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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Downtown Facade Grant for 101 Main Street RESOLUTION NO.09-120 RESOLUTION APPROVING DOWNTOWN FACADE GRANT FOR 101 MAIN STREET FOR THE CITY OF AMES WHEREAS,in spring 2007,the applicant submitted an application for a$42,295 facade grant for the building where his insurance business is located at the northwest corner of Duff Avenue and Main Street;and, WHEREAS,on May 8,2007,the Council referred the request back to staff"to work with the applicant toward a facade design for 101 Main Street that better reflects and complements the historic downtown architecture with strong indication that the maximum funding allocation under the Facade Grant Program would be$15,000;"and, WHEREAS, since that time,the Council has revised its grant program to accommodate Downtown buildings of which design and/or use does not reflect the commercial shop front prevalent on the east four blocks of Main Street; and, WHEREAS,also since May 2007,the applicant has purchased the building and renovated its interior, and he is now requesting a$15,000 Downtown Facade Grant for$42,823 of facade improvements based upon the new design guidelines; and, WHEREAS, staff has determined that the proposed design conforms to the following Downtown Design Guidelines: clay brick and reconstructed stone materials on primary facades;quantity of window and door openings on primary facades;vertical windows banked together in pairs within square openings;height variation in roof; and, entrance facing streets and identified and reinforced by sheltering element; and, WHEREAS, the north and west facades are proposed to be painted, which does comply with the guidelines for other facades visible from public right-of-way,however,the only portion of these two facades visible from a public street is a small portion of the north facade,briefly visible to southbound traffic on Duff Avenue; and, WHEREAS, the guidelines do not require that the entire building be made to comply with the guidelines; rather, the overall project must be generally consistent with the guidelines, and the scope of the overall project and of the work of any one grant must be visually significant. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the Downtown Facade Grant in the amount of$15,000 for 101 Main Street is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 24t'day of March, 2009. (.y-a& V� ' CLAN Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Mahayni Seconded by: Rice Voting aye: Goodman,Mahayni,Popken,Rice Voting nay: None Absent: Doll, Larson Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 24th day of March, 2009.