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COUNCIL WORK SESSION
November 3, 2003
4:30 p.m.
Council Chambers
Members present: Kincaid, Welper, Greenwood, Clark, Jordan, Getty.
Members absent: Jordan.
Moved by Welper, seconded by Clark that the Agenda, as proposed, be approved. Ayes: Six.
Absent: Jordan. Motion carried.
Don Temeyer, Community Planning and Development Director, updated the council on
proposed amendments to the Waterloo Zoning Ordinance, Ordinance No. 2479. The amendment
would allow accessory buildings to exceed the 15-foot height limit allowing them to go up to 18
feet in conjunction with a two-story principal permitted use. Mr. Temeyer reported that the
Planning, Programming and Zoning Commission has been discussing the size of a garage
allowed for single family homes. The Commission is reviewing whether a garage should be
allowed to be larger than the home.
The amendment would change how the average front yard setback requirement is calculated.
The current requirement averages the existing setbacks of all homes within 200 feet. The
proposed amendment will only average the abutting homes or closest on either side within 200
feet.
The amendment would change the Principle Permitted Uses of the "A-1" Agricultural District by
adding a provision for a single family home for a family member actively engaged in the farm
operation and by adding a provision for single-family homes that were legally built prior to
adoption of the ordinance to be considered a legal use as opposed to a non -conforming use. The
amendment would also eliminate the provision for single-family homes in conjunction with truck
gardening and nurseries in the "A-1" Agricultural District.
The amendment would change the wording of the provision of open porches and decks. The
provision will still allow decks and unenclosed porches to go '/4 the distance into the required
front yard, but would allow property owners to go out a minimum of 5 feet, even if 5 feet is more
than '/4 of the setback. The amendment would also allow decks and unenclosed porches to be the
full width of the home, whereas the current provision limits them to Y2 the width of the home.
A public hearing will be held by the council on Monday, November 10, 2003 on the proposed
amendments.
With no further business before the council, it was moved by Clark, seconded by Hurley that the
meeting be adjourned at 4:47 p.m. Ayes: Six. Absent: Jordan. Motion carried.
Nancy Eckert
City Clerk