HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Amendments to LUPP reflecting Planning Base Metrics Updates RESOLUTION NO. 11-531
RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENTS TO LAND USE POLICY PLAN
REFLECTING UPDATES TO PLANNING BASE METRICS
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, at the August 16,2010,Council meeting,it adopted,as one of its priorities, an
update to the "Planning Base" chapter of the Land Use Policy Plan (LUPP); and,
WHEREAS,the Council recognized that the first part of this chapter is primarily the factual
data that the policy portions of the plan are based upon; and,
WHEREAS,this update is intended to reflect the growth that has occurred in the City since
the 1997 adoption of the LUPP; and,
WHEREAS,in 2009,staffprepared a report to the City Council that reviewed the population,
housing, and employment statistics for Ames and compared them to the expectations of the LUPP,
and while the 2009 report was based on Census Bureau estimates, this update reflects the data
available from the 2010 Census; and,
WHEREAS, the amendments include changes to three chapters of the LUPP, which are:
Chapter One—Planning Base, Chapter Two—Land Use, and Chapter Four—Environmental; and,
WHEREAS,these changes reflect the updated 2010 information on population,housing,and
employment,as well as new projections for population,housing,and land use needs to the year 2030;
and,
WHEREAS, they also reflect recent changes in policy due to other actions of the City
Council, such as the approval of a new Zoning Ordinance in 2000,the adoption of the Ames Urban
Fringe Plan in 2006 and its subsequent amendment, and the changes to the allowable growth areas
and capital investment strategy in 2011; and,
WHEREAS,these new data in the LUPP will provide guidance for the development of future
policy amendments and potential major updates.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the amendments to the Land Use Policy Plan, which reflect updates to the Planning Base
Metrics, are hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 22"d day of November, 2011.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Wacha
Seconded by: Goodman
Voting aye: Davis, Goodman, Larson, Mahayni, Orazem, Wacha
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 22"d day of November, 2011.