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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Amendment to Urban Fringe Plan Map for ISU Research Park expansion RESOLUTION NO. 13-520 RESOLUTION ADOPTING AMENDMENT TO AMES URBAN FRINGE LAND USE FRAMEWORK MAP FOR EXPANSION OF ISU RESEARCH PARK FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS,the Iowa State University(ISU)Research Park has embarked upon an ambitious Phase III expansion program, and to accomplish that, approximately 200 acres will need to be annexed into the corporate limits of Ames; and, WHEREAS,the expansion area lies directly south of the existing Research Park and between University Boulevard(to the west) and the Ames Municipal Airport (to the east); and, WHEREAS,the Ames Urban Fringe Plan includes a Joint and Cooperative Agreement that was signed in 2011 by City of Ames, Story County, and the City of Gilbert, and this agreement implemented the Plan that was adopted in 2006; and, WHEREAS,the Plan and the 28E agreement outline the process for reviewing development approvals,annexations,and amendments in the two-mile fringe area of the Plan,and it includes three land use categories know as Urban Service Area, Rural/Urban Transition Area, and Rural Service and Agricultural Conservation Area; and, WHEREAS, the City may annex any land within an Urban Service Area without an amendment to the Plan or approval of other agencies, and annexation of any other area of the Plan or a change in its intended use requires a Plan amendment; and, WHEREAS, the northern portion is currently identified on the Ames Urban Fringe Plan as Planned Industrial,a subcategory of the Urban Services Area,and the southern portion is identified as Industrial Reserve/Research Park, a subcategory of the Rural/Urban Transition Area; and, WHEREAS, the Urban Fringe Plan contemplated this entire area as being suitable for the expansion of the ISU Research Park, however, only the northern portion was identified for development in the Plan drafted in 2006; and, WHEREAS, the southern portion was intended to be held in reserve until needed; WHEREAS, the language of the Plan requires a change of designation for any area in the Rural/Urban Transition Area category to an Urban Services Area prior to annexation and development, and the appropriate designation in this case is Planned Industrial; and, WHEREAS,the subject area also includes a portion of Natural Area which will be retained; and, WHEREAS, upon annexation, the Natural Area will be designated as Environmentally Sensitive Lands; and, WHEREAS,it should be noted that most of the land subject to this requested amendment is owned by the two applicants,Iowa State University Foundation and Erben and Margaret Hunziker Apartments, LLC, however, two other parcels are included in this request; and, WHEREAS, in order to proceed with annexation of the Research Park land, it will be necessary to include both of these parcels to preclude creating an island or unincorporated area;and, WHEREAS, at its meeting on November 6, 2013, the Planning and Zoning Commission considered the request, and voted unanimously to recommend Council approval of the map amendment. NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED,by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the amendment to the Ames Urban Fringe Plan Land Use Framework Map for the expansion of the ISU Research Park is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 12th day of November, 2013. --LA� a& A. Diane 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 12t1i day of November, 2013.