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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Waiver of Minor Subdivision Regulations and Deferral of Sidewalk Installation at 3100 South Riverside Drive RESOLUTION NO. 21-497 RESOLUTION APPROVING WAIVER OF MINOR SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS AND DEFERRAL OF SIDEWALK INSTALLATION AT 3100 SOUTH RIVERSIDE DRIVE FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS, the land proposed for platting is located at 3100 S. Riverside Drive (pending address change to Aviation Way)for the City property immediately adjacent to the Ames Municipal Airport; and, WHEREAS, the proposed division is at the direction of the City Council in response to the request from Sigler Printing and Publishing to purchase the land they are currently leasing from the City of Ames; and, WHEREAS, the sale of the building and site to Sigler requires approval of the Subdivision of the Southeast Quarter of Section 15 in Washington Township into two lots;however,rather than a Minor Final Plat staff proposes a waiver of the Subdivision process to allow for approval of a Plat of Survey to create two parcels; and, WHEREAS,City staff is requesting that the City Council grant a waiver of the requirements of Section 23.308(2) of the Municipal Code, which describes the types of divisions that may be approved as a Plat of Survey; and, WHEREAS,the site is City owned property but zoned as General Industrial and the proposed division conforms to Minor Subdivision standards in that no public improvements are required with the exception of a sidewalk; and, WHEREAS,these circumstances support a determination that the use of the Plat of Survey is adequate to divide the property; and, WHEREAS, the proposed Plat of Survey would establish"Parcel S" (12.75 acres) at 3100 S.Riverside Drive(to be addressed as 1101 Aviation Way with approval of the Plat of Survey);and, WHEREAS, "Parcel S"would be purchased from the City of Ames by Sigler Printing and Publishing Company, and the second parcel to be established is "Parcel T" (145.87 acres) to be addressed as 816 Airport Road and retained under City of Ames ownership with approval of the Plat; and, WHEREAS, on May 11,2021, City Council approved the dedication of the right-of-way as Aviation Way at a width of 66 feet to serve proposed"Parcel S" and dedication of the east 40 feet of right-of-way for S. Riverside Drive WHEREAS, the west 40 feet of right-of-way for S. Riverside Drive has already been dedicated to the City; and, WHEREAS,neither Riverside Drive nor the new Aviation Way right-of-way have sidewalks, and Chapter 23 requires that the division of General Industrial zoned land requires the construction of a sidewalk on one side of the street as determined through approval of a Subdivision, or default to the east and north sides of the streets; and, WHEREAS, in this case, the City has invested in the construction of the Shared Use Path along the west side of Riverside Drive with the ISU Research Park Subdivision, and this proposed division would not be required to then have a sidewalk on the Riverside frontage of this site; the Aviation Way frontage does require a sidewalk improvement; and, WHEREAS, City standards typically allow for a three-year deferral with financial security to make such an improvement, and in this case, as a City-owned property, there is no financial security for the improvement, but the sidewalk will be programmed by the City as a future improvement; and, WHEREAS,the sidewalk will need to be designed to City standards and make a connection across Riverside Drive to the existing Shared Use Path,then extend across the full frontage of Parcel T, and then across the frontage of Parcel S (Sigler); and, WHEREAS,since the street deadends at the edge of airport property,an appropriate terminus of the sidewalk along Parcel S will be determined by staff with the future improvement. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the waiver of the Minor Subdivision regulations and deferral of sidewalk installation along Aviation Way are hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 14th day of September, 2021. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor Introduced by: Betcher Seconded by: Junck Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Martin Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 14t'day of September, 2021.