HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Preliminary Plat for 2321 Bristol Drive, Somerset Subdivision RESOLUTION NO. 12-616
RESOLUTION APPROVING REVISION TO THE PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR
SOMERSET SUBDIVISION COMBINING TWO BUILDINGS INTO ONE
FOR PROPERTY AT 2321 BRISTOL DRIVE
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, the developer of property in Somerset Subdivision located north of the
intersection of Bristol Drive and Kent Avenue is requesting approval of a revision to the approved
Preliminary Plat; and,
WHEREAS,the property currently contains two two-story apartment buildings with garages
and surface parking areas that serve these two buildings; and,
WHEREAS, the current Preliminary Plat also includes two additional three-story, 12-unit
apartment buildings on this parcel facing Kent Avenue; and,
WHEREAS,the proposed Plat revision is to combine these two buildings into one three-story
24-unit apartment building in the same location, and it also incorporates a minor amendment
previously approved by staff changing the number of units from eight to ten in one of the apartment
buildings on this property that has already been constructed; and,
WHEREAS, the property is zoned Village Residential Floating Zone, and the Zoning
Ordinance requires Council approval of an amendment to the Preliminary Plat that changes the
number of buildings in the development; and,
WHEREAS, the proposed change will result in the same number of apartment units in the
same location as the current approved Plan; and,
WHEREAS, amendments to the Preliminary Plat should comply with the purpose,
development principles, and development standards of the Village Residential Zoning designation,
and staff has determined that the proposed amendment is consistent with all of the criteria; and,
WHEREAS,the Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously recommended approval of
the proposed revision at its November 7 meeting.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the revision to the Preliminary Plat for the Somerset Subdivision that combines two buildings
into one on property located at 2321 Bristol Drive is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 27`h day of November, 2012.
us-a& A. tom• 6P.-AAal R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Davis
Seconded by: Goodman
Voting aye: Davis, Goodman, Larson, Orazem, Szopinski, Wacha
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 27th day of November, 2012.