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Sioux City council approves rezoning and preliminary plat for large north-side subdivision after heated public comment
Summary
After extended public comment about safety, grading and traffic, the Sioux City Council approved rezoning and a preliminary plat for a 156-unit subdivision near 41st Street and Outer Drive. Neighbors pressed for more open space, a completed traffic study and clearer erosion controls; Mayor Robert E. Scott voted no on key motions.
Sioux City — The Sioux City Council approved a rezoning request and a preliminary plat Tuesday for a proposed subdivision north of 41st Street that would create about 115 lots and 156 housing units, despite extended public opposition over traffic, grading and open space.
Chris Madchen, planning manager, told the council the preliminary plat envisions 115 lots and a total of 156 units: roughly 85 single-family detached homes, 38 twin homes, 21 triplex units and 12 fourplex units, plus two stormwater lots and a public park imposed as a condition of the earlier concept review. Staff reported the petitioner proposes approximately 1.25 million cubic yards of cut with about 25,000 cubic yards to be removed from the site; staff recommended approval following the Planning and Zoning Commission's recommendation.
Residents who live adjacent to the site…
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