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HomeMy WebLinkAboutA012 - Resolution No. 16-606 adopted October 11, 2016 RESOLUTION NO. 16-606 RESOLUTION APPROVING CONTRACT REZONING AGREEMENT FOR 3115, 3119,3301, 3325, 3409, AND 3413 SOUTH DUFF AVENUE FOR THE CITY OF AMES WHEREAS, property owners, Dickson and Luann Jensen, have requested that six parcels addressed as 3115, 3119, 3301, 3325, 3409, and 3413 South Duff Avenue, be rezoned from Highway-Oriented Commercial(HOC) and Agricultural(A)to Residential High Density(RH)and Highway-Oriented Commercial (HOC): and, WHEREAS, this site was recently the subject of a Land Use Policy Plan Amendment designating much of the area for high-density residential development, which retains a portion of South Duff Avenue frontage as HOC; and, WHEREAS, the proposed rezoning includes a contract to address terms of needed public improvements in the area and for limitations on use of the site; and, WHEREAS,in order to facilitate the installation of the needed infrastructure to meet existing needs,future needs, and needs brought on by this specific development,the City and the developer have prepared a Contract Rezoning Agreement to identify what specific improvements must take place and the party responsible for paying for those projects; and, WHEREAS, it was noted that staff and the developer have negotiated obligations for stormwater costs assigned to the developer and street improvement costs assigned to the City; and, WHEREAS,the Agreement being proposed by the City includes the following elements: 1) the City is to widen South Duff Avenue (City's cost); 2)the City is to install a traffic signal at the Crystal Street intersection(City's cost); 3)the City is to install a shared-use path along the east side of South Duff Avenue (City's cost); 4) the developer is to construct stormwater improvements as identified in the Teagarden Drainage Study, in addition to the developer's own stormwater needs (developer's cost); 5)the developer is to install a five-foot sidewalk along the developer's frontage, as well as along the cemetery frontage (developer's cost); 6) the intensity of use will be limited to 750 dwelling units configured as one- and two-bedroom apartment dwellings with up to 10% allowed as three-bedroom apartments;the project design shall incorporate brick materials and on-site amenities commensurate with phasing of residential development; and, 7)in the event that electric poles require relocation on the east side of South Duff Avenue,a split of the costs at 50150,with the cost for the developer not to exceed$375,000; and, WHEREAS, staff and the developer are at an impasse on the possible Ames Electric relocation costs for lines that exist on the east side of South Duff Avenue from approximately Crystal Street and Ken Mail Road; and, WHEREAS, City staff believes that relocation is unlikely, but a final design has not been approved by the Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT), therefore, attempts to negotiate with the developer have been made to share equally in the risk of this cost. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the Contract Rezoning Agreement for 3115, 3119, 3301, 3325, 3409, and 3413 .South Duff Avenue is hereby approved, with the counter-proposal of the developer that he will assume one- quarter of the cost of relocating the electric poles, with a cap of$187,500, if needed. ADOPTED THIS l lth day of October, 2016. • �'sw Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Betcher Seconded by: Nelson Voting aye: Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin,Nelson, Orazem Voting nay: Beatty-Hansen Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this l lth day of October, 2016.