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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Reduced Parking for Affordable Housing for The Bridge Home (207 S Sherman Avenue) RESOLUTION NO. 24-222 RESOLUTION APPROVING REDUCED PARKING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR THE BRIDGE HOME (207 S SHERMAN AVENUE) FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS, Shelter Housing Corporation (The Bridge Home) has applied for a parking reduction for the 18-unit affordable housing apartments that are under construction at 207 S. Sherman Avenue. This location will serve family households with extremely low incomes at or below 30% of Area Median Income (AMI) for a minimum of 30 years. Construction financing of the facility included a grant for serving extremely low-income households and a limitation of use for a minimum of 30 years; and, WHEREAS, The Bridge Home previously was approved to construct an 18-unit project with a mix of bedroom configurations that required 39 total parking spaces. The site at 207 S Sherman Avenue accommodates 13 vehicle parking spaces, so Shelter Housing Corporation (The Bridge Home) entered into a remote parking agreement approved by the City Council to provide 27 remote spaces at 214 S. Sherman Avenue on June 27, 2023; and, WHEREAS, The Bridge Home seeks the maximum parking reduction available, and requests that no remote parking be required for their property at 207 S. Sherman Avenue. Staff believes the combination of factors such as access to transit, walkability of the neighborhood to services, availability of on-street parking as needed, and the service of extremely-low income households which traditionally have very low car ownership rates are all factors that support the request. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the Affordable Housing Agreement allowing 207 S. Sherman Ave. to reduce and meet their parking requirements with the provision of 13 on-site parking spaces and terminate the prior remote parking agreement is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 23rd day of April, 2024. Renee kall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor Introduced by: Gartin Seconded by: Beatty-Hansen Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Rollins Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 23rd day of April, 2024.