ORDINANCE NO. 13,970

AN ORDINANCE to amend the Municipal Code of the City of Des Moines, Iowa, 2000, adopted by Ordinance No. 13,827, passed June 5, 2000, by repealing paragraph (a) of Section 102-319 thereof, and enacting a new paragraph (a) of Section 102-319, to expand the boundaries of the Skywalk District south of Locust Street to 16th Street.

BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Des Moines, Iowa:

Section 1. That the Municipal Code of the City of Des Moines, Iowa, 2000, adopted by Ordinance No. 13,827, passed June 5, 2000, be and is hereby amended repealing paragraph (a) of Section 102-319 thereof, and enacting a new paragraph (a) of Section 102-319, to expand the boundaries of the Skywalk District south of Locust Street to 16th Street, as follows:

Sec. 102-319. Skywalk district and skywalk map.

(a) The skywalk district is the area enclosed by the following described boundary:

The west bank of the Des Moines River from the north line of Grand Avenue to the south line of Court Avenue; the south line of Court Avenue from the west bank of the Des Moines River to the west line of Fifth Avenue; the west line of Fifth Avenue from the south line of Court Avenue to the north line of Cherry Street; the north line of Cherry Street from the west line of Fifth Avenue to the east line of Eleventh Street; the east line of Eleventh Street from the north line of Cherry Street to the north line of Mulberry Street; the north line of Mulberry Street from the east line of Eleventh Street to the west line of Thirteenth Street; the west line of Thirteenth Street from the north line of Mulberry Street to the north line of Walnut Street; the north line of Walnut Street from the west line of Thirteenth Street to the west line of Sixteenth Street; the west line of Sixteenth Street from the north line of Walnut Street to the south line of Locust Street; the south line of Locust Street from the west line of Sixteenth Street to the east line of Eleventh Street; the east line of Eleventh Street from the south line of Locust Street to the north line of High Street; the north line of High Street from the east line of Eleventh Street to the west line of Tenth Street; the west line of Tenth Street from the north line of High Street to the south line of Pleasant Street; the south line of Pleasant Street from the west line of Tenth Street to an extension of the west line of lot 12 Methodist Plat No. 1; the extension of the west line of lot 12 Methodist Plat No. 1 from the south line of Pleasant Street to the south line of Chestnut Street; the south line of Chestnut Street from the west line of lot 12 Methodist Plat No. 1 to the west line of Ninth Street; the west line of Ninth Street from the south line of Chestnut Street to the north line of Center Street; the north line of Center Street from the west line of Ninth Street to the west line of Fifth Street; the west line of Fifth Street from the north line of Center Street to the north line of Crocker Street; the north line of Crocker Street from the west line of Fifth Street to the east line of Third Street; the east line of Third Street from the north line of Crocker Street to the north line of Watson Powell, Jr. Way; the north line of Watson Powell, Jr. Way from the east line of Third Street to the east line of Second Avenue; the east line of Second Avenue from the north line of Watson Powell, Jr. Way to the north line of Grand Avenue; and the north line of Grand Avenue from the east line of Second Avenue to the west bank of the Des Moines River.

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Sec. 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as provided by law.

Sec. 3. The City Clerk shall cause a certified copy of this ordinance to be recorded in the land records of the Polk County Recorder.

FORM APPROVED:

Roger K. Brown, Assistant City Attorney

 

Preston Daniels, Mayor

 

Attest:

I, Donna Boetel-Baker, City Clerk of the City of Des Moines, Iowa, hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true copy of an ordinance (Roll Call No. 01-2286), passed by the City Council of said City at a meeting held July 23, 2001, signed by the Mayor on July 23, 2001, and published as provided by law in the Business Record on August 6, 2001. Authorized by Publication Order No.1836.

Donna Boetel-Baker, MMC City Clerk