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CITY OF WAUKEE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING COMMUNICATION
MEETING DATE: February 3, 2025
AGENDA ITEM:Consideration of approval of a resolution setting date of a consultation
and a public hearing on a proposed Amendment No. 15 to the Waukee
Unified Urban Renewal Plan in the City of Waukee, State of Iowa
FORMAT:Consent Agenda
SYNOPSIS INCLUDING PRO & CON: Staff propose amending the Unified Urban Renewal
Plan to update projects and adjust property boundaries by adding and
removing certain areas. The main project update focuses on the
expansion of NE Alice’s Road and related improvements.
FISCAL IMPACT INCLUDING COST/BENEFIT ANALYSIS:
COMMISSION/BOARD/COMMITTEE COMMENT:
STAFF REVIEW AND COMMENT: Pending the approval of the public hearing date, staff
will hold a consultation meeting with the County and the affected school
district(s) involved in the Plan area to review the proposal. That meeting
is tentatively scheduled for Monday, February 10, 2025
RECOMMENDATION: Approve the resolution.
ATTACHMENTS: I. Proposed Resolution
II. Unified Urban Renewal Plan Amendment No. 14
PREPARED BY:Jennifer Brown, Economic Development Director
REVIEWED BY:
PUBLIC NOTICE INFORMATION –
NAME OF PUBLICATION:
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RESOLUTION NO. ______
RESOLUTION SETTING DATES OF A CONSULTATION AND
A PUBLIC HEARING ON A PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 15
TO THE WAUKEE UNIFIED URBAN RENEWAL PLAN IN
THE CITY OF WAUKEE, STATE OF IOWA
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 93, adopted December 13, 1988, this Council found and
determined that certain areas located within the City are eligible and should be designated as an
urban renewal area under Iowa law, and approved and adopted the Waukee Urban Renewal Plan
for the Waukee Urban Renewal Plan Area (the "Waukee Urban Renewal Area"), which included
an area known as the Hickman West Urban Renewal Area, and which Waukee Urban Renewal
Area was subsequently amended several times, including the addition of land to subareas of the
Waukee Urban Renewal Area; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 197, adopted June 15, 1992, this Council found and
determined that certain areas located within the City are eligible and should be designated as an
urban renewal area under Iowa law, and approved and adopted the Waukee Southwest Urban
Renewal Plan for the Waukee Southwest Urban Renewal Plan Area (the "Waukee Southwest
Urban Renewal Area"); and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 335, adopted March 20, 1995, this Council found and
determined that certain areas located within the City are eligible and should be designated as an
urban renewal area under Iowa law, and approved and adopted the Enterprise Business Park Urban
Renewal Plan for the Enterprise Business Park Urban Renewal Plan Area (the "Enterprise Business
Park Urban Renewal Area"); and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 04-272, adopted December 20, 2004, this Council
approved and adopted an Amendment to Consolidate the Hickman West Urban Renewal Area,
Enterprise Business Park Urban Renewal Area, and the Waukee Urban Renewal Area and add
property; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 11-80, adopted May 23, 2011, this City Council approved
and adopted an Amendment No. 1 to the Waukee Unified Urban Renewal Plan ("Plan" or "Urban
Renewal Plan") which unified the City’s existing urban renewal areas, as described above, into the
Waukee Unified Urban Renewal Area ("Area" or "Urban Renewal Area"), a single unified urban
renewal area, which Plan has subsequently been amended several times, most recently by
Amendment No. 14 to the Plan adopted in 2024, and which Plan, as amended, is on file in the
office of the Recorder of Dallas County; and
WHEREAS, City staff has caused there to be prepared a form of Amendment No. 15 to the
Plan ("Amendment No. 15" or "Amendment"), a copy of which has been placed on file for public
inspection in the office of the City Clerk and which is incorporated herein by reference, the purpose
of which is to add and remove property from the Area and to add and/or confirm the list of proposed
projects to be undertaken within the Area; and
WHEREAS, it is desirable that the area be redeveloped as part of the overall redevelopment
covered by the Plan, as amended; and
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WHEREAS, this proposed Amendment No. 15 adds and removes land, as follows:
Property to be Removed by Amendment No. 15:
Area to be removed from Waukee Unified Urban Renewal Area (2003)
Parcel B Lot 1 Hawthorne Ridge Plat 1 an Official Plat, City of Waukee, Dallas County,
Iowa (Parcel No. 1235477011)
Property to be Added by Amendment No. 15:
The West Half of NE Alice’s Road right of way and that portion of the East half of NE
Alice’s Road lying within the corporate boundary of the City of Waukee from the center
right of way line of NE Boston Pkwy to the north right of way line of Douglas Parkway,
City of Waukee, Dallas County, Iowa. Said right of way includes the following parcels:
The Crossing at Alice’s Road Plat 1 Lots A & B (Streets) City of Waukee, Dallas County,
Iowa (Parcel No. 1227401003); and,
Alice Patricia Homes Lots A, B & C (Street), City of Waukee, Dallas County, Iowa (Parcel
No. 1227277001); and,
Landing at Shadow Creek Plat 4 Lots A, B, C & D (Streets), City of Waukee, Dallas
County, Iowa (Parcel No. 1227226022); and
WHEREAS, the Iowa statutes require the City Council to notify all affected taxing entities
of the consideration being given to the proposed Amendment No. 15 and to hold a consultation
with such taxing entities with respect thereto, and further provides that the designated
representative of each affected taxing entity may attend the consultation and make written
recommendations for modifications to the proposed division of revenue included as a part thereof,
to which the City shall submit written responses as provided in Section 403.5, Code of Iowa, as
amended; and
WHEREAS, the Iowa statutes further require the City Council to hold a public hearing on
the proposed Amendment No. 15 subsequent to notice thereof by publication in a newspaper
having general circulation within the City, which notice shall describe the time, date, place and
purpose of the hearing, shall generally identify the urban renewal area covered by the Amendment
and shall outline the general scope of the urban renewal project under consideration, with a copy
of the notice also being mailed to each affected taxing entity.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WAUKEE, STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1.That the consultation on the proposed Amendment No. 15 required by Section
403.5(2), Code of Iowa, as amended, shall be held on February 10, 2025, in the Council Chambers,
City Hall, 230 West Hickman Road, Waukee, Iowa, at 2:00 P.M., and the Economic Development
Director, or her delegate, is hereby appointed to serve as the designated representative of the City
for purposes of conducting the consultation, receiving any recommendations that may be made
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with respect thereto and responding to the same in accordance with Section 403.5(2), Code of
Iowa.
Section 2.That the City Clerk is authorized and directed to cause a notice of such
consultation to be sent by regular mail to all affected taxing entities, as defined in Section
403.17(1), Code of Iowa, along with a copy of this Resolution and the proposed Amendment No.
15, the notice to be in substantially the following form:
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NOTICE OF A CONSULTATION TO BE HELD BETWEEN THE
CITY OF WAUKEE, STATE OF IOWA AND ALL AFFECTED
TAXING ENTITIES CONCERNING THE PROPOSED
AMENDMENT NO. 15 TO THE WAUKEE UNIFIED URBAN
RENEWAL PLAN FOR THE CITY OF WAUKEE, STATE OF
IOWA
The City of Waukee, State of Iowa will hold a consultation with all affected taxing entities,
as defined in Section 403.17(1), Code of Iowa, as amended, commencing at 2:00 P.M. on
February 10, 2025, in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 230 West Hickman Road, Waukee, Iowa
concerning a proposed Amendment No. 15 to the Waukee Unified Urban Renewal Plan for the
Waukee Unified Urban Renewal Area, a copy of which is attached hereto.
Each affected taxing entity may appoint a representative to attend the consultation. The
consultation may include a discussion of the estimated growth in valuation of taxable property
included in the Urban Renewal Area, the fiscal impact of the division of revenue on the affected
taxing entities, the estimated impact on the provision of services by each of the affected taxing
entities in the Urban Renewal Area, and the duration of any bond issuance included in the
Amendment.
The designated representative of any affected taxing entity may make written
recommendations for modifications to the proposed division of revenue no later than seven days
following the date of the consultation. The Economic Development Director, or her delegate, as
the designated representative of the City of Waukee, State of Iowa, shall submit a written response
to the affected taxing entity, no later than seven days prior to the public hearing on the proposed
Amendment No. 15 to the Waukee Unified Urban Renewal Plan, addressing any recommendations
made by that entity for modification to the proposed division of revenue.
This notice is given by order of the City Council of the City of Waukee, State of Iowa, as
provided by Section 403.5, Code of Iowa, as amended.
Dated this 4th day of February, 2025.
Rebecca D. Schuett
City Clerk, City of Waukee, State of Iowa
(End of Notice)
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Section 3.That a public hearing shall be held on the proposed Amendment No. 15 before
the City Council at its meeting which commences at 5:30 P.M. on March 3, 2025, in the Council
Chambers, City Hall, 230 West Hickman Road, Waukee, Iowa.
Section 4.That the City Clerk is authorized and directed to publish notice of this public
hearing in the Dallas County News, once on a date not less than four (4) nor more than twenty (20)
days before the date of the public hearing, and to mail a copy of the notice by ordinary mail to
each affected taxing entity, such notice in each case to be in substantially the following form:
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(One publication required)
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER APPROVAL
OF A PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 15 TO THE WAUKEE
UNIFIED URBAN RENEWAL PLAN FOR AN URBAN
RENEWAL AREA IN THE CITY OF WAUKEE, STATE OF
IOWA
The City Council of the City of Waukee, State of Iowa, will hold a public hearing before
itself at its meeting which commences at 5:30 P.M. on March 3, 2025 in the Council Chambers,
City Hall, 230 West Hickman Road, Waukee, Iowa, to consider adoption of a proposed
Amendment No. 15 to the Waukee Unified Urban Renewal Plan (the "Amendment") concerning
an Urban Renewal Area in the City of Waukee, State of Iowa.
The Amendment proposes to add and remove property from the Urban Renewal Area as
follows:
Property to be Removed by Amendment No. 15:
Area to be removed from Waukee Unified Urban Renewal Area (2003)
Parcel B Lot 1 Hawthorne Ridge Plat 1 an Official Plat, City of Waukee, Dallas County,
Iowa (Parcel No. 1235477011)
Property to be Added by Amendment No. 15:
The West Half of NE Alice’s Road right of way and that portion of the East half of NE
Alice’s Road lying within the corporate boundary of the City of Waukee from the center
right of way line of NE Boston Pkwy to the north right of way line of Douglas Parkway,
City of Waukee, Dallas County, Iowa. Said right of way includes the following parcels:
The Crossing at Alice’s Road Plat 1 Lots A & B (Streets) City of Waukee, Dallas County,
Iowa (Parcel No. 1227401003); and,
Alice Patricia Homes Lots A, B & C (Street), City of Waukee, Dallas County, Iowa (Parcel
No. 1227277001); and,
Landing at Shadow Creek Plat 4 Lots A, B, C & D (Streets), City of Waukee, Dallas
County, Iowa (Parcel No. 1227226022)
A copy of the Amendment is on file for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk,
City Hall, City of Waukee, Iowa.
The City of Waukee, State of Iowa is the local public agency which, if such Amendment
is approved, shall undertake the urban renewal activities described in such Amendment.
The general scope of the urban renewal activities under consideration in the Amendment
is to promote economic development and to rehabilitate, conserve and redevelop land, buildings
and other improvements within such area through the elimination and containment of conditions
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of blight so as to improve the community through the establishment of effective land use controls,
through use of an effective program of rehabilitation of existing buildings and elimination of those
structures which cannot be economically rehabilitated, with a limited amount of acquisition,
clearance, resale and improvement of land for various purposes specified in the Amendment. To
accomplish the objectives of the Amendment, and to encourage the further economic development
of the Urban Renewal Area, the Amendment provides that such special financing activities may
include, but not be limited to, the making of loans or grants of public funds to private entities under
Chapter 15A, Code of Iowa. The City also may reimburse or directly undertake the installation,
construction and reconstruction of substantial public improvements, including, but not limited to,
street, water, sanitary sewer, storm sewer or other public improvements. The City also may acquire
and make land available for development or redevelopment by private enterprise as authorized by
law. The Amendment provides that the City may issue bonds or use available funds for purposes
allowed by the Plan and that tax increment reimbursement of the costs of urban renewal projects
may be sought if and to the extent incurred by the City. The Amendment initially proposes specific
public infrastructure or site improvements to be undertaken by the City, and provides that the
Amendment may be amended from time to time.
The proposed Amendment No. 15 would add and remove property from the Area and add
and/or confirm the list of proposed projects to be undertaken within the Area.
Other provisions of the Plan not affected by the Amendment would remain in full force
and effect.
Any person or organization desiring to be heard shall be afforded an opportunity to be
heard at such hearing.
This notice is given by order of the City Council of the City of Waukee, State of Iowa, as
provided by Section 403.5, Code of Iowa.
Dated this 3rd day of February, 2025.
Rebecca D. Schuett
City Clerk, City of Waukee, State of Iowa
(End of Notice)
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Section 5.That the proposed Amendment No. 15, attached hereto as Exhibit 1, for the
Urban Renewal Area described therein is hereby officially declared to be the proposed Amendment
No. 15 referred to in the notices for purposes of such consultation and hearing and that a copy of
the Amendment shall be placed on file in the office of the City Clerk.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 3rd day of February, 2025.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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WAUKEE UNIFIED URBAN
RENEWAL PLAN
AMENDMENT #15
CITY OF WAUKEE, IOWA
Amendment #1 – 2011
Amendment #2 – 2011
Amendment #3 – 2012
Amendment #4 – 2013
Amendment #5 – 2014
Amendment #6 - 2015
Amendment #7 – 2016
Amendment #8 - 2018
Amendment #9 – 2019
Amendment #10 – 2020
Amendment #11 – 2021
Amendment #12 -2022
Amendment #13 – 2023
Amendment #14 – 2024
Amendment #15 - 2025
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AMENDMENT #15
to
WAUKEE UNIFIED URBAN RENEWAL PLAN
CITY OF WAUKEE, IOWA
INTRODUCTION
Amendment #1 to the Waukee Unified Urban Renewal Plan (“Plan” or “Unified Plan”) for the
Waukee Unified Urban Renewal Area (“Area” or “Unified Area”), adopted in 2011 and
subsequently amended fourteen times, is being further amended by this Amendment # 15 to the
Plan (“Amendment No. 15” or “Amendment”) to add and remove property from the Area to the
extent described hereinafter, and to add and/or confirm the list of proposed projects to be
undertaken within the Area.
Except as modified by this Amendment No. 15, the provisions of the Plan, as previously amended,
are hereby ratified, confirmed, and approved and shall remain in full force and effect as provided
herein. In case of any conflict or uncertainty, the terms of this Amendment No. 15 shall control.
Any subsections not mentioned in this Amendment No. 15 shall continue to apply to the Plan, as
previously amended.
DESCRIPTION OF AREA
The legal description of the property being removed from the Urban Renewal Area by this
Amendment No. 15 is attached hereto as Exhibit “A” and referred to herein as the “Amendment
No. 15 Removal Area”. The legal description of the property being added to the Urban Renewal
Area by this Amendment No. 15 is also included in Exhibit “A” and referred to herein as the
“Amendment No. 15 Addition Area”. A map of the Area showing the Amendment No. 15
Removal Area and Amendment No. 15 Addition Area is attached as Exhibit “B”. A map of the
Area after the changes made by this Amendment No. 15 is attached as Exhibit “C”.
AREA DESIGNATION
The Area continues to be a mixed area in which blight conditions exist and an economic
development area that is appropriate for the promotion of new commercial and industrial
development.
BASE VALUE
The Amendment No. 15 Addition Area is public right of way, will not be added to the Tax
Increment Financing (“TIF”) Ordinance, and therefore it will not have a base value for TIF
purposes. The Amendment No. 15 Removal Area has already been removed from the TIF
Ordinance. Nothing in this Amendment otherwise affects other already established frozen base
values for any other subarea.
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DEVELOPMENT PLAN/ZONING
Waukee has a general plan for the physical development of the City as a whole outlined in the
Imagine Waukee 2040 Comprehensive Plan, adopted on April 1, 2019. The goals and objectives
of the Plan, as amended by this Amendment No. 15, including the projects outlined herein, are in
conformity with the Comprehensive Plan.
This Urban Renewal Amendment does not change or in any way replace the City's current land
use planning or zoning regulation process.
The need for improved traffic, public transportation, public utilities, recreational and community
facilities, or other public improvements within the Urban Renewal Area is set forth in this Plan, as
amended. As the Area develops, the need for public infrastructure extensions and upgrades will
be evaluated and planned for by the City.
PREVIOUSLY APPROVED URBAN RENEWAL PROJECTS
Numerous urban renewal projects were authorized prior to the date of this Amendment and are
continuing. Such projects are not listed in this Amendment but consist of a variety of urban
renewal projects that are not being altered by this Amendment.
ELIGIBLE URBAN RENEWAL PROJECTS (Amendment No. 15)
Although certain project activities may occur over a period of years, the eligible urban renewal
projects under this Amendment No. 15 include:
1. Public Improvements
Project Description Estimated
Project
Timeframe
Estimated
Cost of Tax
Increment
Not to
Exceed
Rationale
Alice’s Road expansion Phase
1A and 1B and Douglas
Parkway intersection
improvements.
2025 -2028 $7,500,000 -
$8,500,000
Road and utility improvements to
improve safety and traffic flow to
advance economic development
Total $7,500,000 -
$8,500,000
2. Development Agreements
A.Development Agreements: The City expects to consider requests for development
agreements for projects that are consistent with this Plan, in the City’s sole discretion. Such
agreements are unknown at this time, but based on past history, and dependent on
development opportunities and climate, the City expects to consider a broad range of
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incentives as authorized by this Plan, including but not limited to land, loans, grants, tax
rebates, infrastructure assistance and other incentives. The costs of such development
agreements will not exceed $10,000,000.
3. Planning, engineering fees (for urban renewal plans), attorney fees, other related
costs to support urban renewal projects and planning
Project Date Estimated cost
Fees and costs Undetermined Not to Exceed
$1,000,000
FINANCIAL DATA
1.Current constitutional debt limit:$215,542,750
2.Current outstanding general obligation debt:$164,173,921
3. Proposed amount of indebtedness to be incurred (Amendment No. 15): A
specific amount of debt to be incurred for the Eligible Urban Renewal
Projects (Amendment No. 15) described in this Amendment has not yet
been determined. This document is for planning purposes. The estimated
project costs in this Amendment are estimates only and will be incurred and
spent over a number of years. In no event will the City’s constitutional debt
limit be exceeded. The City Council will consider each project proposal on
a case-by-case basis to determine if it is in the City’s best interest to
participate before approving an urban renewal project or expense. It is
further expected that such indebtedness, including interest on the same,
may be financed in whole or in part with tax increment revenues from the
Urban Renewal Area. Subject to the foregoing, it is estimated that the cost
of the Eligible Urban Renewal Projects (Amendment No. 15) as described
above to be funded with tax increment from this Area, and exclusive of the
Previously Approved Urban Renewal Projects which are not itemized
herein, will be approximately:
$18,500,000-
$19,500,000
(This amount does
not include costs
related to financing
which may be
incurred over the
life of the Area.)
URBAN RENEWAL FINANCING
The City intends to utilize various financing tools, such as those described below to successfully
undertake the proposed urban renewal actions. The City has the statutory authority to use a variety
of tools to finance physical improvements within the Area, as amended. These include:
A.Tax Increment Financing.
Under Section 403.19 of the Code of Iowa, urban renewal areas may utilize the tax
increment financing mechanism to finance the costs of public improvements, economic
development incentives or other urban renewal projects. Upon creation of a tax
increment district within the Area, by ordinance, the assessment base is frozen and the
amount of tax revenue available from taxes paid on the difference between the frozen
base and the increased value, if any, is segregated into a separate fund for the use by
the City to pay costs of the eligible urban renewal projects. Certain increased taxes
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generated by any new development, above the base value, are distributed to the taxing
entities, if not requested by the City, and in any event upon the expiration of the tax
increment district.
B.General Obligation Bonds.
Under Division III of Chapter 384 and Chapter 403 of the Code of Iowa, the City has
the authority to issue and sell general obligation bonds for specified essential and
general corporate purposes, including the acquisition and construction of certain public
improvements within the Area, as amended, and for other urban renewal projects or
incentives for development consistent with this Plan, as amended. Such bonds are
payable from the levy of unlimited ad valorem taxes on all the taxable property within
the City. It may be the City will elect to abate some or all of the debt service on these
bonds with incremental taxes from this Area, as amended.
The City may also determine to use tax increment financing to provide incentives such as cash
grants, loans, tax rebates or other incentives to developers or private entities in connection with
the urban renewal projects identified in the Plan, as amended. In addition, the City may determine
to issue general obligation bonds, tax increment revenue bonds or such other obligations, or loan
agreements for the purpose of making loans or grants of public funds to private businesses located
in the Area for urban renewal projects. Alternatively, the City may determine to use available funds
for making such loans or grants or other incentives related to urban renewal projects. In any event,
the City may determine to use tax increment financing to reimburse the City for any obligations
or advances.
Nothing herein shall be construed as a limitation on the power of the City to exercise any lawful
power granted to the City under Chapter 15, Chapter 15A, Chapter 403, Chapter 427B, or any
other provision of the Code of Iowa in furtherance of the objectives of the Plan.
EFFECTIVE PERIOD
This Amendment No. 15 will become effective upon its adoption by the City Council and will
remain in effect until it is repealed by the City Council. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
in the Plan, any prior amendment, resolution, or document, the Plan, as amended, shall remain in
effect until terminated by the City Council.
The use of incremental property tax revenues, or the “division of revenue,” as those words are used
in Chapter 403 of the Code of Iowa, will be consistent with Chapter 403 of the Iowa Code. Nothing
in this Amendment shall alter the duration of the division of revenue as previously explained in
the Plan, as previously amended.
REPEALER AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE
Any parts of the previous Plan, as previously amended, in conflict with this Amendment are hereby
repealed.
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If any part of this Amendment or the Plan, as previously amended, is determined to be invalid or
unconstitutional, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity of the
Amendment or the Plan as a whole, or any part of the Amendment or the Plan not determined to
be invalid or unconstitutional.
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EXHIBIT A
“Amendment No. 15 Removal Area” – Property to be Removed from
Waukee Unified Urban Renewal Area
Area to be removed from Waukee Unified Urban Renewal Area (2003)
Parcel B Lot 1 Hawthorne Ridge Plat 1 an Official Plat, City of Waukee, Dallas
County, Iowa (Parcel No. 1235477011)
“Amendment No. 15 Addition Area” – Property to be Added to
Waukee Unified Urban Renewal Area
The West Half of NE Alice’s Road right of way and that portion of the East half of
NE Alice’s Road lying within the corporate boundary of the City of Waukee from
the center right of way line of NE Boston Pkwy to the north right of way line of
Douglas Parkway, City of Waukee, Dallas County, Iowa. Said right of way
includes the following parcels:
The Crossing at Alice’s Road Plat 1 Lots A & B (Streets) City of Waukee, Dallas
County, Iowa (Parcel No. 1227401003); and,
Alice Patricia Homes Lots A, B & C (Street), City of Waukee, Dallas County, Iowa
(Parcel No. 1227277001); and,
Landing at Shadow Creek Plat 4 Lots A, B, C & D (Streets), City of Waukee, Dallas
County, Iowa (Parcel No. 1227226022)
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EXHIBIT B
Map of Waukee Unified Urban Renewal Area, Showing Amendment No. 15 Changes
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EXHIBIT C
Map of Waukee Unified Urban Renewal Area, Showing Area After Amendment No. 15
Changes