CHAPTER NO. 2296

 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 165, ZONING REGULATIONS, OF THE CITY OF CLINTON, IOWA.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLINTON, IOWA:

 Section 1.       Purpose.  The purpose of this ordinance is to amend the Zoning Regulations of the City of Clinton, Iowa.

 Section 2.  Amendments.   The following sections of Chapter 165 are amended to read as follows:

1.         Delete Subsection 165.07 (1) (C) and insert therein the following:

 C.        Single-Family Residential Attached:  A single-family residential use in which one dwelling unit is located on a single lot and is attached by a common vertical wall to only one other adjacent dwelling unit on another single lot.  Proposals for single-family attached dwellings must meet the following requirements:

             1)         Dimensional requirements:

                         a)         Minimum lot area:                           3,000 square feet

                        b)         Minimum lot area per unit:            3,000 square feet

                        c)         Minimum lot width:                        40 feet

                        d)        Minimum front yard:                      25 feet

                        e)         Minimum rear yard:                        25 feet

                        f)          Minimum side yard:                       5 feet on the side opposite the

                                                                                                zero lot line

                        g)         Maximum number of stories:        2 ½

            2)         Each dwelling unit shall be provided separate building access, shall face a public street, and shall have separate utility service from the street or rear lot line.

             3)         Submission requirements.

                         a)         Site development plan that is in compliance with Section 165.31(4) (B).

                         b)         Covenants and other documents to insure the peculiar needs of attached housing are addressed.

2.         Amend 165.21 (Height and Area Requirements):

 Add the following footnote to the R-2 Height and Area Requirements:

7.         See Section 165.07 (1) (C) for height and area requirements for Single Family Attached Dwellings.

3.         Delete subsection 165.31 (4) and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 4.         Site Development Plan.  Any request for an amendment to the zoning district map shall be accompanied by a site development plan.  Zoning map amendments involving a change to a single-family residential district (R‑1A, R‑1B, and R-1C) may submit a detailed description in lieu of the requirements of a site development plan.

4.         Amend Subsection 165.31(4)(B)(2) by changing the “2” in the first line to “1”.

 5.         Amend Subsection 165.22(9) (A) by adding the following:

(1)        In all zoning districts, the smooth, finished, nonstructural or dressed side of the fence, if any, shall be directed toward the neighboring property or properties.

 6.         Amend Subsection 165.22(9) (B) by changing the “3” to “4”.

 7.         Amend Subsection 165.22 (9)(C)(1) by changing the “3” to a “4”.

 8.         Amend Subsection 165.22 (9)(C)(2) by changing the “3” to a “4”.

 9.         Delete Subsection 165.22(9)(D) and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 D.        In all commercial and industrial districts except the C-1, C-3, C-4 and C-R Zoning Districts, nonresidential fences may be up to 8 feet in height in the rear and side yards and up to 6 feet in height in a front yard, provided that all fences located in a front yard are constructed of see-through material.  If barbed wire is needed for security reasons, the fence may be extended another foot to a maximum height of 9 feet in rear and side yards and 7 feet in front yards.  Barbed wire may not be closer than 6 feet to the ground and may not overhang any public right-of-way.  Any fence higher that this maximum height or constructed of material other than see-through material in front yards must be approved by the Board of Adjustment.  Visual clearance zones shall also apply.

             (1)       Chain link fencing for public parks and recreational areas and school facilities may be erected to a height of 6 feet.

            (2)        In all zoning districts, public and non public buildings and facilities essential to the physical welfare of an area, such as electrical distribution substations, pipeline pumping stations, gas regulators, water storage facilities and similar uses may be surrounded by a fence having a height above ground of not more than 10 feet.

Section 3.       Repealer.  All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.

 Section 4.       Severability Clause.  If any section, provision or part of this ordinance shall be adjudged invalid or unconstitutional, 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 5.       Effective Date.  This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption and publication as provided by law.

______________________________

LaMetta K. Wynn, MAYOR

Attest:_____________________________

            Deborah K. Neels,

            CITY CLERK

ADOPTED:  June 28, 2005