Minutes_Zoning Advisory Commission 08.02.23 Copyrighted
August 21, 2023
City of Dubuque Consent Items # 01.
City Council Meeting
ITEM TITLE: Minutes and Reports Submitted
SUMMARY: City Council Proceedings of 7/31//23 and 8/7/23;Arts and Cultural
Affairs Advisory Commission of 6/27/23; Zoning Advisory Commission
of 8/2/23; Zoning Board of Adjustment of 7/27/23; Proof of Publication
of City Council Proceedings 7/17/23.
SUGGESTED Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
DISPOSITION:
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
City Council Minutes 7-31-23 Supporting Documentation
City Council Minutes 8-7-23 Supporting Documentation
Arts and Cultural Affairs Advisory Commission Supporting Documentation
Zoning Advisory Commission Supporting Documentation
Zoning Board of Adjustment Supporting Documentation
Proof City Council Proceedings 7-17-23 Supporting Documentation
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MINUTES
ZONING ADVISORY COMMISSION
REGULAR SESSION
6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, August 2, 2023
City Council Chambers, Historic Federal Building
Commissioners Present: Chairperson Matt Mulligan; Commission Members Martha
Christ, Carrie Lohrmann, Rich Russell, and Teri Zuccaro
Commissioners Excused: Pat Norton
Commissioners Unexcused: None.
Staff Members Present: Wally Wernimont, Shena Moon, Travis Schrobilgen, and
Jason Duba
CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Mulligan at 6:00 PM
MINUTES: Motion by Zuccaro, seconded by Russell, to approve the minutes of the June
7, 2023 meeting. Motion carried by the following vote: Aye — Russell, Zuccaro, and
Mulligan; Nay— none; Abstain — Lohrmann and Christ.
ACTION ITEM/MINOR SUBDIVISION: Application of John Tranmer, Origin Design to
approve the Final Plat of Chaplain Schmitt Island.
Tonya Trumm, O'Connor & Thomas Law Firm, 1000 Main Street, council for Dubuque
Racing Association spoke on behalf of the project stating that the final plat would clean
up some lease boundaries and allow for future development on the island. John Tranmer,
Origin Design, 137 N Main Street was also present to respond to any questions.
Staff detailed the staff report and noted the proposed plat would reconfigure the existing
mineral lots into four new lots and is considered a Minor Subdivision per the Unified
Development Code. She described each lot and what they would generally contain. She
noted that Lot 2 would not have frontage on a private or public street and a waiver of that
requirement was part of the final plat request. She further articulated that Lot 2 would be
accessed by a 60' wide access easement across Lot 1.
Chairperson Mulligan asked for a clarification regarding the location of the access
easement, and staff displayed the plat showing the access easement location across Lot
1. Chairperson Mulligan also questions whether any utility easements are shown on the
plat. Planning Services Manager Wally Wernimont explained that the property is currently
owned by the City of Dubuque and would remain under City ownership. In the event the
lots where to be sold in the future, the City would identify the utility easements as needed
at that time.
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There was no input from the public.
Motion by Russell, seconded by Christ, to approve the Final Plat of Chaplain Schmitt
Island as submitted subject to waiving the lot frontage requirement for Lot 2. Motion
carried by the following vote: Aye — Christ, Lohrmann, Russell, Zuccaro, and Mulligan;
Nay— none.
Chairperson Mulligan noted the Final Plat of Chaplain Schmitt Island would be reviewed
by the City Council on August 7, 2023.
PUBLIC HEARING/REZONING: Application of Adam Kafer, SIMS Properties, LLC to
rezone property located at 190 N Crescent Ridge.
Adam Kafer, 190 N Crescent Ridge, spoke on behalf of SIMS Properties. He said they
are looking to lease a portion of the building to a CrossFit gym which requires a rezoning.
Rod Tschiggfrie, 244 Hidden Oaks Court, expressed that rezoning this property would be
a great fit with the C-3 district nearby and that he is in support of the rezoning.
Staff Member Duba detailed the staff report and described the characteristics of the
property and its former use as a quarry. He expressed that the end of usage as a quarry
could allow new uses of the property, but some, such as the one proposed, necessitate
a rezoning. He described the surrounding area, including topography and the various
adjacent uses in the neighborhood, and noted that rezoning this property to C-3 would be
an extension of the C-3 district to the west.
Commissioners had no questions or concerns.
Motion by Christ, seconded by Zuccaro, to approve the rezoning as submitted. Motion
carried by the following vote: Aye — Christ, Lohrmann, Russell, Zuccaro, and Mulligan;
Nay— none.
Chairperson Mulligan noted the rezoning request would be reviewed by the City Council
on August 21, 2023.
PUBLIC HEARING/REZONING: Application of Chad Streff to rezone property located
at 1064 University Avenue.
Chad Streff, 1064 University Avenue discussed his property stating that he has been
operating it as a bar for over 30 years. He explained said he would like to have outdoor
activities and that he needed to rezone to do so.
There was no public input from the audience, but a note of support from the radio station
and a petition of support from some neighbors were shared with the Commissioners for
their consideration.
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Staff Member Schrobilgen detailed the staff report. He noted that the property is legally
nonconforming as a bar in a C-2 district, and that to expand the usage throughout the
property, it has to become a conforming use by rezoning to C-3. He said that this request
is for C-3 with conditions and that the conditions would be to set hours of operation for
any outside activity, to limit signage and bulk regulations to C-2, and aside from the
bar/tavern use, all uses would be limited to those in the C-2 district. He expressed that
this change in zoning should have minimal change to traffic, noise level, and other
characteristics of the neighborhood and area. He stated that a memorandum of
agreement would be drafted and signed by the property owner before the rezoning could
be finalized.
Commissioner Zuccaro sought clarification regarding the address of the property and
Planning Services Manager Wally Wernimont explained that the assessor has the
property list as 1070 but the address of the bar has historically been 1064.
Chairperson Mulligan asked if the applicant had seen the conditions, and Schrobilgen
confirmed yes.
Motion by Zuccaro, seconded by Christ, to approve the rezoning with the following
conditions:
1. That the uses will be limited to those listed in the C-2 district regulations, with the
addition of Bar/Tavern.
2. All Conditional Uses, Accessory Uses, Temporary Uses, Parking Requirements,
Sign and Bulk Regulations shall comply with the C-2 Neighborhood Shopping
Center Zoning Regulations.
3. Hours of operation for outside activities shall be limited to 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Sunday thru Thursday and 9:00 AM to Midnight on Friday and Saturday.
Motion carried by the following vote: Aye — Christ, Lohrmann, Russell, Zuccaro, and
Mulligan; Nay— none.
Chairperson Mulligan noted the rezoning request would be reviewed by the City Council
on August 21, 2023.
ITEMS FROM PUBLIC: None.
ITEMS FROM COMMISSION: Chairperson Mulligan welcomed new Commissioner
Carrie Lohrmann.
ITEMS FROM STAFF:
• Oaths of Office were administered for three commissioners:
o Martha Christ
o Carrie Lohrmann
o Teri Zuccaro
• Appointment to Airport Zoning Advisory Commission
o Motion by Christ, seconded by Zuccaro to appoint Commissioner Russell to
the Airport Zoning Advisory Commission. Motion carried by the following
vote: Aye — Christ, Lohrmann, Zuccaro, and Mulligan; Nay — none.
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• Election of Officers
o Motion by Christ, seconded by Zuccaro to elect Commissioner Mulligan as
Chairperson. Motion carried by the following vote: Aye — Christ, Lohrmann,
Russell, and Zuccaro; Nay — none; Abstain - Mulligan.
o Motion by Zuccaro, seconded by Christ to elect Commissioner Russell as
Vice Chairperson. Motion carried by the following vote: Aye — Christ,
Lohrmann, Zuccaro, and Mulligan; Nay — none; Abstain — Russell.
o Motion by Russell, seconded by Zuccaro to elect Commissioner Norton as
Secretary. Motion carried by the following vote: Aye — Christ, Lohrmann,
Russell, Zuccaro, and Mulligan; Nay — none.
ADJOURNMENT: Motion by Christ, seconded by Mulligan to adjourn the August 2, 2023
Zoning Advisory Commission meeting. Motion carried by the following vote: Aye—Christ,
Lohrmann, Russell, Zuccaro, and Mulligan; Nay — none.
The meeting adjourned at 6:29 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Shena Moon, Associate Planner Adopted