HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Waiver of subdivision requirement for access design standards for Haynes Kenton Subdivision RESOLUTION NO. 16-048
RESOLUTION APPROVING REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF SUBDIVISION
REQUIREMENT FOR ACCESS DESIGN STANDARDS
FOR HAYNES KENTON SUBDIVISION
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS,property owner,Haynes Kenton,LC, is requesting approval of a Final Plat for
a Minor Subdivision of 3.34 acres of land located at 809 East Lincoln Way; and,
WHEREAS, the proposed plat shows the division of a 3.34-acre property into two lots of
1.54 acres and 1.80 acres, and the current property has a gas station and small distribution business
on the west half of the property; and,
WHEREAS, a large open grass area remains on the east half of the site, and the proposed
subdivision would divide the parcel between the occupied area of the lot on the west and the grass
lot on the east; and,
WHEREAS, a Minor Subdivision process allows for filing of a Final Plat without the need
of a Preliminary Plat, and this is permitted when the subdivision does not require installation of
public infrastructure,with certain exceptions for sidewalks and shared use paths,and when there are
less than three lots created by the plat; and,
WHEREAS,approval of a Minor Subdivision Final Plat requires a finding that the proposed
subdivision meets all of the design and improvement standards,city's ordinances,and adopted plans
per the requirements of Chapter 23 Subdivision Code of the Ames Municipal Code; and,
WHEREAS, the site has frontage along an improved public street and does not necessitate
the construction of an additional public street to serve the subdivision, and utilities are in place to
serve the proposed subdivision; and,
WHEREAS, sidewalk installation is required in conjunction with the subdivision, and the
applicant plans to install the required five-foot sidewalk along Lincoln Way and has placed security
with the city for the cost of the sidewalk required to be completed no later than January 2019; and,
WHEREAS, the applicant, Haynes Kenton, LC, is requesting a waiver to the street access
standards found in the Subdivision Code,and the waiver is based upon the existing conditions of the
eastern Cenex driveway near the proposed lot line and the desire of the property owner to not
encumber the property with a shared access easement; and,
WHEREAS,staff has reviewed the proposal to have a direct access from Lincoln Way to the
proposed Lot 2 and has found that there is a limited area located at the far east end of the property
that, if the waiver is granted, could meet SUDAS standards for spacing and design.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the request for a waiver from the Subdivision Street Standard of 23.403(9)(b) is hereby
approved, with the condition that Lot 2, with only one driveway access to Lincoln Way, meets
SUDAS spacing requirements.
ADOPTED THIS 26th day of January, 2016.
14. ,el. C,.AAeZ1
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Nelson
Seconded by: Corrieri
Voting aye: Betcher, Beatty-Hansen, Corrieri, Gartin,Nelson, Orazem
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 26tb day of January, 2016.