Board advances zoning text amendments on accessory dwellings, solar rules and telecom references
Planning staff presented a package of zoning ordinance text amendments to establish ADU dimensions, align county rules with Iowa code for counties without building codes, update solar energy road use references, and clean up telecommunications colocation language; the board approved first readings and hearings closed with no public comment.
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The Woodbury County Board of Supervisors advanced a package of zoning text amendments intended to clarify rules for accessory dwelling units (ADUs), solar energy road-use references, and telecommunications colocation language. Daniel Priestley said the zoning commission recommended the changes to add minimum and maximum dimensions for ADUs, align county ordinance language with Iowa Code for counties lacking building codes, and remove obsolete colocation requirements that the legislature already changed.
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