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Board leans to deny small RV campground permit on Ellington/237th after neighborhood opposition
Summary
Neighbors raised traffic, safety, trash and noise concerns for a proposed 6-space RV site on Ellington/237th; staff highlighted parcel size and lack of engineering plans and the board moved toward denial of the application.
The Mills County Zoning Board of Adjustment opened a public hearing on a conditional-use permit (26-06) for a proposed small RV campground on Ellington Avenue/237th Street in an AR zone and, after public comment and a staff recommendation, moved to deny the application.
An applicant presented a short-term RV plan for roughly six spaces with water now and possible future electricity but no sewer/dump station. Dozens of neighbors testified in opposition, citing an unsafe intersection requiring additional stop controls, proximity to three nearby schools and existing afternoon congestion, lack of on-site supervision, noise from generators and group gatherings, overflowing trash containers and worries about lower property values and additional dust from traffic.
Staff advised the board that the parcel was inadequate in size, shape and infrastructure to handle the proposed intensity of use and noted the application lacked engineered site plans; staff recommended denial. Board members discussed the legal risk of denying uses that are lawful in the county’s zoning and suggested that applicants could return with a larger parcel or more detailed plans, but a motion to deny was made and seconded and a roll call was taken while the board took a short recess.
The record contains multiple neighbor requests that, if a similar use is proposed again, the applicant show detailed layouts, provide fencing and other screening, specify trash control and staffing for on-site supervision to address safety and nuisance concerns. The transcript does not show a final signed/recorded board order in the hearing record provided here; the motion to deny was made, seconded and pending roll call when the board recessed.
