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Ordinance No. 0541
CITYOFMEDINAORDINANCENO541ANORDiNANCEREGULATINGSTRUCTURESINUNIMPROVEDPORTIONSOFPUBLICRIGHTSOFWAYTHECITYCOUNCILOFTHECITYOFMEDINADOORDAINASFOLLOWSSECTION1PurposeAThisordinanceisenactedasanexerciseofthepolicepoweroftheCitytoprotectandpreservethepublicpeacehealthsafetyandwelfareItsprovisionsshallbeliberallyconstruedfortheaccomplishmentofthesepurposesgivingconsiderationtothelegalandequitablerightsofpersonswhoownpropertyadjoiningrightsofwayBItisinthepublicinterestofthecitizensofMedinatoregulatetheconstructionofimprovementsinpublicrightsofwayinordertopreventunnecessarystructureswhichdetractfromthenaturalbeautyofpublicrightsofwaywithintheCityofMedinaandresultintheremovalofvegetationfromtherightsofwaycontrarytotheMedinaComprehensivePlanCThisordinanceisintendedtobeofgeneralapplicationforthebenefitofthepublicatlargeitisnotintendedfortheparticularbenefitofanyindividualpersonorgroupofpersonsotherthanthegeneralpublicanditisnotintendedtoimposeliabilityontheCityoritsofficersoremployeesrunningtoindividualmembersofthepublicDNothingcontainedinthischapterisintendedtobeorshallbeconstruedtocreateorformthebasisforanyliabilityonthepartoftheCityoritsofficeremployeesoragentsforanyinjuryordamageresultingfromanypersonsfailuretocomplywiththeprovisionsofthischapterorbyreasonoforinconsequenceofanyactoromissioninconnectionwiththeimplementationorenforcementofthischapterSECTION2StructuresinUnimprovedPortionsofPublicRiqhtsofWayItisunlawfultoplaceorconstructintheunimprovedportionsofanypublicrightsofwayanystructureorartificialthingotherthan1SignsauthorizedundertheprovisionsofChapter1780 2StreetconstructionauthorizedbytheprovisionsofChapter12083ImprovementsconstructedbypublicutilitiesauthorizedundertheprovisionsofChapter12124SidewalksdrivewaysandotherformsofpavingconsistentwiththeComprehensivePlanandthestreetdesignstandardsreferencedthereinandauthorizedbyarightofwaypermitissuedundertheprovisionsofChapter12085CulvertsandpipesauthorizedbyarightofwaypermitissuedundertheprovisionsofChapter12086Structuresconsistingsolelyofasingleormultiplemailboxandornewspaperboxesandthesupportstherefore7Streetsignsconsistentwithestablisheddesignstandards8FenceswallsandotherstructureslocatedinthepublicrightofwayontheeffectivedateofthisordinancetotheextentpermittedbySection3SECTION3NonConforminqStructuresFenceswallsandotherstructuresexistingwithinthepublicrightofwayontheeffectivedateofthisordinancemaybemaintainedrepairedorreconstructedifthelengthheightorwidthofthefencewallorotherstructureortheextentoftheencroachmentintothepublicrightofwayarenotincreasedandifarightofwaypermitisobtainedundertheprovisionsofChapter1208ProvidedhoweverexceptforretainingwallsauthorizedbythissectionanyfencewallorotherstructurelocatedwithinthepublicrightofwayontheeffectivedateofthisordinanceshallberemovedifanewresidenceisbuiltonthepropertybeingservedbytheencroachingfencewallorotherstructureoriftheresidenceonthepropertyundergoesaremodeladditionwhichiincreasesthelotcoverageoftheresidenceanditsaccessorystructuresasdefinedinSection1740020by50ormoreoriiincreasesthetotalfloorareaoftheresidenceby50ormoreoriiiresultsinthealterationof50ormoreoftheexteriorwallsurfaceoftheresidenceForthepurposeOfthissectionalterationofanexteriorwallsurfaceshallmeanachangeinthelocationalignmentorsurfacecompositionoftheexteriorwallbutnotthemererefurbishmentorresurfacingofanexitingexteriorwallSECTION4VarianceTheMedinaBoardofAdjustmentisauthorizedtograntvariancesfromtherequirementsofthisordinanceAllrequestsforvariancesshallbeconsideredundertheconditionssetforthforgrantingavariancetothezoningcodetogetherwiththeMedinaComprehensivePlanandthestreetdesignstandardsreferencedtherein SECTION5emovalAnystructureorartificialthingplacedinoronapublicrightofwayshallberemoveduponwrittenrequestoftheCityGroundsforremovalincludebutarenotlimitedtoLocationorrelocationofstreetssidewalksutilitiesorotherimprovementsinterferencewithpublicuseoftherightofwayandfailuretomaintainSECTION6EffectiveDateThisordinanceshalltakeeffectfive5daysafteritspublicationorthepublicationofasummaryofitsintentandcontentsPASSEDBYTHECITYCOUNCILONTHIS14thDAYOFOctPASSAGETHE141991ANDSIGNEDINAUTHENTICATIONOFITSDAYOFOcr1991ApprovedastofromCoryayFgor7CRayKirkRWinesCityAttorneyAttest