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Board upholds zoning director: 6607–6609 Sixth Street treated as single‑family after prolonged vacancy
Summary
The Ames Zoning Board of Adjustment denied an appeal and upheld the director’s determination that a duplex at 6607/6609 Sixth Street no longer met the code’s definition of a preexisting two‑family dwelling because the second unit had been vacant for more than the allowable discontinuance period.
The Ames Zoning Board of Adjustment on Sept. 10 denied an appeal challenging the zoning enforcement officer’s determination that the structure at 6607 and 6609 Sixth Street no longer qualified as a preexisting two‑family dwelling because the second unit had been vacant for a period exceeding the discontinuance threshold established in the city code.
City staff explained the appeal centered on the meaning of the term "continuous use" in the city’s definition of preexisting two‑family dwellings. The structure had been converted to…
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