HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Zoning Text Amendment 20 percent Reduction in Required Parking for Certain Commerical and Industrial Uses ORDINANCE NO. 4487
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL
CODE OF THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA, BY
ENACTING A NEW SECTION 29.406(f) THEREOF,
FOR THE PURPOSE OF REDUCING REQUIRED
PARKING FOR NONRESIDENTIAL USES WITHIN
COMMERICAL AND INDUSTRIAL BASE ZONE
DISTRICTS, 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 29.406(f) as follows:
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j "See. 29.406. OFF-STREET PARKING.
(2) Required Parking Spaces. Off-street parking spaces must be provided in
accordance with the minimum requirements set forth in Table 29.406(2) below, for any
new building constructed and for any new use established.
•.. (f) On any Commercial or Industrial Base Zone District site that has
required parking of 100 vehicle parking spaces, the Planning and Housing Director, at the
request of a developer, may authorize a reduction of up to 20% of the required parking
spaces as part of the Site Development Plan review process for Office, Trade and
Wholesale, and Industrial use categories within Table 29.406(2), provided that such
reduction does not reduce the number of parking spaces below one hundred (100) spaces.
This allowance to reduce parking is subject to the following limitations:
(i) Special Purpose Districts are not included in this allowance.
The full required parking standards must be adhered to.
(ii) Existing sites must have one hundred (100) conforming
parking spaces to request the 20%reduction in required parking.
(iii) Additional parking reductions and adjustments, e.g.,
landscaping, bicycle parking, compact stalls may be approved by the Planning and
Housing Director after accounting for the 20%reduction."
Section Two. All ordinances, or parts of ordinances, in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, if any.
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Section Three. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage and publication as required by law.
Passed this 10 day of January ,2023.
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Renee I ill, city Clerk John A. Haila,Mayor
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