HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Special Home Occupation Permit to allow an art studio with classes at 2029 Prairie View EastCITY OF AMES, IONVA
ZONING EBOARD OF ADJUSTMEN
IN THE MATTER Of,''HIE APPLI(7ATION
OF VICAURIA Foil A SPECIAL HOME
OC?C?UPATION PERMIT, § 29.1304, AID ES
MUNICIPAL (?ODE, To) ALLOW AN ART
MIMI() VW III I (LASSES ON TH E
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2029 IWAIRIE
VIEW EAST
FAC7TS
(:ASE NO. 12-22
GE,OMDE' NO. 05-34-151-175
DE,(,'ISION & ORDER
Ile property at this address is a two story detached single family home which is owned and
occupied by the applicant and RuAly. The home is in an F-PIZD (Planned Residential) /orim.-,
district. The aapplicant currently has two administratively approved ]IO]TIC OCCUpatiO11 permits for-
her- home, the first of which allows her to have an art Studio there and the Second of` which
permits art instruc6omd classes. The applicant's art Asses have been Successful and She is 110\v
seeking to cxpind those to have bigger classes on more days ofthe week. There will not need to
be any structured ahcrations to the home to do this business, as the applicant has 868 Square let
in the bascinent of the home dedicated to the Studio and class qnwc. Ile home has 2A95 sqwwc
feet of above ground floor area and 1080 sqmwc let in the basement, SO the StUdiO/C1aSS space
will occupy 23% of the lionic's total floor arca. The home has an attached two car garage and
has space in the driveway to park two vehicles. No W&WHes are associated wit the business
and she does not Man to have any sign. The applicant does not ciriploy anyone to assist her,
althOUtJ1 her husband occasionally assists her. The equipment used in the business C011MMS of
CornpUtCr, printer, p,,1PCr cutter' mat cutter and small beat press. The kitchen oven is used When
clay needs to be baked, instead of a Uri. These items are all of residential scale. The applicant
MUM like to teach art classes 1`01- Up to Ci(ht Students at a time. She Would like to Schedule these
instructional ckisscs for the after school hOLIM, with two to three classes proposed on Mondays
thrOW-1,11 Thursdays. The classes would he One 1101,11- in duration and are proposed 1'or 4:00 p.m.
and 5:30 p.m. start times, with a third class on Mondays at 7:00 p.ni. t'or teens. The applicant
needs a Special Home Occupation permit for this proposal given the We of classes proposed.
The criteria, for a, Special Horne Ocuqm6on in the oahmixicc also I&& tank to ten vchicAar
visits per day. For Atmakins where the child is dropped off and then picked Lip an 1101.11- later, this
Would be COLHnCd as two VC11kUh.11- trips to the home, so in practical [CI-111S, the 111-1111ber 01'
vehicular visits is the more limiting of the two WKa. The applicant indicates thatmany of her
students car pool so A may be possible to fashion coalitions that would allow her to have more
than I'01.11- Students but still May within the trip limits. She also Would not have, a problem with
her request being, denied so she care reassess her proposal.
I)F(',ISI()N
The Board considers the evidence presented and the standards applicable to Special Home
Occupation permits under the zoning ordinance. In this situation, the Board finds that applicant
meets the criteria Ar area to be used, signs, cclutnimit and number of empkIcc, The Board
also 17inds that they can condition their approval on lindting class size to A students per class.
However, given the scope of what the applicant would Ile to do, the Boarvl is not certain how
the criteria for tKne and paling can practicably be nxL Given that there is no realistic way to
monitor the number of vehicle trips so that compliance with that criteria is known, and given that
the applicant is also rethinking the scope of this proposal, the Board must deny the permit as
rcqueMcd.
ORDER
MAIEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the applicant is Denied a Special 110111C OCCUpatiOn
Permit, section 29.1304 ol'the ArneS MLH]iCip,1I Code, to IMVC MI art studio With Classes having
Up to eight StLKICMS carolled, all fartheproperly located at 2029 Prairie Yew last.
Any person Wring to appeal this decision to a court of record niay do so within 30 days after
the filin", of this decision.
[")one this 24"' day o f'October, 2012.
TwOk M&
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Jill Rippci-ga Elizabeth Erbcs
Secretary to the Board Chair