Minutes Zoning Adv 7 5 01PRESENT:
ABSENT:
ZONING ADVISORY COMISSION
MEETING MINUTES
July 5, 2001
6:30 p.m.
Auditorium, Carnegie Stout Library
360 W. 11t~ Street, Dubuque, Iowa
Chairperson Eugene Bird, Jr., Commissioners Ron Smith, Stephen Hardie,
Martha Christ, Jeff Stiles and Dick Schiltz.
Commissioner Bob Nagle.
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE: Staff presented an Affidavit of Compliance verifying that the meeting
wes being held in compliance with the Iowa Open Meetings Law.
CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m.
MINUTES: The minutes of June 6, 2001 were approved unanimously as submitted.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS: Motion by Schlitz, seconded by Hardie, to nominate Eugene Bird, Jr. as
Commission Chair, Richard Schiltz as Vice Chair and Martha Christ as Secretary. The nominations
were approved unanimously.
ACTION ITEMS/PRELIMINARY PLATIGUDENKAUF: Application of Lloyd Gudenkauf to approve
the preliminary plat of Jaeger Heights Subdivision No. 2 located west of Jaeger Ddve.
Lloyd Gudenkauf, t0816 Cascade Drive, asked the Commission to approve his preliminary plat as
submitted. Commissioner Schillz asked if Mr. Gudankauf's brother had originally developed this
property. Mr. Gudenkauf said yes. Commissioner Schiltz asked if access to the Malone's property
would be maintained. Mr. Gudenkauf said that the access issues with the Malone's have bean
resolved and that an access to the property will be maintained. The Commissioners discussed the
request to develop Lot 6 with no frontage, utilizing an access easement. The Commissioners
discussed problems that may be generated by creating lots with no frontage. The Commissioners
also discussed increasing the width of the 12-foot access easement between Lots 7 & 8 across Lot 6
to the detention basin on Lot 4. The Commissioners felt that a 20-foot access easement would be
The Commissioners discussed the elimination of the former Rita Drive access to the balance of the
property to the south. Mr. Gudenkauf stated that the property to the south would most likely be
developed as a self-contained trailer park with no access to his subdivision. He also said there is a
grade change between the properties that made access difficult. The Commissioners felt that based
on the reasons Mr. Gudankaut outlined, there is no need to maintain the former Rita Drive access.
Motion by Hardie, seconded by Stiles, to approve the subdivision plat waiving the Section 4 Lot
Frontage requirements for Lots 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of Block 6, and designating Lot 6 of Block 6 as a non-
buildable lot, and recognizing that the Rita Drive accass has been eliminated. Motion was approved
by the following vote: Aye - Smith, Hardie, Christ, Stiles, Schiltz and Bird; Nay - None.
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ITEMS FROM COMMISSION: Commissioners questioned the absence of Bob Nagle from the
meeting. The Commissioners stated that if Mr. Nagle has moved, that a formal letter of resignation
should be submitted to enable a new commissioner to be appointed.
Motion by Hardie, seconded by Schiltz, to carry out by-law stipulations regarding absence a
commission member. Motion was approved by the following vote: Aye - Smith, Hardie, Christ, Stiles
Schlitz and Bird; Nay - None.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting adjourned at 7:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Guy Hemenway, Assistant Planner
Adopted