Minutes-6 /17/1981

Motion Madden second Spivey to instruct city clerk to publish notice of public hearing concerning request for easement from Ray Scheetz for levy to tie into road easement across railroad tracks immediately east of Clear Creek Mobile Home Park and to set date for public hearing for July 8, 1981 at 7:15 p.m. Carried unanimously. Motion Spivey second Madden to defer request by Ray Scheetz to sell lots in Clear Creek Mobile Home Park until July 8, 1981 because information was not available. Carried unanimously. Motion Spivey second Rohret to issue building permit to Louis Voparil to remodel former Grandpa's Grocery store building on lot no. 6 of the Sadler Subdivision to include three apartments along with the existing laundromat, subject to receipt of recorded permanent easement from lot no. 7 to lot no. 6 for parking. Carried unanimously. Potter introduced AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 1979-83 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF TIFFIN, IOWA, BY CHANGING THE USE REGULATIONS OF CERTAIN PROPERTY FROM R-1 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL TO TC, TRAILER COURT, Ordinance No. 1981-99. Mayor Formanek read the ordinance. Motion Spivey second Madden to adopt Ordinance No. 1981-99. Roll call vote: Madden, aye; Potter, aye; Spivey, aye; Rohret, aye. Carried unanimously. Mayor declared motion carried. Madden moved that the rule or law requiring three readings of this ordinance on three different dates be dispensed with. Roll call vote: Madden, aye; Potter, aye; Spivey, aye; Rohret, aye. Mayor declared Ordinance No. 1981-99 passed and adopted. City Attorney advised Council that Council could reword part of proposed ordinance dealing with development of existing lots and still act on ordinance at this meeting because rewording would clarify meaning but title and intent of ordinance would remain unchanged. Motion Rohret second Madden to reword Section III of proposed Ordinance No. 1981-100 to read "SECTION 29: Lots which were zoned R-1 as of September 12, 1979 and which are too small for their zoned use will be allowed to develop to the full extent of their zoned use." Carried unanimously. Motion Potter second Rohret to reword Section IV of proposed Ordinance No. 1981-100 ro read "30 consecutive days" rather than "90 consecutive days." Carried unanimously. Madden introduced AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 83 OF THE ORDINANCES OF TIFFIN, IOWA, SO AS TO CREATE A BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, SO AS TO AMEND THE DEFINITIONS OF "DWELLING" AND "TRAILER", AND SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT EXISTING LOTS SHALL BE ALLOWED TO DEVELOP TO THE FULL EXTENT OF THEIR ZONED USE, Ordinance No. 1981-100. Mayor Formanek read the ordinance. Motion Rohret second Spivey to adopt Ordinance No. 1981-100. Roll call vote: Madden, aye; Potter, aye; Spivey, aye; Rohret, aye. Mayor declared the motion carried. Spivey moved that the rule or law requiring three readings of this ordinance on three different dates be dispensed with. Roll call vote: Madden, aye; Potter, aye; Spivey, aye; Rohret, aye. Mayor Formanek declared Ordinance No. 1981-100 passed and adopted.