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Public hearing on rezone near 400th and 470th Drive draws neighbors' flooding concerns; board advances proposal to second reading
Summary
A first reading and public hearing on rezoning a property adjacent to 470th Drive for six rural-residential lots generated sustained public comment about drainage, culverts and past flooding; the Clay County Board of Commissioners moved the ordinance to a second reading Oct. 7.
At a public hearing, the Clay County Board of Commissioners considered a petition to rezone a parcel near 400th and 470th Drive from agricultural (A1 AG) to a rural-residential classification that would allow six homes on the site. The board conducted a first reading of the ordinance and heard detailed public comment about drainage and past flooding in the area.
Adam, the landowner and developer, told the board he planned six lots served from Prairie View and 470, with lot sizes roughly 1.5 to 2 acres. He said the low-lying area on the parcel would act as a retention area and that existing wet spots "hold water the way it is now,"…
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