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Des Moines council denies rezoning request near Southeast 14th Street after neighborhood protest
Summary
After testimony from multiple neighbors citing traffic, safety and property impacts, the council voted 5–1 to deny a proposal to re-designate a site near 3710 SE 14th St from medium- to high-density residential, blocking a plan to increase net density above 17 units per acre.
The Des Moines City Council voted Nov. 4 to deny a proposal to amend the city—s comprehensive plan to re-designate property near 3710 Southeast 14th Street from medium-density to high-density residential, a change that would have allowed a project with a net density greater than 17 dwelling units per acre.
Neighbors urged the denial during a lengthy public-comment period. "This property, if the rezoning goes through, the proposed building would…
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