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Special Use Permit
D P ; SIN �plication Form for a Proposed S�pT,OF PLOAFNNINO�b HQUSINQ
in a Residential Zone
(This form must be filled out completely before your application will be accepted.)
1. Property Address for this Special Use Permit: 820 Miller Avenue, Ames, IA 50014
2. I (We) the undersigned, do hereby respectfully request the Ames Zoning Board of
Adjustment to grant a Special Use Permit for a proposed use in a "Residential Zone" to
allow Miller Avenue Elementary
at the property address listed above.
DAUNTLESS SUBDIVISION 1 ST ADDITION
3. Legal Description (attach, if lengthy): OUTLOT EXCLUDING W 30'
4. Property Owner: Ames Community School District
Business:
Address: 415 Stanton Ave. Ames IA 50014
(Street) (City) (State) (Zip)
Telephone: 515-268-6600 515-268-6633
(Home) (Business) (Fax)
5. Applicant: Ames Community School District
Business:
Address: 415 Stanton Ave. Ames IA 50014
(Street) (City) (State) (Zip)
Telephone: 515-268-6600 515-268-6633
(Home) (Business) (Fax)
6. Contact Person: Jason Blome
Business:
Address: 301 Grand Ave. Des Moines IA 50309
(Street) (City) (State) (Zip)
Telephone: 515-288-3141 515-288-8631
(Home) (Business) (Fax)
E-mail address: jblome@rdgusa.com
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This Special Use Permit will not be granted unless sufficient facts are presented with
the application, and at the Planning and Zoning Commission and Zoning Board of
Adjustment meetings to support a finding that all the general and specific standards
for granting a Special Use Permit have been met.
Obtaining this Special Use Permit does not absolve the applicant from obtaining all other
applicable permits, such as Building Permits, IDOT access permits, et cetera.
I (We) certify that I(we) have submitted all the required information to apply for a Special Use
Permit and that the information is factual.
Signed by: -- Date:
Property Owner
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Print Name
(Note: No other signature may be substituted for the Property Owner's Signature.)
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Special Use Permit
Supporting Information for a Proposed Use
in a Residential Zone
(This form must be filled out completely before your application will be accepted.)
The Zoning Board of Adjustment cannot approve a Special Use Permit unless all of the
"General Standards" and the "Residential Zone Standards" are met. In order to facilitate
review of this application for a Special Use Permit, the applicant must address each of the
"General Standards", set forth in Section 29.1503, and in addition, the "Residential Zone
Standards", set forth in Section 29.1503(4)(b) of the Zoning Ordinance.
(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. General Standards. The Planning and Zoning Commission and the Zoning Board of
Adjustment shall review each application for the purpose of determining that each proposed
use meets the following "General Standards", set forth in 29.1503(4)(a), and in addition,
shall find adequate evidence that each use in its proposed location will:
(a) Be harmonious with and in accordance with the general principles and
proposals of the Land Use Policy Plan (LUPP).
Explain how the request meets this standard.
The Rit ire I and I Inca Map indinatps the snaco as h-npnsity
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Residential with a Government Land overlay. The new elementary
school will be valuable for the residents in southwest Ames.
(b) Be designed, constructed, operated and maintained so as to be
harmonious in appearance with the existing or intended character of the
general vicinity and that such use will not change the essential character of
the area in which it is proposed.
Explain how the request meets this standard.
City requirements will be met for building setbacks, landscaping,
parking and others.
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(c) Not be hazardous or disturbing to existing or future uses in the same
general vicinity.
Explain how the request meets this standard.
Elementary schools are not hazardous. Elementary schools are often
seen as desirable to live close to in a residential neighborhood.
(d) Be served adequately by essential public facilities and services such as
highways, streets, police, fire protection, drainage structure, refuse
disposal, water and sewage facilities, and/or schools.
Explain how the request meets this standard.
The school will utilize local utilities. These utilities are adequately sized
for the school. Emergency access will be designed for the site.
(e) Not create excessive additional requirements at public cost for public
facilities and services.
Explain how the request meets this standard.
There will be no excessive additional requirements.
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(fl Not involve uses, activities, processes, materials, equipment or conditions
of operation that will be detrimental to any person, property or general
welfare by reason of excessive production of traffic, noise, smoke, fumes,
glare, or odors.
Explain how the request meets this standard.
Typical traffic and events will take place at the site that are typical for
elementary schools in residential areas.
(g) Be consistent with the intent and purpose of the Zone in which it is
proposed to locate such use.
Explain how the request meets this standard.
The school will serve the neighboring residents.
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2. Residential Zone Standards. The Planning and Zoning Commission and the Zoning Board
of Adjustment shall review each application for the purpose of determining that each
proposed use in a residential zone meets the "Residential Zone Standards", set forth in
29.1503(4)(b), which are listed below, and shall find adequate evidence that each use in its
proposed location will:
(a) Not create excessively higher levels of traffic than the predominant pattern
in the area and not create additional traffic from the proposed use that
would change the street classification and such traffic shall not lower the
level of service at area intersections.
Explain how the request meets this standard.
The elementary school should not change the street classification. The
City is to determine if a traffic study is required.
(b) Not create a noticeably different travel pattern than the predominant
pattern in the area. Special attention must be shown to deliveries or
service trips in a residential zone that are different than the normal to and
from work travel pattern in the residential area.
Explain how the request meets this standard.
The City is to determine if a traffic study is required. The trash and
delivery area will be concealed from the public street.
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(c) Not generate truck trips by trucks over 26,000 g.v.w. (gross vehicle weight)
to and from the site except for waste collection vehicles and moving vans.
Explain how the request meets this standard.
Waste collection, school busses and emergency are the only vehicles
anticipated to use the site.
(d) Not have noticeably different and disruptive hours of operation.
Explain how the request meets this standard.
Hours will be consistent throughout the school year, except for special
events.
(e) Be sufficiently desirable for the entire community that the loss of
residential land is justifiable in relation to the benefit.
Explain how the request meets this standard.
The elementary school will be desirable for the entire community.
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(fl Be compatible in terms of structure placement, height, orientation, or scale
with the predominate building pattern in the area.
Explain how the request meets this standard.
Building heights and setbacks comply with City codes.
(g) Be located on the lot with a greater setback or with landscape buffering to
minimize the impact of the use on adjacent property.
Explain how the request meets this standard.
City codes for parking lot landscaping will be met.
(h) Be consistent with all other applicable standards in the zone.
Explain how the request meets this standard.
City codes and standards will be met.
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Special Use Permit
Site Development Plan Checklist for a Proposed Use
in a Residential Zone
(This form must be filled out completely before your application will be accepted.)
The applicant shall provide seven (7) copies of a Site Development Plan, which includes
the information described below, as set forth in Section 29.1502 of the Zoning Ordinance.
J�( Seven (7) copies of a Site Development Plan, drawn to scale on a sheet not to exceed 24" x
36", and one (1) reduced copy no larger than 11'xl7".
The Site Development Plan must be prepared by a Civil Engineer, a Land Surveyor, a
Landscape Architect, or an Architect. The site plan must be certified as "substantially
correct" by a Professional Engineer, a Land Surveyor, a Landscape Architect, or an
Architect, licensed by the State of Iowa, showing the following information as of the date
of the application.
Note: With approval by City staff prior to submitting the Site Development Plan, it may be possible to
exclude some of the following items from the Site Development Plan. Please place a check mark in
the box in front of each item that is included as part of the application materials submitted for
approval.
Name(s) and address(es) of the applicant(s).
Name(s) and address(es) of the owner(s) of record of the property.
Name and address of the person or firm preparing the site plan.
Property address(es).
Date of preparation.
�( North Arrow.
�S( Scale: The scale shall not be less than 1"=10', and no greater than 1"=60', unless an
alternate scale is approved by the Director of the Dept. of Planning and Housing.
J�( Legal Description.
Dimensions of the present lot and lot area, to the nearest tenth of a foot.
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�( Size and location of all existing and proposed buildings, additions, structures and uses,
including:
Setback distance to property lines.
Exact exterior dimensions of each building.
Location of entrances.
Number of dwelling units.
Square footage of each type of use.
Zoning designation of the property.
Proposed use of the property in sufficient detail to determine code compliance.
Existing and proposed location and size of sanitary sewer mains and service lines, or septic
tank and leaching field.
�( Existing and proposed location and size of water mains, service lines and hydrants, and/or
water well.
Existing and proposed location and size of electrical service (electrical riser diagram) and
the location of high pressure gas lines, high tension transmission lines, and telephone lines.
Existing and proposed location and size of storm drainage facilities on the property and
adjacent to the property.
Location, grade and dimensions of all existing paved surfaces and of all abutting streets.
J8( Existing and proposed location and dimensions of parking areas, individual parking spaces
and drive aisles, driveways, curb cuts, easements and rights-of-way, walkways, transit
stops, bicycle parking areas, loading areas, dividers, curbs, islands, and other parking and
drive improvements.
If the project is located along U.S. Highway 69, access to U.S. 69 shall be reviewed by the
1.D.O.T. and a meeting shall be held that includes L D.O.T. staff, the City traffic engineer,
other appropriate City staff, the developer, and the developer's plan preparer to agree on
access prior to the submittal of the site plan.
Existing and proposed contours at 2-foot intervals, based on City datum, when an
application pertains to any new permanent detached building or structure (principal or
accessory).
�( Location of existing and proposed outdoor trash and dumpster areas and methods for
screening such areas.
�( Location and type of all existing and proposed signs.
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�( Evidence that the proposed work or activity will comply with the Outdoor Lighting Code.
Specifically, the application shall include:
Plans indicating the location on the premises, and the type of illuminating devices,
fixtures, lamps, supports, reflectors and other devices;
�( A detailed description of the illuminating devices, fixtures, lamps, supports, reflectors,
and other devices. The description shall include manufacturer's catalog cuts and
drawings, including sections when requested; and
Photometric data, such as that furnished by manufacturers, showing the angle of cut off
or light emissions.
�S( Location of waterbodies, watercourses, swamps and flood-prone areas with delineated
channel encroachment lines, wetland boundary lines, 100-year flood plain boundary line,
and floodway boundary line.
18( When an application is located in a flood-prone area include existing and proposed site
grades, contours and elevations, base flood elevation data, top-of-foundation elevations,
finished floor elevations, and any proposed watercourse relocation.
�8( When an application for development involves 0.5 acres, or more, of cumulative disturbed
area(s), a Sediment Erosion Control Plan shall be submitted. However, such a Plan may be
required for applications with disturbed land of less than 0.5 acres, if deemed necessary by
the Planning Director.
Location of natural features including: existing trees, rock outcrops and landslide areas.
Storm water management plan, including storm water calculations supporting the design.
Such plan shall show grades and/or elevations, direction of surface flow, detention and/or
retention areas, outlet control structures and devices.
A landscape plan showing:
X The location of plants.
A plant list that includes:
The plant species;
The quantity of each type of plant; and,
The size of each plant at the time of planting.
18( The location of fences and walls.
CITY TO ❑ Traffic impact studies, soil tests, utility capacity analysis, and other similar information if
CONFIRM deemed necessary by the Department of Planning and Housing to determine the feasibility
of the proposed development.
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�( Two (2) copies of architectural drawings of all new buildings or structures, or alterations, at a
scale not to exceed 1"=8', showing the following information:
�( Name(s) of the applicant(s) and the owner(s) of record;
Legal description and street address of the property;
�( Numerical scale and date;
�( All exterior wall elevations, indicating floor heights, overall building height and
fenestration; and,
�( Building floor plans indicating existing and proposed usage, interior floor area and/or
patron floor area.
For Village Residential projects, Suburban Residential projects, or Planned Residence
District projects that are to develop in phases, the applicant shall provide a phasing plan
indicating areas to be developed in each phase and the time frame for the development of
each phase.
A note to be placed on all site plans to read as follows: "All construction materials,
dumpsters, detached trailers, or similar items are prohibited on public streets or within the
public right-of-way."
Size of electrical service and one line drawing of the metering and electrical service.
�( Number of meters at each location.
Preferred voltage required for the building.
�8( Preferred location of the electrical service.
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Special Use Permit
(Proposed Use in a Residential Zone)
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 820 Miller Avenue, Ames, IA 50014 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: --�--y Date:
Property Ow
r
Print Name
(Note: No other signature may be substituted for the Property Owner's Signature)
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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
Ames, Iowa.
It is our understanding that
has filed an
appeal with the Zoning Board of Adjustment to allow
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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Additional Information Requested for Zoning Board of
Adjustment in Considering Special Use Permit for New
Elementary School on Miller Avenue.
1(a) Be designed constructed operated and maintained so as to be harmonious in
appearance with the existing or intended character of the general vicinity and that such
use will not change the essential character of the area in which it is proposed.
The proposed school has many design attributes which will help it be a comfortable fit
with the surrounding neighborhood. The building is one-story with most of it being
approximately 14 foot tall. The tallest portion of the school, the gym, is approximately 30
feet tall and is set in the middle of the building's footprint, surrounded by the 14 foot tall
building portions, helping to minimize the perceived height. While the building is
approximately 70,000 square feet in size, the geometry of the building foot print will
minimize the sense of size. The building is organized into classroom and activity wings
with open space in-between, thus breaking up the building's mass. Windows and brick
color are also used to create appropriate scale and order on the building's walls. The
windows are organized into pairs set in a darker accent brick color. The accent color is
also organized into horizontal bands around the building's lighter brick color to help draw
the eye down low and `anchor' the building visually to the ground. Between window
pairs and at some entry points, accent brick is organized into a nine brick 'grid' to
provide additional interest and break the scale of the wall down further. All of the
building's colors are neutral earth tones. Taken together, the building's scale, massing,
and fenestration design create a comfortable and unobtrusive addition to the
neighborhood.
(1c) Not be hazardous or disturbing to existing or future uses in the same general
vicinity.
RDG and Ames Community School District held a public open house to present the site
plan concept to the public, including local neighbors. The local neighbors provided
feedback after the site plan presentation. Since the public open house meeting, design
modifications have been made to accommodate neighborhood comments. A 4' tall
fence will be constructed on the north and east sides of the site to minimize impacts from
the east playground and north bus drop-off. Stormwater detention including native grass
plantings will be implemented for stormwater quantity and quality control. Parking stalls
will exceed the amount required by code.
(1d) Be served adequately by essential public facilities and services such as highways,
streets, police, fire protection, drainage structure, refuse disposal, water and sewage
facilities, and/or schools.
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Native grasses and stormwater detention will be implemented on the site for stormwater
quality and quantity benefits. The utilities have been designed to support the building at
full build-out. A 6'-0" wide sidewalk will be installed adjacent to Miller Avenue. 8'-0"
wide sidewalks will accommodate the bus and parent pick-up and drop-off zones. A
dedicated bus drop-off will be located north of the elementary school while a dedicated
staff and visitor's parking lot with parent pick-up and drop-off will be located south of the
elementary school. The north bus turn-a-round and the south parking lot provide fire
protection routes for fire trucks.
(1e) Not create excessive additional requirements at public cost for public facilities and
services.
A traffic study will be performed to determine potential impacts of local streets. The new
sidewalk adjacent to Miller Avenue will be 6'-0" wide. The District will maintain this
sidewalk. Any maintenance of sidewalks next to a residential property will need to be
maintained by that property owner.
(1f) Not involve uses, activities, processes, materials, equipment or conditions of
operation that will be detrimental to any person, property or general welfare by reason of
excessive production of traffic, noise, smoke, fumes, glare, or odors.
A continuous row of evergreen trees have been added along the north property line to
better mitigate disturbance of the properties on the north side of the site from busses
entering and leaving and from large numbers of students getting off and on busses.
(2a) Not create excessively higher levels of traffic than the predominant pattern in the
area and not create additional traffic from the proposed use that would change the street
classification and such traffic shall not lower the level of service at area intersections.
A traffic study will be performed to determine potential impacts of local streets.
(2b) Not create a noticeably different travel pattern than the predominant pattern in the
area. Special attention must be shown to deliveries or service trips in a residential zone
that are different than the normal to and from work travel pattern in the residential area.
A traffic study will be performed to determine potential impacts of local streets.
(2c) Not generate truck trips by trucks over 26,000 g.v.w. (gross vehicle weight)to and
from the site except for waste collection vehicles and moving vans.
The District's heaviest bus is 33,000# GVW fully loaded. Most buses are rated at
31,000# GVW fully loaded. We estimate 4 buses serving the school, morning and
afternoon for a total of 8 buses per day, 180 days per year.
The City informed us that Cy-Ride buses are 35,000# GVW.
The delivery truck used for food service deliveries, one (1) delivery per day, is 17,950#
GVW.
(2d) Not have noticeably different and disruptive hours of operation.
Typical hours of operation for school days. The instructional day for students begins at
8:35 a.m. and ends at 3:20 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. On
Wednesdays the school day begins at 8:35 a.m. and ends at 2:05 p.m. Custodians are
generally present in the facilities from 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. during the school year.
Summer hours are shared among buildings for deep cleaning.
The school may be used for special events in the evenings and on weekends as
scheduled through the Facilities Planning and Management Department and in
compliance with Board Policy KG on Community Use of School Facilities.
(2f) Be compatible in terms of structure placement, height, orientation, or scale with the
predominant building pattern in the area.
The proposed school has many design attributes which will help it be a comfortable fit
with the surrounding neighborhood. The building is one-story with most of it being
approximately 14 foot tall. The tallest portion of the school, the gym, is approximately 30
feet tall and is set in the middle of the building's footprint, surrounded by the 14 foot tall
building portions, helping to minimize the perceived height. While the building is
approximately 70,000 square feet in size, the geometry of the building foot print will
minimize the sense of size. The building is organized into classroom and activity wings
with open space in-between, thus breaking up the building's mass. Windows and brick
color are also used to create appropriate scale and order on the building's walls. The
windows are organized into pairs set in a darker accent brick color. The accent color is
also organized into horizontal bands around the building's lighter brick color to help draw
the eye down low and 'anchor' the building visually to the ground. Between window
pairs and at some entry points, accent brick is organized into a nine brick 'grid' to
provide additional interest and break the scale of the wall down further. All of the
building's colors are neutral earth tones. Taken together, the building's scale, massing,
and fenestration design create a comfortable and unobtrusive addition to the
neighborhood.
(2g) Be located on the lot with a greater setback or with landscape buffering to minimize
the impact of the use on adjacent property.
A continuous row of evergreen trees have been added along the north property line to
better mitigate disturbance of the properties on the north side of the site from busses
entering and leaving and from large numbers of students getting off and on busses.
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