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ORDINANCE NO. 3698
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF
AMES,IOWA,BY REPEALING THAT PARAGRAPH IN TABLE 29.1201(7)-6
PERTAINING TO BUILDING PLACEMENT AND READOPTING THAT
PARAGRAPH REVISED FOR THE PURPOSE OF AMENDING THE ZONING
REGULATIONS WITH RESPECT TO STRUCTURAL FEATURES OF
APARTMENTS IN THE F-VR ZONING DISTRICT;REPEALING ANY AND
ALL 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
repealing that paragraph of Table 29.1201(7)-6 therefore that pertains to "Building Placement" and enacting said
paragraph revised to state as follows:
"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.
Village Apartment shall be constructed on lots that are wider than 96 feet.
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 are
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 or a
berm with landscaping that will screen the parking areas.
Village Apartment structures shall extend along a minimum of 70%of the Frontage
Lie,and a minimum of 30%of the side-street Frontage Line on corner lots.
Where no building wall is constructed,a fence or garden wall shall be constructed on
any side-street Frontage Line adjacent to a street.
All exterior walls enclosing parking spaces shall be constructed with design detail as i
the use of the interior space 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 fro
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 stori
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.
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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 Two. Violation of the provisions of this ordinance shall constitute a municipal infraction punishable
by a penalty of$500 for a person's first violation thereof,and a penalty of$750 for each repeat violation.
Section Three. Any and all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby 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 11 th day of Fe�� , 2003 .
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Diane R.Voss,City Clerk Ted Tedesco,Mayor
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