Buffalo County adopts rewritten zoning and subdivision rules, creates AGR-1 and AGR-2 districts
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The Buffalo County Board of Commissioners voted March 25 to adopt amended Zoning and Subdivision Resolutions, splitting the AGR district into AGR-1 and AGR-2, retaining livestock confinement classifications, and adding language tying large churches to paved-road access; the changes were enacted as Res. 2025-17.
The Buffalo County Board of Commissioners voted March 25 to adopt amended county Zoning and Subdivision Resolutions, formalizing map and regulatory changes described in the county’s 2023 Comprehensive Plan.
Deputy County Attorney Andrew Hoffmeister outlined the proposed changes during the public hearing; after discussion the board adopted Resolution 2025-17 to codify the amended Zoning District Map and two new zoning classifications, Agricultural–Residential District-1 (AGR-1) and Agricultural–Residential District-2 (AGR-2).
The resolution describes the AGR-2 district boundaries in detail and designates all remaining former AGR lands as AGR-1. The board also retained livestock confinement classification distances in the amended code, and recommended an amendment that requires churches or places of worship exceeding 5,000 square feet of exterior size to abut an existing paved road. The board directed that the revised Zoning and Subdivision Resolutions be published as pamphlets and made available at the county clerk’s office.
County officials said the amendments are intended to align the zoning map with the county’s adopted development plan and to provide clearer, codified standards for new subdivisions and agricultural uses. The board approved the resolution by roll call vote; no public opposition was recorded during the hearing.
The adopted resolutions are available for public inspection at the Buffalo County Clerk’s office and are referenced in the minutes as enacted March 25, 2025.