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CITY OF WAUKEE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING COMMUNICATION
MEETING DATE: June 16, 2025
AGENDA ITEM: Consideration of approval on an Ordinance to amend Chapter 167,
Zoning Regulations, Signs, by amending Section 167.13, Association
Identification Signs – Commercial and Industrial [introduction; first
reading]
FORMAT: Ordinance
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FISCAL IMPACT INCLUDING COST/BENEFIT ANALYSIS:
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STAFF REVIEW AND COMMENT:
RECOMMENDATION: Staff would recommend approval of the 1st Consideration
ATTACHMENTS: I. Proposed Ordinance
PREPARED BY: Andy Kass, Community Development Director
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 167, ZONING REGULATIONS, SIGNS,
WAUKEE, IOWA
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Waukee:
Section 1. Chapter 167, Waukee Municipal Code, Zoning Regulations, Signs, is hereby
amending Section 167.13:
167.13 ASSOCIATION IDENTIFICATION SIGNS – COMMERCIAL AND
INDUSTRIAL
A commercial or industrial development may erect one association identification sign with the
name of the building, complex, center, or subdivision, provided there exists an owners’
association that provides for the maintenance and ownership of the sign and structures. Such
association shall not be disbanded or terminated without the City’s consent. Such signs shall be
extensively landscaped with trees, plantings, and natural features. Such signs may incorporate
fountains, fences, or similar features. Association identification sign area shall not exceed 60
square feet. Such signage may provide advertisement to tenants of the development, provided the
tenants are actively operating within the same subdivision or development for which the
association identification sign is intended for. Tenant advertisement shall be limited to no more
than 70% of the total maximum allowed square footage. The minimum setback required of
association identification signs shall be15 feet. The maximum height of the sign shall be 15 feet.
The maximum width of the sign shall be 12 feet. Association identification signs shall be
dominated with materials of permanency and strength, such as brick or stone. Association
identification signs shall be located within an outlot owned by the association or within a sign
easement granted by the property owner.
Section 2. Repealer. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the
provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 3. 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, provisions or part thereof not adjudged invalid or
unconstitutional.
Section 4. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in effect from and after its final
passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
Passed by the Council the 16th day of June, 2025, and approved this 16th day of June, 2025.
Courtney Clarke, Mayor
Attest:
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Rebecca D. Schuett, City Clerk