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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Revision to Major Site Development Plan for Old Orchard Mobile Home Park RESOLUTION NO. 15-288 RESOLUTION APPROVING REVISED MAJOR SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR OLD ORCHARD MANUFACTURED HOME PARK FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS,Grand Center,Ltd.,is proposing to construct a maintenance building within its Old Orchard Manufactured Home Park; and, WHEREAS,Old Orchard Manufactured Home Park is in the 1100 block of South 16`'Street across from the City's Greenbriar Park and east of the ISU College of Veterinary Medicine; and, WHEREAS, the maintenance building will be constructed at 97 Peach Lane near the southwest corner of the site; and, WHEREAS, the proposed plan includes the one-story 1,280 square-foot maintenance building located in conformance with the setback requirements; and, WHEREAS, the building will have two garage doors on the south, and it is proposed to be accessed via an existing non-conforming gravel driveway from an existing gravel road to the west; and, WHEREAS, staff has reviewed the criteria and standards the RLP zoning district and of Section 29.1502(4)(d) and finds the proposal does not change the compliance of the Old Orchard Major Site Development Plan,with the exception of the proposed use of the current gravel driveway paving; and, WHEREAS, Zoning Ordinance Section 29.406 (11) requires that all vehicle areas be hard surfaced, and the applicant has provided photographs documenting that the existing drive served a house that was on that site before this standard was enacted; and, WHEREAS, staff concurs that the driveway is legally non-conforming, however, Zoning Ordinance Section 29.307(5)describes lower order non-conformities of site improvements such as landscaping, paving,parking, etc and states this policy for removal of nonconformities; and, WHEREAS, the applicant has submitted a letter from the project engineer stating that it is impractical to pave the driveway because it abuts an unpaved street; and, WHEREAS, City staff has analyzed the applicant's request, reviewed the supporting material, and conducted an on-site inspection, and staff believes it is practical to end the non- conformity and to pave the existing driveway at this time with the development of the site, leading to a gravel roadway does not inhibit paving on site; and, WHEREAS, at its meeting on April 15, 2015,the Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval without conditions to pave the driveway. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the revision to the Major Site Development Plan for Old Orchard Manufactured Home Park to add a maintenance building without conditions is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 12th day of May, 2015. Awo cy/ Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Gartin Seconded by: Betcher Voting aye: Betcher, Gartin, Goodman,Nelson, Orazem Voting nay: Corrieri Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 12t" day of May, 2015.