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Des Moines County approves variance allowing residence at 400 Edgewater Beach Road
Summary
The Des Moines County Board of Supervisors on June 30 granted a variance permitting a newly constructed building at 400 Edgewater Beach Road to be occupied as a residence, finding no increase to 100-year flood heights and recording Iowa DNR concurrence.
The Des Moines County Board of Supervisors voted June 30 to grant a floodplain development variance allowing occupancy of a newly constructed building as a residential dwelling at 400 Edgewater Beach Road.
Assistant Land Use Administrator Jarred Lassiter told the board he received no public comment on the request. County Auditor Sara Doty confirmed the office also received no public input. The board opened and closed a public hearing before taking action.
The board adopted Resolution No. 2026-041, which cites Article IV, Section B(6) of the Des Moines County Floodplain Development Ordinance and records the board’s findings that the applicant, Ben Brueck, demonstrated “good and sufficient cause,” that denial would create exceptional hardship, and that the proposed development would not increase flood heights during a base (100-year) flood. The resolution also notes written concurrence from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
Member Jim Cary moved to approve the resolution; Vice Chair Tom Broeker seconded the motion. Unless otherwise noted, meeting minutes state motions passed unanimously.
The resolution states the variance was granted after the board determined it would not create additional threats to public safety or extraordinary public expense, and would not create nuisances or result in fraud or victimization of the public. The board adopted the resolution and signed it on June 30, 2026.
The action formalizes a county-level exception to the floodplain ordinance for the parcel; the resolution indicates compliance with the ordinance’s other provisions apart from the occupancy use. The resolution text does not record additional conditions attached to the variance beyond the findings and the DNR concurrence. The board did not receive public testimony opposing the request at the hearing.
Next steps: the resolution is effective as adopted. The record does not indicate any required follow-up action or appeal timeline in the meeting minutes.
