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Voss, Diane
From: Voss, Diane
Sent: Wednesday,January 12, 2022 2:06 PM
To: lazlo@mediacombb.net; Leo Milleman
Subject: Request to Rezone the West Side of Grove Avenue
Gentlemen:
As you are aware, the City Council, at its meeting held January 11, 2022, unanimously voted to initiate rezoning the west
side of Grove Avenue to Residential Medium Density("RM"). The first step of this process is for City staff to schedule a
meeting with all property owners in the impacted area to ascertain if there are any questions or opposition. Following
that meeting, the item will go before the Planning & Zoning Commission for further referral back to the City Council for
setting the date of public hearing. I will publish a Legal Notice of the hearing date in the Ames Tribune and send notices
to all persons within 200 feet of the impacted area. Via that notice, you will be apprised of the hearing date. I strongly
recommend that you be present at the hearing in case there are any issues or questions. Because this item needs to be
prioritized into the Planning Work Program, I am unable to inform you of exactly when the rezoning process will
begin. You will, however, receive notice of the property owners' meeting date, time, and location.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Diane R.Voss, City Clerk
515 Clark Avenue
Ames, Iowa 50010
515-239-5105
diane.voss@cityofames.org
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Voss, Diane
From: Robert Long <lazlo@mediacombb.net>
Sent: Sunday,January 24, 2021 3:06 PM
To: City Council and Mayor
Cc: bob long
Subject: Grove Ave zoning
[External Email]
24JAN 2021
RE: Re-Zoning the west side of Grove Ave
Honorable Mayor and Council members,
Please accept this as a request to bring to discussion the re-zoning of the
West side of Grove Ave.
from High Density Residential to Medium Density Residential.
While I bring this request to you as a homeowner alone, I believe that I would have the backing of the
Northwood/Overland Heights Neighborhood Association.This is based on a near unanimous decision not to be in favor
of the Sherwin Williams zoning Node request that came before you many months back. We were pleased with the
outcome of that issue.Staff testimony during that Council meeting described the west side of Grove Ave. as more fitting
of a Medium Density designation due to its location across from Low Density single family homes. When asked about
this mis-zoning, staffs reply was that it was probably a matter of existing development to the north on Grand (east side)
and convenience at the time the map was drawn up.Staff also implied the desire to keep commercial development to
the west side of Grand Ave. and not to the east.
I bring this to you at this time out of concern. Due to Covid19, Mary Kay's shop and cafe is gone.The property has been
sold to a developer who has stated that it will be developed as a mixed-use site.The High Density designation allows for
that.
Leaving the West side of Grove Ave. zoned High Density leaves it open to mixed-use development.This, I believe,would
have a negative impact on my own home as well as the neighborhood.
Thank you for your time and for looking onto this matter.
Robert(Bob) Long (H) 233-2801 (C)451-5315
3124 Grove Ave.
50010
lazlo@mediacombb.net
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