Jackson County board adopts Ordinance 322 to rezone Egan House parcel to highway-commercial

Jackson County’s Board of Supervisors approved Ordinance 322 on March 24, reclassifying a parcel in Teachers Township from A1 (Agricultural) to C1 (Highway Commercial). Zoning Department staff told the board the Jackson County Zoning Commission had unanimously recommended approval of case ZC26-01 subject to written conditions and a memorandum of agreement to be recorded with the ordinance.

The zoning overview said the conditional rezoning would limit the property to enclosed storage within the existing structure and allow one accessory vending machine, with conditions running with the land. The staff recommendation asked that the property owner sign written agreements before final recording, and staff cited Iowa Code subsection 3357 as the statutory framework cited in the Zoning Commission’s action.

Board member Mike Steiner moved to approve the ordinance; Nin Flegel seconded. The board first closed the public hearing by motion and voice vote, then waived the formal reading rules to proceed with the second and third readings. The board again voted to advance the ordinance and, on the third and final reading, approved Ordinance 322. One board member stated opposition during voice votes; the record does not identify which member opposed.

The board instructed staff to sign and record the memorandum of agreement and Exhibit A as described by zoning staff. No resident speakers or written objections were reported to staff prior to the hearing.