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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Remote Parking Agreement for The Bridge Home RESOLUTION NO. 23-386 RESOLUTION APPROVING REMOTE PARKING AGREEMENT FOR THE BRIDGE HOME (207 AND 214 S SHERMAN AVENUE) FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS, Shelter Housing Holdings, LLC (Bridge Home) owns the properties at 207 and 214 S Sherman Avenue (Location Map-Attachment A). The property at 207 S Sherman currently has a site development plan under review for an 18-unit apartment building. Bridge Home is requesting approval of a remote parking agreement to utilize all of the 27 parking spaces at 214 S Sherman Avenue to fulfill the parking needs required with the development of the 207 S Sherman Avenue site. It should be noted that there are no buildings on the 214 S Sherman Avenue site that require any parking; and, WHEREAS, Ames Municipal Code Section 29.406(18) allows for remote parking to satisfy required parking offsite, subject to City Council approval within certain zoning districts. The site at 207 S Sherman Avenue is zoned (S-SMD) South Lincoln Mixed Use and the property at 214 S Sherman is zoned Highway Oriented Commercial (HOC) and South Lincoln Fringe Overlay (O-SLF). Remote parking is allowable within these zoning districts. Remote parking is expected to be permanent to allow for the ongoing use of property benefitting from the remote parking proposal. An agreement or easement is required to ensure that the proposed location is permanently available; and, WHEREAS, the proposed S 207 Sherman site is planned to be a family transitional living apartment building. Required on-site parking for apartments is calculated based on the number of bedrooms in each unit. Based upon the bedroom configurations, 39 spaces are required. The proposed site plan for the apartment building accommodates 13 parking spaces, two of which are accessible; and, WHEREAS, to meet the City's off-street parking requirements for the 207 S Sherman Avenue parcel, Shelter House Holdings, L.L.C. desires to provide 27 parking spaces on the parcel located at 214 S Sherman Avenue. Approval of the Minor Site Development Plan for 207 S Sherman Avenue is contingent upon meeting the parking requirements. The Municipal Code requires that remote parking be within 300 feet of the subject site and a written agreement be signed that identifies the required amount of parking for the principal use. When reviewing the proposal for remote parking, the City has traditionally assessed the convenience and use of the area for remote parking as meeting the City's development standards; and, WHEREAS,the property at 214 S Sherman Avenue is vacant and includes a paved parking lot that is currently unused. Remote parking is allowed according to Sec. 29.406(18) and commercial parking is also allowed within HOC zoning. The proposed remote spaces meet the location requirement of being within 300 feet of the lot on which the principal building is located. The existing pavement would be restriped based upon access from the abutting alley. Restoration of the right-of-way would be required. A strip of concrete between the right-of-way and the proposed parking lot would be removed and seeded. Additionally, the public sidewalk will be extended along the property's S 2nd Street frontage to provide a pedestrian connection with 207 S Sherman, since it is currently missing in sections along the 2nd Street frontage. Additional landscaping would not be required until such time as 214 S Sherman Avenue is redeveloped because the current parking area already exists; and, WHEREAS, the 214 S Sherman Avenue site is planned to be redeveloped by The Bridge Home in the future. Plans for the site includes a shelter and office uses. At that time, the current parking area would need to be removed to accommodate their development plans. The Bridge Home intends to design the shelter/office project to always accommodate the remote parking required of the 207 Sherman site. Changes to the remote parking will be subject to City Council approval in the future. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the Remote Parking Agreement for The Bridge Home (207 and 214 S Sherman Avenue) is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 27th day of June, 2023. Renee kall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor Introduced by: Betcher Seconded by: Gartin Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Rollins Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 271h day of June, 2023.