West Des Moines Iowa Zoning Map
The Zoning Map for the City of West Des Moines in Iowa divides the city’s real estate into zones based on land use and building regulations.
The Zoning Ordinance divides the city based on zoning, land use and building regulations information.
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Quick Stats: West Des Moines’s Most Common Zones
#1
15.95% Land Coverage
6,833 Area
#2
12.81% Land Coverage
5,488 Area
#3
8.66% Land Coverage
3,711 Area
#4
8.26% Land Coverage
3,537 Area
#5
7.82% Land Coverage
3,352 Area
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West Des Moines, Iowa Zoning Districts Explained
Zoneomics operates the most comprehensive zoning database for West Des Moines Iowa and other zoning maps across the U.S. Zoneomics includes over 50 million real estate properties, each property features zoning code/district, permitted land uses, development standards, rezoning and variance data. Zoneomics attracts a large community of Iowa real estate professionals. Members from Iowa include brokers, investors and service providers, many of whom specialize in Iowa Real Estate.
| Zone Code | Zone Name |
|---|---|
| BP | Business Park |
| CMC | Community Commercial |
| CVC | Convenience Commercial |
| GI | General Industrial |
| LI | Light Industrial |
| NC | Neighborhood Commercial |
| OF | Office |
| OS | Open Space/Agricultural |
| PCP | Professional Commerce Park |
| PUD-B&C | Planned Unit Development-Business and Commercial |
| PUD-I/BP | Planned Unit Development-Industrial/Business Park |
| PUD-OS | Planned Unit Development-Open Space |
| PUD-O | Planned Unit Development-Office |
| PUD-R-1 | Planned Unit Development-Single Family Residential |
| PUD-RH | Planned Unit Development-High Density Residential |
| PUD-RM | Planned Unit Development-Medium Density Residential |
| R-1 | Single-Family Residential |
| RC | Regional Commercial |
| RE | Residential Estate |
| RH | Residential High-Density |
| RM | Residential Medium-Density |
| RS | Residential Single-Family |
| SC | Support Commercial |
| SF-CR | Single-Family-Commerce Residential |
| SF-VJ | Single-Family - Valley Junction Residential |
| VJC | Valley Junction Commercial |
| VJHB | Valley Junction Historic Business |
| VJLI | Valley Junction Light Industrial |
| WR | Warehouse Retail |
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What is Zoning?
Zoning codes are a century old, and the lifeblood of all major U.S. cities, determining what can be built where and what activities can take place in a neighborhood. Zoning is how cities control the development and use of land. Zoning defines the legally permitted and prohibited uses of a piece of land, determining if plot of land can be used for commercial, industrial, residential or agricultural purposes. Essentially, it determines what can and cannot be built on a property.
Zoning and Real Estate Values
Zoning is the first stage of the home life cycle and a key influence on all other stages. Zillow has identified that zoning regulations are so important that they impact home values. Zillow Research found that home values grew most in markets with the strictest land use regulations. Home values in the most restrictive metropolitan areas grew an average of 23.4%, more than double the home value appreciation in the least restrictive metros. Zoning regulations are determined locally and some cities can have more restrictive regulation systems than others. However, within a city’s zoning system individual zones can be more restrictive and less restrictive, including different single family zones.
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