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CITY OF DUBUQUE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
REGULAR SESSION
4:00 p.m.
Thursday, January 23, 2014
City Council Chamber, Historic Federal Building
Board Members Present: Chairperson Eugene Bird, Jr.; Board Members Heath
Hutchison, Jeff Cremer and Jonathan McCoy; Staff Members Guy Hemenway and
Wally Wernimont.
Board Members Excused: Board Member Bill Gibbs.
CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 4:00 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 December 19, 2013 meeting were approved unanimously
as submitted.
VARIANCE
DOCKET 01 -14: Application of R2 -4 Enterprises LLC /SSD Construction for a variance
to construct a 12' by 50' deck 3 feet from the front property line, 20 feet minimum
required, for property located at 2565 Front Street.
Steve Duschen, 21869 216th Ave., LaMotte, IA, said that his intent is to replace a small
deck that had been removed from the building with a 12' by 50' deck. He said the deck
will not impede the visibility to the sidewalk or the street, and that it will remain a
minimum of 3 feet back from the front property line along Front Street.
Staff Member Hemenway distributed photos of the site. Board Members reviewed the
proposed deck location and photographs. Staff Member Hemenway noted that Front
Street is a dead -end and is unimproved at this location. He said that a portion of the
Front Street right -of -way in front of the subject property has been paved and is being
leased for parking to the applicant. He said that he conferred with both the City
Engineering and Operations Departments regarding the proposed deck. He said that
the Engineering Department said that the proposed deck would not affect the lease
arrangement, and that Operations said that the post holes required for the structure
would be located outside of the flood protection area and would not impact the flood
wall.
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Board Members discussed the request and felt that it met the criteria for granting a
variance.
Motion by Cremer, seconded by Hutchison, to approve the variance request as
submitted. Motion was approved by the following vote: Aye — Cremer, Hutchison, and
Bird; Nay — None.
NOTE: Board Member McCoy arrived at 4:20 p.m.
DOCKET 02 -14: Application of Milroy Tuxedos / Bird Sign, Inc. for a variance to allow
a wall- mounted sign to extend above the roofline in the Plaza 20 PC Planned
Commercial zoning district for property located at 2600 Dodge Street.
Board Chairperson Bird excused himself from the table.
Eugene Bird, Bird Sign Company, outlined his request. He noted that the intent is to
replace the existing Milroy's Tuxedo sign with another cabinet -style sign that will project
approximately 10 inches above the roofline. He said that the frame of the former sign
was used as a template to create the new sign and that it also projected slightly above
the roofline. He discussed issues with existing signage and sight visibility to Milroy's
commercial space.
Staff Member Wernimont reiterated the request, noting that a letter of support had been
received from Sally Kahle, owner of Plaza 20 Shopping Center, and that he had spoken
with an adjacent property owner who had no concerns with the request. He discussed
the Plaza 20 sign regulations noting that they prohibit signs from projecting above the
parapet wall. He discussed the canopy location for the multi- tenant building and noted
that the sign has limited visibility.
Board Members discussed the request and felt that it met the criteria for granting a
variance.
Motion by Cremer, seconded by Hutchison, to approve the variance request as
submitted. Motion was approved by the following vote: Aye — Cremer, Hutchison, and
McCoy; Nay — None.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting adjourned at 4:40 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Kyle L. Kritz, Associate Planner Adopted