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Caring People 0, Department of Planning & Housing
Quality Programs
Exceptional Service
TO: Zoning Board of Adjustment
FROM: Charlie Kuester
DATE: July 9, 2013
SUBJECT: Agenda items for July 10, 2013 meeting
Following the distribution of the staff report and recommendation concerning the two action items on
the agenda (Special Use Permit for 920 Carroll Avenue and Special Home Occupation Permit at 2402
Melrose Avenue), staff received a number of phone calls.
The applicant for the Special Use Permit at 920 Carroll Avenue (Ames Community Preschool Center)
expressed concerns about the second condition that "food delivery trucks (of any size) use the off-street
parking area for deliveries." The concern is that this is also the lane for parents to stop and pickup or
drop off children. It would not be appropriate to mix heavy truck traffic with children entering and
leaving the building. Staff would like to withdraw this condition and allow ACPC to determine,
with the food vendor, what the best option is for the weekly deliveries.
Regarding the Special Home Occupation at 2402 Melrose Avenue, this office received four calls from
adjacent owners and residents. Three expressed a concern about the parking of vehicles in the street. It
has been a problem in the past when the business employed up to nine person. Even now, though, the
concern is the vehicles parked by the two employees on Melrose Avenue.
In order to address these concerns, staff recommends a further condition that employee vehicles
be parked on the Kamm's driveway when the employees are out using the company vehicles and
that company vehicles be parked on the driveway when not in use. This appears to be possible as the
driveway can support a total of four vehicles side-by-side. The driveway width is about 36 feet, rather
than the 26 feet as shown on the submitted site plan.