HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Special Use Permit - 2811 Hyatt Circle - Randall DuncanCITY OF AMES, IOWA
ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMEN
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION
OF DUNCAN FOR A SPECIAL USE
PERMIT, SECTIONS 29.901(2) AND
29.1503, AMES MUNICIPAL CODE, TO
ALLOW A RETAIL USE EXCEEDING
3000 SQUARE FEET IN AN INDUSTRIAL
ZONE ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED
AT 2811 HYATT CIRCLE
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NOV 10 2011
CITY CLERK
CITY OF AMES, IOWA
CASE NO. 11-18
GEOCODE NO. 10-07-325-050
DECISION & ORDER
FACTS
The applicant is proposing to open and operate a kennel on a site in the recently expanded Ames
Community Development Park. The zoning in this area is GI (General Industrial). The use is a
permitted one for the zone, since this zoning district does generally provide for retail businesses to
be located there. However, a Special Use permit is required to have a retail business of greater than
3000 square feet in this zone and that is the reason for this request In this instance, the applicant
would like to have a kennel /boarding facility for household pets. The proposed facility will be a one-
story building, having approximately 7000 square feet of floor area, finished on the outside with a
combination of stone veneer and steel siding and a pitched roof covered with standing seam metal
roofing. The interior of the building will have kennel spaces for 54 dogs and 10 cats, as well as a
large indoor animal play area and other spaces devoted to the various functional needs of the
occupants, like offices, grooming, storage, mechanical /utility, and food preparation areas. It will
have high grade finishes and it will include soundproofing. The utility infrastructure is adequate to
accommodate this use. The grounds of the business will have a 2500 square foot fenced outdoor play
and exercise area, but animals will be allowed in that area only when accompanied by staff. Waste
control both inside and outside the building will be aggressively managed so that odor is minimized.
The facility will be staffed with six full and part time employees, and there will be ample parking
available on site for them and for the customers' vehicles. The parking lot, building and grounds will
be landscaped. This area is presently undeveloped but the facility is planned so that when neighbors
do arrive, this business will not be a detriment to them. The applicant indicates that there is not
another business in this area that provides the kinds of services he will offer, and he selected this site
after analyzing the best location for the market he hopes to serve and with convenient access to the
interstate. He was also trying to find a location that was in a less densely developed area, to avoid
being potentially disturbing to neighboring businesses.
DECISION
The Board considers the standards applicable to Special Use permits under the provisions of the
zoning ordinance. A kennel is a permitted use in this zone, and the special use permit is sought only
because of the size of this proposed facility. The evidence presented establishes that this facility will
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be consistent with the Land Use Policy Plan's objectives of making support services available
throughout the community, as there is nothing meeting this need in the community at this time. The
facility is meant to have a regional customer base and can be adequately served by the existing
utilities, services and infrastructure. The applicant realizes that the conditions of operation which
have the most potential to disturb neighbors are noise and odor, and in addition to the choice to
locate in an area that less intensely developed, the applicant has incorporated specific operational
measures designed to deal with those challenges. In light of the evidence and findings of fact, which
the Board adopts, the Board determines that this permit can and should be granted.
WHEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the applicant is Granted a Special Use Permit to the size
restrictions on a retail use in an industrial zone, Sections 29901(2) and 29.1503, Ames Municipal
Code, to allow the retail use of a kennel having 7000 square feet, with the following stipulations:
1. The site development plan shall be revised with the following corrections:
a. Shrubs shall be shown in place of Reed grass along the western edge of parking for
L2 screening;
b. Shrubs be shown to meet L2 requirement along eastern property line/parking;
c. Mulch not extend beyond drip line of shrubs in L2 landscape areas;
d. A landscape edger be installed to separate the landscaped area from the storm
water detention; and
The electrical transformer at the southeast corner of the building be moved ten feet
further south for easier access and have ten feet of open space between doors and
shrub screen; and
2. Outdoor pet areas shall be cleaned after each day of use, and as often as necessary to avoid
any detectable odors beyond the premises
3. That the applicant obtain required National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System and
Construction Site Erosion and Sediment Control permits prior to approval of the minor site
development plan,
all for the property located at 2811 Hyatt Circle.
Any person desiring to appeal this decision to a court of record may do so within 30 days after the
filing of this decision.
Done this 241h day of August, 2011.
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- . the Board
ruce Calhoun
Chair
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