Ordinance 36-06OFFICIAL PUBLICATION
ORDINANCE NO. 36-06
AMENDING CITY OF DUBUQUE CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 11
BUILDING REGULATIONS, BY AMENDING SECTION 11-3 PERMIT
ISSUANCE PROHIBITED DURING CONSIDERATION OF A ZONING
RECLASSIFICATION OR A TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING OR
SUBDIVISION ORDINANCES, BY PROVIDING FOR WAIVERS UNDER
CERTAIN CONDITIONS
Whereas, the City Council has prohibited the issuance of building permits
during zoning reclassifications and amendments of the Zoning and Subdivision
Ordinances; and
Whereas, the City Council desires to provide for the opportunity to waive
this prohibition by resolution under certain conditions.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances is amended by amending
Section 11-3 as follows:
Section 11-3: Permit Issuance Prohibited During Consideration of a
Zoning Reclassification or a Text Amendment to the Zoning or Subdivision
Ordinances:
The building official of the city is hereby prohibited from issuing a building permit
for real property for which action has been initiated for a change in the zoning
classification of the property or a text amendment of the zoning or subdivision
ordinances. The prohibition shall be from the date of the filing of the application
with the planning services department until the date of final action of the city
council upon such zoning reclassification or text amendment, including
publication as provided by law where the reclassification or amendment is
adopted by the city council. The city council may, by one or more resolutions,
waive this prohibition in whole or in part.
Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect upon publication.
Passed, approved and adopted this 15th day of May, 2006.
Roy D. Buol, Mayor
Attest: Karen M. Chesterman, Deputy City Clerk
Published officially in the Telegraph Herald newspaper this 19th day of
May, 2006.
Karen M. Chesterman, Deputy City Clerk
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