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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - CCN at US Highway 30 and South Dakota Avenue RESOLUTION NO. 04-550 RESOLUTION APPROVING ALTERNATIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL NODE AT U.S. HIGHWAY 30 AND SOUTH DAKOTA AVENUE FOR THE CITY OF AMES WHEREAS, the City's policy for land use provides six different types of commercial areas, including Community Commercial Nodes (CCN); and, WHEREAS,each of these nodes is to be a cluster of mixed shopping and service uses that provide a shared attraction in specific locations with good access for the entire community or a major portion of it; and, WHEREAS, much of the future community-scale commercial development is to be in these Community Commercial Nodes; and, WHEREAS,the current Land Use Plan map provides three locations: 1)in the northeast quadrant of the community, northwest of the intersection of 13r' Street and Dayton Road; 2) in the southwest quadrant of the community, near the Highway 30 and South Dakota Avenue interchange; and, 3)in the northwest quadrant of the community at a location along an arterial road; and, WHEREAS, land at the first two of these locations is currently zoned CCN, and there has been development activity in both; and, WHEREAS,the Land Use Policy Plan(LUPP)and the Zoning Ordinance designate the Highway 30 and South Dakota Avenue interchange as one of the gateways into the community, and each gateway is to be distinctive with land uses and site design characteristics that promote the appearance of an entry; and, WHEREAS,in May 2004,the Council directed staff to work on an overlay zoning district for this area; and, WHEREAS,in this area,one building has been completed with both commercial and residential uses,two single-story commercial buildings are under construction,and a project of eight buildings with both commercial and residential uses has been submitted for development approval; and, WHEREAS, in order to understand the issues associated with the CCN, staff prepared four alternatives for potential development at the U.S. Highway 30 and South Dakota Avenue location; and, WHEREAS, City staff recommends that the Council approve Alternative Concept D; and, WHEREAS,Alternative Concept D:assumes currently submitted projects are built as proposed; eliminates further residential uses from the CCN;employs front setbacks and allows parking only beside and behind the buildings to promote an attractive environment; compatibility with the surrounding residential area; and, plantings in all rights-of-way and front yards creating attractive corridors in this gateway area. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that Alternative Concept D is hereby approved as the basis for the overlay district at U.S. Highway 30 and South Dakota Avenue with the following amendments:delete the requirement for a 25-foot setback,allow front-yard parking,change the northwest quadrant on the north side from Commercial to Mixed-Use,and direct staff to work with the developer to change the planned eight buildings from Mixed-Use to High- Density Residential, if possible(Commercial running on the west side of Dickinson,Mixed-Use on the northwest quadrant, with the west end being High-Density). ADOPTED THIS 21st day of December, 2004. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ted Tedesco, Mayor Introduced by: Goodman Seconded by: Vegge Voting aye: Cross, Goodhue, Goodman, Vegge Voting nay: Mahayni Absent: Wirth Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 215t day of December, 2004.