HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Extension of time for Major Site Development Plan and PRD Phasing Plan for Green Hills RESOLUTION NO. 15-497
RESOLUTION APPROVING REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF MAJOR SITE
DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND PRD PHASING PLAN FOR GREEN HILLS
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS,Green Hills Retirement Community has submitted a letter to the City requesting
an extension of time for the validity of the Major Site Development Plan and PRD Development
Phasing Plan for the Green Hills PRD Amendment that was approved by City Council on August 26,
2014; and,
WHEREAS, a Major Site Development Plan is valid for one year if development has not
commenced,and August 26,2015,is one year after approval of the PRD Amendment and Major Site
Development Plan; and,
WHEREAS, the property owner who obtained the approval of the plan may petition the
Council for an extension if the request for a time extension is submitted and acted upon by the City
Council within the one year period of approval; and,
WHEREAS, the request for a time extension shall also be accompanied by a written
explanation describing events or circumstances that have prevented the commencement of
construction and the events or circumstances shall be beyond the control of the property owner;and,
WHEREAS, the applicant has submitted a letter making the request; and,
WHEREAS, as part of the Green Hills PRD amendment,a Phasing Plan was also approved
to allow for completion of the Green Hills campus improvements over an extended period of time;
and,
WHEREAS,based on the extension of time needed for the commencement of the Major Site
Plan, Green Hills is also asking for a one-year extension of the Phasing Plan previously approved
by the Council; and,
WHEREAS,this would allow for the approved phasing plan to be effective as of August 11,
2015, not the approval date of the PRD amendment, allowing for an additional one year for
completion of the projects noted on the Phasing Plan; and,
WHEREAS, staff believes the adopted codes and policies that were in effect at the time of
approval of the Major Site Development Plan and PRD Amendment and Phasing Plan,which would
apply to this development, have not changed in the past year.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that a one-year extension of time for the validity of the Major Site Development Plan and the PRD
Phasing Plan for the Green Hills PRD Amendment,subject to the same stipulations imposed as part
of the original approval, is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 11`'day of August, 2015.
A. tom• 67, ,
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Goodman
Seconded by: Betcher
Voting aye: Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Goodman,Nelson
Voting nay: None Absent: Orazem
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 11"'day of August, 2015.