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Home My WebLink AboutA001 - Application received December 14, 2018 N Application Form Last Updated: August 8,2017 RECEIVED DEC 14 2018 Special Use Permit CITY OFAMES,IOWA Application Form for a Proposed Use DEPT.OF PLANNING&Hous% a Zone other than Residential or Commercial (This form `,must be filled out completely before your application will be accepted.) 14 1. Property Address for this Special Use Permit: A'O & 400 Freel Drive 2. I (We) the undersigned, do hereby respectfully request the Ames Zoning Board of Adjustment to grant a Special Use Permit for "Land in a Zone other than Residential or Commercial"to allow: a Yard Waste collection and transfer site for use by Ames & Story County residents in support of the City of Ames at the property address listed above. 3. Complete Legal Description(parcel or lot designation, Township/Range, Section, Subdivision Name (if applicable), metes/bounds description (if applicable), Deed, Book/Page Number, and Recording Date) (attach, if lengthy): Lot 3 Pete Cooper Subdivision. Ames & Lot 11 Woodland Acres Plat 2 Ames 4. Property Owner: Freel Family, LP Business: Freel Family, LP Address: 6874 US Highway 69 Ames Iowa 50010 (Street) (City) (State) (Zip) Telephone: 515-233-3222 (Home) (Business) (Fax) 5. Applicant: Chamness Technology, Inc. Business: Chamness Technology. Inc. Address: 2255 Little Wall Lake Road Blairsburg Town 50034 (Street) (City) (State) (Zip) Telephone: 515-325-6133 515-325-6134 (Home) (Business) (Fax) 2 Application Form Last Updated: August 8, 2017 6. Contact Person: Doug MacCrea Business: Chamness Technology, Inc. Address: 2255 Little Wall Lake Road Blairsburg, Iowa 50034 (Street) (City) (State) (Zip) Telephone: 515-325-6133 515-325-6134 (Home) (Business) (Fax) E-mail address: dmaccrea@chamnesstechnology.com 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 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, etcetera. 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:/3_�C Property ner(s) Gary A. Freel Print Name (Note: No other signature may be substituted for the Property Owner's Signature.) 3 Application Form Last Updated:April 8, 2014 Special Use Permit Supporting Information for a Proposed Use in a Zone other than Residential or Commercial (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"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(4)(a) 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. Site will be used as a. seasonal yard waste collection and transfer location operated by Chamness Technology under contract with the City of Ames. Site is zoned General Industrial and has previously approved as a salvage yard. Surrounding properties/businesses are in the recycling/salvage business 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. Collection and temporary holding of yard waste will he rnnducted on the eastern sections of the property. away from nhseryatinn from the street. A gate will be installed to prevent aftar hog s dumping_ Materials will be transfered on a regular basis from the sit and frAnsporfed to Fddlzyillp,, Tnwn for processing 4 Application Form Last Updated: April 8,2014 c. Not be hazardous or disturbing to existing or future uses in the same general vicinity. Explain how the request meets this standard. Site will be used for the same purposes as similar business surrounding it. Yard Waste will be collected per an agreed upon schedule with the City and periodically removed from the site to prevent an accumulation of materials that may attrart vectors. At the end of the season (on or about Dec 1) all materials will be removed from the site and the site cleaned to original apTearences. 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, andlor schools. Explain how the request meets this standard. Site will not be developed to the point where -any additional infrastructure will be required or needed The current road and utility infrastructure are more than adpqiiqt-P for nPPrIq of site. e. Not create excessive additional requirements at public cost for public facilities and services. Explain how the request meets this standard. Site will not be formally developed in any manner as to require the use of any new puhlir farilitag, QPrvirP-z or infrastructure. 5 Application Form Last Updated:April 8, 2014 f. 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. Five times per season (once in May and 4 times in Oct/Nov time- frame, on a Saturday, additional traffic will be generated by Ames residents utilizing the Free Day drop-offs This traffic will be managed by Chamness employees and the Ames PD will be consulted regarding the anticipated increased traffic. Aside from those five days per year, no Proposed activity should have an impact on surrounding properties. 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. Area is currently zoned as General Industrial and this particular site has been previously approved for a Spe ial Use Permit ac a Salvage Yard. Businesses surrounding the site are in the recycling/ salvage business which is consistent with the current intent and purpose of this area. Our use of this site will be seasonal and solely for the purpose of yard waste collection and transfer. 6 I Complete Legal Description: 400 Freel Drive Lot 3 Pete Cooper Subdivision Ames, Iowa 50010 Dimension of Lot to Nearest Tenth See Drawing Foot: Size/Location of all Existing/Proposed None/None Buildings: Zoning Designation of Property: General Industrial Proposed Use of Property: Yard Waste Collection &Transfer Site Existing/Proposed Location of Sanitary See attached drawing/No additional utilities planned Sewer Mains/Service lines/Septic Tanks: Existing/Proposed Location of Electrical See attached drawing/No additional utilities planned Service Lines: Existing/Proposed Location of Storm See attached drawing/No additional utilities planned Drainage Facilities: Location,grade/dimensions of all See attached drawing/None Paved surfaces and all abutting Streets: Existing/Proposed location of parking See attached drawing—annotated in blue Spaces/drive aisles/driveways: Existing/Proposed contours at 2 ft See attached drawing Intervals: Location of existing/proposed Not applicable Outdoor trash/dumpster areas: Location/Type of all Existing/ No existing signs—proposed wood sign location annotated in Proposed signs: orange; access gate annotated in green Comply w/Outdoor Lighting Code : No outdoor lighting planned Location of Waterbodies, etc: See attached drawing Flood Plain Contours: See attached drawing Sediment Erosion Control Plan: Not applicable Storm Water Management Plan: Not applicable Landscape Plan: See attached drawing Traffic Impact Study: Not required —increased traffic anticipated to be 10 vehicles per day on average Architectural drawings: No buildings planned Village residential Projects: Not applicable Site Plan Note: See attached drawing Electrical Service: No electrical service required Approximate number of employees: Two Approximate Utility Needs: None—port-a-potty to be provided by tenant Possible Nuisance Factors: Additional traffic on five (5)Saturdays during season; no other nuisances anticipated Application Form Last Updated: August 8, 2017 Special Use Permit (Proposed Use in a Zone other than Residential or Commercial) 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 the subject property. One notice sign shall be posted for each property. Required signs shall be posted along the perimeter of the subject property in locations that are highly visible from adjacent public streets prior to the public hearing. J90 The owner of property at -2-r0 & 400 Freel Drive 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. 1 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: Date:/X 4�1 z:>E C- (?z7/,r ProlpeqOwner Gary A. Freel Print Name (Note: No other signature may be substituted.for the Property Owner's Signature.) 11