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CITY OF AMES, IOWA
ZONING BOARD OF ADJUS1 IENT
I" '141 E M ATIT R OF "1"HL A IT 1. 1 CA T 10 N
OF RANDY AUEL, FOR A SPE(1AL USE
PERMIT, SEC'11'1ON 29.1503 OFTHE
ANIES MUNK ' 11PAL CODE, FOR GUEST
LODGINGTOALLONVA VACATION
LODGING I..;SE IN1 I Iff" RL ZONING
DISTRICT AT2305 FILLMORE AVENUE
MUM
CASE NO. 20-12
GEOCODE NO. 05-34-176-040
DECISION & ORDER
Planner Eloise Sal-ilstrom presented this application recei%1,ed Diccember 16, 2020, t'ora Special
(Jse 11crnilt (SUP) to the Board, Appllc;,mt A3TTRCKA. LL( I , is the owner of a property at 428
Ash A'VC1)UC. This structure is a singlIc f1amil.y detached dwelling loc,ated within as -J�L-
RCSI&TItial t.mv Density (RL) Zonfng District. Applicant seeks a SI.T for the purpose of using
the four bedroon-i house as Vacation Lodging. The property has as twwo-year I -titter of Compliance
that expires on July 2, 2021.
Planner Salitstrom presented the staffreport and findings and noted that the Applicants' request
would allmk, use of the properly fi)r guest SUINIS Of Up to 31 (lays without the properly owner
being present. The property has four bcdroorns and the Applicant requested to use the property
for up to fire adult guests. Planner Salilstrom noted that the re(JUCSt for up to five adUltS violated
OCCUP,111CV standards which lu-nit the property tO 110 11101-C tfaaan firer adult occupants.
Additionally, vacation kAglng requires one parking spacc per approved bedroom, and the
property has the requisite nurnber ofspaces available. The su,,iffreport addressed the parking
SlWatk,al and re(Iturenictits at and found that the property meets rm:essary requirements,
SUll"fCotlClUded that the proposed Use Could operate in a nianner conipatible NN,ith the SUrr0U1X1ir1g
uses. f7urthermore, the Staff' Report found that th.e proposed Vacation L-odging use met the
requirements, and standards to grant as SUP and recommended approval, Staff noted th,M
operation of' the Vacation 1-odging use is Further subject to ttie rUlLlil-CITICIIN of' the AnICS
Municipal Code, including the Rental C ode ',111(1 GUCSt l-odging (""'ode. Receipt and annual
renewal of a Guest 1-odging License is required, and operation without an active license is as
%violation of ity Code.
Staffindicated that the 1000 fbot separation requirement imposed at the firne of licensure, which
OCCUrS Subsequent to the approval of a SLJP, will not apply provided that the application for
GILICSt Lodging licensure is received avithiri 30 days of SUP appnn'al. Exeiription trom the
separation rcquirenrent will terminate it' the GUCSt LOdgilIg 11CCIISC for the unit is suspended,
revoked or lapses. 1-0'Ljrtlicrrriore, exeiription from the separati0l) N(JUIrement is not trarisf'errabic
to any subsequent owner ofthe property.
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l6ndy Auel, oil behalf' of the Applicant, provided testirriony and indicatcd gencral agreement
with the Staff." Report and conClLlSi011S. Sevenal neighbors appeared at the tinic offlearing and
indicated dissatisfaction with the Applicant's request due to concerns, about increased numbers of'
strangers in the neighborhood, safety iSS,UCS SLHTOLaldifl� more strangers being ill the vicillity, aild
disple,Lisure over short -tern renters taking ovcr 11OUses In the neighborhood.
PECISION'
The Board considered the facts as detailed above and provided in the staff'report, and fOLuld that
all oftlic relevant standards in Section 29.1503 were nict and established bv the Applicant,
ORDER
NVIIEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that flic Applicant is GRAN TED (4-1 ), pUrSUant toa Secti011
29.1503 of the Ames Municipal ( I ode, a Special t rse Permit f6r ('Juest Lodging to allow, a
Vacation Lodging use in the M-, Zoning District at 2.305 Fillmorc AVC11kie with the following
requirements:
1. Four cffl'-strect paved parking spaces required.
2 MaXiMUM Of'['(:)Lll- guest bedrocoins alknve(L
3. ktaXillMill Of f0Ur adtilt gLICSts allowed.
4. One year of diSUSC Will render this Special Lise Permit expired and void.
5. The Special Use Permit is not trarist'eri-able to any SUbSeClUent owner ofthe property.
Any person (Icsiring to appeal this decision lo as court of'record riwy do so kvithin 30 days ailer
the filing of this decision.
Done flits 1 2"� day ofl-cbruary 2020.
.laae que F iggins
!"retar, to the 13o.,),
Amelia Schoeneinan
Chair