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The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
City of Dubuque
City Hall - 50 W. 13th Street
Dubuque IA 52001
RE: Amend PUD
Applicant: University of Dubuque
Location: North of U.S. Highway 20; 800 feet East of Devon Ddve
Description:
October 14, 200,2._~
Amend ID Institutional Distdct to allow construction new student apartments.
Dear Mayor and City Council Members:
The City of Dubuque Zoning Advisory Commission has reviewed the above-cited request. The
application, staff report and related materials are attached for your review.
Discussion
The applicant spoke in favor of the request stating the proposed student apartments will be
served by an access from U.S. 20. The applicant reviewed the site layout and design of the
new apartments.
Staff reviewed surrounding zoning and land use. Staff noted that significant on-campus
expansions require an amendment to the ID District, which requires the review of the Zoning
Advisory Commission and City Council.
There were several public comments regarding proposed extension of a pdvate driveway from
U.S. Highway 20 to the parking lot of existing residence halls along Bennett Street.
The Zoning Advisory Commission discussed the request, noting that the proposed student
apartments are an appropriate use for the south campus area. The Commission stipulated that
the private ddve be a cul-de-sac after providing access to the student apartments. The Zoning
Advisory Commission directed the University of Dubuque to propose extension of the private
driveway as a separate campus amendment once the design of the driveway extension has
been completed.
Recommendation
By a vote of 4 to 0,with one abstention, the Zoning Advisory Commission recommends that the~'
City Council approve the request.
simple majority vote is needed for the City Council to approve the request.
Respectfully submitted,
Eugen~'Bird, Jr., Chairperson
Zoning Advisory Commission
Attachments
Service People integ~Sty Responsibility- lrmovat/on Teamwork
Prepared by: Laura Carstens. City Planner Address: City Hall. 50 W. 13th Street Telephone: 589-4210
ORDINANCE NO. 84 -02
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPENDIX A [THE ZONING ORDINANCE] OF
THE CITY OF DUBUQUE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY PROVIDING FOR THE
AMENDMENT OF ORDINANCE 48-02, WHICH ADOPTED REGULATIONS
FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE ID INSTITUTIONAL DISTRICT AND
APPROVING AN AMENDED CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE
UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE 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 be amended by providing for the amendment of ordinance 48-02, which
adopted regulations for the University of Dubuque ID Institutional District and approving
an amended conceptual development plan for the University of Dubuque ID Institutional
District, a copy of which is attached to and made a part hereof, to wit:
Part of Lot 1 and Part of Lot 2, Steffen's 2"d Place.
Section 2. That pursuant to Iowa Code Section 414.5 (2001) and as an
express condition of amending the University of Dubuque 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:
Use Re,qulations.
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)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Colleges and universities [45]
Vocational Schools [45].
Seminaries [45]
Offices for administrative personnel or other
institutional employees and affiliates [14]
Churches [7], libraries, and museums [13]
Ordinance No. -02
University of Dubuque
Page 2
g)
h)
i)
Classrooms, laboratories, lecture halls, and similar places of
institutional assembly [45]
Off-street parking and loading [NA]
Recreational or athletic facilities for the primary use and
benefit of institutional residents or affiliates [7]
Single-family, two family [11] or multi-family dwellings for the
housing of institutional residents or affiliates [9]
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 to the principal permitted
uses in conjunction with which such accessory uses
operated or maintained, but not to include commercial use
outside the principal building.
~) No conditional uses shall be allowed.
[ ] Parking requirements as per Section D of this Ordinance.
Lot and Bulk Regulations.
Development of land in the ID Institutional Distdct shall be regulated as
follows:
The proposed student apartments and soccer field shall be located in
substantial conformance with the attached conceptual development plan
and all final site development plans are to be approved in accordance
with provisions of the ID Institutional District regulations.
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)
The proposed parking lot for the student apartments shall provide a
minimum of 116 spaces.
2) The private roadway from U.S. Highway 20 shall not be extended
beyond the proposed student apartments.
Ordinance No. -02
University of Dubuque
Page 3
3)
New outdoor lighting for the proposed student apartments and
soccer field shall be designed to minimize impact to residential
properties.
4)
Landscaping shall be provided in compliance with Section 4-5 of
the Zoning Ordinance.
5)
All utilities including telephone and cable television shall be
installed underground.
6)
Final site development plans shall be submitted in accordance with
Section 4-4 of the Zoning Ordinance.
Parkinq Requirements
The off-street parking requirements for the principal permitted uses for the
herein described ID Institutional District shall be designated by a bracket
enclosed number next to the use, as herein described:
[9] 1.5 spaces for each dwelling unit
[11] Two spaces for each dwelling unit
[14] One space for each four hundred square feet devoted to office use
or one spacefor each employee on the maximum shift, whichever
is greater.
[7] One space for each four permanent seats.
[13] One space for each five hundred square feet of floor area
accessible to the general public.
[45] Dormitories - one space for each bed
Gymnasiums - one space for each six permanent seats
Employees - .75 spaces for each employee on the maximum shift
Open Space and Recreational Areas
Those areas not designated on the conceptual development plan for
development shall be maintained as open space, as defined by Section 8
of the Zoning Ordinance by the property owner and/or association,
Sign Re.qulations
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.
Ordinance No. -02
University of Dubuque
Page 4
G. Additional Standards
That all previously approved conceptual development plans are hereby
amended to allow for the attached conceptual development plan.
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 the district.
k
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.
Recordinq
A copy of this ordinance shall be recorded at the expense of the
property owner[s] with the Dubuque County Recorder as a
permanent record of the conditions accepted as part of this
reclassification approval within ten [10] days of the adoption of
this ordinance. This ordinance shall be binding upon the
undersigned and all his/her heirs, successors and assignees.
Section 3. That the foregoing amendment has heretofore been
reviewed by the Zoning Commission of the City of Dubuque, Iowa.
Section 4. That the foregoing amendment shall take effect upon
publication, as provided by law.
Passed, approved, and adopted this 21st day of October ,2002.
ATTEST:
Terrance M. Dug-g,~,~ayor
e Schneide'~, City Clerk
ACCEPTANCE OFORDINANCENO. 84-02
I, Reverend Jeffery F. Bullock, President, University of Dubuque, having read
the terms and conditions of the foregoing Ordinance No. oc>~-02 and being familiar
with the conditions thereof, hereby accept the same and agree to the conditions
required therein,
Dated this 2nd day of October, 2002.
By /s/ Jeffrey F. Bullock
Reverend Jeffrey F. Bullock
President, University of Dubuque
PLANNING APPLICATION FoRM
Zoning Board of Adjustment
__ Variance
__ Conditional Use Permit
__ Appeal
__ Special Exception
-- Limited Setback Waiver
Zoning Commission
__ Rezoning
__ Planned Distdat
__ Preliminary Plat
__ Minor Final Plat
-- Text/Plan Amendment
X NEW STRUCTURES WITHIN
ID DISTRICT
PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT LEGIBLY IN INK
Property Owner(s):
Address: 20¢~0 UNTVgRSITY AVENUE
Applicant/Agent:
Address:
1TNTVRR~TT¥ OF DUBUOUE
City: DUBUQUE
Telephone: (563)
State:
Site Location/Address:
Development Services
__ Simple Site Plan
__ Minor Site Plan
__ Major Site Plan
__ Major Final Plat
589-3000
IOWA Zip: 52001
Alan Burr, VP of Finance & Auxiliar~ Services
lelepnone: 563-589-3710
2000 University Av~Due Dubuque IA 52001
u~y: ~ate: Zip:
NORTH OF DODGE ST. BETWEEN COLLINS ST. & PRINCETON PLACE
Existing Zoning: ID Proposed Zoning: N/C
Legal Description (metes and bounds, or lot number/block number/subdivt¢on): ._?.A]LT._Q_~_LQ~ 1 & PART
OF LOT 2, STEFFEN ' S 2ND PLACE ],/)...~/~.~,'/.~"' ' ~ r)rT~
Tatal Property (lot) Area (Sq. Feet or Acres): 3. g AC (PROJ. AREA) Number of lots: N/A
Describe proposal and reason necessary (affach letter of explanation if needed): CONCEPTUAL PLAN
FOR NEW STRUCTURES (MULTI-FAMILY DWELLINGS) WITHIN AN ESTABLISHED ID DISTRICT
CERTIFICATION: t/we, the undersigned, do hereby certify that:
1) The Information submFd'ed herein is true and correct to the best of my/our knawledge and
upon submiilal becomes a public record:
2) Fees are not refundable and payment does not guarantee approval: and
3) All additlanLfi.4,t?~li~ed wriffen/~nd gr~fahic materials are attached.
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UNIVERSITY of
DUBUQUE 2000 University Avenue · Dubuque, lowa 52001-5099
September 24, 2002
**first name, last name**
Street Address
Dubuque, IA 52002
Dear **first Bame, last name**,
As the University works to create a quality campus enviroment for our students, we want to keep you
abreast of campus improvements. First, thank you again for your warm welcome to the families in the
Seminary Village this fall. Your acceptance of them into your neighborhood is an invaluable positive part
of their seminary experience here at the University. The funding for the University Soccer Park
is very near completion, and the excavation work on the site will begin yet this fall to provide
for a Fall 2003 opening.
Another improvement planned for the South Ca~pus is additional student housing consisting of up to six
residences designed as a living and learning community for graduate and upperclass students. (Please see
enclosed site plax[) We are excited about being able to provide our students with apartment-style
residences similar to those on college campuses around the state. The residences will contain four levels
with two, four-bedroom apartments on each level, to be located behind S~mlmtry Village, and will have
walk-in access on two levels. The architecture of the North Campus will be reflected in the brick and
stone veneer of the buildings' exteriors.
We are looking forward to the completion of new student housing in time to welcome students back to
campus in August 2003. If you have any questions or comments about the South Campus impr~ ovements
or would like to talk about any ofthe projects, please do not hesitate to contact me. As always, I invite
you to call or e-mail me (information below), or I hope I may see you at our upcoming Homecom~g
football game on Saturday, October 4, 2002.
Alan L. Burr
Vice President of Finance and Auxiliary Services
(563) 589-3710
aburr(~dbq.edu
School of Business · School of Liberal Arts. School of Professional Programs · Theological Seminary
POS
Proposed Area to be Rezoned
Applicant: University of Dubuque
Location: North of U.S. Highway 20;
800 fcct East of Devon Drive
Description: Amend Institutional
District to allow construction of
new student apartments.
PLANNED DISTRICT STAFF REPORT Zoning Agenda: October 2, 2002
Project Name:
Property Address:
Property Owner:
Applicant:
University of Dubuque Student Apartments
2000 University Avenue
University of Dubuque
Alan L. Burr, Vice President of Finance and Auxiliary Services
Proposed Land Use: Residential
Proposed Zoning: ID
Existing Land Use: Vacant
Existing Zoning: ID
Adjacent Land Use:
North - Recreational
East - Multi-Family Residential
South - Commercial
West - Recreational
Adjacent Zoning: North - ID
East - PR
South - PC
West- ID
Flood Plain: No
Total Area: 3.9 Acres
Water: Yes
Existing Street Access: Yes
Storm Sewer: Yes
Sanitary Sewer: Yes
Previous Planned District:
Purpose: To amend the ID Institutional District for the University of Dubuque to allow
the construction of 34 student housing units arranged in six buildings.
Property History: The subject property was rezoned from Institutional District to
Planned Unit Development with a Planned Commercial designation in the 1990s.
Commercial development never occurred and the property was rezoned back to
Institutional District in June 2002.
Physical Characteristics: The subject property is located in the southwest corner of the
University of Dubuque campus and is located at a higher-grade level than the adjacent
U.S. Highway 20. Access to the site will be by way of a right-in/right-out access off the
westbound lane of U.S. Highway 20.
Conformance with Comprehensive Plan: This area is part of the developed portion
of the City and was not delineated in the 1995 Comprehensive Plan.
PLANNED DISTRZCT STAFF REPORT Page 2
Staff Analysis:
Streets: Access to the proposed student apartments will be by way of a right-
in/right-out access from U.S. Highway 20. This access will not be a public street,
but a private driveway within the University of Dubuque's campus.
Sidewalks: There is an existing sidewalk along the north side of U.S. Highway 20
that will be maintained as part of any new access from U.S. Highway 20.
Sidewalks will be provided throughout the apartment complex.
Parking: A total of 116 off-street parking spaces are being proposed as part of the
new student apartments. This equates to a ratio of 3.4 spaces per apartment.
Lighting: New outdoor lighting will be required to utilize cut-off luminaries to reduce
the lighting impact to adjacent properties.
Signage: No signage has been proposed as part of the new apartment complex.
Bulk Regulations: As shown on the attached conceptual plan.
Permeable Area (%) & Location (Open Space): The amount of permeable area will
be somewhat reduced with the proposed access drive, parking lot and new student
apartment buildings. However, the present request will preserve a substantial
amount of permeable area and open space when compared to the previous
commercial development proposal.
Landscaping/Screening: Landscaping has not been proposed as part of the
conceptual plan. However, because of the isolated nature of the proposed parking
lot and the elevation change between the proposed parking lot and existing homes
on Princeton Place, there will be adequate buffer between surrounding residential
properties and the proposed student apartment complex.
Phasing of development: The University of Dubuque intends to construct the
student apartments in two phases. Phase 1 will include buildings 1, 2 and 3 with
construction to commence in November 2002.
Impact of Request on:
Utilities: Existing utilities are adequate to handle the proposed project.
Traffic Patterns/Counts: Direct access to the proposed student apartments will be
by way of U.S. Highway 20. Staff anticipates a lower number of vehicles trips
generated by the proposed apartment complex when compared to an apartment
complex available to the general public. Apartment units are anticipated to
PLANNED OISTR~CT STAFF REPORT Page 3
generate 6.4 vehicle trips per unit based on the Institute of Traffic Engineers Tdp
Generation Manual. This equates into approximately 220 vehicle trips per day.
Public Services: Existing public services are adequate to serve the proposed
expansion. The Fire Marshal has reviewed the proposed access and does not
object to the site being served by a single access from U.S. Highway 20.
Environment: No adverse impact to the environment is anticipated if adequate
erosion control is provided during all phases of construction. In addition, storm
water control will be necessary as part of this development.
Adjacent Properties: The proposed student apartments should have limited
impact on adjacent residential properties as access to the apartments will be from
U.S. Highway 20. The new outdoor lighting, if installed using cut-off luminaries,
will have a limited impact on the use and enjoyment of adjacent residential
properties.
CIP Investments: None proposed.
Staff Analysis: The University of Dubuque of proposing construction of new student
apartments on the south campus. The apartments will be comprised of 34 units divided
among six buildings. Access to the apartments will be by way of a right-in/right-out
access from U.S. Highway 20.
The subject property is currently zoned ID Institutional District. The ID District requires
that substantial on-campus expansions be reviewed by the Zoning Advisory
Commission and City Council as an Institutional District Amendment. The Zoning
Advisory Commission reviewed a previous request by the University of Dubuque in
June 2002 to allow for the construction of a new soccer field immediately to the west of
the subject site.
The proposed student apartments would be built in two phases with Phase 1 being
comprised of buildings 1, 2 and 3. The development will be comprised of the total of 34
four-bedroom apartment units divided among six buildings with 116 off-street parking
spaces. The submitted conceptual development plan indicates extension of the private
roadway in the future to a point that would connect with the existing parking lot serving
the residence halls off Bennett Street.
The timetable for extension of the roadway is undetermined at this time. City staff has
reviewed this proposal from the perspective that only the U.S. Highway 20 access will
be available. The City's Fire Marshal and Engineering Division have reviewed the
proposed development and do not object to the only access to the site being off of U.S.
Highway 20. The City's policy has been to look at a second means of access for
residential developments when the cul-de-sac length exceeds 1,200 foot or there are
PLANNED DI'STRZCT STAFF REPORT Page
more than 30-40 units in a development. The proposed private roadway would be
approximately 700 feet in length and would serve 34 units. Planning staff believe a
single access is adequate for this development. The Fire Marshal indicated during his
review of the project that even if the westbound lane of Highway 20 was blocked
because of an accident that it still would be possible for a fire truck to gain access to
the site by using the eastbound lanes and crossing the concrete median.
The proposed student apartments provide a total of 116 parking spaces for 34 units.
This results in a parking ratio of 3.4 spaces for each unit, The proposed layout of the
apartments indicates that there will be four bedrooms in each unit. The City of
Dubuque Parking Regulations do not make a distinction between apartments based on
the number of bedrooms. Typically, the parking ratio is either 1.5 or 2 spaces per unit.
Planning staff believes that a ratio of 3.4 spaces per unit will provide adequate parking
spaces for the proposed student apartment development.
The amount of parking for the proposed soccer field has been reduced from 44 spaces
to 14 spaces since the Zoning Advisory Commission reviewed the project in June of
this year. University of Dubuque officials believe that adequate parking for most soccer
games will be met with 14 spaces and two spaces for buses. In the event that
additional parking is needed, there would be spaces available next to Chatmer's Field.
In addition, there would also be the potential to park in vacant spaces at the student
apartment parking lot to the east.
The proposed development will increase the amount of impervious surface in the south
campus area. However, the amount of permeable surface is much less than if the
property had been developed for commercial businesses as was previously proposed.
Development of this area for student apartments will require that storm water detention
be provided and will be reviewed and approved by the City Engineering staff as part of
the final development plan review.
Staff recommends that the Commissioner's review Section 3-5.2, Subsection 4 that
outlines the standards for approval of an ID District Amendment.
Prepared by: ~_.~f - Reviewed: ,~//,~
Date:
TO:
FOR:
PLACE:
TIME:
RE:
Members of the Dubuque City Council
City Council Meeting on Monday, October 21, 2002
Carnegie-Stout Public Library
6:30 p.m.
The University of Dubuque's (UD) Application for Amendment of Institutional
District Zoning
Summary
We, the nearest neighbors in R-1 (Single Family Homes) on the eastern border of UD, are
concerned about one aspect of UD's plans for the development of their South Campus. This
aspect has been designed by UD as PROPOSED FUTURE DRIVE EXTENSION (PFDE).
The Zoning Advisory_ Commission (ZAC) at the Public Heating on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2002,
rejected the PFDE because the plans were insufficient at that time. The ZAC did pass the
proposals for the Soccer Park and 34 units of Student Apartments.
Our Concerns
· 1. We applaud the ZAC's actions and implied cautions in regard to UD's development
plans for their South Campus.
· 2. We applaud the Dubuque City Council's wise decision to encourage the Public Hearing
of the ZAC, and the Council's willingness to take the ZAC's findings and advice into
account in its deliberations.
· 3. We as nearest neighbors to UD are solidly in favor of UD attracting students to their
university. In this light we applaud the UD plans for good housing and recreational
facilities to interest students. We as residential property owners and taxpayers enjoy
being supportive of UD's educational goals, and we benefit from the gains to our City
that this tax-exempt private university brings.
· 4. In the matter of the PROPOSED FUTURE DRIVE EXTENSION, as described by UD
Vice President of Finance Alan Burr and Mr. Kyle Kritz of the City offices, we with the
ZAC emphatically oppose the present plans. [See below 4*] All of the houses and
properties now on the route of the PFDE and any additional available lots in the future
will be effected by greatly increased traffic, day and especially at night, on a presently
grassy area and dormitory parking lot, that is to become a permanent two-way road not
built by or regulated by City standards.
· 5. UD plans no buffer zones between thek intensive population and traffic use, and the
borders of the smaller residential single-family homes.
· 6. LID plans implicitly to encourage the opening up of Hale and West 3~ Streets (both
historically dead-end streets) to public traffic. The city streets of Hale, West 3~d,
Collins/Lombard/St. Joseph would provide shortcuts for city traffic en route from
University Avenue to Route 20 - Dodge Street.
· 7. With the UD PFDE, the Dubuque private real estate in the eastern-border area will be
de-valued.
· 8. Stormwater drainage is a key issue to the nearest neighbors of the PFDE. For example,
at the dead-end of Hale Street in the grassy areas, there are 5 storm-sewer drains
effectively in heavy use several times a year. All are in the path of UD's plans.
· 9. Parking on City streets on the eastern borders of the UD land is bound to increase as
more cars, tracks and vans use the new development for multiple residence and athletic
events. The UD plans call for the removal from the already crowded Cassat and
Donnell dormitories' lot (the exit of the PFDE) of 16 angled spaces and 5 parallel
parking places OR 38 head-in parking places to accommodate the PFDE.
A Solution
UD now has an ideal DRIVE EXTENSION with blacktop already partially in place from the
area of the Soccer Park and new Student Apartments, around the men's Baseball Field on the
east, by the Potterveld Apartments (UD-owned) on the west, behind their Chalmers Field
stadium buildings, and out a present UD two-way drive on to McCormick Street at the left, or to
Bennett Street at the right. Both of these City streets are accustomed to UD traffic; UD owns
most of the land on both sides of each of these City streets.
A Recommendation to the Dubuque Oit¥ Gouncil
We recommend that the Dubuque City Council at their October 21, 20(~2, meeting deny the
University of Dubuque any present or future permission to build a private road along the eastern
borders of its South Campus.
Note 4*
The PFDE described by the UD representatives would be a two-way campus road with a 56-inch pedestrian way that
will move downhill from the parking lots for the Soccer Park and proposed Student Apartments. It would mn
exceedingly close to the borders of the properties owned by the nearest neighbors, down to the dead-ends of Hale
and West 3~d Sneers, through the Cassat and Donnell parking lot (removing one line of three lines of parking
spaces), and exit less than i0 feet from the private residence at 2184 Bennett Street.
University of Dubuque
Student Housing
TO:
FOR:
PLACE:
TIME:
RE:
Members of the Dubuque City Council
City Couhcil Meeting on Monday, October 21, 2002
Carnegie-Stout Public Library
6:30 p.m.
The University of Dubuque's (UD) Application for Amendment of Institutional
District Zoning
Summary
We, the nearest neighbors in R-1 (Single Family Homes) on the eastern border of UD, are
concerned about one aspect of UD's plans for the development of their South Campus. This
aspect has been designed by UD as PROPOSED FUTURE DRIVE EXTENSION (PFDE).
The Zoning Advisory_ Commission (ZAC) at the Public Hearing on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2002,
rejected the PFDE because the plans were insufficient at that time. The ZAC did pass the
proposals for the Soccer Park and 34 units of Student Apartments.
Our Concerns
· 1. We applaud the ZAC's actions and implied cautions in regard to UD's development
plans for their South Campus.
· 2. We applaud the Dubuque City Council's wise decision to encourage the Public Hearing
of the ZAC, and the Council's willingness to take the ZAC's findings and advice into
account in its deliberations.
· 3. We as nearest neighbors to UD are solidly in favor of UD attracting students to their
university. In this light we applaud the UD plans for good housing and recreational
facilities to interest students. We as residential property owners and taxpayers enjoy
being supportive of UD's educational goals, and we benefit from the gains to our City
that this tax-exempt private university brings.
· 4. In the matter of the PROPOSED FUTURE DRIVE EXTENSION, as described by UD
Vice President of Finance Alan Burr and Mr. Kyle Kritz of the City offices, we with the
ZAC emphatically oppose the present plans. [See below 4*] All of the houses and
properties now on the route of the PFDE and any additional available lots in the future
will be effected by greatly increased traffic, day and especially at night, on a presently
grassy area and dormitory parking lot, that is to become a permanent two-way road not
built by or regulated by Ci_ty standards.
· 5. UD plans no buffer zones between their intensive population and traffic use, and the
borders of the smaller residential singie-family homes.
· 6. UD plans implicitly to encourage the opening up of Hale and West 3ra Streets (both
historically dead-end streets) to public traffic. The city streets of Hale, West 3~,
Collins/Lombard/St. Joseph would provide shortcuts for city traffic en route from
University Avenue to Route 20 - Dodge Street.
· 7. With the UD PFDE, the Dubuque private real estate in the eastern-border area will be
de-valued.
· 8. Stormwater drainage is a key issue to the nearest neighbors of the PFDE. For example,
at the dead-end of Hale Street in the grassy areas, there are 5_ storm-sewer drains
effectively in heavy use several times a year. All are in the path of UD's plans.
· 9. Parking on City streets on the eastern borders of the UD land is bound to increase as
more cars, trucks and vans use the new development for multiple residence and athletic
events. The UD plans call for the removal from the already crowded Cassat and
Donnell dormitories' lot (the exit of the PFDE) of 16 angled spaces and 5 parallel
parking places OR 38 head-in parking places to accommodate the PFDE.
A Solution
UD now has an ideal DRIVE EXTENSION with blacktop akeady partially in place from the
area of the Soccer Park and new Student Apartments, around the men's Baseball Field on the
east, by the Potterveld Apartments (UD-owned) on the west, behind their Chalmers Field
stadium buildings, and out a present UD two-way drive on to McCormick Street at the left, or to
Bennett Street at the right. Both of these City streets are accustomed to UD traffic; UD owns
most of the land on both sides of each of these City streets.
A Recommendation to the Dubuque City Council
We recommend that the Dubuque City Council at their October 21, 2002, meeting deny the
University of Dubuque any present or future permission to build a private road along the eastern
borders of its South Campus.
Note 4*
The PFDE described by the UD representatives would be a two-way campus road with a 56-inch pedestrian way that
will move downhill from the parking lots for the Soccer Park and proposed Student Apartments. It would run
exceedingly close to the borders of the properties owned by the nearest neighbors, down to the dead-ends of Hale
and West 3~a Streets, through the Cassat and Donnell parking lot (removing one line of three lines of parking
spaces), and exit less than 10 feet from the private residence at 2184 Bennett Street.