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Wallsburg planners ask for health‑department review after resident seeks permission to build on 0.9‑acre lot
Summary
At a July 29 meeting, the Wallsburg Planning Commission heard from a resident under contract on a 0.9‑acre parcel and agreed to gather health‑department guidance, historic deed/survey evidence and parcel maps before recommending any change to the town’s 1‑acre minimum lot standard.
The Wallsburg Planning Commission on July 29 heard a request and broad discussion about whether the town should permit building on lots that fall just shy of the current one‑acre minimum.
Resident David Woodward told the commission he is under contract on a 0.9‑acre parcel and said the county previously issued a PERC/PERK test for the site. "The county gave me a letter ... he said it passed for a residential dwelling," Woodward said, offering to provide the county documentation for commissioners to review. He also urged the commission to consider housing affordability, noting "the cheapest…
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