HomeMy WebLinkAboutA013 - Council Action Form dated October 8, 2013 ITEM # 21
DATE: 10-08-13
COUNCIL ACTION FORM
SUBJECT: MAJOR FINAL PLAT FOR BELLA WOODS SUBDIVISION
BACKGROUND:
On March 26, 2013, the City Council approved a preliminary plat for Bella Woods
Subdivision in rural Story County. This development is located on the north side of
Cameron School Road, east of Squaw Creek and Squaw Valley South 3rd Subdivision.
Bella Holdings has submitted a final subdivision plat that is consistent with that
preliminary plat.
This proposed final plat includes 15 residential lots and two new streets—Bella Woods
Drive and Bella Woods Circle. Two outlots are reserved as common open space for the
homeowners.
The proposed subdivision lies with the Rural Transitional Residential area of the Ames
Urban Fringe. Any subdivision within this area is required to agree to three covenants
that will facilitate future growth of the City and annexation of the development to more
easily be incorporated into the existing community. The covenants include agreeing to
annexation at the City's request, agreeing to cover any costs associated with the buyout
of rural water, and agreeing not to contest future assessments for the installation of
public improvements.
In addition, the developer is obligated to install full City infrastructure unless specific
waivers are granted by the City Council. In this instance, the City Council approved the
preliminary plat with waivers to several of the Design and Improvement Standards of the
City's Subdivision Ordinance. However, the City Council did require the following
commitments, which have been incorporated into the final plat:
• A 15-foot sanitary sewer easement to serve all the lots if and when this
development is annexed into the City. This easement has been provided.
• A design that allows for the future extension of Bella Circle to the west to connect
with Matthews Road if the City would so desire following annexation. Language
on the plat explicitly requires the construction and dedication of this new road if
the development is annexed and the road is requested by the City. The three
covenants signed earlier obligate the owners of all lots within this subdivision to
not protest the assessment of those costs.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. The City Council can approve the final plat for Bella Woods Subdivision by finding
that all requirements of Municipal Code §23.302(10)(b) are met.
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2. The City Council can deny the Final Plat for Bella Woods Subdivision.
MANAGER'S RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City staff has evaluated the proposed final subdivision plat and determined that the
proposal is consistent with the preliminary plat approved by the City Council and that
the plat conforms to the Council's adopted ordinances, policies and requirements for
this subdivision. Therefore, it is the recommendation of the City Manager that the City
Council adopt Alternative #1 , thereby approving the final plat for Bella Woods
Subdivision.
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Applicable Laws and Policies Pertaining to Final Plat Approval
Adopted laws and policies applicable to this case file include, but are not limited to, the
following:
Ames Municipal Code Section 23.302
(10 C aty Council Action on FiwJ Plat for `y'Iapor SublvNiorr:
(a) All proposed subdivisi m plans shrahl he suhmi€£ed to theC it} Council form iew and appro%gal"
Upon receipt orant ;final Plat forwarded to it for review and approval.the City Cu"Al shall e.hambe the Applica of n
Fornr,the Final Ph .any comment,reconaacndadons or reports exarnincd or made by the Department ofPimping and
Housing,and such olcr intl rrrnation as A deems weessmy or reasonable m conglr"
(b 1 Based upon such c aminmion, the City C m moil shall ascertain whoher the Finial (alai
coax€rrais to relevant and aapplicablc deson and impm ement standards in :hen 1ZezWwwns, w other City ordinances
and standard;, to the C ity's Land Use policy Plan and to the CAyV other duly adopted phns.
(c) I fie City Council may:
6) deny any'subdA ision where the acason ably anticipated impact of such subdivision
yy M cream such a h_urden on cA,ting public kpwv"wnts or such a need for new public improvemmis that the arco of
flr; City aYlectcd by such impact wiM he unable to conform m level o s,-%We wndard�i,n forth to tire land Use Polky
Plan.or other capital p-,rojen or,_growth mm anent phin of the City until such erne that be City upgrades such public
irnptovcnaunts in accordance with sclrctluts set forth in such (glans:or,
IN approve anysuhdivision subject to the condition that the Applicant contribute to so
mmir of such upgrade ofpuhhe irnpto crncrris as the need for such upgrade-is directly and proportionately attributable
to such impact as deta;rmincd at the sot discretion of the City. `Me terns,c mulitbris and amortization schedule Or such
cont6hudon may be a.ncorpora€ed M€&am Impro Vement Agreement as set ON in ScHon 23 304 of the Icegulubms.
(d,) Prior tu,rantin_,approval of arnajorsubdivision Final flat.the 01 C'ouocU may permit the
plat w he dh filed into two or mom sections and may impose such condkions upon aapprarvA o0ach section as it deems
necessary to a sure orderly dcvelopnrent of the subdivision.
N) Faallc wbg such cy€ambation, and within 60 days of'£hc Applicant's filing of the complete
Applicaatiun for Final flat Approval of a h,f�>jor Sublilm with She Department of Planning,and Housing, the City
Council shall approve.approve sub,tect to conditiarrr.,sir disapprove the Applkabon tsar Final Plat Approval of a Major
Subdivision. The C h Council shall set timh S .esoms for disapproving any Application or for uondAuti g its
approval ofanr Application in its official records and shall provide a whHen copy ofs'uch reasons to the dcvelopei. The.
City Council shall pass a resokWon accepting the h m al Plat tier any :application that h approves.
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