Board of Adjustment

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The Board is composed of five West Des Moines residents appointed by the Mayor of West Des Moines. State Code allows the Board to make special exceptions from the zoning ordinance, such as setback requirements. In addition, the Board holds a hearing for any property owner who does not agree with the action of the City in their interpretation of zoning codes. The Board is also responsible for reviewing and ruling on Permitted Conditional Use Permit requests.

The Board of Adjustment reviews Permitted Conditional Use Permit requests, Sign Code Variance requests, and setback variances for building additions and fences. Code variances and setbacks are identified in the Zoning Ordinance.

The members of the Board of Adjustment are:

Tom Cunningham, Chair

Michele Stevens, Vice Chair

James W. Miller

Angie Pfannkuch

Mike Blaser

Citizen's Guide to the Board of Adjustment
Board of Adjustment Rules of Procedure

Board of Adjustment Meeting Guide

Public Meeting Presentation Tips

2024 Approved Meeting Schedule

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Event	Date/Time	Agenda	Minutes	Other
Board of Adjustment Meeting - December 13, 2017	12/13/2017 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM 12/13/2017 5:30 PM 12/13/2017 7:30 PM	Agenda:BOA_AG_12-13-2017	Not Included	Not Included
Board of Adjustment Meeting - April 5, 2017	04/05/2017 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM 04/05/2017 5:30 PM 04/05/2017 7:30 PM	Agenda:BOA_AG_4-5-2017	Minutes:BOA_MN_3-22-17	Not Included
Board of Adjustment Meeting - April 19, 2017 - CANCELLED	04/19/2017 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM 04/19/2017 5:30 PM 04/19/2017 7:30 PM	Not Included	Not Included	Not Included
Board of Adjustment Meeting - 7/27/16	07/27/2016 5:30 PM 07/27/2016 5:30 PM 07/27/2016	Agenda:BOA_AG_07-27-2016	Minutes:BOA_MN_6-1-16	Not Included
Board of Adjustment Meeting - 12/30/2015 CANCELLED	12/30/2015 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM 12/30/2015 5:30 PM 12/30/2015 7:30 PM	Not Included	Not Included	Not Included
Board of Adjustment Meeting - 12/16/2015	12/16/2015 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM 12/16/2015 5:30 PM 12/16/2015 7:30 PM	Agenda:BOA_AG_12-16-2015	Not Included	Not Included
Board of Adjustment Meeting - 12/02/2015	12/02/2015 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM 12/02/2015 5:30 PM 12/02/2015 7:30 PM	Agenda:BOA_AG_12-02-2015	Not Included	Not Included
Board of Adjustment Meeting - 11/4/2015 - THIS MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED	11/04/2015 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM 11/04/2015 5:30 PM 11/04/2015 7:30 PM	Not Included	Not Included	Not Included
Board of Adjustment Meeting - 11/18/2015 - THIS MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED	11/18/2015 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM 11/18/2015 5:30 PM 11/18/2015 7:30 PM	Not Included	Not Included	Not Included
Board of Adjustment Meeting - 10/21/2015 - THIS MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED	10/21/2015 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM 10/21/2015 5:30 PM 10/21/2015 7:30 PM	Not Included	Not Included	Not Included
Board of Adjustment Meeting - 10/07/2015	10/07/2015 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM 10/07/2015 5:30 PM 10/07/2015 7:30 PM	Agenda:BOA_AG_10-07-2015	Not Included	Not Included
Board of Adjustment Meeting - 09/23/2015	09/23/2015 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM 09/23/2015 5:30 PM 09/23/2015 7:30 PM	Agenda:BOA_AG_09-23-2015	Not Included	Not Included
Board of Adjustment Meeting - 09/09/2015	09/09/2015 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM 09/09/2015 5:30 PM 09/09/2015 7:30 PM	Agenda:BOA_AG_09-09-2015	Minutes:BOA_07-29-2015-min	Not Included
Board of Adjustment Meeting - 08/26/2015 - THIS MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED	08/26/2015 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM 08/26/2015 5:30 PM 08/26/2015 7:30 PM	Not Included	Not Included	Not Included
Board of Adjustment Meeting - 08/12/2015 - THIS MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED	08/12/2015 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM 08/12/2015 5:30 PM 08/12/2015 7:30 PM	Not Included	Not Included	Not Included
Board of Adjustment Meeting - 07/29/2015	07/29/2015 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM 07/29/2015 5:30 PM 07/29/2015 7:30 PM	Agenda:BOA_AG_07-29-2015	Minutes:BOA_07-15-2015-min	Not Included
Board of Adjustment Meeting - 07/15/2015	07/15/2015 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM 07/15/2015 5:30 PM 07/15/2015 7:30 PM	Not Included	Not Included	Not Included
Board of Adjustment Meeting - 07/01/2015 - THIS MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED	07/01/2015 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM 07/01/2015 5:30 PM 07/01/2015 7:30 PM	Not Included	Not Included	Not Included
Board of Adjustment - September 19, 2018	09/19/2018 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM 09/19/2018 5:30 PM 09/19/2018 7:30 PM	Agenda:BOA_AG_9-19-2018	Minutes:BOA_MN_8-8-18	Not Included
Board of Adjustment - October 3, 2018	10/03/2018 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM 10/03/2018 5:30 PM 10/03/2018 7:30 PM	Agenda:BOA_AG_10-3-2018	Minutes:BOA_MN_09-19-2018	Not Included