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MEMORANDUM
March 27, 2007
TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Public Hearing on Draft 2030 Future Land Use Map of the Comprehensive
Plan
Planning Services Manager Laura Carstens is recommending adoption of the 2030
Future Land Use Map of the Comprehensive Plan as recommended by the Long Range
Planning Advisory Commission.
The draft 2030 Future Land Use Map shows potential growth areas in and around the
City of Dubuque. Once adopted, the Future Land Use Map will show development
alternatives for Dubuque's planned and managed growth over the next 20 to 25 years.
The map becomes the City's guide for evaluating rezoning, annexation, and subdivision
requests.
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
Laura Carstens, Planning Services Manager
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MEMORANDUM
March 12, 2007
TO: Michael Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Laura Carstens, Planning Services Manager ~~
RE: Public Hearing on Draft 2030 Future Land Use Map of the Comprehensive Plan
Introduction
This memo transmits the draft 2030 Future Land Use Map approved by the City Council by
consensus at their March 5, 2007 work session with the Long Range Planning Advisory
Commission for the 2006 Update of the Comprehensive Plan. The City Council has
scheduled a public hearing on the draft 2030 Future Land Use Map for April 2, 2007.
Background
The Long Range Planning Advisory Commission has the responsibility to coordinate and
supervise the preparation and maintenance of the Comprehensive Plan. The City Code
defines the Comprehensive Plan as the community's principle tool to guide its future
development, public policies and decision making.
The Dubuque Comprehensive Plan was adopted in 1994 -1995. It was then updated in
2000 - 2002. In 2006 - 2007, the Commission focused on an update of the Future Land
Use Map and a review of the Goals and Objectives for the 14 Elements of the Plan. The
2006 update used a variety of opportunities for input on the Future Land Use Map from the
general public, City Management Team members, and key community stakeholders such
as the Dubuque Area Chamber of Commerce and the Developers' Roundtable.
Discussion
The draft 2030 Future Land Use Map shows potential growth areas in and around the
city of Dubuque. Once adopted, the Future Land Use Map will show development
alternatives for Dubuque's planned and managed growth over the next 20 to 25 years.
The map becomes the City's guide for evaluating rezoning, annexation, and subdivision
requests.
Potential Growth Areas
Growth areas inside the Dubuque city limits (1, 2, 3, etc.) are vacant developable
parcels that do not have a development plan approved by the City Council. Growth
areas outside the Dubuque city limits (A, B, C, etc.) are secondary growth areas
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identified in the 2006 Annexation Study Update. They represent transitional areas
between rural and urban development because of their proximity to primary growth
areas, ability to be served by extensions of City utilities, and/or their relationship to
major transportation corridors.
Land Use Designations
The Future Land Use Map has 4 designations for residential land use: (1) Single
Family or Duplex, {2) Multi-Family, (3) Mixed Residential, and (4) Rural Density
Development. Mixed Residential is intended to provide flexibility for development of a
range of housing types, from one- and two-family homes to multi-family units. Rural
Density Residential appears only in the County fringe areas, and is intended to
accommodate the range of single family lots that are allowed by Dubuque County's
zoning and health regulations.
There are 4 categories for business land use: (1) Institutional, (2) Office, (3)
Commercial, and (4) Mixed Commercial/Recreational/Residential. Institutional includes
hospitals, college campuses, medical clinics, and similar uses. Mixed
Commercial/Recreational/Residential supports the mixed-use development concept of
the Port of Dubuque Master Plan.
Industrial uses are divided into Light Industrial and Heavy Industrial. Park, Open
Space, and Flood Plain areas are shown as a guide to future development.
Recommendation
The City Code requires a public hearing prior to adoption of any amendments to the
Comprehensive Plan. A public hearing on the Elements of the Comprehensive Plan has
not been scheduled because the City Council has not completed a review of the Elements.
Since the Future Land Use Map was accepted by consensus at the March 5, 2007 work
session, I recommend that the City Council proceed with its adoption at this time. The
Future Land Use Map is used on a regular basis by the Planning Services Department in
preparing staff reports for cases considered by the Zoning Advisory Commission, the Long
Range Planning Advisory Commission, and the City Council. It is also frequently
requested by developers and consulting engineers. Having an updated map would be very
beneficial to the Planning Services Department.
I recommend that the City Council adopt the 2030 Future Land Use Map as recommended
by the Long Range Planning Advisory Commission.
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