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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - LUPP amendments recommended in 1998/2002 evaluation report RESOLUTION NO. 04-146 RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENTS TO THE LAND USE POLICY PLAN RECOMMENDED IN THE 1998-2002 LAND USE POLICY PLAN EVALUATION REPORT FOR THE CITY OF AMES WHEREAS,on November 18,2004,the City Council directed staff to incorporate the findings of the 1998-2002 Land Use Policy Plan Evaluation Report into the Land Use Policy Plan; and, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the recommended text amendments to the Land Use Policy Plan(LUPP) are hereby approved, as follows:. Issue: Lack of developer-owned land in the Southwest Growth Priority Area Page 111: Remove: Bullet"A,"which references a 65%development threshold for the Southwest Growth Priority Area, and renumber the following bullets in alphabetical order. Page l 12: Change the last sentence of the first paragraph of the Capital Investment Strategy section to read: "The primary focus of the Capital Investment Strategy incentive is the Southwest Growth Priority Area." Page 112:Under the bullet"Within Priority Growth Areas—Suburban Residential,"rewrite the bullet to say: "For new Suburban Residential development that occurs within the Southwest Growth Priority Area or Northwest Growth Area,an incentive provision of the Capital Investment Strategy will pay the costs associated with over-sizing infrastructure improvements ifthe improvements are determined necessary to meet future planning objectives within and outside the time frame of the Land Use Policy Plan,and deemed fiscally responsible and appropriate by the City of Ames." Issue: Neighborhood/convenience commercial development in existing and emerging residential developments. Page 38: Under Future Land Use classification change the Commercial category to read: "Commercial uses include six designations — Highway-Oriented Commercial, Neighborhood Commercial,Convenience Commercial,Community Commercial Node,Regional Commercial,and Downtown Service Center." Page 38: Remove: "Neighborhood/Community"out of the category for"Highway-Oriented Commercial". Page 38: Change the paragraph about village commercial to read: "In addition to the six commercial designations..." Page 38: Add categories: "Neighborhood Commercial — represents existing clustered commercial land uses that integrate aesthetically and physically with existing adjacent residential neighborhoods. Since Neighborhood Commercial land uses are among residential areas,higher design,building materials,and landscaping standards apply. Convenience Commercial — represents clustered convenience commercial land uses in suburban residential areas. Such uses integrate aesthetically and physically with new suburban residential subdivisions and are designed to accommodate the vehicular mobility associated with conventional residential development while maintaining pedestrian connectivity. Since Convenience Commercial land uses are among residential areas, higher design,building materials, and landscaping standards apply." Page 64: Change"Convenience/Neighborhood Commercial"to: "Neighborhood Commercial" Page 65: Add the land use designation and description: "Convenience Commercial Node. Convenience scale commercial land uses in areas designated as Village/Suburban Residential in the New Lands Area shall be located in strategic locations.The following criteria shall be used to locate convenience scale commercial land uses: 1. Convenience Commercial Nodes should be located with distribution frequency of approximately one(1)mile in radius. 2. The size of any one node should be between two (2) and five(5) acres,but not greater then ten(10) acres. 3. The building intensity within the node should be limited to 35,000 square feet in any given building and no more than 100,000 square feet total. 4. The node should be located adjacent to or within the center of the highest possible concentrations of population. 1. The node should be located on a major or minor thoroughfare. The Convenience Commercial Node consists of a cluster of"neighborhood scale"commercial land uses appropriate for and accommodating to surrounding residential land uses.Higher standards apply to ensure that the land use relationship between the commercial activity and the adjacent residential land uses will be compatible.These standards include such items as building placement,signage,lighting,landscaping, screening, and building materials. Uses. Uses within a Convenience Commercial Node should be commercial activities that are most compatible with residential land uses, serving convenience and localized neighborhood needs. Pedestrian connections to adjacent neighborhoods should be used to reduce vehicular traffic. Floor area ratios should be maximized and shared parking is encouraged.The intent of the Convenience Commercial Node is to create a clustered, localized convenience shopping/entertainment environment involving one trip to two or more destinations within the node. Locations. Three locations within the New Lands Area are recommended for Convenience Commercial Nodes. Within the New Lands Area, each location represents a generalized area that meets minimum locational criteria within the Suburban/Village Residential land use designation. The locations are as follows: 2. Northwest Growth Corridor at the intersection of North Dakota Avenue and Union Pacific Railroad. 3. Southwest Growth Priority Area near the intersection of Lincoln Way and Boone County/Story County line. 4. Southwest Growth Priority area in the vicinity of the intersection of State Avenue and Oakwood Road. Additionally,there are locational criteria to assure the compatibility,and overall sustainability of each Convenience Commercial Node location. The timing of development will determine what type of commercial land uses shall be located within the Village/Suburban Residential land use designation. The following are the standards that should be used to locate Convenience Commercial Node land uses in Village/Suburban Residential areas within the New Lands Area: 5. To assure clustering,minimize vehicular trips and traffic impact on adjacent neighborhoods, and assure residential compatibility,Convenience Commercial Nodes should not be located within two(2)miles of an existing neighborhood commercial area,convenience commercial node, and/or village commercial center development that mostly adheres to the established criteria as stated above. 6. Convenience Commercial Nodes should not be located where there are more intense commercial activities (Community Commercial Node, Highway Oriented Commercial, Regional Commercial, Downtown Service Center)that serve a higher commercial function and as a convenience commercial land use within the location criteria as stated above." Issue: Minimum density requirements for single-family housing. Page 62: Change Minimum Densities to read: "Minimum Densities.The overall goal of Suburban Residential is to achieve an overall average residential net density of six(6)dwelling units per net acre. This would typically be achieved through a mix of 20% multi-family and 80% one- and two-family residential land uses within a development. The desired minimum densities to be achieved by Suburban Residential land uses on a net acre basis are as follows: 1. Single-family attached and detached uses: 3.4 dwelling units per net acre; 2. Manufactured housing: 8 units per net acre; and, 3. Multi-family residential: 16.4 units per net acre." Issue: Map changes based on zoning map changes made in May of 2000. (See attached map) 1. The area east of the Airport along South Duff Avenue is shown as Highway-Oriented Commercial. 2. The commercial area north of the west Hy-Vee and other commercial areas along west Lincoln Way is shown as Highway-Oriented Commercial. 3. Campustown is shown as a Downtown Services Center instead of a Community Commercial Node. 4. Non-university land in Southwest Ames along Oakwood Road is shown as Village/Suburban Residential. Issue: Minor changes to the text of the Plan. Page 28: Change Objective 6.B.to: "Ames seeks to establish densities of an average of six(6)units per net acre in maximizing the number of housing units in new areas." Page 37: Under Future Land Use classification change the Low-Density Residential category to read: "All single-family and existing two-family residential land uses that involve a maximum net density of seven and twenty-six hundredths(7.26)dwelling units per net acre." Page 37:Under Future Land Use classification change the One-and Two-Family Medium-Density Residential category to read: "All single-family and two-family residential uses that involve a maximum net density of seven and twenty-six hundredths (7.26) units per net acre and a minimum net density of six and twenty-two hundredths(6.22) dwelling units per net acre." Page 37: Under Future Land Use classification change the Medium-Density Residential category to read: "All single-family,two-family,multi-family,and existing manufactured residential uses that involve a minimum net density of seven and twenty-six hundredths (7.26) dwelling units per net acre and a maximum density of twenty-two and thirty-one hundredths(22.31)dwelling units per net acre." Page 37: Under Future Land Use classification change the High-Density Residential category to read: "All multi-family residential uses that involve more than eleven and two tenths(11.20)dwelling units per net acre." Issue: Industrial Study map change. (See attached map) 5. Incorporating the Phase I industrial expansion recommendation of the Industrial Study into the Future Land Use Policy Plan Map by changing the area generally described as east of 570th Street, north of the Railroad Tracks, approximately one (1) mile north of East 13th Street, and one-quarter(1/4)mile east of 580th Street to Planned Industrial. ADOPTED THIS 13th day of April,2004. Diane R. Voss,City Clerk Ted Tedesco,Mayor Introduced by: Goodhue Seconded by: Vegge Voting aye: Cross, Goodhue,Mahayni,Vegge Voting nay: Goodman,Wirth Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 13th day of April,2004.