[PAGE 1] City of Oskaloosa Planning and Zoning Commission Council Chambers City Hall, 220 S. Market Street Oskaloosa, IA 52577 Agenda Tuesday, January 6, 2026 4:30 PM 1. Roll Call Chair: Keep _____; Members: Beane _____; Blomgren _____; Groenendyk _____; Huyser _____; Moore _____; Scholtus _____; Veldhuizen _____;Warrick _____. 2. Approval of the Minutes A. Approval of November 5, 2025 meeting minutes Documents: 20251105 PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING MINUTES.PDF 3. Citizens to be Heard 4. Miscellaneous Business A. Discussion on zoning code amendments Documents: PZ MEMO ZONING CODE AMENDS 20260106.PDF WORKING DRAFT 17.06.120___SUPPLEMENTAL_STANDARDS_ACCESSORY_USES.PDF WORKING DRAFT 17.04.120___ACCESSORY_USES_TABLE.PDF B. Election of officers Documents: MEMO ELECTION OF OFFICERS 2026.PDF 5. Reports 6. Adjournment If you require special accommodations, please contact the City Manager's Office at least 24 hours prior to the meeting at (641) 673-9431. [PAGE 2] City of Oskaloosa Planning and Zoning Commission Council Chambers City Hall, 220 S. Market Street Oskaloosa, IA 52577 Agenda Tuesday, January 6, 2026 4:30 PM 1. Roll Call Chair: Keep _____; Members: Beane _____; Blomgren _____; Groenendyk _____; Huyser _____; Moore _____; Scholtus _____; Veldhuizen _____;Warrick _____. 2. Approval of the Minutes A. Approval of November 5, 2025 meeting minutes Documents: 20251105 PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING MINUTES.PDF 3. Citizens to be Heard 4. Miscellaneous Business A. Discussion on zoning code amendments Documents: PZ MEMO ZONING CODE AMENDS 20260106.PDF WORKING DRAFT 17.06.120___SUPPLEMENTAL_STANDARDS_ACCESSORY_USES.PDF WORKING DRAFT 17.04.120___ACCESSORY_USES_TABLE.PDF B. Election of officers Documents: MEMO ELECTION OF OFFICERS 2026.PDF 5. Reports 6. Adjournment If you require special accommodations, please contact the City Manager's Office at least 24 hours prior to the meeting at (641) 673-9431. [PAGE 3] CITY OF OSKALOOSA PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION Meeting Minutes Wednesday, November 5, 2025 A regular meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission was called to order Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at 4:30 p.m. by chair R.D. Keep at 220 South Market Street, Oskaloosa, Iowa. 1. Roll Call Present: R.D. Keep, Robb Beane, Judy Groenendyk, Jake Huyser, Scott Moore, Steve Scholtus, Joe Warrick Absent: Pamela Blomgren, Kelsey Veldhuizen Staff: Shawn Christ, Sean Murphy Others: Mickey Shafer, Jorge Sanchez 2. Approval of the Minutes. With no corrections, it was moved by Huyser, seconded by Scholtus, to approve the October 7, 2025 meeting minutes. Motion carried unanimously. 3. Citizens to be Heard. None 4. Street and Alley Vacations A. Consider a request for the vacation and sale of the 148.5 foot by 66 foot segment of South A Street adjacent to 804 South A Street. Jorge Chavez, owner of 804 South A Street, applied to vacate the 148.5-foot by 66- foot section of South A Street adjacent to the property. The listed reason for the request was “I want to buy the front of my property and part of the street to save a woodland portion between Cunningham and South A Street.” Three neighboring property owners were surveyed and two responses were received. All responses received were unopposed and indicated they would like to purchase their portion of the alley. If the street is sold and the portions split to the most adjacent property, then 804 South A Street would only have access to the property by the north-south alley to the east. Two utility companies have infrastructure located through this street which would require an access easement for future maintenance if the street was vacated and sold. MidAmerican Energy requested an easement which has significant building restrictions for the property. Mickey Shafer, 201 8th Avenue West, stated he has been maintaining the property for years but would be in favor of buying his portion. Applicant Jorge Sanchez, 804 South A Street, stated he wanted to secure street frontage for his property and if the owner at 113 8th Avenue West purchased his adjoining portion, he would no longer be interested in the purchase as it would not give him street frontage on 8th Avenue. Commissioners agreed decisions must be made on the permanent easement and how to split up the property to meet the requests. Following discussion, motion by Scholtus, second by Huyser, to recommend approval to the City Council. Motion carried 6 to 1 with Warrick voting no. 5. Site Plans A. Consider a site plan application for personal animal raising at 1404 9th Avenue West. Minutes prepared by Shawn Christ Page 1 of 2 [PAGE 4] Claire Robinson submitted a site plan application to allow a chicken enclosure and coop with chickens and female ducks in their rear yard. Ms. Robinson indicated she currently as a total of 12 female chickens (hens) and 2 ducks, for a total of 14 small animals on the property. She indicated she was unaware of the application requirement and also indicated there were previously 2 roosters on the property which are now gone. The size of the proposed coop enclosure isn’t shown on the application. The property is zoned R-2 Residential and contains approximately 2.2 acres (95,396 SF). Ms. Robinson was not present. Following discussion motion by Beane, second by Huyser, to approve the site plan application for no more than 14 small animals with a condition to provide a more detailed site plan showing coop dimensions and distance from property lines meeting standards. Motion carried unanimously. 6. Other business A. Review and discuss Zoning Code Oskaloosa adopted the Plan Osky Comprehensive Plan in 2022 and a new zoning code in 2023. Staff completed a performance review which commissioners discussed. • Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs). Mandatory revisions to align with SF592. • Hens/chickens. Revisit standards and site plan requirement. • Residential accessory structure size limits. Requests for larger sizes. • Front yard setback exceptions for patios and access ramps. • Sidewalks in two-mile area. No changes due to variance option. • Electric vehicle-ready stalls. Revisit and possibly eliminate. Staff will work on amendments incrementally, starting with ADUs, and bring other items to the commission for further discussion and action. 7. Reports. Oldcastle’s outdoor storage and screening has been installed. It blocks views as intended. Sandbags were needed to prevent the fencing from blowing over. 8. Adjournment. With no other items for discussion, it was moved by Warrick and seconded by Moore to adjourn at 5:45 pm. Motion carried unanimously. Minutes prepared by Shawn Christ Page 2 of 2 [PAGE 5] AGENDA MEMO Meeting Type: Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting Date: January 6, 2026 Staff Contact: Shawn Christ Department: Development Services ITEM TITLE: Discussion on Zoning Code amendments STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT: Focus Area: (2) Collaborative Community Goal Area: 2.2 Increase the efficiency and effectiveness of city operations. SUMMARY: This item is a follow-up to the November 5, 2025 discussion on minor amendments to the 2023 zoning code. Below is a summary of proposed amendments and more detailed working drafts are attached. 1. Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) – modifications due to passage of Iowa SF592: Remove placement limitation in side or rear yard. Remove subordination requirement. Increase maximum size from 800 SF to 1,000 SF or 50% of the size of the primary residence, whichever is larger. Remove parking space requirement. Remove site plan application requirement to P&Z to match the process for single unit dwellings. Process as a permit at staff level. 2. Horses/equine/hoofed animals Reduce lot size minimum from 2 acres to 1 acre in RR district. Add minimum 25 foot setback from property line. Minor clarifications. 3. Small animals/fowl Reduce building setback from 25 feet to 10 feet from property line. Add 25-foot separation from neighboring property structures. Clarifying an enclosure is required. Modify bird limit from 1 per 2,000 SF with no cap to 4 birds plus 1 additional bird per 1,000 SF of lot area over 4,000 SF up to a max 12 birds. 4. Animal Raising Remove site plan application requirement to P&Z. Process as a permit at staff level. 5. No changes proposed at this time Sidewalks in rural two-mile area EV ready/charging capable parking stall requirements As a reminder, Oskaloosa adopted the Plan Osky Comprehensive Plan in 2022 and a new zoning code in 2023. It is common practice to monitor the effectiveness of newly adopted codes and address any issues that arise within the first one to two years of implementation. [PAGE 6] Oskaloosa’s Zoning Code (Title 17 Oskaloosa Municipal Code) can be found at the following link: https://library.municode.com/ia/oskaloosa/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT17ZO RECOMMENDATION: Review and reach an consensus on how to proceed BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS: None. ATTACHMENTS: Working draft code amendments [PAGE 7] 17.06.120 Supplemental standards—accessory uses. A. Supplementary Standards—Accessory Uses, All Use Types. Use types may include the following accessory uses, activities, and structures on the same lot, subject to the supplemental standards below: 1. All Accessory Uses. a. No accessory building shall damage adjacent property by obstructing views, inhibiting solar access, or hindering ventilation. b. Any accessory use that creates a potential fire hazard shall be located at least ten feet from any residential structure. Such uses include but are not limited to detached fireplaces, barbecue ovens, or storage of flammable materials. c. No accessory building shall be built upon any lot until the construction of the principal building has begun. 2. Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU). Subject to the standards below, along with applicable district requirements for accessory uses. a. ADUs are permitted by right in all districts that allow residential uses. b. ADUs may only be built on the same lot as the principal structure and in a rear or side yard. c. An ADU may be attached to the principal dwelling unit but must be clearly subordinate to the principal structure. d. One ADU is permitted per lot, which is no greater than eight hundred gross square feetnot exceeding one thousand gross square feet or fifty percent of the size of the principal dwelling unit, whichever is greater. e. Home occupations may be permitted in an ADU. f. One parking space is required for each ADU, which can be an on-street parking space where permitted as outlined in Chapter 17.07 Parking, Loading, and Site Access Standards. g. The ADU must share the same vehicular access point to the public or private street as the principal dwelling. h. Mobile homes, recreational vehicles, travel trailers, and other wheeled or transportable structures shall not be used as an ADU. 3. Animal Raising, Personal. Subject to the standards below and applicable nuisance standards in Chapter 8.08 of the Municipal Code. Created: 2025-03-30 12:58:10 [EST] (Supp. No. 57) Page 1 of 6 [PAGE 8] a. Horses or other equine and/or hoofed animals. i. In the AG district. Permitted with no restrictions. ii. In the RR district. Any lot of two acresone acre and over may keep one horse or other equine and/or hoofed animal and its immature offspring. Such a lot may have one additional animal for each additional one acre of lot area. No stable livestock building shall be located closer than fifty feet to any dwelling unit on the site or twenty five feet to the property line. iii. All other districts. Not permitted as an accessory use. b. Small animals and fowl. i. In the AG district. Permitted with no restrictions. ii. In R districts. Any building housing such animals shall be at least twenty-fiveten feet from any property line and twenty-five feet from any neighboring property structure. Such An enclosures enclosure must be provided shall beof sufficient size to house the number of animals or fowl permitted by state or federal standards. The raising of fowl shall be limited to a maximum of one birdfour birds plus one additional bird per two one thousand square feet of lot area over 4,000 square feet and up to a maximum of twelve birds. any Any such activity must be located entirely within a rear yard. Regarding chicken keeping, only female chickens (hens) are allowed. iii. All other districts. Not permitted as an accessory use. c. Apiaries. i. Hives. Honeybees are permitted on all lots subject to the following restrictions. All bee colonies shall be kept in hives with removable combs, which shall be kept in sound and usable condition. ii. Setbacks. All hives shall be located at least five feet from any property line, ten feet from a public sidewalk, twenty-five feet from a principal building on an abutting lot, and two- hundred feet from the property lines of schools and all types of child care facilities. iii. Fencing of Flyways. In each instance in which any colony is situated within twenty-five feet of a property line of the tract upon which the apiary is situated or within twenty-five feet of an area of the property used for public recreation or assembly as measured from the nearest point on the hive to the property line or recreation/assembly area, the beekeeper shall establish and maintain a flyway barrier at least six feet in height, consisting of a solid wall or fence parallel to the property line or recreation/assembly area and extending ten feet beyond the colony in each direction, so that all bees are forced to fly at an elevation of at least six feet above ground level over the property lines in the vicinity of the apiary. iv. Water. Each property owner or beekeeper shall ensure that a convenient water source is always available to the bees so that the bees will not congregate at water sources where they may cause human, bird, or domestic pet contact. The water shall be maintained so as not to become stagnant. v. Maintenance. Each property owner or beekeeper shall ensure that no bee combs or other materials that might encourage robbing are left upon the grounds of the apiary site. Upon their removal from the hive, all such materials shall promptly be disposed of in a sealed container or placed within a building or other bee-proof enclosure. vi. Any bee colony not residing in a hive structure intended for beekeeping, or any swarm of bees, or any colony residing in a standard or homemade hive which, by virtue of its Created: 2025-03-30 12:58:10 [EST] (Supp. No. 57) Page 2 of 6 [PAGE 9] condition, has obviously been abandoned by the beekeeper, is unlawful and may be summarily destroyed or removed from the city by the zoning administrator, or a designee. vii. Queens. In any instance in which a colony exhibits unusually aggressive characteristics by stinging or attempting to sting without due provocation or exhibits an unusual disposition towards swarming, it shall be the duty of the beekeeper to requeen the colony. Queens shall be selected from stock bred for gentleness and non-swarming characteristics. viii. Colony Densities. No more than the following number of colonies are allowed on any lot or parcel within the City, based upon the size or configuration of the parcel on which the apiary is situated: Two colonies on a lot or parcel area less than one-quarter acre; four colonies on a lot or parcel area one-quarter acre up to but not including one-half acre; six colonies on a lot or parcel area one-half acre up to but not including one acre; eight colonies on a lot or parcel area one acre or more. Regardless of lot or parcel size, where all hives are situated at least two hundred feet in any direction from all property lines of the lot on which the apiary is situated, there shall be no limit to the number of colonies. ix. For each two colonies that are allowed on a lot or parcel, there may be maintained upon the same lot or parcel one nucleus colony in a hive structure not exceeding one standard 10-frame hive body with no supers attached, as required from time to time for management of swarms. Each such nucleus colony shall be disposed of or combined with an allowed colony within thirty days after the date it is acquired. 4. Building Mounted Telecommunication Antennas. Subject to the standards of Subsection 17.03.040.H.10 Telecommunication Tower. 5. Fireworks, Sales. The same standards for Fireworks, Sales as a principal use apply. See Subsection 17.06.110.C Fireworks, Sales. 6. Garden Centers and Roadside Stands. A garden center is a building or premises used for the retail sale of plant materials or items useful in the growing or display of lawns, gardens, and plants. A roadside stand is a facility used on a temporary or seasonal basis for the retail sale of produce grown largely on adjacent or surrounding agricultural lands. a. Garden centers must conform to all site development regulations for the district. b. Any garden center adjacent to a residential district must maintain a twenty foot landscaped bufferyard, consistent with the standards established in Section 17.08.060 Bufferyards and Screening Provisions. c. A roadside stand may be located within a required front yard but no closer than forty feet to the edge of a traveled roadway. d. A roadside stand may operate for a maximum of one hundred eighty days in any one year. 7. Home Occupations. Home occupations are permitted as an accessory use in residential units subject to the following conditions: a. External Effects. i. There shall be no change in the exterior appearance of the building or premises housing the home occupation other than signage permitted within this title. ii. No noise, odors, bright lights, electronic interference, storage, or other external effects attributable to the home occupation shall be noticeable from any adjacent property or public right-of-way. Created: 2025-03-30 12:58:10 [EST] (Supp. No. 57) Page 3 of 6 [PAGE 10] iii. The home occupation shall be carried on entirely within the principal residential structure and/or within a detached accessory building or dwelling unit approved by the city in accordance with this title. All "external effects" criteria of this section are applicable to the detached accessory building. Signage is not allowed upon the detached accessory building. iv. Mechanical or electrical equipment supporting the home occupation shall be limited to self-contained within the structure and normally used for office, domestic, or household purposes. v. No outdoor storage of materials or equipment used in the home occupation shall be permitted other than motor vehicles used by the owner to conduct the occupation. Parking or storing heavy commercial vehicles to conduct the home occupation is prohibited. vi. No home occupation shall discharge into any sewer, drainageway, or the ground any material which is radioactive, poisonous, detrimental to normal sewer plant operation, or corrosive to sewer pipes and installations. b. Employees. The home occupation shall employ no more than one full-time or part-time employee on site other than the residents of the dwelling unit, provided that one off-street parking space is made available and used by that nonresident employee. c. Extent of Use. For all residential and agricultural zoning districts, the lesser of twenty-five percent of the floor area of the dwelling or five hundred square feet may be devoted to the home occupation, including any detached accessory buildings used for the home occupation. d. Signage. Each home occupation shall be permitted to have one nonilluminated wall sign not to exceed four square feet in area. e. Traffic Generation and Parking. i. Home occupations may generate no more than ten vehicle trips per day, corresponding to the amount of traffic normally generated by a dwelling unit. ii. Deliveries or service by commercial vehicles or trucks rated at ten tons gross empty weight is prohibited for any home-based business located on a local street. iii. No more than one vehicle used in connection with any home occupation shall be parked on the property. Such parking shall not be located in a required front yard. No more than two on-street parking spaces shall be used by the home occupation at any one time. f. Prohibited Home Occupations. The following activities are prohibited as home occupations, even if they meet the other requirements set forth in this section: i. Any occupation that creates noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors, or electrical interference detectable to the normal senses outside the dwelling unit. ii. Animal hospitals. iii. Beauty and barber shops with over one chair, except with a conditional use permit. iv. General retail sales. v. Mortuaries. vi. Repair shops or service establishments, including major electrical appliance repair, vehicle repair, and related uses. vii. Restricted businesses. viii. Stables or kennels. Created: 2025-03-30 12:58:10 [EST] (Supp. No. 57) Page 4 of 6 [PAGE 11] ix. Welding, vehicle body repair, or rebuilding or dismantling of vehicles. 8. Manufacturing or Fabrication of Products made for Sale in a Principal Commercial Use. Provided such manufacturing is totally contained within the structure housing the principal use. 9. Outdoor Storage. Where provisions for outdoor storage are listed in other sections of this zoning ordinance, those section provisions apply over the provisions listed below. a. In the CC and PI districts where: i. Incidental to permitted principal uses, provided that storage is in completely enclosed buildings or in spaces screened by fencing and/or evergreen shrubbery providing at least an eighty percent screen and having a height of no less than six feet nor more than eight feet. ii. Occupies a maximum of twenty-five percent of the gross floor area of the principal building. b. In all other permitted districts where: i. Incidental to permitted principal uses, provided that such storage is completely screened at property lines by an opaque barrier, as set forth in Section 17.08.060 Bufferyards and Screening Provisions. ii. Occupies a maximum of fifty percent of the gross floor area of the principal building. c. These provisions apply to any established use after the effective date of this zoning ordinance. 10. Portable Storage Units/Shipping Containers. Provided that the use is in conformance with the current permitted zoning use. 11. Satellite Antennas. a. Each lot shall have no more than one satellite antenna. b. Antennas with a surface area over two square feet which are accessory to a primary use and are designed to receive and transmit electromagnetic signals, or to receive signals from satellites, shall not be located within any front yard of the primary use. c. Antennas with a surface area of over two square feet are subject to the following additional regulations: i. Such antennas shall be located no less than ten feet from the property line of an adjacent property line. ii. The maximum height shall be fifteen feet, and the maximum diameter shall be eleven feet. iii. Each antenna shall be screened by a six foot high wood or masonry fence or by natural plants or trees of equal minimum height. 12. Solar Energy System (SES), Accessory. Solar energy systems and their condensers and energy storage as accessory uses provided: a. Setbacks and Height. Ground or structure mounted equipment are subject to the same requirements as accessory structures but may encroach into the height and setback regulations according to Section 17.05.170 Site Development Exceptions. b. Coverage. Measurement of ground coverage shall be based on the area of the solar receiving panel, regardless of the adjustment angle of the panel. Created: 2025-03-30 12:58:10 [EST] (Supp. No. 57) Page 5 of 6 [PAGE 12] i. Freestanding ground systems in a residential district shall not exceed one-half of the footprint of the principal building served or six hundred square feet, whichever is greater. ii. Freestanding ground systems in non-residential districts shall not exceed one-half of the footprint of the principal structure building served. iii. In all districts, SES shall be considered impervious and contribute to the impervious cover calculation of the district. c. Damaged or inoperable equipment must be removed within sixty days. d. Solar Access. A property owner who has installed or intends to install an SES shall be responsible for negotiation with other property owners in the vicinity for any necessary solar easement. An approval by the city for an SES does not constitute solar access rights. (Ord. No. 1465, § 2(Att.), 9-11-2023) Created: 2025-03-30 12:58:10 [EST] (Supp. No. 57) Page 6 of 6 [PAGE 13] 17.04.120 Accessory uses. Accessory uses and structures are permitted in any district in connection with any principal use lawfully existing within such district when located in the same district as the principal use or in an adjoining district in which the principal use is permitted. Accessory uses and accessory structures include but are not limited to, those set out in Table 17.04.D Permitted Accessory Uses. A. General Requirements. No accessory structure or use shall be constructed or established on any lot prior to the time of the substantial completion of the construction of the principal structure to which it is accessory and shall comply with the regulations of the applicable zoning district. B. Supplemental Standards. Specific standards, where applicable, are described in Chapter Supplemental Site Standards and Section 17.06.120 Supplemental Standards—Accessory Uses for development regulations. Created: 2025-03-30 12:58:09 [EST] (Supp. No. 57) Page 1 of 2 [PAGE 14] Table 17.04.D Permitted Accessory Uses Use Types AG RR R-1 R-2 R-3 RM NC CC DC GC BP LI GI PI IP Supplemental Standards P = Use permitted by right C = Use permitted by conditional use permit * = Site plan approval required Blank = Use not permitted Accessory Dwelling Unit P* P P*P P* P P* P P* P P* P P* P P* P P* P P* P X Animal Raising, personal P P P*P P* P P* P X Drive-Through Facility P* C P P P P X Home Based Business/Occupation P P P P P P P P P X Private Garage P P P P P P P P P Resident Recreational Activities P P P P P P P P P Convenience Services for Multi-Unit P P P P P P P Use Parking Lots P P* P* P* P* P* P* P P* P P P P P P Manufacturing or Fabrication of P P P P P P P X Products Garden Centers/Roadside Stands P P P P X Building Mounted Telecommunication P P C P P P P P P P P P P P P X Antennas Human Care Incidental to a Permitted P Use Outdoor Storage P P P* P* P P P P X Portable Storage Units/Shipping P P P P P P X Containers Fireworks Sales C C C C C C C X Solar Energy Systems, Accessory P P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* X Uses and activities necessarily and P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P customarily associated with the purpose and functions of the principal use Wind Energy System C C C C C C C C C C C C C P* X (Ord. No. 1465, § 2(Att.), 9-11-2023) Created: 2025-03-30 12:58:09 [EST] (Supp. No. 57) Page 2 of 2 [PAGE 15] AGENDA MEMO Meeting Type: Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting Date: January 6, 2026 Staff Contact: Shawn Christ Department: Development Services ITEM TITLE: Election of Officers STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT: Focus Area: 2 – Collaborative Community Goal Area: 2.2 – Increase the efficiency and effectiveness of city operations SUMMARY: Oskaloosa Municipal Code Section 2.56.060, “Planning & Zoning Commission - Selection of Officers”, requires the commission to select a chair and a vice-chair at the beginning of each year to serve in those roles for the calendar year. There are no limitations on the number of consecutive terms. R.D. Keep was voted Chair and Scott Moore Vice Chair for 2025. Historically, staff has filled the role of secretary for the commission. RECOMMENDATION: The commission should voice nominations and select its officers for 2026 at this time. BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS: None ATTACHMENTS: None