Minutes Zoning Adv Com. 1 7 04~f
MINUTES
ZONING ADVISORY COM~IISSION
REGULAR SESSION
Wednesday, January 7, 2004
6:30 p.m.
Auditorium, Carnegie Stout Library
360 W. 11th Street, Dubuque, Iowa
PRESENT:
ABSENT:
Chairperson Eugene Bird, Jr.; Commissioners Stephen Hardie, Martha
Christ, Jeff Stiles, Dick Schlitz and Ben Roush; Staff Members Guy
Hemenway and Kyle Krftz.
Commissioner Ron Smith.
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 December 3, 2003 meeting ware approved unanimously as
submitted.
ACTION ITEMIBUESINGIQHQ PROPERTIES:.. Application of Ken Buesing/OHQ
Properties for approval of the preliminary plat of Holliday 3r~ Addition.
Ken Buesing, representing QHQ Properties, discussed the preliminary plat stating that a
similar configuration appeared before the Commission for the recent rezoning. He said
that the neighbors in the adjacent residential area are satisfied with the buffer area
provided. He said that City staff have reviewed the plat.
Staff Member Krftz discussed the plat and the Memorandum of Agreement approved by the
City Council in October of 2003. He discussed the change in zoning, which he said placed
C-2 Neighborhood Commercial zoning directly adjacent to the residences along Samantha
Drive. He said that the remainder of the properly was rezoned to C-3. He said that the
property will have a right-in/right-out access and can he sewed by City water and sewer.
He said that the applicant currently is negotiating with the City regarding use of the City-
owned regional storm water detention area.
Commissioners discussed the preliminary plat.
Motion by Hardie, seconded by Chdst, to approve the preliminary plat as submitted. The
motion was approved by the following vote: Aye - Hardie, Christ, Stiles, Schiltz, Roush
and Bird; Nay - None.
ACTION ITEM~CITY OF DUBUQUE: Application of the City of Dubuque for approval of
the renaming of Aggie Street to Oak Park Place.
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Staff Member Kritz stated that the request is to rename Aggie Street, which is a small stub
street. He said that Oak Park Development would like to rename this street to Oak Park
Place. He said that the only homeowner with an Aggie Street address concurs with the
proposed change.
Commissioners discussed the request and felt it was appropriate
Motion by Hardie, seconded by Schlitz, to approve the renaming of Aggie Street to Oak
Park Place. The motion was approved by the following vote: Aye- Hardie, Chdst, Stiles,
Schittz, Roush and Bird; Nay - None.
pLI_RI_!C HEARING~rv'LAHAN F~: Application of Kivlahan Farms LC to rezone
property located on Bittersweet Lane (North of J.F. Kennedy Road & West of 32n~ Street)
from R-3 Moderate Density Multi-Family Residential District to PUD Planned Unit
Development District with a PR Planned Residential designation;
The applicant, John Kivlahan, 4922 Wildflower Drive, offered to answer the Commission's
questions.
Staff Member Kritz said that the proposed rezoning will allow more flexibility in locating the
residential buildings on the property. He said that the applicant proposes to place 12, two-
unit buildings on lots with surrounding comn~n area. He said that the street will be built to
public street standards and that storm water detention is being designed. He said that
there will be driveway access to lower level garages at the rear of the buildings. He said
that the Engineering Department initially expressed concerns with the parking bump-outs
indicated on the site plan. He said that the bump-outs will remove some on-street parking,
and that there will not be much of a net gain of parking spaces.
Commissioner Schlitz asked if the proposed development met all of the current parking
requirements. Staff Member Kritz said that it did.
Commissioner Hardie recommended ttrat the Commission approve the rezoning with the
bump-out parking spaces in an effort to see how well they function. Commissioner Schlitz
stated that many residents currently back from their driveways into the street, which would
not be any different than the proposed parking configuration.
Commission Members discussed the request.
Motion by Schiltz, seconded by Stiles, to approve the rezoning as submitted. The motion
was approved by the following vote: Aye - Hardie, Christ, Stiles, Schlitz, Roush and Bird;
Nay - None.
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PUBLIC HEARINGtSCHUELLER: Application of Steve Schue!ler to rezone property
located in the 1700 block of Radford Road from AG Agricultural District to C-3 General
Commercial District.
Steve Schueller reviewed his request, noting that all vehicles on the property that have
salvage titles would be stored indoors.
Staff Member Hemenway reviewed the previous request and noted that the State of Iowa
DOT requires auto dealerships that sell salvaged vehicles to be licensed. He stated that
Mr. Schueller's auto sales and service business is permitted in the C-3 District, but that
salvage vehicles am not permitted to accumulate on the lot because this would constitute
a salvage yard. He recommended that, if approved, the Commission require salvage
vehicles to be stored indoors.
Board Members discussed the request, and felt that it was appropriate to require all
salvage vehicles to be stored indoors.
Motion by Christ, seconded by Stiles, to approve the rezoning request with the condition
that all salvage title vehicles be stored indoors. The motion was approved by the following
vote: Aye - Hardie, Christ, Stiles, Schlitz, Roush and Bird; Nay - None.
ITE~ FROM COMMISSION: Commissioner Schlitz discussed Commission protocol
ADJOURNMENT; The meeting adjoumed at 7:00 p.m.
Kyle L. Kdtz, Associate Planner Adopted