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Home My Public Portal AboutOrdinances-1994-186 ORDINANCE NO. 1994-186 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 1979-83 , AS AMENDED, OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF TIFFIN, IOWA, BY PROVIDING FOR ZERO-LOT LINE DEVELOPMENT. BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF TIFFIN, IOWA : Section 1 . Purpose: The purpose of this ordinance is to amend. the Zoning Ordinance 1979-83 , as amended , of the Municipal Code of Tiffin, Iowa, by providing for zero-lot line development within two-family and multiple-family residential districts. Section 2 . Amendment . Section 3 ( 10 ) of Ordinance 1979-83 , as amended, is hereby repealed and the following Section 3( 10 ) is enacted in lieu thereof : Section 3 ( 10 ) . A "dwelling" is a building used as the living quarters for one or more families , not including auto courts , rooming homes , tourist homes, or trailers . a. A "private dwelling" is a dwelling occupied by but one family alone. b. A "two-family dwelling" is a dwelling occupied by but two families alone. c. A "multiple dwelling" is a dwelling occupied by more than two families . d. A "zero-lot line dwelling" is a dwelling occupied by one family alone, with one wall located on a side lot line which is not a street or alley right-of-way line. Section. 3 . Amendment: Section 4 of Ordinance No. 1979-83 , as amended', ' is hereby repealed and the following Section 4 is enacted in lieu thereof : Al - Agriculture A2 - Restricted Agriculture District R1 - Single-family Residential District R2 - Two-family Residential District R3 - Multi-family Residential District TC - Trailer Court District M1 - Industrial District 1 L)14r)ovice No. ii4u - Fx`9z 2 Section 4 . Amendment: Section 11 of Ordinance No. 1979-83 , as amended , ,is hereby repealed and the following Section 11 is enacted in lieu thereof : Section 11 . R-2 - Two-family Duplex Regulations : 1 . The premises in the R2 Residence Zone may be used for the following purposes only: A. The uses set forth for R1 resident use. B. Two-family dwellings provided, however, that no more than three persons not members of a family may room in each living unit provided that off-street parking is provided . In addition, there will be a minimum of 6 , 000 square feet of lot size for construction of a two-family dwelling . C . Zero-lot line dwellings provided , however, the following : The side yard requirement does not apply to the common side lot line, but the applicable side yard requirement is still required for one side yard . ii . Each separate dwelling unit that is a zero-lot line dwelling shall be •provided with separate access and separate utilities service. iii . A legal easement shall be made for permanent access for maintenance of the wall located upon the common side lot line and for other common elements, prior to issuance of a building permit and occupancy permit, and occupancy of either zero-lot line dwelling. iv. No portion of a zero-lot line dwelling shall project over the lot line. v. Openings in the wall on the lot line are prohibited. vi . Not more than two persons , not members of the family may room in such premises . 2 199 - i. 6 Dec(ihavIce (Jo, lggL4 (Cyr p69e Section 6 . Amendment : Section 16 of Ordinance No. 1979-83 , as amended , , is hereby repealed and the following Section 16 is enacted in lieu thereof : Section 16 . Height Requirements . The following shall be the height restrictions for each district and no structure shall be erected to a height in excess, thereof : A2 District - 25 feet R1 District - 35 feet R2 District - 35 feet 1 R3 District - 45 feet TC District - 25 feet M1 District - 100 feet Section , 7 . Amendment: Section 17 of Ordinance No'. 1979-83 , as amended , is hereby repealed and the following Section 17 is enacted An lieu thereof : Section 17 . Lot Requirements . The following , lot sizes shall be required for each district as follows and in addition, each lot shall have front, side, and rear yards not less than the following depth and width per district . ' R-1 District Lot size - 90 ft . x 140 ft. Front yard - 25 ft. N � Rear yard - 10 ft . , except where an l P \\\%% \ K 1 requirement shall be 5 it. X- Side yard - 9 ft . R-2 District Lot size - 90 ft . x 140 ft . Front and rear yards - 25. ft. Side yard - 5 ft . R-3 District Lot size - 90 ft . x 140 ft. Front and rear yards - 25 ft . Side yard - 5 ft . TC District Lot - 3, 000 sq. ft. - single trailer 3 /j2& • DOI tnck h« Nip. 1614- (ec pec;e 4 5 , 00Th,•sq. ft. - double trailer Front and rear yards - 20 ft. Side yards - 10 ft. M- 1 District Lot size - 60 ft. x 100 ft. Front and rear yards - 25 ft . front yard ' Side yards - none Section 8 . Amendment : Section 18 of Ordinance No. 1979-83 , as amended, is hereby repealed and the following Section 18 is enacted in lieu thereof : Section 18 . Parking Requirements ., The following shall be the number of off-street parking spaces required for each respective district . A parking space shall be an area at least 9 feet wide and 20 feet long connected to a public street or .alley by driveway not less than 10 feet wide and so arranged as to permit ingress and egress of the automobile parked adjacent to the parking space . R-1 District - 2 spaces per lot R-2 , R-3 Districts - 2 spaces per dwelling unit. 2 spaces per lot for zero-lot line dwellings . TC District = 1 space per lot Section 9 . Repealer. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed. Section 10 . Severability. If any section, provision, or part of this Ordinance shall be adjudged to be invalid or uncon- stitutional , such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole, or any section, provision, or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional . Section 11 . Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be in effect after its final passage, approval , and posting as provided by law. On the L�,,�t, day of Play , 1994 at a regular meeting of the Tiffin City Cduncil , Tiffin , Iowa, Councilperson introduced Ordinance No. t94'/-)R6 , and moved that it be given its first reading . The motion was seconded by 4 /ql`d ! t 1 � brA hr,vice NI°. iGG4-(go Paje5 1 Council erson S+r6A0 11 pp, r 'I Ayes : aryl �co o 0, J 1,71 1►'��15", �C r)CIYn IV1c '(�[{1�, (1Clrvi C I LI �, A I kern Nayes : I None 1-we members of the council being present and having voted "Aye" , Mayor Glenn R.Potter declared Motion carried, and Ordinance No . F1N'Ok6 was ' read the first time and discussed and placed on record . Thereupon, it was moved by Councilperson Tact) 'Is and seconded by Councilperson } c".('Yr> that the laws and rules providing that ordinances be considered and voted on for passage at two council meetings priortto the meeting at which it is to be finally passed be suspended and dispensed with and that Ordinance No.1c19-I&6- be placed on its last reading . Ayes : NnG n r�n-BrC ; 1 Al KPVn, tviC-\vc kl evJ �, �� c t i-P lS; ea v ri c Nays : I 15K, members of the council being present and having voted "Aye" , ;Mayor Glenn R. Potter thereupon declared the motion to be carried, and Ordinance No.1eW-, c was then placed upon its last reading and was read the last time . 11 Thereupon, it was moved by Councilperson '�j i62-1 U1"1 and seconded by Councilperson Kern that Ordinance No . 19g4-)% be placed upon its final passage and adopted. n Ayes : .130c1YA MO v), rk„er,j,Jiir)-Exiv Leis, 0)-1- -0,_uri1 /j " e (Jim Hon Nays : N ,kl tAN members of the Council being present and having voted "Aye" , Mayor Glenn R. Potter declared the motion carried, and the Ordinance passed and adopted . Whereupon the Mayor declared that Ordinance No. 1g9L/-/S6 be adopted and signified his approval of the same by fixing his signature thereto. Passed by the Council on the / /4 day of ivlaY , 1994 and approved by the Mayor on the 0) day of May 1994 . ,+ - MAYOR; Glenn R. Potter ATTEST': • C TY C RK, Margare B. Reihmah f 5 _ r /y9LI-!(! . • t.- �4 �, 3 i 1•I6.IGGS-I gC, ()ace (o' I , Clerk of the nCityof Tiffin , Iowa, state that an Ordinance entitled t1YYl('rd in, j7 - 3;, )IS D /,r i Ai& E z_eiQo LOT LiWE and known as Jgelq_126 was duly passed by the Council on the day of May , 199'4- and signed by the Mayor on the Will ll day 0E Mqf 1994 and published on the )011. day of CFI) �z , 199'4- by posting copies thereof in three public places within the limits of the City of Tiffin. Iowa . That I posted copies of Ordinance No. (ylN-Ig6 in the following places : Fr , N, PosT 61:ri c E7 IVSB wAICE Mor () NA VicE Mar,' et . ' Reihman,l, CITY CLERK (//J • • •