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Council clears multiple development items: Silverleaf rezoning (first reading), Orange Commercial rezoning (final), plats and developer agreements

Waukee City Council · April 22, 2026
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Summary

Council held a public hearing and approved first reading on the Silverleaf rezoning (A-1 to R-2/R-4) and approved final rezoning for the Orange Commercial Development; the meeting also cleared plats/site plans and developer agreements for Autumn Valley, Villas at Kettlestone and Parkside projects, and approved a downtown street-improvement contract award.

The Waukee City Council on April 20 advanced and approved several development and land-use items, including rezoning, plats, site plans and developer agreements across multiple neighborhoods.

Silverleaf: During a public hearing Melissa (city planning staff) presented a request from Jay Larson Homes LLC to rezone roughly 70 acres north of 310th Street and east of T Avenue to a mix of R-2 (single-family) and R-4 (townhomes). Melissa said the site contains "approximately 70 acres" and the concept plan shows "a total of 142 single family lots and 2 outlots for townhome development with a total of 77 units." Staff noted required parkland of about 3.9 acres based on the shown lots and said the applicant proposed a fee in lieu of land dedication; staff recommended moving forward.…

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