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CODE OF ORDINANCE CITY OF WAUKEE, IOWA
SUPPLEMENT RECORD
CHAPTER 1 CODE OF ORDINANCES
CHAPTER 2 CHARTER
CHAPTER 3 BOUNDARIES
CHAPTER 4 MUNICIPAL INFRACTIONS
CHAPTER 5 OPERATING PROCEDURES
CHAPTER 6 CITY ELECTIONS
CHAPTER 7 FISCAL MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 8 INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS
CHAPTER 9 URBAN RENEWAL
CHAPTER 15 MAYOR
CHAPTER 16 MAYOR PRO TEM
CHAPTER 17 CITY COUNCIL
CHAPTER 18 CITY CLERK
CHAPTER 19 FINANCE DIRECTOR
CHAPTER 20 CITY ATTORNEY
CHAPTER 21 CITY ADMINISTRATOR
CHAPTER 22 LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
CHAPTER 23 BOARD OF APPEALS
CHAPTER 24 PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD
CHAPTER 25 PUBLIC ART ADVISORY COMMISSION
CHAPTER 26 PARK REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 27 SUGAR CREEK MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE
CHAPTER 28 TRIUMPH PARK
CHAPTER 30 POLICE DEPARTMENT
CHAPTER 35 FIRE DEPARTMENT
CHAPTER 40 PUBLIC PEACE
CHAPTER 41 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
CHAPTER 42 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROPERTY
CHAPTER 45 ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AND INTOXICATION
CHAPTER 46 MINORS
CHAPTER 47 CAMPING
CHAPTER 50 NUISANCE ABATEMENT PROCEDURE
CHAPTER 51 JUNK AND JUNK VEHICLES
CHAPTER 52 NOISE CONTROL
CHAPTER 55 ANIMAL PROTECTION AND CONTROL
CHAPTER 56 DANGEROUS AND VICIOUS ANIMALS
CHAPTER 57 URBAN CHICKENS
CHAPTER 60 ADMINISTRATION OF TRAFFIC CODE
CHAPTER 61 TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
CHAPTER 62 GENERAL TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 63 SPEED REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 64 TURNING REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 65 STOP OR YIELD REQUIRED
CHAPTER 66 LOAD AND WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS
CHAPTER 67 PEDESTRIANS
CHAPTER 68 PARKING REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 70 TRAFFIC CODE ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES
CHAPTER 75 ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES AND SNOWMOBILES
CHAPTER 76 BICYCLE REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 77 SKATEBOARDS
CHAPTER 80 ABANDONED VEHICLES
CHAPTER 90 WATER SERVICE SYSTEM
CHAPTER 91 WATER METERS
CHAPTER 92 WATER RATES
CHAPTER 93 WATER WELL PROTECTION
CHAPTER 95 SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM
CHAPTER 96 BUILDING SEWERS AND CONNECTIONS
CHAPTER 97 ON-SITE WASTEWATER SYSTEMS
CHAPTER 98 SEWER SERVICE CHARGES
CHAPTER 99 CONNECTION FEE DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 100 STORMWATER MANAGEMENT UTILITY
CHAPTER 101 ILLICIT DISCHARGE TO STORM SEWER SYSTEM
CHAPTER 102 CONSTRUCTION SITE EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL
CHAPTER 103 POST-CONSTRUCTION STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 104 REGULATION OF INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER, COMMERCIAL WASTEWATER AND HAULED WASTE
CHAPTER 105 SOLID WASTE CONTROL
CHAPTER 106 COLLECTION OF SOLID WASTE
CHAPTER 107 MANDATORY RECYCLING PROGRAMS
CHAPTER 110 NATURAL GAS SERVICE RATES AND CHARGES
CHAPTER 111 ELECTRIC ENERGY FRANCHISE
CHAPTER 112 CABLE TELEVISION FRANCHISE
CHAPTER 115 RIGHT-OF-WAY AND UTILITY INSTALLATION PERMIT REQUIREMENTS
CHAPTER 120 LIQUOR LICENSES AND WINE AND BEER PERMITS
CHAPTER 121 CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO PERMITS
CHAPTER 122 PEDDLERS AND SOLICITORS
CHAPTER 123 PAWNBROKERS
CHAPTER 124 MASSAGE THERAPY ESTABLISHMENT LICENSE
CHAPTER 135 STREET USE AND MAINTENANCE
CHAPTER 136 SIDEWALK REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 137 VACATION AND DISPOSAL OF STREETS
CHAPTER 138 NAMING OF STREETS
CHAPTER 140 CONTROLLED ACCESS FACILITIES
CHAPTER 145 MANUFACTURED AND MOBILE HOMES
CHAPTER 150 TREES
CHAPTER 151 TELECOMMUNICATION TOWERS
CHAPTER 155 BUILDING CODES AND REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 156 RESIDENTIAL RENTAL CODE
CHAPTER 160 SITE AND BUILDING DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
CHAPTER 161 LANDSCAPE AND OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENTS
CHAPTER 165 ZONING REGULATIONS DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 166 ZONING REGULATIONS ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
CHAPTER 167 ZONING REGULATIONS SIGNS
CHAPTER 168 ZONING REGULATIONS PARKING AND LOADING
CHAPTER 169 ZONING REGULATIONS DISTRICT REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 170 FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 175 SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 176 SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS PLATTING PROCEDURES
CHAPTER 177 SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS DESIGN STANDARDS
CHAPTER 178 SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS REQUIRED IMPROVEMENTS
CHAPTER 179 SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS DEVELOPMENT IMPACT ON COMMUNITY FACILITIES
165.21   EXCEPTIONS, MODIFICATIONS, AND INTERPRETATIONS.
1.   Structures Permitted Above Height Limit. No permit will be issued for any structure above district height limits, except as specifically approved by the City Council.
2.   Double Frontage Lots. Buildings on through lots and extending through from street to street shall provide the required front yard on both streets.
3.   Rear and Side Yards Adjacent to Alleys. In computing the depth of a rear yard or the width of a side yard where the rear or side yard opens to an alley, one-half of the alley width may be included as a portion of the rear or side yard, as the case may be.
4.   Other Exceptions to Yard Requirements. Every part of a required yard shall be open to the sky unobstructed with any building or structure, except for a permitted accessory building in a rear yard, and except for ordinary projections, not to exceed 24 inches, including roof overhang.
5.   Front Yard; Exceptions. In areas where some lots are developed with a front yard that is less than the minimum required for the district by these zoning regulations or where some lots have been developed with a front yard greater than required by these zoning regulations, the following rule shall apply. Any new building or addition in front thereof shall not be closer to the street right-of-way than the average of the front yard of the first building on each side within a distance of 200 feet, measured from building to building, except as follows:
   A.   Buildings located entirely on the rear half of a lot shall not be counted.
   B.   No buildings shall be required to have a front yard greater than 50 feet.
   C.   If no building exists on one side of a lot within 200 feet of the lot in question, the minimum front yard shall be the same as the building on the other side.
6.   Zoning of Annexed Areas. Any land annexed to the City after the effective date hereof shall be zoned A-1 Agricultural until the Commission and Council shall have studied the area and adopted a final zoning plan for the area in accordance with Section 166.20 of these zoning regulations.
7.   Exceptions to Prohibited Uses. The Council may, by special permit after public hearing, authorize the location of any of the following buildings or uses in any district from which they are prohibited by these zoning regulations. Notice of time and place of hearing shall be given to all affected property owners within 200 feet at least 7 days in advance of hearing by placing notice in the United States mail.
   A.   Any public building erected and used by any department of the City, Township, County, State or federal government.
   B.   Airport or landing field.
   C.   Community building or recreation center.
   D.   Hospitals, nonprofit fraternal institutions (provided they are used solely for fraternal purposes), and institutions of an educational, religious, or philanthropic character; provided, the building shall be set back from all yard lines a distance of not less than two feet for each foot of building height, but not less than the yard requirements for the district in which located.
   E.   Public cemetery.
Before issuance of any special permit for any of the buildings or uses listed in this subsection, the Council shall refer the proposed application to the Commission, which shall be given 45 days in which to make a report regarding the effect of such proposed building or use upon the character of the neighborhood, traffic conditions, public utility facilities and other matters pertaining to the general welfare. No action shall be taken upon any application for a proposed building of use above referred to until and unless the report of the Commission has been filed; provided, however, if no report is received from the Commission within 45 days, it shall be assumed that the approval of the application has been given by the Commission.
8.   Use of Existing Lots of Record. In any district where dwellings are permitted, a dwelling may be located on any lot of record as of the effective date hereof irrespective of its area or width; provided, however:
   A.   The sum of the side yard widths of any such lot or plot shall not be less than 20 percent of the width of the lot, but in no case less than 10 percent of the width of the lot or five feet, whichever is greater, for any one side yard.
   B.   The depth of the rear yard of any such lot need not exceed 20 percent of the depth of the lot, but in no case less than 20 feet.
9.   Water and Sewage Requirements.
   A.   In any district in which residences are permitted, except the A-1 and AR districts, and where neither public water supply nor public sanitary sewer is available, the minimum lot area and frontage requirements shall be as follows:
      (1)   Lot Area – 20,000 square feet;
      (2)   Lot Width at Building Line – 100 feet;
provided, however, that where a public water supply system is available, these requirements shall be 15,000 square feet, and 100 feet, respectively.
   B.   The above requirements shall not apply in subdivision developments providing private common water supply and sewage collection and disposal systems that have been approved by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
   C.   In all districts where a proposed building, structure, or use will involve the use of private sewage facilities, and public sewer and/or water is not available, the sewage disposal system and domestic water supply shall comply with all of the requirements and standards of the Dallas County Board of Health.
(Section 165.20 - Ord. 3019 - Mar. 22 Supp.)