HomeMy WebLinkAboutA004 - Council Action Form dated September 27, 2011 ITEM # 15
DATE: 09-27-11
COUNCIL ACTION FORM
SUBJECT:MINOR FINAL PLAT FOR MATTHEW'S SUMMIT SUBDIVISION
BACKGROUND:
Mark Gannon is requesting approval of a final plat for Matthew's Summit Subdivision, which
is within the City's two mile fringe area and includes approximately 8.24 acres. It is located
southwest of the intersection of Riverside Road and Stagecoach Road, presently
addressed as 3805 Stagecoach Road in rural Story County. Five residential lots for the
construction of single-family homes are proposed, ranging in size from one acre to 3.27
acres; and Lot "A", including 0.47 acres, will be dedicated to Story County as right-of-way
for Stagecoach Road. (See "Attachment A" for a copy of the proposed final plat.)
On August 9, 2011, the City Council approved Mr. Gannon's request for a waiver of the
design and improvement standards (Division IV)of the Ames's Subdivision Regulations and
the requirement for approval of a Preliminary Plat. That approval contained the
conditions that an application for a final plat and the signed covenants, for Lots 1
and 2, be submitted within six months of approval of the waiver. The applicant has
signed and submitted the standard three covenants which bind the current and
future owners to (1) request annexation when the City asks them to, (2) pay for any
buyout of rural water upon annexation, and (3) agree not to contest any assessment
necessary for the installation of public improvements installed by the City.
Since the City Council waived the design and improvement standards, the City retains only
its interest in that ensuring the terms of the Ames Urban Fringe Plan are met. The
proposed subdivision is located in an area that straddles two different land use
designations of the Urban Fringe Plan. The Plan shows that frontage along East Riverside
Road is Rural Transitional Residential while Stagecoach Road is Rural Residential. Lots 1
and 2 are designated as Rural Transitional Residential, and Lots 3, 4, and 5 are in the area
designated as Rural Residential. An excerpt of the Urban Fringe Plan map is shown on
"Attachment B." The terms of the 28-E agreement between the City of Ames, Story
County and Gilbert have given subdivision jurisdiction in some areas of the plan
(including Rural Residential) to Story County, while the City of Ames and Story
County retain joint jurisdiction in other areas (including Rural Transitional
Residential).
The Plan describes "Rural Transitional Residential (RTR)" as follows:
"Areas designated Rural Transitional Residential are located in areas where urban
infrastructure may not be in place for a time period beyond the Ames Urban Fringe
Plan planning horizon. Rural Transitional Residential development is designed to
transition seamlessly into adjacent rural residential and agricultural land uses,
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providing buffers where necessary to separate residences from particularly intense
or noxious agricultural activities. Residential densities within this designation are
between rural densities and urban densities."
Policy 1 specifically addresses the density of residential development in the RTR portion of
the proposed subdivision:
"This land use designation includes all single-family and two-family residential land
uses/developments that involve average net densities between one unit per acre and
3.75 units per acres."
Lots 1 and 2, lying within the Rural Transitional Residential area, meet the density
standard described above.
The Plan describes "Rural Residential (RR)" as follows:
"Residential land uses within Rural Residential designated areas are developed at a
rural density and in areas where urban infrastructure may not be in place for a time
period beyond the Ames Urban Fringe Plan. The Rural Residential designation
recognizes a residential market segment seeking large lots in a rural setting,
benefiting from agricultural activities on a small scale."
Policy 1 specifically addresses the density of residential development in the RR portion of
the proposed subdivision:
"This land use designation includes all single-family residential land
uses/developments that involve maximum average net densities of one unit per acre."
Lots 3, 4 and 5, lying within the Rural Residential area, meet the density standard
described above.
The City Council is to ascertain whether the final plat conforms to relevant and applicable
design and improvement standards in the adopted subdivision regulations, to other City
ordinances and standards, to the City's Land Use Policy Plan and to the City's other
adopted plans, in accordance with Section 23.303(4) of the Municipal Code.
On August 9, 2011, the City Council waived the design and improvement standards
for Matthew's Summit Subdivision and the requirement for approval of a Preliminary
Plat. It can be concluded, based on this finding, that the final plat conforms to the
City's adopted subdivision design and improvement standards.
The applicant has proposed a rural residential subdivision that includes two lots in the Rural
Transitional Residential area of the urban fringe, each containing 1.00 acre, and three lots
in the Rural Residential area, with lot sizes of 1.00 acre, 1.50 acres and 3.27 acres. Each
lot is proposed for construction of one single-family home (one unit). It can be concluded,
based upon these findings, that the density requirements in the adopted Urban
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Fringe Plan for the Rural Transitional Residential area and the Rural Residential area
are met by the proposed subdivision.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. The City Council can approve the Minor Final Plat known as Matthew's Summit
Subdivision, based upon the findings and conclusions as described in the staff analysis.
2. The City Council can deny the Minor Final Plat known as Matthew's Summit Subdivision
if it determines that the proposed subdivision does not conform to adopted standards
and regulations.
3. The City Council can refer this back to staff and/or the property owner for additional
information.
MANAGER'S RECOMMENDED ACTION:
The proposed Minor Final Plat for Matthew's Summit Subdivision is consistent with the
Ames Urban Fringe Plan. Upon approval of the Final Plat by Story County, the plat will be
recorded to enable the construction of a single-family home on each of the five lots. The
terms that the City Council applied in granting the waiver from the subdivision standards
have been met.
Therefore, it is the recommendation of the City Manager that the City Council approve
Alternative #1.
Approval of the resolution will allow the Final Plat for Matthew's Summit Subdivision and
accompanying documents to be recorded in the office of the Story County Recorder.
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ATTACHMENT A
FINAL PLAT OF MATTHEW'S SUMMIT SUBDIVISION
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ATTACHMENT B
URBAN FRINGE PLAN DESIGNATIONS
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Industrial
Rural Transitional Residential
Rural Residential
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