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Council approves Keepers Development rezoning and PUD with conditions for 42‑unit apartment
Summary
The council approved a comprehensive‑plan amendment and rezoning to allow a 42‑unit market‑rate apartment PUD, then approved the preliminary PUD plan with conditions requiring stormwater retention at construction, connected sidewalks, increased refuse capacity/frequency, and additional trees.
The St. Joseph City Council approved multiple land‑use actions Aug. 3 that clear the way for a 42‑unit multifamily development dubbed Keepers (the Oaks on 20th phase 2), subject to conditions intended to address traffic, pedestrian safety, stormwater and neighbor buffering.
Planner Therese presented the application: three parcels totaling about 3.02 acres south of Kwik Trip East, proposed to change from corridor commercial (B‑2) to high‑density residential (R‑3) with a PUD overlay, consolidate into a single 42‑unit market‑rate apartment building with detached garages, and dedicate an oversized stormwater pond that would serve future Minnesota Street needs. Therese said the planning commission recommended approval with conditions including additional…
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