Chapter 11 Amendment Buildings_RegulationsTHE CITY OF
DuB E MEMORANDUM
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April 12, 2007
TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Chapter 11 Permit for Construction on Bluff Land or Land Adjacent to a
Bluff
City Attorney Barry Lindahl and Building Services Manager Rich Russell have
developed and are recommending adoption of an ordinance providing that the Building
Official may require an engineering study prior to issuance of a permit for construction
on bluff land or land adjacent to a bluff to determine that the land or bluff is safe for such
construction.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
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Michael C. Van Milligen
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Attachment
cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
ORDINANCE NO. 21-07
AMENDING CHAPTER 11 BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
SECTION 11-37 APPLICATION FOR PERMIT BY ADDING A NEW
SUBSECTION (d) PROVIDING THAT THE BUILDING OFFICIAL MAY
REQUIRE AN ENGINEERING STUDY OR STUDIES PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF
A PERMIT FOR CONSTRUCTION ON BLUFF LAND OR LAND ADJACENT
TO A BLUFF TO DETERMINE THAT THE LAND OR BLUFF IS SAFE FOR
SUCH CONSTRUCTION
Section 1. Sec. 11-57 of the City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances is
amended by adding thereto the following:
(d) Construction on Bluff Land or Land Adjacent to Bluffs. The application
shall indicate whether the construction is on bluff land or land adjacent to a bluff.
If the construction is on bluff land or land adjacent to a bluff, prior to the issuance
of a permit, the Building Official may require the developer to fund an engineering
study or studies, to determine whether the bluff land, land adjacent to a bluff, or
adjacent bluff is sufficiently stable to allow for the construction or use. If the
Building Official determines, based upon the engineering study or studies, that
the bluff land, land adjacent to a bluff, or adjacent bluff is not sufficiently stable to
allow for the construction or use, the Building Official may require as a condition
of the issuance of the permit such stabilization or other measures as the
engineering study or studies recommend to make the bluff land, land adjacent to
a bluff, or adjacent bluff sufficiently stable to allow for the construction or use.
Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect on publication..
Passed, approved and adopted the 16"' day of April, 2007.
Roy D. uol, Mayor
Attest:
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Jeanne F. Schneider, CMC
City Clerk
BARRY A. LfNDAHL, ESQ.
CITY ATTORNEY
To: Michael C. Van Milligen
City Manager
DATE: April 12, 2007
Re: Ordinance Amendment to Chapter 11 -Buildings and Building
Regulations
At a recent City Council meeting, the question was raised whether the City had the
authority to require an engineering study before the issuance of a permit for
construction on or near bluff land.
After researching the issue and consulting with Building Services Manager Rich Russell,
we have concluded that it is not clear under the current City of Dubuque Code of
Ordinances whether the building official has such authority.
Attached is a proposed ordinance clarifying the building official's authority in such
situations.
Attachment
cc: Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
Teri Goodmann, Assistant City Manager
Rich Russell, Building Services Manager
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