NOTICE OF HEARING ON AMENDMENT TO ZONING ORDINANCE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on October 20, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, at City Hall, 400 Robert D. Ray Drive, Des Moines, Iowa Des Moines, Iowa, a public hearing will be held by the City Council of the City of Des Moines, Iowa, concerning adoption of amendments to Sections 134-3.5.16, 134-3.9.9, 134-6.7.6, 134-6.7.7, 134-3.9.2, 134-7.3.3, 134-7.3.6, 134-9.15, 134-9.19, 134-9.23 of the Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 134, of the Des Moines Municipal Code. Said proposed amendments are intended to clarify the liquor store and tobacco store language, clarify tobacco product to align with state code, clarify tobacco store requirements, clarify and align accessory dwelling units with recent state code changes, clarify and align variance test for numerical standards with recent state code changes, and define legal non-conforming pole sign components that are allowed to be replaced or rehabilitated. Said proposed amendment is on file and available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 400 Robert D. Ray Drive, Des Moines, Iowa.
At said hearing, opportunity to be heard will be given to proponents and opponents of the proposed amendment to said Zoning Ordinance. Any person or organization desiring to submit written material regarding this matter may direct such written material to the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 400 Robert D. Ray, Des Moines, Iowa 50309, or by e-mailing cityclerk@dmgov.org prior to 4:00 p.m. on October 20, 2025.
CITY OF DES MOINES, IOWA
By: Connie Boesen, Mayor
ATTEST: Laura Baumgartner, City Clerk
Published in the Des Moines Register on October 8, 2025.
October 8 2025
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