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Bonneville County, Idaho Falls , Idaho
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ORDINANCE NO. 238-07-20
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF IONA , IDAHO;
AMENDING SECTION 11-6-S(A) OF THE IONA CITY CODE;
CLARIFYING SIDE YARD REQUIREMENTS; AMENDING
SECTION 11-6-9 OF THE IONA CITY CODE; ALLOWING
CERTAIN LANDSCAPING BUFFERS TALLER THAN SIX
FEET; DESCRIBING METHODOLOGY; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IONA ,
IDAHO THAT:
Section 1. Amendment of Section 11-6-S(A) of the Iona City Code. Section
11-6-S(A) of the Iona City Code is amended as follows:
(A) No front or side yard shall be required , except when a building or group of buildings abuts
upon a residential use~; any required side yard shall be provided on the side of the lot
abutting the residential use having a width of not less than ten (10) feet.
Section 2. Amendment of Section 11-6-9 of the Iona City Code. Section 11-6-9 of
the Iona City Code is amended as follows:
Landscaping shall cover at least five percent (5%) of the parking lot areas of any commercial
development. Landscaping will be placed in such a manner as to buffer adjacent incompatible
uses. This requirement shall apply to all new commercial developments commenced after the
effective date of the original Ordinance adopting this section, and to any remodel of a commercial
facility should it be determined that more than fifty percent (50%) of the facility is being
remodeled or expanded. If the commercial development abuts a residential area, a buffer of
landscaping or fencing shall divide the commercial development from the residential area. No
buffer shall exceed 6 feet in height, provided however that the Council may approve certain
landscaping or trees that exceed 6 feet in height. The Gity-Council shall review and approve all
landscaping plans.
Section 3. Methodology. Text that is underlined in the preceding sections means new
text added to the former Ordinance or City Code Section, and text that is stricken through means
text that is being deleted from the former Ordinance or Code Section. Text that is moved from
one location in the former Ordinance or Code Section to another location is similarly shown as
underlined text , being stricken through in its prior position.
Section 4. Severability. The sections and subsections of this Ordinance are severable.
The invalidity of any section or subsection shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections or
subsections.
Section 5. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective upon its passage ,
execution and publication in the manner provided by law.
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL AND APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this
of~, 2020.
... Dan Gubler '
Mayor
ATTEST:
. -v Ken West
City Clerk
ST A TE OF IDAHO )
)ss.
County of Bonneville )
I, KERI WEST, CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF IONA , IDAHO , DO HEREBY
CERTIFY: That the above and foregoing is a full , true and correct copy of the Ordinance entitled,
"AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF IONA, IDAHO ; AMENDING SECTION 11-6-S(A) OF
THE IONA CITY CODE ; CLARIFYING SIDE YARD REQUIREMENTS ; AMENDING
SECTION 11-6-9 OF THE IONA CITY CODE ; ALLOWING CERTAIN LANDSCAPING
BUFFERS TALLER THAN SIX FEET ; DESCRIBING METHODOLOGY ; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY ; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE ."
Keri West
City Clerk
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