Ordinances-2022-499 (2)

CITY OF TIFFIN ORDINANCE NO. 2022-499 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE TIFFIN ZONING ORDINANCE, SECTION 5, FENCE AND HEDGE REGULATIONS, SUBSECTION 5.03, REGARDING THE ALLOWED LOCATION OF FENCES BE IT ENACTED by the City Council of the City of Tiffin, Iowa: Section 1. Purpose: The purpose of this ordinance is to amend the Tiffin Zoning Ordinance, Section 5, Fence and Hedge Regulations, Subsection 5.03, regarding the allowed location of fences. Section 2. Amendment. Section 5.03 – Location, is hereby amended as follows: SECTION 5.03 LOCATION 5.03 LOCATION. A. Fences and hedges must be located so that no part thereof is within three feet of an alley or three feet of a street right-of-way. without City permission. B. If a fence agreement cannot be reached between property owners of a shared lot line, either property owner may construct an approved fence on their property but it must be a minimum of three feet from the shared property line. Unless a fence agreement is entered into pursuant to Section 5.02(b), above, a permitted fence shall be located entirely within the confines of the property lot lines under the stipulations of item A. Hedges and bushes must stay three feet off of all property lot lines and shall also follow the stipulations of item A. Section 3. Repealer. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed. Section 4. Severability Clause. If any section, provision or part of this ordinance shall be adjudged invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole or any section, provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional. Section 5. When Effective. This ordinance shall be in effect after its final passage, approval, and posting as provided by law. On the 15th day of November 2022, at a regular meeting of the Tiffin City Council, Tiffin, Iowa, Councilperson Olney introduced Ordinance No. 2022-499, and moved that it be given its first reading. The motion was seconded by Councilperson Orris.