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HomeMy WebLinkAboutA003 - Resolution No. 15-596 adopted September 22, 2015 = RESOLUTION NO. 15-596 RESOLUTION APPROVING PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR HAYDEN'S CROSSING (5400 GRANT AVENUE) FOR THE CITY OF AMES WHEREAS, Hunziker Land Development Company owns a 12-acre parcel at 5400 Grant Avenue between Ada Hayden Heritage Park on the east and Grant Avenue on the west,and the site, is just over a quarter mile south of 190' Street; and, WHEREAS, the owner proposes the development of a residential subdivision to be known as Hayden's Crossing and is requesting approval of a Preliminary Plat; and, WHEREAS,the City annexed this land in December 2013,and approved a rezoning request from Agriculture (A) to Suburban Residential Low Density (FS-RL) with a Master Plan on August 25, 2015; and, WHEREAS, the rezoning of the site in August 2015, included a Master Plan and Zoning Agreement defining the general arrangement of uses and conditions for development of the site;and, WHEREAS, the master plan allows for single-family development and identifies conservation areas; and, WHEREAS,the Zoning Agreement states that: 1)the Developer is responsible for frontage and intersection access improvements at the time of subdivision;2)there is to be a single pedestrian access from the subdivision into Ada Hayden Heritage Park at the location shown on the Master Plan, and 3)the site is to include a 30-foot wide buffer of undevelopable open space to be located between the developed lots of Hayden's Crossing and Ada Hayden Heritage Park WHEREAS,staff finds that the Preliminary Plat is consistent with the approved Master Plan and Zoning Agreement; and, WHEREAS, Ames Conservation Subdivision standards are part of Chapter 23 of the Municipal Code, and the intent of the standards is to protect the quality of water in Ada Hayden Lake, protect existing surface drainage systems, promote interconnected greenways, provide commonly-owned open space and conservation areas, and protect such areas in perpetuity; and, WHEREAS, development of this site is the second project to request approval under the Conservation Subdivision standards of the Ames Municipal Code; and, WHEREAS,the proposed subdivision layout and supporting documents satisfactorily address the subdivision conservation and improvements standards,with the exception of one issue focused on street connectivity; and, WHEREAS,the design exceeds block length goals of 600 foot intersections and,while not a dead end street,will appear to exceed the 1,320 length once it is extended back to Grant Avenue; and, ' WHEREAS,the developer has included a trail connection to break up the length of the street and believes that a second street connection is not needed and that the loop design avoids a long cul- de-sac; and, WHEREAS,the private trail through the common area is a unique proposal by the developer in lieu of including a cross street; and, WHEREAS, the Preliminary Plat shows a shared driveway as the link to a 10-foot storm water maintenance access and trail facility,and it shows a five-foot walk then running parallel to the driveway and connecting to the street and sidewalks; and, WHEREAS, the developer desires to only build the shared driveway and allowed for pedestrian access without a separated sidewalk; and, WHEREAS, staff does not support this proposal of providing no separate sidewalk connection, and staff supports the clear delineation of the path for pedestrians and which would ensure there are no obstructions of the areas with the driveway; and, WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission met on September 2, 2015, and recommended that the Council approve the Preliminary Plat with the separate sidewalk along the shared drive way,with the condition that the Council approve a Developer's Agreement to fund the pro rata share of costs of future intersection improvements necessary at the intersection of Grant Avenue and Audubon Drive. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the Preliminary Plat with the separate sidewalk along the shared drive way is hereby approved, with the condition that the Council approve a Developer's Agreement to fund the pro rata share of costs of future intersection improvements necessary at the intersection of Grant Avenue and Audubon Drive ADOPTED THIS 22°d day of September, 2015. �1 . 2 Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Goodman Seconded by: Betcher Voting aye: Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Goodman,Nelson, Orazem Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 2T'day of September, 2015.