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Planning commission backs rezoning of city‑owned Chesterfield site for Joppa housing village
Summary
The commission voted to support rezoning about 10 acres near 2501 Morey Street to RX‑1 to allow a phased village of small permanent homes and supporting services proposed by nonprofit Joppa; staff supported the rezoning with conditions and Polk County committed funding.
The Des Moines City Planning and Zoning Commission on Oct. 16 recommended rezoning more than 10 acres near 2501 Morey Street to RX‑1 to allow a mixed‑use village proposed by Joppa that would provide permanent small homes and associated services for people who have been chronically homeless.
Sriyoshi Chakraborty, planning staff, described the site as city‑ and Wastewater Reclamation Authority‑owned land currently zoned in multiple districts (EX, P2 and I1) with multiple future‑land‑use designations. Staff said the applicant submitted a required large‑scale development plan describing a phased project with a retained community building (a former school), surface parking retained in part, demolition of an on‑site greenhouse and conceptual locations for permanent and temporary homes. Staff recommended support of the rezoning, subject to a condition that principal users be limited to…
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