Ames, Iowa
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Planning and Zoning for Ames, IA
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What is the Land Use Allocation in Ames, Iowa?
The following table illustrates how land is allocated for various uses within Ames, Iowa as defined by city ordinances.
Permitted Use Type | Permitted Use Sub Type | Percentage | Area(sq. m) |
|---|---|---|---|
Parking | 21.97% | 7331.19 | |
| Parking garage or lot | 21.97% | 7331.19 | |
Industrial | 19.35% | 6457.82 | |
| Mining, excavation and resource extraction | 9.62% | 3210.44 | |
| Mills, plants, and other processing facilities | 7.65% | 2554.47 | |
| Storage and warehouses | 17.97% | 5996.23 | |
| General industrial | 12.68% | 4231.00 | |
Residential | 49.84% | 16632.07 | |
| Multi family dwelling mixed use | 1.15% | 384.11 | |
| Two family dwelling | 29.75% | 9928.07 | |
| Mobile and floating homes | 0.70% | 234.99 | |
| Accessory dwelling unit | 26.25% | 8760.97 | |
| Multi family dwelling | 6.69% | 2232.99 | |
| Dwellings (unspecified) | 37.61% | 12551.08 | |
| Single family dwelling | 41.81% | 13952.60 | |
| Communal housing | 36.72% | 12255.93 | |
Mechanical | 63.11% | 21061.72 | |
| Utility structures | 53.49% | 17851.28 | |
| Communication towers | 62.54% | 20871.30 | |
Agriculture | 14.95% | 4987.84 | |
| Agricultural and hunting | 14.95% | 4987.84 | |
Other | 59.89% | 19988.57 | |
| Accessory | 42.75% | 14268.02 | |
| Temporary uses | 11.35% | 3789.54 | |
| Multiple | 29.07% | 9700.50 | |
Retail | 31.37% | 10469.82 | |
| General retail | 31.37% | 10469.82 | |
| Personal services | 6.10% | 2036.41 | |
| Eating and drinking establishments | 0.98% | 327.65 | |
| Restricted retail | 6.67% | 2226.82 | |
Community | 63.29% | 21122.01 | |
| Schools and universities | 59.70% | 19923.72 | |
| Medical | 8.05% | 2687.85 | |
| Transportation facilities and infrastructure | 21.68% | 7235.00 | |
| Public, quasi-public, and government | 59.52% | 19863.42 | |
Lodging | 50.90% | 16988.23 | |
| Bed & breakfast | 41.88% | 13976.57 | |
| Hotel/motel | 42.05% | 14033.03 | |
| Short term rental | 8.85% | 2955.20 | |
Commercial | 37.04% | 12361.04 | |
| Professional office | 25.09% | 8373.54 | |
| Entertainment | 33.27% | 11102.45 | |
| Non-retail sales | 12.30% | 4105.01 | |
| Automobile related uses | 15.19% | 5067.84 | |
| General commercial | 7.00% | 2335.93 | |
| Research and laboratory facilities | 1.16% | 387.94 |