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ITEM # d a*b
DATE 02/14/06
COUNCIL ACTION FORM
SUBJECT: REVISIONS TO THE URBAN REVITALIZATION CAMPUSTOWN
CRITERIA MATRIX
BACKGROUND:
On October 9, 2001, the Ames City Council established the Campustown Urban
Revitalization Area and the Plan. The Campustown Urban Revitalization Area and Plan
(CURP) have been established because the rehabilitation, conservation,
redevelopment, and economic development of this area are in the interest of public
health, safety, and welfare of the residents of Ames. The Criteria Matrix of the Plan is
used to guide the City Council decisions regarding tax abatement in the Campustown
Urban Revitalization Area.
The Campustown Urban Revitalization Area is located within the University Impacted
Area (UTA), for which a Sub-Area Plan has been prepared (see Attachment A). This
Council Action Form addresses the following changes to the Campustown Criteria
Matrix to make it consistent with the Sub-Area Plan for the University Impacted Area:
Delete from the eligibility criteria the use of stone, pre-cast concrete, and
concrete block with relief. The criteria for receiving partial property tax abatement
allows 100% of the front and 80% of the three remaining sides of the building to be
faced with stone, precast concrete, or concrete block with relief. However, stone,
pre-cast concrete, and concrete block as exterior building materials are not compatible
with the prevailing characteristics in Campustown. Concrete is the primary material on
only 13% of the existing buildings. Stone and concrete block appear as an exterior
material on less than 10% of buildings. Eliminating these materials for eligibility for the
tax abatement will ensure that exterior building materials to be used for new
construction are compatible in the University Impacted Area.
Add criteria so that a project is eligible if:
• The building on the site was originally built before 1941; and also
• This building will remain substantially intact; and also
• Historic materials and designs are preserved and/or restored.
This change to the CURP would use this financial incentive to more effectively support
the preservation and adaptive reuse of buildings with potential historic value. Since at
this time the City has no design standards by which to measure historic material and
design, it would be up to the applicant to provide convincing documentation that the
proposed project qualifies. To qualify for abatement under this provision, the Historic
Preservation Commission would review each project and its documentation and the City
Council would approve each project individually.
Attachment B shows the Campustown Criteria Matrix with these changes, as well as
revised wording to clarify the criteria under "signage."
Recommendation of the Planning & Zoning Commission. At its meeting of May 18,
2005, with a vote of 5-0, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended that the
City Council initiate all of the proposed changes to the Campustown Urban
Revitalization Plan.
Recommendation of the Historic Preservation Commission. At its meeting of May
23, 2005, with a vote of 6-0, the Historic Preservation Commission recommended that
the City Council initiate all of the proposed changes to the Campustown Urban
Revitalization Plan.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. The City Council can approve the proposed changes to the Campustown Criteria
Matrix, direct staff to prepare these revisions to the Campustown Urban
Revitalization Plan, and set a date of public hearing of March 28, 2006.
2. The City Council can approve the proposed changes to the Campustown Criteria
Matrix with modifications, direct staff to prepare these revisions to the
Campustown Urban Revitalization Plan, and set a date of public hearing of
March 28, 2006.
3. The City Council can deny the proposed changes to the Campustown Criteria
Matrix.
4. The City Council can refer this item back to City staff for additional information.
MANAGER'S RECOMMENDED ACTION:
It is the recommendation of the City Manager that the City Council adopt
Alternative #1, which approves all of the proposed changes to the Campustown
Criteria Matrix, directs staff to prepare the revisions to the Campustown Urban
Revitalization Plan, and sets a date of public hearing of March 28, 2006. These changes
will help implement the Sub-Area Plan for the University Impacted Area and make the
Campustown Criteria Matrix consistent with it.
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