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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-05-03 Public hearing NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the City Council of Iowa City, Iowa, at 7:00 p.m. on the 3rd day of May, 2005, in Emma J. Harvat Hall, 410 E. Washington Street, Iowa City, Iowa, or if said meeting is cancelled, at the next meeting of the City Council thereafter as posted by the City Clerk; at which hearing the Council will consider: An ordinance conditionally changing the zoning designation from interim Development Single-Family Residential (ID-RS) zone to Low Density Single-Family Residential (RS-5) zone (10.92-acres) and Medium Density Single-Family Residential (RS-8) zone (18.34-acres) for property located west of Sycamore Street, south of Wetherby Drive, north of Dickenson Lane. Copies of the proposed ordinances and resolutions are on file for public examination in the office of the City Clerk, City Hall, Iowa City, Iowa. Persons wishing to make their views known for Council consideration are encouraged to appear at the above-mentioned time and place. MARIAN K. KARR, CITY CLERK STAFF REPORT To: Planning &Zoning Commission Prepared by: Sunil Terdalkar Item: REZ05-0002 Date: April 07, 2005 SUB05-0005 Preliminary Plat BrookWood Pointe General Information: Applicant: Steve Kohli 3129 Dubuque St NE Iowa City IA 52240 Contact Person: Amy Ashbacker Van Winkle Jacob 2570 Holiday Road Coralville, IA 52241 Phone: 338-4939 Requested Action: Rezoning from ID-RS to part RS-5 and part RS-8 Preliminary Plat for a subdivision of 106 lots Purpose: Development of BrookWood Pointe subdivision Location: South Sycamore Street - to the South-East of Wetherby Park and North of South Point Subdivision Size: Approximately 29.26 acres Existing Land Use and Zoning: ID-RS- Agricultural Surrounding Land Use and Zoning: North: Residential- RS-5 South: Residential- RS-8 East: Residential- RS-5 West: Park and undeveloped - P and OPDH-5 Comprehensive Plan: The South District Plan 'small lot single family and/or duplex' type development for this area File Date: March 21, 2005 45-Day Limitation Period: May 05, 2005 Special Information: Public Utilities: Sanitary sewer and water lines are available adjacent to this property and will be extended through the property with this development. Approximately 2.86 acre of this property is served by the Sycamore Regional Storm Water Drainage System. Public Services: Police and fire protection will be provided by the City. Refuse and recycling collection will also be provided by the City. Transit routes Lakeside Route and Eastside Loop serve this area with the nearest stop located approximately 2 blocks north on Sycamore Street. Background Information: The applicant, Steve Kohli, is requesting a rezoning from ID-RS - Interim Development Residential, to RS-5 - Low Density Single Family Residential (10.92 acres) and P,S-8 - Medium Density Single Family P,esidential Zone (18.34 acres); and a preliminary plat of BrookWood Pointe, a subdivision of 106 lots. The property, of an approximate area 29.26 acres, is located on the West side of Sycamore Street, and is bounded by Hollywood Manor Subdivision on the North, Wetherby Park and Sandhill Estates Subdivision on the West and South Pointe subdivision on the South. Zoning Analysis: Compliance with Comprehensive Plan The South Distract Plan aims to achieve a mix of housing types - small apartments, townhouses located appropriately adjacent to arterial streets, neighborhood commercial centers, institutional uses, open spaces, and trails; and with appropriate designs to suit the surrounding single-family housing. This particular property is part of the Sycamore East sub- area within the South District. The Future Land Use scenario identifies this area as appropriate for Iow to medium density single-family residential development. The neighboring subdivisions mostly consist of single-family detached lots zoned P,S-8 and RS-5. In staff's view proposed P,S-5 zoning for the northern part of the property will provide a good transition from the existing P,S-5 neighborhood to the north and the P,S-8 zone to the south. This zoning pattern complies with the Comprehensive Plan's policy of encouraging a diversity of housing. The Plan also encourages the development of a trail and sidewalk network within the South District. As proposed in the South District Plan an 8-foot wide side walk along Terrapin Court, a portion of P,ussell Drive and Covered Wagon Drive will provide a trail connection through this property to the trail network. In staff's view the proposed rezoning request is in general conformance with the Comprehensive Plan and is compatible with the surrounding neighborhoods. Traffic implications At this location, Sycamore Street is currently a chip-seal road with a traffic count of 1690 vehicles per day (2002 count). In March the City Council added the improvement of Sycamore Street to Fiscal Year 2009 of the Capital Improvements Plan. Similar to recent rezoning cases, a proportionate share of the cost of improvement of Sycamore Street should be borne by this development. Based on the formula used for other similar subdivisions the cost related to the street improvement to be shared by the proposed BrookWood Pointe subdivision is estimated at $313.39 per acre, a total of $9,169.65 for 29.26 acres. Because improvements to Sycamore Street will not begin until 2008-2009 there will be a 3 to 4 year period when development of this subdivision will be occurring on the unimproved street. Although this situation is not ideal, in staff's opinion it is acceptable as a temporary condition. To allow the reconstruction of Sycamore Street the preliminary plat includes a 20 feet wide temporary construction easement. To minimize increased traffic and the construction vehicles though the residential neighborhood streets the subdivision should have access through Sycamore Street in the initial phase of construction; as noted Sycamore Street will be upgraded in FY 2009. In order to facilitate the construction of necessary infrastructure - sanitary and stormwater drainage phase one of the subdivision should include the construction of the stormwater basin and an easement should be provided to construct sanitary sewer from South Pointe subdivision (at Russell Drive) to Sandhill Estates (at Covered Wagon Drive). Subdivision Analysis The applicant has also requested preliminary plat approval of BrookWood Pointe, a 106-1ot subdivision. The request is contingent on the decision of the rezoning of the properly. The proposed subdivision is accessible from Sycamore Street on the East and Russell Drive from South and North. The preliminary plat shows proposed completion of North-South Russell Drive and is connected to Covered Wagon Drive extending from the West. A new street Terrapin Court connects Covered Wagon Drive and Russell Drive to Sycamore Street on the East. Vesti Lane, running East-West also connects Russell Drive and Sycamore Street, while Ashland Court, which also runs East-West ends in a cul-de-sac. As discussed above, a trail is proposed along Covered Wagon Drive, Terrapin Court and Russell Drive, which will be part of the trail network connecting Napoleon Park and Sycamore Greenway. In staff's view, this street design adheres to the Comprehensive Plan policy of building neighborhoods with an interconnected street system. The proposed lots along Sycamore Street are double fronting lots with frontage on two streets. The subdivision regulations discourage such lots. The Comprehensive Plan indicates that where such lots can not be avoided, dense landscaping or earthen berms should be used rather than tall privacy fences, to buffer the rear yards from the arterial street. The preliminary plat includes a landscaping plan with a mix of evergreen trees and deciduous trees and hedges to be planted proximately 15 feet west of the street right-of-way. Because the plantings will be within the construction easement that will be graded during the reconstruction of Sycamore Street, the applicant will pay the City the estimated cost of landscaping and the City will plant the trees and hedge as part of the Sycamore Street reconstruction project. To assure that fences are not built within the construction easement or on the street side of the landscaping, staff recommends that the legal papers for the final plat specify that privacy fencing will be set back at least 20 feet from Sycamore Street. Sensitive areas The site for the subdivision contains Hydric Soils, which may require sump pumps in the basements and special construction of streets to assure proper drainage. Construction plans at the time of the final plat will need to address construction in these soil conditions. Existence of Hydric Soils does not trigger the requirement for Sensitive Areas Overlay zoning. There are no other sensitive environmental features identified on the property. Storm water management Outlot A, covering an area of 1.27 acres on the south-west corner of the subdivision, is shown for the use of stormwater management facility. Storm water from some lots along Sycamore Street will drain into the new Sycamore Regional Stormwater system. Fees for the stormwater system are: $2,775.68 per acre (Total 2.86 acres x $2,775.68/acre =7,936.40). Payment of these fees should be addressed in the legal papers at the time of final plat approval. To address concerns about existing drainage in the adjacent South Pointe subdivision, the preliminary plat includes an easement with a swale or berms along the south boundary line. This will prevent the stormwater draining into properties in the South Pointe subdivision. Neighborhood Open Space Based on the Neighborhood Open Space Ordinance, a subdivision of this size is required to dedicate 0.95 acres of open space or pay fees in lieu of dedication. Given this subdivision's proximity to Weatherby Park, the Director of the Parks and Recreation Department anticipates that the Parks and Recreation Commission will prefer fees to be applied to improvements to Wetherby Park. The plat has been referred to the Parks and Recreation Commission for comments. Infrastructure Fees Tap-on fees for sewer: $1,796 per acre (Total 29.26 acres x $1,796.5/acre =52,560.20) Water main extension fee: $395 per acre (Total 29.26 acres x $395/acre =11,556.52) Payment of these fees should be addressed in the legal papers at the time of final plat approval. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval for REZ05-0002, rezoning of approximately 29.26 acres located west of Sycamore Street from ID-RS to RS-5 (10.92 acres) and RS-8 (18.34 acres) subject to: 1) A Conditional Zoning Agreement which specifies payment toward appropriate cost share for Sycamore Street Improvements; 2) Outlot A stormwater management facility being built with Phase 1 and 3) An easement created to facilitate a sanitary sewer line to be extended to Sandhill Estates subdivision from South Pointe subdivision. Staff recommends that SUB05-0005, a preliminary plat of BrookWood Pointe, a 106-1ot, approximately 29.26-acre residential subdivision located west of Sycamore Street, be approved. Approved by: Karin ,Franklin, Director, DepaCtment of Planning and Community Development S:\PCD\Staff Reports\REZ05-0002-Brookwood Pointe.doc RM44 Grant Wood SchoolP P Yetherby Park OPDH5 ID-RS RS8 IOWA CITY CORI>ORATE LIMITS SITE LOCATION: Brookwood Pointe REZO5-OOOO2/SUB05-O0005 PRELIMINARY PLAT ~ BROOKWOOD POINTE U=-' '~- ':- LOCATION MAP SENSITIVE AREAS SITE PLAN BROOKWOOD POINTE -~ ~ '.-~ - -' P~OJECT LOCATION LOCATION MAP DATE: 04/27/05 TO: City Council FROM: Sunil Terdalkar, PCD RE: REZ05-00002 and BrookWood Pointe subdivision Page 2 of the staff report for 'REZ05-00002 and SUB05-00005 Preliminary Plat BrookWood Pointe' dated April 07, 2005 contained an error. The dollar amount for contribution toward Sycamore Street improvements by the applicant as presented in the staff report was incorrect. At the time of pre- application meeting, the applicant was informed the correct amount of cost-share, which is based on the same base rate applied for other similar subdivisions on South Sycamore Street. The developer should contribute $2507.08 per acre toward Sycamore Street improvements at the time of final plat approval. The Conditional Zoning Agreement has been drafted with this correct dollar amount. Steve Kohli Construction Design Builder 3129 Dubuque St. Iowa city, IA. 52240 Cell: 319-936-6880 Fax: 319-35g-5986 Subj: Request for expedited action for Brookwood Pointe 7 Date: April 26,2005 From: Steve Kohli Construction L.C. To: City of Iowa City 7~& To whom it may concern: Steve Kohli Construction L.C. hereby requests that the city council of Iowa City expedites the actions concerning the approval of the subdivision known as Brookwood pointe by compressing the second and third reading of same. Steve Kohli for Steve Kohli Construction L.C. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the City Council of Iowa City will hold a public hearing on the 3rd day of May, 2005, at 7:00 p.m. in the Emma J. Harvat Hall of the Iowa City City Hall, 410 E. Washington Street, Iowa City, Iowa, or if said meeting is cancelled, at the next meeting of the City Council thereafter as posted by the City Clerk; at which hearing the Council will consider a Resolution Authorizing Conveyance of 145 South Westminster Street, also described as Lot 86 in Oak Woods Addition, Part Two, Iowa City, Iowa, to a Iow-income family. Copies of the proposed resolution are on file for public examination in the office of the City Clerk, City Hall, Iowa City, Iowa. Persons wishing to make their views known for Council consideration are encouraged to appear at the above-mentioned time and place. MARIAN K. KARR, CITY CLERK NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the City Council of Iowa City will hold a public hearing on the 3rd day of May, 2005, at 7:00 p.m. in the Emma J. Harvat Hall of the Iowa City City Hall, 410 E. Washington Street, Iowa City, Iowa, or if said meeting is cancelled, at the next meeting of the City Council thereafter as posted by the City Clerk; at which hearing the Council will consider a Resolution Authorizing Conveyance of 1905 California Avenue, also described as Lot 9 in Part One Mount Prospect Addition, Iowa City, Iowa, to a Iow-income family. Copies of the proposed resolution are on file for public examination in the office of the City Clerk, City Hall, Iowa City, Iowa. Persons wishing to make their views known for Council consideration are encouraged to appear at the above-mentioned time and place. MARIAN K. KARR, CITY CLERK PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The City Council will be holding a public hearing on Iowa City's FY06 Annual Action Plan on May 3, 2005, at 7:00 p.m., City Hall, Emma Harvat Hall, 410 East Washington Street, Iowa City, IA. Said plan is a sub-pad of Iowa City's 2006-2010 Consolidated Plan (a.k.a. CITY STEPS). The City of Iowa City has available a draft FY06 Annual Action Plan for the use of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) funds. Said plan will also be considered by the City Council on May 3, 2005. The annual action plan describes the federally funded activities to be undertaken by the City and its recipients during the 2006 fiscal year (July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006). Copies of the draft FY06 Annual Action Plan are available to the public at the Iowa City Public Library, 123 S. Linn Street; and the Department of Planning and Community Development, 410 East Washington Street. A thirty (30) day public comment period began on April 1, 2005. Additional information is available from the Department of Planning and Community Development, 410 East Washington Street, Iowa City, Iowa, 52240 or by calling 356- 5230. If you are in need of special accommodations for a disability or language translation please contact Steve Long, Community Development Division at 356- 5250 or 356-5493 TDD at least three business days in advance of the meeting date. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FY06 Annual Action Plan The City of Iowa City is soliciting public comments on the proposed Federal Fiscal Year 2005 (City FY06) Annual Action Plan. The Annual Action Plan is a portion of Iowa City's 2006-2010 Consolidated Plan (a.k.a. CITY STEPS). The FY06 Annual Action Plan will include information on the proposed use of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) funds for housing, jobs and services for low- moderate income persons. The FY06 Annual Action Plan will outline proposed activities, project locations, budgets and the scope of activities being funded. Copies of the FY06 Annual Action Plan are available from the Department of Planning and Community Development, City Hall, 410 East Washington Street, Iowa City, 52240. A copy of the FY06 Annual Action Plan is also available for review at the Iowa City Public Library or on the City's web site www.icgov.org. Written comments may be submitted to the Department of Planning and Community Development at the address above. A 30- day public comment period will begin with the publication of this notice and end on May 3, 2005.