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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Urban Fringe Plan Amendment including new policy for lands designated as Highway-Oriented Commercial RESOLUTION NO. 16-688 RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENT TO AMES URBAN FRINGE PLAN TO INCLUDE NEW POLICY FOR LANDS DESIGNATED AS HIGHWAY ORIENTED COMMERCIAL FOR THE CITY OF AMES WHEREAS, at its September 13, 2016, meeting, the City Council initiated an amendment to the Ames Urban Fringe Land Use Framework Map as requested by Travis J. Vencel, representing Trinitas Ventures; and, WHEREAS, the area for the proposed change is on the south side of Lincoln Way adjacent to and immediately west of the Ames corporate limits and extending to the Boone County line of 500th Avenue; and, WHEREAS, the request asked the Council to authorize applying for an amendment to the Ames Urban Fringe Land Use Framework Map Plan that would change the land use designation from Highway- Oriented Commercial(HOC) to Urban Residential for approximately 11 acres owned by Misters Belitsos and Wolfe for the north portion of property that is already Urban Service Area for the south half of the property; and, WHEREAS, as part of the proposed amendment, staff has also included an abutting developed commercial property (Campus Fortress, LC) on the south side of Lincoln Way with the amendment request; Story County and the City of Gilbert agreed to initiate the amendment process on October 4, 2016, and October 3, 2016, respectively; and, WHEREAS, staff proposes a slightly different amendment to the Fringe Plan than originally envisioned by the applicant; staff believes that the Urban Services Area designation should be changed as was requested, however, rather than change the area designated as HOC to Urban Residential to allow for annexation, a text amendment that allows for annexation of commercial area would be appropriate for this site and for broader application in the future; and, WHEREAS, the subject area is Highway-Oriented Commercial and Rural Urban Transitional, and for it to be annexed, it must be changed from Rural Urban Transitional to Urban Service Area as a Land Use Class; and, WHEREAS, however, City staff believes there is a disconnect in the Fringe Plan policies about the Land Use Framework and annexation requirements because they prohibit the annexation of HOC lands even when the polices for the Convenience Commercial Node that overlap the HOC designation support annexation for new development; and, WHEREAS, to address these apparently conflicting policies for this area, staff proposes retaining the Land Use Framework Map designation of Highway-Oriented Comrriercial to reflect the general use of the area and intent of the nearby Convenience Commercial Node, and to adopt a text amendment for annexation; the text amendment would create a new Policy 10 that specifies HOC land can pursue annexation if it is within the Urban Service Area designation; and, WHEREAS, the proposed text amendment would, at this time, only apply to the same three properties that are part of this proposed Urban Service Area designation amendment, and the remaining HOC properties in the Urban Fringe would not be able to seek annexation without a separate Fringe Plan Amendment for an Urban Service Area designation. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the inclusion of a new Policy in the Urban Fringe Plan for lands designated as Highway-Oriented Commercial that allows for annexation is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 22"d day ofNovember, 2016. ij . �w lli-a& Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Orazem Seconded by: Corrieri Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin,Nelson, Orazem Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 22°d day ofNovember, 2016.