HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Waiver of subdivision regulations for 533 - 193rd Street RESOLUTION NO. 10-497
RESOLUTION APPROVING REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF
SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS FOR 533 193P'D STREET
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS,property owners of 533 193rd Street are seeking a waiver ofthe City's subdivision standards,
as they are proposing a subdivision of land within two miles of the corporate city limits; and,
WHEREAS,the proposed division of land is a two-lot split of a 6.45 acre parcel,with one lot being 2.5
acres on which a home is proposed to be built,while an existing home is located on the remaining 4 acres; and,
WHEREAS, the site is located in the area of the Ames Urban Fringe Plan that is identified as Rural
Transitional Residential and Natural Area; and,
WHEREAS,since the proposed subdivision lacks the public improvements described in the Municipal
Code,the subdivision regulations classify this as a maj or subdivision,requiring a preliminary plat to be submitted
that identifies how the infrastructure requirements will be met; and,
WHEREAS,the Code allows the City Council to waive or modify the requirements of the subdivision
regulations; and,
WHEREAS,the City Council has routinely granted waivers for residential development in those areas
of the Urban Fringe where annexation by the City is not anticipated in the foreseeable future, however,these
waivers have been recommended only when the proposed development is consistent with the use and density
standards of the Plan; and,
WHEREAS,if the City Council waives the infrastructure requirements,the owner could then proceed
with the preparation of a minor final plat for consideration by the Council; and,
WHEREAS, along with the submittal of a final plat, the applicant will also submit the three standard
covenants, which bind the owners and successors to: agree to annexation at the time the City requests; waive
objections to assessments that maybe imposed in the future if public improvements are brought to the site as an
assessment project; and,pay any fees associated with the buy-out of rural water.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the
request to waive the City's subdivision regulations for 533 193'Street is hereby approved,subject to within six
months of this date,the signed covenants and an application for the minor final plat are submitted to the City.
ADOPTED THIS 12d'day of October,2010.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by:
Seconded by:
Voting aye: Davis, Goodman, Mahayni, Larson, Orazem,Wacha
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 12rh day of October, 2010.