Dickinson County Board of Supervisors Packet Summary — 2026-09-01
Meeting: Board of Supervisors Meeting
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Location: Dickinson County Courthouse, 1802 Hill Avenue, Suite 1510, Spirit Lake, Iowa
The Dickinson County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to meet Tuesday, September 1, 2026. The tentative agenda includes two public hearings involving zoning matters, a FEMA-related project bid award, drainage-tax abatement, two resolutions, and other county business.
Key Items on the Agenda
Zoning Ordinance Fee Amendment
At 9:00 a.m., the board is scheduled to hold a public hearing and consider a Planning and Zoning Commission recommendation to amend Dickinson County Zoning Ordinance 102, Article 23, concerning landscaping permit fees.
The proposed language calls for a $50 non-refundable application fee plus $2 per $100 of the estimated cost of improvements covered by the permit, with the total not to exceed an amount established by the Board of Supervisors' most current fee schedule through resolution.
Highway 9 Rezoning Request
At 9:15 a.m., the board is scheduled to hold a second public hearing on a Planning and Zoning Commission recommendation involving property at 1818 Highway 9, Spirit Lake.
The proposal would rezone parcel 0233300026 from a combination of A-1 Agricultural and R-1 Suburban Residential zoning to R-1 Suburban Residential. The agenda identifies the property as being in Diamond Lake Township.
FEMA Project Bid Award
At 9:30 a.m., the agenda calls for the board to consider awarding a bid for the JTDD61 CDE and JTDD61 CDE BR 61 FEMA Project.
The packet text does not identify the bidders, proposed contract amount, funding breakdown, or recommended contractor, so no further details about the proposed award are provided in the available materials.
County Operations and Governance
The agenda also includes several administrative and operational matters:
- Dickinson County DL Station — Motorcycle Drive Testing: The board is scheduled to consider an item concerning motorcycle drive testing at the county driver's license station. The packet provides no additional explanation of the proposed action.
- Drainage taxes: The board is scheduled to consider abatement of drainage taxes on parcels owned by the United States of America. The agenda does not state the amount of taxes involved.
- Resolution 2026-17: The board is scheduled to consider approval of a resolution appointing a Civil Process Server.
- Resolution 2026-18: The board is scheduled to consider a request to vacate a current easement along Highway 71 in the Commons Area. The packet does not provide additional details about the easement or the reason for the request.
- Prior meeting minutes: The agenda includes approval of the August 25, 2026 Board Meeting Minutes.
- Board and committee reports: General discussion and reports from the board and committees are scheduled before adjournment.
Two scheduled public hearings may be particularly relevant to residents and property owners.
The first concerns how landscaping permit fees would be calculated under the county zoning ordinance. The second concerns the zoning classification of property at 1818 Highway 9 in Spirit Lake. Both matters are presented on the agenda for public hearing, discussion, and possible action; the packet does not document an outcome in advance of the meeting.
What to Watch at the Meeting
Key questions that may be resolved or clarified during the meeting include:
- Whether the board adopts the proposed landscaping permit fee amendment and how the board-established fee schedule would affect the maximum charge.
- Whether the Highway 9 property is rezoned to R-1 Suburban Residential following the public hearing.
- Which bid is selected for the JTDD61 CDE and JTDD61 CDE BR 61 FEMA Project and the resulting contract amount.
- What changes are contemplated for motorcycle drive testing at the Dickinson County driver's license station.
- The scope of the proposed drainage-tax abatement and Highway 71 easement vacation.
The agenda states that the Board of Supervisors may take action on anything listed and that items may be presented in an order different from the published agenda.
Civic Translator summarized publicly available meeting materials from the official public-body source.
