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Planning panel recommends rezoning for tire shop at East 14th; staff seeks site‑plan review and DOT sign‑off
Summary
The commission recommended rezoning two parcels at 3214 East 14th Street to allow a tire shop reuse, subject to site‑plan review and potential Iowa DOT permits for any new East 14th drive approach. Commissioners debated parking math and whether requiring a site plan as a zoning condition is equitable after recent rule changes.
The Des Moines Planning and Zoning Commission on Dec. 18 voted to recommend approval of a rezoning at 3214 East 14th Street to allow a tire shop use in an MX3 district, subject to a site plan requirement and applicable supplemental use regulations.
Bert Gross, planning staff, said the proposal is to reuse an existing storage building for a tire shop and that MX3 is an appropriate highway‑oriented commercial zoning for a site on East 14th, which staff characterized as a state highway. "We feel it's appropriate for highway oriented commercial such as a tire shop," Gross said, and added that the Iowa Department of Transportation would need to weigh in on any new drive approaches along East 14th.
Staff recommended approval with a condition that the…
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