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Home My WebLink AboutA013 - Letter dated August 10, 2012 regarding approval of final plat Memo City Manager's Office 35 TO: Mayor and Council FROM: Bob Kindred, Assistant City Manager DATE: August 10, 2012 SUBJECT: Ringgenberg Park Subdivision, 3rd Addition Major Final Plat On Tuesday, August 7, Kurt Friedrich and Brian Torresi submitted an application for approval of the Final Plat for the Ringgenberg Park Subdivision's 3rd Addition. They also expressed an urgent desire that this item be placed on your August 14 agenda for approval. The Municipal Code states that applications for final plat approval of a major subdivision must be submitted to the City at least 15 days prior to the regular City Council meeting at which approval is sought. The attached letter from Mr. Torresi asks you to waive that requirement. One purpose for that timeframe is to allow staff adequate time to review the submission and to verify whether or not all of the developer's commitments have been fulfilled. Knowing of your desire that we do everything possible to facilitate development in the community, staff has devoted a substantial amount of time over the past three days to coordinate review of this submission with the other affected agencies and utilities. Since review of this final major plat is the last time Council approval is needed, there are several elements of the overall Ringgenberg Park Subdivision that staff wants to make sure are adequately addressed before approval is given. Staff will do everything possible to pull together needed information and approvals by Tuesday, August 14. However, it is possible that the final plat review may not be completed until later in the week. In that event, the applicant may request that Council hold a special meeting to approve their final plat. G a DAMSBRONN John D.Shors ... 4\° I A.ht Robert A.Gable Michael G.Kulik Frank J.Carroll BruceL Campbell Jamb—C.Wilson REPLY To Atrllis OFFICE Steven L.Nelson DavidB.VanSickel Gene R.La Suer Deborah M.Tharnish Kent A August 8,2012 bert J Doug las,Jr. Mark D.Walz Gary M.Myers Stanley J.Thompson The Honorable Ann H.Campbell,Mayor, and David YL Erickson Lori 7orgerson Chesser Members of the Ames City Council Jo Ellen Whitney City of Ames, Iowa Becky Knutson Julie Johnson McLean 515 Clark Avenue M g`�t Van Heuten Thomas E.Stanberry Ames, IA 50010 Christopher P.Janes Sharoa K.Malhefro Kris Holub Tilley William A.Boatwright ATTN: Department of Planning and Housing Tnomas J.Houser Kendall R-Watkins Joseph A.Hoppe Re: Requested Waiver of Section 23.302(8)(a) of the Municipal WiillliiammILFlanigan Debra Rectenbagh Pettit Code, City of Ames, Iowa for Ringgenberg Park Subdivision Matthew F.Laughlin Judith R.Lynn Bbes Third Addition,Ames, Story County, Iowa WilliamP.Kelly Susan J.Freed Jason M.Ross Jason M.Stone Dear Mayor Campbell,Ms.Voss and Amy M. ictila Members of the Ames City Council: JAY pH B.J.Miller Jodie Clark McDougal Jefliey D.Ewoldt On behalf of Heartland Development, LLC (the "Applicant"), we are TaraZ.Hall Struit Todd seeking a waiver of the timing requirements set forth in Section 23.302(8)(a) N boleyMimMordini Mark D. am of the Municipal Code, City of Ames, Iowa (the "Code") related to the KllyA.Detm approval of the Final Plat of Ringgenberg Park Subdivision Third Addition, Krystle L.Campo Sarah K.Franklin Ames,Story County,Iowa(the"Subdivision"). Christopher I-Is,cs Robert W.Dixon Michael C.Richards Section 23.302(8)(a) of the Code provides that applications for Final Christopher Maya" Plat Approval of a Major Subdivision must be submitted to the Department of Saa�;LCme�,n�t Jana M.Lufteuegger Planning and Housing(the"Department') at least fifteen(15) days prior to the Ann E.Naffier regular City Council meeting at which approval is sought. Section 23.103(1) Matthew Warner-BLvdrenship Totellectuaof the Code provides that, for a particular subdivision, the City Council may Kent A.Hlerin>ProPam`' Emily E.Harris modify or waive strict compliance with the Code if strict compliance would seaD.Solberg result in extraordinary hardship to the applicant, and that the ability of the City Mauhcty Warum-Blankcaship Of Counsel Council to modify or waive requirements is available "so that substantial Jelfray A.Baker Donald L Bin justice maybe done and the public interest secured". Denise R.Claton C.Carleton Frededci Robert F.Holz,Jr. On August 7, 2012, the Applicant submitted to the Department all of Dennis Jade rain the documents and materials required for consideration of the approval of the JosephStcph M.Pam.M to ky Richard E.Rani ay Subdivision by the City Council. Upon submittal, the Applicant respectfully Stephen W.Roberts requested that approval of the Subdivision be considered at the August 14, NeatsmithSalsbery Sean D.Solberg A.Arthur Davis DAVIS 13RW4N KOEHN SHORE S ROBERTS P,C. 1929-1997 PHONFSIS.ZS8.2500 DAVIS -• THE HIGHLAND BUILDING THE AMES OFFICE - WED • • 500 10 b August 8, 2012 Page 2 2012, regular meeting of the City Council. Fortunately, the Applicant has already preliminarily sold about one-third (1/3) of the thirty-one (31) proposed residential lots within the Subdivision. Unfortunately, the closing dates set for most of those sales are on or about August 20, 2012. If the waiver requested herein is not granted by the City Council, these closing dates would have to be adjusted at considerable and extraordinary expense and hardship, not only to the Applicant, but to the purchasers of the lots and the builders of improvements on the lots. While we appreciate and understand that the closing dates for the sales of lots in the Subdivision may have been set prematurely, we ask that the City Council nonetheless take the hardship of the multiple parties into consideration and grant the waiver requested herein in order to take action on the approval of the Subdivision on August 14,2012. We thank you in advance for your understanding and cooperation and for your assistance in expediting this matter. Very truly yours, ,r Brian D.Torresi Cc: Kurt W.Friedrich Scott Renaud