Ordinances-1979-83

P ORDINANCE NO 07c1 - g 3 AN ORDINANCE REGULATING AND RESTRICTING THE LOCATION, CONSTRUCTION, AND USE OF BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES, AND THE USE OF LAND IN THE CITY OF , TIFFIN, IOWA, AND FOR SAID PURPOSES DIVIDING THE CITY DISTRICTS, INTO AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE REGULATIONS. BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL. OF THE OF CITY TIFFIN, IOWA: SECTION 1: Short. Title. . ' This ordinance shall be known and may be cited as " The City of Tiffin, Iowa, Zoning Ordinance. " SECTION 2: Purpose. The purpose of this ordinance is to provide adequate light and air, to prevent the overcrowding of land, to avoid undue concentration ' of population-, to regulate the use of land, and to promote the health, morals , safety and general welfare in the City of Tiffin, Iowa. SECTION 3: Definitions.' For use in this ordinance certain J ` terms or words used herein shall be interpreted or defined as ; follows: 1. Words used in the present tense include the future tense. 2. The singular includes the plural. 3. The word " person" includes a corporation as well as an individual. 4. The word " lot" includes the word " plat" or parcel.. 5. The term " shall" is' always mandatory. 6. The word " used" or " occupied" as applied to any land or building shall be construed to include the words " intended, arranged or designed to be used or occupied. " 7. " Structure" means a combination of materials other than a' building to form a construction that is safe and stable and includes, among other things, stadiums, platforms, radio towers, sheds, storage bins, fences, signs and chicken coops. 8. " Trailer" means a vehicle equipped for use as a dwelling and designed to be hauled along a highway whether or not it is placed on permanent foundation unless converted to real p ro p er ty as defined by law for assessed valuation. 9. " Double Trailer" means any trailer with a width at any point in -excess of 14 feet. 10. A " dwelling" is a building used as the living quarters for one or. more families, not including auto courts, rooming homes or tourist homes. a. A " Private Dwelling" is a dwelling occupied by . but one family alone.. b. A " Two- Family Dwelling" is a dwelling occupied by but two families alone: A " Multiple c. Dwelling" is a dwelling occupied by more than two families .