Joint City_County Fringe Area Policy AgreementTHE CITY OF
DUB E
MEMORANDUM
March 27, 2007
TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Joint City/County Fringe Area Policy Agreement
As requested at the last City Council meeting, Planning Services Manager Laura
Carstens has drafted a letter from Mayor Roy Buol to Dubuque County Board of
Supervisors Chairperson Eric Manternach requesting to reopen discussions on creating
a Fringe Area Policy Agreement that is acceptable to both the City of Dubuque and
Dubuque County.
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Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
Laura Carstens, Planning Services Manager
THE CITY OF
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MEMORANDUM
March 23, 2007
TO: Michael Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Laura Carstens, Planning Services Manager
SUBJECT: Joint City/County Fringe Area Policy Agreement
This memorandum transmits the information that you requested regarding the Joint
City/County Fringe Area Policy Agreement discussed at the March 5, 2007 City Council
work session on the 2006 update of the Comprehensive Plan.
I enclosed a draft letter from Mayor Buol to Eric Manternach, Chairperson of the
Dubuque County Board of Supervisors regarding the Fringe Area Policy Agreement that
was approved in 2004 by the City Council and the membership of the Joint City/County
Planning Committee.
I also enclosed a letter from Chairperson Manternach regarding his participation on the
local steering committee for the Sustainable Design Assessment Team (SDAT) project.
I believe the SDAT project has relevancy for the Fringe Area Policy Agreement, so I
have included discussion of this project in the draft letter.
I recommend that the City Council authorize the Mayor to sign the letter requesting the
Board of Supervisors to re-open discussion regarding a Fringe Area Policy Agreement.
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March 12, 2007
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ERIC MANTERNACH
WAYNE DEMMER
At today's meeting the Dubuque County Board of Supervisors reviewed your correspondence
regarding the Dubuque Sustainable Design Assessment Team (SDAT) Project and your request
for a county representative stakeholder representative. Please be advised that I will be serving as
Chairperson of the Dubuque County Board of Supervisors on behalf of Dubuque County.
Sincerely,
Eric Manternach, Chairperson
D~~buque C,~:rty Board of Supervisors
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Office of the Mayor
and City Council
City Hall
50 West 13th Street
Dubuque, Iowa 52001-4864
THE CITY OF
DUB E
March 23, 2007
The Honorable Eric Manternach, Chairperson
Dubuque County Board of Supervisors
720 Central Avenue
Dubuque IA 52001
RE: Joint City/County Fringe Area Policy Agreement
Dear Chairperson Manternach:
We are pleased that you will represent the Dubuque County Board of Supervisors on the
local steering committee for the City of Dubuque's Sustainable Design Assessment Team
(SDAT) project in 2007. As the co-chair of this steering committee, I look forward to working
with you on this exciting project.
The Dubuque SDAT project will address five critical land use and urban design issues. The
project area for the Dubuque SDAT is the city limits and the two-mile fringe area. Three of
the critical issues are relevant to joint City/County planning for the two-mile fringe area:
urban sprawl versus planned and managed growth, storm water run-off versus storm water
management, and traditional design versus sustainable design.
Since 1995, the Land Use and Urban Design Element of the City of Dubuque's
Comprehensive Plan has included goals and objectives that incorporate "smart growth"
principles, such as encouraging City-County cooperation, and developing policies that
enhance development of fringe areas and avoid unregulated sprawl.
To facilitate planned and managed growth on the urban fringe, the City of Dubuque and
Dubuque County established a Joint CitylCounty Planning Committee. The City Council and
the Board of Supervisors charged this Committee with developing a joint agreement for the
two-mile fringe around Dubuque. The committee included City and County representatives.
The membership list is enclosed.
The Joint City/County Planning Committee initiated a process for planning for the fringe
areas of our communities by sponsoring an educational workshop for City and County
officials in January 2001. The Committee then spent two years working together to develop
a 28E in#ergovernmental agreement for regulating development in the City's two-mile
extraterritorial jurisdiction.
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Joint City/County Fringe Area Policy Agreement
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The City Council unanimously adopted the enclosed Fringe Area Policy Agreement in 2004,
but Dubuque County Board of Supervisors did not.
The City of Dubuque has used the agreement as our fringe area development policy for our
two-mile extraterritorial jurisdiction since 2004. We would prefer to formalize this policy as
an intergovernmental agreement between the City of Dubuque and Dubuque County.
We have identified the Board of Supervisors as an important stakeholder in the Dubuque
SDAT project, and appreciate your participation. As we begin this process, we invite the
Board of Supervisors to re-open discussions on creating a Fringe Area Policy Agreement
that is acceptable to both the City of Dubuque and Dubuque County, and that takes
advantage of the input from the SDAT.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Roy D. Buol
Mayor
Enclosures
cc: City Council Members
Michael Van Milligen, City Manager
Barry Lindahl, City Attorney
FRINGE AREA POLICY AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
DUBUQUE COUNTY AND THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
WHEREAS, it is in the interest of Dubuque County (the "County") and the City of
Dubuque (the "City") to establish policies for the orderly growth and development of the
unincorporated fringe area within two miles of the City boundaries; and
WHEREAS, the County and the City mutually agree that such policies are necessary to
more effectively and economically provide services for future growth and development
and to protect and preserve the fringe area's natural resources and its environmentally
sensitive features, and
WHEREAS, Chapter 28E of the Code of Iowa enables two or more local governments
to enter into agreements to cooperate for their mutual advantage; and
WHEREAS, the Code of Iowa allows the City to establish an extraterritorial jurisdiction
area, known as the fringe area, within two miles of the City boundaries for the purpose
of reviewing and approving subdivisions; and
WHEREAS, the Code of Iowa further grants to the City the authority to require that
subdivisions within the fringe area adhere to the City's subdivision standards and
conditions, unless the City establishes alternative standards and conditions for review
and approval of subdivisions via a 28E agreement between the City and the County;
and
WHEREAS, the Dubuque County Comprehensive Land Use Development Plan and
Future Land Use Development Map adopted September 23, 2002 calls for the
preparation and adoption of development plans and agreements between the County
and the City regarding the municipality and its environment; and
WHEREAS, the City of Dubuque Comprehensive Plan and Proposed Land Use Map
adopted in November 18, 2002 includes objectives to encourage City-County
cooperation to develop policies that enhance development of fringe areas and avoid
unregulated sprawl, and also outlines the extent of urban development expected in the
future.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNTY AND THE CITY AGREE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. Fringe Area Development Policies
The parties accept and agree to the following development policies regarding
annexation, zoning, and subdivision/development review for the City of Dubuque's two-
mile extraterritorial jurisdiction, or fringe area, as authorized by the Code of Iowa:
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A. Definitions
The following words and phrases used in this Fringe Area Policy Agreement are defined
as follows.
City Standards: Those design and improvement standards and specifications described
in Chapter 42, Subdivision Regulations, of the City Code of Dubuque and/or established
by the City Council and/or City Manager which the City imposes on any subdivision or
development within the City limits of Dubuque, including, but not limited to, street
design, water distribution systems, sanitary sewer systems, and drainage regulations.
Conceptual Development Plan: A map or plan indicating the proposed layout of the
planned unit development that is submitted to the approving authority for preliminary
approval.
County Standards: Those standards described in the County's Zoning Ordinance,
Subdivision and Platting Ordinance, and Flood Plain Management Ordinance which the
County imposes on any subdivision in the unincorporated areas of Dubuque County,
including, but not limited to, street design, water distribution systems, sanitary sewer
systems, and drainage regulations.
Developer. An individual, two (2) or more individuals, a partnership or a corporation, a
group or association of persons having a common or individual interest in a tract for the
purpose of having land subdivided or developed, and/or for improvements to be made
to the land.
Development: Construction, grading, excavation, alteration, conversion, or other land
disturbing activity typically associated with improvements to be made to the land. For
purposes of this Agreement, this definition shall apply only to any development project
that is larger than two (2) acres, the minimum acreage required by the City for a
planned unit development, but does not require a subdivision.
Infrastructure: Facilities and services needed to sustain industry, residential, commercial
and all other land use activities, including but not limited to public and private utilities,
water supply, communication and transportation systems, streets, roads, sewers,
sewage disposal, stormwater management, street lights, and public facilities such as
fire/police protection, parks, and schools.
Improvement: Any change to a lot, block, tract, or parcel of land necessary to prepare it
for building sites, including, but not limited to, grading, filling, street paving, curb paving,
gutters, street lights, street trees, sidewalks, walkways, wells, water mains, septic
systems, sewers, drainageways, stormwater detention/retention facilities, and other
public works and appurtenances.
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Open Space: That part of a lot, block, tract, or parcel of land not occupied by buildings,
structures, parking or loading areas, driveways or any principal or accessory use.
Pre-Annexation Agreement: An agreement between the City of Dubuque and the
owners of real estate located in the unincorporated areas of the County, which sets forth
certain terms and conditions relative to future annexation to the City of Dubuque.
Preliminary Plat: A map or plan indicating the proposed layout of the subdivision that is
submitted to the approving authority for preliminary approval.
Subdivision: A division of a lot, block, tract, or parcel of land into two (2) or more lots or
other division, including all changes in right-of-way lines, property lines or lot lines.
Zoning: The delineation of districts and the establishment of regulations governing the
use, placement, spacing, and size of land and buildings.
B. Purpose
1. The Fringe Area Policy Agreement is intended to accomplish the following
objectives:
a. Provide for orderly and efficient development patterns appropriate to a non-
urbanized area.
b. Protect and preserve the Fringe Area's natural resources, environmentally
sensitive features and farmland.
c. Encourage development in areas with physical characteristics which can best
accommodate City services.
d. Effectively and economically provide services for future smart growth and
development.
e. Encourage smart growth development and discourage urban sprawl within the
Fringe Area.
f. Inform citizens and developers of the parties' unified plan for development in the
Fringe Area.
g. Protect the City's ability to grow and reduce land use conflicts.
2. In light of these objectives, the City and the County have examined development
potential of the City of Dubuque Fringe Area and have determined that development
within this Fringe Area is to occur in accordance with the Fringe Area Map, Fringe
Area Development Policies, and Fringe Area Development Standards contained in
this Agreement.
3. The Fringe Area Map, the Fringe Area Development Policies, and the Fringe Area
Development Standards of this Agreement shall be interpreted so as to be
consistent with the policies of the Dubuque County Comprehensive Land Use
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Development Plan and the City of Dubuque Comprehensive Plan and Annexation
Study.
C. Fringe Area Map
The Fringe Area Map, which is Exhibit 1 of this Agreement, designates the primary and
secondary growth areas for the City of Dubuque's two-mile extraterritorial jurisdiction.
The City's two-mile extraterritorial jurisdiction overlaps the two-mile extraterritorial
jurisdiction of other municipalities in the County.
D. Fringe Area Development Policies
The parties agree to apply the following Development Policies for subdivisions and
developments over two (2) acres in the Fringe Area.
1. Encourage development according to the Dubuque County Comprehensive Land
Use Development Plan and other land use ordinances.
2. Encourage development according to the City's Comprehensive Plan, Proposed
Land Use Map, Annexation Study, and other land use ordinances.
3. Protect the public health by requiring developers to meet or exceed minimum
standards for water and wastewater systems in all developments within the Fringe
Area pursuant to Dubuque County Health Department regulations and/or the State
of Iowa regulations as applicable.
4. Utilize good Access Management principles within the fringe area. New development
shall be limited in regard to the number of and location of access points on to a
County road to reduce traffic congestion, discourage strip development and promote
public safety. Topography, physical constraints, existing road conditions, and
existing and planned future development shall all be considered in determining
access to County roads.
5. Facilitate planned and orderly growth by requiring developers to show a preliminary
plat or a conceptual development plan for the entire development.
6. Protect public health and the environment by requiring developers to meet or exceed
minimum local, state and federal standards for erosion control measures,
stormwater management, and stormwater retention/detention facilities.
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E. Fringe Area Development Standards
The parties agree to apply the following Fringe Area Development Standards to
subdivisions and developments over two (2) acres in the Fringe Area:
1. Primary Growth Areas
a. Annexation
1) These areas can be serviced by City utilities. They represent areas that could at
any time be under active development. This agreement will allow greater control
over land use and development standards to help ensure more orderly
development patterns.
2) As set forth in the City of Dubuque's Comprehensive Plan and Annexation Study,
the City will likely annex land within these primary growth areas. New
subdivisions and developments within these areas shall be required to meet the
City Standards and utilize good Access Management principles.
3) The City shall require apre-annexation agreement setting forth any and all of the
above Fringe Area Development Standards and any additional standards unless
the need for apre-annexation agreement is waived by the City.
4) The City, concurrent with annexation and based on available funding, shall
consider reimbursing the County for improvements made to County roads prior to
annexation based on an amortization schedule agreed upon by the parties, with
the following conditions:
a) If the roadway fronts property for which apre-annexation agreement with
the City of Dubuque has been filed; and
b) If based on the lifecycle of the roadway, not to exceed 25 years.
5) The City, concurrent with annexation and contingent upon available funding, may
consider providing financial incentives to developers of new owner occupied
residential subdivisions that meet the City's criteria for affordable housing in
these areas to encourage compliance with the City Standards.
b. Zoning
1) Any zoning changes in the primary growth areas shall consider the County's
Comprehensive Land Use Development Plan and Future Land Use Map as well
as the City's Comprehensive Plan and Proposed Land Use Map.
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2) Land in the primary growth areas may develop in conformance with existing
zoning.
c. Subdivision/Development Review
1) Subdivisions and developments which are approved prior to annexation shall
provide easements for future connections to City utilities and provide a
mechanism for transfer of public right-of-way (ROW) ownership for County roads
to the City upon annexation.
2) Private roads and streets in subdivisions and developments that are not under
the County's ownership prior to annexation shall remain as private roads and
streets upon annexation to the City, unless and until such time as they are
brought into compliance with City Standards and accepted by the City as public
streets.
3) New subdivisions and new developments shall conform to City Standards,
including but not limited to City specifications for streets, sanitary sewer lines,
stormwater management, erosion control measures, stormwater
retention/detention facilities, fire protection and suppression, and water lines.
4) Developers may be required to use shared wells and shared or central sewage
treatment systems where appropriate.
5) Developers shall be required to utilize stormwater management and erosion
control measures, and stormwater retention/detention facilities where appropriate
in accordance with applicable National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) regulations.
2. Secondary Growth Areas
a. Annexation
1) These areas represent transitional areas between rural and urban development
because of their proximity to Primary Growth Areas, ability to be served by City
utility extensions, and their relationship to major transportation corridors.
2) The secondary growth areas have been divided into two categories:
a) those that can be served with gravity sewers, and
b) those that can be served by a combination of gravity sewers and lift
stations.
3) As set forth in the City of Dubuque's Comprehensive Plan and Annexation Study,
the City could potentially meet the infrastructure needs of land within these
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areas, but does not have immediate plans for annexation. Therefore, these areas
may be developed in accordance with City Standards, or they may be allowed to
develop in accordance with the County Standards. Developments in these areas
shall utilize good Access Management principles.
4) The City shall require apre-annexation agreement setting forth any and all of the
above Fringe Area Development Standards and any additional standards unless
the need for apre-annexation agreement is waived by the City.
b. Zoning
1) Any zoning changes in the secondary growth areas shall consider the County's
Comprehensive Land Use Development Plan and Future Land Use-Map as well
as the City's Comprehensive Plan and Proposed Land Use Map.
2) Land in the secondary growth areas may develop in conformance with existing
zoning.
c. Subdivision/Development Review
1) Since these secondary growth areas have the potential to be annexed by the
City, the roadways in these transitional zones will be encouraged to have an
urban street profile with integral curb and gutter built to City or County Standards.
If the roadways are built with a rural profile with drainage swales, they shall meet
City Standards for pavement width for private streets, and all other County
Standards at a minimum.
2) Since these secondary growth areas have the potential to be annexed by the
City, cluster subdivisions are encouraged to utilize shared wells and shared or
central sewage treatment systems in these areas. Cluster developments
preserve environmentally sensitive areas for open space and parkland, resulting
in compact development which requires less infrastructure, and are more efficient
for the provision of services.
3) Cluster subdivisions designating a portion of the property as an outlot for park
area, stormwater management, and/or open space, will be encouraged when any
development is considered.
4) If cluster subdivisions are not utilized, developments are limited to subdivisions
with a maximum lot size of one acre, a minimum front setback of 35 feet, and a
maximum front setback of 50 feet. This promotes compact, higher density
development suitable to these transition areas.
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5) Subdivisions and developments which are approved prior to annexation are
required to provide easements for future connections to City utilities and provide
a mechanism for transfer of public right-of-way (ROVE ownership for County
roads to the City upon annexation.
6) Private roads and streets in subdivisions and developments that are not under
the County's ownership prior to annexation shall remain as private roads and
streets upon annexation to the City, unless and until such time as they are
brought into compliance with City Standards and accepted by the City as public
streets.
7) Developers may be required to use shared wells and shared or central sewage
treatment systems where appropriate.
8) Developers shall be required to utilize stormwater management and erosion
control measures, and stormwater retention/detention facilities where appropriate
in accordance with applicable National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) regulations.
3. Land Outside Study Boundaries
These areas are within the Fringe Area but outside of the City of Dubuque's anticipated
growth boundaries. Development in these areas is required to conform to County
Standards and to consider the policies of the Dubuque County Comprehensive Land
Use Development Plan and Future Land Use Map.
SECTION 11. Administration of Land Use Regulations
As a rule, zoning regulation of the unincorporated area is the County's prerogative
because the County has adopted a Zoning Ordinance. The City, however, exercises
authority over subdivision regulation in the unincorporated area that is in the City's two-
mile extraterritorial jurisdiction. Annexation is also a function of cities. Each of these
activities, however, affects both jurisdictions and produces a clear need for coordination
and joint administration. To that end, the City and the County agree to the following
procedures for administration of land use regulations:
A. Zoning Regulation
1. Zoning regulation for all unincorporated territory shall remain under the authority of
the Dubuque County Zoning Ordinance and the provisions of the Code of Iowa, the
enabling legislation for the County's zoning powers. Agricultural exemption shall
prevail over City or County regulations when applicable under the Code of Iowa.
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2. Pursuant to the Dubuque County Zoning Ordinance, any person may request a
variance to the lot area regulations of the County Zoning Ordinance or appeal the
decision of any officer to the County as that decision relates to enforcement of the
County Zoning Ordinance.
3. The County shall forward each request for rezoning of property within the Growth
Areas specified in this Agreement to the City for review and comment.
B. Subdivision Regulation
1. Subdivision of land within the Fringe Area specified in the Agreement shall be
required to conform to either City Standards or County Standards in accordance with
the policies specified in this Agreement.
2. Persons wishing to subdivide land within the Fringe Area specified in this Agreement
shall be required to simultaneously file a subdivision application with both the City
and the County. The City and the County shall coordinate the processing of the
application to ensure concurrent review by both the City Zoning Advisory
Commission and the County Planning and Zoning Commission.
3. Persons requesting approval of a subdivision or development within the Growth
Areas specified in this Agreement shall be required to sign aPre-Annexation
Agreement with the City and file a Petition for Annexation with the City Clerk to be
held in trust until the land in question becomes contiguous to the City, unless the
requirement for apre-annexation agreement is waived by the City.
4. If no agreement has been established between the City of Dubuque and other cities
with overlapping areas of review in the City of Dubuque's two-mile limit, then the city
which is closest to the boundary of the subdivision shall have authority to review the
subdivision [per Iowa Code Section 354.9(3)].
C. Annexation and Map Amendment
1. The City shall consider the Dubuque Comprehensive Plan and Annexation Study
when evaluating requests for annexation within the Fringe Area.
2. The City shall, upon receipt, forward applications requesting annexation or
severance (de-annexation) of property within the Fringe Area specified in this
Agreement to the County for review and comment in accordance with the Code of
Iowa.
3. Upon annexation, the City shall initiate the amendment of the Fringe Area Map for
extension of the two-mile extraterritorial jurisdiction subject to this Agreement. Such
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amendment shall require the mutual concurrence of both parties in accordance with
Chapter 28E, Code of Iowa.
D. Waiver of Development Standards
Exceptions from the Fringe Area Development Standards of this Agreement may be
granted with the concurrence of both the Dubuque County Board of Supervisors and the
Dubuque City Council that the exceptions are reasonable and within the general
purpose and intent of the provisions for review and approval if the literal enforcement of
one or more of the provisions of these Development Standards is impracticable or will
exact an undue hardship because of peculiar conditions pertaining to the land in
question.
E. Conflict Resolution
If the City and the County are in conflict over a proposed subdivision, rezoning
application, or annexation that may violate this agreement, a review committee,
comprised of members of the City Council, County Board of Supervisors and City and
County staff, shall be established by the Chair of the County Board of Supervisors and
the Mayor of the City of Dubuque, to negotiate a resolution prior to final action being
taken by either body to subdivide, rezone, or annex property.
SECTION III. Agreement Administrative Policies
A. This Agreement shall become effective upon acceptance and execution by the
County and the City, and shall be in effect for five (5) years after the date of
execution of this Agreement.
B. This Agreement does not create any separate, legal, or administrative entity.
C. No real or personal property shall be held or disposed of in connection with the
administration of the Agreement.
D. This Agreement shall be administered jointly by the County and the City, through
their respective Zoning Administrators.
E. At any time during the term of the Agreement, either the Chair of the Dubuque
County Board of Supervisors or the Mayor of the City of Dubuque may initiate review
of the policies of this Agreement by contacting the other party to this Agreement.
Both parties to this Agreement shall consider modifications of this Agreement, as
appropriate.
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F. This Agreement may be amended from time to time. Such amendment shall require
the mutual concurrence of both parties in accordance with Chapter 28E, Code of
Iowa.
G. The City and the County agree to conduct a review and evaluation of this agreement
at least six (6) months prior to the five (5) year effective date and automatic renewal
of this agreement established in Section III (H) below.
H. This Agreement shall be automatically renewed unless the County or the City
objects to such renewal prior to the renewal date. Termination of the Agreement may
be initiated by either party upon written notice to the other party within ninety (90)
days prior to the effective date of termination.
I. This Agreement shall be filed with the Secretary of the State of Iowa, and with the
Dubuque County Recorder in compliance with Chapter 28E, Code of Iowa.
DUBUQUE COUNTY, IOWA
By:
Chairperson, Board of Supervisors
Approved by:
Dubuque County Attorney
Attest:
Dubuque County Auditor
Dated this day of
CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
By:
Mayor, City of Dubuque
Approved by:
Attest:
City Corporation Counsel
City Clerk
,2004 Dated this day of
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City Hall
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Dubuque, Iowa 52001-4864
March 2, 2004
Eric Mantemach, Chairman
Dubuque County Board of Supervisors
720 Central Avenue
Dubuque, IA 52001
RE: .Adoption of Fringe Area Policy Agreement
Dear Chairman Manternach:
The Dubuque City Council has reviewed the enclosed Fringe Area Policy Agreement. This
Agreement was developed by the Joint City/County Planning. Committee.
The Joint Ciiy/County Planning Committee is charged by the Dubuque City Council and the
Dubuque County Board of Supervisors with developing a joint agreement for the two-mile fringe
around Dubuque. The Committee. includes City representatives and Jim Waller from the Board
of Supervisors, John Goodmann from the Dubuque County Planning and Zoning Commission,
and Anna O'Shea from the Dubuque County Zoning Department.
Under the Iowa Code, the City of Dubuque is to use City standards for regulating subdivision
development in the two-mile fringe area unless an agreement between the City and County
provides for aftemative standards.
The City can waive its standards in the #ringe area; which is the current process.. This. is done on
a case-by-case basis without specfic guidance. The Fringe Area Policy Agreement provides
guidance for City and County staff and officials, as well as property owners and developers -~ a
much mare proactive process.
The Agreement is an opportunity for Dubuque County to have input.into development standards
and guidelines for the two-mile fringe area around the city of Dubuque.
By a vote of 7 to 0, the Dubuque City Council has. approved the Fringe Area Policy Agreement
and recommends its adoption by the Dubuque County Board of Supervisors.
Respectfully submitted,
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Terrance M. Duggan
Mayor
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