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Council advances rezoning and master plan for West Ames church campus; asks for finalized traffic study before final approval

2497097 · February 25, 2025
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Summary

The council held a public hearing and approved the master plan and rezoning for an ~18.6-acre site in West Ames proposed for a church campus and open space, while directing staff to require a finalized traffic impact analysis for a phased-access plan before final zoning agreement approval.

City staff and the applicant presented a master-plan rezoning application Feb. 25 for two outlots in West Ames (Sunset Ridge Twelfth Addition) totaling about 18.6 acres. The applicant proposes a church campus phased over time with roughly 3.5 acres of open space (stormwater and habitat preservation) and the remainder developed for church facilities. Staff recommended approval of the rezoning and master plan.

The master plan shows three potential vehicle access points: a primary frontage-road connection on the site's east edge, and two Lincoln Way access…

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