HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment Pertaining to Front Yard Parking ORDINANCE NO. 4205
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY
OF AMES, IOWA, BY REPEALING SECTION 29.406 (7)(c), (d), & (e)
AND ENACTING A NEW SECTION 29.406(7)(c), (d), & (e) AND
ADDING A NEW SECTION 29.406(7)(I) THEREOF, FOR THE
PURPOSE OF ALLOWING FRONT YARD PARKING IN
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS FOR GROUP LIVING USES; 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
enacting a new Section 29.406(7)(c),(d),(e),and adding Section 29.406(7)(f)as follows:
"Sec. 29.406. OFF-STREET PARKING.
(7) Locating Parking Spaces in Front Yard.
(c) For Group Living uses in any "RL,""RM," "RH," "UCRM," "FS-RL," or"FS-RM" zone, no
parking shall be permitted between the primary facade and the street on an interior lot. In addition, any parking
between a recessed fagade and the street shall require a setback of 50 feet. Parking is permitted in the side or rear
yard. On a corner lot, no parking is allowed between the street and any secondary fagade.
(d) Under no circumstances shall vehicular parking be permitted in the front yard of any
Household Living or Short Term Lodging uses in any "RL", "RM", "RH", "UCRM", "FS-RL", or "FS-RM" zones,
except upon a driveway that leads to the side or rear yard or to an attached garage; and, one parking space is
permitted in the front yard in the case where there is an existing, one car attached garage and there is insufficient
room between the side of the attached garage and the side property line. Such space shall meet the following
requirements:
i)The parking space shall not exceed nine(9)feet in width;
ii)The parking space shall be contiguous to and parallel to the existing driveway;and,
iii) The parking space shall be located between the existing driveway and the side
property line.
There shall be no installation at grade of any expanse of asphalt, concrete, gravel, brick, or other form of paving by
any material whatsoever without the written authorization of the Zoning Enforcement Officer. Such authorization
shall be granted only if under the facts and circumstances of the particular situation it is unlikely that the paving will
facilitate the use of the front yard, or any part thereof, for the parking of vehicles, except on a driveway as stated.
(Ord. No. 3591, 10-10-00, Ord. No. 3675, 8-27-02).
(e) For one and two family dwellings with access only from either Grand Avenue,Thirteenth
Street, Duff Avenue, or Lincoln Way, and located on a segment of one of those streets where the Public Works
Department can confirm an average weekday traffic count of not less than 12,000 vehicles per day, there may be a
paved area appended to the driveway as a space in which a motor vehicle can be turned around to avoid backing
onto the street. The dimensions of the said turning space shall be no greater than reasonably convenient to that
purpose. The dimensions and configuration of that space shall be approved in writing by the Department of Planning
and Housing prior to construction. A Building/Zoning Permit per Section 29.1501 shall be required for installation
of the turn-around.
(f) As used in this section, front yard means the open space in that portion of a yard between
the street and the face of the structure and a line originating from the left side of the lot and extending to the right
side of the lot. The line, as viewed from the street, shall extend parallel to the street to the nearest corner of the
principal structure and then along the face of the principal structure to the right corner, and from that point on a line
parallel to the street to a point on the right lot line. As used in this section, the face of a principal structure shall be
any and all portions of the structure fronting on a street.The front yard shall not include any portion of the city right-
of-way. A corner lot shall be deemed to have two front yards.
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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`h day of January,2015.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk nn H. Campbell,Mayor