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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - LUPP Map amendment for 1010 South Duff Avenue RESOLUTION NO. 11-255 RESOLUTION APPROVING LUPP MAP AMENDMENT FOR 1010 SOUTH DUFF AVENUE FOR THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA WHEREAS, an application from Chuck Winkleblack requesting a Land Use Policy Plan (LUPP) Future land Use map amendment for 1010 South Duff Avenue was referred to staff; and, WHEREAS, the application for the map amendment was accompanied by an application for rezoning of the same property to Highway-Oriented Commercial (HOC); and, WHEREAS, the South Duff Avenue corridor is designated in the LUPP, for the most part, as Highway-Oriented Commercial, and this site is designated as Agricultural/Farmstead; and, WHEREAS,in addition to the base LUPP designations,there is also an overlay along this area, which is designated as a Greenway Overlay, and mostly follows the floodway; and, WHEREAS, in reviewing the proposal to change the LUPP Future Land Use Map, staff has examined applicable goals and policies of the LUPP, and based on this review, staff finds no inconsistencies between the proposed amendment and the existing goals and policies of the LUPP;and, WHEREAS, the subject property is in a prime location for an in-fill site for commercial development along South Duff Avenue; and, WHEREAS, the adjacent Greenway"designation involves streamways, plus parks and open space linkages to create a continuous greenway system through designated areas of the community;and, WHEREAS, the Greenway designation along the creek and floodway will remain and this overlay designation over the HOC base designation will not impede the proposed rezoning, platting, or eventual development; and, WHEREAS, at its meeting on May 4, 2011, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended that the City Council approve the amendment to the Land Use Policy Plan Future Land Use Map. NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that the proposed amendment to the LUPP future land Use Map to change the land use designation of 1010 South Duff Avenue from Agricultural/Farmstead to Highway-Oriented Commercial is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 24"' day of May, 2011. Diane R. oss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Larson Seconded by: Mahayni Voting aye: Davis, Goodman, Mahayni, Larson, Orazem Voting nay: None Absent: Wacha Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 24' day of May, 2011.