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Ordinance Amendment - Residential Parking Permit District A Copyrighted April 20, 2026 City of Dubuque PUBLIC HEARINGS # 14. City Council ITEM TITLE: Ordinance Amendment - Residential Parking Permit District A SUMMARY: Proof of Publication on notice of public hearing to consider approval of the amendment of the Residential Parking Permit District (RPPD) for District A along Grace Street and City Manager recommending approval. ORDINANCE Amending City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances Title 9 Motor Vehicles and Traffic, Chapter 14 Parking, Division 7 Residential Parking Permit Program, Section 9-14-321.733 Residential Parking Permit District A SUGGUESTED Receive and File; Motion B; Motion A DISPOSITION: ATTACHMENTS: 1. MVM Memo Public Hearing for the Residential Parking Permit District Amendment — District A 2. Amendment to RPPD A on Grace St - PH Memo 3. 9-14-321.733_RPPD A Amendment_4-2-26 (002) 4. 2025-12-08 Petition and Cover letter Page 719 of 901 Dubuque THE CITY OF � All-A�aia Cih DuB E ;� . , . , � II � Maste iece on the Mississi 1 zoo�•zoiz•zois �P pp Zoi�*Zoi9 TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager SUBJECT: Public Hearing for the Residential Parking Permit District Amendment — District A DATE: April 14, 2026 City Engineer Gus Psihoyos is recommending City Council approve the amendment of the Residential Parking Permit District (RPPD) for District A along Grace Street. The petition, which was submitted on December 8, 2025, represents in excess of 60 percent (60%) of the dwelling units along Grace Street between Ida Street and N. Grandview Avenue as is required under the ordinance. This proposed area is from 1830 Grace Street, where the last RPPD sign is placed, to 1730 Grace Street. This would be classified as shorter than two block faces, although from the City's parking study of this area indicates that during the requested time period, at least 80 percent (80%) of the curbside spaces were utilized, and at least 25 percent (25%) of such curbside parking spaces were utilized by non-resident parkers. The existing RPPD hours are 7:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. except Sundays and holidays. The petition, therefore, meets the requirements of the RPPD amendment ordinance. I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council approval of the amendment of the residential parking permit ordinance. v Mic ael C. Van Milligen MCVM:sv Attachment cc: Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager Gus Psihoyos, City Engineer Justine Hull, Traffic Engineer Ryan Knuckey, Director of Transportation Services Russ Stecklein, Transportation Services Operations Supervisor Joey Lueck, Transit Data Analyst Page 720 of 901 Dubuque THE CITY OF � AIFAuriea Ciry DuB E �� , I � � I. Maste iece on the Mississi 1 zoo�•2oiz•zois rP pP zoi�*zoi9 TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager FROM: Gus Psihoyos, City Engineer DATE: April 13, 2026 RE: Public Hearing for the Residential Parking Permit District Amendment — District A INTRODUCTION This memorandum requests the City Council conduct a public hearing to approve the amendment of the Residential Parking Permit District (RPPD) for District A along Grace Street. BACKGROUND In 1985, the City adopted an ordinance providing for the establishment of Residential Parking Permit Districts. The purpose of such districts is to reduce traffic congestion resulting from the use of parking within residential districts by persons not residing within the district, to protect the residents of these districts from an unreasonable burden in gaining access to their residences, to preserve the character of such districts as residential districts, and other various purposes. A Residential Parking Permit District designation can be made only after a petition of residents representing 60 percent (60%) of the dwelling units in a proposed area is received, a parking study is conducted by the City Engineer, and a public hearing is held by the City Council. To be eligible for a RPPD designation, the proposed district must include at least four (4) block faces or contain 50 parking spaces, must have at least 80 percent (80%) of the curbside parking utilized during peak periods, and must have at least 25 percent (25%) of such utilization by non-residents of the area. A petition may be considered for an area which contains less than four (4) adjacent block faces or fifty (50) curb parking spaces if there are extenuating conditions that render such requirement unreasonable. Upon the recommendation of the City Manager, such requirement may be waived by the City Council if it finds that the proposed residential district is isolated or separated from other residential areas by topographical features or by commercial area. Upon designation as an RPPD, no one can park curbside in the district during the restricted hours without a residential or guest parking permit. Amendments to an existing district are governed by established procedures to ensure consistency and neighborhood support. Requests to expand or reduce a district must be submitted to the City Manager through a petition signed by an adult representative of at least 60 percent (60%) of the affected residential dwelling units. Changes to the days or Page 721 of 901 times of restrictions must follow the same standards required for creating a new district. Proposed boundary adjustments must generally include a minimum of two block faces, unless unique circumstances make that requirement impractical. Any approved expansion will adopt the same parking restriction days and times as the existing district to maintain uniformity. DISCUSSION The petition, which was submitted on December 8, 2025, represents in excess of 60 percent (60%) of the dwelling units along Grace Street between Ida Street and N. Grandview Avenue as is required under the ordinance. This proposed area is from 1830 Grace Street, where the last RPPD sign is placed, to 1730 Grace Street. This would be classified as shorter than two block faces, although from the City's parking study of this area indicates that during the requested time period, at least 80 percent (80%) of the curbside spaces were utilized, and at least 25 percent (25%) of such curbside parking spaces were utilized by non-resident parkers. The existing RPPD hours are 7:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. except Sundays and holidays. The petition, therefore, meets the requirements of the RPPD amendment ordinance. � � �� .�:�� ('�.....-a.:V� � Ay� • �p' 1 .�._, :�1 ... �.�s , . � ,��T I k �� -I� �/4l' '' Fr i _` , 1 �i.: � 4�` Y�� n.�.�:T /1 ��',� . ,I 'J-�.� .��l:L� �� ,.�. � � �r= ,�� . y�,�.. � �., � � ,r ` t' ,�,�, ,. �.� :` � .� �, •�_ �, il �r F:; w ,?�, e� � � �� ,� � � ,,, �+,�, �-� �� . 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RECOMMENDATION I recommend the City Council conduct a public hearing and approve the amendment of the Residential Parking Permit District (RPPD) for District A along Grace Street. BUDGET IMPACT The estimate of probable cost for the amendment to District A is summarized in the following table: 2 Page 722 of 901 Description Cost Estimate Signage — additional installation $250.00 Total Cost Estimate $ 250.00 ACTION TO BE TAKEN I respectfully request the City Council approval to approve the amendment for the RPPD for District A along Grace Street. Attachment Prepared by: Justine Hull, Traffic Engineer cc: Ryan Knuckey, Director of Transportation Services Russ Stecklein, Transportation Services Operations Supervisor Joey Lueck, Transit Data Analyst Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney 3 Page 723 of 901 Prepared by: Crenna M. Brumwell, Esq. 300 Main Street Suite 330 Dubuque IA 52001 563 589-4381 ORDINANCE NO. 13 -26 AMENDING CITY OF DUBUQUE CODE OF ORDINANCES TITLE 9 MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC, CHAPTER 14 PARKING, DIVISION 7 RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMIT PROGRAM, SECTION 9-14-321.733 RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMIT DISTRICT A NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA: Section 1. Section 9-14-321.733 of the City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to read as follows: 9-14-321.733: RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMIT DISTRICT A: A. The following described area constitutes a residential parking permit district designated as residential parking permit district A: Grace Street, from North Algona Street to North Grandview Avenue. B. No vehicle shall park curbside in residential parking permit district A during the hours of seven thirty o'clock (7:30) A.M. to eleven o'clock (11:00) P.M. daily, except Sundays and holidays, without displaying a valid parking perm' issued by the city. Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect upon publication. Passed, approved, and adopted thisdl day of .jr-: k , 2026. Brad M. Cay. • . % ; Mayor Attest: Trish L. Gleason, Assistant City Clerk EFFECT OF AMENDMENT 9-14-321.733: RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMIT DISTRICT A: A. The following described area constitutes a residential parking permit district designated as residential parking permit district A: Grace Street, from North Algona Street to North Grandview Avenue. B. No vehicle shall park curbside in residential parking permit district A during the hours of seven thirty o'clock (7:30) A.M. to eleven o'clock (11:00) P.M. daily, except Sundays and holidays, without displaying a valid parking permi issued by the city. I, Abraham Grutz, am typing this cover letter to clarify why I would like to extend district A reserved parking to the end of Grace St. This petition is very important to my neighbors and myself as well as my 57 year old mother. There are no shortage of reasons why moving this sign would be beneficial for the whole block. Living by a school, greatly reduces the number of parking spots in front of my house when I get off work. Almost every day, not including summer and major holidays, I expect there to be no spots. Either these students will double park, or park bumper to bumper leading to being boxed in. I've had to call into work multiple times because of this. Neighbors of mine have had to call the cops to get vehicles towed away because they're driveways will sometimes also be blocked because everyone tries to squeeze in. even if the vehicles don't block their driveways, they park extremely close which makes it really difficult to see around and pull out. This also makes it impossible for our trash to be picked up by the city. When we pull our trash into the street to make sure it gets taken, these students will move them.. This happened three weeks in a row. I live in one of about three houses or so on the street, without a driveway. So I greatly depend on open spots for my mother, other neighbors in the apartment building and myself. When there are no spaces, this forces us to park in the church parking lot on Grandview. This gets frustrating, especially when my mother with health problems needs to walk a couple hundred feet to get home. You can only park on one side of the street. In the winter, I fear shoveling out spaces in front of my house, knowing full well they will be taken by these students. That goes for all of my neighbors. So I was told when getting petition signed. They were all overjoyed when I came by with this petition. This is all an even bigger hassle when in the winter, snow banks take up even more spaces. Realistically in the winter, with all of the snow banks, and driveway entrances, you maybe could fit ten vehicles on the street. All year round, the whole street, starting at my house and up is completely vacant. When you get to my house, there are a huge, overwhelming cluster of vehicles. This does not make sense to me. This ordeal, is extremely important to my whole block. If this petition gets passed, it would save me and my neighbors a lot of stress. Page 726 of 901 CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA PETITION FOR RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMIT DISTRICT AMENDMENT AREA ADDITION We,the undersigned citizens, respectfully petition the City Council to amend Resident Parking Permit District "_f�"by ADDING an area to this existing district as established in City Ordinance. Amendment to existinq district is as follows: Street(s)within existing District "�" include: (�'lY�r�i.�.� ,�i' �i��1N��i 1�i�4� ��7►��,� S�- �� D C`�rar.��`�. District"�_"has the following day/time parking restrictions: ..�; �Y� �� 1� �'XC�2�� S�.wtc�c�cv.Yt t f'l�l I��cQc�-✓yS . Street(s)to be ADDED to existing District"�" include: '�— � I a�c� C-lrr�c.�St- �t� �s�d cc.+ N. � �zc.v�c�,v�-�vv i�..p � i� ?�,, Ca►-z��.�s+�. 1 ' We sign with the knowledge that the ADDED area will inherit the same days/times for parking restrictions as established within the current district. If approved, participation in the program is manadatory, only those vehicles with a permit shall be permitted to park curbside in the district during the restricted hours. All existing criteria of City Ordinance will remain in affect,which include the following: An annual fee shall be charged per vehicle for a Residential Parking Permit; not more than two(2)Residential Parking Permits shall be issued to any dwelling unit; and only vehicles with a permit shall be allowed to park curb side in the district between the hours identified above and as identified by City Council. Guest Permits will be issued in accordance with the City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances. (The annual fee and Code of Ordinance is subject to change by City Council action) Information to be submitted include: '`Cover letter explaining request; *Map showing the boundaries of the proposed area to be ADDED to the existing district; *Petition that includes signatures from one adult member of at/east sixty percent(60%) of the dwelling units in the area to be ADDED. SIGNATURE ADDRESS DATE ' �� J �., v� �. � I-��-� �.�. �_'� �._ � �� C�� '- �� , � �� , �., .� ��- " 1 `lG l' �c� �r = l��-�� -� , , �'' 1��.�..�T� , � � � ,,,� C. � �.. C;�� - :- � -� .0 �� .� _�Q. , � 1 � � � l - .z,� � .� . _.� . �.� i �i,' � c� �' �.— � � Page 727 of 901 STATE OF IOWA SS: 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: 04/10/2026 and for which the charge is 30.95 Subscribed to bere me, a Notary Public In and for Dubuque County, Iowa, this 10th day of April, 2026 ` Notary P1iblc in and for Dubuque County, Iowa. 443/4, JANET K. PAPE Commission Number 199659 My Commission Expires 12/11/2028 Ad text : CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA OFFICIAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the Dubuque City Council will conduct a public hearing on the 20th day of April, 2026, 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 adopt an Amendment to Residential Parking Permit District A to expand the district to include Grace Street, from North Grandview Avenue to North Algona Street. At the meeting, the City Council will receive oral and written comments from any resident or property owner of said City to the above action. The official City Council agenda will be posted the Friday before the meeting and will contain public input options. The agenda can be accessed at https://dubuqueia.portal.civicclerk.com/ or by contacting the City Clerk's Office at 563-589-4100, ctyclerk@cityofdubuque.org. Written comments on the public hearing may be submitted to the City Clerk's Office by email at ctyclerk@cityofdubuque.org or by mail to City Hall, 50 W. 13th St., Dubuque, IA 52001, before the scheduled hearing. The City Council will review all written comments at the time of the hearing. Documents related to the public hearing are on file in the City Clerk's Office and may be viewed Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Individuals requiring special assistance should contact the City Clerk's Office 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 6th day of April 2026. Adrienne N. Breitfelder, CMC, City Clerk It 4/10 STATE OF IOWA SS: 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: 04/29/2026 and for which the charge is 20.59 Subscribed to before me, a Notary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa, this 29th day of April, 2026 Notary in and for Dubuque County, Iowa. o"P,1 s� JANET K. PAPE z r Commission Number 199659 My Commission Expires 12/11/2028 lOwa Ad text : CITY OF DUBUQUE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION ORDINANCE NO. 13-26 AMENDING CITY OF DUBUQUE CODE OF ORDINANCES TITLE 9 MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC, CHAPTER 14 PARKING, DIVISION 7 RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMIT PROGRAM, SECTION 9-14-321.733 RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMIT DISTRICT A NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA: Section 1. Section 9-14-321.733 of the City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to read as follows: 9-14-321.733: RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMIT DISTRICT A: A. The following described area constitutes a residential parking permit district designated as residential parking permit district A: Grace Street, from North Algona Street to North Grandview Avenue. B. No vehicle shall park curbside in residential parking permit district A during the hours of seven thirty o'clock (7:30) A.M. to eleven o'clock (11:00) P.M. daily, except Sundays and holidays, without displaying a valid parking permit issued by the city. Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect upon publication. Passed, approved, and adopted this 20th day of April 2026. /s/Brad M. Cavanagh, Mayor Attest: /s/Trish L. Gleason, Assistant City Clerk Published officially in the Telegraph Herald newspaper. /s/ Trish L. Gleason, Assistant City Clerk It 4/29