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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Waiver of Major Subdivision requirements for connection of trails between McCarthy Lee Park and Munn Woods RESOLUTION NO. 11-557 RESOLUTION APPROVING WAIVER OF REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR SUBDIVISION PROCESS FOR LAND ACQUISITION TO CONNECT TRAILS BETWEEN MCCARTHY LEE PARK AND MUNN WOODS FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS, in June 2011,the Parks and Recreation Commission toured two privately held parcels of land adjacent to Clear Creek, and these two properties separate McCarthy Lee Park and Munn Woods; and, WHEREAS, in order to secure ownership and public access across these parcels, the City needs to obtain 2.7 acres of the parcels; and, WHEREAS, in October 2011, the Commission unanimously recommended that the City Council authorize staff to make a written offer to purchase these two properties, and additionally, due to one parcel (Satterwwhite-Weiner property) needing to be subdivided, the Commission recommended that the City requirements for the "major subdivision"process be waived; and, WHEREAS, the Commission's justification for asking for this waiver is two-fold: 1)both parcels are land-locked with no access to the street;and,2)the intended purpose of the land division is to create public park land; and, WHEREAS, staff believes it would be appropriate—under this limited and highly unique circumstance—for the City Council to grant a waiver from the requirements of a major subdivision; and, WHEREAS, if this waiver is granted, the (Satterwhite-Weiner) plat will create two lots, neither of which will have frontage on a public street, and both lots will be labeled an "outlot," which by the Subdivision Regulations means unbuildable; and, WHEREAS, the waiver should be specific and limited to the Design and Improvement Standards of Article 4 of the Subdivision Regulations; and, WHEREAS, if the requirements for public infrastructure are waived, then the plat can be considered a minor subdivision and be approved administratively. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that waiver of the requirements for the major subdivision process for land acquisition to connect trails between McCarthy Lee Park and Munn Woods is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 13`'' day of December, 2011. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Goodman Seconded by: Wacha Voting aye: Davis, Goodman, Larson, Mahayni, Orazem, Wacha Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 13t'day of December, 2011.