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HomeMy WebLinkAboutA026 - Resolution No. 17-680 adopted November 28, 2017 y RESOLUTION NO. 17-680 RESOLUTION APPROVING MAJOR SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR 3331 AND 3405 AURORA AVENUE FOR THE CITY OF AMES WHEREAS,Hunziker Development Company,LLC,is requesting approval of a Major Site Development Plan(MSDP)for two eight-unit apartment buildings,with one building at 3331 Aurora Avenue, Lot 8, and the other at 3405 Aurora Avenue, Lot 9, Village Park Subdivision; and, WHEREAS,apartment buildings within the Suburban Residential Zone Residential Medium Density (FS-RM) Zoning District require approval of a MSDP by the City Council prior to the issuance of building permits; and, WHEREAS, the proposed site plan includes two separate lots that each will have an eight- unit two-story apartment building, with the buildings having an orientation to Aurora Avenue;this orientation is consistent with other apartment buildings in this subdivision that have been approved along Aurora Avenue; and, WHEREAS,the two-story buildings(with flat roofs)are to function as a transitional building type between the more massive three-story, 36-unit buildings with gable roofs on the other side of Aurora Avenue and the future single-family homes to the west; and, WHEREAS,the building design has a very modern look that is similar to some commercial building features, with the flat roof, parapets, and metal materials; and, WHEREAS,a 25-foot wide shared access easement is centered on the property line between Lots 8 and 9, which provides access to the on-site parking in both lots; and, WHEREAS,landscaping on Lots 8 and 9 is provided to meet the new residential landscaping standards for residential development, and this includes new front yard landscaping requirements and parking lot landscaping standards; and, WHEREAS, the site also triggers FS development standards for side and rear yard landscaping, notably for the west property line that will be a future interface with single-family development; and, WHEREAS,a high screen or fence is required along the west property line to meet landscape buffer requirements in the FS-RM zone where the lot is adjacent to any lot zoned as FS-RL or RL zone; and, WHEREAS, Lot 8 abuts the common area, Outlot C, which is primarily for stormwater treatment, but will also include a mid-block sidewalk connection to the west; and, WHEREAS, on November 1, 2017, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the MSDP,with the condition that a five-foot wide sidewalk be installed in the easement on Outlot C prior to issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy for the apartment building at 3331 Aurora Avenue. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the Major Site Development Plan for the proposed eight-unit apartment buildings located at 3331 and 3405 Aurora Avenue is hereby approved with the condition that the five-foot-wide sidewalk be installed in the easement on Outlot C prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy for the apartment building on Lot 8, 3331 Aurora Avenue. ADOPTED THIS 28`h day of November, 2017. 0"4of 0 67a'yw Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Betcher Seconded by: Gartin Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin,Nelson, Orazem Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 28`h day of November, 2017.