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Black Hawk County adopts three residential rezoning ordinances for small parcels
Summary
The Board of Supervisors on May 6 approved three separate rezoning ordinances to reclassify small parcels from agricultural to ag-residential to allow existing or proposed single-family homes at 8543 Dubuque Road, near West Marquis Road and north of 9542 Winslow Road.
Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors adopted three ordinances May 6 rezoning 2.99 acres at 8543 Dubuque Road, 2.9 acres west of 7437 West Marquis Road, and 1.5 acres north of 9542 Winslow Road from agricultural to ag-residential to allow single-family homes or to consolidate existing house lots.
The moves were approved after public hearings at which county planning staff and applicants described each request and planning and zoning recommendations. Joseph Gown of planning staff said the house at 8543 Dubuque Road "has been there for over 20 years" and that the planning and zoning commission recommended approval. For the other two parcels, planning staff noted low agricultural value for the land and unanimous or majority support from the planning and zoning commission.
Board members voted to waive the second readings and adopted the ordinances as numbers 77294, 77295 and 77296. The board received brief comments from applicants and a county planning summary in each case; where septic or technical concerns were noted, applicants said they had discussed them with the health department and would comply with requirements. At the hearing on the 1.5-acre parcel applicant Jim Koloff told the board the wooded area proposed for rezoning is "not in production at this time" and that he would follow health-department rules on septic systems.
Why it matters: rezoning shifts the official land-use designation and allows those parcels to be replatted or combined to reflect existing homes or permit a single-family dwelling where planning staff concluded agricultural value is low or the site is already occupied. The board followed statutory notice and publication steps before waiving a second reading and adopting each ordinance.
Details and next steps: The record shows the planning and zoning commission recommended approval (unanimous for at least two requests, 5–1 for another), and applicants or their representatives said they will meet health-department septic requirements or survey and combine lots as needed. The ordinances were adopted by roll call following motions to suspend rules and adopt on the same day.
