City of Waterloo Board of Adjustment Meeting - Tuesday, October 27, 2026

The City of Waterloo Board of Adjustment meeting, identified in the metadata as October 27, 2026, considered four land-use applications; no procurement, contract awards, or public spending decisions were identified. The Board approved Kenneth Gardner’s variance for a covered wheelchair ramp and vehicle loading area at 1575 Oakwood Drive, allowing the porch roof to extend 13 feet into the required front yard, subject to applicable city-code and site-plan requirements. It also approved Jody Ryerson Physical Therapy’s special permit to operate a limited home occupation in an accessory structure and a variance for a 7-foot front-yard fence, conditioned on maintaining an active building permit until the new home is completed and meeting applicable requirements.

The Board approved a variance allowing expansion of the existing nonconforming salvage-yard building at 2405 Hawthorne Avenue by 1,280 square feet; conditions included recording a restrictive covenant and meeting applicable site-plan and city-code requirements. Staff and Board members discussed the possibility of rezoning the property to M1 industrial in the future. The Board also approved Heinehold Hog Markets LLC’s request to increase the permitted gravel area from 20,916 to 73,700 square feet for its planned hog-holding facility; the facility’s proposed size had increased from 12,375 to 21,640 square feet and had received a site-plan amendment from the City Council. All four applications passed by voice vote.