Ordinance 41-25Doc ID: 011435250027 Type: GEN
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Dubuque County Iowa
Ann E. Sweeney Recorder
File2025-00012581
Prepared by: Wally Wernimont. City Planner Address: City Hall. 50 W. 13th St Telephone: 589-4210
Return to: Adrienne Breitfelder. City Clerk Address: City Hall- 50 W. 13th St Telephone: 589-4121
ORDINANCE NO. 41 - 25
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 16, UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE OF THE
CITY OF DUBUQUE CODE OF ORDINANCES, BY RESCINDING ORDINANCE NO.43-
23 WHICH ESTABLISHED REGULATIONS FOR A PUD PLANNED UNIT
DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT WITH A PI PLANNED INDUSTRIAL DESIGNATION AND
ADOPTING AN AMENDED PUD ORDINANCE TO ALLOW DIRECTIONAL SIGNS TO
BE 24 SQUARE FEET IN AREA IN ALL ZONES OF THE DUBUQUE INDUSTRIAL
CENTER WEST PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. That Title 16 of the Dubuque Code of Ordinances, Unified Development
Code, is hereby amended by rescinding Ordinance No. 43-23 and to allow
directional signs to be 24 square feet in area in all zones of the Dubuque Industrial
Center West Planned Unit Development district with a PI Planned Industrial
Designation for the property legally described, to wit:
Lot 2 of McFadden Farm Place No. 2, Part of Lot 1-2 McFadden Farm Place
No. 4, Balance of Lot 1-2 McFadden Farm Place No. 4, Lot 1 of McFadden
Farm Place No. 5, Part Lot 1 A McFadden Farm Place No. 6, Balance of Lot
1A McFadden Farm Place No. 6, Balance of Lot 1 McFadden Farm Place
No 6 excluding Lot 1A, Lot 4 Dubuque Industrial Center West, Lots 1-1, 2,
2-1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and C of Dubuque Industrial Center West 2nd Addition,
Lots 1, 1-4, 2 2-4, 3, B and C of Dubuque Industrial Center West 4th Addition,
Lots 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-5, 2-3, A, C and D of Dubuque Industrial Center West
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5th Addition, Lots 1 and A of Dubuque Industrial Center West 61h Addition,
Lots 1, 1-2 and 2-2 of Dubuque Industrial Center West 7th Addition, Lots 1,
2 and B of Dubuque Industrial Center West 8th Addition, Lot 2 of Dubuque
Industrial Center West 9th Addition, Lot 1 of Dubuque Industrial Center West
Exc 7425 Condominiums, Lots 1-5, 3, 6 and H of Dubuque Industrial Center
West Final Plat, Lots 1, 1-C and 2 of Dubuque Industrial Center North 1st
Addition, Balance of Lot 2-C of Dubuque Industrial Center North 1st Addition,
Balance of Lot 3 Dubuque Industrial Center North 1st Addition excluding Lot
A, Part of Lot 3 Dubuque Industrial Center North 1st Addition excluding Lot
A, Part of Lot 2-C of Dubuque Industrial Center North 1st Addition, Unit 1 and
Unit 2 of 7425 Condominiums located on Lot 1 Dubuque Industrial Center
West, Lot 1 Dubuque Industrial Center North 2nd Addition Located in DUB
T6, Part of Lot A Dubuque Industrial Center North 1st Addition in Tax District
DUB A, Part of Lot A Dubuque Industrial Center North 1st Addition in Tax
District DUB T6, Part of Lot 1 Unison Addition, Lots 1 and 2A Dubuque
Industrial Center North 3rd Addition, Lot 2-1 SW SW & 2-1 SE SW both in
Section 30 T89N R2E, Lot 2 SE SW Section 30 T89N R2E, Lot 1-1 NW'/4
NW'/ Section 29 T89N R2E, SE'/ NW'/ Section 29 T89N R2E, SW'/ NW
'/ Section 29 T89N R2E, Lot 2 SW SE and Lot 2 SE SE Section 30 T89N
R2E, and to the centerline of the adjoining public right of -way, all in the City
of Dubuque, Iowa
Section 2. Attached hereto and made a part of this zoning reclassification approval
is an amended Conceptual Development Plan for the Dubuque Industrial Center West
Planned Unit Development. It is recognized that minor shifts or modifications to the
general plan layout may be necessary and compatible with the need to acquire workable
street patterns, grades, and usable building sites. The general plan layout, including the
requirements shall be used as the implementation guide.
Section 3. Pursuant to Iowa Code Section 414.5 (2015), as amended, and as an
express condition of the reclassification, the undersigned property owner(s) agree(s) to
the following conditions, all of which the property owner(s) further agree(s) are
reasonable and imposed to satisfy the public needs that are caused directly by the zoning
reclassification:
A) Definitions
1) Building Related Features
Building related features are defined as all constructed items which rise
above the grade surface of the lot. These include:
a) The primary building
b) All accessory or secondary buildings
c) All exterior storage areas
d) Exterior refuse collection areas
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e) Exterior mechanical equipment
f) Containerized or tank storage of liquids, fuels, gases, and other
materials.
2) Vehicle Related Features
Vehicle related features are defined as all areas used for the movement
and parking of all vehicles within the lot. These include:
a) Employee and visitor parking spaces.
b) Driveways from the street right-of-way line to and from parking
spaces.
c) Loading spaces outside of the building.
d) Maneuvering spaces outside of the building.
e) Parking spaces for company -owned commercial vehicles.
f) Fire lanes.
g) Railroad tracks.
3) Open Space Features
Open space features are defined as those exterior areas and developed
features of the lot which include:
a) Landscaped space containing lawn areas and plantings.
b) Paved, hard -surfaced, pedestrian areas such as walkways,
plazas, entryways and courtyards.
c) Surface storm water detention areas not otherwise used for
building -related or vehicle -related purposes.
d) Open recreation areas and recreational trail.
e) Other non -building and non -vehicular related space.
B) Use Regulations.
The following regulations shall apply to all uses made of land in the above
described PUD District:
Zone A: General Purpose and Description. Zone A is intended to provide for
a limited amount of commercial development that will serve industrial park
employees with daily commercial and service needs. The development of
Zone A shall resemble a small shopping center with shared access, parking
and signage to promote a unified commercial appearance. Exterior storage is
prohibited.
1) Principal permitted uses shall be limited to:
a) Public or quasi -public utilities including substations.
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b) Business services
c) Gas station/convenience/car wash
d) Laundry/dry cleaner a Indoor restaurant
f) Drive-in/carry-out restaurant
g) Drive -up automated bank teller
h) Banks, savings and loans, and credit unions
i) Group day care center
2) Conditional uses reserved for future use.
3) Accessory uses shall be limited to the following:
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a) Any use customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal use
it serves.
4) Temporary uses shall be limited to the following:
Any use listed as a permitted use within the PUD District of a limited
duration as established in Section 3-19 Temporary Uses of the Unified
Development Code.
Zone B: General Purpose and Description. Zone B is intended to provide for a
variety of uses primarily involving light manufacturing, assembly and fabrication,
warehousing, wholesaling, office uses and business services. Exterior storage is
prohibited.
1) Principal permitted uses shall be limited to:
a) Railroads and public or quasi -public utilities
b) General offices
c) Medical/dental lab
d) Mail-order houses
e) Printing and publishing
f) Laboratories for research and engineering
g) Wholesale sales/distributor
h) Vending/game machine sales/service
i) Cold storage/locker plants
j) Packing and processing of meat, dairy or food products, not to
include stockyards or slaughter houses
k) Tool, die, and patter making
1) Manufacture, assembly, repair or storage of electrical and electronic
products, components or equipment
m) Warehousing and storage facilities, not to include mini -warehouses
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n) Manufacturing, processing, fabrication, assembling, packaging or
other comparable treatment of goods or materials, entirely within
enclosed buildings
o) Childcare centers
p) Early leaming centers
q) Data centers
r) Emergency call centers
2) Accessory uses shall be limited to the following:
a) Retail outlets within a primary office/industrial building, selling
products produced on -site and only as accessory to the principal
use.
b) Any use customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal use
it serves.
3) Temporary uses shall be limited to the following:
Any use listed as a permitted use within the PUD District of a limited
duration as established in Section 3-19 Temporary Uses of the Unified
Development Code.
Zone C: General Purpose and Description. Zone C is intended to provide for a
variety of uses primarily involving light manufacturing, assembly and fabrication,
warehousing, wholesaling, and office uses. Exterior storage is allowed with some
restrictions, and must be screened from view from both the public right-of-way and
surrounding privately owned property.
1) Principal permitted uses shall be limited to:
a) Railroads and public or quasi -public utilities
b) Corporate offices
c) Medical/dental lab.
d) Mail-order houses-
e) Printing and publishing
f) Laboratories for research and engineering
g) Moving/storage facilities
h) Wholesale sales/distributor
i) Freight transfer facilities
j) Vending/game machine sales/service
k) Cold storage/locker plants
1) Packing and processing of meat, dairy or food products, not to
include stockyards or slaughter houses
m) Tool, die, and pattern making
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n) Manufacture, assembly, repair or storage of electrical and electronic
products, components or equipment
o) Warehousing and storage facilities, not to include mini -warehouses
p) Manufacturing, processing, fabrication, assembling, packaging or
other comparable treatment of goods or materials, entirely within
enclosed buildings
q) Animal hospital or clinic
r) Kennel
s) Pet daycare or grooming
2) Conditional uses shall be limited to the following:
a) Day care center, within a primary office/industrial building or as an
accessory structure on the same lot. Day care centers are subject
to state and local regulations.
1) Indoor floor area (excluding halls and bathrooms) must be
provided per child in areas occupied by cribs as per State
Code;
2) Indoor floor area (excluding halls and bathrooms) must be
provided per child in areas not occupied by cribs times the
licensed capacity as per State Code;
3) Fenced outdoor recreation space, must be provided per child
using the space at a given time as per State Code;
4) Such facility shall provide for the loading and unloading of
children so as not to obstruct public streets or create traffic or
safety hazards;
5) All licenses have been issued or have been applied for
awaiting the outcome of the Board's decision;
6) No group day care center may be located within the same
structure as any gas station, bar/tavem, automated gas
station or any facility selling, servicing, repairing or renting
vehicles;
7) The parking group requirements can be met
8) The conditional use applicant certifies that the premises on
which the group day care center will be located complies with,
and will for so long as the group day care center is so located,
continue to comply with all local, state and federal regulations
governing hazardous substances, hazardous wastes, and
hazardous materials, including, but not limited to Iowa Code
chapter 455B (1991); 42 U.S.C. Section 9601 of the Federal
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Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation
and Liability Act; 40 C.F.R. Section 3-2.4; and Section 302 of
the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of
1986; and
9) If the applicant is subject to the requirements of Section 302
of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of
1986, the Emergency Management Director shall certify
whether or not the applicant has submitted a current
inventory of extremely hazardous substances kept or stored
on the premises. If any such extremely hazardous
substances are kept or stored on the premises, the applicant
shall also post in a conspicuous place on the premises a
notice indicating a description of the extremely hazardous
substances, and the physical and health hazards presented
by such substances.
3) Accessory uses shall be limited to the following:
a) Retail outlets within a primary office/industrial building, selling
products produced on -site and only as accessory to the principal
use.
b) Any use customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal use
it serves,
4) Temporary uses shall be limited to the following:
Any use listed as a permitted use within the PUD District of a limited
duration as established in Section 3-19 Temporary Uses of the Unified
Development Code.
Zone D: General Purpose and Description. Zone D is intended to provide
appropriate locations for heavy industrial uses. Exterior storage is allowed,
provided it is screened from view from public right-of-way.
1) Principal permitted uses shall be limited to:
a) Railroads and public or quasi -public utilities
b) Corporate offices
c) Mail order houses
d) Printing and publishing
e) Laboratories for research and engineering
f) Moving/storage facilities
g) Wholesale sales/distributor
h) Freight transfer facilities
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i) Fuel and ice dealers
j) Cold storage/locker plants
k) Packing and processing of meat, dairy or food products, not to
include stockyards or slaughter houses
1) Compounding, processing and packaging of chemical products
m) Manufacture, assembly, repair or storage of electrical and
electronic products, components or equipment).
n) Warehousing and storage facilities, not to include miniwarehouses
o) Manufacturing, processing, fabrication, assembling, packaging or
other comparable treatment of goods or materials
2) Conditional uses shall be limited to the following:
a) Day care center, within a primary office/industrial building or as an
accessory structure on the same lot. Day care centers are subject
to state and local regulations.
1) Indoor floor area (excluding halls and bathrooms) must be
provided per child in areas occupied by cribs as per State
Code;
2) Indoor floor area (excluding halls and bathrooms) must be
provided per child in areas not occupied by cribs times the
licensed capacity as per State Code;
3) Fenced outdoor recreation space must be provided per child
using the space at a given time as per State Code;
4) Such facility shall provide for the loading and unloading of
children so as not to obstruct public streets or create traffic
or safety hazards;
5) All licenses have been issued or have been applied for
awaiting the outcome of the Board's decision;
6) No group day care center may be located within the same
structure as any gas station, bar/tavern, automated gas
station or any facility selling, servicing, repairing or renting
vehicles;
7) The parking group requirements can be met
8) The conditional use applicant certifies that the premises on
which the group day care center will be located complies
with, and will for so long as the group day care center is so
located, continue to comply with all local, state and federal
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regulations governing hazardous substances, hazardous
wastes, and hazardous materials, including, but not limited
to Iowa Code chapter 455B (1 991); 42 U.S.C. Section 9601
of the Federal Comprehensive Environmental Response
Compensation and Liability Act; 40 C.F.R. Section 3-2.4; and
Section 302 of the Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act of 1986; and
9) If the applicant is subject to the requirements of Section 302
of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of
1986, the Emergency Management Director shall certify
whether or not the applicant has submitted a current
inventory of extremely hazardous substances kept or stored
on the premises. If any such extremely hazardous
substances are kept or stored on the premises, the applicant
shall also post in a conspicuous place on the premises a
notice indicating a description of the extremely hazardous
substances, and the physical and health hazards presented
by such substances.
3) Accessory uses shall be limited to the following:
a) Retail outlets within a primary office/industrial building, selling
products produced on -site and only as accessory to the principal
use.
b) Any use customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal use
it serves.
4) Temporary uses shall be limited to the following:
Any use listed as a permitted use within the PUD District of a limited
duration as established in Section 3-19 Temporary Uses of the Unified
Development Code.
Zone E: General Purpose and Description. Zone is intended to provide a location
for businesses that require exterior handling or storage of materials or equipment.
Exterior handling or storage is allowed, except along Seippel Road, where it is
prohibited.
1) Principal permitted uses shall be limited to:
a)
Public or quasi -public utilities
b)
Corporate offices
c)
Mail-order houses.
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d) Printing and publishing
e) Laboratories for research and engineering
f) Moving/storage facilities
g) Wholesale sales/distributor
h) Freight transfer facilities.
i) Fuel and ice dealers
j) Cold storage/locker plants
k) Packing and processing of meat, dairy or food products, not to
include stockyards or slaughter houses
1) Compounding, processing and packaging of chemical products
m) Manufacture, assembly, repair or storage of electrical and
electronic products, components or equipment
n) Warehousing and storage facilities, not to include mini -
warehouses
o) Manufacturing, processing, fabrication, assembling, packaging or
other comparable treatment of goods or materials entirely within
enclosed buildings
p) Contractors shop/yard
q) Recycling industries entirely within enclosed buildings with no
outdoor storage
r) Timber processing
2) Conditional uses reserved for future use.
3) Accessory uses shall be limited to the following:
a) Retail outlets within a primary office/industrial building, selling
products produced on -site and only as accessory to the principal
use.
b) Any use customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal
use it serves.
4) Temporary uses shall be limited to the following:
Any use listed as a permitted use within the PUD District of a limited
duration as established in Section 3-19 Temporary Uses of the Unified
Development Code.
Zone O: General Purpose and Description. Zone O is intended to serve as an
amenity to the industrial park, providing open space and control of storm water to
protect downstream properties.
1) Principal permitted uses shall be limited to:
a) Railroads and public or quasi -public utilities
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b) Parks, nature areas, playgrounds, and similar recreational uses
c) Picnic areas
d) Recreational trails
e) Club houses, shelter houses, tennis courts, or playground
equipment, or other recreational buildings and structures when
associated with parks, nature areas, playgrounds, recreational
facilities
f) Construction of dams, reservoirs, or detention ponds
2) Conditional uses reserved for future use.
3) Accessory uses shall be limited to the following:
a) Any use customarily incidental or subordinate to the principle use
it serves.
4) Temporary uses reserved for future use.
C. Lot and Bulk Regulations.
Development of land in Zones A, B, C, D, E and O shall be regulated as
follows:
1) All building structures and activities shall be located in conformance with
the attached conceptual development plan and all final site development
plans shall be approved in accordance with provisions of the PUD District
regulations of this ordinance and of Section 5-24 PUD Planned Unit
Development of the Unified Development Code.
2) All buildings related features in Zones A, B, C, D, E and O shall be in
accordance with the following bulk regulations chart:
Minimum
Lot
i Front I Side
Rear
Building
Lot area
Frontage
' Yard
Yard
Yard
Height
jIn
Acres i
Minimum
? Setback
Setback
i Setback
Maximum
;
Minimum:
Minimum
Minimum
Feet
Zone
Y Feet
Feet
Feet
A
112 acre
100
20
10*
20
30
B
2 acres
_ 100
50 _
5
1_0
25
50
C
2 acres
100
25
25
75
D
2 acres
100
50
25
_
50
100
E
2 acres
100
50
10
25
( 50
O
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A _
-u-toot side yard setbacks from property lines shall be permitted for attached buildings.
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a) Lots smaller than minimum will be allowed if the parcel is
consolidated or combined with a larger lot. Substations for public
and quasi -public utilities shall be exempt from lot frontage and lot
area requirements.
b) Maximum lot coverage shall be 80 percent. All building and vehicle
related features shall be considered when calculating total land area
coverage, except fire lanes and railroad tracks.
c) Maximum building height shall be as stipulated in the bulk
regulations chart above, except the following may exceed the height
limit: cooling towers, condensers, elevator bulkheads, stacks and
other necessary mechanical equipment and their protective
housing. Heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC)
equipment is limited to 10 feet above height limitation, except in
Zone A where 30 feet maximum height includes HVAC equipment.
d) Within required front, side and rear setbacks, only driveways, fire
lanes, railroad tracks, open space features, and primary and
secondary signage are allowed. Parking lots may encroach up to
50% into a required front yard setback.
D. Parkinq and Loading Regulations
1) All vehicle -related features, except for railroad tracks, shall be surfaced
with either asphalt or concrete.
2) All parking and loading spaces shall be delineated on the surfacing
material by painted strips or other permanent means.
3) The number, size and design of parking spaces shall be governed by
applicable provisions of City of Dubuque Unified Development Code.
4) The number, size and 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.
5) The location and number of private driveway intersections with public
streets shall be reviewed and approved by the City Engineer. Access
shall generally be limited to internal streets.
6) No on -street maneuvering of delivery vehicles will be allowed on any
street. Lots shall provide all necessary maneuvering space for delivery
vehicles within the boundaries of the lots.
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7) All loading docks for shipping and receiving of raw and manufactured
goods shall be designed to provide for the direct movement of goods
between the deliver vehicle and the interior of the building.
E. Sign Regulations
1) Applicability of Cit of Dubuque Ordinances: The provisions of Section 15
Signs of the Unified Development Code shall apply unless further
regulated by this section.
2) Off -Premise Signs: Off -premise signs shall be prohibited.
3) On -Premise Signs: On -premise signs shall be erected or constructed in
accordance with the following regulations.
a) Allowable content: signs, messages and graphics shall be limited to
the following contents:
1) Industrial Center signs: limited to identification of Dubuque
Industrial Center West
➢ Entrance signs
➢ Directory signs
2) Company primary signs: limited to identification of uses in
Zones B, C, D and E
➢ Identification of company name
➢ Identification of company products or services by
generic name only
Graphic symbol or logo identified with the company
3) Commercial primary signs: limited to identification of uses
in Zone A
➢ Identification of business name
➢ Identification of business products or services by
generic names only
➢ Graphic symbol or logo identified with the business
4) Secondary signs: allowable in all zones
➢ Street address
➢ Directional messages necessary for the safe and
efficient flow of vehicular and pedestrian traffic on
the lot
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➢ Identification of visitor entrances to the building,
shipping and receiving docks and other delivery
points
➢ Identification of assigned parking spaces and
parking spaces accessible to persons with
disabilities
➢ Temporary announcements of pending or new
construction
➢ Commemorative messages
b) Schedule of sign regulations: allowable structural type, size,
number and height shall be limited to the following requirements.
Type of Sign
Maximum Size
Maximum Allowable
Maximum
Number Structure Type
Height*
Industrial
Center
200 square feet
per sign face
Six (6) signs
Monument 12 feet
j
Entrance
Signs
Industrial
30 square feet per
Three (3) signs
Monument 8 feet
Center
sign face
j
Directory
Signs
-_p_._Y
_
o g
10/o of building
.g p -
2 signs per street
Company
_---- - _~'
Wallmounted Below
Primary Signs
wall sign is
frontage per
eave or
mounted on or 400
business
parapet
total square feet of
sign area,
whichever is less.
150 square feet 1 sign per Monument
t 10 feet
per sign face business
restricted to
interior street
frontages
only
Commercial 100 square feet 1
2 signs per
Wallmounted
Below
Primary per sign face
business
eave or
Signs
provided only 1
parapet
Monument 10 feet
sign may be a
monument -style
sign
Secondary quare feet per
No maximum
Wallmounted T Below
Signs sign face
number
eave or
parapet j
Monument 6 feet
j
"The height of monument -style signs shall be measured from average grade to top of sign
structures.
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c) Variances: Variances from sign requirements for size, number and
height may be requested. Such variances shall be reviewed by the
Zoning Board of Adjustment in accordance with Section 86
Variance Procedure of the Unified Development Code.
d) Lighting: Signs may be illuminated only by means of indirect
lighting, whereby all light sources and devices are shielded from
view by opaque or translucent materials, or intemally illuminated
by means of a light source completely enclosed by the sign panel.
e) Motion: No signs may include any device or means, mechanical,
electrical or natural, which shall cause any motion of the sign panel
or any part thereof. No flashing lights or changing colors shall be
allowed.
F. Exterior Storage Regulations
Exterior storage shall be in accordance with the following regulations:
Allowable Allowable Allowable Minimum Maximum;
Zoned Products Stored Location �' Screening Height of
' j Materials Opacity I Screening)
-I
A _ PROHIBITED
B PROHIBITED
C Finished Goods Rear or side Synthetic 50% 1 10 feet
yards materials, wood,
masonry, brick or
D Raw or
finished
goods;
equipment
Raw of finished
goods;
equipment
stone similar to
_ building color
Rear or side Similar to building
yards color
Rear or side Similar to building
yards j color
-:6. 8
"Exterior storage is prohibited on lots fronting Seippel Road.
50% 12 feet
100% ; 15 feet
1) Exterior storage of materials, which could be blown into the air or strewn
about by the wind, shall be prohibited.
2) Exterior storage, where allowed, shall not encroach into a front yard. A
front yard may exceed the required front yard setback.
3) The ground area coverage of exterior storage areas shall be the area
contained inside the required screening. This area shall be considered
to be a building -related feature for purposes of calculating total land area
coverages.
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4) Exterior storage (where allowed) must be screened from view from
adjacent public right-of-way. In Zone C, exterior storage must be
screened from both the public right-of-way and surrounding privately
owned property.
5) The screening height shall be 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.
6) Required screening is intended to buffer surrounding property from the
negative visual impact created by the storage of raw or finished goods,
materials and equipment that can adversely impact the value of
adjacent property.
7) The City Planner may grant a waiver for screening to exceed the
maximum height allowed, when topography or height of individual
finished products or equipment could make it impossible to completely
screen a storage area from every vantage point. The City Planner may
not grant waiver in maximum screening height for raw materials or
stacked goods.
8) All exterior entrances to a screened storage area shall be provided with
a gate or door of similar design to that of the screen.
9) Long-term storage of products or materials in semi -trailers or shipping
containers is prohibited.
G. Exterior Trash Collection Area Requirements
1) Exterior trash collection areas shall include collection bins, dumpsters,
and similar waste receptacles for the short-term storage and collection
of trash. Trash shall include garbage, scrap, recyclables, debris and
similar materials.
2) The storage of trash shall be limited to that produced by the principal
permitted use and accessory uses of the lot. Exterior storage of trash,
which could be blown into the air or strewn about by the wind, shall be
prohibited.
3) The ground area coverage of exterior trash collection areas shall be the
area contained inside the required screening. This area shall be
considered a building -related feature for purposes of calculating total
land area coverages.
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4) Exterior trash collection areas shall be located in rear or side yards only.
Exterior trash collection areas shall not encroach into a front yard. A front
yard may exceed the required front yard setback.
5) All exterior trash collection areas and the materials contained therein
shall be screened from view from the adjacent public right-of-way.
6) The screening shall be a 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.
7) 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.
8) If a 10-foot high screen fails to shield the exterior trash collection area
from view from the adjacent public right-of-way, evergreen plantings may
be required in addition to the screening. Evergreen plant materials shall
be selected and designed so that they will screen the area from the
adjacent public right-of-way within five (5) years.
H. Landscaping Regulations
The following Landscape Regulations shall apply to each lot:
1) Plant Materials: The open space area of each lot shall be planted with
permanent lawn and ground covers, shrubs and trees. It is the intent of
these regulations that the development of required open spaces shall
reflect a high quality of environmental design.
2) Landscaping: The following is the minimum requirement of trees and
shrubs, by number and size, and the type of ground cover required.
Street trees planted in public street right-of-way shall not be counted
toward fulfillment of the minimum site requirements set forth below. Plant
species to be used for landscaping shall be in accordance with the City
of Dubuque street tree policy. Existing trees and shrubs to be retained on
site may be counted toward fulfillment of the landscaping requirements.
a) Minimum tree planting requirements for any new development in
the Dubuque Industrial Center West shall be one (1) tree of the
following size per 1,600 square feet of required open space:
40% minimum: 2-2 1 /2" caliper diameter deciduous and/or 8-foot
height or greater evergreen.
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Dubuque Industrial Center West
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Balance: 1 1/2 - 2" caliper diameter deciduous and/or 6-foot height
evergreen.
b) Minimum shrub requirements at the time of planting for any
development in the PUD District, shall be 6 shrubs, or 1 shrub per
1 ,000 square feet of required open space, whichever is greater.
Shrubs shall be a minimum of 18" height or minimum of one (1)
gallon potted.
3) Landscape berms and/or plantings shall be required as screening for
parking areas adjacent to public streets and shall be a minimum of three
(3) feet in height and can utilize natural grade changes to achieve the
required 50% opacity landscaping screen. Parking lot screening is in
addition to required landscaping of open space areas.
4) Trees shall be provided in all parking lot islands, which are of sufficient
size to ensure the growth and survival of the trees. Trees planted in
parking lot islands may be counted toward the minimum tree planting
requirements.
5) The developer of any lot fronting Seippel Road and/or Chavanelle Road
shall participate in the planting trees compatible in species and spacing
with tree plantings, which have previously been completed by the City
along said streets.
6) The installation of required planting materials may be phased in direct
proportion to the phasing of building construction. Required landscaping
shall be installed by the date the Building Services Department issues an
occupancy certificate, or if winter weather prevents planting, within six
months of being issued an occupancy certificate.
7) To reduce erosion, all disturbed open space areas shall have ground
cover of grass or native vegetation, which is installed as sod, or seeded,
fertilized and mulched.
8) The lot owner is required to replant any and all plant materials, which
have died due to any cause during the effective period of this PUD
Ordinance.
9) A detailed landscape plan shall be required as part of submittal for final
site development plan approval.
10) The area between the public street and the right-of-way line shall be
planted with grass and maintained by the lot owner.
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Dubuque Industrial Center West
Page 19
11) Industrial Center landscaping: Common areas and streetscapes of the
PUD District shall be in accordance with the landscape plan, a copy of
which is attached and made a part of this PUD ordinance.
Performance Standards.
The development and maintenance of uses in this PUD District shall be
established in conformance with the following standards:
1) Site Lighting: exterior illumination of site features and location and
design of site lighting shall be in accordance with the following
requirements:
a) Exterior Illumination of site features shall be limited to the
illumination of the following:
➢ Parking areas, driveways and loading facilities
➢ Pedestrian walkway surfaces and entrances to building
➢ Screened storage areas
➢ Building exterior
b) Location and design of site lighting shall be in accordance with the
following requirements:
➢ All exterior lighting shall be designed, installed and maintained
so as not to cause glare or to shine in adjacent lots and streets.
➢ No light source shall provide illumination onto adjacent lots,
buildings or streets in excess of 1 .0-foot candle.
➢ All exterior lighting luminaries shall be designed and installed
to shield light from the luminaire at angles above 72 degrees
from vertical.
➢ Fixtures mounted on a building shall not be positioned higher
than the roofline of the building.
Wooden utility type poles are acceptable only for temporary
use during construction.
All electrical service lines to posts and fixtures shall be
underground and concealed inside the posts.
2) Utility Locations: Service lines and mechanical equipment for utilities
shall be located in accordance with the following requirements.
a) Service Lines: All electrical, telephone cable and other similar
utility lines serving the building and other site features shall be
located underground.
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Dubuque Industrial Center West
Page 20
b) Mechanical Equipment: All ground -mounted electrical
transformers, switching gear, relay boxes, meters, air
conditioning units, heat pumps and other similar mechanical
equipment shall be screened from view. Screening may consist
of plantings or masonry walls. Plantings shall achieve 50%
opacity after three (3) growing seasons and a masonry wall shall
appear to be an integral part of the building's overall architectural
design.
3) Site Plans: Final site development plans shall be submitted in
accordance with Section 12 Site Plans of the Unified Development Code
prior to construction of each building and vehicle -related feature unless
otherwise exempted by Section 12 Site Plans.
4) Storm Water Conveyance: The developer of each lot 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
drainage ways outside the lot in a means that is satisfactory to the Public
Works Department of the City of Dubuque. Other applicable regulations
enforced by the City of Dubuque relative to storm water management
and drainage shall apply to properties in the PUD District.
5) Platting: The conceptual development plan shall serve as the preliminary
plat for this PUD District. Subdivision plats and improvement plans shall
be submitted in accordance with Chapter 11 Land Division of the City of
Dubuque Unified Development Code.
6) Noises: Noises generated within the PUD District shall be regulated by
Chapter 33, Article IV Noises, of the City of Dubuque Code of
Ordinances.
7) Street Lighting: Streetlights shall be installed in accordance with City of
Dubuque standards.
8) Flood Plain Regulations: The area of the PUD District that lies within the
flood plain of Catfish Creek shall be subject to the regulations of Section
6-4 Flood Hazard Overlay Districts of the Unified Development Code.
9) Phased construction of Buildings and Parking Spaces: The construction
of off-street parking spaces may be phased in proportion to the
percentage of total building floor area constructed at any one time.
Ground area set aside for future parking, loading spaces or driveways
or for parking provided in excess of the minimum required number of
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Dubuque Industrial Center West
Page 21
parking spaces shall not reduce the minimum required area for open
space.
10) Other Codes and Regulations: These regulations do not relieve an
owner from other applicable City, County, State and Federal codes,
regulations, laws and other controls relative to the planning,
construction, operation and management of property in the PUD District.
J. Open Space and Recreational Areas
Those areas not designated on the conceptual development plan as 'open"
shall be maintained as open space by the property owner and/or association.
The recreational trail shall be maintained by the property owner and/or
association.
K. Ordinance History
1) Ord. 43-23: Rescinding Ord. No. 6-23, and allowing animal hospital
or clinic, kennel, and pet daycare or grooming as permitted uses in
Zone C of the Dubuque Industrial Center West PUD Planned Unit
Development district with a PI Planned Industrial Designation.
2) Ord. 6-23: Rescinding Ord. No. 32-18, and allowing childcare centers,
early learning centers, general offices, data centers, and emergency call
centers within Zone B of the Dubuque Industrial Center West PUD
Planned Unit Development district with a PI Planned Industrial
Designation.
3) Ord. 32-18: Rescinding Ord. No. 83-04, No. 07-02, and No. 14-98 and
rezoning an approximately 124-acres of property from Agricultural
District and approximately 36-acres of property from PI Planned
Industrial to the regulations of the Dubuque Industrial Center West
Planned Unit Development with a PI Planned Industrial designation.
4) Ord. 83-04: Amending Ord. No. 14-98 and No. 07-02 by reclassifying
hereinafter described property located east of Seippel Road and south
of Middle Road from Agricultural District to PUD Planned Unit
Development with a PI Planned Industrial designation and adopting a
conceptual development plan.
5) Ord. 07-02: Reclassifying an approximately 25-acre property located
east of Seippel Road and North of the county farm from Agricultural
designation to PUD Planned Unit Development District with a PI Planned
Industrial designation and adopting an amended conceptual
development plan, with conditions, for the Dubuque Industrial Center
West.
6) Ord. 14-98: Reclassifying property located east and west of Seippel
Road and north of the county farm from Agricultural designation to PUD
Planned Unit Development with a PI Planned Industrial designation.
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Dubuque Industrial Center West
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L. Transfer of Ownership
Transfer of ownership or lease of property in this PUD District shall include
in the transfer or lease agreement a provision that the purchaser or lessee
acknowledges awareness of the conditions authorizing the establishment of
the district.
M. Modifications.
Any modifications of this Ordinance must be approved by the City Council in
accordance with zoning reclassification proceedings of Section 9 of the
Unified Development Code.
N. Recording.
A copy of this ordinance shall be recorded at the expense of the property
owner(s) with the Dubuque County Recorder as 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 4. The foregoing amendment has heretofore been reviewed by the Zoning
Advisory Commission of the City of Dubuque, Iowa.
Section 5. The foregoing amendment shall take effect upon publication, as
provided by law.
Passed, approved and adopted this 171h day of November, 2025.
M. Cavanagh, Mayor
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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. 41-25 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.
Adrienne N. Breitfelder, City Clerk