Public Hearing and Approval of Bies Drive Urban Revitalization_HearingCity of Dubuque
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ITEM TITLE: Public Hearing and Approval of Bies Drive Urban Revitalization
SUMMARY: Proof of publication on notice of public hearing to consider City Council
approval of the Bies Drive Urban Revitalization Plan and district
designation, and City Manager recommending approval.
ORDINANCE Amending City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances Title 3,
Revenue and Taxation, Chapter 2 Revitalization Areas, by adopting a new
Section 8 Bies Drive, establishing the Bies Drive Urban Revitalization
Area, and establishing requirements for qualifying property owners
SUGGESTED Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Motion B; Motion
DISPOSITION:
ATTACHMENTS:
Description
Public Hearing for the Creation of Bies Drive Urban
Revitalization District-MVM Memo
Staff Memo
Ordinance Designating Area
Bies Drive Urban Revitalization Plan
Area Map
LRPAC Recommendation
Proof of Publication
Type
City Manager Memo
Staff Memo
Ordinance
Supporting Documentation
Supporting Documentation
Supporting Documentation
Supporting Documentation
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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Public Hearing & Approval of Bies Drive Urban Revitalization
DATE: November 3, 2022
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Housing & Community Development Director Alexis Steger is recommending City
Council approve the Bies Drive Urban Revitalization Plan and district designation.
The proposed Urban Revitalization Plan will provide up to 10 years of tax -abatement
on new construction of multi -family housing units within the designated area. The Bies
Drive Urban Revitalization Plan provides housing that is in proximity to key community
services and living wage job opportunities. The development plan for the lot in the
proposed district provides for the construction of a 56-unit apartment building.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
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Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager
Alexis Steger, Housing and Community Development Director
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Public Hearing & Approval of Bies Drive Urban Revitalization Plan
This memorandum presents information necessary for the November 7, 2022, public
hearing regarding the proposed Bies Drive Urban Revitalization Plan and district
designation.
Background
In October 2022, the City Council approved housing incentives, such as the
designation of Urban Revitalization Districts, to increase the number of housing units in
the city. The city is projected to have a housing shortage of over 1,100 units unless the
rate of new housing developments significantly increases. The incentives approved by
the City Council aim to increase the number of available housing units to decrease this
shortage.
The Petition for Bies Drive Urban Revitalization Plan was provided to City Council on
September 19, 2022. At that meeting, the City Council set a public hearing for
November 7, 2022. The proposed Urban Revitalization Plan will provide up to 10
years of tax -abatement on new construction of multi -family housing units within the
designated area. The abatement percentage decreases over the 10-years according to
the following schedule:
Year "I
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70%
60%
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
50%
Year 5
40%
Year 6
40%
Year 7
30%
Year 8
30%
Year 9
20%
Year 10
20%
The development plan for the lot in the proposed district provides for the construction
of a 56-unit apartment building.
Urban Revitalization Chapter 404 of the Iowa Code (Urban Revitalization Act)
authorizes cities to designate areas as urban revitalization areas. Improvements to
qualified real estate within these designated areas may receive a total or partial
exemption from property taxes for a specified number of years. The exemptions are
intended to stimulate private investment by reducing tax increases that usually
accompany property improvements. This additional private investment provides a long-
term increase or stabilization in the area's tax base, enhances the visibility of
revitalization areas and/or supports important city objectives such as historic
preservation, economic development, and affordable housing development.
To implement the provisions of Chapter 404, the City must determine the area is
eligible for exemption, prepare a revitalization plan for each designated area, and hold
at least one public hearing after proper notice. The law mandates specific criteria and
procedures must be followed.
Discussion
Chapter 404 provides for a public comment period prior to amending an urban
revitalization plan. Based upon these requirements, the Council set a public hearing
for November 7, 2022, that provided a comment period on the proposed plan. The
property owners were notified of this hearing as required.
Under Section 15-2-3 of the City Code, one of the roles of the Long -Range Planning
Advisory Commission (LRPAC) is to review each new urban revitalization plan and
make a recommendation as to the plan's consistency with the City's Comprehensive
Plan. The Commission's review is a City Code requirement; it is not required by State
law. The LRPAC determined that the proposed Plan was consistent with the City's
Comprehensive Plan and recommended that the Bies Drive Urabn Revitalization Area
Plan be adopted and the Urban Revitalization Area be created at their October 2022
meeting.
Consistency with City Council Goals & Priorities
The City of Dubuque reviews applications for city support to ensure the request is
consistent with the City Council Goas & Priorities. The Bies Drive Urban Revitalization
Plan furthers City Council goals of having "Livable Neighborhoods and Housing: Great
Place to Live" and "Partnership for a Better Dubuque: Building our Community that is
Viable, Livable, and Equitable".
Source of Income Committee
In December 2014, the City Council approved formation of a Source of Income
Committee to conduct a two-year study examining the HCV program and its relationship
to fair housing, with a goal of identifying ways to enhance fair housing in Dubuque (see
Attachment C).
In February 2017, the Source of Income Committee ultimately recommended a
collective impact approach to adopt and implement a mix of educational, outreach, and
financial programs to increase housing provider participation in the HCV program.
These recommendations are found in the Comprehensive Plan:
• Adopt and implement a mix of educational / outreach programs to increase
participation in HCV program.
• Adopt and implement a mix of financial incentives / policies for creation of HCV
units throughout community.
Based on the Source of Income Committee recommendations, the City now requires
housing developers to accept HCV participants in conjunction with approval of a
housing development agreement related to an urban revitalization plan.
Listed in the attached Urban Revitalization Plan Section 5.1(h) describes the
acceptance requirements:
h) All rental units created must accept the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development housing assistance in the
form of Housing Choice Vouchers that are administered
through the City of Dubuque Public Housing Authority to be
eligible for the tax abatement, for all ten years of the
abatement period. Denying a prospective tenant based on
their source of income will terminate eligibility for tax
abatement under this plan.
Estimated Property Tax Calculations
The current property value, based upon 2022 Beacon data, is $87,100. A tax abatement
on any increased value will be in effect for 10 years if all requirements of the
development are met. After the abatement period expires the property will be taxed
based on the assessed value for taxation as determined by the assessor.
Recommendation
Staff recommends the city support these efforts to create new housing units. The Bies
Drive Urban Revitalization Plan provides housing that is in proximity to key community
services and living wage job opportunities.
I respectfully request the City Council hold a public hearing and approve the Bies Drive
Urban Revitalization Plan.
Cc: Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney
Wally Wernimont, City Planner
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Preoared by Alexis Steger Housing & Community Devel., 350 W. 6' St., Suite 312 (563) 690-6072
Return to Adrienne N. Breitfelder, City Clerk, 50 W. 13'" St., Dubuque, IA 52001, (563) 589-4100
ORDINANCE NO. 36-22
AMENDING CITY OF DUBUQUE CODE OF ORDINANCES TITLE 3, REVENUE AND
TAXATION, CHAPTER 2 REVITALIZATION AREAS, BY ADOPTING A NEW SECTION
8 BIES DRIVE, ESTABLISHING THE BIES DRIVE URBAN REVITALIZATION AREA,
AND ESTABLISHING REQUIREMENTS FOR QUALIFYING PROPERTY OWNERS
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances Title 3, Chapter 2 is hereby
amended by adding the following:
3-2-8: Bies Drive
The area hereinafter described is hereby designated as the Bies Drive Urban
Revitalization Area in accordance with the code of Iowa:
Lot 1 of Roger F. and Kathleen A Klauer Family Place in the County of Dubuque,
Iowa, City of Dubuque, Iowa, according to the recorded plat thereof.
Section 2. The Bies Drive Urban Revitalization Plan as attached to this
ordinance is hereby adopted and approved and the properties within said described
area shall be subject to the provisions of said plan.
Section 3. That the Bies Drive Urban Revitalization Plan shall hereafter be on file
in the city clerk's office, City Hall, Dubuque, Iowa.
Section 4. That the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to publish this
Ordinance on or after November 7th, 2022, provided that the City Clerk prior to that date
has received no valid petition requesting a second public hearing, and in the event such
petition has been received, then this Ordinance shall be null and void.
Passed, approved, and adopted this 7th day of November 2022.
Attest:
.. M. Cavanagh, Mayor
Adrienne N. Br elder, ity Clerk
Bies Drive Urban Revitalization Plan
1.0 Introduction
The following plan describes certain provisions of the Iowa Urban Revitalization
Act for the Bies Drive Urban Revitalization Area.
The State of Iowa, under Iowa Code Chapter 404, allows cities to designate areas
as urban revitalization districts. Under this Act, improvements to qualified areas
may receive a total or partial exemption from property taxes for a specified number
of years. The exemptions are intended to stimulate private investment by the
reduction of tax increases related to property improvements.
Once an area is deemed to meet the requirements established in Chapter 404, a
plan must be established which identifies the district boundaries, property owners,
existing conditions, proposed plans and the basic abatement provisions for the
revitalization area.
Iowa Code Chapter 404.1 lists five reasons for which a city or county may establish
urban revitalization plans. These include:
1. The existence of numerous buildings that are dilapidated or deteriorated,
detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare of the area
2. An area challenged by the presence of a substantial number of deteriorated
or deteriorating structures along with additional other defective or unsafe
conditions impairing the provision of housing
3. An area in which there is a predominance of buildings or improvements
which by reason of age, history, architecture or significance should be
preserved or restored to productive use.
4. An area which is appropriate as an economic development area as defined
in section 403.17.
5. An area designated as appropriate for public improvements related to
housing and residential development, or construction of housing and
residential development, including single or multifamily housing.
The Bies Drive Urban Revitalization Plan will be based upon the need for the
encouragement of housing and residential development.
2.0 The Area
2.1 Location
Exhibit A identifies the location of the Revitalization District in the City of
Dubuque. The area encompasses an undeveloped parcel situated on Bies
Drive.
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2.2 Zoning
Lot 1 of Roger F. and Kathleen A. Klauer Family Place in the City of Dubuque,
Iowa, was re -zoned per ordinance 39-21 as PR -Planned Residential on
November 15, 2021 to accommodate multi -family structures.
2.3 Existing and Proposed Land Use
The subject property has been an undeveloped wooded area with no
structures on the site, undeveloped greenspace, and temporary parking for
adjoining properties.
The proposed land use is multi -residential for a multi -family structure.
2.4 Assessed Valuation and Owners of Records
2022 Valuation and Owner of Record
2.5 City Services
This area is served by city services.
3.0 Relocation
No relocation should occur due to the rehabilitation of the parcels identified for
expansion of this district. Should relocation occur because of rehabilitation in
the proposed district, the person(s) causing a qualified tenant to be displaced
shall pay all the relocation costs of the tenant as a condition for receiving a
tax -exemption under Iowa Code Section 404.3. "Qualified tenant" shall mean
the legal occupant of a residential dwelling unit which is located within this
designated revitalization area and who has occupied the same dwelling unit
continuously for one year prior to the city's adoption of this plan pursuant to
Iowa Code Section 404.2.
4.0 Qualification of Areas
This revitalization area is for new construction on undeveloped or
underdeveloped parcels, of multi -family housing units. Only parcels properly
zoned and providing new housing units are eligible.
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Parcels in the Bies Drive Urban Revitalization Area that are not in need of
economic development for the purposes of new construction multi -family
housing as provided for in this plan are excluded from eligibility for tax
incentives provided for in this plan.
The housing in the surrounding area is single-family and multi -family housing.
The Revitalization Area is adjacent to the Kennedy Mall and a childcare center.
Within one mile of the Revitalization Area there is an elementary school,
Hempstead High School, a grocery store, pharmacy, retail establishments,
local transit, and restaurants.
Additionally, there are several employment opportunities within one mile of the
Revitalization Area, which include the establishments listed above as well as
several commercial employers.
4.1 Historic Significance
The Bies Drive Urban Revitalization Area has been used as undeveloped
wooded areas. There have been no buildings constructed on the qualifying
parcels to date.
5.0 Revitalization Program
5.1 Tax Exemption
a) New construction multi -family residential property assessed as residential
will be eligible for property tax exemption. The property tax exemption will
be in accordance with the Code of Iowa, Chapter 404.3(4), providing for a
ten-year, exemption of the actual value added by the improvements
according to the following schedule
Yearof
Exemption
Year 1
Percentage of Value
A..-. Exempted
80%
Year 2
70%
Year 3
60%
Year 4
50%
Year 5
40%
Year 6
40%
Year 7
30%
Year 8
30%
Year 9
20%
Year 10
20%
b) "Qualified real estate" means real property, other than land, which is located
in a designated revitalization area and to which improvements have been
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added, during the time the area was so designated, which have increased
the actual value by at least ten percent in the case of real property assessed
as residential.
c) Property tax exemption shall be available only for `new construction'. "Actual
value added" means the actual value added as of the first year for which
the exemption was received.
d) Any construction or improvements that were assessed before the area was
officially designated will not be eligible for exemption. Construction begun
greater than one year prior to the area becoming designated will not be
eligible for exemption. All exemptions existing at the time of the repeal of
the Bies Drive Urban Revitalization District shall continue until their
expiration.
e) New Construction must result in a structure meeting applicable building,
plumbing, mechanical, electrical, and other code requirements of the City
of Dubuque.
f) The actual value of the improvements must result in an increase in assessed
value as stated above in (b). Each year that an application is made for tax
exemption, the assessed value must have increased in that year by the
required percentage.
g) The area will become a Revitalization Area commencing upon the adoption
of the ordinance approving this Revitalization Area by the City Council. The
designation of the Bies Drive Urban Revitalization Area will remain in effect
until the desired level of revitalization has been attained. Upon repeal of
the ordinance establishing this revitalization area, all existing exemptions
would continue until their previously established expiration date.
h) All rental units created must accept the U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development housing assistance in the form of Housing Choice
Vouchers that are administered through the City of Dubuque Public Housing
Authority to be eligible for the tax abatement, for all ten years of the
abatement period. Denying a prospective tenant based on their source of
income will terminate eligibility for tax abatement under this plan.
5.2 Availability of funding
There are two active programs, which may provide a source of funding for
residential housing units should they remain affordable according to the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development Area Median Income limits for
the City of Dubuque. These include Community Development Block Grant
Funds (CDBG) and Housing Tax Increment Financing.
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6.0 Application Procedure
This area, upon designation, will follow the procedures for application and granting
of the property tax exemption within the City of Dubuque.
a) The property owner must apply for an exemption by February 1st of the
assessment year for which the exemption is first claimed, but not later than
the year in which all the improvements included in the project are first
assessed for taxation, or the following two assessment years, in which case
the exemption is allowed for the total number of years in the exemption
schedule. Upon the request of the owner, the governing body of the City
may provide by resolution that the owner may file an application no later
than February 1 of the tenth assessment year.
b) The application must contain, at a minimum, the following (if applicable):
a. The nature of the improvements,
b. The cost of the improvements,
c. The actual or estimated date of completion, and
d. The tenants occupying the property as of the date of the City's
resolution adopting this plan.
c) The city reviews all applications to determine whether the improvement
project conforms to the revitalization plan, is within a designated area, and
if the improvements were made during the appropriate time. If the project
meets all three criteria, the city shall forward the application to the assessor
by March 1st, with a statement as to which exemption applies. Applications
for exemptions for succeeding years on approved projects shall not be
required.
d) The local assessor shall review each application by making a physical
review of the property, to determine if the improvements made increased
the actual value of the qualified real estate by at least ten percent in the
case of real property assessed as residential property. If the assessor
determines that the actual value of that real estate has increased by at least
the requisite percent, the assessor shall certify the property valuation,
determined pursuant to the tax exemption schedule, to the County Auditor
at the time of transmitting the assessment rolls. The assessor shall notify
the applicant of the determination, and the assessor's decision may be
appealed to the local board of review at the time specified in Iowa Code.
The property owner may also refile an application in a subsequent year after
additional improvements have been made.
e) After the tax exemption is granted, the assessor shall continue to grant the
tax exemption, with periodic physical review by the assessor, for the ten-
year time specified in the tax exemption schedule.
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f) An application for exemption received by February 1 in any year after the
year in which the improvement was completed and first assessed for
taxation, is a late application. Late application may be made in any year up
to the tenth year following completion of the improvement. The exemption
period will be the remainder of the ten-year period, which began upon
completion of the improvement, except the total number of years in the
exemption schedule will be allowed if a claim for exemption is filed within
two years of the February 1 filing deadline.
7.0 Conclusion
The proposed urban revitalization district will encourage new construction to
provide needed housing units. After the ten-year abatement period lapses, the
full assessed value of the property will go on the tax rolls to the benefit of the
entire community.
EXHIBIT A (Map)
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The Honorable Mayor and City Council
City of Dubuque
50 W. 13th Street
Dubuque, IA 52001
SUBJECT: Creation of the Bies Drive Urban Revitalization Plan
Dear Mayor and City Council Members:
Introduction
The Long Range Planning Advisory Commission has reviewed the proposed plan for the Bies
Drive Urban Revitalization Area for consistency with the 2017 Imagine Dubuque
Comprehensive Plan in accordance with Section 15-2-13G of the City Code.
Discussion
Alexis Steger, Housing & Community Development Director, provided an information packet on
the proposed plan for the Bies Drive Urban Revitalization District, noting that it will add to the
City's tax base in the future. The parcel situated on Bies Drive is zoned to accommodate multi-
family structures. The area encompasses an undeveloped wooded area with no structures on
site and temporary parking for adjoining properties. The housing in the surrounding area is
single-family and multiple -family housing.
The Revitalization Area is adjacent to the Kennedy Mall and a child care center. Within one mile
of the Revitalization Area there is an elementary school, Hempstead High School, a grocery
store, pharmacy, retail establishments, local transit, and restaurants. Additionally, there are
several employment opportunities within one mile of the Revitalization Area, which include the
establishments listed above as well as several commercial employers.
The Commission discussed the project and found the proposal consistent with the 2017
Imagine Dubuque Comprehensive Plan.
Recommendations
By a vote of 5-0, the Commission recommends approval of the Urban Revitalization Plan for
the creation of the Bies Drive Urban Revitalization District, as it is consistent with the 2017
Imagine Dubuque Comprehensive Plan.
Respectfully submitted,
or
Alan Vincent, Chairperson
Long Range Planning Advisory Commission
cc: Alexis Steger, Housing & Community Development Director
Service People Integrity Responsibility Innovation Teamwork
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DUBUQUE COUNTY
CERTIFICATE OF PUBLICATION
I, Kathy Goetzinger, a Billing Clerk for Woodward
Communications, Inc., an Iowa corporation, publisher
of the Telegraph Herald, a newspaper of general
circulation published in the City of Dubuque, County
of Dubuque and State of Iowa; hereby certify that the
attached notice was published in said newspaper on the
following dates:
I^/21/2022
and for which the charge is 44.80
Subscribed to before me, a Notary Public in and for
Dubuque County, Iowa,
this 24th day of October, 2022
Notary Pu li in and for Dubuque C unty, Iowa.
.+• JANET K. PAPE
_° - Com®Isslon Number 1M0
-, My Comm. Exp. DEC 11, 2022
Ad text : CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
OFFICIAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DUBUQUE, IOWA, ON THE ADOPTION OF A PROPOSED URBAN
REVITALIZATION PLAN FOR THE BIES DRIVE URBAN REVITALIZATION
AREA
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the Dubuque City Council
will conduct a public hearing on the 7th day of November,
2022, at 6:30 p.m., in the Historic Federal Building, 350 W.
6th Street, 2nd floor, Dubuque, Iowa, at which meeting the
City Council proposes to take action on the adoption of an
urban revitalization plan designated as the Bies Drive Urban
Revitalization (the "Plan") under the authority of Chapter
404, Code of Iowa, as amended.
The property which comprises the revitalization area within
which the Plan shall be applicable consists of only properties
located within the Bies Drive Urban Revitalization Area,
legally described as Lot 1 of Roger F. and Kathleen A. Mauer
Family Place in the City of Dubuque, Iowa, according to the
recorded plat thereof.
Chapter 404, Code of Iowa, as amended, and the Plan
authorize the City to provide property tax exemptions for
property on which improvements have been made.
At the meeting, the City Council will receive in -person and
virtual comments from any resident or property owner of said
City to the above action. The official agenda will be posted
the Friday before the meeting and will contain public input
options. The City Council agenda can be accessed at:
https://cityofdubuque.novusagenda.com/AgendaPublic/ or by
contacting the City Clerk's Office at 563-589-4100,
ctyclerk@cityofdubuque.org. At said time and place of public
hearings all interested citizens and parties will be given an
opportunity to be heard for or against said proposal.
Written comments regarding the above public hearings may be
submitted to the City Clerk's Office via email at
ctyclerk@cityofdubuque.org or by mail to City Clerk's Office,
City Hall, 50 W. 13th St., Dubuque, IA 52001, before said
time of public hearing. At said time and place of public
hearings the City Council will receive any written comments
received by the City Clerk's Office before said time of public
hearing.
Copies of supporting documents for the public hearings are
on file in the City Clerk's Office and maybe viewed Monday
through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.'
Individuals with limited English proficiency, vision,
hearing, or speech impairments requiring special assistance
should contact the City Clerk's Office at (563) 589-4100, TDD
(563) 690-6678, ctyclerk@cityofdubuque.org as soon as
feasible. Deaf or hard -of -hearing individuals can use Relay
Iowa by dialing 711 or (800) 735-2942.
Published by order of the City Council given on the 19th day
of September 2022.
Adrienne N. Breitfelder, City Clerk
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DUBUQUE COUNTY
CERTIFICATE OF PUBLICATION
I, Kathy Goetzinger, a Billing Clerk for Woodward
Communications, Inc., an Iowa corporation, publisher
of the Telegraph Herald, a newspaper of general
circulation published in the City of Dubuque, County
of Dubuque and State of Iowa; hereby certify that the
attached notice was published in said newspaper on the
following dates:
11/11/2022
and for which the charge is 23.36
Subscribed to before me, a Notary Public in and for
Dubuque County, Iowa,
this 15th day of November, 2022
Notary P bl c in and for Dubuque ount
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JANET K. PAPE
Commission Number 199859
My Comm.. Exp. DEC 11, 2022
Ad text : OFFICIAL PUBLICATION
ORDINANCE NO. 36-22
AMENDING CITY OF DUBUQUE CODE OF ORDINANCES TITLE 3, REVENUE
AND TAXATION, CHAPTER 2 REVITALIZATION AREAS, BY ADOPTING A
NEW SECTION 8 BIES DRIVE, ESTABLISHING THE BIES DRIVE URBAN
REVITALIZATION AREA, AND ESTABLISHING REQUIREMENTS FOR
QUALIFYING PROPERTY OWNERS
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances Title 3,
Chapter 2 is hereby amended by adding the following:
3-2-8: Bies Drive
The area hereinafter described is hereby designated as the
Bies Drive Urban Revitalization Area in accordance with the
code of Iowa:
Lot 1 of Roger F. and Kathleen A Klauer Family Place in the
County of Dubuque, Iowa, City of Dubuque, Iowa, according to
the recorded plat thereof.
Section 2. The Bies Drive Urban Revitalization Plan as
attached to this ordinance is hereby adopted and approved and
the properties within said described area shall be subject to
the provisions of said plan.
Section 3. That the Bies Drive Urban Revitalization Plan
shall hereafter be on file in the city clerks office, City
Hall, Dubuque, Iowa.
Section 4. That the City Clerk is hereby authorized and
directed to publish this Ordinance on or after November 7th,
2022, provided that the City Clerk prior to that date has
received no valid petition requesting a second public hearing,
and in the event such petition has been received, then this
Ordinance shall be null and void.
Passed, approved, and adopted this 7th day of November 2022.
/s/Brad M. Cavanagh, Mayor
Attest: /s/Adrienne N. Breitfelder, City Clerk
Published officially in the Telegraph Herald newspaper on
the llth day of November, 2022.
/s/Adrienne N. Breitfelder, City Clerk
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