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HomeMy WebLinkAboutA017 - Resolution No. 08-029 adopted January 22, 2008 - Outlot H, Gene Harris, 2nd addition DO NOT WRITE IN THE SPACE ABOVE THIS LINE,RESERVED FOR RECORDER Prepared by:Douglas R.Marek,Ames City Attorney,515 Clark Avenue,Ames,IA 50010 Phone:515-239-5146 Return to:Ames City Clerk,P.O.Box 811 Ames IA 50010 Phone:515-239-5105 RESOLUTION NO. 08-029 RESOLUTION APPROVING REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF SUBDIVISION REQUIREMENTS FOR OUTLOT H, GENE HARRIS SUBDIVISION, 2ND ADDITION, BOONE COUNTY, FOR THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA WHEREAS,on December 18,2007,the City Council referred to staff a request from the attorney representing PowerFilm, Inc., to waive of subdivision standards for property designated as Outlot H, Gene Harris Subdivision, 2nd Addition, in Boone County; and, WHEREAS, the applicant is now proposing to split Outlot H, which is located inside the two- mile jurisdiction of Ames, into two parcels with access to and frontage on public right-of-way; and, WHEREAS,fringe planning for this area is not yet complete,but the City is not likely to annex land along this corridor in the immediate future, and is engaged in cooperative urban fringe planning with Boone County; and, WHEREAS,in reviewing past subdivisions involved in rural development,the City of Ames has required property owners to sign and provide covenants waiving the right of whomever owns the property to protest future assessments for public improvements and binding property owners and future owners to pay the full cost of abandoning rural water systems in the future; and, WHEREAS,this particular parcel is part of a previous subdivision waiver request,and covenants are already in place for the subject property; and, WHEREAS,without a waiver,of infrastructure requirements,the property owner must provide streets, sanitary sewer, and water systems meeting City standards even though the City has not yet extended infrastructure to this site; and, WHEREAS, earlier subdivision requests of this nature have been granted with conditions that provide for efficient and orderly expansion of the City in the future. NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,that the request for waiver of subdivision regulations for the installation of public improvements for Outlot H, Gene Harris Subdivision, 2"Addition, Boone County, is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 22°d day of January, 2008. -L�tei Diane R. Voss, City C16k Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Popken Seconded by: Rice Voting aye: Doll, Goodman, Larson, Mahayni, Popken,Rice Voting nay: None ' Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 22nd day of January, 2008.