NOTICE REGARDING PUBLIC HEARINGS
WOODBURY COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
The Woodbury County Board of Supervisors will hold public hearings on the following item of business, hereafter described in detail, on Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 4:45 PM, Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 4:45 PM and Tuesday, October 1, 2024 at 4:45 PM or as soon as possible thereafter as the matter may be considered. Pursuant to Iowa Code Section 331.302, the second and third public hearings may be waived by the Board of Supervisors.
Said hearings shall be held at the Woodbury County Courthouse, 620 Douglas Street, Sioux City, Iowa, in the Board of Supervisors’ meeting room in the basement of the courthouse. Persons wanting to participate in the public hearings may attend in person during the meetings to comment.
Copies of said item may now be examined in the Woodbury County Auditor’s office in said Courthouse by any interested persons. Questions or comments can be directed to Daniel Priestley, Woodbury County Zoning Coordinator at: dpriestley@woodburycountyiowa.gov or at 712-279-6609.
All persons who wish to be heard in respect to this matter should appear to participate in the aforesaid hearings.
Item One (1)
SUMMARY OF PROPOSED REVISIONS TO WOODBURY COUNTY, IOWA ORDINANCE #56: AMENDMENTS TO MODIFY SECTION 5.2.D, SECTION 6.1.A, SECTION 6.2, SECTION 7, AND SECTION 7.1.C IN THE ORDINANCE REGULATING COMMERCIAL WIND ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS IN UNINCORPORATED WOODBURY COUNTY. THE AMENDMENTS TO THE REFERENCED SECTIONS INCLUDE MODIFICATIONS TO THE COMMERCIAL WIND ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS SPECIAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS INCLUDING APPLICATION SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS, SITING AND DESIGN STANDARDS INCLUDING SETBACKS, WIND TURBINES PROTECTED AREAS AND TURBINE SET BACK REQUIREMENTS AND SETBACK WAIVERS REQUIREMENTS, AND DISCONTINUANCE AND DECOMMISSIONING REQUIREMENTS.
ORDINANCE #56 is available for download and review on the Woodbury County website at:
https://www.woodburycountyiowa.gov/community_economic_development/commercial_wind_energy_conversion_systems_permitting/
Published in the Sergeant Bluff Advocate weekly newspaper, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. The SB-Advocate is an Official Woodbury County newspaper. (09/12/2024/NP)
