Ordinance No. 88 - Zoning District Designation Mapping Amendment to the Woodbury County, Iowa Zoning Ordinance

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Preparer Information 
Daniel J. Priestley, MPA - Zoning Coordinator
Woodbury County Community and Economic Development
620 Douglas Street, Sixth Floor
Sioux City, IA 51101

WHEREAS the Board of Supervisors of Woodbury County, Iowa, adopted a Zoning Ordinance on July 22, 2008, by Resolution No. 10,455, being recorded in the Office of the Woodbury County Recorder, and

WHEREAS the Woodbury County Board of Supervisors has received a report in respect to amending the said Ordinance from the Woodbury County Zoning Commission which held a public hearing on the amendment; all as by law provided. Which the amendment is attached hereto marked item One (1), and hereby made a part hereof; and

WHEREAS the Woodbury County Board of Supervisors has received said report, studied and considered the same, and has held hearings on said amendment, all as by law provided; and

WHEREAS the Woodbury County Board of Supervisors has concluded that the said ordinance shall amend the aforesaid Zoning Ordinance;

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Woodbury County Board of Supervisors, duly assembled, that the aforesaid Zoning District is amended as shown on said attached item One (1); and the previous zoning district designation shall be repealed upon the effective date of this amendment.

Dated this 20th day of January 2026

THE WOODBURY COUNTY, IOWA BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Mark Nelson, Chairman
David Dietrich, Vice-Chairman
Daniel Bittinger II
Kent Carper
Matthew Ung

Attest: Michelle K. Skaff, Woodbury County Auditor

Adoption Timeline

Date of Public Hearing and First Reading: 1/13/26
Date of Public Hearing and Second Reading: 1/20/26
Date of Public Hearing and Third Reading: Waived on 1/20/26
Published/Effective Date: 1/29/26

Item One (1)

Property Owner(s): Robert B. Ankerstjerne, 1401 275th St. Salix, IA 51052

Petitioner Applicant(s): Robert Ankerstjerne, 1401 275th St., Salix, IA 51052

Pursuant to Section 2.02:4 of the Woodbury County Zoning Ordinance, and in accordance with Section 335 of the Code of Iowa, the Woodbury County Zoning Commission held a public hearing on December 22, 2025, to review and make a recommendation for amendments to the Woodbury County Zoning Ordinance and Mapping for the unincorporated area of Woodbury County, Iowa, as follows:

Amendment to rezone from the Agricultural Preservation (AP) Zoning District to the Agricultural Estates (AE) Zoning District for a 7.99-acre portion of the property located in Tax Lot B of the Auditor's Plat of part of Sections 32 and 33 in Township 87 North, Range 47 West and part of Sections 4 and 5 in Towriship 86 North, Range 47 West lying in the South East Quarter of Section 32, Township 87 North, Range 47 West of the 5th P.M., Woodbury County, Iowa, more particularly described as follows:

A tract of land in Tax Lot B of the Auditor's Plat of part of Sections 32 and 33 in Township 87 North, Range 47 West and part of Sections 4 and 5 in Township 86 North, Range 47 West lying in the South East Quarter of Section 32, Township 87 North, Range 47 West of the 5th P.M., Woodbury County, Iowa, more particularly described as follows:

Commencing at the Southeast corner of the Southeast Quarter of Section 32, Township 87, Range 47 West of the 5th P.M. thence North 90 Degrees, 00 Minutes, 00 Seconds West (bearings assumed with all subsequent bearings referenced therefrom) along the South line of said Southeast Quarter for a distance of 412.50 feet; thence North 01 Degrees, 48 Minutes, 20 Seconds West for a distance of 70.00 feet to the point of beginning; thence North 90 Degrees, 00 Minutes, 00 Seconds West for a distance of 908.50 feet; thence North 01 Degrees, 48 Minutes, 20 Seconds West for a distance of 383.00 feet; thence South 90 Degrees, 00 Minutes, 00 Seconds East for a distance of 908.50 feet; thence South 01 Degrees, 48 Minutes, 20 Seconds East for a distance of 383.00 feet to the point of beginning;

The said tract contains 7.99 Acres more or less
Subject to any and all easements of record

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Dated: January 20, 2026
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