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Planning commission recommends rezoning to allow 16-unit elder apartments and rehab center in Cardinal Heights area
Summary
The Iowa City Planning and Zoning Commission voted 4-0 to recommend rezoning for REZ24-0008, a plan to convert five single-family lots on Camille Court into a 16-unit elder apartment building with a ground-floor rehab and wellness facility; staff recommended approval with conditions including a required replat and contribution toward Camp Cardinal improvements.
The Iowa City Planning and Zoning Commission on Nov. 20 recommended approval of REZ24-0008, a request to amend an approved planned development overlay and convert five single-family lots on Camille Court into a 16-unit elder apartment building with a ground-floor rehab and wellness facility for residents of the overall development.
Rachel Schaffer, associate planner, told the commission the site is about 31.2 acres east of Camp Cardinal Road and north of Gathering Place Lane and was previously rezoned in February 2023 with a preliminary OPD plan and a final plat approved in January 2024. She said the applicant’s amendment would change a small cul-de-sac area from five single-family homes to a 16-unit elder apartment building and that the proposed change cannot be…
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