HomeMy WebLinkAboutA007 - Letter from Chuck Winkleblack requesting waiver of 2nd and 3rd readings October 10, 2008
Honorable Mayor and Council
515 Clark Ave
Ames, IA 50010
Dear Mayor and Council,
I have not seen the agenda yet so I don't have an agenda item number; however I did
want this request to get into your council packet.
I would respectfully request that you suspend the rules and take action on all three
readings regarding the car wash text amendment in the CVCN. Since it was tabled for
clarification at the last council meeting to allow for another modification related to size,
no action was taken.
My client will be before the planning and zoning commission on Wednesday the 151h of
October for a special use permit and then on to the zoning board of adjustment on the
22°d Those boards will hopefully pass the special use permit at those meetings. Even if
they do pass and the special use permit is granted my client will not be able to start
construction until council passes the text amendment on P reading. That would not be
until the middle of November. If however council suspends the rules and completes the
text amendment my client can start construction on October 23`d
This time of year three or four weeks of construction time can mean an awful lot to a
construction schedule and the cost of construction. My client's contractor has estimated
that by losing a month it could cost him as much as $50,000 more in construction costs
associated with heating and protecting the concrete and masonry work.
I think we have all spent a lot of time and energy on this issue and are anxious to put it to
rest. I am hopeful that you will agree to suspend the rules and pass the text amendment
on all three readings so that my client can begin construction of his new car wash facility.
Respectfully submitted,
Chuck Winkleblack