HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Amending Regulations for Driveway Width in the S-SMD District ORDINANCE NO. 3801 —
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF
AMES,IOWA BY REPEALING THAT PARAGRAPH OF TABLE 29.1003(3)
PERTAINING TO VEHICULAR ACCESS IN THE S-SMD MIXED USE
DISTRICT AND RE-ADOPTING THAT PARAGRAPH REVISED TO AMEND
THE REGULATIONS FOR DRIVEWAY WIDTH IN THAT ZONING
DISTRICT; PROVIDING A PENALTY; REPEALING ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED,by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that the Municipal Code of the City of
Ames,Iowa is hereby amended as follows:
Section One: That the paragraph of Table 29.1003(3) pertaining to vehicular access in the S-SMD zoning
district is repealed and re-adopted revised to state:
Vehicular Access Any new driveways constructed from a public street for one and two family structures
shall not exceed 16 feet in width. Any new driveway constructed from a public street
for multifamily or commercial development shall not exceed 20 feet in width. Existing
front yard driveways may be maintained and replaced,but shall not be widened to more
than 16 feet in width for one and two family structures and 20 feet for multifamily and
commercial developments. For lots accessed from South 3rd Street, driveways may
exceed 16 and 20 feet in width but shall not exceed 30 feet in width.
Section Two: Violation of this ordinance shall be 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 Any and all ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
Section Four. 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 September ,2004.
Diane R. Voss,City Clerk Ted Tedesco,Mayor
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