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Bonneville County Idaho Falls, Idaho
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ORDINANCE NO. 295-11-23
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF IONA, IDAHO;
AMENDING SECTION 10-1-17(E) OF THE IONA CITY CODE;
AMENDING REQUIREMENTS FOR DRIVEWAY
APPROACHES; PROVIDING METHODOLOGY;
PRESERVING PRIOR ORDINANCES IN EACH INSTANCE;
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 10-1-17(E) of the Iona City Code. Section
10-1-17(E) of the Iona City Code is amended as follows:
(E) Construction.
(1) All Streets shall conform to the Standard Specifications for sub-grade, sub-base,
crushed gravel, pavement, asphalt and chip seal, and sidewalk-except to the
extent a different standard is expressly adopted in this Section. The construction
of each Street section shall also be in accordance with the methods and procedures
set forth in the Standard Specifications—except to the extent a different standard is
expressly adopted in this Section. Notwithstanding the Standard Specifications,
the street cross section shall be constructed in accordance with the Subdivision
Directives.
(2) All streets and driveway approaches shall be constructed in accordance with the
Standard Specifications for a rural street section. No residential driveway
approach, excluding any transition slope, shall exceed 30 feet in width across any
portion thereof unless permitted in accordance with Section 10-1-17(E)(3), below.
Further, multiple driveway approaches (such as half-circle driveways or multiple
independent driveways), excluding any transition slope,shall not exceed 50 percent
of the length of the frontage of the lot unless permitted in accordance with Section
10-1-17(E)(3), below.
(3) Any person desiring a driveway approach in excess of the limits provided in
Section 10-1-17(E)(2), above, shall first submit an application to the City, together
with an application fee of $200, which application shall include or attach the
following information: the applicant's name and address, the landowner's name
and address, the legal description of the property for which the application is
submitted, landowner's consent to the application, the plan for the proposed
driveway approach, and the required engineering work to show that the proposed
driveway approach will (a) not conflict with the public interest (including, but not
limited to, neighborhood appearance and aesthetic considerations), and (b) satisfy,
by other means, the purposes of limiting driveway approaches (including, but not
limited to, drainage and public safety) in accordance with accepted engineering
principles, the Subdivision Directives, and the City's standard specifications and
drawings. This application shall be considered by the City Council.
(34) Half-circle driveways may be constructed in any residential zone, provided the
inside diameter of such driveway shall be no greater than 50 percent of the length of
the frontage of the lot upon the street on which such accesses are located, or in the
case of a corner lot having driveway accesses upon two streets, then the combined
length of the street frontage encompassed within such driveway exits shall be no
greater than 25 percent of the combined frontage of the lots on both streets.
(45) All sidewalks throughout the Development shall be five feet wide and constructed
per the standards required by the Americans with Disabilities Act and all rules
and/or regulations associated therewith, including connecting sidewalks through
the drainage swales in each direction at each street corner. Sidewalks must be
placed over the minimum base requirements given in the Standard Specifications.
Sidewalk concrete shall be properly cured by Developer using any method allowed
by the Standard Specifications.
(-56) Curbs at street intersections shall be rounded with curves having a minimum radius
of 25 feet.
Section 2. 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 3. Preservation of Prior Ordinance. The sections of the Iona City Code
repealed and/or amended by this Ordinance shall be preserved to the extent necessary to allow the
arrest, prosecution, punishment, and indebtedness of any person who violates such provisions
prior to the effective date hereof.
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 a\ t'llay of
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Daniel Gubler
Mayor
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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 10-1-17(E) OF
THE IONA CITY CODE; AMENDING REQUIREMENTS FOR DRIVEWAY APPROACHES;
PROVIDING METHODOLOGY; PRESERVING PRIOR ORDINANCES IN EACH
INSTANCE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE."
Kenest
City Clerk
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