Ordinances-2001-250

CITY OF TIFFIN ORDINANCE NO. 2001 - 250 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE NO. 1998-218 REGARDING NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200 FEET OF PROPERTY PROPOSED FOR SUBDIVISION. BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF TIFFIN, IOWA: Section 1. Purpose. The purpose of this ordinance is to amend Ordinance No. 1998-218 (Subdivisions) Section 5.07(C) to require notification to owners of property within 200 feet of property proposed for subdivision. Section 2. Amendment. City of Tiffin Ordinance No. 1998-218 (Subdivision), Section 5.07(C) shall have the following language inserted at the end of Paragraph C: Before any action is taken by the city council on any subdivision application, the City Clerk shall set the matter for public hearing with at least seven (7) days' notice of the time and place of such hearing given according to the requirements for public hearings in the Iowa Code for cities the size of Tiffin. Further, written notice of the public hearing shall be mailed by the City Clerk at least seven (7) days prior to the hearing, to all property owners within a radius of 200 feet from the property proposed for subdivision. For purposes of notification, ownership of the adjacent properties will be verified with official records of Johnson County. A posting sign, provided by the City Clerk, stating the proposed subdivision and date of hearing, must be immediately displayed by the applicant on the property proposed for subdivision so that it is easily visible from any roadway adjacent to the property. Any related costs for the subdivision application incurred for the newspaper publication of the public hearing, mailings, and the posting sign shall be reimbursed by the subdivision applicant(s) to the City after receiving a bill for the same from the City Clerk. These costs shall be in addition to any subdivision application fee set by resolution of the City Council. Section 3. Penalty Provision. The city may elect, at its sole discretion, to prosecution any violation either as simple misdemeanor or a municipal infraction. Section 4. Repealer. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed.