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Mayor Bentz announced this is the time and place for a public hearing on the matter of the…

Ankeny City Council · May 18, 2026 · Zoning

Recorded in the minutes as “PH 2026-26. Mayor Bentz announced this is the time and place for a public hearing on the matter of the proposed Ordinance 2259 amending the zoning regulations, Chapter 192, of…”. Passed 5–0; names not recorded. The item included a public hearing.

What this means (Public hearing): A set time at a meeting when anyone can speak to the council about a proposal before it decides.

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Recorded in the minutes as: “PH 2026-26. Mayor Bentz announced this is the time and place for a public hearing on the matter of the proposed Ordinance 2259 amending the zoning regulations, Chapter 192, of the Municipal Code of the City of Ankeny, Iowa, by rezoning certain property owned by a private party and Martha J. … Motion: to close public hearing 2026-26”. The minutes add: “eridith Revocable Trust, from the current R-1, One-Family Residence District to R-3, Multiple Family Residence District to 12 units per acre and no apartments. Layman’s Description – approximately 16.62 acres (+/-) located west of Interstate 35, east of NE Delaware Avenue, south of NE 15th Street and north of NE 9th Street. Notice of this hearing was published in the Des Moines Register on the 8th …”

Motion as recorded: “to close public hearing 2026-26”.

The minutes give only the count (5–0), so individual votes are Not in the record. Vote line as printed: “Ayes: 5.”.

Source Full minutes for the whole May 18, 2026 meeting, p. 2 (saved copy) · Agenda packet · All votes at this meeting

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