The Hancock County Board of Supervisors Meeting for October 5, 2026
The Hancock County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to discuss changing the county zoning ordinance so data centers would be conditional uses rather than permitted uses. The board may also consider broader amendments to zoning procedures and schedule public hearings and readings for the proposed changes.
The Hancock County Board of Supervisors’ October 5, 2026, meeting agenda includes a 10:10 a.m. discussion about classifying data centers as conditional uses while the county updates its zoning ordinance. The change would give the county a formal review process for future data center proposals rather than allowing them as permitted uses.
The board is also scheduled to consider amendments to Zoning Ordinance No. 3 to align its procedures with Iowa Code Chapter 335, including rules for rezoning petitions and review processes. Supervisors may set a public hearing and dates for the ordinance’s first, second and third readings, but the agenda does not indicate that the amendments have been adopted.