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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Amendment to LUPP Future Land Use Map for 101, 105, 107, and 205 S. Wilmoth Avenue and 3316 Lincoln Way RESOLUTION NO. 15-594 RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENT TO LAND USE POLICY PLAN FUTURE LAND USE MAP FOR 101, 105, 107,AND 205 SOUTH WILMOTH AVENUE AND 3316 LINCOLN WAY FOR THE CITY OF AMES WHEREAS, the City Council initiated a minor Land Use Policy Plan amendment on August 11, 2015, for the subject properties and referred the item to the Planning and Zoning Commission for a recommendation; and, WHEREAS,the amendment is intended to create an opportunity for mixed-use commercial buildings along Lincoln Way and to allow for apartment development in the remainder of the area; and, WHEREAS, the proposed LUPP amendment is consistent with the Council approved the Settlement Agreement from July 28,2015,between the City of Ames and Breckenridge Group that would allow for future development of a residential use of up to 422 beds and the development of between 15,000 and 40,000 square feet of commercial development as mixed use; and, WHEREAS,the property owner has also agreed to a three-story height limit for development of the site; and, WHEREAS,the 8.3 acre north parcel(205 Wilmoth)is currently designated as Low Density Residential on the LUPP map, and is zoned Residential Low Density(RL); and, WHEREAS,while addressed from Wilmoth,the site has an almost equal amount(430 feet) of street frontage along Lincoln Way as it does along Wilmoth; and, WHEREAS, the site abuts four parcels to the northeast that are also designated as Low Density;however,they are zoned Residential High Density(RH)with the West University Impact Overlay Zone,and further to the northeast,there are additional properties designated and zoned High Density Residential with frontage along Lincoln Way; and, WHEREAS, the site abuts low density zoned development to the east,west and south, and the parcel also abuts a newly constructed bank at the northwest corner of the site,which is designated and zoned as Highway Oriented Commercial,and to the north of the site,across Lincoln Way there is a split of Highway Oriented Commercial and Low Density Residential zoned land; and, WHEREAS, staff estimates that between two and four acres of land would need to be commercial to fit the required 15,000 to 40,000 square feet of commercial on the site; and, WHEREAS, the Highway-Oriented Commercial Land Use designation along the Lincoln Way frontage of the property would allow the City to rezone the area to Highway-Oriented Commercial and apply the newly adopted Lincoln Way Mixed Use Overlay zone; and, WHEREAS, the boundary for Highway Commercial designation also extends to the four additional lots east of the north parcel (3316 Lincoln Way, 101, 105, and 107 S. Wilmoth); and, WHEREAS,these properties are currently zoned RH,but changing the underlying land use designation does not necessitate changing the zoning from RH unless it is desirable to do so in the future; and, WHEREAS, the remainder of the land would be High Density Residential, and the High Density Residential Designation is described in the LUPP as a development density exceeding 11.22 units per acre; and, WHEREAS, the LUPP does not include a stated maximum density,but the corresponding zoning of RH has a limit of 3 8.5 6 units per acre; and, WHEREAS a wide variety of multiple family housing types are principally allowed with RH zoned areas under the High Density Land Use Designation; and, WHEREAS,the Planning and Zoning Commission considered the request at its meeting on September 2, 2015, and the Commission heard from many residents from the College Creek Old Ames Middle School Neighborhood Association; and, WHEREAS, the neighborhood comments focused around concerns regarding increased density in the neighborhood, the need for more owner-occupied, single-family homes in the community, concern for increased traffic,noise, littering, and quality of life issues for the existing residents; and, WHEREAS,the Commission expressed concern over the lack of design guidelines for this type of development for the area, noting that a mixed-use development could be good for this location along Lincoln Way, provided it is done carefully with positive integration with existing development in the area; and, WHEREAS,after much discussion,the Commission voted unanimously to recommend that the City Council approve the LUPP amendment to HOC and RH for the properties, as shown on Attachment C of the staff report. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the amendment to the LUPP Future Land Use Map designating the area along Lincoln Way for properties located at 101, 105, 107, and 205 South Wilmoth Avenue and 3316 Lincoln Way as Highway-Oriented Commercial and the remaining area of the site designated as High Density Residential as shown on Attachment C attached hereto and made a part hereof by this reference. ADOPTED THIS 22nd day of September, 2015. Aj A A ay Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Gartin 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 22nd day of September, 2015.