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Zoning board approves MedShred medical‑waste processing operation at 829 SE 20th St.
Summary
The Zoning Board of Adjustment approved a conditional use allowing MedShred/Green Resources Management to store, process and transport medical waste at an I‑2 industrial site (829 SE 20th Street), subject to staff conditions and pending required environmental and Metro Waste Authority approvals.
The City of Des Moines Zoning Board of Adjustment approved a conditional use permit by a 6‑0 vote to allow a medical‑waste storage, processing and transport operation at 829 Southeast 20th Street. The applicant plans to operate the site as a transfer/processing station for medical waste collected from hospitals, clinics and other medical generators.
Frank Dunn, senior city planner, explained staff’s recommendation that the use is appropriate in the I‑2 industrial district and compatible with surrounding industrial properties. Dunn said the property is approximately four and a half acres, already contains a recycling operation and is located near railroad tracks…
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