The supervisors approved the first reading of a rezoning near NE 14th Street in Saylor Township from general commercial to light industrial, by a 3–2 vote, after the county zoning commission recommended denial.
Approved the ordinance on first reading. The minutes then record the second reading on Jan 27, 2026 and the third reading on Feb 10, 2026, each passing 5–0.
What this means (Ordinance readings): An ordinance is a local law.
How each member voted
| Official | Seat | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Matt McCoy | Dist. 1 | Yes |
| Jill Altringer | Dist. 2 | Yes |
| Mark Holm | Dist. 3 | Yes |
| Tom Hockensmith | Dist. 4 | No |
| Angela Connolly | Dist. 5 | No |
More from the record
About 5.75 acres of vacant land west of an existing business park on NE 14th Street (Hwy 69), north of NE 66th Avenue, next to a single-family neighborhood to the west. The owner, Woodside Business Park LLC, asked to rezone it from "GC" General Commercial to "LI" Light Industrial to build an industrial business park for contractor tenant suites. County staff wrote that the request "is not in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan" and that industrial uses would be "incompatible with surrounding land uses and neighborhood character." The Polk County Zoning Commission voted 5–0 (2 absent) on Nov 24, 2025 to recommend denial.
The alternative
Deny the rezoning, as the zoning commission recommended. The land would stay General Commercial.
Housing and neighborhood
- Who
- The single-family neighborhood zoned Low-Density Residential to the west
- How
- Industrial uses allowed next to it on about 5.75 acres; staff called them incompatible with neighborhood character
- When
- Final (third) reading Feb 10, 2026
- Source
- Agenda packet · Minutes (saved copy)
Rules and rights
- Who
- The property owners, Woodside Business Park LLC
- How
- Can develop the land for light industrial uses under county zoning
- When
- After the third reading
- Source
- Agenda packet · Minutes (saved copy)
Who gets a say
- Who
- Residents and the zoning commission
- How
- Commission hearing Nov 24, 2025; board public hearing Jan 13, 2026, where a representative of the applicant’s engineering firm spoke in favor
- When
- Nov 24, 2025 and Jan 13, 2026
- Source
- Agenda packet · Minutes (saved copy)
Source Minutes (saved copy) · Agenda packet