Zoning - 440 Loras Blvd. Angela Koppes
Planning Services Department
City Hall
50 West 13th Street
Dubuque, Iowa 52001-4864
(563) 589-4210 office
(563) 589-4221 fax
(563) 690-6678 TOD
planning@cityofdubuque.org
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March 8, 2005
The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
City of Dubuque
City Hall - 50 W. 13th Street
Dubuque IA 52001
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RE: Rezoning
Applicant: Angela Koppes
Location: 440 Loras Boulevard
Description: To rezone property from R-4 Multi-Family Residential District to OR Office
Residential District.
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Dear Mayor and City Council Members:
The City of Dubuque Zoning Advisory Commission has reviewed the above-cited
request. The application, staff report and related materials are attached for your review.
Discussion
The applicant spoke in favor of the request, reviewing location of property and proposed
use of the structure.
Staff reviewed surrounding zoning and land use.
There were no public comments.
The Zoning Advisory Commission discussed the request, noting that the rezoning
request is consistent with surrounding zoning and land use.
Recommendation
Bya vote of 5 to 0, the Zoning Advisory Commission recommends that the City Council
approve the request.
A simple majority vote is needed for the City Council to approve the request.
R:JS ctfully sUb.mitted,
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Prepared by: Laura Carstens. City Planner Address: 50 W. 13th Street Telephone: 563-589-4210
ORDINANCE NO. 21-05
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPENDIX A (THE ZONING ORDINANCE) OF THE
CITY OF DUBUQUE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY RECLASSIFYING HEREINAFTER
DESCRIBED PROPERTY LOCATED AT 440 LORAS BOULEVARD FROM R-4 MULTI-
FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT TO OR OFFICE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. That Appendix A (The Zoning Ordnance) of the city of Dubuque Code
of Ordinances is herby amended by reclassifying the hereinafter-described property
from R-4 Multi-Family Residential District to Or Office Residential District; to wit:
Lot 4 A.L. Browns Subdivision, and to the centerline of the adjoining public right-
of-way, all in the City of Dubuque, Iowa.
Section 2. The foregoing amendment has heretofore been reviewed by the
Zoning Advisory Commission of the City of Dubuque, Iowa.
Section 3. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon publication, as
provided by law.
Passed, approved and adopted this 21st day of March
2005.
Terrance M. Duggan, Mayor
Attest:
Jeanne F. Schneider, City Clerk
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DConditional Use Permit
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OPreliminary Plat
OMinor Final Plat
OText Amendment
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OAnnexation
OTemporary Use Pennit
OCertificate of Economic Non-Viaafity
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submittal beromes public record;
2. Fees are not refundable and payment does not guarantee approval; and
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REZONING STAFF REPORT
Zoning Agenda: June 2, 2004
Property Address: 440 Loras Boulevard
Property Owner: Angela Koppes Eck
Applicant: Same
Proposed Land Use: Residential/Office
Proposed Zoning: OR
Existing Land Use: Residential
Existing Zoning: R-4
Adjacent Land Use: North - Residential
East - Art Gallery/Residential
South - Vacant
West - Residential
Adjacent Zoning: North - R-4
East - OR
South - R-3
West - R-4
Former Zoning:
1934 - MF; 1975 - R-4; 1985 - R-4
Total Area: 4,185 sq. ft.
Property History: The residence was built as a single-family home in 1921 and
converted to a duplex in the 1930s. The property was reconverted to a single-family in
1999 and is currently a single-family residence.
Physical Characteristics: The property is a 50-foot by 85-foot single lot with a two-story
house on a 1,350 sq. ft. footprint. There is a paved driveway on the east side of the
residence that could accommodate three vehicles stacked.
Concurrence with Comprehensive Plan: Goal 2.3 of the Land U~e Element states,
"to provide opportunities for neighborhood commercial centers that assure compatibility
with residential property." Goal 6.2 of the Land Use Element states, "to buffer and
protect incompatible uses from each other." Proposed Land Use Map recommends
multi-family development for this property.
Impact of Request on:
Utilities: Existing utilities are adequate to serve the site regardless of the proposed
zoning change.
Traffic Patterns/Counts: 2001 Annual Average Daily Traffic Counts from the DOT
indicate 9,400 vehicle trips per day along Loras Boulevard in front of the subject
residence, and 3,030 vehicle trips per day on Bluff Street just south of the subject
residence.
Public Services: Existing public services are adequate to serve the site.
Environment: Staff does not anticipate any adverse impact to the environment as
there is no additional development proposed for this location.
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SECTION 3. DISTRICT REGULATIONS
3-2. Office Districts:
3-2.1. OR Office Residential District:
(A) General Purpose And Description: The office/high density multi-family residential district is
intended to encourage and permit a mixture of compatible office uses with high density
multi-family uses in the existing built city. The OR district is not intended to have any
application in undeveloped or newly developing areas of the city or on land made vacant
through intentional demolition. This district should serve as a transition zone between
commercial and single- and two-family residential areas through the adaptive reuse of
existing building stock, which will normally be residential in character. Development
standards should remain flexible to allow conservation and reuse of existing buildings. This
district should generally be located in areas abutting arterial and/or collector streets which
are, because of location and trends, suitable for development of low intensity office uses, and
high intensity residential uses. .
(B) Principal Permitted Uses: The following uses shall be pe~tted in the OR district:
(1) One- and two-family dwelling units within existing structures only-[9].
(2) Multi-family dwellings-[9].
(3) Townhouses (3 or more laterally attached units)-[9].
(4) Roominglboarding houses-[4].
(5) Nursing or convalescent homes-[2].
(6) Housing for the elderly and persons with disabilities-[3].
(7) Mortuaries and funeral homes-[I2].
(8) Noncommercial art galleries, museums and libraries-[13].
(9) Artist studio-[5].
(10) General offices-[14].
(11) Personal services-[14].
(12) Churches, convents, and monasteries-[7].
(13) Schools of private instruction-[4].
(14) Public and private/parochial schools approved by Iowa state board of public instruction
(K-I2)-[1O].
(15) Railroads and public or quasi-public utilities including substations-[47].
[ ] Parking group-See section 4-2 of this ordinance.
(C) Accessory Uses: The following uses shall be permitted as accessory uses as provided in
section 4 of this ordinance:
square feet in area, not internally illuminated, and with direct lighting only with sharp cut
off luminance;
(e) The permit shall not license the property for rental as a private club, museum, or tour
home unless approved by the board; and
(f) Parking shall be provided at a rate of one space per guest room. The parking shall be
provided .on~site or on a street frontage of the property, and should not intensify parking
problems in the neighborhood.
(3) Hospice, provided that:
(a) The parking group requirements can be met-[2].
(4) Group day care center provided that:
(a) Forty (40) square feet of indoor floor area (excluding halls and bathrooms) is provided
per child in areas occupied by cribs, thirty-five (35) square feet of indoor area (excluding
halls and bathrooms) is provided per child in areas not occupied by cribs times the
licensed capacity and seventy-five (75) square feet of fenced outdoor recreation space is
provided per child using the space at a given time;
(b) The parking group requirements can be met-[8];
(c) Such facility shall supply loading and unloading of children so as not to obstruct
public streets, or create traffic or safety hazards; and
(d) All licenses have been issued or have been applied for awaiting the outcome of the
board's decision.
(5) Private clubs, provided that:
(a) The parking group requirements can be met-[20].
(6) Off-street parking of operable automobiles to serve a permitted or conditional use in an
abutting office service, commercial (except C-l District), institutional, or industrial district,
provided that:
(a) No structure other than a screening or security fence or wall shall be erected on the
premises;
(b) Signage shall be limited to one (1) freestanding sign of no more than six (6) square
feet in size per drive opening, identifying the parking use, providing directions or
marking entrances and exits thereto;
(c) A site plan shall be submitted and approved as provided in Section 4 of this
ordinance.
(7) Off-premises residential garages, provided that:
(a) It is incidental and subordinate to a permitted residential use and located on a lot
within three hundred (300) feet of the residential use it serves;
(F) Bulk Regulations:
Front Yard Setbacks
Lot Area
In Square Lot Coverage Rear Yard Building
OR DISTRICT Feet Frontage As% Side Yard Setback Height In
BULK REGULATIONS x 1,000 In Feet Lot Area Min. Max. Setback % Depth Feet
Permitted Uses
General offices 50 20 3* 20 40
3+ family residential 1.2/DU 50 50 20 3* 20 40
Townhouse
(3+ lateral attached) 1.2/DU 16/DU 50 20 0/3* 20 40
Rooming and
boarding house 5 50 50 20 3+ 20 40
Nursing! 10
convalescent home 100 50 20 3* 20 40
Housing, elderly 10 3* 20 40
Mortuaries/funeral homes 50 20 3* 20 40
Noncommercial
art galleries 50 20 3* 20 40
Museum, library 60 30 3* 20 40
Artist studio 50 20 3* 20 40
School of
private instruction 50 20 3* 20 40
Church 20 100 50 20 10 20 40
(see section 2-5.10)
Conditional Uses
Group homes 5 50 50 20* 20 40
Bed/breakfast homes 20
Hospice 5 50 50 2Q 20* 20 40
Group day care center 50 20 20* 20 40
Private club 50 20 20* 20 40
Barberlbeauty shop 50 20 20* 20 40
Off-premises
residential garage 50 20 20 6 15
Photographic studio 50 20 20* 20 40
Parking structure 50 20 20 6 40
*Plus one (1) additional foot per floor above the second floor.
Except where abutting a residential district, then six-foot side yard setback
required.
(G) Parking requirements. See section 4-2 of this ordinance.
(H) Signs. See Section 4-3 of this ordinance.
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CITY OF DUBUQUE
PLANNING SERVICES DEPARTMENT
1179 Iowa Street, Dubuque. IA 52001
(563) 557-1465 Voice; (563) 588-4214 Fu
Web site: www.reldermans.eom
Zoning Advisory Commi"Sion
City of Dubuque
SO W. 13th Street
Dubuque, IA 52001
RE: Public Hearing for rezoning R4 to OR - 440 Loras Boulevard
There is more than enough OR - office zoned space in the downtown.
With the continued loss ofrentat property (Prescott School demolitions), we need
all of the multi-family property on record.
This area has and should continue to be primarily residential use. As owner of
property across the street from the subject WE DO NOT SUPPORT TIIIS REZONING.
Please send a message to our neighbors, and deny this request.
Thanks for the opportunity to make our voice heard.
TOTAl P. 01
Feldennan Business Associates
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1179 Iowa Street
Dubuque, IA 52001
CITY OF DUBUQUE
PLANNING SERVICES DEPARTMENT
May 19. 2004
Planning Services Department - ZONING
50 West 13th Street
Dubuque, IA 52001
RE: Rezoning of 440 Laras Boulevard, Dubuque, IA (ECK)
We OPPOSE the proposed zoning of 440 Loras Boulevard from R4 to OR.
The neighborhood has been continuously focused on residential uses since the first
construction in the area, and it should remain such.
There are adequate vacant spaces in the downtown that are already zoned OR and C4 that
allow for office uses on the main floor, and adding more will only cause a negative
impact on their value.
Due to other commitments, we are unable to attend the meeting, but please register our
opposition.
Sincerely,
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TIMOTHY G. OOEN
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March 2, 2005
Zoning Advisory Commission
Planning Services Department
City Hall, Second floor
SO W. J J'" Slreet
Dubuque. fA 52001-4864
Re: Applicant: Angela Koppes Eck
l.ocation: 440 Loras Blvd.
Proposal: Rezone to O/R
Dear Members of the Dubuque Zoning Advisory Commission:
I am sending this letter to show my support for Angela Koppes-f:.ck's proposal to
rezone the property .l~e4 at'~Q- Loras Houlevard. from Multi-Family Residential to
Office Residential. ....:.......,., '~:""'" .
The proposal doe.'i not appear -tQ ~croacb oq the p~se of the current mutli-
family residential district. Further the"':pmpolilil CQ~tBlS ~wiAt. an existing district in
which her property is adjoined. ~dditiC?na11y, thC='~1 add"l to the growing
redevelopment and revitali.,.alion of.~s area~ Dubuque.
It would be a. nice addition to an area that ~tlready includes, among other things:
schools, churches, funeral homes, accountin@ fitm~ mu.'ieum, law office, coffee shop,
apartments, laundromat, boys club. and Ryan House.
Again. I hope you approve of the proposal.
Timothy G. Goen
Attorney at Law
President,. Jcn.k nnterprisc:s. Inc.
cc: Angela Koppes-Eck