Request to Rezone Property at 3251 Roosevelt Street - additional pagesPrepared by:Laura Carstens.City Planner Address:City Hall.50 W .13th Street Telephone:589-4210
ORDINANCE NO .-00
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPENDIX A (THE ZONING ORDINANCE)OF THE
CITY OF DUBUQUE CODE OF ORDINANCES,BY RECLASSIFYING HEREINAFTER
DESCRIBED PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3251 ROOSEVELT ROAD FROM R -1
SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT TO CS COMMERCIAL SERVICE AND
WHOLESALE DISTRICT.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DUBUQUE,IOWA :
Section 1 .That Appendix A (the Zoning Ordinance)of the City of Dubuque Code
of Ordinances is hereby amended by reclassifying the hereinafter described property as
shown on Exhibit 1,and to the center line of the adjoining public right-of -way,all in the
City of Dubuque,Iowa from R -1 Single-Family Residential District to CS Commercial
Service and Wholesale District.
Section 2 .The foregoing amendment has heretofore been reviewed by the Zoning
Advisory Commission of the City of Dubuque,Iowa.
Section 3.This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon publication,as
provided by law.
Passed,approved and adopted this day of ,2000 .
Terrance M.Duggan,Mayor
Attest :
Jeanne F.Schneider,City Clerk
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Applicant:Julie and Jeff Harry
Location:3251 Roosevelt
Description:To rezone propertyfromR-1 Single -Family Residen-tial to CS Commercial Service andWholesaleDistrict.
Area proposed to be rezoned
REZONING STAFF REPORT Zoning Agenda:August 2,2000
Property Address:3251 Roosevelt
Property Owner :Julie and Jeff Harry
Applicant:Same
Proposed Land Use:Commercial Proposed Zoning:CS
Existing Land Use:ResidentialA/acant Existing Zoning:R-1
Adjacent Land Use:North -Vacant
East -Vacant
Adjacent Zoning:North -R -1
East -R-1
South -R-1
West -AG
South -Single-Family Residential
West -Agricultural
Former Zoning:1934 SF 1975 R-2 -1985 R-1 Total Area:1 Acre
Property History:The subject property is a one acre portion of an approximately 20
acre parcel that is primarily vacant.A portion of the property was formerly used for
agricultural purposes and still has a number of outbuildings located on it.The one acre
portion requested to be rezoned encompasses these outbuildings.A small portion of
the property has been used for a single family residence,which is currently occupied.
The single-family residence is located on the 20 acre parcel directly adjacent to the one
acre area proposed to be rezoned.
Physical Characteristics:The property to be rezoned is an approximately one acre flag-shaped lot,335 feet deep with 60 feet of frontage along Roosevelt Road.The property
slopes gently up and away from Roosevelt Road with a grade change of approximately
20 feet between Roosevelt Road and the east property line.The property is heavily
wooded on the north and east sides ,abuts an open field to the south and adjoins the
Roosevelt Road right-of-way and agricultural use to the west.There are several
existing out buildings on the lot and a single-family residence directly adjacent to the lot
on its south side.
Concurrence with Comprehensive Plan:The 1995 Comprehensive Plan made no
recommendations for this area.
Impact of Request on :
Utilities:Sanitary sewer,city water and storm sewer are not available to serve this
site.The existing site relies on well water and a private septic system.
Traffic Patterns/Counts:Roosevelt Road at this location has a 60-foot right-of-way
with a 20-foot wide paved street.Roosevelt Road is designated as a Minor
Arterial.Based on 1997 IDOT counts,there are approximately 2,700 vehicle trips
per day south of the Amelia Drive intersection on Roosevelt,approximately 2,000
feet south of the subject property.
REZONING STAFF REPORT Page 2
Public Services:The site is currently not served by City water or sanitary sewer.
Environment:Staff does not anticipate any adverse impact to the environmentprovidedadequateerosioncontrolisprovidedduringallphasesofdevelopmentandadequatestormwatercontrolisprovidedasapprovedbytheCityEngineeringDivision.Some uses in a CS district may generate more sewage than canadequatelybehandledbyaprivatesepticsystem.
Adjacent Properties:The subject parcel is bordered on three sides by primarilyvacantresidentially-zoned property.There are however two existing single-familyresidencesapproximately180feetsouthoftheproposedrezoning.The noise,activity and odors generated by some of the permitted uses in a CS district mayhaveanegativeimpactontheseresidentialproperties.
Staff Analysis:The applicant is requesting to rezone an approximately one acre flag-shaped lot within an existing 20-acre parcel along Roosevelt Road.The flag-shaped lothas60feetoffrontageonRooseveltRoadandisapproximately325feetdeep.Theapplicantownsanexistingsingle-family residence that will be directly adjacent to thesubjectlot.The subject lot is bordered on three sides by vacant residentially-zonedpropertiesandactivelycultivatedagriculturalproperty.There are two single-familyresidencesonlotsthatsitapproximately180feetsouthoftheproposedrezoning.
Access to this site will be from Roosevelt Road which is 20 feet of pavement and a 60-foot right-of-way at this location.If rezoned,the next step for the property owners willbetosubmitasiteplanforCitydepartmentalreview.
Staff recommends that the Zoning Advisory Commission review Section 6-1.1 of theZoningOrdinancethatestablishescriteriaforreviewofrezoningrequests.
Prepared by:^Reviewed:7^//Date:
CITY Of-'DU8UQ0ER.SCOTT CAIRNS.M .D .,P.C .
ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY
320 N .GRANDVIEW JUL 2 0 2000
DUBUQUE.IOWA 52001
TELEPHONE 319 556 -5551
July 18,2000
Dubuque Zoning
50 W.13th Street
City Hall
Dubuque,IA 52001
Gentlemen:
It has been brought to my attention that a property owner is tryingtohavehispropertyonRooseveltchangedfromresidentialtosmallbusinesssothathemightenterintothecanineraisingorsellingventure.
I would feel that a venture like this would place undue hardship ontheneighborsbyvirtueofthenoiseproducedbytheseanimalsandwouldsuggestthatthisrequestbeconsideredverycarefullywiththatinmind.
Sincerely ,
R.Scott Cairns,
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