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Home My WebLink AboutA1 Application Form Last L pdatedREOEiVED 13-`�"I JUN 0 4 2013 Special Home Occupation OI1Y OF AMES, IOWA (This form must be filled out completely before your application N&ilDNOTICOPIRANNING &HOUSING 1. Property Address for this Special Home Occupation: ,� Ll & .2 6A,42 (.{.VP, 2. 1 (We) the undersigned do hereby respectfully request the Ames Zoning Board of Adjustment to allow a Special Home Occupation"at the property address listed above. 3. Legal Description (attach, if lengthy):a Alorth 4. Property Owner: tI" II1✓t Business: L 1 h At /�Q iv m kR M/v 'S c A G 0 1 lA r, Address: a ye);w 101 e[yos e IIw? Alwe- TA (Street) (City) (State) (Zip) Telephone: 5j l a3J 3 -1-12- :)_ 3/ 5�, 7P (Home) (Business) (Fax) 5. Applicant: I n clef s KC41M •' 4 Business: ka Ili 11-1 S CL011 11 t� Address: Xim;7 (Street) (City) (State) (Zip) Telephone: JI S 33 31§C/ l�l a?3/ j�o 7�� (Home) (Business) (Fax) 6. Contact Person: G¢ to P Business: Address: (Street) (City) (State) (Zip) Telephone: (Home) (Business) (Fax) E-mail address: �9,- lP- hm G h 3 Application Form Last Updated: March 25, 2013 7. This application is for the following Special Home Occupation (Please check the appropriate box.): ❑ Family day care home for the care of six or fewer preschool children and for the care of five or fewer school age children. The care of school age children shall be limited to before and after school care for less than two hours at a time. Or in the alternative, a day care home for the care of six or fewer adults ❑ Physicians and other licensed medical practitioners ❑ Barbershops and beauty parlors ❑ Small repair shops (including small appliances, mower repair, blade sharpening and similar uses) ❑ Real estate and related services ❑ Insurance agents ❑ Home professional offices, lawyers and members of similar professions C�( All other activities not included on either the permitted or prohibited list Please specify: L E' Q hl l q� h IP91 1. Please describe the proposed business, including the hours of operation. kmP OTTICC- UqEp for CtCCCLh-blI Y/ hedu >B j�►r� q This Special Home Occupation will not be granted unless sufficient facts are presented with the application and at the Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting to support a finding that all the general and specific standards for granting a Special Home Occupation have been met. Obtaining this Special Home Occupation Permit does not absolve the applicant from obtaining all other applicable permits, such as Building Permits, IDOT access permits, et cetera. 4 Application Form Last Updated: March 25, 2013 I(We)certify that I(we) have submitted all the required information to apply for a Special Home Occupation Permit and that the information is factual, Signed by: YDate: T Property Owner(s) / LI �r '1 Print Name (Note: No other signature may be substituted for the Property Owner's Signature.) 5 Application Form Last Updated: March 25, 2013 Special Home Occupation Supporting Information (This form must be filled out completely before your application will be accepted) The Zoning Board of Adjustment can grant a Special Home Occupation only if all of the following criteria are met. In order to facilitate review of this application for a Special Home Occupation, the applicant must address each of the criteria set forth in Section 29.1304(3) of the Zoning Ordinance, which are listed below. (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. Criteria for Special Home Occupations. The Zoning Board of Adjustment shall review each application for the purpose of determining that all of the following criteria are met: (a) Area to be Used. (i) The activity shall be conducted in a manner that will not alter the normal residential character of the premises or, in any way cause a nuisance to adjoining residents, or shall there be any structural alteration to accommodate the occupation. There should be no emission of smoke, dust, odor, fumes, glare, noises, vibration, electrical or electronic disturbances detectable at the lot line that would exceed that normally produced by a single residence. Special noise exceptions will be allowed for day- care homes due to the nature of the clients using the facility. Please indicate any changes that will be made to the premises and identify any problems that may be detectable at the lot line. Explain how the request meets this standard. / r1 c (a' C I i 1!1-�y 6 Application Form Last Updated: March 25, 2013 (ii) The activity shall be located within the principal building or within an accessory structure. It shall occupy no more than 25% of the total floor area of the residence and shall not exceed 400 square feet of an accessory building. Please indicate the total floor area of the residence, the floor area involved in the home occupation, and whether the home occupation will occupy an accessory building. Explain how the request meets this standard. _ -0 1 a s (b) Signs. Any sign utilized at the home occupation shall be limited to one flush-mounted sign on the main residential structure, which shall not exceed one square foot in area. Such sign shall not be lighted and nonreflecting materials shall be used. The legend shall show only the name of the occupant and the type of occupation. Color shall be consistent with the residential character. Please indicate the size, type, color, and location of any sign. Explain how the request meets this standard. A icn Application Form Last Updated: March 25, 2013 (c) Equipment. There shall be no mechanical equipment used except as customary for domestic household purposes. Any merchandise or stock in trade sold, repaired, or displayed shall be stored entirely within the residential structure or in any accessory building. No storage is to be visible from lot lines. Please indicate the type of equipment to be used. Explain how the request meets this standard. (d) Employment. The activity shall employ only members of the household residing in the dwelling unless approval for the employment of up to two (2) non-family members is granted by the Zoning Board of Adjustment. Please indicate who will be employed and whether the employee resides in the dwelling. Explain how the request meets this standard. 2 8 Application Form Last Updated: March 25, 2013 (e) Traffic. The activity shall not generate significantly greater traffic volumes than would normally be expected in a residential area. Not more than ten (10) vehicular visits allowed per day shall be allowed. An exception to the number of visits allowed per day may be permitted for family day care homes due to the number of children or adults allowed on-site and the need for parent or caregiver contact during the day. The delivery and pick up of materials or commodities to the premises by commercial vehicles shall not interfere with the delivery of other services to the area. Explain how the request meets this standard. (t) Parking Criteria. (i) Only one delivery vehicle associated with the activity may be parked on the street near the premises for not more than four(4) consecutive hours. (ii) One additional on-site parking space is required above the normal parking requirement where two (2) or more clients are likely to visit the premises concurrently. (iii) No more than four (4) client vehicles during any given hour shall be allowed on the site. This requirement shall not be construed to prohibit occasional exceptions for such events as meetings, conferences, demonstrations, or similar events that are in no way a nuisance to adjoining residences. Explain how the request meets his standard. 9 Application Form Last Updated: March 25, 2013 (g) Class Size. If the home occupation is the type in which classes are held or instructions given, there shall be no more than four (4) students or pupils at any given time. The Board may approve up to six (6) students if it finds that the additional students will not generate additional traffic. Day-care homes may have up to six (6) children or adults at a time. Additional children or adults will require a Special Use Permit for a day- care center. Explain how the proposal meets these criteria. (h) Number of Home Occupations. The total number of home occupations within a dwelling unit is not limited, except that the cumulative impact of all home occupations conducted within the dwelling unit shall not be greater than the impact of one home occupation. This will be determined by using the "Home Occupation Criteria". Explain how the proposal meets these criteria. �LO 10 Application Form Last Updated: March 25, 2013 Special Home Occupation Special Home Occupation Permit Site Plan Checklist (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 property for which a Special Home Occupation is 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 Special Home Occupation 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: ❑ Dimensioned property lines L� 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 Q Driveways and parking areas, fully-dimensioned ❑ Other pertinent information necessary to fully understand the need for a Special Home Occupation Permit (e.g: significant change in topography, location and size of mature trees, etc.) n� GLt a 14 `e5 11 Application Form Last Updated: March 25, 2013 Special Home Occupation 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 � yr) loel",y5c' l () 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. 2r Date: Signed by:La Property Owner it to eel II, ►,4 Print Name (Note: No other signature may be substituted for the Property Owner's Signature) 12 vi (15 -Sk 91 E5 1-5 -------------- pf p