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Variance
Application Form
(This form must be completely filled out before the application will be accepted)
1. Property Address for this Variance Application:
2. Legal Description (attach if lengthy):
3. I (We) the undersigned, do hereby respectfully appeal to the Ames Zoning Board of Adjustment
to grant a Variance to the Zoning Ordinance to allow the issuance of a Building/Zoning Permit,
Sign Permit, or Site Development Plan to permit:
4. The Building/Zoning Permit, Sign Permit, or Site Development Plan was refused because:
5. Property Owner:
Business:
Address:
(Street) (City) (State) (Zip)
Phone Number: E-mail:
6. Applicant:
Business:
Address:
(Street) (City) (State) (Zip)
Phone Number: E-mail:
7. Contact Person:
Business:
Address:
(Street) (City) (State) (Zip)
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Phone Number: E-mail:
The Zoning Board of Adjustment may grant a Variance, provided the Board members can
make a finding that literal enforcement of the Ordinance will result in practical difficulties that
are not self-created, and that the Variance will not significantly alter the essential character of
the surrounding neighborhood, will observe the Spirit of the Ordinance, and will result in
substantial justice.
This appeal will not be granted unless sufficient facts are presented in this application to
justify the variance in light of the standards and to show that the granting of the variance relates to
the intent and purposes of the Zoning Ordinance and the Comprehensive Plan.
Approval of the Variance by the Zoning Board of Adjustment in no way absolves the applicant from
subsequently obtaining the necessary building permits or other permits from the City of Ames or
from other applicable agencies.
I (We) certify that I (we) have been denied a Building/Zoning Permit, that I (we) have submitted all the
required information to appeal for a Variance, and that said information is factual.
Signed by: Date:
Property Owner(s)
Printed Name
Note: No other signature may be substituted for the Property Owner’s Signature.
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Variance
Supporting Information
(This form must be filled out completely before your application will be accepted)
The Zoning Board of Adjustment can grant a Variance only if all of the following standards
are satisfied. In order to facilitate review of this application for a Variance, the applicant must
address each of the Variance Standards set forth in Section 29.1504(5) of the Zoning Ordinance,
which are listed below.
(Note: The applicant’s explanation of how the request meets each standard may be attached on a
separate sheet if sufficient space is not provided.)
1. Variance Standards The Zoning Board of Adjustment shall review each application for the
purpose of determining that the Variance Standards are satisfied. Pursuant to Iowa law, a
variance shall be granted only if all of the following standards are satisfied:
(a) The practical difficulties faced are unique to the property at issue and not self-
created:
Please show how beneficial use and/or enjoyment of the property will be affected if the
Variance is not granted and how the practical difficulties are unique and unlike other
properties in the vicinity (e.g. physical circumstances) and not self-imposed.
Explain how the request meets this standard:
(b) Granting the variance will not significantly alter the essential character of the
surrounding neighborhood:
Please show that the proposed use is compatible with the character of the
surrounding area.
Explain how the request meets this standard:
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(c) The spirit of the ordinance shall be observed even when the variance is granted.
Please show that the Variance is consistent with the intent of the Sign Ordinance, Zoning
Ordinance, and the Comprehensive Plan. A Variance would not be consistent with the
intent if alternatives for development exist that do not require a Variance.
Explain how the request meets this standard:
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(d) Substantial justice shall be done as a result of granting the variance.
Explain how the request meets this standard:
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Variance
Site Plan Checklist
(For Properties Occupied by a Single-Family or Two-Family Dwelling)
(This form must be filled out completely before your application will be accepted)
The applicant shall submit a Site Plan, drawn to scale, that clearly shows the Variance being
sought. The Site Plan shall be a reproducible, black line drawing on a sheet of paper no
larger than 11”x17”. If the project for which the Variance is sought is a single-family or two-
family dwelling, or other use exempt from the requirement for a Site Development Plan, then
the Site Plan shall include, at a minimum, the following information:
(NOTE: If the proposed project requires approval of a Major or Minor Site Development Plan, it
should be included with this application for a Variance, not the Site Plan described on this checklist.)
❑ Dimensioned property lines
❑ Abutting streets and alleys
❑ Location and size of all existing and proposed buildings and structures (include distances to all
property lines and distances between buildings and structures.)
❑ Required setbacks
❑ Driveways and parking areas, fully dimensioned
❑ Other pertinent information necessary to fully understand the need for a Variance
(e.g., significant change in topography, location and size of mature trees, etc.)
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Adjoining Property Owner Statement
(Completion of this form by the applicant is optional)
To Whom It May Concern:
We, the undersigned, own property adjoining Ames, Iowa.
It is our understanding that has filed an
appeal with the Zoning Board of Adjustment to allow
As adjoining property owners, we would have no objections to the issuance of this building permit for
the purposes stated above.
NAME ADDRESS DATE
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LOCATION:
PROPRIETOR:
REQUESTED BY:
PREPARED BY
PLAT OF SURVEY
& RETURN TO:
IN LOTS 5 & 6, BLOCK 8, COLLEGE PARK ADDITION
CITY OF AMES, STORY COUNTY, IOWA
ADIB AMINI
JAMSHID AMINI
ADIB AMINI
R. BRADLEY STUMBO, PLS #17161
STRAND ASSOCIATES, INC.
AMES, IA 50010
515-233-0000
Phone: (515) 233-0000
414 South 17th Street, Suite 107
Strand Associates, Inc.
Ames, Iowa 50010
FAX: (515) 233-0103
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Survey Description - Parcel E:
A tract described as being the South 52 feet of Lots 5 and 6 in Block 8 of College Park Addition to the City of Ames,
Story County, Iowa, and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the Southwest Corner of said Lot 6;
thence N00°40'55"W, 51.99 feet along the west line thereof; thence N89°26'13"E, 119.94 feet to the east line of said Lot
5; thence S00°35'13"E, 51.99 feet to the Southeast Corner thereof; thence S89°26'03"W, 119.85 feet to the point of
beginning, containing 0.14 acres.
Electric Easement:
The North 5.00 feet and the East 5.00 feet of Parcel E in Lots 5 and 6 in Block 8 of College Park Addition to the City of
Ames, Story County, Iowa.
I hereby certify on _______________ that this Plat of Survey is
consistent with Chapter 23 of the Ames Municipal Code and any
conditions of approval.
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Planning & Housing Director