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Des Moines County approves two minor subdivision final plats with standard conditions
Summary
The board approved final plats for Hawkeye Ridge and the Cole/Kroll Farm subdivisions with standard conditions requiring septic permits and use of existing access points; staff said both plans had few major comments and included the usual health-department condition for new homes.
The Des Moines County Board of Supervisors approved two minor subdivision final plats on Sept. 16, both subject to standard conditions requiring septic permits and adherence to existing access easements.
Jared (S7), county planning staff, presented Resolution 2025-48 for the Hawkeye Ridge subdivision, describing a 46-acre parcel on Prairie Grove Road northeast of Middletown to be split so two brothers can each build a house. Jared said the plat was "just barely within two miles of Middletown" and noted the county received no major review comments; the resolution includes a standard condition that septic permits must be obtained from the health department prior to occupancy.
On the Cole/Kroll Farm split (Resolution 2025-049), Jared described carving roughly a 1.5-acre lot from a larger farm parcel off 85th Avenue near Burlington for a family member’s home. He told the board the parcel will retain frontage and the new lot will use the same access driveway; any additional entrances would require secondary-roads approval.
Both motions to approve the final plats were moved, seconded and approved by the board. Board members and staff emphasized the standard conditions: prior septic permitting and use of the existing access point unless a secondary-roads permit is granted.
What happens next: property owners must obtain required permits (septic/health department) before constructing new homes; secondary-roads must approve any new access if requested.
