ordinance · G-2
Public Hearing on Ordinance No. 2025-523 – An Ordinance Rezoning Grove Park Area, Tiffin, Iowa,
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Text from the PDF text layer; check the PDF for anything that matters. AGENDA ITEM # G-2, H-2
Planned Development Overlay Details
• Lot Standards (OPD vs. R-4):
o Frontage: 27 ft (vs. 80 ft)
o Depth: 80 ft (vs. 100 ft)
o Lot Area: 2,200 SF per unit (vs. 16,000 SF)
o Front Yard: 10 ft (vs. 20 ft)
o Side Yard: 5 ft (vs. 12 ft)
o Rear Yard: 15 ft (vs. 30 ft)
• Max Height: 2½ stories or 38 ft
• Design Theme: Urban-style rowhomes transitioning between commercial and residential
areas
• Infrastructure: Private streets maintained by HOA; public water/sewer in easements
Comprehensive Plan Consistency
The proposed rezoning supports the City’s vision for mixed-density residential development and
provides a transition between commercial and residential areas along Hwy 6.
Conditions of Approval
1. Execution of Developer’s Agreement and OPD Agreement.
2. Compliance with Tiffin Zoning Code – OPD District.
3. Recording of ordinance and easements with Johnson County Recorder.
4. Approval of final landscaping and lighting plans.
5. Construction of public sidewalk along Hwy 6 frontage.
Staff Recommendation
Staff recommends approval of Ordinance No. 2025-523 rezoning Lot 30, Tiffin East from
OPD/R-12 and OPD/C-1B to OPD/R-4, subject to the conditions listed above.
ATTACHMENTS: Ordinance, Elevation Drawings, Site Layout Plan, Preliminary Plat,
Development Narrative, Grove Park Rowhomes Site District
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Sources
- revize: Attachment (9C0ksg1ey6rFNl3V71100moOZ5TM97.pdf) — where it was found ↗ first seen Oct 12, 2026
- revize: Attachment (BZx5ZTcpem9aN0cf08ii1ixibNh6Gp.pdf) — where it was found ↗ first seen Oct 12, 2026
- sharepoint (G-2 H-2 - Ordinance 2025-523 - Grove Park Rowhome OPD and Rezoning - R-12, C-1B to R-4 OPD 2.pdf) — where it was found ↗ first seen Oct 12, 2026
Attached to agenda items: G-2 Public Hearing on Ordinance No. 2025-523 – An Ordinance Rezoning Grove Park Area, Tiffin, Iowa,; H-2 Ordinance No. 2025-523 – An Ordinance Rezoning Grove Park Area, Tiffin, Iowa,
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