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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4612-04/28/2003 INDE BLACK HAWK COUNTY,IOWA:ss FEE BOOK# 2004 03225 PROOF FILED FOR RECORD JUL 29 , 2003 ,AT 4:00P. M. FEE 1-10.00-5.00/ COMPARED r BLACK HAWK COUNTY RECORDER CITY OF WATERLOO ATTN: NANCY ECKERT This Ordinance prepared by Nancy Eckert, City Clerk, 715 Mulberry Street, Waterloo, Iowa. ORDINANCE NO. 4612 AN ORDINANCE DECLARING A SIX-MONTH MORATORIUM ALONG THE VISION IOWA PROJECT AREA. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA as follows : 1 . The City of Waterloo is, and has been, in the process of the planning of the Vision Iowa Project area located on Park Avenue to the Cedar River, to West Mullan Avenue to Highway 218, which is funded in part by Vision Iowa funds . 2 . The Vision Iowa Project commonly known as the Cedar Valley River Renaissance Plan is one of the major projects along which there is potential for the development of various businesses, which development will make a substantial impact upon the City of Waterloo. 3 . The City of Waterloo, by and through the statutes of the State of Iowa, is vested with the responsibility of developing plans regarding the development of the City of Waterloo. 4 . The City Council of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, deems it to be in the best interests of all of the citizens that a plan should be developed in order to provide comprehensive, reasonable regulations for development along the Vision Iowa Project . 5 . The City Council of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, believes that a moratorium should be declared for development along the Vision Iowa Project area located on Park Avenue to the Cedar River, to West Mullan Avenue to Highway 218 , for a reasonable period of time, until said plan has been presented to, and adopted by the City Council of the City of Waterloo, Iowa. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA, that : 1 . A moratorium is hereby declared on any and all development, including but not limited to, construction, development, redevelopment, remodeling or new construction within the Vision Iowa Project area, which improvements are associated with the Vision Iowa Project, for six (6) months from the date of the enactment of this Ordinance . 2 . That a study shall be prepared under the direction of Vanderwalle & Associates and the Waterloo Development Corporation, which study shall be made for the purpose of updating the downtown master plan, which plan shall be presented to the council for adoption prior to the expiration of this moratorium. 3 . That should undue hardship result from the enactment of this moratorium, the affected person shall have the right to appeal to the City Council, which appeal shall be treated as a request for a change for construction, development, redevelopment remodeling or new construction within the Vision Iowa Project . INTRODUCED: April 28, 2003 PASSED 1st CONSIDERATION: April 28, 2003 PASSED 2nd CONSIDERATION: April 28, 2003 PASSED 3rd CONSIDERATION: April 28, 2003 Ordinance No. 4612 Page 2 PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, on the 28th day of April, 2003, and approved by the Mayor Pro Tem on the 1St day of May, 2003 . Harold Getty, Mayo ro Tem ATTEST: Nancy Ecker City Clerk CERTIFICATE I, Nancy Eckert, City Clerk of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, do hereby certify that the preceding is a true and complete copy of Ordinance No. 4612, as passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, on the 28th day of April , 2003 . Witness my hand and seal of office this 1St day of May, 2003 . . it, fc SEAL Nancy Ecke4, City Clerk Imo. M. 7",,n. C4