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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Joint Use Parking Plan for 414 Lincoln Way and 119 Washington Avenue RESOLUTION NO. 21-242 RESOLUTION APPROVING THE JOINT USE PARKING PLAN FOR 414 LINCOLN WAY AND 119 WASHINGTON AVENUE FOR THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA WHEREAS, on April 27, 2021, the City Council considered a proposed Joint Use Easement Agreement for 119 Washington and 414 Lincoln Way; and, WHEREAS, after reviewing the Agreement and discussing the details of the banquet hall use and funeral home use,the City Council directed staff to return with a revised Council Action Form and Agreement that incorporated relevant analysis of the proposals pursuant to the Council's discussion and any additional details staff believed were needed within the Agreement; and, WHEREAS,in response to the direction from the Council,staff has worked with the applicant and his attorney to revise the Joint Use Easement Agreement to address the concerns of the Council; and, WHEREAS, Continue Care Real Estate Holdings,LLC is the owner of the properties located at 119 Washington Avenue and 414 Lincoln Way; and, WHEREAS, the property owner/applicant is requesting approval of a Joint Use Easement Agreement to allow the joint use of parking spaces at 414 Lincoln Way (Grandon Funeral and Cremation Care)with a proposed banquet hall at 119 Washington Avenue(former location of Ron's Auto Repair Center); and, WHEREAS,when a site cannot meet the parking required by the Zoning Ordinance,the option for joint use parking is permitted with City Council approval, if it can be shown that peak demand of the two facilities would allow for both uses to be accommodated during their times of peak parking demand; and, WHEREAS, in this case, the funeral home and banquet hall are owned by the same business which will enable the property owner to coordinate the timing and use of the two facilities; and, WHEREAS,the proposed banquet hall would be used as a place where family and friends can gather following funeral services,and in addition would be used as a banquet hall for other events and gatherings that do not conflict with times the funeral home is using the joint parking spaces; and, WHEREAS, the seating capacity of the banquet hall is 99 people, in addition to staff and catering; and, WHEREAS,the proposed Minor Site Developoment Plan for the banquet hall includes 20 on- site parking space, including two van-accessible handicap parking spaces; and, WHEREAS, a minimum of 40 spaces are required by the Zoning Ordinance for the proposed use; and, WHEREAS, the applicant desires to utilize the available parking spaces at the funeral home to make up for the deficit in the number of parking spaces for the banquet hall; and, WHEREAS, the funeral home is located to the north across the alley from the proposed banquet hall and has 39 parking spaces, and the funeral home is required to have a minimum of 33 parking spaces at the time of its Site Plan and Special Use Permit approval; and, WHEREAS,the owner of the funeral home describes the peak use of the facility as an average of eight to twelve high-capacity events per month based upon his use over the past few years,with the event being scheduled for approximately three hours, and the remaining time the use of the site is limited to routine employee and customer visits; and, WHEREAS,the owner of the funeral home property is willing to restrict funeral home use and grant the joint use of 20 parking spaces within its parking lot to the banquet hall and reserves the right to designate the location of the 20 marked parking spaces as part of the Joint Use Agreement; and, WHEREAS,the marked parking spaces shall be reserved for the Parcel 1 (funeral home) for three hours per day,not more than 12 days per month;except for the times the marked parking spaces are reserved for Parcel 1, the marked spaces shall be reserved for Parcel 2 (banquet hall), and at no time may Parcel 2 schedule an event that conflicts with the time reserved to Parcel 1; and, WHEREAS, to ensure the ongoing operations remains consistent with the description of the uses,the Joint Use Easement Agreement states that the principal uses of neither Parcel may be changed without approval by the City. NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that the Joint Use Parking Plan for 414 Lincoln Way and 119 Washington Avenue is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 1 I'day of May, 2021. cr Diane . Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor Introduced by: Betcher Seconded by: Martin Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Martin Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 1 I' day of May, 2021.