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April 8,2010
City of Ames
Mayor Ann Campbell
515 Clark Avenue
Ames, IA 50010
Re Zoning Text Amendment
Case Fite ZTA-10-01
Dear Mayor Campbell,
Recently,Hy-Vee submitted a proposed text amendment to the City to revise the required number
of parking stalls required for a grocery store. The text amendment was reviewed by City staff and
presented at the March 17th Planning and Zoning Commission. At the meeting,the commission
moved to recommend the change to City Council.
The first hearing for this text amendment change is scheduled for the April ITh City Council
meeting. Should the council approve the amendment,I am hereby requesting that the second and
third reading of the amendment be combined at the next regularly schedule council meeting. If
the'readings cannot be combined,I request that the second and/or third reading be included on the
agenda of any special council meetings that may be scheduled.
Since our first correspondence with Department of Planning and Housing in January,the staff has
been very good to work with,and has assisted us throughout this entire process. However,
approval of this text amendment is the critical path that would allow us to begin construction of a
proposed convenience store on the south side of Lincoln Way in Lincoln Center. We would like
to begin construction soon to avoid the inclement winter weather towards the end of the project.
Thank you.for your consideration of this request.
Sincerely,
Jeffrey T. Stein,PE
cc Members of the Ames City Council
Mr.Charlie Koester,City.Planner
Mr. Ray Anderson,City Planner
Mr. David Bailey, Hy-Vee
Mr. Scott Renaud, Fox Engineering
Ily-Vice,Inc. Employee-owned
5820 Westown Parkway,west Ds Moines,Iowa 50266
Phone: (5I5)267-2800
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Subject Hy-Vee-Zoning Text Amendment
Dear Mayor Campbell and Members of the Ames City Council,
Please find attached a letter regarding a proposed Zoning Text Amendment recently heard by
the Planning and Zoning Commission and on the agenda for the April 13, 2010 City Council
meeting.
To summarize the letter, it is a request to combine the second and third reading of the
proposed text amendment. The reason for the request is to assist in maintaining a schedule
that will allow construction to begin this summer and to be complete prior to inclement winter
weather.
There is a fairly narrow window in the fall when the site can be landscaped and stabilized.
Having the site landscaped and stabilized will greatly reduce the threat of erosion that could
occur over the winter and next spring.
Thank you for your consideration of this request.
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Jeffrey T. Stein, PE
Hy-Vee, Inc.
Engineering Department
5820 Westown Parkway
West Des Moines, Iowa 50266
(515) 267-2819 Phone
(515) 559-2425 FAX
jstein(a)-hy-vee.com
Hy-Vee Request to combine readings for text amendment.pdf