Supplement No. 24 - Code of Ordinances - February 2017STERLING CODIFIERS
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DUBUQUE, Iowa
Supplement No. 24/February, 2017
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Preface Preface
TITLE 2:
2-6-7, 2-6-7: Terms: The term of office for
and following page
TITLE 3:
3-2-1, Chapter 2, Revitalization Areas
3-2-9, B. The Cathedral urban revitalization
VOLUME II
TITLE 16:
16-3-1, Chapter 3, Land Use General
16-3-7-1, specifically authorized within each
INDEX:
-P-, Public Ways And Property (cont.)
-U-, Unified Development..., Land Use General
2-6-7, 2-6-7: Terms: The initial terms
and following page
3-2-1, Chapter 2, Revitalization Areas
3-2-9, B. The Cathedral urban revitalization
16-3-1, Chapter 3, Land Use General
16-3-7-1, specifically authorized within each
and following page
-P-, Public Ways And Property (cont.)
-U-, Unified Development..., Land Use General
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PREFACE
This city code of the city of Dubuque, as supple-
mented, contains ordinances up to and including
ordinance 18-16, passed May 16, 2016. Ordi-
nances of the city adopted after said ordinance
supersede the provisions of this city code to the
extent that they are in conflict or inconsistent
therewith. Consult the city office in order to
ascertain whether any particular provision of the
code has been amended, superseded or repealed.
Sterling Codifiers
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2-6-7: TERMS: The term of office for commissioners is three (3)
years or until such commissioner's successor is appointed
and qualified. (Ord. 32-16, 7-5-2016)
2-6-8: VACANCIES: Vacancies must be filled in the same manner
as original appointments. (Ord. 32-16, 7-5-2016)
2-6-9: OFFICERS/ORGANIZATION: The commissioners must
choose annually a chairperson and vice chairperson, each to
serve a term of one year. The chairperson must appoint a secretary, who
need not be a member of the commission. The commissioners must fill a
vacancy among the officers for the remainder of the officer's unexpired
term. (Ord. 32-16, 7-5-2016)
2-6-10: MEETINGS:
A. Regular Meetings: The commission must meet monthly.
B. Special Meetings: Special meetings may be called by the chair-
person or at the written request of a majority of the commissioners.
C. Open Meetings: All meetings must be called and held in confor-
mance with the Iowa open meetings law.
D. Attendance:
1. In the event a commissioner has been absent for three (3) or
more consecutive meetings of the commission, without being
excused by the chairperson, such absence will be grounds for the
commission to recommend to the city council that the position be
declared vacant and a replacement appointed.
2. Attendance must be entered upon the minutes of all meetings.
E. Minutes: A copy of the minutes of all regular and special meetings of
the commission must be filed with the city council within ten (10)
working days after each meeting, or by the next regularly scheduled
city council meeting, whichever is later.
F. Quorum: Five (5) commissioners constitute a quorum for the trans-
action of business. The affirmative vote of a majority of the com-
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missioners present and voting is necessary for the adoption of any
motion or resolution. (Ord. 32-16, 7-5-2016)
2-6-11: COMPENSATION: Commissioners serve without compensa-
tion, provided that they may receive reimbursement for neces-
sary travel and other expenses while on official commission business within
the limits established in the city administrative policies budget. (Ord. 32-16,
7-5-2016)
2-6-12: REMOVAL: Except as provided in subsection 2-6-10D1 of
this chapter, the city council may remove any commissioner
for good cause. (Ord. 32-16, 7-5-2016)
2-6-13: POWERS: The commission has the following powers, duties,
and responsibilities:
A. To review research and data in order to provide input on reidentifica-
tion, prevention, and plans for potential economic, environmental,
and social/cultural vulnerabilities.
B. To review plans for long term prevention, preparedness, and
recovery efforts.
C. To review policy and program recommendations to the city council in
order to influence resilient outcomes for the community.
D. To provide comment to the city council on the allocation of budgeted
city funding to achieve adopted resiliency goals.
E. To educate and engage the public on commission priorities.
F. To provide input on and review strategies to address identified
vulnerabilities in collaboration with city staff, other city commissions
and community partners.
G. To review and make recommendations regarding sustainable
Dubuque community grant allocations.
H. To respect the policy making authority of the city council, the city
manager's responsibilities to implement the goals and priorities the
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council establishes (council manager form of government) and the
responsibility of city staff to report to the city manager.
I. To ensure coordination and communication with other commissions.
(Ord. 32-16, 7-5-2016)
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SECTION:
3-2- 1:
3-2- 2:
3-2- 3:
3-2- 4:
3-2- 5:
3-2- 6:
3-2- 7:
3-2- 8:
3-2- 9:
3-2-10:
3-2-11:
3-2-12:
CHAPTER 2
REVITALIZATION AREAS
Purpose
Jackson Park
West Eleventh Street
Washington Street
Upper Main
Stout Place
Langworthy
Old Main
Cathedral
Kunkel And Associates
Lange Estate
Paragon Square
3-2-1: PURPOSE: The purpose of this chapter is to encourage the
upgrading of neighborhoods by designating revitalization
areas in the city in order that the provision of providing exemptions from
taxation for qualified real estate assessed as residential properties in those
areas is available for individual properties where improvements have been
made and to authorize the issuance of revenue bonds for projects consis-
tent with the revitalization plan for the designated revitalization area. (2007
Code § 43-31)
3-2-2:
JACKSON PARK:
A. The area hereinafter described is hereby designated as the Jackson
Park urban revitalization area in accordance with the code of Iowa:
Beginning at the intersection of Bluff Street and West Fourteenth
Street; easterly along West Fourteenth Street to the alley between
Iowa Street and Central Avenue; northerly along said alley to West
Seventeenth Street; easterly along West Seventeenth Street to Heeb
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Street; northerly along Heeb Street to the northerly line of City Lot
675; westerly along said line and along the northerly line of City Lot
674 to Main Street right-of-way; continuing westerly across said
right-of-way and along the northerly line of Lot 1 of City Lot 673 to
Madison Street; continuing westerly across Madison Street and
along the northerly line of Lot 6 of 2 of City Lot 673 to the west line
of said lot; southerly along the west line of said lot and along Lot 5
of 2 and Lot 2 of 4 of 2 of City Lot 673 to Dorgan Place; westerly
along Dorgan Place to the southeasterly line of Lot 1 of 1A of
Dorgan's Subdivision; southwesterly along said line and along the
southeasterly line of Lot 1 of 1 of Dorgan's Subdivision to West
Locust Street; continuing southwesterly across West Locust Street
and across West Seventeenth Street to the westerly line of D.N.
Cooley's Subdivision; first southerly, then southeasterly along said
line to West Sixteenth Street; southerly along the east right-of-way
line of Montrose Terrace to Pickett Street; easterly along Pickett
Street to the east line of Lot 1 of 3 of City Lot 667; southerly along
said line to the west line of Lot 2 of 1 of City Lot 667; southerly along
said line to the south line of said lot; easterly along said line to Bluff
Street; southerly along Bluff Street to West Fourteenth Street, the
place of beginning.
B. All of the properties located in such revitalization area shall be
subject to the provisions of the Jackson Park urban revitalization
plan as adopted and approved by the Dubuque city council on
December 22, 1980.
C. A property owner must apply for an exception by February 1 of the
assessment year for which the exemption is first claimed, but not
later than the year in which all the improvements are first assessed
for taxation. Upon the request of the owner, the city council may
provide by resolution that the owner may file an application no later
than February 1 of the tenth assessment year. (2007 Code § 43-41)
3-2-3: WEST ELEVENTH STREET:
A. The area hereinafter described is hereby designated as the West
Eleventh Street urban revitalization area in accordance with the code
of Iowa:
Beginning at the intersection of Loras Boulevard and Alta Vista
Street; southerly along Alta Vista Street to University Avenue;
easterly along University Avenue and along West Ninth Street to
Bluff Street; northerly along Bluff Street to West Tenth Street;
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B. The Cathedral urban revitalization plan as attached to ordinance
87-02 is hereby adopted and approved and the properties within said
described area shall be subject to the provisions of said plan.
C. The Cathedral urban revitalization plan shall hereafter be on file in
the city clerk's office, city hall, Dubuque, Iowa. (2007 Code § 43-48)
3-2-10: KUNKEL AND ASSOCIATES:
A. Urban Revitalization Area: The area hereinafter described is hereby
designated as the Kunkel And Associates urban revitalization area in
accordance with the code of Iowa:
Lot 6 Block 2 of Dubuque Technology Park in the City of Dubuque,
Iowa, according to the recorded plat thereof.
B. Plan Adopted: The Kunkel And Associates urban revitalization plan
as attached hereto is hereby adopted and approved and the proper-
ties within said described area shall be subject to the provisions of
said plan.
C. Plan On File: The Kunkel And Associates urban revitalization plan
shall hereafter be on file in the city clerk's office, city hall, Dubuque,
Iowa.
D. Additional Requirements: In order to qualify for the tax abatement
program established in the plan, the property owner must create ten
(10) new full time jobs in the Kunkel And Associates urban revitaliza-
tion area within five (5) years of approval of the property owner's
application by the city council for tax abatement. If the property
owner fails to create all such jobs within such five (5) year period,
the property owner must provide a refund of all taxes abated to the
county treasurer within sixty (60) days after the end of such five (5)
year period for distribution to the governing bodies affected by the
abatement of such taxes in the amount of the lost taxes of each such
governing body.
E. Certification: To assist city in monitoring the job creation requirement
of subsection D of this section, a duly authorized officer of the prop-
erty owner shall certify to city the number of full time equivalent jobs
employed at the above described property on the fifth anniversary of
the date of approval of the property owner's application for tax
abatement. (Ord. 5-15, 1-20-2015)
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3-2-11: LANGE ESTATE: The area hereinafter described is hereby
designated as the Lange Estate urban revitalization area in
accordance with the code of Iowa:
Lot Two of Lange Estate in the County of Dubuque, IA, City of
Dubuque, Iowa, according to the recorded plat thereof.
(Ord. 12-16, 4-18-2016)
3-2-12: PARAGON SQUARE: The area hereinafter described is
hereby designated as the Paragon Square urban revitalization
area in accordance with the code of Iowa:
2887 Central Avenue - Lot 2 - I Paragon Square, Dubuque IA
2901 Central Avenue - Lot 1 - I Paragon Square Dubuque IA
according to the recorded plat thereof.
(Ord. 11-16, 4-18-2016)
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SECTION:
16-3- 1:
16-3- 2:
16-3- 3:
16-3- 4:
16-3- 5:
16-3- 6:
16-3- 7:
16-3- 7-1:
16-3- 7-2:
16-3- 7-3:
16-3- 8:
16-3- 9:
16-3-10:
16-3-11:
16-3-12:
16-3-13:
16-3-14:
16-3-15:
16-3-16:
16-3-17:
16-3-18:
16-3-19:
16-3-20:
16-3-21:
16-3-21-1:
16-3-21-2:
16-3-21-3:
CHAPTER 3
LAND USE GENERAL PROVISIONS
Provisions Declared To Be Minimum Standards
General Lot Size Requirements And Standards
Application And Scope Of Regulations
Reduction In Lot Area Prohibited
Obstructions To Vision At Street Intersections Prohibited
Yard Requirements
Accessory Structures And Uses In Residential And Office
Residential Districts
Accessory Structures And Uses Permitted
Bulk Regulations
Residential Uses Prohibited
Accessory Structures And Uses In All Other Zoning Districts
Accessory Uses Subject To Site Plan Review
Permitted Modifications Of Height Restrictions
Reserved
Fees
Prohibited Uses
Exemption From Regulation
Off Street Parking And Loading
Public Buildings And Uses
Adjustment Of Front Yard Setbacks In R-1, R-2, R -2A, And
R-3 Districts
Limited Setback Waiver
Temporary Uses
Construction Promotion Activity
Fences Located On Residential Lots
Residential Districts
Fences Located At Schools Or In Nonresidential Districts
Barbed Wire And Electric Fences
16-3-1: PROVISIONS DECLARED TO BE MINIMUM STANDARDS:
The provisions of this title are the minimum requirements for
promoting the health, safety, sustainability, and general welfare of the
community. (Ord. 52-09, 10-19-2009)
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16-3-2: GENERAL LOT SIZE REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS:
No building shall be built upon a lot without the required
minimum frontage along an improved private or public street built to
minimum city street standards. No building shall be built upon a lot without
a city approved driveway access to a public or private street or alley. (Ord.
52-09, 10-19-2009)
16-3-3: APPLICATION AND SCOPE OF REGULATIONS:
A. No building, structure, or part thereof, shall hereafter be built, moved
or altered, and no building, structure or land shall hereafter be used
or occupied upon a lot which is smaller in area than the minimum lot
area or minimum lot area per dwelling unit; narrower than the
minimum lot width; or shallower than the minimum lot depth required
in the zoning district in which the building, structure or land is
located.
B. No existing building or structure shall hereafter be built or altered so
as to conflict or further conflict with this title.
C. This title expresses bulk regulations in terms of maximum building or
structure height, maximum lot coverage, and minimum front, side
and rear yards. Unless permitted elsewhere in this title, no building,
structure or part thereof, shall hereafter be built, moved or
remodeled, and no building, structure or land shall hereafter be
used, occupied or designed for use or occupancy so as to exceed
the maximum building or structure height, or maximum lot coverage
specified for the zoning district in which the building or structure is
located.
D. Within residential districts, only one principal permitted use or
structure shall be located on a single zoning lot. In other districts,
any number of structures or uses permitted by this title may be built,
moved, altered, used or occupied, provided that the individual district
regulations can be met. (Ord. 52-09, 10-19-2009)
16-3-4: REDUCTION IN LOT AREA PROHIBITED: No lot existing
on the effective date hereof shall be reduced in dimension or
area below the minimum requirements set forth herein. (Ord. 52-09,
10-19-2009)
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16-3-7-1 16-3-7-3
specifically authorized within each individual district of this title, and shall
be subordinate to and on the same zoning lot with the principal structure or
use in conjunction with which it is maintained. (Ord. 52-09, 10-19-2009)
16-3-7-2: BULK REGULATIONS:
A. Location: No accessory use or structure permitted by this title may
be located in a required front yard, except as otherwise specifically
authorized. No accessory structure, equipment or material of any
kind exceeding five feet (5') in height may be located in a required
side yard.
B. Accessory Use/Structure Coverage: The lot coverage of permitted
accessory uses and/or structures and the principal structure it serves
shall be calculated together for the purpose of complying with the
specified lot coverage as a percent of lot area. The maximum lot
coverage shall not be exceeded within the district in which it is
located and in no case shall permitted accessory structures or uses
exceed the lot coverage of the principal structure it serves, with a
maximum of one thousand (1,000) aggregate square feet for all
detached structures.
C. Accessory Structure Height Limitations: No accessory structure
permitted by this title shall exceed a height of fifteen feet (15')
measured from average ground level. Satellite receiving dishes, wind
energy conversion systems, and building mounted wind turbines
shall comply with the bulk regulations of chapter 7 of this title.
D. Side And Rear Yard Setbacks: Side yard setbacks for all permitted
accessory structures or uses shall be the same as required for the
principal permitted use in the bulk regulations section of the specific
zoning district. Rear yard setbacks for all permitted accessory
structures or uses shall be six feet (6') for all zoning districts. Side
and rear yard setbacks for detached storage sheds no larger than
one hundred twenty (120) square feet in area shall be three feet (3')
for all zoning districts, provided such structure is located at least six
feet (6') from the primary structure. (Ord. 52-09, 10-19-2009)
16-3-7-3: RESIDENTIAL USE PROHIBITED: No accessory structure
may be used for residential dwelling purposes at any time,
except as allowed in section 16-8-5 of this title. (Ord. 52-09, 10-19-2009)
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16-3-8: ACCESSORY STRUCTURES AND USES IN ALL OTHER
ZONING DISTRICTS: In all other zoning districts, accessory
structures and uses shall be permitted with or without conditions if the city
planner deems the structure or use customarily incidental to and sub-
ordinate to the principal structure or use it serves. Such structures and uses
within nonresidential districts shall comply with the specific bulk regulations
listed within the district in which it is located, except that gas and service
stations shall be allowed pumps, pump islands and canopies in a required
front yard subject to site plan review, and satellite receiving dishes shall
comply with the requirements established in section 16-7-2-14 of this title
and wind turbines (building mounted) shall comply with the requirements
established in section 16-7-3-7 of this title. (Ord. 52-09, 10-19-2009)
16-3-9: ACCESSORY USES SUBJECT TO SITE PLAN REVIEW: The
following accessory uses shall require site plan approval in
accordance with chapter 12 of this title and, where applicable, compliance
with additional supplemental land use regulations as established in chapter
7 of this title, prior to their establishment on the premises:
Greenhouses over one hundred (100) square feet in area.
Satellite receiving dishes.
Swimming pools.
Wind energy conversion systems. (Ord. 52-09, 10-19-2009)
16-3-10: PERMITTED MODIFICATIONS OF HEIGHT RESTRIC-
TIONS: The following may exceed the prescribed height limit
provided they are required for a use permitted in the district in which they
are erected or constructed: chimneys, cooling towers, condensers, elevator
bulkheads, belfries, stacks, ornamental towers, monuments, cupolas,
domes, spires, stair towers, and other necessary mechanical appurtenances
and their protective housing but not to include equipment penthouse that
constitutes more than thirty percent (30%) of the roof area. (Ord. 52-09,
10-19-2009)
16-3-11: RESERVED: (Ord. 52-09, 10-19-2009)
16-3-12: FEES: Any application for action taken under this title shall be
submitted along with the required fee, as established by
City of Dubuque
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PUBLIC WAYS AND PROPERTY (cont.)
Streets, Sidewalks And Other Public Places 10-1
Valet Drop Off Parking; Permit Requirements 10-8
Q
R
RABIES CONTROL (See Also ANIMAL CONTROL) 7-6C
RAILROADS
Maintenance Of Crossings, Rights Of Way 10-6-3
Parking Near Certain Streets Prohibited 10-6-5
Speed Restrictions 10-6-1
Unlawful Deposits 10-6-2
Use Of Certain Track As Team Track Restricted 10-6-4
RECKLESS DRIVING 9-7-321.277
RESIDENTIAL CODE
International Residential Code Adopted 14-1 B-1
International Residential Code Amendments 14-1 B-2
RESIDENTIAL RELOCATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (See
Also ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT) 3-4D
RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS 16-5-2 — 16-5-6
RESILIENT COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMISSION
Commission Created 2-6-1
Compensation 2-6-11
Internal Organization And Rules 2-6-3
Meetings 2-6-10
Membership 2-6-5
Oath 2-6-6
Officers/Organization 2-6-9
Powers 2-6-13
Procedures For Operation 2-6-4
Purpose 2-6-2
Removal 2-6-12
Terms 2-6-7
Vacancies 2-6-8
RESOLUTIONS (See ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS)
REVENUE AND TAXATION
Economic Development
Industrial Projects 3-4A
Residential Relocation Assistance Program 3-4D
Speculative Shell Buildings Of Community
Development Organizations And For Profit Entities 3-4C
Hotel And Motel Tax 3-3
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REVENUE AND TAXATION (cont.)
Property Tax 3-1
Revitalization Areas 3-2
REVITALIZATION AREAS
Cathedral 3-2-9
Jackson Park 3-2-2
Kunkel And Associates 3-2-10
Lange Estate 3-2-11
Langworthy 3-2-7
Old Main 3-2-8
Paragon Square 3-2-12
Purpose 3-2-1
Stout Place 3-2-6
Upper Main 3-2-5
Washington Street 3-2-4
West Eleventh Street 3-2-3
RIGHTS OF WAY
Cable Right Of Way Regulations 11-2
Cable Communications 11-2A
Open Video Systems 11-2B
Cable Television 11-3
Cable Franchise Agreement 11-3A
Cable Services Customer Service Standards 11-3E
Rates And General Regulations 11-3D
Electric Franchises 11-5
Interstate Power And Light Company 11-5A
Maquoketa Valley Electric Cooperative 11-5B
Gas Franchise 11-4
Nonfranchised Communications Systems
Amendment To License 11-1-5
Application For License 11-1-3
Construction Of Chapter 11-1-16
Definitions 11-1-1
Failure To Secure, Renew Or Comply With License 11-1-11
Granting Of License 11-1-4
Hold Harmless; Insurance; Bond 11-1-10
License Fees 11-1-8
License Required 11-1-2
Notice; Appeal 11-1-15
Police Regulations 11-1-17
Regulations 11-1-6
Reimbursement For City Cost Associated With
Construction Activities 11-1-9
Relocation Or Removal When Required By Public
Needs 11-1-7
Transfers And Assignments 11-1-12
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