HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-10-20-Ordinance 2436_R-3 Zoning District, Open Space RequriementsORDINANCE NO.2436
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 301.13,WAUKEE MUNICIPAL CODE,
ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WAUKEE,IOWA,"R-3"MULTI-FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT,BY ADDING AS SECTION 301.13(H)THE WORDS "MINIMUM
OPEN SPACE.THE TOTAL LAND AREA DEVOTED TO OPEN SPACE AND
LANDSCAPING SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN TWENTY (20)PERCENT OF THE GROSS
LAND AREA INCLUDED IN THE BUILDING LOT.SUCH OPEN SPACE SHALL BE
MAINTAINED AS GRASSED AND LANDSCAPED AREA AND SHALL NOT INCLUDE
ACCESS DRIVES,PARKING AREAS,STRUCTURES OR BUILDINGS;EXCEPT
ORNAMENTAL STRUCTURES INCLUDED AS PART OF THE LANDSCAPING THEME."
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Waukee:
Section 1.Section 301.13,Waukee Municipal Code,Zoning Ordinance of the City of
Waukee,Iowa,"R-3"Multi-Family Residential District is hereby amended by adding the following
as Section 301.13(H):
"Minimum Open Space.The total land area devoted to open space and
landscaping shall not be less than twenty (20)percent ofthe gross land area included
in the building lot.Such open space shall be maintained as grassed and landscaped
area and shall not include access drives,parking areas,structures or buildings;
except ornamental structures included as part ofthe landscaping theme."
1Section2.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of this ordinance are hereby repealed.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,provision,or part thereof not adjudged invalid or
unconstitutional.
Section 4.Effective Date.This ordinance shall be in effect upon its final passage,
approval and publication as provided by law.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Waukee,Iowa,this 20th day of October 2003 and
approved this zo"day of October 2003.
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