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CITY OF DUBUQUE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
REGULAR SESSION
4:00 p.m.
Thursday, July 25, 2013
City Council Chamber, Historic Federal Building
Board Members Present: Chairperson Randy Klauer; Board Members Cremer and
Bird; Staff Members Guy Hemenway and Wally Wernimont.
Board Members Excused: Board Members Heath Hutchison and Bill Gibbs.
CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Klauer at 4:12 p.m.
AFFIDAVIT OF COMPLIANCE: Staff presented an Affidavit of Compliance verifying the
meeting was being held in compliance with the Iowa Open Meetings Law.
MINUTES: The minutes of the June 27, 2013 meeting were approved unanimously as
submitted.
SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS
DOCKET 19-13 (Tabled): Application of Charles and Linda Giese for property located
at 400 Villa Street for a special exception to build a new single - family home 5 feet from
the front property line (Villa Street) 20 -foot maximum required, in an R -1 Single Family
Residential zoning district.
Marty Johnson, Straka Johnson Architects, 3550 Digital Drive, said that he represented
the Giese's and noted that all of the documentation and building renderings had already
been submitted at the last meeting. He asked if the Board had any questions.
Board Members said they had thoroughly reviewed the request at the last meeting and
had no questions.
Staff Member Hemenway waived the staff report, as the case had been reviewed at the
previous meeting.
Board Members felt the request was appropriate.
Motion by Bird, seconded by Cremer, to approve the special exception as submitted.
Motion carried by the following vote: Aye — Bird, Cremer, and Klauer; Nay — None.
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VARIANCES:
DOCKET 30 -13: Application of Blain's Farm & Fleet for property located at the NW
Arterial and Plaza Drive to permit a 6th freestanding sign, 40 -foot in height and 200
square foot in area, 5 freestanding signs maximum permitted, in a PC Planned
Commercial District.
Dave Wynn, Production Manager for Blain's Farm & Fleet, Roscoe, Illinois, stated that
Farm & Fleet would like to install a freestanding sign. He said the commercial building
would be setback quite a distance from the roadway, and that visibility to the store
would be hindered by buildings on the outlots located along the Northwest Arterial.
Chairperson Klauer asked if the sign would be considered off - premise as it would be
located on an out lot. Staff Member Hemenway noted that it would be considered an
Asbury Plaza center sign, and therefore, would not be considered off - premise.
Staff Member Hemenway reiterated the request, stating that the sign regulations
established for the Asbury Plaza allow center signs to be 30 feet of high and 330
square feet in area. He said that the proposed sign will be 40 feet in height and 200
square feet in area, similar to freestanding signs that are permitted in the C -3 District
along Kennedy Road and Dodge Street. He noted that the building would be setback
530 feet from the frontage road and about 730 feet from the Northwest Arterial, and
therefore, the proposed wall- mounted signage would not be highly visible to vehicular
traffic. He stated that he has been contacted by Premier Bank with an inquiry regarding
the sign, but they expressed no concerns.
Board Members discussed the request and felt that it met the requirements for granting
a variance.
Motion by Cremer, seconded by Bird, to approve the variance request as submitted.
Motion carried by the following vote: Aye — Bird, Cremer, and Klauer; Nay — None.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting adjourned at 4:40 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Kyle L. Kritz, Associate Planner Adopted