Code of Ordinances Amendment Title 14 - Housing Choice Vouchers / Source of Income Copyrighted
January 22, 2019
City of Dubuque Action Items # 2.
ITEM TITLE: Source of Income Annual Report, Recommendations and
Proposed Code of Ordinances Amendment-Title 14
Housing Choice Voucher Program
SUMMARY: City Manager transmitting the 2018 Source of Income
Annual Report and recommending that the City Council
approval of an ordinance requiring property owners or
managers to report which rental units accept Housing
Choice Vouchers during the annual rental license process,
generates a list of participating landlords, and collects data
that will allow for further analysis of the housing needs in the
City of Dubuque.
ORDINANCE Amending City of Dubuque Code of
Ordinances Title 14 Building and Development, Chapter 1
Building Codes, Artide J Property Maintenance Code,
Section 14-1 J-3 Rental Licenses
SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Motion B; Motion
A
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
Source of I ncome Annual Report and City Manager Memo
Recommendations-NNM Memo
Staff Memo Staff Memo
Letter from Dubuque Area Landlords Association Supporting Documentation
Source of Income Annual Report Supporting Documentation
Ordinance Ordinance
Suggested Nbtion Wording Supporting Documentation
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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Source of Income Annual Report and Recommendations
DATE: January 15, 2019
Housing and Community Development Director Alexis Steger is transmitting the 2018
Source of Income Annual Report and recommends City Council approval of an
ordinance requiring property owners or managers to report which rental units accept
Housing Choice Vouchers during the annual rental license process, to collect data that
will allow for further analysis of the housing needs in the City of Dubuque.
On February 20�h, 2017 the City Council adopted the recommendations of the Source of
Income Committee with the goal to rebrand and redesign a model Housing Choice
Voucher program that responds to the local needs of Dubuque's demographics and
ensures viable, livable and equitable opportunities for all qualifying residents.
On March 5�h, 2018 the City Council received the first annual report on the Source of
Income. At that time, the City Council expressed a need for additional data to inform
decisions for the Housing Choice Voucher program.
To address the City Council's additional direction given in 2018, Housing & Community
Development Director Alexis Steger is providing eight essential data sets for measuring
progress and provides recommendations for future policy changes that would allow for
the collection of additional data to help assess the housing needs of the community.
During the analysis of data and key performance indicators, it was found that there is a
lack of data from landlords in regards to the rate of participation in the Housing Choice
Voucher program, rent reasonableness and vacancy reporting. This information is
currently reported on a voluntary basis by landlords when they submit for a rental
license, or when they want their unit to be placed on the cities vacancy listing. Only
40% of landlords returned the voluntary information, and many did not answer all
questions that are needed to collect key performance indicator data.
There is also a lack of information available to the public about when a rental unit is
vacant and available to be rented. There are many resources, websites and apps that
can help locate vacant rental units. However, landlords do not use one specific source
for all vacancies in Dubuque. Potential tenants find it difficult to find a vacant apartment
due to the lack of a centralized and publicized vacancy listing.
The lack of information from landlords may be a barrier to understanding the needs of
Housing Choice Voucher participants. Voluntary reporting from landlords will not
provide the most consistent and reliable data to measure the key performance
indicators. To receive the most reliable and consistent data, the City of Dubuque has
the option to adopt an ordinance to require additional information from landlords upon
application for a rental license. This option may become cumbersome for property
owners or landlords that manage several properties in the City of Dubuque, therefore
the Housing & Community Development Department has established very specific
information that should be collected to reduce this burden. Specifically, through the
annual rental unit licensing process, a property owner or manager would be required to
indicate, by unit, if Housing Choice Vouchers are accepted. The next annual license
cycle where this could be implemented is January 2020, due to software changes
required.
City staff will continue to evaluate if a future recommendation to City Council is
necessary to create a requirement that when a rental unit is vacant and available for
rent, that the unit be reported to the city to be made available on a central database.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
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Teri Goodmann, Assistant City Manager
Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager
Alexis M. Steger, Housing and Community Development Director
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TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Alexis M. Steger, Housing and Community Development Director
DATE: January 10, 2019
RE: Source of Income Annual Report and Recommendations
BACKGROUND
On February 20t", 2017 the City Council adopted the recommendations of the Source of
Income Committee with the goal to rebrand and redesign a model Housing Choice
Voucher program that responds to the local needs of Dubuque's demographics and
ensures viable, livable and equitable opportunities for all qualifying residents.
To meet this goal, the City Council chose to adopt a collective impact approach with two
strategies presented by the Source of Income Committee:
1. Adopt and implement a mix of educational / outreach programs to increase
participation in Housing Choice Voucher Program
2. Adopt and implement a mix of financial incentives / policies for creation of
Housing Choice Voucher units throughout community
On March 5t", 2018 the City Council received the first annual report on the Source of
Income. At that time, the City Council expressed a need for additional data to inform
decisions for the Housing Choice Voucher program. The annual report provides
progress updates on implementation of the two strategies adopted by the City Council.
To address the City Council's additional direction given in 2018, the report also presents
eight essential data sets for measuring progress and provides recommendations for
future policy changes that would allow for the collection of additional data to help assess
the housing needs of the community.
DISCUSSION
While monitoring the progress being made by the City of Dubuque and community
partners to increase participation in the Housing Choice Voucher program, eight key
performance indicators were identified:
1. Voucher Lease-up Rate
2. Assisted Units by Census Tract
3. Location of Assisted Housing Units Versus All Licensed Rental Properties
4. New Affordable Units Created
5. Landlord Participation Rates
6. All Available Vacant Units
7. Rent Reasonableness
8. Analysis of Essential Services Throughout Community
The key performance indicators report the progress in the areas identified by the Source
of Income Committee and the City Council. These metrics are indications that the City is
meeting the outcome of providing affordable housing choice to the residents of
Dubuque, is Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing and increasing participation in the
housing choice voucher program.
To collect data on these indicators, the Housing & Community Development
Department has started to collect additional information from Housing Choice Voucher
participants that allowed their voucher to expire before being used. This new data
started being collected on October 1 , 2018 and provides details about why a voucher
went unused. This supplements the data on how long it takes a voucher holder to lease-
up into a unit after a voucher has been issued, and will help show any housing need
trends for Housing Choice Voucher participants.
Location of units currently leasing to a Housing Choice Voucher participant also helps
indicate the ability for Housing Choice Voucher holders to have a choice to live
anywhere in the City of Dubuque. Beyond just Housing Choice Vouchers units, it will
also indicate the location of affordable units, and where new affordable units may need
to be created.
During the analysis of data and key performance indicators, it was found that there is a
lack of data from landlords in regards to the rate of participation in the Housing Choice
Voucher program, rent reasonableness and vacancy reporting. This information is
currently reported on a voluntary basis by landlords when they submit for a rental
license, or when they want their unit to be placed on the cities vacancy listing. Only 40°k
of landlords returned the voluntary information, and many did not answer all questions
that are needed to collect key performance indicator data.
There is also a lack of information available to the public about when a rental unit is
vacant and available to be rented. There are many resources, websites and apps that
can help locate vacant rental units. However, landlords do not use one specific source
for all vacancies in Dubuque. Landlords will use free sites, for-fee advertising sites,
create their own website to post vacancies, or just put up a "for renY' sign in the yard.
Due to the inconsistency of reporting and advertising vacancies, the City of Dubuque is
unable to track and report on the availability of units accurately. This also creates a
barrier for residents trying to find units for rent, and can extend the amount of time it
takes to lease-up. Potential tenants find it difficult to find a vacant apartment due to the
lack of a centralized and publicized vacancy listing.
The lack of information from landlords may be a barrier to understanding the needs of
Housing Choice Voucher participants. Voluntary reporting from landlords will not provide
the most consistent and reliable data to measure the key pertormance indicators. To
receive the most reliable and consistent data, the City of Dubuque has the option to
adopt an ordinance to require additional information from landlords upon application for
a rental license. This option may become cumbersome for property owners or landlords
that manage several properties in the City of Dubuque, therefore the Housing &
Community Development Department has established very specific information that
should be collected to reduce this burden. Specifically, through the annual rental unit
licensing process, a property owner or manager would be required to indicate, by unit, if
Housing Choice Vouchers are accepted. The next annual license cycle where this could
be implemented is January 2020, due to software changes required. Unless the rental
license cycle for 2019 is delayed to allow for software updates.
City staff will continue to evaluate if a future recommendation to City Council is
necessary to create a requirement that when a rental unit is vacant and available for
rent, that the unit be reported to the city to be made available on a central database.
RECOMMENDATION
I respectfully request City Council review and file the 2018 Source of Income Annual
Report and schedule a Source of Income key pertormance indicator and data review in
January 2020. It is also requested that the City Council adopt the attached ordinance
requiring property owners or managers to report which rental units accept Housing
Choice Vouchers during the annual rental license process, to collect data that will allow
for further analysis of the housing needs in the City of Dubuque.
Cc: Teresa Bassler, Assisted Housing Supervisor
Jerelyn O'Connor, Neighborhood Development Specialist
Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager
Teri Goodman, Assistant City Manager
Date. January 9th, 2019
To. Mike Van Milligen
From. Jerry Maro. President Dubuque Area Landlord Association
RE: S.O.I. Report
Dear Mike,
In early 2019 you will submit a report to the city council on the above topic and the progress
made for additional units available to voucher holders. We would like to share our commitment
and ideas with you and the council.
First of all we need to work with actual numbers of units available and housing providers who
participate in the program if they had the opportunity. Many landlords fill units with "open
market" tenants since no one else has applied at the time of vacancy. Without any increase in
vouchers (850)these past years not a lot of people looking to rent.
The landlord association has taken steps to increase participation in the program. During 2018
our board approved a 50% reduction in membership fees for new members joining our
association ifthey will consider the voucher program if he or she has vacant units. We have
been involved with "Inclusive Dubuque" as several of our members have attended all of the
meetings and one has co-chaired the program, both have offered input, data and ideas to
improve the program. Our members all have agreed not to advertise "no section 8" when
renting and will work with any and all housing related programs.
In order to meet and accomplish more participation from housing providers we will suggest
meeting with the housing department to address landlord concerns with HUD and the local
problem, the guide lines, inspection issues and further education programs for tenants. The
program is voluntary and needs to stay that way. If we all work together we can accomplish our
goal. With all the new housing units coming on the market there will be more choices available
to all renters.
These are just a few things we have done and a few suggestions moving forward. This
information can and should be shared with the mayor and city council. Thank you.
Jerry Maro President
Dubuque Area Landlords Association
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Prepared by: Crenna M. Brumwell, Esq. 300 Main Street Suite 330 Dubuque IA 52001 563 589-4381
ORDINANCE NO. 9-19
AMENDING CITY OF DUBUQUE CODE OF ORDINANCES TITLE 14 BUILDING AND
DEVELOPMENT, CHAPTER 1 BUILDING CODES, ARTICLE J PROPERTY
MAINTENANCE CODE, SECTION 14-1J-3 RENTAL LICENSES
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. Section 14-1 J-3 of the City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances is amended
to read as follows:
14-1J-3: RENTAL LICENSES:
B. Application Requirements: Completion of a rental license application must be
made by the property owner, manager, or licensed real estate professional and must
include, but not be limited to, the following information:
1. Address of the rental unit(s), including correct unit identifications.
2. Number and type of rental units in the structure.
3. Number of units, in the structure, for which Housing Choice Vouchers are
accepted.
4. Owner's name and contact information, including:
a. Mailing address.
b. Telephone number during normal business hours.
c. Telephone number in the event of an emergency.
d. E-mail address, if available.
5. If the property owner has retained a property manager the property owner
must provide the following information:
a. Property manager's name.
b. Property manager's mailing address.
c. Property manager's telephone number during normal business
hours.
d. Property manager's telephone number in the event of an emergency.
e. Property manager's e-mail address, if applicable.
f. A statement that the property manager or real estate professional
has the same authority and responsibility as the property owner for
maintaining the rental unit(s).
6. The property owner, manager, or licensed real estate professional must
designate a responsible agent to represent the property owner, manager, or
licensed real estate professional whenever the property owner, manager, or
licensed real estate professional is not available for maintenance of the dwelling
for which a license is sought. The agent must have the same authority and
responsibility as the property owner for maintaining the rental unit(s).
Conditions Of Rental Licenses: The City Manager is hereby authorized to issue
and renew a rental license in the name of the applicant property owner, manager, or
licensed real estate professional, provided the following criteria are met:
1. Property Maintenance Code Warranty: The rental unit is warranted by the
property owner, manager, or licensed real estate professional to substantially
comply with the Property Maintenance Code.
2. Fees: All fees required pursuant to the issuance of a rental license are paid
in full to the City.
3. Successful Rental Property Management Class:
a. The property owner or manager has completed the Successful
Rental Property Management Class (the program) or a program of
continuing education approved by the City Manager.
b. Until such time as the property owner or manager has completed the
program or an equivalent program of continuing education approved by the
City Manager, only a temporary rental license may be issued.
c. A property owner or manager who has completed the program since
2000, according to the City's records, or who can provide other proof of
completion, will be exempted from this requirement.
d. Licensed real estate professionals are exempted from the program
attendance requirement.
e. The City Manager may waive the program requirement upon the
submission of a written request by a property owner, manager, or licensed
real estate professional and after finding that:
(1) The property is properly licensed by the City of Dubuque;
(2) The property has no history of priority category designation or
any founded Code violations within the previous twelve (12) months;
and
(3) A waiver will not provide the property owner with an unfair
advantage in a competitive real estate market.
4. Criminal Background Checks:
a. The property owner, manager, or licensed real estate professional
agrees to conduct criminal background checks for all prospective tenants
whose tenancy commences on or after July 1, 2011. A background check
may be performed using the City's free background check service or by
another background check service approved by the City Manager. The
background checks must be completed before the prospective tenant's
tenancy begins.
b. The City Manager may waive the criminal background check
requirement upon the submission of a written request by a property owner,
manager, or licensed real estate professional and after a finding that:
(1) The property is properly licensed by the City of Dubuque;
(2) The property has no history of priority category designation or
any founded Code violations within the previous twelve (12) months;
and
(3)
A waiver will not create a danger to nearby residents.
5. Rental Property Inspections:
a. The property owner, manager, or licensed real estate professional
shall make a rental property available for inspection by the City of Dubuque
and shall comply with the Iowa Code requirements for tenant notification.
b. The City Manager shall develop a written Rental Housing Tiered
Inspection Program which shall govern the cycle, frequency, recordkeeping,
and conditions of rental inspections.
6. Housing Choice Voucher Information: the property owner, manager, or
licensed real estate professional must provide information at the annual renewal
of the rental license for each structure, on the number of units, by structure, owned
or managed by the property owner, manager, or licensed real estate professional
which accept Housing Choice Vouchers.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect upon publication.
Passed, approved, and adopted this 22nd day of January, 2019.
Attest:
Kevi , S. Firnstahl, City Clerk
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Roy D. Bu,C:�ll, Mayor
EFFECT OF AMENDMENT
14-1J-3: RENTAL LICENSES:
B. Application Requirements: Completion of a rental license application must be
made by the property owner, manager, or licensed real estate professional and must
include, but not be limited to, the following information:
1 . Address of the rental unit(s), including correct unit identifications.
2. Number and type of rental units in the structure.
3. Number of units, in the structure, for which Housing Choice Vouchers are
accepted.
4. Owner's name and contact information, including:
a. Mailing address.
b. Telephone number during normal business hours.
c. Telephone number in the event of an emergency.
d. E-mail address, if available.
5. If the property owner has retained a property manager the property owner
must provide the following information:
a. Property manager's name.
b. Property manager's mailing address.
c. Property manager's telephone number during normal business
hours.
d. Property manager's telephone number in the event of an emergency.
e. Property manager's e-mail address, if applicable.
f. A statement that the property manager or real estate professional
has the same authority and responsibility as the property owner for
maintaining the rental unit(s).
6. The property owner, manager, or licensed real estate professional must
designate a responsible agent to represent the property owner, manager, or
licensed real estate professional whenever the property owner, manager, or
licensed real estate professional is not available for maintenance of the dwelling
for which a license is sought. The agent must have the same authority and
responsibility as the property owner for maintaining the rental unit(s).
I. Conditions Of Rental Licenses: The City Manager is hereby authorized to issue
and renew a rental license in the name of the applicant property owner, manager, or
licensed real estate professional, provided the following criteria are met:
1 . Property Maintenance Code Warranty: The rental unit is warranted by the
property owner, manager, or licensed real estate professional to substantially
comply with the Property Maintenance Code.
2. Fees: All fees required pursuant to the issuance of a rental license are paid
in full to the City.
3. Successful Rental Property Management Class:
a. The property owner or manager has completed the Successful
Rental Property Management Class (the program) or a program of
continuing education approved by the City Manager.
b. Until such time as the property owner or manager has completed the
program or an equivalent program of continuing education approved by the
City Manager, only a temporary rental license may be issued.
c. A property owner or manager who has completed the program since
2000, according to the City's records, or who can provide other proof of
completion, will be exempted from this requirement.
d. Licensed real estate professionals are exempted from the program
attendance requirement.
e. The City Manager may waive the program requirement upon the
submission of a written request by a property owner, manager, or licensed
real estate professional and after finding that:
(1) The property is properly licensed by the City of Dubuque;
(2) The property has no history of priority category designation or
any founded Code violations within the previous twelve (12) months;
and
(3) A waiver will not provide the property owner with an unfair
advantage in a competitive real estate market.
4. Criminal Background Checks:
a. The property owner, manager, or licensed real estate professional
agrees to conduct criminal background checks for all prospective tenants
whose tenancy commences on or after July 1 , 2011 . A background check
may be performed using the City's free background check service or by
another background check service approved by the City Manager. The
background checks must be completed before the prospective tenanYs
tenancy begins.
b. The City Manager may waive the criminal background check
requirement upon the submission of a written request by a property owner,
manager, or licensed real estate professional and after a finding that:
(1) The property is properly licensed by the City of Dubuque;
(2) The property has no history of priority category designation or
any founded Code violations within the previous twelve (12) months;
and
(3) A waiver will not create a danger to nearby residents.
5. Rental Property Inspections:
a. The property owner, manager, or licensed real estate professional
shall make a rental property available for inspection by the City of Dubuque
and shall comply with the lowa Code requirements for tenant notification.
b. The City Manager shall develop a written Rental Housing Tiered
Inspection Program which shall govern the cycle, frequency, recordkeeping,
and conditions of rental inspections.
6. Housing Choice Voucher Information: the property owner, manager, or
licensed real estate professional must provide information at the annual renewal
of the rental license for each structure, on the number of units, by structure, owned
or managed by the property owner, manager, or licensed real estate professional
which accept Housing Choice Vouchers.
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City of Dubuque
Authored by: Alexis M. Steger, Housing &
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Source of Income Report
December 2018
On February 20th, 2017 the City Council adopted the recommendations of the Source
of Income Committee with the goal to rebrand and redesign a model Housing Choice
Voucher program that responds to the local needs of Dubuque's demographics and
ensures viable, livable and equitable opportunities for all qualifying residents.
To meet this goal, the City Council chose to adopt a collective impact approach with
two strategies presented by the Source of Income Committee:
1. Adopt and implement a mix of educational / outreach programs to increase
participation in Housing Choice Voucher Program
2. Adopt and implement a mix of financial incentives/ policies for creation of
Housing Choice Voucher units throughout community
"The City of Dubuque is committed to Affirmatively
Furthering Fair Housing�� �Source ojlncome Committee
On March 5th, 2018 the City Council received the first annual report on the Source of
Income. At that time, the City Council expressed a need for additional data to inform
future decisions for the Housing Choice Voucher program. This annual report provides
progress updates on implementation of the two strategies adopted by the City
Council. To address the City Council's additional direction given in 2018, this report
also presents recommendations for policy changes that would allow for the collection
of additional data to help assess the housing needs of the community.
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Imagine Dubuque
The City Council's direction to the Source of Income Committee was echoed by the Dubuque
community in the form of recommendations included in Imagine Dubuque 2037:A Call toAction, the
City of Dubuque's new Comprehensive Plan adopted by the City Council in September 2017 based on
over 12,500 ideas from 6,000 participants in 13 months.
Economic Prosperity& Housing:
• Foster the development of new and additional housing products in suitable locations
throughout the City.
• Continue the current work of Inclusive Dubuque, also formulating strategies to enhance
economic resiliency and mitigate the impact of economic disruptions locally.
Livable Neighborhoods & Housing:
• Support the City's inspection programs as well as the Green and Healthy Homes Initiative.
• Monitor affordability and housing stress, an important health indicator, annually.
• Look to increase wages and self-sufficiency opportunities in the community to make housing
more attainable.
• Adopt and implement a mix of educational/outreach programs to increase housing provider
participation in Housing Choice Voucher program.
• Adopt and implement a mix of financial incentives/policies for creation of Housing Choice
Voucher units throughout community.
Land Use& Housing:
• Encourage a mix of housing affordable for all segments of Dubuque's population throughout
the community.
• including options for those who might be saving for their first home.
• Encourage new multi-family development in proximity to jobs to minimize transportation
costs.
• Integrate multi-family development within mixed-use areas identified on the Future Land Use
Map for increased access to goods and services in a walkable environment.
Background
Based on the City Council's direction, and Committee input received, the Source of Income
Committee recommended the strategy for implementation of Options #4 and #6 be part of a Re-
Branding of the Housing Choice Voucher Program. The Committee's recommendations are discussed
below.
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Housing Choice Voucher Program
The Housing Choice Voucher program is the federal government's major program to assist families
and individuals in finding decent, safe, and affordable housing in the private sector. The program is
administered and funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Since
housing assistance is provided to residential rental property owners on behalf of the family or
individual, participants can find their own housing, including single-family homes, townhouses and
apartments.
The City's Housing and Community Development Department has 1,072 vouchers to assist low-
income families and individuals. Close to 49%of the households we serve are considered elderly
and/or disabled.
Eligible applicants for the Housing Choice Voucher Program must earn no more than 50% of the
average median income for Dubuque according to these Eligibility Guidelines set forth by HUD for
fiscal year 2018. Applicants must also be 18 years of age. They are screened according to the City of
Dubuque admissions policy to determine final eligibility at time of voucher issuance.
FY 2018 Income Limits Summary for Dubuque, IA as set by HUD
Median Income Persons in Household 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
30%Income Limits $15,550 $17,800 $20,780 $25,100 $29,420 $33,740 $38,060 $42,380
$75,100 50%Income Limits $25,900 $29,600 $33,300 $37,000 $40,000 $42,950 $45,900 $48,850
80%Income Limits $41,450 $47,350 $53,250 $59,150 $63,900 $68,650 $73,350 $78,100
The Housing Choice Voucher program is the primary way the City of Dubuque provides affordable
housing options for low (<50%) and very low income (<30%) households in Dubuque. HUD estimates
there are approximately 5,600 households in Dubuque below 50%Area Median Income, who would
income qualify for housing assistance. Unfortunately, there are simply not enough vouchers to
provide support for all the households in need of affordable housing.
The Housing Choice Voucher program has had its challenges. In 2013, HUD's Office of Fair Housing
and Equal Opportunity found Dubuque to be noncompliant with regards to its voucher residency
preference policies, leading to a Voluntary Compliance Agreement. Since the finding, Dubuque has
undertaken the following efforts to address this issue:
• Eliminating local residency preference points.
• Maximizing voucher lease ups for five years.
• Propose and implement means by which current and future Community Development Block
Grant expenditures may mitigate the adverse effects of the City's prior actions.
• Maintain a monthly accounting ofthe voucher waiting list, including information on
applications received, rejected and accepted, and applicant information such as race,
ethnicity, and current or originating address.
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• Developed an Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing in 2015
• Addressed Fair Housing in the 2016-2020 Consolidated Plan
Source of Income Committee
In December 2014, the City Council approved formation of a Source of Income Committee to conduct
a two-year study examining the Housing Choice Voucher Program and its relationship to fair housing,
with a goal of identifying ways to enhance fair housing in Dubuque. Committee members were drawn
from City boards and commissions, Dubuque Area Landlords Association, and Dubuque Chapter of
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
One of the concerns was the fact that not all landlords accept Housing Choice Vouchers. The Source
of Income Committee name comes from the practice of landlords in identifying the source of income
to pay rent prior to leasing an apartment. Some landlords specifically advertise that they do not
accept these vouchers as a source of rent.
The Source of Income Committee evaluated creation of an ordinance that would have considered it
discrimination to not accept vouchers, researched the Housing Choice Voucher program, conducted
residential rental surveys for housing providers and renters, and held community dialogues.
In February 2017, the Source of Income Committee ultimately recommended a collective impact
approach to adopt and implement a mix of educational, outreach, and financial programs to increase
housing provider participation in the Housing Choice Voucher program.
This effort will include a re-branding and redesign of the Housing Choice Voucher program, and
adoption and implementation of a mix of educational/outreach programs to increase participation in
the Housing Choice Voucher program.
The committee also recommended to adopt and implement a mix offinancial incentives & policies for
creation of Housing Choice Voucher units throughout the community. These incentives and policies
will include fostering partnerships with private and non-profit housing developers to provide
affordable, quality housing units.
Re-Branding Housing Choice Voucher Program
There are a variety of programs that exist within different public, private, and non-profit agencies
that are not collectively orchestrated to address low-income renter issues around the city like they
could. It is also clear that the topic of Housing Choice Vouchers and greater issues related to
affordable, quality low-income rental units are complex and a collective impact model is needed.
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Collective impact initiatives involve a backbone organization, in this case the City, and a structured
process that leads to a common agenda, shared measurement, continuous communication, and
mutually reinforcing activities among all participants.
The collective impact model for re-branding the Housing Choice Voucher program will be led by the
City's Housing & Community Development department. The department will utilize City commissions
and other advisory groups that play an important role in the governance of department programs.
Members ofthe commissions and advisory groups are community volunteers whose contributions
help maintain and improve the quality of life for Dubuque residents.
Discussion
The Source of Income Committee's recommended strategy for implementation of Options #4 and #6
was that they be part of a Rebranding of the Housing Choice Voucher Program sanctioned by the City
Council. The information gathered by the Source of Income Committee over 23 months of review and
research revealed that there is a huge deficit of understanding of the Housing Choice Voucher
program among property owners and the public, necessitating rebranding.
Re-branding the Housing Choice Voucher program will also address affirmatively furthering fair
housing, the de-concentration of poverty, and the increased participation of housing providers into
the Housing Choice Voucher program via the recommended options. The Committee sought to
modernize and re-brand what is known as the Housing Choice Voucher program and how it is
managed and delivered as a product in Dubuque and perhaps as a model for cities around the
country.
GOAL:
To rebrand and redesign the Housing Choice Voucher program into a model that responds to the local
needs of Dubuque's demographics and ensures viable, livable and equitable opportunities for all
qualifying residents. A re-brand and re-design ofthe Housing Choice Voucher program would
represent the greatest response to the local needs of Dubuque's demographics, fair market and
equitable opportunities, namely:
• Connect Housing Choice Vouchers to sustainability.
• Equal housing opportunity and the development of affordable housing at all income levels.
• The Housing Choice Voucher program is one ofthe largest assistance to the low-income
veterans, seniors and persons with disabilities in the City. The faces and stories of program
residents and housing providers should be made readily available to the entire community.
• Publicize economic impact of the Housing Choice Voucher program and the positive effect on
the local economy.
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• Increase the participation of housing providers who will contract with the City for the Housing
Choice Voucher program.
• Connect residents to the Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program and the Circles Initiatives.
• Improve the public understanding of the Housing Choice Voucher program.
Implementation Strategy: Progress Report
The Source of Income Committee recommended that the re-branding of the Housing Choice Voucher
program include a combination of options #4 and #6 as shown below.
Option #4. Adopt and implement a mix of educational/outreach programs to
increase participation in Housing Choice Voucher program.
a)Voluntary Voucher Provider Participation Pilot.
A proposal is under development. Housing & Community Development staff researched best
practices to create a model for Dubuque, identified potential parameters for the program, and are
developing a budget estimate for implementing a pilot program. Staff are conducting survey of rental
license holders asking if do, do not, or interested in accepting Housing Choice Vouchers. Once the
proposal has been fully developed and approved, Housing & Community Development staff will
partner with the Dubuque Area Landlords Association to recruit participants.
b) Housing Provider Education Program on Benefits of Voucher Participation.
Housing & Community Development staff researched best practices to create a program for
Dubuque, and then developed a Section 8 Rebranding presentation. Housing & Community
Development staff made presentations to housing providers, community partners and other
interested groups such as the NAACP, Inclusive Dubuque, Dubuque Area Landlords Association, and
Dubuque Area Realtors. After these presentation, a budget recommendation was brought to City
Council for $25,000 to develop an education program linked to rebranding the Housing Choice
Voucher Program. The City Council approved the allocation offunds for FY 2019.
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) completed a pilot study of landlord
acceptance of housing choice vouchers in September 2018. This study revealed several areas where
the rebranding effort can be focused to increase landlord acceptance of the program. This report is
being used to develop the rebranding efforts in Dubuque.
c) Create brochures on Renter Responsibilities/ Being a Good Neighbor for all housing providers to
distribute to their renters.
Housing & Community Development staff are collaborating with other City departments to update
the existing handouts. Housing & Community Development staff are currently working with housing
providers who accept Housing Choice Vouchers and the Dubuque Area Landlords Association to
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develop the brochure. Once developed, staff will partner with the Dubuque Area Landlords
Association to encourage all licensed housing providers to distribute the brochure. City staff also will:
• Incorporate the program into the Successful Rental Property Management training program.
• Incorporate the brochure into the annual rental license renewal mailing.
• Incorporate the brochure into the orientation sessions for all new renters participating in the
Housing Choice Voucher program.
• Share the information with new customers in the City of Dubuque Utility Billing Division.
• Share the information with developers of rental property via the Economic Development and
Planning Services Departments.
d)Active webpage of Housing Choice Voucher-participating sites and available rental units.
A listing of available rentals for Housing Choice Voucher program is available online at
www.citvofdubuque.or�/761/Available-Rentals. Maps are available through lowa Housing Search, a
free online resource also found on this webpage. Housing & Community Development staff will test
and promote this webpage with housing providers and renters through a variety of traditional,
electronic and social media to reach housing providers and renters.
Housing & Community Development staff are developing a budget request for FY 2020 that would
create a centralized, free website for all landlords to provide vacant rental availability for units that
accept housing choice vouchers. This tool would be maintained by the landlords to alleviate the work
on Housing & Community Development staff, but also provide a place for renters to find all rental
unit vacancies in the City of Dubuque. This tool would also help provide the data that is lacking at the
City of Dubuque in regards to available units that accept housing choice vouchers.
e) Collective self-monitoring by City, housing providers, public and select commissions.
The goal is to use the collective impact model to structure the ongoing monitoring of the
effectiveness ofthe participation pilot, education, and outreach programs around the common goal
of increasing voluntary participation of housing providers in the Housing Choice Voucher program.
The Housing & Community Development Department was assigned to serve as the backbone
organization responsible for monitoring partners' collaborative efforts and create a task force of City
staffto identify desired outcomes and develop indicators and performance measures that align with
the Voluntary Compliance Agreement (VCA) Action Plan submitted to HUD.
Collective impact also includes communicating and sharing progress on outcomes and measurements
on a periodic basis (such as quarterly meetings and an annual report) amongst community partners,
each of whom will collaborate on working towards the identified goal by doing what they and their
organizations are uniquely equipped to do in order to assist the collective impact model. Staff utilize
progress on outcomes and measurements to provide periodic updates to HUD as part of the VCA
Action Plan reporting requirements. In addition, various City departments meet monthly with the
Dubuque Area Landlords Association, and Inclusive Dubuque has a subcommittee that was formed to
help address renter and landlord education needs for the housing choice voucher program.
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Option #6. Adopt and implement a mix of financial incentives/policies for creation of
Housing Choice Voucher units throughout community.
a) Foster partnerships with private and non-profit housing developers to provide affordable
housing units; e.g., rent-to-own homes, adaptive reuse of historic properties, new construction.
Research is underway by the City Attorney's Office and Housing & Community Development staff to
evaluate lowa Finance Authority programming as well as issues and limitations of State Code.
Research includes best practices for rent-to-own, rehab and new construction to create affordable
housing opportunities throughout the City.
In the meantime, Housing & Community Development staff utilize the CHANGE Program
(Comprehensive Housing Activities for Neighborhood Growth and Enrichment)to continue
acquisition and rehab of older, historic and marginal properties. As described on the enclosure, the
CHANGE Initiative is a campaign of neighborhood revitalization and an extension of sustainability to
specifically address marginal properties, affordable housing, and homeownership. From 2016 to
2022, the CHANGE program will provide $22.1 million to leverage tens of millions of dollars in private
investments to improve 725 housing units.
Partnerships with Four Mounds HEART Program and Community Housing Initiatives (CHI) in
Washington Neighborhood are in place for first time, income-qualified homeowner units rehab of
older and historic properties. A new partnership with Dubuque's True North was finalized in 2018 to
address dilapidated, vacant single-family structure rental units, and rehabilitate them for affordable
single-family homeownership.
b) Housing TIF (tax increment financing) incentives to build affordable housing, including but not
limited to, mixed income housing developments; i.e., that include "market rate" and "low-
income rate" units.
Research is underway by the City Attorney's Office and Housing & Community Development staff to
evaluate lowa Finance Authority programming as well as issues and limitations of State Code.
Research includes best practices for housing TIF incentives to create components for the Housing
Choice Voucher program in Dubuque.
In the meantime, Housing & Community Development staff utilize CHANGE Program to provide
housing TIF funds to help low/moderate income households using Housing Choice Voucher program,
as well as those not using vouchers, into homeownership (e.g., down payment assistance, rent-to-
own program). Initial plans call for much ofthe affordable housing assistance to be provided in
downtown neighborhoods through the City's CHANGE Program.
After promoting approved housing TIF projects, such as Timber-Hyrst and English Ridge subdivisions,
the City approved two more housing TIF districts: South Pointe and Rustic Point. From 2016 to 2022,
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Dubuque's four Housing TIF districts are projected to generate $3.9 million for affordable housing. By
State law, approximately 38%ofthe future TIF revenues must be used to provide housing assistance
to low and moderate-income households in the city.
Information is shared with developers of residential property via the Housing & Community
Development, Economic Development and Planning Services Departments through the enclosed
brochure on Housing TIF Districts. Also enclosed are the FY2019 Housing TIF funding available by
fiscal year and Capital Improvement Program (CIP) projects that utilize Housing TIF.
c) Support for Low Income, Workforce, and Senior Housing Tax Credit projects, with emphasis
outside areas of concentrated poverty.
Research is underway by the City Attorney's Office and Housing & Community Development staff to
evaluate lowa Finance Authority programming as well as issues and limitations of State Code.
Research includes best practices for housing tax credits to create components for the Housing Choice
Voucher program in Dubuque.
Three (3) projects involving adaptive reuse of existing buildings or new construction are moving
forward, creating a total of 137 new units that will accept Housing Choice Vouchers:
Alta Vista Senior Apartments, Alta Vista and University Ave.
Alta Vista Urban Revitalization Area, Pending Approval January 7, 2019
Redevelopment of former Nativity School site (new construction)
Developer: Horizon Development Group, Inc Madison, WI
60 apartments—affordable senior apartments, applied for City Support April 2018
Approval in Progress
Radford Road Family Housing Community, 1895 Radford Road
Radford Road Urban Revitalization Area, Pending Approval January 7, 2019
New Construction
Developer: Landover Corporation, Lake Barrington, IL
52 affordable family housing—individuals and families, applied for City Support August 2018
Approval in Progress
Central Avenue Historic Residences, 2887 and 2901 Central Avenue
Paragon Square Urban Revitalization Area
Adaptive Reuse of former Holy Ghost School and Covenant
Cohen-Esrey Development Group, Overland Park, KS
25 historic and affordable family housing & 3 historic market-rate family housing, applied for City
Support December 2018
Approval in Progress
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Information on housing tax credit projects is shared with developers of residential property via the
Housing & Community Development, Economic Development and Planning Services Departments.
Measurement & Data
While monitoring the progress being made by the City of Dubuque and community partners to
increase participation in the Housing Choice Voucher program, eight key performance indicators
were identified:
1. Voucher Lease-up Rate
2. Assisted Units by Census Tract
3. Location of Assisted Housing Units vs All Licensed Rental Properties
4. New Affordable Units Created
5. Landlord Participation Rates
6. All Available Vacant Units
7. Rent Reasonableness
8. Analysis of Essential Services Throughout Community
The key performance indicators report the progress in the areas identified by the Source of Income
Committee and the City Council. These metrics are indications that the City is meeting the outcome
of providing affordable housing choice to the residents of Dubuque, is Affirmatively Furthering Fair
Housing and increasing participation in the housing choice voucher program.
Voucher Lease-up Rate
When a resident is issued a Housing Choice Voucher, there is an expiration date on the voucher. The
time between being issued a Housing Choice Voucher and when a lease is signed is called the "lease
up period". The average length of time it takes for participants to lease-up is a key performance
indicator of the number of landlords/units participating in the housing choice voucher program, and
availability of affordable units (low vacancy rate).
Although the average length oftime to lease-up is a key indicator for participation in the program by
landlords and availability of affordable units, there are many reasons that it can take a resident longer
to find a place to rent. These can be barriers in the ability to travel to see vacant units, the inability to
relocate in the current family situation, finding time to locate vacant units, etc. For this reason, as of
July 2018 the City of Dubuque started tracking data about the reasons people are requesting
additional time to find a rental unit once they are issued a Housing Choice Voucher.
There are also instances where a resident is issued a Housing Choice Voucher and they fail to lease-
up, and therefore the voucher expires. This may be a secondary indicator ofthe availability of
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affordable units accepting housing choice vouchers, but additional data was needed to identify why
the resident failed to lease-up. As of October 1�t, 2018,the Housing & Community Development
Department started making additional efforts to contact those who failed to lease-up to determine
the reason they allowed the voucher to expire. The chart below shows the number of vouchers issued
and the number allowed to expire by month.
Issuance Success 30 30-60 60-90 90-120 120-150 Avg. Issued Leased Failed
Month Rate days Days Days Days Days Months
2016 67% 32% 36% 18% 10% 4% 2.2 349 234 115
Averages
2017 67.4% 31.5% 23.3% 22.9% 14.2% 7.1% 2.4 132 89 43
Averages
Jan-18 2.4 24 16 8
Feb-18 1.6 8 8 0
Mar-18 3.0 1 1 0
Apr-18 2.0 2 2 0
May-18 2.0 27 20 7
Jun-18 2.4 17 10 7'
Jul-18 2 26 18 8'
Aug-18 2.5 28 20 8'
2018 YTD �1.4% 23.6% 34.7% 20.2% 12.3% 4.1% 2.2 133 95 38
Averages
*Estimates only; not all vouchers have not expired
Assisted Units by Census Tract
To determine ifthe City of Dubuque is creating/supporting low income workforce, and senior housing
outside areas of concentrated poverty, a key performance indicator is the number of assisted housing
units per census tract. This will show the trends of where housing choice voucher participants are
leasing up and where the units are most readily available. Significant changes to a census tract could
indicate an increase or decrease in landlord participation and the additional availability of units
accepting housing choice vouchers in a new census tract. Below are the number of assisted housing
units per census tract. A significant decrease of 30 vouchers in tract 1.00 and 19 vouchers in tract
5.00 over the past three years does not appear to represent a trend of assisted housing units moving
to another census tract. Instead it appears to be reflective of an overall decrease in the total number
of vouchers (60) being used at the time of ineasurement.
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Tracking not only the number of assisted housing units per census tract, but the percentage of
change over time in each census tract is important to understand the trends. Below is a chart
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Additional charts and information about assisted units by census tract are attached, including a map
showing the areas of concentrated poverty.
Location of Assisted Housing Units Vs All Rental Licensed Property
Evaluating the location of assisted housing units compared to all licensed rental properties is
important in understanding if there is a disparity in the age and location ofthe housing stock that are
accepting Housing Choice Vouchers. Answering the question, "Are housing choice voucher holders
being denied rentals in certain locations more often than others?". The heat map below shows where
assisted housing units are located in relationship to all licensed rental properties. Many of the
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NewAffordable Units Created
Based on the Source of Income Committee recommendations, the City of Dubuque now require
housing developers to accept Housing Choice Vouchers in conjunction with approval of an affordable
housing development agreement. Should all three affordable housing developments proposed in
2018 be completed in the next two years, an additional 137 affordable units will be available that
accept Housing Choice Vouchers. Of those 137 units, 77 units are located outside an area of
concentrated poverty. Of the 77 units, 52 will be added in census tract 101.04, which currently has no
assisted rental units. This increase in assisted housing units in a new census tract will make a
significant impact on key performance indicators that show the City of Dubuque meeting the
expectations ofthe HUD Voluntary Compliance Agreement (VCA)to create affordable housing
opportunities outside the area of concentrated poverty.
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The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program is the largest source of new affordable housing
in the United States. It does not provide housing subsidies. Instead, the program provides tax
incentives to encourage developers to create affordable housing. The developers build the housing
and agree to rent the housing at an affordable rent that is usually below market. Developers have a
choice of two use restrictions based on Area Median Income (AMI):
• >20%ofthe units occupied by tenants @ <50%AMI, or
• >40%of units occupied by tenants @ <60% AMI
The LITHC program is an important partnership method for the City to provide affordable housing
options for low (<50%AMI) and very low income (<30% AMI) households throughout Dubuque. The
LITHC frequently provides the last critical element to ensure the financial feasibility of the project.
Dubuque LIHTC Housing Projects: 2013-2018
There were 6 affordable housing projects approved by the City Council between 2013-2018 for an
Urban Revitalization Area (URA) Designation in connection with an application to the State of lowa
for the LIHTC program. Two projects are pending approval by the City Council in December 2018.
Approved
Paragon Square, 2887-2901 Central Avenue
Adaptive Reuse of school and convent for 28 affordable senior apartments
Developer: Frantz Community Investors, Cedar Rapids, IA
No rezoning; URA approved 11/16/15; developer withdrew
Applewood IV, 3275 Pennsylvania Avenue
New Construction of 60 senior housing apartments
Developer: Horizon Development Group, Inc.
Rezoned on 9/14/15, no opposition; URA approved 04/18/16; Opened in October 2017
Marquette Hall, 2222 Queen Street
Adaptive Reuse of school for 28 affordable senior apartments
Developer: Cohen-Esrey Development Group, Overland Park, KS
Rezoned on 12/14/15, no opposition; URA approved 04/03/17; Under construction
Central Avenue Historic Residences, 2887- 2901 Central Avenue
Adaptive Reuse of school and convent for 25 historic and affordable family housing & 3 historic
market-rate family housing
Developer: Cohen-Esrey Development Group, Overland Park, KS
No rezoning; URA approved 11/16/15; Completed property acquisition
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Fifteenth StreetApartments, 180 West 15th Street
Adaptive Reuse of school for 36 affordable units - people with disabilities and veterans
Developer: Full Circle Communities, Chicago, IL
No rezoning; Parking variance 10/27/16, no opposition; URA approved 11/6/17; Under construction
University Lofts, Alta Vista and University Ave.
New construction for 48 apartments -affordable family workforce housing
Developer: Miller-Valentine Group, Cincinnati, OH
Rezoned on 12/16/15, no opposition; URA approved 11/6/17; developer withdrew
Pending Approval
Alta Vista Senior Apartments, 1225 Alta Vista Street(access off Nevada Street)
New Construction of 60 senior housing apartments
Developer: Horizon Development Group, Inc.
Rezoned on 5/21/18, no opposition; URA pending approval 12/3/18
Radford Road Development, 1895 Radford Road
New Construction of 52 units of affordable family housing
Developer: Landover Corporation
Rezoned on 9/7/18, no opposition; URA pending approval d 12/3/18
The City Council has shown support for all ofthese projects to increase the availability of affordable
housing units throughout the city.
Landlord Participation Rates
It is difficult to track the number of units participating in the Housing Choice Voucher program due to
rental units being available to those without a voucher as well. If a unit becomes vacant, but a
voucher holder is not interested in renting that unit, it will be rented to a non-voucher holder. The
landlord of the unit was willing to accept a Housing Choice Voucher, but did not have the opportunity
to lease-up with a voucher holder when the unit was vacant.
Currently, the only information the City of Dubuque is provided from landlords in regards to
accepting Housing Choice Vouchers is a voluntary, self-reporting. The annual rental license
application has optional information that a landlord can provide. One such piece of information is if
they would be willing to accept Housing Choice Vouchers. However, landlords have reported that
they are unwilling to report that they would accept a voucher, for fear the City may make it a
requirement if they chose to report they would accept the voucher. Also, the annual license is data
from one point in time. Landlords may choose to take a voucher after reporting they wouldn't or
chose to not accept housing choice vouchers after reporting they would.
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Due to the many barriers that exist with using annual information that is voluntary, landlord
participation rates are currently very difficult to track. However, the information provided by
landlords during the 2018 rental license renewal period is shown below (please note that only
approximately 40%of landlords responded to the additional information on the rental license
application):
Would you consider rentingto a Would you like more information
qualified tenant with a Section 8/ about the Section 8 / Housing
Housing Choice Voucher at this Choice Voucher program?
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The Housing & Community Development Department is able to determine the number of landlords
who accepted Housing Choice Vouchers in any given year, based on those paid from the program.
This data does not indicate the number of units that accept vouchers, nor does it represent an
increase or decrease in the number of participating landlords, only the number of landlords that were
paid from a voucher during the year.
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All Available Vacant Units
The Dubuque Area Landlords Association reports a higher vacancy rate than other data sources in the
community. Vacancies change on a daily basis and keeping data on those vacancies is an
overwhelming task for any organization. Self-reported vacancies are the only means to determine if
rental units are available for Housing Choice Voucher participants, and anyone else in the market to
rent.
There are many resources, websites and apps that can help locate vacant rental units. However,
landlords do not use one specific source for all vacancies in Dubuque. Landlords will use free sites, for
fee advertising sites, create their own website to post vacancies, or just put up a "for rent" sign in the
yard. Due to the inconsistency of reporting and advertising vacancies, the City of Dubuque is unable
to track and report on the availability of units accurately.
The Housing & Community Development Department is developing a budget proposal to fund a
website/app that will post all rental vacancies in Dubuque for free. Landlords would be responsible
for updating their information and their vacancies on the website, so the website is easier to
maintain. In this proposal, each landlord with a rental license would be provided login information, so
only those with active rental licenses could post to the site. The website would also have the ability
for landlords to choose which properties would show as accepting Housing Choice Vouchers, so
voucher participants could filter vacancies. The proposal is for voluntary participation for posting
vacancies on the website by landlords. However, this could be built into a rental license as a
requirement should voluntary reporting be ineffective.
This tool would allow for real time reporting to occur on the number of vacancies at any given time.
The reports would show when vacancy rates were too low to accommodate the housing needs of the
community, or when there was an abundance of rentals available.
Rent Reasonableness
To determine rent reasonableness throughout the city, the Housing & Community Development
Department currently uses HUDs fair market rent analysis that is released each year and new rates
take effect each October 1�. The calculation required by HUD to determine rent reasonableness,
includes analyzing the current Housing Choice Voucher participants' percent of income used for
housing. The average for all participants needs to fall below 30%of annual income based on the fair
market rates used to establish voucher rates. Below is a summary of the past five years of voucher
payment changes based on HUD's analysis. The changes have been insignificant and show a trend of
affordable housing rent stability over the past five years.
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VOUCHER PAYMENTSTANDARDS
Effective Date SRO 0 BR 1 BR 2 BR 3 BR 4 BR 5 BR
1/1/2019 362 484 569 753 1006 1208 1389
10/1/2018 354 472 555 746 968 1208 1389
10/1/2016 354 472 555 746 968 1112 1278
12/1/2015 309 413 511 746 968 1032 1187
7/1/2015 309 413 511 663 889 1032 1187
1/1/2014 339 452 559 725 972 1129 1298
*SRO = Single Room Occupancy
EXCEPTION RENT AREA VOUCHER PAYMENT STANDARDS
Effective Date 0 BR 1 BR 2 BR 3 BR 4 BR
1/1/2019 559 658 872 1164 1399
4/1/2018 550 644 858 1135 1324
1/1/2018 583 683 908 1202 1402
1/1/2017 611 719 955 1234 1442
12/11/2015 507 609 816 1051 1204
1/1/2015 532 658 854 1146 1331
1/1/2014 525 651 843 1131 1313
However, this data only reflects the housing units currently being rented by housing choice voucher
participants. Rent reasonableness needs to be evaluated for all units across the city,to identify if
rental rates are a barrier for housing choice voucher residents to have a choice on where to live
throughout the city. To gather this information, landlords would need to voluntarily submit rental
rates oftheir units or a survey would need to be conducted at least bi-annuallyto evaluate rent
reasonableness.
Analysis of Essential Services Throughout Community
lowa's Low Income Housing Tax Credit program has an extensive application process that includes
consideration of a projecYs proximity to community services. The Housing & Community
Development department feels the criteria set by the State of lowa for essential community service
availability within proximity of an affordable housing project is important to consider for all
affordable housing projects in the city. Enclosed is a series of maps that show the locations of the
affordable housing projects approved since 2013 with an urban revitalization district, and the two
proposals before the City Council in December 2018, in relationship to various community services.
Recommendations for Collecting Relevant Data
Relevant data that shows an increase in landlord participation in the Housing Choice Voucher
program has been increasingly difficult to provide. Currently, landlords are not required to report
important information in relation to the Housing Choice Voucher program to the Housing &
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Community Development Department. The small amount of information that is gathered from
landlords is done on a voluntary basis on the annual rental license application.
Additionally, more information is needed in regards to a perceived struggle by Housing Choice
Voucher holders to find housing units that accept vouchers. Is it difficult to find affordable housing
where residents who are voucher holders want to live? Are there barriers that prevent lease up in
areas outside areas of concentrated poverty? Do rent rates prevent housing choice voucher
participant lease up in certain census tracts? Without additional data, some ofthese questions
cannot be answered.
Additional information that is essential to understanding the affordable housing and Housing Choice
Voucher needs of the community:
• Available, Rental Vacancies at any given point
o Additionally, identifying those accepting Housing Choice Vouchers
• #of units willing to accept Housing Choice Vouchers
• Rental Rates for all units
• Reasons for Vouchers Expiring before Lease Up
• Reasons for delay in lease-up after voucher is issued
Housing & Community Development staff started collecting data as of October 1, 2018 to understand
lease-up expirations. The results of that information are shown below; however, this is a small data
set and should not be relied on to draw conclusions about the Housing Choice Voucher program.
Reason for Expiration # of Responses
Unable to afford deposit or moving costs 3
Couldn't Find Unit Within Guidelines (3 BR @ Voucher Rate) 2
Other Life Circumstances 3
Found Unit— Landlord wouldn't accept voucher 1
*9 out of 22 Expired Vouchers since October 1, 2018 provided information
Housing & Community Development staff recommend at least six months of data be collected from
lease-up information before other recommendations for collecting further data be considered.
Additional information that is needed may put an undue burden on landlords for reporting. If Housing
Choice Voucher participants are not experiencing difficulty in lease-ups based on lack of landlord
participation in the program, requiring additional information may not be recommended.
It is recommended that a 6-month Source of Income Report be submitted to the City Council in July
2019 for the consideration of additional recommendations.
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Rebranding Schedule
Below is the Rebranding Schedule listing key steps for moving forward in 2019 through 2020.
March 2019
• Establish/appoint a Rebrand Managing Coordinator
• Establish Rebranding Administrative Team:
o Housing and Community Development, VCA team, NAACP housing committee,
Inclusive Dubuque, Dubuque Area Landlord Association, Resident Advisory Board, City
of Dubuque Housing Commission, Community Development Advisory Commission,
Long Planning Advisory Commission, Community Policing, Circles Advisory Board.
April to July 2019
• Administrative staff design charrette input sessions:
o Case managers, family self-sufficiency coordinators
April to July 2019
• Community design charrette input sessions:
o Hold two public meetings to get input from the public on ideas and suggestions on
improving the housing choice voucher program
o Allow for a 30-day public comment period where the Housing & Community Development
Department will take suggestions and ideas from the public at large ways to improve and
manage the Housing Choice Voucher program
April to July 2019
• Stakeholders design charrette input sessions:
o Inclusive Dubuque, Dubuque Area Landlord Association, Realtors Association, NAACP,
Tenant Association, Resident Advisory Board
April to July 2019
• City Council appointed boards and commissions design charrette input sessions:
o Housing Commission, Community Development Advisory Commission, Long Planning
Advisory Commission
July 2019
• City Council work session with Rebranding Administrative Team on proposed rebranding pilot
plan
July to September 2019
• HUD approves rebranding pilot plan for the Dubuque Housing Choice Voucher program
• Source of Income progress report to City Council
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• City Council approves a HUD approved pilot plan for rebranding the Housing Choice Voucher
program
September 2019 to June 2020
• Implementation of rebranding pilot plan
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Appendix
Additional information referenced in the report:
1. Source of Income Committee Final Report, February 2017
2. CHANGE brochure, October 2018
3. Housing TIF Districts brochure, May 2017
4. Capital Improvement Program (CIP) projects that utilize Housing TIF: Assistance for
Homeownership and True North Neighborhood Reinvestment Partnership
5. Assisted Units by Census Tract Charts, 2018
6. Assisted Units by Census Tract Maps, 2018
7. 2016 Concentrated Areas of Poverty Maps
8. 2016 Racially/Ethnically-Concentrated Areas of Poverty Maps
9. Service Proximity Maps, November 2018
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THE CTTY OF
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Masterpiece on the Mississippi
City of Dubuque
Source of Income Committee
Final Report
February 2017
Table of Contents
Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................3
Background ...................................................................................................................................................3
Discussion......................................................................................................................................................3
Recommendation..........................................................................................................................................4
ImplementationStrategy ..............................................................................................................................5
Summary ......................................................................................................................................................................9
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SOURCE OF INCOME COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
• Alvin Nash � Housing and Community Development Director
• Kelly Larson � Human Rights Director
• Crenna Brumwell � CityAttorney
• Laura Carstens � PlanningServices Manager
• JanetWalker � Assisted HousingSuperviwr
• Patrick Norton � Zoning Advisory Commission
• Lisa Eubanks � ResidentAdvisory Board
• TeresaCaldwell � CommunityDevelopmentAdvisoryCommission
• John Pregler � Long Range Planning Advisory Commission
• Jim Holz � Housing Commission
• Anthony Allen � Human Rights Commission
• KathySutton � NAACP
• Tom LoGuidice � NAACP
• Jerry Maro � Dubuque Area Landlords Association
• Lynn Lampe � Dubuque Area Landlords Association
• Diane McClain � Dubuque Area Landlords Association
• TomSmith � DubuqueArea LandlordsAssociation
Source of Inmme Commi[[ee Final Repor[
Introduetion
The Ciry of Dubuque's Source of Income Commlttee Is pleased m present the Ciry Councll wlth our flnal
report In response m dlrection from the Ciry Council at the November 28,2016 work sesslon.
The dlrection provided by the Ciry Council was m continue work on expanding option ri4 and option ri6:
Op[ion#4. Adop[and implemen[a mix of educa[ional/outreach programs[o increase
par[icipa[ion in Housing Choice Voucher program.
Op[ion#6. Adop[and implemen[a mix of financial incen[ives/policies for crea[ion of Housing
Choice Voucher uniCs [hroughou[rommuniry.
Background
In December 2014, the Ciry Councll approved forming a Source of Income Commlttee m conduct a two-
year study, and then report thelr flndings and options. Commlttee members were drawn from Ciry Boards
and Commisslons, Dubuque Area Landlords Assoclation, and DubuqueChapter of NAACP m meetwlth
City staff from the Legal, Housing& Community Development, Human Rlghts, and Planning Services
Departments m study the Issue.
In thls two-year perlod, the Source of Income Commlttee undermok the following work:
o researched deflnitions related m falr housing and source of Income
o conducted research and prepared a comparative analysls of sourceof Income ordlnances atthe
state, clty and county levels
o reviewed data and Information on the Housing Cholce Voucher Program
o developed, dlstrlbuted and analyzed results of resldential rental surveys for housing providers
and a separate one for renters
o planned,conducted, andanalyzedlnputrecelvedatcommunlrydlaloguesopportunitieswlth
key stakeholders
Discussion
On November 28, 2016, the Source of Income Comm Ittee provided a prellminary report m the City
Councll on the results of thls work, and then outllned slx prellminary options.The options being:
(1) Malntalnthestatusquo
(2) Add a Source of Incomedeflnition m the currentdlscrlmination ordlnance
(3) Qeatea5ourceoflncomeHousingOrdlnanceseparatefromdlscrlminationordlnance
(4) Adoptandlmplementamlxofeducation/outreachprogramsmincreaseparticlpationlnthe
Housing Cholce Voucher program
(5) AdoptandlmplementamlxofflnanciallncentivesmincreaseparticlpationlntheHousingCholce
Voucher program
(6) Adoptandlmplementamlxofflnanciallncentives/ pollciesforcreationofHousingCholce
Voucher units throughout the communlry
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The Ciry Councll concurred on Option ri4 as a basellne and dlrected staff m continue work on expanding
upon that option.The Ciry Manager Informed the Ciry Councll that the City already Is doing mostof
Option ri6.The City Councll also concurred thatthe Ciry Is already doing most of Option ri6.
The Source of Income Commlttee met on November 30 and December 15, 2016 m dlscuss speclflcally:
(1) WhatdoyouthlnktheCitycandomincreasehousingproviderparticipationlntheHousing
Cholce Voucher program using a combination of Options ri4 and ri6, wlthoutan ordlnance?
(2) Is there anything thatyou or your organlzation can do m help the Ciry meet thls goal?
Recommendation
The Source of Income Commlttee Is recommending a collective Impact approach m Implementing the
City Council's dlrection m continue m work on expanding option ri4 and option ri6 through a re-branding
and redeslgn of the Housing Cholce Voucher program.
There are a varlery of programs thatexist wlthln dlfferent publlc, prlvate and non-profltagencles thatare
not collectively orchestrated m address low-Income renter Issues around the clry Ilke they could. It Is also
clear the that the mplc of Housing Cholce Vouchers and greater Issues related m affordable, quallry low-
Income rental units Is complexand a collective Impactmodel Is needed.
Collective Impact Initiatives Involve a backbone organlzation, In thls case the City,and a structured
process that leads m a common agenda, shared measurement, continuous communlcation, and mutually
reinforcing activities among all participants.
The collective Impact model for Re-branding the Housing Cholce Voucher program wlll be led by the City's
Housing&CommunlryDevelopmentDepartmentasthebackboneorganlzation. TheDepartmentwlll
utillze the Commisslons and other advisory groups that play an Important role In the governance of
Department programs. Members are communityvolunteers whose contrlbutions help malntaln and
Improve the quallty of Ilfe for Dubuque resldents.
Housing Commission: Carrles out analyses of housing needs and meeting such needs and making results
of such studles avallable m the publlc; recommends proposed projects In area of low-and moderate-
Income housing; and monlmrs theCity's housing programs.
Communiry Developmen[AdvisoryCommission: Identifles communlry development needs, particularly
the needs of persons of low and moderate Income through monlmring and evaluating program activities
funded by the Communlry Development Block Grant.
Residen[Advisory Board: Provides the Ciry and the Asslsted Housing Participants with a forum m provide
Input about the pollcies and procedures for the Asslsted Housing Program.
The Source of Income Commlttee has served an Important research and dlalogue role for the pasttwo
years.The time has come m move Inm an Implementation strategy that reaches the broader realm of
communlry parmers beyond the Indlviduals who represented these parmers on the commlttee.
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The collective Impact model would be used m structure the ongoing monlmring of thevarlous programs
of optionsri4and ri6 around thecommon goal of Increasingvoluntary particlpation of housing providers
In the Housing Cholce Voucher program under the Ciry Housing Commisslon and creating more
affordable housing options and opportunities.
The Ciry of Dubuque would serve as the backbone organlzation responslble for monlmring parmers'
collaborative efforts and working wlth them m Identify outcomes, Indlcamrs and performance measures.
The Ciry of Dubuque would communlcate and share progress on outcomes and measurements on a
perlodlc basls amongst communlry parmers.
Implementation Strategy for Options #4 and #6
Based on the Ciry Council's dlrection at the November 28`h work sesslon, and Commlttee Input received,
the Source of Income Commlttee recommends the strategy for Implementation of Options ri4 and ri6 be
partof a Re-Branding of the Housing Cholce Voucher Program.Thls re-brand was not presented at the
City Councll work sesslon, but was dlscussed and supported by the Commlttee attheir November and
December,2016 and January, 2017 meetings.
The Source of Income Commlttee recommends that Ciry Council sanction a rebrand of the Dubuque
Housing Cholce Voucher program.The Information gathered by the Source of Income Commlttee over 23
months of review and research revealed that there Is a huge deflclt of understanding of the Housing
Cholce Voucher program among property owners and the publlc, necessltating re-branding.
Rebranding the Housing Cholce Voucher program wlll also address afflrmatively furthering falr housing,
the de-concentration of poverry, and the Increased particlpation of housing providers Inm the Housing
Cholce Voucher source of Income option.
We want m modernlze and rebrand what Is known as the Housing Cholce Voucher program and how It Is
managed and dellvered as a product In Dubuque and perhaps clties around the country.
Goal:
To rebrand and redeslgn a model Housing Cholce Voucher program that responds m the local needs of
Dubuque's demographlcs and ensures viable, Ilvable and equltable opportunities for all quallfying
resldents. A rebrand and redeslgn of the Housing Cholce Voucher program would representthe greatest
response m the local needs of Dubuque's demographlcs, falr market and equltable opportunities, namely:
• ConnectHousingCholceVouchersmsustalnablllry.
• Equalhousingopportunlryandthedevelopmentofaffordablehousingatalllncomelevels.
• The Housing Cholce Voucher program Is one of the largest asslstance m the low-Income veterans,
senlors and persons wlth dlsablllties In the Ciry.The faces and smrles of program resldents as well
as program Housing Providers should be made readlly avallable m the entire communlry.
• PubllclzeeconomlclmpactoftheHousingCholceVoucherprogramandtheposltiveeffectonthe
local economy.
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• Increase the particlpation of housing providers who wlll contract wlth the Ciry for the Housing
Cholce Voucher program.
• ConnectresldentsmtheFamlly5elf-Sufflclency�F55� programandtheCircleslnitiatives.
• ImprovethepubllcunderstandingoftheHousingCholceVoucherprogram.
The Source of Income Commlttee recommends that the rebranding of the Housing Cholce Voucher
program Include a combination of options ri4 and ri6 as follows. (No[e:Changes are remmmended[o
original wording for Option#4 and Option#6 from what the Ciry Council reviewed and approved are
highlighted below in yellowJ.
(1) Voluntary Voucher Provider Particlpation Pllot.
a. Research best practices m create a model for Dubuque.
b. Developabudgetestimateforlmplementingapllotprogram.
c. Once approved, parmer wlth the Dubuque Area Landlords Assoclation m recrult
participants.
(2) Housing Provider Education Program on Beneflts of Voucher Participation.
a. Research best practices m create a program for Dubuque.
b. Develop a budget estimate m develop an education program and m make
presentations m housing providers,community parmers and other Interested groups.
� (3) QeateC}Ey e�brochures on Renter Responslblllties/Being a Good Neighbor for all
housing providers m dlstrlbute m thelr renters.
a. Developabudgetestimateforprintinganddlstrlbutionmsts.
b. Once approved, work wlth housing providers who accept Housing Cholce Vouchers
and the Dubuque Area Landlords Assoclation m develop the brochure.
c. Once developed, parmer wlth the Dubuque Area Landlords Assoclation m encourage
all Ilcensed housing providers m dlstrlbute the brochure.
d. Incorporate the program Inm the Successful Rental Property Managementtralning
program.
e. Incorporate the brochure Inm the annual rental Ilcense renewal malling.
f. Incorporate the brochure Inm the orlentation sesslons for all new renters particlpating
In the Housing Cholce Voucher program.
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g. SharethelnformationwlthnewcusmmerslntheCiryofDubuqueUtillryBllling
Department.
h. SharethelnformationwlthdevelopersofrentalproperryviatheEconomlc
Development and Planning Services Departments.
(4) ActivewebpageofHousingCholceVoucher-particlpatingsltesandavallablerentalunits.
a. Developadraftwebpageandtestwlthhousingprovidersandrenters.
b. Implementwebpage and promote through a varlety of tradltional, electronlc and
soclal medla m reach housing providers and renters.
(5) Collective self-monlmring by City, housing providers, publlc and selectcommisslons.
a. Usethecollectivelmpactmodelmstructuretheongoingmonlmringofthe
effectiveness of the participation pllot, education, and outreach programs around the
common goal of Increasingvoluntary particlpation of housing providers In the Housing
Cholce Voucher program.
b. Asslgn the City of Dubuque Housing&Community Development Departmentm serve
as the backbone organlzation responslble for monlmring parmers' collaborative
efforts and create a task force of City staff m Identify deslred outcomes and develop
Indlcamrs and performance measures thatallgn wlth the Voluntary Compllance
Agreement(VCA) Action Plan submltted m HUD.
c Communlcateandshareprogressonoutcomesandmeasurementsonaperlodlcbasls
(such as quarterly meetings and an annual report) amongstcommunlry parmers, each
of whom wlll collaborate on working mwards the Identifled goal by doing whatthey
and their organlzations are unlquelyequlpped m do In order m asslst, Including but
not Ilmlted m the following community parmers:
o DubuqueAreaLandlordsAssoclation,
o Dubuque Chapter of NAACP,
o Cicensed Housing Providers,
o HousingCholceVoucherrenters,
o HousingCommission,
o CommunityDevelopmentAdvisoryCommisslon,
o ResldentAdvisoryBoard,
o HumanRlghtsCommisslon,
o LongRangePlanningAdvisoryCommisslon,
o ZoningAdvisoryCommisslon.
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d. Utillze progress on outcomes and measurements m provide perlodlc updates m HUD
as part of the VCA Action Plan reporting requlrements.
(a) Fosterparmershlpswlthprlvateandnon-proflthousingdevelopersmprovide�e
"�� ���affordable housln� units; e.g., rent-m-own homes, adaptive reuseof hlsmrlc
properties, new construction.
(i) Research best practices for ren6m-own, rehab and new construction m create
affordable housing opportunities throughoutthe City.
(ii) UtillzeCHANGEProgram �ComprehenslveHousingActivitiesforNeighborhoodGrowth
and Enrlchment) m continue acqulsltion and rehab of older, hlsmrlc and marglnal
properties.
(b) HousingTlF �taxlncrementflnancing� lncentivesmbulldaf6
Ilmlted m, mlxed Income housing developments; I.e., that Include"market rate` and "low-
Income rate` units.
(i) Research best practices for housing TIF Incentives m create components for the Housing
CholceVoucher program In Dubuque.
(ii) UtillzeCHANGEprogrammprovidehousingTlFfundsmlow/moderatelncome
households using Housing CholceVoucher program (e.g., down paymentasslstance,
ren6m-own program�.
(iii) PromoteapprovedhousingTlFprojects,suchasTlmber-HyrstandEngllshRldge
subdlvislons, that serve as a source of funding for affordable housing.
(iv) Share the Information wlth developers of resldential propertyvia the Economlc
Developmentand Planning5ervices Departments.
(c) Supportfor Low Income, Workforce, and Senlor HousingTaxQedlt projects, wlth emphasls
outslde areas of concentrated poverty.
(i) Research best practices for housing taxcredlts m create components for the Housing
CholceVoucher program In Dubuque.
(ii) Promoteapprovedhousingtaxcredltprojects, suchasApplewoodlV, UnlverslryLofts,
Marquette Place, and Flfteenth Street Apartments,as examples.
(iii) Sharethe Information wlth developers of resldential propertyvia the Economlc
Developmentand Planning5ervices Departments.
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The Ciry of Dubuque Is commltted m Afflrmatively Furthering Falr Housing through Improving existing and
Implementing new programs, pollcles, regulations,and practices.Thls commltment Is evidenced by the
City's Voluntary Compllance Agreementwlth the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD) and the Ciry Council's 2016-2018 Pollcy Agenda of Goals& Prlorlties.Thls City commltment
Includes Re-Branding the Housing Cholce Voucher Program and Increasing affordable housing
opportunities and housing provider participation In the Housing Cholce Voucher program through a mlx
of educational/outreach programs and flnancial Incentives/ pollcies as outllned above.
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and an extension of sustainability to specifically address marginal $5.04 million, 120 housing units
properties, affordable housing, and homeownership. (13unitscompletedtodate)
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Buildingcommunitenrichmentthrough a collectNe/collaborative impactof $3.2 mllllOn, 129 h0using units
programs, partnerships, and services designed to prwide neighborhood economic and
soc'�ai resu'�ency (83 units completed to date)
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deconcentration of low-income housing�, reduction in number of households in poverty�, $$.4 mllllOn, 277 units
reduction in numberof blighted properties�, stabilization and increase of propertyvalues�,
Increase In quallt, affordable housing stock�, reductlon In lead hazards�, greater landlord �6 unIfSCOmplefed f0 dafe)
and tenant responsibilit�, and an increase in first-time homeowners.
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CHANGE Initiative Goals PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
Beyo nd H o usi ng U n its A new International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC)went into
effect in 2016 and, through increased enforcement and higher
standards for safety and maintenance, is improving the quality of
SUPPORT rental housing stock in Dubuque. The new property maintenance
training and code applies to all property types and is primarily used by the City's
R education programs Housing and Community Development Department for routinely
for residents scheduled rental licensing inspections and housing complaint
inspections. The City's Building Services Department also utilizes
the code for vacant and abandoned property inspections. The
code provides a standard for property maintenance and establishes
minimum requirements for light, ventilation, and occupancy
limitations; plumbing facilities and fixture requirements; mechanical
and electrical requirements; and fire safety requirements in existing
structures and properties. For more information on the IPMC, visit
job opportunities
In 2018, the Housing and Community Development Department will
CREATE RESILIENCY PLAN for implement a newthree-tiered inspection policy based on categories
� �I individualsand family mem6ers of operation or management of rental properties. The new policy will
to sustain themselves and their enable inspectors to focus on problem and nuisance properties in a
housing strucmres more timely and efficient manner. A fifth Rental Housing Inspector
position will be added to City staff.
BEE BRANCH HEALTHY HOMES
RESILIENCY PRnr; RAM
This program supports the significant progress made on the$219 million Bee Branch Watershed Flood Mitigation Project:
• Includes $8.4 million* in the form of forgivable loans including owner-
occupied homes, single-unit rentals, and small, multi-family residential units.
• Funds will be awarded to properties where low-to moderate-income residents reside and used to make repairs and
implement on-site stormwater management principles to decrease enuironmental health and safety issues from flooding.
• Many of these properties will abut the new peruious paver alleys (green alleys.)
• Collaborates with individuals and families to facilitate developing a resiliency plan that will
assist them in recovering from the effects of flood-related problems and prevent future
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awarded$31.5 million in . Can assist residents with developing a Personal Resiliency Plan.
HUD disaster resiliency funds . May help identify training opportunities and community resources for improving future
for the eee eranch Healthv personal development, employment, and developing family goals, as well as connecting
Homes Resiliency Progra�
and stormwate- them with agencies and not-for-profits that provide assistance.
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• Will assist each individual or family with a strategy to prevent, prepare for, and cope with
natural disasters.
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2010-2015: $2.8 million invested to improve 203 properties in the � � � �. "'a �;�
Washington Neigh6orhood and Bee Branch Project Corridor � �� '°'
• Accessi6ility Reha6ilitation Program • Homeowner Reha6ilitation Loan Programs
• Home Repair Loan • Housing Choice Voucher Home Ownership Program
• HOME(Home Ownership Made Easy)Workshop • OATH(Officer at Home)Incentive Program
• Home6uyer Programs
The lead poisoning rate in Dubuque is more than double
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the national average. Dubuque's Lead Hazard Control &
� Healthy Homes Program utlllzes federal funds to prwide
�� ^ � flnancial asslstance In the form of forgivable loans to low-and
� moderate-income homeowners and rental property owners to
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C D B G MARGINAL PROPERTY ACQUISITION
One hundred tent properties will be acquired overthe neM
ThesefundsareusedforeligibleactNitiesin slxyearsandrenovatedandsold, malnlyforsingle-famllyhome
theareas of housing, economic development, ownershlp. Thlswill decrease neighborhood densltand remove
neighborhood and public services, public facilities, bllghted condltlons. At the same tlme, the Citwill be seeking
and planning/administration. partners to develop affordable, quallt rental units throughout the
communit,
, � , DOWNTOWN HOUSING INCENTIVE PROGRAM
�,� � �/ � The Citof Dubuque Economlc Development Department offers Incentives for projects thatasslst In the
�p�' � T- creatlon of new, market-rate downtown rental and/orowner-occupied resldentlal unit�withln the Greater
���� � � Downtown Urban Renewal DlsMct Thls program, whlch Is Ilmlted to rehabllltatlons of exlstingstructures
-,� that create at leasttwo new housing unit�, can prwide up to$10,0001n asslstance per resldentlal unit.
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PARTNERSFOR PLACES
T he Cit of Du buq ue ha s entered into a co Ila borative
relationshipwithlowaStateUniver�itEMensionand0utreach Inthesummerof20ll, theCitofDubuqueand
(ISUEO)toassisttheCitintheeconomicrevitdlization CommunitPoundatlonofGreaterDubuquereceiveda
oftheWntralAvenueCorridor(CAC)throughcommunit PartnersforPlacesEqultGrantfromTheFundersNetwork
engdgement, educationaloutreach, andCACcommunit- forSmartGrowthandLlvableCommunitlesandtheUrban
informedstorefrontand SustdlnabllltDlrectorsNetwork. Thepurposeofthe
streetscape deslgn. Thls mWtl- grant Is to bulld the skllls, knowledge, and capacit of Clt
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�„ _ - patmns, resldents, landlords, developmentand completlon of pmject�and events thatwill
�"� T . socialserviceagencies, bulldconnectlonslntheneighborhood, addltlonaltralnings
�}� communitleaders), theCltof forstdffregdrdingoutreachandfacilltdtlonstrategies, and
- � � � Dubuque, and Its partners. developmentof Cltdepartment plans to Improve equltable
dellvery of services.
HOUSING TAX INCREMENT FINANCING (TIF)
Dubuque's four new Housing TI F Distncts are required to dedicate 38.1% of revenues to affordable housing. From 2016-2022,
these Housing TIF dlstricts are projected to generate $9.9 mllllon supportingthe CHANGE program and other Initlatives.
DUBUQUE'S NEW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
� Justas the Imagine Dubuque ComprehensNe Planwas builton
com munit participation, partnerships and collaboration will be
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successful plan implementation must focus on outcomes to make
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DUBUQUE'S TRUE NORTH
Greater Dubuque Development Corporation focuses on six pillars of its missiorv. business
retention and expansion, workforce soWtions, national marketing, sustainable innovations,
StartUp Dubuque, and Dubuque's True North. Announced in July20ll as part ofthe
� Greater Dubuque 2022 Campaign Goals, Finding Dubuque's True North was added by
Greater Dubuque to bring transformative change, in partnership with the Dubuque's
True North Corporation, to Dubuque's vibrant, historic neighborhoods on the
D U B U Q U E 'S � clt's North End. Itwill bea collaborative partnershlp of publlcand private
entitiesthatwillcontinuetobringnewenergytothearea. Theprogramgoals
indude removal of slum and blight, fostering of single-family home ownership,
� redevelopment of Central Auenue, and brownflelds redevelopment for new
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Tax-increment financing (TIF) is an important and flexible tool used in communities forthree main purposes�.
promoting economic development, eliminating slum and blight, and facilitating housing development.
When a TIF district is created, a
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HOW IS TIF USED BY CITIES?
TIF istypically used by cities to fund public improvement projects or private project-based financial assistance,
in conjunction with developing or redeveloping different parts of a city. This may inGude upgrading areas of
the city suffering from slum and blight, helping residential development efforts, and enhancing economic
development activities. Depending on the size of the project, cities may use the annual increment to provide
project funding or may need to incur debt to finance an improvement, such as installing infrastructure.
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Citiescan use Tax Increment Financing (TIF) HousingTlF Districts support reinvestment and redevelopment
to paythe cost of activities in the urban renewal area and support revitalization within
• streets, the area and the community for low- and moderate-income families.
• water, CitiescanestablishHousingTlFDistrictswithintheircorporate
• sanitaryandstormsewers, limitsandwithintwomilesoftheircorporateboundarieswiththe
• parks, consent of the County Board of Supervisors.
• trails, and
• relatedpublicimprovements
for new housing development by creating
HousingTlF Districts.
The City of Dubuque's use of HousingTlF is a Dubuque City Council priority. The City CounciVs
15-yearvision statement for Dubuque calls for a "strong, diverse economy and expanding
connectivity" and "choices of quality, livable neighborhoods." Using HousingTlF enables Dubuque
to implement projects to pursue that vision and support workforce retention and development,
increase the local tax base, and address the city and school districTs stagnant population growth.
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By state law, when TIF Is used for housing development, _. � �� � � �
approxlmately 38 percent of the future tax 'mcrement revenues � �� ' _,-�; - � �
from the project must be used to provlde housing asslstance to �r�� ' r�
low-andmoderate-'mcomefamllleswhose 'mcomesarenogreater '� ,�,�Y
than 80 percent of the medlan 'mcome anywhere 'm the city. Thls � �.� � � _� I
IsstarterhousingforDubuque'scurrentandfutureworkforce, and � I- ." .
our most vulnerable residents, the elderly and dlsabled. � � _� �
Initlal plans call for much of the affordable housing asslstance gE lsingrehabilit�tion project
to be provided in downtown neighborhoodsthrough the City's
CHANGE (Comprehensive HousingActivitiesforNeighborhood
Growth & EnrichmenU Program.
From 2016-2022, Dubuque's four Housing TIF districts are projected to generate
$3.9 million for affordable housing.
By utilizing Housing TIF, the City of Dubuque plans to increase the average number of
new single-family homes built per year from 100 to at least 150.
Tri-County Single-Family Homes Built Per Year(351): Du6uque's Goal of Single-Family Homes Built Per Year:
2011-2016 AnnualAverage
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•Dubuque •oubuque's Goal of at leart 150
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Below are annual and total housing unit projections for the Timber Hyrst, English Ridge, South
Pointe, and Rustic Point Housing TIF Districts during their terms. By the end of 2028, the City
anticipates 729 new homes will have been built in these Housing TIF districts.
Calendar Year Timber Hyrst English Ridge South Pointe Rustic Point Total
2015 22 22
2016 16 16
2011 48 69 117
2018 38 54 92
2019 31 25 40 12 108
2020 14 16 40 12 82
2021 12 10 40 12 74
2022 12 8 40 12 72
2023 10 8 16 12 46
2024 8 8 12 28
2025 8 12 20
2026 8 12 20
2021 8 12 20
2028 12 12
2029 0
2030 0
Total Homes 203 222 184 120 729
Built
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The City of Dubuque has created four Housing TIF Districts,all with Dubuque to assist with affordable housing anywhere within the city of Dubuque.
Cou nty's consent.
The Rustic Point Housing TIF District is intended to generate funds forthe
The Timber Hyrst Housing TIF District was formed in 2014 to promote additional installation of sewer and water utilities related to housing and residential
residential options in Timber Hyrst Subdivision in the city, by assisting with development,as well as supporting affordable housing anywhere within
the funding of road and utility improvements along portions of North Cascade the city.
Road. These improvements are facilitating safertravel along the road that
serves as a main artery from the city of Dubuque tothe Southwest Arterial by Each of these Housing TIF Districts has an Urban Renewal Plan that
straightening some of the curves on North Cascade Road in both the city and describes the specific use of tax increment funds,such as providing tax
the county. It has also allowed the City to install some needed water, sanitary, rebates, installing public infrastructure, or other planned expenditures.
and storm sewer infrastructure. These Housing TIF Districts,consistent with state law,currently set aside
approximately 38 percent of project cost increment,thus providing funding
The English Ridge Housing TIF District was formed in 2015 to promotethe forthe benefit of low-and moderate-income family housing opportunities
creation of additional residential options in Dubuque,as well as to provide anywhere in the city of Dubuque.
funding for water main installation.
The South Pointe Housing TIF District is intended to generate funds for
improved roads and utilities in the designated area,as well as provide funding
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DEPARTMENT: STATE PROGRAM: PROJECT TITLE: YEAR FIRST FY 2017
61 - Housing &Community 5C- Community& Economic Assistance for Homeownership SUBMITTED: TOTAL
Development Development PROJECT
ACTNITY NO: 360-1595 COST
101-1595 $5,040,981
2017 2018
EXPENSE BUDGET PROJECT BUDGET 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
A. EXPENDITURE ITEMS
$ 5,600 $ 85,655 Loans $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
$ - $ 4,279 Property Maintenance $ 3,047 $ 7,782 $ 6,252 $ 7,782 $ 7,782 $ 7,782
$ 39,639 $ 304,420 Construction $ 202,529 $ 227,437 $ 264,000 $ 483,938 $ 612,872 $ 593,289
$ 847 $ 354,153 PropertyAcquisition $ 157,523 $ 200,000 $ 417,897 $ 434,000 $ 529,540 $ 738,000
$ 17,403 $ 146,354 Grants $ 87,500 $ 87,500 $ 87,000 $ 113,000 $ 145,250 $ 200,000
$ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
$ 63,489 $ 894,861 TOTAL $ 450,599 $ 522,719 $ 775,149 $ 1,038,720 $ 1,295,444 $ 1,539,071
B. PROJECT FINANCING
$ - $ 312,534 HousingTlF $ 349,599 $ 420,719 $ 617,149 $ 832,720 $ 1,025,244 $ 1,168,871
$ 546 $ 9,200 Loan Repayments $ 1,000 $ 2,000 $ 3,000 $ 6,000 $ 10,200 $ 10,200
$ - $ 156,079 Sales Proceeds $ 100,000 $ 100,000 $ 155,000 $ 200,000 $ 260,000 $ 360,000
$ 5,600 $ 58,116 General Fund $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
$ 57,343 $ 358,932 GreaterpowntownTlF $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
$ 63,489 $ 894,861 TOTAL $ 450,599 $ 522,719 $ 775,149 $ 1,038,720 $ 1,295,444 $ 1,539,071
PROJECT DESCRIPTION/JUSTIFICATION
The Comprehensive Housing Activities for Neighborhood Growth and Enrichment, or C.H.A.N.G.E. Initiative is a holistic approach to sustainability that addresses
ecological, environmental integrity, economic prosperity, and social/cultural vibrancy. C.H.A.N.G.E. is a campaign of neighborhood revitalization and an extension
of sustainability to specifically address marginal properties, affordable housing and home-ownership. Under the umbrella of C.H.A.N.G.E., this initiative provides
funding towards the City's strategy of revitalization for the downtown neighborhoods and centers on increasing home-ownership. The City administers a number of
programs of federal- and state-provided financial assistance for low-moderate income households (earning less than 80% of area median income) to achieve this.
To achieve the goal of promoting a broader income mix of downtown homeowners, programs are needed to assist households earning more than 80% of inedian
income, who earn too much to qualify for current financial subsidies. This Program also provides for acquisition activities where the City may purchase abandoned,
derelict buildings and houses; or it may purchase housing subject to mortgage foreclosure actions in order to secure City funds previously loaned as part of
rehabilitation activities or other housing to accomplish the goals. Certain improvements will be made to the properties in order to make them marketable for resale.
In this manner, neighborhood conditions are improved, dwellings are resold to responsible owners and City dollars are returned to the revolving fund. The program
offers loans up to $25,000 for down payments and closing costs and approximately$30,000 to subsidize rehabilitation.
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DEPARTMENT: STATE PROGRAM: PROJECT TITLE: YEAR FIRST FY 2017
61 - Housing &Community 5C- Community& Economic Assistance for Homeownership SUBMITTED: TOTAL
Development Development PROJECT
ACTNITY NO: 360-1595 COST
101-1595 $5,040,981
PROJECT DESCRIPTION/JUSTIFICATION (Continued)
This Program is offered to households above and below 80% of inedian income, as an incentive to purchase and improve homeowner properties in sections of
Census Tracts 1 and 5 as part of the Washington Neighborhood revitalization strategy. The loan repayment funds can be used for over 80% median. The other
sources of funds can be used anywhere within the City of Dubuque limits. Consideration will be given to increasing the amounts for purchase of rental properties
converted to owner occupied. Beginning in 2008, selective purchases have been made. Certain properties are targeted to be voluntarily acquired, for reason of
poor maintenance and the inability or refusal of the owner to make improvements. These are then resold to qualifying owner-occupied households committed to
restoration of the home. This Program can help to expand the Four Mounds HEART program partnership. This CIP will also significantly enhance GHHI. This is a
ten year TIF which requires 38.1% of the income generated to be used for Low and Moderate Income residents any where in the City of Dubuque. The percentage
to Low and Moderate Income residents can be higher than the required 38.1%. In FY 2019 the percentage is 63.65%; FY 2020 is 69.37%; FY 2021 is 73.14%; and
FY 2022 is 55.38%. All other years are 38.1%. This Housing TIF revenue can be used for City initiatives other than Homeownership Grants in Targeted
Neighborhoods & Purchase/Rehab/Resale and can be used outside the Greater powntown TIF Urban Renewal area.
RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PROJECTS
This project supports the True North Neighborhood Reinvestment Partnership capital improvement project.
OUTCOME
Livable Neighborhoods and Housing: Increase the availability of affordable housing throughout the city, not in concentrated areas of poverty and low income
housing
FUNDING RESTRICTIONS
This project may only be funded by TIF and General Fund loan repayments
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DEPARTMENT: STATE PROGRAM: PROJECT TITLE: YEAR FIRST FY 2019
61 - Housing &Community 5C- Community& Economic True North Neighborhood Reinvestment SUBMITTED: TOTAL
Development Development Partnership PROJECT
ACTNITY NO: 360-2766 COST
$1,500,000
2017 2018
EXPENSE BUDGET PROJECT BUDGET 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
A. EXPENDITURE ITEMS
Construction $ 300,000 $ 300,000 $ 300,000 $ 300,000 $ 300,000 $ 300,000
$ — $ — TOTAL $ 300,000 $ 300,000 $ 300,000 $ 300,000 $ 300,000 $ 300,000
B. PROJECT FINANCING
Housing TIF $ 300,000 $ 300,000 $ 300,000 $ 300,000 $ 300,000 $ 300,000
$ — $ — TOTAL $ 300,000 $ 300,000 $ 300,000 $ 300,000 $ 300,000 $ 300,000
PROJECT DESCRIPTION/JUSTIFICATION
This project provides funding to achieve the goal of promoting a broader income mix of downtown homeowners. This Program also provides for acquisition
activities where True North Development Corporation may purchase abandoned, derelict buildings and houses to accomplish the goals. Certain improvements will
be made to the properties in order to make them marketable for resale. In this manner, neighborhood conditions are improved and dwellings are resold to
responsible owners. Certain properties are targeted to be voluntarily acquired, for reason of poor maintenance and the inability or refusal of the owner to make
improvements. These are then rehabilitated and resold to qualifying owner-occupied households. This is a ten year TIF which state law requires a minimum of
38.1% of the income generated to be used for Low and Moderate Income residents any where in the City of Dubuque. The percentage benefiting Low and
Moderate Income residents can be higher than the required 38.1%. In FY 2019 the percentage is 51.1%. It is anticipated that True North Development Corporation
will acquire, renovate and sell for long-term home ownership 50 residential properties over the next 5-7 years with an estimated $30,000 construction subsidy per
property. The City would ensure True North Development Corporation that they would not experience a loss upon sale of the property and through the Assistance
for Home Ownership CIP the City would provide $25,000 in down payment assistance to qualified buyers of the rehabilitated property from Assistance for
Homeownership (page 292). True North Development Corporation would be seeking private financing and state and federal grants to eliminate the need in the
future to generate project losses.
RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PROJECTS
This project is related to Assistance for Home Ownership, Bee Branch Watershed HUD Resiliency Rehabilitation, and the Homeowner Rehab Program.
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DEPARTMENT: STATE PROGRAM: PROJECT TITLE: YEAR FIRST FY 2019
61 - Housing &Community 5C- Community& Economic True North Neighborhood Reinvestment SUBMITTED: TOTAL
Development Development Partnership PROJECT
ACTNITY NO: 360-2766 COST
$1,500,000
OUTCOME
Livable Neighborhoods and Housing: Increase the availability of affordable housing throughout the city, not in concentrated areas of poverty and low income
housing
FUNDING RESTRICTIONS
This project may only be funded by Housing TIF.
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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:
January 25, 2019,
and for which the charge is $96.90
.c.s7 -~2--?329
Subscribed to before me, a Notary Public in and for
Dubuque County, Iowa,
this ca?-"ce day of �,-e,, , 20 /7.
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Notary P /lc in and for Dubuque C y, Iowa.
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NumVir `154$85
CO'."n1n15iC�n 2020
It Commission Exp.®� _ et)
PUD District In, :Collor- • steed' uridergrourid storm water managet
mance with th'e provi- E. Signs Signs for merit f a lc draionagge
sions- of Section 3 19 this PC ,planned +Com shall aapp y, P { P ;
Temporary`uses of%the mercial District shall ties'intheI UD�1D+sfrct.
Unifiedf Development be regulated by the J. Norsues NOiseS'gn
Code: Sectionn155igns oftbe eratetl "withinthe (1IJ
a,"Arty`vse listed as a :: Unified a Development District shall be regu
permitted .use within Code unIesesdpaif+fol- l ted 'Iiy Cfapses 3;3,
the district- lows V the City of Dubuque'
'�B `Lot and Bu1K Reg= f.^
iiilation. Development 1- Large tenants occu Code of Ordinances ?. ,.
ofxtl er land.*in'this par pying ,. over" L4.,7;000 . C. Other'Codes and
titular Pc Planned, square'"feet shall?''be Regulatwns These
.Commercial `i District permitted up toi 550 regulations: do not re -
shall be regulated as mounteuare,d esgnage' The, oper,an otenantderorn'
�"OF•FICIAL follows licable c+
.
PUBLiCAT10NT;� 1': .All structures shall eXact.location)of"the al- other app ,
ORDINANCENOia19 be a minimum of 20= towable signagellshall county,stateeorf deral
AN;`"ORDINANCE feet- from .the front. varywith -each large laws and othe controls.
AMENDINGTITLE'!116, Pro.perty lines adjoin- , tenant
YHE;4UNEIED,DEVEL `ing Dodge Street and; 2 Shop tenants'occu relative to the plan
OPMENT f cOpE': OE Wacker Drive, �, ' p'ying 7;000 square feet ring ;construction .,op-
THE CITY , OF,+: DU;BU ='2 No building ,or' or lessshall be permit- eration and manage-
QUE CODE 0P ORD1- streacture .can exceed ted a maximum! wall- me!at.of'property in the
NANCES"BY,RESCIND 3oifeet in height on the rowoo nfeet sig nhareai of P L. Transfer of Own-
• INGk::ORDINANCE"'"21 site Gi Transfer of
'17. WHICH�'.PROVIDES 3. Adequate through plied•by' 75 percent•of ership
'.REGULATIONS ..,';FOR space behind'the build- the lease hold width. In ownership or lease of
THE WARREN=PLACE, ings be provide for fireno 'event shall a shop .property rn'the4warren
PUD PLANNED' UNITvehicles •tenant. be permitted a Plaza District PUD shall
DEVELOPMENT, ,'DIS .;-....,.C. Parting Regmre4} sig square feet The l01 iholude in the trans a
TRICT,-WIT•H A PLAN- ments:
NEDt ;COMMERCIAL 1. The off-streetpark- cation'•ofthe fiaximurn;prowsiofthat ' the pur-
DESIGNATION .:SAT ing regwrements,for sign area for shop ten' •chaser-or'lesseeac
3500 •;DODGE, ;STREET i h & principal permitted antssshall be ,centered :knowledge' awareness
AND='N0W EBEING uses allowed m the verticalytand;neorizon of t
he conditions°'au
AMENDEDT®ALOLW. hereim described PC 'talyon`he wood fns thorizingtheestablish
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FOR THE NTAL}AE Planned 'commecal cainfronohswte -`m'ent of the Dis'trict'
TION OF THREDI Dstrictsall be a mirii 3 ;Maxmum `of one- 'PUD
NOW THEREFORm.umone1space freetandingcenter Section3 The forego-
Bfor each200 square identifcationsign is al=mg' amendment hasRECTIONALSIGS
IT,.ORDAINED BY THE feet of gross floor area lowed per premises heretofore been , re=
CITY COUNCIL OF: THE accessible'to the peri with r;+i} a maximum viewed 6Y C
CITY OF 0q%)QUE eral publican shown'.on height of 44 Jfeet and ; Advisory omm ss"ron'
'`Section 1 ThaYTitle tFie lecnceptual devel sign area of :6.,,:6.,-s.„0....•,'-.„,7,.S.:q.,,,u:,i,74,;ai" ?,,r‘,--'
60 square ofY hie City of Dubuque
feet
o AIl'ie"hicle related ri,4 ,Maximum sof one '. Section 4 `The forego
1§.t. Unified Deuelo ms,µ ,
merit C'odeof`ti e'CitYF r,eatures sh lr bessur .freestanding tenant' mg'�'am'endment� 'shall
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of Dubuque Codeof Or- Faced with standard or sign is allowed•- p"er take efrect upon publr
dinances is hereby Permeable " asphalt premises with"a maxi- . cation asp providedy by
amended by rescinding concrete; or pavers. .� mum height of six-foot law.
Ordinance 21 17 ;which 3 All parking ; and and "sign area of 30 ad ssed`', app O er dad"
provides, regulations loading spaces shall' be squarefeet. "
for the Planned -Unit delineated>1on the sur 5.Maximum of one- ofianuary2019
Development , District facing "material- '.,:--,b9.': freestanding • directory /s/Roy'D BUOI ,Mayor
with a anned':, Com :painted` strips or other sign. of 55..:,square feet Attest ;%'/Kevin 5 '
mercial Distto# ,desig- permanent means ` an`d no more than 10 Firnstahl City`Clerk
nation: ` for Warren Pubf"lied officially in
4 The "number size feet+in height : is
Plaza, ; and, -being and design of parkifig 6. -Maximum of two, the Telegraph, Herald
amended to allow for ,spaces Viand I parking freestanding =directory, newspaper on`the 25th
the'install099.;.ofthi,ae lots including bicycle signs of 30 square feet; day of January 2019
directional ,signs , as arkmg!"andl rshared im'area.and no more 10.; /s/Kevin S"Firn t hl,
Shown in Exhibit A as parking " shalt be gov feet in height;: City
tated.beow to:wit , 'erned ` by applicable _ 7. The location of all 'lt 1/25r
,49t.4791 2 of land Lot roviswns m Section 13 freestandmgs;signs s.
1 of.1• of,l of 2 of 1 and ',:Site' D+esrgn' Standards subject td "review and:. -
Lot 2.;of 1 of'1 of 2 of 1 and 14 -;Parking of;the approval; by ,the Engi
and Lot 2 of 1 of 2 of 1 ;'City of Dubuque unified neeringDepartmentfor'
of Hawkeye Stock `DevelopmentCode-;T compliance with appli-
Farm; Sectibn , 28 5. Thei"number, Size "c•
able intersection site:
Township 896 Range 2 design and location of visibility standards
East of ,the. 5tl ,Pnn{ci `'parking°•"spaces+ de'sig 8 rNo exposed race
pal ':,Meridianyy m .yh9 mated• for• persons with way crossovers t con;,
City of Dubuque; Iowa "'disabilities shallib'e ac duits conductors
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Section 2 Attached' .. cording=tto' the focal r•-' etc.
hereto an• d madaa part ?stn e, or federal: ire. :'• 'sileir be permitted All`
• Of this zoning,;reclassr quirementS in.effeettat signs�a.nd their installa
Conceptual .rDeuelo r the time, of develop tio'n',must Comply with
merit`., Plan for;;lNarren merit t , M ' a;- _x441. tali"bu'ilding•=•and ;
Plaza PlannedsUnit De 6 No+;ion street'•ma 4:eiectrical ":codes �No:
velopment It is recog neuveririg ofro delivefy more than two rows
nized„that minorshifts vehicleSiwdl bes'aRoWed are permitted for shop
or mod l#icatl ons to ;the On any street=•✓Lots tenants [ ,.' t . ,..
general plan;” layout shall provide:allYneces '9 Directional signs
may be necessary and; Bary , ''''maneuvering shall be `permitted -ac-.
compatible" with the space?fordelrvery" vehi cordingtothestandard
need: to acquire *or I7 cles +within the =bound CWocal zoningiregUla
able, -.street ,,patterns ariesof:thelots'r6s1 tions sr =k `"'
grades and usable, p Site PlancProvt F. Site Lighting Ne•
w;
building sten The gen-, stuns•" Site develop ;outdoor light fixtures
eral:'plan layout includ merit .standairdsy for shall complylwith Sec-:
ing, the relationship of this =PC, ,Planned tion 13 31 -Site Design -,
land uses to the gene,,- --Coinntercialro.District standardsJ:of the, -Juni::
al:plan framew9rkKyand., Shalllbeasrfollows ,fied Development
the devel'oprir'ient iirei -.1 FinaliSit develop Code 4' �tf"i
quirementSJ; ;,63114P,
ll Pe merit ui" t ,'illi be ;. G3 E
tatio6 guide -6;;. rc e' o6 dant ? y` eons 12 e, okr it s r of ec fon
A. Use4Regulatroris and 13m, 01 the' Zoning 'areas" shall comply
Ther following regula Ordinance 0f the City withectionm13 491Site
tions shall apply to all of Dubuque. Iola .and Design Stani�ards , of;
uses made.: of land in; shall;be reviewed with the Unified Develop
the; above-described due'regard to the pre merit Cotle. .,'
PC; Planned: Commer viouS !^:final .develop- H Platting Subdivi-
cial:District- ment'plan dated May 'ion platsshall be sub-
.1- The prnicipal per 25 19795` stamped �JUIy miffed in accordance
muted y yses shall be, g 1979 w iichhincludes isW0,,gSeetjofJk11 Land`
l m'itedt o7ifa ,y z i they sfteian z'PAv�r+9 'Subtliwson ofthetlni
ocaishoppiTS9eer?; ,plae ttilityrplair;land ",fied° }lDeveloptent,,
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lot i= to existing;
sewers• or for
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ing mounted'tansm's.
3 Tempgrary Uses cion < lines f including,
The following uS S telep`Fioee and cable
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