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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Waiver of Subdivision regulations for 2501 and 2503 Timberland Road RESOLUTION NO.09-090 RESOLUTION APPROVING WAIVER OF SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS FOR 2501 AND 2503 TIMBERLAND ROAD FOR THE CITY OF AMES WHEREAS,this single-family residential property owner in southwest Ames recently connected to City sewer services,and the house did not previously have sewer service connected because it was outside the City limits at the time it was built;and, WHEREAS,the owner desired connection to City sewer and was subsequently connected in the fall of 2008; and, WHEREAS,one of the requirements of the City was to either obtain ownership or to acquire an easement over the land on the neighboring property over which the new sewer service line was constructed,and the property owner chose to pursue ownership of the area; and, WHEREAS, the subdivision regulations require that sidewalks be installed on both sides of the street in residentially zoned areas,and the zoning of the subject property is Residential Low-Density; and, WHEREAS,the owner submitted a sidewalk waiver request to City Council,which was referred to staff by the Council, and upon further consideration by City staff, it was discovered that there are several other non- compliant subdivision design standards due to the pre-existing nature of the neighborhood;and, WHEREAS, the subdivision standards found to be deficient are typical frontage requirements that are required in new subdivisions,such as 26'-wide pavement with curb and gutter,a turn-around in the right-of-way,and the 4'-wide sidewalk on both sides of the street; and, WHEREAS,the request for waiver involves the construction of approximately 100 feet of a 4'-wide sidewalk along the frontage of two lots,accessed by the unnamed right-of-way extending west from Timberland Road;and, WHEREAS, staff is suggesting that the City Council consider a waiver of the additional frontage requirements in the Subdivision Code as well as the sidewalk waiver request; and, WHEREAS,the unnamed right-of-way that serves as the primary access for two existing homes is only 20' wide,and the actual road surface is only 12',with no other sidewalks anywhere on Timberland Road;and, WHEREAS, the area where the sidewalk would have to be installed is currently being used for surface drainage,and although there are two existing homes being served by this frontage,there is only one more vacant lot where a home could be built. NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that the waiver of all street and frontage requirements for 2501 and 2503 Timberland Road for the purpose of the owner of Lot 20 to plat and consolidate into one parcel a portion of land over the sewer service for 2503 Timberland Road,with the condition that a Plat of Survey be recorded which consolidates the split portion over the sewer service,with Lot 20, into one new parcel is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 3rd day of March,2009. '_-4 f /e""' ;C/ r? Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Mahayni Seconded by: Rice Voting aye: Doll,Goodman,Larson,Mahayni,Popken,Rice Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 3rd day of March,2009.