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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Campustown Facade Grants for 2408 and 2410 Chamberlain Street RESOLUTION NO. 17-137 RESOLUTION APPROVING FY 2016/17 CAMPUSTOWN FACADE GRANTS FOR 2408 AND 2410 CHAMBERLAIN STREET FOR THE CITY OF AMES WHEREAS, the Campustown Fagade Program was developed to enhance the appearance of Campustown commercial buildings, fulfilling the City Council's objective of supporting Campustown; and, WHEREAS, the goal of the proposed Campustown Facade Program is to promote diverse building styles and increased activity and commercial use; this program supports enriching the individual detail and character of each building within the context of a pedestrian oriented commercial district; and, WHEREAS, the City Council identified the Campustown Service Center zoning district south of the ISU Campus and Neighborhood Commercial zoning district on West Street as the areas within which properties are eligible for project grants; and, WHEREAS, this program has one round of facade grant awards per year, and the grants are for up to $15,000 of matching funds at a one-for-one ratio of applicant expense to City expense; and, WHEREAS, each project may be awarded up to two facade grants when there are multiple facades with a project; and, WHEREAS, the program also includes the allowance for up to $2,000 in additional funding for design fees when a project includes a licensed design professional; and, WHEREAS, a project must have a commercial use on the ground floor, but upper floors of a building that includes residential or commercial uses may be included in a grant request; and, facades eligible for funding must be street-facing, and improvements must be permanent improvements to the facades; and, WHEREAS, the Council budgeted $50,000 for FY 2016/17 for the Campustown Facade Program,of which there is $18,000 remaining after last year's awards; and, WHEREAS, the City Council also budgeted $50,000 for the upcoming year of FY 2017/18, and the combined total of funds that can be awarded as part of this grant period is $68,000; and, WHEREAS, the City solicited grant applications for the Campustown Facade Grant program in February, and the application received is for properties at 2408 and 2410 Chamberlain Street; and, WHEREAS, the applicant is requesting one grant for each building for a total of two grants worth$30,000 in grant funds with an additional$2,000 in design fees; and, WHEREAS, the applicant is proposing to redevelop the two properties at 2408 and 2410 Chamberlain by consolidating the two buildings, remodeling the first floor commercial spaces, adding additional residential floors to both buildings, and renovating the existing residential apartments; and, WHEREAS, the project includes adding two residential stories to the top of the 2408 building and one residential story to the top of the 2410 building; this will allow the developer to connect the two structures in one building that contains a total of four stories (one commercial story with three residential stories above); and, WHEREAS, the existing structure at 2408 Chamberlain Street will be refaced with a new masonry facade in two color tones and will be accented with a fiber cement panel that will mimic a cedar lap siding look; the first floor will receive new storefront windows and doors, and additional windows are proposed on the first floor; a new four-foot canopy with under- mount lighting is proposed to project over the commercial entrances; and, new commercial and development signage is proposed for the building; and, WHEREAS, the existing building at 2410 Chamberlain will maintain the existing brick along the first floor commercial areas, but will be remodeled to include a new metal panel wall system with some new brick to match the 2408 building; the faux cedar fiber cement panel will again accent the building to tie the two buildings together; a new storefront system for the Thai Kitchen is also proposed, as well as all new residential windows for the building; the renovation will include removing two existing parking stalls to incorporate an outdoor dining area under the building overhang at the Thai Kitchen entrance; a portion of the upper floor along the west side of the building will be cut back to accommodate the separation distance needed from the existing overhead power lines; and, the building will also include a new canopy over the existing residential entrance along the east side of the facade and new pedestrian-oriented signage for the commercial tenants; and, WHEREAS, the overall redevelopment project will require the two existing properties be consolidated into one parcel through a Plat of Survey to allow for the building to be connected without crossing property lines; and, WHEREAS, the project estimate submitted by the applicant shows the facade project cost of $224,661 for both the 2408 and 2410 Chamberlain Street front facade work; the calculated eligible costs exceed the one-to-one matching funds ratio for the projects; and, WHEREAS, the proposed project is eligible to receive the requested total of $32,000 for two $15,000 grant awards and design fees in the amount of$2,000. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the Campustown Facade Grants for the projects at 2408 and 2410 Chamberlain Street, awarding $15,000 in grant funding for each address with an additional $2,000 in design fees for a total grant award of$32,000 for the overall project, are hereby approved, subject to the following conditions: the material notes be revised from "masonry" to "clay brick;" and, approval of encroachment permits for any canopy or building projection over the property line into the right-of-way. ADOPTED THIS 281h day of March,2017. Diane R. Voss,City Clerk Ann H. Campbell,Mayor Introduced by: Orazem Seconded by: Betcher Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen,Betcher,Corrieri,Gartin,Nelson,Orazem Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 281h day of March,2017.