Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - LUPP Future Land Use Map Amendment for 601 State Avenue RESOLUTION NO. 14-586 RESOLUTION APPROVING LAND USE POLICY PLAN FUTURE LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT FOR 601 STATE AVENUE FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS,on September 23,2014,City Council directed staff to prepare a Land Use Policy Plan(LUPP)Map Amendment to apply the Low-Density Residential designation to the entire 29- acre parcel at 601 State Avenue; and, WHEREAS, the site currently is represented on the LUPP Future Land Use map as having a split designation of Village/Suburban Residential and Low-Density Residential delineated across the site by College Creek; and, WHEREAS, a Greenway Overlay also exists over the site in support of the natural areas of College Creek and the City's bike/multi-use path through the property; and, WHEREAS, Council initiated the LUPP Amendment for this site to allow for a precise designation of the parcel rather than a general application of the land use designation boundary,and this amendment would allow for the entire site to be zoned Residential Low(R-L) Density, rather than a split zoning of a Floating Suburban zoning district and R-L zoning district; and, WHEREAS, the subject site is currently zoned Government/Airport District (S-GA) as a Special Purpose District intended for areas owned by governmental authorities or for uses related to governmental authorities; and property owner, Breckenridge Group, LLC, has been seeking to rezone the site for residential development since Spring 2013; and, WHEREAS,the subject parcel was included within the city-wide Government Lands study for a LUPP Map Amendment assigning government-controlled land a future land use designation; and, WHEREAS,the City Council adopted a resolution amending the Future Land Use Map and as a result created a Low Density and Village Suburban Residential (V/SR) designation boundary through the site on February 26, 2008, and Council approved the change in response to a general interest of providing for more single-family home development opportunities in support of the surrounding neighborhood and school district interests; and, WHEREAS,the two designations of V/SR and RL have different development expectations that are ultimately carried out through zoning standards, but with the same subdivision standards; and, WHEREAS, the LUPP describes R-L as intended for such uses as single-family residential with the Residential Low Density (R-L) zone and compatible with the adjacent established neighborhood, and with R-L zoning implementation of the low density designation,the site would be used for single-family residential dwellings at a maximum net density of 7.26 dwelling units per acre; and, WHEREAS,the V/SR designation is a category created with the 1997 adoption of the LUPP; and, WHEREAS, it is intended for one of two types of development: the village concept or the suburban residential concept; and these concepts are for new development areas of the City and are part of the City's vision for managed growth; and, WHEREAS,with this site,the most relevant concerns for future development are integration of development into an infill area with an existing neighborhood, rather than the broad growth interests applied to the whole of the City; and, WHEREAS,the proposed LUPP map amendment would create a precise expectation of the site as an in-fill area intended for low-density residential use; and, WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing for the proposed amendment at its October 22, 2014, meeting, and the property owner indicated through written correspondence that it did not want the land use designation changed from V/SR to RL; and, WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously in support of the change. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the Land Use Policy Plan Future Land Use Map Amendment for 601 State Avenue to change the land use designation to Low-Density Residential is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 10th day of November, 2014. Cam_ _ a1ij4&,,0 A. e--,AAe_& Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Goodman Seconded by: Orazem Voting aye: Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Goodman,Nelson, Orazem Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 10th day of November, 2014.