(KNZA)--The Hiawatha City Commission has approved a zoning change and plats for a new housing development planned west of Bruning Park.
Commissioners voted 4-to-1 Monday night to rezone about three-and-a-half acres from agricultural to multi-family residential use. Commissioner Brian Shefferd cast the lone dissenting vote.
The Commission also approved both the preliminary and final plats for the Villas of Beautiful Maples Project on separate 4-to-1 votes, with Shefferd again voting no. Commissioners authorized the mayor and city clerk to sign the necessary documents.
The Hiawatha Planning Commission had previously recommended approval of the zoning change and plats. Following those meetings, a 14-day protest period drew no objections from adjacent property owners.
The development is planned as a 10-unit duplex project. The preliminary plat outlines general information including lot sizes and utility easements, while the final plat contains the legal descriptions that will be filed with the Brown County courthouse.
In other business, the Commission approved a curb-and-gutter replacement project in the 200 block of North Third Street. J and B Contractors will complete the work at a cost of more than 31-thousand dollars.
