HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Adding Convenience General Service (CGS) to Landscaping and Screening ORDINANCE NO. 4029
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF
AMES, IOWA, BY REPEALING SECTION TABLE 29.403(4) AND
SECTION 29.403(h)AND ENACTING A NEW SECTION TABLE 29.403(4)
AND SECTION 29.403(h) THEREOF, FOR THE PURPOSE OF
INCLUDING THE"CGS"CONVENIENCE GENERAL SERVICE ZONE;
REPEALING ANY AND ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT TO THE EXTENT OF SUCH CONFLICT;
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 Table 29.403(4)and Section 29.403(h)and enacting a new Table 29.403(4)and Section 29.403(h)as follows:
"Sec.29.403. LANDSCAPING AND SCREENING.
Table 29.403(4)
Minimum Parking Area Setbacks and Perimeter Landscaping
Lot line abutting street 5 ft. L2 or 10 ft. L1
Lot line abutting a Residentially-Zone Lot 5 ft. P,L3 except 10 ft. L4 in GI
Lot line abutting a Commercially or Industrial- 5 ft.@ L2 or 10 ft.@ L1
Zone Lot
Perimeter landscaping for Grocery Stores and See Section 29.403(4)(h)for additional
Retail and Shopping centers in CVCN and CGS landscaping requirements.
Zones
(Ord. No. 3591, 10-10-00;Ord.No. 3967, 9-9-08)
(h) CVCN and CGS District Landscaping. In addition to(and in conjunction with)the lot
line landscaping requirements specified in Table 29.403(4), increased landscaping shall be provided around the
perimeter of parking lots that serve,or partially serve,Grocery Stores and/or any category of Retail and Shopping
Centers as listed in Table 29.406(2),as follows:
i. For every 1 square foot of grocery store or shopping center gross floor area,
0.28 square feet of landscaping shall be provided.
ii. Landscaping shall be contiguous to parking lot landscaping otherwise required
by this Chapter,or in landscaped areas abutting parking lots that are at least 350 square feet in area,and which are no
narrower than 10 feet in any dimension.
iii. The area of increased landscaping required under this Section shall conform to
the L1,General Landscaping requirements of Section 29.403(1)(a).
iv. All remaining areas of the site that are not otherwise covered by site
improvements such as parking areas,driveways,buildings or parking lot landscaping shall be landscaped under the
L 1 standard.
(Ord. No. 3967, 9-9-08)
Section Two. All ordinances,or parts of ordinances,in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of
such conflict,if any.
Section Three. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as
required by law.
Passed this 13' day of April , 2010
Diane R.Voss,City Clerk Ann H.Campbell,Mayor