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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Calendar Year 2012 Urban Revitalization Program Applications
DATE: February 13, 2013
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Housing and Community Development Department Director Alvin Nash recommends
City Council approval of 19 applications for residential property tax exemption. Five
additional applications were received but were denied due to ineligibility. The
application for 567 Arlington was filed three years after completion of the work, and
therefore is only eligible for a seven -year tax exemption. The applications were filed in
accordance with the Urban Revitalization ordinance, and Alvin Nash recommends the
applications be forwarded to the City Assessor for final review and determination of the
amount of property tax exemption.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
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cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
Teri Goodmann, Assistant City Manager
Alvin Nash, Housing and Community Development Department Director
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TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Alvin Nash, Housing and Community Development Department
SUBJECT: Calendar Year 2012 Urban Revitalization Program Applications
DATE: February 11, 2013
INTRODUCTION
This memorandum presents for City Council consideration the attached resolution
related to calendar year 2012 applications for residential property tax abatement. The
resolution approves applications filed in accordance with the Urban Revitalization
ordinance and directs that the approved applications be forwarded to the City Assessor.
BACKGROUND
In 1980, the City Council established, under the guidelines set forth in Chapter 404 of
the Code of Iowa, Dubuque's first two Urban Revitalization Areas - Jackson Park Urban
Revitalization Area and West 11th Street Urban Revitalization Area. In 1981, the City
designated the Washington Street Urban Revitalization Area and amended the district
in 2007 and 2008. In 1995, the Upper Main Urban Revitalization Area was designated
and in 2002 the Langworthy, Old Main and Cathedral Urban Revitalization areas were
designated. Additionally, a number of other small areas have been designated over the
years, but these designations have primarily expired.
The Washington Neighborhood Urban Revitalization district was revised, the boundaries
expanded in March 2007and amended in 2008. In addition to the ten year residential
abatement on improvements, this district also allows three -year abatement for commercial
buildings.
The purpose of the Urban Revitalization legislation is to attract development to specific
areas, which might otherwise continue to deteriorate, thereby stabilizing and eventually
increasing the tax base within those areas. The abatements are intended to stimulate
private investment by reducing the tax increases that would normally result from making
improvements to residential property.
Process
Applications for tax exemption are accepted until February 1 of each year. The
Housing and Community Development Department reviews applications to ensure
properties are located in a designated area. Staff from Building Services and the
Housing and Community Development Department have completed an inspection of
each property to determine if the improvements have been completed, are in general
conformance with the area plan, and appropriate permits have been obtained, if
necessary.
If the City Council finds the applications to be in compliance with the appropriate urban
revitalization plan, they are forwarded to the City Assessor who inspects the properties,
determines the assessable value of the new improvements and transmits this
information to the County Auditor. The City Assessor must receive applications by
March 1 to approve the tax abatement.
DISCUSSION
The residential tax exemption is for a period of 10 years and represents 100% of the
assessed valuation added by the qualifying improvements. Twenty four residential
applications were received but five applications were denied due to ineligibility. The
application for 567 Arlington was filed three years after completion of the work and
therefore is only eligible for a seven year tax exemption.
The following nineteen applications were reviewed and approved:
Washington Neighborhood Urban Revitalization Area
1608 Washington Street — Tyler Schumacher
1649 Washington Street — Eugene Pfeiffer
1765 Washington Street — Gary F. Bishop
1767 Washington Street — AlysonTasker
1775 Washington Street — Collin S. Herrig
1795 Washington Street — Megan Starr
2108 Washington Street - Betty Jane Griffin
2116 Washington Street — Dennis & Rose Kohl
1815 Elm Street — William Welter
1257 & 1257'/2 Jackson Street — Kevin & Sue Leute
2164 Jackson Street — Kim Rennison
West 11th Street Urban Revitalization Area
567 Arlington- Julie & David Lott (late -seven years exemption)
1323 Bluff Street — David Luchsinger & Susan Kearns
1325 Bluff Street — David Luchsinger & Susan Kearns
1222 -1240 Locust Street — TjIV LLC
Upper Main Urban Revitalization Area
1395 -1395 '/2 Iowa Street — Todd Kluck
140 Loras Boulevard — Jacqueline B. Van Meter
Cathedral Urban Revitalization Area
350 West 1St Street- John W. McAndrews
Jackson Park Urban Revitalization Area
1 735 /1737/1745 Madison Street — Ron Hanten
RECOMMENDATION
I recommend that all eligible applications included in the attached resolution be
approved and forwarded to the City Assessor for final review and determination of the
amount of property tax abatement.
ACTION STEP
The Action Step is for the City Council to receive and file eligible tax abatement
applications and this staff report and adopt the attached resolution.
Prepared by Aggie Tauke, Community Development Specialist
RESOLUTION NO. 43- 2013
RESOLUTION APPROVING PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT APPLICATIONS
SUBMITTED BY PROPERTY OWNERS IN RECOGNIZED URBAN
REVITALIZATION AREAS AND AUTHORIZING THE TRANSMITTAL OF THE
APPROVED APPLICATIONS TO THE CITY TAX ASSESSOR
Whereas, Chapter 404 of the Code of Iowa, the Urban Revitalization Act, permits
cities to abate property taxes for improvements made to properties in designated
revitalization areas; and
Whereas, the Urban Revitalization Act requires property owners to submit a written
application for abatement by February 1 of the assessment year for which the abatement is
first claimed, and further requires the City Council to approve all applications that meet the
requirements of the adopted Urban Revitalization Plan and forward the approved applications
to the City Assessor for review by March 1 of each year; and
Whereas, pursuant to the requirements of said Urban Revitalization Act, the following
Urban Revitalization Areas were established: Washington Neighborhood, West 11th Street,
Upper Main, Cathedral, and Jackson Park; and
Whereas, the City of Dubuque, as of February 1, 2013, received tax abatement
applications from the following property owners in the aforementioned urban revitalization
districts;
Washington Neighborhood Urban Revitalization Area
1608 Washington Street - Tyler Schumacher
1649 Washington Street - Eugene Pfeiffer
1765 Washington Street - Gary F. Bishop
1767 Washington Street - AlysonTasker
1775 Washington Street - Collin S. Herrig
1795 Washington Street - Megan Starr
2108 Washington Street - Betty Jane Griffin
2116 Washington Street - Dennis & Rose Kohl
1815 Elm Street - William Welter
1257 & 1257 %/2 Jackson Street - Kevin & Sue Leute
2164 Jackson Street - Kim Rennison
West 11th Street Urban Revitalization Area
1323 Bluff Street - David Luchsinger & Susan Kearns
1325 Bluff Street - David Luchsinger & Susan Kearns
1222 -1240 Locust Street - Tj IV LLC
Upper Main Urban Revitalization Area
1395 - 1395 1/2 Iowa Street - Todd Kluck
140 Loras Boulevard - Jacqueline B. Van Meter
Cathedral Urban Revitalization Area
350 West 1st Street- John W. McAndrews
Jackson Park Urban Revitalization Area
1735 /1737/1745 Madison Street — Ron Hanten
Whereas, the City of Dubuque, as of February 1, 2013, received a late tax abatement
application from the following property owner for improvements completed in 2009, resulting
in eligibility for a seven year tax exemption in the aforementioned urban revitalization
districts, therefore;
West 11th Street Urban Revitalization Area
567 Arlington- Julie & David Lott (seven year eligibility)
Whereas, the Housing and Community Development Department and Building
Services Department have reviewed the above - described applications and inspected the
properties, and have determined that the applications and the improvements conform to all
requirements of the City of Dubuque's Urban Revitalization Plans.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. That the above - described tax abatement applications meet the
requirements of the City of Dubuque's Urban Revitalization Plans.
Section 2. That the above - described tax abatement applications are hereby approved
by the City Council, subject to the review and approval of the City Assessor.
Section 3. That the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to forward the above -
described tax abatement applications to the City Assessor.
Attest:
Passed, approved and adopted this?8thday of February 20
Kevin Fir stahl, City
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