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HomeMy WebLinkAboutA011 - Resolution No. 21-402 adopted July 13, 2021 I J DO NOT WRITE IN THE SPACE ABOVE THIS LINE,RESERVED FOR RECORDER Prepared by:Diane Voss,City Clerk's Office,515 Clark Avenue,Ames,[A 50010 Return to:Ames Citv Clerk P.O.Box 811,Ames,1A 50010 Phone:515-239-5105 RESOLUTION NO. 21-402 RESOLUTION APPROVING A ZONING CHANGE AGREEMENT FOR THE 75.17-ACRE PROPERTY AT 4605 AND 4514 HYDE AVENUE FOR THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA WHEREAS,the proposed rezoning includes two parcels totaling 75.17 acres,addressed as 4605 Hyde Avenue and 4514 Hyde Avenue; and, WHEREAS,annexation for the property at 4605 Hyde Avenue was approved on December 12, 2017, and annexation for 4514 Hyde Avenue was approved on March 23, 2021; and, WHEREAS, Hyde Avenue bisects the two properties and most of the 4605 Hyde property has been farmed and is devoid of trees and the property at 4514 Hyde includes one existing house; and, WHEREAS,the properties are proposed to be rezoned together with a Master Plan to allow for a future development of both sites as a combined development; and, WHEREAS,the Master Plan addresses the general layout of development and open space areas along with planned transportation connections;however, it does not depict precise locations of future development; and, WHEREAS, the Master Plan would permit the development of multiple housing types with a maximum total of 181 dwelling units; and, WHEREAS,the Zoning Change Agreement addresses needed off-site improvements related to the development of the site for an extension of a shared use path and streets to the north; and, WHEREAS, property at 4605 Hyde was the subject of a Pre-Annexation Agreement in 2013, and the owner entered into an Agreement with the City for, among other things, buyout of rural water rights and cost sharing of infrastructure; and, WHEREAS, in this Agreement, the Developer also agreed that infrastructure would be designated to mitigate the environmental impact of development within the Ada Hayden Watershed and that the site would be subject to the Conservation Subdivision Ordinance; and, WHEREAS, the site has a Village/Suburban Residential Land Use Designation and the owner is proposing the development of a residential subdivision to be known as Auburn Trail and is requesting a rezoning from Agricultural (A) to Suburban Residential Low Density(FS-RL); and, WHEREAS,FS-RL is a consistent zoning district with the underlying land use designation and requires a minimum net development density of 3.75 units per acre and a maximum density of ten units per acre; and, WHEREAS,the proposed Master Plan illustrates two categories of development:Single-Family Attached/Detached housing with 98 to 111 dwelling units and Single-Family Townhomes/Small Lots with 50 to 70 dwelling units, on approximately 36.29 acres; and, WHEREAS, the applicant will likely apply for a Planned Unit Development(PUD) Overlay in the future for the development of part of the site as small lot homes; and, WHEREAS, the density within the developable area is estimated at approximately 4.1 to 5 dwelling units per acre,and it is noted that with the Master Plan,the unit count is controlling along with the minimum and maximum net density standards of FS-RL zoning; and, WHEREAS, the Plan depicts the extension of existing streets from the south into the site and new streets that would extend to the north connecting into future development; a new"spine road" would connect from Hyde Avenue into;Hayden's Preserve on the north; and, WHEREAS,the Master Plan shows approximately 22.58 acres,more than the required 25%of the property, as interconnected conservation areas and open space distributed throughout the development; and, WHEREAS,the Master Plan identifies the planned approach to meeting the requirements of the City's Conservation Subdivision Ordinance that will apply to development of the property; and, WHEREAS,at the time to annexation,a 50-foot strip of property was required to remain along the north property line to connect to unincorporated Iand located to the north and east of the site, and the 50-foot strip is also owned by Hunziker, but is under County jurisdiction; and, WHEREAS,staffrecommends addressing planned off-site infrastructure extensions through the 50-foot strip with the rezoning of his site through a Zoning Change Agreement that includes the requirement for the property owner to extend infrastructure from the site through the abutting properties that are under their control; and, WHEREAS,this would require the construction of the shared use path along Hyde Avenue and for the future improvements of the public street extension of the spine road and water and sewer lines to the north; and, WHEREAS, the timing of the Hyde Avenue path construction matches the recent Hayden's Preserve Agreement, the path must be built within two years of the approval of the I"Addition of the project; and, WHEREAS, the Planning and Commission reviewed the request on June 2, 2019, and recommended approval of the rezoning with Master Plan. NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,that the Zoning Change Agreement for the 75.17-acre property at 4605 and 4514 Hyde Avenue is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 13`h day of July, 2021. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor Introduced by: Martin Seconded by: Betcher Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Martin Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 13`h day of July, 2021.