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Planning & Zoning Commission recommends ordinance tightening public hearing requirements
Summary
The Maquoketa City Planning & Zoning Commission on March 24, 2026, voted unanimously to recommend an ordinance changing public hearing requirements for the commission; the motion was recorded as carried with Beck moving and Davison seconding.
The Maquoketa City Planning & Zoning Commission voted March 24, 2026, to recommend an ordinance that would revise the commission’s public hearing requirements. Commission member Beck moved the recommendation; Commission member Davison seconded, and the minutes record “All ayes. Motion carried.”
The ordinance recommendation, described on the agenda as pertaining to public hearing requirements for the Planning & Zoning Commission, was discussed on the record but the minutes do not include debate, amendments, or specific language from the proposed ordinance. The minutes state only that the commission took a motion to recommend the ordinance and that the motion passed unanimously.
City Manager Joshua Boldt was present to provide recording duties; the minutes do not indicate that Boldt or staff presented detailed changes to hearing procedures at this meeting. The record does note that the meeting was available by Zoom under Section 21.8 of the Iowa Code and that public participation would have been limited to three minutes if requested, but the minutes do not show any public comments on this ordinance.
The minutes do not record next steps or indicate whether the recommendation will be sent to the City Council for action. The commission carried the motion as recorded; no further discussion or conditions are noted in the minutes.
