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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Preliminary Plat for 5871 Ontario Street RESOLUTION NO. 16-607 RESOLUTION APPROVING PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR 5871 ONTARIO STREET FOR THE CITY OF AMES WHEREAS,D&R Furman,LLC,is the property owner of 5871 Ontario Street and requests approval of a Preliminary Plat for a major subdivision of a 33.57 acre site; the property is located on the north side of Ontario, and South of the Union Pacific Railroad Line; and, WHEREAS,the City Council approved a rezoning request from Agricultural (A)zoning to Suburban Residential Low Density(FS-RL)with a Master Plan on July 26, 2016; and, WHEREAS, the proposed Preliminary Plat is a layout of 74 single-family home lots, and includes three outlots for open space; and, WHEREAS, the design includes the construction of six public streets, four of them as extensions of existing public streets from the east and two new public streets traversing the site from north to south; the frontage of Ontario Street must be improved as part of the subdivision frontage of the project and this includes extension of the existing sidewalk, street, and utilities; and, WHEREAS, the developer has requested that the Council approve a waiver of street improvements for the partial extension of Ontario Street,and also desires to enter into a development agreement for cost-sharing on the extension of the current 16-inch water main that is within Ontario Street; and, WHEREAS,the proposed 74 single-family home lots will be accessed from Oregon Avenue, Tennessee Street,Maryland Street,Missouri Street,Kansas Drive,and Ohio Street,and there is one access point proposed from Ontario Street leading into the subdivision; and, WHEREAS, the lots are generally consistent in size with larger lots located along the perimeter of the subdivision and smaller lots are in the center; all lots meet minimum size requirements and frontage requirements for the FS-RL zoning district; and, WHEREAS,there are three outlots in the proposed subdivision,which total 8.05 acres, and these outlots will function as open space, storm water system and detention, and utility easement areas; and, WHEREAS, the rezoning of the site occurred in July 2016, and included a Master Plan defining the general arrangement of uses and conditions for development of the site; and, WHEREAS,staff finds that the Preliminary Plat is consistent with the approved Master Plan proposed layout due to the arrangement of development and conservation areas within the proposed subdivision(Birch Meadows Subdivision); and, WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing and voted unanimously to recommend approval of the Preliminary Plat to the City Council. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the Preliminary Plat for 5871 Ontario Street(Birch Meadows Subdivision) is hereby approved with the following conditions: a) modify the improvement plans to have the water line extension transition from within the paved area of Ontario to the parking area of the ROW,rather than below the paving of the Ontario extension; b) prior to final plat of the final addition of the subdivision, provide to the City cash-in-escrow for the costs of the water line extension from the termination of the line at Oregon Avenue(the costs for the extension shall be to the specifications of the City and as estimated by the Public Works Director); c)direct staff to prepare a development agreement for City Council consideration at the time of final plat approval that identifies the financial obligation for the City to pay for the cost of over-sizing the 8" water line to a 16" water line from Oregon Avenue to the west property(the agreement will reduce the Developers obligation under item b); and, d)deny the request for a waiver of the Ontario Street extension to the west property line of the subdivision. ADOPTED THIS 1 Vh day of October, 2016. A. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Beatty-Hansen Seconded by: Betcher Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin,Nelson, Orazem Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this I I"day of October, 2016.