Dubois County Advisory Plan Commission to hold public hearing on county zoning ordinance

The Dubois County Plan Commission will hold a public hearing on a proposed countywide zoning ordinance at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17. The hearing is in the Commissioner/Council Room of the Courthouse Annex, 602 Main St., Jasper.

The agenda also includes public comment on the county’s draft comprehensive plan. The commission will discuss both after hearing from the public. It will also take up its rules of procedure. No final action on either document will happen at this meeting.

The meeting will be streamed live on YouTube – Dubois County Government at https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=dubois+county+government

The draft ordinance would apply only to unincorporated areas of the county. Jasper, Huntingburg and Ferdinand would keep their own zoning. The draft creates a Rural district and a Village district, plus an overlay around Huntingburg Regional Airport. Large solar farms, wind turbines, battery storage, data centers, nuclear plants and tall cell towers would need approval at a public hearing before the Board of Zoning Appeals.

The Advisory Plan Commission will host a second public hearing for the zoning ordinance and the comprehensive plan on Dec. 3.

The Dubois County Commissioners are scheduled to consider the ordinance on Dec. 7.

Here is a copy of the draft ordinance.