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Waukee council approves multiple plats and commercial site plans; tree ordinance changes proposed to support Tree City USA application
Summary
Council approved preliminary plats and construction drawings for Kettlestone Central North Phase 2 and the Giles property, a rezoning for Castleton Point, and site plans for a 21,000‑square‑foot industrial building and a Panda Express. Staff also introduced a tree ordinance amendment to create a tree board and inventory to pursue Tree City USA.
The Waukee City Council approved several land‑use actions including revised preliminary plats, construction drawings, a rezoning, and two commercial site plans.
Planning staff presented Kettlestone Central North Phase 2, describing a revised preliminary plat for a 33.47‑acre site that removes regional detention in favor of individual lot stormwater management and includes 13 outlots for future commercial development. Staff said the street layout and lot configuration remain largely unchanged and that public utilities and multiuse trails will be installed; council approved both the revised preliminary plat and associated construction drawings.
The council approved a preliminary plat and construction drawings for the Giles Property Plat 1, covering 51.68 acres with 10 outlots for future commercial development, trail connections and utility extensions.
On zoning, council approved the third and final reading of an ordinance rezoning approximately 3.94 acres (Castleton Point) for future single‑family development.
Site plans approved included James Point Plat 1, Lot 27 (a light‑industrial building of roughly 21,000 square feet at 1675 NW Gettysburg Lane) and a Panda Express at 910 E. Hickman Road (about 2,700 square feet with two drive‑through lanes). Planning staff described building materials, parking and landscaping buffers and confirmed utility and stormwater arrangements; both site plans were approved.
Staff also introduced amendments to Chapter 150 (Trees) to add a tree board as a subcommittee of the park board, create a tree inventory using GIS, and cross‑reference landscape and tree requirements in Chapter 161. Planning staff said these minor amendments are intended to position the city to apply for Tree City USA; council approved the ordinance’s first reading.
Why it matters: Approvals move multiple development projects forward, affect future stormwater management responsibilities, establish trail and sidewalk connections, and start a local tree program that could affect planting and maintenance policies.
