HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Major Site Development Plan for 913 and 915 Duff Avenue and 115-9th Street RESOLUTION NO. 22-122
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE MAJOR SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR 913
AND 915 DUFF AVENUE AND 115-9TH STREET
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, Lauris Olson of Home Allies, Inc., is the developer of the property at 913 and
915 Duff Avenue and the abutting property at 115-9th Street; and,
WHEREAS, the owners of the properties at 913 and 915 Duff Avenue are Julie A. And
Harold E. Pike while the owner of the property at 115-9th Street is Harold Pike; and,
WHEREAS the properties on Duff Avenue are located in the Residential Medium Density
Zoning District(RM)and within the Single-Family Conservation Overlay Zoning District(O-SFC);
and,
WHEREAS, each of the lots on Duff Avenue is proposed to have one, four-unit one-story
apartment building; and,
WHEREAS,the O-SFC Zoning District allows for single-and two-family homes by right and
for multi-family buildings with City Council approval of a Major Site Development Plan; and,
WHEREAS,the O-SFC requires all new projects to comply with design standards intended
to "conserve the existing single-family residential character" and to "protect single-family
neighborhoods while guiding the transition to higher density and compatibility with the surrounding
uses where intensification is permitted;"and,
WHEREAS, the standards include requirements for roof slope, facade design, and height,
and all other development standards of the Zoning Ordinance,such as parking and landscaping also
apply to development of the Site; and,
WHEREAS,the proposed project includes two,one-story buildings with mirrored floor plans
and architectural features with each of the buildings containing four efficiency apartment dwellings
with a shared laundry facility that are all accessed via a common corridor; and,
WHEREAS, each unit has access to an individual patio and the front of each unit includes
a covered stoop for the primary entrance oriented to Duff Avenue; and,
WHEREAS, the proposed project includes a single, shared driveway to Duff Avenue with
all parking at the rear of the site; and,
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended that the City Council
approve the Major Site Development Plan at its February 16, 2022 meeting; and,
WHEREAS, staff did recommend approving the Major Site Development Plan with the
following conditions:
1. Record a shared-access easement for the shared driveway prior to issuance of an
Occupancy Permit.
2. Include tree protection during project construction for the large evergreen tree to the
north of 915 Duff Avenue and shift the proposed water line south to minimize the
impact to the tree's critical root zone.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the Major Site Development Plan for 913 and 915 Duff Avenue and 115-9th Street is hereby
approved with the aforementioned conditions.
ADOPTED THIS 8`' day of March, 2022.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Gartin
Seconded by: Junck
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Gartin, Junck, Rollins
Voting nay: None Absent: Corrieri
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 8t'day of March, 2022.