Brown County Commission adopts three rezoning ordinances

The Brown County Commission approved three rezoning ordinances on second reading, adopting ordinances 325, 326 and 327 after brief procedural motions and no public comment.

Ordinance 325, filed by petitioner James Ernston, was read for a second time and approved by the commission to rezone the described property from an "eight preservation district" to a "mini eight district." No members of the public appeared to speak on the ordinance; the motion to adopt was made and carried by voice vote.

Ordinance 326, filed by petitioners Catherine Auster and Eric Olson, rezones specified properties from an "A preservation district" to a "mini A district." The item received no public testimony; the commission moved, seconded and approved the ordinance on second reading.

Ordinance 327, filed by TC Wright Trust, changes zoning from a heavy industrial district to a mini A district for a described parcel. Like the other rezones, there was no public comment and the commission adopted the ordinance on second reading by voice vote.

The commission recorded each item as a second reading and adopted each ordinance during the meeting; no amendments or conditions were announced on the record. The meeting packet contained the ordinances and the chair called for public input; none was offered.

The commission moved on to other agenda business after the votes. The ordinances were listed on the meeting agenda as second readings and were adopted at the session; any subsequent administrative steps (recording, notification to affected parties) were not specified during the meeting.