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Zoning board grants variance for veterinary clinic at 601 Army Post Road
Summary
The board approved a variance to allow a new veterinary clinic and outdoor exercise area to be located within about 20 feet of a neighboring residential lot, where current code requires a 75‑foot separation; approval is subject to conditions including screening.
The Des Moines Zoning Board of Adjustment approved a variance that will allow construction of a new veterinary clinic at 601 Army Post Road with an outdoor pet exercise area about 20 feet from an adjacent residential property. The board’s approval reinstates a previously approved plan whose earlier two‑year approval had expired.
Bert Drost, planning staff, told the board that the city code requires a 75‑foot separation between a pet exercising area and a residential property; the property owner previously received approval in 2021…
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