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Davison County board grants variance to split agricultural parcel into much smaller tracts
Summary
On Feb. 10, 2026, the Davison County Board of Adjustment approved a variance to allow an agricultural parcel to be divided into two roughly 3-acre lots and adjacent roughly 22-acre tracts, waiving the 25-acre minimum lot size and reducing setback requirements; the motion passed by roll call.
The Davison County Board of Adjustment voted Feb. 10, 2026, to grant a variance allowing the north 1,300 feet of the east half of Section 4 (T101N, R61W) to be divided into much smaller parcels than normally permitted in the Agricultural District. The motion to grant the variance was made by Board member Nebelsick, seconded by Board member Claggett, and passed by roll call.
The variance permits the creation of Tract 1 and Tract 2 with lot sizes reported as +/- 3.001 acres and +/- 3.005 acres, respectively, alongside adjoining tracts listed in the minutes as approximately +/- 21.995 and +/- 21.999 acres. The county ordinance sets a 25-acre minimum lot size for residences in the Agricultural District; the approved variance therefore allows these parcels to fall well below that standard. The minutes also record reductions in required rear/side yard setbacks, citing a west-side house setback of about 24 feet and an east-side garage setback of about 17 feet where the ordinance requires 50 feet.
The Planning and Zoning Department noted the application was received Jan. 20, 2026; public notices ran in the Daily Republic on Jan. 24 and Jan. 31, 2026; signs were posted Jan. 22; and abutting property owners were notified Jan. 21. The Planning Commission recommended approval by a 6-0-1 vote before the matter came to the Board.
During the Feb. 10 meeting, the Board recorded its roll call on the motion as Claggett-aye, Reider-aye, Blaalid-aye, Kiner-aye and Nebelsick-aye; the minutes state the motion carried. The minutes do not record nay votes, abstentions, or recusals on the variance motion; they also do not specify the final recorded sizes as anything other than the +/- figures above.
The meeting opened at 9:15 a.m. and was adjourned at 9:23 a.m.; Auditor Kathy Ratty Wingert attested the minutes and Chairperson Randy Reider is listed as chairperson on the record. No public comments were recorded during the public-input period for items not on the agenda.
The variance references Sections 3:07(1), 3:07(2), 3:07(4), 3:08(1)(b), 3:08(1)(c) and Section 12:06(b) of the Davison County Zoning Ordinance as adopted April 1, 1998, as subsequently amended. The Board took no further formal action on related items at that meeting.
