HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Adaptive Reuse for North Grand Mall RESOLUTION NO. 07-148
RESOLUTION APPROVING, SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS, THE
ADAPTIVE REUSE APPLICATION AND MAJOR SITE DEVELOPMENT
PLAN FOR THE STREETS OF NORTH GRAND MALL
WHEREAS, the City has received an application for Adaptive Reuse and Major Site
Development Plan for the Streets of North Grand Mall; and,
WHEREAS, the proposed Adaptive Reuse Application and Major Site Development Plan
comply with the applicable submission requirements of Sections 29.306 and 29.1502(4)(c) of the
Ames Municipal Code; and,
WHEREAS,the Planning and Zoning Commission,following public hearing,recommended
approval of the proposed Adaptive Reuse Application and Major Site Development Plan with
stipulations; and,
WHEREAS,the City Council,after public hearing,finds that the proposed Adaptive Reuse
Application meets the purpose ofthe Adaptive Reuse provisions based on economic value to the City
and further finds that the long-term benefits of the proposed adaptive reuse outweigh any negative
impact on the neighborhood of the proposed project and on the City;
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,
that the Adaptive Reuse Plan and Major Site Development Plan are approved subject to submission
of a revised landscaping plan that is in conformity with the site plan and is approved by City staff
as meeting the conditions that follow:
I. Placement of stamped and/or scored colored concrete at prominent locations
within the parking lot,including entrance drives,intersections,and along the
main entrance to the Mall; and
2. Buffering of the residential apartment building to the south by installing a
masonry wall at the back end of the landscaped strip next to the apartment
site and covering the wall with espaliers or similar landscaping treatments
that will provide landscaped covering on and in front of the wall; and
3. Placement of trees along the boundary of the entire Mall site sufficient to
achieve an average spacing of thirty feet; and
4. Placement of pedestrian scaled decorative pole lights both along the entire
length of the driveway between 24th Street and 30th Street(spaced on the end
of every other parking aisle), and along both sides of the Grand Avenue
Entrance drive; and
5. Extension of designated pedestrian walkways from the Mall to Ferndale Avenue on
the west, 30th Street on the north, and 24th Street on the south.
6. Compliance with all other landscape requirements of the Ames Municipal Code.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, upon satisfaction of the conditions described in paragraphs
I through 6 above, the minimum Floor Area Ratio requirements for the site are waived; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, upon satisfaction of the conditions described in paragraphs
1 through 6 above,the City hereby grants permission to use areas within the public right-of-way and
adjacent to the site to satisfy landscaping requirements as provided in Section 29.306(3)(b) of the
Ames Municipal Code; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, upon satisfaction of the conditions described in paragraphs
1 through 6 above,the City Council determines that the surface parking lot landscape plan meets the
purposes described in Section 29.403(4)(a) of the Ames Municipal Code; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that,prior to any permit issuance,the applicant must submit to and
receive approval from the Public Works Department for construction plans compliant with all
standards for public improvements; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, prior to clearing, grading, or issuance of building permits,
the applicant must obtain a Construction Site Erosion and Sediment Control (COSESCO)permit;
and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that building permits for the proposed redevelopment shall not
be issued until the associated Preliminary Plat for this site has received final plat approval and the
plat has been recorded.
DONE this 27th day of March, 2007.
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Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Diane R. Voss, City Clerk
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