City of Council Bluffs Zoning Board of Adjustment Packet Summary — August 18, 2026
Meeting Overview
The City of Council Bluffs Zoning Board of Adjustment packet is for the August 18, 2026 meeting scheduled for 4:00 PM at City Council Chambers on the 2nd Floor of City Hall. The agenda includes routine opening items, approval of prior minutes, proof of publication/posting, review of meeting procedures, public hearings, other business, and adjournment.
Key Items on the Agenda
Approval of Prior Meeting Minutes
The agenda includes consideration of approval of the July 21, 2026 meeting minutes.
Public Hearings
The packet includes three public hearing items involving zoning requests and property-related applications.
Habitat for Humanity Conditional Use Permit Request
The board is scheduled to consider a public hearing request from Habitat for Humanity, represented by Blake Johnson, for a conditional use permit to allow an “infill dwelling structure” in an R-2/Two-Family Residential District.
The property is legally described as Lot 21, Block 5, Squire’s Addition, City of Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa. The listed location is undeveloped land immediately south of 507 S. 23rd Street.
Kanesville Valley, Inc. Contractor Yard Request
The agenda includes a public hearing on a request from Kanesville Valley, Inc., represented by Edward Gregory, to allow a “contractor yard” in an I-2/General Industrial District.
The property is described as part of SW1/4 SW1/4 of Section 17-74-43, City of Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, lying east of Interstate 29 and west of South 192nd Street. The listed location is undeveloped land immediately south of 13500 S. 192nd Street.
Jeanie Whitaker Setback Variance Request
The board is scheduled to review a public hearing request from Jeanie Whitaker for setback variances related to a proposed building addition.
The request seeks a 6-foot street side yard setback variance and a 10-foot front yard setback variance from Section 15.090.050, Site Development Regulations, R-2/Two-Family Residential District. The packet states the variance would allow the addition to encroach into the required 15-foot street side yard and 25-foot front yard setbacks at 1600 6th Avenue.
What to Watch at the Meeting
The primary substantive items in the packet are public hearings on three zoning-related requests: a conditional use permit for an infill dwelling structure, a conditional use permit request for a contractor yard, and setback variances for a building addition.
The packet identifies these matters as scheduled public hearings and does not document any final decisions or outcomes.
