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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Approving the Preliminary Plat for the Ansley Subdivision located at 3210 Cedar Lane RESOLUTION NO. 22-589 RESOLUTION APPROVING PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR ANSLEY SUBDIVISION LOCATED AT 3210 CEDAR LANE FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS, Ansley Land LLC is requesting approval of a Preliminary Plat on 58.7 acres for the Ansley development located on the east side of Cedar Lane, south of Cottonwood Road. The City annexed this land in July 2019. A rezoning with Master Plan was approved on May 10, 2022, which rezoned the property from Agricultural (A) to Floating Suburban—Residential Low Density(FS-RL)with a Planned Unit Development Overlay(PUD); and, WHEREAS, the proposed Preliminary Plat includes 122 residential lots and one commercial lot. Of those residential lots, 117 will contain single-family, detached homes and the remaining 5 will each contain a series of townhomes (the townhomes are not intended to be on individual lots). The Preliminary Plat has 18 lots for private alleys, 6 green space lots, and 4 right- of-way lots, which will be dedicated; and, WHEREAS, of the six Green Space Outlots, two (B and C) will be dedicated primarily to stormwater. An additional stormwater facility is to be constructed to the east of Ansley on neighboring property. The neighboring owners have indicated support for the proposed pond. An easement on the neighboring property will be needed with final plat for the proposed stormwater facility; and, WHEREAS, the project will take access from Cedar Lane in three places, from Lunetta Drive extending from the Domani development to the north,and from Aurora Avenue. Two future stubs will provide access to future development in the east; and, WHEREAS, along the east edge of the project is the Story County Tedesco Connector Trail, which lies within an easement on the Ansley property and the property to the east; and, WHEREAS, Cedar Lane is a planned residential collector street that will be extended approximately 1,000 feet from where the paving currently ends, including a portion of the road that is currently gravel. The roadway will narrow from its current 31-foot paved section to 26 feet due to the decreased traffic volume as it extends south. The Public Works Department supports the reduction in width due to low volumes of projected traffic for the extension of Cedar Lane. Construction of the street improvements will occur in phases as the project develops; and, WHEREAS, utilities will be extended into the subdivision including City water, City sanitary sewer, and Alliant electricity. As required in the rezoning agreement, the developer has completed the requirement to initiate the buyout of the Xenia Water Service Territory and City action is needed to approve and complete the territory transfer; and, WHEREAS, sidewalks will be constructed along both sides of all streets. The shared-use path on Cedar Lane will be extended to the southernmost street in Ansley, then proceed east through the development to link with the Tedesco Connector Trail; and, WHEREAS, the Subdivisions Ordinance requires that developments provide for orderly and future development of the City (Sec. 23.102(1)(c) and Sec. 23.403(2)(a), Sec. 23.404(2), Sec. 23.405(2)), which includes right-of-way dedication and the accompanying construction of streets and utilities. The applicant requested a waiver (Sec. 23.103(1) to the construction of Cedar Lane south of Rothway Road and to the accompanying extension of water and wastewater services. Staff supports the waiver, as the neighboring land is unlikely to develop in the near future based upon ownership by Iowa State University. Right-of-Way and easements for future needs will be dedicated with development of the property; and, WHEREAS, the PUD zoning overlay allows for flexibility in zoning district and general standards. The Ansley PUD contains a variety of lot sizes with varying setbacks, including "cottage court"homes clustered around five private streets. The cottage court homes have reduced setbacks and front onto common space. The plan of Ansley integrates a variety of common green spaces as well as stormwater into the design of the development. Ansley will also contain a small commercial component in the northeast corner of the property next to the Tedesco Connector Trail. The commercial operation will primarily serve neighborhood residents,users of the Tedesco Trail, and the applicant's other businesses; and, WHEREAS, at the October 19th, 2022, Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, the Ansley Preliminary Plat was discussed. Commissioners considered the waiver request and the circumstances behind staff s recommendation that the waiver be approved; and, WHEREAS,the Planning&Zoning Commission voted 7-0 to recommend the City Council approve the Preliminary Plat for the Ansley Subdivision with the waiver to the extension of Cedar Lane and water and wastewater utilities within the Cedar Lane right-of-way. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the Preliminary Plat for Ansley Subdivision located at 3210 Cedar Lane is hereby approved with support of the waiver to construct an extension of Cedar Lane and utilities to the south from the proposed Rothway Road due to the unique condition that the abutting properties are under the ownership Iowa State University and its affiliates and that Iowa State University representatives have indicated the land will be retained for University purposes at this time and into the foreseeable future, thereby making the extension unnecessary to meet the objectives and standards of the Subdivision Code subject to the condition that dedication of Cedar Lane right-of-way and the granting of any necessary easements will occur at the time of final plat. ADOPTED THIS 8th day of November, 2022. Renee hall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor Introduced by: Gartin Seconded by: Betcher Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Rollins Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 81h day of November, 2022.