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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Rezoning Agreement for Adoption of Master Plan for 4098 E 13th Street RESOLUTION NO. 23-409 RESOLUTION APPROVING ZONING AGREEMENT FOR E 13TH STREET FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS, OPHIR Investments requested to rezone 55.18 acres of land located at 4098 East 13th Street in Ames.The property is currently zoned Planned Industrial(PI)with the Northeast Gateway Overlay(O-GNE). The requested zoning is General Industrial(GI). The land is currently farmland located on the south side of East 13th Street. The requested rezoning would remove the O-GNE designation with the change to GI and Master Plan; and, WHEREAS, the proposed site was at one time under the same ownership of the developer that was approved to construct a regional mall and shopping center to the west of this site. The property was included in the annexation and rezoning activities for the commercial development, but no specific development project has ever been approved for this site.At the time of its rezoning to PI in January of 2009, the City Council included the O-GNE Overlay to preserve options for design compatibility with planned commercial uses since no specific plan was approved for the site. The O-GNE is an overlay that only applies to land in this area east of I-35 and was written to regulate the design and aesthetics of a regional shopping center; and, WHEREAS, Ames Plan 2040 designates the property as Employment. Designations adjacent to the site include Regional Commercial for land to the west and for Residential development north of the site. Applicable zoning categories for Employment include the current PI zoning and the proposed GI zoning designation. PI allows for a range of industrial uses that are more selective compared to the proposed GI zoning and has slightly different development standards. GI allows for the broadest range of industrial types of use, and in some cases, more intensive industrial processing activities than PI. GI is the most common industrial zone in the City with warehouse, industrial service, manufacturing, and office uses; and, WHEREAS, the zoning request is also desired by the owner in order to gain additional development square footage for a planned warehouse distribution facility and other office or industrial uses. The proposal is accompanied by a Master Plan intended to define some use limitations and site design features; and, WHEREAS, the proposed use of warehouse and freight handling, industrial services, and office is permitted in both the PI and GI zoning designations. However, the PI zone allows for a more limited version of warehouse and freight handling than GI.The applicant is seeking to rezone the site to allow for an arrangement of buildings that provides more space for building placement due to GI allowing for up to 85% building coverage with a 15% minimum landscape area requirement. This is more generous than the PI standards, which require a minimum of 20% landscaping and have a maximum allowed impervious coverage limit of 70%. The applicant believes that with the additional square footage they can more effectively use the site with two buildings rather than one larger building; and, WHEREAS, in lieu of the mandatory design requirements of O-GNE, the developer is proposing to meet the intent of certain O-GNE requirements that would be applicable to all building types,not just retail buildings. This includes front yards and setbacks, building materials, landscaping modifications, and lighting with the Master Plan. Staff has agreed that the proposed O-GNE elements and use limits that are addressed within the Master Plan are adequate to address compatibility with any future commercial development to the west within the overlay. A rezoning agreement accompanies the Master Plan; and, WHEREAS,water currently exists along East 13th Street to the northwest corner of the site and then turns south and runs along the west property line. This water line can serve the site and will be extend east upon development of the site; and, WHEREAS, sanitary sewer does not exist to serve this site. Sewer main is planned to be extended by the City of Ames this year to the northwest corner of the site from the west along East 13th Street. Sewer main that is not extended further along the subject site's frontage will then be extended by the developer to the eastern boundary of this site, as approved with a future subdivision plat. A condition of the master plan is to require a subdivision prior to development of the site; and, WHEREAS, the Master Plan identifies access points to the site. Access is intended to be shared.A turning lane for truck movements will need to be added with the development of the site. The City's traffic engineer has accepted an access analysis and finds the additional lane widening on 13th will accommodate the use; and, WHEREAS, at its May 17th meeting, the Planning & Zoning Commission discussed the layout of the site and use differences between the zoning districts. The Commission voted 6-0 to recommend that the City Council approve the proposed rezoning with Master Plan with the condition that the final building fagade requirements are finalized with staff prior to City Council consideration. The developer has since provided draft design requirements described in the addendum; and, WHEREAS, an updated Master Plan and signed Zoning Agreement for the rezoning of property located at 4098 East 13th Street require approval in conjunction with the Third Reading of the proposed rezoning from Planned Industrial(PI)with the Northeast Gateway Overlay District (O-GNE) to General Industrial (GI) removing the Northeast gateway Overlay (O-GNE). The agreement includes an Exhibit with the updated Master Plan. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the Zoning Agreement for 4098 E 13th Street is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 11th day of July, 2023. e4w- / �6 e�� Renee kall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor Introduced by: Beatty-Hansen Seconded by: Gartin Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Rollins Voting nay: None Absent: Betcher Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 1 lth day of July, 2023.