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Davison County Planning Commission recommends multiple plats and variances, including Swine Ridge and Rondeevoo additions
Summary
At its July 7 meeting, the Davison County Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of several plats and variance requests — including a 9-acre lot split for a former farmstead, a Swine Ridge LLC setback variance for a proposed finishing barn, and two Bussmus Farms plats — and set its next meeting for Aug. 4.
Davison County’s Planning Commission on July 7 recommended approval of several plats and variance requests and took no public opposition beyond a question from an abutting landowner.
Chairperson Bruce Haines called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and the commission approved the agenda and the minutes from June 2. Deputy Director of Planning & Zoning Karen Wegleitner presented each application and answered commissioners’ questions.
On a variance application by Brian Wieczorek and Stacey Patrick, the commission recommended approval to the Board of Adjustment. Wegleitner said the applicants seek to split approximately 16 acres to create a roughly 9-acre lot where the Agricultural District minimum lot size for a residence is 25 acres. According to the applicants, the 9-acre parcel contains a former farmstead they intend to sell; they said surrounding agricultural land will remain in their ownership. Ray Gosmire moved the recommendation and Dave Anderson seconded; all voting members recorded aye.
The commission then recommended approval of a plat for Tract A of Rondeevoo Addition, which the applicants presented as the legal mechanism to create the 9-acre lot. Dave Anderson moved and Steve Thiesse seconded the recommendation to the County Commissioners; the motion passed unanimously.
Swine Ridge LLC sought variances related to a proposed finishing barn and an associated shelterbelt. The company requested reduced setbacks of about 170 feet from the barn to the north and east property lines where the Agricultural District requires 300 feet for a confined animal feeding operation (CAFO). The application also sought shelterbelt setbacks of roughly 40 feet on the east and north where the minimum is 75 feet. Wegleitner said the acreage to be platted grew from roughly 10 acres to just over 13 after a neighboring owner agreed to include a narrow strip. An abutting property owner, Larry Olsen, asked how close the shelterbelt would be; the board was told the shelterbelt would be approximately 170 feet from his property line. The commission moved to recommend approval to the Board of Adjustment; the motion passed.
The commission recommended approval of the Swine Ridge Tract 1 plat to the County Commissioners with no additional comment and approved two plats from O.L. Bussmus Farms — Orville’s 1st Addition and Orville’s 2nd Addition — after discussing access concerns. Wegleitner noted both Bussmus plats separate pasture from cropland and that Tract 1 and Tract 2 have access from 400th Avenue, a portion of which is unimproved; the commission approved the plats as amended.
No additional comments were raised during the meeting and no public input was recorded on items not on the agenda. The commission set its next meeting for Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. At 7:35 p.m., a motion to adjourn by Dave Anderson, seconded by Chris Nebelsick, carried unanimously.
Votes at a glance: All motions recorded in the minutes passed by recorded roll call votes indicating ayes from the present voting members (Bruce Haines, Steve Thiesse, Ray Gosmire, Chris Nebelsick, Dave Anderson) with Lewis Bainbridge and Mike Blaalid absent where noted. The commission’s recommendations will advance to the Board of Adjustment (for variance requests) and the Davison County Commissioners (for plats).
