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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Approving the Preliminary Plat for Quarry Estates Subdivision, 5th Addition at 1899 Hyde Avenue RESOLUTION NO. 21-143 RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR QUARRY ESTATES SUBDIVISION, 5TH ADDITION AT 1899 HYDE AVENUE FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS, Quarry Estates LLC has submitted a revised Preliminary Plat as a Major Amendment to the original approval in order to add two additional single-family home lots in the proposed Fifth Addition of Quarry Estates Subdivision; and, WHEREAS,the City annexed this land in December 2013 and approved a rezoning request to FS-RL(Suburban Residential Low Density)and FS-RM(Suburban Residential Medium Density) with a Master Plan on October 14, 2014; and, WHEREAS, the original 79-acre, 160 lot Preliminary Plat was approved in 2015 and additions 1-4 have been final platted over the last five years; and, WHEREAS,this area of the Quarry Estates subdivision is all zoned FS-RL and the proposed Preliminary Plat includes 51 lots for single-family detached homes in the Fifth addition; and, WHEREAS,this is an increase of two lots from the original lot layout plan for this addition and the two additional lots are being proposed along the north side of Ada Hayden Road; and, WHEREAS,the addition of two lots requires a major amendment through a Preliminary Plat based on the standards in Section 23.306 of the Ames Municipal Code,and the increase in lots is the only major change compared to the original approval; and, WHEREAS,lot sizes range from 7,200 square feet to a few lots exceeding 10,000 square feet with all lots meeting the minimum size requirements for the zoning district; and, WHEREAS,the original Preliminary Plat approved in 2015 proposed 160 lots and in 2018, a single lot was platted as the 3"addition for construction of an Independent Senior Living Facility at the corner of Hyde Avenue and 190t1i Street in the northwest corner of Quarry Estates; and, WHEREAS, this lot was not proposed on the original Preliminary Plat, but was permitted to be platted as a Minor Amendment with the addition of only one new lot; and, WHEREAS, the additional two lots proposed with this Preliminary Plat for the Fifth Additional and the Senior Living Facility lot was platted in 2018 and will bring the current buildout total to 163 lots; and, WHEREAS, in 2015,this site development with the first project to request approval under the Conservation Subdivision standards of the Ames Municipal Code; and, WHEREAS, the Ames Conservation Subdivision standards are part of the Chapter 23 Subdivision Standards of the Municipal Code; and, WHEREAS,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, the Preliminary Plat includes Outlot A (.72 acres), Outlot B (1.06 acres), and Outlot C (.13 acres), and these areas are required open space, trails and conservation area in the subdivision as a Conservation Subdivision; and, WHEREAS,the rezoning of the site in 2014 included a Master Plan and Zoning Agreement defining the general arrangement of uses and conditions for development of the site; and, WHEREAS, the Preliminary Plat must be found to conform to the Master Plan in addition to the zoning and subdivision standards; and, WHEREAS, the number of dwelling unites, their general locations, and net density are consistent with the Master Plan approved by City Council, the open spaces and access points generally conform to the Master Plan as well; and, WHEREAS, the Zoning Agreement also required a central transportation spine that is a shared use path along the new Ada Hayden Drive and for sidewalks along Hyde Avenue; and, WHEREAS,this Preliminary Plat follows the Master Plan direction of providing for a shared use path along Ada Hayden Road along the north side of the street and completing sidewalk connections along Hyde Avenue; and, WHEREAS, the project also includes a required turn lane on Hyde Avenue as part of the planned connection of Ada Hayden Road to Hyde Avenue; and, WHEREAS, Quarry Estates is also subject to a Pre-Annexation Agreement that includes terms of proportional share of Hyde Avenue paving improvements as a street assessment; and, WHEREAS,the Agreement requires proportional payment of street assessments at the time of each final plat within Quarry Estates, there is no change to this requirement with the revised Preliminary Plat for the Fifth Addition; and, WHEREAS, at the March 3, 2021, Planning and Zoning Commission meeting the Commission voted to recommend to the City Council to approve the Preliminary Plat for Quarry Estates. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the Preliminary Plat for Quarry Estates Subdivision,5t1i Addition at 1899 Hyde Avenue is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 23rd day of March, 2021. Diane R. 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 23' day of March, 2021.