Mayor Bentz announced this is the time and place for a public hearing on the matter of the…
Recorded in the minutes as “PH 2026-37. Mayor Bentz announced this is the time and place for a public hearing on the matter of the proposed Ordinance 2268, repealing and replacing Chapters 190-197, Chapter…”. Passed 5–0; names not recorded. The item included a public hearing.
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Recorded in the minutes as: “PH 2026-37. Mayor Bentz announced this is the time and place for a public hearing on the matter of the proposed Ordinance 2268, repealing and replacing Chapters 190-197, Chapter 200, and the official zoning map of the Municipal Code of the City of Ankeny, Iowa. Motion: to close public hearing 2026-37”. The minutes add: “Notice of this hearing was published in the Des Moines Register on the 7th day of August, 2026. Eric Jensen, Director of Development Services, reported that the current Ordinances are nearly 60 years old and need updating and modernizing. Staff have completed the final draft of the new Codes and proposed updated Zoning Map. The proposed update reflects several years of analysis, collaboration, and refinement, all with the goal of …”
Motion as recorded: “to close public hearing 2026-37”.
Source Full minutes for the whole Aug 17, 2026 meeting, p. 1 (saved copy) · Agenda packet · All votes at this meeting