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Council approves conditional rezoning of former ACT campus to Mixed Use for adaptive-reuse potential

2108314 · January 7, 2025
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Summary

The council approved a conditional rezoning to Mixed Use for roughly 48.5 acres of the former ACT campus north of North Scott Boulevard to enable adaptive reuse of existing buildings for housing, including potential senior housing, and future mixed-use development; staff recommended approval with conditions.

The Iowa City Council voted to conditionally rezone about 48.5 acres of the former ACT campus—north of North Scott Boulevard and east of North Dodge Street—from Office Research Park and Interim Development Research Park to the Mixed Use (MU) district to allow adaptive reuse and potential future development.

Daniel Sisman of Neighborhood Development Services told the council the rezoning would cover the existing circle drive, the buildings inside it and land south of the circle. The applicant, identified in the meeting as Jim Bergman of Iceberg Development, seeks flexibility to reuse existing office…

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