The applicant for a variance at 1005 Yuma Avenue withdrew the request, the Ames Zoning Board of Adjustment was told. Planning staff said the applicant contacted the department after staff published its report and asked that the item be withdrawn.

Planning staff told the board the application is considered withdrawn and will not return to the board in its current form. "The applicant contacted us after the publishing the report on Friday and asked to have the item withdrawn from consideration," a planning staff member said. Staff added that the applicant intends to meet the city's fence requirements and to modify the structure rather than pursue the variance.

Because the item was withdrawn, the board took no formal action on the variance request. The board moved on to the next agenda item after staff announced the withdrawal and explanation.