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Board denies request to convert 1600 Mondamin Ave. to private vehicle storage
Summary
The Board of Adjustment voted 6–0 to deny a conditional use request to convert a former place of worship at 1600 Mondamin Avenue into private vehicle-storage/warehouse, with staff and board citing incompatibility with the area’s low-density residential land-use designation.
The Des Moines Board of Adjustment voted unanimously on Oct. 23 to deny a conditional-use request for 1600 Mondamin Avenue to be used as private vehicle storage.
Katherine Drahas, planner for the City of Des Moines, told the board that although warehouses are allowed as conditional uses in the P2 district, the site’s land-use designation is low-density residential and staff believed warehouse use would not safeguard…
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