HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Text amendment pertaining to multiple residential buildings on single lots ORDINANCE NO. 4122
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE
CITY OF AMES,IOWA,BY REPEALING SECTION 29.401(5)AND
ENACTING A NEW SECTION 29.401(5) FOR THE PURPOSE OF
REINSERTING STANDARDS PERTAINING TO MULTIPLE
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS ON SINGLE LOTS, WHICH WERE
INADVERTENTLY DELETED DURING A PREVIOUS
AMENDMENT OF SAID SECTION; 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.
WHEREAS,the City Council has included revisions to location of lot configuration standards in its approved
list of"code clean-up"items for the purpose of addressing those code provisions that have been problematic
or otherwise difficult to implement; and
WHEREAS, the City Council approved the revisions to lot configuration standards on January 10, 2012,
under Ordinance No. 4097; and
WHEREAS, standards pertaining to multiple residential buildings on single lots were inadvertently and
unintentionally deleted under adoption of Ordinance No.4097,and it is the intent of this ordinance to reinstate
said standards.
NOW THEREFORE, 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 Sections 29.401(5) and adopting a new Section 29.401(5), to read as follows:
(5) Multiple Buildings on Single Lots.
(a) More than one commercial,industrial,hospital,institutional or public principal building
may be erected on a lot, where such uses are permitted, provided that all setbacks from the property line
otherwise required for a single principal building are observed. The distances between substructures shall be
determined by the provisions of the City Building Code."
(b) More than one apartment dwelling is permitted on a single lot,provided that all area and
setback requirements are calculated as if each structure were on its own individual lot.
(c) More than one Single Family or Two-Family residential structure on the same lot of one
acre or less is prohibited.
Section Two. Violation of the provisions of this ordinance shall constitute a municipal infraction punishable
as set out by law.
Section Three. All ordinances,or parts of ordinances,in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent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 1 P" day of September , 2012 .
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor