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Home My WebLink About~Master - Preliminary Plat for Menards Ames Subdivision RESOLUTION NO. 18-156 RESOLUTION APPROVING PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR MENARDS AMES SUBDIVISION FOR THE CITY OF AMES WHEREAS, Menards Ames Subdivision is a proposed 41-acre development on Southeast 16t' Street just west of the Skunk River; and, WHEREAS, the property owner, Hickory Park, Inc., requests approval of a prehnninary plat creating five lots; and, WHEREAS, there are three developable parcels, one outlot reserved for the FEMA- designated Floodway, and one small lot to be dedicated as right-of-way; and, WHEREAS, the largest lot is intended for a Menards store, for which City staff is currently reviewing a Minor Site Development Plan; the two smaller lots along Southeast 16th Street are designated for future commercial development; and, WHEREAS, the Floodway lies along the eastern one quarter of the site, and no development is proposed for this outlot and the notation on the plat indicates it is reserved for the Floodway; and, WHEREAS, a small lot in the northeast corner will include an extension of the sidewalk along Southeast 16th Street to the Skunk River Trail; the sidewalk will run adjacent to an existing gravel drive that has provided access to the trail for maintenance and to the USGS river gages, and this small lot will be dedicated as Southeast 16th Street right-of-way; and, WHEREAS, no public improvements are proposed with the subdivision other than the construction of sidewalks, and appropriate easements for water and sewer are included with the Prelnninary Plat; and, WHEREAS, at its meeting on March 7, 2018, the Planning and Zoning Conrunission voted to recommend approval of the Preliminary Plat. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the Preliminary Plat for Menards Ames Subdivision is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 27t' day of March, 2018. �J�.Lia� W d J L,�, Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John . Haila, Mayor Introduced by: Nelson Seconded by: Corrieri Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corneri, Gartin, Martin,Nelson Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 27' day of March, 2018.