HomeMy WebLinkAboutA004 - Resolution No. 26-058 adopted January 27, 2026RESOLUTION NO. 26-058
RESOLUTION APPROVING PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR HARRISON POINTE, A
PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT LOCATED ON CITY SURPLUS LAND WEST
OF THE INTERSECTION OF HARRISON ROAD AND WELBECK DRIVE
FOR THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA
WHEREAS, on May 27, 2025, the City entered into an option agreement with Keystone
Equity Group (KEG) to purchase the 1.81-acre property contingent on KEG receiving state
workforce housing tax credit approval and entitlements to construct up to 12 owner -occupied
single-family homes; and,
WHEREAS, the proposed plan includes 12 housing units with two different single-family
attached types of configurations. There are three buildings of two-story bi-attached homes (six
dwellings total) plus two buildings with two-story three-unit attached homes (six additional
dwellings). Each unit will have three bedrooms; and,
WHEREAS, the bi-attached homes have two-car garages, while the three-unit attached
homes have single-car garages. Each home includes a driveway that provides additional
parking area. Three guest parking spaces are also provided along Harrison Court; and,
WHEREAS, Harrison Court is located in an outlot along with open space area to be
maintained by a Homeowners Association. The private street is 22 feet wide with a âTâ shaped
dead-end to accommodate minimum fire access standards and take advantage of the shape
of the property. A sidewalk will be located on one side of Harrison Court. A new public sidewalk
is proposed to close the gap in the sidewalk along Welbeck Drive frontage. The private street
design is approvable as part of a PUD Overlay; and,
WHEREAS, the Major Site Development Plan (MSDP) accompanying the PUD request
will be the controlling plan for development of the site upon approval of the PUD Overlay with
the pedestrian, parking, landscaping, and building features. The Preliminary Plat controls for
lot layout and public improvements intended to serve the individual lots.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the Preliminary Plat for Harrison Pointe, a proposed development located on City surplus
land west of the intersection of Harrison Road and Welbeck Drive, is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 27th day of January, 2026.
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Renee Hall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Rollins
Seconded by: Corrieri
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Junck, Gartin, Rollins
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 27th day of January, 2026.