Council approves stormwater waiver for proposed Culver's site after county drainage board sign-off

The council approved a waiver request for stormwater release-rate standards for the proposed Culver’s development after the Johnson County Drainage Board granted a similar waiver earlier in the week.

Carmen told the council that Culver’s had worked with the county drainage board and received county approval for a waiver from the revised IDEM release-rate standards that were adopted statewide; the developer’s representative, Chris McGuire, attended the meeting and the county action was described as the basis for the town’s waiver request.

Council members asked if they wanted to speak with the developer; no substantive objections were raised at the table. The council moved, seconded and adopted the waiver by a roll-call vote of 5-0.

Why it matters: The resident council said the county had approved the waiver and that the town’s standards match existing county standards; granting the waiver allows the developer to proceed with the designed stormwater plan rather than redesigning to meet the new release-rate standard.

Outcome: Motion to approve the stormwater waiver request passed 5-0; staff recorded the approval and will proceed with the permitting steps.