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City Council Meeting - 2026-05-04

2h 38m21,350 words
64motion to approveapprovedpublic hearingPUDannexationmotion to denydeniedland usecommercialresidentialindustrialzoningoverlay districtcomprehensive plandensityrezonesetbackmixed usetraffic studyWest Des Moines, IA

Meeting Intelligence Preview

6
Decisions
1
Zoning Changes
5
Market Signals
6
Developments
22
Speakers

Zoning Opportunities

Zoning decisions from this meeting: what changed, how the vote went, and the moment it happened.

West Des Moines · May 4, 2026

Approved

Work session: University Avenue corridor / Valley West Mall redevelopment district PUD

Work session: University Avenue corridor / Valley West Mall redevelopment district PUD, approved on May 4, 2026 in West Des Moines.

Entitlement

Your move: Entitlement cleared. The parcel just got more buildable.

West Des Moines · May 4, 2026

Approved · Unanimous

Reeds Crossing PUD amendment first reading (stormwater detention for Lutheran Church of Hope)

Reeds Crossing PUD amendment first reading (stormwater detention for Lutheran Church of Hope), approved unanimously on May 4, 2026 in West Des Moines.

Entitlement

Your move: Entitlement cleared. The parcel just got more buildable.

Meeting Summary

The West Des Moines City Council's substantive land-use actions were on the consent and public-hearing agenda: it unanimously (5-0) approved a first reading of an ordinance amending the Reeds Crossing PUD (9-5 Jordan Creek Parkway and 6990 Ashworth Road) to incorporate land for s…

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Key Decisions (6)

Approved

Reeds Crossing PUD amendment first reading (stormwater detention for Lutheran Church of Hope)

Approved

YDM Ground LLC voluntary annexation

Denied

FY26-27 hotel/motel tax grant to Eddie Davis Community Center

Development Activity (6)

Reeds Crossing PUD amendment

Infrastructure

YDM Ground LLC voluntary annexation

Other

Valley West Mall redevelopment

Mixed-Use

Market Signals (5)

Commercial Demand

City planning staff stated there are not enough office users…

Infrastructure

Stormwater compliance and sewer capacity are identified as 'gating' barriers…

Sentiment

Council expressed strong appetite for substantial public investment in redevelopment…

Who Spoke (22)

Mayor · 2Councilmember · 4Staff · 2

On the record: 2 mayors, 4 councilmembers, and 2 staff members.

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