Proof of Publication City Council Proceedings 5 27 09STA~t ~ OF IOWA {SS:
DUBUQUE COUNTY
CERTIFICATION OF PUBLICATION
Unified Development Code
Planning Services
Manager Laura Car-
stens introduced staff
members Associate
Planner Kyle Kritz,
Assistant Planner Guy
Hemenway, and Assis-
tant Planner Wally
Wernimont. Carstens
then reviewed each of
the Articles being
presented to City
CITY OF DUBUQUE, Council for their review
IOWA noting changes and
CITY COUNCIL recommendations:
PROCEEDINGS .Article 6 Overlay
OFFICIAL District
The Dubuque City -Rural/Residential
Council met in special Overlay District
session at 5:30 p.m. on Long-Standing Over-
May 27, 2009 in the lay Districts: restricted
Historic federal Build- height overlay, Hwy
ing. 151/61 sign overlay,
Present: Mayor Buol, flood plain overlay
Council Members Newly Proposed: old
Braig, Connors, Jones, town overlay, airport
Resnick, Voetberg, overlay
Assistant City Attorney .grticle 7 Supple-
O'Brien mental Regulations
Absent: Council •Home-base business,
Member Lynch telecommunications
Mayor Buol read the towers, wind energy
call and stated this is a conversion systems,
special session of the adult entertainment
City Council to discuss regulations
the Unified Develop- .Article 8 Zoning
ment Code. Board of Adjustment
WORK SESSION Applications and
(2 of 4) Procedures
Discussion regardinc
the Unified variances, condi-
tional uses, special
exceptions
•Article 9 Zoning
Advisory Commission
Applications and
Procedures
'Single process, text
amendments
•Article 10 Historic
Preservation
'Additional defini-
tions; reorganization
for clarity; stream-
lining the nomination
review process for
districts, landmarks,
and individual pro-
perties; combing
duplication in the
design review process;
conservation districts
with respect to
streamlining demoli-
tion permits; adding
conservation planning
areas
Carstens provided
follow up information
from the May 11 UDC
work session. Re-
sponding to questions
from the City Council,
Carstens explained the
difference between the
City's Zoning Advisory
Commission and the
Zoning Board o1
Adjustment statinc
that the ZBA is a quasi
judicial board estab~
lished by the State o1
Iowa Code, which h
the power to gra
variances withc
review by City Couni
The Zoning Advise
Commission mak
recommendations
the City Council, whi
then makes the fii
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: June 03, 2009, and for which the charge is $36.17.
Subscribed to before mE
this ,~'~, day of
is in and for Dubuque County, Iowa,
20 D9 .
~~.
Notary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa.
a'"~ r MARY K. WESTERMEYER
moo: Commission Number 154885
,ow:: My Comm. Exp. FEB. 1, 2011
CITY OF DUBUQUE,
IOWA
CITY COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS
OFFICIAL
The Dubuque City
Council met in special
session at 5:30 p.m. on
May 27, 2009 in the
Historic Federal Build-
ing.
Present: Mayor Buol,
Council Members
Braig, Connors, Jones,
Resnick, Voetberg,
Assistant City Attorney
O'Brien
Absent: Council
Member Lynch
Mayor Buol read the
call and stated this is a
special session of the
City Council to discuss
the Unified Develop-
ment Code.
WORK SESSION
(2 of 4)
Discussion regardinc
the Unified
Development Code
Planning Services
Manager Laura Car-
stens introduced staff
members Associate
Planner Kyle Kritz,
Assistant Planner Guy
Hemenway, and Assis-
tant Planner Wally
Wernimont. Carstens
then reviewed each of
the Articles being
presented to City
Council for their review
noting changes and
recommendations:
•Article 6 Overlay
District
`Rural/Residential
Overlay District
'Long -Standing Over-
lay Districts: restricted
height overlay, Hwy
151/61 sign overlay,
flood plain overlay
-Newly Proposed: old
town overlay, airport
overlay
.Article 7 Supple-
mental Regulations
`Home -base business,
telecommunications
towers, wind energy
conversion systems,
adult entertainment
regulations
•Article 8 Zoning
Board of Adjustment
Applications and
Procedures
'Variances, condi-
tional uses, special
exceptions
.Article 9 Zoning
Advisory Commission
Applications and
Procedures
'Single process, text
amendments
•Article 10 Historic
Preservation
`Additional defini-
tions; reorganization
for clarity; stream-
lining the nomination
review process for
districts, landmarks,
and individual pro-
perties; combing
duplication in the
design review process;
conservation districts
with respect to
streamlining demoli-
tion permits; adding
conservation planning
areas
Carstens provided
follow up information
from the May 11 UDC
work session. Re-
sponding to questions
from the City Council,
Carstens explained the
difference between the
City's Zoning Advisory
Commission and the
Zoning Board of
Adjustment stating
that the ZBA is a quasi-
judicial board estab-
lished by the State of
Iowa Code, which has
the power to grant
variances without
review by City Council.
The Zoning Advisory
Commission makes
recommendations to
the City Council, which
then makes the final
determination.
During discussion City
Council Members
questioned words and
phrases, noted cor-
rections, and offered
their suggestions re-
lated to Articles 6-10 of
the Unified Develop-
ment Code.
There being no
further business, upon
motion the City Council
at 7:20 p.m.
/s/Jeanne F. Schneider,
CMC, City Clerk
It 6/3
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: June 03, 2009, and for which the charge is $36.17.
Subscribed to before me, tary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa,
this ,rty day of t_ , 20 Dy .
Notary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa.
P'"r • MARY K. WESTERMEYER
- Commission Number 154885
My Comm. Exp. FEB. 1, 2011