Cedar County approves two residential rezoning requests in Gower and Center West townships

The Cedar County Board of Supervisors on April 7 approved two rezonings that will allow construction of single-family dwellings on portions of larger agricultural tracts.

At 10:00 a.m. the board considered a petition from James and Judy Petersen to rezone 1.73 acres of a proposed 7.29-acre tract at 401 240th St., West Branch, from A-1 Agricultural District to R-1 Suburban Residential. The minutes state that "Written and verbal objection regarding fencing and erosion control are on file." After discussing the objections and noting that the subdivision will address some of those concerns, the board voted to approve the petition and waive the second hearing.

At 10:15 a.m. the board heard a petition from Jeffery and Joanna Reichert (owners) and buyers Matthew and Justine Wagaman for a 3.3-acre rezoning of Parcel G in Section 16, T-80N, R-3W (876 247th St., Tipton). The minutes record "There are no written or verbal objections on file." The board approved and waived the second hearing for that rezoning.

Both approvals were recorded as motions with affirmative votes by the supervisors in attendance. The minutes do not record conditions attached to either rezoning beyond the typical subdivision review processes; the Petersen petition had objections on file that the board said would be further discussed when the subdivision is considered.

The approvals allow the applicants to proceed with subdivision steps needed to build single-family homes under R-1 zoning, subject to standard county subdivision and erosion-control requirements.