Planning Applications

If you need assistance with an application, please contact the Planning office at 515-239-5400.
Hard copies can be mailed to: City of Ames, Department of Planning and Housing, 515 Clark Avenue, Ames, IA 50010.

For more information about the review process, please see our Development Review Information page.

 APPLICATION PACKETS   (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)   FEE
 Adaptive Reuse (Please contact our office for assistance)   $440 
 Annexation - Voluntary(PDF, 184KB)  $200 
 Appeal of a Decision of the Zoning Enforcement Officer(PDF, 159KB) $ 75 
 Certificate of Appropriateness(PDF, 165KB) N/A 
 Conditional Use Permit for an Alternative Method of Elevating a Residential Structure in the(PDF, 180KB)
 Floodway Fringe Overlay District(PDF, 180KB)
$165 
 Conditional Use Permit in the Floodway Overlay District(PDF, 265KB)  $165 
 Conditional Use Permit in the General Flood Plain Overlay District(PDF, 252KB)  $165 
 Conveyance Parcel Review(PDF, 170KB) N/A 
 Driveway Access and Paving Permit(PDF, 226KB) $100 
 Exception for Height and Floor Area Ratio (FAR) in the DSC(PDF, 314KB)  $ 75 
 Exception for Minor Area Modification(PDF, 73KB) $ 75 
 Exception to the Minimum Requirement for Two-Story Buildings in the CSC(PDF, 71KB) $ 75 
 Exception to Parking Area Dimension(PDF, 77KB) $ 75 
 Exception for Commercial Parking Lot Landscape Area(PDF, 54KB)  $ 75 
 Final Plat Approval of a Major Subdivision(PDF, 221KB)
  Hardware & Software Specs for CAD Drawings(PDF, 16KB)
$330 
 Final Plat Approval of a Minor Subdivision(PDF, 83KB)
  Hardware & Software Specs for CAD Drawings(PDF, 16KB)
$330 
 Flood Plain Development Permit(PDF, 194KB)  (Please contact our office for assistance) $ 75 
 Historic District(PDF, 51KB) N/A 
 Historic Landmark(PDF, 51KB) N/A 
 Historic Preservation Awards N/A 
 Home Daycare, Childcare Facilities (Please contact our office for assistance) N/A 
 Home Occupation (Please contact our office for assistance) N/A 
 Joint Use Parking(PDF, 46KB) N/A 
 Kick-Off Meeting(PDF, 274KB) N/A 
 Comprehensive Plan Map Change - Major (Please contact our office for assistance) $550 
 Comprehensive Plan Map Change - Minor (Please contact our office for assistance) $330 
 Comprehensive Plan Text Change (Please contact our office for assistance) $330 
 Major Site Development Plan(PDF, 254KB) $440 
 Major Site Development Plan Approval in an Environmentally Sensitive Area (O-E Zone)(PDF, 257KB) $440 
 Major Site Development Plan in the O-SFC(PDF, 336KB) $440 
 Major Site Development Plan - Residential Low Density Park Zone (RLP) Plan Amendment(PDF, 211KB) $440 
 Master Plan - Northeast Gateway Overlay (O-GNE)(PDF, 54KB) $400 
 Minor Site Development Plan(PDF, 251KB) $220 
 Minor Site Development Plan - South Lincoln Neighborhood(PDF, 249KB) $220 
 Parking Reduction for Affordable Housing(PDF, 281KB) N/A 
 Planned Residence Development (F-PRD) - Rezoning (Please contact our office for assistance)  $330 
 Planned Residence Development (F-PRD) - Major Site Development Plan(PDF, 105KB) $440 
 Planned Residence (F-PRD) Amendments to the Approved Major Site Development Plan(PDF, 105KB) $440 
 Planned Residence (F-PRD) Amendments to the Approved Minor Site Development Plan
 (Please contact our office for assistance)
$165 
 PUD (Planned Unit Development) Pre-Application Conference(PDF, 53KB) N/A 
 PUD (Planned Unit Development) Rezoning with Master Plan (See Rezoning with Master Plan, below)   
 PUD (Planned Unit Development) with Site Plan (Please contact our office for assistance  
 Plat of Survey(PDF, 72KB) $100 
 Preliminary Plat Approval of a Major Subdivision(PDF, 222KB)
  Hardware & Software Specs for CAD Drawings(PDF, 16KB)
$550 
 Public Art Easement(PDF, 94KB) N/A 
 Relocation of a Structure(PDF, 56KB) $ 75 
 Request for Reasonable Accommodation(PDF, 61KB) $ 75 
 Rezoning (Please contact our office for assistance) $330 
 Rezoning with Master Plan (includes PUD Rezoning) (Please contact our office for assistance) $580 
 Rural Subdivisions (Please contact our office for assistance) $750 
 Sketch Plan Pre-Application Conference(PDF, 152KB) N/A 
 Short-Term Rental Registration (Home Share or Hosted Home Share)(PDF, 195KB) N/A 
 Solar Energy System Zoning Permit (SESZP)
 - For residential rooftop systems, no permit is required
 - For freestanding or wall mount systems, please contact our office for assistance
N/A 
 SPECIAL USE PERMITS
 - In a Commercial Zone(PDF, 354KB)
 - In a Residential Zone(PDF, 323KB)
 - In a Zone other than Residential or Commercial(PDF, 73KB)
 - Bed & Breakfast Establishment(PDF, 179KB)
 - Change to Another Nonconforming Use for a Site in a Commercial Zone(PDF, 81KB)
 - Change to Another Nonconforming Use for a Site in a Zone other than Residential or Commercial(PDF, 78KB)
 - Concrete/Asphalt Batch Plant in an Agricultural or Highway-Oriented Commercial Zone(PDF, 75KB)
 - Enlargement of a Nonconforming Use for a Site in a Commercial Zone(PDF, 75KB)
 - Enlargement of a Nonconforming Use for a Site in a Residential Zone(PDF, 325KB)
 - Enlargement of a Nonconforming Use for a Site in a Zone other than Residential or Commercial(PDF, 73KB)
 - Functional Family(PDF, 76KB)
 - Neighborhood Commercial Center(PDF, 76KB)
 - Restoration of a Damaged Nonconforming Structure for a Site in a Commercial Zone(PDF, 76KB)
 - Restoration of a Damaged Nonconforming Structure for a Site in a Residential Zone(PDF, 87KB)
 - Restoration of a Damaged Nonconforming Structure for a Site in a Zone other than Residential or Commercial(PDF, 74KB)
 - Salvage Yard(PDF, 74KB)
 - Wireless Communications Facility in a Residential or Commercial Zone(PDF, 97KB)
 - Wireless Communications Facility in a Zone other than Residential or Commercial(PDF, 87KB)

$165 
 Without 
Site Plan

 

$385
With
Site Plan 

 Supervised Transitional Home (Please contact our office for assistance)  $150 
 Tax Abatement URA Packet(PDF, 623KB)  N/A 
 Urban Renewal / Revitalization Area - Request for Designation for Commercial Development(PDF, 468KB)   $300 
 Urban Revitalization - Citywide(PDF, 164KB) N/A 
 Urban Revitalization - Downtown Area(PDF, 430KB) N/A 
 Urban Revitalization - University Area(PDF, 4MB) N/A 
 Variance(PDF, 205KB) $150 
 Variance - Flood Plain(PDF, 120KB) $150 
 Village Residential (F-VR) Development(PDF, 133KB) $400 
 Wireless Permit Application(PDF, 149KB) $165 
 Zoning Confirmation Letter (per lot or parcel)(PDF, 98KB) $120 
 Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment (Please contact our office for assistance) $220 
 Zoning Permit(PDF, 178KB) $165