HomeMy WebLinkAboutMODIFapp MINOR MODIFICATION APPLICATION
Application Fee $100, payable to The City of Iowa City
Submit application to Housing and Inspection Services Department
1. Site Address:
2. Applicant:
A d d r e s s :
City/State/Zip:
Daytime Telephone:
3. Check the minor modification(s) requested:
____a. Commercial parking requirement
reduced by 10%
____b. Height of a wall or fence increased up to
25%, but no greater than 8' in height
____c. Height of a building increased up to 10%
____d. Sideyard reduction up to 2 feet, leaving
no less than 3' of sideyard
____e. Front or rear yard reduction up to 15 %
of the required setback
____f. One parking space for persons with
disabilities in a required front yard for a
commercial use adjacent to a R zone.
____g. Permitted height of a free standing sign
increased by up to 10 ft.
____h. One non-resident employee for a home
occupation or bed & breakfast.
____i. Commercial parking reduction of up to
50% shared parking.
____j. Residential parking requirement in CB-5
and CB-10 zones reduced up to 30%.
____k. Wheelchair ramp setback.
____l. Modification to Driveway Spacing
Standards.
____m. Building addition for Parks & Open Space.
____n. Building addition for General Educational
Facility or Religious/Private Group Assembly
use.
____o. Modification to multifamily Site Development
Standards.
____p. Modification to Commercial Site
Development Standards
____q. Modification to Industrial Site Development
Standards or Public Zone Site Development
Standards.
____r. Modification to entrance/exit – Structured
Parking.
____s. Free standing sign in CB-2 Zone
____t. Modification/waiver to non-conforming
development provisions
____u. Reduction of 25’ driveway requirement
4. Indicate any special circumstances which create a need for minor modification, such as size, shape,
topography, configuration of lot, location or surroundings.
5. Explain why a minor modification will not be detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare, or be
injurious to other property or improvements in the vicinity and in the zoning district in which the property is located.
6. Explain how the minor modification and/or the alternative design will be in conformance with the intent and
purpose of the base zone site development standards and/or Zoning Ordinance.
7. On a separate page, attach names and addresses of property owners within 200 feet of the property for
which a minor modification is being requested.
Any minor modification granted shall be subject to the requirements of, and inconformity with, the intent and purposes of Iowa City's Zoning Chapter.
The applicant bears the burden of proving that a minor modification is necessary, and must exercise the minor modification within 180 days from the
date of approval or the minor modification shall become null and void. Minor modifications do not in any way altar an applicant's obligation to comply with
other applicable statutes, ordinances, laws or regulations. hisbldg\modifapp.doc 3/2013
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