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ABSENT: Commissioner Martha Christ.
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MINUTES
ZONING ADVISORY COMMISSION
REGULAR SESSION
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
6:00 p.m.
City Council Chamber
350 W. 6 Street, Dubuque, Iowa
CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m.
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PRESENT: Chairperson Jeff Stiles; Commissioners Ron Smith, Stephen Hardie, Patrick
Norton, Charles Miller and Tom Henschel; Staff Members Kyle Kritz and Guy
Hemenway.
AFFIDAVIT OF COMPLIANCE: Staff presented an Affidavit of Compliance verifying that
the meeting was being held in compliance with the Iowa Open Meetings Law.
MINUTES: The minutes of the August 4, 2010 meeting were approved, unanimously, as
submitted.
PUBLIC HEARING \REZONING: Application of Bedrock Development LLC / McFadden
Family Partnership to rezone property located at 5304 Pennsylvania Avenue from AG
Agricultural District to R -3 Moderate Density Multi - Family Residential District.
Ed Graham, 1960 Firestone Drive, said that he would like to rezone a tract of land to
develop a residential subdivision.
Brian Lammers, 12998 English Mill Road, said that he represented L.D. Webber and the
Roosevelt Land Corporation which he said has developed the 80 -acre Carver Heights
Subdivision across Pennsylvania Avenue from the subject property. He expressed
concerns with the need for sidewalks to promote safe pedestrian access to the adjacent
Roosevelt Middle School and Carver Elementary School. He said he is also concerned
with cut - through pedestrian traffic. He said he is also concerned with the possible need for
improvements to Heacock Road and Pennsylvania Avenue. He said that the development
is high density.
Francis McDonald, 6000 Pennsylvania Avenue, said that his property abuts the proposed
subdivision. He said that he agrees with Mr. Lammers that pedestrian access is
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problematic. He said he is concerned with the density of development and emergency
access to the subdivision.
Dan Lansing, 18151 Country Lane, said that the six -plex units will not be apartments but
owner occupied. He said that he would like to create a unique development. He said that
the units will be approximately $140,000.
Mr. Graham said that, although density is a concern, the developers will work through
these issues with the City. He said that he feels that this development will provide housing
for an underserved market in Dubuque.
Staff Member Kritz outlined the request. He said that many issues that were raised by the
neighbors will be addressed at the preliminary plat stage of the process. He discussed the
permitted uses in an R -3 District, traffic counts, proposed future land use for the property,
surrounding land use, proposed access, and discussed the concept layout and aerial
photos distributed to the Commission.
Staff Member Kritz reviewed that the existing design of Pennsylvania Avenue does not
allow for construction of sidewalks. The reconstruction of Pennsylvania will be necessary
to provide sidewalks and that will be a discussion point as part of reviewing a submitted
subdivision plat.
Commissioner Norton asked the applicants about the color -coded concept plan. Mr.
Lansing outlined the proposed land use color scheme.
Commissioner Miller asked about the proposed extension of water service to the site.
Commissioner Henschel said that he still has concerns with pedestrian access and the
need for sidewalks in the area.
Commissioner Norton said that he felt Pennsylvania Avenue had exceeded its capacity and
is in need of work, but is not an issue for tonight's request.
Motion by Miller, seconded by Henschel, to approve the rezoning from AG to R -3. Motion
carried by the following vote: Aye — Smith, Hardie, Norton, Miller, Henschel and Stiles; Nay
— None.
PUBLIC HEARINGITEXT AMENDMENT: Application of City of Dubuque to amend Article
5 Unified Development Code to delete Personal Services as an allowed use in the C -2A
Mixed Use Neighborhood District and C -2 Neighborhood Shopping Center District.
Staff Member Hemenway reviewed the purpose of the text amendment noting that
personal services was defined in the old zoning ordinance, but it is not in the definitions of
the new Unified Development Code. He said that it is staff's opinion that those uses in
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personal services are encompassed by retail sales and service, which is permitted in both
C -2 and C -2A Districts. He said, therefore, personal services as a permitted use is no
longer needed in the two districts.
Commissioners agreed with the request.
Motion by Norton, seconded by Henschel, to approve the text amendment, as submitted.
Motion carried by the following vote: Aye — Smith, Hardie, Norton, Miller, Henschel and
Stiles; Nay — None.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting adjourned at 6:45 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Kyle L. Kritz, Associate Planner Adopted