HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Covenants for Ames Golf & Country Club RESOLUTION NO. 14-281
RESOLUTION APPROVING COVENANT FOR ASSESSMENT OF COSTS OF
IMPROVEMENTS, COVENANT PERTAINING TO WATER SERVICE,AND
COVENANT PERTAINING TO ANNEXATION,
ALL FOR AMES GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS,the Ames Golf and Country Club at 5752 George Washington Carver is located
in the area of the Ames Urban Fringe Plan(AUF) identified as Rural Transitional Residential and
within the Watershed Protection Area of Ada Hayden Heritage Park; and,
WHEREAS, it also lies within the Allowable North Growth Area of the Land Use Policy
Plan(LUPP); Bella Homes, LLC, as developer for the Ames Golf and Country Club, is proposing
a residential development along the north and west perimeter of the golf course on approximately
20 acres of its 155-acre property; and,
WHEREAS,a representative of the Ames Golf&Country Club(AGCC)requested removal
of the site from North Growth Area of the LUPP and to allow for waiver of infrastructure
requirements and subdivision regulations; and,
WHEREAS, at the January 14, 2014, meeting, the City Council clarified the ability of this
project to move forward with an application as a Rural Transitional Residential subdivision without
having to amend the Land Use Policy Plan North Growth Area designation; and,
WHEREAS,rural subdivisions are subject to municipal standards and approval within two
miles of an incorporated city, and Ames has entered into a 28E agreement with Story County and
Gilbert in support of the AUF and to streamline review; and,
WHEREAS, with the AUF, the review process has been streamlined where the City has
retained its subdivision authority for specific transition and urban service areas while allowing the
County to review subdivisions in agricultural areas within two miles of the City, and in this
circumstance, the site is in a Rural Transition Residential designation and is subject to all City
subdivision requirements unless waived by the City Council; and,
WHEREAS, in furtherance of the AUF policies and in accordance with the City's policy on
subdivision plats in the Fringe Area, the owner has submitted the three standard covenants with
original signatures suitable for recording in the Story County Recorder's office; and,
WHEREAS, these covenants bind the owners and successors to: (1) agree to annexation at
the time the City requests; (2)waive objections to assessments that maybe imposed in the future if
public improvements are brought to the site as an assessment project; and, (3) pay any fees
associated with the buy-out of rural water.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the Covenant for Assessment of Costs of Improvements, the Covenant Pertaining to Water
Service, and the Covenant Pertaining to Annexation are hereby approved, all for property located
at 5752 George Washington Carver Avenue.
ADOPTED THIS 131h day of May, 2014.
A.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Corrieri
Seconded by: Betcher
Voting aye: Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Goodman,Nelson, Orazem
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 131h day of May, 2014.