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Home My WebLink AboutA004 - Council Action Form dated June 24, 2003 ITEM # a0 DATE June 24, 2003 COUNCIL ACTION FORM SUBJECT: REZONING OF PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF SHERMAN AVENUE NORTH OF SOUTH 3RD STREET, AS THE "O-SLF" (SOUTH LINCOLN FRINGE OVERLAY DISTRICT). BACKGROUND: Following approval of the Sub-Area Plan for the South Lincoln Neighborhood in January 2003 the Ames City Council initiated an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance. The Council also initiated rezoning of property generally located along the east side of Sherman Avenue north of South 3rd Street (see Attachment A). The area west of Sherman Avenue is zoned for a mixture of commercial and residential uses, with design standards to encourage pedestrian scale building masses and other characteristics compatible with the traditional character of the neighborhood. The area east of Sherman Avenue is zoned for Highway-Oriented Commercial development with its land uses, size of buildings and parking lots, building placement and orientation, and other redevelopment characteristics strongly influenced by development along Duff Avenue. These two land uses facing each other across Sherman Avenue may create conflicts that may reduce the development potential of either area. The proposed rezoning would reduce the potential for such conflicts by reinforcing the identity and function of Sherman Avenue as a public street toward which buildings are oriented. AREA TO BE REZONED: This rezoning proposal applies a new overlay zoning district to the eastern fringe of the South Lincoln neighborhood. The area to which this overlay district would be applied is the half-block wide area between Sherman Avenue and the north-south, mid-block alley to the east, and between the east-west, mid-block alley one-half block south of Lincoln Way south to South 3rd Street (see Attachment A). Existing and Proposed Zoning. The current zoning of the subject property is "HOC' (Highway- Oriented Commercial, see Attachment B). This would remain as the base zone, whose standards would still apply to the subject property. All of the currently permitted uses would remain. The proposed zoning is "O-SLF" (South Lincoln Fringe Overlay District), which would add to the development standards for the area, as described below. AMENDMENT TO ZONING ORDINANCE: The amendment to the Zoning Ordinance will create a new overlay district that is specific to the area described above. As an overlay zone, it is intended to supplement the base zone in order to establish an orderly transition between land uses. Permitted Uses. • Permitted Uses are established by the base zone, "HOC' (Highway-Oriented Commercial) and are not changed by the new overlay zone. Development Standards. • The ordinance requires that buildings along Sherman Avenue have their fronts facing Sherman Avenue, in that for lots that abut Sherman Avenue the front yard and primary commercial entrance will be on Sherman Avenue. • Other existing development standards of the Zoning Ordinance continue to apply. PROCESS FOR AMENDING ZONING TEXT AND MAP: The City Council has initiated an amendment to the text of the Zoning Ordinance and a rezoning of the subject property. Under this Council-initiated rezoning process, the review and recommendation by the Planning and Zoning Commission of November 6, 2002 constitutes its required report (Section 29.1506 (1)). In January 2003, the City Council directed staff to re- examine the text amendment, which has resulted in the current proposal for the provisions that will apply to the area subject to this rezoning. ALTERNATIVES: 1. The City Council can approve the proposed rezoning of the property generally located along the east side of Sherman Avenue north of South 3rd Street, as the "O-SLF" (South Lincoln Fringe Overlay District). 2. The City Council can deny approval of the proposed rezoning of the property generally located along the east side of Sherman Avenue north of South 3rd Street, as the "O-SLF" (South Lincoln Fringe Overlay District). 3. The City Council can modify the proposal for rezoning of the property generally located along the east side of Sherman Avenue north of South 3rd Street as the "O-SLF" (South Lincoln Fringe Overlay District). 4. The City Council can postpone action on this proposed rezoning and refer it back to City staff for additional information. MANAGER'S RECOMMENDED ACTION: It is recommended that Alternative #1 be adopted. This is a recommendation that the City Council approve the proposed rezoning of the property generally located along the east side of Sherman Avenue north of South 3rd Street, as the "O-SLF" (South Lincoln Fringe Overlay District). By continuing the identity and function of Sherman Avenue as a public street toward which buildings are oriented, the overlay zoning district will be an important step toward accomplishing the City's goals for the South Lincoln neighborhood. Allowing previously-permitted uses to continue on the east side of Sherman Avenue and avoiding new design standards will provide opportunities for further commercial redevelopment in the vicinity of Duff Avenue. COUNCIL ACTION: Attachments ATTACHMENT A II FDCSC S-GA El Z HOC Q _ _ -- L / HOC 1 / I / I / I So !tijUse i t 'c HOCI HOC I / I S-GA $O th I S 3RD / Lin oln I S 4TH ST I Overla I I LL I I Dn I I RH 1 I IL M / HOC / A W Squ�ii 'Creel /Worler - I Zoning Changes New Zoning Districts _ 1 South Lincoln Sub-Area Boundary Overlay Special N W \ E Map prepared October 28,2002 by the Department of Planning and Housing ATTACHMENT B LLI 777; FDC. 0 S-GA ® Z — HOC 8 a 1 HOC �I LA:� 777= PEI' F==l rmn rn HOC HOC South Lincoln Mixed Use District I , u I S-GA / I S 3RD I S 4TH ST I I I I RH I I Ne- lillll IIA IWNM- J HOC- A � I a LL i LL r Squaw feel t 'S IL Worle' r k r Current Zoning _ 1 South Lincoln Sub-Area Boundary N W E Map prepared December 4,2002 by the Department of Planning and Housing Mailing list for South Lincoln Fringe Overlay Council Action Forms Ed Rund Richmond Center 125 South 3rd Street Ames, Iowa 50010 Tom Randall 2406 Ridgetop Circle Ames, Iowa 50010 John Dasher McDonalds Restaurants Business Office 4923 Lincoln Way Ames, Iowa 50014 Joann Borer 118 S. Sherman Ave. #C Ames, IA 50010 Grant Quam 122 North Dakota Ames, Iowa 50010 Don Newbrough 612 Kellogg Ames, Iowa 50010 Jim Gregory/Joan Stein 129 Washington Ames, Iowa 50010