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CITY OFAMES, IOWA
ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
INT111,'MATTER
OFSA4AII 13FAVERS, FOR A SPE( - IAL
HOME OCC'UPATION PERMIT, StCITION
29.1F ,,304 OI , HE ANIVS MUNICH'AL
CODE, 'FO ALLOW NIASSAGETHER,/kPY
AT4618 DOVER DRIVE
FACT'S
CASE NO. 19-04
GE'OCODE NO. 09-06-426-125
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DECISION & ORDER
Applicant Sarah Beavers seeks as Special 110MC OCCUIN'ttion Pcrmit to allowv her rc) provide
massage fl-m-apy serviccs 'it 4618 Dover Drivc, Ms, 13cavus is mov in to the Dover Drive
location aher living at 20116 McCarthy Road, She seeks to relocate her- existing business to this
new address, after having as Special Iforrie Occupation Permit tor the last four years at the prior
address.
City Planner Eloise Salilstrom reviewed the site plan, proJect description, applicable law and
pt.ol)osecii°'iticiii�igscat" l:'actatid('onctLisioiis. Ms. Sahl stroni cone] tided that, in her estimation, (he
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application met aH criterici set 1orth a,iiidersectioti29,13)4(')�'a,-(Iien
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o Cf'arid can -street park i rig, No changes will be made to the residence, A maximum of'551 square
1'e,et of' the 2,327 square kmt hoT11C Will be LISCd lor the bUSi11CSS, WhiCh is less than the 25(yl"c')
maxin-tarsi allowed, Ms. Bc,,,tw,crs proposes tic) signage related to the bLiSilICSS Oil the, property.
Therewifl be no specialized eqUipIlICTIt, or deliveries and the applicant will be the only en�lplovee,
ThC 110LIN 01'0peratioti are proposcd to he Wednesday 1rom 2:00 pmi, to 7:00 p,im', ThUrsday
Crom 9:00 a,rm to 2:00 p.ni.; Friday fi-orn 4:01() p.m. to 6:00 p.rm; and Saturday 1rorn 8:00 a.im to
2,J)0 Imn,by appointment only,, with the optioit cat" adding'l Liesday afterric)ons or evenings in tt)e
fIrture. Ms. Beavers proposes that she will host no niore than three customers per day. Ms,
sallistrol-ti reporied that there 11WwC fIQCrl nO iSSUCs knmvii or identified lay neighbors "Ith the
Special I lome Occupation Permit at the appl Icaril's current address on Road.
Applicant Surah 13cavcrs testified that she has becri licensed and working in massage for over 10
years. The proposed ot'lice space l'or business is separate firom the rest of'the house and she has
separate i11SU1U11Ce for bLlSiTless and. hotrie. She schedules an hour in between each chent so there
is no overlap,
Thrce neighbors testified against grantilIL-1 thC Sl')CC1,11 110111C 0CCUllati011 Permit on the grounds
cal, increased traflic in the neighborhood and identified certain sal'cty issues with the residence
related to as drop-ofl'next to the drivewav"
PECISION The Board considered the fincts as detailed above, made findings consistent with the
stafT rcport, and found that aH of' the rclevant standards in Section 29,1304(3) were rnet and
established by the ,,\pplicant.
ORDER
WHEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the applicant is (iRANTED, PLINLIWIt to Ames
fOuriiclpal Code Section 29.1304, a Special lJoine Occupation Pennit to allow rnessage thenapy
services on the property located at 46 18 Dover Drive.
Any 1,)erson desiring to appeal this decision to as court, of rccord rnay do so %vithin 30 clays al"ter
the filing of this decis'1011,
Done this 1.0' day (A'March 20 1 9,
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