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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Revision to Preliminary Plat for The Irons Subdivision RESOLUTION NO. 16-542 RESOLUTION APPROVING REVISION TO PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR THE IRONS SUBDIVISION FOR THE CITY OF AMES WHEREAS, the Ames Golf and Country Club (AGCC)received conditional City Council approval of a Preliminary Plat for The Irons Subdivision on June 14, 2016; and, WHEREAS, the Irons is a 35-lot subdivision with 34 lots for new homes and 1 lot for the AGCC; and, WHEREAS, The Irons is located within the North Allowable Growth Area and it is also in the Rural Transitional Residential Area of the Ames Urban Fringe Plan;the project design standards, therefore, are a combination of Ames and Story County subdivision requirements; and, WHEREAS, on June 28, the Story County Board of Supervisors approved the Preliminary Plat with 3 5 lots,but that did not include the City's condition for construction of an eight-foot shared use path along 190th Street; and, WHEREAS,for the applicant to proceed with the project and receive final plat approval,the developer now requests a revision to the Preliminary Plat conditions to eliminate the shared use path condition to be consistent with the County's approval; and, WHEREAS,at the June 14 meeting,the City Council initially approved the Preliminary Plat with 31 residential lots and no residential lots along 190th Street that was later reconsidered and replaced with a motion to approve 34 residential lots with the 3 lots along 190th Street; and, WHEREAS, the latter motion passed; with the approval of the 34 residential lots,the City Council granted certain waivers in regards to subdivision standards for the lots with access to 190th Street and for construction of a five-foot sidewalk along the full length of 190th Street; and, WHEREAS,as a condition of those waivers,the City Council added a specific condition for construction of an eight-foot shared use path by the developer along 190th Street in lieu of the sidewalk,and the shared use path along 190th Street would be approximately one-half of a mile;and, WHEREAS,the full list of conditions and requirements approved by City Council with the Preliminary Plat is as follows: 1) allow a total of 34 residential lots with three lots on 190th Street and grant design waivers(access,sidewalk,and conservation buffer for 190th)for the frontage along 190th Street;2)treat all public improvements treated as if this were in the City,requiring City review of improvement plans, on-site installation inspections, and inspection billing to the developer; 3) apply for and obtain a City COSESCO permit and be subject to City fees and inspections for storm water; 4)complete the Xenia Water territory buy-out and territory transfer agreement prior to final plat approval; 5) complete an agreement prior to final plat approval requiring property owners to abandon Advantex systems,install sewer infrastructure, and connect to City sanitary sewer when it is brought to the site; 6)include construction of an 8-foot shared-use path along 190th Street; and, 7) increase the shared-use path width along George Washington Carver Avenue from eight feet to ten feet; and, WHEREAS, the County's engineer reviewed the condition to add a shared use path along 190th Street and recommended at the time the project was approved by the Board of Supervisors that such an improvement not be part of The Irons project; and, WHEREAS,according to the County's engineer,the placement of a shared-use path on 190th Street is problematic because there is not enough right-of-way to build a SUDAS compliant eight- foot shared use path and retain the carrying capacity of the ditch; and, WHEREAS,the SUDAS compliant design standard for a shared use path would be five feet of separation from road and eight feet of paving for the path; and, WHEREAS,the County Engineer does not believe the ditch can be filled in, since the ditch is needed for subsurface road drainage,longitudinal ditch drainage,and snow storage;this constraint is similar on the north side of the road,so moving the shared-use path to the north is also problematic; and, WHEREAS, based upon the County Engineer's feedback, staff explored other alternatives for bike facility improvements beyond the standard five-foot sidewalk requirement of the Subdivision Code; and, WHEREAS,staffbelieves there is a solution to creating a safe bicycle facility on 1901h Street with long-term planning for an improvement; and, WHEREAS, if there is a preference to allow the three lots,the City Council may choose to waive the sidewalk standard and require the developer to contribute an amount equal to the five-foot sidewalk installation cost for a future solution identified for a bicycle path. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the revision to the Preliminary Plat for The Irons Subdivision (Southeast corner of George Washington Carver and 1901h Street)to remove the condition that a shared use path be installed along 190t1i Street is hereby approved, with the stipulation that the sidewalk deferral be granted with the requirement of cash in escrow from the developer to be used by the City toward a future solution identified for a bicycle facility on 190`' Street. ADOPTED THIS 13`'day of September, 2016. _ IAA& /&*,.. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Orazem Seconded by: Gartin Voting aye: Corrieri, Gartin,Nelson, Orazem Voting nay: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 13'day of September, 2016.