HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Zoning Text Amendment to Remove Campustown Service Center (CSC) Zoning District Mid-Block 20' Setback Standard along Lincoln Way ORDINANCE NO. 4468
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF
THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA,BY ENACTING A NEW
SECTION THEREOF,TABLE 29.809(3)FOR THE PURPOSE
OF REMOVING THE CSC ZONING DISTRICT SET BACK
STANDARD; 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 amending Table Section 29.809(3)as follows:
Sec.29.809(3).CAMPUS SERVICE CENTER(CSC)ZONE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
Table 29.809(3)
Campustown Service Center(CSC)Zone Development
Standards
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS CSC ZONE
Minimum FAR 1.0,Except that the Zoning Board of Adjustment may
determine through review of a use subject to approval of a
Special Use Permit Use that such a proposed use and design is
compatible in character with its surrounding and is exempt
from meeting minimum FAR and minimum height.
Minimum Lot Area No minimum,except for mixed uses,which shall provide 250
sf of lot area for each dwelling unit
Minimum Lot Frontage No minimum,except for mixed uses,which shall provide 25
ft.
Minimum Building Setbacks:
Front Lot Line 0
Side Lot Line 0
Rear Lot Line 10 ft.
Lot Line Abutting a Residentially 10 ft.
Zoned Lot
Minimum Landscaped Area No minimum
Landscaping in Setbacks Abutting an High Screen. See Section 29.403
R Zoned Lot
Maximum Building Coverage No Maximum
Openings between buildings In order to provide access for vehicles and/or utilities to the
interior of the block,there shall be a twenty foot wide opening
between buildings,at the approximate mid-point of each face
of each block. This standard does not apply to Lincoln Way
block faces. In addition to this mid-block areaway or drive,
any lot without other means of access from a public street or
alley may have one driveway from the street of up to 20-ft in
width.
Minimum Height 25 feet,Except that the Zoning Board of Adjustment may
determine through review of a use subject to approval of a
Special Use Permit Use that such a proposed use and design is
compatible in character with its surrounding and is exempt
from meeting minimum FAR and minimum height.
Maximum height in portions of CSC 115 feet
bounded by:
Lincoln Way
Stanton Avenue
Hunt Street
Hayward Avenue
Maximum height within fifteen(15) 30 feet,except buildings of three stories height or fewer with
feet of the right-of-way lines o£ frontage on Lincoln Way and without residential use
Lincoln Way from Hayward Avenue
to Stanton Avenue
Welch Avenue from Lincoln Way to
Chamberlain Street
Maximum Height in all other locations 75 feet.
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 28t`day of June,2022.
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lane R. Voss,TCityljl John A. Haila,Mayor