Louisa County will hold a public hearing Tuesday, Sept. 1 to review changes to ordinances. | Pixabay
Louisa County will hold a public hearing Tuesday, Sept. 1 to review changes to ordinances. | Pixabay
A public hearing will be held Tuesday, Sept. 1 to review proposed changes to Louisa County zoning ordinances.
The Louisa County Planning and Zoning Commission had approved for 10 property parcels north of Columbus Junction to be reclassified from A-1 agricultural to B-1 business at an Aug. 4 meeting. Other ordinances were also approved at that meeting; the County Board of Supervisors' approval is the only thing needed to make these ordinances final, according to the Muscatine Journal.
Michael Vance, Louisa County Planning and Zoning Commission Chairman, said that final approval of the ordinances would increase the county's business appeal and also update the county's 50-year-old zoning ordinance.
One issue that has come up with the current classification would prevent two particular businesses already built on property parcels prior to the 1971 ordinance from rebuilding if their property was more than 50% damaged. This is one cause that has prompted the request for classification change.
The change would also allow other property owners to pursue business interests if they wished or continue to use the land for agriculture.
Other changes simply clarify language that may have made more sense when the ordinance was originally written.
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