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CITY OF AMES, IOWA OCT 1 4 2021
ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTME T
CITY CLERK
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION CITY OF A-V FS. IO%VA
OF BRUCE RUNNER, AS TRUSTEE, FOR CASE NO. 21-12
A VARIANCE, UNDER MUNCIPAL CODE
§29.1504, FOR THE PROPERTY GEOCODE NO. 09-02-200-040
LOCATED AT 1227 CARROLL AVENUE,
IN THE UCRM ZONING DISTRICT DECISION & ORDER
FACTS AND CONCLUSIONS
Applicant Bruce Runner, as Trustee, brought this application for Variance to allow the
construction of a detached garage in the front yard of the property located at 1227 Carroll
Avenue (legally known as "The East 50 feet of Lot 3, except the South 66 feet thereof, Emery's
Subdivision, Ames, Story County, Iowa. "). The zoning classification for the property is UCRM
and has a small single-family home on the property. A one-car garage used to exist on the site
and was recently demolished; the Applicant seeks to construct a 24' x 36' (864 sq. ft) structure
on the property to use as a two-car detached garage with a driveway matching the width of the
garage door and meeting the driveway standards of the Zoning Ordinance (Ch. 29). The
Applicant's plans require a variance to allow a reduction of the minimum rear year setback from
20 feet to 3 feet, and a reduction of the minimum front yard setback from 25 feet to 23 feet. See
Table 29.703(3).
City Planner Julie Gould presented the application and Staff Report to the Board. The owner of
a neighboring property, Sam Shonkwiler, spoke in favor of the Applicant's request for a variance
to allow for the construction of the proposed garage. The Board accepted both the Staff Report
and testimony as evidence.
The Board noted that the Staff Report found that all criteria needed to approve the variance were
adequately satisfied and made findings consistent with the Staff Report. The variance is limited
to the structure identified in the plans prepared by Mr. Runner in his application.
DECISION
The Board considered the facts as detailed above and found that the relevant standards in Section
29.1504 were met and established by the Applicant.
ORDER
WHEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the variance of the front and rear yard setbacks in Table
29.703(3) is APPROVED, pursuant to Ames Municipal Code Section 29.1504 of the Ames
Municipal Code, to allow for the construction of a detached two-stall garage (approximately 864
square feet) upon the -property at 1227 Carroll Avenue, as follows: (1) a reduction in the
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minimum required rear-yard setback from 20 feet to approximately three feet; and (2) a reduction
of the minimum front-yard setback from 25 feet to approximately 23 feet.
Done this 8t' day of September 2021.
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