HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Amending Zoning Ordinance as to Requirements for Garages and Accessory Bldgs ORDINANCE NO. 3174
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE
CITY OF AMES, IOWA, BY REPEALING SECTIONS 29.29 AND
29.78 AS THEY NOW EXIST AND RE-ENACTING A NEW SEC-
TION 29.29 FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSOLIDATING THE
TWO REPEALED PROVISIONS; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES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 repealing Section 29.29 as it now exists and re-en-
acting a new Section 29.29 as follows:
"Sec. 29.29. REQUIREMENTS FOR PRIVATE GARAGES AND
ACCESSORY BUILDINGS.
(1) In any 'A-1', 'S-RI, 'R1-10', 'R1-6', 'R-2', 'R2-7'
'R-31, 'R-4', or 'H-MI District, the following require-
ments apply to private garages and accessory buildings:
(a) Front Yard. No detached garage or accessory
building shall be permitted within the limits of the
front yard.
(b) Side Yard. A detached garage or accessory build-
ing either wholly or partially in the side yard
shall meet all the same setbacks as required for the
principal building.
(c) Rear Yard. The Minimum setback for a detached
garage or accessory building wholly within the rear
yard shall be three (3) feet from the abutting
property lines except as herein provided.
(d) Height. The maximum height of a detached garage
or accessory building on the same lot with a one-
story principal building shall not exceed the height
of the principal structure. In the case of a de-
tached garage or accessory building on the same lot
with a principal building that is higher than one
story, the detached garage or accessory building
shall not exceed 80% of the height of the principal
structure or 20 feet whichever is lower.
(e) Size.
(i) Detached garages and accessory buildings in
the rear yard shall not occupy more than 25
percent of the rear yard; and the maximum
gross floor area shall not exceed 900 square
feet for accessory uses for a single family
dwelling, and 1,200 square feet for accessory
uses for a two-family dwelling.
(ii) In any 'A-11, 'S-R', 'R.1-101, 1111-6', 'R-2', or
'R2-7' District, the number of parking spaces
within a detached or attached garage shall not
exceed three spaces for a single-family dwell-
ing and two spaces per dwelling unit for a
duplex.
(f) General Requirements.
(i) The driveway in front of the entrance to a
detached or attached garage shall be a mini-
mum of 20 feet in length.
(ii) No detached garage or accessory building shall
contain habitable space and/or a bathroom.
(iii) The construction of a detached garage or
accessory building shall not precede the con-
struction of the principal building on the same
lot.
(g) Special Setbacks.
(i) In the case where the rear yard of a lot abuts
the front yard of an adjoining lot, a detached
garage or accessory building in the rear yard
shall be not less than six (6) feet from the
adjoining property line for the distance of the
required front yard setback on the adjoining
lot.
(ii) In no case shall a detached garage or accessory
building in the rear yard be placed closer than
15 feet to any lot line that abuts a street.
(2) In any G-C or G-I District, the following requirements
apply to accessory uses to a legally non-conforming
single-family and two-family dwelling:
(a) A detached garage or accessory building is permitted
in the side or rear yard on the same lot with a
single-family or two-family dwelling in the G-C
District, provided it maintains the same side yard
and rear yard setbacks as a principal building of a
commercial nature would be required to maintain.
(b) A detached garage or accessory building is permitted
in the side yard or rear yard on the same lot with a
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single-family or two-family dwelling in the G-I
District, provided the same side and rear yard
setbacks for a permitted structure in the G-I Dis-
trict are maintained.
(c) No detached garage or accessory building is permit-
ted in the front yard."
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 26th day of May 1992.
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