Econ Dev
Planning and Zoning
The city Planning and Zoning staff develops plans for the future development of the community and administers development regulations, which ensure that the use and development of land meet community standards.
More information can be found in the City of Ottumwa zoning ordinances (655KB PDF).
Download the Ottumwa Zoning Map ( PDF file)
Planning and Zoning includes the Planning and Zoning Commission, the Board of Adjustment, and Historic Preservation.
Contact Us
Office Hours
8:00 AM to Noon and 1 to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday
Planning and Development Staff
Dave Shafer
City Planner
Phone: 641-683-0606
E-mail: dshafer@ci.ottumwa.ia.us
Nick Klimek, Planner 641-683-0606
Email: klimekn@ci.ottumwa.ia.us
Penny Grim, Zoning Technician, 641-683-0606
Email: grimp@ci.ottumwa.ia.us
Demographics and Facts
Click on the sites below for information about the City of Ottumwa and Wapello County.
http://www.seta.iastate.edu/city/city.aspx?state=IA&cityfips=60465
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/19/19179.html
http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/BasicFactsTable
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/19/19179lk.html
Ottumwa Regional Airport Industrial Park
For information about the Ottumwa Regional Airport Industrial Park, contact Tom Francis at airport@ci.ottumwa.ia.us
Locally Funded Housing Rehabilitation Repayable Loan Program
Introduction to the Locally Funded Housing Rehabilitation Repayable Loan Program
The Locally Funded Housing Rehabilitation Repayable Loan Program is made possible by the City of Ottumwa's City Council (City). The Housing Rehabilitation Division of the Department of Planning and Zoning administers the program.
The program is designed to assist qualified existing homeowners, who do not qualify for other federally funded housing programs administered by the City.
The program provides for repayable loans to qualified applicants that cannot obtain a housing loan from other sources. A credit check is conducted to ensure the City will be repaid under the terms of the mortgage loan.
The qualified applicant is required to sign a mortgage and promissory note, placing the property as collertal for loan funds until the loan is paid in full.
The dwelling must be an existing dwelling, located in the corporate city limits of Ottumwa. (Rehabilitation of a mobile home is not eligible.)
Dwellings purchased on a recorded land contract are required to have the original deed holder's written permission to have a second mortgage filed against the property, as they will be responsible for the repayment of the mortgage if you default on the loan.
Property taxes are required to be current and will be verified.
A qualified applicant must have a source of income, which can be verified, in order to repay the loan.
Applicant's credit history will be reviewed to determine if you can repay the loan.