Cedar Rapids debates snout houses in new zoning reform
The Rezone Cedar Rapids effort considers form based code to curb garage dominated snout houses in Oak Hill Jackson and other neighborhoods. Advisory members like Bruce Nesmith urge options to limit such designs as city regulators seek walkable streets and varied frontage while developers cite lot size and cost as drivers.
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Courts ruling clears path for Field of Dreams development
Iowa Supreme Court upholds city rezoning of the Field of Dreams site in Dyersville from agricultural to commercial. Go the Distance LLC plans a $24 million youth baseball complex with at least six fields, aiming to break ground in 2017, while neighbors mull a possible motion to reconsider.
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Polar vortex to bring heavy weekend snow in area
A weather update warns 4 to 8 inches of snow with a potential for higher totals. Snow begins this afternoon, with a second system Sunday, keeping the region under a prolonged cold, windy, and snowy pattern into next week.
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