Davenport ZBA votes against 5-story building in The East Village
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC)- A proposed five story mixed use building will not be going on the corner of River Drive and Mound Streets.
The original plan was to have 48 apartments on top of mixed use retail on the first floor.
The problem? that five story building is two stories higher than the allowed three stories in The East Village due to Davenport City Code .
Thursday Afternoon, the Davenport Zoning Board of Adjustments heard the request from developer Gregg Ontiveros and ultimately voted against the property.
Ontiveros says the property must be five stories, instead of three, so he can have a reasonable return on investment. Due to the unstable soil conditions , contractors say the foundation will cost the same for both three and five stories.
City staff is required to vote yes or no using 8 different characteristics. The city says the two findings the building fails to meet is that the developer doesn't show that a five story buildi...