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Home My WebLink AboutOrd1999-016 . I I Sponsored by: Planrlln~ and Zoning Commission Introduction Date: October 25 1999 Enactment Date: November 15 1999 CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA ORDINANCE 99 -16 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, AMENDING SEWARD CITY CODE TITLE 15 PLANNING AND ZONING RELATING TO CODE ABATEMENT NOTIFICATION, CON- FLICTING CODE PROVISIONS, DEFINITIONS, PARKING REGULA- TIONS AND HARBOR BUILDING HEIGHT DEVELOPMENT REQUIRE- MENTS WHEREAS, it is in the public interest to maintain a city code that is up to date and in tune with current community needs. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA HEREBY ORDAINS that: Section 1. Seward City Code Title 15 Planning and zoning ehapter 15.01. General Provisions, Section 15.01. 050 Enforcement and penalties A. Procedures for abating violations. is hereby amended to read as follows: 1. When a violation is discovered, the "ily l111\ua8,,1 01 1';5 dc,si8I1CC, administrative official shall notifY in writing, via certified mail or personal delivery with proof of receipt or by notice posted at the site ofthe violation, the person responsible for or the owner of the property upon which said violation occurs. The notice shall specifY the violation and order abatement within a reasonable period oftime, to be no longer than ninety days. Interpretation and abatement action of all purported violations known to the city lIlallagc,1 administrative official shall be presented to the commission at its next regular meeting. Section 2. Chapter 15.05 Land Use Planning, Section 15.05.030 Parks development and improvements. " All pabli(, park. developments and improvements to city-owned park facilities shall require the prior approval of the city Parks and Recreation Director." is moved in its entirety to Chapter 7 Campground, Parks and Open Spaces and renumbered as Section 7.15.025 Section 3. Seward City Code Title 15 Planning and Zoning Chapter 15.10 Seward Zoning Code Article 1. General Provisions is hereby amended to read: Section 15.10.135 Conflicts between codes Whenever there is a conflict between within this chapter or with other ordinances pertaining to regulation of property within the city, the most restrictive regulation shall apply. CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA ORDINANCE 99-16 Section 15.10.140 Definitions B. Specific definitions........ Lot, buildable or useable area. That portion of a lot that a prudent person would use to construct a building and provide required parking. This excludes lakes and rivers, creeks, cliffs, marshes and other similar natural obstacles to development with the property counting toward minimum required size. ....... Palk;.l& spA-"e. veh;cle. A "pave ~ithill a building 01 pJivatc 01 public Pluking lot, cAdusive of drive~.:rys, lalllps, COluIlIIlS, oake and I1IiClIk. l\Jcas, 001 palkillg of a vcl,idc. Parking space. ofT street. DAcept fvl a c('lIllllenial Esalage facility, a designated unenclosed area sufficient in size to accommodate one motor vehicle, exclusive of maneuvering room, designed with adequate independent access to, but located off, any street, alley or other right of way. Surface. durable means brick, flag-type stone, [clUshcd] gravel, cement or asphalt. Yard, rear. ..... delete the repeated last sentence. Section 4. Seward City Code Title 15 Planning and Zoning Chapter 15.10 Seward Zoning Code Article 2. District Regulations is hereby amended to read: Section 15.10.215 Parking ..... B. For each principal building or use within a principal building, there shall be no less than the number of off-street vehicle parking spaces specified under this section: ...... Office building (public and private) profes- 1 parking space for each 300 500 square feet sional center 01 dillic, financial institutions of net ~ office floor area, but not less than and other similar uses 2 spaces Office (medical or dental) Two spaces per treatment room and one for each doctor dentist, hygienist or other profes- sional practitioner on site O. Handicapped parking. The following minimum off-street handicapped parking facilities shall be provided in (,omlllGl ciai uses. Handicapped spaces shall be at least twelve feet wide. Each space shall be designated as reserved for physically handicapped individuals. All handicapped spaces shall be within two hundred feet of an entrance that is accessible to handicapped individuals if one is required. . I I CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA ORDINANCE 99-16 TOTAL SPACES IN PARKING AREA &=3-e 8-25 3B=6e 26-60 60-90 90-120 Over 120 HANDICAPPED SPACES REQUIRED 1 2 3 4 5 Table 15.10.220 Development Requirements: [NOTE 1. Within the HC District, in the area~ bounded by Fourth Avenue, the boat IAuHch Waterfront Park, the westerly edge of the harbor basin and J Boat RalHp Port Avenue' and the easterly edge of the harbor basin Port Avenue, the Alaska Rail~?~~.T:~~n~l~:~:';Y:~n~t~~.~~~t ~~~P?~p~si~:~p~~~i?~>p~il~i~R~~iR~~isl~~i~ed to 26 feet.] :er9P9~q~lj~pg~~Wj.tmnL"J~1~t~ in.~ts....~ntil'(ltY...~....~W1'~nt.~qq~f#m~m~.ww,nang~p Section 15.10.235 Townhouses..... 1. Party walls. All party walls shall adhere to file fire safety standards as established by the state fil e H.2" sl.M city fire code. Section 5. Seward Cit.y eode Title 15 Planning and Zoning Chapter 15.20 Signs IS hereby amended to read: Section 15.20.015 Definitions. Sign, Sandwich board (also V-Shaped) Signs erected upon common or separate structures which present a V -shape appearance and having an exterior angle between faces of not more than forty-five (45) degrees with a distance between faces of such signs at their closest point not exceeding two (2) feet. Section 15.20.040 Sign standards by zoning district which require permits. .... D. Harbor commercial district. 1. Combined square footage of signs shall not exceed one square foot per lineal foot of property fronting: (a) street; (b) the harbor basin; ( c) the public boardwalk; (d) where a building faces toward a street but does not abut it, or (e) a public parking lot, to a maximum of two hundred square feet per frontage. 2. At the discretion of the property owner, any portion ofa property's total allowed signage may be allocated to the sides or rear of the lot not fronting l(a)...(e) above so long as it does not exceed one square foot per lineal foot of that property line. at tIIG JjS"1 ction of tl1" Pi operty 0 WHO Section 6. This ordinance shall take effect ten (10) days following its enactment. ern' of SEW.....O' p;LASf.A - ORDlN~CE ~ ~ eolll'ClL Of '!'liE ern' Of sfNI iJ'1', """S"'" ,hi' "EN",CfED BY 11l"E eI ~ · IS" day ofNOV"'W, ,999 ,,,^ 'fIl>' ern' Of s>,w"ro>, "",,5 (a.-s... Irs~lvt I "Edgar B\atcbford 'N\a)'or A- '(ES'. NOES'. p.BSENl". p.BST )\1N'. Cl 1, \ZillO Orr Shafer B'atdUo'd, B'o''''w, ealh-' at., ~ ' None None 1'lone '. ",,-rES'\" /J ahflJdL; ~/ ~"1.~~~~'~''-' ~ ,~ ..^~10t:!A':'- "YA ..... .. ...., ..,.v'" . "V::'. '" 'of .. ......).,J ~:." :: :~. __ '"()'. 0; S.... . i SE.t'\I.. "\. ~~ . . - ~'. -- :;-- '."- '. . .. ." " . 0/.- ~'" .' ., ,', c,..,:-,V,V'" ...~ ....~ ~ ......... 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