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HomeMy WebLinkAboutA003 - Resolution No. 16-231 adopted April 26, 2016 RESOLUTION NO. 16-231 RESOLUTION APPROVING PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR DOTSON DRIVE SUBDIVISION (601 AND 705 DOTSON DRIVE AND 4112 COCHRANE PARKWAY) FOR THE CITY OF AMES WHEREAS,Hunziker Christy Shirk Builders,Inc., is requesting approval of a Preliminary Plat for the development of a single-family residential subdivision known as Dotson Drive Subdivision; and, WHEREAS, currently, there are three existing lots that make up the area of the proposed Preliminary Plat;two of the properties(Lots 2&3 of Ames Middle School 2003,Plat 3)are located along the west side of Dotson Drive and were previously owned by the Ames Community School District,and the third property is Outlot T of South Fork Subdivision,previously owned by Pinnacle Properties, and is located along the south side of College Creek; and, WHEREAS,the property encompasses an existing Conservation Easement from South Fork Subdivision, and the three properties total 8.49 acres for Dotson Drive Subdivision, and the City approved a rezoning request from Government/Airport(S-GA)to Suburban Residential Low Density (FS-RL) with a Master Plan on October 27, 2015, for all three properties; and, WHEREAS,the proposed Preliminary Plat includes 15 lots for single-family detached homes and three additional outlots for open space; and, WHEREAS,seven of the lots along the north portion of the site will have access onto Dotson Drive while the remaining eight lots will be accessed from a newly developed public loop street, Dotson Place; and, WHEREAS, there is a broad size range in the single family lot areas from .2 acres to 1.27 acres in size,and all lots meet minimum size requirements and frontage requirements for the FS-RL zoning district; and, WHEREAS, additionally, there will be a path connection from Dotson Drive to Cochrane Parkway along Lot 2; and, WHEREAS, three outlots in the proposed subdivision total 1.12 acres; Outlots A and B, which include 1.02 acres, will function as open space, utility easement areas, and part of the storm water system; and, WHEREAS, on the Final Plat, Outlots A and B will include public utility, storm water detention, and surface water flowage easements over each entire outlot; Outlot C is a parcel of land included in this development from the previously platted South Fork Subdivision and is part of the existing Conservation Easement Area; and, WHEREAS,the rezoning of the site included a Master Plan defining the general arrangement of uses and conditions for development of the site, and the Preliminary Plat must be found to conform to the Master Plan land use descriptions; and, WHEREAS,staff finds that the Preliminary Plat is consistent with the approved Master Plan proposed layout, number of proposed units, and unit types; and, WHEREAS, due to the arrangement of outlots and conservation areas within the proposed subdivision,the project meets the minimum density requirement at 3.75 units per acre and provides for 10% of the site as required open space; and, WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission considered the Preliminary Plat at its April 6, 2016, meeting, and recommended approval of the Plat. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the Preliminary Plat for the Dotson Drive Subdivision (601 and 705 Dotson Drive and 4112 Cochrane Parkway) is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 26th day of April, 2016. C___4VdW))R- A Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Gartin Seconded by: Orazem Voting aye: Betcher, Beatty-Hansen, Corrieri, Gartin, Nelson, Orazem Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 26th day of April, 2016.