HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Resolution approving request from Danfoss to waive sidewalk installation requirement at 2800 E. 13th StreetRESOLUTION NO. 25-461
RESOLUTION APPROVING REQUEST FROM DANFOSS TO WAIVE SIDEWALK
INSTALLATION REQUIREMENT AT 2800 E. 13TH STREET
FOR THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA
WHEREAS, Danfoss, at 2800 E. 13th Street, is in the process of seeking permits
to construct a new, freestanding daycare building on the same property as the existing
manufacturing facility. The new construction triggers the requirement for a
sidewalk/shared use path along E. 13th Street. Chapter 22, Streets and Sidewalks, Sec.
22.31(1), also requires necessary infrastructure prior to issuance of a building permit ;
and,
WHEREAS, Danfoss has requested a waiver of the requirement to install a
sidewalk or shared use path along the south side of E. 13th Street in front of the Danfoss
property. The waiver request specifically pertains to the requirement to install the
sidewalk/shared use path in conjunction with the construction of the daycare. The request
is not to waive the requirement in perpetuity; and,
WHEREAS, installing a sidewalk or shared use path at this time would not connect
to a larger sidewalk network. It is unknown when the City would extend the sidewalk or
shared use path from the intersection of E. 13 th Street and Dayton Avenue. To the east
of I-35 is mostly undeveloped land, though several warehouse/industrial projects are
planned; and,
WHEREAS, staff believes that the abutting interstate entrance ramp and the
undeveloped land to the east is an atypical condition that will mean installing a sidewalk
or shared use path will lead to a location not intended for pedestrians or bicyclists ; and,
WHEREAS, additionally, staff has noted that the right-of-way in this area is in need
of modifications to comprehensively address connectivity, traffic control, utilities, and
drainage, and installing a sidewalk or shared-use path at this time is likely to result in the
need to remove and relocate it in the next few years.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,
Iowa, that the request to waive the requirement to install a sidewalk or shared use path
in conjunction with the proposed daycare building along the south side of E. 13th Street in
front of the Danfoss property is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 9th day of September, 2025.
_______________________________ _________________________________
Renee Hall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Gartin
Seconded by: Corrieri
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Rollins
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 9th day of September, 2025.