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Commission recommends mixed-use rezoning for Indianola Road parcels; applicant says project will be market-rate
Summary
Planning staff recommended and the commission voted to recommend rezoning to RX1 for parcels near Indianola Road to enable about 34 townhome units; applicant said the $10 million project would not include affordable units and rents are expected at roughly $2,200–$2,400 per month.
The Des Moines Planning & Zoning Commission voted to forward a recommendation to City Council approving rezoning of two combined parcels near Indianola Road and Southwest 1st Street to RX1 (mixed use) to permit approximately 34 three-story townhome units.
Bert Dross, planning staff, said the combined site is nearly two acres and the proposed density — roughly 17 units per acre — justifies a high-density future land-use designation. "Indianola Road is one of the busier streets in the area," Dross said, and staff concluded…
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