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HomeMy WebLinkAboutA001 - Application received December 11, 2019 at 3:02 p.m. RECEIVED t✓'"� 4 6102/01 Effective Date: December 1. 201 DEC 11 2019 Special Use Permit TIME CITY IF AM I NITIALS CITY O lication Form or a Guest Lod In Use ES OW DEPT.OF PLANNING&HO This Application Form must be filled out completely by the Property Owner before it can be accepted for review by the City of Ames. Approval will be granted only if sufficient facts are presented with the application and that all the criteria set out in Ames Municipal Code, Chapter 29 have been met. 1. Property Address: 809 Northwestern Ave (Unit/Suite) 2. Parcel ID & Legal Description of the Property: (attach, if lengthy) 09-03-425-070 COLLEGE PARK ADD 1ST NORTH S50' N365' LOT 1 BLK 16 3. Property Owner of Record: (Add a person's name if owner is a corporation or other type of group) Name: Ryan Houck Name: Ashley Houck Street Address: 65697 190th St City, State, zip: Nevada, IA 50201 Telephone: 515.291 .7926 (Cell) (Other) E-mail address: ryan.mwa@gmail.com 4. Primary Resident: (Bed& Breakfast Establishments Only. Provide documentation.) Name: Address: Telephone: (Cell) (Other) E-mail address: 5. Contact Person: Name: Ryan Houck Address: 65697 190th St, Nevada, IA 50201 Telephone: 515.291 .7926 (Cell) (Other) E-mail address: ryan.mwa@gmail.com By signing this form, the applicant is acknowledging the following: 9. Applicant is the legal owner of the dwelling unit being considered under this application. 2. The Special Use Permit for Guest Lodging 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 of the requirements and standards for granting a Special Use Permit have been met. 3. All of the information submitted in support of the application is factual. if any information submitted in support of this application is false or misleading, the application may be denied. Any Special Use Permit issued based on false or misleading information may be suspended or revoked. 4. Obtaining the Special Use Permit does not guarantee the issuance of a Guest Lodging license nor does it in any way absolve the applicant from obtaining other necessary permits or licenses from the City of Ames or from other applicable agencies. 5. The Special Use Permit shall be deemed expired and void after a one-year period of disuse of the dwelling unit for Guest Lodging purposes. 6. The Special Use Permit is not transferrable to any subsequent owner of the property. No other signature may be substituted for the Property Owner's Signature(s). , 2 - 19 (Signature) `1 (Date) (Print Name-Owner 1) 4��l +k 2- 13-- ( I (Signature) (fie) _ I S � �-q l bo�c(L (Print Name-Owner ) 4 Effccti%c Date: Deccrnber I. 2019 Special Use Permit Supporting In ormation for Guest Lode (This form must be filled out completely before -your application will be accepted) (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.) The Zoning Board of Adjustment can grant a Special Use Permit for Guest Lodging only if all of the criteria are met. In order to facilitate review of this application. the applicant must address each of the criteria set forth in Sections 29. 1302, 29. 1503(4)(a), and 29.1503(4)(b) of the Zoning Ordinance as included below: 1. Type of Guest Lodging Special Use Permit Requested: ❑ Bed & Breakfast Establishment ✓❑Vacation Lodging Please provide a description of the operations of the business (such as. owner's role, check-in and out. occupancy, parking, breakfast service (if applicable). how impact to neighbors will be minimized, advertising, etc.) Attach on separate sheet if more space is needed. Providing guest lodging services and giving guests the ability to"Live like a local Our role is to provide clear and accurate listing cescriptions as well as set clear expectations/rules for our guests to follow. Prior to check-in communication is given regarding check in/out procedures,parking instructions as well as providing various means of contacting us. Guests are expected to respect the property/neighborhood and we in turn provide a clean and comfortable space for their use. All guests are asked to observe respectful quiet hours. 3r`t beAiww, ;- bs^� 2. Property Address: 809 Northwestern Ave, Ames Unit/Suite) 3. What is the property's Zoning Classification? UCRM 4. Type of Building: ❑ Single Family Detached Home Duplex (2-Family) ❑ Apartment Building �Townhome (Single-Family Attached) 5. Does the property already have a Letter of Compliance (LOC) or is the property in the process of approval? (Has an application been submitted and an initial inspection completed?) You must have at least started the process of receiving a Letter of Compliance from the Ames Inspections Department prior to making this application. Current LOC: Property has a current LOC - Expires 03/19/2022 If not. Date Property Registration Submitted: Date of Initial inspection: Effective Datc: Dcccmbcr 1. 2019 6. Off-Street Parking Requirements: • Bed & Breakfast Establishments - 1 reserved space per guest bedroom, plus 1 space for the owner. • Vacation Lodging - 1 space per bedroom (maximum required - 5 spaces). An apartment dwelling is not subject to this standard if it is located in a zoning district which requires less than 1 space per bedroom. Parking must comply with the dimensional, location. and surfacing requirements of Section 29.406 of the Zoning Ordinance. This includes restrictions on front yard parking. Please contact the City of Ames Planning & Housing Department at (515) 239-5400 with any questions. Number of Legal (9' x 19') Off-Street Parking Spaces Existing: 4 Explain how the request meets this standard. The subject has a two car detached garage and two parking spaces in front of the garage. This level of stacking is anticpated to be allowable per the 1st reading vote to the text amendment at city council on 12/10/2019. Overall the driveway is approximately 1,350 square feet in size.The guest lodging unit is a 1 bedroom which requires 1 space per the above directions. ;s sp�­Ik f le�'4i- 7. Guest Bedrooms: (parking limitations may restrict allowable occupancy) • Bed & Breakfast Establishments - No more than five guest bedrooms may be approved each with a maximum occupancy of two adults. The Zoning Board of Adjustment will determine the number of bedrooms specific to the dwelling unit. • Vacation Lodging - Must align with the occupancy limitations of the Ames Municipal Code Section 13.503. Vacation Lodging shall not exceed a total of five adults per dwelling unit. Number of Legal Bedrooms Existing in the Dwelling Unit: 1 Number of Legal Bedrooms Requested for Guest Lodging: 1 Number of Adult Guests Requested. 3 Explain how the request meets this standard. Bedroom and occupancy meets rental housing code. 8. General Standards. 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). which are listed below. Note This is an opportunity to describe operations of the business to enable the Zoning Board of Adjustment to find adequate evidence that each use in its proposed location will: (i) 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. 0 Fffcctivc r);11c ihccnlhcr 1 "W" The property is a current rental with an LOC. Located in a residential district the property is in line with residential uses. There are no proposed changes to the characteristics to the property which would alter it's appearance in a negative way or provide non-residential use. (ii) 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. The property was built in 1940 and is of similar age and construction material to other properties in the area. No cosmetic changes are proposed which would cause the property to stand out differently from other area homes. Overall the property fits in well in the neighborhood. (iii) Not be hazardous or disturbing to existing or future uses in the same general vicinity. Explain how the request meets this standard. The property fits in well with neighboring properties. No cosmetic changes will be made which will cause the property to stand out in a hazardous or disturbing way. The property has been updated with new exterior painting, landscaping and sod replacement. (iv) Be served adequately by essential public facilities and services such as highways, streets, police, fire protection, drainage structure, refuse disposal, water and sewage facilities, and/or schools. Explain how the request meets this standard. The property is a two family dwelling and is currently served by services such as streets, police, fire protection, refuse disposal. etc. No changes will be made to change this status. The property is located along a snow route. Prior to check-in guests are informed about seasonal snow ordinances to allow for snow clearing as needed. (v) Not create excessive additional requirements at public cost for public facilities and services. Explain how the request meets this standard. 7 Fff-cti� - n nilier 1. 2019 The property is a current two family dwelling with no proposed changes which would require pubic cost for public facilities and services. (vi) 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. The property is a two family dwelling. The guest lodging is in line with similar residential based single family/rental property needs. The property and use will not create a change in general traffic patterns. Guests are informed prior to check-in that the property does not allow for parties or excess noise. Guests are expected to follow quiet hours and be respectful to both the property and the neighborhood. (vii) 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. Guest lodging has been added as a new use in the UCRM zone per the City Council. 9. Residential Zone Standards. The Zoning Board of Adjustment shall review each application for the purpose of determining that each proposed use in a residential zone meets the 'Residential Zone Standards", set forth in 29.1503(4)(b), which are listed below. Note: This is an opportunity to describe operations of the business to enable the Zoning Board of Adjustment to find adequate evidence that each use in its proposed location will: (i) Not create excessively higher levels of traffic than the predominant pattern in the area and not create additional traffic from the proposed use that would change the street classification and such traffic shall not lower the level of service at area intersections. Explain how the request meets this standard. Single guest/group occupancy will not create a change in traffic patterns. Additionally guest lodging does not create a demand/use of large truck traffic. 8 Fffective Date: DI :cnibcr 1. 2011? (ii) Not create a noticeably different travel pattern than the predominant pattern in the area. Special attention must be shown to deliveries or service trips in a residential zone that are different than the normal to and from work travel pattern in the residential area. Explain how the request meets this standard. Guest lodging does not create a need for large truck or frequent deliveries. No change in use or traffic patterns is expected from the guest lodging use. (iii) Not generate truck trips by trucks over 26,000 g.v.w. (gross vehicle weight) to and from the site except for food delivery vehicles, waste collection vehicles and moving vans. Explain how the request meets this standard. The guest lodging use does not create a demand for large trucks. (iv) Not have noticeably different and disruptive hours of operation. Explain how the request meets this standard. Guest lodging use will be similar to both single family and rental properties in terms of a guests ability to arrive and leave the property. Typical check in and check out times are during day time hours (11:00 AM check out and 3:00 PM check-in) Guests are made aware of the expectation to be respectful to the property and neighborhood. (v) Be sufficiently desirable for the entire community that the loss of residential land is justifiable in relation to the benefit. Explain how the request meets this standard. Ames is a hospital town which brings in travelers for specific reasons such as visiting students, visiting relatives who are permanent residents of Ames, work trips. etc. Guest lodging fills a need for visitors to Ames as well as providing an indirect service for residents. FPrectivc Datc December 1. 201" (vi) Be compatible in terms of structure placement, height, orientation, or scale with the predominate building pattern in the area. Explain how the request meets this standard. The dwelling currently fits in well with surrounding neighborhood homes. No changes are being requested which would change this. The property was built in 1940 and is similar in age and construction material to other near by homes. (vii) Be located on the lot with a greater setback or with landscape buffering to minimize the impact of the use on adjacent property. Explain how the request meets this standard. Property is an existing residential building located in a residential district. No changes to the property are planned which would hinder adjacent properties. The exterior of the property has been painted. New landscaping and new sod have been installed. (viii) Be consistent with all other applicable standards in the zone. Explain how the request meets this standard. Property is a residential use property located in a predominantly residential zone. 1O Effective Datc: December 1. 2019 Special Use Permit Site Plan Checklist fin- Guest Lodging (This form must be filled out completely before your application will be accepted) The applicant shall submit a Site Plan along with a Floor Plan, drawn to scale. that clearly shows the property proposed for Guest Lodging. The plans shall be reproducible, black line drawings each on paper no larger than 11" x 17" (unless alternative format is authorized by staff) and shall include, at a minimum, the following information: N Dimensioned property lines W Abutting streets and alleys ❑ Location and size of all existing buildings and structures (Include distances to all property lines and distances between buildings and structures.) L.l Required setbacks ❑ Location and dimensions of parking areas (including available garage parking). individual parking spaces and drive aisles. driveways, curb cuts, and other parking and drive improvements with surfacing material identified (Differentiate between existing and proposed.) N Building floor plans indicating existing and proposed usage. interior floor area and/or patron floor area, including bedrooms with dimensions. 1111111 Other pertinent information necessary to fully understand the proposed operations of the Guest Lodging use and how potential impact to adjacent properties is minimized (e.g. location or landscaping). II EfTectivc Date: December 1. 2019 Special Use Permit 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. The owner of property at 809 Northwestern Ave, Ames hereby grants the City of Ames permission to place "Zoning Action Pending" one or more signs on the property for the purpose of informing interested persons of the request for action by the City of Ames. Property Owner(s): No other signature may be substituted for the Property Owner's Signature(s), unless accompanied by an affidavit of agent authority. 1 understand that one or more signs will be placed on the property several days prior to action on the request by the Zoning Board of Adjustment and may remain on the property until the request has been approved or denied by the City. (Signatu (Date) K�:J NC)U �c (Print Name-Owner 1) (Signature) (Date) (Print Name-Owner 2) 12 �1 1 1 IS 3 h1 oil ire qnS r bat zr ,U h6i-1 s: ,s•9z ti 1 RECEIVED DEC 1 1 2019 CITY OF AMES,IOWA DEPT.OF PLANNING&HOUSING 2nd Floor - 809 Northwestern Guest Lodging Unit 1 Bedroom Unit 1st Floor - 807 Northwestern Direct entrance from front door Long term tenant No finished common space 2& 6" 26' 6" Kitchen Bedroom Uving Bedroom 0 ie First Floor Bath [Artie 855 ft=j Second Floor - - Bath (Area 623 f tl Living gedroorr 28' 6'