Board approves rezoning for Wolfacool property north of Holy Cross

Ben Cobart, Dubuque County zoning administrator, told the board the applicants were seeking to rezone 5.592 acres "from a 1 agricultural to a 2 agricultural residential" to separate the farmhouse and farm buildings for a minor subdivision.

The zoning commission recommended approval by a 6–0 vote at its Aug. 18 meeting. After a brief public hearing that included surveyor Dave Schneider answering procedural questions, Supervisor [motion maker recorded in minutes] moved to approve the rezoning; the board suspended the two-meeting consideration requirement and adopted the amendment. The board directed the zoning administrator to enter the change on the official zoning map and the auditor to publish the amendment as required by law. The approval carries a staff-recommended condition that no additional buildable lots may be subdivided from the rezoned parcel unless those lots are rezoned to a residential district.