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Ward 3 resident urges zoning code reform, offers Strong Des Moines help
Summary
Elliot Klamathski, speaking at the Des Moines City Council public comment period, urged the council to pursue local zoning code reforms to improve 'housing readiness' and offered Strong Des Moines volunteers to workshop policy ideas.
Elliot Klamathski of Ward 3 spoke during public comment at the May 4 Des Moines City Council meeting on behalf of the local Strong Des Moines group, urging the council to pursue zoning-code changes to make the city more 'housing ready.'
Klamathski told the council he attended the Polk County Housing Trust Fund symposium and said the symposium’s stories were compelling. He asked the council to consider local code reforms and technical zoning changes identified by Strong Towns that could expand housing opportunities and make development easier. Klamathski said his group is available to workshop specific policy ideas with the city and noted that several people from Des Moines plan to attend the National Gathering for Strong Towns in Fayetteville, Arkansas, in two weeks.
Klamathski also said he works in zoning administration in a neighboring community and offered the local group’s email (strongdesmoines@gmail.com) for follow up.
What happens next: The comment is a public offer to collaborate; the transcript does not record a council response or a directive to staff to pursue the proposals during this session.
