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STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE FOR REZONINGS AND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS

December 31, 2006

FILING REQUIREMENTS:

Any person desiring to change zoning on his property should discuss the proposed change with the Department of Community Development before filing such a request. The Department staff will explain the information summarized below that must be supplied by the petitioner and the normal procedures.

The following information must be submitted to the Department of Community Development, addressed to the Urbandale Mayor and City Council:

1. An original and three signed copies of a Letter of Petition for a change in zoning, and also for an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan, if applicable. The owner(s) of the property must sign the petition, or submit a separate letter of consent. It is not necessary to obtain signatures from surrounding property owners.

2. Six copies of maps illustrating the area in question and the area within a 200-foot radius (do not include the width of any rights-of-way in this measurement) from the property boundary, and including the following information:

a. Existing zoning, legal descriptions, property dimensions, and the names of all property owners within the 200-foot radius

b. The existing land use for each parcel

c. Clear delineation of the property to be rezoned, by heavily delineating the boundary or shading the property

The drawings should be at a scale of 1" = 100' or larger unless the rezoning encompasses an area greater than 20 acres, in which case the scale can be reduced to 1" = 200'. Drawings should be folded to an approximate size of 8-1/2" x 14".

3. A list of the names and mailing addresses of all property owners within 200 feet of the property to be rezoned, excluding rights-of-way in computing the 200-foot notification area but including the area within a 200-foot radius of the property corners. The list must not be more than 30 days old and an abstractor must certify the list of the property owners and their mailing addresses. Computer print-outs from County records will not be accepted.

4. A check payable to the City of Urbandale for the rezoning fee ($50.00 plus $5.00 per acre or a fraction thereof for all districts except P.U.D.; P.U.D. fee is $200 plus $5.00 per acre; and P.U.D. amendment is $100 plus $5.00 per acre).

5. In the case of a P.U.D., a Master Plan must also be submitted in accordance with the requirements of the "P.U.D." District, and must contain all of the information specified by the Zoning Ordinance. If a conditional zoning is being requested, the signed Conditions of Rezoning should accompany the petition.

The processing and review of the rezoning request will not begin until all of the above information has been submitted to the Department of Community Development.

The Department of Community Development will schedule the public hearings, publish the required notice, and mail notice to property owners in and within 200 feet of the rezoning or amendment.

REVIEW PROCEDURE

The Department of Community Development checks the Petition and accompanying material for accuracy and completeness, and transmits a copy of all submitted information to the City Engineer and City Attorney for their review and comment. When comments are received back from the City Engineer and City Attorney and any deficiencies or problems have been resolved, the Department will schedule the public hearing date and prepare the necessary notice and mailing. The Official Publication will appear in an official newspaper as may be designated by the Urbandale City Council. The Public Hearing must be held not less than seven (7) days nor more than twenty (20) days after notice is published, at a regularly scheduled meeting.

The decision of the Planning and Zoning Commission is reported to the City Council by the Department of Community Development. The Department schedules a time for a public hearing with the City Clerk, and publishes and mails the notice for public hearing to property owners in the same manner as for the Planning and Zoning Commission.

The City Clerk provides a signed and dated copy of the approved Ordinance to the Department of Community Development so that the necessary corrections to the official zoning map can be made.

 

SAMPLE FORM FOR REZONING PETITION

DATE

Mayor and City Council

3315 70th Street

P.O. Box 3540

Urbandale, Iowa 50322

Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council:

The undersigned hereby petitions for an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Urbandale, and to rezone the following legally described property from (FULL TITLE OF CURRENT ZONING DISTRICT) to (FULL TITLE OF PROPOSED ZONING DISTRICT).

(Insert Legal Description)

Sincerely,

SIGNATURE OF OWNER OR PETITIONER*

* If the petitioner does not own all of the property being rezoned, signed consent from the property owners must also be filed with the petition.

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Zoning Variances