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Council approves landscaping, mall reuse, PTD and parks code changes
Summary
Ames City Council approved a slate of zoning and code changes Dec. 9, including a text amendment to allow rock mulch in planter beds, an adaptive reuse plan for a mall parcel with a drive-through, code updates for personal transportation devices and multiple parks-code revisions; each item included staff conditions and public input.
The Ames City Council approved several land-use and code amendments at its Dec. 9 meeting, taking votes on landscaping standards, an adaptive-reuse plan for a mall parcel, municipal rules for personal transportation devices, and park-code updates.
Landscaping amendment (Item 25): Planning staff presented a draft text amendment to allow rock in defined planter beds as an alternative to organic mulch while preserving the ordinances organic-soil requirement. Planning Commission had recommended denial citing aesthetics and plant health concerns, but staff recommended approval with specific limits for university-impact areas. One business speaker, Justin…
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