Lake View Community Services

Quality of Life                                City Government

Quality of Life

The Lake View Public Library contains an excellent selection of books, magazines, videos, computers with Internet access for public use and a children’s library. The Library Board of Trustees and staff take pride in offering access to a wealth of reference materials including genealogy materials.  The Library was built in 1987 and is located 202 Main Street.  

CHURCHES: Lake View has three protestant churches. Catholic churches are located in Wall Lake, Auburn and Sac City, all within easy driving distance.

	First Congregational  United Church of Christ   www.1stcongucclakeview.org 217 HighStreet (712) 657-2465   Sunday Services at 9:30 a.m.
	Lakes United Methodist Church 501 Second Street (712) 657-2972 Sunday Services at 9:00 a.m.
	Peace Lutheran Church, LCMS 115 2 Street (712) 657-3324 Sunday Services at 10:00 a.m.

  HEALTH CARE: Two medical clinics serve the community: (I) Trimark physicians group, and (2) McFarland Clinic. Both of these clinics are aligned with regional health care organizations to provide access to specialized care.  Lake View also has two dental clinics and a chiropractic clinic.

·        Hospitals: Located in Sac City, just ten miles to the north, Loring Hospital, a medical facility with 25 beds, provides intermediate and skilled care. A new outpatient addition, built in 1997, features a chemotherapy room for cancer patients, a new physical therapy department, a community health education center and the addition of telemedicine to Sac County. The Stewart Memorial Community Hospital is located in Lake City and serves a six-county region in western Iowa with a population of over 118,000. Stewart Memorial is a nonprofit hospital with services extending to hospice and home care. Other hospitals are located within 30 miles in Carroll, Lake City, and Storm Lake.

·        Emergency Services: Ambulance service is provided through Sac County. Lake View is fortunate to house an ambulance staffed by three paid EMT”s.

·        Black Hawk Life Care: Lake View is home to Black Hawk Life Care, a 60 bed nursing home facility. This new facility offers excellent long-term care for many elderly residents.

SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS: There are many groups for residents to serve their community or simply gather to socialize:

·        American Legion & Auxiliary:  The Eilert  Auen Post # 133 of the American Legion is located at 310 Madison Street.

·        Lions Club:  A service organization dedicated to the Lake View community and the projects of the Lions Club International.  The Lake View Lions Club meets monthly.

·        Black Hawk Men's Club:  The Men's Club provides funds and volunteers for many events to improve our community.  The Men's Club raises funds through their annual Beer Garden at the Annual Summer Water Carnival and these funds are then reinvested into the community for projects like the youth baseball and softball programs, the annual Easter Egg hunt, and the RIF program.

·        Community Club:  This group sponsors business promotions and organizes events to bring in visitors, such as the annual $10,000 carp fishing contest.

·        Water Carnival Committee:  The Committee works year-round in preparation for the annual Black Hawk Lake Summer Water Carnival.

·        Garden Club:  The Garden Club keeps Lake View beautiful by maintaining gardens in public spaces.  They maintain the Memorial Rose Garden in Speaker Park as well as other plantings downtown and near the Chief Black Hawk statue.

·        Historical Society:  Members of the Historical Society operate and maintain the Lake View Historical Museum.  These volunteers staff the Museum, which is open weekends during the summer month

·        Lake View also has various Card Clubs and many Church Organizations.

EDUCATION:   

For the 2007-2008 school year, the WLVA and Sac Community school districts began whole grade sharing to become the East Sac County Raiders.  Begindergarten through 4^th grade is located in both Sac City and Wall Lake.  Grades 5 - 8 are located in Sac City and grades 9 - 12 are located in Lake View.  The whole grade sharing arrangement allows for greater educational offerings and opportunities for students and ensures the long-term stability of the school district.

City Government

City Officials  

Tax & Utility Information  

City Council Minutes  

Code of Ordinances   

Applications and Forms 

City Officials

Mayor – Robert C. Schmidt

Tax & Utility Information

FY 2006-07 Tax Rates for Lake View, Inc.  

Electric Rates

Water Rates

Sewer Rates = 100% of water charges 

City Forms

Completed forms should be mailed to the City of Lake View,

PO Box 18, Lake View, Ia.  51450

Application for Utility Service   

Complete this application and submit it to the City of Lake View along with a $250.00 utility deposit that is refundable after one year of prompt payment.  Please call the City Clerk's office (712) 657-2634 prior to submitting an application for utility service.

Building Permit Application 

Complete the one-page application and include a sketch of the construction and how it sits on your property, including the distance from each of the property lines.  Send the completed application, sketch and appropriate fee to the City of Lake View. 

Concrete Permit Application  

Complete the application and include a sketch of the proposed construction.

Application for Zoning Variance  

Please consult the City Clerk/Administrator prior to completing an application for a Zoning Variance.

Application for Zoning Special Exception  

Please consult the City Clerk/Administrator prior to completing an application for a Zoning Special Exception

Pier to Pier Cobblestone Order Form  

Code of Ordinances

Note: This on-line version of the Lake View Code of Ordinances does not contain all of the Code and it may not reflect the most recent ordinance changes.
For the official copy of the City Code, contact the City Clerk.

GENERAL CODE PROVISIONS

Chapter 1 - Code of Ordinances

Chapter 2 - Charter

Chapter 3 - Boundaries

Chapter 4 - Standard Penalty - Municipal Infractions

Chapter 5 - Operation Procedures

Chapter 6 - City Elections

Chapter 7 - Fiscal Management

Chapter 8 - Urban Renewal

Chapter 9 - Urban Revitalization

Administration, board and commissions

Chapter 15 - Mayor

Chapter 16 - Mayor Pro-Tem

Chapter 17 - Council

Chapter 18 - City Clerk

Chapter 19 - City Treasurer

Chapter 20 - City Attorney

Chapter 21 - Library Board of Trustees

Chapter 22 - Planning & Zoning Commission

Chapter 23 - Parks & Recreation Commission

Chapter 24 - Historic Preservation Commission

Chapter 25 - City Administrator

POLICE, FIRE & EMERGENCIES

Chapter 30 - Police Department

Chapter 31 - Reserve Police Unit

Chapter 35 - Fire Department

PUBLIC OFFENSES

Chapter 40 - Public Offenses

Chapter 41 - Drug Paraphernalia

Chapter 45 - Alcohol Consumption and Intoxication

Chapter 46 - Minors

Chapter 47 - Park Regulations

NUISANCES AND ANIMAL CONTROL

Chapter 50 - Nuisance Abatement Procedure

Chapter 51 - Junk and Junk Vehicles

Chapter 55 - Animal Protection and Control

TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES

Chapter 60 - Administration of Traffic Code

Chapter 61 - Traffic Control Devices

Chapter 62 - General Traffic Regulations

Chapter 63 - Speed Regulations

Chapter 64 - Turning Regulations

Chapter 65 - Stop or Yield Required

Chapter 66 - Load and Weight Restrictions

Chapter 67 - Pedestrians

Chapter 68 - One-Way Traffic

Chapter 69 - Parking Regulations

Chapter 70 - Traffic Control Enforcement Procedures

Chapter 75 - All-Terrain Vehicles and Snowmobiles

Chapter 76 - Bicycle Regulations

Chapter 77 - Golf Carts

Chapter 80 - Abandon Vehicles

WATER

Chapter 90 - Water Service System

Chapter 91 - Water Meters

Chapter 92 - Water Rates

SANITARY SEWER

Chapter 95 - Sanitary Sewer System

Chapter 96 - Building Sewers and Connections

Chapter 97 - Use of Public Sewers

Chapter 98 - Private On-Site Wastewater Systems

Chapter 99 - Sewer Service Charges

Chapter 100 - Sewer Extensions

GARBAGE AND SOLID WASTE

Chapter 105 - Solid Waste Control

Chapter 106 - Collection of Solid Waste

FRANCHISES AND OTHER SERVICES

Chapter 110 - Natural Gas Franchise

Chapter 111 - Telephone Franchise

Chapter 112 - Cable Television Franchise

Chapter 113 - Electric Utility

REGULATION OF BUSINESS AND VOCATIONS

Chapter 120 - Liquor Licenses and Wine and Beer Permits

Chapter 121 - Cigarette Permits

Chapter 122 - Peddlers, Solicitors and Transient Merchants

Chapter 123 - House Movers

Chapter 124 - Salvage Yards

Chapter 125 - Registry of Drug Precursor Sales

STREETS AND SIDEWALKS

Chapter 135 - Street Use and Maintenance

Chapter 136 - Sidewalk Regulations

Chapter 137 - Vacation and Disposal of Streets

Chapter 138 - Street Grades

Chapter 139 - Naming of Streets

BUILDING AND PROPERTY REGULATIONS

Chapter 145 - Dangerous Buildings

Chapter 146 - Manufactured and Mobile Homes

Chapter 147 - Water Well Protection

Chapter 150 - Building Numbering

Chapter 151 - Trees

Chapter 155 - Building Permits

Chapter 160 - Flood Plan Regulations

Chapter 161 - Public Lake Access Regulations

CHAPTER 165 - Zoning

Chapter 166 - Subdivision

CITY OF LAKE VIEW, IOWA

ZONING CODE

165.01 TITLE, PURPOSE, AND INTERPRETATION OF STANDARDS

165.02:  DEFINITIONS

165.03:  OFFICIAL ZONING MAP

165.04:  DISTRICTS

165.05:  BOUNDARIES

165.06:  GENERAL REGULATIONS

165.07  R-2 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT

165.08  R-3 MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT

165.09  L-R LAKESHORE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT

165.10  PROVOST AREA RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT

165.11    MH - MOBILE HOME DISTRICT

165.12  P - PARKS AND OPEN SPACES DISTRICT

165.13   C-COMMERCIAL DISTRICT

165.14  I-INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT

165.15  A-AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT

165.16  SPECIAL USES

165.17:  ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT, AND BUILDING PERMITS

165.18.  BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE, POWERS AND DUTIES

165.19:  ENFORCEMENT, VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES

165.20:  CHANGES AND AMENDMENTS;  MAP REPLACEMENT AND ZONING OF ANNEXED AREAS

165.01 TITLE, PURPOSE, AND INTERPRETATION OF STANDARDS

165.01.01:  SHORT TITLE

This Ordinance shall be known as the Zoning Ordinance for the City of Lake View.

165.01.02:  PURPOSE

The purpose of this ordinance is to provide adequate light and air, to prevent the overcrowding of land, to avoid undue concentration of populations, to regulate the use of land, and to promote the health, safety, and general welfare of the City of Lake View, Iowa.

165.01.03:  INTERPRETATION OF STANDARDS

In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this Ordinance shall be held to be minimum requirements.  Where this Ordinance imposes a greater restriction than is imposed or required by other provisions of law or by other rules or regulations or Ordinances, the provisions of this Ordinance shall control.

165.02:  DEFINITIONS

For the purpose of this Ordinance, certain terms or words used herein shall be interpreted as follows:

Person.  The word person includes a firm, association, organization, partnership, trust, company or corporation as well as an individual.

The present tense includes the future tense, the singular number includes plural, and the plural number includes the singular.

The word shall is mandatory; the word may is permissive.

The words used or occupied include the words intended, designed, or arranged to be used or occupied.

The word lot includes the words plot or parcel, and all other words or phrases used to denote an individual building site which complies with the minimum provisions of this Ordinance.

Accessory Structure:

A structure, greater than 64 square feet, subordinate to the principal use of a building on the lot and serving a purpose customarily incidental to the use of the principal building or an accessory lakeshore storage building.  Accessory buildings shall be completely enclosed with four walls, and have a minimum roof pitch of 3:12.  No "Quonset-type" buildings are permitted.

Administrator:

The individual appointed by the City Council to administer and enforce the provisions to this ordinance.

Agriculture:

The use of land for agricultural purposes, including animal husbandry, dairying, farming, floriculture, forestry, groves, horticulture, orchards, poultry husbandry, ranching, viticulture, and the necessary accessory uses for packing, treating or storing the produce; however, the operation of the accessory uses shall be subordinate to that of the normal agriculture activities.

Alley:

A public way other than a street, twenty-six feet or less in width, affording secondary means of access to abutting property.  An alley shall not be considered a public thoroughfare.

Billboard:

            A off-premise, free standing message center greater than 64 square feet.

Building:

Any structure having a roof supported by walls or by columns intended for enclosure, shelter or housing of persons, animals or chattel.

Building, Height of:

The vertical distance fro