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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Major Site Development Plan for 2121 Cottonwood Road RESOLUTION NO. 16-666 RESOLUTION APPROVING MAJOR SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR 2121 COTTONWOOD ROAD FOR THE CITY OF AMES WHEREAS, Hunziker Development Company, LLC, is requesting approval of a Major Site Development Plan for 12 apartments on the property located at 2121 Cottonwood Road for Lot 3 within the recently platted Village Park Subdivision; and, WHEREAS, the lot is currently zoned Suburban Residential Zone Residential Medium Density(FS-RM); and, WHEREAS, the developer of the site proposes a residential apartment development configured as a three-story building with a total of 12 units; and, WHEREAS, the three-story apartment building includes four one-bedroom units, and eight two-bedroom units for a total of 20 bedrooms with an average of 1.67 bedrooms per unit; and, WHEREAS, development of the property is required to be consistent with the rezoning Master Plan Agreement for the property, and the Master Plan that accompanied the rezoning to FS- RM identified three areas of the subdivision for development with FS-RM zoning; and, WHEREAS, approximately 100 to 120 units, and an approximate density of 13 to 17 units per acre is shown on the approved Master Plan; and, WHEREAS, the Final Plat for Village Park Subdivision includes 11 lots for development in the "FS-RM" portion of the subdivision, and one lot for development in the "RH" (Residential High Density)portion of the subdivision; and, WHEREAS, the FS-RM lots are planned for a single 12-unit, 3-story, apartment building on Lots 1, 2, 3 and 4, and a 12-unit, 2-story apartment building on Lot 5, and apartment buildings planned for the RH portion of the subdivision will be located south of Cottonwood Road and east of Aurora Avenue and are planned to include four 36-unit buildings,three stories in height; and, WHEREAS, the proposed development follows a pattern and orientation that features the building constructed along the north side of Cottonwood Road with surface parking along one side of the building and behind the building in the rear yard, and garages along the north property line of each lot; and, WHEREAS, the proposed development on this particular lot, includes two garage buildings along the north property line, with six parking stalls in each garage building, and surface parking spaces are located along the east property line, and behind the apartment building, and, WHEREAS, access to the site for parking is a shared access easement centered on the property lime between Lot 3 (2121 Cottonwood Road), and Lot 2 (2105 Cottonwood Road); and, WHEREAS, the shared access between Lots 2 and 3, also serves as a temporary emergency vehicle access that extends through the Wessex Apartment development adjacent to the north, and out to Oakwood Road, until such time that Cottonwood Road is extended to the west to connect with the existing Cottonwood Road in the Suncrest Subdivision; and, WHEREAS, FS-RM zoning includes requirements for common open space equaling 10% of the area of the FS-RM zoning; the open space standard is meant to meet the needs of the overall development area; and, WHEREAS, the common open space that serves the tenants of the proposed apartment building is located within outlots to serve all of the Village Park Subdivision and is essentially used for storniwater detention; it also includes an extension of a 10-foot trail, and, WHEREAS, landscaping is provided to meet front yard apartment foundation and parking lot screening requirements, no landscaping has been proposed or required along the north property line behind the proposed garages due to existing landscaping along the Wessex development; and, WHEREAS, off-street parking has been provided to meet the minimum parking requirements for apartment dwellings in the FS-RM zone; and, WHEREAS, at its meeting November 2, 2016, the Planning and Zoning Commission reviewed the proposed Major Site Development Plan and recommended approval of the Site Plan with the following conditions, as recommended by staff a) that the landscaping, and site improvements, as shown on the Landscape Plan for Outlots A & D, be installed, prior to occupancy of the first FS-RM apartment building in the Village Park Subdivision; b) prior to approval of the Major Site Development Plan by the City Council, a Minor Amendment to the Planned Residence District Plan for the Wessex Apartment Development, to include the temporary emergency vehicle access, must be approved by City staff, c) prior to occupancy of the first FS-RM apartment building in the Village Park Subdivision, construction of a temporary emergency vehicle access to the Village Park Subdivision must be constructed to the specification of the Fire Department with a minnrium capability of accommodating vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of up to 80,000 pounds; d) prior to consideration by the Council, gates must be added to the Major Site Development Plan for screening of the garbage collection areas in order to meet the requirements of Section 29.408(3) of the Municipal Code; e) prior to occupancy of the apartment building at 2121 Cottonwood Road, shrubs used as screening for mechanical units must be installed to meet zoning standards at a minimum height that is six inches higher (at the time of planting) than the mechanical equipment the shrubs are screening; f compliance of all exterior lighting, with the Outdoor Lighting Code, Section 29.411 of the Municipal Code, and approval by the Planning and Housing Department, is required prior to occupancy; and, g) modify the landscape plan to include eight additional foundation planting shrubs; and, WHEREAS, since the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, staff has approved the Minor Amendment to the Planned Residence District Plan for the Wessex apartment development (Condition `B'), and the applicant has made revisions to the plan to address outdoor lighting code compliance; and, WHEREAS, staff and the developer have finalized trash enclosure options, and oo lighting is proposed with the plan at this time. WHEREAS, the recommended conditions have been updated to reflect recent work with staff; and the Developer is in agreement with the overall set of conditions and will finalize their plan sets upon approval by City Council. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the Major Site Development Plan for the proposed apartment building at 2121 Cottonwood Road is hereby approved, with the following conditions: a) that the landscaping, and site improvements, as shown on the Landscape Plan for Outlots A & D, be installed, prior to occupancy of the first F S- RM apartment building in the Village Park Subdivision; b) prior to occupancy of the first FS-RM apartment building in the Village Park Subdivision, construction of a temporary emergency vehicle access to the Village Park Subdivision must be constructed to the specification of the Fire Department with a minimum capability of accommodating vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of up to 80,000 pounds; c) the landscape plan shall include revisions necessary to specify plantings appropriate in size equal to the height of the mechanical equipment to ensure the compliance with the zoning ordinance screening requirements. ADOPTED THIS 15t1i day of November, 2016. _ a) 1� 'x/. e--'AAe-& Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Orazem Seconded by: Gartin Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin,Nelson, Orazem Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 15th day ofNovember, 2016.