An energy drink and coffee bar will get a second chance Monday after the city’s Plan and Zoning Commission rejected its proposed downtown drive-thru.
Why it matters: The decision will test how far Des Moines is willing to relax its walkable, urban development standards to activate a difficult downtown site.
Driving the news: The City Council will consider Hyper Energy Bar’s appeal of the commission’s June 18 decision involving its site plan near Southwest 11th Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway…