Black Hawk County adopts ordinance rezoning 18.93 acres to Commercial‑Manufacturing

The Board of Supervisors of Black Hawk County held a public hearing at 9:20 a.m. and adopted Ordinance No. 77‑304 to rezone 18.93 acres north of 5640 West Cedar Wapsi Road from Agricultural and Commercial‑Manufacturing to Commercial‑Manufacturing. The board received proof of publication and waived the first reading before voting to suspend the two‑meeting consideration requirement under Iowa Code §331.302(5) and adopt the ordinance.

The ordinance had been filed as an amendment to Ordinance No. 36 (the county’s Agricultural Preservation Zoning Ordinance). The board voted to suspend the rules to allow final passage at the same meeting. The board’s recorded votes on the ordinance were Ayes: Justin Brandt, Tavis Hall, Ritch Kurtenbach, Chris Schwartz and Linda Laylin; Nays: None. The ordinance was declared adopted and recorded as Ordinance No. 77‑304.

The rezoning request was filed on behalf of Robert Denny; the public record indicates the application was submitted by an agent listed in the hearing materials. The board examined proof of publication for the notice, which the board found had been published on Feb. 3, 2026, in the Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier as required by the Code of Iowa. No corrections to the ordinance were reported at the hearing and the board closed the hearing after receiving oral and written comments placed on file.

The board’s action suspending the two‑meeting requirement relies on Iowa Code §331.302(5), which permits suspension of the prior‑meeting requirement by majority vote. The board’s adoption of Ordinance No. 77‑304 completes the rezoning process as recorded in the meeting minutes; any administrative steps required to update zoning maps or file the ordinance will follow county procedures.