Council tables One Vision project

A redevelopment plan at the main campus of One Vision was dealt a setback Monday night, as the City Council voted unanimously to table approval of a final plat for the Glen Oaks Residential Subdivision.

Building official Mike Ritter told the Council the City’s Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the Glen Oaks final plat, however representative of Drainage District 40 convinced city leaders to put the plan on hold.

David Johnson, an attorney from Clarion, Iowa represented the Drainage District at Monday’s meeting.  Johnson told the Council that although One Vision has had its engineering plan for Glen Oaks in place for more than a year, Drainage District 40 trustees only became aware of the plan for storm water drainage on the eastern 40 acres of the property less than two weeks ago.

According to the Iowa Drainage District Association, drainage district trustees are in charge of assuring proper drainage of surface waters to prevent overflow and protect public health, con-

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venience and welfare.

In June, One Vision shared its plan for a portion of its property to allow flexibility for possible future development.

Acting on the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission, the Council okayed a request to change the current zoning of the Glen Oaks Subdivision.  The current zoning of the parcels, located on the west side of the One Vision campus, is RM-44 (high density, multi-family residential zone).  It will change to OPH-H (planned development housing overlay).

Ron Fiscus, of Planscape Partners, representing One Vision, told the Council the organization continues to comply with decentralizing its 80 acre campus.  Fiscus said that  due to the prospect of future sell-offs of property,  as well as the potential integration of commercial businesses, such as a salon or convenience stores on the property, necessitate the zoning change. Fiscus said it is One Vision’s intent to allow access on the north side of its property as a public street extending west.  Development of the 40 acres with access to Highway 18 would primarily be single family homes.

Fiscus told the City Council Monday that One Vision has reached an agreement with the Cerro Gordo County Conservation Board to drain 40 acres on the east side of the One Vision property to a county site located north of the One Vision campus.  A retention basin would help the county to create a wetlands for migratory waterfowl.

Drainage District trustees asked the Council to delay approval of the final plat so that they could select an engineer to analyze and review the report given by Fiscus and One Vision.

Councilman Dana Brant’s motion to table the issue for four weeks was seconded by Jim Boehnke.

“I don’t see a need to rush this,” added Councilman Bennett Smith.  “I prefer the parties have time to work it out.”

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