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- DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & HOUSING
515 Clark Avenue,P.O. Box 811,Ames, IA 50010 Phone: 515-239-5400 Fax: 515-239-5404
caring People
Quality Program
November 19,2001 _�
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Chuck Winkleblack CITY CLE IK
Hunziker&Associates CITY OF AMES,ICE1A
105 South 16"'Street
Ames,Iowa 50010
Dear Mr.Winkleblack:
Per our conversation last Thursday, staff visited 2922 West Street and reviewed the landscaping that has been installed
on the north and west sides of the building. While it is not exactly as illustrated on the approved landscaping plan,the
landscaping installed generally meets the requirement of the Zoning Ordinance and is consistent with the approved
plan with one exception. Section 29.408(4) of the Zoning Ordinance requires that all ground mounted mechanical
equipment be screened from view of the street and any abutting residential properties by a fence or shrubs. The air
conditioner units around the building are not screened. Therefore,the air conditioner units will need to be screened as
soon as possible, preferably with shrubs similar to what was proposed on the approved plan. You will also need to
provide two (2) copies of a revised landscaping plan to the Planning and Housing Department staff illustrating the
changes to the landscaping for the file.
Also as we discussed, you will need to supply a letter of credit, along with an agreement signed by you, for the
remaining landscaping which has yet to be installed(along the east and south property lines). Along with the letter of
credit,please submit a copy of the order form identifying the dollar amount of the landscaping material to ensure that
the letter of credit is sufficient to cover the cost of the landscaping. Please submit the letter of credit, the signed
agreement, and a copy of the order form for the materials to the City Clerk. The remainder of the landscaping will
need to be installed by no later than April 30,2002,weather permitting.
If you have any further questions regarding the information in this letter,please do not hesitate to contact me at(515)
239-5400.
Sincerely,
Eric C. Jensen,AIC
Planner
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Diane Voss, City Clerk
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November 28, 2001
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
I,Diane Voss,hereby certify that I have this date received from Chuck Winkleblack a Letter of Credit
in the amount of$4,059.80.
Said instrument has been placed on file in the Ames City Clerk's Office, 515 Clark Avenue, for the
required landscaping for 2922 West Street Urban Revitalization Area, City of Ames, Iowa.
By:
Diane Voss A
Title: City Clerk