HomeMy WebLinkAboutA014 - Letter from Planning and Housing dated July 27, 2012 DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & HOUSING
515 Clark Avenue,P.O.Box 811,Ames,IA 50010
Phone:515-239-5400♦Fax:515-239-5404
jbenson@city.ames.ia.us
July 27, 2012
FOX Engineering
Attn: Scott Renaud
414 S. 17`h Street, Suite 107
Ames, IA 50010
RE: Preliminary Plat for Deery Subdivision, 1400, 1500 & 1598 SE 16'Street
SUB-12-07
Dear Mr. Renaud:
City staff is committed to assisting you with the completion of the Deery Subdivision on S.E.
16 Street in accordance with City Council policies and on a schedule that meets the developer's
needs.
The City of Ames Development Review Committee met with you on Friday, July 27, 2012, to
review the Preliminary Plat you submitted on July 13, 2012. Comments concerning the
Preliminary Plat are attached to this letter. There are a few issues that still need to be addressed.
Please see the attached comment sheet for our comments. As we discussed today, you intend to
submit the revised Plat before August 1 and we intend for the Planning and Zoning Commission
to consider the Preliminary Plat on August 15, 2012.
If you have any questions about your project,please contact me at(515)239-5400. Again, thank
you and the Deery Brothers for your interest in developing in our community. As always,
we look forward to assisting you.
Sincerely,
Jeffrey Benson,AICP,PLA, ASLA
Planner
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cc: Scott Ripperger, Inspections
Tom Henriksen, Inspections Division
Mark Imhoff,Electric Administration
Eric Cowles, Public Works
Scott Cunningham,Water Plant
Rory Echer, Police
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DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE
Staff Comments
Project Name or Description: Deery Subdivision Preliminary Plat
Case File Log# SUB-12-07
Project Address: 1400, 1500, 1598, 1698 SE 16th St
Applicant: Scott Renaud
Date of DRC Meeting: July 27, 2012
PLANNING&HOUSING DEPARTMENT--Contact Jeff Benson @(515)239-5400:
1. Show 5-foot wide public sidewalk along frontage of proposed Lots 1,2 and 3. With the
Preliminary Plat, a request should be made to City Council to waive the requirement for a
sidewalk along the frontage of Outlot A.
2. Include the purpose of Outlot A: Reserved for Floodway.
3. Add legal description of area being platted.
4. Please clarify on the plat the extent of existing access easement on the northwest corner of
proposed Outlot A
5. Please clarify on the plat the extent of existing drainage easement on proposed Outlot A.
6. On Sheet P3 please label the access easement along west line of proposed Outlot A.
7. It is not necessary to show on the Preliminary Plat the water easement for the hydrant on
proposed Lot 1. This is more appropriate on the Minor Site Development Plan.
8. Front setback in Highway Oriented Commercial zoning district is 20 feet. Please correct
the label of this setback on Sheet P3 and also show a front setback on the east property
line of proposed Lot 3.
ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT--Contact Mark Imhoff @(515)239-5170:
1. No comment
BUILDING INSPECTIONS DIVISION-- Contact Scott Ripperger @(515)239-5153:
Pagel of 3
1. No comment
FIRE DEPARTMENT-- Contact Tom Henriksen @(515)239-5153:
1. No comment
WATER&POLLUTION CONTROL DEPARTMENT--Contact Scott Cunningham @
(515)239-5151:
1. No comment
2. Please verify the scale bar on all the sheets.
CITY ASSESSOR--Contact Dawn Tank @(515)239-5370:
1. The owner for 09-13-100-245 and 09-13-200-010 is Family Realty LLC, c/o Dennis Pyle,
PO Box 763,Ames, IA, 50010. Please revise the information on Sheet P1 under"Owner"
to reflect two ownerships of the entire area of the Preliminary Plat.
2. Please add to Sheets P 1 and P3 the proposed address for Outlot A: 1498 SE 16th Street
3. Our records show 09-13-100-215 zoned Agricultural. Please add Agricultural to the
Zoning list of Sheet P1.
4. Please correct S 16th Street to SE 16th Street,in the title area at the top of Sheet P1, in
the title blocks of all sheets and the street label on the drawing on Sheet P3.
5. On the location map on sheet P1,please correct "Iasaak"Newton to Isaac Newton.
6. On Sheet P2 please correct the title block to Deery SD instead of Pyle SD.
OTHER
1. Rezoning is recommended to shift boundary of Highway-Oriented Commercial base
zoning and of Southeast Gateway Overlay zoning to coincide with west property line of
proposed Lot 1. Unless the owner wishes to do this soon,the City will initiate this
rezoning after the current subdivision process is completed.
2. The City of Ames and the Ames Economic Development Commission have introduced a
new position to the Development Review Committee to assist in business development.
Seana Perkins is available to assist at any point in the process as needed. Please feel free to
contact Seana directly by e-mail at seana@ameschamber.com or by phone at 515-232-
2310.
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