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Council approves 96‑unit Jordan Street apartment plan after planning commission recommendation
Summary
The North Liberty City Council approved a comprehensive‑plan amendment and preliminary site plan for a four‑story, 96‑unit Jordan Street apartment project that received a $1 million Iowa workforce housing tax credit; councilors discussed buffers, fire access and landscaping before unanimous votes on Jan. 13.
The North Liberty City Council on Jan. 13 approved a land‑use change and preliminary site plan for a four‑story, 96‑unit apartment building on Jordan Street.
Planning staff Russ told the council the application seeks a future land‑use amendment from urban medium intensity to urban high intensity and a site plan for 96 multifamily units on a roughly 2.5‑acre parcel. "It's for 96 multif family units in a four‑story building," Russ said, noting the building is pushed up to Jordan Street and the development benefits from an existing 15‑foot landscape buffer on the east property line.
The project team said the development was awarded state workforce housing tax credits that will help make the market‑rate project feasible. The applicant, Kevin, told the council the project leveraged prior city support and that "we were awarded a million dollar tax credit from the state," and confirmed added landscaping will be provided along the street edge.
Councilors raised questions about affordable units, fire access to a mid‑rise building and traffic and pedestrian safety at nearby intersections. Planning staff said the site design includes a 26‑foot access road and that Fire Marshal Harden had been involved in review. Russ noted the closest residences at the east property line sit about 88 feet from the building and that the existing vegetative buffer and planned landscaping were intended to reduce impacts on those homes.
The council moved and unanimously approved Resolution 2026‑02 to amend the comprehensive plan and Resolution 2026‑03 to approve the preliminary site plan (each carried by 5‑0 roll calls). The applicant indicated a planned construction start in April 2026 with completion targeted in mid‑2027, subject to final permitting and market conditions.
What happens next: the project will proceed to final plan and permitting stages as outlined in the city’s approval; city staff and the developer will coordinate final landscaping, fire access details and any outstanding conditions of approval.
