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Board adopts rezoning ordinance 77-304 after hearing on floodplain issues
Summary
Following a public hearing that included planning staff analysis and applicant testimony, the Board adopted Ordinance 77-304 to rezone 18.93 acres to commercial manufacturing; staff noted a FEMA LOMA removed portions of the parcel from the 100-year floodplain and the Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval.
After a public hearing, the Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors adopted Ordinance 77-304, approving a request to rezone roughly 18.93 acres north of West Cedar Wapsy Road to commercial manufacturing.
Planning staff Joseph summarized key aspects: the future land use map had identified most of the parcel for commercial use, LISA scores indicated low agricultural value, and a FEMA letter of map amendment (LOMA) removed portions of the property from the 100-year floodplain. Joseph also noted that any future development would require site plan review and, for commercial septic systems, Iowa DNR approval. "The planning and zoning commission . . . recommended approval unanimously," Joseph told the board.
Applicant representative Eric Johnson said the LOMA addressed earlier flood concerns and described the rezoning as the first step; any building proposal would return for platting and site review. After suspending rules for notice, the board recorded a roll-call vote and adopted the ordinance.
Speakers quoted in this article are those who appeared in the hearing record and are identified in the transcript.
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