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Council waives second reading and adopts code clarifying new patio dimensions in rental housing
Summary
Iowa City councilors unanimously waived second consideration and adopted an amendment to Title 17 clarifying patio dimension qualifications in the housing code and restrictions on certain features in rental units.
The Iowa City Council unanimously waived second consideration and adopted amendments to Title 17, Chapter 5 (Housing Code) that clarify the allowable dimensions for new patios and state that certain bargain features are not permitted on patios in rental housing.
Council moved and seconded the waiver and final-passage motions and approved the ordinance by unanimous roll call. Staff requested expedited action on the measure; no public comment was recorded at the meeting. The council’s vote to waive second consideration and to adopt the ordinance both passed 5–0.
The ordinance language was described generically in the meeting as qualifying patio dimensions and clarifying what is not allowed on patios; specific numeric standards or prohibitions were not read into the record during the council discussion.
