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HomeMy WebLinkAboutA026 - Resolution No. 15-340 adopted May 26, 2015 z RESOLUTION NO. 15-340 RESOLUTION APPROVING REVISION TO MAJOR SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR 2710-2810 BOBCAT DRIVE IN RINGGENBERG PARK SUBDIVISION, fH ADDITION FOR THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA WHEREAS,on October 14,2014,the City Council approved a Major Site Development Plan for property located at the southwest corner of Cedar Lane and Oakwood Road; and, WHEREAS,the approved Plan was for the construction of five 12-unit apartment buildings along a new private road,Bobcat Drive,which extends from Cedar Lane west and north to Oakwood Road; and, WHEREAS, Subsequently,the City Council approved a subdivision dividing property such that the five buildings will be on separate lots, addressed as 2710 to 2810 Bobcat Drive; and, WHEREAS, at this time, a revision to the Major Site Development Plan is being submitted for approval to change the entrance of Bobcat Drive from Oakwood Road; and, WHEREAS,on the approved plan,Bobcat Drive is divided into two 16-foot wide lanes with a 12-foot wide median in the center for a distance of 70 feet south from the right-of-way line of Oakwood Road and 30 feet north into the right-of-way; and, WHEREAS, the applicant proposes a change for this driveway segment to consist of a 26- foot wide pavement with no median, which is the same as the rest of Bobcat Drive to the south and east; and, WHEREAS, the proposed change reflects how the driveway has already been constructed, and the landscape plan includes prairie grasses and forbs extending on both sides of this pavement; and, WHEREAS, the applicant states that it is intended to improve fire access, and the Bobcat Drive entrance was changed to reduce the impact on a large 100+year-old bur oak tree near the drive to the west; and, WHEREAS, City of Ames staff notes that the divided entrance with two 16-foot wide lanes was accepted by the Fire Department, before it was presented to the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council, because Bobcat Drive also has access from Cedar Lane to the east that is 26 feet wide; and, WHEREAS, staff agrees that locating pavement outside of the drip line of the oak tree will reduce potential impacts; and, WHEREAS, the change affects the appearance from the north approach to the site, and the t divided drive with annual flowers will be different than a drive with prairie plantings on both sides; and, WHEREAS, throughout the various reviews of the Ringgenberg Park project, the neighborhood to the north has emphasized the importance of the appearance of the development along Oakwood Road, and this is one of the reasons the plan includes perimeter tree plantings and landscaping and to plant them with the initial phase of apartment development; and, WHEREAS, at its meeting May 6, 2015, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended that the Council approve the proposed revision for 2710-2810 Bobcat Drive. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the proposed revision to the Major Site Development Plan for 2710-2810 Bobcat Drive in Ringgenberg Park Subdivision, 4th Addition, is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 26`h day of May, 2015. ` � Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Nelson Seconded by: Orazem Voting aye: Corrieri, Gartin, Goodman, Nelson, Orazem Voting nay: Betcher Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 26h day of May, 2015.