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Board gives first approval to rezoning near Bertram to align lots with floodplain constraints
Summary
The Board approved first consideration to rezone 22.48 acres on the 1500 block of Big Creek Road from a mix of RR1 and agricultural to RR2 (rural residential 2-acre) to align proposed lot lines and create buildable areas outside mapped floodplain; final rezoning will await completed plat documents.
The Linn County Board of Supervisors granted first consideration Monday to a rezoning request affecting about 22.48 acres on the 1500 block of Big Creek Road, near Bertram. The action was the first of multiple steps; third consideration and final rezoning will be delayed until the applicant submits the complete plat and supporting documents.
Brad Weilam of Planning and Development described the request as a technical rezoning to avoid creating lots with two zoning districts and to align the county's land-use map with an upcoming three-lot plat. "This rezoning is to fix that and be in line with the Linn County land use map," Weilam said, adding the plat will create buildable areas outside the floodplain for two of the lots.
Weilam said the area is identified on the land-use map as RR2 (rural residential 2-acre) and that the rezoning will align zoning boundaries so one of the new lots would not end up straddling two districts. He said the subdivision currently consists of three lots and the change is to reorient lines to increase buildable area outside the floodplain. Weilam reported no public comments specifically opposing the rezoning at the hearing, though neighbors had asked general questions about the proposal.
The board approved first consideration; staff advised that second consideration is scheduled for the coming Wednesday and that third consideration will follow after the plat is complete and brought back for final approval.
