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Waverly council rejects plan to subdivide 1400 Bremer Road after P&Z denial
Summary
After Planning & Zoning recommended denial (recorded 0–6), the City Council voted down Resolution 25-143, which would have created a survey plan to divide 1400 Bremer Road into three single-family lots; council discussion cited septic testing and accessory-building concerns and supermajority requirements for overrides.
The Waverly City Council denied Resolution 25-143, a request to create a plan of survey for parcels S, T and U at 1400 Bremer Road to allow three single-family lots. The item was requested by Dean Schilling and appeared on the agenda despite a Planning & Zoning recommendation recorded in the packet as 0–6 against approval.
Council members reviewed P&Z minutes included in the packet; multiple members said the documentation clarified why P&Z voted against the subdivision. Speakers raised technical concerns including whether the center lot could meet septic drill/test requirements and whether a large accessory building on one lot would comply with code. Council members also debated what vote threshold applies when P&Z does not recommend approval: meeting participants noted a supermajority may be required to override P&Z when the board has voted against a proposal.
With five members present, council conducted a roll-call vote. The recorded votes on this resolution were 'no' from Drayton, Myers, Raffi, Wolf and Bergen; the resolution failed. The minutes record Planning & Zoning’s recommendation against the application as 0–6. The transcript shows inconsistent street-name references (the packet lists 1400 Bremer Road; one speaker later referred to “Bramer Road”), which the council did not formally resolve during the meeting.
The council record does not show any amendments to the resolution; no additional public comments were recorded on this item. The failed vote means the requested survey plan will not proceed through city approval at this time.
