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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan for the Greater Downtown
Urban Renewal District
DATE: April 27, 2011
Economic Development Director Dave Heiar recommends City Council approval of the
Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan for the Greater Downtown Urban Renewal
District.
The proposed amendment of this District would (i) expand the District to include areas
generally known as the Washington Neighborhood, Chaplain Schmitt Island, and the
Industrial Harbor, and (ii) merge the East 7th Street Economic Development District and
the Kerper Economic Development District into the Greater Downtown Urban Renewal
District.
Several issues, events or circumstances have spurred research into expanding the
Greater Downtown Urban Renewal District to improve areas around the core downtown
area. The issues are:
• The NIU Study on crime and poverty that showed the Washington Neighborhood
and the Central Avenue Corridor is in need of assistance to combat the real and
perceived crime in the area.
• Implementing the key recommendations from the Safe Community Task Force.
• The Dubuque Racing Association is investigating an initiative to create a master
plan for Chaplain Schmitt Island.
• Major leases along the Industrial Harbor are set to expire over the next 10 years
and may create the opportunity for new investment.
• Redevelopment of the former Dubuque Pack site.
• The implementation of the Washington Neighborhood Development Plan.
• The age of structures in the area.
• The implementation of the Historic Millwork District Master Plan.
• Implementation of the Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project.
• Population declines in the Washington Neighborhood area.
• Area's minimal increases in property values over the last 10 years.
• Recent adoption of a historic conservation district for much of this area.
• Designation of Prescott School as a persistently lowest- achieving school by the
US Dept. of Education.
• Announcement by Alliant Energy that in 2015 they will decommission the
Dubuque coal -fired power plant.
• Creation of the Washington Neighborhood Development Corporation.
• In the next few years there will be resources available in the Kerper Boulevard
Subarea that could help finance activity throughout the expanded district.
The Plan was reviewed by the Long Range Planning Commission on April 20, 2011.
The Long Range Planning Commission has forwarded its recommendation to the City
Council affirming that the Plan is consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan for
development.
The amendment will provide additional tools to encourage reinvestment and
redevelopment activities throughout the expanded district.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
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Michael C. Van Milligen
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Attachment
cc: Molly Grover, President & CEO, Dubuque Area Chamber of Commerce
Rick Dickinson, Executive Director and COO, Greater Dubuque Development
Corporation
Dan LoBianco, Executive Director, Dubuque Main Street
Angela Petsche, Executive Director, Washington Neighborhood Development
Corporation
Jesus Aviles, President & CEO, Mystique Casino
Safe Community Committee
Former Safe Community Task Force
Barry Lindahl, City Attorney
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
Teri Goodmann, Assistant City Manager
David J. Heiar Economic Development Director
David Harris, Housing and Community Development Department Director
Mark Dalsing, Chief of Police
Gus Psihoyos, City Engineer
Marie Ware, Leisure Services Manager
Kelly Larson, Human Rights Director
Jerelyn O'Connor, Neighborhood Development Specialist
Aaron DeJong, Assistant Economic Development Director
Phyllis Russell, Management Intern
Masterpiece on the Mississippi
DATE: April 25, 2011
TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: David J. Heiar, Economic Development Director
SUBJECT: Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan for the Greater
Downtown Urban Renewal District
Dubuque
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2007
Introduction
The purpose of this memorandum is to forward for City Council review and approval of
the Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan for the Greater Downtown Urban
Renewal District. The proposed amendment of this district would (i) expand the District
to include areas generally known as the Washington Neighborhood, Chaplain Schmitt
Island, and the Industrial Harbor, and (ii) merge the East 7 Street Economic
Development District and the Kerper Economic Development District into the Greater
Downtown Urban Renewal District. The Plan and Resolution adopting the Plan are
attached.
Background
The Downtown Dubuque Urban Renewal District was originally established in 1967. It
has been amended and restated on several occasions over the years to expand the
boundaries to include the Old Main area, the Iowa Inn property, Dubuque Museum of
Art, Historic Federal Building, Locust Street Parking Ramp, the Carnegie -Stout Public
Library, the South Main area, the Warehouse District, the South Port area, the Cable
Car area, the Bluff Street area, and the South Bluff area. On April 19 2004, the
Downtown Dubuque Urban Renewal District was merged with the Ice Harbor Urban
Renewal District. By combining the two districts, both public and private development
efforts have benefited from greater flexibility in the use of tax increment financing in the
larger district.
Before a municipality can exercise the authority conferred by Chapter 403 "Urban
Renewal" of the Iowa Code, a Resolution of Necessity must be adopted finding that the
area being considered for urban renewal district designation is either a slum, blighted or
economic development area and that the rehabilitation, conservation, redevelopment,
development, or a combination thereof, of the area is necessary in the interest of the
public health, safety or welfare of the residents of the city.
Several issues, events or circumstances have spurred research into expanding the
Greater Downtown Urban Renewal District to improve areas around the core downtown
area. The issues are:
• The NIU Study on crime and poverty that showed the Washington Neighborhood
and the Central Avenue Corridor is in need of assistance to combat the real and
perceived crime in the area.
• Implementing the key recommendations from the Safe Community Task Force.
• The Dubuque Racing Association is investigating an initiative to create a master
plan for Chaplain Schmitt Island.
• Major leases along the Industrial Harbor are set to expire over the next 10 years
and may create the opportunity for new investment.
• Redevelopment of the former Dubuque Pack site.
• The implementation of the Washington Neighborhood Development Plan.
• The age of structures in the area.
• The implementation of the Historic Millwork District Master Plan.
• Implementation of the Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project.
• Population declines in the Washington Neighborhood area.
• Area's minimal increases in property values over the last 10 years.
• Recent adoption of a historic conservation district for much of this area.
• Designation of Prescott School as a persistently lowest- achieving school by the
US Dept. of Education.
• Announcement by Alliant Energy that in 2015 they will decommission the
Dubuque coal -fired power plant.
• Creation of the Washington Neighborhood Development Corporation.
• In the next few years there will be resources available in the Kerper Boulevard
Subarea that could help finance activity throughout the expanded district.
On March 21, 2011, the City Council approved a Resolution of Necessity finding that
the proposed expansion area was a blighted area and appropriate for urban renewal
activities. Staff has prepared an Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan for the
area as per the directive of the City Council.
A consultation process was conducted with the affected taxing entities as required by
Chapter 403 of the Code of Iowa. The required consultation with affected taxing bodies
was held on April 14, 2011. No objections were received.
The Plan was reviewed by the Long Range Planning Commission on April 20, 2011.
The Long Range Planning Commission has forwarded its recommendation to the City
Council affirming that the Plan is consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan for
development.
Discussion
The amendments to the Urban Renewal Plan will i) expand the District to include areas
generally known as the Washington Neighborhood, Chaplain Schmitt Island, and the
Industrial Harbor, and (ii) merge the East 7 Street Economic Development District and
the Kerper Economic Development District into the Greater Downtown Urban Renewal
District (see attached map). The amendment would provide this area access to the
tools and incentives available to urban renewal district properties, including tax
increment financing and the Downtown Rehabilitation Loan Program.
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The following is a discussion of each area and the reasons it is proposed to be included
in the District.
Washington Neighborhood
In September 2009, the City Council held a community forum. The forum was intended to
facilitate community dialog on issues regarding public safety. Over 130 residents attended
the event, from all sectors of the community including the Mayor and City Council, City
staff, representatives from neighborhood associations, landlords, the business community,
educational and religious institutions, non - profit organizations, youth representatives, and
the public at- large.
Subsequent to this meeting the City Council formed a Safe Community Task Force (SCTF).
The SCTF was assigned to:
• Gather facts on the scope of crime and safety issues in the community;
• Identify efforts currently underway to improve and prevent future problems;
• Review and analyze how other communities have addressed crime and safety
issues; and,
• Recommend goals and objectives for the leadership of Dubuque.
The Mayor and City Council appointed 25 citizens to serve on the newly established SCTF.
The SCTF was assisted by representatives from key City departments including the City
Manager's Office, Human Rights, Police, and Housing, with additional City staff serving as
a resource. The SCTF met monthly from October 2009 through July 2010.
Recognizing that the work of the SCTF was comprehensive in nature, four sub - committees
were also established. The four sub - committees, made up of additional citizens, included:
• Neighborhood Engagement/Social Capital
• Enforcement
• Management of Physical Environment
• Research and Facts
The role of the subcommittees was to help identify issues and develop opportunities or
recommendations for the SCTF. The SCTF considered sub - committee input as part of the
overall implementation strategy in the community.
The SCTF then adopted the following two goals:
1. To identify and act upon things that most effectively reduce crime and that most
effectively reduce the perception of crime; and
2. Recognize people want to feel safe and identify ways to provide that feeling of
safety.
The SCTF forwarded an initial set of recommendations to the City Council in February
2010. The SCTF also recommended the retention of a facilitator to assist in the ongoing
process. Urban Strategies, of St. Louis, Missouri, began facilitation starting in March 2010.
In July 2010, the SCTF submitted a second set of recommendations to the City Council.
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In the meantime, a subcommittee of SCTF members worked with City staff to
implement one of the February recommendations, which consisted of a comprehensive
study on crime and poverty in Dubuque. This subgroup solicited requests for
proposals, reviewed the responses received, conducted interviews, and discussed this
information with the full SCTF. The SCTF then recommended selection of Northern
Illinois University Center for Governmental Studies (NIU /CGS) to conduct the study,
which the City Council approved. From May 2010 through January 2011, NIU /CGS
conducted a massive study on crime and poverty in Dubuque. On January 14, 2011,
NIU /CGS delivered the 779 -page final report. On January 25, 2011, NIU /CGS
presented its findings to the SCTF in a three -hour presentation.
Among other pieces of information, the NIU Crime Study stated that 71% of
respondents fear coming downtown at night. This is a significant finding and the study
proposes several methods to combat this issue. One recommendation is to invest in
the infrastructure and properties within the challenged area. Having appropriate
funding to promote reinvestment in the neighborhood will be critical for this to happen.
The use of Tax Increment Financing (TIF) has been an effective tool to encourage the
downtown revitalization and may be effective in revitalizing this area as well.
The Safe Community Taskforce has provided recommendations to implement the
findings of the 2010 Crime Report by NIU. Three of these recommendations are as
follows:
• As exterior code violations are identified in neighborhoods, identify volunteers
who are willing to assist with helping property owners remedy those violations,
which will address the property conditions while also building relationships and a
sense of community.
• Support economic development efforts to create opportunities.
• Expand the lighting recommendation to "Brighten up the streets and alleys at
night and increase visibility for residents wherever lights are needed."
These recommendations could be implemented more quickly if this area is included in
the Urban Renewal District and funding becomes available for these projects.
The Washington area has not seen the level of growth in property values as compared
to the rest of the community. With the help of the City Assessor's Office, research was
conducted of property values in 2000 and 2010 for the area. The area showed a 30.8%
increase in property values from 2000 to 2010. Community wide, the property values
increased 145.2% for the same period. This shows that the Washington area has
grown at nearly 1/5 of the rate as the rest of the community. Having this area in the
Urban Renewal District will provide additional tools to assist this neighborhood and
hopefully, provide a growth rate equal to the City's overall growth rate.
The Washington Neighborhood has also experienced a decrease in population as
evidenced by the recent result of the 2010 US Census. Although census tracts do not
exactly align with our defined neighborhood boundaries, Census Tract 5 which covers
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most of the Washington Neighborhood experienced a 5.1% (209 people) loss between
2000 and 2010. This can be attributable to the disinvestment of the area and residents
preferring to locate in other parts of the community. Attached is a map of the downtown
area census tracts in relation to the proposed expansion areas of the Greater
Downtown Urban Renewal District.
Areas of the Washington Neighborhood are prone to flooding from the enclosed Bee
Branch storm sewer. America's River Phase III has begun to 'daylight' the creek. This
will be a major amenity to the area and will encourage reinvestment. The project is
scheduled to be complete by 2013. Again, an urban renewal district can provide the
potential for financial assistance in this redevelopment.
The age of structures in the proposed Washington Subarea is another factor relating to
the disinvestment within the area. Attached is a map showing the ages of structures
within the Washington Neighborhood. Older structures require proper upkeep to
maintain their quality. The economic conditions of the area over last several decades
has not encouraged or allowed some owners to properly maintain their properties. The
financial tools available in an urban renewal district can be used to assist in this
redevelopment. The West Locust/Bluff Street area also suffers from having an older
building stock and has deteriorated from years of disinvestment and vacancies.
The area has several historic structures which should be preserved to maintain the
historic nature of the neighborhood. Attached are maps showing the locations of
historically significant structures and areas surveyed for conservation districts or
national historic status. Much of this area was recently included in a historic
conservation district.
Prescott School, one of the elementary schools in the area, has been classified as a
Persistently Lowest - Achieving School from the US Dept. of Education through the No
Child Left Behind program. Many factors are causing this designation, but improving
the economic climate of the immediate area would help in improving education in the
neighborhood.
The boundary of the Washington Neighborhood subarea (shown in blue on the
attached map) was selected by connecting to the northern boundary of the existing
Greater Downtown District with the entirety of the Washington Neighborhood up to
Comisky Park, the West Locust Corridor, and the north end of Bluff Street. Areas east
of the Washington Neighborhood were also included because these areas are already
in the City's Enterprise Zone 2, which is classified as a distressed area.
Chaplain Schmitt Island
The Dubuque Racing Association has initiated a discussion with area leaders to create
a master plan to improve Chaplain Schmitt Island and make it a beautiful entry point
into the community from Wisconsin. Areas of the island are at a disadvantage for
redevelopment because of potential flooding. Also, portions of the island were
previously used as a city landfill. Having the island in the Greater Downtown Urban
Renewal Area allows for the existing district to assist in funding projects which would
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accomplish goals established in a future master plan for redevelopment.
The subarea would include the entirety of Chaplain Schmitt Island (shown in yellow on
the attached map).
Industrial Harbor
The lower Bee Branch and the Industrial Harbor areas are currently undergoing a
transformation. The Bee Branch creek restoration will make the 16 Street area a
recreation amenity and will be creating parcels for additional commercial development.
The parcel development on the south side of 16 Street may need assistance to
achieve a quality development. The City owned leases in the Industrial Harbor are
beginning to expire and an effort to gain market rate leases on the property has the
potential for the area to increase in valuation. In some situations, it may be necessary
for the City to partner with potential lessees. The financial tools available in an urban
renewal district could provide the public assistance needed in these public /private
partnerships.
Several areas within this subarea have significant environmental issues which will need
financial assistance if they are to be redeveloped. The former Operations &
Maintenance Garage on Kerper Boulevard and AY McDonald site on E. 12 Street are
Superfund sites. These areas have the potential for redevelopment due to their
proximity to other areas of town, but environmental remediation activities will need to
occur to achieve a quality development. Alliant Energy has identified the coal -fired
power plant on East 7 Street for closure in 2015. This site will most likely have
environmental issues that need assistance to redevelop the property.
The Shot Tower is also included in this subarea. The structure is listed on the National
Register of Historic Places and efforts are ongoing to provide meaningful interpretation
in and around the structure.
The Industrial Harbor subarea boundary was selected by having the western boundary
meet the Greater Downtown Urban Renewal District, surround the East 7 Street
Economic Development District (Morrison Bros.) , and include the areas of the Kerper
Boulevard Economic Development District that have not increased in valuation (shown
in green on the attached map). Property owned by Blum Salvage has not been included
in the District. This is because acquisition of the property is currently under negotiation
under the Bee Branch Creek Restoration project.
East 7 Street Economic Development District
The proposed expansion to the Greater Downtown Urban Renewal District would totally
surround the East 7 Street Urban Renewal District and therefore makes it logical to
merge this district into the Greater Downtown District. The district was created to assist
Morrison Brothers Company to expand their operations.
Kerper Boulevard Economic Development District
The Kerper Boulevard Economic Development District was created in 1994 to assist in
Eagle Window and Door's relocation to a new facility on Kerper Boulevard (shown as
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red on the attached map) and potentially assist in improvements to the Dubuque Pack
property.
The City Council in 1994 self- imposed a 20 year time limit to collect tax increment from
the designated economic development district (in 1994, Iowa law did not restrict
economic development districts with a time limit). The City Council has the ability to
amend the self- imposed time limit and allow the area to continue to collect tax
increment to the extent allowed by current law.
This proposed subarea has properties that have significant environmental
contamination issues. The former City Operations & Maintenance Facility was once a
coal gasification plant. This site, and a site on East 12 Street, has been classified as a
Superfund site by the US EPA. Other areas within the subarea could be classified as
brownfields, as they have real or perceived environmental issues relating to their
redevelopment.
In this proposal to merge the Kerper Boulevard District into the Greater Downtown
Urban Renewal District, it would best if the current Kerper Boulevard District be
separated into two sub -areas or parts. The area containing Eagle Window, the City
Operations and Maintenance facility, and Flynn Ready -Mix would be its own subarea in
the plan (shown in red). This sub -area would have existing increment which is being
utilized to retire debt and would continue to be classified as an economic development
area. The other part, the Dubuque Pack property, would be included in the Industrial
Harbor subarea and classified as a blighted area. The area including Eagle Window &
Door's property would no longer have a self- imposed expiration date but would now
have a new statutory (20 -year) limit on tax increment collections. The property tax
increment being generated from this site would be available to help finance other
improvements once the existing obligations are satisfied.
Recommendation
I recommend that the attached resolution adopting Amended and Restated Urban
Renewal Plan be approved to support reinvestment efforts in the district.
Action Step
The Action Step for the City Council is to review and approve the resolution to adopt the
Amended and Restated Greater Downtown Urban Renewal Plan.
Attachments
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Exhibit A
GREATER DOWNTOWN URBAN RENEWAL EXPANSION
WASHINGTON NEIGHBORHOOD SUBAREA
Legal Description
Commencing as a point of reference at the intersection of the centerlines of Central
Avenue and Loras Boulevard in the City of Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, said point
being the point of beginning;
Thence southwesterly along the centerline of Loras Boulevard to a point of intersection
with the westerly line of Lot 3 of Brown's Subdivision extended northerly;
Thence northerly to the southwest corner of Lot 2 -3 of City Lot 667;
Thence northwesterly along the westerly line of said Lot 2 -3;
Thence northeasterly along the northerly line of said Lot 2 -3 to a point of intersection
with the southeasterly line of Lot 1 -3 of City Lot 667;
Thence northeasterly along the said southeasterly line to the northeast corner of said
Lot 1 -3;
Thence southwesterly along the northerly line of said Lot 1 -3 to a appoint of intersection
with the easterly right of way line of Montrose Terrace;
Thence northwesterly along said the easterly right of way line to a point of intersection
with the easterly right of way line of a public alley between D. N. Cooley's Subdivision
and Fairview Subdivision;
Thence continuing northwesterly along said the easterly alley line to a point of
intersection with the southerly right of way line of W. 17 Street;
Thence northwesterly crossing W. 17 St. to the most easterly corner of Lot 2 -1 -1 -2 of
City Lot 670, said point being at the point of intersection of the north right of way of W.
17 St. and westerly right of way line of W. Locust St.;
Thence southwesterly along the north right of way of W. 17 St. to southeast corner of
Lot 1 -2 -2 of City Lot 670;
Thence northwesterly along the easterly lines of Lot 1 -2 -2 and Lot 2 -2 -2 of City Lot 670
to a point of intersection with the southerly right of way line of Clark St.;
Thence northwesterly crossing Clark St. to the southeasterly corner of Welsh Place;
Thence northwesterly along the easterly line of said Welsh Place to the northeast corner
thereof;
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Exhibit A
Thence southwesterly along the northerly line of said Welsh Place to a point of
intersection with the easterly right of way line of a public alley along the westerly side of
A. L. Bowen's Subdivision;
Thence northwesterly along said easterly right of way line to a point of intersection with
the southerly right of way line of Angella Street;
Thence southwesterly along said southerly right of way line to the northeast corner of
Lot 12 of Gilliam's Subdivision;
Thence northwesterly crossing Angella St. to the most southerly corner of Lot 1 of
Gilliam's Subdivision said point being on the northerly right of way line of Angella St.;
Thence northwesterly along the westerly line of said Lot 1 to a point of intersection with
the southerly line of Lot 2 of Alvin Haas Place;
Thence southwesterly along the southerly line of Lot 1 and Lot 2 of Alvin Haas Place
and the southerly line of the Westerly 40 feet of Lot 3 of Quigley's Subdivision of Out Lot
710 to the most easterly corner of Lot 24 of Quigley's Subdivision of Out Lot 710;
Thence westerly along the southerly boundary of Lots 4 through Lots 15 of Quigley's
Subdivision Out Lot 710 and the southerly line of Lots 9A, 10 and 11 of Quigley's
Subdivision Out Lot 711 to a point of intersection with the easterly right of way line of
Pierce Street;
Thence northerly along said easterly right of way line and extension thereof to a point of
intersection with the northerly right of way line of W. Locust Street;
Thence easterly along said northerly right of way line to the easterly right of way line of
Foye Street;
Thence northerly along said easterly right of way line to a point of intersection with the
southerly right of way line of a public alley Tying between Almond and W. Locust Sts.;
Thence easterly along said southerly right of way line to a point of intersection with the
westerly right of way line of Ellis Street;
Thence southeasterly along said westerly right of way line to a point of intersection with
the northerly right of way line of W. Locust Street;
Thence southeasterly crossing Ellis St. to a point of intersection with the easterly right of
way line of Ellis St. at the southerly right of way line of Dorgan Place;
Thence easterly along said southerly right of way line of Dorgan Place to the northeast
corner of Lot 1 -14 of Dorgan's Subdivision;
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Exhibit A
Thence easterly crossing Dorgan Place to the southwest corner of Lot 5 -2 of City Lot
673;
Thence northerly along the westerly line of said Lot 5 -2 to the northwest corner thereof;
Thence easterly along the northerly line of said Lot 5 -2 to a point of intersection with the
westerly right of way line of Madison Street;
Thence easterly crossing Madison St. to the most westerly corner of Lot A -2 -1 of City
Lot 674, said point being on the easterly right of way line of Madison St.
Thence easterly along the northerly line of said Lot A -2 -1 to a point of intersection with
the easterly right of way line of Main Street;
Thence northerly along said easterly right of way line to the northwest corner of Lot 2 -1
of City Lot 674;
Thence easterly and continuing northeasterly along the northerly lines of Lot 2 -1, Lot 2-
2, Lot 2 -1 -3, Lot 1 -2 -3 all of the subdivision of City Lot 674 to a point of intersection with
the westerly line of Lot 4 of City Lot 674;
Thence northwesterly along said westerly line to a point of intersection with the
southerly line of Lot 1 -1 -2 of Duncan's Subdivision;
Thence northeasterly along said southerly line and southerly line of Lot 1 and Lot 2 of
M. A. Rebman's Subdivision and extension thereof to a point of intersection with the
easterly right of way line of Heeb Street;
Thence northwesterly along said easterly right of way line to a point of intersection with
the northerly right of way line of Clarke Drive;
Thence northwesterly along said northerly right of way line to a point of intersection with
the easterly right of way line of Heeb Street Tying between Central Avenue and Shelby
Street;
Thence northwesterly along said easterly right of way line to a point of intersection with
the southerly right of way line of Kaufmann Avenue;
Thence easterly along said southerly right of way line to a point of intersection with the
southerly extension of the easterly right of way line of a public alley lying between
Central Ave. and Francis Street;
Thence northwesterly along said easterly right of way line to a point of intersection with
the southerly right of way line of W. 23 Street;
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Exhibit A
Thence southwesterly along said southerly right of way line to the northwest corner of
the East One -Half of Lot 11 of Tivoli Addition;
Thence northwesterly crossing W. 23 St. to the southwesterly corner of Lot 1 of Valeria
Place No. 2;
Thence northwesterly along the westerly line of said Lot 1 to a point of intersection with
the southerly line of Lot 2 of said Valeria Sub. No. 2;
Thence southwesterly along the southerly line of said Lot 2 to the southwest corner
thereof;
Thence northwesterly along the westerly line of said Lot 2 to a point of intersection with
the southerly line of Lot 2 -1 of Valeria Place;
Thence northeasterly along said southerly line to the southeasterly corner of said Lot 2-
1;
Thence northwesterly along the easterly line of said Lot 2 -1 the northeast corner
thereof, said point also being the southeasterly right of way line of Carr St.;
Thence northwesterly along the easterly right of way line of Carr St. to a point of
intersection with the southerly right of way line of W. 24 Street;
Thence northeasterly along said southerly right of way line to a point of intersection with
the southerly extension of the easterly right of way line of Division Street;
Thence northwesterly along said easterly right of way line to the northwest corner of Lot
8 of Wullweber's Subdivision;
Thence southwesterly along the southerly line of John King's Subdivision to the
southwest corner of the West 33.98 feet of Lot 1 -6 of John King's Subdivision;
Thence northwesterly along the westerly line of the West 33.98 feet of Lot 1 -6 of John
King's Subdivision to the northwest corner thereof;
Thence northeasterly along the northerly line of said West 33.98 feet to the southwest
corner of Lot 1 of the East 329.98 feet of Lot 8 of John King's Subdivision;
Thence northwesterly along the westerly line of said Lot 1 to a point of intersection with
the southerly line of the NE1 /4 of said Lot 8;
Thence southwesterly along said southerly line to the southwest corner of said NE1 /4 of
Lot 8;
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Exhibit A
Thence northwesterly along the westerly lines of the NE1 /4 of Lot 8, the SE1 /4 of Lot
10, the NE1 /4 Lot 10 and the E1/2 of Lot 12 all in John King's Subdivision to the
northwest corner of said E1/2 of Lot 12;
Thence northeasterly along the northerly line of said E1/2 of Lot 12 to the southwest
corner of Lot 1 -1 -1 of the E1/2 of Lot 14 in John King's Subdivision;
Thence northwesterly along the westerly lines of Lot 1 -1 -1 of the E1/2 of Lot 14 John
King's Subdivision to the northwest corner thereof;
Thence northeasterly along the northerly line of said Lot 1 -1 -1 to a point of intersection
with the westerly right of way line of Central Avenue;
Thence northeasterly crossing Central Avenue to a point of intersection of the easterly
right of way line of Central Avenue and the northerly right of way line of E. 25th Street;
Thence northeasterly along said northerly right of way line and extension thereof to a
point of intersection with the easterly right of way line of Elm Street;
Thence southeasterly along said easterly right of way line to a point of intersection with
the northerly right of way line of E. 24 Street;
Thence northeasterly along said northerly right of way line and extension thereof to a
point of intersection with the easterly right of way line of Windsor Avenue;
Thence southeasterly along said easterly right of way line to a point of intersection with
the northerly right of way line of E. 22nd Street;
Thence northeasterly along said northerly right of way line to a point of intersection with
the westerly right of way line of Stafford Street;
Thence northeasterly crossing Stafford Street to a point of intersection of the easterly
right of way line of Stafford Street and the northerly right of way line of Thomas Place;
Thence southeasterly along said easterly right of way line of Stafford Street and
extension thereof to a point of intersection with the southerly right of way line of Garfield
Avenue;
Thence southwesterly along said southerly right of way line to a point of intersection
with the centerline of Stafford Street extended southeasterly;
Thence southeasterly along the centerline of Stafford Street extended to a point of
intersection with the northwesterly line of Lot 2 -2 of Kerper Industrial Park;
Thence southwesterly along said northwesterly line of Lot 1 -2 of Kerper Industrial Park
to the northernmost point of Lot 1 of Kerper Industrial Park;
Page 5 of 6
Exhibit A
Thence southwesterly along the westerly line of said Lot 1 to a point of intersection with
the northerly right of way line of E. 16th Street;
Thence southwesterly along said northerly right of way line to the easterly right of way
line of Pine Street;
Thence southeasterly crossing E. 16th Street along said easterly right of way of Pine St.
extended to a point of intersection with the southerly right of way line of E. 16th St.;
Thence southwesterly along said southerly right of way line to a point of intersection
with the easterly right of way line of Elm Street;
Thence southeasterly along said easterly right of way line to a point of intersection with
the northerly right of way line of E. 15th Street;
Thence southwesterly along said northerly right of way line to a point of intersection with
the westerly right of way line of Elm Street;
Thence southeasterly along said westerly right of way of Elm Street and extension
thereof to a point of intersection with the centerline of E. 12th Street;
Thence southwesterly along the said centerline of E. 12th Street to a point of
intersection with the centerline of White Street;
Thence southeasterly along said centerline of White Street to a point of interjection with
the centerline of E. 11th Street;
Thence southwesterly along said centerline of E. 11th Street to a point of intersection
with the centerline of Central Avenue;
Thence northwesterly along said centerline of Central Avenue to a point of intersection
with the centerline of Loras Boulevard, said point being the point of beginning.
I hereby certify that this land surveying document was prepared by
me or under my direct personal supervision and that I am a duly
Licensed Land Surveyor under the Laws of the State of Iowa.
Date
Ronald J. Turner, L.S. No. 9651
My renewal date is Dec. 31, 2012
Pages on sheets covered by this seal:
Page 6of6
Exhibit B
GREATER DOWNTOWN URBAN RENEWAL EXPANSION
INDUSTRIAL HARBOR SUBAREA
Legal Description
Commencing as a point of reference at the intersection of the centerline of E. 12th
Street and the westerly right of way of Elm Street extended southeasterly, in the City of
Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, said point being the point of beginning;
Thence northwesterly along said westerly right of way line of Elm Street and extension
thereof to a point of intersection with the northerly right of way line of E. Fifteenth Street;
Thence northeasterly along said northerly right of way line to a point of intersection with
the westerly right of way line of a public alley lying between Pine Street and Maple
Street;
Thence northwesterly along said westerly right of way line to the northeast corner of the
North 35 feet of Lot 255 in East Dubuque Addition;
Thence southwesterly along the northwesterly line of said Lot to a point of intersection
with the easterly right of way line of Pine Street;
Thence northwesterly along said easterly right of way line and extension thereof to the
northerly right of way line of E. 16 Street;
Thence northeasterly along said northerly right of way line to the southwest corner of
Lot 1 of Kerper Industrial Park;
Thence northwesterly and continuing northeasterly along the westerly line of said Lot 1
to the most northerly corner thereof;
Thence southwesterly along the westerly lines of Lot 1 -2 and Lot 2A of Kerper Industrial
Park to the southwest corner of said Lot 2A;
Thence northeasterly along the southerly line of said Lot 2A to the southeast corner
thereof;
Thence northwesterly along the easterly line of said Lot 2A to the southwest corner of
Lot 6 of Kerper Industrial Park;
Thence northeasterly along the southerly line of said Lot 6 to the southeast corner
thereof;
Thence northwesterly along the easterly line of said Lot 6 to the northeast corner
thereof and point of intersection with the southerly right of way line of Kerper Court;
Page 1 of 3
Exhibit B
Thence northeasterly along said southerly right of way line and extension thereof to a
point of intersection with the centerline of Kerper Blvd;
Thence northwesterly along said centerline to a point of intersection with the northerly
line of Lot 3 of Kerper Industrial Park extended easterly;
Thence northwesterly along said extended line to the northeast corner of said Lot 3,
said point also being on the westerly right of way line of Kerper Blvd.;
Thence northerly along said right of way line to a point of intersection with the
northeasterly right of way line of Fengler St.;
Thence southeasterly along the extension of said northeasterly right of way line
crossing Kerper Blvd. to a point of intersection with the westerly line of Lot 1A of Block 7
River Front Subdivision No. 3, said point being on the easterly right of way line of
Kerper Blvd.;
Thence southeasterly along said easterly right of way line to a point of intersection with
the northerly right of way line of E. 16 Street;
Thence southeasterly crossing E. 16 Street to a point of intersection of the south right
of way line of E. 16 St. and the east right of way line of Kerper Blvd.;
Thence northeasterly along the southerly right of way line of E. 16 St. to a point of
intersection with the westerly shore of Peosta Channel;
Thence southeasterly continuing along the westerly shore of Mississippi River adjacent
to the following: Kerper Blvd., River Front Subdivision No. 2, Part of Government Lot 3,
Section 19, T89N, R3E, 5 P.M., Parts of Congressional Lot 8 in Section 19, T89N,
R3E, 5th p.• Dubuque Harbor Improvement Company's Addition, and River Front
Subdivision No. 1, to a point of intersection with the northerly line of Ice Harbor Urban
Renewal Subarea B, described as "that area generally bounded on the north and west
by the Chicago, Central and Pacific Railroad right -of -way, on the south by the northerly
boundary of Subarea A and on the east by the municipal limits of the City of Dubuque
including any adjoining public right -of -way;
Thence northwesterly and continuing southwesterly along the northerly and westerly
sides of Ice Harbor Urban Renewal District Subarea B to a point of intersection with the
southerly right of way line of E. 4 street;
Thence southwesterly along said southerly right of way line to a point of intersection
with the centerline of U.S. Highways 61/151;
Thence northeasterly along said centerline to a point of intersection with the centerline
of E. 12 Street;
Page 2 of 3
Exhibit B
Thence southwesterly along said centerline to a point of intersection with the westerly
right of way line of Elm St. extended, said point being the point of beginning.
Excepting therefrom, the East 7 Street Urban Renewal District.
I hereby certify that this land surveying document was prepared by
me or under my direct personal supervision and that I am a duly
Licensed Land Surveyor under the Laws of the State of Iowa.
Ronald J. Turner, L.S. No. 9651
My renewal date is Dec. 31, 2012
Pages on sheets covered by this seal:
Page 3of3
Date
Exhibit C
GREATER DOWNTON URBAN RENEWAL EXPANSION
CHAPLAIN SCHMITT AREA
Legal Description
All of that part of the City of Dubuque lying easterly of the Peosta Channel also known
as Chaplain Schmitt Island and the area lying east of the easterly right of way line of
Kerper Boulevard between the centerline of U.S. Highway 61/151 and the southerly
right of way line of E. 16 Street in Sections 17, 18, 19 and 20, T89N, R3E, 5 P.M. in
the City of Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa..
Page 1 of 1
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en that akin Dubuque
City Council will con-
: clEntl: a public hearing
1 on Mw 2, 21111, at (510
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likstorle federal Build
T ing. 350 w, ( Att St., to
L coitsIder adoptirm All
Amended and Ste!stated
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t ("Plan") for 1.1se Great
er Downtown Urban
Renewal District Efths-
11 rice The proposed
I Ptan would expand the
T District to Include new
1 subareas generally cies
I scribed as the Wash-
ingtmn Neighborhood,
Chaplain Schnlitt„ and
the Industrial kiarhor
1„ srflaaneas, awl merge
the existimg Kerner
Boulevard industrial
Park Economic Devel-
opment District and
the East 755 Street Error
riornic 19eyelopment
District into the District
as additional subareas.
The proposed Plan also
would update the ohr
jectives and public pur-
pose 41(301 1', to Ise
undertaken In the ex-
panded DIstrict,
'The subareas to be
added to the restrict
are generally descri-
bed as follows;
1. Kerper boulevard
Subarea of the District
shall Mende that area
generally bounded by
- the following descrip-
tion; tot 1-'2, Imt 2-2,
Lot 2A„ Lot 3 and Lot 6
all in Kerper Industrial
Park, in the City of Pill.
I/00(W, Dubuque Cows-
tY, Iowa, also including
the entire right of way
el Koper 1/ 11111 !rod
the westerly oortirm et
Krieger timilevard mph:
of way Morn the abut
:dog Wither Court right
of way !mid tot 3 of
1501305 Industrial insris
to the centerline al
Kerper Unitary:3mM
2 wastrrileforr 11011111 .
bor000 +.1 .Subarea of
the Mstrint shall Inr
chino that rhea ofmel
AOy b1 1110e1 'll tr,:v tne
rot lowriog dese ription:
firsienteneiticr im ri. Omit
of reference ist thk" 171-
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centerlIrYlk": at Central
55, 11(11 and 5 eet; Eleu
fne 11511 (('51(1 11
tots 9A, In mxi 11 111
5, UIC,1105'$ Subdivision
Out Lot 712 to a imint
iritersectiou with rise
easterly rimist of way
One of Pierce Street:
In otos northerly ttiong
baA easterly 111(111 of
way line and extension
Miereof ro a point ot
tersest ort with the
northerly right of way
Km: of 5Ati 111102
55 oat 'Tin:ince easterly
along said northerly
right Of way line to the
easterly rIgint of wory
ling of tome Street
Thence northerly along
Said easterly right of
way llne to a point of
Intersection with tho
Southerly right ef way
line of a public alloy W-
ing between Almond
.arof W. Locust Sts4
Thence easterly along
said southerly right of
Way ilne to a point Of
intersection with the
westerly right of way
line of Ellis Street;
Thence southeasterly
clang said westerly
right of way line 1 110 A
Point of Intersection
with the northerly right
of way line of W. tor
0A151 Street; Thence
southeasterly crossing
Ellis St, to a point of in-
tersection with the
easterly right of vvay
iine of Ellis St, at the
southerly right of way
line of Dorgan Place;
Silence easterly along
said southerly right of
way Ilne of Dorgan
Place to the northeast
corner of tot 1-14 of
Dorgan's Subdiv1510011
Thence easterly cross-
Mg Dorgan Place to the
southwest corner of
tot 0-2 of City tot 673;
'Thence northerly along
the westerly line or
said Lot 5-2 to the
northwest comer
1900105, (190010 easter-
ly along the northerly
line of said Lot 192 00 a
point. of Intersection
with the mister hr right
or weir line of Madison
Street; 1510(1 1), easterly
rot yin Margoen st, to
The most westerly toe
15(10 of 1,0 /141 ()t Oty
Lot: 654, saki rosin!: be
ing on the easterly
right. nf way line of
filadIson St Thence
easterly along rte
inertharly line of said
1,5' ArErl to a point of
Miler section with 00
1'(1/'( '55/ right of way
line <X Main St.Ikl!1
Thence C 111 01011g
rysid iiiasterly M of
sow to the myth
west atrium /5 5/11 1
erf 1 11 5,51 truss
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the northwest , C:orne,'
55105015 (1/ (1(11,, north-
easterly !Pond the
sioritiorly line ryt saki
West 33.94 feet 5,1/)
southwest corner of
Lot 1. or the East 329,90
Teet (1 Lot 0 of John
51 (1) Subdivision!
'Thence northooresteny
along the westerly lino
of said Lot 1 to a point
of intersection with the
ssittherly One Of the
NE1/4 of sign tryt k3;
Theriot southwestorly
along 11ai15 southerly
line to the 1/ '/1
101/111 11 '/015 5/5511/4 of
Lot 6; The//r 1' north
westerly along 3he
westerly lines of the
NE1/4. of Lot Ei, the
SKI/a of LiX 10, the
NE1/4 Lot 11 and the
E1/7 of Lot 12 all In
John Klimys Subdivision
to the olorthwest cor-
ner of said E1/2 of Lot
12; 'Thence northeast
erry along the northerly
IOW of said E1/2 of Lot
12 to the southwest
corner of 501 1-1-1 of
the E1/2 of Lot 14 in
(1 11 King's Subdivi-
sion; Thence north-
westerly along the
WA lines of 1111 1.
1-1 of the E1/2 of Lot 14
John King's Subdivision
to the northwest cor-
ner thereat Thence
northesisterly along the
northerly Vino of said
Lot 1-1-1 le a point of
intersection with the
westerly right of way
line of Central Avenirel
Thence northeasterly
crossing 1,0 5(45 Ave-
nue to a point of Inter-
section 01 550 easterly
fight Of vyity line of
Central Avenue and the
northerly right of way
line 01 51 25th Sheet;
Thence northeasterly
along said northerly
right of way Ilne and
extension thereof to a
point 01 intersection
with the easterly right
of way line of Elm
Street! Thonee 501/11
oaltitity lI, /55 8,3/d
easterly rigLik of way
line to rti 110111111 of inter-
!section 015115 5115' runt 1-
min right of way 1101' of
11. With 5dk 1 1(110111511 1
1111 ,lb 1(1
nein 01 1 right of
way line anti exterWon
More. 5 5s, point of fru
torsortion with the
easterly right of way
/AA of /15151 aver
nue: itheriCP 11,
1.C1Cly sktrxt said easter-
ly right of way !•e to .3,
tooth of intriereerlon
with the northirrly rioln
of romp lino 00 51 217n15
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WO Mel 01 rim 1,ACCAA
extention 1' 01
to a :mini of intersec-
tion wits Lim northerly
DOA 115 00/l line el
551 55( farerth
Therpm northeasterly
along saki northerly
right or wan line to a
polti1 or intersection
with the westerly right
ar way line of A public
I15 15 between
Pine Street and Maple
Street: Thence Meths
westerly along said
westerly right of way
line to the rrortheant
((1101' 01 5550 North
feet of Lot 701551 East
Dubuque ACICIRAM
Thence southwesterly
along the (51 55 line of said Lot to a
point of (1550 011551111
with the easterly right
of 'way into of Pine
Street; Thermo north-
westerly along sold
easterly right of way
line and extension
thereof 10 150 northerly
right or way line of E,
1601 Street; Thence
northeasterly afong
said northerly right of
way line to the 011111
west corner of Let 1 of
Kerper Industrial Park;
Thence northwesterly
and continuing north-
easterly along the
westerly line of said
Lot 1 le the most I male
erly ' corner thereof;
Thence southwesterly
along the westerly
lines of Lot 1-2 715(15 Lot
2A of Kerner industrial
Par k to the southwest
comer of said 1.01 2A;
Thence northeasterly
along the southerly line
of sale Lot 2A to the
Southeast comer
'h'/'lob/ Thence north:
westerly along the
easterly line of said Lot
2A to the southwest
corner of Lot 6 of Kerr
Per Industrial Park;
Thence northeasterly
along the southerly line
ot said Lot 6 to the
southeast comer
thereof; Thence north
WPSfleily islong
easterly Ilne of said Lot
to the northeast nom
ner thereat and point
int' 0/551 Ine
southerly right of way
1111/1 111 (('(' CopM!
Thence nentlioaiderly
thong ishd southeny
right of way line raid
extension thereof to is
point of intersection
von Inn
Keeper Mixt 111A111151
nontmenterly Wong
CO to a
ofthit re !Mew:Arkin
with the northerly line
of Lot .3 of Kerper In-
dustrial Perk eoterklnd
1( 1/1 min toi .t 11i LuA
30, List 515 Lot 31„ Ltti
of Lot 32 all in :1115' the
Summit !tuber irrink"Wk
mem Co.'s Addition,
Township 89 North,
Ra roe 3 East of the Mir
P.M., Dubuque County,
Iowa end any adjoining
public rithitor
CM/Sprain Sciimlft
Sobarea of the District
snall looloolo that area
generally hounded lay
the following (501,5 51-
151/05 All 05 55505 part of
the City or Dubuque ly
easterly 115 Ipg teesta Channel also
known as Chaplain
Schraitt island art, tk"
9140 lYing east of the
easterly hunt of way
lino of Korpow Boule-
vard belween I he Gen
Orrilue of 55 55. rlighway
61/151 and the south-
erly Cunt or way line of
E, 16th Street el Sec.
trona 17, 18, 19 and 20,
TA9N, 03E, EXt P,M.
the City of Dubuque,
I3/1511 4Ue County, Iowa,
The Cony of 01,1115que
reserves the right to
modify the boundaries
of the District at some
future clate„ Any
amendments to the
Plan will he completed
In accordance with
Chapter 403 of the Po-
wa. Code, Urban Re-
newal Law.
A copy of the 11(11
5/1/004 Amended and
Restated Urban Renew!
al Plan for the Greater
Downtown Urban Re-
newal District Is on file
in the City Clerk's Of-
f ice and may be
viewed during monnal
working hours.
Written comments ro
91t,,5 -o tho above
amendment may be
submitted to the City
(55 1/10/ Office on or be-
fore said time of poXilic
hearing,
At said 1/100 4/115 place
of public hearing all 'n-
Worsted citizens a 111
parks will be given tfl
opportunity 50 3c
luont tor or /(,1/l'l
wOO arnendmont,
Any visual or homUng
mord red persons
inreoliou spe .141 ass 51
1,11011 perm in wier
mental to 7,3; sibi it y
miens n1x05 i1 son to
the City Clerk m
(54771 550
7571) 15931 55511 1555
least 1 17",. now s ;XIV 111
f0001k,1,
Published 0 tomor
arise with the ordrit
STATE OF IOWA 1SS:
DILTBUQUE C(,MINTY
CERTIFICA'IlION ['HULK /,‘1
1, Suvanne Pike. a Billing Clerk for Woodward Communications, Inc.. an Iowa
corporation, publisher of the Telegraph flerald,a newspaper of general circulation
puhlished in the City of Dubuque. County of Dubuque and State of Iowa: bei
certify that the attached notice WEIS published in said newspaper on the following
dates: April 2,2, 201 1. and for which the charge is $256.74.
Subscribed to heroic me, a Notary Public in and for Dubuque ('ounty, Iowa,
this 6., „ ,7„ day o 1 )0
Nlotari, in affl For rjulaapie ricanirt , Icwca„
1;11fr1 5 I/1 1 / 1 ,
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Prepared By: David Heiar ED Director City of Dubuque 50 W. 13 St. Dubuque, IA 52001 (563) 589 -4393
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RESOLUTION NO. 155 -11
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Doc ID: 0070390 Kind: RESOLUTION 30003 Type
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Dubuque County Iowa
Kathy Flynn Thurlow Record
F11e2011- 000064
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE AMENDED AND RESTATED URBAN RENEWAL
PLAN FOR THE GREATER DOWNTOWN URBAN RENEWAL DISTRICT.
Whereas, on March 21, 2011 the City Council of the City of Dubuque, Iowa
authorized the preparation of an Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan (the "Plan ")
for the Greater Downtown Urban Renewal District (the "District "); and
Whereas, the City of Dubuque's primary objective in amending this Plan is to
provide opportunities for further redevelopment and reinvestment in the downtown; and
Whereas, the Long Range Planning Commission has reviewed the proposed
Plan and has found that said document is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan for
the development of the City of Dubuque as a whole and has transmitted its findings to
the City Council; and
Whereas, a consultation process has been undertaken with affected taxing
entities in accordance with Chapter 403 of the Code of Iowa with no written objections
or recommended changes to the Plan received; and
Whereas, the City Council, in accordance with Chapter 403 of the Code of Iowa,
has held a public hearing on the proposed amended and restated Plan after public
notice thereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. That the Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan for the Greater
Downtown Urban Renewal District, on file in the City Clerk's Office and made reference
to herein, be approved.
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Dubuque County Iowa
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Prepared Bv: David Heiar ED Director City of Dubuque 50 W. 1 3 th St. Dubuque, IA 52001 (563) 589 -4393
Return To: David Heiar ED Director City of Dubuque 50 W. 13 St. Dubuque, IA 52001 (563) 589 -4393
RESOLUTION NO. 155-11
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE AMENDED AND RESTATED URBAN RENEWAL
PLAN FOR THE GREATER DOWNTOWN URBAN RENEWAL DISTRICT.
Whereas, on March 21, 2011 the City Council of the City of Dubuque, Iowa
authorized the preparation of an Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan (the "Plan ")
for the Greater Downtown Urban Renewal District (the "District "); and
Whereas, the City of Dubuque's primary objective in amending this Plan is to
provide opportunities for further redevelopment and reinvestment in the downtown; and
Whereas, the Long Range Planning Commission has reviewed the proposed
Plan and has found that said document is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan for
the development of the City of Dubuque as a whole and has transmitted its findings to
the City Council; and
Whereas, a consultation process has been undertaken with affected taxing
entities in accordance with Chapter 403 of the Code of Iowa with no written objections
or recommended changes to the Plan received; and
Whereas, the City Council, in accordance with Chapter 403 of the Code of Iowa,
has held a public hearing on the proposed amended and restated Plan after public
notice thereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. That the Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan for the Greater
Downtown Urban Renewal District, on file in the City Clerk's Office and made reference
to herein, be approved.
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Prepared By: David Heiar ED Director City of Dubuque 50 W. 13 St. Dubuque, IA 52001 (563) 589 -4393
Return To: David Heiar ED Director City of Dubuque 50 W. 13 St. Dubuque, IA 52001 (563) 589 -4393
RESOLUTION NO. 155-11
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE AMENDED AND RESTATED URBAN RENEWAL
PLAN FOR THE GREATER DOWNTOWN URBAN RENEWAL DISTRICT.
Whereas, on March 21, 2011 the City Council of the City of Dubuque, Iowa
authorized the preparation of an Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan (the "Plan ")
for the Greater Downtown Urban Renewal District (the "District "); and
Whereas, the City of Dubuque's primary objective in amending this Plan is to
provide opportunities for further redevelopment and reinvestment in the downtown; and
Whereas, the Long Range Planning Commission has reviewed the proposed
Plan and has found that said document is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan for
the development of the City of Dubuque as a whole and has transmitted its findings to
the City Council; and
Whereas, a consultation process has been undertaken with affected taxing
entities in accordance with Chapter 403 of the Code of Iowa with no written objections
or recommended changes to the Plan received; and
Whereas, the City Council, in accordance with Chapter 403 of the Code of Iowa,
has held a public hearing on the proposed amended and restated Plan after public
notice thereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. That the Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan for the Greater
Downtown Urban Renewal District, on file in the City Clerk's Office and made reference
to herein, be approved.
Section 2. That the City Clerk of the City of Dubuque, Iowa is hereby authorized
and directed to file a certified copy of the Resolution in the office of the Dubuque
County Recorder.
Passed, approved and adopted this 2 day of May, 2011.
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Attest
Kevin S. Firnst
Acting City Clerk
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Aaron DeJong, City of Dubuque, 50 W. 13th Street, Dubuque, IA 52001 (563) 589 -4393
Kevin S. Firnstahl, City of Dubuque, 50 W. 13th Street, Dubuque, IA 52001 (563) 589 -4121
AMENDED and RESTATED
URBAN RENEWAL PLAN
Greater Downtown Urban Renewal District
(A merger of the Downtown Dubuque, Ice Harbor, Kerper Boulevard, and East 7th
Street Urban Renewal Districts)
City of Dubuque, Iowa
This Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan for the Greater Downtown Urban
Renewal District traces its beginnings to the merger of the Downtown Urban Renewal Area
Project Number Iowa R -15, originally established by Resolution 123 -67 by the City Council
of the City of Dubuque, Iowa on May 18, 1967 and subsequently amended and restated by
Resolution 79 -71 on March 15, 1971, by Resolution 73 -74 on March 11, 1974, by
Resolution 107 -82 on May 3, 1982, by Resolution 191 -84 on June 25, 1984, by Resolution
371 -93 on December 6, 1993, by Resolution 145 -94 on May 2, 1994, by Resolution 479 -97
on November 17, 1997, by Resolution 476 -98 on October 19, 1998 and by Resolution 187-
02 on April 1, 2002, with the Ice Harbor Urban Renewal District, originally established by
Resolution 403 -89 of the City Council of the City of Dubuque, Iowa on December 18, 1989
and subsequently amended and restated by Resolution 241 -00 on June 5, 2000 and by
Resolution 114 -02 on March 4, 2002. The Urban Renewal Plan for the Greater Downtown
Urban Renewal District resulting from that merger was later amended by Resolution 170 -04
on April 19, 2004, by Resolution 391 -06 on August 21, 2006, by Resolution 108 -07 on
February 20 2007, by Resolution 597 -07 on December 17, 2007, by Resolution 300 -08
on September 2, 2008, by Resolution 393 -09 on October 5, 2009, and by Resolution 26 -10
on July 19, 2010. On May 2, 2011 the Kerper Boulevard Industrial Park Economic
Development District originally established by Resolution 274 -94 on August 15, 1994 and
the East 7 Street Economic Development District, originally established by Resolution
144 -97 on April 7, 1997 were merged into and became part of the Greater Downtown
Urban Renewal District, pursuant to Resolution approved on May 2, 2011.
Version 2011.2
TABLE OF CONTENTS
A. INTRODUCTION 3
B. JUSTIFICATION FOR THE DESIGNATION 3
C. OBJECTIVES OF THE PLAN 4
D. DISTRICT BOUNDARIES 5
E. PUBLIC PURPOSE ACTIVITIES 5
F. DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS 6
1. LAND USE 6
2. PLANNING AND DESIGN CRITERIA: 9
G. LAND ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION 9
H. RELOCATION REQUIREMENTS 10
I. FINANCING ACTIVITIES 10
J. STATE AND LOCAL REQUIREMENTS 12
K. DURATION OF APPROVED URBAN RENEWAL PLAN 12
L. SEVERABILITY 12
M. AMENDMENT OF APPROVED URBAN RENEWAL PLAN 13
N. ATTACHMENTS 14
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A. INTRODUCTION
This AMENDED AND RESTATED URBAN RENEWAL PLAN ( "the Plan ") has been
prepared to update the objectives and public purpose activities intended to stimulate,
through public actions, financing and commitments, private investment within the combined
and expanded area known as the Greater Downtown Urban Renewal District ( "the
District "). In order to achieve this objective, the City of Dubuque shall undertake the urban
renewal actions specified in this Plan, pursuant to the powers granted to it under Chapter
403 of the Iowa Code, Urban Renewal Law, and Chapter 15A of the Iowa Code.
Under this Plan, the District is being expanded to include the areas formerly designated as
urban renewal areas under the Urban Renewal Plans for the Kerper Boulevard Industrial
Park Economic Development District and the East 7 Street Economic Development
District, and to create three new subareas, the Washington Neighborhood, Chaplain
Schmitt, and Industrial Harbor Subareas. This Plan shall serve as a new urban renewal
plan for the District described herein. The Plan shall be viewed as a single plan for
purposes of fulfilling the objectives of the Plan. The separate subareas of the Plan will be
maintained and observed for those purposes which are aided by or in need of the division,
but the combined and expanded area comprising the District shall be treated together for
planning and redevelopment purposes.
The division of taxation and the separation of incremental taxes authorized by Iowa Code
Section 403.19 have been implemented in the existing Sub -areas of the District and in the
areas being merged into the District. Upon passage of an implementing City ordinance, tax
increment revenues may include the increased local option sales and services tax
revenues authorized to be collected under Iowa Code Section 423B.10. Under the terms
of this Plan and conforming amendments to the applicable tax increment ordinances, the
tax increment mechanism described in Iowa Code Section 403.19 shall continue to apply to
the territory within the District as currently provided. Incremental taxes shall be determined
separately with respect to each subarea of the District, and when collected shall be
applied, subject to such liens and priorities as may exist or be from time to time provided,
with respect to the District and Plan, as amended.
B. JUSTIFICATION FOR THE DESIGNATION
The City Council of the City of Dubuque, Iowa has determined that the following blighting
conditions, as defined by Chapter 403 of the Iowa Code, Urban Renewal Law, exist within
the District:
• Undeveloped and underdeveloped land;
• A substantial number of deteriorated, dilapidated and obsolete public and
private improvements;
• Faulty lot layouts in relation to the size, adequacy and usefulness of the lots;
• Fragmented property ownership patterns;
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• A lack of public utilities; and
• An inadequate street layout.
The Council has declared by Resolution of Necessity No. 99 -11 on March 21, 2011 that
these factors have substantially impaired and arrested the sound growth of the City of
Dubuque and of the area comprising the District.
C. OBJECTIVES OF THE PLAN
The primary OBJECTIVES of the Plan are:
1. The creation of a thriving central business district, riverfront district, and downtown
neighborhoods with a compatible mix of viable commercial /retail, office, financial,
residential, cultural, recreational and educational activities;
2. The development of an adequate support system and public infrastructure for new
and expanding river - related and other tourism activities;
3. The conservation, restoration, renovation or rehabilitation of the historic and
architectural character of the District through the renovation and rehabilitation of historic
buildings, the establishment of design standards to ensure cohesive and compatible
development and redevelopment, the use of appropriate construction techniques, the
coordinated administration of appropriate code enforcement efforts and the maximization
of all available financial and technical resources;
4. The creation of a safe, healthy and attractive physical environment through the
construction or installation of necessary infrastructure and other public improvements or
actions supportive of the District;
5. The creation of a safe, efficient, and attractive circulation system for both pedestrian
and vehicular traffic;
6. The development of additional and improved parking opportunities in the District
supportive of the businesses and attractions located within its boundaries and which
accommodate the needs of its residents, employees and visitors;
7. The creation of financial incentives necessary to encourage private investment and
reinvestment in the District;
8. The creation and retention of quality employment opportunities in the District;
9. The expansion of the existing property tax base of the District; and.
10. The creation and development of additional housing units and residential
opportunities in the District, and an increase in the level of homeownership in the District
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D. DISTRICT BOUNDARIES
The District is located within the City of Dubuque, County of Dubuque, State of Iowa. The
District includes seventeen separate subareas that have resulted from prior urban renewal
plans and expansions of the same within the District. These subareas include the Town
Clock Subarea, the Old Main Subarea, the Upper Main Subarea, the Ice Harbor Subarea
A, Ice Harbor Subarea B, Ice Harbor Subarea C, Warehouse Subarea, South Main
Subarea, the South Port Subarea, the Cable Car Subarea, the Bluff Street Subarea, the
South Bluff Street Subarea, the Washington Neighborhood Subarea, Chaplain Schmitt
Subarea, the Industrial Harbor Subarea, the East 7 Street Subarea, and the Kerper
Boulevard Subarea. Despite this subdivision of the District, this Plan shall be viewed as a
single plan and shall be applied to all subareas for purposes of fulfilling the objectives of
the Plan.
The description of the boundaries for each subarea are attached as Attachment F to this
Plan.
The boundaries of the District and the subareas are delineated on the URBAN RENEWAL
DISTRICT map (Attachment A; on file at the Dubuque City Clerks Office).
The City of Dubuque reserves the right to modify the boundaries of the District at some
future date. Any amendments to the Plan will be completed in accordance with Chapter
403 of the Iowa Code, Urban Renewal Law.
E. PUBLIC PURPOSE ACTIVITIES
To meet the OBJECTIVES of this Plan, the City of Dubuque is prepared to initiate and
support development and redevelopment of the District through the following PUBLIC
PURPOSE ACTIVITIES:
1. Pre - development planning, including but not limited to activities such as appraisals,
architectural and engineering studies, environmental assessment and remediation, and
feasibility analysis;
2. Provision of technical support to property owners, businesses and organizations in
support and furtherance of the Plan;
3. Use of tax increment financing, loans, forgivable loans, grants and other appropriate
financial tools in support of eligible public purpose activities, including public and private
conservation, preservation, development and redevelopment efforts including the adaptive
re -use of existing structures and code compliance;
4. Preparation of property for conservation, preservation, rehabilitation, development
and redevelopment purposes;
5. Development and implementation of programs for the repair, restoration, and
renovation of historic and non - historic buildings and related improvements, and the
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rehabilitation, restoration, and renovation of historic and non - historic buildings buildings for
public and governmental uses, including the Carnegie Stout Public Library, the former U.S.
Federal Building, and the former Kephardt's Building, and for commercial and residential
uses;
6. Improvement, installation, construction and reconstruction of public facilities and
improvements including but not limited to structured parking facilities, other parking
facilities, rail spurs, streets, alleys, utilities, convention facilities, Riverwalk and Harborwalk
improvements and amenities, boat docks, dredging and other river - related improvements;
7. Improvement, installation, construction and reconstruction of other public
improvements including but not limited to the relocation of overhead utility lines, installation
of street lights, construction of public rest rooms and water fountains, installation of
benches and other streetscape amenities, landscaping and signage;
8. Acquisition of property through negotiation or eminent domain for public
improvements or private development and redevelopment purposes, public or private use;
9. Disposition of land and /or buildings through sale or lease;
10. Relocation or elimination of existing private improvements in connection with other
public purpose activities;
11. Relocation or elimination of existing railroad spur lines;
12. Demolition and clearance of deteriorated, obsolescent and blighting structures and
other improvements, including but not limited to site preparation for redevelopment
purposes; and
13. Enforcement of applicable local, state and federal laws, codes and regulations.
Public purpose activities are limited to those areas delineated on the PUBLIC PURPOSE
ACTIVITY AREA map (Attachment B; on file at the Dubuque City Clerks Office).
All public purpose activities shall be conditioned upon and shall meet the restrictions and
limitations placed upon the District by the Plan.
F. DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS
The LAND USE and PLANNING AND DESIGN CRITERIA set forth herein shall apply to
any and all District properties the preservation, conservation, development and /or the
redevelopment of which is assisted by the City through any of the PUBLIC PURPOSE
ACTIVITIES listed above.
1. LAND USE:
a. Town Clock Subarea: The intent of this Plan is to promote the preservation,
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conservation, development and redevelopment of a functional, attractively developed
environment to further existing office, financial, commercial /retail, cultural, educational,
personal and professional services and residential activities within the Town Clock
Subarea.
The continued development and enhancement of those land uses permitted within the
Downtown Commercial Business District (C-4), the Business District (C -5) and the Office
Residential (OR) zones of the City of Dubuque's Zoning Ordinance are encouraged.
LAND USE maps (Attachments C -1 and C -2; on file at the Dubuque City Clerks Office)
identify the existing and the proposed land uses within the Town Clock Subarea.
b. Old Main Subarea: The intent of this Plan is to promote private investment and
reinvestment in a variety of commercial /retail, entertainment and residential uses while
furthering existing commercial /retail, personal and professional services, entertainment and
residential activities within the Old Main Subarea.
The continued development and enhancement of those land uses permitted within the
Downtown Commercial Business District (C-4) and Business District (C -5) zones of the City
of Dubuque's Zoning Ordinance are encouraged.
LAND USE maps (Attachments C -3 and C -4; on file at the Dubuque City Clerks Office)
identify the existing and the proposed land uses within the Old Main Subarea.
c. Upper Main Subarea: The intent of this Plan is to promote the preservation,
conservation, development and redevelopment of this downtown neighborhood of
residential, office and commercial /retail uses.
The continued development and enhancement of those land uses permitted within the
Downtown Commercial Business District (C -4), the Business District (C -5), the Office
Residential (OR) and Office Service (OS) zones of the City of Dubuque's Zoning Ordinance
are encouraged.
LAND USE maps (Attachments C -5 and C -6; on file at the Dubuque City Clerks Office)
identify the existing and the proposed land uses within the Upper Main Subarea.
d. Ice Harbor Subareas A, B, and C: The intent of this plan is to encourage a mix of
residential, commercial /retail, recreational and educational uses in these Subareas. An
adopted Planned Unit Development ordinance shall regulate land uses and zoning in the
Ice Harbor Subareas A, B and C.
LAND USE maps (Attachments C -7 and C -8; on file at the Dubuque City Clerks Office)
identify the existing and the proposed land uses within the Ice Harbor Subareas A, B, and
C.
e. Warehouse Subarea: The intent of this Plan is to promote the preservation,
conservation, development and redevelopment of this downtown neighborhood of
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residential, office and commercial /retail uses.
LAND USE maps (Attachments C -9 and C -10; on file at the Dubuque City Clerks Office)
identify the existing and the proposed land uses within the Warehouse Subarea.
f. South Main Subarea: The intent of this Plan is to promote the preservation,
conservation, development and redevelopment of this downtown neighborhood of
residential, office and commercial /retail uses.
LAND USE maps (Attachments C -11 and C -12; on file at the Dubuque City Clerks Office)
identify the existing and the proposed land uses within the South Main Subarea.
g. South Port Subarea: The intent of this plan is to encourage a mix of residential,
commercial /retail, recreational and educational uses in this Subarea. An adopted Planned
Unit Development ordinance shall regulate land uses and zoning in a portion of the
Subarea.
LAND USE maps (Attachments C -13 and C -14; on file at the Dubuque City Clerks Office)
identify the existing and the proposed land uses within the South Port Subarea.
h. Cable Car Subarea: The intent of this Plan is to promote the preservation,
conservation, development and redevelopment of this downtown neighborhood of
residential, office and commercial /retail uses.
LAND USE maps (Attachments C -15 and C -16; on file at the Dubuque City Clerks Office)
identify the existing and the proposed land uses within the Cable Car Subarea.
i. Bluff Street Subarea: The intent of this Plan is to promote the preservation,
conservation, development and redevelopment of this downtown neighborhood of
residential, office and commercial /retail uses.
LAND USE maps (Attachments C -17 and C -18; on file at the Dubuque City Clerks Office)
identify the existing and the proposed land uses within the Bluff Street Subarea.
j. South Bluff Street Subarea: The intent of this Plan is to promote the preservation,
conservation, development and redevelopment of this downtown neighborhood of
residential, office and commercial /retail uses.
LAND USE maps (Attachments C -19 and C -20; on file at the Dubuque City Clerks Office)
identify the existing and the proposed land uses within the South Bluff Street Subarea.
k. Kerper Boulevard, Washington Neighborhood, Industrial Harbor, East 7 Street, and
Chaplain Schmitt Subareas: The intent of this Plan is to promote the preservation,
conservation, development and redevelopment of these downtown neighborhoods of
residential, office, commercial /retail, and industrial uses.
LAND USE maps (Attachments C -21 and C -22; on file at the Dubuque City Clerks Office)
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identify the existing and the proposed land uses within the Warehouse Subarea.
2. PLANNING AND DESIGN CRITERIA:
a. Town Clock, Old Main, Upper Main, Warehouse, South Main, Cable Car, Bluff
Street, and South Bluff Street Subareas: The planning and design criteria to be used to
guide the physical development and redevelopment of the Town Clock, Old Main, Upper
Main, Warehouse, South Main, Bluff Street, and South Bluff Street Subareas are those
standards and guidelines contained within the City of Dubuque's Zoning Ordinance,
Downtown Design Guidelines, and other applicable local, state and federal codes and
ordinances subject to the conditions contained in this subsection.
b. Ice Harbor Subareas A, B, C and South Port: The planning and design criteria to be
used to guide the physical development and redevelopment of the Ice Harbor Subareas A,
B, C and South Port shall be the Port of Dubuque Master Plan Design Standards attached
hereto as Attachment D, which is on file at the Dubuque City Clerks Office.
c. Kerper Boulevard, Washington Neighborhood, Industrial Harbor, East 7 Street, and
Chaplain Schmitt Subareas: The planning and design criteria to be used to guide the
physical development and redevelopment of the Kerper Boulevard, Washington
Neighborhood, Industrial Harbor, East 7 Street, and Chaplain Schmitt Subareas are those
standards and guidelines contained within the City of Dubuque's Zoning Ordinance, and
other applicable local, state and federal codes and ordinances subject to the conditions
contained in this subsection.
d. Historic Preservation Commission Review: Additionally, the Secretary of the
Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Structures
shall be used to guide the exterior modifications of historic and architecturally significant
properties financed in whole or in part by the City of Dubuque and the improvement,
installation, construction or reconstruction of public improvements in the District. Said
projects shall be reviewed by the Historic Preservation Commission for compliance with the
above referenced standards.
e. Off - Premise Signage: No off - premise signage shall be allowed in the Ice Harbor
Subareas A and B.
f. Overhead Utility Lines: No new overhead utility lines shall be installed within the
District where underground placement is feasible.
G. LAND ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION
The City of Dubuque is prepared to acquire and dispose of property in support of the
development and redevelopment of the District within the parameters set forth below.
1. Land Acquisition: The City may acquire property for private development or
redevelopment by contractual agreement or by right of eminent domain. The City reserves
the right to acquire, by negotiation or eminent domain, property rights required for the
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construction or reconstruction of streets and public utilities, or any other public facility or
improvement. No properties currently are identified for acquisition in this Plan.
2. Land Disposition: Publicly held land will be sold for the development of viable uses
consistent with this Plan, and not for purposes of speculation.
Land will be disposed of in accordance with the requirements set forth in Chapter 403 of
the Iowa Code, Urban Renewal Law. Developers and redevelopers will be selected on the
basis of the quality of their proposals and their ability to carry out such proposals while
complying with the requirements of this Plan.
Developers and redevelopers will be required by contractual agreement to observe the
Land Use Requirements and Planning and Design Criteria of this Plan. The contract and
other disposition documents will set forth the provisions, standards and criteria for
achieving the objectives and requirements outlined in this Plan.
H. RELOCATION REQUIREMENTS
Relocation assistance in accordance with applicable provisions of Chapter 316 of the Iowa
Code, Highway Relocation Assistance Law, will be provided in the event that an existing
business or residence is displaced by publicly supported development or redevelopment
activities.
I. FINANCING ACTIVITIES
To meet the OBJECTIVES of this Plan and to encourage the development and
redevelopment of the District and private investment therein, the City of Dubuque is
prepared to provide financial assistance to qualified industries, businesses and housing
developers through the making of loans or grants under Chapter 15A of the Iowa Code and
through the use of tax increment financing under Chapter 403 of the Iowa Code.
1. Chapter 15A Loan or Grant: The City of Dubuque has determined that the making
of loans or grants of public funds to qualified industries, businesses and housing
developers is necessary to aid in the planning, undertaking and completion of urban
renewal projects authorized under this Plan within the meaning of Section 384.24(3)(q) of
the Iowa Code. Accordingly, in furtherance of the objectives of this Plan, the City of
Dubuque may determine to issue bonds or loan agreements, in reliance upon the authority
of Section 384.24A, Section 384.24(3)(q), Section 403.12 (general obligation bonds) or
Section 403.9 (tax increment bonds), for the purpose of making loans or grants of public
funds to qualified entities. Alternatively, the City may determine to use available funds for
the making of such loans or grants. In determining qualifications of recipients and whether
to make any such individual loans or grants, the City of Dubuque shall consider one or
more of the factors set forth in Section 15A.1 of the Iowa Code on a case -by -case basis.
2. Tax Increment Financing: The City of Dubuque is prepared to utilize tax increment
financing, authorized under Iowa Code Section 403.19 and current City ordinance, as a
means of financing eligible costs incurred to implement the Public Purpose Activities
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identified in Section E of this Plan. Upon passage of a separate implementing City
ordinance, tax increment revenues may include the increased local option sales and
services tax revenues authorized to be collected under Iowa Code Section 4238.10.
Bonds or loan agreements may be issued by the City under the authority of Section 403.9
of the Iowa Code (tax increment bonds) or Section 384.24A, Section 384.24(3)(q) and
Section 403.12 (general obligation bonds).
The City acknowledges that the use of tax increment revenues delays the ability of other
local taxing bodies to realize immediately the direct tax benefits of new development in the
District. The City believes, however, that the use of tax increment revenues to finance the
public improvements and to promote private investment in the District is necessary in the
public interest to achieve the OBJECTIVES of this Plan. Without the use of this special
financing tool, new investment may not otherwise occur or may occur within another
jurisdiction. If new development does not take place in Dubuque, property values could
stagnate and the City, County and School District may receive less taxes during the
duration of this Plan than they would have if this Plan were not implemented.
Tax increment financing will provide a long -term payback in overall increased tax base for
the City, County and School District. The initial public investment required to generate new
private investment will ultimately increase the taxable value of the District well beyond its
existing base value.
Tax increment reimbursement may be sought any of the eligible costs incurred by the City
in connection with any of the Public Purpose Activities described in Section E of this Plan,
including but not limited to the following:
a. Planning and administration of the Plan;
b. Construction of any of the public improvements, amenities and facilities described in
Section E of this Plan or otherwise contemplated by the Plan within the District, including
pre - development planning, environmental assessment and remediation, feasibility analysis
and engineering costs;
c. Acquisition, installation, maintenance and replacement of public improvements
throughout the District including but not limited to street lights, benches, landscaping,
appropriate signage and rest rooms;
d. Acquisition of land and /or buildings and preparation of same for sale to private
developers, including any "write down" of the sale price of the land and /or building;
e. Preservation, conservation, development or redevelopment of buildings or facilities
within the District to be sold or leased to qualifying for - profit and not - for - profit organizations,
developers and businesses;
f. Loans or grants to qualified entities under Chapter 15A of the Iowa Code, including
debt service payments on any bonds issued to finance such loans or grants, for purposes
of expanding the business or activity, or other qualifying loan programs established in
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support of the Plan; and
g. Providing the matching share for a variety of local, state and federal grants and
loans.
3. Proposed Amount of Indebtedness: At this time, the extent of improvements and
new development within the District is only generally known. As such, the amount and
duration for use of the tax increment revenues for public improvements and /or private
development can only be estimated; however, the actual use and amount of tax increment
revenues to be used by the City for District activities will be determined at the time specific
development is proposed.
It is anticipated that the maximum amount of indebtedness which will qualify for tax
increment revenue reimbursement during the duration of this Plan, including acquisition,
public improvements and private development assistance, will not exceed $130,000,000.
At the time of adoption of this Plan, the City of Dubuque's current general obligation debt is
$ 95,918,516 (a list of obligations is found as Attachment E) and the applicable
constitutional debt limit is $174,325,144, for the Fiscal Year starting July 1, 2011.
J. STATE AND LOCAL REQUIREMENTS
All provisions necessary to conform with state and local laws have been complied with by
the City of Dubuque in the implementation of this Plan and its supporting documents.
K. DURATION OF APPROVED URBAN RENEWAL PLAN
This Plan shall continue in effect until terminated by action of the City Council, but in no
event before the City of Dubuque has received full reimbursement from all incremental
taxes for its advances and principal and interest payable on all Tax Increment Financing or
general obligations issued to carry out the OBJECTIVES of the Plan. However, the use of
tax increment financing revenues by the City for the public purpose activities carried out
under this Plan shall be limited as deemed appropriate by the City Council and consistent
with all applicable provisions of law.
The DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS established, or as
amended from time to time by the City of Dubuque Zoning Ordinance, shall remain in effect
in perpetuity.
L. SEVERABILITY
In the event one or more provisions contained in this Plan shall be held for any reason to
be invalid, illegal, unauthorized or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality,
lack of authorization or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this Plan and
this Plan shall be construed and implemented as if such provision had never been
contained herein.
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M. AMENDMENT OF APPROVED URBAN RENEWAL PLAN
This Plan may be amended from time to time to respond to development opportunities.
Any such amendment shall conform to the requirements of Chapter 403 of the Iowa Code,
Urban Renewal Law. Any change effecting any property or contractual right can be
effectuated only in accordance with applicable state and local law.
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N. ATTACHMENTS
The following attachments are a part of this Plan and are on file at the Dubuque City
Clerks Office:
A Urban Renewal District Map, with Subareas
B Public Activity Area Map
C Land Use Maps
C -1 Town Clock Subarea Existing Land Use Map
C -2 Town Clock Subarea Proposed Land Use Map
C -3 Old Main Subarea Existing Land Use Map
C -4 Old Main Subarea Proposed Land Use Map
C -5 Upper Main Subarea Existing Land Use Map
C -6 Upper Main Subarea Proposed Land Use Map
C -7 Ice Harbor Subareas Existing Land Use Map
C -8 Ice Harbor Subareas Proposed Land Use Map
C -9 Warehouse Subarea Existing Land Use Map
C -10 Warehouse Subarea Proposed Land Use Map
C -11 South Main Subarea Existing Land Use Map
C -12 South Main Subarea Proposed Land Use Map
C -13 South Port Subarea Existing Land Use Map
C -14 South Port Subarea Proposed Land Use Map
C -15 Cable Car Subarea Existing Land Use Map
C -16 Cable Car Subarea Proposed Land Use Map
C -17 Bluff Street Subarea Existing Land Use Map
C -18 Bluff Street Subarea Proposed Land Use Map
C -19 South Bluff Street Subarea Existing Land Use Map
C -20 South Bluff Street Subarea Proposed Land Use Map
C -21 Kerper Boulevard, Washington Neighborhood, Industrial Harbor, East
7 Street, and Chaplain Schmitt Subareas Existing Land Use Map
C -22 Kerper Boulevard, Washington Neighborhood, Industrial Harbor, East
7 Street, and Chaplain Schmitt Subareas Proposed Land Use Map
D Port of Dubuque Master Plan Design Standards
E List of Current General Obligation Debt
F District Boundary Description by Subarea
F: \USERS\Econ Dev \Urban Renewal \Greater Downtown UR District\2011.2 Amendment\2011.2 Greater Downtown Urban Renewal Plan
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Planning Services Department
City Hall
50 West 13th Street
Dubuque, IA 52001 -4864
(563) 589 -4210 phone
(563) 589 -4221 fax
(563) 690 -6678 TDD
planning@cityofdubuque.org
The Honorable Mayor and City Council
City of Dubuque
50 W.13 Street
Dubuque, IA 52001
RE: Greater Downtown Urban Renewal District Expansion
Dear Mayor and City Council Members:
Introduction
On April 20, 2011, the Long Range Planning Advisory Commission reviewed the proposed
expansion of the Greater Downtown Urban Renewal District to: add the Washington
Neighborhood, Chaplain Schmitt Island, and the Industrial Harbor Areas; and to merge the
existing East 7 Street Economic Development District and the Kerper Boulevard Economic
Development District into the Greater Downtown Urban Renewal District. The proposal, staff
reports, and related materials are enclosed.
Discussion
At the Commission meeting, David Heiar, Economic Development Director, noted several
developments have brought about the proposal to amend the district. He explained that the
amendment will provide the expansion areas with access to the financial. tools and incentives
available in the Greater Downtown Urban Renewal District, primarily tax increment financing.
The Commission reviewed the primary objectives of the Greater Downtown Urban Renewal
District, and discussed the benefits of the proposed expansion. Commissioners discussed how
the proposed expansion boundaries were drawn, and why certain areas were not included.
Recommendation
By a vote of 7 to 0, the Long Range Planning Advisory Commission recommends approval of
the proposed Greater Downtown Urban Renewal District expansion as it is consistent with the
2008 Dubuque Comprehensive Plan.
Respectfully submitted,
Jim Prochaska, Chairperson
Long Range Planning Advisory Commission
Enclosures
cc: Michael Van Milligen, City Manager
David Heiar, Economic Development Director
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TO: Long Range Planning Advisory Commission
FROM: David Johnson, Assistant Planner ° —
SUBJECT: Expansion of the Greater Downtown Urban Renewal District
DATE: April 12, 2011
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Introduction
The proposed amendment to the Greater Downtown Urban Renewal District would add
the areas known as the Washington Neighborhood, Chaplain Schmitt Island, and the
Industrial Harbor and merge the existing E. 7 Street Economic Development District
and the Kerper Boulevard Economic Development District into the Greater Downtown
Urban Renewal District. The areas proposed to be added and merged into the Greater
Downtown Urban Renewal District are depicted in the enclosed map.
Discussion
One of the roles of the Long Range Planning Advisory Commission is to review urban
renewal plans and any amendments for consistency with the Comprehensive Plan.
The proposed amendment will provide the areas with access to the financial tools and
incentives available in the Greater Downtown Urban Renewal District. These tools and
incentives are designed to encourage reinvestment and redevelopment activities
throughout the district and support revitalization strategies. A thorough justification of
the district expansion is detailed in the enclosed April 12, 2011 memorandum from
Economic Development Director David Heiar.
Planning Services Staff has reviewed the primary objectives of the Amended and
Restated Urban Renewal Plan for the Greater Downtown Urban Renewal District. Staff
finds the objectives are consistent with the 2008 Dubuque Comprehensive Plan, with
greatest relevance to the Land Use and Urban Design, Economic Development,
Environmental Quality, and Housing Elements.
Recommendation
Staff recommends the Long Range Planning Advisory Commission recommend
approval of the proposed expansion of the Greater Downtown Urban Renewal District to
add the Washington Neighborhood, Chaplain Schmitt Island, and Industrial Harbor
areas and merge E. 7 Street and the Kerper Boulevard Economic Development
District, as the proposed amendment is consistent with the 2008 Dubuque
Comprehensive Plan.
Enclosures
cc: Aaron DeJong, Assistant Economic Development Director
Masterpiece on the Mississippi
TO: Michael Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: David J. Heiar, Economic Development Director
SUBJECT: Expansion of the Greater Downtown Urban Renewal District
DATE: April 12, 2011
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INTRODUCTION
This memorandum presents for the Long Range Planning Advisory Commission review
and approval of an expansion to the Greater Downtown Urban Renewal District.
The proposed amendment of this District would (i) expand the District to include areas
generally known as the Washington Neighborhood, Chaplain Schmitt Island, and the
Industrial Harbor, and (ii) merge the East 7 Street Economic Development District and
the Kerper Economic Development District into the Greater Downtown Urban Renewal
District (See Attached Map).
BACKGROUND
The Downtown Dubuque Urban Renewal District was originally established in 1967. It
has been amended and restated on several occasions over the years to expand the
boundaries to include the Old Main area, the Iowa Inn property, Dubuque Museum of
Art, Historic Federal Building, Locust Street Parking Ramp, the Carnegie -Stout Public
Library, the South Main area, the Warehouse District, the South Port area, the Cable
Car area, the Bluff Street area, and the South Bluff area. On April 19 2004, the
Downtown Dubuque Urban Renewal District was merged with the Ice Harbor Urban
Renewal District. By combining the two districts, both public and private development
efforts have benefited from greater flexibility in the use of tax increment financing in the
larger district.
Before a municipality can exercise the authority conferred by Chapter 403 "Urban
Renewal" of the Iowa Code, a Resolution of Necessity must be adopted finding that the
area being considered for urban renewal district designation is either a slum, blighted or
economic development area and that the rehabilitation, conservation, redevelopment,
development, or a combination thereof, of the area is necessary in the interest of the
public health, safety or welfare of the residents of the city.
The Iowa Code defines a blighted area as, "an area of a municipality within which the
local governing body of the municipality determines that the presence of a substantial
number of slum, deteriorated, or deteriorating structures; defective or inadequate street
layout; faulty lot layout in relation to size, adequacy, accessibility, or usefulness;
unsanitary or unsafe conditions; deterioration of site or other improvements; diversity of
ownership, tax or special assessment delinquency exceeding the fair value of the land;
defective or unusual conditions of title; or the existence of conditions which endanger
life or property by fire and other causes; or any combination of these factors;
substantially impairs or arrests the sound growth of a municipality, retards the provision
of housing accommodations, or constitutes an economic or social liability and is a
menace to the public health, safety, or welfare in its present condition and use ". An
economic development area is defined as, "an area of a municipality designated by the
local governing body as appropriate for commercial and industrial enterprises or
housing and residential development for low and moderate income families, including
single or multifamily housing."
Several issues, events or circumstances have spurred research into expanding the
Greater Downtown Urban Renewal District to improve areas around the core downtown
area. The issues are:
• The NIU Study on crime and poverty that showed the Washington Neighborhood
and the Central Avenue Corridor is in need of assistance to combat the real and
perceived crime in the area.
• Implementing the key recommendations from the Safe Community Task Force.
• The Dubuque Racing Association is investigating an initiative to create a master
plan for Chaplain Schmitt Island.
• Major leases along the Industrial Harbor are set to expire over the next 10 years
and may create the opportunity for new investment.
• Redevelopment of the former Dubuque Pack site.
• The implementation of the Washington Neighborhood Development Plan.
• The age of structures in the area.
• The implementation of the Historic Millwork District Master Plan.
• Implementation of the Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project.
• Population declines in the Washington Neighborhood area.
• Area's minimal increases in property values over the last 10 years.
• Recent adoption of a historic conservation district for much of this area.
• Designation of Prescott School as a persistently lowest- achieving school by the
US Dept. of Education.
• Announcement by Alliant Energy that in 2015 they will decommission the
Dubuque coal -fired power plant.
• Creation of the Washington Neighborhood Development Corporation.
• In the next few years there will be resources available in the Kerper Boulevard
Subarea that could help finance activity throughout the expanded district.
DISCUSSION
This proposed expansion of the District would include new areas generally known as
the Washington Neighborhood, Chaplain Schmitt Island, and the Industrial Harbor, and
the merger of the East 7 Street Economic Development District and the Kerper
Economic Development District into the Greater Downtown Urban Renewal District.
The following is a discussion of each area and the reasons it is proposed to be included
in the District.
Washington Neighborhood
In September 2009, the City Council held a community forum. The forum was intended
to facilitate community dialog on issues regarding public safety. Over 130 residents
attended the event, from all sectors of the community including the Mayor and City
Council, City staff, representatives from neighborhood associations, landlords, the
business community, educational and religious institutions, non - profit organizations,
youth representatives, and the public at- large.
Subsequent to this meeting the City Council formed a Safe Community Task Force
(SCTF). The SCTF was assigned to:
• Gather facts on the scope of crime and safety issues in the community;
• Identify efforts currently underway to improve and prevent future problems;
• Review and analyze how other communities have addressed crime and safety
issues; and,
• Recommend goals and objectives for the leadership of Dubuque.
The Mayor and City Council appointed 25 citizens to serve on the newly established
SCTF. The SCTF was assisted by representatives from key City departments including
the City Manager's Office, Human Rights, Police, and Housing, with additional City staff
serving as a resource. The SCTF met monthly from October 2009 through July 2010.
Recognizing that the work of the SCTF was comprehensive in nature, four sub-
committees were also established. The four sub - committees, made up of additional
citizens, included:
• Neighborhood Engagement/Social Capital
• Enforcement
• Management of Physical Environment
• Research and Facts
The role of the subcommittees was to help identify issues and develop opportunities or
recommendations for the SCTF. The SCTF considered sub - committee input as part of
the overall implementation strategy in the community.
The SCTF then adopted the following two goals:
1. To identify and act upon things that most effectively reduce crime and that most
effectively reduce the perception of crime; and
2. Recognize people want to feel safe and identify ways to provide that feeling of
safety.
The SCTF forwarded an initial set of recommendations to the City Council in February
2010. The SCTF also recommended the retention of a facilitator to assist in the ongoing
process. Urban Strategies, of St. Louis, Missouri, began facilitation starting in March
2010. In July 2010, the SCTF submitted a second set of recommendations to the City
Council.
In the meantime, a subcommittee of SCTF members worked with City staff to implement
one of the February recommendations, which consisted of a comprehensive study on
crime and poverty in Dubuque. This subgroup solicited requests for proposals,
reviewed the responses received, conducted interviews, and discussed this information
with the full SCTF. The SCTF then recommended selection of Northern Illinois
University Center for Governmental Studies (NIU /CGS) to conduct the study, which the
City Council approved. From May 2010 through January 2011, NIU /CGS conducted a
massive study on crime and poverty in Dubuque. On January 14, 2011, NIU /CGS
delivered the 779 -page final report. On January 25, 2011, NIU /CGS presented its
findings to the SCTF in a three -hour presentation.
Among other pieces of information, the NIU Crime Study stated that 71% of
respondents fear coming downtown at night. This is a significant finding and the study
proposes several methods to combat this issue. One recommendation is to invest in
the infrastructure and properties within the challenged area. Having appropriate funding
to promote reinvestment in the neighborhood will be critical for this to happen. The use
of Tax Increment Financing (TIF) has been an effective tool to encourage the downtown
revitalization and may be effective in revitalizing this area as well.
The Safe Community Taskforce has provided recommendations to implement the
findings of the 2010 Crime Report by NIU. Three of these recommendations are as
follows:
• As exterior code violations are identified in neighborhoods, identify volunteers
who are willing to assist with helping property owners remedy those violations,
which will address the property conditions while also building relationships and a
sense of community.
• Support economic development efforts to create opportunities.
• Expand the lighting recommendation to "Brighten up the streets and alleys at
night and increase visibility for residents wherever lights are needed."
These recommendations could be implemented more quickly if this area is included in
the Urban Renewal District and funding becomes available for these projects.
The Washington area has not seen the level of growth in property values as compared
to the rest of the community. With the help of the City Assessor's Office, research was
conducted of property values in 2000 and 2010 for the area. The area showed a 30.8%
increase in property values from 2000 to 2010. Community wide, the property values
increased 145.2% for the same period. This shows that the Washington area has
grown at nearly 1/5 of the rate as the rest of the community. Having this area in the
Urban Renewal District will provide additional tools to assist this neighborhood and
hopefully, provide a growth rate equal to the City's overall growth rate.
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The Washington Neighborhood has also experienced a decrease in population as
evidenced by the recent result of the 2010 US Census. Although census tracts do not
exactly align with our defined neighborhood boundaries, Census Tract 5 which covers
most of the Washington Neighborhood experienced a 5.1% (209 people) loss between
2000 and 2010. This can be attributable to the disinvestment of the area and residents
preferring to locate in other parts of the community. Attached is a map of the downtown
area census tracts in relation to the proposed expansion areas of the Greater
Downtown Urban Renewal District.
Areas of the Washington Neighborhood are prone to flooding from the enclosed Bee
Branch storm sewer. America's River Phase III has begun to 'daylight' the creek. This
will be a major amenity to the area and will encourage reinvestment. The project is
scheduled to be complete by 2013. Again, an urban renewal district can provide the
potential for financial assistance in this redevelopment.
The age of structures in the proposed Washington Subarea is another factor relating to
the disinvestment within the area. Attached is a map showing the ages of structures
within the Washington Neighborhood. Older structures require proper upkeep to
maintain their quality. The economic conditions of the area over last several decades
has not encouraged or allowed some owners to properly maintain their properties. The
financial tools available in an urban renewal district can be used to assist in this
redevelopment. The West Locust/Bluff Street area also suffers from having an older
building stock and has deteriorated from years of disinvestment and vacancies.
The area has several historic structures which should be preserved to maintain the
historic nature of the neighborhood. Attached are maps showing the locations of
historically significant structures and areas surveyed for conservation districts or
national historic status. Much of this area was recently included in a historic
conservation district.
Prescott School, one of the elementary schools in the area, has been classified as a
Persistently Lowest - Achieving School from the US Dept. of Education through the No
Child Left Behind program. Many factors are causing this designation, but improving
the economic climate of the immediate area would help in improving education in the
neighborhood.
The boundary of the Washington Neighborhood subarea (shown in blue on the attached
map) was selected by connecting to the northern boundary of the existing Greater
Downtown District with the entirety of the Washington Neighborhood up to Comisky
Park, the West Locust Corridor, and the north end of Bluff Street. Areas east of the
Washington Neighborhood were also included because these areas are already in the
City's Enterprise Zone 2, which is classified as a distressed area.
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Chaplain Schmitt Island
The Dubuque Racing Association has initiated a discussion with area leaders to create
a master plan to improve Chaplain Schmitt Island and make it a beautiful entry point into
the community from Wisconsin. Areas of the island are at a disadvantage for
redevelopment because of potential flooding. Also, portions of the island were
previously used as a city landfill. Having the island in the Greater Downtown Urban
Renewal Area allows for the existing district to assist in funding projects which would
accomplish goals established in a future master plan for redevelopment.
The subarea would include the entirety of Chaplain Schmitt Island (shown in yellow on
the attached map).
Industrial Harbor
The lower Bee Branch and the Industrial Harbor areas are currently undergoing a
transformation. The Bee Branch creek restoration will make the 16 Street area a
recreation amenity and will be creating parcels for additional commercial development.
The parcel development on the south side of 16 Street may need assistance to
achieve a quality development. The City owned leases in the Industrial Harbor are
beginning to expire and an effort to gain market rate leases on the property has the
potential for the area to increase in valuation. In some situations, it may be necessary
for the City to partner with potential lessees. The financial tools available in an urban
renewal district could provide the public assistance needed in these public /private
partnerships.
Several areas within this subarea have significant environmental issues which will need
financial assistance if they are to be redeveloped. The former Operations &
Maintenance Garage on Kerper Boulevard and AY McDonald site on E. 12 Street are
Superfund sites. These areas have the potential for redevelopment due to their
proximity to other areas of town, but environmental remediation activities will need to
occur to achieve a quality development. Alliant Energy has identified the coal -fired
power plant on East 7 Street for closure in 2015. This site will most likely have
environmental issues that need assistance to redevelop the property.
The Shot Tower is also included in this subarea. The structure is listed on the National
Register of Historic Places and efforts are ongoing to provide meaningful interpretation
in and around the structure.
The Industrial Harbor subarea boundary was selected by having the western boundary
meet the Greater Downtown Urban Renewal District, surround the East 7 Street
Economic Development District (Morrison Bros.) , and include the areas of the Kerper
Boulevard Economic Development District that have not increased in valuation (shown
in green on the attached map). Property owned by Blum Salvage has not been included
in the District. This is because acquisition of the property is currently under negotiation
under the Bee Branch Creek Restoration project.
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East 7 Street Economic Development District
The proposed expansion to the Greater Downtown Urban Renewal District would totally
surround the East 7 Street Urban Renewal District and therefore makes it logical to
merge this district into the Greater Downtown District. The district was created to assist
Morrison Brothers Company to expand their operations.
Kerper Boulevard Economic Development District
The Kerper Boulevard Economic Development District was created in 1994 to assist in
Eagle Window and Door's relocation to a new facility on Kerper Boulevard (shown as
red on the attached map) and potentially assist in improvements to the Dubuque Pack
property.
The City Council in 1994 self- imposed a 20 year time limit to collect tax increment from
the designated economic development district (in 1994, Iowa law did not restrict
economic development districts with a time limit). The City Council has the ability to
amend the self- imposed time limit and allow the area to continue to collect tax
increment to the extent allowed by current law.
This proposed subarea has properties that have significant environmental
contamination issues. The former City Operations & Maintenance Facility was once a
coal gasification plant. This site, and a site on East 12 Street, has been classified as a
Superfund site by the US EPA. Other areas within the subarea could be classified as
brownfields, as they have real or perceived environmental issues relating to their
redevelopment.
In this proposal to merge the Kerper Boulevard District into the Greater Downtown
Urban Renewal District, it would best if the current Kerper Boulevard District be
separated into two sub -areas or parts. The area containing Eagle Window, the City
Operations and Maintenance facility, and Flynn Ready -Mix would be its own subarea in
the plan (shown in red). This sub -area would have existing increment which is being
utilized to retire debt and would continue to be classified as an economic development
area. The other part, the Dubuque Pack property, would be included in the Industrial
Harbor subarea and classified as a blighted area. The area including Eagle Window &
Door's property would no longer have a self- imposed expiration date but would now
have a new statutory (20 -year) limit on tax increment collections. The property tax
increment being generated from this site would be available to help finance other
improvements once the existing obligations are satisfied.
The attached Resolution directs staff to prepare an Amended and Restated Urban
Renewal Plan and to forward the Plan to the Long Range Planning Commission for its
review and comment. This is required by Chapter 403 along with a consultation
process that involves all affected taxing entities. Those taxing entities, the County,
School Board and Community College, have an opportunity to comment on the
proposed Plan prior to the required public hearing on the Amended and Restated Urban
Renewal Plan, but they cannot block adoption of the Plan. This expansion will
encourage continued investment within the downtown area.
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A City Council public hearing on the Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan will
be scheduled for May 2, 2011. The public notice will be published four to twenty days
before the meeting to allow for the appropriate publication requirements. This will allow
time for preparation of the Plan, review and comment period by the Long Range
Planning Commission and the consultation process with the taxing entities.
RECOMENDATION
I recommend the Long Range Planning Advisory Commission recommend amending
the Urban Renewal Plan for the Greater Downtown Urban Renewal District to expand
the District to include areas generally known as the Washington Neighborhood,
Chaplain Schmitt Island, and the Industrial Harbor, and to merge the East 7 Street
Economic Development District and the Kerper Boulevard Economic Development
District into the Greater Downtown Urban Renewal District.
The amendment will provide additional tools to encourage reinvestment and
redevelopment activities throughout the expanded District and will support the
revitalization of the area.
ACTION STEP
The action step is for the Long Range Planning Advisory Commission to recommend
approval of the Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan to the City Council.
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AMENDED and RESTATED
URBAN RENEWAL PLAN
Greater Downtown Urban Renewal District
(A merger of the Downtown Dubuque, Ice Harbor, Kerper Boulevard, and East 7
Street Urban Renewal Districts)
City of Dubuque, Iowa
This Amended and Restated Urban Renewal Plan for the Greater Downtown Urban
Renewal District traces its beginnings to the merger of the Downtown Urban Renewal Area
Project Number Iowa R -15, originally established by Resolution 123 -67 by the City Council
of the City of Dubuque, Iowa on May 18, 1967 and subsequently amended and restated by
Resolution 79 -71 on March 15, 1971, by Resolution 73 -74 on March 11, 1974, by
Resolution 107 -82 on May 3, 1982, by Resolution 191 -84 on June 25, 1984, by Resolution
371 -93 on December 6, 1993, by Resolution 145 -94 on May 2, 1994, by Resolution 479 -97
on November 17, 1997, by Resolution 476 -98 on October 19, 1998 and by Resolution 187-
02 on April 1, 2002, with the Ice Harbor Urban Renewal District, originally established by
Resolution 403 -89 of the City Council of the City of Dubuque, Iowa on December 18, 1989
and subsequently amended and restated by Resolution 241 -00 on June 5, 2000 and by
Resolution 114 -02 on March 4, 2002. The Urban Renewal Plan for the Greater Downtown
Urban Renewal District resulting from that merger was later amended by Resolution 170 -04
on April 19, 2004, by Resolution 391 -06 on August 21, 2006, by Resolution 108 -07 on
February 20 2007, by Resolution 597 -07 on December 17, 2007, by Resolution 300 -08
on September 2, 2008, by Resolution 393 -09 on October 5, 2009, and by Resolution 26 -10
on July 19, 2010. On May 2, 2011 the Kerper Boulevard Industrial Park Economic
Development District originally established by Resolution 274 -94 on August 15, 1994 and
the East 7 Street Economic Development District, originally established by Resolution
144 -97 on April 7, 1997 were merged into and became part of the Greater Downtown
Urban Renewal District, pursuant to Resolution approved on May 2, 2011.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
A. INTRODUCTION 3
B. JUSTIFICATION FOR THE DESIGNATION 3
C. OBJECTIVES OF THE PLAN 4
D. DISTRICT BOUNDARIES 5
E. PUBLIC PURPOSE ACTIVITIES 5
F. DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS 6
1. LAND USE' 6
2. PLANNING AND DESIGN CRITERIA: 9
G. LAND ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION 9
H. RELOCATION REQUIREMENTS 10
I. FINANCING ACTIVITIES 10
J. STATE AND LOCAL REQUIREMENTS 12
K. DURATION OF APPROVED URBAN RENEWAL PLAN 12
L. SEVERABILITY 12
M. AMENDMENT OF APPROVED URBAN RENEWAL PLAN 13
N. ATTACHMENTS 14
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A. INTRODUCTION
This AMENDED AND RESTATED URBAN RENEWAL PLAN ( "the Plan ") has been
prepared to update the objectives and public purpose activities intended to stimulate,
through public actions, financing and commitments, private investment within the combined
and expanded area known as the Greater Downtown Urban Renewal District ( "the
District "). In order to achieve this objective, the City of Dubuque shall undertake the urban
renewal actions specified in this Plan, pursuant to the powers granted to it under Chapter
403 of the Iowa Code, Urban Renewal Law, and Chapter 15A of the Iowa Code.
Under this Plan, the District is being expanded to include the areas formerly designated as
urban renewal areas under the Urban Renewal Plans for the Kerper Boulevard Industrial
Park Economic Development District and the East 7 Street Economic Development
District, and to create three new subareas, the Washington Neighborhood, Chaplain
Schmitt, and Industrial Harbor Subareas. This Plan shall serve as a new urban renewal
plan for the District described herein. The Plan shall be viewed as a single plan for
purposes of fulfilling the objectives of the Plan. The separate subareas of the Plan will be
maintained and observed for those purposes which are aided by or in need of the division,
but the combined and expanded area comprising the District shall be treated together for
planning and redevelopment purposes.
The division of taxation and the separation of incremental taxes authorized by Iowa Code
Section 403.19 have been implemented in the existing Sub -areas of the District and in the
areas being merged into the District. Upon passage of an implementing City ordinance, tax
increment revenues may include the increased local option sales and services tax
revenues authorized to be collected under Iowa Code Section 423B.10. Under the terms
of this Plan and conforming amendments to the applicable tax increment ordinances, the
tax increment mechanism described in Iowa Code Section 403.19 shall continue to apply to
the territory within the District as currently provided. Incremental taxes shall be determined
separately with respect to each subarea of the District, and when collected shall be
applied, subject to such liens and priorities as may exist or be from time to time provided,
with respect to the District and Plan, as amended.
B. JUSTIFICATION FOR THE DESIGNATION
The City Council of the City of Dubuque, Iowa has determined that the following blighting
conditions, as defined by Chapter 403 of the Iowa Code, Urban Renewal Law, exist within
the District:
• Undeveloped and underdeveloped land;
• A substantial number of deteriorated, dilapidated and obsolete public and
private improvements;
• Faulty lot layouts in relation to the size, adequacy and usefulness of the Tots;
• Fragmented property ownership patterns;
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• A lack of public utilities; and
• An inadequate street layout.
The Council has declared by Resolution of Necessity No. 99 -11 on March 21, 2011 that
these factors have substantially impaired and arrested the sound growth of the City of
Dubuque and of the area comprising the District.
C. OBJECTIVES OF THE PLAN
The primary OBJECTIVES of the Plan are:
1. The creation of a thriving central business district, riverfront district, and downtown
neighborhoods with a compatible mix of viable commercial /retail, office, financial,
residential, cultural, recreational and educational activities;
2. The development of an adequate support system and public infrastructure for new
and expanding river - related and other tourism activities;
3. The conservation, restoration, renovation or rehabilitation of the historic and
architectural character of the District through the renovation and rehabilitation of historic
buildings, the establishment of design standards to ensure cohesive and compatible
development and redevelopment, the use of appropriate construction techniques, the
coordinated administration of appropriate code enforcement efforts and the maximization
of all available financial and technical resources;
4. The creation of a safe, healthy and attractive physical environment through the
construction or installation of necessary infrastructure and other public improvements or
actions supportive of the District;
5. The creation of a safe, efficient, and attractive circulation system for both pedestrian
and vehicular traffic;
6. The development of additional and improved parking opportunities in the District
supportive of the businesses and attractions located within its boundaries and which
accommodate the needs of its residents, employees and visitors;
7. The creation of financial incentives necessary to encourage private investment and
reinvestment in the District;
8. The creation and retention of quality employment opportunities in the District;
9. The expansion of the existing property tax base of the District; and.
10. The creation and development of additional housing units and residential
opportunities in the District, and an increase in the level of homeownership in the District
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D. DISTRICT BOUNDARIES
The District is located within the City of Dubuque, County of Dubuque, State of Iowa. The
District includes seventeen separate subareas that have resulted from prior urban renewal
plans and expansions of the same within the District. These subareas include the Town
Clock Subarea, the Old Main Subarea, the Upper Main Subarea, the Ice Harbor Subarea
A, Ice Harbor Subarea B, Ice Harbor Subarea C, Warehouse Subarea, South Main
Subarea, the South Port Subarea, the Cable Car Subarea, the Bluff Street Subarea, the
South Bluff Street Subarea, the Washington Neighborhood Subarea, Chaplain Schmitt
Subarea, the Industrial Harbor Subarea, the East 7 Street Subarea, and the Kerper
Boulevard Subarea. Despite this subdivision of the District, this Plan shall be viewed as a
single plan and shall be applied to all subareas for purposes of fulfilling the objectives of
the Plan.
The description of the boundaries for each subarea are attached as Attachment F to this
Plan.
The boundaries of the District and the subareas are delineated on the URBAN RENEWAL
DISTRICT map (Attachment A; on file at the Dubuque City Clerks Office).
The City of Dubuque reserves the right to modify the boundaries of the District at some
future date. Any amendments to the Plan will be completed in accordance with Chapter
403 of the Iowa Code, Urban Renewal Law.
E. PUBLIC PURPOSE ACTIVITIES
To meet the OBJECTIVES of this Plan, the City of Dubuque is prepared to initiate and
support development and redevelopment of the District through the following PUBLIC
PURPOSE ACTIVITIES:
1. Pre - development planning, including but not limited to activities such as appraisals,
architectural and engineering studies, environmental assessment and remediation, and
feasibility analysis;
2. Provision of technical support to property owners, businesses and organizations in
support and furtherance of the Plan;
3. Use of tax increment financing, loans, forgivable loans, grants and other appropriate
financial tools in support of eligible public purpose activities, including public and private
conservation, preservation, development and redevelopment efforts including the adaptive
re -use of existing structures and code compliance;
4. Preparation of property for conservation, preservation, rehabilitation, development
and redevelopment purposes;
5. Development and implementation of programs for the repair, restoration, and
renovation of historic and non - historic buildings and related improvements, and the
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rehabilitation, restoration, and renovation of historic and non - historic buildings buildings for
public and governmental uses, including the Carnegie Stout Public Library, the former U.S.
Federal Building, and the former Kephardt's Building, and for commercial and residential
uses;
6. Improvement, installation, construction and reconstruction of public facilities and
improvements including but not limited to structured parking facilities, other parking
facilities, rail spurs, streets, alleys, utilities, convention facilities, Riverwalk and Harborwalk
improvements and amenities, boat docks, dredging and other river - related improvements;
7. Improvement, installation, construction and reconstruction of other public
improvements including but not limited to the relocation of overhead utility lines, installation
of street lights, construction of public rest rooms and water fountains, installation of
benches and other streetscape amenities, landscaping and signage;
8. Acquisition of property through negotiation or eminent domain for public
improvements or private development and redevelopment purposes, public or private use;
9. Disposition of land and /or buildings through sale or lease;
10. Relocation or elimination of existing private improvements in connection with other
public purpose activities;
11. Relocation or elimination of existing railroad spur lines;
12. Demolition and clearance of deteriorated, obsolescent and blighting structures and
other improvements, including but not limited to site preparation for redevelopment
purposes; and
13. Enforcement of applicable local, state and federal laws, codes and regulations.
Public purpose activities are limited to those areas delineated on the PUBLIC PURPOSE
ACTIVITY AREA map (Attachment B; on file at the Dubuque City Clerks Office).
All public purpose activities shall be conditioned upon and shall meet the restrictions and
limitations placed upon the District by the Plan.
F. DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS
The LAND USE and PLANNING AND DESIGN CRITERIA set forth herein shall apply to
any and all District properties the preservation, conservation, development and/or the
redevelopment of which is assisted by the City through any of the PUBLIC PURPOSE
ACTIVITIES listed above.
1. LAND USE:
a. Town Clock Subarea: The intent of this Plan is to promote the preservation,
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conservation, development and redevelopment of a functional, attractively developed
environment to further existing office, financial, commercial /retail, cultural, educational,
personal and professional services and residential activities within the Town Clock
Subarea.
The continued development and enhancement of those land uses permitted within the
Downtown Commercial Business District (C-4), the Business District (C -5) and the Office
Residential (OR) zones of the City of Dubuque's Zoning Ordinance are encouraged.
LAND USE maps (Attachments C -1 and C -2; on file at the Dubuque City Clerks Office)
identify the existing and the proposed land uses within the Town Clock Subarea.
b. Old Main Subarea: The intent of this Plan is to promote private investment and
reinvestment in a variety of commercial /retail, entertainment and residential uses while
furthering existing commercial /retail, personal and professional services, entertainment and
residential activities within the Old Main Subarea.
The continued development and enhancement of those land uses permitted within the
Downtown Commercial Business District (C -4) and Business District (C -5) zones of the City
of Dubuque's Zoning Ordinance are encouraged.
LAND USE maps (Attachments C -3 and C -4; on file at the Dubuque City Clerks Office)
identify the existing and the proposed land uses within the Old Main Subarea.
c. Upper Main Subarea: The intent of this Plan is to promote the preservation,
conservation, development and redevelopment of this downtown neighborhood of
residential, office and commercial /retail uses.
The continued development and enhancement of those land uses permitted within the
Downtown Commercial Business District (C -4), the Business District (C -5), the Office
Residential (OR) and Office Service (OS) zones of the City of Dubuque's Zoning Ordinance
are encouraged.
LAND USE maps (Attachments C -5 and C -6; on file at the Dubuque City Clerks Office)
identify the existing and the proposed land uses within the Upper Main Subarea.
d. Ice Harbor Subareas A, B, and C: The intent of this plan is to encourage a mix of
residential, commercial /retail, recreational and educational uses in these Subareas. An
adopted Planned Unit Development ordinance shall regulate land uses and zoning in the
Ice Harbor Subareas A, B and C.
LAND USE maps (Attachments C -7 and C -8; on file at the Dubuque City Clerks Office)
identify the existing and the proposed land uses within the Ice Harbor Subareas A, B, and
C.
e. Warehouse Subarea: The intent of this Plan is to promote the preservation,
conservation, development and redevelopment of this downtown neighborhood of
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residential, office and commercial /retail uses.
LAND USE maps (Attachments C -9 and C -10; on file at the Dubuque City Clerks Office)
identify the existing and the proposed land uses within the Warehouse Subarea.
f. South Main Subarea: The intent of this Plan is to promote the preservation,
conservation, development and redevelopment of this downtown neighborhood of
residential, office and commercial /retail uses.
LAND USE maps (Attachments C -11 and C -12; on file at the Dubuque City Clerks Office)
identify the existing and the proposed land uses within the South Main Subarea.
g. South Port Subarea: The intent of this plan is to encourage a mix of residential,
commercial /retail, recreational and educational uses in this Subarea. An adopted Planned
Unit Development ordinance shall regulate land uses and zoning in a portion of the
Subarea.
LAND USE maps (Attachments C -13 and C -14; on file at the Dubuque City Clerks Office)
identify the existing and the proposed land uses within the South Port Subarea.
h. Cable Car Subarea: The intent of this Plan is to promote the preservation,
conservation, development and redevelopment of this downtown neighborhood of
residential, office and commercial /retail uses.
LAND USE maps (Attachments C -15 and C -16; on file at the Dubuque City Clerks Office)
identify the existing and the proposed land uses within the Cable Car Subarea.
i. Bluff Street Subarea: The intent of this Plan is to promote the preservation,
conservation, development and redevelopment of this downtown neighborhood of
residential, office and commercial /retail uses.
LAND USE maps (Attachments C -17 and C -18; on file at the Dubuque City Clerks Office)
identify the existing and the proposed land uses within the Bluff Street Subarea.
South Bluff Street Subarea: The intent of this Plan is to promote the preservation,
conservation, development and redevelopment of this downtown neighborhood of
residential, office and commercial /retail uses.
LAND USE maps (Attachments C -19 and C -20; on file at the Dubuque City Clerks Office)
identify the existing and the proposed land uses within the South Bluff Street Subarea.
k. Kerper Boulevard, Washington Neighborhood, Industrial Harbor, East 7 Street, and
Chaplain Schmitt Subareas: The intent of this Plan is to promote the preservation,
conservation, development and redevelopment of these downtown neighborhoods of
residential, office, commercial /retail, and industrial uses.
LAND USE maps (Attachments C -21 and C -22; on file at the Dubuque City Clerks Office)
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identify the existing and the proposed land uses within the Warehouse Subarea.
2. PLANNING AND DESIGN CRITERIA:
a. Town Clock, OId Main, Upper Main, Warehouse, South Main, Cable Car, Bluff
Street, and South Bluff Street Subareas: The planning and design criteria to be used to
guide the physical development and redevelopment of the Town Clock, OId Main, Upper
Main, Warehouse, South Main, Bluff Street, and South Bluff Street Subareas are those
standards and guidelines contained within the City of Dubuque's Zoning Ordinance,
Downtown Design Guidelines, and other applicable local, state and federal codes and
ordinances subject to the conditions contained in this subsection.
b. Ice Harbor Subareas A, B, C and South Port: The planning and design criteria to be
used to guide the physical development and redevelopment of the Ice Harbor Subareas A,
B, C and South Port shall be the Port of Dubuque Master Plan Design Standards attached
hereto as Attachment D, which is on file at the Dubuque City Clerks Office.
c. Kerper Boulevard, Washington Neighborhood, Industrial Harbor, East 7 Street, and
Chaplain Schmitt Subareas: The planning and design criteria to be used to guide the
physical development and redevelopment of the Kerper Boulevard, Washington
Neighborhood, Industrial Harbor, East 7 Street, and Chaplain Schmitt Subareas are those
standards and guidelines contained within the City of Dubuque's Zoning Ordinance, and
other applicable local, state and federal codes and ordinances subject to the conditions
contained in this subsection.
d. Historic Preservation Commission Review: Additionally, the Secretary of the
Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Structures
shall be used to guide the exterior modifications of historic and architecturally significant
properties financed in whole or in part by the City of Dubuque and the improvement,
installation, construction or reconstruction of public improvements in the District. Said
projects shall be reviewed by the Historic Preservation Commission for compliance with the
above referenced standards.
e. Off - Premise Siqnage: No off - premise signage shall be allowed in the Ice Harbor
Subareas A and B.
f. Overhead Utility Lines: No new overhead utility lines shall be installed within the
District where underground placement is feasible.
G. LAND ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION
The City of Dubuque is prepared to acquire and dispose of property in support of the
development and redevelopment of the District within the parameters set forth below.
1. Land Acquisition: The City may acquire property for private development or
redevelopment by contractual agreement or by right of eminent domain. The City reserves
the right to acquire, by negotiation or eminent domain, property rights required for the
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construction or reconstruction of streets and public utilities, or any other public facility or
improvement. No properties currently are identified for acquisition in this Plan.
2. Land Disposition: Publicly held land will be sold for the development of viable uses
consistent with this Plan, and not for purposes of speculation.
Land will be disposed of in accordance with the requirements set forth in Chapter 403 of
the Iowa Code, Urban Renewal Law. Developers and redevelopers will be selected on the
basis of the quality of their proposals and their ability to carry out such proposals while
complying with the requirements of this Plan.
Developers and redevelopers will be required by contractual agreement to observe the
Land Use Requirements and Planning and Design Criteria of this Plan. The contract and
other disposition documents will set forth the provisions, standards and criteria for
achieving the objectives and requirements outlined in this Plan.
H. RELOCATION REQUIREMENTS
Relocation assistance in accordance with applicable provisions of Chapter 316 of the Iowa
Code, Highway Relocation Assistance Law, will be provided in the event that an existing
business or residence is displaced by publicly supported development or redevelopment
activities.
I. FINANCING ACTIVITIES
To meet the OBJECTIVES of this Plan and to encourage the development and
redevelopment of the District and private investment therein, the City of Dubuque is
prepared to provide financial assistance to qualified industries, businesses and housing
developers through the making of loans or grants under Chapter 15A of the Iowa Code and
through the use of tax increment financing under Chapter 403 of the Iowa Code.
1. Chapter 15A Loan or Grant: The City of Dubuque has determined that the making
of loans or grants of public funds to qualified industries, businesses and housing
developers is necessary to aid in the planning, undertaking and completion of urban
renewal projects authorized under this Plan within the meaning of Section 384.24(3)(q) of
the Iowa Code. Accordingly, in furtherance of the objectives of this Plan, the City of
Dubuque may determine to issue bonds or loan agreements, in reliance upon the authority
of Section 384.24A, Section 384.24(3)(q), Section 403.12 (general obligation bonds) or
Section 403.9 (tax increment bonds), for the purpose of making loans or grants of public
funds to qualified entities. Alternatively, the City may determine to use available funds for
the making of such loans or grants. In determining qualifications of recipients and whether
to make any such individual loans or grants, the City of Dubuque shall consider one or
more of the factors set forth in Section 15A.1 of the Iowa Code on a case -by -case basis.
2. Tax Increment Financing: The City of Dubuque is prepared to utilize tax increment
financing, authorized under Iowa Code Section 403.19 and current City ordinance, as a
means of financing eligible costs incurred to implement the Public Purpose Activities
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identified in Section E of this Plan. Upon passage of a separate implementing City
ordinance, tax increment revenues may include the increased local option sales and
services tax revenues authorized to be collected under Iowa Code Section 4238.10.
Bonds or loan agreements may be issued by the City under the authority of Section 403.9
of the Iowa Code (tax increment bonds) or Section 384.24A, Section 384.24(3)(q) and
Section 403.12 (general obligation bonds).
The City acknowledges that the use of tax increment revenues delays the ability of other
local taxing bodies to realize immediately the direct tax benefits of new development in the
District. The City believes, however, that the use of tax increment revenues to finance the
public improvements and to promote private investment in the District is necessary in the
public interest to achieve the OBJECTIVES of this Plan. Without the use of this special
financing tool, new investment may not otherwise occur or may occur within another
jurisdiction. If new development does not take place in Dubuque, property values could
stagnate and the City, County and School District may receive Tess taxes during the
duration of this Plan than they would have if this Plan were not implemented.
Tax increment financing will provide a long -term payback in overall increased tax base for
the City, County and School District. The initial public investment required to generate new
private investment will ultimately increase the taxable value of the District well beyond its
existing base value.
Tax increment reimbursement may be sought any of the eligible costs incurred by the City
in connection with any of the Public Purpose Activities described in Section E of this Plan,
including but not limited to the following:
a. Planning and administration of the Plan;
b. Construction of any of the public improvements, amenities and facilities described in
Section E of this Plan or otherwise contemplated by the Plan within the District, including
pre - development planning, environmental assessment and remediation, feasibility analysis
and engineering costs;
c. Acquisition, installation, maintenance and replacement of public improvements
throughout the District including but not limited to street lights, benches, landscaping,
appropriate signage and rest rooms;
d. Acquisition of land and /or buildings and preparation of same for sale to private
developers, including any "write down" of the sale price of the land and /or building;
e. Preservation, conservation, development or redevelopment of buildings or facilities
within the District to be sold or leased to qualifying for - profit and not - for - profit organizations,
developers and businesses;
f. Loans or grants to qualified entities under Chapter 15A of the Iowa Code, including
debt service payments on any bonds issued to finance such loans or grants, for purposes
of expanding the business or activity, or other qualifying loan programs established in
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support of the Plan; and
g. Providing the matching share for a variety of local, state and federal grants and
loans.
3. Proposed Amount of Indebtedness: At this time, the extent of improvements and
new development within the District is only generally known. As such, the amount and
duration for use of the tax increment revenues for public improvements and /or private
development can only be estimated; however, the actual use and amount of tax increment
revenues to be used by the City for District activities will be determined at the time specific
development is proposed.
It is anticipated that the maximum amount of indebtedness which will qualify for tax
increment revenue reimbursement during the duration of this Plan, including acquisition,
public improvements and private development assistance, will not exceed $130,000,000.
At the time of adoption of this Plan, the City of Dubuque's current general obligation debt is
$ 95,918,516 (a list of obligations is found as Attachment E) and the applicable
constitutional debt limit is $174,325,144, for the Fiscal Year starting July 1, 2011.
J. STATE AND LOCAL REQUIREMENTS
All provisions necessary to conform with state and local laws have been complied with by
the City of Dubuque in the implementation of this Plan and its supporting documents.
K. DURATION OF APPROVED URBAN RENEWAL PLAN
This Plan shall continue in effect until terminated by action of the City Council, but in no
event before the City of Dubuque has received full reimbursement from all incremental
taxes for its advances and principal and interest payable on all Tax Increment Financing or
general obligations issued to carry out the OBJECTIVES of the Plan. However, the use of
tax increment financing revenues by the City for the public purpose activities carried out
under this Plan shall be limited as deemed appropriate by the City Council and consistent
with all applicable provisions of law.
The DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS established, or as
amended from time to time by the City of Dubuque Zoning Ordinance, shall remain in effect
in perpetuity.
L. SEVERABILITY
In the event one or more provisions contained in this Plan shall be held for any reason to
be invalid, illegal, unauthorized or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality,
lack of authorization or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this Plan and
this Plan shall be construed and implemented as if such provision had never been
contained herein.
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M. AMENDMENT OF APPROVED URBAN RENEWAL PLAN
This Plan may be amended from time to time to respond to development opportunities.
Any such amendment shall conform to the requirements of Chapter 403 of the Iowa Code,
Urban Renewal Law. Any change effecting any property or contractual right can be
effectuated only in accordance with applicable state and local law.
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N. ATTACHMENTS
The following attachments are a part of this Plan and are on file at the Dubuque City
Clerks Office:
A Urban Renewal District Map, with Subareas
B Public Activity Area Map
C Land Use Maps
C -1 Town Clock Subarea Existing Land Use Map
C -2 Town Clock Subarea Proposed Land Use Map
C -3 Old Main Subarea Existing Land Use Map
C -4 Old Main Subarea Proposed Land Use Map
C -5 Upper Main Subarea Existing Land Use Map
C -6 Upper Main Subarea Proposed Land Use Map
C -7 Ice Harbor Subareas Existing Land Use Map
C -8 Ice Harbor Subareas Proposed Land Use Map
C -9 Warehouse Subarea Existing Land Use Map
C -10 Warehouse Subarea Proposed Land Use Map
C -11 South Main Subarea Existing Land Use Map
C -12 South Main Subarea Proposed Land Use Map
C -13 South Port Subarea Existing Land Use Map
C -14 South Port Subarea Proposed Land Use Map
C -15 Cable Car Subarea Existing Land Use Map
C -16 Cable Car Subarea Proposed Land Use Map
C -17 Bluff Street Subarea Existing Land Use Map
C -18 Bluff Street Subarea Proposed Land Use Map
C -19 South Bluff Street Subarea Existing Land Use Map
C -20 South Bluff Street Subarea Proposed Land Use Map
C -21 Kerper Boulevard, Washington Neighborhood, Industrial Harbor, East
7 Street, and Chaplain Schmitt Subareas Existing Land Use Map
C -22 Kerper Boulevard, Washington Neighborhood, Industrial Harbor, East
7 Street, and Chaplain Schmitt Subareas Proposed Land Use Map
D Port of Dubuque Master Plan Design Standards
E List of Current General Obligation Debt
F District Boundary Description by Subarea
F: \USERS\Econ Dev \Urban Renewal \Greater Downtown UR District\2011.2 Amendment\2011.2 Greater Downtown Urban Renewal
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Created by ADJ
Base data provided by Dubuque County GIS
Greater Downtown UR District
Version 2011.2
Bluff Street Subarea
Cable Car Subarea
South Bluff
Chaplain Schmitt Subarea
East 7th Street
Ice Harbor Subarea A
Ice Harbor Subarea B
Ice Harbor Subarea C
Industrial Harbor
Kerper Boulevard
Old Main Subarea
South Main Subarea
South Port Subarea
Town Clock Subarea
Upper Main Subarea
Warehouse Subarea
Washington Neighborhood
Attachment F
Greater Downtown Urban Renewal District
Version 2011.2
Area Description by Subarea
1. The Town Clock Subarea of the District shall include that area generally
bounded on the North by Ninth Street (but also including the Iowa Inn property
and the public parking lot known as Parking Lot Number 1 located between 9th
and 10th Streets east of Iowa Street), on the West by Locust Street but including
City Lots 623 and 624 (Dubuque Museum of Art), the Locust Street Parking
Ramp between 8 and 9t Streets, and the former U.S. Federal Building located
on the City Lots 139, 140, 101, & 102, & N 54'6" OF CITY LOTS 103 & 138, on
the South by Fourth Street, and on the East by Central Avenue, including all
public rights -of -way.
2. The Old Main Subarea of the District shall include that area generally
bounded on the North by Fourth Street, on the West by Locust Street, on the
South by the Locust Street Connector and on the East by the U.S. Highway
151/61 right -of -way, including all public rights -of -way.
3. The Upper Main Subarea of the District shall include that area generally
bounded on the North by Fourteenth Street, on the West by Locust Street but
including City Lots658A, 659, 660, and the balance of City Lots 658 (Carnegie -
Stout Public Library), on the South by the northerly boundary of the Town Clock
Subarea and on the East by Central Avenue, and including all public rights -of-
way.
4. Ice Harbor Subarea A of the District shall include that area generally
bounded on the north by the public alley located between the vacated Fourth
Street and Third Street, on the west by the Chicago, Central and Pacific Railroad
right -of -way, on the south by East First Street and on the east by the municipal
limits of the City of Dubuque, Iowa and including any adjoining public right -of-
way.
5. Ice Harbor Subarea B of the District shall include that area generally
bounded on the north and west by the Chicago, Central and Pacific Railroad
right -of -way, on the south by the northerly boundary of Subarea A and on the
east by the municipal limits of the City of Dubuque including any adjoining public
right -of -way.
6. Ice Harbor Subarea C of the District shall include Lot 1 in Adams
Company's 2nd Addition, in the City of Dubuque, Iowa including any adjoining
public right -of -way.
7. Warehouse Subarea of the District shall include that area generally
bounded by the following description: Commencing as a point of reference at the
intersection of the centerlines of 11th Street and Central Avenue in the City of
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Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, said point being the point of beginning;
Thence northeasterly along the centerline of 11th Street to a point of intersection
with the centerline of White Street; Thence northwesterly along the centerline of
White Street to a point of intersection with the centerline of 12th Street; Thence
northeasterly along the centerline of 12th Street and extension thereof to a point
of intersection with the centerline of US Highways 151 and 61; Thence
southwesterly along the centerline of US Highways 151 and 61 to a point of
intersection with the centerline of 4th Street extended; Thence southwesterly
along the centerline of 4th Street and extension thereof to a point of intersection
with the centerline of Central Avenue; Thence northwesterly along the centerline
of Central Avenue to a point of intersection with the centerline of 9th Street;
Thence southwesterly along the centerline of 9th Street to a point of intersection
with the westerly line of City Lot 259 extended southerly; Thence northwesterly
along the westerly line of City Lot 259, and Lots 1 and 2 of the Subdivision of the
South '/ of City Lot 261 and City Lot 260 to the southwest corner of the N % of
City Lot 261; Thence northeasterly along the southerly line of the N 1/2 of City Lot
261 and extension thereof to a point of intersection with the centerline of Central
Avenue; Thence northwesterly along the centerline of Central Avenue to a point
of intersection of 11th Street also being point of beginning.
8. South Main Subarea of the District shall include that area generally
bounded by the following description:_Commencing as a point of reference at a
point of intersection of the centerline of Locust Street with the Locust Street
Connector in the City of Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, said point being the
point of beginning; Thence northeasterly along the centerline of the Locust Street
Connector to a point of intersection with the centerline of US Highways 52, 61,
and 151; Thence southeasterly along the centerline of US Highways 52, 61, and
151 to a point of intersection with the centerline of the eastern section of Jones
Street extended southwesterly; Thence southwesterly along said extension of the
centerline of the eastern section of Jones Street to a point of intersection with the
centerline of Main Street; Thence northwesterly along the centerline of Main
Street to a point of intersection with the centerline of Jones Street; Thence
northwesterly along the centerline of Jones Street to a point of intersection with
the easterly line of Lot 2D of vacated Shields Street extended northerly; Thence
southeasterly along the easterly line of Lot 2D of vacated Shields Street to the
southeasterly corner of said Lot 2D; Thence southwesterly along the southerly
lines of Lot A and Lot 2D of vacated Shields Street and Lot 1 of 2 of City Lot 543
extended westerly to a point of intersection with the centerline of Locust Street;
Thence northeasterly along the centerline of Locust Street to a point of
intersection with the centerline of the Second Street Connector, also being the
point of beginning.
9. South Port Subarea of the District shall include that area generally
bounded by the following description: Beginning at a point of reference at the
northwest corner of lot 2AA of Cooper Wagon Works Block in the City of
Dubuque, Dubuque County Iowa, said pint being on the southerly right of way
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line of East First Street; Thence southeasterly along the southerly right of line of
East First Street and extension thereof to the municipal limits of the City of
Dubuque; Thence southerly along said municipal limits to a point of intersection
with the southern right of way line of Railroad Ave. extended easterly; Thence
southwesterly along said right of way line extension there to the southeast corner
of lot A, Block 15 Dubuque Harbor Company's Addition; Thence northwesterly
along the easterly line of said Lot A to the northerly right of way line of Railroad
Ave., and south line of lot 1 of 5 of Block 27 Dubuque Harbor Company's
Addition; Thence northwesterly along the westerly lines of lots 1 of 5, 1 of 4, 1 of
3, 1 of 2 and 1 of 1 of said Block 27 to the south line of lot 4A of said Block 17;
Thence westerly to the easterly right of way line of vacated Water Street; Thence
northwesterly along said easterly line to the southwesterly corner of lot 2 of said
Block 17; Thence westerly along the extension of the southerly line of said Lot 2
to the westerly line of Vacated Water Street; Thence southeasterly along said
westerly right of way line to the southerly corner of lot 2 of Block 18 of Dubuque
Harbor Company's Addition; Thence northwesterly along the westerly line of said
lot 2 to a point of intersection with the southerly right of way line of vacated
Charter St; Thence southwesterly along said right of way line and extension
thereof the centerline of South Main Street; Thence northwesterly along said
centerline to the northerly line of lot 5, Block 13 Dubuque Harbor Company's
Addition extended northeasterly; Thence southwesterly along said line to the
easterly line of lots 7 and 8 of said Block 13; Thence southeasterly along the
easterly lines of said lots 7 & 8 and extension thereof to the centerline of Charter
Street; Thence southwesterly along said centerline to the centerline of Salina
Street; Thence northwesterly along said centerline to the northerly line of lot 1 of
3 of Block C of Industrial Sub. No. 1 extended northeasterly; Thence
southwesterly along the northerly lines of said lot 1 of 3 and Lot 2 of said Block C
extended to the westerly right of way line of Harrison St.; Thence northerly along
the easterly line of the West Part of Lot 1 of 1 of 1 of 1 of P.J. Seippel Lumber
Company Place; Thence westerly along the southerly lines of lots 1 of 1 of 2 of 1
and Lot 2 of 1 of 2 of 1 and extension thereof to the centerline of relocated South
Locust St; Thence northerly along said centerline to the centerline of Dodge St;
Thence easterly along said centerline of Dodge Street to a point of intersection
with the westerly line of Lot E of vacated Shields Street extended southerly;
Thence northerly along said westerly line to the northwest corner of said lot E;
Thence easterly along the north line of said lot E and Lot 6 Block 11 of Dubuque
Harbor Company's Addition and extension thereof to the centerline of Main
Street; Thence southeasterly along the centerline of Main St. to the centerline of
Dodge Street; Thence easterly along the centerline of Dodge St to the
intersection of Highway 61/151; Thence northwesterly along said centerline to a
point of intersection with the southerly right of way line of East First Street;
Thence southeasterly along said right of way line to the point of beginning.
10. Cable Car Subarea of the District shall include that area generally
bounded by the following description: Commencing as a point of reference at the
intersection of the centerlines of Second Street and Locust Street in the City of
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Attachment F
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Attachment F
Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, said point being the point of beginning;
Thence southeasterly along the centerline of Locust Street to a point of
intersection with the centerline of First Street; Thence southwesterly along the
centerline of First Street to a point of intersection with the centerline of Bluff
Street; Thence northwesterly along the centerline of Bluff Street to a point of
intersection with the centerline of Emmett Street; Thence southwesterly along the
centerline of Emmett Street to a point of intersection with the centerline of St.
Mary's Street; Thence northwesterly along the centerline of St. Mary's Street and
to a point of intersection with the northerly line of Cathedral Center extended
southwesterly; Thence northeasterly along the northerly line of Cathedral Center
to a point of intersection with the westerly right of way line of Bluff Street; Thence
northwesterly along said westerly right of way line of Bluff Street and extension
thereof to a point of intersection with the centerline of Third Street; Thence
southwesterly along the centerline of Third Street to a point of intersection with
the westerly line of Lot 1 of the East 78 ft. of the South 100 ft. of Lot 4 of City Lot
692 extended southerly; Thence northwesterly along said westerly line to a point
of intersection with the southerly line of Fenelon Point Subdivision; Thence
northeasterly along said southerly line to a point of intersection with the westerly
line of Lot 2 of 2 of City Lot 692;Thence northwesterly along said westerly line
and westerly line of Lot 1 of 2 of City Lot 692 to a point of intersection with the
southerly right of way line of W. Fourth Street; Thence northeasterly across W.
Fourth Street to the southwest corner of Lot 1 of Evan's Place, said point also
being on the northerly right of way line of W. Fourth Street; Thence northwesterly
along the west line of said Lot 1 to the southeast corner of Lot 34 of Cooper
Heights Addition; Thence continuing northwesterly along the easterly line of Lots
34, 35, 36 and 37 of Cooper Heights Addition to a point of intersection with the
southerly right of way line of W. Fifth Street; Thence northeasterly to a point of
intersection in the centerline of W. Fifth Street approximately 270 feet
southwesterly of the centerline of Bluff Street; Thence northwesterly along the
centerline of W. Fifth Street to a point of intersection with the southerly line of
Coriell's Dubuque also being the northerly right of way line of W. Fifth Street;
Thence northeasterly along said right of way line of W. Fifth St. to the southwest
corner of Lot 1 of City Lot 690;Thence northwesterly along the westerly line of
said Lot 1 to the northwest corner of said Lot 1;Thence northeasterly along the
northerly line of said Lot 1 to the northeast corner of said Lot 1;Thence
southeasterly along the easterly line of said Lot 1 to a point of intersection with
the northerly line of the south 62.5 ft. of the north 64 ft. of City lot 617;Thence
northeasterly along said northerly line and extension thereof to a point of
intersection with the centerline of Bluff Street; Thence southeasterly along the
centerline of Bluff Street to a point of intersection with the northerly line of the
south 10 ft. of City Lot 138 extended southwesterly; Thence northeasterly along
said northerly line and northerly line of the south 10 ft. of the south 34.6 ft. of City
Lot 103 and extension thereof to a point of intersection with the centerline of
Locust Street; Thence southeasterly along the centerline of Locust Street to a
point of intersection with the centerline of Second Street, said point being the
point of beginning.
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11. Bluff Street Subarea of the District shall include that area generally bounded
by the following description: Commencing as a point of reference at the
intersection of the centerlines of W. Sixth Street and Bluff Street in the City of
Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, said point being the point of beginning; thence
southeasterly along the centerline of Bluff Street to a point of intersection with the
northerly line of the south 62.5 ft. of the north 64 ft. of City Lot 617 extended
southeasterly; thence southwesterly along said northerly line to the easterly line
of Lot 1 of City Lot 690; thence northwesterly along the easterly line of said Lot 1
to the northeast corner of said Lot 1; thence southwesterly along the northerly
line of said Lot 1 to the northwest corner of said Lot 1; thence southeasterly
along the westerly line of said Lot 1 to a point of intersection with northerly right
of way line of W. Fifth Street; thence southwesterly along said right of way line of
W. Fifth St. to the southeast corner of the South 73' of Lot 13 of Coriell's
Dubuque; thence northwesterly 73' along the easterly line of said South 73' of Lot
13 of Coriell's Dubuque to the northeast corner of the South 73' of Lot 13 of
Coriell's Dubuque; thence southwesterly along the northerly line of said South 73'
of Lot 13 of Coriell's Dubuque to a point of intersection with westerly line of Lot
13 of Coriell's Dubuque; thence northwesterly along said westerly line of Lot 13
to a point of intersection with the southerly line of Lot 33 of Coriell's Dubuque;
thence northeasterly along said southerly line of Lot 33 to a point of intersection
with the westerly line of Lot 14 of Coriell's Dubuque' thence northwesterly along
said westerly line of said Lot 14 to a point of intersection with the southerly line of
Lot 34 of Coriell's Dubuque; thence northeasterly along said southerly line of Lot
34 to the easterly line of Coriell's Dubuque; thence northwesterly along said
easterly line Lots 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, and 44 of Coriell's Dubuque to the northwest
corner of the North 50' of Lot 1 of Lot 1 of City Lot 653; thence northeasterly
along the northerly line of said North 50' of Lot 1 of Lot 1 of City Lot 653 to the
southeast corner of Lot 1 of McKinlay's Subdivision; thence northwesterly along
said easterly line of said Lot 1 and extension thereof to a point of intersection
with the centerline of West Eighth Street; thence northwesterly along said
centerline of West Eighth Street to a point of intersection with the westerly line of
Lot 1 of the Subd'n. of City Lot 688 and part of City Lot 654 extended southerly;
thence northwesterly along said westerly line of Lot 1 and extension thereof
northerly to a point of intersection with the centerline of West Ninth Street; thence
southwesterly along the centerline of West Ninth Street to a point of intersection
with the southerly extension of the westerly line of Lot 2 of Lot 12 of Central
Addition; thence northwesterly along said westerly right of Lot 2 of Lot 12 to the
northwest corner of said Lot; thence northeasterly along the northerly line of said
Lot 2 of Lot 12 to the northeast corner of said Lot; thence southeasterly along
said easterly line of said Lot 2 of Lot 12 to the southwest corner of Lot 1 of Lot 11
of Central Addition; thence northeasterly along the southerly line of Lot 1 of Lot
11 and Lot 1 of Lot 10 of Central Addition to a point of intersection with the
westerly line of Lot 1 of Lot 9 of Central Addition; thence northwesterly along said
westerly line of Lot 1 of Lot 9 to a point of intersection with the southerly right of
way line of a public alley in Central Addition; thence northeasterly along said
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southerly line to a point of intersection with the westerly line of Lot 1 of 1 of 10 of
Lorimer's Subdivision; thence northwesterly along said westerly line of said Lot 1
of 1 of 10 to the northerly line of Lorimer's Subdivision; thence northeasterly
along the northerly line of Lorimer's Subdivision to the southeast corner of a
public alley between Corkery's Subdivision and City Lot 655; thence
northwesterly along the easterly right of way line of said alley to a point of
intersection with West Eleventh Street; thence southwesterly along centerline of
West Eleventh Street to a point of intersection with the centerline of Grove
Terrace; thence northwesterly along centerline of Grove Terrace to a point of
intersection with the northerly right of way line of Arlington Street; thence
northeasterly along the northerly right of way line of Arlington Street to the
southeast corner of City Lot 769B; thence northwesterly along the easterly line of
said City Lot 769B to a point of intersection with the southerly line of Lot 3 of
Brown's Subdivision; thence southwesterly along the southerly line of said Lot 3
to the southwest corner of said lot; thence northwesterly along the westerly line
of said Lot 3 and extension thereof to a point of intersection with the centerline of
Loras Boulevard; thence northeasterly along said centerline to a point of
intersection with the centerline of Locust Street; thence southeasterly along the
centerline of Locust Street to a point of intersection with the centerline of W.
Eleventh Street; thence southwesterly along the centerline of W. Eleventh Street
to a point of intersection with the centerline of Bluff Street; thence southeasterly
along the centerline of Bluff Street to a point of intersection with the extension of
the southerly line of City Lot 658A; thence northeasterly along the southerly line
of City Lot 658A extended and the southerly line of City Lot 658, except the
southerly one foot thereof, extended to a point of intersection with the centerline
of Locust Street; thence southeasterly along the centerline of Locust Street to a
point of intersection with the centerline of West Ninth Street; thence
southwesterly along the centerline of West Ninth Street to a point of intersection
with the centerline of Bluff Street; thence southeasterly along the centerline of
Bluff Street to a point of intersection with the centerline of West Eighth Street;
thence northeasterly along the centerline of West Eighth Street to a point of
intersection with the centerline of Locust Street; thence southeasterly along the
centerline of Locust Street to a point of intersection with the northerly line of City
Lot 624 extended northeasterly; thence southwesterly along the northerly line of
City Lot 624 extended southeasterly to the centerline of a public alley; thence
southeasterly along the centerline of a public alley to a point of intersection with
the centerline of W. Seventh Street; thence northeasterly along the centerline of
W. Seventh Street to a point of intersection with Locust Street; thence
southeasterly along the centerline of Locust Street to a point of intersection with
West Sixth Street; thence southwesterly along the centerline of West Sixth Street
to a point of intersection with Bluff Street said point being the point of beginning.
12. South Bluff Street Subarea of the district shall include that area generally
bounded by the following description: Commencing as a point of reference at the
intersection of the centerlines of Emmett Street and Bluff Street in the City of
Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, said point being the point of beginning; thence
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southeasterly along the centerline of Bluff Street to a point of intersection with the
centerline W. First Street; thence southwesterly along the centerline W. First
Street to the centerline of Bluff Street; thence southwesterly along the centerline
of Bluff Street to a point of intersection with the centerline Dodge Street; thence
southwesterly along the centerline Dodge Street to a point of intersection with the
easterly line of Lot 3 of City Lot 694 extended southeasterly; thence
northwesterly along the easterly line of said Lot 3 of City Lot 694 and Lot 1 -1 and
2 -1 of City Lot 694 to the southwest corner of Lot 1 -2 of City Lot 694; thence
northeasterly along said southerly line of said Lot 1 -2 of City Lot 694 to the
southeast corner of said Lot; thence northwesterly along said easterly line of Lot
1 -2 of City Lot 694 to a point of intersection with the southerly line of Lot 12 of
Saint Raphael's Addition; thence northeasterly along said southerly line of said
Lot 12 and extension thereof to the centerline of St. Mary's Street; thence
northwesterly along the centerline of St. Mary's Street to a point of intersection
with the centerline of Emmett St.; thence northeasterly along the centerline of
Emmett St. to centerline of Bluff Street, said point being point of beginning.
13. Kerper Boulevard Subarea of the district shall include that area generally
bounded by the following description: Lot 1 -2, Lot 2 -2, Lot 2A, Lot 3 and Lot 6 all
in Kerper Industrial Park in the City of Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, also
including the entire right of way of Kerper Court and the westerly portion of
Kerper Boulevard right of way from the abutting Kerper Court right of way and Lot
3 of Kerper Industrial Park to the centerline of Kerper Boulevard.
14. Washington Neighborhood Subarea of the district shall include that area
generally bounded by the following description: Commencing as a point of
reference at the intersection of the centerlines of Central Avenue and Loras
Boulevard in the City of Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, said point being the
point of beginning; Thence southwesterly along the centerline of Loras Boulevard
to a point of intersection with the westerly line of Lot 3 of Brown's Subdivision
extended northerly; Thence northerly to the southwest corner of Lot 2 -3 of City
Lot 667; Thence northwesterly along the westerly line of said Lot 2 -3; Thence
northeasterly along the northerly line of said Lot 2 -3 to a point of intersection with
the southeasterly line of Lot 1 -3 of City Lot 667; Thence northeasterly along the
said southeasterly line to the northeast corner of said Lot 1 -3; Thence
southwesterly along the northerly line of said Lot 1 -3 to a appoint of intersection
with the easterly right of way line of Montrose Terrace; Thence northwesterly
along said the easterly right of way line to a point of intersection with the easterly
right of way line of a public alley between D. N. Cooley's Subdivision and
Fairview Subdivision; Thence continuing northwesterly along said the easterly
alley line to a point of intersection with the southerly right of way line of W. 17
Street; Thence northwesterly crossing W. 17 St. to the most easterly corner of
Lot 2 -1 -1 -2 of City Lot 670, said point being at the point of intersection of the
north right of way of W. 17 St. and westerly right of way line of W. Locust St.;
Thence southwesterly along the north right of way of W. 17 St. to southeast
corner of Lot 1 -2 -2 of City Lot 670; Thence northwesterly along the easterly lines
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Attachment F
of Lot 1 -2 -2 and Lot 2 -2 -2 of City Lot 670 to a point of intersection with the
southerly right of way line of Clark St.; Thence northwesterly crossing Clark St. to
the southeasterly corner of Welsh Place; Thence northwesterly along the easterly
line of said Welsh Place to the northeast corner thereof; Thence southwesterly
along the northerly line of said Welsh Place to a point of intersection with the
easterly right of way line of a public alley along the westerly side of A. L. Bowen's
Subdivision; Thence northwesterly along said easterly right of way line to a point
of intersection with the southerly right of way line of Angella Street; Thence
southwesterly along said southerly right of way line to the northeast corner of Lot
12 of Gilliam's Subdivision; Thence northwesterly crossing Angella St. to the
most southerly corner of Lot 1 of Gilliam's Subdivision said point being on the
northerly right of way line of Angella St.; Thence northwesterly along the westerly
line of said Lot 1 to a point of intersection with the southerly line of Lot 2 of Alvin
Haas Place; Thence southwesterly along the southerly line of Lot 1 and Lot 2 of
Alvin Haas Place and the southerly line of the Westerly 40 feet of Lot 3 of
Quigley's Subdivision of Out Lot 710 to the most easterly corner of Lot 24 of
Quigley's Subdivision of Out Lot 710; Thence westerly along the southerly
boundary of Lots 4 through Lots 15 of Quigley's Subdivision Out Lot 710 and the
southerly line of Lots 9A, 10 and 11 of Quigley's Subdivision Out Lot 711 to a
point of intersection with the easterly right of way line of Pierce Street; Thence
northerly along said easterly right of way line and extension thereof to a point of
intersection with the northerly right of way line of W. Locust Street; Thence
easterly along said northerly right of way line to the easterly right of way line of
Foye Street; Thence northerly along said easterly right of way line to a point of
intersection with the southerly right of way line of a public alley lying between
Almond and W. Locust Sts.; Thence easterly along said southerly right of way
line to a point of intersection with the westerly right of way line of Ellis Street;
Thence southeasterly along said westerly right of way line to a point of
intersection with the northerly right of way line of W. Locust Street; Thence
southeasterly crossing Ellis St. to a point of intersection with the easterly right of
way line of Ellis St. at the southerly right of way line of Dorgan Place; Thence
easterly along said southerly right of way line of Dorgan Place to the northeast
corner of Lot 1 -14 of Dorgan's Subdivision; Thence easterly crossing Dorgan
Place to the southwest corner of Lot 5 -2 of City Lot 673; Thence northerly along
the westerly line of said Lot 5 -2 to the northwest corner thereof; Thence easterly
along the northerly line of said Lot 5 -2 to a point of intersection with the westerly
right of way line of Madison Street; Thence easterly crossing Madison St. to the
most westerly corner of Lot A -2 -1 of City Lot 674, said point being on the easterly
right of way line of Madison St. Thence easterly along the northerly line of said
Lot A -2 -1 to a point of intersection with the easterly right of way line of Main
Street; Thence northerly along said easterly right of way line to the northwest
corner of Lot 2 -1 of City Lot 674; Thence easterly and continuing northeasterly
along the northerly lines of Lot 2 -1, Lot 2 -2, Lot 2 -1 -3, Lot 1 -2 -3 all of the
subdivision of City Lot 674 to a point of intersection with the westerly line of Lot 4
of City Lot 674; Thence northwesterly along said westerly line to a point of
intersection with the southerly line of Lot 1 -1 -2 of Duncan's Subdivision; Thence
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northeasterly along said southerly line and southerly line of Lot 1 and Lot 2 of M.
A. Rebman's Subdivision and extension thereof to a point of intersection with the
easterly right of way line of Heeb Street; Thence northwesterly along said
easterly right of way line to a point of intersection with the northerly right of way
line of Clarke Drive; Thence northwesterly along said northerly right of way line to
a point of intersection with the easterly right of way line of Heeb Street lying
between Central Avenue and Shelby Street; Thence northwesterly along said
easterly right of way line to a point of intersection with the southerly right of way
line of Kaufmann Avenue; Thence easterly along said southerly right of way line
to a point of intersection with the southerly extension of the easterly right of way
line of a public alley lying between Central Ave. and Francis Street; Thence
northwesterly along said easterly right of way line to a point of intersection with
the southerly right of way line of W. 23 Street; Thence southwesterly along said
southerly right of way line to the northwest corner of the East One -Half of Lot 11
of Tivoli Addition; Thence northwesterly crossing W. 23 St. to the southwesterly
corner of Lot 1 of Valeria Place No. 2; Thence northwesterly along the westerly
line of said Lot 1 to a point of intersection with the southerly line of Lot 2 of said
Valeria Sub. No. 2; Thence southwesterly along the southerly line of said Lot 2
to the southwest corner thereof; Thence northwesterly along the westerly line of
said Lot 2 to a point of intersection with the southerly line of Lot 2 -1 of Valeria
Place; Thence northeasterly along said southerly line to the southeasterly corner
of said Lot 2 -1; Thence northwesterly along the easterly line of said Lot 2 -1 the
northeast corner thereof, said point also being the southeasterly right of way line
of Carr St.; Thence northwesterly along the easterly right of way line of Carr St.
to a point of intersection with the southerly right of way line of W. 24 Street;
Thence northeasterly along said southerly right of way line to a point of
intersection with the southerly extension of the easterly right of way line of
Division Street; Thence northwesterly along said easterly right of way line to the
northwest corner of Lot 8 of Wullweber's Subdivision; Thence southwesterly
along the southerly line of John King's Subdivision to the southwest corner of the
West 33.98 feet of Lot 1 -6 of John King's Subdivision; Thence northwesterly
along the westerly line of the West 33.98 feet of Lot 1 -6 of John King's
Subdivision to the northwest corner thereof; Thence northeasterly along the
northerly line of said West 33.98 feet to the southwest corner of Lot 1 of the East
329.98 feet of Lot 8 of John King's Subdivision; Thence northwesterly along the
westerly line of said Lot 1 to a point of intersection with the southerly line of the
NE1 /4 of said Lot 8; Thence southwesterly along said southerly line to the
southwest corner of said NE1 /4 of Lot 8; Thence northwesterly along the westerly
lines of the NE1 /4 of Lot 8, the SE1 /4 of Lot 10, the NE1 /4 Lot 10 and the E1/2 of
Lot 12 all in John King's Subdivision to the northwest corner of said E1/2 of Lot
12; Thence northeasterly along the northerly line of said E1/2 of Lot 12 to the
southwest corner of Lot 1 -1 -1 of the E1/2 of Lot 14 in John King's Subdivision;
Thence northwesterly along the westerly lines of Lot 1 -1 -1 of the E1/2 of Lot 14
John King's Subdivision to the northwest corner thereof; Thence northeasterly
along the northerly line of said Lot 1 -1 -1 to a point of intersection with the
westerly right of way line of Central Avenue; Thence northeasterly crossing
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Central Avenue to a point of intersection of the easterly right of way line of
Central Avenue and the northerly right of way line of E. 25th Street; Thence
northeasterly along said northerly right of way line and extension thereof to a
point of intersection with the easterly right of way line of Elm Street; Thence
southeasterly along said easterly right of way line to a point of intersection with
the northerly right of way line of E. 24 Street; Thence northeasterly along said
northerly right of way line and extension thereof to a point of intersection with the
easterly right of way line of Windsor Avenue; Thence southeasterly along said
easterly right of way line to a point of intersection with the northerly right of way
line of E. 22nd Street; Thence northeasterly along said northerly right of way line
to a point of intersection with the westerly right of way line of Stafford Street;
Thence northeasterly crossing Stafford Street to a point of intersection of the
easterly right of way line of Stafford 'Street and the northerly right of way line of
Thomas Place; Thence southeasterly along said easterly right of way line of
Stafford Street and extension thereof to a point of intersection with the southerly
right of way line of Garfield Avenue; Thence southwesterly along said southerly
right of way line to a point of intersection with the centerline of Stafford Street
extended southeasterly; Thence southeasterly along the centerline of Stafford
Street extended to a point of intersection with the northwesterly line of Lot 2 -2 of
Kerper Industrial Park; Thence southwesterly along said northwesterly line of Lot
1 -2 of Kerper Industrial Park to the northernmost point of Lot 1 of Kerper
Industrial Park; Thence southwesterly along the westerly line of said Lot 1 to a
point of intersection with the northerly right of way line of E. 16th Street; Thence
southwesterly along said northerly right of way line to the easterly right of way
line of Pine Street; Thence southeasterly crossing E. 16th Street along said
easterly right of way of Pine St. extended to a point of intersection with the
southerly right of way line of E. 16th St.; Thence southwesterly along said
southerly right of way line to a point of intersection with the easterly right of way
line of Elm Street; Thence southeasterly along said easterly right of way line to a
point of intersection with the northerly right of way line of E. 15th Street; Thence
southwesterly along said northerly right of way line to a point of intersection with
the westerly right of way line of Elm Street; Thence southeasterly along said
westerly right of way of Elm Street and extension thereof to a point of intersection
with the centerline of E. 12th Street; Thence southwesterly along the said
centerline of E. 12th Street to a point of intersection with the centerline of White
Street; Thence southeasterly along said centerline of White Street to a point of
interjection with the centerline of E. 11th Street; Thence southwesterly along said
centerline of E. 11th Street to a point of intersection with the centerline of Central
Avenue; Thence northwesterly along said centerline of Central Avenue to a point
of intersection with the centerline of Loras Boulevard, said point being the point
of beginning.
15. Industrial Harbor Subarea of the district shall include that area generally
bounded by the following description: Commencing as a point of reference at the
intersection of the centerline of E. 12th Street and the westerly right of way of
Elm Street extended southeasterly, in the City of Dubuque, Dubuque County,
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Iowa, said point being the point of beginning; Thence northwesterly along said
westerly right of way line of Elm Street and extension thereof to a point of
intersection with the northerly right of way line of E. Fifteenth Street; Thence
northeasterly along said northerly right of way line to a point of intersection with
the westerly right of way line of a public alley lying between Pine Street and
Maple Street; Thence northwesterly along said westerly right of way line to the
northeast corner of the North 35 feet of Lot 255 in East Dubuque Addition;
Thence southwesterly along the northwesterly line of said Lot to a point of
intersection with the easterly right of way line of Pine Street; Thence
northwesterly along said easterly right of way line and extension thereof to the
northerly right of way line of E. 16 Street; Thence northeasterly along said
northerly right of way line to the southwest corner of Lot 1 of Kerper Industrial
Park; Thence northwesterly and continuing northeasterly along the westerly line
of said Lot 1 to the most northerly corner thereof; Thence southwesterly along
the westerly lines of Lot 1 -2 and Lot 2A of Kerper Industrial Park to the southwest
corner of said Lot 2A; Thence northeasterly along the southerly line of said Lot
2A to the southeast corner thereof; Thence northwesterly along the easterly line
of said Lot 2A to the southwest corner of Lot 6 of Kerper Industrial Park; Thence
northeasterly along the southerly line of said Lot 6 to the southeast corner
thereof; Thence northwesterly along the easterly line of said Lot 6 to the
northeast corner thereof and point of intersection with the southerly right of way
line of Kerper Court; Thence northeasterly along said southerly right of way line
and extension thereof to a point of intersection with the centerline of Kerper Blvd;
Thence northwesterly along said centerline to a point of intersection with the
northerly line of Lot 3 of Kerper Industrial Park extended easterly; Thence
northwesterly along said extended line to the northeast corner of said Lot 3, said
point also being on the westerly right of way line of Kerper Blvd.; Thence
northerly along said right of way line to a point of intersection with the
northeasterly right of way line of Fengler St.; Thence southeasterly along the
extension of said northeasterly right of way line crossing Kerper Blvd. to a point
of intersection with the westerly line of Lot 1A of Block 7 River Front Subdivision
No. 3, said point being on the easterly right of way line of Kerper Blvd.; Thence
southeasterly along said easterly right of way line to a point of intersection with
the northerly right of way line of E. 16 Street; Thence southeasterly crossing E.
16 Street to a point of intersection of the south right of way line of E. 16 St. and
the east right of way line of Kerper Blvd.; Thence northeasterly along the
southerly right of way line of E. 16 St. to a point of intersection with the westerly
shore of Peosta Channel; Thence southeasterly continuing along the westerly
shore of Mississippi River adjacent to the following: Kerper Blvd., River Front
Subdivision No. 2, Part of Government Lot 3, Section 19, T89N, R3E, 5 P.M.,
Parts of Congressional Lot 8 in Section 19, T89N, R3E, 5 P.M, Dubuque Harbor
Improvement Company's Addition, and River Front Subdivision No. 1, to a point
of intersection with the northerly line of Ice Harbor Urban Renewal Subarea B,
described as "that area generally bounded on the north and west by the Chicago,
Central and Pacific Railroad right -of -way, on the south by the northerly boundary
of Subarea A and on the east by the municipal limits of the City of Dubuque
Attachment F
including any adjoining public right -of -way; Thence northwesterly and continuing
southwesterly along the northerly and westerly sides of Ice Harbor Urban
Renewal District Subarea B to a point of intersection with the southerly right of
way line of E. 4 street; Thence southwesterly along said southerly right of way
line to a point of intersection with the centerline of U.S. Highways 61/151; Thence
northeasterly along said centerline to a point of intersection with the centerline of
E. 12 Street; Thence southwesterly along said centerline to a point of
intersection with the westerly right of way line of Elm St. extended, said point
being the point of beginning; Excepting therefrom, the East 7 Street Subarea.
16. East 7th Street Subarea of the district shall include that area generally
bounded by the following description: Block 13 Lot 1 of Lot 4, Lot 1 of Lot 5, Lot 1
of Lot 6, and Lots 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14; Block '16 Lots 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5;
and Block 17 Lots A, B, C, D, E, F, Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14,
and 15, Lot 1 of Lot 16, Lot 1 of Lot 1 of Lot 17, Lot 2 of Lot 1 of Lot 18, Lot 2 of
Lot 20, Lot 2 of Lot 21, Lot 2 of Lot 22, Lot 2 of Lot 23, Lot 2 of Lot 24, Lot 2 of
Lot 25, Lot 2 of Lot 26, Lot 2 of Lot 27, Lot 3 of Lot 28, Lot 3 of Lot 29, Lot 3 of Lot
30, Lot 3 of Lot 31, Lot 3 of Lot 32 all in the Dubuque Harbor Improvement Co.'s
Addition, Township 89 North, Range 3 East of the 5th P.M., Dubuque County,
Iowa and any adjoining public right -of -way.
17. Chaplain Schmitt Subarea of the district shall include that area generally
bounded by the following description: All of that part of the City of Dubuque Tying
easterly of the Peosta Channel also known as Chaplain Schmitt Island and the
area lying east of the easterly right of way line of Kerper Boulevard between the
centerline of U.S. Highway 61/151 and the southerly right of way line of E. 16
Street in Sections 17, 18, 19 and 20, T89N, R3E, 5 P.M. in the City of Dubuque,
Dubuque County, Iowa.
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CITY OF DUBUQUE,
IOWA
OFFICIAL NOTICE
NOTICE is hereby giv-
en that the Dubuque
City Council will con-
duct a public hearing
on May 2, 2011, at 6:30
p.m., in the City Coun-
cil Chambers at the
Historic Federal Build-
ing, 350 W. 6th St., to
consider adopting an
Amended and Restated
Urban Renewal Plan
( "Plan ") for the Great-
er Downtown Urban
Renewal District ( "Dis-
trict"). The proposed
Plan would expand the
District to include new
subareas generally de-
scribed as the Wash-
ington Neighborhood,
Chaplain Schmitt, and
the Industrial Harbor
subareas, and merge
the existing Kerper
Boulevard Industrial
Park Economic Devel-
opment District and
the East 7th Street Eco-
nomic Development
District into the District
as additional subareas.
The proposed Plan also
would update the ob-
jectives and public pur-
pose activities to be
undertaken in the ex-
panded District.
The subareas to be
added to the District
are generally descri-
bed as follows:
1. Kerper Boulevard
Subarea of the District
shall include that area
generally bounded by
the following descrip-
tion: Lot 1 -2, Lot 2 -2,
Lot 2A, Lot 3 and Lot 6
all in Kerper Industrial
Park in the City of Du-
buque, Dubuque Coun-
ty, Iowa, also including
the entire right of way
of Kerper Court and
the westerly portion of
Kerper Boulevard right
of way from the abut-
ting Kerper Court right
of way and Lot 3 of
Kerper Industrial Park
to the centerline of
Kerper Boulevard.
2. Washington Neigh-
borhood Subarea of
the District shall in-
clude that area gener-
ally bounded by the
following description:
Commencing as a point
of reference at the in-
tersection of the
centerlines of Central
Avenue and Loras Bou-
the southerly line of
Lots 9A, 10 and 11 of
Quigley's Subdivision
Out Lot 711 to a point
of intersection with the
easterly right of way
line of Pierce Street;
Thence northerly along
said easterly right of
way line and extension
thereof to a point of in-
tersection with the
northerly right of way
line of W. Locust
Street; Thence easterly
along said northerly
right of way line to the
easterly right of way
line of Foye Street;
Thence northerly along
said easterly right of
way line to a point of
intersection with the
southerly right of way
line of a public alley ly-
ing between Almond
and W. Locust Sts.;
Thence easterly along
said southerly right of
way line to a point of
intersection with the
westerly right of way
line of Ellis Street;
Thence southeasterly
along said westerly
right of way line to a
point of intersection
with the northerly right
of way line of W. Lo-
cust Street; Thence
southeasterly crossing
Ellis St. to a point of in-
tersection with the
easterly right of way
line of Ellis St. at the
southerly right of way
line of Dorgan Place;
Thence easterly along
said southerly right of
way line of Dorgan
Place to the northeast
corner of Lot 1 -14 of
Dorgan's Subdivision;
Thence easterly cross-
ing Dorgan Place to the
southwest corner of
Lot 5 -2 of City Lot 673;
Thence northerly along
the westerly line of
said Lot 5 -2 to the
northwest corner
thereof; Thence easter-
ly along the northerly
line of said Lot 5 -2 to a
point of intersection
with the westerly right
of way line of Madison
Street; Thence easterly
crossing Madison St. to
the most westerly cor-
ner of Lot A -2 -1 of City
Lot 674, said point be-
ing on the easterly
right of way line of
Madison St. Thence
easterly along the
northerly line of said
Lot A -2 -1 to a point of
intersection with the
easterly right of way
line of Main Street;
Thence northerly along
said easterly right of
way line to the north-
west corner of Lot 2 -1
of City Lot 674; Thence
King's Subdivision to
the northwest corner
thereof; Thence north-
easterly along the
northerly line of said
West 33.98 feet to the
southwest corner of
Lot 1 of the East 329.98
feet of Lot 8 of John
King's Subdivision;
Thence northwesterly
along the westerly line
of said Lot 1 to a point
of intersection with the
southerly line of the
NE1 /4 of said Lot 8;
Thence southwesterly
along said southerly
line to the southwest
corner of said NE1 /4 of
Lot 8; Thence north-
westerly along the
westerly lines of the
NE1 /4 of Lot 8, the
SE1 /4 of Lot 10, the
NE1 /4 Lot 10 and the
E1/2 of Lot 12 all in
John King's Subdivision
to the northwest cor-
ner of said E1 /2 of Lot
12; Thence northeast-
erly along the northerly
line of said E1 /2 of Lot
12 to the southwest
corner of Lot 1 -1 -1 of
the E1 /2 of Lot 14 in
John King's Subdivi-
sion; Thence north-
westerly along the
westerly lines of Lot 1-
1-1 of the E1/2 of Lot 14
John King's Subdivision
to the northwest cor-
ner thereof; Thence
northeasterly along the
northerly line of said
Lot 1 -1 -1 to a point of
intersection with the
westerly right of way
line of Central Avenue;
Thence northeasterly
crossing Central Ave-
nue to a point of inter-
section of the easterly
right of way line of
Central Avenue and the
northerly right of way
line of E. 25th Street;
Thence northeasterly
along said northerly
right of way line and
extension thereof to a
point of intersection
with the easterly right
of way line of Elm
Street; Thence south-
easterly along said
easterly right of way
line to a point of inter-
section with the north-
erly right of way line of
E. 24th Street; Thence
northeasterly along
said northerly right of
way line and extension
thereof to a point of in-
tersection with the
easterly right of way
line of Windsor Ave-
nue; Thence southeas-
terly along said easter-
ly right of way line to a
point of intersection
with the northerly right
of way line of E. 22nd
Street; Thence north-
er y rig o
way line of Elm Street
and extension thereof
to a point of intersec-
tion with the northerly
right of way line of E.
Fifteenth Street;
Thence northeasterly
along said northerly
right of way line to a
point of intersection
with the westerly right
of way line of a public
alley lying between
Pine Street and Maple
Street; Thence north-
westerly along said
westerly right of way
line to the northeast
corner of the North 35
feet of Lot 255 in East
Dubuque Addition;
Thence southwesterly
along the northwester-
ly line of said Lot to a
point of intersection
with the easterly right
of way line of Pine
Street; Thence north-
westerly along said
easterly right of way
line and extension
thereof to the northerly
right of way line of E.
16th Street; Thence
northeasterly along
said northerly right of
way line to the south-
west corner of Lot 1 of
Kerper Industrial Park;
Thence northwesterly
and continuing north-
easterly along the
westerly line of said
Lot 1 to the most north-
erly corner thereof;
Thence southwesterly
along the westerly
lines of Lot 1 -2 and Lot
2A of Kerper Industrial
Park to the southwest
corner of said Lot 2A;
Thence northeasterly
along the southerly line
of said Lot 2A to the
southeast corner
thereof; Thence north-
westerly along the
easterly line of said Lot
2A to the southwest
corner of Lot 6 of Ker-
per Industrial Park:
Thence northeasterly
along the southerly line
of said Lot 6 to the
southeast corner
thereof; Thence north-
westerly along the
easterly line of said Lot
6 to the northeast cor-
ner thereof and point
of intersection with the
southerly right of way
line of Kerper Court;
Thence northeasterly
along said southerly
right of way line and
extension thereof to a
point of intersection
with the centerline of
Kerper Blvd; Thence
northwesterly along
said centerline to a
point of intersection
with the northerly line
of Lot 3 of Kerper In-
dustrial Park e: tended
, Lot 3 of Lot 28, Lot 3
of Lot 29, Lot 3 of Lot
30, Lot 3 of Lot 31, Lot 3
of Lot 32 all in the Du-
buque Harborlmprove-
ment Co.'s Addition,
Township 89 North,
Range 3 East of the 5th
P.M., Dubuque County,
Iowa and any adjoining
public right -of -way.
5. Chaplain Schmitt
Subarea of the District
shall include that area
generally bounded by
the following descrip-
tion: All of that part of
the City of Dubuque ly-
ing easterly of the
Peosta Channel also
known as Chaplain
Schmitt Island and the
area lying east of the
easterly right of way
line of Kerper Boule-
vard between the cen-
terline of U.S. Highway
61/151 and the south-
erly right of way line of
E. 16th Street in Sec-
tions 17, 18, 19 and 20,
T89N, R3E, 5th P.M. in
the City of Dubuque,
Dubuque County, Iowa.
The City of Dubuque
reserves the right to
modify the boundaries
of the District at some
future date. Any
amendments to the
Plan will be completed
in accordance with
Chapter 403 of the Io-
wa Code, Urban Re-
newal Law.
A copy of the pro-
posed Amended and
Restated Urban Renew-
al Plan for the Greater
Downtown Urban Re-
newal District is on file
in the City Clerk's Of-
fice and may be
viewed during normal
working hours.
Written comments re-
garding the above
amendment may be
submitted to the City
Clerk's Office on or be-
fore said time of public
hearing.
At said time and place
of public hearing all in-
terested citizens and
parties will be given an
opportunity to be
heard for or against
said amendment.
Any visual or hearing
impaired persons
needing special assis-
tance or persons with
special accessibility
needs should contact
the City Clerk's Office
at (563) 589 -4120 or
TDD (563) 590 -6678 at
least 48 hours prior to
the meeting.
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ance with the order of
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