Residential to Industrial: Ankeny's New Rezone

A slice of Ankeny zoned for single-family homes is on track to become light-industrial land instead. Last night the city council took the first of three votes to rezone a Legacy Housby parcel from R-1 to M-1 — the kind of quiet land-use decision that reshapes a corner of town years before anyone notices. Let's roll. 🚲

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At Monday night's regular meeting, the Ankeny City Council held a public hearing and took first consideration of Ordinance 2262, a request to rezone property owned by Legacy Housby, LLC from R-1 (One-Family Residence District) to M-1 (Light Industrial District). The parcel sits on part of the northeast quarter of Section 14-80-24, in the city's growth path.

Here's why it matters: R-1 is the most restrictive residential zone — single-family houses and little else. M-1 light industrial opens the same ground to warehousing, manufacturing, distribution and similar uses. Flipping land from one to the other is how a city decides, parcel by parcel, whether a stretch grows into rooftops or into jobs and truck traffic. It's rarely dramatic in the room, but it's permanent on the map.

One vote doesn't settle it. Iowa ordinances take three considerations before they're final, so Ordinance 2262 has two more readings ahead — with room for public comment each time. The council paired it with Ordinance 2263, which vacates part of a sanitary sewer easement, also on first consideration.

The rest of the night was housekeeping: liquor-license renewals, the June 15 minutes, and a stack of routine construction change orders and engineering payments — including a $57,533 decrease to the Sawgrass Park Dam Improvements contract and a $27,223 increase on the SE Creekview Drive extension.

📍 Source: Ankeny City Council agenda — July 6

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The city flagged a batch of construction closures kicking off today and tomorrow. If any of these sit on your commute, plan around them:

📍 Source: City of Ankeny — construction updates

Ever stood in a fitting room unsure whether that shirt is actually your color? House of Colour's whole business is answering that — and the self-described #1 personal styling franchise in the world now runs a studio right here in Ankeny.

Stylists Naphtali Crouse and Kerry Wise offer color analysis (matching clothing and makeup shades to your natural coloring), wardrobe edits, bespoke cosmetics, and personal shopping — for men, women and teens. The pitch is less about trends and more about knowing what works on you, so getting dressed stops feeling like guesswork. The Ankeny studio sits inside the Blend & Bright space on SW Oralabor Road, with a makeup bar for trying seasonal shades on the spot.

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Last night's rezone vote was step one of three: Ankeny land zoned for single-family homes is on its way to light-industrial, with two more council readings — and two more chances to weigh in — still to come.

Tomorrow: the storms roll through overnight, and we're eyeing what's confirmed for SummerFest weekend as "Jingle in July" takes over The District.

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