HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Major Site Development Plan for 4710 Mortensen Road RESOLUTION NO. 14-573
RESOLUTION APPROVING MAJOR SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR
4710 MORTENSEN ROAD
FOR THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA
WHEREAS, the applicant, Westowne Apartments, owns land at 4710 Mortensen Road in
southwest Ames which the City Council recently rezoned from Community Commercial/Residential
(CCR) to Floating Suburban Residential Medium-Density (FS-RM); and,
WHEREAS,the owner wishes to construct three apartment buildings for a total of 35 units on
the 1.7 acre lot, and prior to obtaining a building permit, the City Council is being asked to approve a
major site development plan for the project; and,
WHEREAS, the buildings are configured as two 12-unit buildings and one 11-unit building,
and within those 35 units are 115 bedrooms for an average of 3.3 bedrooms per unit; and,
WHEREAS, the development follows a similar pattern and orientation as the surrounding
mixed use apartment buildings; and,
WHEREAS, a row of existing parking improvements exists on the west side of site, and the
spaces are included with the new improvements on the site; and,
WHEREAS, additional parking will also be constructed on the east side of the site, and access
to the site is from Mortensen Road through the existing West Towne Apartments with a secondary
access to Dickinson Avenue through an easement to the south of Hilton Garden Inn; and,
WHEREAS, in addition to requiring Major Site Development Plan review, FS-RM has more
restrictive standards in terms of height,coverage,open space,and separation than standard high-density
residential apartment developments reviewed by staff as Minor Site Development Plans; and,
WHEREAS, at its meeting on October 15, 2014, the Planning and Zoning Commission
recommended unanimously that the Council approve the Major Site Development Plan for the three
buildings at 4710 Mortensen Road.
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that
the Major Site Development Plan for 4710 Mortensen Road to construct three apartment buildings is
hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 28th day of October, 2014.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Goodman
Seconded by: Corrieri
Voting aye: Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Goodman, Nelson
Voting nay: None Absent: Orazem
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 28th day of October, 2014.