Board of Adjustment
The Marshall County Board of Adjustment meets regularly on the second Monday of each month at 9:00 a.m. at the Courthouse located at 1 E. Main St., Marshalltown, Iowa 50158. The meetings are held on the first floor in Meeting Room 1.
The Zoning Board of Adjustment is a quasi-judicial board appointed by the Marshall County Board of Supervisors. They serve as non-professionals and without compensation.
The Board’s purpose is to interpret the Zoning Ordinance and to allow certain limited exceptions and variances where special conditions or hardships exist. They are an independent volunteer board of citizens and not part of the county administration.
There are three members on the Board. State law requires three affirmative votes to approve any appeal under consideration, no matter how many members are present. (If fewer than five members are present, the appellant has the opportunity to have the appeal delayed until the next meeting. This request must be made prior to Board deliberation of that case.)
As a Board of the County, they welcome all testimony. They make their decisions based on the facts and evidence under county code, presented in open meeting.
Board Powers
In summary, Chapter 335.15 of the Code of Iowa states that the Board of Adjustment has the following powers:
- To hear and decide appeals where it is alleged there is error in any order, requirement, decision or determination made by an administrative official in the enforcement of this chapter
- To hear and decide special exceptions to the terms of the ordinance
- To authorize upon appeals which are not contrary to the public interest, will not result in unnecessary hardship and that the spirit of the ordinance shall be observed and substantial justice done
Board Members
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