Request to Rezone Keywest (Keymont)_CMO ResponseTHE CITY OF
DUB E
Masterpiece on the Mississippi
TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: August 4, 2008 City Council Meeting
Action Agenda Item #2
Keywest Drive Request to Rezone
DATE: August 1, 2008
Dubuque
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Planning Service Manager Laura Carstens has provided answers to some question
raised about the rezoning application.
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Michael C. Van Milligen
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cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
Jeanne Schneider, City Clerk
Laura Carstens, Planning Service Manager
THE CTTY OF Dubuque
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Masterpiece on the Mississippi
2007
TO: Michael Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Laura Carstens, Planning Services Manager
SUBJECT: Questions on Keyway Drive Rezoning/Development Proposal
DATE: July 25, 2008
This memorandum responds to the following questions about the Keyway Drive rezoning/
development proposal submitted by Charles Dauod.
1. Whv sidewalks on only one side? The council iust insisted that there be sidewalks on both
sides of the street - includinca the Villa street property - iust a couple of meetings ago. Citizens
deserve sidewalks. The developer has proposed the installation of sidewalks on one side only.
Staff will be recommending sidewalks on both sides of the streets, consistent with the City's
Comprehensive Plan and Subdivision Regulations.
2. Whv only one entrance/exit? Another entrance/exit would increase safety (emergency
vehicles) and relieve some of the traffic pressure on that intersection. Another access is not
needed. The size of the development and the length of the proposed streets in the development
meet City Planning, Engineering, and Fire Department standards for a single access.
3. Which proposed "preen design" techniques are actually be approved for use by the city?
These techniques are being considered case-by case and as pilot projects. For example, the
new parking lots at City Hall and Durrant's headquarters incorporate "green design" techniques.
Sustainable design techniques also are being evaluated in several venues. The City co-
sponsored aLow Impact Development Conference in March. The conservation subdivision
design task force presented you with recommendations in July. SDAT committees will begin
meeting to review sustainable design recommendations in the SDAT report you sent to the City
Council in July. JEO Consulting is working with City staff on sustainable design standards for
the Unified Development Code (UDC).
These questions are related to the development of the site, which is handled through site plan
or subdivision review. The development aspects of access, site layout, etc. are not required for
nor typically submitted with a rezoning request. A rezoning request generally is a land use
question, not a land development question. The preliminary plat of the subject property is being
reviewed by City staff. The preliminary plat will be reviewed by the Zoning Advisory Commission
on August 6.
cc Gus Psihoyos, City Engineer
Dan Brown, Fire Chief
Charles Dauod