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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Joint Use Parking Agreement for 3500 University Boulevard DO NOT WRITE IN THE SPACE ABOVE THIS LINE,RESERVED FOR RECORDER Prepared by:Judy K.Parks,Ames Legal Department,515 Clark Avenue,Ames,IA 50010 Phone:515-239-5146 Return to:Ames City Clerk,P.O.Box 811,Ames,IA 50010 Phone:515-239-5105 RESOLUTION NO. 17-064 RESOLUTION APPROVING JOINT USE PARKING AGREEMENT FOR 3500 UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD FOR THE CITY OF AMES WHEREAS, McFarland Clinic is the contract purchaser of land at 3500 University Boulevard in the Iowa State University(ISU) Research Park, and it requests approval of a Joint Use Parking Plan for the property located at 3500 University Boulevard to accommodate a medical use and a daycare use on the same site; and, WHEREAS, the proposed agreement would be between ISU Research Park and the City of Ames that would then transfer to McFarland Clinic upon its completion of the acquisition of the site; and, WHEREAS, the proposed development includes a two-story building, with a total of 32,971 square feet of gross floor area, of which 23,671 square feet is for the medical clinic, and the remaining 9,300 square feet for the daycare; and, WHEREAS, the amount of required parking totals 205 parking spaces as independent uses for a daycare center and medical clinic, and the proposed project has a total of 147 parking spaces on site; and, WHEREAS, in addition to on-site parking, the Research Park Innovation District (RI) zone allows parking with the public right-of-way of Plaza Loop to count towards the required on-site parking in the "Hub Activity Area;"and, WHEREAS, there are 156 parking spaces on Plaza Loop, and of these spaces, 141 of the spaces are accounted for as required parking for the ISU Economic Development Core Facility; and, WHEREAS, this leaves 15 spaces for use by other properties surrounding the Hub, and staff has approved the use of these 15 spaces as additional capacity with the McFarland site; the combination of these 15 spaces and the 147 spaces on site total 162 parking spaces; and, WHEREAS, medical office space has one of the highest parking rates for uses described in the Zoning Ordinance; however, the Ordinance establishes that if there is an approved agreement for shared parking, the ratio is reduced, and McFarland Clinic requests to take advantage of this reduced parking rate as part of the Joint Use Parking Agreement; and, WHEREAS, approval of the Joint Use Parking Agreement would reduce the number of parking spaces required for the medical clinic from 166 spaces to 118 spaces; the number of parking spaces required for the daycare center would remain at 39, regardless of a Joint Use Parking Plan, and, WHEREAS, a total of 157 spaces would be required for the two uses, and the proposed parking lot would accommodate 147 of the 157 required spaces; and, WHEREAS, the proposed shared parking plan would also allow for sharing of 10 of the on-site parking spaces due to a differentiation of peak demand to then meet the required parking on the site; and, WHEREAS, in addition to the parking provided on site, there would still be 15 parking spaces along the Plaza.Loop available to serve the site. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the Joint Use Parking Agreement for the proposed medical clinic and daycare center at 3500 University Boulevard is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 14t" day of February, 2017. ev Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Gartin Seconded by: Corrieri Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin,Nelson, Orazem Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 14th day of February, 2017.