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CITY OF Arils,I WA _. October 3, 1996
TO: Mayor Larry Curtis and the Ames City Council
RE: Zoning Change Agreement for Northridge Subdivision
Honorable Mayor and members of the City Council:
We, the developers of the Northridge and Somerset Subdivisions, request a tabling action on the
above agenda item until the October 22, 1996 City Council Meeting for the following reason:
this will give adequate time for the developers to review a more detailed preliminary site plan with
city staff and finish preparing a joint agreement for the development of a Somerset Subdivision
Concept flan of a Midwestern Village Concept on the Taylor farm site (Somerset).
We feel that this plan will satisfy most of the design features of a traditional neighborhood design.
We are also confident that the plan will accommodate at least 448 multiple family rental units as
specified in the zorung change document as a replacement requirement. The developers agree to
comply with this requirement.
We hope it is mutually understood that anticipated public acceptance and"marketability" is of
utmost importance before we developers can commit the substantial investment into this project.
We feet that this new concept plan will be right for Ames and will sell.
In conclusion: We sincerely believe that we are nearly ready to move forward with a Midwestern
Village Concept that ail Ames citizens can be proud of.
Sincerely yours,
Somerset Developers
Friedri ch-Furman-Hunziker