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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Amendment to Master Plan for Ringgenberg Park RESOLUTION NO. 13-532 RESOLUTION APPROVING REVISED MASTER PLAN FOR RINGGENBERG PARK SUBDIVISION FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS, on July 12, 2005, the City Council approved zoning of Suburban Residential Floating Zone Medium Density(FS-RM)for property located at the southwest corner of Cedar Lane and Oakwood Road; and, WHEREAS, on June 11, 2013, the Council approved a Master Plan for that property that provided for 144 apartment dwelling units in 12 buildings; and, WHEREAS, at this time, a revised Master Plan has been submitted for approval, and the proposed revision eliminates four of the previously approved apartment buildings; and, WHEREAS, the purpose of the revisions to the Master Plan is to accommodate an independent Senior Living Facility that will provide 50 residences for persons 55 years of age or older; and, WHEREAS,these units are proposed in a single building at the northeast corner of the site and are to be owner-occupied, in accordance with the conditions of the financing used for development; and, WHEREAS,the Senior Living Facility would require subsequent approval of a Special Use Permit by the Zoning Board of Adjustment if the Master Plan revisions are approved; and, WHEREAS, additionally,three single-family home lots are proposed along Suncrest Drive as part of the proposed Master Plan changes; and, WHEREAS,the proposed Plan differs from the approved Plan in the following elements: a 50-unit Independent Senior Living Facility is proposed at the northeast corner of the site;the number ofproposed 12-unit apartment buildings is reduced from 12 to 8;three single-family detached homes are proposed in the southeast corner of the site with access from Sunset Drive;the maximum number of proposed dwelling units is increased from 144 units to 149 units; the total common open space is increased from 1.33 acres to 1.89 acres;the net density of the proposed development is increased from 11 units per acre to 11.5 units per acre;maximum building height for eight apartment buildings is unchanged at two stories;and,by the Zoning Code,the maximum height of an Independent Senior Living Facility is 50 feet; and, WHEREAS,all of the proposed changes to the Master Plan are within the eastern portion of the site, and the western portion is unchanged from the currently approved Master Plan; and, WHEREAS, although the proposed uses are permitted in the FS-RM Zoning District, the proposed changes require City Council approval of the revised Master Plan due to the reconfigura- tion of buildings and change in use; and, WHEREAS, staff concludes that the revised Master Plan is consistent with the Suburban Residential Development principles and regulations and with the goals and objectives of the Land Use Policy Plan relevant to this project; and, WHEREAS, staff further concludes that the proposal is consistent with the purpose of the Suburban Residential Zoning Districts, which is to accommodate contemporary development patterns similar to development in the past 20 to 30 years; and, WHEREAS, at its meeting on November 6, 2013, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the revised Master Plan. NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED,by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the revised Master Plan for Ringgenberg Park Subdivision is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 26`h day of November, 2013. a�AAe� Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Davis Seconded by: Wacha Voting aye: Davis, Goodman, Orazem, Szopinski, Wacha Voting nay: None Absent: Larson Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 261h day of November, 2013.