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DATE: August 16, 1983
COUNCIL ACTION FORM
SUBJECT: Auditors Plat of Riverside Heights
BACKGROUND:
On September 20, 1982, the Story County Auditor notified owners of property
in three areas outside the city limits north of Ames that they must have
their properties platted and recorded in the Court House. These three areas
are all in the "Skycrest" area north of Ames and east of Hallett's Pit and
US #69. The Auditor's Plat of Riverside Heights is one of these three
areas. The other two areas will be forwarded to the City in the future.
The owners of property in this plat did not comply with the Auditor's order
and this has resulted in the Auditor hiring a professional engineer to create
the plat. The engineering fees are charged against the lots in the plat.
The City of Ames has not processed an Auditor's Plat for over ten years.
An Auditor's Plat is provided for in Chapter 441.65 of the State Code. It
is different from a Proprietor's Plat (Conceptual Development Plan/Admini-
strative Plat/Final. Plat) which the City normally processes. An Auditor's
Plat is a plat which is ordered by the County Auditor for assessment and taxa-
tion purposes. It is a plat which recognizes existing lots which have not been
previously platted. It does not create new lots. New lots must be processed
through a Proprietor's Plat. An Auditor's Plat is.ordered when there is a
need to clarify propergy descriptions and ownerships. An Auditor's, Plat is
a one-step process. It does not .go through the CDP/Administrative/Final
Plat process.
The State Code grants to cities the jurisdictional control over Proprietor
Plats within two miles of their corporate limits. Chapter 441.65 pertain-
ing to Auditor's Plats does not address whether cities have any authority
regarding approval of Auditor's Plats. However, a 1977 Iowa Attorney
General's opinion states that cities are authorized to process Auditor's
Plats.
The Planning and Zoning Commission met and considered this plat at its meeting
on July 6, 1983. It is their recommendation that the plat be approved and
improvement requirements of the Subdivision Ordinance be waived-. Such
improvements include paved streets, sanitary sewer, water, sidewalks, etc.
City utilities are not available to the area and are not anticipated to be
available in the foreseeable future. Additionally, it would not be appro-
priate to provide a paved street and sidewalks in this area. If this area was
annexed to the City in the future, improvements could be ordered in by the
City Council and they would be paid for by special assessments or hookup fees.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. To approve the Auditor's Plat of Riverside Heights and to waive the
improvement requirements of the Subdivision Ordinance.
2. To not approve the Auditor's Plat of Riverside Heights. However, this
is a plat ordered by the Auditor, and this may not .be a viable alternative.
MANAGER'S RECOMMENDED ACTION
It is recommended by the City Manager that the City Council approve the
Auditor's Plat of Riverside Heights and waive the improvement requirements
of the Subdivision Ordinance.
COUNCIL ACTION:
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CITY OF AMES
DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND HOUSING
REPORT TO THE PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION
DATE PREPARED: JUNE 29, 1983
MEETING DATE: JULY 6, .1983
AUDITOR'S PLAT: Auditor's Plat of Riverside Heights
OWNERS: Hallett Construction Company,
Aggregate Division "
State of Iowa, Iowa State University Board of Regents
Chateau Du Bois, Inc.
Sharon Ann Mathes
ENGINEER: Michael Nissen, who prepared this plat at the request of Alvina McHone,
Auditor of Story County
LOCATION: East of Highway 69, South of Riverside Road; at the..Skunk River in Story Co.
SIZE AND NUMBER 'OF LOTS.-
Total Subdivision -- 17.91
Number of Lots -- 6
Lot Size -- 1".00 ac. ; 1.00 ac. , 1.47 ac. , 3.12 ac. , 5.19 ac. , and 6.13 ac.
ZONING AND LAND USE (County Zoning) :
Subject Parcel - GB/C (Greenbelt/Conservation) and R-1 (Single Family)
North - GB/C (Greenbelt/Conservation) and F-P (Flood Plain)
South - F-P (Flood Plain) , County; and A-1 (Agricultural) , City
East R-1 (Single Family) -
West - GB/C (Greenbelt/Conservation)
FINDINGS:
Land Use Policy Plan
The Land Use Policy Plan shows this area within the Urban Expansion Area and
designates most of this area as agricultural/greenbelt.
Public Utilities
Water - Private water system
Sanitary Sewer - Private septic tank
Storm Sewer - Natural drainage
Vehicular Access
Access to the Subdivision is from Riverside Road. A common access drive is
provided for Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4 from a driveway that is. part_ of Lot 3. This is
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a 30-foot strip of land which extends to Riverside Road. This form of access is
necessitated by the steep grade along Riverside Road. Lot 5 has its own access to
Riverside Drive and access to Lot 6 is from the property to the west.
Physical Characteristics
Vegetation - Much of the area is wooded; there is natural vegetation found along
streams and stream banks.
Terrain - West of the Skunk River the terrain is generally quite flat; east
of the Skunk River there is a steep slope up from the river; the
upland portion of this property is gently sloping with steeper slopes
along Riverside Road.
Drainage - This property drains to the southwest toward the Skunk River and to
the northwest and north toward Riverside Drive.
Soils - Soils in the area include Sparta and Hanlan. The Hanlan soils are
subject to flooding and the Sparta soils are found in moderate to
steep slopes.
Flooding - Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4 have buildable areas that are not subject to
flooding. Lots 5 and. 6 are in the flood plain of the Skunk River.
ANALYSIS:
1. The area described as Lots 3 & 4 in this Auditor's Plat of Riverside Heights were
before the Planning and Zoning Commission in November and December of 1982 for a
rezoning of a portion of that property from GB/C (Greenbelt/Conservation) to R-1
(Single Family) . The Commission recommended that the change be approved. The Board
of Supervisors has approved the rezoning.
2. The Auditor has ordered that this property, known as Auditor's Plat of Riverside
Heights, be platted by professional engineers. The Auditor requires an Auditors Plat
to be made when a definite and accurate description of an individual piece of
property is necessary for assessment and taxation purposes. In this case, the
dividing line between Lots 5 and 6 was described as the centerline of the Skunk River.
Since the river shifts, this is an imprecise definition. In addition, the descriptions
of each of the other parcels, using metes and bounds, were unusually long and
difficult to understand. The Auditor's Plat clears up the description of this area
and makes it. easier for the Auditor to refer to it for taxation purposes. An
Auditor's Plat does not create any new parcels, but provides a clear description of
the existing division of property.
3. Since the Auditor's Plat is a description of the property as it currently exists
and a new subdivision is not being created, it is recommended that the requirements
of the Subdivision Ordinance be waived.
RECOMMENDATION:
The Department recommends that the Auditor's Plat for Riverside Heights be
approved and requirements for improvements be waived.
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LOCATION MAP EXISTING ZONTNG
RIVERSIDE HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION
Alvina M. McH®ne
Story County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections
DEPUTIES:
STORY COUNTY COURTHOUSE Judy Emmons
NEVADA, IOWA 50201 Barbara Koerberr,
M.Ouffie Robinson
December 15, 1982
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Mr . Mark Nissen
Nissen Engineering -�,Y, ,,'NA
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Nevada, Iowa 50201
Dear Mr. Nissen : ®EC 1 6 1982
This letter is to confirm the proceeding of our meeting on December 15,
1982 . On September 20, 1982, a notice to File a Plat within 60 days
was sent to all the owners of the Real Property described as :
The West One-Half (W'-z ) of the Southwest Quarter ( SW4) of the
Southwest Quarter ( SW�'-, ) of Section Twenty-Three ( 23) Township
Eighty-Four ( 84 ) North , Range Twenty-Four ( 24) West of the
Fifth PM Lying South o'f the Center Line of County Road A .K .A ." -
Riverside Road .
As: the 60 days have passed wi th no plat f i led, I would I i ke you to pro-
ceed at once to make an Auditor ' s Plat . The name of the plat should be :
Auditor ' s Plat of Riverside Heights .
Please keep me informed of your progress .
Sincerely ,
A l v i na M. McHon e
Story County Auditor
copies : Hallett Construction Company , Aggregate Division
State of Iowa , Iowa State University Board of Regents
Chateau Du Bois, Inc
Sharon Ann Mathes
City of Ames
County Board of Supervisors
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