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Votes at a glance: Waukee Council approves rezonings, urban renewal amendment, ordinances and site plans
Summary
At its March 3 meeting the Waukee City Council approved a rezoning first reading, adopted an amendment to the city's urban renewal plan, passed several ordinances on peddlers and concessions, and approved multiple site plans and plats.
The Waukee City Council on March 3 enacted or advanced a range of routine land-use and ordinance items in a series of unanimous votes.
Key outcomes: - First consideration (first reading) of an ordinance to rezone property addressed 33263 Ute Avenue from A-1 (agricultural) to M-1 (light industrial) passed on a 5-0 roll call. - The council adopted a resolution designating an area as blighted and approving Amendment No. 15 to the Waukee Unified Urban Renewal Plan (which adds right-of-way for Alice's Road and updates financials); the vote was 5-0. - Council approved a resolution for the Keytown Loop F4 site plan (2980 Grand Prairie Parkway) — a single-story, ~6,000-square-foot retail building with three tenant spaces including a Ponchero's restaurant; vote 5-0. The approved plan includes a drive-thru pickup window only, no menu board, a trash enclosure on the west side and an outdoor patio at the northwest corner. - An ordinance to amend Chapter 122 (peddlers and solicitors) advanced on first reading to allow changes tied to the city's move to the OpenGov permitting platform; council approved 5-0. - The council approved amendments to Chapter 27 (Sugar Creek Municipal Golf Course concessions) on second reading and waived the third reading to place it on final passage (vote 5-0). - The consent agenda and several site-plan/plat approvals (including Keytown Loop and others) passed 5-0.
Most motions were moved and seconded on the dais; individual movers and seconders were not recorded in the minutes for several items. For each roll-call vote the five council members present (Council members Battenberg, Kron, Grove, Pierce and Sinclair) voted yes. Where staff presented, planners said notifications had been sent and no written objections were received for the rezoning and urban renewal items.
Details on a selection of items: - Rezoning (33263 Ute Avenue): Applicant MSN Properties; owner Apple Tree Properties LLC. The property was annexed into Waukee in February 2017 and staff said the proposed M-1 zoning is consistent with the comprehensive plan because surrounding uses are primarily industrial. Staff recommended approval of the first reading. - Urban Renewal Amendment No. 15: Amendment adds right-of-way for Alice's Road and cleans up a small parcel removal. Staff recommended holding the public hearing and adopting the amendment; no written correspondence was received. - Keytown Loop F4 (2980 Grand Prairie Parkway): Owner/applicant Reporter at Waukee LLC; building just under 6,000 square feet and 20 feet tall; three commercial tenant spaces with a Ponchero's restaurant and a pickup-window-only drive-thru.
The council did not record any dissenting votes or conditions beyond standard staff recommendations. Several items were approved with only brief staff presentations and no public opposition cited.
Votes were recorded during the meeting and are summarized below.
