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Planner previews first form-based-code development south of Iowa City, council to consider rezoning tomorrow
Summary
Senior planner Anne Russett told the Sustainability Commission the city has its first rezoning request under the form-based code for an infill parcel south of town, describing a mix of small houses, townhomes and cottage courts, pedestrian connections to Wetherby Park, and measures to protect nearby Sand Prairie preserve.
Anne Russett, the city’s senior planner, told the Iowa City Sustainability Commission the city has received its first proposed development under the form-based code and that the rezoning will be on the City Council agenda tomorrow. The project is an infill site on the city’s south side adjacent to Wetherby Park and near McCollister Boulevard and Gilbert Street.
Russett said the form-based approach focuses on building an interconnected street network and housing types that support walkability and multimodal travel rather than mandating a single housing…
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