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HomeMy WebLinkAboutA036 - Resolution No. 12-615 adopted November 27, 2012 RESOLUTION NO. 12-615 RESOLUTION APPROVING REVISION TO MAJOR SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR SOMERSET SUBDIVISION COMBINING TWO BUILDINGS INTO ONE FOR PROPERTY AT 2321 BRISTOL DRIVE FOR THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA WHEREAS, the developer of property in Somerset Subdivision located north of the intersection of Bristol Drive and Kent Avenue is requesting approval of a revision to the approved Major Site Development Plan; and, WHEREAS,the property currently contains two two-story apartment buildings with garages and surface parking areas that serve these two buildings; and, WHEREAS, the current Major Site Development Plan also includes two additional three- story, 12-unit apartment buildings on this parcel facing Ken Avenue; and, WHEREAS, the proposed Plan revision is to combine these two buildings into one three- story 24-unit apartment building in the same location, and it also incorporates a minor amendment previously approved by staff changing the number of units from eight to ten in one of the apartment buildings on this property that has already been constructed; and, WHEREAS, the property is zoned Village Residential Floating Zone, and the Zoning Ordinance requires Council approval of an amendment to the Major Site Development Plan that changes the number of buildings in the development; and, WHEREAS, the proposed change will result in the same number of apartment units in the same location as the current approved Plan; and, WHEREAS, amendments to the Major Site Development Plan should comply with the purpose, development principles, and development standards of the Village Residential Zoning designation, and staff has determined that the proposed amendment is consistent with all of the criteria; and, WHEREAS,the Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously recommended approval of the proposed revision at its November 7 meeting. 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 the Somerset Subdivision that combines two buildings into one on property located at 2321 Bristol Drive is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 271h day of November, 2012. 4,f * )-R C:�_15_ lkt& A.", 'ol. F Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Davis Seconded by: Goodman Voting aye: Davis, Goodman, Larson, Orazem, Szopinski, Wacha Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 271" day of November, 2012.