Zoning Ordinance, Section 3: Each Zoning District
§ PAD.01 Intent
The text in force today, and every version since 2010.
Unofficial compilation built from the City's published 2010 Code chapters and the text of adopted ordinances. Effective dates are inferred from adoption records; scanned chapters were OCR'd. The City of Tiffin's adopted Code of Ordinances governs. Not legal advice.
PAD.01 INTENT
Ord. 2013-333 (July 24, 2013) amends this chapter; which sections it changes has not been read, so this text may not be current. Read the ordinance.
Ord. 2017-393 (January 17, 2017) amends this chapter; which sections it changes has not been read, so this text may not be current. Read the ordinance.
and DESCRIPTION OF DISTRICT This district intends to encourage innovation and flexibility in planning the development of land so that development is compatible with the site’s physical and environmental characteristics. This district allows for flexibility in zone district requirements. The PAD district provides an opportunity for the development of a mixture of uses and housing types in a coordinated manner. The underlying zone district will guide the development. It is incumbent upon the applicant proposing the PAD to justify the project. As such, any alteration from the standard zone regulations and or design standards must be listed and accompanied with explanation of the compensating benefit derived from permitting such alteration and or change shall be provided with the application.
History
Dates: an Iowa ordinance takes effect when it is published after adoption. Where the clerk's certificate records the publication date it is used; otherwise the adoption date stands in for it. "Not yet consolidated" means the ordinance amends this section but its new text has not been checked into this compilation yet: read the ordinance.
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