HomeMy WebLinkAbout4003-02/07/1994 ORDINANCE NO. 4003
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 1993 CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA, BY:
REPEALING ARTICLE VI , PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
DIVISION, OF CHAPTER 2, ADMINISTRATION, IN ITS
ENTIRETY; AND ENACTING IN LIEU THEREOF A NEW
ARTICLE VI , PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT; AND
REPEALING SECTION 29-18, STAFF AND
PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS , OF CHAPTER 29 ,
PLANNING AND ZONING GENERALLY, IN ITS
ENTIRETY; AND ENACTING IN LIEU THEREOF A NEW
SECTION 29-18 , STAFF AND PROFESSIONAL
CONSULTANTS, OF CHAPTER 29, PLANNING AND
ZONING GENERALLY; AND
REPEALING SECTION 29-44 , STAFF AND
PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS, OF CHAPTER 29,
PLANNING AND ZONING GENERALLY; AND BY ENACTING
IN LIEU THEREOF A NEW SECTION 29-44, STAFF AND
PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS, OF CHAPTER 29,
PLANNING AND ZONING GENERALLY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA:
That Article VI, Planning and Development Division, of Chapter 2 ,
Administration, of the 1993 Code of Ordinances of the City of
Waterloo, Iowa, is hereby repealed in its entirety; that a new
Article VI , Planning and Development, of Chapter 2, Administration,
of the 1993 Code of Ordinances of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, is
hereby enacted in lieu thereof as follows:
ARTICLE VI - PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
DIVISION 1 . ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
Section 2-137 . Engineering Department; created.
The Engineering Department is hereby created.
Section 2-138. Engineering Department; powers and duties.
It shall be the duty of the Engineering Department to provide a
full range of professional engineering services for all City
departments and public projects.
The Department shall have the power to design, inspect, survey, and
map all City infrastructures.
Section 2-139 . Engineering Department; management and supervision.
A City Engineer shall be appointed by the Mayor and subject to the
approval of the City Council and shall be directly responsible to
the Mayor. Such appointment shall be in accordance with all City
of Waterloo policies and procedures regarding recruitment,
selection and appointment of employees.
The person appointed to the office of City Engineer shall be a
licensed professional civil engineer by the State and fully
qualified to practice within the State. One hundred eighty ( 180)
days shall be provided from the date of appointment to qualify as
provided by law.
The City Engineer shall supervise, direct and manage the Engi-
neering Department. The City Engineer' s duties shall be as
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follows:
a) to promulgate orders, rules and regulations for the
conduct and guidance of the members of the Engineering
Department within the parameters of city policy;
b) to make an annual report of the activities of the
Department to the Mayor;
C) to assign the personnel of the Engineering Department as
deemed necessary to carry out the functions of the
Engineering Department, and to prescribe rules and
regulations for the conduct and management of the
Department consistent with the city' s policies;
d) to peremptorily suspend or discharge any subordinate
under his/her direction for neglect of duty, disobedience
of orders, misconduct, or failure to properly perform the
subordinate' s duties in accordance with law and city
policy, or other appropriate just cause;
e) to perform or cause to be performed any other duties as
directed by the Mayor;
f) to be in full charge of all public improvements ordered
by the City Council and shall prepare estimates of costs,
plans and specifications and present said information to
the Council for approval. The City Engineer shall
supervise the construction of such improvements in
accordance with the plans and specifications, and upon
completion, prepare a final report for the Council giving
in detail the itemized final costs and other pertinent
facts of such improvements;
g) to make all necessary surveys of streets, alleys,
avenues , public squares and other surveys when required
by the Council, showing the lines, dimensions, names of
streets, lots and blocks, and other pertinent facts;
h) to take the necessary levels and measurements of all
streets, alleys or avenues where the same has not already
been done for the purpose of establishing street grades.
The City Engineer shall prepare the necessary profiles
and drawings showing the existing surface and the grades
proposed and submit the proposed grades to the Council
for approval and proper establishment of the grades by
ordinance;
i) to create a system so that notes of all surveys, levels,
grades, and other field work are kept in field notebooks.
The notebooks shall be numbered in regular order and the
notes entered in them in a manner which assures the work
can be readily made out, and shall show in which part of
the City the work has been done, giving the name of the
street, number of the lot and block and exact location of
lines or grades or whatever else pertains to the field
work, that they may be clearly located on the ground.
All calculations relating to the notes and surveys shall
appear on the pages of the field books;
j ) to require that bench marks are to be placed upon some
solid and secure point readily reached from the adjoining
streets which identify the levels and grades. These
reference marks shall preserve the survey of the streets,
blocks and lots, in a clear description made in field
books;
k) to maintain official City maps and keep the same in a
correct and up-to-date fashion showing new additions,
streets, alleys, avenues, public squares, public
buildings, bridges, streams and other pertinent objects.
The collection of maps shall include, but not be limited
to, the City street, plat, zoning, thoroughfare, sewer,
and ward and precinct maps;
1) to preserve in the office all field notes, maps, plans,
profiles, papers, books, writings, and records, and
arrange and index the records in a manner which allows
ready reference. All field books kept by the Engineer
and all necessary blanks for records, maps and plans used
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by the City Engineer in the discharge of the official
duties shall be furnished at the expense of the City, and
such hooks, records and files shall be the exclusive
property of the City. At the expiration of the term of
office or the resignation or removal of the City
Engineer, the City Engineer shall turn over the same to
his/her successor, or to some person duly authorized to
receive the same for the City;
m) to carefully enter all construction data of all public
improvements into the permanent office records. Such
records shall include the location of extension of sewer
lines, street and other public improvements;
n) to review all proposed subdivisions submitted for ap-
proval to the City Planning and Zoning Commission and the
Council and shall examine such subdivisions carefully as
to their compliance with good engineering practices and
to the subdivisions regulations. The City Engineer shall
inform the commission and the Council in writing as to
the findings and compliance with the subdivision
regulations;
o) to coordinate the design, inspection and construction of
road and street projects with the State, Federal and
local government authorities and the respective
professional design and inspection consultants and
contractors;
p) to issue ordinance-required permits in public right-of-
way including, but not limited to, sidewalks and
driveways, excavations, moving buildings, and oversize
and/or overweight loads;
q) to administer, inspect, and coordinate the improvements
to all public sidewalks through a sidewalk inspection and
repair program;
r) to review and approve all development plans, except
single family and duplex, for conformance to City
ordinances and policies including, but not limited to,
drainage, access, parking areas, and sidewalks;
s) to update, monitor , and coordinate the City of Waterloo' s
Pavement Management System;
t) to inspect, plan and coordinate maintenance activities,
and administer maintenance contracts for the City of
Waterloo' s flood control facilities;
u) to help direct and coordinate activities during flood
emergencies and other natural disasters;
v) to provide to the extent possible engineering,
inspection, and drafting services to all other City
departments .
Section 2-140. Engineering Department; designee in absence of City
Engineer.
Whenever the City Engineer shall be out of the City, or unable to
act on account of sickness or any other reason ( including those
periods of time when the Mayor has not appointed a City Engineer) ,
the City Engineer or Mayor shall appoint a designee who is
qualified to exercise all the powers and duties of the City
Engineer.
DIVISION 2 . INSPECTION DEPARTMENT
Section 2-141. Inspection Department; created.
The Inspection Department for the City of Waterloo, Iowa, is hereby
created.
Section 2-142. Inspection Department; powers and duties.
It shall be the duty of the Inspection Department to provide for
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the inspection of all construction for its compliance with the
State, Federal and local regulations.
Section 2-143 . Inspection Department; management and supervision.
A Building Official shall be appointed by the Mayor and subject to
the approval of the City Council and shall be directly responsible
to the Mayor. Such appointment shall be in accordance with all
City of Waterloo policies and procedures regarding the recruitment,
selection and appointment of employees.
The Building Official shall supervise, direct and manage the
Inspection Department. The Building Official' s duties shall be as
follows:
a) to promulgate orders, rules and regulations for the
conduct and guidance of the members of the Inspection
Department within the parameters of city policy;
b) to make an annual report of the activities of the
Department for each year, the same to be filed with the
Mayor;
C) to assign the personnel of the Inspection Department as
deemed necessary to carry out the functions of the
Inspection Department, and to prescribe rules and
regulations for the conduct and management of the
Department consistent with the city' s policies;
d) to peremptorily suspend or discharge any subordinate
under his/her direction for neglect of duty, disobedience
of orders, misconduct, or failure to properly perform the
subordinate' s duties in accordance with law and
departmental policy, or other appropriate just cause;
e) to supervise and have jurisdiction over the conduct of
the Plumbing Inspector, Electrical Inspector, Building
Inspector, and Heating Inspector of the City;
f) to enforce the Uniform Building Code, Uniform Plumbing
Code, Uniform Mechanical Code, and National Electric Code
in the form adopted by the City Council, as they relate
to construction activity within the City;
g) to coordinate enforcement activities with the Fire
Department and other city departments for all
construction affected by the Housing Code, Life Safety
Code and Minimum Housing Quality Standards;
h) to provide Code enforcement of all ordinances related to
water service installations, mobile home removal and
set-up, sign construction, building demolition, building
condemnation, and building moving.
Section 2-144. Inspection Department; designee in absence of
Building Official.
Whenever the Building Official shall be out of the City, or unable
to act on account of sickness or any other reason ( including those
periods of time when the Mayor has not appointed a Building
Official) , the Building Official or the Mayor shall appoint a
designee who shall have and exercise all the powers and duties of
the Building Official.
DIVISION 3 . PLANNING AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Section 2-145 . Planning and Transportation Department; created.
The Planning and Transportation Department for the City of
Waterloo, Iowa, is hereby created.
Section 2-146. Planning and Transportation Department; powers and
duties.
It shall be the duty of the Planning and Transportation Department
to provide a full range of professional planning services for all
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City departments, public projects, and citizens of Waterloo.
The Department shall have the power to coordinate all long range
plans developed by any public entity in Waterloo.
Section 2-147 . Planning and Transportation Department; management
and supervision.
A City Planner shall be appointed by the Mayor and subject to the
approval of the City Council and shall be directly responsible to
the Mayor. Such appointment shall be in accordance with all City
of Waterloo policies and procedures regarding recruitment,
selection and appointment of employees .
The City Planner shall supervise, direct and manage the Planning
and Transportation Department. The City Planner' s duties shall be
as follows:
a) to promulgate orders, rules and regulations for the
conduct and guidance of the members of the Planning and
Transportation Department within the parameters of city
policy;
b) to make an annual report of the activities of the
Department for each year, the same to be filed with the
Mayor;
c) to assign the personnel of the Planning and
Transportation Department as deemed necessary to carry
out the functions of the Planning and Transportation
Department, and to prescribe rules and regulations for
the conduct and management of the Department consistent
with the city' s policies;
d) to peremptorily suspend or discharge any subordinate
under his/her direction for neglect of duty, disobedience
of orders, misconduct, or failure to properly perform the
subordinate ' s duties in accordance with law and Depart-
mental policy, or for appropriate just cause;
e) to perform or cause to be performed any other duties as
directed by the Mayor;
f) to supervise and coordinate development of the
community' s Comprehensive Plan, Subdivision and Zoning
ordinances, including the necessary research, analysis,
plan preparation, design, program development, and
writing and editing of reports;
g) to supervise and coordinate analysis of the City' s
physical and socioeconomic characteristics; and direct
land use, population and economic forecasts ;
h) to act as technical advisor on planning and development
matters to the Mayor, City Council, Planning and Zoning
Commission, and appear, either in person or by agent,
before the Council and Commission to report or advise on
major planning and community development projects,
significant economic, housing, land use and population
study findings, and new planning and development
techniques being utilized in other communities;
i) to work with all city departments in matters relating to
planning and community development programs;
j ) to prepare and administer the Department' s work program
and budget after consultation with the Planning and
Zoning Commission, assign staff, determine schedules and
review progress on the work program;
k) to review all public projects undertaken by City
departments, special districts, the County, and other
governmental agencies to ensure they are compatible with
City plans;
1) to aid the Planning and Zoning Commission and City
Council in the development of the Capital Improvements
Program and other long term financial plans;
m) to prepare educational and informational materials;
consult with developers, public officials and citizens on
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planning and development matters; and coordinate and
review work performed by professional consulting firms
retained for planning and development studies;
n) to supervise and have jurisdiction over the conduct of
the zoning administration and the enforcement of all
Zoning regulations enacted by the City;
o) to coordinate metropolitan planning efforts related to
transportation, economic development and other related
activities with all other affected entities;
p) to supervise, coordinate and review work performed by
professional consulting firms for planning and
development studies;
(I) to supervise, coordinate and review the traffic planning
and engineering activities of the City of Waterloo;
r) to provide staff services and coordinate the activities
of the Waterloo Redevelopment Authority and for any and
all downtown development and redevelopment efforts;
s) to develop, monitor, and coordinate the City of
Waterloo' s information and data network;
t) the Planning and Transportation Department will provide
staff support to the Planning, Programming and Zoning
Commission.
Section 2-148. Planning and Transportation Department; designee in
absence of City Planner.
Whenever the City Planner shall be out of the City, or unable to
act on account of sickness or any other reason (including those
periods of time when the Mayor has not appointed a City Planner) ,
the City Planner shall appoint a designee who shall have and
exercise all the powers and duties of the City Planner.
DIVISION 4. HOUSING AUTHORITY
Section 2-149. Housing Authority; created.
The Housing Authority for the City of Waterloo, Iowa, is hereby
created.
Section 2-150 . Housing Authority; powers and duties.
It shall be the duty of the Housing Authority to provide and
coordinate the federally subsidized public housing programs.
Section 2-151 . Housing Authority; management and supervision.
A Housing Director shall be appointed by the Mayor and subject to
the approval of the City Council and shall be directly responsible
to the Mayor. Such appointment shall be in accordance with all
City of Waterloo policies and procedures regarding the recruitment ,
selection and appointment of employees. The Housing Director shall
supervise, direct and manage the Housing Authority. The director' s
duties shall be as follows:
a) to promulgate orders, rules and regulations for the
conduct and guidance of the members of the Housing
Authority within the parameters of city policy;
b) to make an annual report of the activities of the
Department for each year, the same to be filed with the
Mayor;
c) to hire, train, and assign the personnel of the Housing
Authority as deemed necessary to carry out the functions
of the Housing Authority, and to prescribe rules and
regulations for the conduct and management of the
Department consistent with the city' s policies;
d) to peremptorily suspend or discharge any subordinate
under his/her direction for neglect of duty, disobedience
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of orders, misconduct, or failure to properly perform the
subordinate' s duties in accordance with law and city
policy, or for other appropriate just cause;
e) to perform or cause to be performed any other duties as
directed by the Mayor;
f ) to actively investigate, procure and manage those newly
authorized housing programs available through Federal or
state grants and contracts deemed by the Housing
Authority to be in the best interest of the City;
g) to supervise and manage the City' s housing programs
including the Section 8 Existing Housing Certificates
Program, Section 8 Housing Voucher Program, Public
Housing Development, Modernization and Management, and
others as these become available;
h) to administer the Housing Authority' s programs, prepare
policies and budgets for approval by the Housing
Authority where required, assign staff , determine
schedules , and review progress on the programs ;
i) to supervise and coordinate development and
implementation of the City' s public housing programs in
cooperation with other departments and agencies to the
mutual advantage of the housing programs and the City;
j ) to act as technical advisor on public housing management
and development matters to the Mayor, City Council, city
Committees, and appear, either in person or by agent,
before the City Council to report or advise on housing
matters and housing development/management techniques
being utilized in other communities;
k) to coordinate and review work performed by professionals
and contractors retained by the Housing Authority to
perform services, construction, or studies as required by
the Housing Authority;
1) to work with Federal, State and adjoining local
governments in implementing the Waterloo Housing
Authority' s programs.
Section 2-152. Housing Authority; designee in absence of the
Housing Director.
Whenever the Housing Director shall be out of the City, or be
unable to act on account of sickness or any other reason ( including
those periods of time when the Mayor has not appointed a Housing
Director) , the Housing Director or the Mayor shall appoint a
designee who shall have and exercise all powers and duties of the
Housing Director.
That Section 29-18, Staff and Professional Consultants, of Chapter
29, Planning and Zoning Generally, of the 1993 Code of Ordinances
of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, is hereby repealed in its entirety
and a new Section 29-18 is hereby enacted in lieu thereof as
follows:
Section 29-18. Staff and Professional Consultants.
The Planning and Transportation Department shall provide staff
support to the Planning, Programming and Zoning commission.
Subject to the limitations contained in this article as to the
expenditure of funds, and subject to the City Council approval, the
Commission may contract with professional consultants or county,
regional, state and federal governments for local planning
assistance, and may agree with each or all of them as to the
amount, if any, to be paid for such planning assistance.
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That Section 29-44, Staff and professional consultants, of Chapter
29 , Planning and Zoning Generally, of the 1993 Code of Ordinances
of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, is hereby repealed in its entirety
and a new Section 29-44 is hereby enacted in lieu thereof as
follows:
Section 29-44. Staff and Professional Consultants.
The Planning and Transportation Department shall provide staff
support to the Waterloo Redevelopment Authority. Subject to the
limitations contained in this article as to the expenditure of
funds, and subject to the City Council approval, the Waterloo
Redevelopment Authority may contract with professional consultants
or county, regional, state and federal governments for local
planning assistance and may agree with each or all of them as to
the amount, if any, to be paid for such assistance.
INTRODUCED: February 7 , 1994
PASSED 1ST CONSIDERATION: February 7 , 1994
PASSED 2ND CONSIDERATION: February 7 , 1994
PASSED 3RD CONSIDERATION: February 7, 1994
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Waterloo, Iowa, on the 7th day of February, 1994 , and approved by
the Mayor on the 9th day of February, 1994.
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Jo n R Roof ,f, May,i 7
ATTEST:
ll[tTorn Camp 11, ing Clerk/Auditor
CERTIFICATE
I , Tom Campbell, Acting Clerk/Auditor of the City of Waterloo,
Iowa, do hereby certify that the preceding is a true and complete
copy of Ordinance No. 4003, as passed and adopted by the Council of
the City of Waterloo, Iowa, on the 7th day of February, 1994 .
Witness my hand and seal of office this 9th day of February,
1994.
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Tom CaP •bell Acting Clerk/Auditor
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