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Des Moines zoning board approves two consent items, defers one case and continues another
Summary
The Des Moines Zoning Board of Adjustment unanimously approved two consent items — a conditional use to convert a retail building to a place of worship and a façade sign exception — deferred Item 3 to the June 24 meeting at staff’s request, and continued Item 4 to the board’s next meeting.
The Des Moines Zoning Board of Adjustment on a unanimous vote approved two consent items, agreed to defer Item 3 to the June 24 meeting at staff's request, and granted a continuance for Item 4 to the next regularly scheduled hearing.
Board Chair Mel Pins opened the meeting by describing the board’s quasi‑judicial role under Iowa law and the city zoning ordinance and explaining the hearing process, including a four‑vote threshold to grant variances. "The board will immediately deliberate the request. We'll make a decision here today on your appeal," Pins told attendees.
The board took several ministerial actions early in the meeting. Staff asked that Item 3 be continued because "some legal issues are…
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