HomeMy WebLinkAboutA001 - Letter dated April 28, 1971 from Friedrich requesting permission to encroach on right-of-way � 1
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FRIELDRICH
- IN AMES OVER 40 YEARS
April 28, 1971
Mr, J. R. Castner, City Manager
City of Ames
Ames, Iowa 50010
Dear Mr. Castner:
RE: Lincoln East Commercial Development
In the near future we will start construction on 4 units of the office building to
be located in our Lincoln East Commercial Development. Enclosed you will find a
proposed site plan prepared by Architects Rudi and DeKovic. The units to be built
are numbered 2, 3, 4 and 5 on the plan. You will note that we have shown a frontage
strip to provide off-street parking in front of the office building. After checking
with the city engineer's office it was suggested that I write this letter in regards
to the following:
1. We request permission to encroach on the North 10 feet of the extended right-of-way
that adjoins and is directly South of the front line of lots 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9
in Friedrich's Commercial Addition. The purpose of this request is to allow a
wider parking area to be built in front of the commercial office building, which will
make parking more convenient and most important is that the capacity of the parking
lot can be doubled, By (a) replacing the green planting areas in front of building
numbers 2 through 8 with a 7' sidewalk, moving the North edge of the proposed parking
lot North to the South edge of the 7 ' sidewalk, and (b) widening the lot to encroach
10 feet South onto the extended right -of-way there will be enough width to construct
not one but two rows of angle parking spaces in the parking lot. Please note that
at this point along Lincoln Way the North half of the right-of-way has been extended
to include an additional 17 foot strip of land increasing the total R. 0, W. width
from 66 ft. to 83 ft. If our encroachment request is granted the city will have
remaining a 15.5 ft. strip of land between the South edge of the parking lot curb
and the North curb of E. Lincoln Way for adequate snow storage. This remaining strip
is wider than the standard 66 ft. R. 0. W. condition immediately to the West of our
property by 7 feet, Since there appears to be more than enough land to meet the
City's needs, we hearby ask that the above request be granted,
BUILDERS CONTRACTORS o DEVELOPERS o REALTORS o RENTERS INSURERS
QUALITY REAL ESTATE SERVICE • 507 MAIN, AMES, IOWA 50010 • (515)232-6175
Mr. J. R. Castner, City Manager -2- April 28, 1971
2. We request that the requirement for the construction of a public sidewalk in the
city R. 0. W. be waived until such a time that future development to the East of our
property warrants the installation of such an improvement.
3. We request permission to make two curb cuts for public access to Friedrich's
Commercial addition. Said curb cuts are to be located in line with each of the two
30 ft. strips of land in lot 2 of Friedrich's Commercial Addition.
If you need any further information on the requests mentioned above please call and
we will reply promptly. We are anxious to get under way so that our building will
be ready in time for our tenants, Sundstrand and R & R Welding Supply Company.
Thank you for giving this your immediate consideration.
Most sincerely,
R. FR CH AND SONS, INC.
Reinhard K. Friedrich, ecretary-Treasurer
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