The Crawford County Commission voted to approve a plat called Waterview Estates and amended the propertyzoning to rural residential at its Aug. 5 meeting. The commission considered a presentation from the county zoning administrator and moved to adopt Resolution 2025-023.

May Smith, the county zoning administrator, told commissioners that the plat would create four residential lots carved from part of the former Red Fox Recreation tract and that lots 1 and 2 would share a private drive with an easement recorded for access while lots 3 and 4 would use a separate private drive and easement. "They are bigger lots," Smith said, describing lot sizes as roughly 15to 30 acres depending on location. She said the developer, AH Land Holdings LLC (referred to in the plat materials as Mr. Podgast), has cleared dilapidated structures and established four water hookups, one for each proposed home site.

Smith said county planning and zoning considered the plat on July 17 and that a nearby landowner submitted a written opposition arguing the land was better used for agriculture. "He was just a third-generation landowner and that he thought it would be better suited for agricultural than a subdivision," Smith said. Smith told the commission the developerMr. Podgastintended the parcels to be large, not a dense subdivision, and that groundwater and septic feasibility will affect any future splitting of the lots.

A commissioner made a motion to approve Resolution 2025-023 and another commissioner seconded the motion; there were no public speakers present at the hearing. The chair and county staff completed signature pages after the vote.

The commission record notes planning and zoning reviewed the plat and the resolution amends zoning to rural residential; no other statutory citations were presented at the meeting. Commissioners discussed logistics of producing signed copies for the applicant and county records.

The action concludes formal county review for this plat; future development on any of the lots will require building permits and septic/perk approvals as applicable to utility availability and local permitting requirements.