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Effective Date: January 1, 2011
The Grove(Campus Crest)
1407 South Grand Avenue
Conditional Use Permit
for an Alternate Method of Elevating a
Residential Structure in the
Floodway Fringe Overlay District
Application Packet
1. Application Packet—Be sure to complete and submit all the reaulred materials that
are a part of this Application Packet. Failure to do so will result in a delay In
accepting your request until the application Is complete.
The "Application Packet" for a Conditional Use Permit in the F/oodway Fringe Overlay
District includes the following:
• Application Form(This form must be filled out completely for all applications)
• Supporting Information (Each "Perthimance Standard"listed must be addressed)
• Site Plan Checklist(Use this Checklist to prepare the Site Plan)
• Adjoining Property Owner Statement(Completion of this form is optional)
2. Board MeetIMM. The Zoning Board of Adjustment considers the facts presented by the
applicant in the application and testimony given under oath at the public hearing and makes
the final decision based on the standards in the Ordinance. The Board meets on the
second Wednesday of the month at 7.00 p.m. In the City Council Chamber. Additional
meetings may be held on the fourth Wednesday of the month from April through October.
3. Filina Deadline/Fee. The deadline to file an application for a Conditional Use Permit can
be found on the City's web site at http://www.citvofames.org by following the "Boards and
Commissions Work Schedule" link on the Department of Planning and Housing home page
or by calling 515-239-5400. All required information and materials must be filed with the:
Department of Planning and Housing
Room 214, City Hall
515 Clark Avenue
Ames, Iowa 50010
The filing fee is required at the time the application is submitted. The amount of the
filing fee Is available from the City Clerk's Office or the Department of Planning and
Housing. $75
4. Site Plan. The applicant shall submit a Site Plan, drawn to scale, that clearly shows the
subject property for which the Conditional Use Permit is being sought if a Major or Minor
Site Development Plan was submitted as part of the development approval process for the
subject property, then that Major or Minor Site Development Plan should also be submitted
with the Conditional Use Permit application.
FOX Ref.No.5032-10b.302
Effective Date: January 1, 2011
The Site Plan shall include at a minimum the following information:
• Description of the land on which the proposed work is to be done (i.e., lot, block, tract,
street address, or similar description) that will readily identify and locate the work to be
done
• identification of the use or occupancy for which the proposed work is intended
• The base flood elevation(BFE)
• Elevation (in relation to National Geodetic Vertical Datum NGV029) of the lowest floor
(including basement)of buildings or of the level to which a building is to be flood-proofed
• For buildings being improved or rebuilt, the estimated cost of improvement and the
market value of the building prior to the improvements
• Such other information as the Administrator deems reasonably necessary for the
purpose of this ordinance, including:
■ Dimensioned property lines
■ Abutting streets and alleys
• Location and size of all existing and proposed buildings and structures (include
distances to all property lines and distances between buildings and structures)
■ Required setbacks
■ Driveways and parking areas, fully-dimensioned
• Other pertinent information necessary to fully understand the need for a Conditional
Use Permit(e.g.:significant change in topography, location and size of mature trees,
etc.)
5. Photos and Exhibits. Materials submitted with the application or presented as evidence
during the public hearing will not be returned and must be kept as part of the public record.
6. Notification. The City will mail a notice to all property owners within 200 feet of the property
that an application for a Conditional Use Permit for an Alternate Method of Elevating a
Residential Structure in the Floodway Fringe Overlay District has been filed. This
notification is done so that concerned individuals will have an opportunity to learn about
what is being proposed and can present information on this matter to the Zoning Board of
Adjustment.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT COMPLETING THIS APPLICATION
PLEASE CONTACT THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND HOUSING
OR THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE.
Department of Planning and Housing:515-239-5400/515-239-5404 FAX
E-mail us at:chollar@city.ames.ia.us
City Clerk's Office:515-239-5105/515-239-5142 FAX
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Effective Date: January 1, 2011
Conditional Use Permit
for an Alternate Method of Elevating a
Residential Structure in the
Floodway Fringe Overlay District
Application Form
(This form must be completely filled out before the application will be accepted.)
1. Property Address for this Conditional Use Permit Application:
1407 South Grand Avenue
2. Legal Description(attach if lengthy):
Lot 1,Grand Aspen Subdivision,4th Addition,Ames,Iowa
3. (We) the undersigned, do hereby respectfully apply to the Ames Zoning Board of
Adjustment to grant a 'Conditional Use Permit for an Alternate Method of Elevating a
Residential Structure in the Floodway Fringe Overlay District" to authorize:
Construction of two residential structures on compacted fill;no lower than 3-feet above the base flood elevation;
extending less than 18-feet beyond the limits of the north side for each structure;in variance to Section 9.5(21)
of the City of Ames Flood Plain Zoning Regulations.
4. Property Owner.Campus Crest Development,Go Chris Russ,P.E.
Address:2100 Rexford Road,Suite 414 Charlotte, NC 28211
(Street) (City) (State) (Zip)
Telephone: NA 704-496-2528 704-496-2599
(Home) (Business) (Fax)
5. Applicant:Same as property owner.
Address:
(Street) (City) (State) (Zip)
Telephone:
(Home) (Business) (Fax)
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4PT. GI PLANNING!& HOUSING
Effective Date: January 1, 2011
6. Contact Person:Aaron Bousselot,P.E.,CFM, FOX Engineering Associates,Inc.
Address: 414 South 17th Street,Suite 107 Ames IA 50010
(Street) (City) (State) (Zip)
Telephone:NA 515-233-0000 515-233-0103
(Home) (Business) (Fax)
E-mail address: ajb@foxeng.com
The Zoning Board of Adjustment may grant a Conditional Use Permit for an Alternate
Method of Elevating a Residential Structure in the Floodway Fringe Overlay District,
provided the Board members grant favorable consideration of the evidence submitted by
the applicant to show why an alternate method of elevation is needed and to show that
the proposed method of elevation is adequate to support the structure as well as
withstand the various forces and hazards associated with flooding.
Approval of the Conditional Use Permit by the Zoning Board of Adjustment in no way absolves
the applicant from subsequently obtaining the necessary building permits or other permits from
the City of Ames or from other applicable agencies.
I(We)certify that I(we)submitted aft the required information to apply for a Conditional Use Permit
for an Alternate Method of Elevating a Residential Structure in the Floodway Fringe Overlay Dsstric4
and that said information ' factual
Signed by: at. f$l`
(Pro rty Owner)1 VAm F1 L.~Ae rr.,sr-
(Note. No other signature may be substituted for the Property Owner's Signature)
and: —Date:
(Applicant)
and: /—� �--•— � ��v-- Date:
(Contact Person) Aaron Bousselot,P.E.,CFM
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Effective Date: January 1, 2011
Conditional Use Permit
for an Alternate Method of Elevating a
Residential Structure in the
Floodway Fringe Overlay District
Supporting Information
(This form must be filled out completely before your application will be accepted.)
The Zoning Board of Adjustment may grant a Conditional Use Permit for an Alternate
Method of Elevating a Residential Structure In the Floodway Fringe Overlay District,
where topography, street grades, or other factors preclude elevating by fill. In such
cases, the methods used must be adequate to support the structure as well as withstand
the various forces and hazards associated with flooding, in order to facilitate review of this
application for a Conditional Use Permit, the applicant shall submit evidence with the application
to show why an alternate method of elevation is needed. Evidence shall also be submitted with
this application to show that the proposed methods of elevation are adequate to support the
structure as well as withstand the various forces and hazards associated with flooding.
(Note. The applicant's answers to the questions that follow may be attached on a separate
sheet if sufficient space is not provided.)
1. Evidence of the need for an alternate method of elevation.
Please explain.
At the development site,an existing sanitary sewer and utility easement through the property controls building
locations. Consequently,two buildings are close to the north property line. With building construction at or
above the required lowest floor elevation(3-feet above the Base Flood Elevation),there is insufficient room to
provide 18-feet buffers along the north sides of buildings and provide earthen slope transitions to the north
property line without burden to the adjacent property owner.
Effective Date: January 1, 2011
2. Evidence to show that the proposed method of elevation is adequate to support the
structure as well as withstand the various forces and hazards associated with
flooding.
Please explain.
The proposed method of elevation includes providing low floor elevations that are 3-feet(min)above the Base
Flood Elevation per City of Ames requirements. It also includes reducing buffer distances for low floor
elevations at two buildings along the north property line. The proposed buffer distance for the north sides of
these buildings ranges from 6-feet to 19-feet. The elevations and buffers for slab on grade structures will
exceed National Flood Insurance Program and State of Iowa requirements for development in the floodplain.
The intent of the 18-feet buffer requirement is to provide building access during flood events. The two buildings
will provide means of access,passable by wheeled vehicles during the base flood event,on three sides(west,
south,east)of each structure.
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Effective Date: January 1, 2011
Conditional Use Permit
for an Alternate Method of Elevating a
Residential Structure in the
Floodway Fringe Overlay District
Site Plan Checklist
The applicant shall submit a Site Plan, drawn to scale, that clearly shows the subject property
for which the Conditional Use Permit is being sought. If a Major or Minor Site Development
Plan was submitted as part of the development approval process for the,subject property, then
that Major or Minor Site Development Plan should also be submitted with the Conditional Use
Permit application.
The Site Plan shall include at a minimum the following information:
® Description of the land on which the proposed work is to be done (i.e., lot, block, tract,
street address, or similar description) that will readily identify and locate the work to be
done
® identification of the use or occupancy for which the proposed work is intended
® The base flood elevation(BFE)
® Elevation (in relation to National Geodetic Vertical Datum NGVD29) of the lowest floor
(including basement)of buildings or of the level to which a building is to be flood proofed
® For buildings being improved or rebuilt, the estimated cost of improvement and the
market value of the building prior to the improvements
® Such other information as the Administrator deems reasonably necessary for the
purpose of this ordinance, including:
® Dimensioned property lines
® Abutting streets and alleys
® Location and size of all existing and proposed buildings and structures (include
distances to all property lines and distances between buildings and structures)
® Required setbacks
® Driveways and parking areas, fully-dimensioned
® Other pertinent information necessary to fully understand the need for a Conditional
Use Permit(e.g.: significant change in topography, location and size of mature trees,
etc.)
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Effective Date: January 1, 2011
Permission to Place a "Zoning Action Pending"Sign
on Private Property
(This form must be filled out completely before your application will be accepted.)
Section 29.1500(2xd)(iii) of the Zoning Ordinance, requires that notice shall be posted by the
City on signs posted on the subject property.
The owner of property at 1407 South Grand Avenue hereby grants the City of Ames
permission to place "Zoning Action Pending"signs on the property for the purpose of informing
interested persons of the request for action by the City of Ames.
1 understand that the signs will be placed on the property several days prior to action on the
request by the Planning and Zoning Commission, Zoning Board of Adjustment, or the City
Council, and may remain on the property until the request has been approved or denied by the
City.
Signed by: Date: y </$//
(Property Owner) a VIE- L.66ts6�Trrn
(Note: No other signature may be substituted for the Property Owner's Signature)
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Adj oining Property Owner Statement
(Completion of this form by the applicant is optional.)
To Whom It May Concern:
We,the undersigned, own property adjoining 1407 South Grand Avenue Ames, Iowa.
It is our understanding that Campus Crest Development has filed an
Application for a Conditional Use Permit for an Alternative Method of Elevating a Residential
Structure in the Floodway Fringe Overlay District with the Zoning Board of Adjustment to allow
Construction of two residential structures on compacted fill;no lower than 3-feet above the base flood elevation;
extending less than 18-feet beyond the limits of the north side for each structure;in variance to Section 9.5(2.b)of
the City of Ames Flood Plain Zoning Regulations.
As adjoining property owners, we would have no objections to the issuance of this building
permit for the purposes stated above.
NAME ADDRESS DATE
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