Monona County Board of Adjustment Public Hearing Notice A public hearing shall be held by the Monona County Board of Adjustment on March 17, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. in the Board of Supervisors boardroom of the Monona County Courthouse, Onawa, Iowa. Notice: A Special Use Permit Application has been submitted for New Harmony Life – Rest and Retreat Center on behalf of Russ and Carolyn Uhl. This application is to have a rest and retreat center allowing guests to enjoy a peaceful, natural space with grasslands, rolling Loess Hills on a secluded homestead. Enjoy hiking, camping and various flora/fauna native to the Loess Hills of Western Iowa. This is a permitted use with a Special Use Permit according to Monona County Zoning Regulations, Chapter 100, Section 100.15 Principal Permitted Uses, Lodging: Campgrounds, RV parks in the Agricultural District (A-1). See Legal Description listed below. THE NORTH HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER (N1/2 SW1/4) AND THE SOUTH HALF OF THE NORTH WEST QUARTER (S1/2 NW1/4) OF SECTION SIX (6), TOWNSHIP EIGHTY-THREE (83) NORTH, RANGE FORTY-THREE (43) WEST OF THE 5TH P.M., IN MONONA COUNTY, IOWA; AND The Northeast Quarter (NE1/4) of the Southeast Quarter (SE1/4) of Section One (1), Township Eighty-three (83) North, Range Forty-Four (44) West of the 5th P.M., Monona County, Iowa; AND A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN THE SW1/4 NE1/4 AND SE1/4 NE1/4 OF SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 83 NORTH, RANGE 44 WEST OF THE 5TH P.M., MONONA COUNTY, IOWA DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: Beginning at the SE Corner of the NE1/4 of Section 1-83-44, thence N 88o56’51” W, 1,874.68 feet along the South line of said NE1/4 to a point on the centerline of a county road, thence Northeasterly 302.81 feet along said centerline along a 716.20 foot radius curve concave Southeasterly with a long chord bearing N 32o26’56” E 300.56 feet, thence N 44o33’40” E 535.45 feet along said centerline, thence Northeasterly 449.82 feet along said centerline along a 716.20 foot radius curve concave Northwesterly with a long chord bearing N 26o34’06” E 442.46 feet, thence N 08o34’32” E 294.42 feet along said centerline to a point on the North line of the S1/2 of said NE1/4, thence S 89o13’28” E 1,098.27 feet along said line to the NE Corner of said S1/2NE1/4, thence S 00o06’36” W 1,341.58 feet along the East line of said NE1/4 to the point of beginning. Said parcel contains 42.95 acres more or less including the presently established county road right-of-way. Any objections to these requests may be made via telephone or by written submission to the Administrator or may be made at the hearing so that the Board of Adjustment may consider these objections in their decision. MP3-6-25
