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Agricultural Enclaves LDC Text Amendment

Description

A code text amendment addressing agricultural enclaves is set for public hearing.

Impact summary

Lets surrounded farmland get certified for residential development at a single board hearing instead of a comp plan change; staff expects few Polk applications.

At a glance

Hearings: 1
Public comments: 0
Total mentions: 1

Last vote · Planning Commission

Recommended approval7–0, unanimous

A recommendation, not a final decision. The council decides next.

Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Nov 4, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Nov 4, 2026Recommended approval 7–0

Planning Commission — November 4, 2026

Implements Senate Bill 686's new agricultural enclave certification process in the county code — a state fix Polk didn't ask for but must accommodate.

Related issues (1)

Agricultural Enclaves LDC Text Amendment

A code text amendment on agricultural enclaves goes to public hearing. This could affect how rural pockets of land surrounded by development are treated under county rules.

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