HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Revising Zoning Regulations Pertaining to Front Yard Parking ORDINANCE NO. 3162
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE
CITY OF AMES, IOWA, BY ADDING THERETO A NEW SUBSEC-
TION 29.43(4) FOR THE PURPOSE OF REVISING ZONING
REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO FRONT YARD PARKING;
REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH;
ESTABLISHING 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 is
hereby amended by enacting a new subsection 29.43(4) as follows:
11(4) For one and two family dwellings with access only from
either Grand Avenue, Thirteenth Street, Duff Avenue,
or Lincoln Way, and located on a segment of one of those
streets where the public works department can confirm
an average weekday traffic count of not less than 12,000
vehicles per day, there may be a paved area appended
to the driveway as a space in which a motor vehicle can
be turned around to avoid backing onto the street. The
dimensions of the said turning space shall be no greater
than reasonably convenient to that purpose. The dimen-
sions and configuration of that space shall be approved
in writing by the Department of Planning and Housing
prior to construction. A zoning permit per Sec. 29.52
shall be required for installation of the turn-around."
Section Two. Violation of the provisions of this ordinance shall
constitute a municipal infraction, punishable as set out in Section 1.9,
Ames Municipal Code.
Section Three. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith shall be repealed to the extent of such conflict if any.
Section Four. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage and publication as required by law.
Passed this 25th day of February 1992.
anc DionigV City Cler Larry . Curtis, Mayor
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