Morton County approves Backhaus final plat, sends Schock subdivision back to planners and amends land-use code

Summary

The Morton County Commission approved the Backhaus short-form subdivision and a zoning map amendment to Estate, sent the Schock Subdivision and a zoning change for Lot 2, Block 2 back to Planning & Zoning for further review, and approved land-use code edits including changing “should” to “shall” on page 136 and pulling a slaughterhouse provision for later review.

The Morton County Commission on March 13 approved the final plat of the Backhaus short-form subdivision and a zoning map amendment from Agricultural to Estate, finding the proposal conforms to Article 7 of the Morton County Land Use Code and the county’s 2045 Comprehensive Plan.

Commissioner Buckley moved for approval and Commissioner Boehm seconded; the motion carried with all voting aye. Separately, the commission voted to return the final plat of the Schock Subdivision, including a zoning amendment (Agricultural to Residential on Lot 2, Block 2 only), to Planning & Zoning for further review; Commissioner Morrell moved and Commissioner Tokach seconded that motion, which also carried unanimously.

During the meeting the commission approved land-use code amendments with one editorial correction — changing the word "should" to "shall" on page 136 — and removed the slaughterhouse section from immediate consideration for later review. Commissioners also moved to pull Section 5-270 and send it back to Planning & Zoning for clarification. All land-use motions passed with all voting aye.

The meeting record does not include detailed deliberations in the minutes; it records motions, seconders and the outcome for each action.