HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - LUPP amendment for Allowable Growth Areas/Capital Investment Strategy RESOLUTION NO. 11-020
RESOLUTION APPROVING LAND USE POLICY PLAN (LUPP)
AMENDMENTS PERTAINING TO ALLOWABLE GROWTH AREAS AND
THE CAPITAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, at the April 13,2010, City Council meeting, Council approved an amendment
to the Ames Urban Fringe Plan to designate a portion of the area lying north and west of Ada Hayden
Heritage Park as "Urban Residential;" and,
WHEREAS,that change did not designate the North Area as a Growth Priority Area eligible
for incentives to assist in development; and,
WHEREAS, following that action, the City Council directed staff to come back with a
proposal previously presented to the Council as"Scenario 4"(from July 2008)that proposed changes
to the City's Growth Priority Areas to include Southwest B, Northwest A, and North B, but with
incentives for oversizing applying only to Southwest B and Northwest A; and,
WHEREAS, at the July 13, 2010, City Council meeting, staff presented, and Council
approved, a modified "Scenario 4" that identified Northwest A and B; Southwest A, B, C, and D;
and North B as Allowable Growth Areas, with the City offering incentives for development being
limited to Northwest A and Southwest A and B; and,
WHEREAS, this meant that development could occur in Northwest B, Southwest C an D,
and North B,but City incentives for infrastructure would not be available; and,
WHEREAS,changes will be made in the ext and maps of the Land Use Policy Plan to reflect
the change in policy; and,
WHEREAS,the Ames Urban Fringe Plan is not impacted by these changes,and as such,will
not need the concurrence of Story County or the City of Gilbert; and,
WHEREAS, the proposed amendments are intended to accomplish the following:
1. Identify and designate North B, Northwest A and B, and Southwest A, B, C, and D as
Allowable Growth Areas.
2. Enlarge the North Allowable Growth Area to include all of North B.
3. Through the Capital Investment Strategy,reduce the areas in which the City will provide
infrastructure incentives to only the Northwest A and Southwest A and B Areas. These
Areas will be named Incentivized Growth Areas and will be a subset of the Allowable
Growth Areas. Northwest B, North B, and Southwest C and D will be named Non-
Incentivized Growth Areas.
4. The subareas referenced in the 2008 and 2009 studies were delineated for studypurposes
only. What the 2008 and 2009 studies identified as Northwest A will be Northwest I in
the LUPP;Northwest B will be Northwest II;North B will be simply North; Southwest
A and B will be Southwest I; and Southwest C and D will be Southwest II.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the proposed changes to the Land Use Policy Plan as described above are hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 1 Vh day of January, 2011.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Larson
Seconded by: Davis
Voting aye: Davis, Larson, Orazem, Wacha
Voting nay: Goodman Absent: Mahayni
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this I I th day of January, 2011.