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Planning commission rejects rezoning to allow 5–6 person group home at 3820 11th Street
Summary
The commission recommended denial (6–5 with one abstention) of a rezoning request from Grace Hands Homes to convert a 4-bedroom house at 3820 11th Street into a group living use for older adults and veterans; staff recommended limiting any group living use to four residents because of parking and bedroom counts.
The Des Moines City Planning and Zoning Commission on March 5 recommended denial of a rezoning request that would have allowed a group living use for older adults and veterans at 3820 11th Street.
Bert Ross, planning staff, told the commission the property is currently a single-family dwelling with four bedrooms and two off-street parking spaces and that staff’s recommendation would allow a group-living use only if the zoning is limited and any group living use be capped at four residents. Ross cited parking, floor plan and site constraints as the basis for the staff limit and noted the property is nearly fully covered by the structure, leaving little opportunity for additional off-street parking. He also said the staff outreach…
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