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Proof of Publication Special Meeting 12 1 08CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS The Dubuque City Coun- il met in special session t 5:00 p.m. on December 2008, in the Historic i Present: Mayor 8uol, ancil Members Braig, mors, Jones, Lynch, nick, City Manager Van Igen, City Attorney sent: Council Member tberg ayor Buol read the call stated that this was a cial meeting of the City inch called for the pur- e of discussing the antown Design Guide- Planning Services Man- ager Laura Carstens pro- vided an overview of the work session's purpose and introduced Consultant Mr. Nore Winter of Winter and Company from Bould- er, Colorado. Mr. Winter narrated a slide presenta- tion of the City at Dubuque Downtown Design Guide- lines, which provided City Council with an overview of the study, its structure and Intent. Defined Project Area (Map) Benefits of Design Guide- lines •Enhances street activity •Protects investment •Assures common vision while providing flexibility •Fits with community liv- abilitygoals •Respects traditional character while accommo- dating change. Helps Create Distinct Identity •Responds to competi- tion •Creates an "address" for downtown that positions it In the market •Mainiains a sense of properties being related, but with unique, individual assets Protects Real Estate Val- ues •Guidelines assure that others will be compatible with yourinvestments •They create neighbor- hoodswith greater value Introduction (.Overview of policies un- derlying the guidelines and principles of urban design. IL Design Review System •What are and why have design guidelines, deter- mining compliance, which guidelines apply, compo- nents of design guidelines III. 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Dubuque Main Street Di- rector Dan LoBianco stat- ed that the Dubuque Mi;in Street Board of Directors supported the incentive- based option and that some developers may ob- ject to too much regula- tion. They could support the regulatory option for the downtown "core" dis- trict. There being no further business upon motion the Clty Council adjourned at 6:20 p.m. /s/Jeanne F. Schneider, CMC, City Clerk 1t 12/10 STATE OF IOWA {SS: DUBUQUE COUNTY CERTIFICATION OF PUBLICATION I, Suzanne Pike, 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: December 10, 2008, and for which the charge is $6.22. y, ' Subscribed to before me, a Notary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa, this _ ~~~ day of , 20 ~~ Notary Public in and °'^~rp MARY K. WESTERMEYER ~~ Commission Numbor 154885 },Iv nomm Fxp. FEB. 1, 2011 County, Iowa. CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA CITY COUNCIL " PROCEEDINGS The Dubuque City Coun- cil met in special session at 5:00 p.m. on December 1, 2008, in the Historic Federal Building. Present: Mayor Buol, Council Members Braig, Connors, Jones, Lynch, Resnick, City Manager Van Milligen, City Attorney Lindahl Absent: Council Member Voetberg Mayor Buol read the call and stated that this was a special meeting of the. City Council called for the pur- pose of discussing the Downtown Design Guide- lines. Planning Services Man- ager Laura Carstens pro- vided an overview of the work session's purpose and introduced Consultant Mr. Nore Winter of Winter. and Company from Bould- er, Colorado. Mr. Winter narrated a slide presenta- tion of the City of Dubuque Downtown Design Guide- lines, which provided City Council with an overview of the study, its structure and intent. Defined Project Area (Map) Benefits of Design Guide- lines •Enhances street activity •Protects investment •Assures common vision while providing flexibility •Fits with community liv- ability goals •Respects traditional character while accommo- dating change. Helps Create Distinct Identity •Responds to competi- tion •Creates an "address" for downtown that positions it in the market •Maintains a sense of properties being related, but with unique, individual assets Protects Real Estate Val- ues •Guidelines assure that others will be compatible with your investments 'They create neighbor- hoods with greater value Introduction I. Overview of policies un- derlying the guidelines and principles of urban design. II. Design Review System •What are and why have design guidelines, deter- mining compliance, which guidelines apply, compo- nents of design guidelines III. Historic Preservation •Benefits of historic pres- ervation, basic preserva- tion theory, preservation briefs, Secretary of Interi- or's standards for rehabili- tation, choosing an ap- proach glossary, planning a preservation project, ar- chitectural styles Chapters: 1. Rehabilitation Guide- lines for Historic Properties •Character defining fea- tures, historic building ma- terials, Individual building components, rehabilitation of historic commercial properties, rehabilitation of historic residential proper- ties, rehabilitation of his- toric warehouse proper- ties, general rehabilitation 2. Design Guidelines for All Properties •Topography, street pat- terns, alleys, streetscape, architectural character, materials rooftop uses, parking, buffers, site light- ing, service areas, me- chanical equipment, awn- ings and canopies, signs. 3. Guidelines for New Commercial Building Types *Building Set Backs, Mass and Scale, New Construction Principles, Urban Design Principles for Infill 4. Guidelines for New Residential Building Types •Single-family/urban fam- ily types, apartment build- ings, townhomes, addi- tions, non -historic residen- tial buildings, new residen- tial style buildings 5. Guidelines for New Warehouse Building Types •Design features found within traditional ware- house types, additions to non -historic warehouse types 6. Guidelines for New Transitional Building Types •Combines residential and commercial building types; neighborhood con- text transitions from com- mercial to residential types; applies commercial building guidelines to storefronts, window pat- ters, and porches 7. Character Area Design Guidelines •Specific guidelines for downtown core and urban landscaping Implementation Options 1. Regulatory 2. Advisory 3. Incentive -based Review of Timeline and Next Steps: •December 7 Comments from State Historic Preser- vation Office •January 2: Final Draft to City and State for final comment •January 19: City Cbundil reviews and acts on final guidelines •February: Guidelines printed •March: Guidelines dis- tributed at public work- shop Discussion: ' City Council discussion included concerns over the implementation of the reg- ulatory option, protecting the downtown "core" dis- trict, stakeholder preferen- ces, impact on the Ware- house District, continued availability of incentives, staged implementation of each option, and consis- tency among 'the guide- lines. Mr. Winter stated that a review should be conduct- ed. after the first year for whatever option the City selected. Planning. Services Man- ager Laura Carstens stated that phasing in of guide- lines has been discussed. Dubuque Main Street Di- rector Dan LoBianco stat- ed that the Dubuque Main Street Board of Directors supported the incentive - based option and that some developers may ob- ject to too much regula- tion. They could support the regulatory option for the downtown "core" dis- trict. There being no further business upon motion the City Council adjourned at 6:20 p.m. /s/Jeanne F. Schneider, CMC, City Clerk 1t 12/10 STATE OF IOWA {SS: DUBUQUE COUNTY CERTIFICATION OF PUBLICATION I, Suzanne Pike, 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: December 10, 2008, and for which the charge is $46.22. Subscribed to before me, a Notary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa, this /069 day o , 20 ex . Notary Public in and fo ubuque County, Iowa. MARY K. WESTERMEYER Commission Number 154885 My Rnmm_ Exp_ FEB.1, 2011