Zoning change clears way for One Vision redevelopment

Potential future sale of 40 acres could become residential area

One Vision has received the City’s approval to change zoning on a portion of its property to allow flexibility for possible future development.

Acting on the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission, the Council okayed a request to change the current zoning of the Glen Oaks Subdivision.  The current zoning of the parcels, located on the west side of the One Vision campus, is RM-44 (high density, multi-family residential zone).  It will change to OPH-H (planned development housing overlay).

“This zoning change would allow this property to have greater flexibility in its development options,” stated Arnold Prohaska, P&Z chairman.

Ron Fiscus, of Planscape Partners, representing One Vision, told the Council the organization continues to comply with decentralizing its 80 acre campus, looking at ways to re-use its main campus amenities, which include an indoor swimming pool, multi-purpose building, and more.  Fiscus said that  due to the prospect of future sell-offs of property,  as well as the potential integration of commercial businesses, such as a salon or convenience stores on the property, necessitate the zoning change.

Ground was broken this spring on the One Vision campus for housing with a focus on active senior living.  Renovation of eight residential cottages on the property will provide three-plex townhome units ranging in size from 1,800 to 2,500 square feet in two- and three-bedroom layouts.  The senior-focused townhomes, called The Terraces at Glen Oaks, will be sold through a local Realtor upon completion.

There is also planned construction of a 48-unit senior-focused, independent

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living apartment complex which will be called Timbercrest at Glen Oaks.

Renovation of portions of the existing Kinney Lindstrom Center will include the addition of a fitness center and multi-purpose room, as well as a protected walkway connecting the center to Timbercrest.

Fiscus said it is also One Vision’s intent to allow access on the north side of its property as a public street extending west.  Development of the 40 acres with access to Highway 18 would primarily be single family homes.

In March 2017, in order to comply with a 1999 Supreme Court decision stating individuals with disabilities have a right to live in desegregated settings, One Vision completed a successful transition of 120 individuals who previously lived in several residential cottages located on the Clear Lake campus to smaller homes in communities throughout North Iowa. In these new homes, individuals continue to receive support and services from One Vision staff.

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