HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - An Exception to Parking Space and Vehicle Aisle Dimensions to allow reduction in the off-street parking drive aisle width on the property located at 120 Lynn AvenueCITY OF AMES, IOWA
ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
iNui it ENIAT'FER OFTHE APPLICATION
OFNAURA GODAR, ON BEHALF OF
DEL'TA OMICRON HOUSE
(7ORPORA11ON, FOR AN EXCEPTION
'00 PARKING SP)X(.'E ANDVEHICLE
AISLE DIMENSIONS,AMES MUNICIPAL
C'ODE, SE�CTION 29.406(9),TO ALAMW
REDUCHON SPIE OFF-STREET
PA 14 K I N G 1) 14 1 VE A I S L F W I DTH ON 14 1 E
PROPEMYLOCATED AT 120 1,YNPN
AVENUE
FACTS
('ASE NO. 19-07
SEF
CRY CLERK
CRY OF AVI S IOWA
GEO(70DE NO. 09-09-202-240
DECISHM& ORDER
Appicant Deita Ondenmi House C'mpormior-i is seeking all exceptioil to allo,v red.UC6011 in tile
olbsuvel parking drive aisle width on the property loomed at 120 11,ini Averale, The developer
of' the 0,61-acre site is in the process of seeking site plan approval and demolition permit
approval for C011SIrUCtion of' as new sorority house to replace the existing house at that locatioll.
The zoning in this area is 1-figh Density Residential. The paqeny also Mated in the Ulvenity
[`;cast 1111pact 0verhay District,
("ity Planner Justin Moore reviewed the site plan. prcwjccl description. applicable lam, and tile
Findings ofFact and Conclusions frorn the Staff lAqw. 'file development proposal consists of as
3-story. 66-bed SM-01-ity 110USQ with parking located on the south and east sides of the building.
Parking in the RH zonini,, district for Greek h(,)uscs is requircd at as rate of I space fear ever), 3
beds. Twenty-flircc (23) 1xii-Mg spaces are Ivoposed; the paricing area along tile south side at as
dirlicrision of 05 feel x 9 feet and 9 Wet by 19 feet along the east side. The developer is
requeming as Mons% excep6on to allovv Or less drive aisle vvidth along the south side ofille
building, in order to accOMITMdale the desired dimensions of the new building, required
landwaong dirnensions and site setbacks.
The ('ity%'S CUrrent ditnension requirements acre as prototype appikable, in a variety ot'situations,
inClUdir1g hi� ,!h-tUru0VCr retail situations, The Avqumcy of use in this case is less than retard as
typical use of tl,,ie site Nvill be Min residents of the sorority house and occasional delivery and
trash pickup vehicles. Based on inArniation Arn the prqject engineer, the redUCcd aisle NvJdth
will still provide reasonable access to the parking and site, AdoqUatC 1111,111CLIveri rig of fire trucks
oti the site has been rnct and appnwcd by the lire Department, Parking stall depts have been
designed to meet hhwed rninhilmn deoh standards ol'Sec, 29AO6(9)(e).
Mike Bell, RD6 Planning & DcQpL Des Moines. 1A. testified that the drive.,,.iise arld parking in
front of' the house are all currently rion-conAnni-rig. The only thingthat ca,ril inove is the
property Hne. "ilich was actually considerM -11ley ch(VC 10 rCdUCC the drive aisle width by two
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feel rather than decrease the width of the building so that the number of' clesircd beds could be
maintainect
Notification was made to afl property owners within 200 t'cet and on]),; one cornnieni in support
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ofthe exception was received. City staffrecorrimended that the Board approve the request f6r all
excepti(,)n to Section 29,406(9),
DEX,ISION The Board considered the facts as detailed above and provided in the Stall'Report,
and lOUnd th,at all of the relevant standards in Section 29.1506 were nict and established by the
Applicant.
ORDER
WHEAEFOR', IT IS ORDERED that the applicant is GRANF�,D, pursuant to Scction
29,1506 of the Ames Municipal C.'ode, an F,Xceptlon to Parkino Area Dimensions. Section
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29,40()(.9)(c), to allow for as reduction in drive aisle width ('rorn the reqUired 24 f`eet Nvidth to the
pkinned 22 t'ect width,
Any, person desiring, to appeal this decision to as court of'record inay do so \,vithin 30 days atter
tile filing cfl, this decis,101L
[)one this 14"' day oCAUgLISt, 20 N,
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Ic 1 &etmv to the Board Chair