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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - LUPP/Urban Fringe amendment for Oaks Golf Course RESOLUTION NO. 12-403 RESOLUTION APPROVING LAND USE POLICY PLAN (LUPP)/URBAN FRINGE PLAN AMENDMENT FOR OAKS GOLF COURSE FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS, the developer is seeking to develop the Oaks Public Golf Course at 630 West 190`'Street as four residential lots while retaining the existing clubhouse/apartment on an additional lot on the area of 41.43 acres; and, WHEREAS, the developer is requesting the entire area of the Oaks Public Golf Course be designated as Rural Residential and a sub-class of the Rural Service and Agricultural Conservation Area; and, WHEREAS,the Golf Course comprises three separate parcels,and the Ames Urban Fringe Plan (AUFP) designates the northern parcel of this site as Parks and Recreation Area and the southern two lots as Natural Area; and, WHEREAS, portions of the site are also covered by the Gateway Protection and the Watershed Protection Area overlay designations, and the site is not in an Allowable Growth Area of the LUPP; and, WHEREAS, the applicant wishes to repurpose the land upon which the Oaks Public Golf Course currently sits, and even though it is adjacent to the City limits, it was determined that extending City utilities, especially sanitary sewer, would be prohibitively expensive; and, WHEREAS, in determining the growth areas of the City in the recent LUPP amendment to the Implementation Chapter,the Council explicitly decided to exclude this area from the identified Allowable Growth Areas; and, WHEREAS, the Ames Urban Fringe Plan confirms the growth expectations of the LUPP, and the designation of this area as Rural Service and Agricultural Conservation Area anticipates that the City will not annex and grow into this area during the life of the Plan in order to meet Ames' population projections; and, WHEREAS, the Rural Residential designation, if approved, would allow for residential development at one-acre minimum lot sizes,however,the applicant seeks to develop just four new lots in addition to retaining a lot for the existing clubhouse/apartment; and, WHEREAS, the Natural Area designation over approximately the southern two parcels protects the Ada Hayden watershed by serving as a buffer from future residential encroachment, however, this protection is limited only to preventing it from being subdivided for residential development; and, WHEREAS,the applicant seeks to remove the Natural Area designation from this property, and if it is removed, development could then occur anywhere on the golf course site; and, WHEREAS,the 28E Implementation Agreement with Story County and Gilbert allows for Story County to retain full subdivision review authority in the Rural Services and Agricultural Conservation Area,and it also allows for notification and participation by Ames in any development action proposed in the Fringe; and, WHEREAS, this participation allows the City to provide input on any specific mitigation measures that may be necessary for the County to apply and are supported by the Urban Fringe Plan designations; and, WHEREAS, the proposed change to a Rural Residential designation is consistent with the Ames Urban Fringe Plan's determination that this area is not anticipated for annexation and urban development; and, WHEREAS,the proposal is also consistent with the Allowable Growth Policies ofthe LUPP which has determined that the area is not needed to accommodate the future housing and population needs of the City; and, WHEREAS,the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended that the Council approve the proposed amendment to the Ames Urban Fringe Plan Land use Framework Map to change the land use designation of all three subject properties of the Oaks Golf Course from Parks and Recreation Area to Rural Residential; and, WHEREAS, this recommendation also included the following: retain no existing Natural Area on the southern two parcels, but protect the environmentally sensitive area in the northeast corner of the site; allow no more than five dwellings; and,retain the existing Watershed Protection Area and Gateway Protection Overlay designations. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the amendment to the land use designation of the Oaks Golf Course from Parks and Recreation Area to Rural Residential and the designation of the flood plain in the northeast as Natural Area are hereby approved, subject to a limitation on subdividing this area into no more than five lots. ADOPTED THIS 24th day of July, 2012. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Wacha Seconded by: Davis Voting aye: Davis, Larson, Orazem, Wacha Voting nay: None Absent: Goodman, Szopinski Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 24th day of July, 2012.