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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Use of remote parking for 2520 Chamberlain Street RESOLUTION NO. 13-518 RESOLUTION APPROVING USE OF REMOTE PARKING FOR 2520 CHAMBERLAIN STREET FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS, a request to provide remote parking has been submitted for the property at 2520 Chamberlain Street to allow for the 4,500 square foot property to be developed with a five- story mixed-use building; and, WHEREAS,the building will include approximately 3,500 square feet of commercial uses, as well as eight apartment units with a total of 40 bedrooms; and, WHEREAS, due to the small size of the lot, the applicant is proposing to locate all eight required parking spaces off site within a parking lot located north (across the street) of this site at 2515 Chamberlain Street and 133 Welch Avenue; and, WHEREAS, the applicant is asking Council to approve a remote parking agreement and easement for this purpose; and, WHEREAS,no parking is required for the proposed commercial space on the first floor,and the required minimum parking for the residential use is one parking space per residential unit regardless of the number of bedrooms; and, WHEREAS, a total of eight parking spaces is required, and of those eight required spaces, one must be designed and installed as a van-accessible space to meet accessibility requirements;and, WHEREAS,as the building is currently designed,there are no proposed parking spaces being provided on the site;Ames Municipal Code Section 29.406(18)allows for remote parking to satisfy required parking needed in the Campustown Service Center District, subject to City Council approval if it is within 300 feet of the subject site; and, WHEREAS, Randall Corporation also owns property at 2515 Chamberlain Street and 133 Welch Avenue, located north of the subject site across Chamberlain Street and located 75 feet from the new building site(however,it is approximately 470 feet of walking distance following the route going to the Welch corner for crossing the street); and, WHEREAS, the property owner is seeking approval of a Remote Parking Easement to use spaces from the 2515 Chamberlain Street and 133 Welch Avenue commercial sites to meet the parking requirement for the new building at 2520 Chamberlain Street; and, WHEREAS,the proposed parking location is a shared parking lot between two properties, and these properties have single-story commercial buildings with no residential units;therefore,no parking is required by the Zoning Code for the commercial uses; and, WHEREAS,staff visited the site and noted the following existing conditions for the parking lot:it contains a total of 12 parking spaces with 6 spaces on each lot;there are no existing accessible parking spaces in the parking lot; the parking lot has frontage landscape planters that are sparsely vegetated;the parking lot contains an existing private utility box for a private gate located within the entrance drive of the parking lot, narrowing the drive aisle width to only one-way circulation; and, the lot is only illuminated by two wall-pack fixtures located on the west building and by street lights located in the right-of-way on the south side of Chamberlain Street; and, WHEREAS, should the City Council approve of the concept of a proposed off-site parking location, a remote parking easement and agreement formalizing the property restriction and terms of the agreement should be drafted; and, WHEREAS, the Remote Parking Agreement and Easement will be brought back for City Council approval prior to occupancy of the building. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the use of remote parking for 2520 Chamberlain Street is hereby approved,and staff is directed to prepare a Remote Parking Agreement and Easement with the stipulation that the remote parking site is modified by the applicant so that the following occurs: the existing utility box is relocated to meet the minimum two-way drive aisle dimension at the entrance of the parking lot;additional wall pack lighting is installed by the applicant to eliminate a safety concern for residential parking; and, the applicant re-plants appropriate shrub and groundcover within existing planters. ADOPTED THIS 12th day of November, 2013. CA�-4a& A. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Davis Seconded by: Orazem Voting aye: Davis, Larson, Orazem, Szopinski, Wacha Voting nay: None Absent: None Abstaining: Goodman Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 12'day of November, 2013.