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Buffalo County board denies special-use permit for proposed agricultural service near Riverdale
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Summary
The Buffalo County Board of Commissioners approved Resolution 2025-24A on May 13, 2025, denying a Special Use Permit for an agricultural service establishment proposed by Meyer and Bakko interests, citing incompatibility with nearby densely populated areas, topography and traffic concerns; the resolution amended a prior legal description error.
The Buffalo County Board of Commissioners on May 13 adopted Resolution 2025-24A disapproving a Special Use Permit application filed on behalf of Mark H. Meyer and C. Jayne Meyer and Bakko Land, L.L.C. (represented in materials by Craig Bennett and Loren Bakko). The board’s written findings said the proposed agricultural service structure and use were not compatible with surrounding, densely populated areas, that the site’s topography and proximity to Cottonmill Avenue raised visibility and traffic-congestion concerns, and that no conditions could be identified that would mitigate the incompatibility.
Why it matters: The application would have permitted an agricultural service establishment on a parcel described in the amended resolution as Lot 1, Onion Field Acres. Neighbors and multiple written exhibits were part of the record; county staff and the planning commission recommended against the proposal and the county commissioners ultimately disapproved it. The disapproval prevents the proposed siting and requires the denial be filed against the subject property.
What the board decided: The board approved an amendment to the earlier resolution to correct errors in the legal description and then adopted Resolution 2025-24A to deny the permit. The resolution’s findings highlighted: (1) incompatibility with adjacent dense residential areas to the west and southwest, (2) potential depreciation of nearby property values due to siting and visibility related to local topography, and (3) concerns about increased traffic congestion at the site entrance. The minutes state the Buffalo County Planning and Zoning Commission had forwarded the application with an unfavorable recommendation.
Public input and file materials: The packet included the special-use application, site plans, renderings, parking/site development plans, correspondence from neighbors (including Sam and Michelle Widger, Pam Deterding, Shawn and Jamie Cudaback, and Elizabeth and Joseph Terzi), a photo of a tub grinder truck, and related zoning documents. No conditions were identified in the record that the board found would be sufficient to lessen compatibility issues.
Procedure and next steps: The clerk will file a copy of Resolution 2025-24A against the subject property as recorded in the minutes. The action was recorded by roll call vote with Commissioners Higgins, Lynch, Kouba, Loeffelholz, Maendele and Chairperson Morrow voting in the affirmative.