HomeMy WebLinkAbout1971 Ordinance BookORDINANCES 1971 #2578 - 2606
2578 Ord. Amend Municipal Code by Adopting 1970 Edition of the
Uniform Building Code.
2579 Ord. Rezoning Northwestern Bell Telephone Bldg. from C2 and
R3B Zone to CB Zone.
2580 Ord. Providing for the Reconstruction of an Underpass and
the Approaches Thereto on Maiden Lane.
2581 Ord. Vacate Street South of Park Road Bridge.
2582 Ord. Rezoning Lot 1, Block 1, Towncrest Add'n, Part 2,
from R3A to R3B Zone.
1/5/71
2/2/71
2/16/71
3/2/71
2583 Ord. Establishing the Legal Holidays for the City of Iowa City.3/16/71
2584 Ord. Assuming the Charge, Custody and Control of all Trees
and Shrubbery Upon the Streets and Public Property; Regulating
the Planting and Maintenance of Said Trees; Establishing
the office of City Forester and the Division of Forestry
and Prescribing the Forester's Duties and Authority, etc.
2585 Ord. Amend Municipal Code by Providing Guidelines Concerning 4/6/71
Electrical Materials, Installation and Repair of Same.
2586 Ord. Delegating to and Conferring on Iowa -Illinois Gas & Elec-
tric Co the Power to Appropriate and Condemn Private Property
with the City of Iowa City for the Purpose of Constructing,
Maintaining and Operating an Electric Transmission Line.
2587 Ord. Adopting the Uniform Building Code, Volume IV, Dangerous 4/20/71
Buildings.
2588 Ord. Defining Disorderly Conduct in Iowa City. 5/18/71
2589 Ord. Establishing a Planned Area Development in Iowa City - 6/1/71
Arborhill Add'n.
2590 Ord. Establishing the Centerline Grade of Benton St.,
2595 Ord. Rezoning Oakwoods Add'n, Part VI, from R1A to RIB Zone.
2596 Ord. Rezoning Lot 11, Conway's Add'n, from R1A to R2 Zone. 8/17/71
2597 Ord. Rezoning Lot 1, Block 3, D.A. Dewey's Add'n, from 9/7/71
R2 to R3 Zone.
2598 Ord. Amend Municipal Code Sections Establishing a Human Rela-
tions Commission in Iowa City.
2598A Ord. Rezoning Mt. Prospect Add'n, Part II, from R1A to RIB 9/21/71
Zone.
2599 Ord. Granting a Right -of -Way Across Benton St. to the 10/5/71
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co. Operating the CRI&P.
Lafayette St., Mormon Trek Blvd., and an Alley, Block 7,
Lyon's 2nd Add'n.
2591
Ord. Amend Municipal Code Sections Establishing the
Rules of
Procedure and the Election of Mayor Pro -Tem.
2592
Ord. Amend Municipal Code Sections Establishing the
Legal
6/6/71
Department for Iowa City, and Establishing the Office of
the City Attorney and Providing for the Appointment
of
Assistant City Attorneys, etc.
2593
Ord. Rezoning Thatcher property from R1A to Cl Zone.
7/6/71
2594
Ord. Establishing Procedure for the City Council to
Estab-
7/20/71
lish Bicycle Paths in Iowa City.
2595 Ord. Rezoning Oakwoods Add'n, Part VI, from R1A to RIB Zone.
2596 Ord. Rezoning Lot 11, Conway's Add'n, from R1A to R2 Zone. 8/17/71
2597 Ord. Rezoning Lot 1, Block 3, D.A. Dewey's Add'n, from 9/7/71
R2 to R3 Zone.
2598 Ord. Amend Municipal Code Sections Establishing a Human Rela-
tions Commission in Iowa City.
2598A Ord. Rezoning Mt. Prospect Add'n, Part II, from R1A to RIB 9/21/71
Zone.
2599 Ord. Granting a Right -of -Way Across Benton St. to the 10/5/71
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co. Operating the CRI&P.
ORDINANCES 1971 #2578 - 2606
2600
Ord. Amend Personnel Code of Iowa City by Allowing Board
10/5/71
and Commission Members to Participate in Political Activity.
2601
Ord. Rezoning Plum Grove Acres near Lemme School, from R1A
10/19/71
to R1B Zone.
2602
Ord. Rezoning Lot 10, Conway's Add'n, from R1A to R2 Zone.
2603
Ord. Establishing the Requirements for Unverground Electrical
Distribution Lines and Telephone Distribution Lines, etc.
2604
Ord. Establishing the Iowa City Area Social Concerns Comm.,
12/7/71
the Memberships and Duties and Responsibilities.
2605
Ord. Regulating the Sale and Consumption of Beer and Liquor,
12/21/71
etc.
2606
Ord. Establishing and Describing Voting Precincts within
12/27/71
the Corporate Limits of Iowa City, and Repealing Ord.
#2381, 2427, and 2541.
ORDINANCE. NO. 2578
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF IOWA CITY, IOWA, OF
1966 BY ADOPTING VOLUME I AND STANDARDS OF THE 1:70 EDITION OF
THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE EDITED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
OF BUILDING OFFICIALS; TO PROVIDE FOR TILE PROTECTION OF THE
HEALTH, WELFARE AND SAFETY OF THE CITIZENS OF IOWA CITY, IOWA;
TO REPEAL SECTION 9.02 AND SECTION 9.06 OF THE 1966 MUNICIPAL,
CODE AND ORDINANCE NO. 2412 AND 2524 AND ALL OTHER ORDINANCES OR
PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
ORDINANCE; TO PROVIDE FOR THE ENFORCEMENT HEREOF AND PENALTIES
FOR THE VIOLATION HEREOF.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA.
SECTION I PURPOSE. The purpose of this Ordinance is to adopt the 1970
Edition of the Uniform Building Code edited by the International Conference of
Building Officials; to provide for the protection of the health, welfare and
safety of the citizens of Iowa City, Iowa; to repeal Section 9.02 and Section
9.06 of the 1966 Municipal Code and Ordinance No. 2412 and 2524 and all other
ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance; to provide for
the enforcement therefor and penalties for the violation thereof.
SECTION II ADOPTION. That except as hereinafter limited or amended,
there is hereby adopted, as the complete Building Code of the City of Iowa City,
Iowa, that certain building code known as the 1970 Edition of the Uniform
Building Code, Volume I and the Standards, as prepared and edited by the
International Conference of Building Officials, and the provisions of said
Building Code shall be controlling in the construction of buildings and
other structures and in all matters covered by said Building Code within the
corporate limits of the City of Iowa City, Iowa.
SECTION III AMENDMENTS. The 1970 Edition of the Uniform Building Code,
edited by the International Conference of Building Officials, Volume I and the
Standards, as prepared and edited by the International Conference of Building
Officials, is hereby amended and changed in the following respects:
1) Table number 3-A of Section 303 (a) of the 1970 Edition of the
Uniform Building Code, Volume I, is hereby excluded and not adopted as a
portion of said Uniform Building Code for the City of Iowa City, Iowa.
2) Section 303. (b) is hereby amended by striking and repealing and
deleting said section and substituting in lieu thereof, the following:
Section 303. (b) Plan -checking Fees:
When the valuation of the proposed construction exceeds
$1,000.00 and a plan is required to be submitted by
Subsection C of Section 301, a plan -checking fee may be
required. Said plan --checking fee shall cover the actual
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expense to the City of Iowa City of having said plan
checked.
3) Section 1314 is hereby amended by adding the following thereto:
Group H occupancy shall in no event be built less than
the standards for fire Zone 2.
4) Section 1714 is hereby amended by adding the following thereto:
Guardrails for single family usage in H & I occupancy may
be not less than 36 inches high.
SECTION IV APPLICABILITY. Nothing in this Ordinance or in the Uniform
Building Code hereby adopted shall be construed to affect any suit or proceed-
ing not pending in any Court of any rights acquired or liability incurred nor
any cause or causes of action accrued or existing under any act or ordinance
repealed by this Ordinance, nor shall any right or remedy of any character be
lost, impaired or affected by this Ordinance or by the Uniform Building Code
hereby adopted.
SECTION V VIOLATIONS.
A. NOTICES:
1. Whenever a building or structure or any work in connection
therewith, the erection, construction or alteration, execution or repair of
which is regulated, permitted or forbidden by this Ordinance or in the Uni-
form Building Code adopted hereby, is being erected, constructed, altered or
repaired in violation of the provisions or requirements of this Ordinance or
said Code or in violation of the provisions or requirements of this Ordinance
or said Code or in violation of a detailed statement or of a plan submitted
and approved hereunder or of a permit or certificate issued hereunder, the
Building Official may serve a written notice or order upon the person, firm
or corporation owning, operating, constructing or altering said building or
structure, directing discontinuance of such violation and the remedying of
the erection, construction, alteration or repair that is in violation of the
provisions or requirements of this Ordinance or the Uniform Building Code
adopted hereby or the statement, plan, permit or certificate approved or
issued thereunder.
2. In the event such notice or order is not promptly complied with,
the Building Official may institute appropriate action or proceeding at law
or in equity to restrain, correct or remove such violation or the execution
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of work thereon, or to restrain or correct the erection or alteration of,
or to require the removal of, or to prevent the occupation or use of the
building or structure erected, constructed or altered in violation of or
not in compliance with the provisions of this Ordinance or the Uniform
Building Code adopted hereby, or with respect to which the requirements
thereof or of any order or direction made pursuant to provisions contained
therein shall not have been complied with.
B. STOPPING WORK: Whenever, in the opinion of the Building
Official, by reason of defective or illegal work in violation of a provision
of requirement of this Ordinance or the Uniform Building Code adopted here-
by, the continuance of a building operation is contrary to public welfare,
he may order, either orally or in writing, all further work to be stopped
and may require suspension of work until the condition in violation has
been remedied.
C. PENALTIES:
I. A person who shall violate a provision of this Ordinance or
of the Uniform Building Code adopted hereby or fail to comply with any of
the requirements thereof or who shall erect, construct, alter or repair or
who has erected, constructed, altered or repaired a building or structure
in violation of a detailed statement or plan submitted and approved hereunder,
or of a permit or certificate issued hereunder, shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine of
from one ($1.00) to one hundred ($100.00) dollars, or by imprisonment for
from one (1) to thirty (30) days.
2. The owner of a building, structure or premises where any-
thing in violation of this Ordinance or the Uniform Building Code adopted
hereby, shall be placed or shall exist, who knowingly permits same to remain,
and any architect, builder, contractor, agent, person or corporation employed
in connection therewith who may have assisted in the commission of or committed
such violation or directed others to commit such violation, shall each be
guilty of a separate offense and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined as
herein provided.
D. ABATEMENT: The imposition of penalties herein prescribed shall
not preclude the City from instituting an appropriate action or proceeding
to prevent an unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration,
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repair, conversion, maintenance or use or to restrain, correct or abate a
violation or to prevent the occupancy of a building, structure or premises,
or to prevent an illegal act, conduct, business or use in or about any
premises.
SECTION VI RECITATION CLAUSE.
1) That copies of the Uniform Building Code and the adopting Ordinance
setting forth the additions, limitations and modifications thereto are avail-
able for inspection and sale at the Office of the City Clerk.
2) That copies of the Uniform Building Code and the adopting Ordi-
nance setting forth the addition, limitations and modifications thereto will
be furnished to the State Law Library, the Municipal Library, all newspapers
of general circulation, published in Iowa City, Iowa, and all commercial radio
stations located in Iowa City, Iowa.
SECTION VII REPEALER. Chapters 9.02 and 9.06 of the 1966 Municipal Code
and Ordinance No. 2412 and 2524 of the Ordinances of the City of Iowa City,
Iowa, and all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions
of this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION VIII SAVINGS CLAUSE. In the event any section, provision or
part of the Uniform Building Code or this Ordinance shall be adjudged by any
Court of competent jursidiction to be invalid or unconstitutional, such
adjudication shall not affect the validity of the Code or the Ordinance adopt-
ing same as a whole or any section, provision or part thereof not adjudged
invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION IX MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS. The provisions of this Code shall be
held to be the minimum requirements adopted for the protection of the health,
welfare and safety of the City of Iowa City, Iowa. Nothing herein contained
shall be deemed to invalidate any existing ordinances or regulations of the
City of Iowa City or any statutes of the State of Iowa imposing requirements
higher than the minimum requirements laid down in this Code and whenever any
requirements of any other ordinance, statute or regulation are higher than
the requirements of this Code, those requirements which are higher shall be
applicable.
SECTION X EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be in effect after its
final passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
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It was moved by Connell and seconded by Brandt
Ordinance as read be adopted, and upon roll call there were:
AYES: NAYS: ABSENT:
X Brandt
g But-herus
g Connell
g Hickerson
X White
Attest:
City Clerk Y
1st Reading /.�Z
2nd Reading
3rd Reading
that the
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ORDINANCE NO. 2579
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE 2238 BY CHANGING THE USE REGULATIONS
OF CERTAIN PROPERTY FROM C2 AND R3B TO CB ZONE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA:
Section 1. The property described below is hereby reclassified from
its present classification of C2 & R3B zone and the boundaries
of CB zone as indi.:ated upon the Zoning Map
of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, shall be enlarged to include the follow-
ing property, to -wit:
Lot 7, and Lot 8 except the South 33 feet thereof, both of Johnson
Subdivision of Out Lot 24, Iowa City, Iowa, according to the recorded
plat thereof.
Lot 9 except the North 1 foot thereof in Johnson Subdivision of Out Lot
24, Iowa City, Iowa, according to the recorded plat thereof.
The South 33 feet of Lot 8 of Johnson Subdivision of Out Lot 24, Iowa
City, Iowa, according to the recorded plat thereof, together with all
easements thereto, and including the North 1 foot of Lot 9 of said Out
Lot 24. (Northwestern Bell Telephone Bldg., 302 S. Linn)
Section 2. The building inspector is hereby authorized and directed
to change the Zoning Map of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, to conform to
this amendment upon the final passage, approval and publication of this
Ordinance as provided by law.
Section 3. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to
certify a copy of this Ordinance to the County Recorder of Johnson
County, Iowa, upon final passage, approval and publication as provided
by law.
It was moved by White and seconded by Butherus that
the Ordinance be adopted and upon roll call there were:
AYES: NAYS: ABSENT:
Brandt X
Butherus X
Connell X
Hickerson X
White X
Passed and approved this 2nd day of February 19 il.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
First Reading
Second Reading-,
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ORDINANCE NO. 2580
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF AN
UNDERPASS AND THE APPROACHES THERETO ON MAIDEN LANE
STREET IN IOWA CITY, IOWA, UNDER THE TRACKS AND RIGHT-
OF-WAY OF THE CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC RAILROAD
COMPANY, DETERMINING THAT THE SAME IS NECESSARY FOR THE
SAFETY AND PROTECTION OF THE PUBLIC AND PROVIDING FOR
THE WIDTII, HEIGHTH AND SIZE OF THE UNDERPASS AND
APPROACHES THERETO, AND THE MANNER OF CONSTRUCTION
THEREOF.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF IOWA CITY, IOWA.
SECTION I PURPOSE, The purpose of this Ordinance is to provide for the
reconstruction of an underpass and the approaches thereto on Maiden Lane Street
in Iowa City, Iowa, under the tracks and right-of-way of the Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific Railroad Company, determining that the same is necessary for
the safety and protection of the public and providing for the width, heighth
and size of the underpass and approaches thereto, and the manner of construction
thereof.
SECTION II PUBLIC HEARING. Pursuant to notice served upon the Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company, as required by Chapter 387 of the
Code of Iowa, as amended, public hearing has been duly held in the Council
Chambers of the Civic Center in Iowa City, Iowa, at 7:30 o'clock, P.M. CST, on
the 16th day of February, A.D., 1971; at which hearing the Council heard and
considered arguments for and against the proposed reconstruction of the Maiden
Lane Underpass.
SECTION III RECONSTRUCTION. It is hereby determined that the reconstruc-
tion of the Maiden Lane Underpass, under the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Railroad Company's tracks and right-of-way, is necessary for the safety and
protection of the public.
SECTION IV CONSTRUCTION. Said underpass shall be constructed pursuant to
the plans and specifications prepared by Powers -Willis & Associates now on file
in the Office o: the City Clerk of Iowa City, Iowa, and placed on file in the
Office of the City Clerk of Iowa City, Iowa, on the 19th day of January, A.D.,
1971. The street approaches to said underpass shall be concrete paving, forty-
five (45) feet in width, back-to-back of curb, the heighth of the underpass
shall give at least sixteen (16) feet in clearance. The underpass itself shall
be of concrete and steel construction and shall be one hundred eighteen (118)
feet long and forty (40) feet wide, and shall comply with all regulations of
appropriate governmental agencies, including the Interstate Commerce Commission
and the Iowa Commerce Commission.
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SECTION V DIVISION OF CONSTRUCTION WORK. It is hereby determined that the
reconstruction work shall be performed in substantial accordance with the plans
and specifications and shall be divided between the City of Iowa City, and the
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company, as follows:
A. Work by the City. The City will remove the present structure and
construct the new underpass, the approaches, roadway surfacing, and all other
roadway facilities, and shall light the construction site during construction.
The work to be performed by the City will be let out to a contractor or contrac-
tors or performed by employees or agents of the City.
B. Work by the Company.
1. The Company will construct the required temporary timber
trestle and such temporary or permanent relocation of its communication and
signal facilities, on its right-of-way, as may be required by the construction
of the improvement, and the City's contractor shall remove the temporary trestle.
All administrative and utility fcosts required by the Company, such as inspection
costs and signal and communication costs, shall be borne by the Company, and the
Company shall install the relocated main line and siding track work at the under-
pass, at its own cost and expense, including the temporary timber trestle.
2. Watchman or Flagman service, as deemed necessary by the
Company, to protect the Company's operations and property, will be furnished by
the Company and the cost thereof shall be borne by the Company.
3. The Company shall grant appropriate construction easements to
the City, as shown in the plans and specifications on file during the construc-
tion of the improvement. The Company shall further grant to the City permanent
right-of-way easements for the improvement as shown on the plans and specifica-
tions, as long as the improvement is used by the City for street purposes.
4. The Company shall retain title to the steel beams in the
present structure.
SECTION VI NOTICE. Notice directing the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Railroad Company to undertake the work required of said Company for the recon-
struction of the underpass on Maiden Lane Street, shall be given to the Company
by serving a copy of this Ordinance upon the Registered Agent of the Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company for the State of Iowa.
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SECTION VII ENFORCEMENT. The City Manager and the City Attorney are hereby
authorized and directed to take all appropriate steps provided by law to insure
the compliance by the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company with
the requirements of this Ordinance.
SECTION VIII REPEALER. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION IX EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be in effect after its
final approval, passage and publication as required by law.
It was moved by Brandt and seconded by Butherus that the
Ordinance as read be adopted, and upon roll call there were:
AYES: NAYS: ABSENT:
X Brandt
X Butherus
X Connell
X Hickerson
X White
MAYOR
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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1st Reading
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3rd Reading
Passed and approved this 16th day of. February , A.D., 1971.
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ORDISTANCE S0. 2581 10
AN ORDIIVUXE VACATING STREET SOUTH OF PARK ROAD BRIDGE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUiICIL OF IOUA CITY, IOWA:
Section 1. That the street in Iowa City, Iowa, hereinafter
described be and the same is hereby vacated:
Beginning at the point of intersection of the South line of Park Road and the
west bank of'the Iowa River; thence West along the South line of Park Road to
its intersection with a line parallel to and 40 feet southerly (measured at
right angles) of the centerline of the existing pavement on Park Road; thence
easterly along said line parallel to and 40 feet southerly of the centerline of
the existing pavement on Park Road to the west bank of the Iowa River; thence
Southerly along the west bank of the Iowa River to the point of beginning,
retaining an easement over the entire tract for sanitary sewer, storm sewer and
water main. (South of Park Road Bridge)
Section 2. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect when
published by law.
It was moved by White and seconded by Butherus that the
Ordinance be adopted, and upon roll call there were:
Brandt
Butherus
Connell
Hickerson
LXHd White
Passed and approved this 2nd
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AYES: NAYS: ABSENT:
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ORDINANCE NO. 2582
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE 2238 BY CHANGING THE USE REGULATIONS
OF CERTAIN PROPERTY FROM R3A TO R3B ZONE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA:
Section 1. The property described below is hereby reclassified from
its present classification of R3A and the boundaries
of R3B as indicated upon the Zoning Map
of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, shall be enlarged to include the follow-
ing property, to -wit:
Lot I in Block 1 in Towncrest Addition, Part Two
. Revised, to Iowa City, Iowa, according to the
recorded plat thereof.
Commencing on the centerline of Muscatine Avenue
1,464.42 feet East of the Northwest- corner of the
Southwest corner of Section 13, Township 79 North,
Range 6 West of the 5th P.M.; thence East 160 feet,
thence South 188 feet, thence West 60 feet, thence
North 188 feet to the point of beginning. (Directly
east of intersection of Muscatine Ave. & Arthur St.,
on South side of Muscatine.)
Section 2. The building inspector is hereby authorized and directed
to change the Zoning Map of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, to conform to
this amendment upon the final passage, approval and publication of this
Ordinance as provided by law.
Section 3. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to
certify a copy of this Ordinance to the County Recorder of Johnson
County, Iowa, upon final passage, approval and publication as provided
by law.
It was moved by Brandt and seconded by Connell that
the Ordinance be adopted and upon roll call there were:
AYES; NAYS: ABSENT:
Brandt g
Butherus g
Connell g
Hickerson g
White g
Passed and approved this 2nd day of _ March , 19 71.
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City Clerk Third Reading
ORDINANCE NO. 2583
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE LEGAL HOLIDAYS FOR THE
CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA, AND REPEALING SECTIONS 2.40.10C
AND 6.16.19D AND ENACTING NEW SECTIONS IN LIEU THEREOF.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY" COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
IOWA CITY, IOWA.
SECTION I PURPOSE. The purpose of this Ordinance is to establish
certain legal holidays for the City of Iowa City, to conform with the dates
of said holidays established by the United States Government.
SECTION II AMENDMENT. Section 2.40.10C of the Municipal Code is
hereby repealed and the following is enacted in lieu thereof:
C. HOLIDAYS. The following days are hereby declared
holidays for all City employees and officers with the excep-
tion of personnel who are employed on continuous operations:
1. The first day of January (New Years Day)
2. The last Monday in May (Memorial Day)
3. The fourth day of July (Independence Day)
4. The first Monday of September (Labor Day)
5. The fourth Thursday in Novembef (Thanksgiving Day)
6. The twenty-fifth day of December (Christmas Day)
In addition, the City Council may also declare annually two (2)
additional holidays.
When a regular holiday falls on a Saturday, employees will
be given the preceding Friday off; when the regular holiday falls
on Sunday, the following Monday will be given off.
Those employees working on a continuous basis, with the
exception of the Fire Department, shall be given hours of compen-
satory time off equal to the hours of holiday leave enjoyed by
the regular employees. Such compensatory time shall be taken in
accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.
Firemen shall accrue 2-2/3 shifts time off each year in lieu
of the eight holidays granted other employees. Such time off
shall be at such times as selected by the Fire Chief and may only
be granted when such time off shall leave six men on duty in the
station at all times.
Section 6.16.19 of the Municipal Code is hereby amended and the follow-
ing is enacted in lieu thereof:
D. The hours of operation of parking meters shall be in effect
during such hours of the day as may be fixed by resolution of the
Council and shall be daily except Sundays and the following holidays:
1. The first day of January (New Year's Day)
2. The last Monday in May (Memorial Day)
3. The fourth day of July (Independence Day)
4. The first Monday of September (Labor Day)
5. The fourth Thursday of November (Thanksgiving Day)
6. The twenty-fifth day of December (Christmas Day)
SECTION III REPEALER. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
with the provisions of this Ordinance and Section 2.40.10C and 6.16.19D of the
Municipal Code are hereby repealed.
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SECTION IV EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be in effect after its
final passage, approval and publication as required by law.
It was moved by Brandt and seconded by Connell that the
Ordinance as read be adopted, and upon roll call there were:
AYES: NAYS: ABSENT:
g Brandt
g Butherus
g Connell
g Hickerson
g White
MAYOR
Attest:
City Clerk
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Passed and approved this 16th day of March , A.D., 1971.
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ORDINANCE NO. 2584
' QRpINANCE ASSUMING THE CHARGE, CUSTODY AND CONTROL OF ALL TREES AND SHRUBBERY UPON
-Ttl£. —ZTREETS AND PUBLIC PROPERTY; REGULATING THE PLANTING AND MAINTENANCE OF SAID TREES;
ESTABLISHING THE OFFICE OF CITY FORESTER AND THE DIVISION OF FORESTRY AND PRESCRIBING
-WE FORESTER'S DUTIES A14D AUTHORITY; REQUIRING PERMITS FOR PLANTING, MAINTENANCE AND
PIOVAL OF TREES AND SHRUBS IN PUBLIC PLACES; PROHIBITING THE MUTILATION OF STREET
TREES; DEFINING CERTAIN NUISANCES INVOLVING TREES AND SHRUBS AND PROVIDING FOR THE
ABATEMENT OF SUCH :,Y THE CITY; PROVIDING FOR CONTAINER PLANTING; PROVIDING FOR
CERTIFICATION OF TREE SURGEONS, FORESTERS AND ARBORISTS; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR
/ PARTS OF ORDINANCES IIS CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF
ITS PROVISIONS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA:
Section 1. Short Title. This Ordinance shall be known as and may be cited as the
"Forestry Ordinance" of the City of Iowa City, Iowa.
Section 2. Definitions_ For the purpose of this Ordinance, the following terms, phrases,
words and their derivations shall have the meaning given herein. When not inconsistent
with the context, words used in the present tense include the future, words in the plural
include the singular and words in the singular number include the plural number. The word
"shall" is mandatory and not merely directory.
a. City. The City of Iowa City, Iowa.
b. Council. The City Council of Iowa City, Iowa.
c. City Manager. The City Manager of Iowa City, Iowa.
d. Forester. The City Forester of the City of Iowa City, Iowa.
e. Person. Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company or
organization of any kind.
f. Trees and Shrubs. All woody vegetation except where otherwise indicated.
g. Street or Higaway. The entire width between property lines of every way or
place of whatever nature within the City when any part thereof is open to the
use of the public as a matter of right, for the purpose of vehicular or
pedestrian traffic.
h. Parking. That part of the street or avenue of highway in the City not covered
by sidewalk and lying between the lot line and the curb line; or, on unpaved
streets, that part of the street, avenue or highway lying between the lot lines
and that portion of the street usually traveled by vehicular traffic.
i. Property Gwner. A person owning private property in Iowa City, Iowa, as shown
by the County Auditor's plat of Iowa Ci[y, Iowa.
J. Public Property. Any and all property located within the confines of the City
and owned by the City or held in the name of the City by any of the departments,
.commissions or agencies within the City government.
k. Closin_. A closing exists any time the movement of pedestrian or vehicular
traffic shall be stopped on a public way, for reason of public safety, as a
result of any action covered by this ordinance.
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3 Purpose. The purpose of this Ordinance is to assume charge, custody and
of atrees and shrubbery upon the public streets and upon public property by
City; to provide rules and regulations for the planting, pruning, caring for, removal,
., maintenance of such trees and shrubbery and for the granting of permits relative there-
;,,; and to define tree and shrub nuisances and provide for their abatement, in order to
provide for the safety, preserve the health, promote the prosperity, improve the order,
comfort.and convenience of the City.
section 4. Forester and Forestry Division.
a. Establishment. There is hereby established the office of City Forester and the
Division of Forestry in and for the City. The Forester shall be a person
qualified by training for this position, and he shall be appointed by the City
Manager. The Division of Forestry shall be comprised of the Forester and all
persons employed to work with him.
b. Authority. The Forester shall have authority to perform and to regulate the
planting, maintenance and removal of trees and shrubs on streets and other
public property in order to insure public safety and preserve the symmetry of
public places. He shall promote public information on tree planting, maintenance
and removal.
c. Permits. The Forester shall have authority to issue such permits as are required
under this Ordinance and to affix reasonable conditions to the granting of a
permit in accordance with the terms of this Ordinance.
d. Supervision. The Forester shall have the authority and it shall be his duty
to supervise or inspect all work done under a permit issued in accordance with
the terms of this Ordinance.
Sedtion 5. Trees and Shrubs on Public Property - Permits Required.
a. Maintenance or Removal. No person except the City or a person hired by the City
shall treat, plant, trim, remove or otherwise disturb any tree or shrub on any
street or other public property without first filing an application and procuring
a permit to do so from the Forester.
(1) Application Data. The application required herein shall be signed by the
abutting property owner or his authorized agent, except as set forth in
subsection (e) of this Section; shall be submitted to the Forester; and
shall state the location, number, size and species of trees or shrubs to
be treated, planted, trimmed, removed or otherwise disturbed; the reason
therefore, the methods to be used; and such other information as the Forester
shall find reasonably necessary to fairly determine whether a permit should
be issued.
(2) Standards of Issuance. The Forester shall issue the permit provided for
herein if the proposed work is desirable and if the methods and workmanship
proposed comply with the Arboricultural Specifications and Standards of Prac-
tice as set out in Section 14 of this Ordinance. The person receiving the
permit and any tree surgeon, forester, arborist or workman performing there
under shall strictly abide by said specifications and standards unless an
exception or exceptions thereto are set forth in writing on the permit. Any
permit granted shall contain a definite date of expiration and it may be
declared void if its terms are violated.
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b. Planting. No person shall plant or set out any tree or shrub in any street or
public place of the City without first filing an application and procuring a
permit from the Forester.
(1) Application Data. The application required herein shall be signed by the
abutting property owner or his authorized agent; shall be submitted to the
Forester; and shall state the number of trees or shrubs to be set out; the
location, grade, size and species of each tree or shrub; the method of
planting; and such other information as the Forester shall find reasonably
necessary to fairly determine whether a permit should be issued.
(2) Standards of Issuance. The Forester shall issue the permit provided for
herein if the proposed planting is desirable; if it conforms as to approved
species, size and location; and if the planting complies with the Arbori-
cultural Specifications and Standards of Practice set out in Section 14 of
this Ordinance. The person receiving the permit and any tree surgeon,
forester, arborist: or workman performing thereunder shall strictly abide
by said specifications and standards unless an exception or exceptions
thereto are set forth in writing on the permit. Any permit granted shall
contain a definite expiration date and it may be declared void if its terms
are violated.
(3) Improper Planting. Wherever any tree or shrub shall be planted in conflict
with the provisions of this subsection, it shall be lawful for the Forester
to require its removal or to remove it himself.
c. Excavation and Construction. No person other than the City or a person hired
by the City shall excavate any ditches, tunnels or trenches or lay any drive
within a radius of ten (10) feet from any public tree or shrub without first
obtaining a written permit from the Forester. Trees, shrubs or plants near
any excavation or construction of any building or structure shall be adequately
protected and all building material, dirt or other debris shall be kept at least
three (3) feet from such trees, shrubs or plants.
d. Storage. No person shall deposit, place, store or maintain upon any street or
other public property any stone, brick, sand, concrete or other material which
may impede the free passage of water, air and fertilizer to the roots of any
trees or shrubs growing therein, except by written permission of the Forester.
e. Public Utility Installation. All permits issued for the installation of public
utilities that affect public trees or shrubs shall be approved by the Forester.
A public utility may be issued a permit to treat, trim or remove any tree or
shrub on any street or other public place. Said work shall be limited to the
actual necessities of the service of the company and such work shall be done in
accordance with the Arboricultural Specifications and Standards of Practice set
forth in Section 14 of this Ordinance. The Forester may,if necessary in his
estimatioc., assign an inspector to supervise the provisions of the pe -mit and
the cost of such service shall be charged to the public utility.
Section 6. Container Planting. No individual or firm shall establish a container either
above or below ground for plants on public property without recommendation of the City
Manager and approval of the City Council. Following Council approval a permit will be
issued by the City Forester.
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a. Procedure.
(1) The petitioner shall submit a request complete with detailed design to the
City Manager who shall make a recommendation to the City Council within
forty-five (45) days.
b. Installation Requirements.
(i) No container may be placed closer than twenty (20) feet to street
intersection (property lines extended) and ten (10) feet to driveways
and alleys.
(2) The planting medium shall be of sufficient size to support and sustain plant
materials and the container shall be not less than twenty-four (24) inches
in depth and thirty (30) inches in diameter, inside dimensions.
€, Maintenance of Containers. Containers and their complete maintenance become the
responsibility of the abutting property owner.
(1) All costs arising from the establishment, maintenance or removal of plants
or plant containers are to be born by the abutting property owner.
(2) Containers, plants and their contents must be maintained in the condition
specified by original design at all times. Any planter not serving its
designed esthetical function -shall be replanted or removed.
d, Notice to Replant or Remove. Any container and plant material not maintained to
duality and designed standard as required by the City Forester is hereby declared
A nuisance. Anyone failing to abate same, after notice shall be given, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and the City Forester may remove said nuisance.
e. Freedom from Liability.
(i) Any individual or firm granted the right to place or establish containers
on public property pursuant to this section shall execute an indemnification
Agreement approved by the City Attorney wherein the applicant agrees to
indemnify and save harmless the City from any and all liability which may
be incurred as a result of the placement of said containers and their content:
Section 7, Felling of Trees onto Yhru5 The Forester shall be, for the purpose of this
Ordinance, notified prior to the time that any tree or shrub is to be trimmed or removed
if said tree or shrub or any portion thereof will fall on a street, sidewalk or alley.
Ail current City Ordinances and agreements must be observed. No person shall close any
street,'alley, sidewalk, roadway or traveled way in Iowa City without first obtaining
approval for said closing from the City Forester.
a. Public Property. If said tree or shrut is located on public property, the
iequired notification shall be given on the original application to trim or remove
b, Private Property. If said tree or shrub is located on private property, the
property owner or his authorized agent must apply for a specifical permit to
trim or remove. The Forester shall issue said permit provided that the trimming
or removing will be done according to the specifications and standards of this
Ordinance and requirements of this Section.
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c. Safety Requirements.
(1) The person to whom the permit is issued shall be responsible for placing
such signs, flags, flares and barricades as are needed to warn persons
of the danger of using the street, sidewalk or alley.
(2) No tree shall be felled onto any street without having persons stationed
in the streets to stop traffic from both directions at the time the tree
is being dropped, unless the street has been duly barricaded in accordance
with City Ordinances.
t (3) Trees or branches which are felled or trimmed onto public property must be
removed immediately unless an extension of time is granted by the Forester
in writing.
(4) Stump removal cavities must be cleared and refilled with soil in the same
operation. At no time shall a cavity remain unfilled overnight.
d. Insurance. Before any tree or branch is felled onto public property, the
applicant must deposit with the clerk a liability insurance policy in the amount
of $100,000.00 per person/$300,000.00 per accident for bodily injury liability
and $50,000.00 aggregate for property damage liability. The insurance policies
shall also name the City of Iowa City as an additional insured in all liability
insurance. In the event that the 'applicant is able to furnish proof of financial
responsibility approved by the City Attorney and enters into agreement for
indemnification of the City in the event of any damage caused by the applicant's
obtaining a permit to do street tree work, this insurance requirement may be
waived.
Section 8. Abuse or Mutilation of Trees on Public Property. No person shall willfully
damage, cut, carve, transplant or remove a tree or shrub on public property; attach any
rope, wire, nails or other contrivance to any such tree; cause or permit any wire charged
with electricity to come in contact with such tree or shrub unless protected by approved
methods; attach any electrical insulation to any public tree or shrub; allow any gaseous,
liquid or solid substance which is harmful to said trees or shrubs to come in contact
with them; or set fire or permit any fire to burn when such fire or the heat thereof will
injure any portion of any public tree or shrub, without first obtaining a written permit
to do so from the Forester.
Section 9. Tree Spurs or Climbers. No person shall use tree spurs or climbers on trees
located on streets or public property except by specific written permission of the Forester
Section 10. Nuisances. Any healthy tree or shrub which is so placed as to interfere with
pedestrian or vehicular traffic in actuality or by creating a sight problem is hereby
declared a nuisance.
a. Trees and Shrubs. Trees or shrubs on Fiblic or private property bordering on
any street shall be trimmed to sufficient height to allow free passage of
pedestrians and vehicular travel and so they will not obstruct or shade street
lights, the vision of traffic signs or the view at any street intersection.
The minimum clearance of any overhanging portion of such trees or shrubs shall
be nine (9) feet over sidewalks and thirteen (13) feet over all streets except
in the case of small or newly planted trees specifically designated by the City
Forester. No shrubs more than two (2) feet -high above street level may be
located within thirty (30) feet of a street intersection ''(property lines
extended).
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(1) Public Property. The Forester shall trim or cause to be trimmed, trees
and shrubs on public property to the minimum height set out above.
(2) Private Property. Notice to Trim. when the Forester shall find it necessary
to order obstructing trees or shrubs on private property to be trimmed, he shall
cause written notice to be served on the property owner requiring such trees or
shrubs to be trimmed to eliminate the hazard within thirty (30) days after receil
of the said notice. The notice required herein shall be served by mailing a cop;
of said notice to the last known address of the property owner by certified mail,
If the Forester is unable to secure notice on the property owner, said written
notice may be served on the occupant or person in charge of the property in the
same manner as set out herein.
b. Cotton -bearing Cottonwood Trees. Cotton -bearing cottonwood trees and all other
cotton -bearing poplar trees in the City are hereby declared to be a nuisance.
(1) Public Property. The Forester shall remove or cause to be removed any such
tree on the streets or public property.
(2) Private Property. The Forester shall require the removal of any cotton -bearing
cottonwood tree or cotton -bearing poplar tree on private property by causing
a written notice to be served on the property owner directing that said tree
or trees be removed within thirty (30) days after receipt of said notice.
The notice required herein shall be served by mailing a copy of said notice to
the last known address of the property owner by certified mail. If the Forester
is unable to secure notice on the property owner, said written notice may be
served on the occupant or person in charge of the property in the same manner
as set out herein.
c. Dead or Diseased Trees or Shrubs. Any dead, diseased or damaged tree or shrub or
parts thereof which may harbor serious insect or disease pests injurious to other
trees or shrubs or parts thereof, or is hazardous to life or property is hereby
declared to be a nuisance.
(1) Public Property. The Forester shall remove or cause to be removed any such
tree or shrub on the streets or public property.
(2) Private Property. The Forester shall cause written notice to be served on the
property owner requiring the removal, trimming or treatment of any such tree
or shrub or parts thereof within thirty (30) days after receipt of said notice.
The notice required herein shall be served by mailing a copy of said notice
to the last known address of the property owner by certified mail. If the
Forester is unable to secure notice on the property owner, said -written notice
may be served on the occupant or person in charge of the property in the same
manner as set out herein. Said removal, trimming or treatment as required by
the provisions of this Section shall be subject to the applicable Arboricultural
Specifications and Standards of Practice set forth in Section lB of this
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Section Il. Interference with Forester. No person shall hinder, prevent, delay or inter-
fere with the Forester or any of his assistants while engaged in carrying out the execution
or enforcement of this Ordinance; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be construed
as an attempt to prohibit the pursuit of any remedy, legal or equitable, in any Court or
competent jurisdiction for the protection of property rights by the owner of any property
within the City.
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flection 12. Certi
a. Requirement. No person shall do any work on trees and shrubs on streets and public
property unless he has received a Certificate of Approval from the Forester.
b. Application. Any person desiring a Certificate of Approval shall apply to the
Forester, who shall provide application forms for this purpose. The completed
forms shall include the name, address, business address, experience, training
and qualifications of the applicant.
c. Insurance. A Certificate of Approval shall be issued to any applicant successfully
passing the examination and tests given by the Forester; provided that there first
be deposited with the City Clerk a liability policy in the amount of $100,000.00
per person/$300,000.00 per accident for Bodily Injury liability and $50,000.00
aggregate for Property Damage liability. The insurance policies shall also name
the City.of Iowa City as an additional insured in all liability insurance.
Section 13. Arboricultural Specifications and Standards of Practice. The following
Arboricultural Specifications and Standards of Practice are hereby adopted by the City:
a. Planting.
(1) Size. All trees planted on the streets shall be of sufficient size to
warrant satisfactory results and stand the abuse common to street trees.
(2) Grade. Unless otherwise allowed for substantial reasons, all standard
sized trees shall have comparatively straight trunks, well developed leaders,
top and root characteristics of the species or variety showing evidence of
proper nursery pruning. All trees must be free of insect, disease, mechanical
injuries and other objectionable features at the time of planting. To
compensate for any serious loss of roots, the top of the tree should be reduced
by thinning or cutting back as determined by the growth characteristics of
the tree species. The leader shall not be cut off in such trimming.
(3) Planting. Trees cannot be planted in the parking that is less than eight (8)
feet in width, or contains less than 160 square feet of exposed soil surface.
Trees cannot be planted closer than twenty (20) feet to street intersections
(property lines extended) and ten (10) feet to driveways and alleys.
(4) Method of Support. Trees may be guyed or supported in an upright position
according to accepted arboricultural practices. The guys or supports shall
be fastened in such a way that they will not girdle or cause serious injury
to the trees or endanger public safety.
b. Trimming or Pruning.
(1) All cuts are to be made sufficiently close to the parent stem so that healing
can readily start under normal conditions.
(2) All dead and diseased wood shall be removed.
(3) All limbs one (1) inch in diameter (size of a quarter) or over must be precut
to prevent splitting. All branches that are in danger of injuring the tree
in falling shall be lowered by proper ropes.
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(4) one of all crossed or rubbing branches shall be removed where practicable so
that the removal will not leave large holes in the general outline of the
tree. Some crossed or rubbing branches may be cabled apart.
(5) Paint all cuts old and new, one (1) inch in diameter and over, with an approved
tree wound dressing. on old wounds care is to be taken to paint exposed wood
only.
/ (6) Where there is known to be danger of transmitting disease by tools they are
to be disinfected with alcohol before using on another tree.
(7) old scars not healing properly, and where callous growth is not already
established, are to be traced and painted, unless other treatment is
designated.
(8) A'll girdling roots visible to the eye where practicable, should be treated by
cutting off the root at either end, notching of the root in the center with
a chisel, removal of the entire root without injury to bark or parent stem,
or reporting this condition to the owner.
(9) No topping or dehorning trees shall be permitted except by special written
permission of the City Forester. Trees becoming stag headed may have the dead
portions removed back to sound green wood, with proper 450 (degree) cut only.
(10) Wood resulting from trimming or tree removal may be used for firewood or
other purposes providing it is treated, as necessary, to prohibit the spread
of insects or disease and that it is properly stored so that it does not
become a nuisance.
c. Spraying
(1) Suitable precautions must be taken to protect and warn the public that
spraying is being done.
(2) Spray materials containing lime sulfur and other corrosive materials shall
not be used near painted buildings.
(3) Spraying shall be done only for the control of specific diseases or insects
with the.proper materials, in the necessary strength; and applied at the
proper time to obtain the desired control. Spraying materials and methods
shall be in accordance with the current recommendations of the Agricultural
Extension Division of Iowa State University and/or the State Entomologist i
except for experinental work that shall be done under the direct supervision
of the City Forester.
d. Cavities and Bracing.
.(1) Extensive cavity work should not be performed on a tree unless it is of
- sufficiently high value to justify the cost.
(2) The sides and ends of all cavity openings must conform with the direction
of sap flow. The cambium edge must be protected at all times during the
work by the application of shellac. A cavity filling must not protrude
beyond the cambium layer at any point along the cavity edge.
(3) Provisions should be made for drainage from a cavity which may exude sap
behind the filling.
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(4) As a general rule cables should be placed as high as approximately two-thirds
(2/3) of the distance between the crotch and branch ends. Rust resistant
cables, thimbles and lags should be used. The ends of a cable should be
attached to hooks or eyes of lags or bolts. Thimbles must be used in the
eye splice in each end of the cable. In no instance shall cable be wrapped
around a branch.
Section 14. Misdemeanor. Any person, firm or corporation who violates any'of the pro-
visions of this Ordinance or who fails to comply with any legal notice issued pursuant
to the provisions of this Ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall upon
conviction thereof be subject to imprisonment not exceeding thirty (30) days, or a fine
not exceeding one hundred ($100) dollars.
Section 15. Savings Clause. Should any section, clause or provision of this Ordinance
be declared by the Courts to be invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of the
Ordinance as a whole or any Section, provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid or
unconstitutional.
Section 16. Repealer. All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict with the
provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed and specifically Ordinance 2242, Chapter
3.38-1965 Municipal Code of Iowa City, Iowa, Ordinance 2421, are hereby repealed.
Section 17. This Ordinance shall be in effect after its final passage approval and
publication as required by law.
It was moved by Brandt and seconded by Connell that the
Ordinance as read be adopted, and upon roll call there were:
AYES: NAYS: ABSENT:
X Brandt
X Butherus
X Connell
X Hickerson
X White
Attest:
City Clerk Z"
1st Reading 7 l -o
2nd Reading 3- 2 -:Z1
3rd Reading // 7 /
Mayor
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Passed and approved this 16th day of March , A.D., 1971.
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ORDINANCE NO. _ 2585 _
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY
OF IOWA CITY, IOWA, 1966, BY THE ADDITION OF SECTION
9.20.23, PROVIDING GUIDELINES CONCERNING ELECTRICAL
MATERIALS, INSTALLATION AND REPAIR OF SAME.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF IOWA CITY, IOWA.
SECTION I PURPOSE. The purpose of this Ordinance is to enact Section
9.20.23 concerning additions to the National Electric Code previously adopted
by the City of Iowa City, Iowa, as the Electrical Code of the City of
Iowa City, Iowa; to provide guidelines concerning installation, service, and
materials to be used; to provide for the health, welfare and safety of the
citizens of Iowa City, Iowa; to repeal all ordinances or parts of ordinances
in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance; to provide for the enforce-
ment therefor and penalties for the violation thereof.
SECTION II AMENDMENTS. The Municipal Code of the City of Iowa City is
hereby amended as follows:
1. The following Section 9.20.23 is hereby adopted as a part of the Muni-
cipal Code.
Section 9.20.23. GENERAL.
A. In all wiring installations, special attention shall be paid to
the mechanical installation of the work. The placement of raceways, cables
and conductors; the connecting, splicing, soldering, and taping of conductors,
and the securing and attachment of fittings in 'a proper, neat and workmanlike
manner is mandatory.
B. Conductors and equipment shall be protected against corrosion by
use of approved materials required for use under each specific condition to
which material may be subjected.
C. All equipment shall be considered to be subjected to mechanical
injury and shall be protected by insulation or protective cover. In exposed
or concealed work, flexible electrical cables shall be run through bored holes
or parallel to members; or placed on runners of lumber measuring at least 1" x
2" in dimension. When there is no objection by building contractor to notch-
ing members, conductors may be laid in these and the notches covered by steel
plates at least 1/16" thickness. In crawl areas, cables or conductors shall
be protected for at least 6" from edge of openings. In construction of attics
of all types of buildings, junction boxes shall be located inside a perpendi-
cular line measuring three (3) feet minimum from top side of joists to bottom
side of rafter.
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D. Wooden plugs driven into holes and concrete nails are prohibited
in the fastening of equipment to masonry construction.
E. All bathroom fixtures, switch boxes and outlet boxes shall be
properly grounded. All fixtures and receptacles in bathrooms shall be
controlled by a wall switch or switches commonly located near the door. At
least one receptacle shall be installed in each bathroom. All receptacles in
bathrooms shrill be out of reach of tub or shower. The use of fixture outlet
is prohibited in bathrooms.
F. The garbage disposal in the kitchen sink shall be connected to a
grounded type outlet with a three conductor cord of not less than No. 14 wire.
G. Kitchen outlets. No point on a wall shall be more than four (4)
feet from an outlet when measured horizontally along the floor or table top
line.
H. Basement lighting fixtures. In all types of occupancies except
inductrial, one permanent lighting fixture shall be provided for each two
hundred square feet of floor area. Stairway lighting shall not be included
as lighting when figuring gross floor area of basements or cellars.
I. Stairway lighting shall be located so that stair treads shall
never be shadowed by persons using them. The light fixtures shall be located
at the top and the bottom of the stairs and any dark area.
J. Electrically powered heating units, such as oil burners, gas
burners, stokers, or other electrically controlled heating units shall use an
approved number of protective devices on the electric supply and control lines
to limit the action of the equipment when hazardous temperatures or conditions
arise. New work and old work shall be supplied by a separate circuit, with a
properly fused switch at the heating unit. All heating units to be properly
grounded. All wiring on the heating units shall be in electrical metallic
rigid, emt or greenfield raceway.
K. Exit lights. The exit from any room or building, public or
private, used for public gathering whether for worship, lodge activity, retail
store, or entertainment, shall have all exits properly lighted and designated
by an electrically illuminated exit sign. All stairways in public buildings,
nursing homes, apartments, retail stores, and hotels shall be properly lighted
and designated by an electrically illuminated sign. Circuit for exit lighting
shall be intitalled in raceway "separate from any other raceways" or circuit of
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the building. Such circuits shall be connected ahead of main disconnect and
controlled independently.
L. When it is found by the inspector that tampering or overloading
of circuits is evident, it will be mandatory that all circuits be fused by a
non-tamperable fuse or device.
M. All wiring for electric light or power hereafter installed in
churches, schools, theaters, hotels, lodges, nursing homes, fraternities,
sororities, retail stores and any building classified as commercial or indus-
trial and places used for public gatherings, warehouses, store buildings,
factory buildings and 'their basements shall be in rigid or electric metallic
tubing. If any of the above occupancies also have a dwelling unit or rooming
unit, this portion of the building shall also be wired in conduit.
N. A structure or place of residence containing more than one single
family dwelling unit shall be wired in conduit regardless of the type construc-
tion used in any common or dividing walls. A structure is defined as any
building surrounded on all sides by air and separated from any other building
by 5 feet.
Section 9.20.23.1 SERVICE.
A. All service equipment, distribution equipment and safety equip-
ment shall be placed in an accessible area and remain accessible at all times.
These devices shall be so placed that at no time will a workman be forced to
reach over other equipment.
tions.
B. Tandem type circuit breakers shall not be used in new installa-
C. All services and service entrance equipment shall be as provided
for by the rules and regulations of the utility company as filed with the City
Council.
D. The minimum height of the service entrance head shall be twelve
(12) feet above the ground or grade line.
E. No service drop shall parallel or be located as to prevent rais-
ing a ladder to the window.
F. All service and meter equipment installations shall be mounted
upon a meter board of not less than 5/8" in thickness and shall be of suffi-
cient size for existing equipment plus a minimum one square foot for future
apparatus. When the meters are placed against basement walls or any other wall
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subject to dampness, meter and panel boards shall be bound on back by vertical
strips not less than three inches (3) wide and 5/8" thick. Meter and panel
boards must be secured on each corner. Bell transformers are to be located on
above panel. Cement nails for fastening not approved. Powder actuated fasten-
ing devices acceptable.
G. Services on ranch type buildings where service entrance goes
through the roof must be not less than two inches (2) rigid steel and extended
above the roof not less than thirty-six (36) complete with service head and
thirty-six (36) inches of wire extending from service head. Pipe to be secured
on the .wall with two hold straps or the equivalent and weather proofed where it
extends through the roof.
H. All service entrances in the central business district shall be
rigid conduit. No service entrance shall be run through electric metalic tub-
ing in concealed walls or partitions unless protected by at least two inches of
masonry construction. All service entrances locations in the central business
district shall be approved by the Electrical Inspector before installation.
I. Service entrance conductors shall contain no bare aluminum wires
and shall have a rating no less than 750 C. or 1650 F. rated wire and shall not
be spliced and shall maintain color code as follows:
(1) White or permanent marking for neutral wires.
J. For installations in single family residence, the main service
entrance shall not be smaller than one hundred ampere. A home with over 2,500
sq. ft. of floor space, including the basement but excluding the garage shall be
served with not less than a 200 ampere service entrance.
K. The minimum service in a two family duplex shall be of 200 ampere
capacity or may be run as two 100 ampere services.
L. ThE minimum size feed to an individual apartment in apartment tuild-
ings shall be 100 ampere. The service entrance size for apartments buildings shall
not be less than 50% of the total capacity of the feeders served by it. In
commercial or industrial occupancies the minimum service entrance size shall be
100 ampere.
M. Power services. Three phase three wire services shall be classified
as power services and may be used to supply power equipment and shall comply with
all provisions of other types of services and shall not be less than 60 ampere
capacity. All metallic equipment used in conjunction with such services shall be
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effectively grounded.
N. Each building shall be served with a single set of service entrance
conductors. The service conductors shall be properly protected through a single
main disconnect. A building is defined as the area between fire walls. A fire
wall shall be a three hour wall under U.L. Tests.
0. The main switch shall be mounted in a readily accessible location
as near as possible to the point where the conductors enter and not more than
six feet inside the building.
P. All distribution panel cards shall be filled out as to location of
the connected circuits.
Q. Apartment house meters shall be numbered to correspond with the
apartment.
R. The only type of grounding that will be acceptable in Iowa City,
Iowa, where the metallic city water service is available will be the running of
No. 6 or larger copper wire, insulated or bare, and color coded to the street
side of the water meter and securely connecting it thereto with an approved
malleable clamping device. The wire may be laid in or below the concrete floor
in conduit. Grounding conductors installed in or under the concrete floors
shall be insulated. water meters shall be bonded.
Section 9.20.23.2 FEEDERS, BRANCH CIRCUITS.
A. All circuits shall be continuous by means other than attachment
to the wiring devices.
B. All branch circuits in all building classifications shall be of
a non-tamperable fusing or circuit breakers.
C. Branch circuits supplying general lighting and outlets in resi-
dential type of occupancy shall not exceed 150 volts to ground and shall be
over -current protected by non-tamperable type S fusing or circuit breakers
with a rating or setting not to exceed 15 amperes.
D. All receptacles, except clock outlets, installed in all kitchens,
utility rooms, dining areas and laundry areas shall be supplied with 20 ampere
conductors and over -current protected by non-tamperable fusing or circuit
breakers of 20 ampere rating.
E. Receptable outlets. In all dwellings, there shall be no less
than one (1) twenty ampere three wire circuit (220 volts) grounding type
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supplying receptacle outlets in the kitchen, dining room or kitchen dinette.
Refrigerator receptacles shall be on a separate circuit. Permanently installed
dishwasher shall be supplied by a separate 20 amp. circuit.
F. Basement lighting shall be on a separate circuit.
Section 9.20.23.3 CONDUITS, RACEWAYS AND CABLES.
A. All exposed wiring installed in dwellings shall be in metal race-
way.
B. Flexible conduit may be used where conduit must be fished into
concealed places and where subject to vibrations. A maximum length of flexi-
ble metal conduit of 72" may be exposed. When flexible metal conduit is used, a
grounding conductor of current carrying capacity equal to the largest current
carrying conductor shall be installed.
C. In gasoline dispensing stations, each pump and each lighting unit
in the exterior area shall have its own raceway to the panel in rigid gal-
vanized 3/4" or larger conduit. Island curb boxes shall not be used without
special permission of the Electrical Inspector.
D. All cables and conduits in exposed areas shall be secured every
4': feet and not more than one foot from each outlet box (non -exposed secured
every 10'). All conduits and flexible cables shall be securely fastened by
means of connectors at all junctions or outlet boxes.
SECTION III PENALTY. Any person, firm or corporation who shall install,
repair, mend, alter, modify or service any electrical installation in any build-
ing, house, structure, place of business, or premises in a manner contrary to
the provisions of this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of from one to one hundred
dollars or by imprisonment for from one to thirty days.
SECTION IV REPEALER. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION V SAVINGS CLAUSE. In the event any section, provision or part of
this Ordinance shall be adjudged to be 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 VI WEN EFFECTIVE. This Ordinance shall be in effect after its
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final passage, approval and publication as required by law.
It was moved by Butherus _ and seconded by Brandt
Ordinance as read be adopted, and upon roll call there were:
AYES: NAYS: ABSENT:
% Brandt
K Butherus
K Connell
% Hickerson
K White
MAYOR /
ATTEST: !c �L1.
CITY CLERK
1st
Reading
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that the
Passed and approved this 6th day of April , A.D., 1971.
ORDINANCE NO. 71-2586
AN ORDINANCE DELEGATING TO AND CONFERRING
ON IOWA -ILLINOIS GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
THE POWER TO APPROPRIATE AND CONDEMN PRIVATE
PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY OF IOIVA CITY, IO1VA,
FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING, KNINTAINING
AND OPERATING AN ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINE
WHEREAS, Iowa -Illinois Gas and Electric Company, an
Illinois corporation authorized to do business in Iowa and
having a place of business in Iowa City, Iowa, is a public
utility corporation having an electric franchise from the
City of Iowa City, Iowa. The said franchise was granted by
Ordinance No. 2170 passed and approved by the City Council
of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, on August 10, 1959, and
became effective, after being accepted by Iowa -Illinois Gas
and Electric Company and after said ordinance was submitted
to and approved by a majority vote of the electors of the
City of Iowa City, Iowa, voting at a special election on
September 29, 1959. Said franchise ordinance still is in
force and effect and grants to Iowa -Illinois Gas and Electric
Company the right to acquire, construct, erect, maintain and
operate, in the City of Iowa City, Iowa, plants and works for
the manufacture of electricity and a transmission system for
the distribution of electric energy; and
WHEREAS, under the provisions of Section 397.8 of the
.1966 Code of Iowa, the City of Iowa City, Iowa, has the right
to condemn and appropriate so much private property as may
be necessary for the construction of such works or plants and
also has the right to confer or delegate, by ordinance, the
power to appropriate or condemn private property for such
purposes upon any corporation authorized to construct and
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operate such works or plants.
BE IT ENACTED by the City Council of the City of
Iowa City, Iowa -
Section 1. That pursuant to authority contained in
Section 397.8 of the 1966 Code of Iowa there hereby
is delegated to and conferred on Iowa -Illinois Gas
and Electric Company the power of the City of Iowa
City, Iowa, to condemn and appropriate the necessary
rights of way for the purpose of constructing, .
reconstructing, operating, maintaining and removing
lines for the transmission and distribution of
electric energy and for communication and electrical
controls, adjacent to, and overhanging, the premises
hereinbelow described, with all necessary crossarms,
electric lines, insulators and other appurtenances
(BUT INCLUDING NO RIGHT OR PRIVILEGE TO PLACE POLES,
TOWERS OR OTHER STRUCTURES IN CONTACT WITH THE EARTH
WITHIN THE PREMISES DESCRIBED), together with the
right of ingress and egress and the right to trim,
cut down and remove such trees, brush, saplings and
bushes as may interfere with the proper construction,
maintenance, operation and removal of such lines
upon, over, along and across certain private property
now situated in the City of Iowa City, Johnson County
Iowa, described as Follows:
1. A strip of land 30 feet wide and approximately
180 feet in length in the Southeast Quarter (SE 1/4)
of the Northwest Quarter (NW 1/4) of Section 22,
Township 79 North, Range 6 West of the 5th P.M.,
Johnson County, Iowa, the centerline of which strip
of land being described as follows:
Commencing at the intersection point of the
East-West centerline of said Section 22 with the
centerline of the old Burlington and Iowa City
Road (also known as the Sand Road) as presently
established; thence Northwesterly (NW) along the
centerline of said Road for a distance of 812.46
feet (12.31 chains) to the most Northeasterly (NE)
corner of two (2) tracts or parcels of land which
together total 6.85 acres; thence West along the
North line of said 6.85 acres, S8 feet to the
point of beginning of the centerline herein to be
described; thence Southeasterly (SE) 180 feet,
more or less, to a point on the West right-of-way
line of said Sand Road. Subject to right-of-way
for public roads. (Said point of beginning is
also identified as being approximately 700 feet
West and 688 feet North of the center of said
Section 22).
Mc
2. The East five (s) feet of Lots One (1) and
Ten (10) in Block Four (4), of Cook, Sargent
and Downey's Addition to Iowa City, Iowa,
according to the recorded plat thereof.
3. 'The East Ten (10) feet of Outlot- One (1) in
Cook, Sargent and Downey's Addition to Iowa
City, Iowa.
The right of way for the purposes herein mentioned,
on the above described tracts of real estate, shall
not exceed those widths as shown by the above
descriptions.
Section 2. Any condemnation proceedings instituted
by Iowa -Illinois Cas and Electric Company under the
power delegated to and conferred on said company by
this ordinance shall be at the expense of said company
and without cost to the City of Iowa City, Iowa.
Passed and approved this 6TH day of April 1971.
ATTEST -
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City Clerk'
Mayor
First
Reading
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Second
Reading
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Third
Readins
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To.
it was moved by Rrandt ' and seconded by RuthPru, that the
Ordinance as read be adopted, and.upon roll call there were:
AYES: NAYS: ABSENT:
X
Brandt
X
Butherus
X
Connell
X
Hickerson
X
White
r
ORDINANCE NO. 71-2587
AN ORDINANCR ADOPTING THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE
VOLUME IV DANGEROUS BUILDINGS AS PREPARED BY THE
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF BUILDING OFFICIALS
WITH CERTAIN AMENDMENTS THERETO. TO PROVIDE FOR
THE ENFORCEMENT THEREOF AND PENALTIES FOR THE
VIOLATION THEREOF.
SECTION I PURPOSE. The purpose of this Ordinance is to adopt Volume
IV Dangerous Buildings of the 1970 Edition of the Uniform Building Code
edited by the International Conference of Building Officials to provide
for the protection of the health, welfare and safety of the citizens of
Iowa City, Iowa.
SECTION II ADOPTION. That except as hereinafter limited or amended,
there is hereby adopted Volume IV Dangerous Buildings of the 1970 Edition
of the Uniform Building Code edited by the International Conference of
Building Officials.
SECTION III AMENDMENTS. Volume IV Dangerous Buildings of the 1970
Edition of the Uniform Building Code edited by the International Conference
of Building Officials is hereby amended as follows:
1. Building Official. The enforcement of the provisions of this
Code shall be the responsibility of the Building Official and whenever the
words Health Officer or Fire Marshall shall be used in this Code, it shall
mean Building Official.
2. City Manager. Shall mean the City Manager of Iowa City, and
whenever the words Public Works Director shall be used in this Code, it
shall mean the City Manager.
3. Board of Appeals. That the Board of Appeals provided in
Section 205 of Volume IV Dangerous Buildings, shall have the same member-
ship as the Board of Appeals established in Volume I of the Uniform Building
Code adopted by Ordinance No. a5'18.
SECTION IV REPEALER. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION V EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be in effect after its
final passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
It was moved by White and seconded by Brandt that the
Ordinance as read be adopted, and upon roll call there were:
AYES: NAYS: ABSENT:
x Brandt
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AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: (Cont'd.)
ATTEST
City Clerk
1st
Reading
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2nd
Reading
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3rd
Reading
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00
Butherus
Connell
Hickerson
White
MAYOR
Passed and approved this 20 day of April , A.D., 1971.
ORDINANCE NO. 71-298
AN ORDINANCE DEFINING DISORDERLY CONDUCT WITHIN THE
CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA, TO PROMOTE PUBLIC ORDER AND
THE HEALTH AND h1ELFARE OF THE CITIZENS OF IOWA CITY,
PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION AND FOR THE
ENFORCEMENT OF THIS ORDINANCE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF IOWA CITY, IOWA.
SECTION I PURPOSE. The purpose of this Ordinance is to define
that conduct- which is disorderly conduct- when committed within the corporate
limits of Iowa City, Iowa; to promote public order and the health
and welfare of the citizens of Iowa City, and to provide for the
enforcement of this Ordinance and penalties for the violation thereof.
SECTION II DISORDERLY CONDUCT. Any person, firm or corporation
who with intent to provoke a breach of the peace or disturb the peace
of another or knowingly, unreasonably, creates a risk thereof, commits
any of the following acts shall be deemed to have committed the offense
of disorderly conduct:
1. Uses offensive, disorderly, threatening, abusive, insulting,
profane, indecent or obscene language, conduct or behavior.
2. Willfully obstructs the free, convenient and normal use of any
public sidewalk, street, highway, bridge, alley, road or other passage-
way or the entrance, corridor or passage of any public or private
building, structure or grounds by impeding, hindering, stifling,
retarding or restraining traffic or passage thereon or therein.
Providing nothing herein contained will apply to any person or groups
authorized to hold parades or meetings or events on or in said place as
long as said group or person or persons act in compliance with the terms
of their permit or permission and further that nothing herein contained
will apply to any persons who picket or demonstrate advocating any cause
whatsoever as long as said persons or person do not obstruct the free
and convenient use of said place by others and as long as said person
or persons do not commit other acts or conduct prohibited by this
Ordinance.
3. Assault, beat or strike another, wrestle with or scuffle with ,
another.
4. Acts iu such a manner as to annoy, disturb, interfere with,
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5. Congregates with others on a public street, sidewalk, highway,
bridge, alley, road or other passageway or the entrance, corridor or
passage or rooms of any public.building, structure or grounds so as to
obstruct the free passage thereof and refuses to move as directed when
ordered by a peace officer.
6. Commits a trespass upon public'or private property not owned by
him with a malicious and mischievous intent.
7. Conducts himself in a lewd, indecent or obscene way.
8. Acts in an intoxicated manner or simulates intoxication, is
under the influence of drugs or narcotics, all on a public street or in
a public place.
9. Willfully acts in such a way as to disrupt or disturb any lawful
assemblage of 'people by making noise or by using loud or offensive language
or by conducting himself in an offensive manner with the intent to dis-
rupt any lawful assemblage.
10. Congregates with others sitting or standing, or by himself sits
or stands, in public or private buildings or offices in -such a way as
to obstruct the free use thereof by the persons lawfully entitled to use
said buildings or offices and refuses to leave when requested to do so
by any person in charge thereof or by any peace officer.
11. .Jses any profane, indecent or abusive language towards a peace
officer.
SECTION M MISMMEANO.R. Any person, firm or corporation who shall
co"i'any of the acts or conduct defined herein as disorderly conduct
shall be guilty of a misde,meanor and upon conviction thereof by subject.
to imprisonment not exceeding thirty (30) days or a fine not exceeding
$100.00;
SECTION IV SAVINGS CLAUSE. If any section, subsection, provision
or part of this Ordinance shall be adjudged to be invalid or unconstitu-
tional by any Court of competent jurisdiction, such adjudice-tion shall
not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole or any section, sub-
section, provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional.
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SECTION V EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be in effect after
its final passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
SECTION VI REPEALER. Section 7.02.1 of the Municipal Code of
Iowa City and all other ordinance g or parts of ordinances in conflict
with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
It was moved by Butherus and seconded by Connell that
the Ordinance as read be adopted, and upon roll call there were.:
AYES: NAYS: ABSENT:
X Brandt
X Butherus
Connell
Hickerson
X White
MAYOR
ATTEST: U
CITY CLERK
1st Reading
2nd Reading
3rd Reading
4-6-71
4-20-71 T.O. as amended
As Amended
5-18-71 T.O.
5-18-71 T.O.
5-18-71 T.O.
Passed and approved this 18 day of May A.D., 1971.
ORDINANCE N0, 9:�89
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A PIANNED AREA
DEVELOPMENT IN IOWA CITY, IOWA,
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF IOWA CITY, IOWA,
SECTION Io PURPOSE, The purpose of thi:i Ordinance is to approve a
planned area development in the City of Iowa Ci-ty, Iowa, pursuant to
Ordinance No. 2446.
SECTION II, APPROVAL, The following described property, to -wit:
Arborhill Condominium in Washington Park Subdivision to Iowa City,
beginning at a. point on the east lino of the S.W. 1/4 Sec. 12-79-6,
LO' south of the S.W. cor. lot 152 Oalkwoods Addn. Part 3; thence
N. 00002' E. 800 feet; thence N. 70030' W. 345 feet; thence south-
westerly along a curve concave southwoGLerly with a radius of 350'
and whose 210 foot chord bears S. 420 5' W.; thence S. 60030' W.
220 feet; thence southwesterly along :i curve concave -southeasterly
with a radius of 350 feet and whose 348 foot chord bears S. 29045'
W.; thence South 350'; thence east al0ug the N. line of Washington
Street to the point of beginning.
is hereby approved as a planned area devc1opment in the City of Iowa City,
Iowa to be developed as set forth in the plans for said area filed in the
Office of the City Clerk of Iowa City, Iowa, on the 8th day of February,
1971.
SECTION III, BUILDING PERMITS, The Bull.ding Inspector is hereby auth-
orized and directed to issue all building and construction permits for said
area on the basis of conformance with said plan.
SECTION IV, FILING, The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed
to file with the Office of the County Record„r, Johnson County, Iowa, a copy
of this Ordinance after its final passage, approval and publication as
provided by law.
It was moved by Brandt and seconded by fir 2 that
the Ordinance as read be adopted and upon rol.1 call there were:
AYES: NAYS: ABSNNT:
Brandt
Butherus x
Connell. x First Reading_ -/-7/ T.c
Second Reading i -7i 7.n
Hickerson x Third Reading 6-/-7/ T -d•
White x
Passed and approved this 1
ATTEST: l- y __ �_'
City Clerk
day .of June 1971.
G''; c, -rte s�>
Mayor —�
a�
ORDINANCE NO. 2590
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE CENTERLINE GRADE OF CERTAIN STREETS, AVENUE,
AND ALLEYS IN IOWA CITY, IOWA.
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of Iowa City, Iowa
Section I
The elevation in feet above the City datum plane is hereby established for
the following streets and avenues"
Definitions:
P.C. denotes the beginning of a vertical parabolic curve
P.T. denotes the end of a vertical curve
P.I. denotes the point of intersection of two street grade lines
Benton Street
63.32
Centerline Mormon Trek
Blvd.
Street, PC
120.25
25' East of Centerline
of Mormon
Trek Blvd., PC
119.85
125' ofITPT
it
END
115.44
225' of
If
PC
110.16
525' IT
ITPT
Street
103.66
1525' "
"
PC
113.07
1875' "
"
PT
125.71
2425' "
"
PC
160.18
2478' "
IT
PT
163.15
Lafayette Street
Centerline Dubuque Street
63.32
95.5' East of Centerline of
Dubuque
Street, PC
61.61
195.5' if
IT
PT
61.56
281.17' if
it
END
63.06
Mormon Trek Blvd.
52.50' South of Centerline
of Benton
Street
124.03
Centerline of Benton .Street
PC
120.35
460.09' North of Centerline
of Benton
St., PT
107.24
768.53' North of Centerline
of Benton
St., PC
111.25
1614.53'
PT
145.74
1805.03'
"
PC
156.53
2055.03'
"
PT & PC
166.40
2455.05'
"
PT
150.12
2530.03'
"
PC
143.04
2598.03'
138.59
Alley. Block 7. Lyon's 2nd Addition
25' North
of Centerline
of Bowery Street
PC
96.37
175'
"
PT
99.08
225'
PC
98.51
375'
"
PT &PC
90.92
425'
"
PT
85.42
450'
"
PC
82.17
550'
"
PT
76.51
750'
"
PC
79.97
850'
"
"
PT
82.80
881.8'
"
"
84.12
It was moved by Brandt and seconded by Connell that the Ordinance
as read be adopted, and upon roll call there were:
AYES: NAYS: ABSENT:
Brandt x
Butherus x
Connell x
Hickerson x
White x
Passed and approved this 1st day of June, 1971.
1st reading 6/l/71 TO
2nd reading 6/x/71 TO
3rd reading 6/1/71 YO
ATTEST:
City Clerk/
r
L w Cc��1 0
I
ORDINANCE NO. 2591
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF IOWA CITY,
IOWA, ESTABLISHING THE RULES OF PROCEDURE AND THE
ELECTION OF MAYOR PRO -TEM AND REPEALING SECTIONS 2.02.8
AND 2.04AND ENACTING NEW SECTIONS IN LIEU THEREOF.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF IOWA CITY, IOWA.
SECTION I PURPOSE. The purpose of this Ordinance is to establish the
Rules of Procedure for the City Council as the current edition of Robert's
Rules of Order and to establish an Ordinance allowing for the election of a
Mayor Pro -Tem at the regular organization meetings of the City Council.
SECTION II AMENDMENT.
1. Section 2.02.8 is hereby repealed and the following enacted in
lieu thereof:
Section 2.02.8. Rules of Procedure. The rules of parliamen-
tary practices comprised in the current edition of Robert's Rules of Order
shall govern the sessions of the City Council, in all cases in which they
are applicable, and where they are not inconsistent with the standing rules
of the Council or the laws of the State.
2. Section 2.04.3 is hereby repealed and the following enacted in
lieu thereof:
Section 2.04.3. Presiding Officer Pro -Tem. At the organiza-
tional meeting, the members of the Council shall select one of their number
to act as the Mayor Pro -Tem in the event that the Mayor is unable to attend
Council Meetings or is unable to act in his capacity as Mayor because of
legal disability or absence from the community. In the absence or
disability of the Mayor, the Mayor Pro-Tem's acts as such shall have the
same force and effect and legality as though performed by the regularly
elected Mayor and such Mayor Pro -Tem shall have the power to sign all resolu-
tions and/or ordinances and execute all contracts or documents adopted or
approved by the Council and do all other things incident to said actions and
shall have all powers to initiate any emergency measures while acting as
Mayor Pro -Tem as those possessed by the Mayor. In the event any State or
Federal law requires the selection of a presiding officer pro -tem at a
specific meeting of the Council due to the absence of the Mayor for the
purpose of a specific project, bond issue or other proposal, the Council
shall select a presiding officer pro -tem at that meeting for that purpose.
SECTION III REPEALER. Sections 2.02.8 and 2.04.3 of the Municipal
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Code are hereby repealed.
SECTION IV EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be in effect after its
final passage, approval and publication as required by law.
It was moved by Butherus and seconded by Connell that the
Ordinance as read be adopted, and upon roll call there were:
AYES: NAYS: ABSENT:
ATTEST: lie .tJ
Jerk
1st Reading 6-1-71
2nd Reading
3rd Reading
Brandt
Butherus
Connell
Hickerson
White
s�- �• �.tiZ' �-'.� •.,-cam
MAYOR
Passed and approved this 1 day of June, A.D., 1971.
ORDINANCE NO. 2592
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT FOR THE
CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA, AND ESTABLISHING THE OFFICE OF
THE CITY ATTORNEY AND PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF
ASSISTANTS TO THE CITY ATTORNEY AND DESIGNATING THE
DUTIES OF THE CITY ATTORNEY AND ASSISTANTS TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY, AND REPEALING CHAPTER 2.10 OF THE MUNICIPAL
CODE OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, AND ALL ORDINANCES OR
PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF
THIS ORDINANCE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
IOWA CITY, IOWA.
SECTION I PURPOSE. The purpose of this Ordinance is to establish the
Legal Department of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, and to establish the Office
of City Attorney and provide for the appointment of assistants to the City
Attorney and to designate the duties of the City Attorney and said assistants
in order to provide effective legal representation for the City of Iowa City.
SECTION II LEGAL DEPARTMENT. There is hereby established as a separate
department for the City of Iowa City, a Legal Department. The Legal Depart-
ment shall consist of the City Attorney and such assistants to the City
Attorney as shall be authorized by the City Council of Iowa City, and such
special assistants to the City Attorney as shall be authorized by Resolution.
SECTION III CITY ATTORNEY. The City Attorney shall be appointed by the
City Council of Iowa City, Iowa. The City Attorney shall be appointed or
removed by a majority vote of the City Council.
SECTION IV SPECIAL ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEYS. The City Council shall
establish special assistant City Attorneys by Resolution of the Council; said
Resolution shall. define the position and the duties thereof. Special assis-
tant City Attorneys shall be appointed or removed by a majority vote of the
Council.
SECTION V ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEYS. Assistant City Attorneys shall be
appointed or removed by the City Attorney, subject to the approval of the City
Council and shall practice law only for the City and have no outside practice
unless authorized•by the Council.
SECTION VI DUTIES.
A) City Attorney. The City Attorney shall advise the City Council
when requested upon all legal questions arising in the conduct of the Council
business. He shall attend all regular Council Meetings and such informal
Council Meetings as the Council shall direct. He shall prepare or direct the
preparation or revision of all ordinances and resolutions to be enacted by
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the Council; shall give his opinion upon any legal matter ar question submitted
to him by the Council; shall prepare or approve or direct the preparation of all
contracts which must be approved by the City Council; shall defend and prosecute
all suits to which the City is a party or an employee of the City, within his
course of employment, is a party in the District Courts and the Supreme Court
of Iowa and in all Federal Courts, except appeals from Police Court; shall
prosecute on behalf of the City all condemnation proceedings involving the
City of Iowa City; shall represent the City Assessor and the Board of Review
as required; shall render opinions to the City Manager when requested and when
directed by the Council shall negotiate contracts on behalf of the Council;
shall appoint such assistant City Attorneys as permitted by the Council,
subject to the approval by the Council and shall direct and supervise the work
of said assistants; shall make an annual report of the Legal Department and
shall prepare a budget for said department; shall provide such other services
as may be directed by the Council and shall prosecute all matters before the
Civil Service Commission. The City Attorney shall serve on the Pension
Boards as required by law and shall delegate such work and such duties to
assistant City Attorneys as may be required for the proper functioning of the
Legal Department of the City.
B) Special Assistant City Attorneys. A special assistant City
Attorney shall have those duties granted to him by the resolution -appointing
him. He shall report directly to the Council and may confer with the City
Attorney as may be advantageous to accomplish the work assigned.
C) Assistant City Attorneys. Assistant City Attorneys shall
represent the City on all small claims against the City; shall give advice
to the City Manager and Department Heads on all routine matters; shall main-
tain the Municipal Code and shall prepare ordinances as directed by the City
Manager or the City Attorney; shall represent the Low Rent Housing Agency;
shall prosecute all cases in the Police Court involving City charges and
shall represent the Civil Service Commission; shall provide the various
departments of the City such training and aid as may be required in Munici-
pal law and the legal work in their departments; shall act as attorney for
all Boards and Commission except the Pension Board; shall negotiate on
behalf of the City purchase of real estate; shall perform such other duties
as directed by the City Attorney and shall assist the City Attorney when.
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required.
SECTION VII STAFF. The City Manager shall provide the assistant City
Attorneys with such staff as is necessary within the budget approved by the
Council. The City Attorney shall provide his own staff at his regular office.
SECTION VIII COMPENSATION. The City Attorney, assistant City Attorneys
and special assistant City Attorneys shall be paid such compensation as shall
be set by the City Council.
SECTION IX REPEALER. Chapter 2.10 of the Municipal Code of Iowa City,
Iowa, and all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions
of this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION X EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be -in effect after its
final passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
It was moved by Brandt and seconded by White that the
Ordinance as read be approved, and upon roll call there were:
AYES: NAYS: ABSENT:
ATTEST: L ( l�
City Clerk /
lst Reading 7-6-71
2nd Reading 7-6-71
3rd Reading 7 -6 -
Brandt
Butherus
Connell
Hickerson
White
MAYOR
Passed and approved this 6 day of 7u1y , A.D., 1971.
ORDINANCE NO. 2593
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE 2238 BY CHANGING THE USE REGULATIONS
OF CERTAIN PROPERTY FROM RIA TO Cl ZONE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA:
Section 1. The property described below is hereby reclassified from
its present classification of R1A Zone and the boundaries
of Cl Zone as indicated upon the Zoning Map
of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, shall be enlarged to include the follow-
ing property, to -wit:
Lot 3, Paden's resubdivision of Lot 1 and Lot 4 of Charles Subdivision
of the SW quarter of Section 22-79-6 of the Fifth Principal Meridan,
Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa according to the plat thereof recorded
in the Johnson County Recorder's Office, Plat Book 1, Page 138,
excepting therefrom the following described tract towit:
Beginning 202 feet southwesterly from the northwest corner of said Lot 3,
of Paden's Subdivision aforesaid, thence south 85 degrees 52 minutes east
384 feet, thence south 17 degrees 10 minutes west 549 feet to the original
south line of said Lot 3, thence north 76 degrees west 215 feet, thence
north 5 degrees 30 minutes west 360.5 feet, thence easterly 21 feet,
thence north 2 degrees 40 minutes east 142 feet to the place of beginning.
(Thatcher property south of Johnson Mobile Home Park)
Section 2. The building inspector is hereby authorized and directed
to change the Zoning Map of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, to conform to
this amendment upon the final passage, approval and publication of this
Ordinance as provided by law.
Section 3. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to
certify a copy of this Ordinance to the County Recorder of Johnson
County, Iowa, upon final passage, approval and publication as provided
by law.
It was moved by Brandt and seconded by Butherus that
the Ordinance be adopted and upon roll call there were:
AYES: NAYS: ABSENT:
Brandt x
Butherus x
Connell x
Hickerson x
White x
Passed and approved this 6th daof July
1971
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May6r
ATTEST:
City Clerk
pproved by P&z,
First Reading 6-I-7/ T. O
Second Reading,: '•q[ 7�,
Third Reading L/,_ g L Ta
ORDINANCE NO. 2594
ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE PROCEDURE FOR THE
CITY COUNCIL TO ESTABLISH BICYCLE PATHS ON
THE STREETS IN IOWA CITY, IOWA, PROVIDE FOR
THE ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLA-
TION THEREOF.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
IOWA CITY, IOWA.
SECTION I PURPOSE. The purpose of this Ordinance is to establish a
procedure by which the City Council may, by Resolution, set up bicycle paths
or lanes on the City streets in Iowa City, Iowa, and prescribe the conditions
and requirements thereof.
SECTION II ESTABLISHMENT. The City Council of Iowa City, Iowa, shall
by Resolution, when it determines it in the public interest, establish
bicycle pgths or lanes upon the public streets and in said Resolution shall
set the distance for said path, the size, the marking and other signing
thereof. The Council shall determine if, in the public interest, the hours
of said bicycle path or lane and other conditions of the use of said lanes.
The Resolution shall direct the appropriate City official or department to
put into effect its provisions.
SECTION III PROHIBITIONS. No person shall drive a motor vehicle as
defined by Section 6.02.21 of the Municipal Code in a designated bicycle
path or lane or park any motor vehicle in a designated bicycle path or lane.
Any person who shall drive or park a motor vehicle in a designated bicycle
path or lane shall be guilty of a misdomeanor.
SECTION IV MISDOMEANOR. Any person who shall violate the prohibitions
of this Ordinance shall be guilty of a misdomeanor and upon conviction there-
of shall be fined not exceeding $100.00 or imprisoned not exceeding thirty
(30) days.
SECTION V EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be in effect after
its final passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
It was moved by Connell and seconded by rn;j that the
Ordinance as read be adopted, and upon roll call there were:
AYES: NAYS: ABSENT:
x
x
Brandt
Butherus
x Connell
x Hickerson
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x White
YOR P 0 /
ATTEST:
City Clerk
1st Reading 7-6-71 T.O.
2nd Reading 7-20-71 T.O.
3rd Reading 7-20-71 T
Passed and approved this 20 day of July , A.D., 1971.
ORDINANCE NO, 9595
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE 2238 BY CHANGING THE USE REGULATIONS
OF CERTAIN PROPERTY FROM RIA TO R1B ZONE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA:
Section 1. The property described below is hereby reclassified from
its present classification of RIA and the boundaries
of R1B as indicated upon the Zoning Map
of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, shall be enlarged to include the follow-
ing property, to -wit:
The following described property located in Iowa City,
Johnson County, Iowa, to -wit: Beginning at the inter-
section of the centerline of the lower West Branch
Road and the West line of the East half of the Northeast
quarter of Section 12, Township 79 North, Range 6 West
of the 5th P.M., thence South 88 degrees 13' East 130
feet, thence south 57 degrees 42' East 1.395 feet, thence
South o degrees 05' West 1,190 feet, thence South 89
degrees 14' West 990 feet, thence North 0 degrees 10'
West 652.7 feet, thence West 540.6 feet, thence North
83 degrees 12' West 110 feet, thence North 22 degrees
240 feet, thence North 95 feet, thence North 89 degrees
East 254 feet, thence North 0 degrees 27' West 966 feet
to the point of beginning and containing 45 acres more or
less. (Oakwoods Subd. VI)
Section 2. The building inspector is hereby authorized and directed
to change the Zoning Map of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, to conform to
this amendment upon the final passage, approval and publication of this
Ordinance as provided by law.
Section 3. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to
certify a copy of this Ordinance to the County Recorder of Johnson
County, Iowa, upon final passage, approval and publication as provided
by law.
It was moved by White and seconded by Connell that
the Ordinance be adopted and upon roll call there were:
AYES: NAYS: ABSENT:
Brandt x
Butherus x
Connell x
Hickerson x
White x .
Passed and approved this 90 day of ruty 19•x.
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Mayor ro tem
First Reading U•
ATTEST: �� !t ��- i� Second Reading y-.Rv- 71 7 D•
City Clerk Third Reading
Approved by 2.4Z
ORDINANCE NO. 2596
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE 2238 BY CHANGING THE USE REGULATIONS
OF CERTAIN PROPERTY FROM RIA TO R2 ZONE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA:
Section 1. The property described below is hereby reclassified from
its present classification of R1A and the boundaries
of R2 as indicated upon the Zoning Map
of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, shall be enlarged to include the follow-
ing property, to -wit:
Lot Eleven (11) of Conway's Subdivision of a part of Section 3,
Township 79 North, Range 6 West of the 5th P.M., according to
the plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 4, page 253 of the Plat
Records of Johnson County, Iowa. (Prairie duChien Road -St.
Ann Drive)
Section 2. The building inspector is hereby authorized and directed
to change the Zoning Map of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, to conform to
this amendment upon the final passage, approval and publication of this
Ordinance as provided by law.
Section 3. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to
certify a copy of this Ordinance to the County Recorder of Johnson
County, Iowa, upon final passage, approval and publication as provided
by law.
It was moved by White and seconded by Butherus that
the Ordinance be adopted and upon roll call there were:
AYES: NAYS: ABSENT:
Brandt x
Butherus x
Connell x
Hickerson x
White x
Passed and approved this 17 day of August , 19 71.
mayor
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ATTEST: C
City Clerk
Cunningham
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First Readin o 7/ %c)-
Second
.0Second Reading—Z-3---/ 7-t.
Third Reading
ORDINANCE NO. 2597 1
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE 2238 BY CHANGING THE USE REGULATIONS
OF CERTAIN PROPERTY FROM R2 TO R 3 ZONE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA:
Section 1. The property described below is hereby reclassified from
its present classification of u7 and the boundaries
of R3 as indicated upon the Zoning Map
of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, shall be enlarged to include the follow-
ing property, to -wit:
Lot 1, Block 3, D. A. Dewey's Addition, Iowa City, Iowa
(928 North Governor)
Section 2. The building inspector is hereby authorized and directed
to change the Zoning Map of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, to conform to
this amendment upon the final passage, approval and publication of this
Ordinance as provided by law.
Section 3. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to
certify a copy of this Ordinance to the County Recorder of Johnson
County, Iowa, upon final passage, approval and publication as provided
by law.
It was moved by grandt and seconded by Connell that
the Ordinance be adopted and upon roll call there were:
AYES: NAYS: ABSENT:
Brandt x
Butherus x
Connell x
Hickerson x
White x
Passed and approved this 7 day of Spntpmher 19]1 .
✓ (6X t
Mayor
' First Reedin� .
ATTEST: 2 % � ic� Second Readin ra .
City Clerk Third Reading�_ V.
Ludington
Approved by Paz
ORDINANCE NO. 2598
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF IOWA
CITY, IOWA, BY REPEALING CHAPTERS 10.2 AND 10.6
OF SAID MUNICIPAL CODE AND ENACTING IN LIEU THERE-
OF A NEW CHAPTER 10.2 ESTABLISHING A HUMAN RELATIONS
COMMISSION IN THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA, AND TO
DECLARE DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES IN PUBLIC ACCOMODA-
TIONS OR SERVICES AND EMPLOYMENT, AND THE SALE,
LEASING, FINANCING OR SHOWING OF DWELLING UNITS TO
BE AGAINST PUBLIC POLICY; PROVIDING FOR THE INVESTI-
GATION AND CONCILIATION OR REPORTS AND COMPLAINTS
THEREOF AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS ON REPORTS
OR COMPLAINTS THEREOF AND PROVIDING FOR THE PROCEDURE
AND ENFORCEMENT THEREOF.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
IOWA CITY, IOWA.
SECTION I PURPOSE. The purpose of this Ordinance is to
provide for the general welfare of the citizens of Iowa City, Iowa,
by establishing a Human Relations Commission to study the problems
of the relationships of people of various races, colors, creeds,
religions, nationalities, sexes, and ancestries living within the
community and to assist the City Government on said problems, and
to provide procedures for the operation of said Commission to the
end that an effort be made to eliminate prejudice, intolerance,
bigotry and discrimination in the City of Iowa City, and further,
to provide for the general welfare of the citizens of Iowa City,
Iowa, by declaring discriminatory practices in the areas of public
accomodations, employment and the leasing, sale, financing or
showing of real property to be against public policy and to pro-
vide procedures for the investigation of complaints and concilia-
tion thereof and to provide for the enforcement thereof.
SECTION II HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION. 'ihe .owa City Human
Relations Commission shall consist of nine (9) members, appointed
by the Mayor with the approval of the City Council. Appointees
shall serve for a term of three years and thereafter until a
successor has been appointed. Vacancies shall be filled for the
remainder of the unexpired term. Appointments shall take into
consideration men and women of the various racial, religious,
cultural, social and economic groups in the city.
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SECTION III COMPENSATION. The members of the Commission
shall serve without compensation, provided that they may receive
actual and necessary expenses incurred, as approved by the City
Council, within the limits established in the city budget.
SECTION IV ELECTION OF OFFICERS. The Commission shall
elect from its own membership at its regular January meeting its
chairman and vice-chairman each to serve for a term of one year.
It shall at its regular January meeting elect a secretary, who
may be, but need not be, a member of the Commission. The Commis-
sion shall fill vacancies among its officers for the remainder of
the unexpired term.
SECTION V MEETINGS.
1. The Commission shall hold at least one regular
meeting during each calendar month, at a time and place to be
determined by its rules.
2. The chairman, the vice-chairman, or any three members
of the Commission may call a special meeting by giving at least
one (1) clear day notice in writing to every member of the
Commission. The call for a special meeting shall include an
agenda, and only matters included in that agenda may be discussed
at the meeting.
3. A quorum of the Commission shall be five (5) members.
A majority of the members present and voting shall be necessary
for the passage of any motion. The chairman shall vote as a member
of the Commission.
4. The Commission may adopt, amend, or rescind such rules
as may be necessary for the conduct of its business.
SECTION VI PUBLIC MEETINGS AND RECORDS.
I. All meetings of the Commission shall be public meetings,
except:
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a. the Commission may hold a closed session
by affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of its
members present, the votes on such motion be�ng
recorded in the minutes by yeas and nays, when
necessary to prevent irreparable and needless
injury to the reputation of an individual whose
employment or discharge is under consideration, but
any motion decided in such session shall be voted
on by yeas and nays and shall be recorded in the
minutes; and
b. the Commission shall hold a closed session
for consideration of any complaint of discrimination
or report concerning investigation or conciliation
of said complaint, as provided in this Ordinance.
2. All records of the Commission shall be public, except:
a. complaints of discrimination, reports of
investigations, statements and other documents or
records obtained in investigation of any charge shall
be closed records, unless charges are filed or District
Court action commenced as provided in this Ordinance.
.b. the minutes of any session which is closed
under the provisions of this Ordinance shall be closed
records.
3. No member of the Commission or of its staff shall dis-
close the filing ofa charge, the information gathered during the
investigation, or the endeavors to eliminate such discriminatory
or unfair practice by conference, conciliation, or persuasion,
unless such disclosure is made in connection with the conduct of
an investigation or after charges are filed or'"District Court
action is commenced upon a complaint filed as provided in this
Ordinance. This section does not prevent any complaintant, witness
or other person from publicizing the filing of a charge or
complaint or the matter therein complained of. Violation of these
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provisions by a member of the Commission shall constitute grounds
for removal.
SECTION VII STAFF. The staff of the Human Relations
Commission shall be appointed by the City Manager of Iowa City,
Iowa, after consultation and coordination with the -Human Relations
Commission, subject to the approval of the City Council.
SECTION VIII POWERS OF COMMISSION. The Commission shall
have the following powers and duties.
1. To receive, investigate and pass upon complaints of
discrimination or complaints alleging unfair or discriminatory
practices, as provided in this Ordinance.
2. To investigate and study the existence, character,
causes, and extent of discrimination in public accomodations,
employment, apprenticeship programs, on-the-job training programs,
vocational schools, and housing in this city and eliminate des -
crimination by education, conciliation, and enforcement where
necessary.
3. To issue such publications and reports of investigations
and research as in the judgment of the Commission shall tend to
promote good will among the various racial, religious, and ethnic
groups of the city and which shall tend to minimize or eliminate
discrimination in public accommodations, employment, apprentice-
ship and on-the-job training programs,'vocational schools, or
housing because of race, creed, color, sex, national origin,
religion or ancestry.
4. To prepare and transmit to the Mayor and Council from
time to time, but not less often than once each year, reports
describing its proceedings, investigations, hearings conducted and
the outcome thereof, decisions rendered, and the other work per-
formed by the Commission.
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5. To make recommendations to the Mayor and Council for
such further legislation concerning discrimination because of
race, creed, color, sex, national origin, religion, or ancestry as
it may deem necessary and desirable.
6. To cooperate, within the limits of any appropriations
made for its operation, with other agencies or organizations,
both public and private, whose purposes are not inconsistent with
those of this Ordinance, and in the planning and conducting of
programs designed to eliminate racial, religious, cultural and
other intergroup tensions.
SECTION IX POLICY. The Iowa City Human Relations Com-
mission shall cooperate with the Iowa State Civil Rights Commis-
sion, the United States Civil Rights Commission, the federal
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and other agencies with
similar purposes.
SECTION X DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES - ACCOMODATIONS OR
SERVICES.
1. It shall be an unfair or discriminatory practice for
any owner, lessee, sublesee, proprietor, manager, or superintend-
ent of any public accomodation or any agent or employee thereof:
a. To refuse or deny to any person because of
race, creed, color, national origin,religion, sex, or
ancestry the accommodations, advantages, facilities,
services, or privileges thereof, or otherwise to dis-
criminate against any person because of race, creed, color,
national origin, religion, sex, or ancestry in the
furnishing of such accomodations, advantages, facilities,
services or privileges.
b. To directly or indirectly advertise or in any
other manner, indicate or publicize that the patronage
of persons of any particular race, creed, color,
national origin, religion, sex, or ancestry is un-
welcome, objectionable, not acceptable or not solicited.
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2. "Public accomodation" means each and every place, establishment, or
facility of whatever kind, nature or class, that caters or offers services,
facilities or goods to the general public with or without a fee or a charge,
or any such place, establishment or facility that receives any governmental
support or subsidy. Public accomodation shall not mean any bona fide pri-
vate club or other place, establishment or facility which is by its nature
distinctly private, except when such distinctly private place, establishment
or facility caters or offers services, facilities or goods to the general
public for fee or charge or gratuitiously, it shall be deemed a public
accomodation during such period of use.
3. This section shall not apply to any bona fide religious institution
with respect to any qualifications the institution may impose based on
religion when such qualifications are related to bona fide religious purpose.
4. This section shall not apply as to sex only as to the rental or
leasing to transient individuals of less than six rooms within a single hous-
ing accomodation by the occupant or owner of such housing accomodation if
the occupant or owner or members of his family reside therein.
SECTION XI DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES - EMPLOYMENT.
1. It shall be an unfair or discriminatory practice for any:
a. Person to refuse to hire, accept, register, classify,
upgrade or refer for employment, to discharge any employee, or
to otherwise discriminate in employment against any applicant
for employment or any employee because of the race, creed,
color, national origin, religion, sex, or ancestry of such
applicant or employee.
b. Labor organization or the employees, agents, or members
thereof to refuse to admit to membership, apprenticeship or
training any applicant, to expel any member, or to otherwise
discriminate against any applicant for membership, apprentice-
ship or training or any member in the privileges, rights, or
benefits of such membership, apprenticeship or training
because of the race, creed, color, national origin, religion, sex,
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or ancestry of such applicant or member.
C. Employer, employment agency, labor organization, or the
employees, agents, or members thereof to directly or indirectly
advertise or in any other manner indicate or publicize that
individuals of any particular race, creed, color, national
origin, religion, sex, or ancestry are unwelcome, objectionable,
not acceptable, or not solicited for employment or membership.
2. a. "Employee" means any person employed by an employer.
b. "Employer" means the City of Iowa City or any board,
commission, department, or agency thereof, and every other
person employing employees whose employment or any part thereof
is within this city.
C. "Employment agency" means any person undertaking to
procure employees or opportunities to work for any other person
or any person holding himself or itself to be equipped to do so.
d. "Labor organization" means any organization which exists
for the purpose in whole or in part of collective bargaining, or
dealing with employers concerning grievances, terms, or condi-
tions of employment, or of other mutual aid or protection in
connection with employment.
3. This section shall not apply to any bona fide religious insti-
tution with respect to any qualifications for employment based on
religion when such qualifications are related to a bona fide religious
purpose.
SECTION XII DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES - HOUSING. It*shall be a
discriminatory practice:
1. For any person, firm or corporation or any agent or employee
thereof, having the right, responsibility or authority to sell, rent,
lease, assign or sublease any dwelling unit, commercial unit or real
property or any part or portion thereof or interest therein to refuse
to sell, rent, lease, assign or sublease any dwelling unit, commercial
unit, real property or part or portion thereof or interest therein to
any person, firm or corporation because of the race, color, ancestry,
creed, religion or national origin/ of said person, firm or corporation.
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2. For any person, firm or corporation or any agent or
employee thereof having the right, responsibility or authority to sell,
rent, lease, assign or sublease any dwelling unit, commercial unit or
real property or any part or portion thereof or interest therein to im-
pose upon any person firm or corporation, unusual, extraordinary onerous
terms, conditions, or privileges in the sale, rental, leasing, assignment
or subleasing of any dwelling unit, commercial unit or real property or
any part or portion thereof or interest therein because of race, color,
creed, religion or national origin of the said person, firm or corporation.
3. For any person, firm or corporation or agent or employee
thereof, having the right, responsibility or authority to sell, rent,
lease, assign or sublease any dwelling unit, commercial unit or real
property or any part or portion thereof or interest therein to directly
or indirectly advertise, or in any other manner indicate or publicize
that the purchase, rental, lease, sublease or assignment, listing, showing
or the lending of funds in connection with any dwelling unit, commercial
unit, real property or any part or portion thereof or interest therein by
persons of any particular race, color, creed, religion or national origin,
is unwelcome, objectionable, not acceptable or not solicited.
4. For any person, firm or corporation or any agent or employee
thereof engaged in lending money, guaranteeing loans, accepting mortgages
or otherwise making available funds for the purchase, acquisition, construe=
tion,rehabilitation, repair or maintenance of any dwelling unit, commercial
unit or real property or any part or portion thereof or interest therein
to refuse to lend money, guarantee loans, accepting mortgages or otherwise
make available funds for the purchase, acquisition, construction, rehabilita-
tion, repair or maintenance of any dwelling unit, commercial unit or real
property or any part or portion thereof or interest therein or to place unusual,
extraordinary, onerous rates of interest, terms or conditions on the lending
of said money, the guaranteeing of said loans, acceptance of said mortgages
or the availability of such funds because of the race, color, creed, religion,
or national origin/of said person, firm or corporation applying for said
loans or guarantees or mortgages.
5. For any person, firm or corporation or agent or employee thereof to
refuse to furnish any facilities or services to any dwelling unit, commercial
unit, real property or part or portion thereof because of the race, color,
creed, religion or national origin/of any person, firm or corporation making
application for said facilities or services.
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6. For any person, firm or corporation or agent or employee
thereof engaged in the real estate business in any capacity whatsoever
to refuse to sell, rent, lease, assign or sublease any dwelling unit,
commercial unit, real property or any part or portion thereof or interest
therein to any person because of the race, color, creed, religion or
national origin/ of such person, or to represent for the reason of race,
color, creed, religion or national origin of any person, that any dwelling -
unit, commercial unit, real property or any part or portion thereof or
interest therein is not available for inspection, sale, rental, lease,
assignment or sublease, or otherwise to deny or withhold any dwelling
unit, commercial unit, real property or any part or portion thereof of
interest therein, to any person because of the race, color, creed, or
religion or national origin of said person, firm or corporation.
7. For any person, firm or corporation or agent or employee
thereof to include in any sale, rental, lease, assignment or sublease of
any dwelling unit, commercial unit, or real property or any part or portion
thereof or interest therein, as a condition of said transaction that the
purchaser, renter, tenant, occupant or assignee agree not to sell, rent,
lease, assign or sublease the said dwelling unit, commercial unit or real
property or part or portion thereof or interest therein to any person, firm
or corporation because of race, color, creed, religion or national origin/
of such person, firm or corporation.
8. For any person, firm or corporation or any agent or employee
thereof to discriminate against another person, firm or corporation in any of
the rights protected against under. the provisions of this Ordinance because
such person, firm or corporation obey the provisions of this Ordinance or
has opposed any practice forbidden under this act or has filed a complaint,
testified or assisted in any proceeding under this Ordinance.
9. For any person, firm or corporation or agent or employee there-
of, to aid, abet, incite, compel, coerce, cooperate or participate in the
doing of any act declared to be a discriminatory practice under the pro-
visions of this Ordinance, or to obstruct or prevent compliance with the
provisions of this Ordinance or any proceedings by the Human Relations
Commission, pursuant to this Ordinance or to attempt directly or indirectly
to commit any act declared by this Ordinance to be a discriminatory practice.
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10. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to the
following:
Any bona fide religious institution with respect to any
qualifications it may impose based upon religion, when
such qualifications are related to a bona fide religious
purpose.
SECTION XIII REPORT OY DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICE.
1. Any person claiming to be aggrieved by a discriminatory or
unfair practice within this city may, by himself or his attorney, make,
sign, and file a verified written complaint of discriminatory practice,
with the Secretary of the Commission. The Commission, a member of the
Commission, the City Attorney, or the Iowa State Civil Rights Commission
may in like manner, make, sign and file such complaint. Any place of
public accommodation, employer, labor organization, or other person who
has any employees or members who refuse or threaten to refuse to comply
with the provisions of this Ordinance may in like manner, make, sign, and
file such complaint.
2. A verified copy of a complaint filed with the Iowa State
Civil Rights Commission under the provisions of Chapter 105A of the Code
of Iowa, shall be a sufficient complaint for the purpose of this Ordinance,
if it alleges either in the text thereof or in accompanying statements
that the alleged discriminatory practices occurred within this city.
3. Any complaint filed under this Ordinance shall be so filed
within ninety (90) days after the most recent act constituting the alleged
discriminatory or unfair practice.
SECTION XIV NOTICE TO IOWA STATE CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION.
1. The secretary of the Commission shall immediately notify
the Iowa State Civil Rights Commission in writing of the filing of a com-
plaint under this Ordinance by forwarding a copy of the complaint, and
shall provide such other and further information thereon as from time to
time the Commission shall deem proper.
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2. Whenever this Ordinance requires the Commission or its
secretary to notify the Iowa State Civil Right's Commission of any
matter, it shall be the duty of the secretary of the Commission
to transmit such notice cr information in writing within five (S)
days of the event giving rise to the duty to give notice or
information.
SECTION XV INVESTIGATION.
1. After the filing of a complaint, the secretary of the
Commission, shall refer the complaint to the City Attorney who shall
make an investigation of the complaint.
2. The City Attorney shall first determine whether probable
cause exists to believe that the person charged in the complaint
has committed an unfair or discriminatory practice. The City
Attorney shall file a detailed written report to the Commission
within seven (7) days as to whether or not probable cause exists
to believe a discriminatory practice has occurred.
SECTION XVI NO PROBABLE CAUSE.
1. If the City Attorney shall find no probable cause to
believe that the person charged has committed an unfair or dis-
criminatory practice, he shall report the same to the Commission
and the Commission shall review the investigative report. If the
Commission agrees that no probable cause does exist, it shall
notify the complainant in writing by Registered Mail of the find-
ings and of his rights to appeal therefrom. If the Commission
determines that probable cause exists, it shall take further pro-
ceedings as are provided in Sections XVII and following of this
Ordinance.
2. If the Complainant fails to object to the findings within
ten (10) days of delivery of such written notice, the Commission
shall close the case. The secretary of the Commission shall report
such fact to the Iowa State Civil Rights Commission.
3. If the complainant objects in writing to the findings with-
in ten (10) days of delivery of such written notice, the Commission
shall hear his evidence in an executive session. If the Commission
finds no probable cause to believe that the person charged has
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committed an unfair ordi.scriminatory practice, it shall declare
the case closed. If the Commission finds probable cause to
exist, it shall take further proceedings as are provided in
Sections XVII and following of this Ordinance.
SECT ON XVII PROBABLE CAUSE.
I. If the City Attorney shall find probable cause to believe
that the person charged has committed an unfair or discriminatory
practice, he shall report the same to the Commission.
2. Upon the report to the Commission of a finding of pro-
bable cause to believe that the person charged has committed an
unfair or discriminatory practice as defined by this Ordinance,
the Chairman shall notify the Conciliation Board to whom the report
shall be referred and the Conciliation Board shall notify the
parties involved of the commencement of conciliation procedures
and the Board shall attempt to effect a conciliation.
SECTION XVIII CONCILIATION.
1. If the Conciliation Board is able to effectuate a dis-
position agreeable to the complainant, the person charged and the
Board, such disposition shall be reduced to a written stipulation
and executed by the parties and the agreement reported to the Com-
mission. If the person charged and the Board agree to a disposi-
tion but complainant fails to agree, the Board shall report the
matter to the Commission and the matter shall be heard by the
whole Commission in executive session.
2. If the Commission accepts the conciliation agreement pre-
sented by the Board and the person charged, it shall close the case,
subject to whatever continuing supervision of the charged party is
provided in the agreement. If the Commission accepts the concilia-
tion agreement, it shall communicate the terms of the agreement to
the Iowa State Civil Rights Commission. The acceptance by the Com-
mission shall not prevent the complainant from taking other acti.bn
provided by law.
3. If the Commission rejects the conciliation agreement, it
may either direct that further attempts at conciliation be made or
it may direct that action be taken as provided in Section XIX.
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SECTION XIX PROCEEDINGS UPON FAILURE TO CONCILIATE. If the
Conciliation Board is unable to effectuate a disposition agreeable
to the parties within thirty (30) days, it shall file a report of
no conciliation with the Commission and recommend what further
action as provided herein should be taken, or if the Commission
rejects a conciliation agreement, it shall determine what action
as provided herein shall be taken.
The Conciliation Board may recommend:
1. That no further action be taken, thus closing the case.
2.. That the Commission direct the City Attorney to file a
criminal, charge in Police Court.
3. That the Commission direct the City Attorney to seek
injunctive relief in the District Court of the State of Iowa which
may include a prayer for pecuniary damages, punitive damages,
injunctive relief, cease and desist orders and such other affirma-
tive action as will remedy the unfair and discriminatory practice.
The Commission shall, within five (5) days after the filing of
the Board's report, direct one.of the actions set out above be taken.
SECTION XX INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. At any time after the initial
filing of a complaint of unfair or disciminatory practice the City
Attorney may request from the Chairman of the Commission authorization
to commence an action in District Court for a temporary injunction to
preserve the status quo or to cause the person accused to cease and
desist from a continuance of the practice complained of in the report
filed when in the opinion of the City Attorney and the Chairman of
the Commission that failure to obtain a temporary injunction will
cause irreparable injury to the complainant or would make future
compliance with the Ordinance ineffective as to the complaint charged.
In like manner, the City Attorney shall seek the same relief upon
the request of a majority of the Conciliation Board or the Commission.
SECTION XXI MISDEMEANOR. Any person, firm or corporation who
commits a discriminatory practice as defined by this Ordinance shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof may be
punished by a fine of from one ($1) to one hundred ($100) Dollars
or by imprisonment for from one to thirty days.
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SECTION XXII DAMAGES. Any person, firm or corporation
who commits a discriminatory practice as defined by this
Ordinance shall be liable to the person or persons discriminated
against for actual and punitive damages.
SECTION XXIII DEFINITIONS.
1. "City Attorney" shall mean the duly appointed attorney
for the City of Iowa City or such other person designated by him.
2. "Commission" shall mean the Iowa City Human Relations
Commission.
3. "Complainant" means a person who has filed a report of
discrimination as provided by this Ordinance.
4. "Conciliation Board" shall mean a board of three
members of the Commission serving on a rotational basis as
established by the Commission but in such a manner that no person
shall serve on more than three consecutive complaints.
S. "Person" means one or more individuals, partnerships,
associations, corporations, legal representatives, trustees,
receivers, and the City of Iowa City, Iowa, or any board, commis-
sion, department or agency thereof.
6. "Person charged" means a person who is alleged to have
committed an act prohibited by this Ordinance, against whom a
report or complaint has been filed, as provided by this Ordinance.
SECTION XXIV REPEALER. Chapters 10.2 of the
Municipal Code of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, and any and all
ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions
of this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION XXV SAVINGS CLAUSE. If any section, subsection,
provision, sentence, clause, phrase or part of this Ordinance
shall be adjudged invalid or unconstitutional by any court of
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competent jurisdiction, such adjudication shall not affect the
validity of the Ordinance as a whole or any section, subsection,
provision, sentence, clause, phrase or part of this Ordinance
not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION XXVI EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be in
effect after its final passage, approval and publication as
provided by law.
It was moved by white and seconded by Brandt
that the Ordinance as read be adopted, and upon roll call there
were:
AYES: NAYS: ABSENT:
x
x
x
x
Brandt
Butherus
Connell
Hickerson
White
l
i
ii
ayox.
Attest: 6LIL
CITY CLERK
1st Reading 7-1.-7/ 7'L,
2nd Reading I -&,o=il T.O.
3rd Reading q-1-7/ T Q .
Passed and approved this 2 day of coPr . A.D., 1971.
1/ ORDINANCE NO. 25984 46
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE 2238 BY CHANGING THE USE REGULATIONS
OF CERTAIN PROPERTY FROM R1A TO RIB ZONE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA:
Section 1. The property described below is hereby reclassified from
its present classification of R1A zone and the boundaries
of RIB Zone as indicated upon the.Zoning Map
of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, shall be enlarged to include the follow-
ing property, to -wit:
Conunencing at the NE corner of the NW -1/4 of Sec. 23,
T79N, R6W of the 5th P.M.; thence S 1°39'10" E, 375.40
feet to the centerline station 222 + 12.6 of U. S.
Hwy. #6; thence S 0°01' 03" E, 1,395.58 feet; thence
N 88°57'05" E, 35.00 feet to the point of beginning;
thence S 0°01'03" E, 280.04 feet to the NW corner of
Lot 36 Part One A, Mount Prospect Addition to Iowa
City, Iowa; thence N 88°57'05" E, 31.12 feet; thence
N 85°42'05" E, 97.51 feet; thence N 82°27'05" E, 305.41
feet; thence N 85°43'16" E, 130.04.feet; thence N 88'
59'27" E, 540.87 feet; thence N 50°33'52" E, 64.76 feet;
thence S 89°58'52" E, 127.00 feet; thence N 0°01'08"
E, 242.07 feet; thence S 88°59'27" W, 722.93 feet;
thence W-erly 162.07 feet along a 1,420 foot radius
curve concave S-erly; thence S 82°27'05"'W, 305.41 feet;
thence W-erly 65.80 feet along a 580 foot radius curve
concave N-erly; thence S 88057'05" W, 26.08 feet to the
point of beginning. Said tract containing 8.11 acres
more or less.
Section 2. The building inspector is hereby authorized and directed
to change the Zoning Map of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, to conform to
this amendment upon the final passage, approval and publication of this
Ordinance as provided by law.
Section 3. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to
certify a copy of this Ordinance to the County Recorder of Johnson
County, Iowa, upon final passage, approval and publication as provided
by law.
It was moved by Brandt and seconded by Connell *that
the Ordinance be adopted and upon roll call there were:
AYES: NAYS: ABSENT:
Brandt x
Butherus x
Connell x
Hickerson x
White x
Pass" and approved this 21 day of 1971 .
,
Mayor
First Readingi- %
ATTEST: -� a Second Read in Z( _-7( T. e
City Clerk Third Reading, i,_ -7/ TU.
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ORDINANCE NO. 2599
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A RIGHT-OF-WAY ACROSS BENTON STREET IN IOWA CITY,
IOWA, TO THE IOWA ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY OPERATING THE CEDAR
RAPIDS AND IOWA CITY RAILROAD AND SPECIFYING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF
SAID RIGHT-OF-WAY.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF IOWA CITY, IOWA.
SECTION I PURPOSE. The purpose of this Ordinance is to grant to
the Iowa Electric Light and Power Company operating the Cedar Rapids &
Iowa City Railroad, a right-of-way across Benton Street in Iowa City,
Iowa, and to specify the terms and conditions of said right-of-way.
SECTION II GRANT. The City of Iowa City hereby grants to the Iowa
Electric Light and Power Company operating the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City
Railroad, its successors and assigns, a perpetual right-of-way for the pur-
pose of constructing and operating a railroad line single track across
Benton Street in Iowa City between the Benton Street Bridge over the Iowa
River and Capitol Street, subject to the terms and conditions of this Ordinance.
The railroad company shall prepare plans and specifications for the constrct-
ion of the crossing and submit the plans and specifications to the City for
approval. Construction work on the crossing shall not begin before said
plans and specifications are approved by the City.
SECTION III CROSSING REPAIR. The Railroad Company shall put and
maintain the railroad crossing in good repair for the convenient and safe
crossing of motor vehicles, bicycle and pedestrian traffic, all at its own
expense and shall indemnify and save harmless the City of Iowa City from
any and all claims arising from any accidents caused by the disrepair of
said tracks. In the event the Railroad fails to maintain said crossing
the City, at its option, may repair same and assess the cost thereof against
the Railroad Company, but this option shall not relieve the Company of the
responsibility to maintain said crossing.
SECTION IV SIGNALS. The Railroad Company shall provide automatic
crossing signals for the crossing as shall be approved by the City, adequate
to provide crossing safety for motor vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians.
The cost of said signals and their repair and maintenance shall be borne by
the Company.
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SECTION V BLOCKING TRACK. The Railroad agrees not to allow the block-
ing of the crossing by trains for a period in excess of ten (10) minutes and
further agrees to allow a period of at least five (5) minutes to elapse be-
tween any two blocking of the tracks. Blocking, as used herein, shall not
include construction work but shall mean the blocking of the crossing by
trains, either moving or standing.
SECTION VI RELOCATION. In the event that the City should improve
Benton Street or the Benton Street Bridge by any means, the Railroad Company
shall relocate its tracks as directed by the City after consultation with
the Railroad Company and the Company shall bear all costs of the relocation
of said tracks.
SECTION VII ACCEPTANCE. The Iowa Electric.Light and Power Company
operating the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railroad Company shall be deemed
to accept this grant and its terms and conditions upon written receipt from
said Company to the City of Iowa City, Iowa, indicating acceptance.
It was moved by Brandt and seconded by Connell that
the Ordinance as read be adopted, and upon roll call there were:
AYES: NAYS: ABSENT:
x
x
x
x
ATTEST:
City Cler
1st Reading 9-7-71 T.O.
2nd Reading 9-21-71 T.O.
3rd Reading 10-5-71 T.O.
Brandt
ButheruS
Connell
Hickerson
White
Mayor
Passed and approved this 5th day of October, A.D., 1971.
7 G
ORDINANCE NO. 2500
ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2.40.13(G) OF THE PERSONNEL CODE
OF IOWA CITY, IOWA, ALLOWING BOARD AND COMMISSION MEMBERS TO
PARTICIPATE IN POLITICAL ACTIVITY.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF IOWA CITY, IOWA.
SECTION I PURPOSE. The purpose of this Ordinance is to amend the Municipal
Code to allow members of Board and Commissions to participate in political
activity in Municipal elections.
SECTION II AMENDMENT. Section 2.40.13(G) is hereby repealed and the
following is enacted in lieu thereof:
2.40.13(G). IMPROPER POLITICAL ACTIVITY. No person holding an office,
or employment, in the City service shall:
1. Continue in his position after becoming a candidate for nomination
or election to any public office.
2. Solicit any monetary contribution to the campaign funds of any
political organization; nor make any monetary contribution to any
municipal political campaign or to the campaign of any candidate
for municipal office.
3. Take any active part in a municipal political campaign.
4. Act as a worker at the polls or distribute badges, pamphlets,
dodgers or handbills of any kind favoring or opposing any candidate
for election or nomination to a municipal office.
S. This section shall not apply to members of Boards and Commissions
of the City of Iowa City.
SECTION III SAVINGS CLAUSE. In the event any section, provision or part
of this Ordinance shall be adjudged by any Court of competent jurisdiction to
be 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 IV EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be in effect after its
final passage, approval and publication as required by law.
It was moved by Butherus and seconded by Connell that the
Ordinance as read be adopted, and upon roll call there were:
AYES: NAYS: ABSENT:
x Brandt
x Butherus
x Connell
X Hickerson
x White
MAYOR
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Ordinance No. 2600
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ATTEST: i -L.�l X16-.(, .
City Clerk L
let Reading /O - S - 7/ 7 D
2nd Reading /O - - 7/T U -
3rd Reading /6 -.5- 7/ 7-0.
Passed and approved this 5 day of October, A.D., 1971.
/ JRDINANCE NO. 2601
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE 2238 BY CHANGING THE USE REGULATIONS
OF CERTAIN PROPERTY FROM RIA TO RIB ZONE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA:
Section 1. The property described below is hereby reclassified from
its present classification of R1A and the boundaries
of RIR as indicated upon the Zoning Map
of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, shall be enlarged to include the follow-
ing property, to -wit:
The west 310 feet of the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter and of
the south 10 acres of the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter, all
in Section 12, Township 79 North Range 6 west of the 5th P.M. (Plum Grove
Acres)
Section 2. The building inspector is hereby authorized and directed
to change the Zoning Map of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, to conform to
this amendment upon the final passage, approval and publication of this
Ordinance as provided by law.
Section 3. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to
certify a copy of this Ordinance to the County Recorder of Johnson
County, Iowa, upon final passage, approval and publication as provided
by law.
It was moved by Brandt and seconded by White that
the Ordinance be adopted and upon roll call there were:
AYES: NAYS: ABSENT:
Brandt x
Butherus x
Connell x
Hickerson x
F4tite x
Passed and approved this 19 day of October , 19jL_.
% �I�� �% Mayor
ATTEST: ( ,('��r-LP '2='
City Clerk
First Reading 9 11 11 1.U.
Second Reading to-! 7/ T d
Third Reading /a i4 71 TA
ORDINANCE NO. 2602
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE 2238 BY CHANGING THE USE REGULATIONS
OF CERTAIN PROPERTY FROM RIA TO R2 ZONE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA:
Section 1. The property described below is hereby reclassified from
its present classification of R1A and the boundaries
of u9 7nne as indicated upon the Zoning Map
of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, shall be enlarged to include the follow-
ing property, to -wit:
Lot Ten (10) of Conway's Subdivision of a Part of
Section 3, Township 79 North, Range 6 West of the
5th P.M., Iowa City, Iowa (Vicinity Prairie du
Chien Road and St. Ann Drive)
Section 2. The building inspector is hereby authorized and directed
to change the Zoning Map of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, to conform to
this amendment upon the final passage, approval and publication of this
Ordinance as provided by law.
Section 3. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to
certify a copy of this Ordinance to the County Recorder of Johnson
County, Iowa, upon final passage, approval and publication as provided
by law.
It was moved by Brandt and seconded by White that
the Ordinance be adopted and upon roll call there were:
AYES: NAYS: ABSENT:
Brandt x
Butherus x
Connell x
Hickerson x
White x
Passed and approved this 19 day of October 19 71.
Mayor _
7 First Read• g _�/'� j
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ATTEST: -a BJ Second Reading /�- 5 - 7/ T. p
City Clerk Third Reading A -19-ii T, 6.
Approved by P&Z
ORDINANCE NO. 2603
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR UNDER-
GROUND ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION LINES AND TELEPHONE
DISTRIBUTION LINES -AND ESTABLISHING THE STANDARDS
THEREFORE AND PROVIDING FOR EXCEPTIONS THERETO.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF IOWA CITY, IOWA -
SECTION I PURPOSE. The purpose of this Ordinance is to establish
requirements for underground electric and telephone distribution lines and
establish the standards therefore and the exceptions thereto.
SECTION II ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION LINES.
A. Applicability.
1. Extensions of electric distribution lines necessary to furnish
permanent residential electric service to new residences within a new resi-
dential subdivision or to new apartment buildings, shall be made underground
with the exception of transformers, meter pedestal, switch gear and other
appurtenances impractical to bury. Such extensions of service shall be made
by the utility in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance. This
Ordinance does not apply to principal distribution circuits or to trans-
mission lines.
B. Definitions.
1. The following words and terms, when used in this Ordinance,
shall have the meaning indicated:
Apartment building - a building containing at least 5 apart-
ments, which is provided with electric service through one service extension.
Applicant - the developer, builder or other person, partnership,
association, corporation or governmental agency applying for the construc-
tion of an underground electric distribution system in a subdivision.
City Council - the City Council of Iowa City.
City Engineers - the City Engineer of Iowa City.
City Manager - the City Manager of Iowa City.
Subdivision - a trace of land which is divided into lots,
pursuant to State and City law.
Utility - the electric company serving Iowa City.
C. Rights of Way an& Easements.
1. The applicant shall provide adequate easements, including ease-
ments necessary for access to street lights, to allow electric service for
the subdivision, and the easements shall be included as part of the plat of
the subdivision.
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2. Within the applicant's subdivision the utility shall construct,
own, operate, and maintain underground distribution lines only along public
streets and highways which the utility has the legal right to occupy, and on
public lands and private property across which easements are provided.
3. Rights of way and easements suitable to the utility must be
furnished by the applicant in reasonable time to meet service requirements
and must be cleared of trees, tree stumps, and other'obstructions as no
charge to the utility, and must be graded to within 6 inches of final grade
by the applicant before the utility will commence construction. The clear-
ance and grading must be maintained by the applicant.
D. Installation of Underground Distribution System Within Subdivision.
1. Upon receipt of a proper application the utility shall construct
and install an underground electric distribution system with sufficient
capacity and suitable materials which, in its judgment, will assure that the
applicant will receive safe, adequate and reasonable electric service for
the foreseeable future.
2. The utility shall charge the applicant according to the
"Schedule of Charges and Credits" which is filed as provided in Section H, 1.
E. Advances by Applicant.
1. Where, due to the manner in which a subdivision is developed, the
utility is required to construct an underground electric distribution system
through a section or sections of the subdivision where service will not be
connected for at least 2 years, then the utility may require a reasonable
deposit from the applicant before construction is commenced, in order to
guarantee performance.
2. Where the subdivision is developed in a uniform manner, so that
the utility may restrict the construction of its underground electric dis-
tribution system to the areas in which houses are being constructed, then
the utility may not require a deposit greater in amount than the charges
calculated in accordance with the Schedule of Charges and Credits provided
in Section H, 1.
3. If the amount of the deposit is in excess of the charges under
this Ordinance, then the deposit, with interest, shall be returned to the
applicant, on a pro -rata basis, as each new customer in the subdivision
completes his permanent service connection, except that any amount due the
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utility under these rules may be withheld when the deposit is being returned
to the applicant.
4. Any portion of a deposit remaining unrefunded 10 years from the
date the utility is first ready to render service from the extension will be
retained by the utility and credited to an appropriate account.
F. Cooperation by Applicant.
1. The charges specified in this Ordinance are based on the premise
that each applicant will cooperate with the utility in an effort to keep the
cost of construction and installation of the underground electric distribu-
tion system as low as possible.
G. Construction.
1. To the maximum extent practicable, and in the exercise of due
care, electric cables, communications cables, and gas pipes.shall be installed
in the same trench.
2. If the affected utilities, power and communication, after care-
ful consideration conclude that it is uneconomical or otherwise impracticable
for any one or two of them to participate in the joint use of trench on a
project, then they shall record the reasons for the decision and shall keep
such record for periodic review by the City Council or its representative.
H. Reports.
1. The utility shall annually file with the City a schedule of
charges and credits for providing underground wiring. The schedule shall
include the following:
(1) the normal charge per lot in a subdivision for providing
underground wiring to the lot line;
(2) the charge per lot for providing underground wiring to the
lot line in abnormal situations and the factors which establish that the
normal charge will not be made;
(3) the charge for connecting residences to the nearest line
adjacent to the lot;
(4) the charge, if any, for establishing underground wiring
to an apartment building;
(5) the credit which an applicant will receive for trenching
and backfilling done by the applicant;
(6) any other charges, costs, or credits which will affect the
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new cost of underground wiring to new subdivisions or apartments;
(7) the differential charge for ornamental poles for street lights.
2. The utility shall annually file a statement of costs incurred in
installing underground wiring in the preceding year. The utility shall also
file a statement concerning maintenance costs and maintenance savings incurred
in the underground wiring installed.
3. The utility shall submit to the City Council annually an engi-
neering estimate of the current cost to it of constructing an underground
electric distribution system and a comparable overhead electric distribution
system.
~ 4. The utility shall also report the amount of trench which electric
service has shared with communication cable and/or gas pipe during the prece-
ding year. The report shall also show the contributions per foot by it and
by the collaborating telephone company and the cost assessed to gas service
and electrical service for joint use of a trench.
5. The utility shall report annually on the cost difference between
wooden poles and the ornamental poles which are provided for street lighting.
I. Special Conditions.
1. In unusual circumstances, when the application of these provisions
appears impracticable or unjust, the utility or applicant shall refer the
matter to the City Engineer for consideration. The City Engineer may waive
any provisions of this Ordinance if he finds that enforcement would be
hazardous, unusually costly, damaging to the ecology or destructive of the
property of another.
J. Street Lights.
1. In new subdivisions, the electric utility shall provide under-
ground wiring to the pole sites for appropriate street lights as determined
by the City Engineer. The subdivider may, at his option, pay an additional
amount, as determined by the utility, and obtain ornamental poles approved
by the City Manager. The utility can make the additional charge for orna-
mental poles only if it supports the additional charge by a current cost
analysis available to the general public showing the cost difference between
the usual wooden pole and the ornamental pole.
.SECTION III TELEPHONE DISTRIBUTION LINES.,
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A. Applicability.
1. Extensions of telephone distribution lines, with the exception of
necessary terminals and cross -connect boxes, applied for after the effective
date of these rules, and necessary to furnish a permanent residential telephone
service to new residences within a new residential subdivision of 5 or more
lots, or to new apartment buildings, shall be made underground. Such exten-
sions of service shall be made by the utility in accordance with the provisions
in these rules.
B. Definitions.
1. The following words and terms, when used in these rules, shall
have the meaning indicated:
Apartment building - a building containing at least 5 apartments.
Applicant - the developer, builder or other person, partnership,
association, corporation or governmental agency applying for the construction
of an underground telephone distribution system in a subdivision.
City Council - City Council of Iowa City.
Subdivision - a tract of land which is divided into lots, pursu-
ant to State and City law.
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Utility - the "telephone company" serving Iowa City.
C. Rights of Way and Easements.
1. The applicant shall provide adequate easements to allow telephone
service for the subdivision, and the easements shall be included as part of
the plat of the subdivision.
2. Within the applicant's subdivision the utility shall construct,
own, operate and maintain underground distribution lines only along public
streets and highways which the utility has the legal right to occupy, and on
public lands and private property across which easements are provided.
3. Rights of way and easements suitable to'the utility must be
furnished by the applicant in reasonable time to meet service requirements
and must be cleared of trees, tree stumps and other obstructions at no charge
to the utility, and must be graded to within 6 inches of final grade by the
applicant before the utility will commence construction. The clearance and
grading must be maintained by the applicant.
D. Installation of Underground Distribution System Within Subdivision.
1. Upon receipt of a proper application the utility, at no charge,
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shall construct and install an underground telephone distribution system with
suitable materials to assure that the applicant will receive safe, adequate
and reasonable telephone service for the foreseeable future.
E. Connection to Existing System.
1. The connection from the existing telephone distribution system
to the underground system installed within the applicant's subdivision shall
be made underground.
F. Cooperation By Applicant.
1. Each builder or developer shall cooperate with the utility in an
effort to keep the cost of construction and installation of the underground
telephone distribution system as low as possible.
G. Construction.
1. To the maximum extent practicable, and in the exercise of due
care, electric cables, communications cables, and gas pipes shall be installed
in the same trench.
2. If the affected utilities, power and communication, after care-
ful consideration, conclude that it is uneconomical or otherwise impracti-
cable for any one or two of them to participate in the joint use of trench
on a project, then they shall record the reasons for the decision and shall
keep such record for periodic review by the City Council or its representative.
H. Special Conditions.
1. In unusual circumstances, when the application of these provisions
appears impracticable or unjust, the utility or applicant shall refer the
matter to the City Engineer for consideration. The City Engineer may waive
any provisions of this Ordinance if he finds that enforcement would be
hazardous, unusually costly, damaging to the ecology or destructive of the
property of another.
SECTION IV MISDOMEANOR. Any person, firm, or corporation who violates
the provisions of this Ordinance shall be guilty of a misdomeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of from $1.00 to $100.00, or by
imprisonment for from one to thirty days.
SECTION V SAVINGS CLAUSE. In the event aiy section, provision, or part
of this Ordinance shall be adjudged by any Court of competent jurisdiction to
be invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity
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of the Ordinance as a whole, or any section, provision, or part thereof not
adjudged invalid.
SECTION VI EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be in effect after its
final passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
It was moved by Butherus and seconded by white that the
Ordinance as read be adopted, and upon roll call there were:
AYES: NAYS: ABSENT:
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ATTEST: d(z-
CITY CLERK 114
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2nd Reading /!> S -71 O
3rd Reading /D - 19 - 71 T d .
Brandt
Butherus
Connell
Hickerson
White
theLG
MAYOR
Passed and approved this 19 day of October , A.D., 1971.
Published October 29, 1971.
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ORDINANCE NO. 71-2604
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE IOWA CITY AREA SOCIAL CONCERNS
COMMITTEE, THE MEMBERSHIP AND DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
THEREOF AND THE TERMS OF OFFICE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF IOWA CITY, IOWA.
SECTION I PURPOSE. The purpose of this Ordinance is to establish an
Iowa City Area Social Concerns Committee, hereafter designated as the ASCC,
set the membership, their terms and the duties and responsibilities of said
Committee, to promote an atmosphere of mutual confidence and trust, to
promote the health, welfare and prosperity of the citizens of Iowa City.
SECTION II MEMBERSHIP. Membership of the Area Social Concerns Committee
will be as follows:
a. Iowa City Police Chief.
b. Johnson County Sheriff.
c. Director of Campus Security.
d. Captain of the State Highway Patrol for this region.
e. UI Provost or Vice President.
f. Chairman of the Faculty Senate.
g. President of the University Student Body.
h. Three (3) students who are politically active.
i. Three (3) Iowa City business men.
j. An Iowa City attorney.
k. Representative of the Religious Leader's Association
in the Iowa City area.
1. Chairman of Iowa City Human Relations Commission.
Those members listed above who are public officials will serve if they agree
by virtue of their office. Other members shall be appointed by the Mayor with
the consent of the Council. Their terms shall be for three (3) years. Of the
initial appointments, three (3) shall be appointed for one (1) year terms;
three (3) shall be appointed for two (2) year terms, and two (2) for three (3)
year terms. Thereafter, all appointments shall be for three (3) year terms.
Any vacancy or resignation shall be filled by appointment of the Council.
In the event one of the officials designated for membership declines to
serve on said Committee, the Mayor shall appoint a suitable replacement, with
the approval of the Council, for a three (3) year term or until the official
agrees to serve, whichever is shorter. Said person may be reappointed.
SECTION III OFFICERS. The following shall be the officers and their
duties:
1. The officers of the ASCC will consist of a chairman, vice
chairman, and secretary. Such officers will be appointed by the
Mayor, with the approval of the Council.
2. The chairman will preside at all meetings of the ASCC.
He will exercise general control over the affairs of the ASCC,
subject to the direction of the ASCC. He will execute all docu-
ments, instruments or other writings authorized by the ASCC, and
will perform such additional duties as may be presented by the
ASCC from time to time.
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3. The vice chairman will perform and discharge the duties of
the chairman in the latter's absence, and will perform such other
duties as may be assigned by the ASCC.
4. The secretary will keep a record of all proceedings, includ-
ing votes, and will give notice of all meetings of the ASCC. The
secretary will have custody of all books, records and papers of the
ASCC and all recommendations made to local governing bodies, law
enforcement agencies, or other institutions or groups. He will for-
ward to the Council and to the Board of Supervisors copies of all
minutes of the ASCC.
5. Officers will serve for a term of two years and for no more
than two consecutive terms. New officers, however, may be named by
the Mayor, with the approval of the Council, at any time the Council
determines the need to do so.
6. The chairman will be an ex -officio member of all committees
formed by the ASCC.
SECTION IV MEETINGS. Meetings will be held as follows:
1. The ASCC will hold at least one meeting every three (3)
months, or as often as there is work to be done to accomplish the
purpose and objectives of the ASCC.
2. Special, meetings of the ASCC may be called at any time by
the chairman, or upon written request of any three members of the
ASCC to the chairman. In emergencies the fastest means possible and
practical may be used to assemble the ASCC.
3. Persons or groups desiring communication or assistance from
the ASCC may come to ASCC meetings, write a letter to the chairman,
or contact any member of the ASCC to initiate action on their
interest, concern, or question. Non-members will have the right to
participate in the meetings at the discretion of the presiding
officer of the meeting.
4. A simple majority of the voting membership will constitute a
quorum for the transaction of any business. There will be no voting
by proxy, alternate or substitute.
5. The ASCC shall adopt By-laws and Rules and Procedures for
the conduct of its business and its meetings; after adoption thereof,
they may be amended by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the total member-
ship. Formal written notice will be given at least one week in
advance of any meeting called for the purpose of amending the By-
laws or the Rules and Procedures.
SECTION IV DUTIES. The Area Social Concerns Committee shall have the
following duties:
1. The ASCC will act as a "Grievance Committee" for all persons
concerned, and will attempt to resolve misunderstandings, promote
equal justice for all, and create a working atmosphere of mutual con-
fidence and trust.
2. The Committee will become familiar with law enforcement and
activist groups or persons, and establish contact and communication
with them to serve as a base for constructive recommendations to the
local government on peacekeeping activities.
3. The ASCC will act as a resource group for effective preven—
tion of possible civil disorders.
4. Should a civil disorder take place, the ASCC will function as
an advisory group to local government and law enforcement personnel
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and other appropriate persons and bodies, on how best to effect
communication and cooperation among all persons and groups involved,
in order to avoid acts of violence to persons or property.
5. It will make recommendations to local government and law
enforcement agencies and to other appropriate bodies on how to secure
or restore the peace and well-being of all the citizens of this area,
and to do so in such a way as to assist in bringing justice and pro-
tection for all concerned in any situation.
6. The Committee will submit written "after action" reports,
staff studies, and recommendations when time and circumstances permit,
and orally in emergency situations, when time and circumstances do
not permit. Written reports of emergency situation action will later
be completed for the records.
The ASCC members (except for those legally assigned to a law
enforcement function) will have no legal or law enforcement powers.
The ASCC will perform such other functions as are assigned by
the Council.
7. The ASCC will submit an Annual Report to the City Council of
the work performed by the Committee each year.
SECTION VII STAFF. The Staff of the ASCC shall be appointed by the City
Manager, after consultation and coordination with the Committee, subject to
the approval of the City Council.
SECTION VIII EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be in effect after
its final passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
It was moved by White and seconded by Brandt that the.
Ordinance as read be adopted, and upon roll call there were:
AYES: NAYS: ABSENT:
X Brandt
x Butherus
x Connell
x Hickerson
X_ White
,t MAYOR
ATTEST:
City Clerk
1st Reading //' - y/ % U
2nd Reading //-/(- %/ % O.
All 3 Readings /^<- 7- %/ T.O. (as amended)
Passed and approved this 7 day of December A.D., 1971.
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ORDINANCE NO. 2605
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE SALE AND CONSUMPTION OF
BEER AND LIQUOR; PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND
REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF PERMITS THEREFORE; PRO-
VIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF AND REPEALING
CHAPTER 5.24 AND 5.26 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF
IOWA CITY, IOWA.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF IOWA CITY, IOWA.
SECTION I PURPOSE. The purpose of this Ordinance is to provide for
the regulation of the sale and consumption of beer and liquor; to provide
for the administration of licenses and permits for beer and liquor sale,
and for local regulation and procedures for the conduct of the sale and
consumption of beer and liquor for the protection of the health and welfare
of the citizens of Iowa City, Iowa, and to conform with State Law.
SECTION II DEFINITIONS.
this Ordinance:
The following definitions shall apply to
A. "Council" means the Iowa beer and liquor control council
established by State Law.
B. "Department" means the Iowa beer and liquor control de-
partment established by State Law, or any division of such depart-
ment.
C. "Director" means the director of the Iowa beer and liquor
control department, appointed pursuant to the provisions of State
Law, or his designee.
D. "City" means the City of Iowa City and "City Council"
means the City Council of the City of Iowa City.
E. "Alcohol" means the product of distillation of any fer-
mented liquor rectified one or more times, whatever may be the
origin thereof, and includes synthetic ethyl alcohol.
F. "Spirits" means any beverage which contains alcohol
obtained by distillation mixed with drinkable water and other sub-
stances in solution, including, but not limited to, brandy, rum,
whiskey, and gin.
G. "Wine" means any beverage containing alcohol obtained by
fermentation of the natural sugar contents of fruits or other
agricultural products.
H. "Alcoholic liquor" or "alcoholic beverage" includes the
three varieties of liquor defined in subsections E, F, and G of
this section, except beer as defined in subsection I. of this
section but including all beverages made as described in such
subsection which contain more than four percent of alcohol by
weight, and every liquor or solid, patented or not, containing
alcohol, spirits, or wine, and susceptible of being consumed by
a human being, for beverage purposes.
I. "Beer" means any liquid capable of being used for bever-
age purposes made by the fermentation of an infusion in potable
water of barley, malt and hops, with or without unmalted grains
or decorticated and degerminated grains containing not more than
four percent of alcohol by weight.
J. "Person" means any individual, association, partnership,
corporation, club, hotel, or motel, or municipal corporation
owning or operating a bona fide airport, marina, park, coliseum,
auditoriu, or recreational facility in or at which the sale of
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alcoholic liquor or beer is only an incidental part of such
ownership or operation.
K. "Person of good moral character" means any person who
meets all of the following requirements:
1. He has such financial standing and good reputation
as will satisfy the director that he will comply with the State
Law and all laws, ordinances, and regulations applicable to his
operations under the State Law.
2. He does not possess a federal gambling stamp.
3. He is not prohibited by the provisions of section
XXII of this Ordinance from obtaining a liquor control license
or beer permit.
4. Is a citizen of the United States and a resident
of this state, or licensed to do business in this state in
the case of a corporation.
S. He has not been convicted of a felony. However,
if his conviction of a felony occurred more than five years
before the date of the application for a license or permit, and
if his rights of citizenship have been restored by the governor,
the director may determine that he is a person of good moral
character notwithstanding such conviction.
6. If such person is a corporation, partnership, associa-
tion, club, or hotel or motel the requirements of this subsection
shall apply to each of the officers, directors, and partners of
such person, and to any person who directly or indirectly owns or
controls ten percent or more of any class of stock of such person
or has an interest of ten percent or more in the ownership or
profits of such person. For the purposes of this provision, an
individual and his spouse shall be regarded as one person.
L. "Residence" means the place where a person resides, per-
menently or temporarily.
M. "Permit" or "license" means an express written authori-
zation issued by the department for the manufacture or sale, or
both, of alcoholic liquor or beer.
N. "Application" means a formal written request for the
issuance of a permit or license supported by a verified statement
or facts.
0. "Public place" means any place, building, or conveyance
to which the public has or is permitted access.
P. "Prohibited sale" of alcoholic liquor or beer under
this Ordinance includes soliciting for sales, taking orders for
sales, keeping or exposing for sale, delivery or other traffic-
king for a valuable consideration promised or obtained, and
procuring or allowing procurement for any other person.
Q. "Retailer" means any person who shall sell, barter,
exchange, offer for sale, or have in possession with intent to
sell any alcoholic liquor for consumption on the premises where
sold, or beer for consumption either on or off the premises
where sold.
R. "Club" means any nonprofit corporation or association
of individuals, which is the owner, lessee, or occupant of a
permanent building or part thereof, membership in which entails
the prepayment of regular dues and is not operated for a profit
other than such profits as would accrue to the entire member-
ship.
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S. "Commercial establishment" means a place of business
which is at all times equipped with sufficient tables and seats
to accommodate twenty-five persons at one time, and the licensed
premises of which conform to the standards and specifications of
the department.
T. "Licensed premises" or "premises" means all rooms or
enclosures where alcoholic beverages or beer are sold or consumed
under authority of a liquor control license or beer permit.
U. "Hotel" or "motel" means a premise licensed by the state
department of agriculture and regularly or seasonally kept open
in a bona fide manner for the lodging of transient guests, and
with twenty or more sleeping rooms.
V. "Legal age" means twenty-one years of age or more.
W. "Retail beer permit" means a class "B" or class "C"
beer permit issued under the provisions of this Ordinance and
State Law.
SECTION III ELIGIBILITY FOR LIQUOR CONTROL LICENSE OR BEER PERMIT. Upon
meeting the requirements imposed by State Law and the Ordinances of this City,
a person who is of good moral character as defined by State Law and this Ordi-
nance, may apply for a liquor control license or a beer permit. In the case
of a club, corporation, or partnership, the officers of the club or corpora-
tion and the partners of a partnership shall be persons of good moral charac-
ter as defined by State Law and this Ordinance.
V CONDITIONS FOR APPROVAL OF LICENSE OR PERMIT - PREMISES. An
applicant for a liquor control license or beer permit, as a further condition
for approval by the City Council, must give consent in writing on the appli-
cation, that members of the fire, police, and health departments and the
building inspector may enter upon the premises without warrant to inspect for
violations of the provisions of State Law and of this Ordinance.
A. No liquor control license or beer permit shall be approved
for premises which do not conform to all applicable laws, ordinances,
resolutions, and health and fire regulations.
B. No licensee shall have or maintain any interior access to
residential or sleeping quarters unless permission is granted by the
State Beer and Liquor Control Director in the form of a living quar-
ters permit.
C. The premises for which a class "B" beer permit is sought
must be located within a zone which permits the use of said premises
for such purpose or an area now or hereafter zoned and conforming to
the zoning requirements of said zone.
D. The premises of a class "B" beer permit shall, at the time
of the application, continue to be equipped with sufficient tables
and seats to accommodate twenty-five persons at one time.
E. No state liquor store shall be located within three hund-
red (300) feet of a public or private educational institution unless
a lesser distance is specifically authorized by Ordinance.
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SECTION V BEER PERMITS - CLASSES
follows:
Beer permits shall be classed as
A. Class "B". A class "B" beer permit shall allow the hold-
er to sell beer at retail for consumption on or off the premises.
B. Class "C". A class "C" beer permit shall allow the hold-
er to sell beer at retail for consumption off the premises only.
Such sales shall be in original containers only. No class "C"
permit shall be issued to any person except the owner or proprietor
of a grocery store or pharmacy.
SECTION VI LIQUOR LICENSES - CLASSES. Liquor control licenses shall be
classed as follows:
A. Class "A". A class "A" liquor control license issued to
a club shall authorize the holder to purchase alcoholic liquors
from the department only, and to sell such liquors, and beer, to
bona fide members and their guests by the individual drink for con-
sumption on the premises only.
B. Class "B". A class "B" liquor control license issued to
a hotel or motel shall authorize the holder to purchase alcoholic
liquors from the department only, and to sell such liquors, and beer,
to patrons by the individual drink for consumption on the premises
only, however, beer may also be sold for consumption off the premises.
Each such license shall be effective throughout the premises describ-
ed in the application.
C. Class "C". A class "C" liquor control license issued to a
commercial establishment must be issued in the name of the indivi-
dual or individuals who actually own the entire business and shall
authorize the holder or holders to purchase alcoholic liquors from
the department only, and to sell such liquors, and beer to patrons
by the individual drink for consumption on the premises only, how-
ever, beer may also be sold for consumption off the premises.
SECTION VII PROHIBITED INTEREST. It shall be unlawful for any person or
persons to be either directly or indirectly interested in more than one class
of beer permit.
SECTION VIII SEPARATE LOCATIONS -- CLASS "B" OR "C". Every person hold-
ing a class "B" or class "C" permit having more than one place of business
where such beer is sold shall be required to have a separate license for each
separate place of business, except as otherwise prohibited by State Law.
SECTION IX APPLICATION, CONTENTS: BOND. A verified application for
the original issuance or the renewal of a liquor control license or a beer
permit shall be filed at such time, in such number of copies, and in such form
as the State Director of Beer and Liquor Control shall prescribe, on forms
prescribed by him. The application shall be accompanied by the required fee
and bond and be filed with the City Council for approval or disapproval. The
bond to be submitted shall be in a form prescribed by the State Director and
in the following amounts:
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A. With any liquor control license ................$5,000.00
and conditioned upon the payment of all taxes payable to the state
under the provisions of the Iowa Beer and Liquor Control Act and
compliance with all provisions of the State Law.
B. With any beer permit ...........................$ 500.00
and conditioned upon the faithful observance of the Iowa Beer and
Liquor Control Act.
SECTION X INVESTIGATION OF APPLICANT. Upon receipt of an original appli
cation for a liquor license or beer permit by the City Clerk, it shall be
forwarded to the Chief of Police, who shall conduct an investigation and shal
submit a written report on the applicant as to the truth of the facts averred
in the application and a recommendation to the City Council as to the approva
of the license or permit. It shall be the duty of the health inspector, the
building inspector, and the fire chief to inspect the premises to determine i
they conform to the requirements of the City, and no license or permit shall
be approved until or unless an approving report has been filed with the City
Council by such officers.
SECTION XI APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL. Upon receipt of an application for
the renewal of a liquor license or beer permit, it shall be forwarded to the
Chief of Police only, who shall conduct an investigation and shall submit a
written report on the applicant as to the truth of the facts answered in the
application and a recommendation to the City Council as to the approval of
the license or permit.
SECTION XII FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. Every liquor control licensee and
class "B" beer permittee shall furnish proof of financial responsibility eith
by the existence of a liability insurance policy or by posting bond in
such amount as determined by the department.
SECTION XIII LICENSE AND PERMIT FEES. The following fees shall be
submitted with the respective application:
A. For a class "B" beer permit the annual feel shall be $300.00.
B. For a class "C" beer permit the annual fee shall be grad-
uated on the basis of the amount of interior floor space which comprises
the retail sales area of the premises covered by the permit, as follows:
1. Up to one thousand five hundred sq. feet .... $ 75.00
2. Over one thousand five hundred sq. feet
and up to two thousand feet.........................$100.00
3. Over two thousand and up to five thou-
sand square feet ........ ...........................$200.00
4. Over five thousand square feet..............$300.00
C. For a class "A" liquor control license the annual fee shall
be:
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1. $600.00.
2. Club, less than 250 members ....................$400.00
3. Club which is a post, branch, or chapter of a
veterans organization chartered by the Congress of the
United States, if such club does not sell or permit the
consumption of alcoholic beverages on the premises more
than one day in any week, and if the application for a
license states that such club does not and will not sell
or permit the consumption of alcoholic beverages on the
premises more than one day in any week.................$200.00
D. For a class "B" liquor control license the annual fee shall
be $1300.00.
E. For a class "C" liquor control license the annual fee shall
be $1300.00.
SECTION XIV NATURE OF LICENSE OR PERMIT. A liquor control license or
beer permit shall be a purely personal privilege and be revocable for cause.
It shall not constitute property nor be subject to attachment and execution
nor be alienable nor assignable and in any case it shall cease upon the death
of the permittee or licensee. However, the director may in his discretion
allow the executor or administrator of a permittee or licensee to operate the
business of the decedent for a reasonable time not to exceed the expiration
date of the permit or license. Every permit or license shall be issued in
the name of the applicant and no person holding a permit or license shall
allow any other person to use same.
SECTION XV ACTION BY COUNCIL. Action taken by the City Council shall
be so endorsed on the application and thereafter the application, fee and
bond shall be forwarded to the Iowa Beer and Liquor Control Department for
such further action as is provided by law.
SECTION XVI EXPIRATION OF LICENSE OR PERMIT. All liquor control
licenses and beer permits, unless sooner suspended or revoked, shall expire
one year from date of issuance. Six or eight-month seasonal licenses or
beer permits may be issued for a proportionate part of the license or permit
fee. No seasonal license or permit shall be renewed except after a period
of two months. Seasonal licensing shall be only as permitted by State regu-
lation.
SECTION XVII REFUNDS. Any such licensee or permittee, or his executor,
administrator, or any person duly appointed by the court to take charge of
and administer the property or assets of the licensee or permittee for the
benefit of his creditors, may voluntarily surrender such license or permit
to the department and when so surrendered, the department shall notify the
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City, and the department and the City, or the City by itself in the case of
a retail beer permit, shall refund to the person so surrendering the license
or permit a proportionate amount of the fee paid on such license or permit
as follows: If surrendered during the first three months of the period for
which said license or permit was issued the refund shall be three-fourths
of the amount of the fee; if surrendered more than three months but not
more than six months after issuance the refund shall be one-half of the
amount of the fee; if surrendered more than six months but not more than
nine months after issuance the refund shall be one-fourth of the amount of
the fee. No refund shall be made, however, for a liquor control license or
beer permit surrendered more than nine months after issuance. No refund
shall be made to any licensee or permittee, upon the surrender of his license
or permit, if there is at the time of said surrender a complaint filed with
the department or the City, charging him with a violation of this Ordinance
or provisions of the Iowa Beer and Liquor Control Act. If upon hearing on
any such complaint the license or permit is not revoked or suspended, then
the licensee or permittee shall be eligible, upon surrender of his license
or permit, to receive a refund as herein provided. But if his license or
permit is revoked or suspended upon such hearing he shall not be eligible
for the refund of any portion of his license or permit fee. No refund shall
be made for seasonal licenses or permits.
SECTION XVIII TRANSFERS. The Council will, in its discretion, authorize
a licensee or permittee to transfer the license or permit from one location
to another within the City, provided that the premises to which the transfer
is to be made would have been eligible for a license or permit in the first
instance and such transfer will not result in the violation of any law or
ordinance.
SECTION XIX PROHIBITED SALES AND ACTS. No person or club holding a
liquor license or beer permit nor his agents or employees shall do any of
the following:
A. Sell, dispense, or give to any intoxicated person, or
one simulating intoxication, any alcoholic liquor or beer.
B. Sell or dispense any alcoholic liquor or beer on the
premises covered by the license or permit, or permit the consump-
tion thereon between the hours of two a.m, and six a.m. on any
weekday, and between the hours of one a.m. on Sunday and six a.m.
on the following Monday.
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C. Sell alcoholic liquor or beer to any person on credit,
except with a bona fide credit card. This provision shall not
apply to sales by a club to its members nor to sales by a hotel
or motel to bona fide registered guests.
D. Employ any person under the age of eighteen years old in
the sale or serving of alcoholic liquor or beer for consumption on
the premises where sold. Persons between the ages of eighteen and
twenty-one shall be allowed to serve or clear alcoholic liquor or
beer as an incident to a meal if the business of selling food or
other services constitutes more than fifty percent of the gross
business of the licensee or permittee.
E. Sell, give, or otherwise supply any alcoholic beverage or
beer to any person knowing or having reasonable cause to believe him
to be under legal age, or permit any person knowing or having
reasonable cause to believe him to be under legal age, to consume
any alcoholic beverage or beer.
F. In the case of a retail beer permittee, knowingly allow
the mixing or adding of alcohol or any alcoholic beverage to beer
or any other beverage in or about his place of business.
G. Keep, or allow to be kept, gambling devices of any kind or
description on the premises or place of business of the license or
permit holder.
H. No dancing shall be permitted unless the permittee has
first secured a dance hall license under the provisions of the
Ordinances of this City.
SECTION XX BEER BRAND SIGNS PROHIBITED. No signs or other matter adver-
tising any brand of beer shall be erected or placed upon the outside of any
premises occupied by a licensee or permittee authorized to sell beer at retail.
All such signs formerly erected shall be removed by the owner of same by
July 1, 1974.
SECTION XXI SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION. A liquor license or beer permit
may be suspended for a period of up to one year, or revoked, for violations
of law, including City Ordinances, following notice and hearing, and shall be
revoked in accordance with the provisions of State Law for any of the follow-
ing causes:
A. Misrepresentation of any material fact in the application
for such license or permit.
B. Violation of any of the provisions of the Iowa Beer and
Liquor Control Act.
C. Any change in the ownership or interest in the business
operated under a class "A", class "B", or class "C" liquor control
license, or any beer permit which change was not previously report-
ed to and approved by the City and the department.
D. An event which would have resulted in disqualification
from receiving such license or permit when originally issued.
E. Any sale, hypothecation, or transfer of such license or
permit.
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F. The failure or refusal on the part of any licensee or
permittee to render any report or remit any taxes to the depart-
ment under the State Law.
SECTION XXII EFFECT OF REVOCATION. Any liquor control licensee or
beer permittee whose license or permit is revoked under the Iowa Beer and
Liquor Control Act shall not thereafter be permitted to hold a liquor control
license or beer permit in the State of Iowa for a period of two years from
he date of such revocation. The spouse and business associates holding ten
percent or more of the capital stock or ownership interest in the business
of a person whose license or permit has been revoked shall not be issued a
liquor control license or beer permit, and no liquor control license or beer
permit shall be issued which covers any business in which such person has a
financial interest for a period of two years from the date of such revocation.
In the event a license or permit is revoked the premises which had been
covered by such license or permit shall not be relicensed for one year.
SECTION XXIII APPEAL AND HEARING. The right of appeal to the hearing
board shall be afforded a liquor control licensee or beer permittee whose
license or permit has been suspended or revoked. Any applicant who feels
aggrieved by a decision of the director or City disapproving, suspending, or
revoking issuance of a liquor control license or beer permit may, provided
he has exercised his right of appeal to the hearing board as provided by
State Law, appeal from said decision within ten days to the District Court
of the county wherein the premises covered by the application are situated.
The City may appeal a decision of the hearing board within ten days to the
District Court of the county wherein the premises covered by the application
are situated.
SECTION XXIV CONSUMPTION IN PUBLIC PLACES - INTOXICATION. It is
unlawful for any person to use or consume alcoholic liquors or beer upon the
public streets or highways, or alcoholic liquors in any public place, except
premises covered by a liquor control license, and no person shall be intoxi-
cated nor simulate intoxication in a public place. Any person violating any
provisions of this section shall be fined not to exceed one hundred dollars
or sentenced not to exceed thirty days imprisonment.
SECTION XXV PERSONS UNDER LEGAL AGE. No person shall sell, give, or
otherwise supply alcoholic liquor or beer to any person knowing or having
reasonable cause to believe him to be under legal age, and no person or
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persons under legal age shall individually or jointly have alcoholic liquor
or beer in his or their possession or control; except in the case of liquor
or beer given or dispensed to a person under legal age within a private
home and with the knowledge and consent of the parent or guardian for
beverage.or medicinal purposes and except to the extent that a person
under legal age may handle alcoholic beverages and beer during the regular
course of his or her employment by a liquor control licensee or beer
permittee under State Law.
SECTION XXVI MISDEMEANOR. Any person who violates any of the provi-
sions of this Ordinance shall be subject to a fine of not to exceed one
hundred dollars or to imprisonment for not more than thirty days.
SECTION XXVII SUSPENSION.
A. The conviction of any liquor control licensee or beer
permittee for a violation of any of the provisions of subsections
(A) to (F), inclusive, of section XIX of this Ordinance shall,
subject to subsection B of this section, be grounds for the sus-
pension or revocation of the license or permit by the department
of the City. However, if any liquor control licensee is convicted
of any violation of subsection two (2), paragraphs, "a", "d", or
"e", of section forty-nine (49), or any beer permittee is convic-
ted of any violation of subsection two (2), paragraph "a" of said
section of the Iowa Beer and Liquor Control Act, the liquor
control license or beer permit shall be revoked and shall immedi-
ately be surrendered by the holder, and the bond of the license
or permit holder shall be forfeited to the Department of Beer and
Liquor Control.
B. If any licensee, beer permitte, or employee of such
licensee or permittee shall be convicted of a violation of section
XIX subsection E of this Ordinance, or a retail beer permittee
shall be convicted of a violation of subsection F of said section,
the City shall, in addition to the other penalties fixed for such
violations by this section, assess a penalty as follows:
1. Upon a first conviction, the violator's liquor
control license or beer permit shall be suspended for a
period of fourteen days.
2. Upon a second conviction within a period of two
years, the violator's liquor control license or beer
permit shall be suspended for a period of thirty days.
3. Upon a third conviction within a period of five
years, the violator's liquor control license or beer
permit shall be suspended for a period of sixty days.
4. Upon a fourth conviction within a period of
five years, the violator's liquor control license or
beer permit shall be revoked.
SECTION XXVIII REPEALER. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed and
Chapter 5.24 and Chapter 5.26 of the Municipal Code are hereby repealed.
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SECTION XXIX SAVINGS CLAUSE. If any section, provision, or part of
this Ordinance shall be adjudged invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudica-
tion shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole or any
section, provision, or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION XXX EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall become effective
after its final passage, approval and publication as required by law.
It was moved by Butherus and seconded by Connell that
the Ordinance as read be adopted, and upon roll call there were:
AYES: NAYS: ABSENT:
Attest:
City Clerk
1st
Reading
12-21-71
Tu
2nd
Reading
12-21-71
TU
3rd
Reading
12-21-71
To
Brandt
Butherus
Connell
Hickerson
White
MAYOR
Passed and approved this 21 day of December , A.D., 19 71
M
ORDINANCE NO. 71-2606
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING AND DESCRIBING VOTING PRECINCTS WITHIN
THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA AND REPEALING
ORDINANCES NO. 2381, 2427, and 2541 AND ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA,
SECTION I PURPOSE. The purpose of this Ordinance is to establish and
describe new voting precincts within the corporate limits of the City of Iowa
City, Iowa.
SECTION II ESTABLISHMENT. There is hereby established in Iowa City the
following voting precincts.
PRECINCT #1
Beg. at intersection of Greenwood Dr. and CRISP R.R. ROW,
NWesterly along the R.R. ROW to intersection with the corporate lim-
its, SWesterly along corporate limits to Sunset St., S on Sunset
St. to its intersection with Derwen Dr. extended, E and S along
1960 corporate limits of the City of Iowa City (which is the
boundary between census enumeration districts 35 and 37 estab-
lished by the United States Bureau of the Census for the 1970
federal decennial census) to its intersection with State Hwy. 1,
then E along State Hwy. 1 to Miller Ave., N on Miller Ave. to
W. Benton St., W on W. Benton St. to eastern property line of
Iowa City Community School District (Roosevelt School), N along
said property line to Greenwood Dr., NEasterly along Greenwood
Dr. to point of beginning.
PRECINCT #2
Beg. at the intersection of Riverside Dr. and River St.,
S along Riverside Dr. to its intersection with Newton Road, W
along old Newton Rd. to its intersection with Woolf Ave., S
along Woolf Ave. to Melrose Ave., E along Melrose Ave. to South
Grand Ave., N along South Grand Ave. to Grand Ave., E along
Grand Ave. to centerline of Iowa River, N along centerline of
Iowa River to River St. extended directly east, W to pt. of
beg.
PRECINCT #3
Beg. at a point of the intersection of the center line of
Iowa River and Iowa Ave., S along centerline of Iowa River to
Burlington St. bridge, W along Grand Ave. to South Grand Ave.,
S along South Grand Ave. to Melrose Ave., W along Melrose Ave.
to CRI&P R.R. ROW, SEasterly along said ROW to Greenwood Dr.,
SWesterly along Greenwood Dr. to eastern property line of Iowa
City Community School District (Roosevelt School), S along said
property line to W. Benton St., E along W. Benton St. to center-
line of Iowa River, N along centerline of Iowa River to Lafayette
St. extended, E along Lafayette St. to South Capitol St., N along
South Capitol St. to Washington St., W along Washington St. to
Madison St., N along Madison St. to Iowa Ave., W on Iowa Ave.
to point of beg.
PRECINCT #4
Beg. at the intersection of River St. and Riverside Dr.,
N along Riverside Dr. to an alley running NWesterly from River-
side Dr. and approximately parallel to and north of River St.,
NWesterly along said alley to Ridgeland Ave., N along Ridgeland
Ave. to McLean St., W along McLean St. to Beldon Ave., N along
Beldon Ave. to the westward continuation of McLean St., W along
McLean St. to Magowan Ave., N along Magowan Ave. to Park Road,
W along Park Rd. to Rocky Shore Drive, SWesterly along Rocky
Shore Drive to U.S. Hwy. 6, W along U.S. Hwy. 6 to the west
corporate limits of the City of Iowa City, Northerly and Easterly
along the corporate limits of the City of Iowa City to its inter-
section with the northward extension of Van Buren St., S along
the northward extension of Van Buren St. to its intersection with
the northern 1960 corporate limits of the City of Iowa City, E
along the northern 1960 corporate limits of the City of Iowa City
(which is the boundary between census enumeration districts 22
and 23 established by the United States Bureau of the Census for
the 1970 decennial census) to Prairie du Chien Rd., S on Prairie
du Chien Rd. to Caroline Ave., W on Caroline Ave. to Whiting
Ave. Ct., S on Whiting Ave. Ct. to Whiting Ave., West on Whit-
ing Ave. to Ridge Rd., N and then S (following Ridge Rd.) to its
intersection with Dubuque St., S on Dubuque St. to Park Rd., W
on Park Rd. to centerline of Iowa River, SWesterly along center-
line of Iowa River to a point directly east of intersection. of
River St. and Riverside Dr., W to point of Beg.
PRECINCT #S
Beg. at.the intersection of Ronalds St. and Dubuque St.,
E on Ronalds St. to Van Buren St., N on Van Buren St. to Brown
St., E on Brown St. to Governor St., N on Governor St. to Dodge
St., NEasterly on Dodge St. to its intersection northward
extension of Seventh Ave., N along said northward extension of
Seventh Ave. to Dubuque Road, W and SWesterly along Dubuque Rd.
to its intersection with the northern 1960 corporate limits of
the City of Iowa City (which is the boundary between census
enumeration districts 22 and 23 established by the United States
Bureau of Census for the 1970 decennial census), W along said
northern 1960 corporate limits,..of the City of Iowa City to
Prairie du Chien Rd., S along Prairie du Chien Rd. to Caroline
Ave., W on Caroline Ave, to Whiting Ave. Ct., S on Whiting Ave.
Ct. to Whiting Ave., W on Whiting Ave. to Ridge Rd.', N and then
S (following Ridge Road) to its intersection with Dubuque St.,
S on Dubuque St, to the point of beg.
PRECINCT #6
Beg, at intersection of the centerline of Iowa River and
Iowa Ave., E on Iowa Ave. to Madison St., N on Madison St. to
Jefferson St., E on Jefferson St. to Capitol St., N on Capitol
St. to Davenport St., E on Davenport St. to Dubuque St., N on
Dubuque St, to Fairchild St., E on Fairchild St. to Gilbert St.,
N on Gilbert St. to Ronalds St., W on Ronalds St. to Dubuque
St.,, N on Dubuque St. to Park Rd., W on Park Rd. to centerline
of Iowa River, SWesterly along centerline of Iowa River to point
of beg.
PRECINCT '#7
Beg. at the intersection of Van Buren St. and Bloomington
St., E on Bloomington St. extended to N. Ralston Creek, NEasterly
along N.Ralston Creek to its intersection with the northward
extension of Seventh Ave., N along the northward extension of
I
Seventh Ave. to North
its intersection with
St., W on Brown St. to
point of beg.
PRECINCT #8
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Dodge St., SWesterly along N. Dodge St. to
Governor St., S on Governor St. to Brown
Van Buren St., S on Van Buren St. to
Beg. at the intersection of Madison St. and Washington St.,
E on Washington St. to Dubuque St., N on Dubuque St. to
Davenport St., W on Davenport St. to Capitol St., S on Capitol
St. to Jefferson St., W on Jefferson St. to Madison St., S on
Madison St. to point of beg.
PRECINCT 49
Beg . at the intersection of Lafayette St. and Capitol St.,
E along Lafayette St. to Maiden Lane-, S on Maiden Lane to Benton
St., E and NEasterly on Benton St. to.Page St., E on Page St.
to Lucas St., N on Lucas St. to Bowery St. W on Bowery St. to
Johnson St., N on Johnson St. to Court St., W on Court St. to
Gilbert St., N on Gilbert St. to Burlington St., W on Burlington
St. to Linn St., N on Linn St. to Washington St., W on Washing-
ton St. to Capitol St'., S on Capitol St. to point of beg.
PRECINCT #10
Beg. at the intersection of Court St. and Gilbert St., E
along an eastward extension of Court St. to Johnson St., S on
Johnson St. to Bowery St., E along Bowery St, to Lucas St., N
on Lucas St. to Court St. extended easterly, E on Court St.
extended easterly to Summit St., N on Summit St. to Washington
St., W on Washington St. to Lucas St., N on Lucas St. to Iowa
Ave., W on Iowa Ave. to Gilbert St., S on Gilbert St. to Wash-
ington St., W on Washington St. to Linn St., S on Linn St. to
Burlington St., E on Burlington St. to Gilbert St., S on Gil-
bert St. to point of beg.
PRECINCT #'ll
Beg. at the intersection of Washington St. and Dubuque St.,
E on Washington'St. to Gilbert St., N on Gilbert St. to Iowa Ave.,
E on Iowa Ave. to Lucas St., N on Lucas St. to Jefferson St.,
E on Jefferson St. to Governor St., N on Governor St. to Blooming-
ton St., W on Bloomington St. to Van Buren St., N on Van Buren
St. to Ronalds St., W. on Ronalds St. to Gilbert St., S on Gil-
bert St. to Fairchild St., W on Fairchild St. to Dubuque St.,
S on Dubuque St. to point of beg.
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PRECINCT #12
Beg. at intersection of Riverside Dr. and Newton Rd., Ni
along Riverside Dr. to an alley running NWesterly from Riverside
Dr.. and $pproximately parallel to and north of River St., NWest-
erly along said alley to Ridgeland Ave., N along Ridgeland Ave.
to McLean St.,.W along McLean St. to Beldon Ave., N along Beldon
Ave. to westward continuation of McLean St., W along McLean St.
to Magowan Ave., N along Magowan Ave. to Park Rd., W along Park
Rd. to Rocky.Shore Dr., SWesterly along Rocky Shore Dr. to
U.S. Hwy. 6, E along U.S. Hwy. 6 to Lincoln Ave., S along Lin-
coln Ave. to Newton Rd., E along Newton Rd. and'old Newton Rd.
to point of beg.
PRECINCT #13
Beg. at the intersection of the corporate limits of the City
of Iowa City and Iowa Hwy. 1, NEasterly to intersection with
•1960 corporate limits of the City of Iowa City (which is the
boundary between census enumeration districts 35 and 37 established
by the United States Bureau of Census for the 1970 federal
decennial census), N and W along said 1960 corporate limits line
to Sunset St., N on Sunset'St. to corporate limits, follow cor-
porate limits around University Heights to intersection with Melrose
Ave., E along Melrose Ave. to Woolf Ave., Northerly along Woolf
Ave. to Newton Rd., W on Newton Rd. to Lincoln Ave., N on Lincoln
Ave. to U.S. Hwy. 6, Westerly along U.S. Hwy. 6 to 1970 corporate
limits of City of Iowa City, Westerly along corporate limits of
City of Iowa City to Mormon Trek Blvd., SWesterly and S along
Mormon Trek Blvd. to its intersection with the southern corporate
limits of the City of Iowa City, E along said corporate limits to
point of beg.
PRECINCT #14
Beg. at intersection of S corporate limits of City of Iowa
City and Mormon Trek Blvd., N along Mormon Trek Blvd. to .N cor-
porate limits of City of Iowa City, follow corporate limits of
City of Iowa City NWesterly, S and E to point of beg.
PRECINCT #15
Beg. at the intersection of the S corporate limits of the
City of Iowa City and Iowa Highway 1, follow said corporate
limits Seasterly and then NEasterly to intersection of said
corporate limits and centerline of Iowa River, Northerly along
centerline of Iowa River to intersection with U.S. Hwy. 6, and
SEasterly along U.S. Hwy. 6 to Keokuk St., N along Keokuk St.
to Highland Ave., E along Highland Ave. to Marcy St., N on
Marcy St. to Kirkwood Ave., E on Kirkwood Ave. to Summit St.,
N on Summit St. to Walnut St., W on Walnut St. to Lucas St.,
N on Lucas St. to Page St., W on Page St. to Benton St., W on
Benton St. to Maiden Lane, N on Maiden Lane to Lafayette St.,
11 on Lafayette St. and NWesterly to CRISP R.R. ROW, W along
said ROW to centerline of Iowa River, southerly along centerline
of Iowa River to West Benton St., W on West Benton St. to Miller
Ave., S on Miller Ave. to Iowa Hwy. 1, SWesterly on Iowa Hwy. 1
to the point of beg.
PRECINCT #16
Beg. at the intersection of the centerline of the Iowa River
and U.S. Hwy. 6 Bypass, southerly along centerline of Iowa River
to corporate limits of the City of Iowa City, E along corporate
limits of the City of Iowa City to the southward extension of
Sycamore St., N along southward extension of Sycamore St. to Lake-
side Dr. extended westward, E along westward extension of Lakeside
Dr. to the Iowa City community School District westerly property
line (Grant Wood School), N, E, S, around property line of Iowa
City Community School District (Grant Wood School) to Lakeside
Dr. extended westward, E along Lakeside Dr. to Lakeside Apart-
ment westerly property line, N and NEasterly along said prop-
erty line to U.S. Hwy. 6, westerly along U.S. Hwy. 6 to the point
of beg.
PRECINCT #17
Beg. at the intersection of southward extension of Sycamore
St.. and the corporate limits of the City of Iowa City, E and Ni
along corporate limits of City of Iowa City to intersection with
U.S. Hwy. 6, NWesterly along U.S. Hwy. 6 to northwesterly point
of property line of Lakeside Apt. complex, SWesterly and S along
westerly property line of Lakeside Apt. complex to intersection
with Lakeside Dr., W to easterly property line of Iowa City Com-
munity School District (Grant Wood School), N, 1V andS around
said property line of Iowa City Community School District (Grant
Wood School) to intersection with westward extension of Lakeside
Dr., W along westward extension of Lakeside Dr. to southward
extension of Sycamore St., S along southward extension of Syca-
more St. to point of beg.
PRTiCINCT #18
Beg. at the intersection of Keokuk St. and U.S. Hwy. 6,
SEasterly along U.S. Hwy. 6 to corporate limits of City of Iowa
City, N and NWesterly to intersection of corporate limits of
City of Iowa City and CRISP R.R. centerline, NWesterly along
CRI&P R.R. centerline to Maggard St., S along Maggard St. to
Kirkwood Ave., E along Kirkwood Ave. to Franklin St., S on
Franklin St. to Highland Ave., W on Highland Ave.. to Keokuk St.
S on Keokuk St. to point of beg.
PRECINCT #19
Beg. at intersection of Highland Ave. and Marcy St., E on
Highland Ave. to Franklin St., N on Franklin St. to Kirkwood
Ave., W on Kirkwood Ave. to Maggard St., N on Maggard St. to
Sheridan Ave., E on Sheridan Ave. to Oakland Ave., N on Oakland
Ave. to Center Ave., E on Center Ave. to Grant St., N on Grant
St. to Court St., W on Court St. and westward extension of
Court St. to Lucas St., S on Lucas St. to Walnut St., E on Wal-
nut St. to Summit St., S on Summit St. to Kirkwood Ave., IV on
Kirkwood Ave. to,Marcy St., S on Marcy St. to point of beg.
PRECINCT #20
Beg. at the intersection of the centerline of the CRI&P
R.R. ROW and Seventh Ave. extended south, SEasterly along the
centerline of CRI$P R.R. ROW to corporate limits of City of Iowa
City, follow corporate limits of City of Iowa City SEasterly, N,
W and N again to intersection with Village Rd., SWesterly along
Village Rd, to Wayne Ave., NWesterly along Wayne Ave. to Dover
St., N on Dover St. to Muscatine Ave., E on Muscatine Ave. to
South Lawn Dr., N on South Lawn Drive to Eastwood Dr., NWesterly
on Eastwood Dr. to Brookside Dr., W on Brookside Dr. to Meadow
St., N on Meadow St. to South Ralston Creek, W and SWesterly along
South Ralston Creek to Fourth Ave., S on Fourth Ave. to F Street,
W on F Street to Fifth Ave., S on Fifth Ave. to G Street, W on
G Street to Seventh Ave., S on Seventh Ave., to point of beg.
PRECINCT #'2:
Beg. at intersection of Friendship St. and First Ave., S on
First Ave. to South Ralston Creek, Easterly along South Ralston
Creek to Meadow St., S on Meadow St. to Brookside Dr., Easterly
along Brookside Dr, to Eastwood Dr., SEasterly on Eastwood Dr.
to South Lawn Dr., S on South Lawn Dr. to Muscatine Ave., W on
Muscatine Ave. to Dover St., S on Dover St. to Wayne Ave.,
SEasterly on Wayne Ave. to Village Rd., NEasterly on Village Rd.
to corporate limits of City of Iowa City, E, N, E and N along
corporate limits of City of Iowa City to eastern extension of
Court St., W along eastern extension of Court St. and along Court
St. to Crestview Ave., SWesterly along Crestview Ave. to Upland
Ave., S on Upland Ave. to Friendship St., W on Friendship St. to
point of beg.
PRECINCT #'22
Beg. at intersection of Rochester Ave. and First Ave., S on
First Ave. to Friendship St., E on Friendship St. to Upland Ave.,
N on Upland Ave, to Crestview Ave., E and N on Crestview Ave. to
Court -St., E on Court St. and eastward extension of Court St.
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to corporate limits of City of
limits of City of Iowa City to
Rochester Ave. to point of beg.
PRECINCT #23
Iowa City, N along corporate
Rochester Ave., Westerly along
Beg. at the intersection of Court St. and Grant St., S on
Grant St. to Center Ave., W on Center Ave. to Oakland Ave., S
on Oakland Ave. to Sheridan Ave., W on Sheridan Ave. to Maggard
St., S on Maggard St. to centerline of CRISP R.R. ROW, SEasterly
along centerline of CRI#,P R.R. ROW to Seventh Ave., N7 on Seventh
Ave. to G Street, E on G Street to Fifth Ave., N on Fifth Ave.
to F Street, E on F Street to Fourth Ave., N on Fourth Ave. to
intersection with South Ralston Creek, E along South Ralston
Creek to First Ave., N on First Ave. to Mayfield Rd., W on
westerly extension of Mayfield Rd, to Fourth Ave., S on Fourth
Ave. to Court St., W on Court St. to Seventh Ave., S on Seventh
Ave. to Muscatine Ave., NWesterly along Muscatine Ave. to Court
St., W on Court St. to point of beg.
PRECINCT'#'24
Beg. at the intersection of Washington St. and Lucas St.,
E on Washington St. to Summit St., S on Summit St. to Court St.,
E on Court St. to Muscatine Ave., SEasterly on Muscatine Ave. to
Seventh Ave., N on Seventh Ave. to Court St., E on Court St.
to Fourth Ave., N on Fourth Ave. to westward extension of May-
field Rd., E on the westward extension of Mayfield Rd. to First
Ave., N on First Ave. to the N property line of the Iowa City
Community School District (City High), W and S following said
property line to Morningside Dr., NWesterly along Morningside
Dr. to Seventh Ave., N on Seventh Ave. to Glendale Rd., Westerly
along Glendale Rd. to Jefferson St., W on Jefferson St. to Evans
St., S on Evans St, to Iowa Ave., W on Iowa Ave. to Lucas St.,
S. on Lucas St. to point of beg.
PRECINCT #2S
Beg. at the, intersection of the corporate limits of the
City of Iowa City and a northward extension of Van Buren St.,
S along the northward extension of Van Buren St. to its inter-
section with the northern 1960 corporate limits of the City of
Iowa City, E along the northern 1960 corporate limits of the
City of Iowa City (which is the boundary between census enumera-
tion districts 22 and 23 established by the United States Bureau
of the Census for the 1970 decennial census) to Dubuque Rd.,
NEasterly and E along Dubuque Rd. to the intersection of a
northward extension of Seventh Ave., S along the northward
extension of Seventh Ave. to N.Ralston Creek, southerly along N.
Ralston Creek to its intersection with an easterly extension of
Bloomington St., W along the easterly extension of Bloomington
St. and along Bloomington St. to Governor St., S on Governor St.
to Jefferson St., W on Jefferson St. to Lucas St., S on Lucas
St. to Iowa Ave., W on Iowa Ave. to Evans St., N on Evans St.
to Jefferson St., E on Jefferson St. to Glendale Rd., Easterly
on Glendale Rd, to Seventh Ave., S on Seventh Ave. to Morningside
Dr., SEasterly on Morningside Dr. to a point 2S0 ft. north and
parallel to a westward extension of Mayfield Rd., directly E
from said point to First Ave., N on First Ave. to Rochester Ave.,
Easterly along Rochester Ave. to_corporate limits of City of
Iowa City, N and W along corporate limits of City of Iowa City
to point of beg.
SECTION III REPEALER. Ordinances 2381, 2427 and 2541 and all ordin-
ances or parts of Ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this Ordin-
ance are hereby repealed.
SECTION IV EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be in effect after its
final passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
Passed and approved this 27th day of December, 1971.
It was moved by Connell and seconded by Butherus that
the Ordinance as read by adopted, and upon roll call the vote was as follows:
AYES: NAYS: ABSENT:
x Brandt
x Butherus
x Connell
x Hickerson
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White
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First Reading 12-27-71 T.O.
Second Reading 12-27-71 T.O.
Third Reading 12-27-71 T.O.