HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Amended Master Plan at 798 N. 500th Avenue as Third Amendment to Contract Rezoning Agreement RESOLUTION NO. 23-315
RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDED MASTER PLAN AT 798 N. 500TH AVENUE
AS THE THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT REZONING AGREEMENT
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, Hunziker Development Group, the owner of 28.58 acres of property located
at 798 North 500th Avenue, has applied to amend the previously approved Rezoning Master Plan
for the North Sunset Ridge development; and,
WHEREAS, the property is located on land annexed to the City in February 2022. The
current zoning of Floating Suburban Residential Low-Density "FS-RL" and Master Plan was
approved by the City Council on August 9, 2022. The Master Plan and Contract Rezoning
Agreement was amended on February 28, 2023; and,
WHEREAS, the Master Plan dictates the general street layout, general buildable area in
location and acres and number of units as well as net density. The plan also guides the layout of
utilities to serve the site. The final configurations of lots and open space is determined during
preliminary plat review. The preliminary plat must be found to substantially conform to the Master
Plan; and,
WHEREAS, the previous amended Master Plan identified the entire development as
single-family detached homes with a maximum unit count of 75 homes. Due to changes in the
market,the developer would like to add a component of single-family attached units(townhomes)
within the development on the north side of the site; and,
WHEREAS, this change creates a possible increase of five more units, resulting in the
developer constructing 69-80 single-family attached and detached homes on 14-19 acres within
the entire subdivision.The net density will be in the range of 4.0-5.5 units per net acre which meets
or exceeds the minimum required density of 3.75 in"FS"zoned districts; and,
WHEREAS, changing the Master Plan will allow the developer to proceed with finalizing
the preliminary plat. The current"FS-RL"zoning will remain the same. At the time of preliminary
plat, the lot configurations for the pattern and number of attached homes will be decided. Each
home will be on its own lot to meet the single-family attached definition; and,
WHEREAS, open space and storm water detention will account for 4.5-10.0 acres of the
28.58-acre property. This exceeds the minimum 10% required open space in the "FS" zone
standards. A Preliminary Plat and Final Plat must be approved before construction of homes can
begin and to determine final lot layouts, utilities, and configurations of open space. The
Preliminary and Final Plats will ensure that the requirements of the Master Plan are met; and,
WHEREAS, a contract rezoning agreement was approved on August 9, 2022, at the time
of the rezoning. This agreement addressed the cost-share of oversizing of the trunkline. The
rezoning agreement references the master plan and therefore, an amended rezoning agreement had
to be approved concurrent with the amended master plan, which was approved on February 28,
2023. The contract rezoning agreement will require amending once again, to reflect this proposed
amendment to the master plan. The terms of the cost-sharing will not change.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the amended Master Plan for 28.58 acres at 798 N. 500d'Avenue as the Third Amendment to
the Contract Rezoning Agreement of August 9, 2022, is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 23rd day of May, 2023.
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Renee kall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Gartin
Seconded by: Rollins
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Rollins
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 23rd day of May, 2023.