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Prepared by: Scott Kugler, Associate Planner 410 E. Washington Street, Iowa City, IA 52240; 319-356-5243
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2 S. LINN
STREET, COMMONLY KNOWN AS
THE HARMON BUILDING, AS AN
IOWA CITY HISTORIC LANDMARK.
WHEREAS, the Historic Preservation
Commission has reviewed and evaluated the
significance of the property located at 2 S. Linn
Street, commonly known as the Harmon Building,
and has determined that it meets the
requirements for designation as an Iowa City
Historic Landmark; and
WHEREAS, at its public hearing on November
12, 1998, the Historic Preservation Commission
nominated the subject property for designation as
an Iowa City Historic Landmark; and
WHEREAS, at its meeting of December 17,
1998, the Planning and Zoning Commission
recommended denial of the proposed landmark
nomination; and
WHEREAS, the State Historical Society of
Iowa has reviewed said nomination and concurs
with the assessment of the Historic Preservation
Commission that the subject property meets the
criteria for designation as a historic landmark; and
WHEREAS, the designation of the subject
property would be consistent with the goals and
objectives of the City's Historic Preservation Plan,
which has been incorporated as part of the City's
Comprehensive Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA
CITY, IOWA:
SECTION I. The following described property is
hereby designated as an Iowa City Historic
Landmark pursuant to Title 14, Chapter 4, Land
Control and Development, Article C, Historic
Preservation Regulations:
Beginning at the northwest corner of Lot 4,
Block 61, Original Town Plat. Iowa City,
Iowa; thence along the north line of said Lot
4 a distance of 80 feet to the northeast
corner of Lot 4, thence south along the east
line of said Lot 4 a distance of 67.35 feet,
Ordinance No.
Page 2
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thence westerly to a point intersecting the
west line of said Lot 4; thence north along
the west line of said Lot 4 a distance of
67.48 feet to the Point of Beginning.
SECTION II. REPEALER. All ordinances and
pads of ordinances in conflict with the provisions
of this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION Ill. 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 unconsti-
tutional.
SECTION IV. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordi-
nance shall be in effect after its final passage,
approval and publication, as provided by law.
Passed and approved this day of
,1999.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
ci r°v
DEFEATED
Ordinance No.
Page
It was moved by and seconded by
Ordinance as read be adopted, and upon roll call there were:
AYES: NAYS: ABSENT:
Champion
Kubby
Lehman
Norton
O'Donnell
Thornberry
Vanderhoef
that the
First Consideration 1/26/99
Vote for passage:AYES: Kubby.
O'Donnell, Thornberry, Vanderhoef.
Second Consideration
Vote for passage:
NAYS: Champion,
ABSENT: None.
Lehman,
Norton,
Date published
Todd Kimm
3405 First Avenue SE, Apt #3
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402
Iowa City City Council
410 East Washington Street
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
Dear Mayor and Council Members:
I am writing to respectfully ask that you would save the Harmon Building and Eastlawn, two
one-of-a-kind historic structures that can never be replaced once demolished. I was born and
raised in this area, and received both my undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University
of Iowa. These buildings are important to people like me, and they help make Iowa City what it
is, a forward-thinking community with rich ties to the past. Please take a quick look at the
enclosed article that appeared in Des Moines' Cityview. The story details efforts to preserve
historical structures in Des Moines and how those efforts have contributed to economic vitality.
I have highlighted key sections (the most succinct being on the third page), but one thrust of the
article is that cities across the country are coming to understand the value of old architecture in
attracting businesses and customers to retail districts. More and more, people crave the character
and authenticity that areas like this offer. Please don't take away the very things that make
downtown Iowa City unique and worth visiting. Please join in the concern of the Iowa Historic
Preservation Alliance and save these buildings. I promise you that not too far down the line your
foresight will become apparent and you will be remembered for doing a brave thing, a much
better scenario than the regret we'll all feel when these buildings are gone forever.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Todd Kimm
Enclosures
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WILL JAVA JOE COPPOLA BE COURT AVENUE'S SALVATION? OR IS HE THE FLY IN THE piNT, STANDING IN THE
WAY OF REDEVELOPMEN'T? THE ANSWER, IT SEEMS, DEPENDS UPON WHOM YOU ASK.
By Brenda Fullick
Ever notice how people
grabbing a latte at Java Joe's
seem somehow smarter, slightly
more vibrant, just a little more
colorful than they did walking
down the sidewalk a few
moments before?
Consider the coffeehouse as
a microcosm of Des Momes'
collective fantasy: a
neighborhood filled with the
kind of oftbeat, funky,
intellectually engaging shops
and studios that would feed our
souls and help us see our lives
as performance aft. The kind of
place that would sate our
cravings for the urban
experience and teach u~, that Des Moines can
be every bit as good as any other city.
Standing in the middle of it all is Joe
Coppola Jr., who manages Coppola Properties:
the west side of Fourth Street between Walnut
Street and Court Avenue, plus about 15 other
old buildings ideally suited to house the
cultural renaissance this city is waiting for. He
and his wife, Cindy, own Java Joe's.
Some say Coppola has done the city huge
favors, both by helping to'save old architecture
and by working industriously to midwife the
Court Avenue District of our communal
dreams.
Others say Coppots is self-serving, keeping
his rents high and pushing for changes that
would make the family's real estate more
valuable.
"I would say both of them are true," says
Michael Woinerman, who handles downtown
leasing and sales for Coldwell Banker Mid-
America Group hiton. 'He's a businessman
down there, isn't ha? He wants his business to
thnveY
There's nothing wrong with making a
profit while making the city a better place,
Wolerman says.
"I think he's just out there to make sure
"I think I have always attached myself to the
uniqueness of the buildings and thought that they
were well worth preserving."
we have a nice, viable, downtown Des
Moines," Wolnerman says. "I think he's a
great guy."
FAMILY JEWELS
To understand Coppola, you have to
understand his father, the late Joe Sr. And mo~t
people didn't understand Joe Sr.
Coppola's father was a self-made man,
amassing the family's real-estate empire with
hard work bordering on obsession, plus a
steely tenacity in negotiations. He loved old
buildings. When he sold buildings or rented
them out, he was known for commanding a
hefty price -- even in blighted areas that could
have hene~ted from a few eady breaks and
elbow grease.
"1 must admit, I thought he wasn't getting
the big picture,' says former restaurateur Jeff
Aden, who once owned Julio's. But "at least
the buildings still exist. They're not the ones to
buy and tear down."
The Coppola strategy has been to buy old
buildings, sit on them, and later sell them at a
profit, Wolnerman says. "They've got a real
interesting niche of a game plan. That's)ust
their way of making their money."
Still, Joe Sr. took risks that other
businessmen wouldn't. And he stared down
those developers who valued steel and glass
over age and character,
"I'm convinced Doe St] saved the
Kirkwood from being tom down," says Des
Moines City Coundl member George Flagg.
Some of Joe Sr.' s moves may have been
based more on emotion than any hunt for
profit: With the Kirkwood's limited parking
and crumbling interior, no out-of-town
developer would have saved it from the
wrecking hall, Flagg says. At one point, the
city planned to demolish it.
Without Joe St, the Kirkwood "would have
died by the wayside, and
you would never have h,.
historic district," Flagg
Most of the dty's historic
hotels have been torn do~
'I think the Coppolas are
about 98 percent responsi
for saving what old
buildings we have."
Woherman agrees. "1
would say without the.
Coppolas around, a lot ot
that [historic] property
would have been ruined.'
]oe St "was a difficult
negotiator, and a wise ma
says Rich Murilio, an ow~
of Nacho Mammas and
Stella's: "There were a lot of people who dk
know how to deal with him."
The real-estate baron had a reputation a~-
slumlord. The city named Joe Sr. and his wi~
Marguerite, in a contempt lawsuit in Februa
for failing to tear down crumbling buiiding~
Sixth and Forest as fast as the city would ha
wanted.
But at the same time, Joe St. was known
a soft touch among the down and out. And
his Randolph Hotel houses low-income
tenants who might not find housing anywh
else.
Joe St. happily supported noble causes.
When Lost Souls Caf~ proprietors Dan
[nzeo and Jules Wesllegeard wanted to open
hangout for young people, the Coppolas we
right there, helping them get zoning approv.
and understanding when fi~ey couldn't mak
rent in the beginning.
"We have been treated very weU,'
Westegaard says. "Joe St drove by every
single day, just to check on thin~.'
Such oversight couki have felt invlsive.
But Westegeard saw the patiOarch as
relentlessly supportive. 'it was awesome. H,
wa~a. grumpy, c~ty old man, but I love~
hi~rly."
The late Joe Coppola Sr. proved enigmatic
- a tough businessman with a soft spot
for old buildings and needy people.
A LEGACY OF BRICKS
Since the death of Joe Sr. in April, the.
attention has shifted to his 47-year~old
namesake, who is uniquely positioned to lead
the development of the Court Avenue District.
Joe Jr. grew up working for hi's dad in
the real-estate business. At the same time,
he has been a casual but lifelong student
of the structures behind the thriving
cultural neighborhoods in other, hipper
cities. t
In 1973 and '74, he was in Madison,
Wis., figuring 6ut what made that town
special. He also watched the unfolding of
Old Town in Omaha, which cashed in on its
old, once underused.. buildings. "It took
them 20 years to get to where, now, they're
~ibrant.'
Since the early '70s, Joe Jr. has bedn
thinking about how Des Moines could grow
into something organic and urban, too.
'I guess I've been a downtown enthusiast
for a long time," he says. 'I think I have
always attached myself to the uniqueness of
the buildings and thought that they were well
worth preserving."
Joe Jr. has served on boards and
committees for a couple decades now,
trying to pump more life into Court
Avenue. Like his father, he loved old
buildings; unlike his father, be saw the
value of using outdoor entert~ainment to
draw patrons. "His father was from a
different era," Aden says.
This summer, Joe Jr. led the fight against
the skywalk at the new $40 million
entertainment complex planned for Court
Avenue, all the while marveling at the amount
of. public involvement in the debate. He also
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takes heart. i.n' the Farmer's Market (one of his
pet projects), which "has shown how urban
we can be more often."
Across the country, urban p]annen are
finding that the most thriving, unique retail
communities nestle themselves in
neighborhoods with the type of eccentric old
brickwork found on Court Avenue. Some of
these neighborhoods are nurtured with
elaborate government financing plans; some
sprout by themselves.
Many northern cities came late to
understanding the value of old architecture,
tearing dowri buildings in a misdirected stab
at progress.
But Joe Jr. has known this for years.
His brain activity seems equally divided
between the subjects of old buildings and
community development.
'I collect architectural salvage," those
finishing touches that help make old buildings
unique. "In Europe, they celebrate it, and here
they demolish it," he says.
Yet he's no hisforical purist. He ponders
how to use old architecture for contemporary
ventures. "The idea is t6 make it work in
today's environment," he says, "and yet keep
the culture."
But what should those ventures be? Art
studios? Working artists? Book stores? And
should there be more public music programs,
like Jazz in July?
Pondering such issues "commands a major
portion of my time," Coppola acknowledg6s.
"These are broad questions, and there are no
easy answers."
THE NAYSAYERS
The young Coppola has certain enemies in
this town, people who say behind his back
that he cares only about building the family
empire and making a profit. They say that if
he really wanted to spur development on
Court Avenue, he'd lower his rent and sale
prices.
"There are just people that feel for as much
as he's been willing to work to resolve the
issues, he's been part of the problem al/the
i"The cost
doesn't alway~t:mlmn p.r~?," h~s. 'It's
been ~ugh."
A reviving downto~ may need an
incubator environment with subsidized
rents, small spaces and shared expenses,
says Wolne~an. But as a businessman,
Coppola isn't willing to give eve~one the
same break he's giving to, say, the A~
Emporium, a cooperative staffed by
volunteers.
In genenl, "I th~ their prices are at
market rates," Wolne~an says.
~is, ce~ain p~ple f~d a~oy~g.
"For ~me ~a~n in this ~, ~ere is an
anim~i~ towa~ ~eir family. I c~'t explain
why," Westegaa~ ~ys. ,~ many ~ople ~y
D~ Jr. is a~ve in ~e co~i~] just
~cau~ ~ey have a ves~d ~te~st ~ their
propels. Baloney.~
~veral
leaden did not ~m ~lls on ~e subj~.
~hen did not have the ~te~ to state on
record what ~ey ~y ~h~d do~ d~n.
U~o~tely, ~me of ~ p~ple ~em
to be co~s~g the father wi~ ~e
'I ~ in all h~es~, it's ~e father" that
people ~ve had compla~ a~ut, Hensley
~y~
'I t~ J~ Jr. now, ~ ~e ab~nce of ~s
faker, ~ berg judg~ acco~g to ~e
mputa~om ~d a~afiom ~ father had,"
a~ MU~llo, who fi~t ~nt~ ~m the
Coppol~ in 1978. ,~ a ~sult, I'm not m su~
J~ Jr. ~ berg dealt wi~ fairly."
~ich ~ im~c, bemuse J~ Jr. may be
uniquely pois~ to help Cou~ Avenue ~d its
way.
J~ Jr.'s visio~ for Cou~ Avenue am "ve~
~ visiom, and I't~ the~ shar~ by a
lot of people," Mu~llo ~. '~oe's always had
a ve~ s~ng belief and p~l~phy ~at the
~sto~cal na~ of this neighborh~ should
be maintainS.'
Traditionally, ~e fa~y has owned and
managed prope~ies, w~ch is diffe~nt from
being a developer, Mu~llo ~ys.
Chris~ne Hensley. "From my pe~pective, he's he ~ys. "I t~nk he would ~ke to be a
been positive. You do hear the other ex~me." develo~r, and I th~k he p~bably will be a
' Coppola says ~s ~n~ mn ~ ~d $5 per developer. But them's a ~ansifion stage now."
square f~t -- a deal compa~d to the $30 per In the past, J~ Jr. has worked under his
squa~ f~t charged in ~me of the high-d~ father, Murillo ~ys. With his father gone, 'I
office spaces. He po~ts to renovation costs, t~nk now you'~ ~ally going to find out what
and his tax toa~ of ~ to ~ a month for
Prepared by: John Yapp, Associate Planner, 410 E. Washington Street, Iowa City, IA 52240; 319-356-5247
ORDINANCE NO,
ORDINANCE CONDITIONALLY CHANGING
THE ZONING DESIGNATION ON A 8,740
SQUARE FOOT PROPERTY LOCATED AT 703
BENTON COURT FROM MEDIUM DENSITY
SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (RS-8) TO
HIGH DENSITY MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
(RM-44).
WHEREAS, Christian Retirement Services,
owner of Oaknoll Retirement Center, owns the
property at 703 Benton Court located in the RS-8
zone; and
WHEREAS, approximately two years ago, a
parking lot was permitted on the property at 703
Benton Court as a temporary use while an
addition to the Oaknoil facility, which displaced on-
site parking, was being constructed; and
WHEREAS, Christian Retirement Services
desires to make the parking lot at 703 Benton
Court permanent following completion of the
addition to the Oaknoll facility, which permanent
use requires the rezoning of the property to RM-
44, the same zoning as Oaknoll Retirement
Center, to which the parking lot is an accessory
use; and
WHEREAS, Iowa Code 415.5 (1997) provides
that the City of Iowa City may impose reasonable
conditions on granting an applicant's rezoning
request, over and above existing regulations, to
satisfy public needs directly caused by the
requested change; and
WHEREAS, Christian Retirement Services
acknowledges that certain conditions and
restrictions are reasonable, in the form of a
Conditional Zoning Agreement, to ensure
appropriate future development of the property,
particularly with respect to the residential uses to
the south and the west; and
WHEREAS, Christian Retirement Services
has voluntarily offered to place restrictive
covenants on the property which have the affect
of limiting the use of the property to a parking lot,
unless a development plan is submitted and
approved by the Planning & Zoning Commission
and the City Council, following public notice and a
public hearing.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA
CITY, IOWa:
SECTION I. APPROVAL. Subject to the terms
and conditions of the Conditional Zoning
Agreement, attached hereto and incorporated by
Ordinance No.
Page 2
reference herein, the property legally described
below is hereby redesignated from its current
zoning of RS-8 to RM-44;
Lot 11 and the north 14 feet of Lot 12 of
Streb's First Addition to Iowa City, Iowa.
SECTION II. ZONING MAP. Upon final
passage, approval and publication of this
ordinance as provided by law, the Building
Official is hereby authorized and directed to
change the zoning map of the City of Iowa City,
Iowa, to conform to this conditional zoning
change.
SECTION III. CONDITIONAL ZONING
AGRFEMENT. Following final passage and
approval of this ordinance, the Mayor is hereby
authorized and directed to sign, and the City
Clerk to attest, the Conditional Zoning
Agreement between the applicant and the City.
SECTION IV. CERTIFICATION AND
RECORDING. The City Clerk is hereby
authorized and directed to certify a copy of this
ordinance which shall be recorded by the owner
at the office of the County Recorder of Johnson
County, Iowa, upon final passage and publication
as provided by law.
SECTION V. REPEALER. All ordinances
and parts of ordinances in conflict with the
provision of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION VI. SEVERABILITY. If any
section, provision or part of this 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 VII. EFFECTIVE DATE. This
ordinance shall be in effect after its final
passage, approval and publication, as required
by law.
Passed and approved this day of
,1999.
MAYOR
A'I'rEST:
CITY CLERK
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CONDITIONAL ZONING AGREEMENT
THIS CONDITIONAL ZONING AGREEMENT is made by and between the
CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA, a municipal corporation (the "City") and CHRISTIAN
RETIREMEdNT SERVICES, INC., an Iowa nonprofit corporation ("CRS").
WHEREAS, CRS has requested that the City rezone approximately 8,740 square
feet of property located at 703 Benton Court, Iowa City, Iowa (the "Real Estate") from
RS-8 to RM-44zoning classification under the Ordinances of the City; and
WHEREAS, the proposed rezoning will allow the development of the Real Estate
in a manner which may be incompatible with the use of surrounding properties; and
WHEREAS, Iowa Code Section 414.5 (1997) provides that the City may impose
reasonable conditions on granting an applicant's rezoning request, over and above
existing regulations, in order to satisfy public needs directly caused by the requested
change; and
WHEREAS, the existing use of the Real Estate as a parking lot, permitted as a
temporary use during construction by CRS on adjacent property which temporarily
eliminated parking on such adjacent property, is a use which is compatible with
existing conditions in the neighborhood and would conform to all applicable
requirements of the RM-44 zoning classification upon the removal of the four parking
spaces closest to Benton Court to meet setback requirements and the appropriate
landscaping and screening of that area; and
WHEREAS, CRS acknowledges that certain conditions and restrictions are
reasonable to insure appropriate use of the Real Estate, particularly with respect to
lower density uses of the real estate located to the south and west of said property; and
WHEREAS, CRS has agreed to use the Real Estate in accordance with the terms
and conditions of this Conditional Zoning Agreement to address the above-referenced
issues.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, agreements,
stipulations and conditions herein contained, the parties agree as follows:
1. The placement, height and design of any structure on the Real
Estate must be compatible with the residential neighborhood to the west and south of
the Real Estate, and must be submitted to and approved by the City. In the event of the
desire of CRS, its successors or assigns, to construct or otherwise place any structure
upon the Real Estate, such owner must submit a Development Concept Plan to the
Department of Planning and Community Development prior to development. The
Director of Planning and Community Development shall review and evaluate such
concept plan based on the criteria listed above, the City's then-existing development
ordinances and other conditions existing in the neighborhood in which the Real Estate
is located. The Director shall complete such review.within the 21-day period provided
by City Code and shall submit a report of such review to the Planning and Zoning
Commission. The Commission shall review such report and conduct such further
study as it deems appropriate and shall submit such review and recommendation to
the City Council, which shall act thereon in the same manner as if an appeal had been
taken from a decision of the Director with regard to a site plan.
2. CRS acknowledges that the conditions contained herein are
reasonable conditions to impose on the Real Estate and under Iowa Code 414.5 (1997)
and that said conditions satisfy public needs which are directly caused by the requested
zoning change.
3. CRS acknowledges that, in the event any portion of the subject
property is transferred, sold, re-developed or subdivided, all development and re-
development will conform with the terms of this Conditional Zoning Agreement,
regardless of whether recited in any subsequent transfer documents.
4. The parties acknowledge that this Conditional Zoning Agreement
shall be deemed to be a covenant running with the land and with the title to the land,
and shall remain in full force and effect as a covenant running with the title to the land
unless or until released of record by the City and may not be superseded or avoided by
separate private covenants not recorded and not within the City's knowledge. The
parties further acknowledge that this agreement shall inure to the benefit of and bind
all successors, representatives and assigns of the parties.
5. CRS acknowledges that nothing in this Conditional Zoning
Agreement shall be construed to relieve the owner from complying with all applicable
local, state and federal regulations.
6. The parties agree that this Conditional Zoning Agreement shall be
incorporated by reference into the ordinance rezoning the subject property,, and that
upon adoption and publication of the ordinance, this agreement shall be recorded in
the Johnson County Recorder's Office at the expense of CRS.
7. It is understood that CRS has contemporaneously placed Protective
Covenants and Restrictions (the "Covenants") on the Real Estate for the benefit of the
City, which Covenants are incorporated herein by this reference. Nothing herein
contained shall be deemed to negate or supersede the Covenants, and CRS agrees to
satisfy all conditions herein and in the Covenants.
DATED at Iowa City, Iowa this
day of ,1998.
CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA
By:
Ernest W. Lehman, Mayor
By:
Marian IC Karr, City Clerk
"City"
CHRISTIAN RETIREMENT SERVICES, INC.
ornl
By:
Cesiden~j~t
Secretary
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STATE OF IOWA )
) ss:
JOHNSON COUNTY )
On '~ds day of , 1999, before me, the
undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the State of Iowa, personally appeared Ernest
W. Lehman and Marlan K. Karr, to me personally known, who being by me duly
sworn, did say that they are the Mayor and City Clerk respectively, of the corporation
executing the within and foregoing instrument, that the seal affixed thereto is the seal
of the corporation; that said instrument was signed and sealed on behalf of the
corporation by authority of its Board of Directors; and that Ernest W. Lehman and
Marian K. Karr as officers acknowledged the execution of the foregoing instrument to
be the voluntary act and deed of the corporation, by it and by them voluntarily
executed.
Notary Public in and for the State of Iowa
STATE OF IOWA ' )
) ss:
JOHNSON COUNTY )
On this ]~ day of January, 1999, before me, the undersigned, a Notary
Public in and for the State of Iowa, personally appeared Craig Welt and Sister Agnes
Giblin, to me personally known, who being by me duly sworn, did say that they are
the President and Secretary respectively, of the corporation executing the within and
foregoing instrument, that no seal has been procured by the corporation; that said
instrument was signed on behalf of the corporation by authority of its Board of
Directors; and that Craig Welt and Sister Agnes Giblin as officers acknowledged the
execution of the foregoing instrument to be the voluntary act and deed of the
corporation, by it and by them voluntarily..~executed.
PATRICIA HEIDEN RINGHAM
My Commission ~
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PROTECTIVE COVENANTS AND RESTRICTIONS
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned,
CHRISTIAN RETIREMENT SERVICES, INC., an Iowa nonprofit corporation ("CRS")
being the owner of the following described real estate located in Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa, to-wit:
Lot 11 and the north fourteen (14) feet of Lot 12 of Streb's First Addition
to Iowa City, Iowa, according to the recorded plat thereof,
for its benefit and the benefit of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, a municipal corporation
(the "City"), hereby imposes the following covenants and restrictions on said property
as covenants running with the land, and with such force and effect as if conveyed in
each subsequent conveyance of said premises, or any part thereof, or any transfer of
said premises occurring by operation of law:
1. Said premises shall be utilized only for surface parking purposes in
conjunction with the operation of Oaknoll Retirement Residence owned and operated
by CRS on certain adjacent real estate, said parking to be utilized for the exclusive
benefit of residents, employees, visitors and other invitees to Oaknoll. No rental of
parking spaces upon said premises, other than to residents or employees of Oaknoll,
shall occur.
2. The design, screening, setbacks and all other aspects of the surface
parking lot maintained upon the above-described real estate shall, at all time, conform
to the requirements of all applicable ordinances of the City.
3. No change in the use of the above described premises shall be
made by CRS except upon application to the City, such application to set forth the
proposed use of said real estate accompanied by a site plan meeting all requirements
for site plans contained in the Code of Ordinances of the City. Following such ~ing,
the same shall be considered and acted upon in the same manner as is prescribed for
preliminary plats under the requirements of Sections 14-7B-2(E)(2), (4) and (5) of the
Code of Ordinances of the City.
4. These covenants are to run with the land and shall be binding
upon CRS and all persons claiming by, through or under CRS for the maximum time
period permitted, from time to time, under the laws of the State of Iowa. If CRS or its
successors or assigns violate or attempt to violate any of the covenants or restrictions
herein before the expiration thereof, the City may undertake any proceeding at law or
in equity against the person or persons violating or attempting to violate any such
covenants and restrictions and (a) secure an injunction preventing such party or parties
from further violation of said covenants and/or (b) recover damages, costs and other
sums due by reason of such violation or violations. The foregoing remedies shall be in
addition tol and not in limitation of, any other remedies which may be available to the
City by virtue of any such violation.
5. Invalidation of any of these covenants by judgment or court order
shah in no way affect any of the other provisions hereof which shah remain in full force
and effect. .;
DATED at Iowa City, Iowa this //~ day of .-r/;c~u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u~ ,199~.
CHRISTIAN RETIREMENT SERVICES, INC.
B y' ~ ) ident~~'
By: d'-~t~/9 ~
Sister Agnes Glli~71in"n,~,n, Secretary
STATE OF IOWA )
) ss:
JOHNSON COUNTY )
On this I~ day of ~...x/~-~-~-~ . 1998, before me, the
undersigned, a Notary Public in and f f' the State/of Iowa, personally appeared Craig
Welt and Sister Agnes Giblin, to me PTdonally Iraown, who being by me duly sworn,
did say that they are the President and Secretary respectively, of the corporation
executing the within and foregoing instrument, that no seal has been procured by the
corporation; that said instrument was signed on behalf of the corporation by authority
of its Board of Directors; and that Craig Welt and Sister Agnes Giblin as officers
acknowledged the execution of the foregoing instrument to be the voluntary act and
deed of the corporation, by it and by them~v,~oluntarily executed.
PATRIOIA HI::IDEN
I~y GommLs,skm ~
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