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Ordinances-2017-393 - Zoning Code Amendment - OPD
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CITY OF TIFFIN ORDINANCE NO. 2017- 393
AN ORDINANCE REVOKING THE PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
REGULATIONS OF SECTION 3 OF THE CITY OF TIFFIN ZONING ORDINANCE
AND REPLACING IT WITH PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY DISTRICT AND
REGULATIONS CONTAINED IN OPD . 01 — OPD . 08
BE IT ENACTED by the City Council of the City of Tiffin, Iowa:
Section I. Purpose: The purpose of this ordinance is to revoke the regulations of the
current Planned Area Development district in Section 3 of the Tiffin Zoning ordinance, and
replace it with Planned Development Overlay District Regulations.
Section IL Amendment: Section 3, Planned Area Development District, of the Tiffin
Zoning Ordinance is hereby revoked and replaced with the following:
PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY DISTRICT ( OPD)
OPD . 01 PuMose
OPD . 02 Location
OPD . 03 Land Use Regulations
OPD . 04 Development Standards
OPD . OS Standards for Modified Developments
OPD . 06 Supplemental Regulations
OPD . 07 Application, Planning, and Formal Approval Requirements
OPD . 08 Exceptions
OPD . O1 Purpose
The Planned Development Overlay Concept District and the Planned Development Overlay Site
District are intended to provide flexibility in the design of planned projects; to encourage
innovation in project design that incorporates open space and other amenities; and to insure the
compatibility of developments with the surrounding urban environment. The Planned
Development Overlay Districts are intended to promote developments which would be
advantageous to the City and its urban form by permitting project design that will surpass the
quality of development resulting from a strict application of the regulations of conventional
zoning districts. Consequently, the Planned Development Overlay Districts are to be used to
Sources
- laserfiche: Ordinances-2017-393 - Zoning Code Amendment - OPD (Ordinances-2017-393 - Zoning Code Amendment - OPD.pdf) — where it was found ↗ first seen Oct 12, 2026
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