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City staff outline 'middle housing' outreach and next steps toward ordinance as growth target discussed
Summary
City staff summarized two outreach events on middle housing, reported a growth target of 3,800 homes over 20 years and described options the draft ordinance will consider — duplexes, triplexes, cottage housing and a density allowance near major transit.
Des Moines community-development staff briefed the City Council on Jan. 23 about two recent outreach events for the city’s middle‑housing efforts and described the early policy choices that will be part of a forthcoming ordinance.
Rebecca Deming, community-development director, said staff held a stakeholder meeting for developers and utilities and a public evening session. Presentations and posters used at the meetings were…
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