HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - D&O SUP to allow for alterations and additions to religious institutionCITY OF AMES, IOWA FILED MAR 2 1,2024
ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
IN THE MATTER OF THE
APPLICATION OF SVPA ARCHITECTS, CASE NO. 24-03
INC., ON BEHALF OF ST. CECILIA
CATHOLIC CHURCH FOR A SPECIAL PARCEL ID: 05-27-452-010
USE PERMIT TO ALLOW FOR
ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS TO A
RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION DECISION & ORDER
RESIDENTIAL LOW DENSITY (RL)
ZONING DISTRICT AS REQUIRED BY
AMES MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION
§29.701 FOR THE PROPERTY AT 2900
HOOVER AVENUE
FACTS
This application came before the Board by Robert Ormsby of SVPA Architects, Inc., on behalf of
St. Cecilia Catholic Church, requesting a Special Use Permit to allow for alterations to the roof
line of the wcsternmost portion of the building (the sanctuary) and for an addition to the St. Cecilia
Catholic Church located at 2900 Hoover Avenue. The site is within the Residential Low Density
(RL) Zoning District. The RL zoning designation allows for religious institutions with the
approval of a Special Use Permit. Table 29.701(2).
City Planner, Benjamin Campbell, presented the Staff Report and indicated that the initial permit
for the sanctuary was issued in 1971. Over the following decades, permits were issued for a church
rectory, a church hall, and a school. In its application, the Church is proposing an addition of
approximately 1,078 square feet to the west side of the building for sacristy, storage space and a
mechanical room. The other proposed change is to the roof over the sanctuary. The proposal is
to construct a new roof that is taller than the current sanctuary roof but lower than the church hall
roof. There will also be cupola exceeds the maximum height, but which meets the height exception
for architectural accents if the feature is less than 200 square feet. Staff recommends approval of
the project.
The Board accepted the Staff Report as presented and determined that the Application met both
the general standards and the standards for a Special Use Permit in a residential zone. Section
29.1503(5). The Board also heard testimony from Korey Marsh of Snyder and Associates,
Ankeny, Iowa, on behalf of the Applicant.
FINDINGS AND DECISION
The Board considered the facts as detailed above and provided in the Staff Report, the testimony
presented at the hearing, and adopted the Factual Findings and Conclusions in the Staff Report
and found that the project met the criteria for a Special Use Permit under §29.1503 of the Ames
City Municipal Code.
WHEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the Special Use Permit for alternations and additions to
a religious institution within the Residential Low Density Zoning District located at 2900 Hoover
Avenue is GRANTED.
Any person desiring to appeal this decision to a court of record may do so within thirty (30) days
after the filing of this decision.
Dated this 14"' day of February 2024.
Na alie Rekemeyer 'J
Recording Secretary
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Chad Schneider
Chair