HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Model Homes/Sales Offices ORDINANCE NO. 3742
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF
AMES, IOWA,BY ADDING SECTION 29.706 `MODEL HOMES/SALES
OFFICES' FOR THE PURPOSE OF REVISING THE ZONING
REGULATIONS SO AS TO PERMIT A LIMITED NUMBER OF`MODEL
HOMES/SALES OFFICES IN CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL AREAS SUBJECT
TO VARIOUS RESTRICTIONS; 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 Section 29.706 as follows:
"Sec.29.706. MODEL HOMES/SALES OFFICES.
(1) Any conflicting provisions of Sections 29.700 through 29.705 notwithstanding, a
model home/sales office is a permitted use in any residential zoning district when the model
home/sales office is on a lot platted after June 1,1999,in accordance with the Subdivision Regulations
in Chapter 23 of the Municipal Code of the City of Ames,Iowa,subject to the following restrictions:
(a) No more than four model homes/sales offices shall be permitted in an area
encompassed by a Preliminary Plat approved pursuant to Section 23.502 of the Municipal Code of the
City of Ames, Iowa.
(b) No more than two model homes/sales offices shall be permitted in an area
encompassed by a Final Plat approved pursuant to Section 23.503 of the Municipal Code of the City
of Ames,Iowa.
(c) In addition to all permits required for construction and occupancy as a
house,a model home/sales office shall have obtained a separate and specific zoning permit for use of
the house as a model home/sales office;and,that permit shall have a duration of only 18 months from
the date of the"certificate of occupancy"issued under the City of Ames building regulations.
(d) A model home/sales office shall not be operated at any time other than
between the hours of noon and 7:00 p.m.on Monday through Friday;and from noon to 9:00 p.m.on
Saturday and Sunday.
(e) A model home/sales office shall not have any outdoor lighting additional
to such landscaping and decorative lighting as is usual,customary and normally installed with respect
to a dwelling.
(f) The garage for a model home/sales office shall have a door suitable and
operational for the passage of automobiles into the garage;and,the garage shall not have any other
doors and windows except as would normally be installed for a residential garage.
(2) Commercial advertising signs or other signs for a commercial purpose are prohibited
on the site of a model home/sales office located in a residential zoning district except that there shall
be allowed a total of three signs,none of which shall be larger than two feet by three feet,bearing a
message on only one side,and expressing no message other than the identity of the house builder,the
realtor,and the hours of operation of the model home/sales office.
(3) Any use in connection with the operation of the model home/sales office of
pennants, flags, pinwheels, outdoor amplified sound, or other devices or techniques for attracting
attention to the commercial activity at the site are prohibited."
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$750.00 for each repeat
violation.
Section Three. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and
publication as required by law.
Passed this 28th day of October 2003.
Diane R. Voss,City Clerk fed Tedesco, Mayor
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