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Council approves rezoning for church site at 40 First Street, asks for site plan and traffic review
Summary
The City Council approved rezoning of a parcel at 40 First Street to allow a church use but required the applicant to return with a site plan; neighbors and council members raised traffic and parking concerns tied to existing school pickup congestion and a proposed nearby housing development.
The City Council on a 4-0 vote with one abstention approved an ordinance rezoning property at 40 First Street to allow use by the Iowa Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, but the council required the applicant to return with a site plan so staff and members can review access and parking. The vote followed a public hearing in which neighbors and planning officials focused on traffic and curb-cut location, and the council asked that the church’s driveway be sited to anticipate possible future development on the north side. Planning…
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