HomeMy WebLinkAboutA003 - Council Action Form dated June 12, 2018 ITEM # 41
DATE: 06-12-18
COUNCIL ACTION FORM
SUBJECT: MAJOR FINAL PLAT FOR MENARDS SUBDIVISION
BACKGROUND:
The City's subdivision regulations are included in Chapter 23 of the Ames Municipal
Code. Once the applicant has completed the necessary requirements by installing the
required public improvements or providing financial security for their completion, an
application for a "Final Plat" may then be made for City Council approval. After City
Council approval of the Final Plat, it must then be recorded with the County Recorder to
become an officially recognized subdivision plat. The Final Plat must be found to
conform to the ordinances of the City and any conditions placed upon the Preliminary
Plat approval.
Menards, Inc. has submitted a final plat for the creation of three developable lots, one
outlot, and one lot for right-of-way dedication on land they own on SE 16th Street. Of the
three developable lots, the largest (26.28 acres) is intended for their new retail store.
The other two developable lots (1.51 and 1.54 acres) will be marketed by,Menards for
commercial uses. The outlot (10.35 acres) comprises the FEMA-designated Floodway
and the street lot (0.16 acres) is for the installation of a sidewalk to connect to the Skunk
River Trail. The property is zoned Highway-Oriented Commercial.
The Ames City Council approved a preliminary plat for Menards on March 27. 2018.
The required public improvements include an extension of water main along SE
16th Street to the site and within the site for fire hydrants. Public sanitary sewer
service is already available, as is electric service. A sidewalk will be installed the
full length of the Menards property and will connect to the Skunk River Trail on
the south side of the SE 16th Street bridge.
Financial security has been submitted for all public improvements and storm water
management. These include all public water mains, sanitary sewer, and sidewalk.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. The City Council can approve the Final Plat of Menards Subdivision based' upon the
staff's findings that the Final Plat conforms to relevant and applicable design
standards, ordinances, policies, and plans with a Public Improvement Agreement
and financial security.
2. The City Council can deny the Final Plat for Menards Subdivision if it finds that the
development creates a burden on existing public improvements or creates a need
for new public improvements that have not yet been installed.
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CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City staff has evaluated the proposed Final Plat for a major subdivision and determined
that the proposal is consistent with the Preliminary Plat approved by the City Council
and that the plat conforms to the adopted ordinances and policies of the City as
required by Code.
Therefore, it is the recommendation of the City Manager that the City Council
accept Alternative #1, approving the Final Plat of Menards 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) City Council Action on Final.Plat for Major Subdivision:
(a) All proposed subdivision plats shall be submitted to the City Council forreview and approval.
Upon receipt of any Final Plat forwarded to it for review and approval,the City Council shall examine the Application
Form,the Final Plat,any comments,recommendations or reports examined or made by the Department of Planning and
Housing,and such other information as it deems necessary or reasonable to consider.
(b) Based upon such examination, the City Council shall ascertain whether the Final Plat
conforms to relevant and applicable design and improvement standards in these Regulations,to other City ordinances
and standards,to the City's.Land Use Policy Plan and to the City's other duly adopted plans.
(c) The City Council may:
(i) deny any subdivision where the reasonably anticipated impact of such subdivision
will create such a burden on existing public improvements or such a need for new public improvements that the area of
the City affected by such impact will be unable to conform to level of service standards set forth in the Land Use Policy
Plan or other capital project or growth management plan of the City until such time that the City upgrades such public
improvements in accordance with schedules set forth in such plans;or,
(ii) approve any subdivision subject to the condition that the Applicant contribute to so
much of such upgrade of public improvements as the need for such upgrade is directly and proportionately attributable
to such impact as determined at the sole discretion of the City. The terns,conditions and amortization schedule for such
contribution may be incorporated within an Improvement Agreement as set forth in Section 23.304 of the Regulations.
(d) Prior to granting approval of a major subdivision Final Plat,the City Council may permit the
plat to be divided into two or more sections and may impose such conditions upon approval of each section as it deems
necessary to assure orderly development of the subdivision.
(e) Following such examination, and within 60 days of the Applicant's filing of the complete
Application for Final Plat Approval of a Major Subdivision with the Department of Planning and Housing,the City
Council shall approve,approve subject to conditions,or disapprove the Application for Final Plat Approval of a Major
Subdivision. The City Council shall set forth its reasons for disapproving any Application or for conditioning its
approval ofanyApplication in its official records and shall provide a written copy of such reasons to the developer. The
City Council shall pass a resolution accepting the Final Plat for any Application that it approves.
(Ord. No. 3524, 5-25-99)
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