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Office Hours: Monday and Wednesdays, 12:30-3:30 pm
and by appointment Telephone: 319-622-3840 |
Office Location: 4304 220th Trail, Amana, Iowa
Mailing Address: PO Box 66, Amana IA 52203 E-mail: aclud@southslope.net |
important announcements
UPCOMING MEETINGS:
All meetings are open to the public and the public is encourage to attend. All meetings are held at the Amana Colonies Land Use office at 4304 220th Trail, Amana, Iowa 52203.
Historic Preservation Commission Meeting: Monday, October 28, 2019. Tentative agenda.
Board of Trustees Meeting - Monday, November 11, 2019, 7:00 p.m.
Historic Preservation Commissioner
Immediate vacancy to be filled on the Historic Preservation Commission. Please contact the ACLUD office (319-622.3840) for more information or complete and submit the application.
Board of Adjustment
Immediate vacancy to be filled on the Board of Adjustment. Please contact the office at 319-622-3840 for more information, or complete and submit the application.
All meetings are open to the public and the public is encourage to attend. All meetings are held at the Amana Colonies Land Use office at 4304 220th Trail, Amana, Iowa 52203.
Historic Preservation Commission Meeting: Monday, October 28, 2019. Tentative agenda.
Board of Trustees Meeting - Monday, November 11, 2019, 7:00 p.m.
Historic Preservation Commissioner
Immediate vacancy to be filled on the Historic Preservation Commission. Please contact the ACLUD office (319-622.3840) for more information or complete and submit the application.
Board of Adjustment
Immediate vacancy to be filled on the Board of Adjustment. Please contact the office at 319-622-3840 for more information, or complete and submit the application.
wHO ARE WE?
The Amana Colonies Land Use District (ACLUD) is a certified local government which provides guidelines and recommendations to help historic preservation within the Amana Colonies. The Amana Colonies have a long and unique history of land use regulation. Beginning with the purchase of 18,000 acres of land along the Iowa River by the Ebenezer Society in 1854, the Amana Colonies have been involved with some form of land use planning. In 1986, the authority to regulate the land of the colonies was formalized with the state legislative provision for a Land Use District followed by the establishment, by election, of the Amana Colonies Land Use District.
What do we do?
The Amana Colonies Land Use District (ACLUD) is dedicated to helping preserve the history of the Amana Colonies. The purpose of the District is to conserve the distinctive historical and cultural character of the area, particularly in its land use and acquisition of land. The District concerns itself primarily in the areas of commercial and industrial development, residential development, and in preservation of agricultural land and historic properties. Within that context, the District also reviews the role of transportation, environmental controls, utilities, and community facilities as they contribute to the protection and improvement of the district. In practice, all construction and demolition in the District require a zoning permit from the ACLUD Board of Trustees with an initial permit review for historic district properties being performed by the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC).
