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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Amending Village Residential Regulations ORDINANCE NO. 3687 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA, BY ADDING A NEW SUBSECTION 29.1201(3)(w); REPEALING PARAGRAPHS CALLED TABLE 29.1201(7)-1, 29.1201(7)-2, 29.1201(7)-3 AND 29.1201(7)-6 AND RE-ADOPTING SAID PARAGRAPHS REVISED FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING CHANGES TO THE ZONING REGULATIONS FOR THE "F-VR" VILLAGE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT; REPEALING ANY AND ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT TO THE EXTENT OF SUCH CONFLICT; PROVIDING A PENALTY;AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ENACTED,by the City Council for the City of Ames,Iowa,that: Section One. The Municipal Code of the City of Ames, Iowa shall be and the same is hereby amended by adding a new subsection 29.1201(3)(w)to state as follows: "(w) Garden Wall means a fence of masonry construction that is composed ofbricks or stones and is not less than eight inches thick,with eight inch thick horizontal coping. Wrought iron may be installed between masonry pillars, as a substitute to brick or stone. If wrought iron is used,additional landscaping may be necessary to meet requirements for screening" Section Two. The paragraphs of the Municipal Code called Table 29.1201(7)-1,29.1201(7)-2,29.1201(7)-3 and 29.1201(7)-6 are repealing and re-enacted to state: Table 29.1201(7)-1 Village Residential(F-VR)Floating Zone Urban Regulations Country Houses URBAN F-VR ZONE REGULATIONS General Requirements Country Houses shall be permitted in the Neighborhood Edge. Country Houses shall be constructed on lots that are between 72 and 96 feet or larger in width. Building Placement There shall be a mandatory build to line of 20 feet for Country Houses in the Neighborhood Edge and 18 feet In the Neighborhood General. Where Country Houses have detached garages,the garage shall be located no closer than 3 feet nor more than 20 feet from the alley line. Where no alley exists a detached garage may be located a minimum of 3 feet from the rear yard lot lines. Attached and detached garages shall be located no closer than 5 feet to a side lot line for an interior lot Attached and Detached garages with access from a street shall be set back 20 feet from the property line adjacent to that street Attached garages with access from a street shall be set back a minimum of 5 feet from the rear lot line Country Houses shall be located no closer than 5 feet to an interior side lot line and 20 feet to the side lot line in a corner condition in the Neighborhood Edge,and 18 feet to the side lot line in a comer condition in the Neighborhood General. 1 Design Elements The front facade(s)of Country Houses shall be composed as a single plane with a minimal number of outside corners and articulation. Open porches,stoops,bay windows and or balconies,where constructed,shall encroach into the area between the build-to-line and the front property line. Where porches are constructed,they shall have a depth of between 6 feet and 8 feet. Fences and garden walls that may be constructed shall be constructed on the property lines and shall be constructed of a design and made of materials as proscribed in the Architectural Design Guidelines for the Village Residential Project. Openings in fences and walls shall be gated with a gate that conforms to the Architectural Design Guidelines. Trash containers shall be in the area of the lot where parking is permitted and shall be screened from view. Use Requirements Country Houses shall be used for residential use only. Height Restrictions The height of Country Houses shall not exceed two stories. The height of fences and walls shall not exceed 6 feet along the side and rear lot lines and not exceed 3 feet when constructed between the build-to-line and the front property line. Parking Requirements Each Country House shall be required to provide two parking spaces in an attached or detached garage located in conformance with the Building Placement requirements as provided in this Section. Where a Country House has an alley,the drive to the garage must extend from the alley and not the street. (Ord. No. 3591, 10-10-00, Ord. No. 3659, 4-23-02) Table 29.1201(7)-2 Village Residential(F-VR)Floating Zone Urban Regulations Village House URBAN F-VR ZONE REGULATION S General Requirements • Villages Houses shall be permitted in the Neighborhood Edge and the Neighborhood General. Village Houses shall be constructed on lots that are between 48 and 72 feet in width. Building Placement There shall be a mandatory build-to-line of 15 feet in the Neighborhood General and 20 feet in the Neighborhood Edge. Village Houses shall be located no closer than 5 feet for an interior side lot line and 15 feet to the side lot line in a corner condition in the Neighborhood Edge and 20 feet to the side lot line in a corner condition in the Neighborhood Edge. Attached garages that have access from the street in the Neighborhood General,shall be set back a minimum of 33 feet from the front lot line if no porch exists. Where a porch does exist,and the access is from the street,that garage shall be set back 25 feet from the front property line. Attached and detached garages shall locate no closer than five feet to an interior side lot line and three feet from the rear lot line. Detached garages on a corner lot condition shall be set back a minimum of 18 feet from the side lot line. Design Elements The front facade(s)of Village Houses shall be composed as a single plane with a minimal number of outside corners and articulation. Opens porches,stoops,bay windows and or balconies,where constructed,shall encroach into the area between the build-to-line and the front property line. Where porches are constructed,they shall have a depth of between 6 and 8 feet. Fences and garden walls that may be constructed shall be constructed on the property lines and shall be constructed of a design and made of materials as proscribed in the Architectural Design Guidelines for the Village Residential Project. Openings in fences and walls shall be gated with a gate that conforms to the Architectural Design Guidelines. Trash containers shall be in the area of the lot where parking is permitted and shall be screened from view. Use Requirements Village Houses shall be used for residential use only. Height Restrictions Village Houses shall not exceed 2 stories for lots that are between 60 and 72 feet wide,and 1-1/2 stories for Village Houses on lots that are between 48 and 60 feet wide. The height of fences and walls shall not exceed 6 feet along the side and rear lot lines and shall not exceed 3 feet when constructed between the build-to-line and the front property line. 2 Parking Requirements • Each Village House shall be required to provide two parking spaces in an attached or detached garage located in conformance with the Building Placement requirements as provided in this Section. Village Houses on lots smaller than 60 feet shall have access from alley and not from the street. (Ord. No. 3591, 10-10-00) 3 Table 29.1201(7)-3 Village Residential(F-VR)Floating Zone Urban Regulations Village Cottages URBAN F-VR ZONE REGULATI ONS General Village Cottages shall be permitted in the Neighborhood General and Neighborhood Requirements Center,only. Village Cottages shall be constructed on lots that are between 24 and 48 feet wide. Building There shall be a mandatory build-to-line of 0 to 15 feet.Where a porch or stoop is a design Placement element on the Village Cottage,the build-to-line shall be measured from the porch or stoop. Village Cottages shall be located no closer than 5 feet to the interior side lot line and 0 to 15 feet to the side lot line in a corner condition. The build-to-line in the corner condition shall place the Village Cottage in line with adjacent Village Cottage structures on the same street face. Access to lots that have Village Cottages shall be from an alley. Garages may be attached or detached to the Village Cottage. Attached garages shall locate no closer than 5 feet to the interior side lot line and 18 feet on the side lot line in a corner condition. Attached garages shall locate no closer than 8 feet and not more than 24 feet from the rear lot line. Detached garages shall locate no closer than 3 feet to the interior side lot line and the rear lot line. Design Elements The front facade(s)of Village Cottages shall be composed of a single plane with a minimal number of outside corners and articulation. Open porches,stoops,bay windows and or balconies shall encroach into the area between the build-to-line and the front property line. Covered stoops or porches are required. Porches shall be constructed with a depth of between 6 and 8 feet. Fences and garden walls that may be constructed shall be constructed on the property lines and shall be constructed of a design and made of material as proscribed in the Architectural Guidelines for the Village Residential Project. Openings in fences and walls shall be gated with a gate that conforms to the Architectural Guidelines. Trash containers shall be in the area of the lot where parking is permitted and shall be screened from view. Use Requirements Village Cottages shall be used for residential purposes only. Height Village Cottages shall not exceed 2 stories in height. Restrictions The height of fences and walls shall not exceed 6 feet along the side and rear lot lines and not exceed 3 feet when constructed between the build-to-line and the front property line. Parking Each Village Cottage shall be required to provide two parking spaces in the area of the lot Requirement from behind the principal Village Cottage structure and the rear lot line. s (Ord. No. 3591, 10-10-00) Table 29.1201(7)-6 Village Residential(F-VR)Floating Zone Urban Regulations Village Apartments URBAN F-VR ZONE REGULATIONS General Requirements All designs must be submitted to and approved by the Village Architect. Village Apartment shall be permitted in the Neighborhood Center only. Villa e Apartment shall be constructed on lots that are wider than 96 feet. 4 Building Placement There shall be a mandatory build-to-line of 15 feet for two story Village Apartments and 20 feet for three story Village Apartments. Village Apartments shall locate no closer than 8 feet to the side lot line. Village Apartments shall be occupied for residential use only in the area of the Village Apartment structure that is constructed at and within 20 of the build-to-line. Parking use located within a Village Apartment structure may occur as long as the area for parking is no closer than 20 feet to the front of the structure. Surface parking shall be located to the interior of the lots and screened from the view by either the placement of apartment buildings that will screen the parking lots,a berm with landscaping,or a Garden Wall that will screen the parking areas. Village Apartment structures shall be constructed where the front facade of the structure shall extend along 70%of the front property line. Where no building wall is constructed,a fence or garden wall shall be constructed on the property line. All exterior walls enclosing parking spaces shall be constructed with design detail as if the use of the interiors ace was residential. Design Elements Porches or balconies shall be required for a minimum of 40%of the built street frontage. Porches shall be constructed with a depth of between 6 and 8 feet. Balconies shall be 3 feet deep. Porches and balconies shall encroach in the area between the build-to-line and the front property line. Use Requirements Village Apartments shall be used for residential uses only. Height Restrictions Village Apartments shall be shall minimum of 2 stories and a maximum of three stories in height. Fences and garden walls shall not exceed 6 feet in height along the side and rear property lines and shall not exceed 3 feet in height when located between the build-to-line and the front property line. Parking Requirements Each dwelling in a Village Apartment shall be provided with 2 parking spaces located within or behind the Village Apartment. Parking for Village Apartments may be located below grade. Trash containers shall be located in the areas where parking is permitted behind the Village Apartment structure. Where parking is permitted on the street,the street parking on the side of the street adjacent to lots and only for the width of the lots that are developed as Village Apartments may be calculated towards the required parking for the Village Apartment. (Ord. No. 3591, 10-10-00) Section Three. Violation of the provisions of this ordinance shall constitute a municipal infraction punishable as set out in Section 1.9 of this Code. Section Four. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict,if any. Section Five. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as required by law. Passed this 'lam day of y eb-114 ;�L Diane R.Voss,City Clerk Ted Tedesco,Mayor 00668 5