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Black Hawk County adopts rezoning ordinance for Denning property north of West Cedar Wapsi Road
Summary
The Board of Supervisors voted to adopt Ordinance 77-304, rezoning about 18.93 acres north of 5640 West Cedar Wapsi Road from agricultural to commercial/manufacturing after staff and the applicant addressed floodplain concerns and noted FEMA map amendments.
The Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors adopted Ordinance 77-304 on Feb. 10, 2026, rezoning about 18.93 acres north of 5640 West Cedar Wapsi Road from agricultural to a commercial/manufacturing district.
Joseph (planning staff) told the board the site spans two parcels, one already carrying a commercial designation, and that the county’s future land-use map shows most of the property as commercial. He said the applicant obtained a FEMA letter of map amendment that removed portions of the parcel from the 100‑year floodplain and that the planning and zoning commission unanimously recommended approval. “The LOMA does indicate that it’s removed sections of this parcel from the floodplain,” Joseph said during his staff presentation.
Eric Johnson, representing applicant Robert Denning, said the rezoning is a first step and that future development would require site-plan review to address access, septic systems and any remaining floodplain constraints. “When we were here last time, there was some concern about flood issues. We don't think that they had merit, but my client spent time and money to have his engineer submit a LOMA, a map amendment to FEMA, which was accepted,” Johnson said.
The board waived the first reading, closed the public hearing after hearing the staff and applicant remarks, suspended the rules and adopted the ordinance by roll-call vote. The board’s action means that future commercial development on the parcel will return to the planning and zoning commission for site‑plan review and any required state approvals, including DNR review for septic and other environmental permits.
The adopted ordinance will be known as Ordinance 77‑304 and modifies the county’s Agricultural Preservation Zoning Ordinance by adding subsection 304 to section 4(b) as described in the staff report. The board directed staff to file the ordinance and proceed with the standard post-adoption steps.
