Mills County sets April 28 hearing on multiple ordinance changes including 911-address limits and stormwater rules

County staff presented a package of proposed ordinance revisions and the Mills County Board of Supervisors voted to set a public hearing for April 28 at 8:15 a.m. The changes cut across public-safety, road design and development standards.

Among the specific changes staff described: Chapter 3 would add verbiage limiting the number of 911 addresses on a single private entrance (summarized in the meeting as a three-address limit with procedure for four); Chapter 7 would add a parking ban section to help snow-and-ice removal and cites Iowa Code chapter 321 for parked-vehicle obstruction authority; Chapter 12 would allow the county engineer discretion to convert certain gravel roads to seal-coat treatment and permit more flexible materials rather than a strict concrete requirement; and Chapter 25 would allow permitted private roads to be accepted with design guidance, update sidewalk ADA requirements to a five-foot width, and require stormwater runoff reports referencing the Iowa DNR stormwater management manual.

Staff said the revisions were developed with the county attorney and that notice of the April 28 public hearing will be posted in local newspapers. The board did not adopt ordinance language at this meeting; the hearing will provide opportunity for public testimony and any subsequent amendments.