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DeKalb County drainage board approves multiple subdivisions, replats and drainage plans
Summary
At its June 18 meeting in Butler, the DeKalb County Drainage Board approved several minor subdivisions, two replats and drainage plans for commercial and industrial sites after receiving favorable recommendations from the surveyor’s office.
The DeKalb County Drainage Board voted June 18 to approve a series of subdivision and drainage requests across the county, including a minor subdivision at 619 County Road 35, a small conservation subdivision, two replats and drainage plans for commercial lots in Butler and Garrett.
The board opened the meeting at 8:30 a.m. and began with routine business, approving the June 4, 2026 meeting minutes by motion. The board then considered a minor subdivision for J&M Van Y at 619 County Road 35, where an applicant said the plan calls for a single-family residence and a detached barn on a 17-acre parcel; the surveyor’s office recommended approval and the motion carried.
The board approved a smaller conservation subdivision involving about 3.22 acres and three county‑regulated drains after a favorable recommendation from the surveyor’s office. Members also approved a replat of Lot 3 in the Dicker Hall subdivision (adding two parcels of roughly 1.72 and 1.70 acres) to allow construction of a larger barn used by property owners who breed golden retrievers.
Daryl McConnell, surveyor, described a separate replat combining a previously platted lot with a 17.6‑acre parcel (acquired in 2022) into a new Lot 1 of approximately 23.596 acres to permit barn construction; no regulated drains were implicated and the board approved the replat with the surveyor’s recommendation.
The board also approved site drainage plans for two commercial proposals. An applicant seeking approval for a DQ Chill and Grill lot in the Westside commercial park in Butler said the proposed lot has a planned runoff coefficient of 0.59 versus the park’s originally planned 0.65, and the board approved the drainage plan while noting that any future widening of the drive or cross‑access easement would return to the board for review.
Engineer Michael Bod, who represented the Garrett Electric development on city‑owned property in Garrett, described a design using two detention ponds sized with 100‑year storage and a 10‑year release; one participant cited a pond storage figure of about 27,200 (participant comment). The surveyor’s office recommended approval and the board carried the motion after clarifying which county drain (north or south) was shown on the plan.
In each case the board recorded a motion, a second and a vote; the transcript records the motions as carried but does not include individual member names for movers or seconders. No formal dissent or vote tallies were recorded in the transcript beyond the board announcing the motions carried.
The board moved on to its surveyor’s report and other business, set the next meeting time, and adjourned shortly after 10:00 a.m.
The board indicated that items for which applicants were not present (for example the JB Homestead item) would be handled at a future meeting when a representative attends.
