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KINTZINGER LAW FIRM, P.L.e.
Stephen W. Scott
Darin $. Harmont
Dean 1. Konrardy*
Patricia M. Reisen-Ottavi*
Cory R Thein
Brian W. Peters
Phillip W. Parsons
Of Counsel
Arnold J. Van Etten'"
David F. Setter
An Iowa Professional Limited Company
Established in 1897
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
100 W. 12th Street
P.o. Box 703
Dubuque, Iowa 52004~0703
Telephone
563-588-0547
Facsimile
563-588-1981
Websites
kintzingerlaw.com
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Charles A. Kintzinger
(1925-1999)
April 28, 2006
The Honorable Mayor
Members of the City Council
50 West 13th Street
Dubuque, IA 52001
Dear Honorable Mayor and Members of the Council:
We represent James A. and Shirley Christensen who are the owners of the lots of the plat of
"NORTH DUBUQUE" shown on the attached exhibit prepared by Buesing & Associates in which
they have labeled Lot 413-A, Lot 598-A and Lot 598-B North Dubuque.
This is part of an area that was platted in 1891 and this portion was never improved or
developed. This area has been and continues to be solely agricultural except for a small portion the
present owners were using to grow plants and flowers within plastic covered greenhouses.
At the time of platting in 1891, this property was outside the City of Dubuque. The filing
of a plat ofland situated outside incorporated cities or towns constitutes a tender of an easement for
public use of the streets and alleys shown thereon with the fee title remaining in the owner. It is our
position that tender was never accepted by the County nor by the City and inasmuch as the streets
and alleys were never used as such, the tender for such an easement is being withdrawn by the
owners.
We would appreciate it if you would refer the request for vacation to the proper departments
for continued action.
Yours truly,
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CORRECTED
REQUEST TO V ACA TE PLAT
The undersigned, owners of all of the lots of "NORTH DUBUQUE" located within the dark
boundary line as shown on the attached exhibit, request that that portion of the plat of "NORTH
DUBUQUE" filed May 20, 1891, in Book of Plats #3, Page 107, be vacated along with all of the
streets and alleys shown thereon and thereafter be known as 413A, 598A and 598B of NORTH
DUBUQUE for the following reasons:
I. Although the plat was filed more than 114 years ago, none of the streets or alleys as
shown within the area contained within the boundary lines on the exhibit have been improved nor
have they been opened to or used by the public,
2, The area shown on the exhibit was in the county at the time of platting and the portion
dedicated for the streets and alleys was the tender only of an easement for public use and remained
such when the area was annexed by the City of Dubuque in 1976 and the undersigned, as successors
in interest of the original owners, hereby withdraw their tender of the easement for the streets and
alleys contained within the boundary lines of said exhibit.
3. The property has been and continues to be used as agricultural, growing farm crops,
feeding livestock and raising plants and flowers.
4. The streets and alleys as shown on the plat proposed to be vacated do not meet the
current subdivision standards of the City of Dubuque, Iowa. Also, the topography of said area is
rolling and it would be impractical, ifnot impossible, to build the streets and alleys as located on the
original plat.
5. Before a new plat could be filed meeting all of the current subdivision standards, this
ancient plat must first be vacated.
6. Contiguous property owner, Ernest H. Madison has ornamental shrubs growing on
that portion of undeveloped Vinton Street designated as Lot 413-A and Lot 598-A of NORTH
DUBUQUE. We have agreed that if the plat of "NORTH DUBUQUE" is vacated as requested, we
will quit claim our interest in Lot 413-A of NORTH DUBUQUE to Ernest H. Madison Revocable
Trust without further consideration. We have also agreed with Ernest H. Madison on a price for Lot
598-A NORTH DUBUQUE and upon payment by him of the agreed price, we will quit claim our
interest in said Lot to the Ernest H. Madison Revocable Trust.
7. Prior to September, 1989, the Bible Baptist Church of Dubuque, Iowa, were owners
of Lots 593 to 616, inclusive in NORTH DUBUQUE, including that portion of Chicago Avenue
within said lots. On September 6, 1989, the church sold Lots 593 to 598 inclusive in NORTH
DUBUQUE to Eugene 1. Bird Jr. On the same date, the church also sold all its interest in Chicago
Avenue, which was located between Lots 593 to 598 and Lots 599 to 604 inclusive to Eugene J.
Bird Jr. Said deeds were recorded as Instrument #7648-89 and 7649-89 of the records of the
Dubuque County Recorder. On February 5, 1990, Eugene J. Bird Jr. sold lots 593-598 inclusive in
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NORTH DUBUQUE including all his right, title and interest in Chicago Avenue, described above
to the undersigned, James A. and Shirley A. Christensen. It is our position that the Bible Baptist
Church of Dubuque, Iowa has no interest in that portion of Chicago Avenue.
Therefore, the undersigned owners request that the portion of the plat of "NORTH
DUBUQUE" comprised of the lots and included streets and alleys as shown on the attached exhibit
be vacated and that the City execute a Quit Claim Deed to Ernest H. Madison Revocable Trust of
Lot413-A and to James A. and Shirley A. Christensen of Lot 598-A, both in NORTH DUBUQUE.
Further, that the City execute a Quit Claim Deed to James A. and Shirley A. Christensen of all the
streets and alleys contained within Lot 598-B of NORTH DUBUQUE.
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l. ALL MEASUREMENTS ARE IN rEET AND DECIMALS THEREOF,
2. PROPRIETOR Dr ALL LOTS, JAMES A. &. SHIRLEY A. CHRISTENSEN.
3 SURVEYED REQUESTED BY, JAMES A. CHRISTENSEN.
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:5. THIS PLAT IS SUBJECT TO ALL EASEMENTS Dr RECORD
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