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Planning staff: Zoning board meetings moving to 1200 Locust Street

City of Des Moines Zoning Board of Adjustment · January 29, 2026

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Summary

Planning staff announced boards and commissions will begin meeting at 1200 Locust Street (new department location) starting Feb. 25; staff described parking, skywalk access and said bylaws will need updating.

Planning staff told the Zoning Board of Adjustment that the Planning Department has moved into 1200 Locust Street and that many boards and commissions will begin meeting in the building later this month.

Bert (identified in the meeting record as the department planning representative) said the new council chambers on the first floor will accommodate more people and that an email with parking instructions will be circulated to members; free parking for board and commission members will be available in a city garage with skywalk access. "Our department moved into the building about 2 weeks ago," the staff member said; the department planned the first meetings in that space for Feb. 25.

Board members asked a few clarifying questions about the new site and discussed scheduling a possible board workshop in March or April. Planning staff also noted the board's bylaws reference the former office address (602 Robert DeRay Drive) and will need updating to reflect the move.

Staff committed to sending members additional logistical details by email and to coordinating timing for any bylaws revisions or a future workshop.