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HomeMy WebLinkAboutA002 - Planning and Zoning Commission recommendation on annexation and rezoning City of AMES, Iowa d 50010 Department of Community Development Patrick J. Switz Jr., Director (515) 232-6210 June 14, 1979 Honorable T.,layor and Members of City Council Administration Building Main & Pearle Streets Ames, Iowa 50010 Re: Request to annex approximately 66 acres located north of Top-0-Hollow Road, e.�s4W(e5� of Hoover Avenue extended--C $ B Investments Request to rezone property proposed for annexation from R-1 and A-1 to R-2--C $ B Investments Honorable Mayor and Members of Council: The Planning & Zoning Commission, during its regular meeting on June 6, 1979, gave separate consideration to a request by C G B Investments to annex approximately 66 acres of land and to rezone a somewhat larger land area from A-1 to R-2. lVith regard to the annexation question, the Planning & Zoning Commission adopted the following motion by a 7 to 0 vote: To accept the first recommendation of staff and recommend that the voluntary annexation of the 66 acres north of Top- 0-Hollow Road and west of Hoover Avenue extended be approved. With regard to the rezoning question of change from A-1 to R-2, the Planning & Zoning Commission adopted the following motion by a vote of 7 to 0: To recommend to City Council that action on the rezoning of this parcel be delayed until development plans can be submitted to the Commission and staff. Staff intends to meet with the developer in a short time to discuss what might be an appropriate development scheme for this property, and it could be several weeks before a proposal would be available for the Commission's consideration. Also, a joint meeting between the Ames and Story County Planning & Zoning Commissions will take place on June 27, 1979, for the purpose of outlining planning consideration for the Hallett's Quarry area. Division of Planning Division of Permits and Inspections Ronald R. Wooldridge, Chief Planner John J. Luchan, Building Official A Combining Education and Industry with Hospitality Mayor & City Council June 14, 1979 Page Two Attached please find a copy of the Department's staff report(s) on this subject of annexation and rezoning as proposed by C & B Investments. Respectfully, Patrick J. Switz, Jr. Director of Community Developmen PJS:pr cc: . Terry Sprenkel Arnold Chantland John Luchan Ron Wooldridge Dean Brennan Esther Whetstone N CITY OF AMES DEPARD�NT OF COMJNITY DEVELMENT REPORT TO THE PLANNING $ ZONING COMMISSION DATE PREPARED: May 31, 1979 MEETING DATE: June 6, 1979 ZONING CASE NO. Z 79-5 APPLICANT: C & B Investments STATUS OF APPLICANT: Owner REQUESTED ACTION: Rezone from R-1 & A-1 to R-2 PURPOSE FOR REQUEST (as stated by Applicant) : "Development of a townhouse project (single-family dwelling) under the planned unit development (PUD) provisions of the Ames Zoning ordinance." LOCATION: North of Top-O-Hollow Road and west of Hoover Avenue extended. SIZE: Approximately 70 acres EXISTING LAND USE: A portion is presently cultivated and part is in the natural state. SURROUNDING LAND USE $ ZONING: North: Agricultural, natural area; A-1 (County zoning) South: Residential; R-1 (Single-family residential) East: Residential, natural area; R-1 (Single-family residential) A-1 (County zoning) West: Residential, agricultural; R-1 (Single-family residential) A-1 (County zoning) FINDINGS: Land Use Policy Plan The Land Use Policy Plan designates the area as being suitable for low density residential development. Zoning History Most of the property is located outside the corporate limits and is zoned A-1. The area within the corporate limits has been zoned R-1 since 19 61 . Public Utilities Water -- Sanitary Sewer -- (See Annexation Report) Storm Sewer -- Other -- "a -2- Vehicular Access Access is provided via Top-O-Hollow Road. Physical Characteristics (See Annexation Report) ANALYSIS: 1. The Land Use Policy Plan designates this area as being suitable for low density residential development which includes the type of development permitted in the R-2 district. Thus, this request is in conformance with the Land Use Policy Plan. The property is located in the urban service expansion area and utilities are available to the property, eliminating any need for expenditure of public funds for extension of utilities to the development which may take place on this property. 2. The analysis included in the annexation report is applicable to this rezoning request as it applies to the sensitive nature of this property. As mentioned in the annexation report, the sensitive nature of the property would indicate a need for controls and guidelines to insure proper develop- ment of the property. In a staff report dated May 2, 1979, regarding the Green Hills Community, the Department made the following comments regarding the appropriateness of the R-2 zoning district: "Here (Green Hills Community) the question is whether R-2 zoning is appropriate for this 30-acre parcel. Because of the sensitivity of the area, particularly with regard to the residential development to the west and south, it is doubtful that any rezoning request would be approved for this parcel unless that request is accompanied by a Planned Unit Development for the area. Thus, as it applies to this parcel, the rezoning request and the PUD become inexplicably inseparable." The same approach is even more applicable to this site because of the sensitive environmental nature of the site. From the standpoint of providing adequate controls and guidelines, approval of an R-2 zone not accompanied by a PUD plan would be an inadequate approach to proper development of this property. The Department feels there are two alternatives: a. Approve the request for rezoning from R-1 and A-1 to R-2 and instruct the developer to submit a Planned Unit Development at a later date. b. Table the rezoning request pending submittal of an acceptable Planned Unit Development based upon the requested zoning. Either alternative allows time for completion of the joint City/County study for the entire Hallett's quarry area and preparation and adoption of additional development controls to specifically protect the water quality of the lake, the nature of those controls to be determined as a result of the study. t -3- RECONVENDATION: The Department of Community Development recommends that the second alternative be selected: Table the rezoning request pending submittal of an acceptable Planned Unit Development based upon the requested rezoning.