HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Regulating the Paving of Yards in Certain Districts ORDINANCE NO. 3019
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE
CITY OF AMES, IOWA BY REPEALING SUBSECTION 29.43(3)
AS IT NOW EXISTS AND ENACTING A NEW SUBSECTION
29.43(3) FOR THE PURPOSE OF REGULATING' THE PAVING
OF YARDS IN CERTAIN DISTRICTS; REPEALING ALL ORDI-
NANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HERE-
WITH; CREATING A PENALTY AND SETTING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council for the City of Ames, Iowa:
Section One. The Municipal Code of the City of Ames, Iowa shall be
and is hereby amended by repealing Subsection 29.43(3) thereof and
reenacting the same to read as follows:
"(3) Under no circumstances shall vehicular parking be per-
mitted in the front yard of any residential building in any S,
111-10, 111-6, R-2 or R2-7 district, except upon a driveway
that leads to the side or rear yard, or to an attached garage.
There shall be no installation at grade of any expanse of
asphalt, concrete, gravel, brick, or other form of paving by
anv material whatsoever without the written authorization of the
zoning enforcement officer. Such authorization shall be grant-
ed only if under the facts and circumstances of the particular
situation it is unlikely that the paving will facilitate the use of
the front yard, or any part thereof, for the parking of vehi-
cles, except on a driveway as aforesaid."
Section Two. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
Section Three. Any person, corporation or other legal entity who vio-
lates or resists the enforcement of the requirements of this chapter
shall be charged with a municipal infraction punishable by a civil penal-
ty of thirty (30) dollars for the first offense, one hundred (100) dol-
lars for a second offense, and two hundred (200) dollars for any sub-
sequent offense. Each day that a municipal infraction occurs consti-
tutes a separate offense. Any person, corporation or other legal entity
who violates this chapter after judgment has been entered for violating
the same chapter provision at the same location or at a different loca-
tion shall be charged with a repeat offense. Seeking a civil penalty as
authorized in this section does not preclude the city from seeking
alternative relief, including an order for abatement or injunctive relief.
Section Four. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
after its passage and publication as required by law.
Passed this _ 2nd day of Augus 1988.
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Nancy Dioniai -. Ac ing City, 1erk aul G odland, Mayor