HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Approving the Major Site Development Plan for 1699 Apple Place in the Old Orchard Mobile Home Park RESOLUTION NO. 22-417
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE MAJOR SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR
1699 APPLE PLACE IN THE OLD ORCHARD MOBILE HOME PARK
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, Grand Center,LTD is the owner of the property at 1699 Apple Place, located
in the Old Orchard Mobile Home Park; and,
WHEREAS, the Old Orchard Mobile Home Park is located along and south of South 17`'
Street just east of the ISU Veterinary Medicine facility; and,
WHEREAS, the owner of property has applied for a Major Site Development Plan to
reconstruct and expand a Pool House, which is located in the Residential Low-Density Park Zone
(RLP); and,
WHEREAS,the RLP zoning standards require that all accessory buildings in RLP zones be
reviewed and approved with a Major Site Development Plan,and the proposed Pool House with its
associated overhang is considered an expansion of the prior use; and,
WHEREAS,Old Orchard was initially built in the early 1970s and included the existing pool
house and nearby amenities, and the proposed Pool House is a 520 square foot structure that is
proposed in the amenity area of the Old Orchard Mobile Home Park; and,
WHEREAS, the enclosed area of the structure (399 square feet) will match the current
footprint of the existing structure and the new structure will have an overhang that will extend
outward 20 feet over what is currently open surface level paved patio area; and,
WHEREAS,the Pool House will provide storage for pool maintenance equipment,have two
restrooms and patio furniture storage; and,
WHEREAS, the nearby area has a mix of playground equipment,picnic tables, and a pool;
and,
WHEREAS, there is a clubhouse building located nearby to the immediate northwest, and
the location of the Pool House meets all the required setbacks from external property lines and other
buildings; and,
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission approved the Major Site Development
Plan at its meeting on July 6, 2022.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the Major Site Development Plan for 1699 Apple Place in the Old Orchard Mobile Home Park
is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 26`h day of July, 2022.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Betcher
Seconded by: Corrieri
Voting aye: Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Rollins
Voting nay: None Absent: Beatty-Hansen
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 26t'day of July, 2022.