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Prepared by: Laura Carstens. City Planner Address: City Hall. 50 W. 13th Street Telephone: 589-4210
ORDINANCE NO. -00
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPENDIX A (THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES) OF THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, BY AMENDING
SECTION 4-3.5(C) PERTAINING TO A SIZE LIMITATION FOR POLITICAL SIGNS.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. Appendix A (the Zoning Ordinance) of the City of Dubuque Code of
Ordinances is hereby amended by amending Section 4-3.5(c) as follows:
4-3.5. Exempted signs. The following types of signs are exempted from the
requirements of this Ordinance:
(C) Political signs displayed not more than forty-five (45) days prior to the
governmental election to which they apply, and removed within seven
(7) days of such election. Such signs shall not be placed in any
public right of way or in visibility triangles as defined in Section 4-
4.6(5) corner lots. Signs placed in a Residential District shall be
limited to four (4) square feet in size and may not be illuminated.
Section 2. That the foregoing 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.
Passed, approved and adopted this
day of
,2000.
Attest:
Jeanne F. Schneider, City Clerk
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CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
MEMORANDUM
September 26,2000
TO:
FROM:
Zoning Advisory Commission
Kyle L. Kritz, Associate Planner" 1. i.
SUBJECT: Proposed Text Amendment to Section 4-3.5 (c) concerning Limitation on
the Size of Political Signs
INTRODUCTION
The Zoning Advisory Commission is being asked to review a proposed text amendment
to Section 4-3.5(c) that would amend the City's regulations concerning political signs to
provide for a limitation on the size of political signs in residential districts.
DISCUSSION
David S. Hartig, Jr. has submitted an application to amend the City's Sign Regulations
Section 4-3.5(c) that would establish a limitation of four square feet for political signs in
residential areas. In addition, these signs would be prohibited from being illuminated.
Currently, there are no limitations on the size of political signs in the City of Dubuque.
Generally, staff has observed that political signs generally are small in size and are
placed on private property. In the past, staff has had some minor problems with a few
political signs placed in the right-of-way; however, this has not been the rule. Staff has
also observed that typically national candidates signs are mass produced and of
relatively small size. However, some State candidates do have larger signs made out
of painted plywood and held in place by more substantial fence posts.
Attached to this memo is a draft ordinance that inserts the new language into Section 4-
3.5(c). In addition, the section of the ordinance as it currently reads is also attached to
this memo.
RECOMMENDATION
Planning staff recommends the Zoning Advisory Commission review the attached
information and make a recommendation to the City Council on the proposed text
amendment to establish size restriction for political signs.
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October 11, 2000
The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
City of Dubuque
City Hall - 50 W. 13th Street
Dubuque,IA 52001
RE: Text Amendment
Applicant: David Hartig
Description: To amend Section 4-3.5(c) of the Zoning Ordinance to add limitation on size
of political signs
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
Staff reviewed the proposed text amendment indicating that political signs placed in
residential areas would be restricted to a maximum size of four square feet. There were
no public comments. The applicant was not in attendance.
The Zoning Advisory Commission discussed the request, noting that real estate signs
currently are allowed to be up to 12 square feet in size, and to restrict political signs to four
square feet would be inconsistent. The Commission also noted a lack of enforcement
history in regard to large political signs.
Recommendation
By a vote of 6 to 0, the Zoning Advisory Commission recommends that the City Council
deny the request.
A super majority vote is needed for the City Council to approve the requested text
amendment.
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October 11, 2000
The Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council:
You will be asked to make two decisions relating to Political Signs on private property.
The first is a request to delete any time frame for these signs, allowing political signs to be displayed on
residential lots at anytime during the year. The city attorney has indicated that the city is legally bound to
allow this.
The second decision relates to the size of the signs. Currently, there is no size limitation for political signs
on residential proper;ty. Potentially, 32 square foot or larger signs could be displayed year round on
residential lots. In order to make residential signage uniform, several interested citizens are asking the
council to approve a six square foot limitation on such signs. (I had inadvertently asked the zoning
Advisory Commission for a four foot limitation, when in fact, there exists a six foot limitation for all other
permitted signage on single lot residential property.)
The city attorney advised me that the council could in fact vote on the six square foot limitation, as it is less
restrictive than the original request for four square feet, and would set a uniform size limitation for
residential signage.
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