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Application Form Last Updated: January 24, 2011
Exception for Minor Area Modification
Application Form
(This form must be completely filled out before the application will be accepted)
1. Property Address for this Exception for Minor rea Modification:
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2. Legal Description (attach if lengthy): /Vor I r a� U di visl0r
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3. I (We) the undersigned, do hereby respectfully appeal to the Ames Zoning Board of
Adjustment to grant an "Exception for Minor Area Modification" to the Zoning Ordinance to
allow the issuance of a Zoning Permit to permit: —rke b(J ld tV1 Q Ah odd r*aN
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4. The Zoning Permit was refused because:
5. Property Owner: �7-+P.el�N Q f�a_ t S
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(Home) (Business) (Fax)
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Application Form Last Updated: January 24, 2011
Exception for Minor Area Modification
Supporting Information -
(This form must be filled out completely before your application will be accepted)
The Zoning Board of Adjustment is authorized to grant exceptions from the requirements
of the zoning ordinance to allow minor area modifications for single family attached and
detached dwellings that are. existing in developed areas, but not in cases of new
construction. These are authorized for the following situations:
(i) reduction of required residential side yard setbacks for principal structures
by no more than two feet;
(ii) reduction of required residential front and rear yard setbacks for principal
structc�by no more than five feet;
(iii) reduction of minimum lot area requirements by no more than 10%;
(iv) reduction of required residential front, rear and side yard setbacks without
limit as required to provide handicapped access ramps to a dwelling;
(v) reduction of front, rear, and side yard setbacks without limit to allow
reconstruction of a historically accurate structure.
(Note: The applicant's explanation of how the request meets each standard may be attached
on a separate sheet if sufficient space is not provided.)
1. Exception for Minor Area Modification Standards. The Zoning Board of Adjustment shall
review each application for the purpose of determining that the review standards are
satisfied. An Exception for Minor Area Modification shall be granted only if all of the
following standards are satisfied:
(i) Special circumstances or practical difficulties apply to the property such that the
terms of the ordinance cannot be satisfied.
Explain how the request meets this standard.
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(v) The minor area modification does not authorize a use or activity not otherwise
expressly authorized by the regulations within the zoning district in which the
property is located.
Explain how the request meets this standard.
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(vi)The minor area modification is in conformity with the intent and purpose of the
zoning ordinance and the general plan of the community.
Explain how the request meets this standard.
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(vii)The minor area modification is the minimum necessary to achieve the desired
result.
Explain how the request meets this standard. /
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Exception for Minor Area Modification
Site Plan Checklist
(For Properties Occupied by a Single-Family or a Two-Family Dwelling)
(This form must be filled out completely before your application will be accepted)
The applicant shall submit a Site Plan, drawn to scale, that clearly shows the minor area
modification being sought. The Site Plan shall be a reproducible, black line drawing on a
sheet of paper no larger than 11"x17', If the project for which the minor area
modification is sought is a single-family or a two-family dwelling, or other use exempt
from the requirement for a "Site Development Plan," then the Site Plan shall include, at a
minimum, the following information:
(NOTE: If the proposed project requires approval of a "Major or Minor Site Development Plan,"
it should be included with this application for an "Exception for Minor Area Modification,"not the
Site Plan described on this checklist.)
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
l Driveways and parking areas, fully-dimensioned
Other pertinent information necessary to fully understand the need for a minor area
modification (e.g.: significant change in topography, location and size of mature trees, etc.)
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Exception for Minor Area Modification
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(2)(d)(iii) of the Zoning Ordinance, requires that notice shall be posted by the
City on signs posted on the subject property. One sign shall be posted for each public street
frontage. Required signs shall be posted along the perimeter of the subject property in locations
that are highly visible from adjacent public streets not less than seven (7) days prior to the
meeting or hearing, unless otherwise prescribed by statute.
The owner of property at 31 z7 6rzt oo pGtt 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.
I 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: li`LGv, 43L Date: Lev l B Zpl�
(Property Owner)
(Note: No other signature may be substituted for the Property Owner's Signature.)
RECEIVED
NOV 2 2 '2011
CITY OF AMES, IOWA
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Adjoining Property Owner Statement
(Completion of this form by the applicant is optional)
To Whom It May Concern:
We, the undersigned, own property adjoining �jz� .�P�t�t1.3 J�_Ames, Iowa.
It is our understanding that 54ev-e- e- �� � �� has filed an
appeal with the Zoning Board of Adjustment to allow C�rnS�r-U a►'t
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As adjoining property owners, w would have no objections o the issuance of this building
permit for the purposes stated above.
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