HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Special Home Occupation Permit to allow the purchase and resale of electronic equipment at 3907 Berkshire AvenueCITY OF AMES, IOWA t1
ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTME
IN THE MATTER OF THE
APPLICATION OF EMRAH SIMSEK
FOR A SPECIAL HOME OCCUPATION
PERMIT § 29.1304(3), AMES MUNICIPAL
CODE, TO OPERATE AN
ELECTRONICS SALES BUSINESS ON
THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3907
BERKSHIRE AVENUE, AMES IA 50010-
3942
FACTS
CASE NO. 17-08
Mar 1 0 eon 5
CITY CLERK
CITY OF AMES. IOWA
GEOCODE NO. 05-27-105-060
DECISION & ORDER
Emrah Simsek has submitted an application for a Special Home Occupation Permit. The
applicant, operating as Chronox, LLC, purchases electronic equipment which is delivered to his
home by parcel delivery. He repackages it, sells it and ships it to the buyer. The property is
located at 3907 Berkshire Avenue and is zoned Residential Low Density (RL).
The activity at this location will be conducted within the existing dwelling. No exterior changes
are proposed. The applicant states that 600 square feet of the principal building will be used, out
of a total area of the house of 2,738 square feet (22%), which is within the maximum (25%) area
permitted for a special home occupation. The applicant proposes no signs. The applicant states
that there will be no other employees. The applicant states that incoming shipments by standard
UPS or FedEx truck will occur up to five times a week. Outgoing shipments will be picked up by
similar parcel pickup and will occur less frequently, about once a month. No customers will
arrive and no additional parking is required. Parcel delivery trucks typically park in the street.
Berkshire Avenue is classified as a local street. No classes will be taught. There are no other
home occupations at this location.
Staff recommended approval. Neighbors within 200 feet were notified of the application and the
hearing, and no objections were received.
DECISION
The Board considers the facts as detailed above, and the requirements for a Special Home
Occupation Permit in Ames Municipal Code section 29.1304(3), and determines that the
application meets the requirements, and that the Special Home Occupation Permit shall be
granted.
WHEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the applicant is GRANTED, section 29.1304(3) of the
Ames Municipal Code, a Special Home Occupation Permit to operate an electronics sales
business at the property located at 3907 Berkshire Avenue.
Any person desiring to appeal this decision to a court of record may do so within 30 days after
the filing of this decision.
Done this 121h day of April, 2017.
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Heidi Petersen
Secretary to the Board
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