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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Waiver of sidewalk requirement for Southern Hills West Subdivision RESOLUTION NO.09-173 RESOLUTION APPROVING WAIVER OF SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS FOR SIDEWALK REQUIREMENT IN SOUTHERN HILLS WEST SUBDIVISION,2ND ADDITION FOR THE CITY OF AMES WHEREAS,an application for minor final plat approval has been submitted,and concurrent with that application,the applicant has submitted a request to waive the sidewalk requirements; and, WHEREAS,another waiver request was previously submitted,but it was independent of any plans or proposals for this site; and, WHEREAS, at that time,the Council chose not to refer the waiver request; and, WHEREAS,the developers have submitted a second waiver request for the same site with a proposed plat accompanying this one; and, WHEREAS,the site was not developed with a sidewalk when it was first platted in 2004, and instead, a frontage road was installed and labeled as a"bike path;"and, WHEREAS, the subdivision Code now requires sidewalks in all areas and bikeways when a lot is subject to a"bicycle route master plan",and the City has allowed shared-use paths to meet that requirement in some areas; and, WHEREAS, the frontage road on the Southern Hills West Plat does not meet the definition of a "sidewalk"because it is not improvement for exclusive use by pedestrians,and it does not meet the definition of"shared-use path"because it is not physically separated from the motorized vehicular traffic; and, WHEREAS,the developers have stated that the waiver is needed because the sidewalk is constrained by topography,trees,limited,area,surface drainage,and the rural road section of the current frontage road;and, WHEREAS, Public Works staff supports a waiver of sidewalk requirements due to expected low volume in the industrial zone and the fact that the City determined that there would be no sidewalk requirement for the original subdivision approved in 2003. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the request for a waiver of subdivision regulations regarding a sidewalk requirement for Southern Hills West Subdivision,2nd Addition, is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 28d'day of April,2009. ,__4 � /4.., Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Rice Seconded by: Doll Voting aye: Doll, Goodman,Larson,Rice Voting nay: Popken Absent: Mahayni Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 28d'day of April, 2009.