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To:,Mayor,.City Council;City.Manager,and Planning Director,of the City of Ames
From:Property Owners North of Gilchrist,Clark to.Kellogg
Re: Proposed Downtown Gateway Zoning District
Date:May 17,2018
The undersigned property owners of 204 Clark Ave.,323 Gilchrist:St.,and 203 Kellogg Ave.,respectfully
request that they're properties remain zoned Highway Oriented Commercial(HO()and be left out of
the zoning boundaries-of Downtown Gateway District set to be voted on at the May 22,2018 council
meeting.
The reason for these property owners to remain Highway Oriented Commercial areas follows:
1. These properties;togetherare bounded by streets on 3 sides,and the union Pacific Railroad on
the other. These properties are landlocked and if combined only amount to 0.9023 acres. A
portion of these lots are irregular in shape and only 30:feet wide at its narrowest point.
1. These properties have numerous railroad,utility,and height easements that would restrict any
redevelopment of these lots.
2. bone of these properties have frontage on Lincoln Way.
3. The proposed zoning district.would create more non-conformities,that could be potentially
damaging and place undue and.unnecessary hardship on the existing businesses,and the future
sale of property or businesses;.such as reduced property and/or business values.
4. The proposed,new zoning district would be too restrictive and.would limit the property owners'
rights and use of their property.
5. The Lincoln Way Corridor Plan does.not say that rezoning to the new proposed Downtown
Gateway Commercial District is needed to support or encourage,redevelopment.
&. On May 16,2018 flier Ames Planning&Zoning Commission recommended to the city council,
not to rezone any properties within the proposed Downtown Gateway Zoning District.
Sincerely,
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Ryan Davin Laura Cram
WW Holdings Corporation DLC Properties LLC
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