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Sioux County Planning Commission approves five land-split exemptions
Summary
Across meetings in Feb., Apr. and May 2025 the Sioux County Planning Commission approved five recorded-exemption land splits totaling several dozen acres and voted unanimously on each motion, forwarding one conservation easement separately to the county commissioners for consideration.
The Sioux County Planning Commission approved five recorded-exemption requests in meetings held Feb. 26, April 30 and May 28, 2025, voting unanimously on each request.
At its Feb. 26 meeting the commission approved Recorded Exemption #2025-1, allowing Kevin Miller to split 54.35 acres from a 234.4-acre parcel in Section 33, Township 31, Range 53; the motion was made by Jebb Ginkens and seconded by Jim Phipps. The commission also approved Recorded Exemption #2025-2 (Ehrlich Farm Co.), expanding a previously approved split from 1.92 acres to 7.80 acres in Section 34, Township 24, Range 57; Recorded Exemption #2025-3 (Gary M. Scott) to split 7.55 acres from a 75.40-acre parcel in Section 27, Township 24, Range 58; and Recorded Exemption #2025-4 (Jason Willmschen) to split approximately 3 acres from a 4.95-acre parcel in Section 35, Township 24, Range 58. All four motions were moved by Ginkens, seconded by Phipps, and passed on roll-call votes with Phipps, Ginkens, Cynthia Kaan and J. Skavdahl voting yes.
At the April 30 meeting the commission approved Recorded Exemption #2025-5 submitted by Cheryl Averill and Deborah Courtney/A&C Farms to split 4.43 acres from a 77-acre parcel in Section 28, Township 24, Range 57. That motion was made by Jim Phipps and seconded by J. Skavdahl, and the vote was unanimous.
Each approved exemption was recorded in the minutes and will proceed per county recording processes. The minutes show consistent unanimous roll-call voting by the commission members present at each meeting.
The commission recorded these actions as routine land-use determinations; none of the minutes indicate conditions or appeals attached to the approvals. The minutes were signed by Michelle J. Zimmerman, Sioux County Zoning Administrator.
