City of Schleswig Ordinance No. 266 ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2026 SCHLESWIG ZONING ORDINANCE Section I. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Ordinance is to enable the City of Schleswig, Iowa, to preserve the health, safety, and general welfare and development of the community in an orderly and efficient manner. Section II. ADOPTION. The City of Schleswig, Iowa hereby adopts the “City of Schleswig, Iowa Zoning Ordinance,” as amended and revised in 2026, hereafter referred to as the “Schleswig Zoning Ordinance” for the City of Schleswig, Iowa pursuant to published notice and following a public hearing on June 8, 2026, as provided for in Chapter 414 of the Iowa Code. Section III. CONTENT. The Schleswig Zoning Ordinance shall contain provisions regulating height, number of stories, and size of buildings and other structures, area of lots that can be occupied, the size of yards, the density of population, and the location and use of buildings, structures, and land for trade, industry, and residential purposes. All parts and provisions of the previous 1967 Zoning Ordinance in force on the date of publication of this Ordinance are hereby repealed except as herein provided. The repeal provided for in the preceding paragraph of this Ordinance shall not affect any offense or act committed or done, or any penalty or forfeiture incurred, or any contract or right established or accruing before the effective date of this Ordinance; nor shall any repeal affect any permit or restriction already approved. Nor shall it affect any other right or franchise conferred by any ordinance or resolution of the Council on any other person or corporation; nor shall it affect any prosecution, suit, or other proceedings pending or any judgment rendered on or before or prior to the effective date of this Ordinance. The complete Schleswig Zoning Ordinance shall include this adopting Ordinance and the City Clerk’s certification of its adoption and passage. If the Schleswig Zoning Ordinance includes any section which has adopted by reference the provisions of any statewide or nationally recognized standard code pursuant to the provisions of Section 380.10 of the Iowa Code, the City Clerk shall keep on file, with the official copy of the City Code, a copy of such standard code. Section 4. FORMAT. The Schleswig Zoning Ordinance shall be compiled in a loose leaf format. Section 5. OFFICIAL COPY. The City Clerk shall be responsible for the compilation, organization, and maintenance of the official Schleswig Zoning Ordinance and shall be keep the official copy on file in the office of the City Clerk. Section 6. PUBLIC COPIES. Additional copies of the Schleswig Zoning Ordinance shall be kept in the office of the City Clerk and shall be available for public inspection and for sale for cost to the public. A copy of the Schleswig Zoning Ordinance shall be kept on file in the City Clerk’s office for public inspection. Section 7. ADDITIONAL ORDINANCES. All ordinances regulating zoning, except as hereinafter provided, adopted after the effective date of the Ordinance shall be in the form of an amendment to or an addition to the Schleswig Zoning Ordinance. Section 8. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in effect from and after its final passage, approval, and publication as provided by law. Passed and Approved this 8th Day of June, 2026. Beth Winquist, Mayor Kris Kluender, City Clerk MP8-6-26
