1.14.10 Standards for Review
Unofficial copy. It may be out of date. Not legal or zoning advice. Zoning rules change, and only the city or county can say for sure what is allowed on a property. Confirm with the city or county planning department before you buy, sign or build.
The official Wallsburg code is at https://wallsburg.gov/development-code/.
Text pulled 2026-10-19 from this source.
The chapters the town posts pre-date revisions it approved in June 2023, September 2023 and February 2024, which aren't posted as clean text. Check those changes with the town.
Tables (like use tables) may not copy cleanly, so check any table against the official code.
Confirm anything here with Wallsburg planning before you rely on it.
No conditional use permit shall be issued unless the Town finds that the application complies with all requirements of this Code; that the use will be compatible with surrounding structures in use, scale, mass and circulation; that the use is consistent with the General Plan, and that the effects of any differences in use or scale have been mitigated through careful planning. Review for impact on Town infrastructure will be made as previously outlined in the Section 1.13. All Infrastructure improvements must be concurrently constructed and timed carefully with the development and costs associated with them borne by the developer as previously outlined. The Town shall review each of the following items when considering a Conditional Use Permit:
1. Size and location of the site.
2. Traffic considerations including capacity of the existing streets in the area, location and amount of off-street parking, and internal traffic circulation.
3. Utility capacity.
4. Emergency vehicle access and control of delivery and service vehicles, loading and unloading zones, and screening of trash pick-up or waste storage areas.
5. Fencing, screening, and landscaping to separate the use from adjoining uses.
6. Design, architectural detailing, building mass, bulk, orientation, and the location of buildings on the site including orientation to buildings on adjoining lots.
7. Usable and permanent open space considerations.
8. Signage and lighting.
9. Noise, vibration, pollution, odors, steam, or other mechanical factors that might affect people and property off site.
10. Potential for discharge into the air, ground water, surface and subsurface water, or soil.
11. Potential adverse impact on the ability of those who live or own property in the vicinity, including adverse effects to property values and the right to use and enjoy their property.
12. Other technical review matters as may be advised by the Town.