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Council continues Scottish Rite Park sidewalk waiver to let applicant work with staff on ADA access and transit connection
Summary
The council voted 6–1, with one abstention, to continue consideration of Scottish Rite Park’s request for a Type 2 design waiver from a sidewalk requirement so staff and the applicant can explore narrower sidewalk placement, an ADA-accessible crossing and potential coordination with DART.
The Des Moines City Council voted to continue consideration of a Type 2 design waiver requested by Scottish Rite Park Inc. for property at 2909 Woodland Avenue so the applicant and city staff can further study connectivity and ADA access.
The motion to continue passed 6 yes, 1 abstain. Council members instructed staff to work with the applicant to explore a shorter sidewalk segment, evaluate an ADA crossing location near the facility’s internal driveway, and consider coordination with Des Moines Area Regional Transit (DART) about relocating or better serving the transit stop near the property.
Why it matters: the site is on steep terrain and staff said full frontage sidewalks would require major grading, retaining walls and utility relocations that would substantially increase project costs and…
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