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Home My WebLink AboutA007 - Letter dated may 11, 1978 regarding conceptual development plan (large map not scanned) FILED CITY CLERK CITY OF AMES,IOWA City Of AMES, Iowa 50010 MAY, (515) 232-6210 DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT APPROVED BY COUNCIL May 11, 1978 Honorable Mayor and Members MAY .1 6 of City Council 'Administration Building : Ames , Iowa 50010 Re: Conceptual Development Plan Spring Valley Subdivision Honorable 'Mayor and Members of City Council : The Planning & Zoning Commission, during its regular meeting on May 3, 1978, considered the above Conceptual Development Plan and adopted the following motion by a 6-0 vote (with Kahler absent): That the Commission accept the staff recommendation to approve the Conceptual Development Plan of Spring Valley Subdivision.. The developer proposes to submit at. a later time a PUD overlay for Lots A, B, and C and Lots 75-92. The remainder of the project area will be developed conventionally-with single-family houses. The proposed. egress to the development between 'Lots 79 and 59 has been deemed by staff to be an appropriate location irrespective -of Mr. Tsai 's request that it be moved southerly to make connection. with his land (See correspondence from Mr. Tsai ) . Staff takes the position that the proposed egress is central to all undeveloped .lands to. the east and, therefore, affords greater flexibility in design of future circulation patterns. Furthermore, if the egress were moved to the south to connect with Mr. Tsars land, he could only create a stub develop- ment (off,,Sprinq Valley), on the larger most westerly portion of his land and, therefore, not be able to fully extend the street. to Delaware unless it would be done through cooperation with the landowner to. the north_. Moving the egress to the south would also adversely effect the CDP's concept of using the egress as a separation between single-family detached homes to the south (starting with Lot 59) and PUD .development to the north (starting with Lot 79) . Combining Education and Industry with Hospitality Honorable Mayor and Mrs of Council May 11, 1978 Page Two Please find attached a copy of the Department's staff report on this subject. _Sincerely, Patrick J. Jr, Director of Community Develo m t PJS:pr cc: Terry Sprenkel John Luchan Bud Nichol Ron Wooldridge Arnold Chantland Yu-Min Tsai 3006 Kellogg Ave. Ames, Iowa 50010 April 30, 1978 Mr. R; A. Wooldridge, Chief Planner Department of Community Development City of Ames - . Ames, Iowa 50010 Dear Mr, Wooldridge: T Thank you for your letter of April 26, 1978, We haveewritten to the City Council , expressing our request on the CDP of the Spring Valley Subdivision and-a copy -of it is enclosed. We shall plan to come to.:'-the Planning and:-', Zoning Commission meeting on Wednesdays May 3, 1978 Sincerely, Yu-Min- Tsai Yu-Min Tsai and - Hsiu-Mei Tsai 3006 Kellogg Ave. Ames; `Iowa 50010; April .30._"19.78. The Honorable Mayor and City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa. Gentlemen: = We are the owners of the 5.1-acre property bordering the southeast corner of the proposed Spring Valley Subdivision for 738 feet. We have investigated the conceptual development plan of the subdivision and believe that the plan presents a blockage _ to the future development of the property because it does not provide any access- to the property,, -_ _ - Although there is a dedicated future access-` on the'-east - side of the subdivision, which is provided presumably for the future development of the eastern adjacent properties.-, the access is not accessible to our property which is= one of -the two adjacent properties on the east side of the subdivision,- We respectfully request that the future access on the plan be relocated, moving southward for about 125 feet to a location accessible to our property. Sincerely. . Yu-Min Tsai Hsiu-Mei Tsai . - cc : Mr. A. A. Wooldridge Chief Planner CITY OF AMES ::ire DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. . REPORT TO THE PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION ' PREPARED: April 25, 1978 MEETING DATE: May 3, 1978 CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN: Spring Valley Subdivision OWNER: Buck, Friedrich, Hunziker ENGINEER: Ames Engineering DESIGNER: Rudi, Lee, Dreyer LOCATION: Apprrtoohximaadttely tt1/4 mile west of the intersection of Ontario & North Dakota on the SI uAND�V�UM d.OFhh too treet. Total Area of Subdivision -- 46.02 acres Number of Lots :- 95 lots including Lots A,` B & C Lot Size.; Lot size varies ZONING & LAND USED Subject Parcel 9-3 & R-2; agricultural & open space North -- R-3 & R-2; low & medium `density resi,denti-al . South' -- R-1 & county zoning; agricultural & open space East --. C-5 & R-2; agricultural & open space West - A-1 & county zoning; agricultural & open space FINDINGS: Land Use Policy Plan The Land Use Policy Plan designates a portion of this area as being suitable for low density residential; development. The remainder of the area, .outside the Urban Service Area, is designated as suitable for residential expansion.. Proposed Plat , This Concept'ual 'Development Plan replaces the Proposed.P:.lat. : Public Utilities ` Water -- 14" line in Ontario Road . Sanitary Sewer Storm Sewer -- Other -- . 1 . Transportation Access ,to the site will be provided via Ontario Road which will be paved in the near future. Access to the interior of the site is provided by one road from- Ontario. That will serve as the only access to the site until the access provided to the east is constructed. This raises a question of safety with regard to the present limited access.' . Certain portions of the.vehicular movement system become -critical and an accident at any critical point could theoretically prevent the passage of emergency vehicles to other portions of'°=the development., Physical Characteristics Vegetation -- The area is characterized by extensive amounts of vegetation along the fence rows and Clear Creek. Terrain Most of the site is generally flat except for the -area along Clear Creek and a natural drainageway which flows across the site to Clear Creek. Drainage -- Drainage is,' generally to the south and west. Soils -- Flooding - Portions of the site along Clear Creek may be susceptible to flooding but those areas will become' dedicated greenways. ANALYSIS: 1. The CDP reflects a ,sensitive approach to development of.this area. Although the plan takes advantage of the natural features� of the site, it does so in such a way that those natural features are preserved. 2. As noted on the plan, Lots A, B, & C are intended for development of multiple- fai�ily & townhouse.-development. A PUD for those lots plus single-family lots. 75-92 will be submitted at a later date. 3. Some consideration should be given to the possibility of providing another access to the site from Ontario Road. 4. Because of the property characteristics to the east, it may be advantageous to move the access ''road. further south so the centerline lines- up with the property lines adjacent to the east. The designer has agreed to look at that possibility. . RECOMMENDATION: The Department of Community Development recommends,'Ithat this .Conceptual Development Plan be approved. { - j", ARM ZONING 14AP' SPRING VALLEY SUBDIVISION APPLICANT: H.'& F/Fr9.edrich/Buck DATE: ' 4/28/78 ;.. it ' 1 a1 1 F I - � I R__2 ; . W 1 a � rueloN _ CT.` I W W � ® j e1NOSORCt � • OUESE CIR. OARFI ASSIE SAWYER ® CIRCI 'r - _ 6 !T —_2 .. 2 3 Cc C. uJ • ARIZONA AC 3C2C C¢ [ R C1111CLE 6 - — C rJ s0 1 C 1 . 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