Ordinance 39-25Doc ID: 011435240009 Type: GEN
Kind: ORDINANCE
Recorded: 11/19/2025 at 03:56:25 PM
Fee Amt: $47.00 Paqe 1 of 9
Dubuque CountV Iowa
Ann E. Sweeney Recorder
File2025-00012580
Prepared by: Wally Wernimont. City Planner Address: City Hall - 50 W. 13th Street Telephone: 589-4210
Return to: Adrienne Breitfelder, City Clerk Address: City Hall- 50 W. 13th Street Telephone: 589-4121
ORDINANCE NO. 39 - 25
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 16 OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE OF
THE CITY OF DUBUQUE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY RESCINDING ORDINANCE
NO. 18-24 WHICH ESTABLISHED REGULATIONS FOR A PUD PLANNED UNIT
DEVELOPMENT WITH A PR PLANNED RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT DESIGNATION
AND ADOPTING AN AMENDED PUD ORDINANCE WITH A REVISED CONCEPTUAL
DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND LOT AND BULK REGULATIONS IN THE PUD PLANNED
UNIT DEVELOPMENT WITH PR PLANNED RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT DESIGNATION
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. That Title 16 of the Unified Development Code of the City of Dubuque
Code of Ordinances is hereby amended by rescinding Ordinance No. 18-24 which
established regulations for a PUD Planned Unit Development with PR Planned
Residential District designation and adopting an amended PUD ordinance with a
revised conceptual development plan and lot and bulk regulations in the PUD
Planned Unit Development with PR Planned Residential designation for property
legally described, to wit:
Lot 2 of Mount Pleasant Place, Lots 55, 56, 57 and 58 in Rosedale Addition,
and, Lots 8, 9, 10, and 11 of the Subdivision of Lot 3 of the Subdivision of
Mineral Lot No. 178, all in the City of Dubuque, Iowa, according to the
respective recorded Plats there.
A. Use Regulations.
The following regulations shall apply to all uses made of land in the
above -described PR Planned Residential District:
Principal permitted uses shall be limited to 14 single-family
residences and two detached garages.
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Wood Street PUD
Page 2
2. Accessory uses shall include any use customarily incidental and
subordinate to the principal use it serves.
B. Lot and Bulk Regulations.
Development of land in the PR Planned Residential District shall
be regulated as follows:
Setbacks
Wood
Minimum
Minimum
Maximum
Maximum
aPUD
Lot
Street
Lot
Front
Min.
Min.
Height
Frontage
Coverage
Side
Rear
Min.
Max.
r,
Single-family
5 ft
9 ft.
detached
dwelling
2,500 sq.
N/A
60%
(Rosalynn
(Rosalynn
5 ft
5 ft.
30 ft.
(Lots 1
ft
Carter
Carter
1
through 0
Place)
Place)
20 ft.
40 ft.
Single-family
(Wood St)
(Wood St)
detached
2 500 sq.
35 ft.
dwelling
ft
(along
60%
5 ft.
15 ft.
5 ft.
5 ft.
30 ft.
(Lots 11
Wood St)
(Rosalynn
(Rosalynn
through 14)
Carter
Carter
Place)
I Place
1. Variance and Special Exception requests from bulk
regulations shall be reviewed by the Zoning Board of
Adjustment in accordance with Section 16-8-6 of the Unified
Development Code.
C. Performance Standards
The development and maintenance of uses in this PR Planned
Residential District shall be regulated as follows:
1. Parking Regulations
a. The parking stalls located adjacent (north) of the property at
1840 Wood Street be screened.
b. All vehicle -related features shall be surfaced with either
asphalt or concrete.
c. Curbing and proper surface drainage of storm water shall be
provided.
d. All parking and loading spaces shall be delineated on the
surfacing material by painted stripes or other permanent
means.
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e. Off-street parking shall be provided based on the approved
conceptual plan.
The size and design of parking spaces shall be governed by
applicable provisions of the Unified Development Code
Section 13-3 Site Development Regulations. The location and
quantity of parking spaces shall be governed by the
Conceptual Development Plan.
g. The number, size, design, and location of parking spaces
designated for persons with disabilities shall be according to
the local, state, or federal requirements in effect at the time of
development.
2. Site Lighting
a. Exterior illumination of site features shall be limited to the
illumination of the following:
i. Parking areas, driveways, and loading facilities.
ii. Pedestrian walkway surfaces and entrances to
building.
iii. Building exterior.
b. Location and Design
i. No light source shall provide illumination onto adjacent
lots, buildings, or streets in excess of 1.0-foot candle.
ii. All exterior lighting luminaries shall be designed and
installed to shield light from the luminaries at angles
above 72-degrees from vertical.
iii. Fixtures mounted on a building shall not be positioned
higher than the roofline of the building.
iv. All electrical service lines to posts and fixtures shall be
underground and concealed inside the posts.
3. Landscaping
Landscaping shall be provided in compliance with Section 13-4
Landscaping and Screening Requirements of the Unified
Development Code.
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4. Storm Water Management
The developer shall be responsible for providing surface or
subsurface conveyance(s) of storm water from the lot to existing
storm sewers or to flow line of open drainageways outside the lot in
a means that is satisfactory to the Engineering Department of the
City of Dubuque. Other applicable regulations enforced by the City
of Dubuque relative to storm water management and drainage shall
apply.
5. Exterior Trash Collection Areas
a. The storage of trash and debris shall be limited to that
produced by the principal permitted use and accessory uses
on the lot.
b. All exterior trash collection areas and the material contained
therein shall be visually screened from view. The screening
shall be completely opaque fence, wall, or other feature not
exceeding a height of 10 feet measured from the ground level
outside the line of the screen. Screens built on sloping grades
shall be stepped so that their top line shall be horizontal.
Exposed materials used to construct the opaque screen shall
be similar in appearance to materials used for exterior building
walls. All exterior entrances to a screened trash area shall be
provided with a gate or door of similar design to that of the
screen. If a 10-foot height screen fails to shield the exterior
trash collection area from view from the adjacent public right-
of-way and neighboring properties, evergreen plantings may
be required in addition to the screening. Evergreen plant
material shall be selected and designed so that they screen
the area from all off -site visibility within five (5) years.
6. Open Space
Open space and landscaping in the PR Planned Residential District
shall be regulated as follows. Those areas not designated on the
conceptual development plan shall be maintained as open space,
as defined Article 13 of the Unified Development Code of the City
of Dubuque, Iowa, by the property owner and/or association.
7. Platting
Subdivision plats and improvement plans shall be submitted in
accordance with Article 11 Land Subdivision, of the City of Dubuque
Unified Development Code.
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8. Site Plans
Final site development plans shall be submitted in accordance with
Article 12 Site Plans and Article 13 Site Design Standards prior to
construction of each building and vehicle -related feature unless
otherwise exempted by Article 12.
D. Sign Regulations
1. Signs in the Planned Residential District shall be regulated in
accordance with the R-4 Multi -Family Residential Zoning District
sign regulations, Section 16-15-11.1 of the Unified Development
Code.
2. Variance requests from sign requirements for size, number, and
height shall be reviewed by the Zoning Board of Adjustment in
accordance with Section 16-8-6 of the Unified Development Code.
E. Other Codes and Regulations
1. Service Lines. All electric, telephone, cable, or other similar utility
lines serving the building and other site features shall be located
underground.
2. These regulations do not relieve the owner from other applicable
city, county, state, or federal codes, regulations, laws, and other
controls relative to the planning, construction, operation and
management of property within the City of Dubuque.
F. Ordinance History
1. Ordinance 18-24: rezoned the subject property from R-1
Single -Family Residential and R-3 Moderate Density Multi -
Family to PUD Planned Unit Development with PR Planned
Residential designation.
G. Transfer of Ownership
Transfer of ownership or lease of property in this PR Planned Residential
District shall include the transfer or lease agreement a provision that the
purchaser or lessee acknowledges awareness of the conditions
authorizing the establishment of the district.
H. Modifications
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Page 6
Any modifications of this Ordinance must be approved by the City Council
in accordance with zoning reclassification proceedings of Article 9-5 of
the Unified Development Code.
Occupancy Permits
No occupancy permit shall be issued by the City of Dubuque for
property included in the subject planned unit development district until full
compliance with this ordinance has been achieved.
J. Recording
A copy of this ordinance shall be recorded at the expense of the property
owner(s) with the Dubuque County Recorder a permanent record of the
conditions accepted as part of this reclassification approval within thirty
(30) days after the adoption of this ordinance. This ordinance shall be
binding upon the undersigned and his/her heirs, successors, and
assigns.
Section 2. The foregoing amendment has heretofore been reviewed by the
Zoning Advisory Commission of the City of Dubuque, Iowa.
Section 3. The foregoing amendment shall take effect upon publication, as
provided by law.
Passed, approved, and adopted this 17"' day of November 2025.
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Adrienne Breitfelder, City Clerk
Ordinance No. 39 - 25
Wood Street PUD
ACCEPTANCE OF ORDINANCE NO. 39-25
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I, Hilary Dalton, representing the Habitat for Humanity Dubuque & Jackson Counties,
property owners, having read the terms and conditions of the foregoing Ordinance
No. 39 - 25 and being familiar with the conditions thereof, hereby accept the same
and agree to the conditions required therein.
Dated this Zl%ay of -A �'/��' 2025.
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CERTIFICATE of the CITY CLERK
STATE OF IOWA )
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COUNTY OF DUBUQUE )
I, Adrienne N. Breitfelder, City Clerk, do hereby certify that I am the duly appointed,
qualified, City Clerk of the City of Dubuque, Iowa, in the County aforesaid, and as such
City Clerk, I have in my possession or have access to the records of the proceedings of the
City Council. I do further state that the hereto attached Ordinance No. 39-25 is a true and
correct copy of the original.
In Testimony Whereof, I hereunto set my hand and official seal of the City of Dubuque,
Iowa.
Dated at Dubuque, Iowa, on this 19th day of November 2025.
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Adrienne N. Breitfelder, City Clerk