TO: Dubuque County Planning and Zoning Commission
FROM: Ben Kober, Zoning Administrator, Ben.Kober@dubuquecountyiowa.gov, 563-589-7827
DATE: March 17th, 2026
RE: Plat of Survey of Biehl's Subdivision Plat 4 – Final Plat
Plat of Survey of Lot 1, Lot 2 & Lot 3 of Biehl's Subdivision Plat 4 comprised of Lot 2 of Lot 1, Section 4, T88N, R1E, Vernon Township, and Lot 3 & Lot 4, Section 33, T89N, R1E, Center Township, all in Biehl's Subdivision, Dubuque County, Iowa.
The property is owned by the William Lawler Farm Trust and William & Janet Siegert and is adjacent to the City of Centralia and the City of Peosta along Old Highway Road and Sundown Road with a total of 136.926 acres surveyed. The property is zoned A-1, Agricultural. The purpose of the plat is to correct the lot lines.
The plat creates 3 lots. Lot 1 has a total of 22.788 acres surveyed and will remain in current ownership and agricultural use. Lot 2 has a total of 87.837 acres surveyed with a home, grain bins and several agricultural buildings and will remain in current ownership and agricultural use. Lot 3 has a total of 26.301 acres surveyed and will remain in current ownership and agricultural use.
Lot 1 will use existing entrances across the balance of Lot 2 Biehl's Subdivision Plat 3, part of Lot 1 Biehl's Subdivision Plat 3, Lot 1 of the NE of the NE, all in Section 4, and Lot 2 of the NW, Section 3, all in T88N, R1E, Vernon Township, Dubuque County, Iowa, and off Old Highway Road. Lot 2 will use an existing residential entrance and an existing field entrance off Old Highway Road. Lot 3 will use an existing field entrance off Old Highway Road and an existing field entrance off Sundown Road.
2-31.2 Simple Division. A simple division is a plat of survey that meets the requirements below in paragraph a, b, or c. Any further division or subdivision of property will require a minor or major subdivision plat. A minor and/or major subdivision plat will not be allowed in the C-1, Conservancy or A-1, Agricultural districts without the lots first being rezoned to a conforming zoning district or a Special Permit Use being approved by the Board of Adjustment or a Farm Exemption approved as per Section 1-6 of the Zoning Ordinance of Dubuque County, Iowa.