Anamosa council approves Northlands Subdivision final plat and rezones property for mixed uses

The City Council of the City of Anamosa approved the Final Plat for the Northlands Subdivision Second Addition and adopted Ordinance 962 on Sept. 9, 2024.

Mayor Rod Smith opened a public hearing on the rezoning and final plat at 6:05 p.m. and, after recording no public comment, closed the hearing at 6:06 p.m. Council member Rich Crump moved to approve the final plat (Resolution 2024-48); Council member Dan Smith seconded and the roll call vote was unanimous.

Council member Rich Crump then moved to adopt Ordinance 962, which rezones the Northlands Subdivision from A-1 Agricultural to 8-R-1 Single Family Residential, C-2 Arterial Commercial and M-1 Light Industrial. Council member Dan Smith seconded; the roll call vote recorded ayes from Kay Smith, Teresa Tuetken, Todd Weimer, Rich Crump, Brooke Gombert and Dan Smith and the motion carried.

A separate motion by Kay Smith to waive the ordinance’s second and third readings failed on a roll call that recorded no ayes and negative votes from Tuetken, Weimer, Crump, Gombert, Dan Smith and Kay Smith. The council did not adopt a suspension of additional readings that evening.

Why it matters: the approved plat and rezoning would change the property’s allowable uses to include single-family housing as well as arterial commercial and light industrial activity, a shift from its previous A-1 agricultural designation. The transcript records no public objections during the hearing.

Next steps: the ordinance remains on the council’s calendar for its required subsequent readings since the motion to waive further readings failed.