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ORDINANCE NO.4066
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY
OF AMES, IOWA, BY REPEALING CHAPTER 29 TABLE 29.1201(5)
AND TABLE 29.1201(7)-8 AND ENACTING A NEW CHAPTER 29
TABLE 29.1201(5) AND TABLE 29.1201(7)-8 THEREOF, FOR THE
PURPOSE OF PERMITTING COMMERCIAL USES IN VILLAGE
RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS TO INCLUDE VETERINARY
OFFICES AND CORRECTING A SCRIBNER'S ERROR; REPEALING
ANY AND ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT TO THE EXTENT OF SUCH CONFLICT; PROVIDING A
PENALTY;AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ENACTED,by the City Council for the City of Ames,Iowa,that:
Section One. The Municipal Code of the City of Ames,Iowa shall be and the same is hereby amended by
repealing Chapter 29 Table 29.1201(5)and Table 29.1201(7)-8 and enacting a new Chapter 29 Table 29.1201(5)and
Table 29.1201(7)-8 as follows:
"Table 29.1201(5)
Village Residential(F-VR)Floating Zone Uses
USE CATEGORY NEIGHBORHOOD NEIGHBORHOOD NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTER GENERAL EDGE
RESIDENTIAL
Country House N N Y
Village House N Y Y
Village Cottage Y Y N
Single Family Attached(Side-yard House Y Y N
Single Family Attached Row-house Y Y N
Village Apartment Y N N
Garden A artments if previously approved N Y N
Assisted Living N Y Y
COMMERCIAL
Apothecary Shop Y N N
Artist Studio and accessory gallery Y N N
Banks Y N N
Barber Shops Y N N
Beautv Shoos Y N N
Car Wash Y N N
Convenience store with gas Y N N
Dance Studio Y N N
Dry Cleaner Y N N
Dwellings above the first floor Y N N
Hardware store Y N N
Kennels indoor only) Y N N
Grocery,bakery,delicatessen or similar Y N N
retail stores
Office Uses Y N N
Pottery Shops Y N N
Retail sales as defined in Section Y N N
29.501 4 3 of this ordinance
Restaurants,excluding drive through Y N N
service
VeterinarvOffices-small animal exclusive Y N N
OTHER USES
Child Day Care Facilities Y Y N
Community Facilities,except vocational Y N N
training for handicapped
USE CATEGORY NEIGHBORHOOD NEIGHBORHOOD NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTER GENERAL EDGE
Essential Public Services Y N N
Religious Institutions Y Y N
Schools,limited to public and private day N Y Y
schools
Y = permitted
N = prohibited
Table 29.1201(7)-8
Village Residential(F-VR)Floating Zone Urban Regulations
Commercial/Shop Front
URBAN F-VR ZONE
REGULATIONS
General All design shall be submitted to and approved by the Village.
Requirements Architect Commercial/Shop Front structures shall be permitted in the Neighborhood Center
only.
Commercial/Shop Front structures shall be permitted on lots that are between 24 and 48 feet
wide.
Building Placement There shall be a mandatory build-to-line of 6 feet.
Vehicle access to all Commercial/Shop Front lots shall be from an alley only.
Commercial/Shop Front structures shall be constructed with no side yard setback on interior
side yard lines.
There shall be a 6-foot side yard setback on the side yard in a corner condition.
The front facade of Commercial/Shop Front structures shall extend along 100%of the
frontage and 50%along the side lot line in a comer condition.
Commercial/Shop Front structures shall be arranged where the building placement along a
street creates a traditional"Main Street'effect.
Commercial/Shop Front structures shall be arranged where a mid-block pedestrian pathway
or paseo of 8 feet in width is constructed to enable pedestrian mobility through the
Neighborhood Center.
Where no building wall exists,a garden wall shall be constructed on the property line,
exce t in the instance of a Convenience Store with gas.
Design Elements The area between the build-to-line and the front property line and the area between the
structure and side lot line in a corner condition shall be paved similar to the adjacent
sidewalk.
Balconies,awnings and roof overhangs may encroach into the area between the build-to-line
and the front property line and the area between the side yard setback line and the side yard
line.
An awning or second story balcony is required for a minimum of 50%of the street frontage
or the distance adjacent to a path.
Balconies shall be 3 feet deep and awning shall be 6 feet deep adjacent to street frontage.
Awning adjacent to a path shall be 3 feet deep.
All exterior building walls facing adjacent streets shall be glazed along a minimum of 40%
of the wall length with clear glass at eye level.
Setback areas for entrance doors to Commercial/Shop Front structures shall not exceed 75
square feet.
Commercial/Shop Front structures shall not exceed 10,000 square feet of floor area in any
single structure,except for Health Clubs/Fitness Centers which shall not exceed 23,000 sq.
ft.on any single story.
Use Requirements Mothecary Shop Artists Studios and Accessory Gallery
Bait and Tackle Shop Banks
Barber Shops Beauty Shops
Cabinet Sho s Car Wash
Convenience Store With Gas Dance Studio
Dry Cleaner Dwelling Units Located Above the First
Floor
Hardware Store Office Buildings
Grocery,Bakery,Delicatessen or Similar Pottery Shops
Retail Sales
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Photography Labs Retain Sales as Defined in Section
29.501 4 3 of this ordinance
Printing Shops Second Hand Stores
Restaurants,Excluding Drive Through Health Club/Fitness Center
Service
Veterinary Offices-small animal exclusive Kennels indoor only)
Height Restrictions Commercial/Shop Front structures shall be a maximum of three stories in height
• Single Story Commercial/Shop Front structures facing adjacent street shall be a
minimum of 16 feet in height.
• Garden walls shall not exceed 6 feet in height when located along the side lot line and
shall not exceed 3 feet in height when located between the build-to-line and the front
property line.
• Awnings shall be constructed at a height of between 9 and 12 feet above the walk.
Parking Parking is allowed on Commercial/Shop Front lots behind the structure only.
Requirements One parking space shall be provided for each 250 square feet of gross floor area.
• Required parking includes all parking on the Commercial/Shop Front lots plus all
parking on and off the street within 300'of the Commercial/Shop Front lot.
• Trash container and loading areas shall be located behind the Commercial/Shop Front
structure.
Section Two.Violation of the provisions of this ordinance shall constitute a municipal infraction punishable as
set out by law.
Section Three. All ordinances,or parts of ordinances,in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of
such conflict,if any.
Section Four. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as
required by law.
Passed this 24' day of May , 2011
Diane .Voss,City Clerk H. Campbell,Mayor