Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutA001 - public notice PUBLIC NOTICE YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, proposes that Sections 38-1003, 38-1013, 38-1026, 38-1027, 38-1031, 38-1033 , 38-1034, and 38-1047 of the Munici- pal Code of the City of Ames, Iowa, be repealed and new sections be enacted in lieu thereof, and that a proposed ordinance is now on file in the office of the City Clerk providing in part as follows : Sec . 38-1003 . Districts established. For the purpose of this chapter, the city is hereby divided into sixteen (16) classes of districts as follows : "F-1" District (Flood Plain) . "A-l" District (Agricultural) . "S-1" District (Suburban Dwelling) . "R-1" District (Single Family Dwelling) . "R-2" District (Two Family Dwelling) . "R-3 " District (Multiple Family Dwelling) . "R-4" District (Multiple Family Dwelling) . "H-M" District (Hospital-Medical) . "C-1" District (Office and Shop) . "C-2" District (General Commercial) . "C-3" District (Highway Commercial) . "C-4" District (Retail Commercial) . "C-5" District (Planned Shopping Center) . "I-l" District (Light Industrial) . "I-2" District (Heavy Industrial) . "I-3 " District (Planned Industrial) . Sec . 38-1012.1. Uses in S-1 :District. The regulations set forth in this section, or set forth in this chapter when referred to in this section, are the regulations in the "S-1" District. This district is established to accommodate primarily single family dwellings in low density, suburban residential areas, and secondly, other uses customarily found in low density residential areas suc:-i as churches, public and parochial schools, golf courses or parks . A building or premises shall be used only for the following purposes : One family dwellings . Private garage or accessory building. Home occupation. Railroad right-of-way and trackage . Utility substation. Church or Sunday school. Public school. Private school having curriculum similar to that offered by public schools . Golf course, except miniature courses and driving tees operated for commercial purposes . Country club. Parks . Off-street parking lot in conjunction with a use permitted in this district. Use for mobile home parks is specifically precluded. -2- Sec. 38-1013. Uses in R-1 District. The regulations set forth in this section, or set forth in this chapter when referred to in this section, are the regulations in the "R-1" District. This district is established to accommodate single family dwellings and uses customarily found in low density residential areas such as churches, public and parochial schools, golf courses and parks. A building or premises shall be used only for the following purposes : Any use permitted in the "S-1" District. Use for mobile home parks is specifically precluded. Sec. 38-1026. Fences and walls . In any "A-1", "S-1", 11R-111 . "R-2" or "R-3 " District, fences and walls not exceeding six (6) feet in height are permitted within the limits of side and rear yards . In the case of retaining walls, supporting embankments, the above requirements shall apply only to that part of the wall above ground surface of the retained embankment. In all other districts, fences and walls are permitted not exceeding eight (8) feet in height within the limits of any yard. Sec. 38-1027. Visibility at intersections . On any corner lot in any "A-1", "S-1 "R-1" . "R-211 , "R-3 "R-411 , "H-M" or "C-1" District, no fence, wall or other structure shall be erected, or no foliage plant is permitted to grow to a height of more than three (3) feet above the elevation of the established curb grade at the intersection of the streets on that part of any yard which is bounded by the street lines of the intersecting streets and a line connecting two (2) points on said street lines twenty (20) feet from their point of intersection. Sec. 38-1031. Requirements for private garages and accessory buildings . In any "A-1" , "S-1" , "R-111 , "R-211, "R-311, "R-411, "H-M" or "C-1" District the following requirements apply to detached garages and accessory buildings : (a) A private garage is permitted in the side or rear yard on the same lot with a dwelling either as a separate building or in a separate room within, or attached to the dwelling, except as hereinafter provided. In any "A-111 , "S-111 , "R-l" or "R-2" :District, the number of spaces for motor vehicles shall be no greater than two (2) more than the number of dwelling units permitted on the premises . (b) Each detached private garage or accessory building shall be not less than two (2) feet from a party lot line or alley line, except that when any part of such accessory building is within fifty (50) feet of any street or public place upon w�ich the lot abuts, such building shall be not less than six (6) feet from any lot line which serves as the front portion of a side lot line to any adjoining property. 1 -3- (c) No detached garage or accessory building is permitted within the limits of a front yard. (d) A detached garage may be erected across a common lot line by mutual agreement of the adjoining property owners. (e) Accessory buildings within a rear yard may not occupy more than one-half (1/2) of such area. (f) When wholly or partially within the limits of any side yard, a detached garage or accessory building is considered a part of the principal building on the same lot and shall conform to all yard and space re- quirements specified herein for principal buildings . (g) No detached garage or accessory building shall contain living quarters. Sec . 38-1033 . Height, yard, lot width, area requirements generally. The maximum height of a building, the minimum front, rear and side yard requirements; the minimum lot width at the building line and street line ; and the minimum lot area per dwelling unit, for all districts are governed and regulated by the requirements shown in the chart hereinafter set forth under this section and the footnote thereto, except as otherwise specifically provided in other sections of this chapter. 4- 4-4 O O c O O O c 0 00 0 c O Q) 0 s~ �J o r-1 r I 0 �4 , — — -- Q) U Q) Q (1) 0 fu Q) (Ti 0 O O 0 0 4J 0 0 O 0 0 O 4J —1 3 o c O 0 0 0 0 F, 4-) o r-I ;:; r- 1` 1` 1` 1� r. w —4 0 0 0 0 0 O 0 O (1) 110 O o 0 0 0 0 0 -H W U) >~ O Ln 0 0 0 O O 0 0 :2i 3 0 ro M U1 0 lD 0 00 � Q) v fv Q) Q) s~ o j Ln Ln Ln fn Ln —�I •H M M M f'n ('M U) Ln aJ -IJ r--I M cM 4-) (1) 0 Q) r-I LW U (1) ri Q) •ri ro I~ O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O r� -ri O 0 0 U) Ln Ln fn Ln •ri rfy' •ri r--I r-1 � 3 a _ _ a Q) O 0 0 U U U U u U r 1 rl rl a rl N — O 0 (N U) 0 (N N r-I rH rl rI W U2 4J Q) r. Ul 3- :� �4 Q) rri O O U) Ln Ln Ln Ln Ul Ln O O O N N N W �4 Q) Ln N N N N N C`:I N rl rl rl -i -i Q) R •rl b� Q) H -4 �4 4J �y t3' •H r-1 ri ri Qt ro H 0 0 O 0 0 0 0 Ln Ln Ln 0 O 0 0 0 0 O (1 �4 �4 to M M M M N N N cJ M 4-4 < 4-) < (1) O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 0 Q) d d d It Lr) 0 O O 0 O ct Ul U1 Ln 4--I r. (Q Q 4-4 U) H 0 Q) 4-) !~ 34 O C) (Y) C`') M d 6l 6ti Ol Ol co fs cM d d E-i •ri ,Sy' •ri 0 O x t7) ro 4 a f6 ri r-1 U) tP tSS -1 r-i a' t51 rl ri Q Q RS ru -i fu • Sy" r-I r-1 r-1 -1 r-1 fQ tT -i -i H Ei rl r-1 r-1 >1 >1 ([S U U rA f0 ru �4 r-i Q) Q) r-I r-I U �4 �4 U •rl •H •ri 4-) Cx7 r-1 rCCi rCCi l Q) Q) �4 Q)4 ,4 Ca Ul H r-I Q) Q f-. S-. Zs U Q-I -4-) 4J its 3 fu ru Q) Q R 9 O U) U) ro x rl �4 Q >1 >1 w w ; 0 0 O R r� �5 Q, fQ ::1 rH H 1 rCll U U O CIO ro ro H r-I -P C: ri •ri Q) Q) r-1 ul U l-. l~ p4 r-I m r E r-i -i ro I ri >y 713 H H 'o M ,5 rQ ro ro Q4 Q 4J Q) fu (U -i W Q) M ro U , 4 Ga w r-1 • 1 rl U p �$ ri Ql 4J >1 S~ O 0 H '5 aJ 4J �a4 •H Q) ram+ ru C' rf" > �i r-I 0 �-4 Q) O r♦ r-1 U) 4-4 S~ tr 41 ru tr r6 (15 1 w �n � � o 4-4 Q) ri Q) •r-I Q) r-I co �r z O 0 x z P4 a P4 CO r-I r-i r-1 r-I N (n r-i N (Y) It Ln -i N CY) U fsi < U) C P4 Z (Y �Ei U U U U V H H H C!) -J- (a) Farm buildings, other than dwellings, communi- cation towers, flag poles and bell towers are exempt from these regulations „ (b) These regulations do not apply to a church, school, librarv, museum, club, social center, commun- ity building or any building of a similar type . The following regulations apply: (1) Front yards shall be a minimum of forty-five (45) feet; (2) Side yards shall be a minimum of twenty--five (25) feet plus one foot for each additional three (3) feet of building height over fifty (50) feet; (3) Rear yards shall be a minimum of thirty-five (35) feet. (c) Side yards shall be a minimum of six (6) feet for one story buildings, eight (8) feet for two (2) story buildings, ten (1-0) feet for three (3) story buildings, twelve (3-2) feet for four (4) story buildings, and an additional four (4) feet for every story over four. (d) No side yard required except on the side of a lot adjoining an "R-1" , "R-211, "R-3 " or "R-4" District in which case the side yard :regulations of the district which it adjoins shall apply. No rear yard required except on the rear of a lot abutting an "A-1" , "R-1" , "R-211 , "R-3 " or "R-4 " District in which case the rear yard regulations of the district which it adjoins shall apply. (e) These regulations apply only to lots which are used all or in part for dwelling units . (f) Area requirements for structures containing seven (7) or more dwelling units shall provide 1,000 square feet of lot area for each dwelling unit. (g) When used for comiriercial purposes, front yard may be reduced to fifteen (15) feet. (h) On a corner lot the minimum rear yard shall be twenty (20) feet. (i) These regulations apply only to yards not abutting arterial streets . When. any .front, rear or side yard abuts on an arterial street, such yard or yards so abutting an arterial street shall be a minimum of forty (40) feet. (j) These regulations apply only to yards not abutting arterial streets. When any front, rear or side yard abuts on an arterial street, such yard or yards so abutting an arterial street shall be a minimum of sixty (60) feet from the centerline . Sec . 38-1034. Front yard variations. In 1IS-111, "R-1" and "R-2 " Districts the required front yard depth for a principal building located on a lot within seventy (70) feet measured along the street line from the nearest corner of the lot under consider- ation, to any portion of two (2) or more lots in the same block and which lots are occupied by dwellings which front on the same street as the proposed prin- cipal dwellings, stall be the average of the front yard depth of such existing dwellings. In computing such front yard depth, existing buildings with front yard depths greater than fifty (50) feet shall be assumed -6- to have a front yard depth of fifty (50) feet and a building with a front yard depth of less than thirty (30) feet shall be assumed to have a depth of thirty (30) feet. Sec. 38-1047 . Locating parking space in front yard. Off-street parking space may be located within the required front yard in any "C-2" , "C-311 , "C-411 , "I-2" or "I-3" District, provided such space is 50 feet or more away from any "R" District. No off-street parking is permitted in the front yard of any "S ", "R", "C-1" or "H-M" District, except upon a regularly constructed, duly authorized driveway. YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that a hearing on the adoption of the proposed ordinance will be hald before the City Council in the Council Chambers in the City Hall, Ames, Iowa, at 7:30 P.M. on the 16th clay of March, 1971. Any interested parties may appear for or against this proposed ordinance . Louise Whitcome City Clerk, Ames, Iowa .