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Planning department reports permit activity, enforcement challenges and floodplain map updates
Summary
Planning and Development Director Leanne Harter reported a modest uptick in first-quarter permits, ongoing floodplain and mapping work with the DNR, numerous enforcement cases, the completion of two removed turbines south of Nevada, and continued transition to an online geo‑permit system.
Leanne Harter, director of Story County Planning and Development, presented the first‑quarter report to the Board of Supervisors on April 22, outlining permit activity, enforcement caseloads, floodplain mapping updates and staff changes.
Harter said the county issued 24 zoning permits in the first quarter of 2025 compared with 15 in the same period last year, with increases chiefly in nonresidential permits such as solar arrays, storage sheds and accessory structures; single‑family dwellings in the quarter numbered four with one accessory dwelling unit. She noted permit valuations were lower than the prior year…
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