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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - approving Preliminary Plat 1200 & 1220 S Duff Avenue RESOLUTION NO. 22-525 RESOLUTION APPROVING PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR 1200 & 1220 SOUTH DUFF AVENUE FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS, Duff Development LLC requested approval of an Integrated Site Plan Subdivision, which includes concurrent Preliminary Plat and Major Site Development Plan approval. The request is for a proposed development at 1200 & 1220 S. Duff Avenue that will add a new building with a drive through for a coffee shop/restaurant use within the parking lot located in front of the existing Books-A-Million(BAM) store. WHEREAS, no changes are proposed to BAM or Best Buy buildings; however, there are modifications to the parking lots. The subject site totals 7.59 gross acres. The property is currently zoned"HOC"(Highway-Oriented Commercial).The subdivision includes four lots. The combined site will maintain the existing shared access from South Duff Avenue. An Integrated Site Plan allows for the subdivision of a site into individual lots with consideration of the site in its entirety for evaluating access, circulation, maintenance, and compliance with certain zoning development standards(setbacks, landscaping,parking, etc.)that would otherwise apply to individual lots; and, WHEREAS, the site was originally platted in October 2002 as Lot 2 of the Daniels Subdivision First Addition. The land that abuts the site to the north, west, east, and southeast is commercially developed and zoned HOC. Part of the site on the north is bounded by undeveloped land adjacent to the Ioway Creek and zoned Agricultural Zone (A). Immediately adjacent on the south is the Meadow Lane Mobile Home Park, zoned Residential Low Density Park Zone (RLP); and, WHEREAS, the preliminary plat subdivides the existing two-lot Daniels Subdivision into four lots, each configured with at least 50 feet of frontage, as required under HOC zoning: 1) the existing Best Buy and access to South Duff, 2) contains the existing BAM, 3) is for development of the new coffee shop, and 4) is a new outlot(Outlot Z) with the existing pylon sign; and, WHEREAS, cross access easements allow for connections across all the properties. Creation of the outlot is intended to address signage allowances for the development on the three regular lots. Signage allowances are based upon lot frontage. The existing pylon sign will become nonconforming in terms of its sign area due to the small amount of frontage, while all three other lots will be able to meet sign code standards; and, WHEREAS,the integrated site plan enables the three developable lots to share the existing parking, the maximum building coverage requirement (50%) and the minimum landscaped area requirement (15%). The total building coverage proposed is 16%; the total landscaped area proposed is 37%. The proposed plat meets minimum lot area and dimension requirements. No additional right-of-way dedication is proposed with the subdivision. A note on the plat indicates the entire site will have shared access and parking for the three developable lots; and, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the Preliminary Plat for 1200 & 1220 South Duff Avenue is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 27th day of September, 2022. Renee kall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor Introduced by: Betcher Seconded by: Beatty-Hansen Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Rollins Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 27th day of September, 2022.