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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Joint Use Parking Agreement for Perfect Games RESOLUTION NO. 16-298 RESOLUTION APPROVING JOINT USE PARKING AGREEMENT FOR 1320 DICKINSON AVENUE FOR THE CITY OF AMES WHEREAS, Perfect Games, Inc., owns the property at 1320 Dickinson Avenue and is planning to add a miniature golf course to the existing Perfect Games Family Entertainment Center property; and, WHEREAS, this property is south of Mortensen Road between South Dakota Avenue and Dickinson Avenue,and this 31,500 square-foot center offers bowling,laser tag,video games,dining, group celebration space and a bar, all under one roof; and, WHEREAS, the new golf course is proposed on the landscaped area of the property south of the existing detention pond between the pond and the Highway 30 ramp; and, WHEREAS, to reduce parking and increase landscaping in the area, the Zoning Ordinance allows"Collective Parking,"which reduces minimum required parking by 15%while requiring 25% more landscape area; and, WHEREAS, this provision requires two or more projects to be planned together; in 2008, when the Perfect Games facility was developed, Council approved a Joint Use Parking Agreement for the site which allowed for a total of 211 parking spaces to be provided under the collective parking allowances by counting the 190 on site spaces and 21 parking spaces located to the west on the Pet Hospital property; and, WHEREAS,in the current request,the addition of a miniature golf course would require that additional parking is provided to accommodate the new use; and, WHEREAS, the current Zoning Ordinance does not provide a designated parking ratio for miniature golf courses,as with many uses,but it does allow for a parking ratio to be assigned based on a similar use; and, WHEREAS,there are not a lot of comparable parking rates exclusive to miniature golf,the range appears to be between one and three spaces per hole, and staff believes using an estimate of two parking spaces per hole for peak use is reasonable, which would mean the site would need to add 36 additional parking spaces; and, WHEREAS,the applicant is requesting approval of a joint use parking plan for the existing onsite parking lot to allow for no net increase in the required number of parking,which allows them to take advantage of a seasonal demand with a joint use parking plan to accommodate for the new golf use with the existing parking lot on site during times of reduced capacity; and, WHEREAS, when a site cannot meet the parking required by the Zoning Ordinance, the option for joint use parking is permitted with Council approval,if it can be shown that peak demand of other facilities would allow for both uses to be accommodated during their times of peak parking demand; and, WHEREAS, the applicant has provided all of the required information, including a signed agreement"Joint Use Parking Plan" for Perfect Games and a letter outlining the proposed parking demand for the property; and, WHEREAS,when acting upon an application for approval of a Joint Use Parking Plan,the City Council may approve the Plan if it finds that the criteria described in Section 29.406(17)(b) of the Zoning Ordinance are met by the applicant. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the Joint Use Parking Agreement for Perfect Games located at 1320 Dickinson Avenue is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 24" day of May, 2016. -- - -) Awco Lie M. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Nelson Seconded by: Corrieri Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Corrieri, Gartin,Nelson, Orazem Voting nay: None Absent: Betcher Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 24' day of May, 2016.