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CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
OFFICIAL
The Dubuque City Council met in special session at 4:30 p.m. on September 18,
2008, in City Hall Conference Room B.
Present; Mayor Buol, Council Members, Braig, Connors, Jones, Lynch, Resnick, City
Manager Van Milligen, City Attorney Lindahl
Mayor Buol read the call and stated this is a special session of the City Council
called for the purpose of discussing such matters which may properly come before the
City Council.
Loras College – Planned Unit Development (PUD) Amendment (First Reading on
September 15, 2008): Proposed Ordinance Amending Appendix A (the Zoning
Ordinance) of the City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances by providing for the amendment
of Ordinances No. 18-00, 01-02 and 11-06, and approving an amended Campus
Development Plan for the new Oaks Housing Project for the Loras College ID
Institutional District.
Connors moved to receive and file the document and that the requirement that a
proposed ordinance be considered and voted on for passage at two Council meetings
prior to the meeting at which it is to be passed be suspended and further moved final
consideration and adoption of the Ordinance. Seconded by Jones. Motion carried 6-0.
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION
ORDINANCE NO. 57-08
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPENDIX A (THE ZONING ORDINANCE) OF THE
CITY OF DUBUQUE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY PROVIDING FOR THE
AMENDMENT OF ORDINANCES NO. 18-00, 01-02 AND 11-06, AND APPROVING
AN AMENDED CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE NEW OAKS HOUSING
PROJECT FOR THE LORAS COLLEGE ID INSTITUTIONAL DISTRICT.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. That Appendix A (The Zoning Ordinance) of the City of Dubuque Code of
Ordinances and Ordinances 18-00, 01-02 and 11-06 be amended by adopting a
revised campus development plan for the new Oaks Housing Project for the Loras
College Institutional District, to wit:
Lot 1 of Lot 2 of Mineral Lot 90; Lot 2 of Mineral Lot 91; Lot 1 and 2 of Loras
College Place; Lot 1 and Lot 2 of City Lot 742, Lot 1, Lot 2 and Lot 3 of City Lot
741, City Lot 714, Lots 20 through and including Lot 33 of Levins Addition; all of
the alleys in Levins Addition; Lot 15 through and including Lot 18 of Kringle
Addition; Lots 30 through and including Lot 43 of Yates Subdivision; Lot 32A, Lot
B and Lot C all of Yates Subdivision; Lot 1 and Lot 2 and Lots 12 through and
including Lot 15, all of Henion and Baird Subdivision; W 103’-N12’-N34’6”-
W105’ of Lot 5, S22’6”-N34’6”-W105 of Lot 5, S6’6”-W105’ of Lot 5, W105’ of Lot
6 and W105’-N26’ of Lot 7, all in Henion and Baird Subdivision, Lots 1 through
and including Lot 8 of Hodgdon Subdivision; Lot A of Hodgdon Subdivision; Lot
820 and Lot 821 of A. McDaniels Subdivision; the west 53 feet of Lot 20 of
Morgan’s Subdivision; Lot 7, Lot 7A, Lot 8, Lot 2 of Lot 9, Lot 2 of Lot 3 and Lot 2
of Lot 4, all of Yates and Pickett Subdivision; Lot 2 of Lot 73, Lot 2 of Lot 74, Lot
2 of Lot 75, Lot 2 of Lot 76, Lot 2 of Lot 77, Lot 2 of Lot 78, Lot 2 of Lot 79, Lots
71A, Lots 69 through and including Lot 71, Lots 63 through and including Lot 67,
Lot 80 and Lot 2 of Lot 81A, all of A.P. Woods Addition, and the alley from Blake
Street East except the portion adjoining Lot 2 of Lot 73 of A.P. Woods Addition,
all of Helena Street, all in the City of Dubuque, Iowa.
Section 2. That pursuant to Iowa Code Section 414.5(2003) and as an express
condition of amending the Loras College ID Institutional District, 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. Use Regulations.
The following regulations shall apply to all uses made of land in the
above-described ID Institutional District:
1. Principal permitted uses shall be limited to:
a. Colleges and universities.
b. Vocational schools.
c. Seminaries.
d. Offices for administrative personnel or other institutional
employees and affiliates.
e. Churches, libraries and museums.
f. Classrooms, laboratories, lecture halls, and similar places of
institution.
g. Off-street parking and loading.
h. Recreational or athletic facilities for the primary use and
benefit of the institutional residents or affiliates.
i. Single-family, two-family, or multi-family dwellings for the
housing of institutional residents or affiliates.
2. Accessory Uses: The following uses shall be permitted as
accessory uses in the above-described ID Institutional District:
a. Located entirely within a principal building, bookstores or
bars seating not more than seventy-five(75) persons at one
time and located not closer than two hundred feet (200’)
from the nearest residential or office residential district.
b. All uses customarily incidental and subordinate to the
principal use it serves, but not to include commercial use
outside the principal building.
3. No conditional uses shall be allowed.
B. Lot and Bulk Regulations
Development of land in the ID Institutional District shall be amended as
follows: The proposed Athletic and Wellness Center shall be located in
conformance with the attached campus development plan and all final site
development plans are to be approved in accordance with provisions of
the ID Institutional District regulations.
C. Performance Standards
The development and maintenance of uses in this ID Institutional District
shall be established in conformance with Section 3-5.2 of the Zoning
Ordinance and the following standards:
1. New outdoor lighting for the proposed Oaks Housing Project and
new parking lot shall use 72-degree cut-off light fixtures.
2. Landscaping shall be provided in compliance with Section 4-4 of
the Zoning Ordinance.
3. All utilities, including telephone and cable television, shall be
installed underground.
4. Final site development plans shall be submitted in accordance with
Section 4-4 of the Zoning Ordinance.
D. Parking Requirements
The off-street parking requirements for the principal permitted uses for the
herein described ID Institutional District shall be regulated as follows:
1. That thirty-two (32) parking spaces shall be provided in a new
parking lot addition on the east side of the existing Byrne Oaks
parking lot.
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2. That the existing tennis courts at the northeast corner of 17 and
Cox Streets be converted to a 103-space parking lot with
completion timed to coincide with the opening of the Oaks Housing
project.
3. That the existing forty-eight (48) space parking lot adjacent to the
San Jose Swimming Pool will be designated for use by the
residents of the Oaks Housing Project.
4. A minimum of 1,190 off-street parking spaces shall be maintained
for the Loras College Institutional District.
5. Any significant expansion or reduction in the number of off-street
parking spaces must be reviewed by Planning Services staff for
compliance with the adopted institutional district requirements.
E. Open Space and Recreational Areas
Those areas not designated on the conceptual development plan for the
development shall be maintained as open space, as defined by Section 8
of the Zoning Ordinance by the property owner and/or association.
F. Sign Regulations
The sign regulations shall be the same as that which are allowed in the ID
Institutional District as established in Section 4-3.11 of the Zoning
Ordinance.
G. Additional Standards
1. That all previously approved campus development plans are
hereby amended to allow for the attached development plan.
H. Transfer of Ownership
Transfer of ownership or lease of property in this ID Institutional District
shall include the transfer or lease agreement a provision that the
purchaser or lessee acknowledges awareness of the conditions
authorizing the establishment of this district.
I. Modifications
Any modifications of this Ordinance must be approved by the City Council
in accordance with zoning reclassification proceedings of Section 6 of the
Zoning Ordinance.
Section 3. The foregoing amendment has heretofore been reviewed by the Zoning
Advisory Commission of the City of Dubuque, Iowa.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon publication, as
provided by law.
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Passed, approved and adopted this 18 day of September, 2008 .
/s/Roy D. Buol, Mayor
Attest: /s/Jeanne F. Schneider, City Clerk
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Published officially in the Telegraph Herald Newspaper the 22 day of September,
2008.
/s/Jeanne F. Schneider, CMC, City Clerk
Text Amendment – Rural Residential Overlay District (RROD) (First Reading on
September 15, 2008): Ordinance Amending Section 2.1 and Section 3-5.7 of the City
of Dubuque Zoning Ordinance to establish a Rural Residential Overlay District.
Jones moved to receive and file the document and that the requirement that a
proposed ordinance be considered and voted on for passage at two Council meetings
prior to the meeting at which it is to be passed be suspended and further moved final
consideration and adoption of the Ordinance. Seconded by Braig. Motion carried 6-0.
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION
ORDINANCE NO. 58-08
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA PROVIDING THAT THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, BE AMENDED BY REVISING
APPENDIX A THEREOF, ALSO KNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA BY ESTABLISHING A RROD RURAL RESIDENTIAL
OVERLAY DISTRICT UNDER SECTION 2-1 ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICTS AND
A NEW SECTION 3-5.7 RROD RURAL RESIDENTIAL OVERLAY DISTRICT
Section 1. Appendix A of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Dubuque, Iowa, is
hereby amended by amending Section 2-1 Establishment of Districts by including under
Special Purpose Districts the following:
"RROD Rural Residential Overlay District".
Section 2. Appendix A of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Dubuque, Iowa, is
hereby amended by adding Section 3-5.7 RROD Rural Residential Overlay District, as
shown on Exhibit A, attached hereto.
Section 3. That the foregoing amendment has heretofore been reviewed by the
Zoning Commission of the City of Dubuque, Iowa.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall take effect upon publication.
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Passed, approved and adopted this 18 day of September, 2008.
/s/Roy D. Buol, Mayor
Attest: /s/Jeanne F. Schneider, CMC, City Clerk
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Published officially in the Telegraph Herald Newspaper the 22 day of September,
2008.
/s/Jeanne F. Schneider, CMC, City Clerk
There being no further business, upon motion the Council adjourned at 4:32 p.m.
/s/Jeanne F. Schneider, CMC
City Clerk