is to: A. Create a more inclusive, just and sustainable Iowa City; B. Reduce concentrations of low and moderate income households in Iowa City; C. Increase the multi -family housing stock near the university and the City's urban core; D. Promote the construction of housing that is affordable to the community's workforce; E. Increase opportunities for people of all income levels to work and live near key employment centers; F. Promote a balanced community that provides housing for people with diverse income levels; G. To reduce the number of housing cost burdened households; and H. Promote household stability and reduce the threat of homelessness. 14-4E-2: ELIGIBILITY Notwithstanding any contrary provisions in this Title, the provisions of this section shall voluntarily apply in all zones that allow residential uses, with the exception of developments on land zoned a riverfront crossings zoning designation which shall be required to provide affordable housing dwellina units in an amount established pursuant to Article 14-2G-8. 14-4E-3: DEFINITIONS: For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: AFFORDABLE HOUSING: The collective reference to "owner -occupied affordable housing" and/or "renter -occupied affordable housing", as those terms are defined herein. HUD: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development INCOME ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLD: Except as set forth herein, a household is an income eligible household for purposes of purchasing an owner -occupied affordable housing dwelling unit located in the Riverfront Crossings District shown in Section 14-2G-2, Figure 2G-1 if that household has an annual income equal to or less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the area median income (AMI) for Iowa City, as adjusted annually, or if not located in the Riverfront Crossings District, if that household has an annual income equal to or less than eighty percent (80%) of the (AMI) for Iowa City, as adjusted annually. Except as set forth herein, a household is an income eligible household for leasing affordable rental housing if that household has an annual income equal to or less than sixty percent (60%) of the AMI for Iowa City, as adjusted annually. Households with greater than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) in assets, excluding Retirement Assets, are not income eligible households. OWNER -OCCUPIED AFFORDABLE HOUSING: Housing that is sold at a price no greater than the most current published HUD homeownership sale price limit for existing and new homes to an income eligible household. RENTER -OCCUPIED AFFORDABLE HOUSING: Housing that is rented for no more than the HUD fair market rent for the Iowa City, Iowa, HUD metro FMR area, as adjusted annually, and rented to an income eligible household, or housing that has received Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) through the Iowa Finance Authority and rented for no more than the LIHTC rent limits for Johnson County, as adjusted annually, and rented to an income eligible household. RETIREMENT ASSETS: Financial assets whose liquidity is limited or penalized until a person reaches retirement age, including, but not limited to 401(k)s, IRAs, pension accounts, IPERS, and TIAA-CREF. not includina distribution of or income from the assets. 14-4F-4: REGULATORY INCENTIVES Owners that provide affordable housing may utilize the following incentives: A. Parking Reduction: Affordable housing dwelling units shall be exempt from providing the parking spaces otherwise required by the zoning code, pursuant to Section 14 -5A -4F-4, "Affordable Housing Parking Reduction". B. Riverfront Crossings District: Affordable housing in zones established bV Article 14-2G ma be eligible for additional floors of building height, pursuant to Section 14 -2G -7G "Building Height Bonus Provisions." C. Form -based zones established by Article 14-2H 1. For building types that allow four (4) or more dwelling units, the maximum number of dwelling units may be increased by twenty-five percent (25%) if all additional units are affordable housing. 2. Minor adjustments to certain "Zone Standards" (14-2H-2). One of the following adjustments may be administratively approved in buildings that contain affordable housing units where the proposed adjustment fits the characteristics of the site and the surrounding neighborhood, and is consistent with the intent of the standard being adjusted and the goals of the Comprehensive and District Plans: a. Building type design site depth standards may be adjusted bV up fifteen feet (15'). This provision may be combined with reductions for relocation of utility easement or addition of new civic space not shown in the future land use map up to a combined maximum of twenty-five feet 25' . b. Building type design site width may be adjusted by up to fifteen percent (15%). c. Minimum amount of facade required within the facade zone may be reduced by up to twenty percent (20%). 3. Minor adjustments to certain "Building Type Standards" (14-2H-6). One of the following adjustments may be administratively approved for buildings that contain affordable housing units where the proposed adjustment fits the characteristics of the site and the surrounding neighborhood, and is consistent with the intent of the standard being adjusted and the goals of the Comprehensive and District Plans: a. Building main body and wing standards may be adjusted bV up to fifteen percent (15%). b. Maximum building height may be increased bV up to 0.5 stories. This bonus allows the building height to exceed the maximum standards for primary buildings found in Item 4a (Building Form; Height) of section 14-2H-2 (Zones) bV 0.5 stories and bV five feet (5'). 4. Additional Minor Adjustments: An additional minor adjustment each to "Zone Standards" described in subsection C2 and "Building Type Standards" described in subsection C3 may be administratively approved where affordable housing units are income restricted to households making fifty percent (50%) or less of the area median Income. All Other Zones: D. All Other Zones 1. Density Bonus. Where at least twenty percent (20%) of dwelling units within a development are affordable housing, the minimum lot area and minimum lot area per units is reduced bV twenty percent (20%). Alternatively, where at least twenty percent (20%) of dwelling units within a Planned Development Overlay (OPD) zone are affordable housing, the maximum residential density is increased bV twenty percent (20%). 2. Minor Adjustments to Certain Dimensional Standards. Where at least twenty percent (20%) of dwelling units within a development are affordable housing, one of the following adjustments may be administratively approved where the proposed adjustment fits the characteristics of the site and the surrounding neighborhood and is consistent with the intent of the standard being adjusted and the goals of the Comprehensive and District Plans: a. Front, rear, or side setbacks may be reduced by up to fifteen percent (157/6). b. Maximum buildina heiaht may be increased by up to five feet (5). 14-4F-5: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS A. Methods Of Achieving Affordable Housing: Affordable housing may be provided through one or more of the following methods: 1. Onsite owner -occupied affordable housing; 2. Onsite affordable rental housing; or 3. Alternative methods allowed in the Riverfront Crossings District, including a fee in lieu contribution to an affordable housing fund, off site affordable housing; and/or contribution of land. B. Affordable Housing Agreement And Deed Restriction: 1. Riverfront Crossings District. a. Upon rezoning to a riverfront crossings zoning designation pursuant to Article 14-2G, the property owner shall enter into an affordable housing agreement with the city establishing which method or methods it will utilize. This agreement must be executed prior to the close of the public hearing on the rezoning ordinance. Upon application for a building permit to construct any development for which affordable housing is required, the property owner shall enter into an agreement with the city detailing how it will satisfy the obligations of this code, which shall include details of the programming and development requirements if applicable. The City Manager is hereby given the authority to execute such an agreement, which shall be recorded in the records of the Johnson County, Iowa recorder's office at owner's expense. b. A deed restriction documenting the affordable housing requirements, selected method of achieving affordability, term, applicable resale restrictions, and applicable occupancy and rental restrictions shall be placed upon the owner occupied affordable housing dwelling unit or, in the case of the affordable rental housing, shall be placed upon the land being developed contemporaneously with the issuance of the certificate of occupancy. This deed restriction shall be recorded with the Johnson County, Iowa recorder and referenced in any deed conveying title of any such unit or land during the term of affordability. This deed restriction shall automatically expire upon the expiration of the term of affordability. The City Manager is hereby authorized to issue any release of this deed restriction, as may be necessary and appropriate, in a form approved by the city attorney. 2. All Other Zones. Upon approval of an affordable housing regulatory incentive, the property owner shall enter into an agreement with the City establishing which method(s) it will utilize and detailing how it will satisfy the obligations of this code, including details of the applicable programming and development requirements. This agreement must be executed prior to issuance of a building permit for the project receiving the affordable housing regulatory incentive. The City Manager is hereby given the authority to execute such an agreement, which shall be recorded in the Office of the Johnson County Recorder at owner's expense. A deed restriction memorializing these obligations and limitations shall be recorded contemporaneously therewith at the owner's cost. C. Term Of Affordability: Depending on the zone, an affordable housing dwelling unit shall remain so for no less than the following number of years from the issuance of the certificate of occupancy for the dwelling unit and recording of the deed restriction described below. 1. Riverfront Crossings Zone established pursuant to Article 14-2G: Ten (10) years 2. All other zones: Twenty (20) years D. Remedy: Failure by the owners to verify income in accordance with the provisions and rules of this Article is a violation of this Article. It may also result in immediate suspension of any rental permit issued for a renter -occupied affordable housing unit. 14-4F-6: OWNER -OCCUPIED AFFORDABLE HOUSING Owner -occupied affordable housing must satisfy the general requirements set forth in Section 14- 4F-5 and the following requirements. A. Development Requirements: 1. Dwelling Unit Types: In the Riverfront Crossings District, the affordable housing dwelling units shall be comprised of the same mix of dwelling unit types in proportion to the market rate dwelling units within the development. 2. Dwelling Unit Size And Quality: The affordable housing dwelling unit size shall be at least eighty percent (80%) of the floor area for the market rate dwelling units of the same type, shall have the same number of bedrooms, and shall be of similar quality, or as approved by the City Manager or designee. Outside of the Riverfront Crossings District, where a housing development contains a variety of bedroom counts per dwelling unit, the percentage of affordable dwelling units with a particular number of bedrooms shall be equal to the percentage of non -set-aside dwelling units with the same number of bedrooms. 3. Location: Affordable housing dwelling units shall be distributed throughout the development to achieve integration and avoid concentration or segregation of the affordable housing dwelling units, unless approved by the City Manager or designee. 4. Timing Of Construction: The affordable housing dwelling units shall be constructed and issued a certificate of occupancy concurrently with or prior to the market rate dwelling units in the development. B. Program Requirements: 1. Occupancy: An affordable housing dwelling unit shall, at all times during the term of affordability, be occupied by an income eligible household as the household's primary residence. 2. Income Verification: The annual household income shall be determined according to the HUD part 5, section 8 regulations on annual income codified in 24 CFR 5.609, as amended, and verified by the city prior to close of the sale. 3. Rental Restriction: An owner occupied affordable housing unit may not be rented, except an owner may rent or lease a bedroom in the unit. 4. Sale Restrictions: The following sales restrictions apply to all owner -occupied affordable housing, compliance with which shall be verified by the City Manager, or designee, prior to closing on the sale. a. Approved Purchasers: A seller of an affordable dwelling unit must sell the unit only to an income -eligible household. Seller shall determine a potential buyer's annual household income according to the HUD part 5, section 8, regulations on annual income codified in 24 CFR 5.609, as amended. b. Sale Price: The sale price of any affordable housing dwelling unit shall not exceed the purchase price paid by the original income eligible household purchaser or the HUD homeownership sale price limit, whichever is greater, with the following exceptions: (1) Closing Costs: Customary closing costs and costs of sale. (2) Real Estate Commissions: Costs of real estate commissions paid by the seller to a licensed real estate agent. (3) Permanent Capital Improvements: Reasonable value added to the dwelling unit due to permanent capital improvements installed within the unit by the seller pursuant to a properly issued building permit. (4) Special Fees: The seller shall not levy or charge any additional fees or any finder's fee, nor demand any other monetary consideration other than provided in this Article. 14-4F-7: RENTER -OCCUPIED AFFORDABLE HOUSING Renter -occupied affordable housing must satisfy the general requirements set forth in Section 14-4F-5 and the following requirements: 1. Development Requirements: Renter -occupied affordable housing shall be provided in accordance with the development requirements for owner -occupied affordable housing set forth in Section 14 -4F -6A. 2. Program Requirements: a. Rental Rate: The monthly rental rate shall be either: (1) no more than the fair market rents as published by HUD for the Iowa City, Iowa, HUD metro FMR area, as adjusted annually; or (2) for projects that have been awarded LIHTC through the Iowa Finance Authority, no more than the LIHTC rent limits for Johnson County, as adjusted annually. b. Occupancy: Affordable rental units must be rented to income eligible households. (1) in the Riverfront Crossings District, if a tenant initially deemed an income eligible household for purposes of occupying an affordable housing dwelling unit pursuant to this Article, but is subsequently deemed no longer income eligible upon annual examination of household income, that tenant's unit shall not be considered an affordable housing dwelling unit and the rent can be adjusted to market rate. To maintain compliance with the affordable housing requirement, the next available rental unit in the project of comparable size or larger must be rented to an income eligible household. To that end, the affordable rental units need not be specifically designated in a fixed location, but may be floating throughout the development. (2) In all other zones, if a tenant household is initially deemed an income -eligible household, but is subsequently deemed to no longer be income -eligible upon annual examination of household income, that tenant household shall still be considered an income -eligible household until they vacate that unit. However, upon the vacation of that unit, the subsequent tenant must be an income -eligible household. c. Income Verification: The property owner shall annually verify that the renter -occupied affordable housing dwelling units are occupied by income eligible households. Prior to the commencement of a lease, the owner shall determine a potential tenant's annual household income according to the HUD part 5, section 8, regulations on annual income codified in 24 CFR 5.609, as amended. Upon extension or renewal of a lease, the owner may determine a tenant's annual household income based upon federal income tax returns for all adults in the household. d. Owner Verification Of Compliance: The owner must annually verify to the city that it is in compliance with these program requirements, and provide any documentation as deemed necessary bV the city to determine compliance, which may include examination of the documents used to verify tenant income. Any violation of this requirement may result in immediate suspension of any rental permit issued for the applicable unit. 14-4F-8: ALTERNATIVE METHODS ALLOWED IN THE RIVERFRONT CROSSINGS DISTRICT If the owner desires to provide off-site affordable housing and/or contribution of land, the owner must establish that on-site affordable housing or a fee in lieu contribution to an affordable housing fund cannot feasibly be satisfied, as reasonably determined by the city. A. Fee In Lieu Contribution: In lieu of providing affordable housing dwelling units, an owner may contribute a fee to a riverfront crossings district affordable housing fund to be established by the city. The contribution per dwelling unit shall be determined biennially by resolution of the city council based upon a formula that analyzes the difference between renting a market rate unit for the term of affordability and renting a dwelling unit affordable to an income qualified household. The fund shall be utilized solely for affordable housing purposes, which may include administration costs, in the riverfront crossings district. B. Transfer Of Affordable Dwelling Units Off Site: Upon the owner establishing that the affordable housing requirements cannot be satisfied on site, as reasonably determined bV the city, it maV be satisfied bV designating off site existing or newly constructed dwelling units in the riverfront crossings district as affordable housing dwelling units. Any transferred affordable housing units shall in no way waive or reduce any obligation to provide affordable housing units within the development to which the obligation is transferred. In addition to satisfying the general requirements set forth in Section 14-4F-5, these units must satisfy the following requirements: 1. Development Requirements: a. Provision Of Units: Off site affordable dwelling units, whether they are owner- or renter - occupied, shall be provided in accordance with the development requirements for owner - occupied affordable housing set forth in Section 14-4F-6. The city reserves the right to deny a request to transfer affordable housing units to a particular development if it would result in an undue concentration of affordable housing units within that development. b. Timing: Where the affordable housing requirement is to be met through the provision of newly constructed dwelling units, such units shall be constructed and pass final inspection no later than the date the occupancy permit is issued for the development creating the need for the affordable housing, unless otherwise agreed upon by the City Manager, or designee. Where the affordable housing requirement is to be met through the provision of existing off site dwelling units, they shall be established as affordable housing dwelling units prior to issuance of any occupancy permit for the development creating the need for the affordable housing. The marketing of the affordable housing dwelling units should occur no later than one (1) year after the first market rate dwelling unit in the site that generated the requirement passes final inspection, unless otherwise agreed upon bV the City Manager. The affordable housing agreement pursuant to Subsection 14 -4F -5B-1 shall be recorded prior to issuance of a building permit for the development creating the need for the affordable housing. 2. Programming Requirements: a. Where the off site affordable dwelling units are to be owner occupied affordable housing, those units shall comply with the programming requirements for owner occupied affordable housing set forth in Section 14-41F-6. b. Where the off site affordable dwelling units are to be renter -occupied affordable housing, they shall comply with the programming requirements for affordable rental housing set forth in Section 14-4F-7. C. Land Dedication: Upon the owner establishing that the affordable housing requirements cannot be satisfied on site, as reasonably determined by the city, it maV be satisfied by the dedication of land to the city of Iowa City or an entity designated by the city of Iowa City for construction of affordable dwelling units in accordance with the provisions of this section, upon consideration of the following factors: 1. Location: The land shall be located in the riverfront crossings district, in an area appropriate for residential redevelopment, as determined by the city; 2. Number Of Affordable Units: The total dwelling units possible on the land shall be equal to or areater than the number of reauired affordable housina dwellina units: 3. Dwelling Type: The land shall allow for the provision of affordable units of equivalent type (single-family, multi -family, townhome, etc.), floor area, and number of bedrooms to that which would have been otherwise required; 4. Land Value: The value of land to be dedicated shall be determined, at the cost of the developer, by an independent appraiser, who shall be selected from a list of certified appraisers provided by the city, or by such alternative means of valuation to which a developer and the city agree; and 5. Right To Refuse: The city reserves the right to refuse dedication of land in satisfaction of the affordable housing requirement if it determines, in its sole discretion, that such a dedication is not in the best interests of the public for any reason, including a determination that the city is not likely to construct or administer an affordable housing development project in a timely manner due to the unavailability of funds or other resources. Additionally, where the value of the land proposed to be dedicated is less than the value of the fee in lieu contribution established in accordance with the provisions above, the city reserves the right to require an owner to contribute a fee making up this difference in values. 14-4F-9: ADMINISTRATIVE RULES The City Manager or designee is hereby authorized to establish administrative rules deemed necessary to assure that the purposes of this section are accomplished. A copy of the rules shall be on file with the City Clerk and available on the City website. Article 14-5A: OFF STREET PARKING AND LOADING STANDARDS 14-5A-4: MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENTS: Table 5A-1: Minimum Parking Requirements In The CB -5 And CB -10 Zones, Except As Otherwise Set Forth In Subsection 14-5A-462 Of This Section Use Categories Subgroups Parking Requirements Household living uses Multi -family dwellings CB -5 Zone Efficiency, 1 bedroom units: 0.5 space per dwelling unit. 2 bedroom units: 1 space per dwelling unit. 3 bedroom units: 2.5 spaces per dwelling unit. Units with more than 3 bedrooms: 3 spaces per dwelling unit. Elder apartments: 1 space for every 2 dwelling units. CB -10 Zone For buildings built on or before December 31, 2008: Bedrooms 1-10: No parking required. All additional bedrooms: 0.5 space per bedroom. (For purposes of this standard an efficiency apartment will be counted as 1 bedroom.) For buildings built on or after January 1, 2009: Efficiency and 1 bedroom units: 0.5 space per dwelling unit. 2 bedroom unit: 1 space per dwelling unit. 3 bedroom unit: 2.5 spaces per dwelling unit. Units with more than 3 bedrooms: 3 spaces per dwelling unit. Elder apartments: 1 space for every 2 dwelling units. Table 5A-2: Minimum Parking Requirements For All Zones, Except The CB -5, CB -10, Riverfront Crossings Zones And Eastside Mixed Use District Use Subgroups Parking Requirement Categories Categories Household Single family and two For 1 -bedroom and 2 -bedroom units: 1 parking living family uses space, plus 1 additional parking space for each adult service service occupant beyond 3. For units with 3 or more bedrooms: 2 parking 0.1 space per temporary resident 25 percent spaces plus 1 additional parking space for each shelter based on the maximum number of adult occupant beyond 3. Multi- All zones, Efficiency and 1 bedroom units: 1 space per family except dwelling unit. uses PRM and 2 bedroom units: 2 spaces per dwelling unit. CB -2 3 bedroom units: 2 spaces per dwelling unit. the site at any 1 time. 4 bedroom units: 3 spaces per dwelling unit. Comm6lRity seWiGe _ Ienrr term hey join.. 1 spacePeF 3 URts, er-3—beds, whiGhever is eo+er. 5 bedroom units: 4 spaces per dwelling unit. University impact area: 1 space per bedroom (see section 14-213-61 map 213.1 of +o —4t1e). PRM & Efficiency and 1 bedroom units: 0.75 space per C13-2 Zone dwelling unit. 2 bedroom units: 1.5 spaces per dwelling unit. 3 bedroom units: 2.5 spaces per dwelling unit. Units with more than 3 bedrooms: 3 spaces per dwelling unit. University impact area in the PRM zone: 1 space per bedroom (see section 14-213-6, map 213.1 of this tifle). GR -7 7ene EffiGieRGY and 1 bedroom Rite 0.75 spa -- 2 7 bedroom i ni+o• 1.5 ononec per unit 3 bedroom units: 2.5 spaces nor gni+ Elder 1 space per dwelling unit for independent living units apartments and 1 space for every 2 dwelling units for assisted living units, except in the PRM and CB -2 Zones. In the PRM and CB -2 Zones, 1 space for every 2 dwelling units. Use Subgroups Parking Requirement Bicycle Categories Parking Community General community 1 space per 300 square feet of floor 10 percent service service area. Community service - 0.1 space per temporary resident 25 percent shelter based on the maximum number of temporary residents staying at the shelter at any 1 time, plus 1 space per employee based on the maximum number of employees at the site at any 1 time. Comm6lRity seWiGe _ Ienrr term hey join.. 1 spacePeF 3 URts, er-3—beds, whiGhever is eo+er. ''�,t 14 -5A -4F-4. Affordable Housing Parking Reduction In The ren+rol B Uoineoo 7e^ems: Affordable housing dwelling units, as defined in Article 144F, shall be exempt from providing the parking spaces otherwise required by the zoning code where those units are reaulated as affordable housina for a period of at least twentv (20) vears pursuant to Article 14- 4F 14-5A-5: CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN STANDARDS: 14 -5A -5F -lb. In Multi -Family Zones, structured parking is not permitted on the ground level floor of the building for the first fifteen feet (15') of building depth as measured from the street -facing building wall. On lots with more than one street frontage this parking setback must be met along each street frontage, unless reduced or waived by minor modification. The Building Official may also waive this requirement along a side street for townhome-style multi -family units. When considering a minor modification request, the City will consider factors such as street classification, building orientation, location of primary entrance(s) to the building, and unique site constraints such as locations where the residential building space must be elevated above the floodplain. Article 14-8B: ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL PROCEDURES 14-8B-11: REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS REQUEST: A. Applicability: A reauest for reasonable accommodation may be made by anv individual with a disability, his or her representative, or a developer or provider of housing for individuals with disabilities, when the application of a regulation, policy, practice, or procedure in Title 14 acts as a barrier to fair housing opportunities. B. Submittal Requirements: 1. The applicant must file a written application for a reasonable accommodations request with the Department of Neighborhood and Development services on application forms provided by the City. 2. Supporting materials must be submitted as specified on the application form or as requested by staff to allow a full review of the request. 3. If an individual needs assistance in making the request for reasonable accommodation, the City will assist to ensure that the process is accessible. Any information identified by an applicant as confidential shall be retained in a manner so as to respect the privacy rights of the applicant and shall not be made available for public inspection unless otherwise required by law. C. Approval Procedure: 1. Upon receipt of a complete application, staff will review said application for compliance with the following approval criteria: a. The housing, which is the subject of the request for reasonable accommodation, will be used by an individual with disabilities protected under fair housing laws; b. The requested accommodation is necessary to make housing available for the use and enjoyment of an individual with disabilities protected under the fair housing laws; c. The requested accommodation would not impose an undue financial or administrative burden on the jurisdiction; and d. The requested accommodation would not require a fundamental alteration in the nature of the City's zoning program. 2. Within thirty (30) working days of the date a complete application is submitted to the City, the Director of Neighborhood and Development Services will approve, approve with modifications agreed to by the applicant, or disapprove the application consistent with fair housing laws. 3. If the Director does not act within thirty (30) working days and the applicant does not agree to an extension of time, the application will be deemed approved. 4. The Director's findings on each application shall be set forth in a written decision, which will be filed in the respective property file in the Department of Neighborhood and Development services. A copy of said decision will be sent to the applicant at the time of filing. All written decisions shall give notice of the applicant's right to appeal and to request reasonable accommodation in the appeals process as set forth below. D. Appeals: 1. Within thirty (30) days of the date of the reviewing authority's written decision, an applicant may appeal an adverse decision to the Board of Adjustment. Appeals from the adverse decision shall be made in writing pursuant to the procedures in Section 14-8C-3, "Appeals". 2. If an individual needs assistance in filing an appeal on an adverse decision, the City will assist to ensure that the appeals process is accessible. Any information identified by an applicant as confidential shall be retained in a manner so as to respect the privacy rights of the applicant and shall not be made available for public inspection unless otherwise required by law. 3. In deciding such appeal, the Board of Adjustment shall consider the approval criteria in Section 14 -8B -11C-1. 4. In exercising the above mentioned powers, the Board of Adjustment may, inconformity with the provisions of this article or ordinances adopted pursuant thereto, affirm, or upon finding error, reverse or modify, wholly or partly, the order, requirement, decision or determination appealed from and may make such order, requirement, decision or determination as ought to be made, and to that end, shall have all the powers of the Director. 5. Nothing in this procedure shall preclude an aggrieved individual from seeking any other state or federal remedy available. Article 14-9A: GENERAL DEFINITIONS 14-9A-1: DEFINITIONS: DISABILITY/HANDICAP: With respect to an individual person, someone who has a "orae physical or mental impairment that s ,hely limits one or more of such person's major life activities; anyone who is regarded as having such impairment; or anyone with a record of such impairment. aR d is eXpeGted to be IGRg GE)Rt' , ed and- of indefinite d uratiOR PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING: Housing with no limit on length of stay, that is occupied by the target population, and that is linked to an onsite or offsite service that assists the supportive housing resident in retaining the housing, improving his or her health status, and maximizing his or her ability to live and, when possible, work in the community. REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: With respect to land use and zonina. it means individuals with disabilities or developers of housing for people with disabilities, flexibility in the application of land use and zoning and building regulations, policies, practices and procedures, or waiving certain requirements, when it is necessary to eliminate barriers to housing opportunities. TARGET POPULATION: Persons with low incomes who have one or more disabilities, including mental illness, substance abuse, or chronic health conditions, and may include, among other populations, adults, emancipated minors, families with children, elderly persons, young adults aging out of the foster care system, individuals exiting from institutional settings, veterans, and homeless people. ATTACHMENT 3 Correspondence From: william aorman To: Tracy Hightshoe; Kirk Lehmann; Anne Russett Cc: Jeff Kellbach; Jessica Andino; Scott Hawes; Leonard Sandler; Bob Untiedt Subject: P&Z Committee Meeting- July 5th Date: Sunday, July 2, 2023 10:00:10 AM r ** This email originated outside of the City of Iowa City email system. Please take extra care opening any links or attachments. ** Tracy/Kirk/Anne, I reviewed the draft proposed revisions to the city's zoning code and I want to thank you for your willingness to listen to and seriously consider the input of local organizations. I just have two questions. 1. Is there an option to attend the P&Z Committee via Zoom? I want to attend the meeting but I recently had surgery for a detached retina and it is advisable for me to remain home. I currently cannot drive. 2. 1 have noted that a number of the Housing Action Team recommendations regarding the city's ADU code have been integrated into the proposed amendments to the current code. One recommendation that does not appear to have been accepted pertains to the current requirement that "exterior finish materials, trim, windows, and eaves must visually match the principal dwelling unit". Is that correct? If that is so, we would hope you would reconsider and propose the removal of this requirement since it limits options for homeowners and can drive up construction cost. Thank you for all the time and effort your staff have put into these proposed zoning amendments, not only pertaining to ADUs but more broadly for improving housing choice, increasing the housing supply and encouraging affordability. William Gorman Chair, Housing Action Team Johnson County Livable Community for Successful Aging Policy Team The easiest thing of all is to deceive oneself; for we believe whatever we want to believe. Demosthenes From: Freerks, Ann M To: Anne Russett Subject: Proposed Iowa City Zoning changes Date: Wednesday, July 5, 2023 1:01:55 PM r i ** This email originated outside of the City of Iowa City email system. Please take extra care opening any links or attachments. ** Dear Planning and Zoning Commissioners: I served on the Planning and Zoning Commission for several years, including time as chairperson. I was a member of the Commission when we updated the Comprehensive Plan including the Central District Plan. I also participated in the redrafting of the Zoning and Subdivision regulations. I understand and appreciate the your work and I applaud the City's efforts to use zoning tools in an effort to promote the development of more affordable housing. I believe that some of the proposed changes before you have merit and may help our community achieve more affordable and equitable housing opportunities. I am however concerned that some of the proposed changes will have unintended consequences in the older neighbors, such as Longfellow, Goosetown, the Northside, College Hill and Green. and Miller Orchard. Having older houses, many of which are "fixer uppers", these neighborhoods provide opportunities for individuals and families to purchase homes. There is however stiff competition for these properties from investment owners who market their holdings as rentals to University students. A group of students can pool their funds and pay far more for housing than an individual or a family. When the City adopted the Comprehensive Plan it recognized this concern and created the UniverCity Neighborhood Partnership to help level the playing field. I and other residents of older neighborhoods are concerned that some of the proposed changes to the zoning code will further tip the scale in favor of investment companies and may actually lead to the displacement of affordable housing. With the goal of finding zoning tools that will promote the creation of as well as the preservation of affordable housing, I ask the neighborhood associations be added to the stake holders involved in this process and be given an opportunity to meet with staff to discuss our concerns and to offer solutions. Sincerely, Arm Freerks 443 South Governor Street Iowa City Please distribute this letter to all Iowa City Planning and Zoning Commission members prior to your July 5th meeting. Thank you. To: Iowa City Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council From: Tim Weitzel Re: Zoning Code Amendments to Improve Housing Choice (REZ23-0001) July 25, 2023 I am writing as a resident of Iowa City and past member of Iowa City's Planning and Zoning Commission and past chair of the Historic Preservation Commission. As stated in Mr. Lehaman's memo of July 5, affordable housing initiatives are not only desirable but also important to the future of a diverse and inclusive Iowa City. Iowa City is relatively expensive for Iowa. Despite being cheaper than many metro areas, the salaries are also lower here for many people. Along those same lines, poverty is higher in Iowa City than surrounding communities. The disparity in incomes also has an ethnic element. Minorities earn less in Iowa City compared to their counterparts in other nearby communities, which places a greater burden on their ability to find housing. [Source: Datacommons.org] At the same time, Iowa City has a number of fairly unique factors. Iowa City has a large Big Ten university, but is relatively small in size compared to other host cities such as Minneapolis, Madison, Chicago, Grand Rapids, Ann Arbor, Columbus and so on. Most of these communities have large scale commercial and industrial sectors in addition to the university. This allows for a more diverse revenue stream that in turn could support more city -funded initiatives for affordable housing. Additionally, larger communities generally can count on a larger portion of HUD funding per year. In my reading, the proposed amendments are actually fairly conservative. They are not the sweeping land zoning reform. Instead, the proposed amendments seek to increase opportunities to make more affordable housing units while being responsive to the existing provisions of the zoning code. Many existing provisions of code, such as setbacks, most design standards including building height, and I presume requirements for runoff, such as maximum lot coverage and the Sensitive Areas Ordinance, will remain as they are. If so, the proposed changes would strike a balance between incentives to increase the stock of affordable housing while retaining important regulations that support quality of life and environmental concerns. I did want to bring up a final comment and this is regarding our local preservation districts, both historic and conservation districts. If the amendments are successful, I would recommend a directive to the Historic Preservation Commission to develop specific standards for review of exterior design on ADUs. There is no specific reason an ADU or other outbuilding needs to match the roofline of the primary residence. Rather consistency with the time period for which the building is significant should be the guide for the design. A contextual design will be more likely to be a good match for the existing neighborhood. First preference should be given to existing outbuildings (garage, carriage house, etc.) and the current regulations should cover that. However, when there is new construction that would not eliminate a historic outbuilding I suggest a process to maximize the number of affordable units allowed that remains smaller than the principal building. So, allow some increase in footprint provided all the other conditions already mentioned and included in the zoning code are met. 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HARVAT HALL, CITY HALL MEMBERS PRESENT: Susan Craig, Maggie Elliott, Mike Hensch, Maria Padron, Chad Wade MEMBERS ABSENT: Billie Townsend STAFF PRESENT: Sara Hektoen, Kirk Lehmann, Anne Russett OTHERS PRESENT: Jim Throgmorton, Lorraine Bowans, Donald MacFarlane, Wally Plahutnik, Gregg Geerdes, Ellen McCabe, Tim Fleagle, Bob Burchfield, Sharon DeGraw, Paula Swygard, Martha Norbek, Nancy Carlson, Ross Nusser, Scott Hawes, Rebecca Kushner, Karyl Bohnsack, Kelcey Patrick -Ferree, Mary Bennett, Mary Beth Slonneger, Ginnie Blair RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL: By a vote of 5-0 the Commission recommend approval of the proposed amendments to Title 14 Zoning as illustrated in Attachment 2 to enhance land use regulations related to improve housing choice, increase housing supply, and encourage affordability with the exception of the proposed amendments related to accessory apartments. By a vote of 5-0 the Commission recommend deferral of the proposed amendments related to accessory apartments to the first meeting in October and requested that neighborhood associations to be conferred prior to that meeting. CALL TO ORDER: Hensch called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM. PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF ANY ITEM NOT ON THE AGENDA: None. CASE NO. REZ23-0001: Consideration of an amendment to Title 14, Zoning, to improve housing choice, increase housing supply, and encourage affordability. Elliott stated she had a conversation with Bob Miklo, former planning staff member, regarding these zoning changes on Friday, July 21, the conversation centered on the implications these new rules may have on older neighborhoods but she can be impartial regardless of conversation. Russett began the staff report providing some background information and noted this process started with City Council adopting its first Affordable Housing Action Plan in 2016. The Plan identified 15 action steps including changes to zoning regulations and the changes to the zoning regulations were the only action items that were not completed after its adoption. In 2019 the City adopted a Fair Housing Choice Study which reviewed impediments to accessing housing Planning and Zoning Commission August 2, 2023 Page 2 of 27 because of protected class, such as race, gender, or disability, as codified in the Federal Fair Housing Act. This study included recommended actions to affirmatively further Fair Housing based on extensive public inputs such as targeted feedback from stakeholder interviews, focus groups, a Fair Housing Survey, public events and a public adoption process. One of the most significant Fair Housing issues identified was a lack of affordable rental housing and improving housing choice was one of the many strategies recommended to help address this issue. In 2022 the Affordable Housing Action Plan was updated to build off of previous efforts in support of affordable housing. A number of public input sessions were held including a City-wide survey, general outreach activities, targeted stakeholder meetings and other events. Later in 2022, the City Council adopted the Strategic Plan, which drew upon previous planning work, studies and community conversations. One of the action steps included in the Strategic Plan is advancing prioritized recommendations in the 2022 Affordable Housing Action Plan. In addition to these adopted plans and public engagements, there's been several meetings with this Commission. In February 2023 staff from Neighborhood and Development Services provided a comprehensive overview to the Commission of how the City works to address housing affordability and staff discussed its efforts to support housing through financial incentives. Staff also presented an initial summary of the proposed amendments that will be detailed tonight. In April, staff presented the results of the 2022 Residential Development Analysis, which looked at housing development over the course of the 2022 calendar year. This analysis determined that if residential growth continues at its recent pace, the City will only be able to accommodate less than 6300 new residents by 2030 when the projected demand is over 10,000 new residents. At the same meeting, Councilmember Thomas presented the City Council Strategic Plan. Last month, staff provided a comprehensive summary of the proposed zoning code amendments this Commission will be considering tonight. Russett stated housing affordability is a complex issue, there is no one solution and there are many factors that influence housing affordability. The continued growth within the community driven by the quality of life and strong economic base, in addition to a housing supply that is not meeting the demand generated by this growth can result in continued high prices and rents, which indicate there's an unmet demand for housing. When thinking about housing affordability, there is a role for zoning. Zoning regulations can restrict development and act as a barrier to create a diverse housing stock, or they can support and allow a diversity of housing options for a community. Staff are proposing amendments to the code that help to ensure that zoning regulations don't act as a barrier but instead allow and encourage a diversity of housing types. The goals of the proposed zoning code amendments include increasing housing supply to meet the current demand and increasing housing diversity to improve housing choice by removing barriers for housing types that generally cost less than detached single family. Those can include townhomes, duplexes, and accessory apartments. The City wants to incentivize income restricted affordable housing through density bonuses and other tools, they want to address Fair Housing issues to ensure persons with disabilities have equal access to housing and want to implement the adopted Plans in place. Russett presented a slide that showed the variety of Plans. In addition to the Comprehensive Plan, the proposed amendments align with the adopted Land Use Policy direction as well as the other plans already mentioned. Again referencing the Strategic Plan, the proposed amendments are tied to the City's core value for racial equity, social justice and human rights. They're aimed at removing and addressing systemic barriers present in all facets of City government, including land use decisions, and also aligns with the Housing and Neighborhood impact areas which encourages updating the zoning code to encourage compact neighborhoods and ensure a Planning and Zoning Commission August 2, 2023 Page 3 of 27 diverse housing stock and addressing the unique needs of vulnerable populations in low to moderate income neighborhoods. Finally, the Strategic Plan recommends advancing the prioritized recommendations of the 2022 Affordable Housing Action Plan. Lehmann presented the proposed amendments, noting in the staff report they received was a very technical description and in this oral report he will try and describe them in more generally understandable terms. Again, the way they are reviewing these proposed amendments is that generally they are a prerequisite to enable the construction of housing units that tend to be more affordable within the community than what's currently allowed. Again, this really complements other programs that more directly subsidize low- and moderate -income households and affordable housing that is rent and sale price restricted. But with that being said, it does also include incentives to produce affordable housing that is income restricted and rent and sales price restricted. Lehmann acknowledged there will still be barriers to affordable housing within the community as this isn't something that will solve affordable housing, but rather trying to make sure the zoning code is not one of those barriers to affordable housing within the community. The proposed amendments are organized under five general categories; increasing flexibility for a range of housing types, modifying design standards, providing flexibility to enhance the supply of housing, creating regulatory incentives for affordable housing, and then also more generally addressing fair housing. The first set of standards related to increasing flexibility for a range of housing types includes four different proposed amendments with the purpose of providing for flexibility of housing types to help increase the supply of housing and also increase the diversity of housing types available with a focus on housing types that tend to be more affordable to lower income households, especially in standard detached single-family zones. Lehmann gave a summary of the proposed amendments, the first change would be to allow duplexes and up to two attached single family uses more widely in lower density single family zones, specifically RS - 5 and RS -8 zones. Currently these uses are only allowed on corner lots. The second change is to allow townhome style multifamily uses in higher density single family zones, which would be RS -12 zones. Currently the code allows for up to six side by side single family townhomes but if they're on a common lot it is currently not allowed. This would be allowing up to six side by side multifamily townhomes on a single lot. The third change would be to allow second story multifamily through a simpler process in certain commercial zones, specifically the CC -2 or community commercial zone, and then also to enable the Board of Adjustment to allow ground floor residential uses in commercial zones through a special exception which requires a certain set of specific and general approval criteria are met. Generally the approval criteria are intended to make sure that the commercial intent of the zone is maintained even with residential uses and also to provide protections for historic properties. With a special exception, the general criteria are generally related to impacts the surrounding property owners, compliance with the Comprehensive Plan, making sure there are utilities, etc. The fourth change would be to treat assisted group living more similarly to multifamily uses. Assisted group living are things like congregate or nursing homes, generally they look similar to multifamily uses and act similar to multifamily uses. This would allow these uses in more zones then currently allowed and in some cases streamlines the approval for these uses in those zones, specifically in the low density multifamily (RM -12) zone. Additionally, this change would no longer allow this use in the intensive commercial zone, which is generally a zone that shouldn't accommodate household living uses. Lehmann then went into more analysis of each change. For allowing duplexes and up to two attached single family uses more widely in lower density zones, the existing situation is that Planning and Zoning Commission August 2, 2023 Page 4 of 27 these uses are only allowed on corner lots, but they do tend to be more affordable than the detached single-family homes. The 2022 Affordable Housing Action Plan recommends expanding where these uses are allowed from just corner lots to additional lots in lower density zones. In terms of anticipated impacts, staff started by looking at existing parcels and although they believe the primary impact will be in greenfield sites this is going to allow these uses more readily and in more locations. Again, they would expect the primary impact to be greenfield sites, but for existing areas it would allow some existing lots to possibly accommodate duplex uses. If the use would be allowed in existing parcels will be based on lot size and lot characteristics. This proposed change would allow up to a maximum of 2900 lots around the community to accommodate duplex uses. In addition to this amendment being adopted, there is a lot size reduction proposed later in the code that would decrease the minimum lot size required for duplex use in a RS -5 zone from 12,000 sf to 10,000 sf which could allow up to an additional 2200 lots that could accommodate these uses. However, based on experience in zones that already allow duplex uses within the zone, specifically the RNS-12 zone (a zone located predominantly near downtown that does allow duplex uses already) they haven't seen substantial redevelopment in that area over the past 30 years. Since 1992, five single family homes have been demolished to build a duplex and that's only about 1% of current parcels. Lehmann noted what they've also seen over that time are more units converted from duplex to single family units rather than vice versa. Again, staff believes this would be a modest change on existing parcels with the primary impact being in newly developing areas. This change would also make it similar to the new form -based zones the City has recently adopted. Lehmann showed a map of the primary impact areas for those duplex uses, particularly where there could be new subdivisions in greenfield sites but also some scattered through a number of areas located in older portions of the City including areas near the Northside, Morningside, Twain, Longfellow, and Oak Woods neighborhoods, as well as a substantial portion in the South District. The second change is looking at townhome style multifamily uses in higher density single family zones. Lehmann reiterated up to six attached single-family townhomes are already allowed but this change will just allow it on a single lot. Reasons for this change are because it does facilitate a flexibility in a range of housing types, it also can be more affordable while providing a similar look from the street. He showed two images, one an attached two single family townhome and another multifamily style townhome noting they look very similar from the street with the main difference being the lot arrangement. In terms of anticipated impacts, staff doesn't anticipate this would have a large impact on the number of units produced but does add that flexibility in which can make that cost of construction a little more affordable. The third change is looking at multifamily uses in commercial zones. Currently second story commercial in the Community Commercial zone requires Board of Adjustment approval which requires additional time and resources. Also, currently multifamily uses are not allowed on the ground floor in most commercial zones (that is mainly restricted to Central Business zones). In terms of the anticipated impacts of the proposed changes, it would simplify the process to allow mixed-use buildings where there is commercial on the ground floor and residential above which is called a vertically mixed-use building in important commercial centers. This would allow the Board of Adjustment to approve multifamily buildings in most commercial areas as long as the approval criteria mentioned in the packet are met, and that in turn facilitates what is called horizontally mixed-use development, where they might have a single lot with a multifamily building and a commercial building on it. In the past to allow those would require an OPD rezoning or would require different zones with different parcels, so this simplifies that process as well. Again, he showed on a map where these proposed amendment would be allowed as long Planning and Zoning Commission August 2, 2023 Page 5 of 27 as they met the certain standards The final change in this category is to treat assisted group living uses more similarly to multifamily uses. Lehmann reiterated assisted group living includes group care facilities like nursing homes and assisted group living facilities. The standards for assisted group living uses are generally more restrictive, but a best practice is to treat them similar to similarly sized household living uses, which in this case that's multifamily. For example, Hickory Trails Estates is a new assisted living use that's being built, it looks very similar to multifamily and has similar impacts. In terms of the anticipated impacts, this would simplify the process to allow these uses in lower density multifamily zones, specifically the RM -12 zone, and would allow group living in all zones that allow multifamily which primarily expands it to commercial zones. This change would also no longer allow group living uses in the intensive commercial zone. Lehmann next reviewed the second set of proposed amendments related to modifying design standards. In this category they have three different standards, the first is to eliminate two multifamily site development standards to provide flexibility. He noted these are specifically material standards such as currently multifamily uses must have a two -foot masonry and/or brick base or it could be a dressed concrete base. The second is that facade materials must wrap three feet around the corner of a unit. Reducing those material standards would increase the flexibility allowed and would help reduce the cost of construction for those uses. The second standard would be to adjust the design standard of duplex and up to two attached single-family units in midblock locations, again specifically in those lower density residential zones. The standard is the dwelling must be designed such that it would do so without having garages that dominate the streetscape limiting garages to 60% of the fagade and also limit to 20 feet combined of garage face. Lehmann explained this would allow either one double wide garage with two parking spaces or two independent single wide garages. He did note the garages could be wider if they're setback 15 feet, similar to what is required in form -based zones, but that does prevent them from dominating the streetscape. Additionally, if there is a rear alley they must utilize it. The third/final standard is related to townhome style multifamily uses, again this is to simplify the process by which a setback is reduced and replace a minor modification process with just an administrative process, and that's tied to allowing those uses more liberally in the RS -12 zone especially. Lehmann stated this proposed amendment would affect multifamily group living and institutional and civic uses in residential zones in the Central Planning District having to meet certain design standards. However, the 2016 Affordable Housing Action Plan did recommend amending some of these standards and as a result the two standards of the two feet of masonry or brick must be around the base of the building, and that materials must wrap three feet around the corner of a building would no longer be required. However, it does retain other standards that more directly address the visual interest in a building which includes things like ensuring visible entrances, affecting the scale of the building, standards related to balconies and exterior stairways. Other standards related to building materials, standards related to mechanical equipment, and also architectural style standards in the Central Planning District would continue to apply. Again, the goal is to decrease the cost of construction and increase design flexibility without substantially impacting visual interest. The second standard is related to allowing duplexes and up to two attached single family uses in midblock locations, specifically in lower density single family zones. The current requirement is that each unit's main entrance and garage are restricted to different streets, built around the idea Planning and Zoning Commission August 2, 2023 Page 6 of 27 that these uses have to be on corners. This proposed amendment is to change that and have a mid -block location while achieving a goal to prevent garages from dominating the street. If it were to have rear access, which is required if there was an alley, the garage size wouldn't be restricted as it wouldn't dominate the streetscape in that case. Also, if it's setback 15 feet it could have more than 20 feet of combined garage face however would still be restricted to 60% of the total width of the fagade. The goal is to make sure that these are uses or standards that keep compatibility while still allowing the mid -block duplexes. Finally is simplifying the waiver for townhome style multifamily uses, specifically as it relates to a parking setback. In the current code parking must be setback from streets through 15 feet of building depth and they cannot build parking within the first 15 feet of building depth. This poses a problem for lots that are on the corner where a unit would need additional building space between that and the side street. Currently that can be waived by minor modification, but that requires additional time and process which includes an administrative hearing notification period. The proposed amendment allows a straight waiver of that side street lot line which as a result has very limited impact. It's a very specific proposed amendment, but again is tied to facilitating those townhome style multifamily uses, especially in areas where attached single family uses are already allowed. Lehmann moved onto the third set of proposed amendment changes that are tied to providing additional flexibility to enhance the supply of housing. Again, there are three changes in this category with the first reducing lot sizes for detached and attached single family and duplex uses. This would specifically affect some zones, mostly lower density single family zones, but does have some limited impacts on medium -density multifamily zones as well and would reduce lot width and lot size for RS -5 and RNS-12 if there is rear access and only if there's rear access, and it would reduce lot width for RM -12 and RM -20. For duplex and detached single family it would reduce both lot size and lot width. The second change would be to increase the bedroom limit for missing middle housing types outside of the University Impact Area. Lehmann explained that would specifically be looking at multifamily where there's currently a cap of three bedrooms for multifamily dwelling units and for duplexes and single family detached there's currently a cap of four bedrooms for a dwelling unit. This would increase that to four and five bedrooms respectively, specifically outside of the University Impact Area. The final change would be to allow and encourage accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in a broader variety of contexts and to try to reduce barriers to construction. One of the reasons they're focused ADUs is because they're a great way to increase housing supply without substantially impacting the appearance of a neighborhood. A lot of these changes are based on those that are recommended by the AARP, which has really encouraged ADUs in recent years and so has the Housing Action Committee of the Johnson County Livable Communities Group, which includes a number of stakeholders. Changes are things such as allowing these uses in any zone that allows household living uses on any lot with two or less dwelling units. It would remove the requirement that the unit be owner occupied and it would remove limits on the number of bedrooms and residents as those would be capped by other standards that are in the rental code. This change would allow increased size for these dwelling units, as long as they're less than half the size of the primary use, it would remove the requirement for an additional parking space and also simplify some design requirements. Planning and Zoning Commission August 2, 2023 Page 7 of 27 Regarding the analysis of these proposed amendments, in terms of reducing lot sizes and widths, the existing situation is there are many lots that were platted prior to 1962 that are non- conforming as that was when the most substantial zoning code changed that increased the lot sizes. Best practice is to reduce minimum lot sizes to perpetuate patterns of economic and demographic segregation and it is also a best practice to reduce or minimize non -conformities within the zoning code. In terms of the anticipated impacts, it wouldn't bring approximately 85% of non -conforming lots in the RS -5 and RNS-12 zones into compliance with the zoning code and around 300 lots would remain non -conforming in these zones but a lot of those are lots that are flagged lots in historic areas. This also provides flexibility for the arrangements of lots in new subdivisions, which includes smaller lots being allowed, especially in the RS -5 zone. For example, in terms of the cost reduction that this could bring, assuming land prices are around $5 a square foot, the proposed reduction for an RS -5 zone could reduce the cost of construction by approximately $10,000 so especially in lower price points that can be a significant factor in affordability. Another impact is that reducing lot sizes for duplexes allows them on a wider variety of existing lots. Lehmann showed some examples of areas of the City that were platted long ago with smaller lots, like the Morningside neighborhood. It's low-density single family residential but has 50 -foot lots with 7000 square feet lots. Again, approximately 300 lots wouldn't become conforming even with these changes, those are mostly in Towncrest and in the Northside neighborhoods where lot sizes are smaller than even the proposed standards, but it does bring a substantial number of these non -conforming uses into compliance. Finally, this would also bring new developments closer into alignment with what's allowed in a form -based zone since form - based zones do allow duplexes in even the lowest density residential zone. The second change would be to increase the bedroom limits outside the University Impact Area. Currently the number of bedrooms are restricted for duplexes, attached single family and multifamily uses City-wide and the problem with this is that the bedroom caps limit where large households can live and pretty much limits them to detached single family housing, which does increase housing costs for those household types and as a result the 2022 Affordable Housing Action Plan did recommend amendments to these standards. The impacts of the proposed amendment would be to allow the construction of units for larger families outside of the University Impact Area in a wider variety of housing types. In addition, it would retain the bedroom cap for the University Impact Area to avoid some of the situations that caused the bedroom caps to be adopted in the first place. The final change is related to encouraging accessory apartments in a variety of contexts and reducing barriers. ADUs have been allowed in Iowa City for quite some time, more than 40 years, but over the past 30 years the development has been relatively limited. The City has only 52 ADUs when there have been 13,000 eligible lots under the current code. There are barriers within the code and some of the barriers that have been identified by AARP are things like the owner occupancy requirement and additional parking standards. In the 2022 Affordable Housing Action Plan it recommended trying to promote or encourage where ADUs are allowed and expanding those. There is also a large demand for smaller units as approximately 36% of households in Iowa City are single person households and more than 40% of renter households are single person households. In terms of anticipated impacts, staff doesn't anticipate that all eligible units are suddenly going to provide ADUs but the goal is really to encourage their development and reduce those barriers. The 13,000 parcels that are currently eligible will remain eligible under the proposed amendment however, there are new parcels that would be able to accommodate ADUs and they would imagine that would happen gradually, like any change. This would include up to 1400 new units allowed by expanding the zones and uses to which these Planning and Zoning Commission August 2, 2023 Page 8 of 27 may be accessory. For example, allowing them in RNS-12 zones or allowing them in other zones that allow single family detached uses, and also allowing them accessory to duplex uses. In addition, it would allow up to 3100 new units by removing the owner occupancy requirements. With that being said many of the renter occupied detached single-family uses are located within the University Impact Area so that is something to be mindful of. With the changes proposed it would allow standalone accessory dwelling units, and it is imagined that that's how many of these would be constructed, in addition to there being other barriers to construction. Even with the City trying to remove as many barriers as possible, they still have to have conforming lot sizes and meet the other standards in the code with regards to lot area, coverage standards, and open space. Those standards wouldn't change, it's just allowing an ADU if there's room for it. In addition, staff anticipates that allowing ADUs in more areas supports the City's sustainability goals. By increasing housing supply in those areas, they anticipate that those are the most walkable areas of the community. That also ties into reducing the parking space that's required because that ties into the goals of encouraging alternative transportations. The City is really trying to encourage walkable communities. Lehmann showed a map of the areas that would be able to build ADUs and noted they are scattered throughout the community, a lot of them are located lot downtown, but the goal is to encourage ADUs throughout the community and remove as many barriers as possible. The fourth set of standards is tied to creating regulatory incentives for affordable housing, specifically focused on income restricted housing, also rent restrictions and/or sales restrictions for owner occupied housing. This is tied to increasing housing choice, diversity, supply, flexibility, and reducing cost. The income and rent levels are determined based on the current practice in the City which is generally 80% of the area median income for owner occupied and generally 60% of area median income for renter occupied. Lehmann noted rents are tied to fair housing market rents and sales limits are tied to HUD sales limits. The two proposed changes are creating a density bonus for affordable housing units in conventional zones and that would be a 20% density bonus, or 20% of units are affordable housing for 20 years. It would allow additional regulatory flexibility as well, specifically tied to setbacks and building height. The second standard would eliminate minimum parking requirements for affordable housing, where that housing is affordable for 20 years. It would only affect that 20% of units that are affordable, or as many units as are affordable, it doesn't affect the market rate units in that development. In terms of the impacts, a lot of these bonuses are already part of the Riverfront Crossings and form - based zones that were recently adopted, especially density bonuses and parking reductions, but they're not present in conventional zones. So, impacts would be to provide a voluntary incentive, something that can encourage the construction of those income restricted affordable units, and they'd be administered during the typical reviews. A lot of that would be site plan or building plan review or it may be an OPD plan or subdivision depending on what standard is being requested. The goal of additional units in terms of the density bonus is to provide additional rents that can help offset the costs of affordable housing and density bonuses are one of the most common affordable housing incentives seen in communities. Again, it may also provide flexibility for setback and height standards, if those are needed, depending on the circumstance. Lehmann noted there can also be a reduction in the minimum parking requirements to provide another incentive by reducing the cost of providing those affordable housing units. Design flexibility is the second most common incentive provided for affordable housing bonuses. The goal is to reduce the cost and incentivize the construction of those income restricted units. The final set of changes are related to addressing Fair Housing and are specifically focused on persons experiencing disabilities. The first is related to providing a reasonable accommodations Planning and Zoning Commission August 2, 2023 Page 9 of 27 process that is currently handled through disparate processes throughout the zoning code. It is something that the City is required to do by Federal law, currently there just isn't a standardized process that's clear and apparent, so this amendment is clarifying that process. It is best practice provided as an administrative process and try to require as few hoops as possible for persons experiencing disabilities so that it doesn't draw attention to their disability and doesn't become a hurdle. The impact of the proposed amendment is to create a simple, comprehensive process to evaluate all these requests and to reduce the need to call attention to the disability. The second would be to reclassify community service long term housing uses as a residential use. Currently, these uses are housing with supportive services for persons with a disability that are owned by nonprofits. Currently, they're treated as institutional uses rather than residential uses and as a result they're more restrictive in where they're allowed. Again, it is best practice to regulate housing for persons with disabilities like similarly sized household living uses. By treating these uses as residential the City would strike the community service long term housing use as a distinct category and it would be allowed as a household living use, which would simplify the process by which they're allowed and would also expand where they may be located. Group living would also no longer be allowed in intensive commercial zones as it is determined that isn't appropriate for household living uses. It would also eliminate some standards that are different for this type of use. Currently, the standards have reduced parking requirements and increased or higher density allowances for these zones. This would again treat them like any other multifamily use if it was a multifamily building or be treated like a single-family use depending on which kind of building the household use was located in. Lehmann noted currently there are only two properties that are in this category and they're both owned by Shelter House. They would become legal non -conforming uses and while it is best practice to create as few non -conformities as possible within the zoning code, the purpose of treating housing for persons with disabilities similarly to residential uses outweighs that creation of a non -conforming use in staff's opinion. Staff did discuss this with Shelter House leadership and stated these uses would be allowed to continue as they currently are allowed, they'd just become a non -conforming use. If the use was terminated, it wouldn't be allowed to re -open. The proposed amendment also does specify the supportive services that are accessory to a use, and that only serve the residents of a building, would be allowed in a household residential zone. So, on a smaller scale, there could be a case where someone has household help that lives with them and provides assistance or in a larger use it could be a case where there's supportive services that help them live within their housing unit, whether that be employment services or other things. However, since people come from off site to use those services, it would become a broader separate use that would no longer be allowed. Lehmann explained in terms of the way that these amendments were constructed, all are based largely on national best practices. They looked at organizations that have a really broad scope in the way that they look at housing affordability and equity, one of them being the American Planning Association, they also looked at information by the National Association of Counties and then also AARP, the Association for Retired Persons. They looked at what's working throughout the nation and what's not working in terms of enhancing equity and enhancing affordability. In terms of equity, and in terms of the American Planning Association, they really focus on the equity and zoning policy guide which has a number of different recommendations with regards to zoning codes, things like allowing a broad range of housing types, reducing minimum lot sizes, allowing ADUs, treating assisted group living and housing for persons with disabilities as residential uses, allowing administrative approval of reasonable accommodations, all things to further equity within the community. The National Association of Counties provides specific recommendations for individual counties based on their characteristics. They classify Planning and Zoning Commission August 2, 2023 Page 10 of 27 Johnson County as a high growth — high cost community so a lot of their housing policies are focused on making it easier to build small, moderately priced homes, making the development process simpler and shorter by streamlining approval processes and also expanding vouchers or income supports for low income renters, which ties into things like incentives for affordable housing. Finally, AARP is also very interested in affordable housing. A lot of the ADU standards are tied to those AARP findings and recommended policies by the Johnson County Livable Communities group. They did identify things like owner occupancy requirements, parking requirements, conditional use permits, and discretionary standards related to design or neighborhood character can really limit the use of ADUs. AARP pointed to recent changes seen especially in California and Oregon's legislation and also in Seattle's 2019 Local Code revisions, where a lot of them have moved away from rental restrictions. They have also seen this in other communities such as Ann Arbor recently. Staff is also recommending these proposed amendments because they do believe that they are currently consistent with the current Comprehensive Plan. The vision statement for the Comprehensive Plan is creating attractive and affordable housing for all people that is the foundation of a healthy, safe and diverse neighborhoods throughout the City. The Plan lists strategies and goals such as ensuring a mix of housing types, encouraging development of smaller lots, ensuring a balance of housing types, and supporting infill development in areas where infrastructure is already in place. The Comprehensive Plan also has a Future Land Use Map that shows where different uses might be allowed. Within most of the community it notes that it's appropriate for two to eight dwelling units per acre and that is the lowest density future land use designation. Staff did take that into effect when looking at the proposed amendments as well. Within the Comprehensive Plan it really does stress that even with these density limits that a variety of housing types should be encouraged throughout all areas of the community. Lehmann did note staff did receive seven pieces of correspondence, three were included in the agenda packet, and four were submitted late, so those were handed out tonight and have also been emailed to the Commissioners separately. Staff recommends that Title 14 Zoning be amended as illustrated in Attachment 2 to enhance land use regulations related to improve housing choice, increase housing supply, and encourage affordability. In terms of next steps, upon a recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission, a public hearing would be scheduled for consideration by City Council. The earliest possible time that could occur is September 5, and then they would have a third consideration and possible adoption by October 3 at the earliest. Hensch asked what the date on the Comprehensive Plan was. Lehmann noted it was adopted in 2013 and the City is currently in the process of developing an RFP for a comprehensive plan update since it's been about 10 years, which is pretty standard. Hensch asked under amendment number one to increase flexibility for range of housing types, why not just think about expanding the use of RS -12 since that allows all the multiple types. Lehmann acknowledged that is a possible amendment that could happen however, the problem is that would not comply with the current Comprehensive Plan since the current Comprehensive Plan specifies that two to eight dwelling units per acre would be allowed. Staff focused on amendments that comply with the current Plan. Planning and Zoning Commission August 2, 2023 Page 11 of 27 Hensch asked regarding the amendment to the modified design standards and having to put masonry or brick or requirement to the ground, that's essentially the same as what it is for single family residences, meaning there's no requirement for a single family to have that. Lehmann confirmed that is correct and there is no requirement and this is just making it the same standard Hensch noted amendment number three provides additional flexibility to enhance the supply of housing. Why increase the number of bedrooms when demographics show family sizes are significantly shrinking, it seems contrary to the reality and these additional rooms are just going to be filled up with a bunch of people who are renting rooms essentially. Lehmann stated it's really tied to the fact that there's an unnecessary restriction for different housing types seen especially outside of the core. The just renting out rooms is a very real concern, especially in that University Impact Area, so that's why that area is excluded from the proposed amendment. Lehmann shared the example of Habitat for Humanity had proposed attached single family uses with five bedrooms in the South District and currently that's not allowed under the code. Lehmann noted a lot of the times it's tied to intergenerational households and also larger families that just can't find housing in Iowa City and so a lot of those people have to either find a detached single-family home or move to a different community where that might be allowed. Hensch noted if they are increasing the number of bedrooms and decreasing the lot sizes, so where do kids play. Lehmann stated the City does have open space requirements and rear setback requirements that would continue to be in effect and those standards are intended to create room for children to play. Hensch asked regarding the University Impact Area, when was that determined, looking at the map it just looks too small and doesn't reflect the reality of where students live. Lehmann stated he believes that was adopted in 2012 and was specifically tied to parking standards, it was tied to the zoning districts at the time, specifically limited to areas that aren't lower density single family zones. Hensch asked about the accessory dwelling unit issue and isn't a real barrier to the creation of accessory dwelling units the cost of construction, particularly detached ADUs because if it is something that people had a need for constructing only 52 ADUs in 30 years is like one and a half year, so the demand clearly isn't there. His first thought is affordability because intergenerational households would jump all over this because it seems to be the answer to things. Lehmann agreed that the cost of construction and obtaining financing are barriers to ADUs but staff really has made its recommendations based on the fact that they don't want the zoning code to be that barrier to the construction of ADUs. Some of the barrier could be tied to the fact that current zoning standards are unnecessarily limiting construction. Hensch noted wouldn't it just be an expansion of houses that are used as rentals because investors who have the deep pockets are going to be the only ones that can afford to build these and then rent them out to students. His concern is about neighborhood integrity, he has been in Iowa City since 1985 and it's pretty obvious where rentals are where they're not and neighborhoods start declining where there are lots of rental houses because they are just not maintained with the standards that people maintain their personal dwelling. He thinks it's very important to be respectful of people who want to maintain the integrity of the neighborhood. If someone spends everything to buy their house and now the houses on both sides are rentals that changes the integrity of the neighborhood. He feels organizations are going to purchase Planning and Zoning Commission August 2, 2023 Page 12 of 27 these properties and it's just another way to get another rental in there. Lehmann acknowledged that's a possibility but what staff was focused on is making sure that the zoning code is not a barrier. Hensch stated he loves the concept because he a big fan of generational housing. Padron doesn't understand how increasing the number of bedrooms will create more affordable housing. Additionally, if they have more houses with more bedrooms is there a way to ensure that those are going to be owned by families and not just rented to multiple people. Lehmann replied it really is a matter of specifically accommodating different household arrangements within different household types. Currently, single family homes don't have a cap on the number of bedrooms that they can have but everything else that has a cap on the number of bedrooms so single-family homes are currently the only dwelling types that can accommodate larger families. However, those are also more expensive than other housing types such as multifamily and attached single family or duplex uses. The City has gotten requests for some of those larger uses in more affordable housing types but it is not allowed under the current code. Regarding restricting owner occupancy or renter occupancy, Lehmann stated the zoning code doesn't really consider owner or renter occupancy, except in the case of accessory dwelling units, the rental code tries to address those situations. Craig noted these proposed changes seem to be doing some things that provide more flexibility, similar to the form -based code. The neighborhood she thinks of is the Peninsula that was deliberately designed to include multiple living arrangements in one building. There are a lot of apartments and ADUs, that's a neighborhood that was designed specifically to have denser housing, it that the same as form -based code. Lehmann confirmed that is correct, approximately a third of the 52 ADUs are in the Peninsula neighborhood. In terms of the form -based code these standards are significantly closer to what's allowed in them. For example, the proposed minimum lot sizes for RS -5 and RS -8 are similar to what's allowed in the T3 (suburban transect, neighborhood edge and neighborhood general zones) in the form -based code. Duplexes are also allowed in all the T3 zones. both side by side and stacked. There is no corner requirement for duplexes in the form -based zones. In terms of other changes, the duplex use are still significantly larger in an RS -5 zone than is allowed in the neighborhood edge zone but uses that are allowed are similar and single-family lot sizes would be similar. Elliott noted at the July 5 meeting she had asked a question about somebody coming in and tearing down an affordable single-family house and making it higher cost and having more people living on the land. The response was something about covenants controlling that, what does that mean. Lehmann stated private covenants are another barrier to different housing types in communities. Covenants are legal restrictions that run with the land, often homeowner associations, and they often restrict what type of housing can be built, such as only single-family detached housing. That's a barrier to housing but that's something that's not considered here because they do expire after 21 years unless they're renewed, so they can change over time. Quite a few areas have private covenants that restrict to single-family detached only, mostly in outlying areas. They became common in the 60s, when there were still racial covenants that restrict where persons of color can live. Nowadays it can only restrict to type of building such as single-family detached only. Elliott asked about the neighborhoods close to downtown that have historic and conservation districts and explain more about why their lots sizes are not an issue. Russett stated in the local historic districts and local conservation districts the only place the demolition of an existing structure would be allowed if it's deteriorated beyond repair so a demolition in a historic Planning and Zoning Commission August 2, 2023 Page 13 of 27 conservation district and a new structure being built is unlikely. Elliott clarified that there are some historic and conservation districts that are outside University Impact Area. Lehmann confirmed that is correct for Longfellow, but there are none on the west side. Elliott noted by looking at the numbers in the northside, there could possibly be over 2000 accessory units and including the University Impact Area it would be 3100. So if 75% of those units that are allowed by removing the owner occupancy requirement would be in the University Impact Area. Lehmann confirmed that is correct but they still have to meet all other regulations. noted part of what comes from the previous question about private covenants and then also about smaller lot sizes, lots do have to be conforming lots to have an ADU, they do have to meet the open space standards, setbacks, and coverage standards. There are a number of standards that are in place to ensure high quality places, and that rear yards still exists. Staff's analysis did not look at that detail of each lot because to do so they'd have to look individual lot by individual lot basis, calculate the amount that's covered by a building, etc. Elliott asked about the percent of single-family duplex uses in areas close to the University that are rental based but not exactly in the University Impact Area. Lehmann noted it's hard to come up with those numbers because rental units change all the time. Hektoen stated initial development of covenants usually are not put in place until after a development has been started so wouldn't it apply to the initial development of a greenfield site within a subdivision, they could potentially be implicated if someone wanted to redevelop an existing lot. Elliott stated there could be developments out there that can exist now with all the houses in the subdivision as single-family houses. Hekteon stated that is more of a historic relic and she hasn't seen them very recently but again, the City's not involved in approving those or enforcing them, they're imposed by the developer after the developments been built, so if a developer wants to put duplexes in the middle of a block under the proposed amendments private covenants wouldn't restrict that necessarily. Wade asked about the rear access requirements, and if there's an alleyway on a duplex, does that require that the garage access is off alleyway. Lehmann confirmed that is correct. Hensch opened the public hearing. Jim Throqmorton (814 Ronalds Street) stated he is co-chairing the Northside Neighborhood Association steering committee and began by distributing a written statement. City staff proposed a series of major amendments designed to improve housing choice, increase housing supply and encourage affordability. Just on Friday staff issued the long complicated supplement to the initial report and he has spent much of the last couple of days reading it and trying to digest it. On Sunday his co-chair Sherry McGraw and he guided a zoning matters community forum about staff's proposed changes, roughly 50 Iowa Citians, some of whom are here right now, attended the event at the library. Attendees asked many questions and offered many comments about the proposed amendments. The questions and comments ranged from purely technical ones like what is an ADU to the expressly political ones. The technical comments revealed that most residents do not understand the zoning processes and political comments revealed a very broad range of political views. Throgmorton commends City staff for carefully considering how to promote the development of more affordable housing through the use of zoning tools. He finds himself agreeing with and supporting most of the proposed changes. Many of them seem to Planning and Zoning Commission August 2, 2023 Page 14 of 27 open up existing future conventional residential zoning districts, especially RS -5, to a more diverse range of housing types. Doing so is a progressive response to historical evidence that in cities all over the country conventional residential zoning has been exclusionary by design. However, the proposed amendments are the most significant alterations to the zoning code in nearly 20 years and changes of this magnitude and complexity deserve to be carefully studied and discussed by all affected stakeholders. To the best of his knowledge, there were no consultations with the general public or neighborhood associations prior to the issuance of the proposed amendments. Additionally, to the best of his knowledge there have been no reports to the local news media. The steering committee thinks it is extremely important for the Commission to defer voting on proposed amendments tonight and to think of ways to in which a broader community discussion about the proposed changes can be conducted. They strongly believe that neighborhood association meetings must be recognized as key stakeholders in this process. The Northside Association finds it difficult to fully assess how the amendments would affect the Northside and other neighborhoods in the UTA. However, they think some of the effects might be harmful. This concern largely stems from the fact that the housing market in these neighborhoods is profoundly affected by the intense demand for off -campus student housing. Although all of the UTA neighborhoods are affected by this demand, the particular effects vary from neighborhood to neighborhood. In each case, it is important to account for the social and material realities. They have recently completed an inventory of property of the Northside Neighborhood. This inventory of 994 properties reveals that the Northside is already quite diverse in housing types, ages, ownership and assessed values. The written statement provides more details. The most important the 2023 assessed values of the 467 single family homes. The single-family owner -occupied properties range from $76,000 to $1.1 million. Almost 14% of the single-family properties are assessed in the $100,000 range or below, 46 are assessed in $200,000 range. Moreover, the inventory reveals that 175 Limited Liability Companies (LLCs) and other incorporated entities own property in the Northside. These private enterprises own and presumably rents 27% of the properties classified as being single-family owner. One individual's various LLC owns at least 56 properties in the neighborhood. Again, the details are available on the written statement. As he read the staff's August 2 supplementary memo, the possibility of perverse effects applies primarily to the proposals concerning accessory dwelling units, especially items 3C, 4A and 413 in combination. With this mix of amendments and incentives, especially the removal of the requirement that one unit be owner occupied, private investors are likely to sweep up properties in the RNS-12 parts of the Northside and Goosetown, they are likely to demolish older, lower cost, owner -occupied structures and replace them with larger rental structures coupled with rentable ADUs. The overall supply of housing increases the supply of affordable owner -occupied housing would shrink. Throgmorton strongly opposes applying the staffs proposed ADU changes to the RS -8 and RNS-12 parts of the Northside for the unique reasons associated with neighborhoods in the UTA. He noted what he has said is very consistent with the conversations he's had with other members of the steering committee and with neighbors who attended that forum on Sunday. Lorraine Bowans (925 Barrington Drive) currently lives in Windsor Ridge but spent 30 years in the Longfellow area, along South Governor Street between Burlington and Bowery. She has served in a lot of capacities in different things. She is a member of the Johnson County Livable Communities, but is not here tonight representing them, these are her personal views. She is 100% behind the ADUs but has also lived in a historic house. Their house on South Governor was built in 1864 and there used to be a lot of duplexes and rooming houses on that section of street when they moved in there in 1985. It was 80% rental at one time then around 2000 many of those have been converted from duplexes and rooming houses back to single family homes. Planning and Zoning Commission August 2, 2023 Page 15 of 27 Their house was a duplex when they bought it, the house next door was a triplex with a unit in the garage and it was a duplex house. Bowans noted they can be made beautiful but she wants to preserve the historic buildings they left. She worked for the City engineering department in 1978 and it broke her heart to see all the historic houses on Johnson and Van Buren and all those places just demolished for housing for students. She also worked with Ann Freerks to make Longfellow, the South Governor and Lucas Street areas into the second conservation district. They put a lot of time and effort in keeping neighborhoods historic. She noted they can have ADUS and can be converted back to duplexes and things and not ruin the integrity, they have to be very careful. Bowans noted the conservation districts and the historic districts all have very strict guidelines, just to change a front porch they had to go in front of the Historic Commission to make sure they were doing the right thing. She would like to see the conservation and historic areas owner -occupied to help preserve that, because Governor Street, when they moved in, was a distressed neighborhood, their property taxes were basically nothing, and when they left they had gone up from around $700 a year in 1985 to over $6000. When the neighborhood was owner occupied, and even when they were rentals, looked nice and was taken care of. She would like to suggest part of the reason there are not more ADUs is they only had a one story -one stall garage. Their lot was a third of an acre and they wanted to build a carriage house because everybody along their alley had carriage house because they backed up to Summit Street. They couldn't build carriage house because it was non -conforming by City code so when they did build their large garage, which was 26 by 40, they thought about putting in something and were going to go in and argue about it to be the place where her parents would move into when they retire. Unfortunately, things got too pricey and they couldn't afford to build. But on larger lots one can make the carriage house and make it look beautiful for an ADU. She encourages some outside the box ideas. Bowans noted the other thing are covenants, when a subdivision is developed, they develop lots, where the roads are going to go and things like that. When a developer gets a plot of land, they subdivide it, they put in their streets and everything, and then they decide what buildings to build. Covenants usually last 20 or 22 years, and then they are renewable twice for 11 years, and then they're gone. She lives in Windsor Ridge and they no longer have covenants. Their house was built in 1996, but it's for the neighborhood to have kind of a uniform design. Additionally, she is a member of that AARP advocacy team and there are some changes to Medicaid coming and in Iowa they lost 23 nursing homes last year and six this year so far. The one in Iowa City is almost being shut down. Donald MacFarlane (620 Summit Street) was the founder of the Summit Street Historic Neighborhood Association, which is a carve out from Longfellow. He strongly endorses the thought that the Commission should not vote on this tonight until they've had a chance to talk to the neighborhoods. They should talk to the neighborhoods because the motivation for this change does not come from reality, it comes from theory. It comes from theories set 50-70 years ago, and by and large have never been proved to be either right or not right. He likes to live in this town because of its vibrancy and its vibrancy comes from young people who come to this town. They come as students and they need student housing, and how much student housing, they need enough for 26,000 students. There is also a need for married student housing, and after that young faculty housing, and after that senior faculty housing, plus all the other people in town. These constituency groups were never mentioned, students were never mentioned, neighborhoods were never mentioned, historic and conservation districts were almost never mentioned. They haven't done a survey of X number of college towns, because college towns are very, very different than other towns. Have a look at them and see if there's something that was better than what they've done. Don't go to some theory, from an organization somewhere, there's never actually done this. He is not sure if there is a constituency for affordable housing. Planning and Zoning Commission August 2, 2023 Page 16 of 27 When he was young, he bought a house, it wasn't affordable, it was terrifying. It was way beyond his imagination. He couldn't think he could possibly own that house but did it because they wanted to live in a beautiful house. They did it because it was going to be a beautiful neighborhood and they thought they would invest in that and eventually it will become a family asset. And all of those things have become true, the house is in RS -5, the map shown was hard to see but this amendment is staying his street is going to be rezoned for duplexes, why convert those beautiful houses to duplexes. The answer is that young people who want to buy the best possible house that they can even though unaffordable, will not come to Iowa City, they go to Coralville, North Liberty, Solon, or wherever. They won't want to buy a house on Summit Street, which is moderately expensive, because of the probability that house prices will decline and not rise, they will not have a family asset if they buy a house on Summit Street, because some theory tells us that our big beautiful houses should actually be duplexes. Wally Plahutnik (430 North Gilbert St) stated he is not part of any organized group, he is a Democrats and no one ever went broke overestimating the averse corporate landlords in Iowa City. He asks the Commission to keep that in mind when they're offering the possibility for them to double their money on a lot. He'd also like them to consider postponing this vote to get in touch with neighborhoods. He served on planning and zoning during the last writing of this code and during the previous development of all the district plans. What some regard as poison pills in that code was really carefully thought out and they regarded them as features rather than bugs, AARP disagrees with that, but they had a consensus of folks who did agree that they were features and not bugs. The first question is if this is indeed about affordable housing. He failed somewhere to find the numbers of results that are they're going to get from this. When they have a plan like that, that's great, he wants to see what the plans goals are to increase some affordable housing. At some point from staff it'd be great to hear if they proceed with this plan what X percent increase in affordable housing will be achieved. Like mentioned, the UI impacts zone, which he lives in, seems like it's going to be immune from quite a few of these things, but that's not the issue. By expanding bedrooms what they're doing is expanding the UI impacts zone and not shielding the impact zone. The duplexes on the corners were really carefully worked on, thought out, talked about, discussed and again, they saw that it's a feature not a bug. He asked a theoretical question of how many duplexes on a block is okay, if they are on the corners and now in the middle, and more between the middle and the corners, well that's a whole different block, and with accessory houses in the back, it's going to make a serious impact on any neighborhood. Please consider postponing this and going through some of the processes of community engagement before a final proposal, because there's a lot of good ideas in there but there are some unintended consequences. Gregg Geerdes (890 Park Place) lives in mosquito flats but has a rental property in Goosetown and a rental property on Summit Street. He noted one of the things that apparently happened over the last 10 years been a trend away from this idea to preserve neighborhoods. He remembers when this whole controversy about conservation districts, historic districts and all those things came into play, and the idea was that they wanted to preserve the neighborhood because they were attractive to people and places for people wanting to live. Now it seems like they're getting away from that. The accessory dwelling units apparently can be built in most zones including conservation zones and historic preservation. Does Historic Preservation require construction requirements, or any other design standards, these things which are built in historic or conservation zones and the answer appears to be no because that would be an impediment or an obstruction to expanding housing. Now the overall principle here seems to be one of density. Densities now becomes good but that's a big leap for a lot of people have chosen to Planning and Zoning Commission August 2, 2023 Page 17 of 27 leave Iowa City to build in North Liberty or Tiffin or Solon or variety of other places because they have been able to find desirable places to live and raise their family due to denisity. These owner occupiers are building in RS -5 but he asks them to keep in mind that there is competition out there. If they make this less desirable for families, they've got other places to go and that's what they will do, they're already doing that. The objective could be to bring them back not drive more out. Geerdes noted regarding group homes, two weeks or maybe months now, there were several articles in the paper about halfway houses, so what is a group home, is a halfway house or people getting out of prison home a group home. Perhaps that is something that they want to address again, they're seeking to extend a desirable community. He encourages them to note the examples in Portland and San Francisco mentioned, obviously if they read The New York Times, Washington Post, there's a great deal of coverage about how those zoning and accessible housing ordinances in those areas have failed and have given the exact opposite result. There is a bill this week where Minneapolis which famously outlawed single-family zoning in the last few years, is now rethinking its position because developers have abandoned and are going to St. Paul and adjacent suburbs that don't have those restrictions. Tread lightly, Iowa City is a good community, it's attractive to people, that's why they come here. Don't put anything in front of them that deters that or detracts from the desirability that they all enjoy. Ellen McCabe (Housing Trust Fund in Johnson County) stated diversity in housing options can help make more housing more affordable. In addition to further incentives to add housing that is affordable need to be put in place. She works with developers everyday who want to create housing that is affordable, and they can work to lower the barriers that they face, including the design standards, it may not sound like brick on the facade is an issue but the developers expressed that every single aspect of the process adds cost. The Housing Trust Fund supports changes that will help the estimated 13,450 households with low incomes in Iowa City who are spending more than 30% of their income on their housing. That is the same cost burden by their housing. Tim Fleagle is a student at the University of Iowa and is a homeowner on the Northside, he wanted to say he believes that the proposed changes to the zoning code will benefit not just him as a homeowner and in certain neighborhoods, but him as a student. He has a young family, they're trying to grow that young family, and they may be priced out of their neighborhood because of the lack of affordable housing in that neighborhood. The zoning changes put forth today would allow for an increase in diversity of housing, whether that's renting or owning, and allow them to stay in the neighborhoods they want to be in. These are evidence -based policies that have shown through rigorous peer reviewed articles to improve outcomes in certain neighborhoods. A lot of opposition he's heard today are people who are speaking out to continue to have exclusionary zoning for the purpose of excluding other people, mostly students, of which the City is made off of students. A lot of the comments are they don't want students in their neighborhoods. Bob Burchfield (1107 Muscatine Avenue) has owned a home on Muscatine Avenue for over 49 years, his neighbors always got a mix of students, houses that are rented as homes, and longtime homeowners. He was a student here, he loves students, they're not anti -students. He just objects to the process being used to rush these amendments through. October is just a few months away, and this is such a massive change. He objects to most of the proposals, but what he finds most objectionable is they are writing language that is being used to deceive and distract from what's really being done here. Everyone is for affordable housing but they know that in truth what this really does is allow developers to continue to make more money. He generally Planning and Zoning Commission August 2, 2023 Page 18 of 27 doesn't see developers living in these neighborhoods, students are living in these neighborhoods, the developers aren't living in these neighborhoods. He doesn't think he heard anything tonight that wasn't directed towards developers can't do. He didn't hear anything about what those of them in their neighborhoods can do to maintain viable and stable neighborhoods. He doesn't generally attend these meetings or speak because he doesn't expect this City staff or Commission or City Council to be any different than the ones that throughout the years have allowed developers to profit by attacking the downtown, and their neighborhoods, he just wishes for once that they'd be honest about what they're really doing. Sharon DeGraw lives in the Northside and after the July 5 Planning and Zoning meeting took place, a few of them started to actually read what was in the code, the code changes and realized the different variables and the way that they would interact to cause so many different things that they weren't sure they could predict everything. They wondered if the people on the Planning Commission also felt the same way and if they could predict all the outcomes and staff could and if City Council will. So they put together this little meeting and called it a neighborhood forum. There was one week between announcing it and actually having it so they felt scrambled and they didn't know who would show up. But 50 people from different neighborhoods, mostly in the University Impact Areas did show up and they were responding to many of the things that people were talking about at this point. She asks that the Commission defer voting on this because there are many that would wish to meet and talk about variables. Paula Swvqard (426 Douglass Street) noted they've heard a lot of general comments, she comes with some specific comments about how this might impact particularly her. Maybe the answers are somewhere in all that documentation, but she couldn't find them. At the end, they have an appendix with lots of red strikeouts and little bit of black with all the amendments in there. Her questions pertain specifically to stand-alone accessory apartments and is there specific approval criteria for a standalone accessory apartments, do the setback requirements for those conform to the underlying zone, what is the setback between the principal dwelling and the stand-alone, what is the height limit for the stand-alone. Swygard gave the example of her little single family three-bedroom house, in an RS -8 zone, it is only 832 square feet and her neighbor's home, in the same zone right next door, is 672 square feet. Many apartments are larger than her house, but there are also many small homes like hers in older parts of Iowa City. So calculating the dimensions of the house behind her, at the current 30%, a detached unit of 368 or 468 could be built, depending how the square footage of the four seasons porch is considered. At 50%,under a new proposal, either a 613 square foot or a nice 781 square foot home could be built on her lot, both of those are comparable to her house and her neighbor's house that are considered single family homes. So given the size of her house, she has a hard time thinking of a detached apartment of nearly 800 square feet as a separate apartment and not two single family homes on the same lot. Investors alike find this to be a way to increasing housing on their properties. However, the cost of building a detached unit, the size of a small house, and therefore the rent to make it a good investment, won't make it affordable. One other comment on page 21 of the staff memo sites the APA equity and zoning policy guide regarding ADUs it states quote "but it may be necessary to limit them to properties where the primary dwelling unit is the owners primary residence to avoid speculative investment, particularly when used as short term rentals" and that is Iowa City in a nutshell. The best practice of requiring that one unit be owner occupied should remain especially when it comes to detached accessory homes. Martha Norbek (906 S. 7th Avenue) is a local architect who specializes in the green building. She Planning and Zoning Commission August 2, 2023 Page 19 of 27 first wanted to say the staff did a great job putting this together, there's so much research, the maps, the data, she's very impressed. One of the things she noticed was they said up front that affordable housing is complicated, so is climate action and those two go together very nicely. When they're increasing density of units, they're reducing transportation and carbon from transportation. When they can do a duplex reducing the amount of carbon that is required to build that building, they're creating a common wall so the total amount of heat that's required to heat those two dwellings is less than if it were two separate dwellings. It's a win for climate. One of the things about climate action and affordable housing is there's no one solution. There's no big idea that's going to solve the problems. This is going to be thousands of ideas cumulatively put together addressing the issue. She is very excited about many of these proposals, they have imperative to act on both housing and climate and if they're sitting here like, oh this possible bad outcome for me personally might affect me negatively, then they're never going to create change. She hears people say they are scared of density, that as a proxy for classism and she thinks they just need to call it out for what it is. The existing neighborhoods are not going to be just ransacked and she knows this because she designed her mother's house at 1618 Muscatine, after a house that had been horribly neglected was demolished, which is one of the 52 ADUs. They had to work really hard to come up with a solution to provide an apartment to a young man who's economically stressed for $500, utilities included, and her mom is still going to be able to pay for the entire construction costs of that unit in 15 years, and when she's less able, they can have someone living upstairs who can take care of her and check in on her every day. This is the reality of an aging population. Her mom's needs are what ADUs are all about, it's been a huge success for her. Norbek is also working on a project at 724 Ronalds where a house was demolished after being neglected for many years, they are working with the Historic Preservation Commission and it has not been easy. It is $300 to $350 a square foot to build on that property so it's not like people will just waltz in, tear things down and build new, it's just not going to work. If someone pays $150,000 to $200,000 for a property that has an existing house just to tear it down and build new at $300 to $350 a square foot, no one's going to buy that house. They're $150,000 out before they even buy one wood stud, it just doesn't make sense. Therefore, the concept that people will come in and demolish neighborhoods isn't rational, she has studied it, she has considered buying properties in those neighborhoods, she's looked at adding ADUs, it's very difficult and it's very expensive, epecially in historic preservation areas. Also, when they're talking about theory, let's look at ourselves and our hearts and what we're thinking and question how to they want to support those less than us, this guy who's renting from her mother for $500 a month, that's the story that they want. They have created affordable housing with that ADU. Norbek gave an example of a new house on Bloomington Street where they tore down a house on a corner lot and now they're trying to sell that house for $500,000 and guess what, no one's buying, it's been on the market for months so good luck to them to actually make their investment back. These fears about the existing neighborhoods are not based in reality, they're based in fear. Norbek is desperate to see climate action accelerate and these proposals will help make that happen. Nancy Carlson (1002 E. Jefferson Street) stated all of them want affordable housing, they want everybody to be able to afford to live and to have a living space, that isn't the question. If they were 1 Dream of Jeanie or whatever TV program from back in the 50s where the genie or the whatever could wiggle her nose and everything would turn out perfectly. It's too bad they don't live in a city like that, where they could wiggle their noses and go poof and it was all be solved, it would be wonderful, unfortunately that was a TV program and this is reality and if they are going to deal with living here they need to live in the situation that they are in. She has lived in her house on Jefferson Street for 40 years. It was a working-class neighborhood and she has Planning and Zoning Commission August 2, 2023 Page 20 of 27 watched structure after structure, whether is was house owned by a working class person, or if it was rented out to a lower class person, she has watched over the years these houses either being changed into rent -by bedrooms or torn down and turned into a rent -by bedroom situations. It's it has been sad to watch her neighborhood disappear so that these people could do structures with rent -by bedroom structures. Carlson has nothing against students, they need a place to live affordable just like others do. The problem is that they acquired the neighborhood and that doesn't allow anybody else to live in the neighborhood and have access to housing and that's why she is very much afraid of these ADUs because she is afraid it's going to be another rent -by bedroom thing developers will do. Regarding the expense, developers have other developments and write those things off. The individual person who lives in their house and does an ADU does not have that. A developer can depreciate it out over 20 years. So she is asking them to please stop and think about not how wonderful the idea of having all these ADUs are and what they could do for the community because while they could she thinks they need to stop and think about what is the reality of the places where they live. They need to take into consideration not only providing housing for people but to make sure that by these actions they are not decreasing that. Ross Nusser (202 N. Linn Street) is a local real estate agent and developer and also a resident of the Northside. He commends the City's attempt to try and help assuage the problem of affordable housing and trying to do something. He thinks the density is what happens when density can come affordable housing. He also respects the right to comment and to engage the public and is in total support of his fellow neighborhoods wanting to have more of an input on this. But by and large, he thinks that if they want to address a problem, they have to do something. Nusser thinks that this code amendment shows that they can do something, this is substantive change that can entice affordable housing and can entice different types of developers. He doesn't buy into the slippery slope fallacy as allowing ADUs will create a boon for developers investing in. Construction prices are too high, it's too expensive and cost prohibitive to remodel some of these older structures and then to build in the rear of the lot, assuming that they have the appropriate setbacks, it doesn't seem like it would likely work out financially. Scott Hawes (Executive Director, Iowa Valley Habitat for Humanity) stated Habitat for Humanity focuses on home ownership, specially affordable homeownership. He thinks this is an idea that everybody understands but wanted to bring it to the forefront of how impactful homeownership can be specifically for children and for families. In addition to being an asset, actually owning a home allows children to stay in the same school district, allows them to get to know their teachers, allows them to get to go to school with their peers for as long as they live there. There are other benefits in addition to actually the financial ones that come with owning a home. The way he looks at these amendments is that it improves the opportunity for people who are of low income to purchase a home, specifically, the amendments to the zero lots or attached single- family amendments. It is cheaper, especially at Habitat, if they can build a zero -lot line, it is much cheaper than a detached single-family house. Because those costs are lower it makes it more affordable for folks to purchase and provides more opportunities. Hawes supports especially the provisions that would allow more diverse housing. In response to a question that Mr. Hensch said, specifically about increasing the size of bedrooms in a home, it might be true that families are starting to decrease in size, but there's still going to be larger families and they're going to need housing and all that's available is smaller homes, then they're not going to have a house. Hawes asks that they just consider that. Yes, there might be some demographic changes or trends going one direction, but it won't be the end of larger families with multi generations. The Planning and Zoning Commission August 2, 2023 Page 21 of 27 last thing that he has to say is that great neighborhoods come in a lot of different shapes and different sizes, and they look very different. You can have a great neighborhood with a duplex or a zero -lot on the corner and mid -block. You can have a great neighborhood with an ADU, you can have a great neighborhood with a smaller lot where the children play in a common space or at the park. He likes that the City is making an effort to recognize that neighborhoods look different and they can be great no matter what they look like and that zoning won't be a barrier to having a great neighborhood. Rabbi Rebecca Kushner (325 Ferson Avenue) stated she fails to be convinced that density bonus benefits a neighborhood necessarily, especially with traffic concerns, she lives in Manville Heights and they've had an extreme increase in traffic density since the building the construction in North Liberty. Some streets are almost impassable, she doesn't even walk them anymore. Also, Manville Heights has no grocery stores, no convenience stores, why are they packing so many people in position whether it's no bus route, no way to walk downtown, it's pretty far. She is also not understanding why diversity and divisive come in balance and it's balancing one against the other. Of course everybody wants housing for everybody. Everybody wants the world to be Kumbaya and function and yet she would have really welcomed if the decision had been transparent for the neighborhood associations. She learned of this just by chance and that seems like something is being kind of bowled over against or despite the neighborhood's development. Karel Bohnsack (Executive Officer, Greater Iowa City Area of Homebuilders Association) is also on the Johnson County Livable Community Coalition, the Johnson County Affordable Homeownership Coalition, and she has been a past board member of Iowa Valley Habitat for Humanity. She wants to thank the staff for taking the time to meet with and answer questions with the ABA, the Affordable Homeownership Coalition, the Affordable Livable Coalition, this is a good start but as the memo says it's not going to resolve all the issues related to housing affordability. There have been a lot of compromises that have been made about design standards, the way ADUs look, the way the duplexes look, there's been multiple moving parts to this in the eight and a half years that she's been the executive officer and meeting with City of Iowa City staff. Bohnsack wanted to say that they support these changes and proposals that are being made to zoning code, it's the things that zoning can do to help with affordability. The Livable Community Coalition supports the accessory dwelling units, not to make neighborhoods a plethora of rental opportunities, but so people can continue living in place in their homes, so that someone can either look in on an elderly person or if you're living at home you can live in the ADU in the backyard, or someone else can take care of your family and understand the use of that whether it's aging and its abilities, so it's a good thing. As far as the group homes, three of the student build houses that were done in Iowa City were for Reach For Your Potential and there were areas that they could not build those homes and the students couldn't get that education. The zoning changes will help to be able to build those home and treat them like every other multifamily house, rather than an institution so they support that as well. Kelcey Patrick -Ferree (652 Sandusky Drive) a member of the South District Neighborhood Association but is here in her personal capacity to say she supports these changes. She also wants to specifically thank City staff for answering questions and for mentioning that they have looked at other college towns and seen what they've done with their zoning. She wants to remind everyone here that the old regulations in place have caused problems. In 2015 it was found that Iowa City was the 14th most economically segregated city in the country and they've been working on fixing that ever since. This change will finally start to make some of the bigger Planning and Zoning Commission August 2, 2023 Page 22 of 27 changes needed in housing types in order to address these issues. The fact that Iowa City is that economically segregated areas has caused problems for the schools over and over and over. Her kids go to Alexandria Elementary in the southeast part of Iowa City but they have been assigned to go to middle school at Northwest Junior High in Coralville because of how economically segregated Iowa City is. So she appreciates that they're finally doing something about this. She has been participating in all of these meetings for almost a decade at this point, and the reports that the staff presented are not new, this is not surprising. It's not being put on people at the last minute, staff have come and talked to the South District Neighborhood Association regularly, they come and talk about zoning issues, they've talked about form -based code a lot when that was affecting their area. This is not something that is being dumped on people at the last minute. These are people who have not participated in this process because they didn't think that affordable housing was going to affect them until they found out that it was. The City is moving in the right direction. There's free bus service, they are reducing parking that is true, but they're adding a lot of incentives. This is going to help avoid sprawl, this is going to help be more environmentally friendly. She loves this inclusive zoning, she enjoys that this is going to make things more walkable and more bikeable, which is what a lot of young people want. It is unlike North Liberty, Tiffin and other cities in the area. She just wants to really emphasize this has been a decade long process, City staff is always accessible, they will talk to you about anything you have questions about. Mary Bennett (1107 Muscatine Avenue) She has watched Planning and Zoning as well as the Historic Preservation Commission and City Council. She's heard arguments for 45 years on what some of these plans are to be, she's been on a planning committee for some of these things as well. Yet she did not know about this until Sunday and she is plugged into what's going on. She knows it's not deliberate for the City to hide this information but if it's going to impact her, she wants to have input. Therefore, she encourages the Commission to defer any vote or decision on this until they do gather input. She applauds all these progressive leaders that have come up to the podium, whether they're from Habitat for Humanity, or whatever sector that helps the disadvantaged of the community, but it sounds like the City has been in rather intimate conversation with them for quite a long time, and not with other people. She doesn't want them to be turning their backs on 50 years of successful historic preservation activity in this town, which many dedicated people have spent an equal amount of time trying to educate and inform people about the community's history and the ties that bind us and give us a level of stability that's often lacking in other communities. Bennett acknowledged they live in stable neighborhoods but she is not classist, she resents being accused of that, and she's not sexist, and she's not racist. They all want affordable housing. She sat in these planning and zoning meetings and bought the bill of goods that said they need density downtown to combat urban suburban sprawl and keep things out by the Highlander as farm land but then at the same time, they're having developers come in with plans for every single square inch of this county and surrounding area. On a personal level she just had a friend who's been waiting for years to return to Iowa City, since 1985, but the market was pricing her out. Unfortunately, she paid double the value of a house over on Burlington Street. The classic example is of a former University of Iowa football player who's a millionaire who came in and brought the property and is turning it off for twice that amount. He didn't address the drainage and sewer pipe issues in the basement, he just had the windows painted shut up and put carpeting over the hardwood floors. Now anyone coming back into that neighborhood has even higher costs trying to rehabilitate that property because of the historic building. So how does a single mom afford to rehab these houses that have been allowed by landlords to turn into blight ridden places where they haven't kept up the moisture problems and the drainage problems where they haven't addressed lead paint problems. If they want to talk Planning and Zoning Commission August 2, 2023 Page 23 of 27 about climate change, well every time they tear down a house, where does that material end up, it ends up in the landfill. People want yards where they can step out onto the porch, they want to have gardens, they want walkability, these are all things the neighborhoods in this University Impact Zone enjoy. Bennett stated they are not elitist, they're living in mixed neighborhoods, there are students and she love students, she taught students for 45 years, students are the future. But they also have to live with old people, middle aged people, young people and children and she thinks some of this plan is very much a slap in the face to some of the older people in this community who have dedicated their lives to making it a better place to live, and enjoy the neighbors and the friends, and the things that this town has offered. She asks that they please wait and listen to them, they do support what they're trying to do. There's a lot of wisdom in the report which she appreciates and applauds, but it's also textbook oriented and it's not in humanist values embedded in it other than to use the shield of diversity and disability to again excuse what the developers are doing. They're lining their pockets at others expense and she means those who've been below the highest income levels in this town. This has repeatedly happened her entire life in Iowa City, she has been marching up to this podium trying to encourage sensitivity among the leaders at whatever level they're at. They're investing an enormous amount of time, but she asks that they give this some time and don't always look at the bottom dollar. Mary Beth Slonneger (937 E Davenport Street) lives in Goosetown and stated she has not in any way absorbed everything in the 65 page report, but she just found out about this recently so she is in the group that says please hold off a little bit longer to listen to the neighborhoods. She thinks the value for Iowa City is that what they have that North Liberty and Tiffin and all the other areas don't have is the historic neighborhoods and beautiful houses that reflect that. In Goosetown, in the 1990s, her husband and her were given a grant by the City and so she is trying to suggest possible other ways of looking at encouraging affordable housing. Goosetown is probably at the bottom or near the bottom of the list of wealthy homes and they were given a grant, a depreciating grant, that if they put money into restoration that loan would be taken away, it was possibly 10 years, would there be a way of doing that, giving people grant money to upgrade some of these very small homes instead of getting them out to the landfill and letting developers come in. She encourages the Commission to think about creative ways of looking at some of these properties rather than just alliterating them. Martha Norbeck wanted to make clear that this is not changing historic or conservation district requirements and that none of the historic preservation or conservation district rules are being changed by any of these things. Hekteon confirmed that was correct. Sharon DeGraw wanted to clarify about the one house that was referred to at the corner of Bloomington and Union Street. What happened was the little cottage that was there was listed or valued for around $160,000 and when the new house was constructed it has three bedrooms upstairs and a bedroom in the basement, or studio or something in the basement and that house was originally listed for $590,000 and it didn't sell. Subsequently bedrooms have been rented out and they've seen them listed for about $900 - $1000 per bedroom, per month. If you multiply that by four, that's getting close to $4,000 a month, those are pretty expensive prices. Some people will priced out that. If one were to take the cottage in the Goosetown area cleared a lot, removed the house, would it be possible to do a duplex, have four college students in each duplex and charge again somewhere between $700 and $1,000 per person. And then do ADU in the back with two bedrooms again, that seems like it's getting close to $7000 to $10,000 per month and that's a game changer. That's more what they're worried about in terms of transforming the Planning and Zoning Commission August 2, 2023 Page 24 of 27 neighborhoods in the Northside area. Jim Throqmorton stated they have to ask if they really understand what staff has recommended. Are they confident that they understand how these proposals will actually affect development in this City. If the answer's no, then they should not vote tonight. Another thing he'd like to say is they have a council election in November and there are four seats up for election. A large part of this particular proposal, technically good though a key part of it is the politic aspect. He knows this Commission is not making political decisions but are they confident of the political will in the City to make the biggest change in the zoning code in 20 years and to make it before the council elections. Nancy Carlson stated at this point, their area, the impact area, has the highest land property taxes per square foot of any area in the City. One of her fears is if they continue to allow more and more development on each of these lots, does this make each of these lots more valuable and does that mean that the people who are live in this area will see their property taxes go up. If it does, and these changes are allowed, and there is more development they are going to price out some of the people who don't have a lot of money who are trying to stay in the neighborhood because of the rise of property taxes. Ginnie Blair agrees with a lot of what has been said, she is all for affordable housing and is very fond of the idea of ADUs, which originally she thought meant accessible dwelling units and they were supposed to be the granny flat version of the back of a lot to help people age in place, and it was important that was for owner occupied as an extra dwelling, that all makes perfect sense. Affordable housing is important but she doesn't understand how extra housing is necessarily going to make them affordable, because there's this voluntary part. Developers can build a certain way and get a deal, but they don't have to. She is also wondering if all the townhouses that are being built up around town, are those less expensive places to live because it doesn't seem so. She loves Habitat, and The Housing Fellowship and is in favor of climate change but doesn't see any regulations for any of that. She wishes the City would work with those people for the greater good. Hensch closed the public hearing. Craig moved to recommend approval of Title 14 Zoning to be amended as illustrated in Attachment 2 to enhance land use regulations related to improve housing choice, increase housing supply, and encourage affordability. Padron seconded the motion. Craig noted as everyone has said tonight this is a very complicated issue but when they look at what started all this five years ago, there was a charge to look at the zoning code and it's taken that long and worked through many housing affiliated organizations to get to where we are today. She thinks the staff has done an outstanding job and they're here to find solutions, to improve housing choice, increase the housing supply, and encourage affordability. Will any of these things actually happen, they don't know because they're not in charge of that, someone has to build these places. She also thinks there are bad landlords and bad developers and there are good landlords and good developers and people who want to preserve the feel of community in Iowa City but just can't afford to do it right now. The City has to give them the tools that let the Planning and Zoning Commission August 2, 2023 Page 25 of 27 good people do the good stuff. She thinks staff has brought forward a proposal well researched that is trying to give people the tools that we think they need. People want absolutes, they want predictions, but no one can predict what's going to happen. There's no assurance that it's going to work, they are just doing their best to give the good people the right tools to do the good things and that's why she supports this. Padron doesn't have much to say, she likes the proposal and her main reason for supporting it would be the sustainability part that was mentioned, mainly reducing carbon emissions and sees density as less transportation and more ways of walking. She wants to give it a shot and it may not work out but it may. Hensch stated he is in favor with the majority of this, but like others have said tonight, he'd like some more discussion and an opportunity to vote on these separately. He thinks he would vote no on this because he really wants to vote on them separately. He might be able to be persuaded on a couple of things. Hensch asked if this motion is voted down, is this just it, if this motion fails then is this done tonight. Hekteon stated the Commission could ask for it to be presented again at a future meeting or it could just go to City Council without Commission recommendations. Additionally, the amendment on the floor could be amended. Hensch stated he would support this motion if he could make some amendments to it because his big concern is there should be an ownership requirement for the ADUs, particularly for the attached ADUs. He would support this if they could have an amendment to allow that. Wade wanted to share a little bit from where he is coming from and then the second part on the ADU. He agrees there's no single solution, looking to bring back people to the community that couldn't afford originally and also retain people in the community, from affordability. As far as the ADU portion, he looks at that in two ways, from private ownership that was a good example of the age in place and having somebody living on the same property that helps later in life but also for private ownership, that's the owner occupied and provides a pathway for private owner to essentially build value within their existing property to make it more affordable for their personal ownership. That's the reason he's leaning towards private ownership on ADUs. Elliott first wanted to thank everybody who's been here, it's been very helpful to hear everybody's opinions to help them understand the issues. She was really impressed with the packet, all the information was very helpful. She remains somewhat up in the air, she comes from one of those historic district situations and really values the neighborhoods there. She doesn't want to upset the neighborhood feel but does feel they need to move forward. With hesitation she will support this. Craig stated if they can pass majority of this tonight, she is willing to amend her motion to take out 3C. Craig amended her motion to recommend approval of everything except the language related to accessory apartments, which should be discussed more. Craig stated she is not in favor of the owner occupancy requirement and feels like concerns have been concerns that the neighborhood associations should have been involve. She would like the staff to give the neighborhood associations an opportunity to discuss and then based on that discussion bring this back at a later time. Planning and Zoning Commission August 2, 2023 Page 26 of 27 Padron seconded the amendment to remove the section of proposed amendment 3C regarding accessory apartments and talk about it later. A vote was taken supporting the passage of all proposed amendments except the proposed amendment regarding accessory apartments (3C). The motion passes 5-0. Craig moved to defer the proposed amendments related to accessory apartments (3C) to the first meeting in October and requested that neighborhood associations to be conferred prior to that meeting. Padron seconded the motion, a vote was taken and the motion passed 5-0. CONSIDERATION OF MEETING MINUTES: JULY 19, 2023: Elliott moved to approve the meeting minutes from July 19, 2023. Craig seconded the motion, a vote was taken and the motion passed 5-0. PLANNING AND ZONING INFORMATION: Russett announced that a new commissioner was voted in last night by Council so hopefully they will be joining the next meeting. ADJOURNMENT: Elliott moved to adjourn, seconded by Wade and the motion passed 5-0. Congratulations: "Affordable" Iowa City Life in a University town is expensive, and Iowa City is no exception. However, the latest move on the part of the Iowa City Planning and Zoning Commission is not designed to really address the deeper issue. Based on the argument that Iowa City needs more "affordable housing," a widespread rezoning is to be implemented within a very short time frame. However, there is really no such thing as "affordable housing," which is really a convenient, misleading buzzword. Affordability is not, and has never been, an intrinsic quality of a building. We rally to our most noble of intentions when we talk about it as though it is, however: Developers don't build affordable apartments or unaffordable apartments. They build apartments. Some are, no doubt, nicer than others, but this alone doesn't make them expensive or inexpensive. That only happens when those apartments are sold or rented. At that point, the price is determined in a transaction that is influenced by market forces, public policy, or both. Construction and borrowing costs have substantially escalated in Iowa City. The costs for construction will necessarily be passed on to owners or renters, given that the LLCs will be the only groups that will be able to afford the building costs. No wonder so many people are moving to North Liberty, Solon, Tiffin and Coralville. How does Iowa City intend to provide the infrastructure necessary to support high density neighborhoods? No bus route, no grocery stores, no play areas for children? It seems to me that the Iowa City Planning and Zoning Commission is overly eager to distribute a "density bonus" to developers (as was mentioned in the meeting August 2nd), without considering many of the variables that make a desirable, successful neighborhood: Walkability, (meaning less, not more vehicle traffic) schools, accessible green spaces and the tradition of a part of town that has grown with a characteristic history and flavor. This sweeping rezoning threatens to inevitably disrupt many established neighborhoods, also given the planned timeline: September 51 City Council Public hearing. September 191 second consideration by City Council. October 3rd action being taken by City Council. This timeline seems indeed very hurried, given the magnitude of the changes. Neighborhood associations have not been contacted, nor has there been any media coverage of this proposed major change. It did not escape my attention that at the meeting on August 2nd, developers and real estate agents seemed quite familiar and obviously comfortable with the particulars of the proposed plans. The impression many were left with after the meeting was that the Commission was systematically pursuing rezoning efforts with a minimum of publicity, as well as a lack of transparency and involvement with those whose neighborhoods and property values will be adversely affected. I strongly urge the Iowa City Council to postpone voting on these critical issues until a robust public conversation with all neighborhood associations can be initiated. Sincerely, Rabbi Rebecca Kushner Jim Throgmorton's Statement to the P&Z Commission August 2, 2023 Good evening. My name is Jim Throgmorton, and I live at 814 Ronalds Street in the Northside neighborhood. I speak to you as a retired professor of urban and regional planning, as a former city council member and mayor, as a 28 -year resident of the Northside, and as a co- chair of the Northside Neighborhood Association's Steering Committee. My comments have been shaped by those experiences as well as by many conversations with Northside neighbors and other members of the steering committee. At the July 5 meeting of the P&Z Commission, City staff proposed a series of major amendments to the Zoning Code. The amendments are designed "to improve housing choice, increase housing supply, and encourage affordability." On Friday the staff issued a longer, more detailed, and more complicated supplement to that initial report. I have spent much of the last two days reading that document. And on Sunday, Shari DeGraw and I guided a "Zoning Matters" community forum about the staff's proposed changes. Roughly 50 Iowa Citians attended the event at Iowa City's Free Public Library. Attendees asked many questions and offered many comments about the proposed amendments. The questions and comments ranged from the purely technical (e.g. what is an ADU7) to the expressly political. The technical comments revealed that most residents do not understand zoning processes and language. The political comments revealed a very broad range of political views. The proposed amendments are the most significant alterations to the Zoning Code in nearly 20 years. The changes address everything from the placement of duplexes and other multi -family housing, to reducing multi -family parking requirements, to providing incentives for the construction of accessory dwelling units (ADUs). And more. I commend the City staff for carefully considering how to promote the development of more affordable housing through the use of zoning tools. I find myself agreeing with, and supporting, most of the proposed changes. Many of the proposals seek to open up existing and future conventional residential zoning districts, especially RS -5, to a more diverse range of housing types.' Doing so is a progressive response to historical evidence that, in cities all over the country, conventional residential zoning has been exclusionary by design. However, changes of this magnitude and complexity deserve to be carefully studied and discussed by all affected stakeholders. In its initial report, the staff identified a series of reports and public engagement processes which provided background for the current proposal. To the best of my knowledge, there were no consultations with the general public or neighborhood associations prior to issuance of the proposed amendments. And, to the best of my knowledge, there have been no reports about them in the local news media. We on the NNA's Steering Committee think it is extremely important for the P&Z Commission to defer voting on the proposed amendments tonight and to think of ways in which a broader community discussion about the proposed changes can be conducted. And we strongly believe the City staff, the commission, and the city council must recognize neighborhood ' The staff's proposed amendments could have a major effect on future neighborhoods, but it is not clear how the amendments might affect existing low-density residential neighborhoods; an unknown number of them impose private rules through restrictive covenants. associations as key stakeholders in a collaborative process of considering the proposed. amendments. Here's one possibility: you could spread your consideration of the staff's proposal over your next four meetings. That way you could focus your attention on, one by one, each of the four major categories of proposed amendments. This would provide an opportunity for interested stakeholders to understand better the meaning and consequences of what the staff is proposing. Meanwhile, candidates for city council could be interacting with likely voters about the political merits of the staff's proposals. Let me turn now from process to substance. The staffs July 5 memo articulated how the staff trained the topic. The memo reported that economic growth has been attracting new residents to the region. However, the supply of housing in Iowa City has not been keeping pace with demand. This has been driving up housing prices and rents. In response, the staff argued we need to increase the supply of housing and the diversity of housing choices in Iowa City. Doing so would alleviate increases in residential prices and rents. Basically, the staff s proposed amendments seek to "encourage affordability." Based on numerous conversations, I would say that we in the NNA find it difficult to fully assess how these amendments would affect the Northside and other neighborhoods in the University Impact Area (UTA). However, we think some of the amendments might produce multiple harmful effects. The potential adverse effects largely stem from the fact that the housing market in these neighborhoods is profoundly affected by the intense demand for off -campus student housing. Although all of the UTA neighborhoods are affected by this demand, the particular effects vary from neighborhood to neighborhood. In each case, it is important to account for the social and material reality of the neighborhoods and not think solely in terms of what low-density single-family residential zones are like in the abstract. Let me connect this directly to the Northside. We have recently completed an inventory of property in the neighborhood.' This inventory reveals that the Northside is already is quite diverse in housing types, ages, ownership, and assessed values. Of the 994 properties in the Northside, 48% are classified as "single-family / owner - occupied."' Another 19% of the properties in the neighborhood are duplexes or single-family structures that have been converted to 2 -fancily, 3 -family, etc., up to 9 -family occupancies. Thirteen percent (13%) of the properties are condominums. There are at least 29 stand-alone apartment buildings and another 29 rooming houses. And so on. Structures in the Northside are also quite diverse in terms of age. The 600 single-family and 2 -family structures range in age from one built in 1845 to one built in 2011. Almost 20% of the structures were built in the 1800s. Seventy-two percent (72%) were built in the first half of the 20a' century. 2 This inventory is derived from information contained in the Johnson County Assessor's Property Information Viewer (PIV) at: https://gis.johnsoncountyiowa.gov/piv/. It is a great resource. But it can also be tricky to use. This is especially true for counting condominiums. 3 Many properties designated as "single-family / owner -occupied" (SF/00s) are owned by LLCs and presumably are rented. Consequently, I have not been able to determine which SF/OOs are actually occupied by their owners. When I asked the City Assessor about this, he responded, "Our office does not have direct computer access to the city rental permits, so in general we have not entered most properties as rentals when they are rented out. This classification does not impact the assessment, credits, or exemptions in any way. The owner occupant is a default in our computer system and we had not considered editing that up to this point." The 2023 assessed values of the single-family properties range from $76,000 to $1.1 million. Almost 14% of the single-family properties are assessed in the I00,000s or below. 46% are assessed in the $200,OOOs. The single-family properties containing old, one-story structures assessed in the $100,000s or less are susceptible to being demolished and transformed into larger and more expensive rental units unless steps are taken to guide their transformation. Property ownership is quite diverse as well. 175 Limited Liability Companies (LLCs) and other incorporated entities own property in the Northside. These private enterprises own (and presumably rent) 27% of the properties classified as being "single-family / owner -occupied." One individual's various LLCs own at least 56 properties in the neighborhood. Given this existing diversity, it is difficult for us to see how the staff's proposed amendments would have beneficial effects in the Northside neighborhood. To the contrary, when combined, several of the proposed incentives are likely to have perverse negative effects. As I read the staff's August 2 supplementary memo, this possibility applies primarily to the proposals concerning Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs). Item 3c in the staff's supplementary memo (pp. 12-13) would: (1) allow accessory apartments in any zone that allows household living uses (including RNS-12 and MU zones) and allow them on any lot that contains up to 2 dwelling units; (2) remove the requirement that one unit be owner -occupied; (3) remove limits on the number of bedrooms and residents; (4) increase the size limit to 1,000 square feet or 50% of the floor area of the principal use, whichever is less, and allow stand-alone accessory apartments; (5) remove the requirement for an additional parking space; and (6) remove requirements limiting additions to 10% of a building and limiting entrances to side or rear yards so long as it appears to be a use allowed in the zone. Items 4a and 4b (pp. 17 and 18) would: (1) for conventional zones, create a 20% density bonus where 20% of units in a development are income -restricted housing for 20 years, to be administered through existing processes; (2) would provide additional flexibility from dimensional standards, including allowing an increase in the maximum height by 5 feet or a 15% setback reduction; and (3) income -restricted affordable housing units in all zones would not be required to have on-site parking if they provide affordable housing for at least 20 years in compliance with the City's new affordable housing requirements. With this mix of amendments and incentives — especially the removal of the requirement that one unit be owner -occupied —private investors are likely to sweep up properties in the RNS-12 parts of the Northside and Goosetown, demolish older, lower-cost, owner -occupied structures, and replace them with larger rental structures coupled with a rentable ADUs. The overall supply of housing would increase, but the supply of affordable owner -occupied housing would shrink. In sum, I urge you to slow down and give yourselves and the public a couple months to understand and consider the details of the staff's proposal. At the moment, I generally support most of the changes the staff has proposed, including many of the ones pertaining to ADUs. However, we in the Northside are quite worried that the amendments would have perverse negative effects in the neighborhood. I strongly oppose applying the staffs proposed ADU changes to the RS -8 and RNS-12 parts of the Northside neighborhood. I would, however, like to learn whether several of the ADU amendments could be used in those districts when the entity wanting to build an ADU is a non-profit provider of income -restricted housing. f i Navigate HOMES August 2, 2023 City of Iowa City Attn: Tracy Hightshoe Iowa City City Hall 410 E Washington Street Iowa City, IA 52240 Subject_ Support for Proposed Housing Code Amendments Dear Ms_ Hightshoe, am writing on behalf of Navigate Homes. a community -driven real estate development company committed to enhancing housing options for residents in Iowa City. I am writing this letter tc express our wholehearted support for the ,proposed housing cede amendments put forth by the city. We commend the City of Iowa City for recognizing the need to address the current housing challenges and taking the initiative to propose amendments that foster increased housing options, reasonably priced new construction homes, and less stringent design requirements. These changes represent a significant step forward in ensuring a more vibrant and inclusive community for all residents. Firstly, we wholeheartedly endorse the efforts to increase housing options in the city. As the demand for housing continues to rise, it is crucial to provide diverse housing options that cater to the varied needs of our community members_ By accommodating different housing types, ffom single-family homes to townhouses, duplexes, condos, and apartments in all areas of town, we can create a more inclusive city that welcomes individuals and families from all walks of life. Secondly, we are enthusiastic abort the proposal to encourage reasonably priced new construction homes. The availability of affordable housing is a pressing concern in Iowa City, and these amendments represent an opportunity to address this issue proactively, By removing barriers for builders and developers who offer attainable housing options, e can begin to alleviate the burden on low and moderate -income families, making the dream of homeownership a reality for more individuals. M Mai non Trek Blvd Iowa City, IA 52246 (319) 466.4300 N avigateho rues lowa,co m Lastly, we fully support the idea of easing design requirements_ While quality and safety should never be compromised, excessive design restrictions can stifle creativity and increase construction costs, ultimately impacting housing affordability. By striking a balance between preserving the city's unique character and allowing for innovative design, we can create a dynamic urban environment that reflects the values and aspirations cf its residents. In conclusion, Navigate Homes stands firmly behind the proposed housing code amendments and encourages the City of Iowa City to move forward with their implementation. These changes are essential for cultivating a vibrant and diverse community, providing affordable homeownership opportunities, and nurturing a sense of pride and belonging among residents. Thank you for your dedication to making Iowa City a better place to lige, work, and raise a family. This is a great first step in achieving the stated goals, and we look forward to working together on further code revisions that can take us to the next level of more attainable housing, We are eager to collaborate with the city and other stakeholders to help shape a future that benefits us all_ Sincerely, Dave Oyl President Navigate Homes From: Diana H. To: Anne Russett Subject: Please forward to Planning and Zoning Commission Date: Monday, July 31, 2023 12:31:36 PM * * This email originated outside of the City of Iowa City email system. Please take extra care opening any links or attachments. ** To Planning and Zoning Commission, Because I cannot attend your meeting on Wednesday, August 2, I am sending this email. I request that you postpone consideration of the proposed zoning changes as drafted by city staff. Neighborhood organizations as well as the wider population should have a chance to read, understand, and comment on those proposed changes. Thank you, Diana Harris, 523 Brown St., IC From: Kirk Lehmann To: "Cheryl Cruise" Cc: Anne Russett Subject: RE: August 2 memo to P&Z Date: Monday, July 31, 2023 7:44:07 AM Thanks Cheryl, we'll pass along your comments to the Commission. Regards, Kirk Lehmann, AICP Associate Planner City of Iowa City 319-356-5247 -----Original Message ----- From: Cheryl Cruise <cherylcruise@aol.com> Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2023 1:01 PM To: Kirk Lehmann <KLehmann@iowa-city.org> Subject: August 2 memo to P&Z ** This email originated outside of the City of Iowa City email system. Please take extra care opening any links or attachments. ** Kirk, In Analysis 4a of this memo you go into a Fannie Mae "study" but I think it may lead to erroneous conclusions about current policies. It was Grounded Solutions that did the study of 1,019 IZ programs and Fannie Mae summarized results. Many programs are combinations or choices of AMI levels. For the one choice AMI level, 75% of programs are at 80% AMI paying 30% of income. Iowa City is a complete outlier using Fair Market Rent (which is 40-45% AMI) for our income restricted, rent controlled units. Grounded Solutions thinks we are 60% AMI paying 30% of income. Our practice since 2016 is no where near the averages found in the study. If 50 new construction units are increased to 60 then 12 will be required to be income restricted. Average real world income losses are now $500/unit/month. Even our flawed fee in lieu formula shows a loss of $5000/year/affordable unit. With current vacancy rates, increased interest costs, increased insurance costs, and increasing labor and supply costs, there is no incentive in this plan. Inclusionary zoning only works in a high development scenario. Feasibility is the most important word in the equation. This is also why the AH committee recommended to drop the mandatory affordable housing requirement from annexations. Cheryl Cruise Iowa City IA Sent from my iPad From: Rod Sullivan To: Anne Russett; *City Council Subject: Upcoming Planning and Zoning consideration of changes to the Zoning Code Date: Sunday, July 30, 2023 5:39:16 PM r i ** This email originated outside of the City of Iowa City email system. Please take extra care opening any links or attachments. ** 7/30/23 Dear Iowa City Planning Staff, Iowa City Planning and Zoning Commission, and Iowa City Council: My name is Rod Sullivan, and I am a 39 -year resident of Iowa City. Nineteen months ago my family and I moved from the Court Hill neighborhood to the Northside neighborhood. I am writing to you today regarding the proposed changes to the Iowa City Zoning Code. Please allow me to begin by stating that I am very glad we have a City Council that is committed to increasing the amount of affordable housing available in this community. That has not been the case for the majority of my time in this city, and I truly do appreciate the current status. The proposed changes to the Zoning Code come to you with some commentary about affordable housing; this change "might" result in more affordable housing; this change "could" lead to more affordable housing. I want to challenge those assumptions. Let's begin by looking at some raw numbers. The Iowa City Housing Authority has a waiting list of almost 3,000 households. There are undoubtedly a few hundred households who do not even bother to apply. Let's call this number 3,300 units. Iowa City grows by about half a percent each year. That amounts to about 400 people. Assuming 2.5 people per household, that is another 160 units that need to be added each year just to keep up with demand. Added to the 3,300 units above, we are at 3,460 units needed. I have heard numerous realtors claim that Johnson County is short "hundreds" of units. Let's call that 500. Half of Johnson County's population is in Iowa City, so let's add 250 units to our number above. We are now at 3,710 units of housing needed, with 3,500 or more of that need for affordable housing. And remember, we need a few hundred more units every year just to keep up. We will not affect the current supply and demand imbalance with these changes. The proposed changes to the Zoning Code will not create 3,500 affordable housing units. They simply will not. So we need to be very careful when we hear that these changes "could" or "might" make an impact. The odds are good that they will make virtually no impact at all. If I may make an analogy: I could stand to lose a few pounds. I could go up and down my stairs an extra two times per day. I would burn a few more calories. It "could" or "might" make an impact on my weight. On the other hand, I could instead focus on things that are proven to help one lose weight. I would like to see Iowa City focus on the proven methods of creating and maintaining affordable housing. What are the proven methods of creating and maintaining affordable housing? There are two — carrots and sticks. You can pay people to create affordable housing, you can require people to create affordable housing, or you can do both. I would urge you to do both. Meanwhile, please do not consider these proposed Zoning changes as even a partial solution to our affordable housing crisis. They are not that, and they should not be sold as such. Sincerely, Rod Sullivan 514 N. Linn Street Iowa City, IA 52245 319-354-7199 Rodsullivan29 & email. com Kellie Grace From: Rebecca Kushner <rebeccarafi@googlemail.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2023 5:31 PM To: *City Council; opinion@press-citizen.com; editorial@thegazette.com; Rebecca Kushner Subject: Proposed rezoning by Iowa City Planning and Zoning Commission Attachments: We sent you safe versions of your files; Congratulations Affordable Iowa City.docx I RIK ** This email originated outside of the City of Iowa City email system. Please take extra care opening any links or attachments. ** Mimecast Attachment Protection has deemed this file to be safe, but always exercise caution when opening files. For your attention regarding the proposed rezoning initiative by the Iowa City Planning and Zoning Commission. Thank you, Sincerely, Rabbi Rebecca Kushner Congratulations: "Affordable" Iowa City Life in a University town is expensive, and Iowa City is no exception. However, the latest move on the part of the Iowa City Planning and Zoning Commission is not designed to really address the deeper issue. Based on the argument that Iowa City needs more "affordable housing," a widespread rezoning is to be implemented within a very short time frame. However, there is really no such thing as "affordable housing," which is really a convenient, misleading buzzword. Affordability is not, and has never been, an intrinsic quality of a building. We rally to our most noble of intentions when we talk about it as though it is, however: Developers don't build affordable apartments or unaffordable apartments. They build apartments. Some are, no doubt, nicer than others, but this alone doesn't make them expensive or inexpensive. That only happens when those apartments are sold or rented. At that point, the price is determined in a transaction that is influenced by market forces, public policy, or both. Construction and borrowing costs have substantially escalated in Iowa City. The costs for construction will necessarily be passed on to owners or renters, given that the LLCs will be the only groups that will be able to afford the building costs. No wonder so many people are moving to North Liberty, Solon, Tiffin and Coralville. How does Iowa City intend to provide the infrastructure necessary to support high density neighborhoods? No bus route, no grocery stores, no play areas for children? It seems to me that the Iowa City Planning and Zoning Commission is overly eager to distribute a "density bonus" to developers (as was mentioned in the meeting August 2nd), without considering many of the variables that make a desirable, successful neighborhood: Walkability, (meaning less, not more vehicle traffic) schools, accessible green spaces and the tradition of a part of town that has grown with a characteristic history and flavor. This sweeping rezoning threatens to inevitably disrupt many established neighborhoods, also given the planned timeline: September 5th City Council Public hearing. September 19th second consideration by City Council. October 3" action being taken by City Council. This timeline seems indeed very hurried, given the magnitude of the changes. Neighborhood associations have not been contacted, nor has there been any media coverage of this proposed major change.. It did not escape my attention that at the meeting on August 2nd, developers and real estate agents seemed quite familiar and obviously comfortable with the particulars of the proposed plans. The impression many were left with after the meeting was that the Commission was systematically pursuing rezoning efforts with a minimum of publicity, as well as a lack of transparency and involvement with those whose neighborhoods and property values will be adversely affected. I strongly urge the Iowa City Council to postpone voting on these critical issues until a robust public conversation with all neighborhood associations can be initiated. Sincerely, Rabbi Rebecca Kushner Item Number: 7.b. CITY OF IOWA CITY �--'°�'��� COUNCIL ACTION REPORT September 5, 2023 Motion setting a public hearing for September 19, 2023 to consider an ordinance rezoning property located at 715 N Dodge Street from Medium Density Single -Family Residential with a Historic District Overlay (OHD/RS-8) to OHD/RS-8 in order to designate the property as an Iowa City Historic Landmark. (REZ23-0006) Attachments: REZ23-0006 - Staff Report w-Attachments.pdf Late Correspond ence-D.Tingwald-08.13.2023.pdf Late Correspondence-J.Ponto-08.13.2023.pdf PZ 8.16.23 minutes.pdf STAFF REPORT To: Planning and Zoning Commission Prepared by: Melanie Comer, Planning Item: REZ23-0006 715 N Dodge St. Intern Date: August 16, 2023 GENERAL INFORMATION: Applicant & Co-Applicant/Owner: City of Iowa 410 E Washington St Iowa City, IA 52240 (319)-356-5230 Jennifer Glanville & Benton McCune 715 N. Dodge Street Iowa City, IA Jennifer-glanville(a-)-uiowa.edu Contact Person: City of Iowa City 410 E Washington St Iowa City, IA 52240 (319)-356-5230 Requested Action: Rezone this property to become an Iowa City Historic Landmark Purpose: To designate the property as an Iowa City Historic Landmark Location: 715 N Dodge Street Location Map: ¢ >, a s W_. hi �® ,l " -. ,g n 4. L Size: 3,982 Square Feet Existing Land Use and Zoning: Medium Density Single -Family Residential (RS -8) with a Historic District Overlay (OHD) Surrounding Land Use and Zoning: North: Medium Density Single -Family Residential (RS -8) with a Historic District Overlay (OHD) K Comprehensive Plan: District Plan: Neighborhood Open Space District: Public Meeting Notification: File Date: 45 Day Limitation Period: BACKGROUND INFORMATION: South: Medium Density Single -Family Residential (RS -8) with a Historic District Overlay (OHD) East: Medium Density Single -Family Residential (RS -8) with a Historic District Overlay (OHD) West: Medium Density Single -Family Residential (RS -8) with a Historic District Overlay (OHD) Single -Family & Duplex Residential Central C1 Properties within 500' of the subject property received notification of the Planning and Zoning Commission public meeting. A Landmark Designation sign was posted on the site. July 28, 2023 September 11, 2023 715 N Dodge Street was proposed as a Local Landmark by Kevin Boyd, former Commission Chair, in order to highlight an important feature in Iowa City's history as the original location of the Emma Goldman Clinic. Staff contacted the owners of the property, Jennifer Glanville and Benton McCune, who expressed support for the designation and provided a letter requesting the designation of 715 N Dodge as a Local Historic Landmark. 715 N Dodge Street is single- family, owner -occupied home located within the Brown Street Historic District. The property itself was built in the 1920s as a Craftsman -style home. While the architectural style of the property is important, the history of the property itself is the focus of this proposal. The Emma Goldman Clinic began in this property in the year 1973 just months after the landmark ruling Roe v. Wade passed. The clinic was founded by a group of ten young women who wished to create a new kind of welcoming and untraditional feminist healthcare for the people of the Iowa City area. As the clinic expanded, they acquired the home next door to the Dodge location and eventually expanded into the clinic's current location on North Dubuque Street — a former pediatrician's office. This year marks the Emma Goldman Clinic's 50 -year anniversary of existence, and a Local Landmark designation would highlight the importance the clinic has had to countless individuals within that time. ANALYSIS - Current Zoning: The property is currently zoned Medium Density Single -Family Residential Zone with a Historic District Overlay (OHD/RS-8). The purpose of RS -8 is primarily to provide for the development of small lot single-family dwellings. The purpose of the Historic District Overlay Zone is to designate local historic landmarks and historic districts. The property is currently a contributing property in the Brown Street Historic District. 3 Proposed Zoning: Since this property is already located within a Historic District Overlay Zone, the zoning for the property will remain OHD/RS-8. However, in order to designate the property as an Iowa City Historic Landmark the rezoning process is required. As is currently the case, any exterior modifications to the building that require a regulated permit will need to go through the historic review process. In addition, the property is eligible for special exceptions (Section 14-26- 8 of the zoning code) that allow the Board of Adjustment to waive or modify certain zoning requirements to help support the continued use of historic buildings. The property will also continue to be eligible for financial incentives such as tax credits and the Iowa City Historic Preservation Fund to be available. Planning and Zoning Commission Review: Local landmark designation is a Historic District overlay and therefore requires a recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission to the City Council. Per 14-8E-1 E the Commission's role is to review the proposed designation based on its relation to the Comprehensive Plan, as well as proposed public improvements and plans for renewal of the area involved. 715 N Dodge Street is in the Central Planning District. The Central District Plan encourages preservation of historic homes, resources, and neighborhoods, especially in areas close to the University. The plan also encourages a mix of housing types in a neighborhood (p. 2). This property is roughly 100 years old and reflects the Craftsman Style catalogue houses popular at that time. The Historic Preservation Plan highlights numerous goals, including: Goal 1: Identify historic resources to Iowa City's Past. Under this goal the Commission is charged with continuing to research and evaluate properties and to pursue local landmark designation when appropriate (pg. 31-33). The Comprehensive Plan mentions taking opportunities to preserve historic features of a site to add character and amenity values to neighborhoods (pg. 20). Iowa City's Historic Preservation Plan encourages pursuing local landmark designations when appropriate to provide protection for important historic resources. In the case of 715 N Dodge Street, since it is already contained within a Historic Overlay Zone, the main purpose is to tell the story of the creation of the Emma Goldman Clinic and highlight a part of the women's reproductive rights movement within Iowa City and Iowa. SUMMARY - In summary, Staff supports the local landmark rezoning of 715 N Dodge Street from Medium Density Single -Family Residential with a Historic District Overlay (OHD/RS-8) to a Local Landmark Designation within a Medium Density Single -Family Residential with a Historic District Overlay (OHD/RS-8). The Comprehensive Plan, the Central District Plan, and the Historic Preservation Plan all contain language about protecting historic resources through regulatory measures and conserving historic neighborhoods. NEXT STEPS: At the Historic Preservation Commission's August 10, 2023 meeting, the Commission recommended approval of designating the property at 715 N. Dodge Street as an Iowa City Historic Landmark. The Commission found that the property is significant for its role in our local feminist history and women's healthcare and met the following criteria for local landmark designation: - Significant to American and/or Iowa City history, architecture, archaeology and culture; - Possesses integrity of location, design, setting, materials, and workmanship; - Associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history; and ri - Embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction; or represents the work of a master; or possesses high artistic values; or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction. Upon recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission, the rezoning will be considered for approval by the City Council. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of REZ23-0006, an application to designate 715 N Dodge Street as an Iowa City Historic Landmark. ATTACHMENTS: 1. Location Map 2. Staff Report to the Historic Preservation Commission; August 10, 2023 Approved by: �� • 5l Danielle Sitzman, AICP, Development Services Coordinator Department of Neighborhood and Development Services ATTACHMENT 1 Location Map N W F r..: 5 REZ23-0006 715 N Dodge Street Rezoning CITY OF IOWA CITY 0 0.01 0.01 0.03 Miles Prepared By: Melanie Comer l l l l I Date Prepared: July 2023 .owIV owl. iMap showing property located at 715 N .i3 M��.: x'@ia ..-_C- Ku3' n ..p.. yy � '��r•Y.. - - _____- .—... - - Dodge/ned Medium -Density■• • Residential (RS -8) Historic District Overlay (OHD) to f be �. designated as a Local/ 1 - ' 4_7 1 ATTACHMENT 2 Staff Report to the Historic Preservation Commission; August 10, 2023 Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission City Hall, 410 E Washington Street, Iowa City. IA. 52240 Memorandum Date: August 2, 2023 To: Historic Preservation Commission From: Jessica Bristow, Historic Preservation Planner Re: 715 North Dodge, Original Emma Goldman Clinic In an effort to tell a more complete history of Iowa City, and in conjunction with the upcoming 50 -year anniversary of the forming of the Emma Goldman Clinic, former Commission Chair, Kevin Boyd, and representatives of the Clinic have proposed local landmark designation for the property at 715 North Dodge. Staff contacted the owners of the property, Jennifer Glanville and Benton McCune, who have expressed support for the designation and have provided the attached letter. Staff has submitted the application for rezoning on behalf of the Historic Preservation Commission. Designation of the property as an Iowa City Historic Landmark will require Commission approval of any significant changes to the exterior of the building. Landmark status will also make the property eligible for special exceptions that would allow the Board of Adjustment to waive or modify certain zoning requirements and for State Tax Credit funding of rehabilitation work as well as funding through our Historic Preservation Fund for eligible rehabilitation projects. Since the property is already classified as a Key Property in the Brown Street Historic District, landmark designation will not change how the property relates to the Iowa City Historic Preservation Ordinance. As the attached site inventory form describes, this house is a gable -front house with some Craftsman Style detailing built between 1920 and 1926. It is very similar to catalogue houses that were popular at the time, and it may be a representative of this type. The house has a full front porch with a solid balustrade and grouped, battered columns on tall piers. The house has narrow lap siding with corner boards at the first floor. A mid-level band board at the level of the second -floor window sills demarcates a change to shingle siding with mitered corners and a ribbon coursing pattern. On the north side, the house has a single -story, square projecting bay with a shed roof. A full length shed roof dormer punctuates the main gable roof on the north side. The house has five -over -one double hung windows in pairs on the front fagade and singles elsewhere. On the rear, an attached garage has a shed roof and connects to an enclosed rear porch to the south. The attached history of the home details its significance to women's history, social history, and health and medicine at the local level. In 1973, following the landmark ruling in Roe vs Wade, a group of young women formed the Emma Goldman Clinic to provide feminist health care. They formed this clinic in a neighborhood house to provide a new kind of healthcare, one that was welcoming and unlike traditional medical offices. As they expanded, they acquired the home next door and then expanded to the location on North Dubuque Street. The house at 715 North Dodge Street is significant as the founding location for this pioneering organization in women's healthcare. Landmark Designation The Commission should determine if the property meets criterion A. and B. and at least one of the criteria C., D., E., or F. for local designation listed below: a. Significant to American and/or Iowa City history, architecture, archaeology and culture; b. Possesses integrity of location, design, setting, materials and workmanship; c. Associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history; d. Associated with the lives of persons significant in our past; e. Embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction; or represents the work of a master; or possesses high artistic values; or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction; f. Has yielded or may likely yield information important in prehistory or history. Staff finds that the property is significant for its role in our local feminist history and women's healthcare. As the location of the founding of the Emma Goldman Clinic meets local Criterion A and C. As an intact example of a Craftsman -detailed house from the 1920s, the property meets Criterion B and in Staff's opinion, Criterion E. Staff does not find that there is enough information to consider the property meeting Criterion F at this time. Based on the information provided, staff finds that the property meets criteria A, B, C, and E, and therefore qualifies as an Iowa City Historic Landmark. Attachments include Site inventory forms for the property, a history of the property as the Clinic, a location map, and photos. Recommended Motion: Move to approve the designation of 715 North Dodge Street (Original Emma Goldman Clinic) as an Iowa City Historic Landmark based on the following criteria for local designation: criteria A, B, C, and E. Enclosures: Letter of Support from property owners Iowa Site Inventory form Emma Goldman Clinic History F e" Ari r ' - r F e" Ari r 715 North Dodge Street — attached garage (NW corner) Jessica Bristow, Historic Preservation Planner Neighborhood and Development Services Iowa City July 27, 2023 Dear Ms. Bristow, As the owners of the house at 715 North Dodge Street, we are writing to request that the city consider designating our house as a local landmark in light of its history as the first location of the Emma Goldman Clinic. Please let us know if you need any further information. Sincerely, ;AZ,4 Jennifer Glanville and Benton McCune 715 North Dodge St Iowa City, IA 52245 Site Inventory Form Inventory #: 52-01404 State Historical Society of Iowa Criteria Considerations 10/27/2005 Printed from Database Opinion Source - Year A B C D A B C D E F G Contributina in District Consultant -1981 Listed on NRHP NPS -2004 Y N Y N N N N N N N N Contributing in District SNRC-2004 Y N Y N N N N N N N N In District: 52 -00002 Goosetown Historic District 52 -00007 Brown Street Historic District _ Review & Compliance #: 1. Name of Property NRHP Listed: 9/2912004 Non -Extant: No Non -Extant Year: historic name: House other names: 2. Location street & number. 715 N Dodge St City: Iowa Cit v Vicinity: No County: Johnson Legal Description: (If Rural) (If Urban) Subdivision: Block: 32 Lot: 8 5. Classificatlon Category of Property: Number of Resources within Property Buildina(s) Contributing: Non -Contributing: 1 0 Buildings 0 0 Sites 0 0 Structures 0 0 Objects Name of related survey or MPS 1 0 Total HADB: 52 - 012 Jacobson, James E., 1981 - Goosetown Historic District Nomination HADB: 52 - 028 Svendsen, Marlys A., 1992 - Historic Resources of Iowa City, Iowa HADB: 52 - 029 Nash, Jan Olive, 1997 - Survey and Evaluation of a Portion of the Original Town Plat of Iowa City, Iowa: An Intensive Level Historical and Architectural Survey and Amendment to the Multiple Property Documentation Form "Historic Resources of Iowa City, Iowa" 6. Function or Use Historic Functions DOMESTIC/single dwelling Current Functions DOMESTIC/single dwelling 7. Description Architectural Classification Late 19th & Early 20th Century American Movements: By Materials Foundation: Walls: Metal / Aluminum Roof: Asphalt Other: Asphalt 8. Statement of Significance Applicable National Register Criteria Criteria Considerations Y A: Significant Events N A: Religious Institution N E: Reconstructed N B: Significant Persons N B: Moved N F: Commemorative Property Y C: Architectural Characteristics N C: Birthplace or Grave N G: Less than 50 Years of Age N D: Archaeology N D: Cemetery (Y=Yes N=No M=More Research Recommended) Area of Significance Architecture Community Planning and Development Significant Person: Architect: Significant Dates Construction Year: 1920 ❑ Circa Other Dates: Builder 10. Geographic Data UTM References: Photo/Slide: Roll/Sheet# Frame Slot Year: Photo/Slide: Roll/Sheet# Frame Slot Year: P 1540 14 1981 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM CFN 259-1357 11/26/90 P"`catian and runctional InformatUm Survey ID Number 52-96-032 Database ID Number R & C Number 1. Historic Name(s) 2. Common Name(s) 3. Street Address 715 N. Dodge St. 4. City Iowa City Vicinity [ ) 5. County Johnson 6. Subdivision OT 7. Block(s) X32 8. Lot(s) 8 9. Legal Description: (if rural) Township Range Section Quarter of Quarter of Descrigpion C24 10. Historic Function(s) single family dwelling 01A 11. Current Function(s) Multi -family dwellincr 01B 12. Owner North Side Develonment Phone Address 730 N Van Buren St City/State Iowa City. IA ZIP 52245 BHP Sources: Cty. Resource [] HABS H Photo [) NRH Tax Act [) Grants [) DOE[] R&C [) (Plat Map) illi ill�l 9lilli :II�1: 1111: 11111 .11: =_Il1�! ;.'_'1= • 511111 :i11 Illl�; �Illl: � �.II � 111111 • :�11= � 1111 • IMMUNE !1111= X1111: 8111: 1lill::lil�� .1 1: SII:: 1111 R N (Sketch Map) N Source: I.C. Planning & Community Development -1997 INTEGRITY NOTES: Roll/Frame 6/0 Photographer: M. Neubauer View: facing northwest Good integrity. Location of Negatives: State Historical Society of Iowa EVALUATION SHEET Address: 715 N. Dodge St., Iowa City, IA Architectural Significance and Associated Context(s); Oria. Town Plat Survey - RhA2 1 Applicable National Register Criteria: [X] A Ml B [x] C [ ] D National Register Eligibility: Individual: Yes x No District: _-__ Contributing Non -Contributing Reviewed by / Date: Jan Nash / 3/14/97 This vernacular house is heavily influenced by the Craftsman style. The boxy, gable -front shape with its prominent front porch is a house form often given Craftsman details during this time period. Many ready -cut houses available through catalogs such as Davenport's Gordon -Van Tine Co., or Sears Roebuck, offered houses very similar to this one. Craftsman details include the use of many vertical -light windows, exposed rafter ends and purlins, and the combination wood - shingle -over -narrow siding wall cladding. Continuation Sheet [ ] 41% Historical Significance and Associated Context(s) Applicable National Register Criteria: [ ] A [ ] B [ j C [ ] D National Register Eligibility: Individual: _ Yes No District: Contributing Non -Contributing Reviewed by / Date: Jan Nash / 3/14/97 The entire block on which this house sits was originally deeded to John Neinner in 1846. Neinner also purchased other discontiguous lots in the north side area in 1846, but this block was his largest single holding as well as being farthest from the new state capital's downtown area. There were other nearby whole blocks still on the market in 1846 so there is no clear reason for his choice. The lot on which this house was built is not mentioned again in the transfer records until 1913 when John Goss and his wife give a quit claim deed to Leo Goss. The land does not leave the Goss family ownership until Fred A. Goss, et al, deeded it to Fred Racine in 1921. Racine deeded the northern third of the lot on which this house sits to Peter W. Prizler in December, 1925; Prizler promptly deeded it to his wife, Florence A. Prizler, in January of 1926. The Prizlers likely had the present house built at that time and did not sell it until 1944, when ownership was transferred to Anton and Mary H. Piek. Peter Prizler was a truck driver in for Lenoch and Cilek according to the 1928 city directory. Continuation Sheet [ ] Prepared by Randy Carpenter Date Jan. 1997 Address 931 Maiden Lane, Iowa City, IA 52240 Telephone 319/354-6277 Affiliation Tallarass Historians L.C. Property Characteristic Form - RESIDENTIAL N 259-1402 Survey ID Number 52-96-032 11/27/90 Database ID Number Street Address: 715 N Dodae City Iowa City County Johnson Legal Description: (If Rural) Township Range Section Quarter of Quarter of Location Integrity: Original Site (OS) Moved (MV) Moved to Original Site (MO) OS Endangered?: N or Y If yes, why? Ground Plan: a. Building Shape(s) Irregular b. Width 27 by Depth 50 in feet Architectural Style/Stylistic Influences Rey Stylistic Attributes Code vernacular/Craftsman influence 07E Materials: Founda Walls Roof Number of Stories 1_ Roof Shape Gable Builder(s) Unknown Architects) Unknown Original Construction Date Modification/Addition Date: C..z Continuation Sheet [ ] Significant Interior Components: Unknown. Continuation Sheet [ ] Surveyor Comments: Well maintained house. Continuation Sheet [ ] Sources: Field inspection 8/27/96. City Assessor records. Sanborn Map Co. fire insurance maps, 1920 Johnson County Land Transfer Records. Abstract of Original Deeds (located at the See also bibliography in project report. Aak and 1933 (updated to 1944). Johnson County Recorder's Office). Needs Further study/Anomaly [ ] Continuation Sheet [ ] Surveyor Marie Neubauer Date Auaust 27, 1996 44 715 N Dodge Street - Original Emma Goldman Clinic 4 L The Emma Goldman Clinic was founded by a group of ten local, college-age, feminist women who decided in the wake of the January 1973 Landmark US Supreme Court Case Roe vs. Wade to provide health care services differently to women. These Founders created a clinic focused on feminist health care - health care for and by women, delivering health care as a woman would have to receive it. It was a pioneering and radical approach to health care at the time.' The Emma Goldman Clinic opened at 715 N. Dodge on September 1, 1973, less than eight months after the Supreme Court decision. It was the first feminist health care clinic in the Midwest and just the fourth in the country - the other three were in California.' The house itself was a symbol of health care done differently - a place that removed the power dynamic of traditional male -dominated health care.' The Founders knew they needed a place to house the new approach to health care. So they pooled their resources to purchase the property and fund the start-up costs. Roxie Tullis, one of the founders, used the death benefit of her husband, who died in the Vietnam War. Others got small loans from family and friends. One of the parents paid the women to paint their house rather than a loan.4 The property at 715 N Dodge was selected out of necessity and opportunity. The Collective needed a property that was zoned commercial, close to campus, and affordable.' The vernacular house, heavily influenced by the Craftsman style, was built around 1920.6 By 1973 was being used as a rental property with three furnished apartments - one on each floor and a third in the basement. And it was for sale. The owners also wanted to leave the furniture behind, so not having to furnish the clinic was a selling feature. The basement apartment continued to be rented and provided additional income for the clinic in the early days.' Once the property was acquired, the Founders went to work to prepare for the clinic's opening. They were a collective, so each decision was made collaboratively. All were equal in the decision-making. One of the easier decisions was the namesake, Emma Goldman, a feminist pioneer in women's health care, among other things. FBI Director J Edgar Hoover called her the ' Iowa City Press Citizen; 26 Jan 2018; Kubby, Karen; "Emma Goldman Clinic has endured and blossomed through 45 years of changes." and "From One Place to Another: Emma Goldman Clinic Stories;" Produced by LeAnn Erickson; August 1995; Mediaburn.org; https://mediaburn.org/video/from-one-place-to-another-emma-goldman-clinic-stories/. 2 Iowa City Press -Citizen; 30 Aug 1973; Lentz, Rose Mary; "Clinic for Women To Offer Abortions;" Pages 1A and 2A. 3 The Des Moines Register; 23 Feb 1975; Hollobaugh, Dix; "Iowa City clinic's goal: improve women's health care;" Page C1. ' "From One Place to Another: Emma Goldman Clinic Stories;" Produced by LeAnn Erickson; 1996; Mediaburn.org; https://mediaburn.ora/video/from-one-place-to-another-emma-aoldman-clinic-stories/. 5 "From One Place to Another: Emma Goldman Clinic Stories;" Produced by LeAnn Erickson; August 1995; Mediaburn.org; https://mediaburn.org/video/from-one-place-to-another-emma-goldman-clinic-stories/. 6 Site inventory form for 715 N Dodge. ' "From One Place to Another: Emma Goldman Clinic Stories;" Produced by LeAnn Erickson; August 1995; Mediaburn.org; hht ps://med'aburn.org/video/from-one-place-to-another-emma-goldman-clinic-stories/. most dangerous woman in America. She spoke to the power dynamics the Founders were trying to change.$ By September 1, the clinic opened at 715 N Dodge St. Six women had appointments for the first day.9 They built a comprehensive women's clinic, providing abortions, birth control consultation, gynecological care, self -exam clinics, breast screenings, alternative counseling, positive pregnancy groups, well-child clinics, and a 24-hour hotline.10 All patients had a patient advocate." The nature of the property, a home in a neighborhood, was part of the point - to provide an atmosphere that was welcoming, familiar, and removed the power dynamic of a traditional medical office. 12 The house also emphasized that their services were routine health care procedures. One of the founders, Deborah Nye, said in 1973, "We want the women to be in comfortable, cheerful surroundings. Because it's not a serious operation, it's a minor operation."13 Press account described the waiting room that could be anyone's living room, highlighting the art, books, thriving plants, throw pillows on chairs, and classical music playing in the background.14 The kitchen was converted to a laboratory but retained the cabinets and countertops. Upstairs, exams rooms looked like bedrooms they once were, with floral curtains and hardwood floors, and canvas director chairs. 15 The Emma Goldman Clinic was home to protests and even an attempted firebombing in the early morning of June 13, 1978. Three Molotov cocktails made from gasoline -filled wine bottles were thrown at the clinic. One landed on the roof and did minor damage. One rolled off and caused minor fire damage in the yard. A third didn't explode.16 No one was charged. A month a "From One Place to Another: Emma Goldman Clinic Stories;" Produced by LeAnn Erickson; August 1995; Mediaburn.org; https://mediaburn.org/video/from-one-place-to-another-emma-goldman-clinic-stories/. 9 Iowa City Press -Citizen; 30 Aug 1973; Lentz, Rose Mary; "Clinic for Women To Offer Abortions;" Pages 1A and 2A. 10 The Des Moines Register; 23 Feb 1975; Hollobaugh, Dix; "Iowa City clinic's goal: improve women's health care;" Page C1. and The Cedar Rapids Gazette; 2 Sep 1973; Clark, Ford; "Clinic Run by and For Women Opens in Iowa City;" Pages 1 B and 4B. 11 "From One Place to Another: Emma Goldman Clinic Stories;" Produced by LeAnn Erickson; August 1995; Mediaburn.org; https://mediaburn.ora/video/from-one-place-to-another-emma-goldman-clinic-stories/. 12 The Sunday Dispatch (Moline, IL); 7 Mar 1982; Swanson, Beth; "Women's clinic just like home;" Page 31. 13 Sunday Times Democrat (Daven port- Bette nd orf, Iowa); 2 Sep 1973; Donovan, Deborah; "'Homelike" Abortions;" Pages 1A and 2A. 14 Sioux City Journal; 25 Sep 1974; "Clinic Takes Humanistic Approach to Health Care;" Page Al2. and The Des Moines Register; 23 Feb 1975; Hollobaugh, Dix; "Iowa City clinic's goal: improve women's health care;" Page C1. 15 The Sunday Dispatch (Moline, IL); 7 Mar 1982 Swanson, Beth; "Women's clinic just like home;" Page 31. 11 The Daily Iowan; 14 Jun 1978; Boshart, Rob and Don Hrabal, "Goldman fire-bombing `part of U.S. trend';" Page 1. later, the community held a rally supporting the Clinic. 17 One of the many times the community rallied to support the Emma Goldman Clinic. As the Original Emma Goldman Clinic expanded, it acquired the home just south of 715 N Dodge St." By 1985 they purchased and moved to a former pediatricians clinic on N Dubuque Street.1t3 Originally called the Emma Goldman Clinic for Women, eventually the name changed to just the Emma Goldman Clinic to be more reflective of the comprehensive services it provides. Eventually, the house at 715 N Dodge was converted back to a single-family home. It looks much like it did in 1973, with some modest changes - commercial railings removed, the front porch opened, and the synesthetic siding removed. The original "Emma Goldman Clinic for Women" signage was moved from 715 N Dodge but is on display at the current Emma Goldman Clinic. The ten founders include Ginny Blair, Robin Christensen, Melissa Farley, Dianne Greene Lent, Darca Nicholson, Deb Nye, Patty Pressley, Carmen Salas, Roxie Tullis, and Barb Yates. 17 Iowa City Press -Citizen; 10 Jul 1978; Seifert, Curt; "Clinic supporters hold'wonderful' rally in park." Page 9A. "The Sunday Dispatch (Moline, IL); 7 Mar 1982, Swanson, Beth; "Women's clinic just like home;" Page 31. 19 Iowa City Press Citizen; 26 Jan 20181 Kubby, Karen; "Emma Goldman Clinic has endured and blossomed through 45 years of changes." For the best experience, open this PDF portfolio in Acrobat X or Adobe Reader X, or later. Get Adobe Reader Now! For the best experience, open this PDF portfolio in Acrobat X or Adobe Reader X, or later. Get Adobe Reader Now! Planning and Zoning Commission August 16, 2023 Page 2 of 18 {Padron joined the meeting) REZONING ITEMS: CASE NO. REZ23-0006: Location: 715 N. Dodge Street An application for a rezoning from Medium Density Single -Family Residential with a Historic District Overlay (OHD/RS-8) to OHD/RS-8 to designate the property as an Iowa City Historic Landmark. Russett began the staff report showing a map of the location of the property. This property is already within a Historic District and is a contributing property to the Brown Street Historic District. It is zoned RS -8 with a Historic District Overlay. This property is being proposed as a Local Historic Landmark because it was the original location of the Emma Goldman Clinic. Russett showed some pictures of the property from the 1970s when the property was operating as the Emma Goldman Clinic. She explained that even though the property is already protected because it's within a local Historic District, the purpose of this landmark designation is to share the story of feminist healthcare and the history of the Emma Goldman Clinic as they are going to be celebrating a 50th anniversary this year. The home is a craftsman style catalog home and again is a contributing property in the Brown Street Historic District. Russett reiterated this designation relates to the mid-70s feminist healthcare movement in the United States as it was the fourth feminist healthcare clinic in the nation, the first three were located in California. The current zoning designation is RS -8 with a Historic District Overlay and the proposed zoning is RS -8 with a Historic District Overlay so the zoning is not changing. The Commission's role in this review is to demonstrate that a landmark designation is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. Russett explained there are goals and objectives within the Central District Plan and within the Historic Preservation Plan that speak to the importance of protecting historic buildings, identifying historic resources significant to the community's past, and identifying and pursuing landmark designations for those properties. Staff did receive two pieces of late correspondence related to this request, both in support of the landmark designation. Russett shared those with the Commission members. Staff recommends approval of REZ23-0006, an application to designate 715 North Dodge Street as an Iowa City Historic Landmark. Russett noted last week at the Historic Preservation Commission meeting they unanimously recommended approval of this landmark designation so after the Planning and Zoning Commission makes its recommendation tonight it will move forward to City Council. Quellhorst asked what the practical difference between a Historic District Overlay and designation as a Historic Landmark is and does that impose additional obligations on the owner of the property or what's the practical impact of that classification. Russett explained because this is a contributing property in the Brown Street Historic District there is no difference in how the building is regulated in terms of exterior modifications, those are the same with the landmark designation and they would be required as they are today to go through historic review for exterior modifications and they would be subject to the same guidelines that the property is Planning and Zoning Commission August 16, 2023 Page 3 of 18 today, the landmark designation is largely symbolic. Hensch opened the public hearing. Ginalie Swaim (Iowa City) started this is a big thing to her, it is symbolic but more than that it is really historically significant as a local example, and a midwestern example, of an enormous movement in American social culture and healthcare. In the early 1970s there was a whole crop of nonprofits that sprung up in Iowa City dealing with teenagers, with medical care and many other things, it was a very rich and fertile and vital time. Emma Goldman was one of the major movers in that and one thing that often alerts preservation to people is when a building is really the crux of local history and helps tell a local story and how it fits into a national context. Here is a very local story and many may have had experiences here and know about the excellent care and the pioneering spirit of this entity, but it fits into this national movement of a whole new way of delivering healthcare, and particularly women's healthcare. Swaim is excited about it receiving a landmark designation, which, besides a symbolic sense of it, it shows a special honor and recognition and significance of an individual building that really says something about the community and about the national history. Kevin Boyd (Iowa City) is the former chair of the Historic Preservation Commission but is no longer on the Commission. At his last meeting in June, he talked about the importance of telling a more full history of Iowa City and making sure that they preserve and share parts of Iowa City's history that reflect the values and the community as it is today. One of the historic preservation work plan goals is identifying opportunities to highlight Iowa City's history as a leader on social justice, racial equity and human rights and preserve the stories and structures that helped to define that history. This nomination fits that objective as well as the others that have been highlighted. This is a project that got started before he left the Commission, it's an opportunity to add a unique story. The story of these founders, radical college age feminist badasses, who 50 years ago this month were preparing to open the Emma Goldman Clinic to shift the power dynamic in healthcare. As Boyd researched the history of the Emma Goldman Clinic for this project, he was really in awe of these founders and what they were able to accomplish together and how radical it really was, and yet how relevant that this fight for women's healthcare remains today. These founders' story, along with the property at 715 North Dodge, which is now a residential home again, is so much a part of the history and deserves to be among the properties listed on the list of Iowa City local landmarks. Boyd urges the Commission to support this landmark nomination. He also wants to thank the property owners, Jennifer and Benton for their open mindedness and supportive sharing their property's history. Susan Shullaw (Iowa City) is representing the Northside Neighborhood Association Steering Committee and they heartily endorse this recommendation and want to thank both the Historic Preservation Commission, this Commission and all those involved in the nomination. They are extremely proud that this landmark is located on the Northside and are very pleased that the property owners also joined in endorsing this recommendation. Shullaw stated it's indeed a major piece of history and they hope that people can remember it for many decades to come. Karen Kubby (Iowa City) lives in the Mark Twain neighborhood and shares a lot of history with the Emma Goldman Clinic. She started volunteering there in 1983 when there were threats of fire bombings. That was a time when the anti -choice community was not interested in hurting people but destroying property and disrupting the provision of services in that way, so as a younger woman she would stay up all night at the clinic and move around a lot so they could see that Planning and Zoning Commission August 16, 2023 Page 4 of 18 there were people inside. The Clinic is really at this point a very important landmark nationally because now it is the oldest feminist clinic in the country. Some of those California clinics are no longer providing services. There is that nexus between the local importance of this form of healthcare and the specifics of the organization that is not only a healthcare provider, but a public educator, and needs to do a lot of political education as well. Kubby was very privileged to be the director there for 10 years and stated there's going to be a reunion in September with many community events available (panel discussions and movies at Film Scene). The property owners are supporting this and it clearly meets the criteria that the City has outlined for such a designation so she hope this Commission will unanimously and heartfeltly support this nomination. Regina Bailey (Iowa City) lives in the Goosetown neighborhood and as Boyd and Kubby mentioned the Clinic is getting ready to celebrate its 50th anniversary which will happen over Labor Day weekend. Kubby mentioned some public events and one of them will be a movie at Film Scene, a documentary, at 3:30 on Sunday afternoon. It's called From One Place to Another and it was made at the 20th anniversary and talks about an organization that starts out as a collective. Bailey noted they are all probably very familiar with boards of directors of that kind of organizational structure but think about people getting together, meeting and consensus -based decision making to start a clinic. They started this shortly after Roe v Wade in 1973 and in September they opened up the Clinic. With that collective spirit of meetings and getting together in nine months they launched the fourth feminist clinic in the country so it's real notable history. Staff mentioned that it's symbolic, but as Swaim says it's more than symbolic, it tells an important story about feminist healthcare and about women doing something because women's history weren't the stories that they heard growing up. Iowa City can join together and tell this story by designating this landmark. Jim Throgmorton (Iowa City) has lived in the Northside Neighborhood for 28 years and lives about a block and a half away from this building. He never had any idea that the Emma Goldman Clinic started in that particular building just down the alley from where he lives. It was a real treat to learn about it and discover that these young women got together back then to create this Clinic and to do what they did. Throgmorton also discovered that three Molotov cocktails were thrown at the building at one time, so it shows the power of stories. He stated it's a real joy to be here and support this, he wanted to praise Kevin Boyd for proposing the idea and to praise the owners, Jennifer and Benton, for enthusiastically supporting the idea. He wants to praise the Historic Preservation Commission, and the planning staff for proposing it. Hensch closed the public hearing. Elliott moved to recommend approval of REZ23-0006, an application to designate 715 North Dodge Street as an Iowa City Historic Landmark. Craig seconded the motion. Elliott echoed what everybody who came to the podium said and she appreciates them coming up and sharing the history and the support. Craig noted she came to Iowa City in 1970 and her high school counselor cried because she was coming to this den of iniquity. She wanted her to go to a Christian girls school in Missouri that Planning and Zoning Commission August 16, 2023 Page 5 of 18 had 300 people, all women. Anyway, she loves Iowa City for many, many reasons and the Emma Goldman Clinic is one of them. Townsend strongly support this but noted on the documentation regarding the landmark designations it says that the staff does not find that there is enough information to consider the property meeting criterion F at this time, F is regarding information important to history, why would that not be. Russett explained that's a criteria that the Historic Preservation Commission evaluates and determined that F didn't apply because typically F applies to things that are archaeologically or prehistoric significant. A vote was taken and the motion passed 7-0. CASE NO. REZ23-0005: Consideration of an amendment to Title 14, Zoning to reduce the maximum allowable height in the Neighborhood Stabilization Residential (RNS-12) zone from 35 -feet to 27 -feet. Russett stated this is a proposed amendment to the zoning code that started originally with a meeting with representatives of the Northside Neighborhood. Staff met with them several weeks ago when they reached out regarding a change that they would like to see in the RNS-12 zone to reduce the maximum allowable height in that zone. Staff had recommended that they petition City Council with that proposed change, which they did, and at the June 6 work session City Council directed staff to prioritize the review of the proposed change. Staff's understanding of this change was it to be a reduction of the maximum allowable height from 35 -feet to 27 -feet in the RNS-12 zone. Some background on the RNS-12 zone, it was created in 1992 when there was a project that was proposed to add more than one residential structure to a single lot in the RM -12 zone. Owners of nearby properties petition City Council due to concerns that allowing more than one structure per lot in the RM -12 zone would be out of character with the existing neighborhood. In 1993, the City Council adopted the RNS-12 zone to preserve the single-family character of the neighborhood and prevent new multifamily residential development. In addition to the creation of that new zoning district, there were also several map amendments that started in 1993. Russett shared a map showing all the properties that were zoned from a multifamily zoning designation, whether it was RM -12 or RNC -20 to the RNS-12 zoning designation. The last map amendment was to a portion of South Governor where there was a proposal to change the zoning from RNS- 12 to RS -8, which was approved by City Council. In terms of the current regulations, all the City's single-family and multifamily residential zones have a maximum height limit of 35 feet. The form -based zones do regulate height differently, but single-family and multifamily residential zones have a maximum height of 35 feet. The RNS-12 Zone allows single family detached units with duplexes allowed midblock duplexes and duplexes on corner lots. It also allows daycares, religious institutions and educational facilities. It does not allow new multifamily uses and the maximum height is 35 feet. Russett showed a map of the properties that are zoned RNS-12 and pointed out the Northside Neighborhood Association boundary. Russett also talked about the Historic and Conservation District overlay zones noting properties within those overlay zones require additional review. Properties are subject to the guidelines Item Number: 7.c. CITY OF IOWA CITY Z%--_ �=Pa COUNCIL ACTION REPORT September 5, 2023 Resolution setting a public hearing for September 19, 2023 on an ordinance amending Title 3, entitled "Finance, Taxation and Fees," Chapter 4, entitled "Schedule of Fees, Rates, Charges, Bonds, Fines and Penalties, of the City Code to increase or change charges and fees. Prepared By: Nicole Davies, Finance Director Reviewed By: Geoff Fruin, City Manager Fiscal Impact: No impact. Staff Recommendation: Approval Commission Recommendations: N/A Attachments: Notice of Public Hearing Utility Fee Draft Ordinance Resolution Executive Summary: The Finance Department requests the City Council set a public hearing for September 19, 2023 to consider amending Title 3, Chapter 4 of the City Code. Title 3, Chapter 4 amendments include updating Section 4 "Wastewater Treatment Works User Charges" and Section 5 "Solid Waste Disposal" to match the language in Section 3 "Potable Water Use and Service" on the 10 percent delinquency charge that was approved in October 2020. It was inadvertently missed in Sections 4 & 5. It also includes amending Section 5 to increase the amount of pounds to 600 for the minimum fee in lieu of tonnage fee. Background / Analysis: Title 3, Chapter 4 of the City Code is the Schedule of Fees. Rates, Charges, Bonds. Fines and Penalties" Delinquency Charge on Past Due Bills In October 2020, the Iowa City City Council approved increasing the delinquency charge on past due bills from 5% to 10%. Identical language for this charge is located in Sections 3, 4 & 5. In October of 2020, it was only updated in Section 3. This amendment is to update the language in Sections 4 & 5 to match Section 3. Minimum Fee in Lieu of Tonnage Fees In May 2023, the Iowa City City Council approved increasing the minimum fee in lieu of tonnage fees (300 pounds or less). This amendment will increase the pounds to 600 pounds or less. Increasing the pounds to 600 is due to the current amount charged per ton, it would be equal to 600 pounds for the minimum fee. Notice of Public Hearing Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held at which the Council will consider: Ordinance amending Title 3, Entitled "Finances, Taxation and Fees," Chapter 4, entitled "Schedule of Fees, Rates, Charges, Bonds, Fines and Penalties," of the City Code to correct wastewater system, and solid waste disposal charges and fees. Copies of the proposed ordinance are on file for public examination in the office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, Iowa. Copies are available by telephoning the City Clerk at 319/356-5043 or emailing kellie-fruehlinq(_)iowa-city.orq. The public hearing will be held at 6:00 p.m. on September 19, 2023, in the Emma J. Harvat Hall, City Hall, Iowa City. Persons wishing to make their views known for Council consideration are encouraged to participate. Kellie K. Fruehling, City Clerk Prepared by: Nicole Davies, Finance Director, 410 E. Washington Street, Iowa City, IA 52240; 319-356-5085 Ordinance No. Ordinance Amending Title 3, Entitled "City Finances, Taxation And Fees," Chapter 4, Entitled "Schedule Of Fees, Rates, Charges, Bonds, Fines, And Penalties" of the City Code to increase or change charges and fees Whereas, pursuant to Chapter 384, Code of Iowa (2023), the City of Iowa City is authorized to establish and provide for the collection of rates to pay for the City's utility systems, including the City's wastewater treatment system and solid waste disposal services at the municipal landfill, and Whereas, the City increased the delinquency charge on current billed portion of the outstanding amount on combined water and/or sanitary sewer and/or solid waste account that is not paid within 22 days of billing date from 5% to 10% on October 20, 2020; and Whereas, the City's City Code was updated for this increase in Title 3, Chapter 4, Section 3, entitled "Potable Water Use and Service"; and Whereas, the City's City Code was not updated for this increase in Title 3, Chapter 4, Section 4, entitled "Wastewater Treatment Works User Charges" nor in Title 3, Chapter 4, Section 5, entitled "Solid Waste Disposal"; and Whereas, the Iowa City City Council proposes to update City Code for this increase in both Title 3, Chapter 4, Section 4, entitled "Wastewater Treatment Works User Charges" and in Title 3, Chapter 4, Section 5, entitled "Solid Waste Disposal"; and Whereas, the Landfill's minimum fee in lieu of tonnage fees (300 pounds or less) was increased effective July 1, 2023; and Whereas, the Iowa City City Council proposes to change the (300 pounds or less) to (600 pounds or less) to coincide with the minimum fee per pound. Now, therefore, be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Iowa City, Iowa: Section I. Amendment. 1. Title 3, entitled "City Finances, Taxation, and Fees," Chapter 4, entitled "Schedule of Fees, Rates, Charges, Bonds, Fines, and Penalties," Section 4, entitled "Wastewater Treatment Works User Charges," of the Iowa City Code is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and replacing it as follows: 3-4-4: Wastewater Treatment Works User Charges: Sanitary Sewer Service Charges; Description Of Fee, Amount Of Fee, Charge, Bond, City Code Charge, Bond, Fine Or Penalty Fine Or Penalty Chapter, Article Or Section Reference Minimum monthly charge (includes the first 100 cubic $8.31 16-3A-4 feet of water used) Monthly charge for each additional 100 cubic feet of 4.07 16-3A-4 water used Low income discount 60 percent of monthly minimum 16-3A-4 charge Ordinance No. Page 2 Monthly surcharge: Charge Yard waste collection fees: BOD (per pound) 300 or less MPL' Included in charge for 100 cubic feet 16-3A-4 Low income discount of water used Untreated wood waste BOD (per pound) from 301 MPL to 2,000 MPL' $ 0.290 16-3A-4 $3.50 BOD (per pound) greater than 2,000 MPL' 0.434 16-3A-4 Appliance collection, per item collected Suspended solids (SS) (per pound) 0.232 16-3A-4 Monthly minimum, unmetered user 34.03 16-3A-4 Manufactured housing park, monthly minimum per lot 34.03 16-3A-4 Holding tank waste - plus landfill fees 0.033 per gallon 16-3A-4 Holding tank waste hauler - annual permit 925.14 per year 16-3A-4 Deposit and delinquency fee for combined City water 16 -3A -5,16-3A-7 and/or sanitary sewer and/or solid waste collection 75 percent of monthly charge accounts: Residential owner account, per combined residential 0.00 service for City water and/or sanitary sewer and/or solid waste collection service Residential tenant account, per combined residential 120.00 service for City water and/or sanitary sewer and/or solid waste collection service 10 percent delinquency charge on current billed 10.0 percent current billed portion. portion of the outstanding amount on combined water Can be waived once every 12 and/or sanitary sewer and/or solid waste account that months is not paid within 22 days of billing date Delinquency deposit fee for combined City water and/or An amount equal to an average 2- 16-3A-5 sanitary sewer and/or solid waste collection accounts month billing for the delinquent account. Can be waived if the account holder enrolls in SurePay 2. Title 3, entitled "City Finances, Taxation, and Fees," Chapter 4, entitled "Schedule of Fees, Rates, Charges, Bonds, Fines, and Penalties," Section 5, entitled "Solid Waste Disposal," of the Iowa City Code is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and replacing it as follows: 3-4-5: Solid Waste Disposal: Description Of Fee, Charge, Bond, Fine Or Penalty Charge Yard waste collection fees: Per dwelling unit, per month $3.50 Low income discount 75 percent of monthly charge Untreated wood waste Free Additional yard waste carts over 1, per month $3.50 Collection of large items fees: Appliance collection, per item collected $20.00 Bulky solid waste $20.00 per stop and 1 item; $10.00 per additional items Tire collection $3.75 per tire; $7.50 tire and rim Residential solid waste collection fees: Curbside household refuse: Per dwelling unit, per month $14.00 Low income discount 75 percent of monthly charge Ordinance No. Paqe 3 Per sticker for each additional bag beyond each unit's monthly allotment $ 2.50 each Additional refuse carts over 1, per month $14.00 each Per 2 rooming units, per month (in addition to the dwelling unit fees) 15.90 Electronic waste TVs or monitors $21.50 per item Curbside recycling: Per dwelling unit, per month $7.50 Low income discount 75 percent of monthly charge Iowa City community compost $20.00 per ton, $2.00 minimum Wood chip mulch No charge Deposit and delinquency fee combined for City water and/or sanitary sewer and/or solid waste collection accounts: Residential owner account, per combined residential service for City water and/or sanitary sewer and/or solid waste collection service $ 0.00 Residential tenant account, per combined residential service for City water and/or sanitary sewer and/or solid waste collection service 120.00 10 percent delinquency charge on current billed portion of the outstanding amount on combined water and/or sanitary sewer and/or solid waste account that is not paid within 22 days of billing date 10 percent current billed portion. Can be waived once every 12 months Delinquency deposit for combined water and/or sanitary sewer and/or solid waste collection service An amount equal to an average 2 -month billing for the delinquent account. Can be waived if the account holder enrolls in SurePay Special wastes disposal fees: Disposal of special wastes (except for asbestos containing material and contaminated soils) 2 times the landfill use fees in this section Minimum fee 2 times the landfill use fee for 1 ton Asbestos containing material (ACM): Nonfriable ACM, from Iowa City premises subject to a Property Tax and City owned property $100.00/ton Nonfriable ACM, from other locations 105.00/ton Friable ACM, from Iowa City premises subject to a Property Tax and City owned property 100.00/cubic yard Friable ACM, from other locations 105.00/cubic yard Minimum fee for any regulated ACM 100.00 Contaminated soil: 50.00/ton Minimum fee for contaminated soil 150.00 Disposal of large items fees (see also Collection of large items fees above): Appliance disposal fees: Commercial per item disposed 1.00/cubic foot Residential per item disposed $12.50 (at landfill scale house) Tire disposal fee: TPepound $0.15 ect to minimum fee 3.00 Ordinance No. Page 4 Section 11. Repealer. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed. Section III. Severability. If any section, provision or part of the Ordinance shall be adjudged to be 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 IV. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be in effect on upon approval. Passed and approved this day of 120 Mayor Attest: City Clerk Approved by City Attorney's Office Untreated wood waste and yard waste: 24.00/ton Minimum 2.00 Landfill use fees: Arriving at the landfill with an unsecured or uncovered load: First instance in trailing 12 months Warning Second or subsequent instances in trailing 12 months $50.00 Electronic waste $3.00 per item; TVs or monitors $15.00 per item Solid waste from Iowa City premises subject to a Property Tax and City owned property: Total landfill fee per ton (includes State fee per ton) $45.00 All other solid waste: Total landfill fee per ton (includes State fee per ton) $50.00 Minimum fee in lieu of tonnage fees (600 pounds or less): Solid waste from Iowa City premises subject to a Property Tax and City owned property $14.00 All other solid waste $15.00 Section 11. Repealer. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed. Section III. Severability. If any section, provision or part of the Ordinance shall be adjudged to be 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 IV. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be in effect on upon approval. Passed and approved this day of 120 Mayor Attest: City Clerk Approved by City Attorney's Office -1,b Prepared by: Nicole Davies, Finance Director, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, IA 52240 (319) 356-5085 Resolution No. 23-247 Resolution setting a public hearing for September 19, 2023 on an ordinance amending Title 3, entitled "Finance, Taxation and Fees," Chapter 4, entitled "Schedule of Fees, Rates, Charges, Bonds, Fines and Penalties" of the City Code to increase or change charges and fees. Whereas, pursuant to Chapter 384, Code of Iowa (2023), the City of Iowa City provides certain utilities, such as wastewater treatment, and solid waste disposal services; and Whereas, it is in the public interest to review, certain fees and charges associated with said services; and Whereas, the Iowa City City Council proposes to update City Code for this increase in both Title 3, Chapter 4, Section 4, entitled "Wastewater Treatment Works User Charges" and in Title 3, Chapter 4, Section 5, entitled "Solid Waste Disposal'; and Whereas, the Iowa City City Council previously increased the delinquency charge on current billed portion of the outstanding amount on combined water and/or sanitary sewer and/or solid waste account that is not paid within 22 days of billing date from 5% to 10%, but the references in the wastewater and solid waste sections were inadvertently omitted; and Whereas, the Iowa City City Council proposes to correct said oversight by increasing the delinquency charge from 5% to 10% in both Title 3, Chapter 4, Section 4, entitled "Wastewater Treatment Works User Charges" and in Title 3, Chapter 4, Section 5, entitled "Solid Waste Disposal'; and Whereas, the Iowa City City Council proposes to change the (300 pounds or less) to (600 pounds or less) to coincide with the minimum fee in lieu of tonnage fees; and Whereas, the City Code requires that notice and public hearing on proposed changes in rates for fees and charges for City utilities be provided to the public, prior to enactment of said rates for fees and charges. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, that: A public hearing on an ordinance amending Title 3 entitled "Finances, Taxation and Fees," Chapter 4 entitled "Schedule of Fees, Rates, Charges, Bonds, Fines and Penalties," of the City Code to change wastewater treatment charges and solid waste disposal charges is to be held on the 19th day of September, 2023, at 6:00 p.m., in the Emma J. Harvat Hall, City Hall, Iowa City, Iowa, or if said meeting is cancelled, at the next meeting of the City Council thereafter as posted by the City Clerk. 2. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to publish notice of the public hearing for the above-named project in a newspaper published at least once weekly and having a general circulation in the City, not less than four (4) nor more than twenty (20) days before said hearing. Res. No. 23-247 Page: 2 Passed and approved this 5th day of September , 2023. �r M qor Approved by Attest: < . City Clerk City Attorn s Office — 08/25/2023 It was moved by Taylor and seconded by Resolution be adopted, and upon roll call there were: Ayes: Nays x x x X Absent: Dunn Alter Bergus Dunn Harmsen Taylor Teague Thomas the Item Number: 7.d. CITY OF IOWA CITY Z%--_ �=Pa COUNCIL ACTION REPORT September 5, 2023 Resolution setting a public hearing on September 19, 2023 on amending the Fiscal Year 2024 Operating Budget. Prepared By: Nicole Davies, Finance Director Reviewed By: Geoff Fruin, City Manager Fiscal Impact: FY24 budget revisions are funded through new revenues or available fund balance. Staff Recommendation: Approval Commission Recommendations: N/A Attachments: Notice of Public Hearing.pdf FY24 Budget Amendment #1 Resolution Setting Public Hearing to Amend FY24 Budget.doc Executive Summary: The Finance Department requests the City Council to set a public hearing for consideration of amending the fiscal year 2024 annual budget on September 19, 2023. This is the first budget amendment for fiscal year 2024. Background / Analysis: Budget amendments are submitted to the Finance Department and reviewed for approval by the Finance Director and City Manager. Requests to carry appropriations over from one year to the next are also submitted and approved in the same manner. A formal recommendation for a budget amendment is then prepared for City Council approval. The State of Iowa allows cities to amend the annual operating budget for supplemental appropriation authority. These changes may include new or revised revenue and expenditure projections, transfers between funds, and capital improvement plan changes. Increased expenditures must utilize available fund balance or additional revenue sources, as the State does not allow amendments to increase property taxes. According to the City's financial policies, amendments to operating budgets will be made only in the following situations: emergency situations transfer from contingency expenditures with offsetting revenues or fund balance carry-over of prior year budget authority for expenses that had not been paid as of the end of the fiscal year. This proposed budget amendment increases overall revenues and transfers -in by $12,983,609, as shown on Line 15 of the attached notice (see Revenues & Other Financing Sources, lines 1-15). The majority of the increase of revenues being amended is for intergovernmental revenues, transfers in, and other financing sources. Intergovernmental revenues (line 9) are being increased by $10,363,293, which primarily represents State and Federal grants on capital projects and HOME/CDBG revenues that are being carried forward from the prior year. Other Financing Sources (line 13) is being amended by $447,000 for South District home sales. Transfers in (line 14) are being amended by $2,025,000 for capital improvement projects. Additionally, Miscellaneous Revenues (line 12) are being amended by $148,316 for expected donations. The section entitled Expenditures & Other Financial Uses (lines 16-28) provides for an increase in appropriations of $87,303,336. The majority of the increase in appropriations is related to governmental capital improvement projects that are being carry forward from prior years (line 23) and total $36,233,268. The next largest increase in appropriations is for the Business Type/Enterprise program (line 25) and totals $24,553,304. The increase in this program primarily reflects the carry forward of utility fund capital improvement projects from prior years. The last significant increase is for the Community and Economic Development program (line 20) and totals $22,294,267. This primarily reflects the carry forward of appropriations for the ARPA funding received, as well as, CDBG/HOME programs and the South District home program. In addition to carry forwards for operations and capital improvement projects, the amendment includes the purchase of land in downtown Iowa City. The net budgeted result to fund balances is a reduction of $74,319,727 (line 29). This reduction will be covered through excess fund balances and bond funds and will not affect property tax revenues or levies. The Notice of Public Hearing for the first budget amendment of fiscal year 2024 is attached to this memo along with a detailed list of the individual amendments. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING -AMENDMENT OF CURRENT BUDGET City of IOWA CITY Fiscal Year July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024 The City of IOWA CITY will conduct a ublic hearing for the purpose of amending the current budget for fiscal year ending June 30, 2024 Meeting Date/Time: 9/19/2023 06:00 PM Contact: Kellie Grace Phone: 319 356-5041 Meeting Location: Emma Harvat Hall, 410 E. Washington St. Iowa Cti There will be no increase in taxes. Any residents or taxpayers will be heard for or against the proposed amendment at the time and place specified above. A detailed statement of: additional receipts, cash balances on hand at the close of the preceding fiscal year, and proposed disbursements, both past and anticipated, will be available at the hearing. Budget amendments are subject to protest. If protest petition requirements are met, the State Appeal Board will hold a local hearing. For more information, consult htt s://dom.iowa.gov/local-gov-appeals. REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES Total Budget as Certified or Last Amended Current Amendment Total Budget After Current Amendment Taxes Levied on Property 1 66,312,743 0 66,312,743 Less: Uncollected Delinquent Taxes - Levy Year 2 0 0 0 Net Current Property Tax 3 66,312,743 0 66,312,743 Delinquent Property Tax Revenue 4 0 0 0 TIF Revenues 5 4,083,031 0 4,083,031 Other City Taxes 6 3,596,467 0 3,596,467 Licenses & Permits 7 2,033,921 0 2,033,921 Use of Money & Property 8 3,172,348 0 3,172,348 Intergovernmental 9 36,115,666 10,363,293 46,478,959 Charges for Service 10 51,347,782 0 51,347,782 Special Assessments 11 1,381 0 1,381 Miscellaneous 12 10,580,520 148,316 10,728,836 Other Financing Sources 13 42,980,400 447,000 43,427,400 Transfers In 14 54,847,195 2,025,000 56,872,195 Total Revenues & Other Sources 15 275,071,454 12,983,609 288,055,063 EXPENDITURES & OTHER FINANCING USES Public Safety 16 30,750,428 518,495 31,268,923 Public Works 171 12,745,770 199,766 12,945,536 Health and Social Services 18 696,500 0 696,500 Culture and Recreation 19 17,500,835 58,710 17,559,545 Community and Economic Development 20 10,406,420 22,294,267 32,700,687 General Government 21 12,632,164 1,420,526 14,052,690 Debt Service 22 13,210,690 0 13,210,690 Capital Projects 231 31,178,470 36,233,268 67,411,738 Total Government Activities Expenditures 24 129,121,277 60,725,032 189,846,309 Business Type/Enterprise 25 90,987,334 24,553,304 115,540,638 Total Gov Activities & Business Expenditures 26 220,108,611 85,278,336 305,386,947 Transfers Out 27 54,847,195 2,025,000 56,872,195 Total Expenditures/Transfers Out 28 274,955,806 87,303,336 362,259,142 Excess Revenues & Other Sources Over Under Expenditures/Transfers Out 29 115,648 -74,319,727 -74,204,079 Beginning Fund Balance July 1, 2023 1 301 157,640,187 01 157,640,187 Ending Fund Balance June 30, 2024 1 311 157,755,835 -74,319,7271 83,436,108 Explanation of Changes: Amendments include carryover of revenues and expenditures for projects in the CIP plan, expenditures carried forward include $994,600 for Black Lives Matter funding, $1,049,000 for CDBG/HOME and $13,886,000 for ARPA. Additional detail is available in the City Clerk's Office. 08/25/2023 04:12 PM Paae 1 of 1 Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Amendment #1 Org Object Project Description Amount Program Line 73730140 445230 Neptune 360 15,000.00 25 71810144 474420 EV Charger 13,250.00 25 71810142 474420 EV Charger 13,250.00 25 71810144 362200 EV Charger Grant (8,933.00) 12 71810142 362200 EV Charger Grant (9,383.00) 12 23610230 448010 ARPA Interest 459,150.00 20 10210200 455110 Laserfiche Licenses 20,000.00 21 10210510 471010 21 S. Linn Property Purchase 4,550,000.00 20 23610812 369100 Bus Rapid Transit Consultant (130,000.00) 12 23610812 432060 Bus Rapid Transit Consultant 255,000.00 20 23610812 393190 Bus Rapid Transit Consultant (25,000.00) 14 10610710 490160 Bus Rapid Transit Consultant 25,000.00 27 Carry -forwards 10210300 432060 Compensation Study 72,938.44 21 10210410 432060 BLM 400,000.00 21 10210410 432080 BLM 200,000.00 21 10210410 432100 BLM 45,000.00 21 10210410 435059 BLM 10,000.00 21 10210410 445140 BLM 5,000.00 21 10210410 445180 BLM 40,000.00 21 10210410 448030 BLM 194,560.00 21 10210410 448040 BLM 100,000.00 21 10210510 448070 Economic Dev Assistance 95,573.00 20 10210610 432060 Fleet Analysis and Transition Plan 40,000.00 21 10310710 448070 Workforce Housing Tax Credits 178,000.00 21 10310713 432060 City Hall Space Needs Study 86,028.00 21 10410100 432080 Traffic Study 12,298.00 16 10410220 448010 CommUnity Co -Responder 42,500.00 16 10410310 474220 Automobiles 342,829.00 16 10410310 464030 Rifle Protection Plates 12,312.00 16 10410310 464030 Shields 5,928.00 16 10410310 474420 Ped Mall Cameras 87,793.00 16 10410320 469320 Standing Desk 2,238.00 16 10450110 469190 Kitchen Appliances 7,757.00 16 10450200 469210 Fire Bunker Gear 4,840.00 16 10510311 473010 City Hall Emergency Generator 29,000.00 21 10530200 474420 Toro ZTR Mower 22,710.30 19 10530241 473010 H2O Roof Replacement 24,000.00 19 10570100 473010 Pigeon Mitigation 12,000.00 19 10610220 392100 Sale of 2129 Taylor (147,000.00) 13 10610220 472010 FY22 Rehab Funds 130,000.00 20 10610220 392100 Sale of 1311 Sandusky (150,000.00) 13 10610220 392100 Sale of 1313 Sandusky (150,000.00) 13 10610220 472010 FY23 Rehab Funds 70,000.00 20 10610620 432060 Comprehensive Plan Update 150,000.00 20 10610620 432060 FBC Incentive Program & South District FBC 32,000.00 20 10610620 448010 Historic Preservation Grants 10,000.00 20 10610720 473010 Public Art funds 73,887.00 20 10710200 469190 Minor Equipment 10,000.00 17 10810200 432080 Ped Mall Fountain Tiles 11,866.00 20 21610320 448010 FY23 CDBG Rehab Projects 338,876.94 20 21610320 331100 FY23 CDBG Rehab Projects (338,876.94) 9 21610320 448010 FY22 CDBG Rehab Projects 98,694.15 20 21610320 331100 FY22 CDBG Rehab Funding (98,694.15) 9 21610410 448090 FY22 HOME Admin 16,866.67 20 21610410 331100 FY22 HOME Admin (16,866.67) 9 21610410 448090 HOME ARPA Admin 236,418.56 20 21610410 331100 HOME ARPA Admin (236,418.56) 9 21610420 448090 FY19 South District 25,000.00 20 21610420 448090 FY21 South District 44,000.00 20 21610420 448090 FY21 HOME THF Rental Rehab -Taylor 25,000.00 20 21610420 448090 FY22 GreenState Partnership 15,000.00 20 21610420 448090 FY22 South District -Phase 3 100,000.00 20 21610420 448090 FY22 HOME Rehab 59,061.38 20 21610420 448090 FY23 HOME Rehab 89,729.18 20 21610420 331100 FY22 HOME Rehab Funding (357,790.56) 9 21610420 448090 HOME ARPA Program Operations 1,521,981.00 20 21610420 331100 HOME ARPA Rehab Funding (1,521,981.00) 9 22710332 474420 Operating Equipment 189,766.00 17 23610230 448010 ARPA 13,886,162.82 20 71810221 442010 Transit Facility Sidewalk 6,500.00 25 72720130 474420 Generator 40,980.00 25 73730120 445230 Lime Removal 48,975.22 25 73730120 445230 Backwash Pump #1 & #2 Repairs 72,269.17 25 74740110 473010 Demo Old Refuse Bldg 200,000.00 25 74740140 474230 Recycling Collection Truck 75,000.00 25 81710520 474230 Equipment Replacement 1,979,701.03 X 81710520 474270 Equipment Replacement 354,103.48 X CIP Carry -forwards Org Obiect Project Description Amount Program Line 31310790 472010 Other Governmental CIP 70,511.32 23 31310790 476130 Other Governmental CIP 923,566.00 23 31410910 476130 Police CIP 125,000.00 23 31410940 473010 Animal Shelter CIP 110,000.00 23 31450900 474230 Fire CIP 3,239,036.00 23 31520900 472010 Recreation CIP 129,283.27 23 31520900 473010 Recreation CIP 207,303.82 23 31530910 472010 Parks CIP 845,585.50 23 31530910 473010 Parks CIP 7,669,094.33 23 31530920 473010 Trails CIP 610,331.22 23 10310710 490040 Senior Center CIP 2,000,000.00 27 31570900 393140 Senior Center CIP (2,000,000.00) 14 31570900 472010 Senior Center CIP 1,448,455.84 23 31610900 473010 Community & Econ Dev CIP 361,282.26 23 31710940 473010 Other Public Works CIP 508,045.10 23 31710940 432040 Other Public Works CIP 1,000,000.00 23 32710910 331100 Roads CIP (4,460,499.00) 9 32710910 334900 Roads CIP (981,471.88) 9 32710910 331150 Roads CIP (393,027.02) 9 32710910 432090 Roads CIP 2,229,383.89 23 32710910 473010 Roads CIP 5,202,531.04 23 32710910 471010 Roads CIP 6,336,271.00 23 32710920 331150 Bridge CIP (416,195.77) 9 32710920 334610 Bridge CIP (325,000.00) 9 32710920 432090 Bridge CIP 96,262.87 23 32710920 473010 Bridge CIP 4,300,936.87 23 32710950 473010 Traffic Engineering CIP 820,387.77 23 71810915 473010 Parking CIP 747,552.04 25 71810915 474420 Parking CIP 1,173,216.72 25 71810925 474420 Transit CIP 11,913.00 25 71810925 472010 Transit CIP 100,000.00 25 71810925 432090 Transit CIP 200,000.00 25 71810925 473010 Transit CIP 979,016.71 25 72720905 474420 Wastewater CIP 146,388.00 25 72720905 432090 Wastewater CIP 657,212.40 25 72720905 473010 Wastewater CIP 9,736,091.32 25 73730905 432060 Water CIP 50,460.50 25 73730905 475010 Water CIP 91,752.00 25 73730905 473010 Water CIP 2,048,217.88 25 75750905 432090 Landfill CIP 125,338.80 25 75750905 473010 Landfill CIP 5,820,190.32 25 76850905 331100 Airport CIP (1,053,121.00) 9 76850905 334900 Airport CIP (163,350.00) 9 76850905 432090 Airport CIP 57,929.40 25 76850905 473010 Airport CIP 684,956.13 25 77770905 432090 StormwaterClP 77,901.15 25 77770905 473020 StormwaterClP 85,446.00 25 77770905 473010 StormwaterClP 1,274,497.05 25 State Form Program Lines Use of Money & Property 8 Intergovernmental (10,363,292.55) 9 Charges for Services 10 Miscellaneous (148,316.00) 12 Other Financing Sources (447,000.00) 13 Transfers In (2,025,000.00) 14 Public Safety 518,495.00 16 Public Works 199,766.00 17 Health & Social Services - 18 Culture & Recreation 58,710.30 19 Community & Economic Development 22,294,266.70 20 General Government 1,420,526.44 21 Debt Service 22 Capital Projects 36,233,268.10 23 Business-Type/Enterprise 24,553,303.81 25 Transfers Out 2,025,000.00 27 Internal Service (not budgeted) 2,333,804.51 X 76,653,532.31 Internal Service (not budgeted) (2,333,804.51) Excess Revenues & Other Financing Sources under Expenditures/Transfers Out 74,319,727.80 29 Prepared by: Nicole Davies, Finance Director, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, IA 52240 (319)356-5085 Resolution No. 23-24s Resolution setting public hearing on September 19, 2023 on amending the Fiscal Year 2024 Operating Budget. Be it resolved by the City Council of Iowa City, Iowa, that a public hearing will be held in Emma J. Harvat Hall of the Iowa City City Hall, 410 East Washington Steet, Iowa City, Iowa, at 6:00 p.m., September 19, 2023, or if said meeting is cancelled, at the next meeting of the City Council thereafter as posted by the City Clerk, to permit any resident to be heard for or against the proposed amendment to the Fiscal Year 2024 Operating Budget. The City Clerk is hereby directed to give notice of said public hearing and time and place thereof by publication in the Iowa City Press -Citizen, a newspaper of general circulation in Iowa City, not less than ten (10) days and not more than twenty (20) days before the time set for such hearing. Passed and approved this 5th day of September , 2023. M Attest: Ilk ("4 City Clerk Approved by G' City Attorney' Office - 08/25/2023 It was moved by Taylor and seconded by Dunn the Resolution be adopted, and upon roll call there were: Ayes: X X X X X X X Nays: Absent: Alter Bergus Dunn Harmsen Taylor Teague Thomas Item Number: 10.a. CITY OF IOWA CITY Z%--_ �=Pa COUNCIL ACTION REPORT September 5, 2023 Resolution approving project manual and estimate of cost for the construction of the 2023 City of Iowa City Parking Garages Maintenance and Repair Mechanical Project, establishing amount of bid security to accompany each bid, directing City Clerk to post notice to bidders, and fixing time and place for receipt of bids. Prepared By: Reviewed By: Fiscal Impact: Staff Recommendation: Commission Recommendations Attachments: Resolution Ethan Yoder, Civil Engineer Jason Havel, City Engineer Ron Knoche, Public Works Director Geoff Fruin, City Manager $145,000 available in the Parking Facility Restoration Repair Account #T3004 Approval N/A Executive Summary: The project generally includes stair tower HVAC improvements and associated electrical equipment at the Tower Place, Chauncey Swan, and Court Street parking ramps. Infrared scanning of electrical equipment at the Harrison Street parking ramp is also included as a part of the project. Background / Analysis: This annual project addresses maintenance, rehabilitation, and repairs on the City's parking garage structures. The items within this year's annual project were either identified and programmed within the City's Five -Year Condition Review and Proposed Repair and Maintenance Master Plan, June 2020, or have manifested themselves in the past year. This work was originally included as a part of the 2023 City of Iowa City Parking Garages Maintenance and Repair Project that was bid on July 18, 2023. As a part of that bid letting, only one bid was received and it exceeded the Engineer's Estimate of Probable Cost by more than 60%, resulting in the City rejecting the bid. Based on information received from contractors following the letting of the 2023 City of Iowa City Parking Garages Maintenance and Repair Project, it was recommended by the City's consultant to split the project into two separate projects, one focusing on MEP repairs and the other focusing on structural repairs. This is expected to make the project more appealing for contractors that do not perform both types of work. Prepared by: Ethan Yoder Engineering Division, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, IA 52240, (319) 356-5145 Resolution No. 23-250 Resolution approving project manual and estimate of cost for the construction of the 2023 City of Iowa City Parking Garages Maintenance and Repair Mechanical Project, establishing amount of bid security to accompany each bid, directing City Clerk to post notice to bidders, and fixing time and place for receipt of bids. Whereas, notice of public hearing on the project manual and estimate of cost for the above- named project was published as required by law, and the hearing thereon held; and Whereas, the City Engineer or designee intends to post notice of the project on the website owned and maintained by the City of Iowa City; and Whereas, funds for this project are available in the Parking Facility Restoration Repair account #T3004. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Iowa City, Iowa that: The project manual and estimate of cost for the above-named project are hereby approved. 2. The amount of bid security to accompany each bid for the construction of the above- named project shall be in the amount of 10% (ten percent) of bid payable to Treasurer, City of Iowa City, Iowa. 3. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to post notice as required in Section 26.3, not less than 13 days and not more than 45 days before the date of the bid letting, which may be satisfied by timely posting notice on the Construction Update Network, operated by the Master Builder of Iowa, and the Iowa League of Cities website. 4. Sealed bids for the above-named project are to be received by the City of Iowa City, Iowa, at the Office of the City Clerk, at the City Hall, before 3:00 p.m. on the 26th day of September, 2023. At that time, the bids will be opened by the City Engineer or his designee, and thereupon referred to the City Council of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, for action upon said bids at its next regular meeting, to be held at the Emma J. Harvat Hall, City Hall, Iowa City, Iowa, at 6:00 p.m. on the 3rd day of October, 2023, or at a special meeting called for that purpose. Passed and approved this 5th day of September , 2023. l <)Approved / Attest: City tlerk City Attorne s Office (Liz Craig - 08/22/2023) Resolution No. 23-250 Page 2 It was moved by Thomas adopted, and upon roll call there were: Ayes: x Y x x x x X and seconded by Nays: Taylor the Resolution be Absent: Alter Bergus Dunn Harmsen Taylor Teague Thomas Item Number: 10.b. CITY OF IOWA CITY �--'°�'��� COUNCIL ACTION REPORT September 5, 2023 Resolution approving project manual and estimate of cost for the construction of the 2023 City of Iowa City Parking Garages Maintenance and Repair Structural Project, establishing amount of bid security to accompany each bid, directing City Clerk to post notice to bidders, and fixing time and place for receipt of bids. Prepared By: Reviewed By: Fiscal Impact: Staff Recommendation Commission Recommendations: Attachments: Resolution Ethan Yoder, Civil Engineer Jason Havel, City Engineer Ron Knoche, Public Works Director Geoff Fruin, City Manager $125,000 available in the Parking Facility Restoration Repair Account #T3004 Approval N/A Executive Summary: The project generally includes structural repair and protection improvements at the Dubuque Street and Tower Place Parking Ramps. Background / Analysis: This annual project addresses maintenance, rehabilitation, and repairs on the City's parking garage structures. The items within this year's annual project were either identified and programmed within the City's Five -Year Condition Review and Proposed Repair and Maintenance Master Plan, June 2020, or have manifested themselves in the past year. This work was originally included as a part of the 2023 City of Iowa City Parking Garages Maintenance and Repair Project that was bid on July 18, 2023. As a part of that bid letting, only one bid was received and it exceeded the Engineer's Estimate of Probable Cost by more than 60%, resulting in the City rejecting the bid. Based on information received from contractors following the letting of the 2023 City of Iowa City Parking Garages Maintenance and Repair Project, it was recommended by the City's consultant to split the project into two separate projects, one focusing on MEP repairs and the other focusing on structural repairs. This is expected to make the project more appealing for contractors that do not perform both types of work. Prepared by: Ethan Yoder Engineering Division, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, IA 52240, (319) 356-5145 Resolution No. Resolution approving project manual and estimate of cost for the construction of the 2023 City of Iowa City Parking Garages Maintenance and Repair Structural Project, establishing amount of bid security to accompany each bid, directing City Clerk to post notice to bidders, and fixing time and place for receipt of bids. Whereas, notice of public hearing on the project manual and estimate of cost for the above- named project was published as required by law, and the hearing thereon held; and Whereas, the City Engineer or designee intends to post notice of the project on the website owned and maintained by the City of Iowa City; and Whereas, funds for this project are available in the Parking Facility Restoration Repair account #T3004. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Iowa City, Iowa that: 1. The project manual and estimate of cost for the above-named project are hereby approved. 2. The amount of bid security to accompany each bid for the construction of the above- named project shall be in the amount of 10% (ten percent) of bid payable to Treasurer, City of Iowa City, Iowa. 3. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to post notice as required in Section 26.3, not less than 13 days and not more than 45 days before the date of the bid letting, which may be satisfied by timely posting notice on the Construction Update Network, operated by the Master Builder of Iowa, and the Iowa League of Cities website. 4. Sealed bids for the above-named project are to be received by the City of Iowa City, Iowa, at the Office of the City Clerk, at the City Hall, before 3:00 p.m. on the 26th day of September, 2023. At that time, the bids will be opened by the City Engineer or his designee, and thereupon referred to the City Council of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, for action upon said bids at its next regular meeting, to be held at the Emma J. Harvat Hall, City Hall, Iowa City, Iowa, at 6:00 p.m. on the 3rd day of October, 2023, or at a special meeting called for that purpose. Passed and approved this 5th day of September _'2023. l r Approved by Attest: 1)� c ( 1�), Z//'�" - *' City Clerk City Attorne s Office (Liz Craig — 08/22/2023) Resolution No. 23-251 Page 2 It was moved by Bergus and seconded by Dunn the Resolution be adopted, and upon roll call there were: Ayes: Nays: Absent: Alter Bergus Dunn Harmsen Taylor Teague Thomas Item Number: 10.c. CITY OF IOWA CITY COUNCIL ACTION REPORT September 5, 2023 Resolution approving project manual and estimate of cost for the construction of the Gilbert Street Bridge Replacement Project, establishing amount of bid security to accompany each bid, directing City Clerk to post notice to bidders, and fixing time and place for receipt of bids. Prepared By: Reviewed By: Fiscal Impact: Staff Recommendation: Commission Recommendations: Attachments: Location Map Resolution Tyler Olson, Civil Engineer Jason Havel, City Engineer Ron Knoche, Public Works Director Geoff Fruin, City Manager $3,200,000 available in the Gilbert Street Replacement Project account #S3956 Approval N/A Executive Summary: This project generally includes the removal and replacement of the existing four -lane concrete bridge with a new four -lane continuous concrete slab bridge over Ralston Creek, designed to meet local and state guidelines for traffic and pedestrians, six-foot sidewalks on both sides, and aesthetic improvements to enhance the neighborhood and views of the creek. Streambank stabilization will occur upstream and downstream of the new bridge with the addition of fabric formed concrete revetment and Class E revetment. The storm sewer will be upsized from 15" to 30" diameter RCP pipe to provide additional capacity from Court Street to Ralston Creek where ponding depths during heavy rainstorms have topped the curb. Additional water main improvements will occur immediately north of the bridge to prepare for a future project. Background /Analysis: The 2019 Biennial Bridge Inspection Program identified advanced deterioration of the bridge deck and super structure on the Gilbert Street bridge, constructed in 1972. There is significant cracking and spalling at the north bridge approach that currently requires frequent maintenance. Widespread minor damage and bank slump is noted in the channel and there is no traffic barrier separating pedestrians from vehicles. The Program recommends the bridge to be scheduled for significant repairs or full replacement. The Iowa Department of Transportation awarded the City funds for the replacement of the Gilbert Street Bridge over Ralston Creek through the Highway Bridge Program. Federally funded projects can receive reimbursement of 80% of eligible project costs, up to a limit of $1,000,000. This project is expected to be let through the Iowa DOT in September for a Spring 2024 construction start date. Project Timeline: Bid Letting Date: September 19, 2023 Contract Award Council Meeting Date: October 3, 2023 Construction Dates: March 2024 to November 2024 z W 5 W U a J d w w m F - w LU U) ry W 00 J U- -WON Fav F f 10,01-4 r� % T AL- OV- 14 - Prepared by: Tyler Olson, Engineering Division, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, IA 52240, (319) 356-5416 Resolution No. 23-252 Resolution approving project manual and estimate of cost for the construction of the Gilbert Street Bridge Replacement Project, establishing amount of bid security to accompany each bid, directing City Clerk to post notice to bidders, and fixing time and place for receipt of bids. Whereas, notice of public hearing on the project manual and estimate of cost for the above- named project was published as required by law, and the hearing thereon held; and Whereas, this project will be bid by the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT); and Whereas, bids will be accepted on September 19, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. by the DOT, Office of Contracts in Ames, Iowa; and Whereas, the City Engineer or designee intends to post notice of the project through the City's IonWave website (https://icgov.ionwave.net); and Whereas, funds for this project are available in the Gilbert Street Bridge Replacement Project account #S3956. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Iowa City, Iowa that: 1. The project manual and estimate of cost for the above-named project are hereby approved. 2. The amount of bid security to accompany each bid for the construction of the above- named project shall be in the form and amount prescribed in the bidding proposal. 3. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to post notice as required in Section 26.3, not less than 13 days and not more than 45 days before the date of the bid letting, which may be satisfied by timely posting notice on the Construction Update Network, operated by the Master Builder of Iowa, and the Iowa League of Cities website. 4. Bids for the above-named project are to be received by the DOT, Office of Contracts, 800 Lincoln Way, Ames, Iowa, before 10:00 a.m. on the 19th day of September, 2023. Thereafter, the bids will be opened and announced by the DOT, and thereupon referred to the City Council of the City of Iowa City, Iowa for action upon said bids at its next regular meeting, to be held at the Emma J. Harvat Hall, City Hall, Iowa City, Iowa, at 6:00 p.m. on the 3rd day of October, 2023, or at a special meeting called for that purpose. Resolution No. 23-252 Page 2 Passed and approved this 5th day of September , 2023. M akr Attest: T 4'' `J `t It o P--, City Clerk Approved by City Attor ey's Office (Jennifer Schwickerath — 08/17/2023) It was moved by Dunn and seconded by Alter the Resolution be adopted, and upon roll call there were: Ayes: Nays: Absent: Alter Bergus Dunn Harmsen Taylor Teague Thomas Item Number: 10.11h. CITY OF IOWA CITY COUNCIL ACTION REPORT September 5, 2023 Resolution authorizing staff to proceed to public input and design development for replacement of City Park Pool. Prepared By: Juli Seydell Johnson, Director of Parks & Recreation Reviewed By: Sue Dulek, First Assistant City Attorney Geoff Fruin, City Manager Fiscal Impact: Funding for this project is available in CIP R4229. Staff Recommendation: Approval Attachments: 2023-08-29 City Park Pool Aquatic Facility Assessment Resolution Executive Summary: This agenda item authorizes authorizes completion of the "Conceptual Design Phase" including public engagement and conceptual design services. Resolution No. 23-187 approved a consultant agreement with Williams Associates Architects, Ltd. to provide consulting services for City Park Pool consisting of two phases entitled "Facility Condition Assessment Phase" and "Conceptual Design Phase". The "Facility Condition Assessment Phase" has concluded. This phase includes community engagement, design, permitting, bidding, and construction phase services. Background /Analysis: City Park Pool needs to be either renovated or completely replaced. The current facility includes a 50 Meter T-shaped pool with an attached deep well, and a zero -depth entry wading pool. The main pool is more than 70 years old and wading pool is six years old. The pool is in Upper City Park and is surrounded by large, mature trees. The main pool loses a tremendous amount of water, which varies year to year. During the 2021 season the pool was losing approximately 30,000 gallons per day despite annual crack sealing and basin painting. The main pool gutter grating is worn and abrasive. Patrons are getting abrasions from the fiberglass grates. The balance tank has cracks, and the tank is leaking. As presented to the City Council in May, the consultant agreement will begin with an assessment of the current facility. Borings were taken of the concrete shell, a video was made of the main drain, and two areas of the diving well had replacement of concrete leading up to opening this spring. The information gathered from these items has been analyzed and additional testing completed by the consultant team. The consultant team's report and recommendation for replacement is attached. The Conceptual Design Phase includes a robust schedule of public input and a statistically valid survey to inform Council's final decision regarding the design of a new facility. Repairs, renovation, or construction of a new facility are targeted for the summer of 2025. AQUATIC FACILITY ASSESSMENT 10WA CITY A UNESCO CITY OF LITERATURE CITY PARK POOL W.Zelll=9_1Sol :�Sol I= IOWA CITY, IA 52246 PROJECT NO. 2023-040 AUGUST 29, 2023 WILLIAMS ARCHITECTS/AQUATICS Architecture I Planning I Aquatics I Interiors 500 Park Boulevard, Suite 600 P 630 221 1212 Itasca, IL 60143 www.williams-architsds.com City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY A. PURPOSE OF REPORT B. ANALYSIS CRITERIA C. RECOMMENDATIONS D. NEXT STEPS E. BUDGETS II. PROJECT BACKGROUND & UNDERSTANDING III. APPLICABLE CODES IV. DUE DILIGENCE AND OWNER DATA V. AQUATIC FACILITY - SITE VI. AQUATIC FACILITY — BUILDINGS VII. AQUATIC FACILITY POOLS VIII. SYSTEMIC CONDITION SUMMARY APPENDIX: PHOTOS COUNSILMAN-HUNSAKER AQUATIC AUDIT REPORT TOC -1 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 CITY PARK POOL IOWA CITY, IA AQUATIC FACILITY ASSESSMENT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY A. PURPOSE OF REPORT The City of Iowa City commissioned Williams Architects I Aquatics to prepare an aquatic facility assessment for City Park Pool and to recommend repair or complete replacement of the facility based on the assessment. WAA retained Counsilman-Hunsaker as an engineering subconsultant to review the swimming pools and equipment. As part of the assessment, American Leak Detection was also retained to inspect the pool. The goals for the Aquatic Facility Assessment Goals are as follows: 1. Review information gathered by the City. 2. Review the pool for deficiencies. 3. Prepare commentary on existing conditions. 4. Prepare a general commentary on support spaces. 5. Prepare an overview commentary. 6. Provide cost opinion and estimated lifespan for repairs, if the facility were to be repaired. 7. Prepare commentary assessing whether project goals will be met if pool were to be repaired. 8. Recommend repair or replacement of facility. 9. Present the report and recommendations to City Council. The Aquatic Facilities Assessment includes a review of the aquatic facility site, buildings, pools and pool equipment, and related systems. B. ANALYSIS CRITERIA The Williams Architects I Aquatics Team reviewed existing data provided by Iowa City. Iowa City Parks and Recreation Staff met with the Williams Team on July 18, 2023, to discuss the pool's history, maintenance, repairs, and operations. After the meeting, a tour was conducted of the facility, and Williams Teams reviewed and documented existing conditions. A draft report was reviewed with Iowa City Staff on August 22, 2023. The final report was submitted August 29, 2023. C. RECOMMENDATIONS Should City Park Pool be repaired or replaced? Williams Architects I Aquatics recommends complete replacement of City Park Pool with a new aquatic facility and bathhouse on the existing site. City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 The recommendation is based on the deteriorated conditions found in the pool basin, the concern for the long term structural integrity of the pool walls, and the need to replace pool filtration, sanitation, and piping systems. The recommendation is also based on the findings that the bathhouse is outdated in terms of safety, security, operational areas, and user amenities. It would be in the best interest of the Iowa City community to take this opportunity to explore design concepts for a new aquatic facility with new structures, energy efficient operating systems, and accessible features, rather than continuing to invest in an aging pool and infrastructure. The reasons for this recommendation are summarized in the outline below and discussed in further detail later in this report. 1. CITY PARK POOL Condition of Current Pool o The aging concrete pool has significant existing condition and structural issues which make repairs complex, costly, and risky. Water Loss o Increasing water loss each year Average is after 70 days through 7/31/2023 o Deterioration of the concrete pool is causing water loss • Leaking found at wall joints between pool wall and gutter • Leaking found at floor joints in deep end • Leaking found at previous repairs in deep end o No waterstop was shown on the 1987 renovation drawings at the concrete pool floor and main drain replacement or at the concrete pool wall and stainless steel gutter replacement. Regardless of if waterstop was provided, the joints have failed and are leaking. o Deterioration of underground pool piping is also causing water loss. Evidence of this was seen in 2013 when the Splash Pool was replaced. o The pool basin requires annual concrete patching, crack sealing, and painting. These remedial efforts have not been able to slow the water loss. o Dye testing identified significant water leaks through concrete joints in the diving well. The repaired joints are not watertight. Concrete continues to fail along the edges of the repaired areas. Joint repair materials are not strong enough to adhere to new and existing concrete. Structural Integrity City Park Pool Water Loss Year Average al / da Duration # da s Total al 2021 30,000 110 3,300,000 2022 48,382 110 5,322,000 2023 55,351` Pending Pendin Average is after 70 days through 7/31/2023 o Deterioration of the concrete pool is causing water loss • Leaking found at wall joints between pool wall and gutter • Leaking found at floor joints in deep end • Leaking found at previous repairs in deep end o No waterstop was shown on the 1987 renovation drawings at the concrete pool floor and main drain replacement or at the concrete pool wall and stainless steel gutter replacement. Regardless of if waterstop was provided, the joints have failed and are leaking. o Deterioration of underground pool piping is also causing water loss. Evidence of this was seen in 2013 when the Splash Pool was replaced. o The pool basin requires annual concrete patching, crack sealing, and painting. These remedial efforts have not been able to slow the water loss. o Dye testing identified significant water leaks through concrete joints in the diving well. The repaired joints are not watertight. Concrete continues to fail along the edges of the repaired areas. Joint repair materials are not strong enough to adhere to new and existing concrete. Structural Integrity City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 o The longevity of the existing concrete pool structure is a concern. o The 1987 renovation detail for the pool top of wall concrete and gutter replacement was not well designed. o The structural integrity of the pool walls is questionable. The concrete pool wall is pulling away from the stainless steel gutter. The joints are pulling apart and the walls are bowing. The pool structure would need to have significant structural repairs even if a liner was placed in the pool or portions were patched in a repair scenario. o Pool core samples show planar fracture and random cracking indicating severe deterioration. The pool structure is crumbling. o The concrete pool continues to crack, spall and deteriorate each year, which requires concrete replacement, sealing, and painting annually. o Drone photos of the pool before and during repairs prior to opening this season show that the concrete surface of the pool is disintegrating. o Continued annual patching, crack sealing, and painting will not improve the structural integrity of the pool as large areas of concrete are showing signs of severe deterioration. o Water loss at the joints in the deep end of a pool can lead to washout of the supporting gravel base below the pool floor. Washout undermines the pool floor and causes the floor to crack and settle, causing joints to open, and further water loss. Health and Safety o The Iowa Code requires treated water to be uniformly distributed throughout the pool. The existing gutter system does not evenly distribute treated water to the center of the pool or to deeper water. o The VGB Pool & Spa Safety Act requires public swimming pools and spas to comply with minimum standards to protect bathers from suction entrapment. The entire main drain assembly, including the grate and the sump, is required by federal law to comply with the VGB standards for safety. The existing main grates do not appear to be VGB compliant. The existing sumps may also be non-compliant. o Iowa City staff reports that the gutter grating is worn and abrasive. Patrons are getting abrasions from the fiberglass grates. o The pool floor is also rough from continuous deterioration, annual crack sealing and basin painting. o Cracking and spalling on the pool deck is a hazard to bare feet and toes. Accessibility o The 2010 ADA Standards requires (2) primary means of entry for pools over 300 linear feet. A primary means of entry must be either a sloped entry or a pool lift. The secondary means of entry can be a pool lift, sloped entry, transfer wall, transfer system or pool stairs. o The existing pool does not comply with current accessibility codes and only has one pool lift. City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 o Replacement of the pool would provide an opportunity to improve accessibility by designing a sloped entry, transfer, wall, transfer system or pool stairs as part of a new pool. Return on Investment o Investment in a repair project has a shorter return. Operation and maintenance costs for a repaired facility will be more. o Investment in a replacement project has a longer return. Operation and maintenance costs for a replacement facility will be less. o In the long run, a repaired facility will eventually need to be replaced. o A replacement project that completely replaces the pool and pool equipment provides the best return on investment. • Risk o A repair project will not completely replace the pool and the pool equipment. After the repair, original portions of the pool and pool equipment that remain will continue to age, deteriorate, and eventually fail over time. o Given the current state of the pool, the scope of a repair project would need to look very much like a replacement project to delay the eventual failure of existing infrastructure. • Pool Equipment o Lap pool high rate sand filters are nearing the end of their life cycle. Filters are not NSF certified and do have a proper air relief system. o Undersized feeder and excessive leaks cause the facility to burn through far more chlorine than necessary. • Sustainability o The pool and pool equipment were not designed to consider conservation, energy efficiency, or on-site renewable energy systems. o Both repair and replacement of the pool and pool equipment provides an opportunity to implement goals from the Iowa City Climate Action Plan. 2. CITY PARK POOL BATHHOUSE • Health and Safety o Confined space hazard o Chemical storage hazard o No First Aid Room or cooling available • Outdated Design of Current Bathhouse o The original bathhouse was replaced at 40 years old with the current bathhouse o The bathhouse is 36 years old and nearing the end of its life expectancy Functionally Obsolete o Security Issues o Operations Issues o BatherAmenities 4 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 o The bathhouse does not have the same amenities as other City owned parks and recreation facilities • No single user washrooms or showers • Single user washrooms and showers would provide opportunity for privacy and assisted use. Accessibility o The existing bathhouse does not comply with current accessibility codes. o Replacement of the bathhouse would provide an opportunity to improve accessibility by designing accessible washrooms, showers, lockers, benches, and dressing areas. Sustainability o Replacement of the bathhouse would provide opportunity to implement goals from the Iowa City Climate Action Plan o The bathhouse was not designed to consider conservation, energy efficiency, or on-site renewable energy systems. Bathhouse Replacement Options o Complete demolition o Partial demolition o Consider separate Bathhouse and Filter Building 3. CONCLUSION In conclusion, Williams Architects I Aquatics recommends complete replacement of City Park Pool. Repair of the pool is not recommended. WAA believes that any repair project would essentially equate to full replacement project due to the poor existing condition of the pool walls, basin, and operating systems. The money spent on repairs would not replace all site infrastructure, pool piping, or pool equipment, leaving these items needing to be addressed through additional projects in the next 5-10 years. A new aquatic facility would give the community a chance to weigh in on how the project goals would be met and provide a structure that would long into the future. D. NEXT STEPS Williams Architects I Aquatics recommends a Conceptual Design Phase for a new aquatic facility as the next step. The new City Park Pool should be designed to meet the needs of the Iowa City community and project stakeholders at the available budget. The history of City Park Pool has an important role to play in the conceptual design process. The new pool design could be very similar to the existing pool design, or it could be different, depending on the input from the community. In either case, the design process will acknowledge the past and look to the future with continued public engagement. City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 The Conceptual Design Phase would first solicit input from the Iowa City community, focus groups, Iowa City staff, the Parks & Recreation Commission, and City Council. Conceptual design concepts for the new facility would then be created, evaluated, and refined. The Conceptual Design Phase would conclude with a recommended final design concept and presentation for a new City Park Pool. 1. Conceptual Design Phase Goals • Open House No.1 • Focus Group Meetings • Concept Design Development • Statistically Valid Survey • Open House No. 2 • City Council and Parks & Recreation Commission Presentation After approval the final design concept and budget would be a spring board to project implementation and Basic Architectural Services. The Basic Architectural Services Phase would include schematic design, design development, preparation of construction documents, bidding, construction, and a grand opening of the new City Park Pool to the Iowa City community. City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 E. BUDGET The budget to repair City Park Pool is based on the professional opinion of the Williams Architects I Aquatics, and was developed in consultation with Counsilman-Hunsaker. Budget recommendations are based on historical data that is escalated by an assumed rate of inflation for 2024-2025 construction. However, because the Architect has no control over future economic conditions, estimated costs are subject to change. The money spent on repairs would not replace all existing infrastructure, leaving these items needing to be addressed through additional projects in the next 5-10 years. City Park Pool Budget — Repair Aquatics Facility Selective Demolition $250,000.00 Site Sitework, Site Utilities & Pavement $500,000.00 Buildings Abandon and Fill Confined Space 855 GSF x $50/SF $42,750.00 Renovate Bathhouse 4,780 GSFx $250/SF $1,195,000.00 Bathhouse Addition 500 GSF x $400/SF $200,000.00 New Filter Building 1,500 GSF x $400/SF $600,000.00 Aquatics Pool Repairs Counsilman-Hunsaker Report $2,188,700.00 Additional Repairs Allowance 15% $328,305.00 New Pool Deck Area 20,000 GSF x $75/SF $1,500,000.00 New Shade Structures 4 x $25,000 $100,000.00 Subtotal $6,904,755.00 CM General Conditions, OH&P and GLI 15% $1,035,713.25 Subtotal $7,940,468.25 Design & Construction Contingency 15% $1,191,070.24 Total Construction Cost (Hard Cost) $9,131,538.49 Soft Costs 15% $1,369,730.77 Total Project Cost (Hard Cost + Soft Cost) $10,501,269.26 Footnotes 1. Costs are for 2024-2025 construction. 2. Costs include new accessible passenger loading zone, accessible parking, and accessible route. 3. Costs do not include new water, storm or sanitary sewer services. 4. Costs do not include stormawter detention. 5. Continued deterioration of existing conditions may require increasing repair scope and cost. City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 II. PROJECT BACKGROUND & GOALS A. PROJECT BACKGROUND City Park Pool needs to be repaired or completely replaced. The current facility includes a 50 meter T-shaped lap pool with an attached deep well, and a zero -depth entry wading pool. The main pool is 75 years old and the wading pool is 10 years old. The pool is in Upper City Park and is surrounded by large, mature trees. The main pool loses a tremendous amount of water, which is increasing in recent years. This season, the pool is losing an average of 55,000 gallons per day, despite annual crack sealing and basin painting. There are several issues with the existing conditions of the site, bathhouse, and the pool. The continued longevity of the existing pool structure is in doubt. A considerable amount of public input was gathered about City Park Pool for the 2022 Recreation Facilities and Program Master Plan. There was strong sentiment to keep the current park atmosphere and fence line of the pool. The project will need to find common ground between several pool user groups while meeting the goals of the project listed in the next section. B. GOALS OF THE PROJECT The project aims to accomplish the following goals: 1. Provide community recreation experience for a wide range of users, including but not limited to, lap swimmers, family groups, non -swimmers, casual users, youth groups, people with disabilities, and others as gathered through the public input processes. 2. Provide increased independent accessibility to all water experiences through the inclusion of ramps or stairs. 3. Provide shade in several areas of the deck and some in the water areas. 4. Provide design and operating efficiencies that support the City of Iowa City Climate Action Goals. 5. Maximize efficiency of lifeguards — limiting risk of future operational challenges with any lifeguard shortages. 6. Promote the vision of the Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department that "Every child learns how to swim" by being welcoming and inviting to users that may include non -swimmers and provides appropriate areas for swimming lessons. 7. Welcome users of all backgrounds with specific attention to facility entry patterns, shower/changing and restroom design. 8. Evaluate the potential merging of the outdoor park restrooms and year-round recreation programming space into the swimming pool facility. 9. Limit the construction area generally within the fence line/site plan of the current pool as to not disturb healthy, mature trees that surround the facility and without the need for additional parking. City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 III. PROJECT HISTORY, GENERAL INFORMATION, AND DATA A. AQUATIC FACILITY HISTORY 1. City Park was established in 1906. 2. City Park Pool was built in 1948. 3. The pool was renovated in 1987. 4. The main pool filters were replaced in 2003. 5. The splash pool and pool equipment were replaced in 2014. B. AQUATIC FACILITY GENERAL INFORMATION Address: Year Constructed / Renovated Number of Buildings: Number of Pools: C. AQUATIC FACILTIY (SITE) Areas 200 E. Park Rd., Iowa City, IA52246 1948 1 2 Pool Enclosure: 54,660 SF (1.25 acres) Concrete Pavement Outside Enclosure: 7,500 SF Pool Deck Inside Enclosure: 22,125 SF Passenger Loading Zone: Asphalt / Concrete Accessible Parking: Asphalt Accessible Route: Concrete Pool Enclosure Chain Link Pool Deck Concrete D. AQUATIC FACILITY (BUILDINGS) Bathhouse Areas Basement First Floor: Total Use Group: Construction Type: Number of Stories: Sprinkler System: Exterior Wall Construction: Roof Construction: Roof Materials: Exterior Finishes: Exterior Windows: Exterior Doors and Frames Fire Protection: Bather Prep Facilities: E 855 SF 4,780 SF 5,635 SF A3 11113 1 No Loadbearing Masonry Wood Trusses with Plywood Roof Deck Asphalt Shingle Pre -Finished Split -Face CMU, Painted CMU Glass Block, Aluminum Slider Hollow Metal Non-Sprinklered Men and Women Locker Rooms City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 E. AQUATIC FACILITY (POOLS) *See Counsilman-Hunsaker Aquatic Audit Report (Attached at the end of this document). 10 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 IV. APPLICABLE CODES 1. Federal • 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design • Virginia Graeme Baker Pool & Spa Safety Act (VGB) • ANSI/APSP/ICC-16 (Successor Standard to ASME/ANSI A112.19.8) 2. State of Iowa • 2014 IBC amended (661-201 and 661-301) • 2014 IFC amended (661-201) • 2012 IECC amended (661-303) • 2014 IEBC amended (661-301 and 661-350) • 2012 NFPA 101 Life Safety Code (661-205) • 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design (661-302) • 2021 IMC amended (641-61) • 2021 UPS amended (641-25) • 2020 NEC amended (641-504) • Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Swimming Pools and Spas Standards (641 IAC Chapter 15) 3. Iowa City • 2018 IBC amended • Iowa State Electrical Code • Iowa State Mechanical Code • Iowa State Plumbing Code 11 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 V. DUE DILIGENCE & OWNER DATA 1. City Park Pool Projects List • Compiled 2023-07-11 • 2013-2023 2. City Park Pool Water Use Data • June -July 2023 • June -July -August 2022 3. Pool Core Samples • 2023-05-08 4. Main Drain Video Inspection • 2023-05-08 5. Drone Video • 2023-04-03 Before Repairs • 2023-04-21 During Repairs 6. Reports • 2022-10-18 Iowa City Recreation Facilities and Programs Comprehensive Master Plan • 2020-04-21 Iowa City Climate Action and Adaptation Plan • 2018 03 21 Terracon Pool Shell and Deck Assessment 7. Existing Drawings • 2014 City Park Pool ADA Repairs and Improvements (Splash Pool) • 2003 City Park Pool Filter Repair • 1987 City Park Pool Repair • 1944 City Park Pool 8. Accident and Incident Reports • Complied 2023-08-02 • 2023 • 2022 12 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 VI. AQUATIC FACILITY — SITE A. SITE PROGRAM DEFFICIENCIES 1. Accessibility B. PASSENGER LOADING ZONE, ACCESSIBLE PARKING & ACCESSIBLE ROUTE 1. The passenger loading zone, accessible parking, and the accessible route to the bathhouse do not comply with current accessibility codes. 2. The 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design include specific requirements for accessible passenger loading zones, accessible parking, and accessible routes. 3. The bathhouse exterior doors on the pool deck have sloped concrete sill extensions. They extend beyond the exterior door thresholds from the bathhouse to the pool deck. The sloped sill extensions do not allow for a smooth and level transition from interior to exterior. C. SWIMMING POOL ENCLOSURE 1. The enclosure dates from 2014. 2. The swimming pool enclosure consists of a vinyl -coated chain link fence and gates. 3. Gates should be self-closing, self -latching, and locking. 4. Pedestrian gates are single leaf. They have panic hardware with alarms. The pedestrian gates are self -latching and locking, but are not self-closing. 5. Maintenance gates are double leaf. They have latches with a chain and padlock. The maintenance gates are locking, but are not self -latching or self-closing. 6. The wading pool barrier does not comply with the current swimming pool code. The barrier, which is a galvanized steel guardrail, does not provide a complete enclosure and is open at one end. 7. Iowa Swimming Pool Code (Iowa 641 IAC Chapter 15) requires the barrier to have at least one 36 -inch wide gate. Gates are required to be lockable, self- closing and self -latching. D. POOL DECK The pool deck dates from 1948, 1987, and 2014. The section of deck north and south of the deep end is from 1948. The pool deck edge at the pool perimeter was removed and replaced with the top of pool wall and the gutter in 1987. Most of the original deck was removed and replaced in 1987. The sundeck south of the deep end and the perimeter sidewalk was removed and replaced in 2014. The deck at the wading pool was also replaced with the pool in 2014. 1. The pool deck is concrete with a hard -trowel finish. 2. Various areas of the pool deck are cracking, spalling, and deteriorating. 3. Settlement was observed at the southwest corner of the pool were the original tunnel at the deep end was abandoned and filled. 13 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 4. Sealant at joints in the pool deck appear to have been maintained. Sealant along the back of the gutters is failing. 5. The pool deck appears to slope to grade. No ponding was observed on the deck at the time of the site visit. 6. There are no drains on the pool deck. However, deck slopes appear to be minimally adequate for drainage. The average width of the pool deck is 20 feet. 7. Iowa Swimming Pool Code (Iowa 641 IAC Chapter 15) requires the drainage for areas outside the facility and for nondeck areas within the facility to be designed and constructed to keep the drainage water off the deck. 8. The outer perimeter of the pool deck is flush with the surrounding ground surface. It is recommended that the outer perimeter of the deck for outdoor pools be at least 4 inches higher than the surrounding ground surface except where access is provided to adjacent turf areas. 14 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 VII. AQUATIC FACILITY — BATHHOUSE E. BUILDING HISTORY 6. The original bathhouse on this site was built in 1948. 7. The original bathhouse was partially demolished in 1987, except for the original basement pool equipment room and the filter pits. 8. The current bathhouse was built in 1987 over the original basement pool equipment room and filter pits. 9. The original filter pits were abandoned, filled, and covered with a concrete slab in 2003 to create space for the current high rate sand filters. F. BUILDING DESIGN DEFFICIENCIES 1. The bathhouse minimally serves the needs of the patrons and staff. The building is outdated functionally and aesthetically. Williams Architects and Iowa City Staff discussed the following design deficiencies: a. Accessibility • Passenger loading zone, accessible parking • Access from bathhouse to pool deck • Plumbing fixtures • Toilet accessories • Lockers and benches b. Admissions • Security is a concern at the main entrance • Lobby space is limited • Admissions is open to both the lobby and public passageway • No dedicated admissions room c. Pool Management • Pool manager space is limited • Poor visibility from office to both pools • Counter space is limited • Office is also used for first aid d. First Aid • No dedicated first aid room • No space available with cooling e. Guard Areas • Guard space is limited • North wall has a small refrigerator and freezer • South wall has open shelving and a microwave on the floor • No sink or counterspace • Existing guard break area is on the pool deck • No guard break room • No guard locker room f. No Single -User Washrooms or Showers 15 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 • Single -user washrooms would provide opportunities for privacy and assisted use g. Men's and Women's Locker Rooms • Large open locker rooms are outdated • Gang showers are outdated • No individual dressing compartments h. Basement Pool Equipment Room • Confined space i. First Floor Filter Room • No separation of chemicals Storage • Existing storage space is limited • The side of the building is used for storage k. Technology • Lacks infrastructure for telecom, data, access control and security • Wi-Fi is unreliable • No MDF closet with dedicated cooling G. BASEMENT POOL EQUIPMENT ROOM 1. The basement Pool Equipment Room is a confined space. The primary access to the basement pool equipment room is from a ships ladder through a small opening in the first floor Filter Room. 2. A confined space has limited openings for entry or exit, is large enough for entering and working, and is not designed for continuous worker occupancy. Confined spaces are addressed in specific OSHA standards. OSHA's standard for confined spaces (29 CFR 1910) contains the requirements for practices and procedures to protect employees from the hazards of confined spaces. 3. The confined space is particularly hazardous because the access to the confined space is from a room that has moist air laden with chloramines that is also used for storing pool chemicals that if accidentally mixed result in chlorine gas, which can be fatal. Chloramines and chlorine gas are heavier than air, and if not properly exhausted, these dangerous gases on the first floor could sink to the basement through the access hatch. 4. Confinement, limited access, and restricted airflow can result in hazardous conditions. It is recommended that any repair or replacement project eliminate the confined space 5. Evidence of ground water seepage was seen through basement walls. 6. Various pool equipment was leaking. H. FIRST FLOOR FILTER ROOM 1. Calcium hypochlorite and muriatic acid are stored in the same room directly next to each other. If accidentally mixed, the result of the combination of these two chemicals is chlorine gas, which can be fatal. 2. Iowa Building Code (Iowa 661-301 Chapter 4) includes specific requirements for storing hazardous materials in designated control areas that are separated by City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 fire barriers or horizontal assemblies. Calcium hypochlorite is classified as an oxidizer by the NFPA 430 according to the concentration of the solution. 3. Storing hazardous chemicals in the same room can result in hazardous conditions. It is recommended that any repair or replacement project separate calcium hypochlorite and muriatic acid. 4. The open grates over the surge tank and backwash pit allow moist air laden with chloramines to escape into the room. The corrosive atmosphere has caused severe corrosion. STRUCTURE 1. The bathhouse has concrete foundations, loadbearing exterior masonry walls, and a wood -framed roof. 2. No structural deficiencies were reported or observed. 3. However. there are areas in the Men's and Women's Locker Rooms where roof leaks have caused the plywood roof sheathing to deteriorate. J. BUILDING ENVELOPE 1. The existing exterior walls and roof assembly are not insulated and do not have an effective air/weather barrier. The building envelope does not comply with the current energy code. 2. The lack of insulation and an effective air/weather barrier makes it more difficult to keep the building interior spaces comfortable on hot summer days. 3. The lack of insulation and an effective air/weather barrier also makes it more difficult to keep the building interior spaces above freezing in the winter. 4. Iowa Energy Code 2012 (IEEC 2012 with amendments) requires insulation for new construction, additions, alterations, repairs, or repairs. K. EXTERIOR MATERIALS AND FINISHES 2. Exterior loadbearing masonry walls include integrally colored split -face CMU and painted smooth CMU. 3. Exterior fascia is painted wood. Paint is peeling and has completely delaminated in some areas, exposing the wood to the elements. 4. Exterior soffits are painted wood. The continuous soffit vents appear to have been covered with a fiber mesh product. There are numerous locations where the fiber mesh is damaged. The gaps are large enough to allow birds or vermin into the building. L. EXTERIOR WINDOWS 1. Exterior windows at the Men's and Women's Locker Rooms are glass block. 2. The Pool Manager's Office has an aluminum -framed sliding window. M. EXTERIOR DOORS, FRAMES & HARDWARE 1. Exterior doors and frames are painted hollow metal. 17 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 2. Some doors have severe corrosion. 3. Door hardware consists of mostly traditional round knobs with some accessible lever handles. 4. Traditional round knobs are not accessible because they require tight grasping, pinching, or twisting of the wrist to operate. 5. Some doors and frames have severe corrosion, especially in the Filter Room. N. INTERIOR MATERIALS AND FINISHES 5. Interior floors are concrete with a light -broom finish. 6. Interior walls are painted CMU. 7. Some loose masonry lintels have surface corrosion, especially in the Pool Filter Room. 8. The Men's and Women's Locker Rooms have open ceilings with exposed structure. The structure consists of painted wood trusses and plywood roof sheathing. Roof leaks have caused the sheathing to deteriorate in areas. 9. Rooms in the center of the building have painted gypsum board ceilings. The gypsum board is peeling and delaminating in many areas due to high humidity. O. INTERIOR WINDOWS 1. Interior windows are painted hollow metal borrowed lites. P. INTERIOR DOORS, FRAMES & HARDWARE 1. Interior doors and frames are painted hollow metal. 2. Some doors have severe corrosion. 3. Door hardware consists of mostly traditional round knobs with some accessible lever handles. 4. Traditional round knobs are not accessible because they require tight grasping, pinching, or twisting of the wrist to operate. 5. Some hardware has severe corrosion, especially in the Pool Filter Room. Q. MISCELLANEOUS INTERIOR ITEMS 1. Toilet, shower, and dressing compartments are stainless steel. 2. Toilet, shower, and dressing compartments do not comply with current accessibility codes. 3. The 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design include specific requirements for accessible toilet, shower, and dressing compartments. 4. Lockers are metal with key -operation and master key -override. 5. Lockers do not comply with current accessibility codes. 6. The 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design include specific requirements for accessible lockers. 7. Benches are plastic with stainless steel pedestals. 8. The 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design include specific requirements for accessible benches. W City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 9. Toilet accessories, including mirrors, soap dispensers, hand dryers, hair dryers, grab bars, toilet tissue dispensers, baby changing stations, etc., are of various materials. 10. Toilet accessories do not comply with current accessibility codes. 11. The 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design include specific requirements for toilet accessories. R. ROOFING 1. The bathhouse has a hip roof with triangular gable end vents on each end. 2. Gutters and downspouts are only installed on the north and west elevation. 3. The existing roof is covered with asphalt shingles. The shingles are 3 -tab type, which are generally considered to provide basic weather protection and value, but not necessarily longevity. The roofing has reached the end of its life expectancy. 4. Corrosion was observed on rooftop accessories. The painted steel curb flashing at the rooftop exhaust fan has rusted and streaked and stained the shingles. The corners of the skylight flashing have rusted. Plumbing vent stacks have rusted. Rooftop accessories have reached the end of their life expectancy. 5. Evidence of roof leaks was observed in the Men's and Women's Locker Rooms. S. PLUMBING 1. Bathhouse plumbing fixtures include lavatories and water closets constructed of porcelain with a vitreous china enamel coating. There are two types of shower heads and controls. Shower stalls have separate shower heads, diverter, and volume controls with concealed piping. Gang showers have "HydaPipe" units with stainless steel enclosures. Lavatory faucets are push-button, metering type. Flush valves for urinals and water closets are manually operated. 2. Bathhouse plumbing fixtures do not comply with current accessibility codes. 3. The 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design include specific requirements for accessible plumbing fixtures. 4. Floor drains in Men's and Women Shower Rooms do not comply with current plumbing codes. For Public or Institution Showers, the code requires that floors of public shower rooms shall be drained so that no waste water from any bather will pass over areas occupied by other bathers. 5. Iowa State Plumbing Code (2021 UPC with amendments) 408.8 Public Shower Floors. Floors of public shower rooms shall have a nonskid surface and shall be drained in such a manner that wastewater from one bather shall not pass over areas occupied by other bathers. 6. The minimum number of plumbing fixtures are provided in the Men's and Women's Locker Rooms. 7. Iowa Swimming Pool Code (Iowa 641 IAC Chapter 15) requires a minimum number of plumbing fixtures based on the Patron Load. The code provides a formula for calculating patron load based on the number of patrons per surface area of shallow and deep water. 8. Data provided by Staff indicates recent plumbing improvements. The domestic hot water is supplied from two (2) natural gas-fired water heaters located in the basement Pool Equipment Room. The water heaters were installed in 2020. A drinking fountain with a bottle filling station was installed and shower mixing 19 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 valves were repaired in 2022. The domestic expansion tank, dielectric unions, ball valves, and recirculation pump were replaced in 2023 9. The drinking fountain with a bottle filling station provided in the Bathhouse appears to be accessible, but it is not a hi -lo type. 10. An accessible, hi -lo, pedestal type drinking fountain is provided on the pool deck. 11. In the Men's Locker Room, the piping under one of the lavatories is leaking. T. HEATING 1. None. Plumbing systems are drained down each fall for the winter. Building interior spaces are allowed to reach freezing temperatures in the winter. 2. Allowing the building to reach freezing temperatures in the winter is not recommended. The extreme cold can be hard on a building. Repeated freeze / thaw cycles can cause building materials and plumbing, mechanical, electrical and aquatic infrastructure to age more rapidly and require more frequent repairs than it would if temperatures were kept above freezing in the winter. 3. Minimal heating is recommended in the winter to extend the life of building materials and infrastructure. U. COOLING None. No cooling is available for first aid; data, communication and networking hardware and components; staff; or bathers. V. VENTILATION 2. The Men's and Women's Locker Rooms have poor ventilation. Staff reports that the locker rooms are very hot and humid. The Men's and Women's Locker Rooms have open ceilings with exposed structure. Cool intake air is drawn through the open doors and louvers in the exterior walls. Hot and humid air is released through an exhaust fan mounted high up in the ceiling under the roof deck at the gable end in each locker room. Roof skylights in each locker room provide natural daylight, but the direct sunlight also heats up the rooms. 3. The Lobby, Admissions, Passageway, Storage, Guard, and Pool Manager's Office do not have any mechanical ventilation. The front and back double doors are left open to provide cross -ventilation in the Passageway. 4. The Filter Room has very poor ventilation. There is a small exhaust fan in the ceiling. Intake air is drawn through the open door. The open grates over the surge tank and backwash pit allow moist air laden with chloramines to escape into the room. The corrosive atmosphere has caused severe corrosion. 5. The Basement Pool Equipment Room has continuous forced air ventilation. This is critical to maintaining the air quality in the confined space. W. POWER 1. Staff did not report any issues with the primary electrical service. Primary power is reliable. No nuisance power outages were reported. 2. Staff did not report any issues with power distribution. No short circuits or tripping breakers were reported. go City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 3. However, the quantity and location of power receptacles in the building and the pool deck is limited. 4. Iowa Swimming Pool Code (Iowa 641 IAC Chapter 15) requires that each outlet in the deck, shower and dressing rooms and the pool treatment equipment areas shall be equipped with a properly installed ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) at the outlet or at the breaker serving the outlet. 5. No GFCI protection was observed at outlets but may exist at the breakers. GFCI project is required. 6. Some exposed electrical cover plates, boxes, and conduit have severe corrosion especially in the Filter Room. X. LIGHTING 1. Staff reports that the pool originally had underwater lights that were removed. 2. Outdoor lighting appears is high-intensity discharge (HID). Staff reports that some of the outdoor lights over the pool do not work. HID fixtures generally require a warm-up period, have poor color rendition, and may flicker on and off at the end of life. Compared to HID lighting, LED lighting has an instant start, excellent color rendition, is longer lasting, and does not contain mercury. 3. Iowa Swimming Pool Code (Iowa 641 Chapter 15) requires that, if underwater lights are not provided, overhead lighting of at least 30 footcandles (fc) or 2.0 watts/ftZshall be provided. 4. Interior lighting is predominantly fluorescent in all areas. There are a couple of LED wall mounted strip fixtures in the locker rooms. The fluorescent fixtures appear to use four -foot T8 1 -inch tubes or T12 1-1/2 tubes. Fluorescent lighting is antiquated and is being replaced by LED lighting, which is more energy efficient, longer lasting, and does not contain mercury. 5. Lighting improvements are recommended. Y. TECHNOLOGY 1. The bathhouse lacks infrastructure for data, communication, access control and security. 2. Staff reports Wi-Fi is unreliable in the building. 3. The bathhouse does not have a room with dedicated cooling for data, communication and networking hardware and components. The network server rack is located overhead in the Storage Room which has poor ventilation. 4. Technology improvements are recommended. 21 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 VIII. AQUATIC FACILITY—POOL *See Counsilman-Hunsaker Aquatic Audit Report (Attached at the end of this document). 22 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 Z. SYSTEMIC CONDITION SUMMARY CONDITION RATING INDEX DEFINITION FCI Rating Definition Priorities Poor Swimming Pool Enclosure 4 - Repair or replace after 10 years Pool Deck Exceeds Expectation - in a new and due to compromised performance Excellent well-maintained condition or end of life cycle. HVAC Meets Expectation - subjected to 3 - Repair or replace within 5-10 Fair use but remains serviceable and years due to compromised Good functioning condition performance or end of life cycle. Marginally Meets Expectations - subjected to long term wear. 2 - Repair or replace in 1-5 years Nearing the end of useful or due to compromised performance Fair serviceable life. or end of life cycle. 1 - Repair or replace within one year or immediately due to Below Expectation - has reached extensive deterioration or life Poor the end of its useful life safety concern. AQUATIC FACILITY (SITE) Site Accessibility Poor Parking Lot Poor Swimming Pool Enclosure Fair Pool Deck Poor Deck Drainage Fair AQUATIC FACILITY (BUILDINGS) Bathhouse Accessibility Poor Exterior Envelope Poor Interior Finishes Poor Roofing Poor Structure Fair Plumbing Poor HVAC Poor Electrical Fair Technology Poor AQUATIC FACILITY (POOLS) Main Pool Accessibility Poor 23 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 Pool Poor Pool Equipment Poor Splash Pool Accessibility Good Pool Good Pool Equipment Good *See Counsilman-Hunsaker Aquatic Audit Report (Attached at the end of this document). 24 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 APPENDIX: PHOTOS PHOTOS -1 Drone Video 2023-04-03 Before Repairs Main Pool Pool joints are visible from prior main drain and piping replacement. r i ' Drone Video 2023-04-03 Before Repairs = Main Pool — Deep End Pool joints are visible from prior main drain and piping replacement. _ Drone Video 2023-04-03 Before Repairs Main Pool —Shallow End Pool joints are visible from prior main drain and piping replacement. PHOTOS -1 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 ' - Drone Video 2023-04-03 Before Repairs Main Pool AV ' .e Cracking, spalling, and deterioration a Y � kik - a Drone Video 2023-04-03 Before Repairs Main Pool Cracking, spalling, and deterioration Drone Video 2023-04-03 Before Repairs Main Pool Cracking, spalling, and deterioration `e PHOTOS -2 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 PHOTOS -3 Drone Video 2023-04-03 Before Repairs Main Pool �T Leaking found at joints between pool wall and gutter �— Drone Video 2023-04-03 Before Repairs Main Pool 1 Leaking found at joints in pool floor rr Drone Video 2023-04-03 Before Repairs Main Pool Cracking, spalling, and deterioration PHOTOS -3 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 PHOTOS -4 Drone Video 2023-04-21 During Repairs Main Pool �f Cracking, spalling, and deterioration t G _ Drone Video 2023-04-21 During Repairs Main Pool Cracking, spalling, and deterioration • f� Drone Video 2023-04-21 During Repairs Main Pool Efforts to patch the pool continue to fail. Existing concrete is disintegrating. PHOTOS -4 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 PHOTOS -5 Joint Failure between Pool Wall and Gutter The concrete pool wall is pulling away from the stainless steel gutter. Note the gaps and voids in the joint between wall and the gutter. I N Joint Failure between Pool Wall and Gutter The concrete pool wall is pulling away from the stainless steel gutter. Increasing water loss through the joint between the wall and the gutter is eroding the grout below the gutter. i I � 1 I PHOTOS -5 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 PHOTOS -6 Core Samples 2023-05-08 ,- Cores were taken of the concrete pool wall and floor. Note the rough and broken surface of the pool floor in the photo. r fP ®Y •Y A yi S k tjt�r r y.. Core Samples 2023-05-08 r,ML All the cores have planar fractures/fractured zone around 3" from the surface — which is evident in the images. Random cracking can be seen above and below the planar fracture. The cracking extends through the aggregate and the concrete mix. The planar fracture and random cracking indicate severe deterioration. The pool structure is crumbling. r le y PHOTOS -6 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 Passenger Loading Zone The passenger loading zone does not comply with current accessibility codes. Accessible Parking Accessible parking does not comply with current accessibility codes. Curb Ramp The curb ramp does not comply with current accessibility codes. PHOTOS -7 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 Accessible Route The accessible route from the accessible parking to the bathhouse does not comply with current accessibility codes. PHOTOS -8 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 PHOTOS -9 Passageway Door Threshold The bathhouse exterior doors on the pool deck have sloped concrete sill extensions. Men's Locker Room Door Threshold They extend beyond the exterior door thresholds from the bathhouse to the pool deck. Women's Locker Room Door Threshold The sloped sill extensions do not allow for a smooth and level transition from interior to ,sem exterior. PHOTOS -9 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 Fence The swimming pool enclosure consists of a vinyl -coated chain link fence and gates. Maintenance Gate Maintenance gates are double leaf. They have latches with a chain and padlock. Maintenance Gate The maintenance gates are locking but not self -latching or self-closing. PHOTOS -10 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 Pedestrian Gate Pedestrian gates are single leaf. They have panic hardware with alarms. Pedestrian Gate The pedestrian gates are self -latching and locking, but not self-closing. PHOTOS -11 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 PHOTOS -12 Wading Pool Barrier swimmingthe current pool code. _ Wading ool Barrier The barrier, which is a galvanized steel guardrail, does not provide a complete sr enclosure and is open at one end. PHOTOS -12 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 PHOTOS -13 Pool Deck The pool deck dates from 1948, 1987, and 2015. - e -- The pool deck appears to slope to grade. There are no drains on the pool deck. s Pool Deck j._ Settlement were observed at the southwest corner of the pool deck were the original tunnel at the deep end was abandoned and filled. PIZ Pool Deck The 3M diving board stair and platform dates from 2015. Kp PHOTOS -13 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 Pool Deck The outer perimeter of the pool deck is flush with the surrounding ground surface. Pool Deck Various areas of the pool deck are cracking, spalling, and deteriorating PHOTOS -14 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 lig i IF. -k' .`+IIY(... .'Ma. Pool Deck Various areas of the pool deck are cracking, spalling, and deteriorating. Pool Deck Various areas of the pool deck are cracking, spalling, and deteriorating. PHOTOS -15 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 PHOTOS -16 Pool Deck i/ Various areas of the pool deck are cracking, `., spalling, and deteriorating. Pool Deck Various areas of the pool deck are cracking, spalling, and deteriorating. Y PHOTOS -16 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 PHOTOS -17 Pool Deck The stainless steel gutter is pulling away from the deck. The caulk joint behind the gutter has opened up and the sealant has failed. Pool Deck The gutter is pulling away from the deck unevenly. Note the wide caulk joint behind the gutter at the deck in the foreground and the narrowjoint in the background. r- r �f PHOTOS -17 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 PHOTOS -18 Pool Deck Cracking and spalling on the pool deck is `T hazardous to bare feel and toes. Pool Deck w _ ? Deepwater and no diving warning markings are painted. Some markers are faded and not clearly visible. i Pool Deck Depth markers are painted. Some markers % are faded and not clearly visible. PHOTOS -18 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 PHOTOS -19 Bathhouse The bathhouse is outdated functionally and aesthetically. 3 ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■� •in■■■■■■■■■■■o■■■■■■n■■._ Bathhouse M1 MM=MMMMMMMM= ii■■■■■■■■i■■ ��■o■■■■■ ■■� Security is a concern at the main entrance. Bathhouse \ Exterior loadbearing masonry walls include integrally colored split -face CMU and painted smooth CMU. a� PHOTOS -19 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 PHOTOS -20 Bathhouse " The bathhouse has a hip roof with triangular gable end vents on each end. ` 111!0 it Bathhouse Gutters and downspouts are only installed on r the north and west elevation. Bathhouse Exterior windows at the Men's and Women's Locker Rooms are glass block tz »> 7 _ i-_ PHOTOS -20 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 PHOTOS -21 Bathhouse The Pool Manager's Office has an aluminum - framed sliding window. Y r-, a e t t 9 � Y Bathhouse - - - - w Exterior doors and frames are painted hollow metal. I� till i �4 VA i�' Vle , am - Bathhouse :=r Exterior fascia and soffits are painted wood. i PHOTOS -21 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 PHOTOS -22 Bathhouse Fiber mesh soffit vents are damaged. Bathhouse Gaps are large enough to allow birds or vermin into the building. Bathhouse Peeling paint from wood fascia. PHOTOS -22 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 PHOTOS-23 Bathhouse The painted steel curb flashing at the rooftop exhaust fan has rusted and streaked and stained the shingles. Bathhouse The shingles are 3 -tab type, which are generally considered to provide basic weather protection and value, but not ` necessarily longevity. ----- L_— PHOTOS-23 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 PHOTOS -24 Passageway The maintenance access hatch to the ` Basement Pool Equipment Room is right in the middle of the passageway through the y bathhouse to the pool. Basement Pool Equipment Room (Confined Space) Ships ladder access to the Basement Pool Equipment Room is through the Filter Room where there is no separation between stored chemicals. PHOTOS -24 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 PHOTOS -25 Basement Pool Equipment Room (Confined l Space) Confinement, limited access, and restricted airflow can result in hazardous conditions. It is recommended that any renovation or replacement project eliminate the confined space. y; Basement Pool Equipment Room (Confined Space) Main Pool Pump Basement Pool Equipment Room (Confined Space) i0e , Main Pool Strainer Y PHOTOS -25 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 PHOTOS -26 Basement Pool Equipment Room (Confined Space) Splash Pool Pump Flo Basement Pool Equipment Room (Confined Space) F Splash Pool High Rate Sand Filters s Basement Pool Equipment Room (Confined Space) �- — — Splash Pool Calcium Hypochlorite Feeder p ^I yyyy PHOTOS -26 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 PHOTOS -27 Basement Pool Equipment Room (Confined Space) ��k ✓. Gas -Fired Domestic Water Heaters F r Basement Pool Equipment Room (Confined Space) Continuous Exhaust Apparatus Basement Pool Equipment Room (Confined Space) Continuous Exhaust Apparatus PHOTOS -27 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 PHOTOS -28 {� First Floor Filter Room Calcium hypochlorite and muriatic acid are stored in the same room directly next to each other. If accidentally mixed, the result of the combination of these two chemicals is _< is chlorine gas, which can be fatal. _– First Floor Filter Room — o The open grates over the surge tank and _ backwash pit allow moist air laden with N.- chloramines to escape into the room. The corrosive atmosphere has caused severe corrosion. � tl First Floor Filter Room f Main Pool High Rate Sand Filters PHOTOS -28 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 PHOTOS -29 First Floor Filter Room Splash Pool Calcium Hypochlorite Feeder -11110ftlb -W a�ry��s FIFE on EXFIO IO P% . nEn"V FPGA.."o'n"" of nnv omEn crvw.I.A11F. coueq:Iy y� muycxvrx ou.ccx nuc Founnc�', First Floor Filter Room Splash Pool Chemical Feeder Pump y'. A 0. 'I First Floor Filter Room The pH control for the Main Pool and Splash Pool is maintained with muriatic acid. \' a bt PHOTOS -29 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 PHOTOS -30 First Floor Filter Room Severe corrosion at doors, frames, and hardware First Floor Filter Room Severe corrosion at valves First Floor Filter Room Severe corrosion of copper piping r PHOTOS -30 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 First Floor Filter Room The concrete floor is pitting from chemical exposure First Floor Filter Room The gypsum board ceiling is peeling and delaminating from high humidity First Floor Filter Room The exhaust is undersized for the room PHOTOS -31 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 PHOTOS -32 Lobby Lobby space is limited. Admissions _ Admissions is open to both the lobby and the passageway. Passageway yi Interior finishes include concrete floors with a light -broom finish, painted CMU walls, and painted gypsum board ceilings. _ r PHOTOS -32 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 PHOTOS -33 Passageway — — AED cabinet and emergency bag Guard Room Small refrigerator and freezer 3 Guard Room Small microwave on floor PHOTOS -33 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 PHOTOS -34 Guard Room �a Open shelving N. Y Guard Closet Coat storage goal 6 PHOTOS -34 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 PHOTOS -35 Guard Shower Showers do not comply with current / accessibility codes y Guard Dressing Area Dressing Areas do not comply with current accessibility codes PHOTOS -35 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 PHOTOS -36 Guard Washroom Lavatories do not comply with current accessibility codes ff • Guard Washroom Water closets do not comply with current accessibility codes PHOTOS -36 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 \� Pool Manager's Office @b _ - Pool manager space is limited. 1�. a - Pool Manager's Office Poor visibility from office to both pools - x / Pool Manager's Office Counter space is limited Pr PHOTOS -37 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 PHOTOS -38 Passageway The gypsum board ceiling is peeling and delaminating from high humidity Passageway Gypsum board soffits at the skylights are peeling and delaminating from high humidity PHOTOS -38 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 PHOTOS -39 Wall Switch Stainless steel cover plates have corrosion YN Power Receptacle Stainless steel cover plates have corrosion are ... f3 , wj P r jr t PHOTOS -39 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 �G Women's Locker Room Interior finishes include concrete floors with a 4 i _ light -broom finish, painted CMU walls, and open ceilings with exposed structure. The structure consists of painted wood trusses - and plywood roof sheathing. Women's Locker Room Plumbing fixtures do not comply with current --� ------ accessibility codes. 1 .y, C Women's Locker Room Dressing areas, lockers, and benches do not comply with current accessibility codes. FF PHOTOS -40 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 PHOTOS -41 Women's Locker Room Fluorescent lighting Women's Locker Room LED lighting PHOTOS -41 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 PHOTOS -42 Women's Locker Room a Floor drains in Men's and Women Shower Rooms do not comply with current plumbing codes. For Public or Institution Showers, the code requires that floors of public shower rooms shall be drained so that no waste water from any bather will pass over areas occupied by other bathers. r, IL Men's Locker Room Floor drains in Men's and Women Shower Rooms do not comply with current plumbing codes. For Public or Institution Showers, the code requires that floors of public shower rooms shall be drained so that no waste water from any bather will pass over areas occupied by other bathers PHOTOS -42 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 PHOTOS -43 Men's Locker Room Floor drains in Men's and Women Shower Rooms do not comply with current plumbing codes. For Public or Institution Showers, the code requires that floors of public shower rooms shall be drained so that no waste water from any bather will pass over areas occupied by other bathers. Men's Locker Room Floor drains in Men's and Women Shower Rooms do not comply with current plumbing codes. For Public or Institution Showers, the code requires that floors of public shower rooms shall be drained so that no waste water from any bather will pass over areas occupied by other bathers. Men's Locker Room Roof leaks have caused the sheathing to deteriorate in areas. PHOTOS -43 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 PHOTOS -44 Men's Locker Room Plumbing fixtures do not comply with current accessibility codes. Men's Locker Room \ Plumbing fixtures do not comply with current accessibility codes. PHOTOS -44 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 PHOTOS -45 Men's Locker Room r Plumbing fixtures do not comply with current accessibility codes. Men's Locker Room Vacuum breaker at hose bib. PHOTOS -45 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 PHOTOS -46 Men's Locker Room Showers do not comply with current accessibility codes. f� Women's Locker Room Showers do not comply with current accessibility codes. PHOTOS -46 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, IA/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 PHOTOS -47 Men's Locker Room Cool intake air is drawn through louvers in exterior walls and the open exterior doors. Men's Locker Room Hot and humid air is exhausted at the gable ends. Ventilation is poor in the locker rooms. PHOTOS -47 City Park Pool/ Iowa City, |A/Aquatic Facility Assessment Williams Architects / Project No. 2023-040 / August 29, 2023 Dedication Plaque The original "|ovvaCbvMuninipa|SvvnnninQ Pool" dedication plaque from lU4Uis displayed inthe bathhouse. 6j� i AQUATIC AUDIT REPORT for the CITY PARK POOL in IOWA CITY, IOWA w f 04 Counsilman • Hunsakar AQUATICS FOR LIFE August 29, 2023 t CITY OF IOWA CITY TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS....................................................................................................................................2 A. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY..........................................................................................................................3 B. POOL INFORMATION*............................................................................................................................4 C. POOL ITEMS............................................................................................................................................5 1. STRUCTURES AND FINISHES............................................................................... 6 2. PERIMETER OVERFLOW SYSTEM---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9 3. MAIN DRAINS------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10 4. INLETS -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11 5. POOL ACCESS & ANCHORS-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12 6. POOL MARKINGS-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------13 D. DECK ITEMS..........................................................................................................................................14 POOL DECK 15 E. POOL MECHANICAL ITEMS.................................................................................................................16 1. PIPING AND VALVES-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------17 2. PUMPS-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------18 3. FILTRATION & BACKWASH-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------19 4. CHEMICAL TREATMENT------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------21 5. CHEMICAL CONTROLLERS-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------22 6. FILTER ROOM VENTILATION----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------23 F. OPINION OF PROBABLE COST..........................................................................................................24 G. ATTACHMENT A" ww'k H. ATTACHMENT "B".................................................................................................................................27 A. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Williams Architects authorized Counsilman-Hunsaker to provide a swimming pool audit at the City Park Pool in Iowa City, Iowa. A site visit to the aquatic facilities was performed by Cary Dennis from Counsil- man-Hunsaker on July 18, 2023. The site visit aimed to evaluate the existing outdoor pools and pool me- chanical systems and review the aquatic programming needs, wants, and vision for the future of the swimming pools. Counsilman-Hunsaker was commissioned for this audit to identify items that are substandard or operating at an insufficient level and offer insight for potential repairs or replacement, if needed. Providing a safe and sanitary environment for the users of the pools is the highest priority for Williams Architects, Council- man-Hunsaker and the Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department. The Lap Pool was initially designed in the summer of 1944 with design updates in 1947 and presumably constructed in 1947/48. Major renovations to the Lap Pool gutters, main drain system, filtration, chemical treatment systems, and associated piping were completed 1987. A new Wading Pool was also part of this work. In 2014 the Wading Pool was replaced with a new Splash Pool, pool deck expansion, and various other improvements. The repair and/or replace estimations throughout this report, summarized in the OPC (Opinion of Proba- ble Costs) on Page 24, reflect costs for updates and standard maintenance items. Also included in the OPC are budget considerations for long-term replacement items. Significant modifications/updates to the Lap Pool are warranted based on excessive leakage and the age of the structure. Many wear items, such as filters, piping systems, valves, and pipe hangers are also nearing the end of their life span and will re- quire replacement soon. Our recommendation is to consider complete replacement of the facility. Two significant pieces of federal regulation have been adopted into law, impacting new and existing com- mercial pools. Approximately ten years ago, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires two (2) primary means of access for pools with over 300 lineal feet of perimeter. The second legislation enacted around the same time was the Virginia Graeme Baker (VGB) Pool and Spa Safety Act. This required specialty anti -entrapment covers at the main drains. As noted in this report, the existing VGB covers do not appear to be VGB compliant. The existing sumps below the main drains may also be non-compliant. Codes Applicable and Referenced within this report: • Iowa Public Health Code—Chapter 15—SWIMMING POOLS AND SPAS –IAC 12/16/20 • Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC) • National Pool & Spa Institute • ANSI/APSP/ICC-1 2017 (American National Standards) (Association of Pool and Spa Professionals) • ASTM (American Society of Testing and Materials) Applicable Federal Code Sections: • Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (VGB) - ASME/ANSI Al 12.19.81—Signed into Law on December 19, 2007, and recently updated to 2017 requirements. • Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) U.S.C. 12101 et seq. Signed into Law on July 26, 1990 The administrative code requirements must be satisfied if a significant modification of the pool is under- taken or if a particular item or piece of equipment needs repair. The recommended repairs address all administrative code items identified in this report. I B. POOL INFORMATION Lap Pool Iger 1944 desian drawinas and 1987 renovation drawinas Maximum Length: 164"-1" Maximum Width: 135'-0" Surface area: 17,100 ft2 Perimeter: 576'- 2" Linear Feet Depth: 1'-5" to 14'-0" Volume: 750,000 gallons Lanes: Nine 50 -Meter (164'-1) Lanes and Five (5) 75-1" Lanes Turnover Rate: 6.0 Hours Design Flow Rate: 2,083 GPM Filtration Method: High Rate Sand Filters Filtration Area: 150.0 ft2 Total (Three Filters at 50.0 ft2 each) Filtration Rate: 13.89 GPM/Sq.Ft. Backwash Rate: 844 to 1000 GPM Splash Pool (per 11/12/2013 Drawings) Maximum Length: 44' - 6" Maximum Width: 28'- 0" Surface area: 934 ft2 Perimeter: 123' Linear Feet Depth: 1'-5" to 14'-0" Volume: 1,576 gallons Turnover Rate: .29 Hours Design Flow Rate: 123 GPM Filtration Method: High Rate Sand Filters Filtration Area: 9.8 ft2 Total (4.91 ft2 ea.) Filtration Rate: 12.53 GPM/Sq.Ft. Backwash Rate: 76 GPM 'All information approximated from field observations of the swimming pool and construction/ renovation documents provided to the Consultant. C. POOL ITEMS 1. STRUCTURE AND FINISHES 2. PERIMETER OVERFLOW SYSTEM 3. MAIN DRAINS 4. INLETS 5. POOL ACCESS AND ACHORS 6. POOL MARKINGS Image 1: Deep end concrete erosion & delamination Image 2: Pool finish delamination Image 3: Concrete erosion 1. STRUCTURES AND FINISHES Observations and Comments Based on original design drawings dated 1944, the cast -in-place lap pool has tapered deep -end wall thicknesses of 1'-0" to 1'-6" at the base with a 9'-6" wide x 1'- 6" thick footing. The shallow end walls are a constant 1'0" thick with a 2'- 10" wide 9" thick footing. The deep end wall has two mats of #4 & #5 rebar on 12" & 18" centers each way and the shallow walls. The pool slab is shown to be 6" thick with a single mat of #4 rebar on 15" centers. However, recent core sam- ples measure the deep end slab at 10" thick. A significant renovation to the lap pool occurred in 1987 with the removal of the original gutter system and replacement with a stainless-steel gutter system, removal and replacement of the original wading pool, replacement of the pool main drains, and removal and replacement of the pool filtration and treatment sys- tems. The top 19" of the lap pool wall was replaced with a new concrete haunch/beam supporting the new stainless-steel gutter. Oddly, no waterstop was includ- ed in the cold joint where the new rebar and concrete were installed for the stainless-steel gutter. This joint is 14" below water level. Please see image 5. The yel- low was new concrete, and the blue was new grout. Additionally, no waterstop was included in the pool floor concrete replacement for the new main drains and associated piping. See Image 4. In 2021, facility staff recorded an average water loss of 30,000 gallons daily. In 2022 facility staff recorded an average water loss of 48,000 gallons daily. And in 2023, facility staff recorded water losses of over 55,000 gallons a day. The structural issues are in- creasing with each passing year. While subcontractors and pool staff do their best to patch and re -paint the pool concrete each season, chlorinated water can have a deleterious effect on concrete, causing it to become more porous and sus- ceptible to deterioration. The past 75+ years have tak- en its toll on this pool concrete. The chloride ions in the water can react with the calcium hydroxide in the concrete to form calcium chloride, a highly soluble salt. This can lead to the leaching of calcium hydrox- ide from the concrete, reducing its strength and dura- bility. The recent core samples show evidence of sep- aration and potentially compromised strength. Refer to Image 6. VAR( PATCH WITH. SII(ATDf 1U 60VUTA "O.YIALAY MK WGUT PDA STRhT WH. MORTAR, MIIEI AS PITA IMP-71AUVOKS. .. .4'.; GN AND iIO ISTIN6 R{LNIS rr� A � $NAIW A[•DA • y�ge wnE. J r-ar LSN61N, ) DG. TAINLESS STEEL STAGUM LAU SI T IFFSNER CK%NNEL s � DP GUT.COMMU ELiAWYE LROTr A{rcism �� AS SIM 4PDJY z1L , OACkRL6WINTo 3rIARSI MIMI sn71AKST. 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Renovation drawings note that the splash pool slab was to be placed with shotcrete. ACI (American Shotcrete Institute) does not recommend shotcrete on horizontal surfaces due to the required angle and pressure of a shotcrete nozzle. These factors limit the ability of the shotcrete material to properly consolidate and compact around the structural steel. Thus, often leading to leaks and rebar movement during the application process. Rebar and/or tie -wire too close to the concrete surface leads to 'bleeding" of rust through the plaster surfaces. The lap pool finish comprises multiple layers of epoxy paint reapplied each spring. Due to concrete and paint failures over the winter months, facility staff must repaint the pool surface each year. Typically, epoxy -coated pools have a coating life span of 3 to 5 years if the concrete surface is without issues, the surface is adequately prepared before coating, and if the water chemistry is properly maintained. The Splash Pool has a Diamond Brite plaster finish with tile trim on the gutter nosing. The Diamond Brite finish was re- placed in 2018. At the time of my review, the finish ap- peared to have some discoloring and etched areas, along with rust spots bleeding through the plaster near the zero entry, as noted above (See Image 7). Facility staff relayed that rust spots have been an issue with this pool since its construction. The tile nosing on the tot pool gutter is in good condition except for a few broken tiles (See Image 8). It is essential to note that the tile gutter nosing does not meet current Io- wa Health Codes. Section 15.5(9) - Overflow System Items 7 and b. (3) notes the following: "The gutter shall be designed to provide a handhold and to prevent entrapment." Horizontal tile and grout take a beating on outdoor pools in cold weather climates, often becoming costly maintenance items. Typically, pool grout on an outdoor pool requires patching or replacement considerations every 3 to 5 years, based upon the ability to keep the pool water chemistry at required levels (See Image 9). Calcium hardness also plays a significant role in the life span of pool finishes, specifically tile grout and plaster. This should be closely monitored and verified with daily pool water chemical testing. Calcium hardness should be between 200-400 ppm. If it is too low, it will steal the calcium from the grout, mortar, and pool plaster. 7 Image 7: Splash Pool rust stains (bleeding) Image 8: Broken tile in Splash Pool Image 9: Missing grout in pool tile Recommendations Item A: Option A—Based on the age of the pool, extensive repairs required, previous engineering reports, facility staff input via photos and interviews, and my observations from my 7-18-23 review, I recommend removal and replacement of the Lap Pool concrete. Even with the repairs noted in Options B and C, the bulk of the pool would still be 75+ years old and future yearly repairs would be required due to the age of the existing structure. Estimate: TBD Item B: Option B — Repair Lap Pool concrete and cold joints to provide a watertight concrete structure. This includes all pool system penetrations, gutter joint where stainless steel meets the pool concrete/grout, and expansion or cold joints. Given the poor condition of the existing pool concrete, repair of all Lap Pool internal cold joints is not recommended. Estimate: $750,000 (Lap Pool structure only) Item C: Option C — Install a PVC liner to the Lap Pool sur- face. Liners are a temporary solution to leaky pools and have a life span of 5 to 10 years on outdoor pools in cold weather climates– However, the existing pool concrete will continue to deteriorate beneath the liner. The life span of a pool liner out- doors in cold weather climates is less often than 10 years and is not recommended. Estimate: $230,000 Item D: If the Lap Pool concrete is repaired, a water tightness test is recommended prior to the application of new finishes. See Attachment "B" Estimate: $10,000 Item E: Sand blast the existing multiple layers of paint in the Lap Pool and re -paint with a Tnemec or equal epoxy type coating design specifically for swimming pool applications. Estimate: $170,500. Item F: Repair the rust stains in the Splash Pool with materials noted within this report. Confirm locations of concerns when pool plaster is removed for new plaster application. Estimate: $5,000 Item G: Replace Splash Pool bull nose gutter tile with hand grip tile such as Dal Tile C701 or similar. Estimate: $18,500 Item H: Regrout and/or reseal the Splash Pool tile grout every 3 to 5 years. Estimate: $8,000 Item I: Remove and replace the existing Diamond Brite plaster in the Splash Pool Estimate: $30,000 Image 10: Lap Pool gutter grating Image 11: Lap Pool gutter grating Image 12: Splash Pool gutter -skimmer combination 2. PERIMETER OVERFLOW SYSTEMS Observations and Comments The Lap Pool has a stainless-steel gutter system with an inte- gral pressure tube return system, as shown in Images 5, 10, & 11. This gutter system was installed as part of the 1987 pool renovation. The gutter system consists of an overflow trough that flows back to the balance tank in the filter room. Once the water is filtrated and treated, pool water is returned to the pool via a supply tube with small 1/2" holes evenly spaced around the perimeter of the gutter to distribute the water back into the pool. The limitation with pressure tube stainless steel gutters is that treated water rarely reaches the center of the pool or deeper water, often causing varied chemical level readings and cloudy water in the deeper areas. Alga flumes can also be an issue. The current Iowa Health Code requires a "Uniform" distribution of treated water, noting that dye testing of a pool "could" be required. If this is requested, this pool will not meet this requirement. However, if this has not been asked thus far, I am doubtful it will be requested, or this pool may be grandfa- thered. Either way, the permitter -only distribution of treated water warrants a concern of health risks. The Lap Pool gutter grating is in poor condition and replace- ment is needed. The Lap Pool gutter system must be sealed where the stain- less-steel meets concrete/grout at the beginning of each sea- son. The Splash Pool grating has numerous fractures and/or bro- ken pieces. There are also gaps the exceed the allowable dis- tance between gutter bars creating a safety hazard. The gut- ter's interior needs to be waterproofed every 5 to 8 years. The Splash Pool gutter nosing does not meet current Iowa Health Code requirements for hand -hold. Refer to comments in Item 1—Structures and Finishes of this report. Recommendations Item J: Install gutter grating sealant at the bottom of the Lap Pool gutter each season with chlorine -resistant sealant. Estimate: $10,500. Item K: Replace the Lap Pool gutter grating. Estimate: $135,000 Item L: Waterproof the interior of the Splash Pool gutter. Estimate: $20,000 Item M: Replace broken pieces of the Splash Pool grating. Estimate: $2,000 Fl ■ d f MIN. B' SHOTGRETE FLOOR W 04 REBAR. REINF. O b' O.G. EACH WAY OVER MIN. 12' COMPACTED 6 MIJLAR FILL Ez ALITH2 TO MD. 5" Image 12: Splash Pool gutter -skimmer combination 2. PERIMETER OVERFLOW SYSTEMS Observations and Comments The Lap Pool has a stainless-steel gutter system with an inte- gral pressure tube return system, as shown in Images 5, 10, & 11. This gutter system was installed as part of the 1987 pool renovation. The gutter system consists of an overflow trough that flows back to the balance tank in the filter room. Once the water is filtrated and treated, pool water is returned to the pool via a supply tube with small 1/2" holes evenly spaced around the perimeter of the gutter to distribute the water back into the pool. The limitation with pressure tube stainless steel gutters is that treated water rarely reaches the center of the pool or deeper water, often causing varied chemical level readings and cloudy water in the deeper areas. Alga flumes can also be an issue. The current Iowa Health Code requires a "Uniform" distribution of treated water, noting that dye testing of a pool "could" be required. If this is requested, this pool will not meet this requirement. However, if this has not been asked thus far, I am doubtful it will be requested, or this pool may be grandfa- thered. Either way, the permitter -only distribution of treated water warrants a concern of health risks. The Lap Pool gutter grating is in poor condition and replace- ment is needed. The Lap Pool gutter system must be sealed where the stain- less-steel meets concrete/grout at the beginning of each sea- son. The Splash Pool grating has numerous fractures and/or bro- ken pieces. There are also gaps the exceed the allowable dis- tance between gutter bars creating a safety hazard. The gut- ter's interior needs to be waterproofed every 5 to 8 years. The Splash Pool gutter nosing does not meet current Iowa Health Code requirements for hand -hold. Refer to comments in Item 1—Structures and Finishes of this report. Recommendations Item J: Install gutter grating sealant at the bottom of the Lap Pool gutter each season with chlorine -resistant sealant. Estimate: $10,500. Item K: Replace the Lap Pool gutter grating. Estimate: $135,000 Item L: Waterproof the interior of the Splash Pool gutter. Estimate: $20,000 Item M: Replace broken pieces of the Splash Pool grating. Estimate: $2,000 Fl ■ Si. &PAM MIO M"Llem w101 UMELSV IA tNIN VININ pOT FUW" SIKA-41119IM91V vwu�T-y GC'1'M WCAnIc SEALANT E%iSTIN/ IDOL • WPM STS IC nlu.. , JIIII•, 40 IIIUCE VA C. 9'• J a. rl• DEV ANLY.IIN Fi L L 2 OETAL @ mm Mw mo w 1 mFi Image 13: Lap Pool main drain detail per 1987 renovation Image 14: Existing Lap Pool main drain cover. Image 15: Splash Pool main drain detail per 2014 construc- tion drawings 91 ff X in 1 RUNT 1 Observations and Comments The Lap Pool has three (3) main drain (sumps) located in the deep end of the pool at a depth of approximately 14-8". The main drains and associated piping were modified as part of the 1987 renovation. No information is available regarding the flow characteristics of the new sumps. Drawings indicate the sumps at 24" x 24". However, no depth is noted. Additionally, the location of the pipe connected to the sump is provided. Current VGB regula- tions require the depth of the suction pipe to be 1 1/2 times the size of the pipe. For example, the top of the suction pipe in the Lap Pool sumps must be at least 12" below the top of the main drain surface. If not, the sump must be modified to meet cur- rent regulations and certified by an RDP (Registered Design Professional). The current Lap Pool main drain covers (Image 14) are fabri- cated covers and do not meet current VGB requirements, To meet current Iowa Health Code and federal regulation require- ments, these covers must be replaced. Piping from the Lap Pool sumps drains to the balance tank via gravity and is sized at 14". A valve to regulate flow is located at the pipe termination location in the balance tank. I am un- certain how the Iowa Health Dept defines the flow requirement for this pipe since it is not directly connected to the recircula- tion system. Iowa code notes the following: "Gravity piping shall be sized in accordance with recognized engineering prin- ciples." (15.5.7 (b)). Gravity piping is typically sized at 3 fps (Feet Per Second). However, with head pressure from the pool water depth, it is not truly defined as "gravity piping." If this has not been previously flagged as a concern, this is likely a non -issue, but I wanted to document the concern. The Splash Pool has two (2) 18" x 18" PVC super sumps in- stalled in 2014 as part of the new Splash Pool construction. Main drain covers should meet current VGB requirements. However, the covers have an expiration date noted on the in- formation tag on the sump cover. The covers will need to be replaced based on that date. All VGB data should be on file at the facility. Recommendations: Item N: Replace or modify the Lap Pool main drain sumps, piping and covers to achieve VGB Compliance and flow re- quirements. Estimate: $155,000 Item O: Replace the main drain covers every 10 years based upon current VGB requirements. Estimate: $7,500 for sump covers in both pools 10 > Will WE10.. IrJ tET fJ02ZLE5 sv^pa nRourJo \ ENURE ppW�V ' .PERinIE1�4`Lr +gym I Image 16: Lap Pool Gutter/Inl etdrawing (red arrow) Image 17: Lap Pool inlet nozzle Image 18: Splash Pool inlet 4. INLETS Observations and Comments The Lap Pool utilizes a stainless steel gutter system with a pressure tube, as noted in the Perimeter Overflow Systems section of this report. This sys- tem was added as part of the 1987 renovations pro- ject. Inlet nozzles are located every 36" along the perimeter of the pool as shown in Images 16 and 17. With a perimeter of 576', the result is 578 inlet jets. With a total flow of 2,083, this equals 3.6 GPM per inlet. With the inlet nozzles being only 12" below water level, the equal disbursement of treated water is to the shallow water around the permitter of the pool.. Treated water cannot reach deeper water or water in the center of the pool. With a pool width of 135'- 0", treated water is not at effective levels in the cen- ter of the pool without floor inlets. Iowa Health Code requires "uniform distribution" of treated water. The only option to equalize the distribution of water to the center of the pool would be to add multiple floor inlets to the center of the pool in both the shallow and deeper areas of the pool. The Splash Pool constructed in 2014 has six (6) ad- justable floor inlets (Image 18) that equally distribute treaded water throught the pool at a flow rate 20.5 GPM, which is an industry standard. Item P: To add equal distribution of pool water to the Lap Pool, the addition of floor inlets is recom- mended. However, the cost far exceeds the justifi- cation to a 75+ year old pool. Further, if the health dept has not flagged this as a concern prior to now, it is likely not an issue to them. But concerns over the equal distribution of water should be noted. Estimate: $270,000 Image 19: Lap pool ladder Image 20: Lap Pool—Pool lift Image 21: Lap Pool ladder and portable stair 5. POOL ACCESS AND ANCHORS Observations and Comments The Lap pool has nine (9) means of standard access via lad- ders located on six of the eight sides of the pool. A portable stair is located at the north end of the pool and can be utilized as a secondary means of ADA access. (See Image 21). The primary means of ADA access is a hydraulically powered pool lift located at the southwest wall of the shallow area. The pool lift is located over 2'-7" of water, per the depth marker adjacent to the lift. The eight (8) pool ladders and escutcheons appear to be in satisfactory condition (See Image 19). Minor staining and cor- rosion are prevalent at the base of each rail where it enters the deck anchor. Each wedge (deck) anchor shows corrosion and calcification from dried chlorinated water. The escutcheon co- vers for the wedge anchors also exhibit surface finish fading and minor corrosion. The United States Access Board introduced requirements into law in 2003, with updates in 2010 and 2012. For pools over 300 linear feet (the Lap Pool has 572 L F of perimeter), there must be at least two (2) primary means of primary access for those who need assistance. A primary means of access is an ADA -compliant ramp or a pool lift. Further, the "fixed lift," must be in place and operational to achieve ADA Compliance. It is important to note that ADA requires the following: "Lifts must be designed so that the seat will submerge to a minimum of 18 inches below the stationary water level. This will ensure buoyancy for the person on the lift and make it easier to enter or exit." With a 2'-7" water depth at the current lift location, the above needs to be verified. If it does not meet this requirement, the current pool lift needs to be relocated or a new lift will need to be installed in a different location that meets the depth require- ment. The zero entry of the Splash Pool is considered a primary means of ADA access due to its minimal water depth. No rails are required. Recommendations: Item : If needed, install a battery -powered ADA -compliant pool lift to the leisure pool. An extra battery is also recom- mended. If the lift is to be stored during the off-season, a cart for transport is also required. Estimate—Pool Lift w/ Extra Battery $15,500 Item R: Clean pool grab rails, escutcheon plates, and tops of wedge anchors regularly. Use a green Scotch-Brite pad to wipe rails down daily to prevent corrosion. Estimate—$500 12 Xa- 1' r Image 22: Lap Pool painted depth marking Image 23: Lap Pool painted No Diving marker 6. POOL MARKINGS Observations and Comments The Lap Pool has painted depth markers and warn- ing signs located around the perimeter of the pool. Many of the depth markers are faded or the paint has peeled due to wear and UV. Letters and num- bers are required to be a minimum of 4 inches in height and placed at once foot depth intervals and no further apart than 25 feet center to center per Iowa Health Code 15.4 (5) j. Depth markers appear to be laced as required, except for the east side of the dive area of the pool. An additional marker is suggested in this area. Depth markings and warning signs around the pe- rimeter of the Splash Pool appear to meet all re- quirements of the Iowa Health Dept. 1: - • r i OFi1reM, Item S: Add additional painted depth markings and warning signs along with the repainting of all faded markings. Estimate—$2,500 Item T: Remove all painted Lap Pool depth mark- ers and warning signs and replace with Tile depth markers and warning signs like to the Splash Pool. This would eliminate the need to repaint markers each season. Estimate—$18,500 13 D. DECK ITEMS 1. POOL DECKS Image 25: Deck cracking and settlement at old tunnel stair location Image 26: Pool deck cold joint failure Image 27: Deck settlement at pool gutter 1. POOL DECKS Observations and Comments Pool decks have been modified, repaired, replaced, and added over the last 75+ years. The most recent modifi- cation was the deck addition around the perimeter of the modified 1987 deck, along with the new Splash Pool in 2013. There are numerous areas of deck settlement and struc- tural cracking. This can be attributed to many underlying issues. However, the most common causes of deck fail- ures are pool leaks undermining the deck subgrade backfill, poor maintenance of expansion & cold join caulk or poor deck drainage. Image 25, for example, shows deck settlement and cracking, both related to subgrade issues. This is where the stairs once led to the deep -end tunnel. The 1987 renovation included filling the stairs with granular fill and pouring a new deck. It appears the granular fill has settled, and the concrete has reflected that settlement. The areas where the pool deck is cracked and/or settled creating potential sharp edges or trip hazards, need to be replaced. Regarding the areas where no damage is present, the slip coefficient of the concrete surface ap- pears to be at an acceptable level. Recommendations: Item U: Clean and re -caulk all deck cold joints. This work needs to be completed by a professional familiar with joint preparation and self -leveling chlorine -resistant caulk. Estimate—$8,500 Item V: Remove and replace all damaged or settled pool decks. Patching damaged concrete is not recommended as this creates more cold joints, which are more apt to fail. Panel replacement is recommended. Typically, pool decks are 4" to 6" thick with woven wire mesh for crack- ing prevention and flexural strength. Estimate— $8 sq. ft. (Does not include demo). It is esti- mated that 12 deck panels need to be replaced, which vary in size. Total square footage is estimated at approx. 1,800 sq ft. totaling $14,400. (Demo Not Included) 15 E. POOL MECHANICAL ITEMS 1. PIPING AND VALVES 2. PUMPS 3. FILTRATION AND BACKWASH 4. CHEMCIAL TREATMENT 5. CHEMICAL CONTROLLERS 6. FILTER ROOM VENTILATION 16 Image 28: Pump room piping Image 29: Valve hardware does not meet ANSI standards Image 30: Lap Pool surge/balance tank valves 1. PIPING and VALVES Observations and Comments All the filter room piping for the Lap Pool and the Splash Pool is Sch 80 piping and fittings. All the chemical injection loca- tions are drilled and tapped into the PVC which often leads to leaks due to vibration from flow and water hammer. Facility staff related that there are multiple valves are either do not work or are limited in their movement. Specifically, the valves are located in the surge/balance tank for the lap pool, as seen in Image 30. Many of the valve and flange locations have corroded hardware (nuts, bolts, washers). As seen in Image 29, ANSI (American National Standards Institute) re- quires bolts to extend at least two threads beyond the outside surface of the nut. Many of the nuts shown in this picture are held on with only two or three threads. This can lead to a po- tential catastrophic failure. There are numerous locations where PVC piping supports are severely corroded due to poor ventilation and exposure to chloramines and moisture from the open surge/balance tank. There are also locations where piping is supported or stabi- lized to prevent racking or shifting with pieces of wood. Properly supported piping prevents weakening and unneces- sary stresses of the glued PVC joints. Piping installation and support should meet ASTM standards. Flowmeters: Sensor -type flowmeters for the Lap Pool and the Splash Pool are incorrectly installed and do not meet the man- ufacturers' requirements for placement. Additionally, the flow- meter locations do not meet Iowa Health Code requirements (15.5(5) "e"). The Splash Pool recirculation flowmeter is cur- rently mounted pre -filter. Manufacturer literature recommend- ed installation "post -filter". Both the Lap Pool and the Splash Pool do not have backwash flowmeters, making it impossible to verify the correct backwash flow rates as required by the filter manufacturers. See attachment "A" for typical ASTM and ANSI standards for piping installation and support. Recommendations: Item W: Provide properly anchored pipe supports. Estimate—$5,000 Item X: Install recirculation flowmeters in locations acceptable to manufacturer and health dept requirements. Estimate—$6,500 Item Y: Install backwash impact flowmeters to establish and monitor backwash flow rates. Estimate—$1,000 Item Z: Replace non-functioning valves and all corroded or incor- rect fitting valve hardware. Estimate—$25,000 17 Image 31: Lap Pool recirculation pump & strainer Image 32: Splash Pool recirculation pump Image 33: Splash Pool zeron entry stream -jet pump 2. PUMPS Observations and Comments The Lap Pool recirculation pump is an Aurora 344 50 HP closed -coupled end suction pump. The identification tag on the volute housing was not landgable and the TDH could not be verified. Th pressure gage was reading 32 PSI and the compound gauge was reading 0, resulting in an operational 74 TDH at the time of my visit. The Lap Pool pump utilizes a standard motor starter that provides constant power to the pump. A variable fre- quency drive (VFD) would provide smooth and controlled starts, but also efficiently control the motor to nearly any desired level of speed, torque or position based upon the flow reading provided by the flowmeter via a 5 to 20 mA output to the VFD. The Splash Pool recirculation pump is a 5 HP EQ500 pump manufactured by Pentair. The discharge flange hardware is in poor condition with extensive corrosion. The designed flow for this pump is 159 GPM. Readings from the pressure and compound gauges indicate the pump is currently running outside its allowable curve. This pump has a maximum TDH (total dynamic head) of 78. Based on the gauge readings, the pump is currently running at TDH of 86+. The pump shown in image 33 is a 1 1/2 HP pump manu- factured by AO Smith and is utilized for the stream -jet features on the zero entry of the Splash Pool. The pres- sure and compound gauges for this pump are not func- tional and there is no flowmeter, so the flow rate could not be verified. Recommendations: ITEM AA: Install new fluid-filled compound gages, pet- cocks, and shut-off valves to the Lap Pool and Splash Pool pumps. Estimate—$1,500 Item BB: Install new VFDs for the Lap Pool and Splash Pool recirculation pumps. Estimate—$16,500 Item CC: Replace the compound and pressure gauges with the Splash Pool feature pump. Mount pump to housekeeping pad. Estimate—$800 NOTE: It is recommended to "bump" the pool pumps for 5 or 10 seconds once a month during the off season to keep the internals lubricated. Image 34: Lap Pool filters Image 35: Lap Pool filter face piping Image 36: Lap Pool filter pipe connections 3. FILTRATION and BACKWASH Observations and Comments The Lap Pool has three (3) 60" Diameter horizontal high -rate sand filters that filter the 750,000 gallons of water every 6 hrs with a flow rate of 2,083 GPM and a filter rate of 13.89 GPM/SF. Code require- ment and industry standard for filter rate is 15.0 GPM/SF. The filter tag shown in Image 37 notes the filter rate at 20.0. Current NSF (National Sanitation Foundation) requirements and Iowa Health Code requirements (15.5(6)f.1.) a filtration rate that does not exceed 15 GMP/SF. Facility staff relayed that the current Lap Pool filters were installed in 2003 as part of a renovation pro- ject. Fiberglass filters typically have a life span of 20 to 25 years based upon use and maintenance. Fil- ter sand and laterals are replaced every 10 to 12 years on seasonal pools. The Lap Pool filters are nearing the end of their life cycle and will need to be replaced within the next two to three years. Addi- tionally, as noted above, the current filters are not NSF certified at 15 GPM/SF as required by current Iowa Health Code requirements. All filters lack a proper air relief system as recom- mended by the manufacturer and required by Iowa Health Codes (15.5(6)b.) Each filter should have an automatic air relief valve with a manual bypass. This will relieve any trapped air (air pressure) within the filters. The drain lines for these valves should be routed to the nearest floor drain. Filter manway access port hardware and flange hardware show excessive corrosion due to the open top balance/ tank in the same room. Minor leaks were observed at the piping connection ports on the face of the filters. (See red arrow in Image 36) If available by the manufacturer, it is recommended to replace the manway access ports with ports that have clear plexiglass windows to observe the filter sand beds. This is useful during the backwash pro- cess to observe the necessary filter sand disturb- ance for optimal backwash processes. The Splash Pool utilizes two (2) Pentair Triton TR100 filters that are in good condition and filtrate the pool at 12.53 GMP/SF. 19 Image 37: Lap Pool filter data panel Image 38: Splash Pool filters Image 39: Splash Pool filter with port leak FILTRATION and BACKWASH—Cont'd Recommendations Item DD: Replace the Lap Pool filtration system. Estimate—$180,000 Item EE: If the exiting Lap Pool filers are to remain, replace the manway ports & gaskets, add automatic air relief valves with manual bypass, pressure gag- es, and new flange hardware and gaskets on all fil- te rs. Estimate—$18,500 Item FF: Replace filter sand and interior lateral pip- ing every 10 to 12 years. Estimate—$15,000 20 Image 40: Lap Pool chlorine feeder Image 41: Splash Pool chlorine feeder Image 42: Storage of muriatic acid and calcium hypochlorite 4. CHEMICAL TREATMENT Observations and Comments The Lap Pool and Splash Pool chlorine treatment sys- tems are independent calcium hypochlorite (dry chlorine) feed systems manufactured by Pulsar Systems. The Lap Pool utilizes a Pulsar 500 feeder, which is de- signed for pools up to 600,000 gallons (Image 40) The Lap Pool has 750,000. Additionally, the Lap Pool is cur- rently losing 50K gallons of water a day due to leakage. The facility is burning through far more chlorine than necessary due to the undersized feeder and excessive leaks. The Splash Pool utilizes a Pulsar Infinity (Image 41), which is slightly oversized for this pool. This model is designed for pools with 5,000 to 150,000 gallons. The Splash Pool has 1,576 gallons. It is not uncommon to use oversized feeders on smaller pools and it appears it is functioning effectively. The pH control for the Lap Pool and Splash Pool is main- tained with muriatic acid stored in multiple 15 -gallon car- boys. Peristaltic pumps are used to inject the acid into the recirculation systems when signaled by the inde- pendent chemical controller. IMPORTANT: As seen in Image 45, muriatic acid and calci- um hypochlorite are stored in the same room directly next to each other. If accidentally mixed, the result of the com- bination of these two chemicals is chlorine gas, and it can be fatal. Calcium Hypochlorite is a Class 3 oxidizer that limits stor- age to 200 lbs in a room rated for 2hrs. This includes the volume within the chlorine feeder. Recommendations: Item GG: Provide a separate storage area for calcium hy- pochlorite. Confirm requirements with the local fire marshal. Estimate$5,000+ Item HH: Provide a separate storage area for the multiple muriatic acid carboys. Additionally, provide the correct size spill platform for carboys in use. Estimate—$7,500 NOTE: Verify the chemical controllers are linked to the pool chemical feed systems for each pool. Estimate— See the Chemical Controller section of this re- port. 21 Image 43: Lap Pool chemical controller and flowmeter display Image 44: Splash Pool chemical controller Image 45: Chlorine and acid feed systems 5. CHEMICAL CONTROLLERS Observations and Comments The Lap Pool utilizes a dedicated BecSYS 3 chemi- cal controller. The Splash Pool has a dedicated BecSYS 5 chemical controller. Both controllers ap- pear to be in good working condition. The Lap Pool controller has a separate digital flow readout linked to a magmeter flow meter mounted on the recirculation piping. The Splash Pool control- ler does not provide flow indication. It has the ability to be linked to a flow sensor and monitor flow. The Splash Pool chlorine feeder does not appear to be linked to the chemical controller. This feeder is being used as an erosion feeder. Flow to the chemical controller is currently provided via poly -tubing. Typically, 1/2" Sch 80 PVC is the optimal material for flow to the controller. Pipe con- nections at the recirculation system should be ob- tained with saddles or tee's with bushing reducers. Recommendations: Item II: Add strainer to the Lap Pool controller prior to the flow cell. Estimate—$500 Item JJ: Link the Splash Pool chemical controller to the flow meter to allow flow readings to be shown on the controller screen. Estimate—$500 Item KK: Install Sch 80 PVC and valves to and from teach recirculation system to their dedicated chemi- cal controller. This will eliminate the need for con- stant replacement of the poly -tubing currently in place. Estimate—$5000 22 Image 46: Exhaust fan in ceiling of filter room Image 47: Lap Pool balance tank grate Image 48: Second Grate over open balance tank 6. FILTER ROOM VENTILATION Observations and Comments Ventilation in the filter room area is very poor with a single exhaust fan located in the ceiling directly over the filtration system. The original filter room consist- ed of a large open filtration pit which exposed the enclosed room to high chloramine land moisture levels. When the filter system was converted to fi- berglass sand filters, the majority of the open pit was covered with structural slabs. However, there are areas that remain open for pipe and valve ac- cess. These areas are covered with fiberglass grat- ing, as shown in Images 47 and 48. Unfortunately, the result of these open areas with moisture and chloramines escaping into the room is extensive corrosion on any exposed metals. Pipe hangers & supports, doors, door jambs, copper piping, etc. all show corrosion & deterioration. Additional venting within this area is desperately needed to avoid fur- ther decay. Replacing the fiberglass grates with solid PVC pan- els will drastically reduce the corrosive environment within this room. Adding an intake and separate ventilation fan would provide crossflow in this room and further assist with exhausting the poor air quality. Recommendations: Item LL: Consult with an HVAC contractor or me- chanical engineer regarding additional airflow to the filter room. Adding intake and discharge fans is rec- ommended. Estimate—$15,000 Item MM: Replace the access door with a fiberglass door and frame. Estimate—$3,500 NOTE: Replace all corroded pipe hangers and unistrut in the filter room and pump pit. Estimate— See the Piping & Valves section of this re po rt. 23 F. OPINION OF PROBABLE COST The following opinion of construction cost addresses the items identified in this report needing repair. Costs are for pool and equipment only. For total project repair costs (including demolition, site, building, pool and equipment) refer to the Williams Architects Opinion of Probable Cost. Item Task Unit Unit Cost A Replace pool structure in its Entirety-OptionA Lump Sum T3D & Repair all pool concrete-OptionB Lump Sum $ 754,0{)6.44 C Install PVC Liner in Lap Pool - OptionC Lump Sum $ 234,004.44 D Perform Water Tightness Test After Lap Pool Concrete Repairs Lump Sum $ 14,004.44 E Remove All Existing Pool Paint and Recnatwith Epoxy Paint Lump Sum $ 174,004.44 F Repair/Remove Splash Pool Rust Staines Lump Sum $ 5,004.44 G Replace Splash Pool Gutter Nosing Tile Lump Sum $ 18,504.44 H RegroutSplash Pool THE Lump Sum $ 8,004.44 Replace Splash Pool Diamond Brite Finish Lump Sum $ 30,446.00 J Install Lap Pool Gutter Sealant Lump Sum $ 14,504.44 K Replace Lap Pool Gutter Grating Lump Sum $ 135,004.44 L WaterpronflnteriorofSplash PoolGutter Lump Sum $ 24,004.44 M Repair Broken PiecesofSplashPool Grating Lump Sum $ 2,444.44 N Replace/ModifyLap Pool Main Drains Lump Sum $ 155,040.0[) 4 Replace All Pool Main Drain Covers Every10Years Lump Sum $ 7,544.0[) p Add Floor lnletsto Centerof Lap Pool Lump Sum $ 274,004.44 Q Relocate Lap Pool Lift Lump Sum $ 15,504.44 R Clean All Pool Rails and Escutcheons Lump Sum $ 544.0[) S Add Additional Depth Markings and Repaint Existing Markers Lump Sum $ 2,544.0[) T Remove Painted Markers and Replace With Tile Markers Lump Sum $ 18,546.00 U Re -Caulk all Pool Deck Cold Joints Lump Sum $ 8,504.44 V Remove and Replaced Damaged Pool Deck Panels Lump Sum $ 14,404.64 W Replace Existing Pipe Supports Lump Sum $ 5,504.44 X Install Recirculation Flowmeters per ManufacturesSpec. Lump Sum $ 6,546.44 Y Install Backwash Flowmeters Lump Sum $ 1,444.0[) 2 Replace Non -Functioning Valves Lump Sum $ 25,040.0[) AA Install New Compound B Pressure Gauges Lump Sum $ 1,504.44 RR Install VFD'san Recirculation Pumps Lump Sum $ 16,504.44 CC Replace Compound and PressurECaugeson Feature Pump Lump Sum $ 806.44 DD Replace Lap Pool Filter System Lump Sum S 184,406.44 EE Replace Lap Pool Gaskets, Manway Parts & Add Air Relief System Lump Sum $ 18,546.44 FF Replace Filter Sand Every 10to 12 Years Lump Sum $ 15,006.44 GG Provide Storage For CalciumHypochlarite Lump Sum $ 5,444.44 HH Provide Storage and Spill CapacityforAcidSystem Lump Sum $ 7,504.0[) II Add Chemical Control I Er Strainer for Lap Pool Lump Sum $ 504.0[) A Link Flow MetertaChemlcal Controllerfor Splash Pool Lump Sum $ 544.44 KK Install PVC Piping and Valvesfar Chemical Feed Piping Lump Sum $ 5,004.44 LL Adding Intake and Discharge Fansto Filter Room Lump Sum $ 15,004.44 MM Replace Filter Room Access Doorwf Fiberglass Door and Frame Lump Sum $ 3,504.64 TOTAL: $ 2,188,704.04 Notes: The engineer has no control over the cost of labor, materials, equipment, or the contractor's methods of determining prices or over competitive bidding or market conditions. Opinions of probable costs provided herein are based on the information known to the engineer at this time and represent only the engineer's judgment as a design professional familiar with the con- struction industry. The engineer cannot and does not guarantee that proposals, bids, or actual construction costs will not vary from its opinions of probable costs. 24 Attachment "A" Pipe Hangers and Supports • Pipes must be adequately supported by pipe hangers and supports as specified. • Horizontal PVC Schedule 80 piping must be supported in accordance with the manufacturer's recom- mendations for fluid temperature not exceeding 120 -degree F and as listed below: Nominal Pipe Size Hanger Support Spacing Minimum Rod Size for Single Rod Han er %" and less * 4-0" 3/8" '/" to 2" 6'-0" 3/8" 2-1/2" to 3" 7'-0" 1/2" 4" to 8" 8'-0" 7/8" Greater than 12" 10'-0" 1" • Horizontal CPVC Schedule 80 piping must be supported in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations for fluid temperature not exceeding 140 -degree F and as listed below: Nominal Pipe Size Hanger Support Spacing Minimum Rod Size for Sin le Rod Han er 1-1/4" and less 5'-0" 3/8" 1-1/2" to 3" 6'-0" 1/2" 4" to 6" 8'-0" 5/8" 8" to 12" 10'-0" 7/8" Greater than 12" 12'-0" 1" • Round rods supporting the pipe hangers must be of the following dimensions: Nominal Pipe Size Rod Diameter 1/2" to 2" pipe -3/8" rod 2-1/2" to 3" pipe -1/2" rod 4" to 5" pipe -5/8" rod 6" pipe -3/4" rod • Hanger rods must be galvanized steel. Provide for controlling level and slope by turn buckles or oth- er approved means of adjustment and incorporate lock nuts. • Provide means of preventing dissimilar metal contact such as plastic -coated hangers, copper col- ored epoxy paint, or non -adhesive isolation tape. • Provide hangers to provide a minimum of 1 -inch space between finished covering and adjacent wo rk. 25 • Place a hanger within 12 inches of each horizontal elbow. • Support vertical piping independently of connected horizontal piping. Support vertical pipes at every floor. Wherever possible, locate riser clamps directly below pipe couplings or shear lugs. • Where several pipes can be installed in parallel and at the same elevation, provide trapeze hangers as specified. Trapeze hangers must be spaced according to the smallest pipe size or provide interme- diate supports according to the support spacing schedules. Provide heavier members as required for the load supported for the entire span distance. Hanger rods must be as specified above and properly sized for the load supported, but not less than 5/8 inches diameter. • Piping must be rigidly supported from the building structure by means of hanger assemblies properly selected and sized for the application in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations and specifications. Do not support piping from other pipes, ductwork or other equipment that is not building structure. Do not modify building structure for hanger installation. • Attachment of piping hangers to the building structure must be provided in a manner approved by the Architect. Provide concrete inserts installed by the General Contractor in the building construc- tion at the time the concrete is poured, and hangers must be attached to these inserts. • The use of pipe hooks, chains, or perforated iron for pipe hanger supports will not be permitted. 26 Attachment "6" ►p@\IqirEel :IIk01=.2NNI A. The water tightness test shall be completed prior to the application of the pool finish. B. Water Tightness Test Procedure 1. Preparation 2. Fill: Fill and then isolate the pool. The water tightness test shall begin after the vessel has been filled for a min- imum of three (3) days. During the filling, all outlets shall be monitored for water tightness and all concrete joints shall be monitored for any visible leakage. If any visible leakage from the vessel is observed, the condi- tion shall be corrected prior to the start of the test. 3. Evaporation/Precipitation Measurement Procedure Fill a floating, restrained, partially filled, calibrated, open container with water and allow the container to float within the pool during the testing period. This will be used to measure evaporation and precipitation. 4. Measurement On a separate sheet of paper draw a sketch of the pool. Measurements shall be taken at the pool. Multiple test points with averaging are recommended for vessels which will be exposed to wind. Document the sep- arate findings on the chart below. Repeat the measurements and document every 12 hours for a total of three (3) days Total Allowa- ble Water Loss: Total Gallons: (0.1 %) x 0.001 = Allowable Loss Pan Depth Per 24 Hrs. Pool Measure- ments Multipurpose Pool Pan Measurements 12 Hrs. 24 Hrs. 36 Hrs. 48 Hrs. 60 Hrs. 72 Hrs. 5. Total Loss = 7.481 x Structure Surface Area (SF) x Total Water Loss per Day (FT) — Evaporation per Day (FT) + Precipitation per Day (FT) Day #1 = Day #2 = Day #3 = 6. If leaks are detected, repair the vessel and make water tight in accordance with these requirements. 27 PRESENTATION TO FOLLOW: By: Andrew Caputo, Williams Architects Chris Seris, Councilman-Hunsaker Item: 10.h � Olt 27M • wr®�27M CITY OF IOWA CITY 410 East Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240-1826 (3 19) 356-5000 (319) 356-5009 FAX www.icgov.org 5 SEPTEMBER 2023 X4 MWILLIAMS Counsilman HunsakerARCHITECTS/ TEAM INTRODUCTION EXECUTIVE SUMMARY RECOMMENDATIONS OBSERVATIONS & PHOTOS BUDGET CONCLUSION PROJECT LE, rTWILLINS ARCHITECCTSIAQUATO AQUATIC ENGINEER Counsilman • Hunsaker AQUATICS FOR LIFE BerryDunn -Public Input . Hitchcock Design Group -Landscape Architects University of Illinois Recreation & Park Resources . IMEG -Civil & Structural Engineers 7JULUAMS ARCHITECTSIAQUATICS • Leaders in Sports & Recreation Architecture • 30+ years in Aquatic Design • 350+ Aquatic Facilities • 30+ Natatoriums Counsilman • Hunsaker AQUATICS FOR LIFE • Consulting Aquatic Engineer • 40+ years in Aquatic Design • 1,000+ Aquatic Facilities • 450+ Natatoriums Andrew Caputo Associate Principal M MLLIAMS ARCH ITECTSIAO UATI CS Chris Seris Studio Director Counsilman • Hunsaker I� AQUATICS FOR LIFE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY _7 f Iowa City Commissioned Williams Architects I Aquatics to: • Prepare aquaticfaciIityassessment for City Park Pool • Recommend repair or complete replacement of facility WAA Retained Consultants: • Counsilman-Hunsaker • American Leak Detection Steps for Aquatic Facility Assessment are as Follows: • Review information gathered by City • Review pool for deficiencies • Prepare commentary on existing conditions • Prepare a general commentary on support spaces • Prepare an overview commentary • Provide cost opinion and estimated lifespan for repairs, if facility were to be repaired • Prepare commentary assessing whether project goals will be met if pool were to be repaired • Recommend repair or replacement of facility • Present report and recommendations to City Council Aquatic Facilities Assessment includes a review of aquatic facility site, buildings, pools and pool equipment, and related systems. CITY PARK POOL IOWA CITY, IA AQUATIC FACILITY ASSESSMENT gLIN ASSESSMENT QppT1GFA A �- ®I�WAC�." roa,.a n" pool Cit �P pTRP 5YLd^. IOY PGi e A.�uy,1,ECt''iskj ' PROJECT GOALS 1. Provide community recreation experience for a wide range of users, including but not limited to, lap swimmers, family groups, non -swimmers, casual users, youth groups, people with disabilities, and others as gathered through public input processes. 2. Provide increased independent accessibilityto all water experiences through inclusion of ramps or stairs. 3. Provide shade in several areas of deck and some in water areas. 4. Provide design and operating efficiencies that support City of Iowa City Climate Action Goals. 5. Maximize efficiency of lifeguards - limiting risk of future operational challenges with any lifeguard shortages. b. Promote vision of Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department that "Every child learns how to swim" by being welcoming and inviting to users that may include non -swimmers and provides appropriate areas for swimming lessons. 7. Welcome users of all backgrounds with specific attention to facility entry patterns, shower/changing and restroom design. 8. Evaluate potential merging of outdoor park restrooms and year-round recreation programming space into swimming pool facility. 9. Limit construction area generally within fence line/site plan of current pool as to not disturb healthy, mature trees that surround facility and without need for additional parking. Site History • City Park was established in 1906 Pool History • City Park Pool was built in 1948 • Pool was renovated in 1987 • Main pool filters were replaced in 2003 • Splash pool and pool equipment were replaced in 2014 Building History • Original bathhouse on this site was built in 1948 • Original bathhouse was partially demolished in 1987, except for basement pool equipment room, surge tank, backwash pit, and filter pits • Current bathhouse was built in 1987 over original basement pool equipment room, surge tank, backwash pit, and filter pits • Original filter pits were abandoned, filled, and covered with a concrete slab in 2003 to create space for current high -rate sand filters CITY PARK POOL NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED Current Facility Includes: • 50 -meter T-shaped lap pool with attached deep well • Zero -depth entry wading pool • Lap pool is 75 years old • Wading pool is 10 years old • Pool is in Upper City Park and is surrounded by large, mature trees A Decision is Needed to Repair or Replace Because: • Main pool loses a tremendous amount of water, which is increasing in recent years • This season, pool is losing an average of 55,000 gallons per day, despite annual crack sealing and basin painting • There are several issues with existing conditions of site, bathhouse, and pool o Continued longevity of existing pool structure is in doubt -au aii -7 4 RECOMMENDATIONS ►_� Should City Park Pool be repaired or replaced? Williams Architects I Aquatics recommends complete replacement of City Park Pool with a new aquatic facilitv and bathhouse. Recommendation is based on: • Deteriorated conditions found in pool basin • Concern for long term structural integrity of pool walls • Need to replace pool filtration, sanitation, and piping systems • Findings that bathhouse is outdated in terms of safety, security, operational areas, and user amenities Iowa City community can take this opportunity to explore design concepts for a new aquatic facility with new structures, energy efficient operating systems, and accessible features, rather than continuing to invest in an aging pool and infrastructure. Reasons for this recommendation are summarized in outline below and discussed in further detail later in this report. POOL OBSERVATIONS • Condition of Current Pool o Aging concrete pool o Significant existing condition issues o Significant structural Issues o Making repairs complex, costly, and risky • Water Loss o Increasing water loss each year Average Duration Total (gal / day) (# days) (gal) 30,000 110 3,300,000 48,382 110 5,322,000 55,351' Pending Pending Average is after 70 days through 713112023 o Deterioration of concrete pool • Leaking found atwall joints between pool wall and gutter • Leaking found atfloorjoints in deep end • Leaking found at previous repairs in deep end o No waterstop shown on 1987 renovation drawings at repair joints • At pool floor and main drain replacement • At pool wall and gutter replacement • Regardless of if waterstop was provided, joints are leaking o Deterioration of underground pool piping • Evidence seen in 2013 when Splash Pool was replaced o Annual patching, crack sealing, and painting have not been able to slow water loss o Dye testing identified leaking through joints in diving well • Repaired joints are not watertight • Concrete continues to fail along edges of repairs • Joint repair materials continue to fail a�- • Structural Integrity o Concern for longevity of existing concrete pool structure 0 1987 renovation drawings detail for pool top of wall and gutter replacement was not well designed o Structural integrity of pool walls is questionable • Pool wall is pulling away from gutter • Joints are pulling apart and walls are bowing • Significant structural repairs would be required even if a liner was placed in pool or portions were patched in a repair scenario o Pool core samples show planar fracture and random cracking indicating severe deterioration • Pool structure is crumbling o Pool continues to crack, spall and deteriorate each year, which requires patching, crack sealing, and painting annually o Drone photos show concrete surface of pool is disintegrating o Continued annual patching, crack sealing, and painting will not improve pool structural integrity o Water loss in deep end of a pool can lead to washout of supporting gravel base below pool floor • Health and Safety o Iowa Code requires treated water to be uniformly distributed throughout pool • Existing gutter system does not evenly distribute treated water to center of pool or to deep water o VGB Pool & Spa Safety Act requires entire main drain assembly, including grate and sump, to comply with VGB standards for safety • Existing main grates do not appear to be VGB compliant. Existing sumps may also be non-compliant o Pool gutter grating is worn and abrasive • Patrons are getting abrasions from fiberglass grates o Pool floor is rough and delaminating from continuous deterioration, patching, annual crack sealing, and painting o Pool deck is cracking and spalling • Hazard to bare feet and toes • Accessibility 0 2010 ADA Standards requires (2) primary means of entry for pools over 300 linearfeet • Primary means sloped entry or a pool lift • Secondary means pool lift, sloped entry, transfer wall, transfer system or pool stairs o Existing pool does not comply with current accessibility codes and has only one lift o Replacement of pool would provide an opportunity to improve accessibility as part of a new pool • Return on Investment o Investment in a repair project has a shorter return. Operation and maintenance costs for a repaired facility will be more. o Investment in a replacement project has a longer return. Operation and maintenance costs for a replacement facility will be less o In long run, a repaired facilitywill eventually need to be replaced o A project that completely replaces pool and pool equipment provides best return on investment • Risk o A repair project will not completely replace pool and pool equipment • After repair, original portions of pool and pool equipment that remain will continue to age, deteriorate, and eventually fail overtime o Given current state of pool, scope of a repair project would need to look very much like a replacement project to delay eventual failure of existing infrastructure • Pool Equipment o Lap pool high-ratesand filters are nearing end of their life cycle o Filters are not NSF certified and do have a proper air relief system o Undersized feeder and excessive leaks cause facilityto burn through far more chlorine than necessary • Sustainability o Pool and pool equipment were not designed to consider conservation, energy efficiency, or on-site renewable energy systems o Both repair and replacement of pool and pool equipment provides an opportunity to implement goals from Iowa City Climate Action Plan th 1 a4 „J"uuuAw xAw'i 44EeI104s H ._ _. , _ n eCfR 34i�t• � nMLS. <YT l fArCN Kua• 1 At RE IM w 2 rpMIKs / 1 MtW MNM MIL. 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AMANC P ER*t9. m 0 0 C CL r V p i C> �1' A i BATHHOUSE OBSERVATIONS • Health and Safety o Confined space hazard o Chemical storage hazard o No First Aid Room or cooling available • Outdated Design of Current Bathhouse o Original bathhouse was replaced at 40 years old o Current bathhouse is 36 years old and nearing end of its life expectancy • Functionally Obsolete o Security Issues • Admissions o Operations Issues • Admissions • Pool Management • Guards • Storage o BatherAmenities • Men's and Women's Washrooms o Code Issues • Showers o Bathhouse does not have same amenities as other City owned parks and recreation facilities • No Single User Washrooms or Showers • Single User Washrooms and Showers would provide opportunity for privacy and assisted use. • Accessibility o Bathhouse does not comply with current accessibility codes o Replacement of bathhouse would provide an opportunity to improve accessibility by designing accessible washrooms, showers, lockers, benches, and dressing areas • Sustainability o Replacement of bathhouse would provide opportunity to implement goals from Iowa City Climate Action Plan o Bathhouse was not designed to consider conservation, energy efficiency, or on-site renewable energy systems Bathhouse Replacement Options o Complete demolition me 0 0 0 Kim 1114 MEMO IT go �ffi o Consider separate Bathhouse and Filter Building W N 0 H Q m 0 0 Q H V F � -30 � ": _a1.wx. _. ....: �_ . _ _ �- — .:� -� jzz WAWII V I �.� _.ago W N 0 H Q m 0 0 a V I rl- mi O O CL Q a H V i -.. W 2 - m _ O � n a 4- .Alm City Park Pool Budget — Repair Aquatics Facility Selective Demolition $250,000.00 Site Sitework, Site Utilities & Pavement $500,000.00 Buildings Abandon and Fill Confined Space 855 GSF x $50/SF $42,750.00 Renovate Bathhouse 4,780 GSFx $250/SF $1,195,000.00 Bathhouse Addition 500 GSF x $400/SF $200,000.00 New Filter Building 1,500 GSF x $400/SF $600,000.00 Aquatics Pool Repairs Counsilman-Hunsaker Report $2,188,700.00 Additional Repairs Allowance 15% $328,305.00 New Pool Deck Area 20,000 GSF x $75/SF $1,500,000.00 New Shade Structures 4 x $25,000 $100,000.00 Subtotal $6,904,755.00 CM General Conditions, OH&P and GLI 15% $1,035,713.25 Subtotal $7,940,468.25 Design & Construction Contingency 15% $1,191,070.24 Total Construction Cost (Hard Cost) $9,131,538.49 Soft Costs 15% $1,369,730.77 Total Project Cost (Hard Cost +Soft Cost) $10,501,269.26 Footnotes 1. Costs are for 2024-2025 construction. 2. Costs include new accessible passenger loading zone, accessible parking, and accessible route. 3. Costs do not include new water, storm or sanitary sewer services. 4. Costs do not include stormawter detention. S. Continued deterioration of existing conditions may require increasing repair scope and cost. In conclusion, Williams Architects replacement of City Park Pool. Repair of Pool is Not Recommended uatics recommends comalete • Repair project would essentially equate to full replacement project due to poor existing condition of pool walls, basin, and operating systems • Money spent on repairs would not replace all site infrastructure, pool piping, or pool equipment, leaving these items needing to be addressed through additional projects in next 5-10 years A new aquatic facility would give communitya chance to weigh in on how project goals would be met and provide a structure that would last long into future. NEXT STEPS Williams Architects I Aquatics Recommends a Conceptual Design Phase for a New Aquatic Facility • A new City Park Pool should be designed to meet needs of Iowa City community at available budget History of City Park Pool has an Important Role to Play in Conceptual Design Process 1. New pool design could be very similarto existing pool design, or it could be different, depending on input from community 2. In either case, design process will acknowledge past and look to future with continued public engagement Conceptual Design Phase 1. Solicit input from Iowa City community, focus groups, Iowa City staff, Parks & Recreation Commission, and City Council 2. Create, evaluate, and refine design concepts using public input 3. Recommended final design concept and presentation for a new City Park Pool NEXT STEPS Conceptual Design Phase Goals • Open House No.1 • Focus Group Meetings • Concept Design Development • Statistically Valid Survey • Open House No. 2 • City Council and Parks & Recreation Commission Presentation After approval, final design concept and budget would be a springboard to project implementation and Basic Architectural Services. BasicArchitectural Services: • Schematic Design • Design Development • Construction Documents • Bidding & Construction • Grand Opening of a new City Park Pool to Iowa City community PUBLIC INPUT PROCESS Host Public Open House Hold up to (14) 45 -minute in-person focus groups POTENTIAL GROUPS FOR FOCUS GROUP MEETINGS 1. Passholder/regular user -Families 2. Passholder/regularuser-Lap/Fitness Swimmers 3. Passholder/regular user -Adult Users 4. Teens 5. Infrequent Users -Underrepresented communities 6. Disability community 7. Childcare Providers -Daycares and summer camps 8. Members and allies of LGBTQ+ community 9. Swim lesson participant families who used a scholarship for lessons 10. Parks & Recreation Commission Members 11. City Aquatic Staff -supervisors, maintenance staff & lifeguards DRAFT PLAN TO SELECT FOCUS GROUP PARTICIPANTS 1. City Staff will publicize to attract participants 2. People interested fill out an on-line form in which they will self-select the focus group categories 3. A list of potential members will be created for each focus group 4. Individuals will be chosen without name being known to selection committee CONCEPT DESIGNS Develop three (3) Schematic Designs based on Open House and Focus Group Feedback • Two (2) of the designs shall be within $10 million budget • One (1) design shall include added features supported by gathered feedback that shall not exceed more than a $15 million budget Owl j- PUBLIC SURVEY Public Survey of Three (3) Concept Designs • Complete a statistically valid survey via mail of randomly selected Iowa City residents o Survey sample to match demographically in age, income and ethnicity with Iowa City population o Desire a precision of at least +/- 5% at the 95% level of confidence o Survey to assess preference for: ■ One of three pool designs ■ Willingness to pay various entry fees ■ Willingness to change locker rooms/restrooms into single user facilities • Open survey to general public once statistically valid responses are received Afterthe Survey: Host a final Public Meeting to receive additional public input regarding three potential designs Prepare draft report of public input findings and recommendations Present findings and recommendations to Parks & Recreation Commission and City Council Results of September City Council Decision or installing a Replace ESTIMATED TIMELINE Current Condition Assessment Current Condition Report Public Input (If Replacing) Design, Bidding Phase Construction Phase Happening Now September 5, 2023 October 2023 - March 2024 April - July 2024 August 2024 - Spring 2026 ITY R Ab _A � W ' ITY R Ab PRESENTATION CONCLUDED ar % 04 CITY OF IOWA CITY 410 East Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240-[826 (3 19) 356-5000 (3 19) 356-5009 FAX www.icgov.org Prepared by: Susan Dulek, First Ass't. City Attorney, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, IA 52240-319-356-5030 Resolution No. 23_253 Resolution authorizing staff to proceed to public input and design development for replacement of City Park Pool. Whereas, Resolution No. 23-187 approved a consultant agreement with Williams Associates Architects, Ltd. to provide consulting services for City Park Pool; and Whereas, the Scope of Services in the consultant agreement consists of two phases entitled "Facility Condition Assessment Phase" and "Conceptual Design Phase"; and Whereas, the "Facility Condition Assessment Phase" includes a study and analysis to help determine the preferred option either to repair the pool or completely replace the pool facility; and Whereas, the "Conceptual Design Phase" includes public engagement and conceptual design services and is only to be completed if the City determines the pool should be replaced; and Whereas, the "Facility Condition Assessment Phase" has been completed, and the consultant presented its assessment to City Council on September 5, 2023; and Whereas, the 2022 Recreation Program and Facilities Master Plan prioritized the City Park Pool project; and Whereas, City Park Pool should be replaced; and Whereas, funding for this project is available in CIP R4229. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Iowa City, Iowa: Staff is authorized to proceed to public input and design development for replacement of City Park Pool as set forth in Paragraph B, entitled "Conceptual Design Phase," of the Scope of Services of the consultant agreement with Williams Associates Architects, Ltd. Passed and approved this 5th day of qPntPTnhPr 2023. N64or Approved. Attest: City Clerk City Attorney' Office (Sue Dulek — 08/30/2023) Resolution No. 23-253 Page 9 It was moved by Bergus and seconded by that the Resolution be adopted and upon roll call there were: AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: g Alter X Bergus X Dunn X Harmsen g Taylor X Teague X Thomas Item Number: 10.i. CITY OF IOWA CITY COUNCIL ACTION REPORT September 5, 2023 Resolution adopting an assessment schedule for court ordered fencing at 91 Commercial Drive and directing the Clerk to certify the same to the Johnson County Treasurer for collection in the same manner as property taxes. Prepared By: Reviewed By: Fiscal Impact: Staff Recommendation Attachments: Resolution Exhibit A Exhibit B Susan Dulek, First Ass't. City Attorney Geoff Fruin, City Manager Recovery of $2,440.08. Approval N/A Executive Summary: This resolution adopts an assessment schedule for the unpaid cost to install a fence pursuant to a court order. Background /Analysis: In 2020 the Court ordered the owner of 91 Commercial Dr. to install a solid wood fence to screen its industrial use from the adjacent residential use as required by the Zoning Code. When the owner failed to do so, the Court authorized the City to do so and assess the cost against the property. The City installed a fence at a cost of approximately $18,500. The owner offered to make monthly payments of $500 if the City would not assess the property and staff agreed. The owner made monthly payments until March 2023 and has not responded to staffs inquiry regarding the delinquent payments. This resolution assesses the remaining amount due, which is $2,440.08. The City sent a letter to the owner giving notice that this resolution would be on the agenda, a copy of which is attached to the resolution. Deferred to 10/03/2023 Prepared by: Susan Dulek, First Ass't. City Attorney, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, IA 52240-319-356-5030 Resolution No. Resolution adopting an assessment schedule for court ordered fencing at 91 Commercial Drive and directing the Clerk to certify the same to the Johnson County Treasurer for collection in the same manner as property taxes. Whereas, the City Clerk has filed with the City Clerk an assessment schedule providing the amount to be assessed against a certain lot for the actual unpaid costs to abate a code violation by screening an industrial use from a residential use by means of a solid wood fence as ordered by the district court; and Whereas, said schedule is attached as Exhibit A to this resolution and incorporated herein by this reference; and Whereas, Iowa Code § 364.13B authorizes the City Council to assess against the property said abatement costs in the same manner as property taxes; and Whereas, the City Council finds that the property owner listed in Exhibit A has received a written notice of the date and time of the hearing on the adoption of said assessment schedule, as shown in the letter attached hereto as Exhibit B. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Iowa City, Iowa: Exhibit A is adopted as the final assessment schedule pursuant to Iowa Code § 384.60(1) The amount listed in Exhibit A for abating the code violation by screening an industrial use from a residential use as ordered by the district court by means of a solid wood fence is confirmed and levied against the property listed in Exhibit A. All unpaid assessments not paid within thirty (30) days after the first publication of the final assessment schedule shall bear interest at the rate of 9% per annum, commencing on October 19, 2023. Assessments are payable at Johnson Country Treasurer, 13 South Dubuque Street, Iowa City, Iowa. Until October 18, 2023, payment may be made at the City Clerk, 410 E. Washington Street, Iowa City, Iowa. The City Clerk is hereby directed to certify the schedule as set out in Exhibit A to the Treasurer of Johnson County, Iowa for collection in the same manner as property taxes. The assessment cannot be paid in installments. The City Clerk is further directed to publish notice of the schedule once each week for two consecutive weeks in the manner provided in Iowa Code § 362.3, the first publication of which shall be not more than fifteen (15) days from the date of filing of the final assessment schedule. Passed and approved this day of Attest: City Clerk It was moved by adopted, and upon roll call there were: Ayes: Mayor Approv y City Attorn y's Office (Sue Dulek — 08/31/2023) and seconded by Nays: Absent: Alter Bergus Dunn Harmsen Taylor Teague Thomas 2023. the Resolution be CM OF IOWA CITY ASSESSMENT SCHEDULE frozen Meters = Water lien EXHIBIT A i �,-�ffCOJVIIVIIERCIAL DRIVE ii CONDOMINIUM UNIT 2 EXHIBIT B August 28, 2023 ✓J.L. Watts Company % James Watts, Registered Agent 2001 St. Andrews Circle Bettendorf, IA 52772 J.L. Watts Company 91 Commercial Drive Iowa City, IA 52240 In re: 91 Commercial Drive, Iowa City Dear J.L. Watts Company: ar � • rNM�t��aolra��i CITY OF IOVVA CITY 410 East Washington Street Iowa City. Iowa 52240-1826 (3 19) 356-5000 (319) 356-5009 FAX www.icgov.org This is to notify you the City Council will be considering a resolution on September 5, 2023 that will assess against the property locally known as 91 Commercial Drive, Iowa City, Iowa for the cost the City has incurred to install a fence pursuant to a court order. Enclosed for your information is a copy of the Order in City of Iowa City v. J.L Watts Company, Johnson County No ICCISC096198. Pursuant to an agreement reached with Don Shamsie, J.L. Watts was to pay $500 per month until the judgment was paid in full, and if payments were made, the City would waive interest on the judgment. J.L Watts made monthly $500 payments from September 2020 to April 2023. The $500 monthly payments due in May to August 2023 have not been received. Those four payments plus a final payment of $440.08 are what remains owing on the judgment (excluding interest which the City is not requesting). Because payments have not been made since March 2023, City staff intends to request City Council assess the property in the amount of $2,440.08. If the City Council approves the assessment against your property, the amount will be collected by the Johnson County Treasurer in the same manner as a property tax. The City Council meeting begins at 6:00 pm and is held at Harvat Hall, City Hall, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, Iowa. If you want to challenge the assessment, you are advised to come to the City Council meeting. You may also submit a letter or email to the City Council. The mailing address is: City Council, % City Clerk, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, IA 52240 and the email address is counciltt,iowa-city.orQ Please note that all communication with City Council is a public record. If you pay the amount due in full before the City Council meeting, the resolution will not include an assessment against your property. You can make the payment by mailing or coming in person to the City Clerk's office, 410 East Washington Street, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. If property is assessed and the amount is not paid within the specified 30 days, interest will accrue at a rate set by the City Council. If you have any questions about the resolution, please contact my office at 356-5043. Sincerely, Kellie Grace City Clerk Enc. Copy to: Accounting Division -w/o enc.