HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Special Meeting of the Ames City Council 09/09/1991MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE AMES CITY COUNCIL
AMES, IOWA SEPTEMBER 9, 1991
The Ames City Council met in special session at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, September 9, 1991, in the
City Council Chambers of the City Hall, 515 Clark Avenue, pursuant to law with Mayor Curtis
presiding and the following members present: Brown, Campbell, Hertz, Hoffman, Parks, and Wirth.
HOSPITAL-MEDICAL ZONING: City Manager Schainker told the Council that Staff has
prepared six policy options for Hospital-Medical Zoning for them to consider. Brian O'Connell,
Director of Planning and Housing, explained the present policy, which states that the Mary Greeley
Hospital complex and surrounding medical service area exists as the hub of a community-wide
health service area, and the integrity of that area as a unique commercial area will be maintained.
He said that a change in that policy may be needed since the hospital and clinics in the H-M Zone
have expanded to serve a larger area of Central Iowa. Ray Anderson, City Planner, provided
information on the six options as well as advantages and disadvantages of each.
The six policy options for H-M Zoning are as follows:
1. Locate all future hospital-medical development inside the present H-M boundaries, as
identified on the Land Use Policy Plan (LUPP) Map. Prohibit hospital-medical
development in other commercial zoning districts.
2. Locate all future hospital-medical development inside an expanded H-M area, with
boundaries for this expanded H-M area to be determined at a later date. Prohibit hospital-
medical development in other commercial zoning districts.
3. Locate all future hospital-medical development inside the present H-M boundaries, as
identified on the Land Use Policy Plan (LUPP) Map, or in other commercial zoning
districts. This is the current policy followed by the City.
4. Locate all future hospital-medical development inside the present H-M boundaries, as
identified on the Land Use Policy Plan (LUPP) Map, or in other H-M areas, to be
designated at a later date. Prohibit hospital-medical development in other commercial
zoning districts.
5. Locate all future hospital-medical development inside an expanded H-M area, to be
determined at a later date, or in other commercial zoning districts.
6. Locate all future hospital-medical development inside an expanded H-M area, to be
determined at a later date, or in other H-M areas, to be designated at a later date.
Moved by Hertz, seconded by Parks, to include an Option #7 to not allow any expansion of the
present H-M zone, to allow hospital-medical development to continue in other commercial areas,
and to begin another H-M area, to be designated at a later date.
Vote on Motion: 3-3. Voting Aye: Brown, Hertz, and Parks. Voting Nay: Campbell,
Hoffman, and Wirth. The Mayor voted "Nay" to break the tie. Motion declared failed.
Council Member Hertz requested information about how much affordable housing might be
displaced if the H-M Zone is allowed to expand.
Moved by Hoffman, seconded by Parks, to approve the six policy options for H-M Zoning as
proposed by Staff.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
Mr. O'Connell discussed present and possible future permitted uses in H-M Zoning Districts.
He stated that a decision on the permitted uses may need to be delayed until after the Council
has chosen one of the six policy options for H-M zoning. It was suggested that two different
lists may, in fact, be needed.
The current list of permitted uses in the H-M Zoning District includes the following:
Apothecary shop
Retail sale of medical, dental and related supplies
Doctor's or dentist's office
Hospital for treatment of humans
Laboratories -- medical and dental
Medical clinic
Nursing home and convalescent home
Retirement and home for the elderly
One-family dwelling
Two-family dwelling
Multi-family dwelling
Boarding and lodging house
Private parking facilities
The proposed list of permitted uses in the H-M Zoning District includes the following:
Hospitals -- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals, Psychiatric
Hospitals, and Specialty Hospitals
Offices and Clinics of Doctors of Medicine -- Office and Clinics of Doctors of Medicine
and Offices and Clinics of Doctors of Osteopathy
Offices and Clinics of Dentists engaged in the practice of Oral Surgery and Oral Pathology
Offices and Clinics of Other Health Practitioners -- Offices and Clinics of Podiatrists and
Offices and Clinics of Physical Therapists
Medical Laboratories
Miscellaneous Health and Allied Services -- Kidney Dialysis Centers
Accessory Uses -- Pharmacies and Dental Laboratories
Nursing and Personal Care Facilities -- Skilled Nursing Care Facilities, Intermediate Care
Facilities, and Nursing and Personal Care Facilities
City Manager Schainker outlined a process for disseminating these ideas by the Planning and
Zoning Commission to medical providers, the immediate neighborhood, and the whole
community. The proposed schedule is listed as follows:
Segment of Community Meeting Purpose Date
Medical Providers Briefing September 26, 1991
Immediate Neighborhood Briefing October 3, 1991
Medical Providers Hearing October 10, 1991
Immediate Neighborhood Hearing October 17, 1991
Public at Large Briefing November 7, 1991
Public at Large Hearing November 21, 1991
Moved by Parks, seconded by Brown, to direct the Planning and Zoning Commission to conduct
public meetings on Hospital-Medical Zoning to solicit citizen input on policy options and
preferred alternatives.
Vote on Motion: 6-0. Motion declared carried unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 7:00 p.m.
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Nancy Dionigi, City Clerk Larry R. Curtis, Mayor