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City Council Meeting, May 18, 2026

Approves Reeds Crossing PUD Amendment - 925 Jordan Creek Parkway and 6990 Ashworth Rd, 5-0

2h 53m25,714 words
35 mentionsmotion to approveapprovedzoningcomprehensive planresidentialPUDpublic hearingsubdivisiondeferredcommercialhistoric preservationWest Des Moines, IA
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What happened

This West Des Moines City Council meeting contained no zoning map amendments or rezonings; the substantive land-use business was a work-session discussion of proposed changes to the city's Property Improvement Fund (PIF) and Regulatory Compliance Fund (RCF) commercial revitalizat…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
West Des Moines, IA
Governing body
Final authority
Date
May 18, 2026
Decisions
11 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, 5-0

Projects in this meeting (2)

Plat of Survey Parcel 2026-4

Approved 5-0
1 condition of approval

Reeds Crossing

Approved 5-0
1 condition of approval

Meeting Summary

This West Des Moines City Council meeting contained no zoning map amendments or rezonings; the substantive land-use business was a work-session discussion of proposed changes to the city's Property Improvement Fund (PIF) and Regulatory Compliance Fund (RCF) commercial revitalizat…

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Key Decisions (11)

Approved

Reeds Crossing PUD Amendment - 925 Jordan Creek Parkway and 6990 Ashworth Rd

Vote: 5-0Conditions attached
Approved

Traffic Code Amendment - Special Speed Zones, Various Streets

Vote: 5-0
Approved

CDBG 2026-27 Annual Action Plan

Vote: 5-0
Approved

FY25-26 Operating Capital Budget Amendment No. 3

Vote: 5-0

Development Activity (6)

Reeds Crossing PUD stormwater detention expansion

Infrastructure

Grand Avenue Widening

Infrastructure

South 35th Street Trail Reconstruction

Infrastructure

Market Signals (6)

Commercial Demand

The PIF/RCF revitalization program has more than doubled taxable valuation…

Commercial Demand

Greater Des Moines region reports $5.7 billion in capital investment…

Infrastructure

Future Interstate 435 redesignation cleared the state legislature after 20…

Who Spoke (14)

MayorCouncilmember · 5Staff · 3ClerkWitness · 2Public · 2

On the record: the mayor, 5 councilmembers, 3 staff members, the clerk, 2 witnesses, and 2 members of the public.

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