HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Special Meeting of the Ames City Council 05/18/1998MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL
AMES, IOWA MAY 18, 1998
The Ames City Council met in special session at 5:00 p.m. on the 18th day of May, 1998, in the City
Council Chambers in City Hall, 515 Clark Avenue, pursuant to law with Mayor Ted Tedesco
presiding and the following Council members present: Campbell, Cross, Hoffman, Quirmbach, and
Wirth. Parks arrived late.
CALL TO ORDER: 5:05 p.m.
Mayor Tedesco introduced Joan Ingwersen, Manpower, who will be assisting Lynette Windsor in
taking minutes at the zoning workshops. After observing at this meeting, Joan will be Recording
Secretary for the next several workshops.
Mayor Tedesco referred the Council to his memo concerning a Cable Television Commissioner
resignation, asking Council to look through the list of applicants and give their recommendations
to the City Clerk’s office before 5:00 p.m. Thursday, May 21, so that this item can be added to the
May 26th agenda.
In addition, Mayor Tedesco informed the Council that he would soon be receiving the resignation
of one of the City’s ASSET members, and he will give the Council a list of possible replacement
candidates.
DISCUSSION OF PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE:
ARTICLE 10: SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS
P. 10-1, line 23-142 Moved by Quirmbach, seconded by Wirth, to delete the entire Section
10.1(C): Development Process-- from line 23, p. 10-1, through line 142 on
page 10-5.
VOM: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
P. 10-5, Table 10.2(B) Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Campbell, to change all ZP references to
SDP Minor, and to change all ZEO references to Staff -- on Table 10.2(B)
on pages 10-5 and 10-6.
VOM: 5-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
Councilman Parks arrived at 5:25 p.m.
P. 10-6, Table 10.2(B) Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Wirth, to delete Retail Sales and Service,
Nursing Home, and Restaurant from Use Categories on Table 10.2(B), p.
10-6.
VOM: 4-2. Voting Aye: Campbell, Hoffman, Parks, Wirth. Voting Nay:
Cross, Quirmbach. Motion passes.
P. 10-6, Table 10.2(B) Moved by Cross, seconded by Hoffman, to add Health and Allied Services
to Use Categories, with SDP Minor as Approval Required and Staff as
Approval Authority.
VOM: 2-4. Voting Aye: Parks, Quirmbach. Voting Nay: Campbell, Cross,
Hoffman, Wirth. Motion fails.
P. 10-6, Table 10.2(B) Moved by Parks, seconded by Quirmbach, to add Hearing Testing Services,
if pre-existing to Use Categories, with SDP Minor as Approval Required
and Staff as Approval Authority.
VOM: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
P. 10-6, Table 10.2(C) Moved by Campbell, seconded by Cross, to add the Requirement for
Minimum Lot Size to be 6,000 square feet.
VOM: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
P. 10-7, Table 10.2(C) Moved by Quirmbach, seconded by Parks, to change the Maximum
Height/Principal Building to 80 feet or 6 stories, whichever is lower.
VOM: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
P. 5-15, line 504 Moved by Parks, seconded by Hoffman, to add Gift Shops, Hospitality
Shops, Snack Bars to Article 5 under “Accessory Uses” for “Medical
Centers.”
VOM: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
P.10-7, line 193 Moved by Wirth, seconded by Parks, to delete the words local school
buildings from line 193, p. 10-7, Section 10.3(A).
VOM: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
P. 10-7, line 191 Moved by Quirmbach, seconded by Parks, to replace Planning and Zoning
Commission with City Council.
VOM: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
P. 10-8, line 200 Moved by Campbell, seconded by Wirth, to replace the words University
Affiliated District with University Impacted District for Section 10.4.
VOM: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
P. 10-8, 10-9, 10-10 Moved by Wirth, seconded by Parks, to remove all of the existing Section
10.4, from line 200 to 236, and substitute in its place staff’s rewrite of this
section.
VOM: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
P. 10-10, Sec. 10.5 Moved by Campbell, seconded by Cross, to operate from the “red pages”
(staff’s rewrite) for Article 10.5: “S-VR” Village Residential District.
VOM: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
P. 10-8, Sec. 10.4 Moved by Quirmbach, seconded by Parks, to move Section 10.4:
University Impacted District from Article 10 to Article 11.
VOM: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
Revisions Made to New Article 10 (Red Pages):
P. 1, Sec. 10.5.B.4 Moved by Wirth, seconded by Parks, to delete #4 under 10.5(B) Goals.
VOM: 5-1. Voting Aye: Campbell, Hoffman, Parks, Quirmbach, Wirth.
Voting Nay: Cross
P. 2, Sec. 10.5.C.2 Moved by Parks, seconded by Cross, to revise #2 under (C) Definitions as
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follows: “Block -- A combination of building lots which may be serviced
by an alley,...”
VOM: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
P. 2, Sec. 10.5.C.10 Moved by Wirth, seconded by Parks, to revise #10 under (C) Definitions
as follows: “Neighborhood Edge -- An area farthest from the
Neighborhood Center yet within a five to fifteen minute walk, or
approximately one-quarter mile, of the Neighborhood Center....”
VOM: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
P. 4, Sec. 10.5.E.1 Moved by Wirth, seconded by Parks, asking Staff to develop language
regarding flexibility in size for villages.
VOM: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
The meeting recessed at 6:58 p.m.
The meeting reconvened 7:08 p.m.
P. 5, Sec. 10.5.E.3.e Moved by Parks, seconded by Hoffman, insert a period after “...Village
Residential Project.” and delete the balance of statement.
VOM: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
P. 6, Sec. 10.5.E.5.b Moved by Wirth, seconded by Parks, to revise (b) to read: “A corner
condition exists whenever a street intersects with another street or plaza.”
(deleting the words “or path”).
VOM: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
P. 21, Table 8 Moved by Campbell, seconded by Wirth: Under Use Requirements, second
column, Banks: to delete excluding drive through teller services.
VOM: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
P.21, Table 8 Moved by Wirth, seconded by Parks: Use Requirements, add Apartments
on the 2nd and 3rd floors.
VOM: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
P. 23, Sec. 10.5.I.4 Moved by Parks, seconded by Wirth, to delete Section I.4.
VOM: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
ARTICLE 11: OVERLAY ZONES
P. 11-5, line 167 Moved by Wirth, seconded by Hoffman, to delete reference “...and by the
City Council...”
VOM: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
P. 11-6, lines 191-193 Moved by Wirth, seconded by Parks, to delete the sentence “It does not
apply to properties...as established by the Municipal Code.”
VOM: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
P. 11-6, line 184 Moved by Parks, seconded by Wirth, to add the following sentence to
Section 11.3.B: “The application shall be considered by the Historic
Preservation Commission, prior to consideration by the Zoning Board of
Adjustment, or by the Planning and Zoning Commission.”
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VOM: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
P. 11-5, line 166 Moved by Parks, seconded by Hoffman, to delete the words site
development.
VOM: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
P. 11-6, line 209 Moved by Campbell, seconded by Wirth, to amend 11.4.B.3 to read: Park
and Open Space Areas: Those areas defined in the City’s Parks and
Recreation Master Plan.
VOM: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
P. 11-6, line 211 Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Wirth to add to new Section 11.4.B.5.
Aquifer Protection Areas.
VOM: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
P. 11-7, line 230 Moved by Wirth, seconded by Cross, to amend item 11.5.B by replacing
this section with Staff’s recommendations (page 2).
Moved by Campbell, seconded by Quirmbach, to amend the motion to add
North Grand and the Northern Corporate Limits as 11.5.B.7.
VOA: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
VOM: 6-0. Amended motion declared carried unanimously.
P. 11-7, line 242 Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Wirth, to amend line 243 as follows: This
Section applies to any of the following actions that are visible from the
intersections and streets listed above.
VOM: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
P. 11-7, lines 246, 247 Moved by Campbell, seconded by Wirth: change to read “...principal
building or use...”
VOM: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
P. 11-8, lines 250-298 Moved by Campbell, seconded by Wirth, to delete Subsections D, E, and
F from Section 11.5 and substitute new Subsection D: Design Standards --
as proposed by Staff (page 3).
VOM: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
ARTICLE 12: FLOATING ZONE SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL
P. 12-1 Moved by Quirmbach, seconded by Hoffman, to replace the “red pages” of
Article 12 with the “white pages” of Article 12.
VOM: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
COMMENTS:
Hoffman: Had a question about whether Tree City USA signs were still up, and a concern that Ames
was no longer a Tree City. Although she confirmed that we were, indeed, a Tree City, she couldn’t
answer their question about the signs. Asked staff to respond.
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Moved by Cross, seconded by Parks, to refer to staff the request from the Field of Family
Community Food Project to study the feasibility a Downtown Farmers Market; and asked staff to
bring it back to the Council for action as soon as possible.
VOM: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
Wirth: Several trees that need attention: one that had extensive wind damage in the parkway at 11th
and Burnett, just west of intersection; one that appears to be dead in front of 1106 and 1108 Burnett.
Campbell: Asked City Manager to bring the Council up-to-date on the dealings with the Union
Pacific and what went wrong in terms of the trees along Northwestern. City Manager Schainker
explained that that area is railroad property. The City had worked with them (Chicago
Northwestern) years ago and requested that they do everything to save those trees. A neighborhood
group was willing to come in and trim the trees. However, the railroad changed ownership--Union
Pacific. The City received word that the trees at the intersection were going to be trimmed; contact
was made with Union Pacific officials to let them know of the City’s and the neighborhood’s
concern about the method they planned to use for trimming. There’s not much the City could do to
prevent the railroad from cutting down the trees. The railroad doesn’t want to replace the trees--it
was their intent to clear cut the right-of-way for visibility and safety factors at the intersection.
Councilman Parks discussed the possibility of using some of the Neighborhood Improvement Project
money to beautify this area in the future. Perhaps the neighbors in the area would be interested in
putting together a project.
Mayor Tedesco congratulated the Staff and Council for the progress made tonight. At the May 26th
regular Council meeting, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell will be in charge. He and Council Member
Parks will both be absent from that meeting. Councilman Hoffman noted that she would be absent
from the work session on May 28.
Mayor Tedesco requested that the Council consider asking Staff to investigate and report back
whether it was possible to draft a policy for responding to citizen requests to pick up branches/limbs
after a major wind storm. Councilwoman Campbell noted that cost implications and manpower
should be factored in.
Moved by Quirmbach, seconded by Wirth, to ask Staff to report back regarding a possible limb
policy, considering cost elements.
VOM: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
Planning and Housing Director O’Connell noted that there were 22 “red flag” issues to discuss at
tomorrow nights work session, and distributed copies to the Council.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting adjourned at 8:40 p.m.
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Jill Ripperger, City Clerk Ted Tedesco, Mayor
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Lynette Windsor, Recording Secretary
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