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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Approving Extension of the Ames Urban Fringe Plan 28E Agreement DO NOT WRITE IN THE SPACE ABOVE THIS LINE,RESERVED FOR RECORDER Prepared by:Diane Voss,City Clerk's Office,515 Clark Avenue,Ames,IA 50010 Return to:Ames City Clerk,P.O.Box 811,Ames,IA 50010 Phone:515-239-5105 RESOLUTION NO. 20-320 RESOLUTION APPROVING EXTENSION OF THE AMES URBAN FRINGE PLAN 28E AGREEMENT FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS, on February 18, 2020,the Story County Board of Supervisors passed Resolution No. 20-064, "acting on support of the current Ames Urban Fringe Plan(AUFP), extending the current Ames Urban Fringe Plan 28E Agreement,and acknowledging interest in working with jurisdictions to amend goals and policies of the future AUFP;" and, WHEREAS,the Fringe Plan and 28E related to the two-mile extraterritorial area around the City where the City of Ames has subdivision authority based upon the Code of Iowa; and, WHEREAS,the original AUFP 28E Agreement was adopted on July 11,2011,and was able to automatically renew for one five-year period and currently expires on July 11, 2021; and, WHEREAS, the Agreement includes provision for amending the Plan and the Agreement, automatic extensions, and termination; and, WHEREAS, staff has determined that extending the 28E is covered by Section 7 of the Agreement as an amendment; and, WHEREAS, Story County's intent with the one-year extension proposal is to allow the current processes for development review within the Fringe area to continue while allowing time to work on goals and policy amendments to the future AUFP; and, WHEREAS,the 28E Agreement was developed to implement the Ames Urban Fringe Plan and is a cooperative agreement between Ames, Gilbert, and Story County; and, WHEREAS, the 28E Agreement defines the role of each party in reviewing proposed subdivisions in the Fringe Area and agrees to consistent planning objectives to manage development and preserve natural resources and prime agricultural land; and, WHEREAS,as a result,it provides customers and property owners a more streamlined process for approval of these divisions, and jurisdictions are still able to provide recommendations during subdivision approval for any needed infrastructure; and, WHEREAS,if the 28E Agreement expires,the Ames Urban Fringe Plan would remain in place as adopted by the City as its Land Use Policy for the two-mile area surrounding the City;however,there would be no Agreement on how to jointly administer land use and subdivision review in the two-mile area around the City, the City would assume full subdivision authority over all types of divisions, and the County would have independent zoning authority and also subdivision review; and, WHEREAS, each jurisdiction would proceed in more of an ad-hoc manner, administering subdivision review and eliminating the current stream-lined process. NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,that the extension of the Ames Urban Fringe Plan 28E Agreement for one year to July 11,2020,based upon Section 7 of the Agreement is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 9`' day of June, 2020. Diane . Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor Introduced by: Gartin Seconded by: Betcher Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Martin Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 9th day of June, 2020.