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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Preliminary Plat for The Bluffs at Dankbar Farms RESOLUTION NO. 23-279 RESOLUTION APPROVING PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR THE BLUFFS AT DANKBAR FARMS FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS, R Friedrich & Sons, Inc., and Friedrich Land Development Company, LC is requesting approval of a Preliminary Plat on 108.21 acres for The Bluffs at Dankbar Farms development located near the southwest corner of George Washington (GW) Carver Avenue and Cameron School Road. The City annexed this land in May 2022. A rezoning with Master Plan and Zoning Agreement was approved on December 13, 2022, which rezoned the property from Agricultural(A)to Floating Suburban—Residential Low Density(FS-RL) and Floating Suburban — Residential Medium Density (FS-RM). The site is also subject to terms of the annexation agreement related to development intensity and infrastructure improvements; and, WHEREAS, concurrent with review of this preliminary plat,the applicant has submitted a rezoning application to reduce the size of the FS-RM area of the site and amend the FS-RL zoning area to a Planned Residence District(F-PRD). The third reading of the ordinance for the rezoning is scheduled for May 9. The 20-acre parcel at the corner of Cameron School Road and GW Carver Avenue will remain as Agricultural (A) zoning with a master plan at this time and is not part of the rezoning or this subdivision proposal; and, WHEREAS, the proposed Preliminary Plat includes: • 105 single-family residential lots • One lot with clubhouse and swimming pool • Eight outlots for open space (including private pocket park) and stormwater • One FS-RM zoned lot for future single-family attached housing • One lot left as agricultural. 3. Street layout and frontage improvements • Utility layout • Easement area for resource protection • Waiver request for sidewalk installation for a portion of frontage along Cameron School Road WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted 6-0 to recommend City Council to approve the Preliminary Plat for Dankbar Farms with a sidewalk waiver along Cameron School Road near Erickson Avenue and the following conditions: 1. Defer access connection from G W Carver and Everest Avenue requirement until the time Outlot ZZ is platted for development; 2. Review of a specific layout plan for driveways, utilities, and street trees for each final plat; 3. Finalize the conservation easement for slope and tree protection prior to final plat; and 4. Finalize traffic calming design and locations with final plat; and, WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that a modification is necessary approving the sidewalk waiver request to the west of Erickson Road, but not to the east of Erickson, and informing the developer that the City Council will entertain a request for deferral of the sidewalk at the time of Final Plat. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that resolution approving Preliminary Plat for The Bluffs at Dankbar Farms is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 9th day of May, 2023. e4w- / ze i::�� Renee kall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor Introduced by: Beatty-Hansen Seconded by: Gartin Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Rollins Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 91h day of May, 2023.