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Des Moines County approves final plat for Hidden Prairie First Addition
Summary
The board approved resolution 2026-017 to create the Hidden Prairie First Addition, splitting a roughly 13-acre lot to allow a new 5-acre house lot; approval is conditioned on filing and installing a septic permit before occupancy.
The Des Moines County Board of Supervisors voted to approve resolution 2026-017, the final plat for Hidden Prairie First Addition, after a staff presentation describing the minor subdivision north of Burlington.
A county planner said the proposal splits Lot 7—about 13 acres and already containing a house—into a new roughly 5-acre building lot at the southeast corner. Access to the new lot will be by extending an existing driveway using a 33-foot easement to connect to Hidden Prairie Drive. The planner recommended approval with the standard condition that any new house must have a septic permit filed and an installed system before occupancy.
A supervisor moved to approve the resolution, the motion was seconded, and supervisors recorded affirmative roll-call responses before the board signed the resolution.
The action was procedural: no variances or special exceptions were requested, and staff reported no major concerns in the technical review. The board signed the resolution following the vote; the new lot will be subject to normal septic permitting and inspection requirements prior to occupancy.
