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Iowa City Council approves South Village rezoning and preliminary plat, park and road projects, and transit funding applications
Summary
Council adopted rezoning and a preliminary plat for the South Village development, passed a zoning text amendment easing parking/open-space requirements for conversions, and approved infrastructure projects: Camp Cardinal Road extension, North Market Square Park improvements, and transit funding applications including a large capital request tied to a replacement transit facility.
The Iowa City Council on April 21 approved a package of land-use and infrastructure items that will move the South Village development and several public works projects forward.
Rezoning and preliminary plat: Council approved an ordinance to rezone about 56.35 acres west of Weatherby Park and north of Sand Prairie Preserve to a mix of form-based zones (T3/T4) and then adopted the preliminary plat for the South Village subdivision. Neighborhood and Development Services staff (Danielle Sisman) said the plan accommodates roughly 267 dwelling units in a mix of housing types—large and small house types, duplexes, cottage courts and townhomes—yielding about 4.7 dwelling units per acre and meeting…
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