HomeMy WebLinkAbout4374 ORDINANCE NO.4374
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE
CITY OF AMES, IOWA, BY REPEALING SECTION 29.801(2)
TABLE, SECTION 29.801(3) TABLE, SECTION 29.801 (4)(5) AND
ENACTING A NEW SECTION 29.801(2) TABLE AND SECTION
29.801(3) TABLE AND SECTION 29.801 (4)(5)(6)(7)(8) THEREOF,
FOR THE PURPOSE OF REVISING THE DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERICAL (NC)
ZONING DISTRICT. REPEALING ANY AND ALL ORDINANCES
OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT TO THE EXTENT OF
SUCH CONFLICT;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 enacting a new Section as follows:
"Sec.29.801. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL ZONING STANDARDS.
Table 29.801(2)
Neighborhood Commercial(NC)Zone Uses
USE CATEGORY STATUS APPROVAL APPROVAL
REQUIRED AUTHORITY
RESIDENTIAL USES
Group Living N
Household Living Y SDP Minor Staff
Short-term Lodgings N
OFFICE USES Y SDP Minor Staff
TRADE USES
Retail Sales and Services-General Y SDP Minor Staff
Retail Trade-Automotive, etc. N
Entertainment,Restaurant and Recreation y SDP Minor Staff
Trade
Wholesale Trade N
INDUSTRIAL USES
Industrial Service N
INSTITUTIONAL USES
Colleges and Universities N
Community Facilities Y SDP Minor Staff
Social Service Providers Y SDP Minor Staff
Medical Centers N
Parks and Open Areas N
Religious Institutions Y SDP Minor Staff
Schools N
TRANSPORTATION,
COMMUNICATIONS AND UTILITY
USES
Passenger Terminals N
Basic Utilities Y SDP Minor Staff
Y, only as an accessory
Commercial Parking use for remote parking SDP Minor Staff
pursuant to Section
29.406(18)
Personal Wireless Communication Facilities Y SP ZBA
Radio and TV Broadcast Facilities N
Rail Line and Utility Corridors N
Railroad Yards N
MISCELLANEOUS USES
Commercial Outdoor Recreation N
Child Day Care Facilities Y SDP Minor Staff
Detention Facilities N
Major Event Entertainment N
N,except convenience
stores in combination
Vehicle Service Facilities with gasoline service and SP ZBA
car wash,by Special Use
Permit.
Y = Yes: permitted as indicated by required approval.
N = No: prohibited
SP = Special Use Permit: See Section 29.1503
SDP Minor= Site Development Plan Minor. See Section 29.1502(3)
SDP Major= Site Development Plan Major: See Section 29.1502(4)
ZBA = Zoning Board of Adjustment
(3)Zone Development Standards. The zone development standards for the NC Zone are set forth in
Table 29.801(3)below:
Table 29.801(3)
Neighborhood Commercial(NC)Zone Development Standards
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS NC ZONE
Maximum FAR 0.70
Maximum Site Development Size 20,000 sf. Greater than 20,000 sf requires a Special Use
Permit according to Sec.29.1503
Minimum Lot Frontage 50 ft.
Minimum Building Setbacks:
-............_........................................._......---_....._.......................-...-...---.................................-......_._...._....................................................._._..........._........................._..._........._.........................................._........._-----......................_
Primary Facade with a primary public pedestrian 0 ft.
entrance _ _ _
--......_............................----.......................................---..........-._.._........._................._..._......_....._.._._.............._....................-...---........0...ft.,_.may..be reduced to 5 ft.,.where there is enhanced.........__---
Primary or Secondary Facade with no primary design interest with features such as storefront windows,
public pedestrian entrance building relief,high quality textured building materials,e.g.
__ __ _ _.__._._._.._.._.............
Side and architectural projections....__-_.-_............._.._.........................._._--
— Side'and Rear Interior Lot Line 0
____._................................. _ _...._.............................__...._............._.............................._........____._............................._...___._..............................................._
Side and Rear Lot Line Abutting a Residentially 5ft. side(for RM&RH zones)& 10 ft.side for RL,UCRM
Zoned Lot &RLP zones, or a historic district; 15 ft.rear
Maximum Building Setbacks: Front Lot Line 60 ft.
Landscaping in Setbacks Abutting a Residentially High Screen. See Sec.29.403
Zoned Lot
Maximum Building Coverage 40%
Minimum Landscaped Area 15%
Maximum Height 35 ft.
No,for the primary and secondary fagade. May be allowed
Parking Allowed Between Buildings and Streets between additional secondary facades and the street,when
the site is bounded by three or more streets.
Drive-Through Facilities Permitted No
Outdoor Display Permitted Plants and produce only. See Sec.29.405
Outdoor Storage Permitted No
Trucks and Equipment Permitted No
(4) Architectural Standards. The following standards apply to all new development. Additions are
excluded from strict compliance based upon existing building and site conditions.
(a) Exterior Building Materials.
(i) More than 50% of the total exterior wall surface area shall be high quality and
highly durable,such as stone,clay brick and/or pre-cast panels with the appearance to the pedestrian of stone
or brick.Measurement of the exterior wall area:
a. Does not include windows, doors or their trim;and
b. Includes gable ends of roofs or ends of dormers if they are on the same
visual plane as an exterior wall surface.
(ii) Prohibited materials are:
a. Pre-cast panels with surface appearance other than brick or stone;
b. Smooth-faced concrete block; and
C. Painted masonry.
(b) Facade Treatment.
(i) To diminish the building mass in order to be similar in scale to nearby residential
structures and to provide architectural interest and variety,each fagade that faces a street shall be subdivided
and proportioned with at least two of the following elements so that the fagade has an interrupted length at
least every 40 feet:
a. Modulation (i.e., change in wall plane or step-backs off-set by at least
two feet feet);
b. Change in material or texture,including masonry brick pattern;
C. Patterns of columns, or pilasters with at least a six-inch depth, or
equivalent elements that subdivide the wall;
d. Fenestration,such as storefront windows or doors,
e. Projecting structures such as arcades, arbors, or awnings, with a
minimum depth of six-feet.
(ii) Architectural features, such as columns, arcades, arbors, and awnings, may
protrude into setbacks.
(c) Roof Design.
(i) In order to be compatible with the scale of surrounding residential uses,and give
emphasis to architectural elements that will help divide the mass of a large building into smaller identifiable
pieces.All buildings shall incorporate one or more of the following groups of roof forms:
a. Roof elements commonly found on unattached or attached single-family
dwellings, such as pitched roofs equal to or steeper than 6:12, gables, dormers, or cupolas with a durable,
high-quality surface,such as architectural shingles, standing seam,metal or tile;
b. Variations in roof forms and also variation in height of roof elements;
and/or
C. Roof forms that correspond to and bring attention to elements and
functions such as entrances, arcades,porches,building corners and/or focal points.
(ii) Flat roofs are permitted for commercial buildings, but only if concealed by
parapets,sloped roof forms or other architecturally integrated features and also include variation in height of
these roof elements.Flat roofs shall not be permitted for any structure with a residential use.
(5) Pedestrian Circulation.
(a) Site design shall include a pedestrian pathway system on the perimeter and within the site
to support neighborhood access from surrounding areas and transit stops on its periphery;
(b) An on-site sidewalk shall connect the street to a primary pedestrian entrance of the primary
structure on the site. On corner lots, on-site sidewalks shall connect both streets to a primary pedestrian
entrance of the building; and
(c) Where two or more buildings are on the same lot or on adjacent lots,on-site sidewalks shall
connect at least one pedestrian entrance of each building.
(6) Signage Standards.The sign standards for the NC Zone are set forth below:
(a) No signs are permitted in the Neighborhood Commercial(NC)zoning district except those
signs that conform to the standards and restrictions stated in this section.
-(b) The only types of signs permitted in the Neighborhood Commercial (NC) zoning district
are wall signs and monument signs.
(c) Size restrictions.
(i) A wall sign is a sign that is displayed by being affixed to the outside of an exterior
wall of a building in which at least one business is located. Wall signs shall be affixed to only those walls
that face a street.A wall sign shall be no larger than sixteen square feet,except that a wall sign may be up to
thirty-two square feet in size if it is on a lot that abuts an arterial street, and the wall sign faces the arterial
street.
(ii) Exception. Single tenant commercial buildings exceeding 20,000 square feet may
increase the size of a wall sign,while not exceeding a maximum of two facades with signage.The maximum
size for the wall signs on each fagade shall be no greater than:
a. One wall sign not to exceed thirty-two square feet, and
b. One wall sign not to exceed seventy square feet.
(iii) Monument signs shall be no larger than sixteen square feet, excluding the base;
and no more than one such sign is permitted for each principal building on a lot. A monument sign is not
permitted on a lot that is not the site of a principal building. If the principal building is on a lot that abuts an
arterial street,the monument sign may be as large as thirty-two square feet,excluding the base.
(d) Height restrictions. The maximum permissible height for a monument sign is eight feet,
including the sign base;that is,the top of a monument sign shall be no more than eight feet above the grade
of the site on which it is erected. However,the height of a monument sign, including the base,may be up to
twelve feet if the sign is erected on a lot that abuts on an arterial street.
(e) Materials.Monument signs must incorporate materials of the same type,quality and color
as the principal materials of the building.
(f) Lighting restrictions.The lighting of both wall signs and monument signs shall use external
direct or indirect lighting sources,without the use of up lighting or internal illumination directed outward.
(7) Lighting. Outdoor lighting shall comply with Section 29.411 and also comply with the following:
(a) Types of outdoor lighting prohibited:
(i) Bare lamps;
(ii) Neon,fiber optics rope,L.E.D. or other types of strip style lighting;
(iii) Illuminated translucent materials;
(iv) Illuminated striping or banding;and
(b) Pole mounted lights exceeding 25 feet in height.
(c) General floodlighting of buildings is not permitted. Lighting may be used to highlight
specific architectural features, such as building entrances, provided that the light output shall be directed
totally to that specific architectural feature.
(8) Parking Requirements.
(a) All parking is required to be provided on-site as required in Table 29.405(2). However, if
on-street parking is available on the street immediately adjacent to the site, those on-street stalls may be
counted towards the required parking at 1:1 ratio for commercial uses only. For parking to be available it
must be designated for on-street parking by the City.
(b) Provide bicycle parking at locations that do not obstruct the flow of pedestrians and are
located adjacent to customer entrances."
Section Two. All ordinances, or parts of ordinances, in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to
the extent of such conflict,if any.
Section Three. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and
publication as required by law.
Passed this 271 day of November,2018.
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lane R. Voss, City Clerk John A.Hails,Mayor