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Loras College - apart. zoningPlanning Services Depm'tment City Of Dubuque 50 West 13th Street Dubuque, Iowa 5200148~4 (563) 589~210 office (563) 589~221 fax planning@cityofdubaque.org January 14,2002 The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members City of Dubuque City Hall - 50 W. 13th Street Dubuque IA 52001 RE: Rezoning Applicant: David Leapaldt, GLTArchitects/Loras College Location: Henion Street to 16th Street Description: To amend the ID Institutional Distdct to construct student apartments. Dear Mayor and City Council Members: The City of Dubuque Zoning Advisory Commission has reviewed the above-cited request. The application, staff report and related materials are attached for your review. Discussion The applicant spoke in favor of the request and the proposed student apartments, reviewing the number of stories, number of beds, access and additional parking spaces. Staff reviewed the staff report, surrounding land use and a parking survey conducted by Planning staff to evaluate the availability of on-street parking. There were several neighboring residents who spoke in opposition to the request, indicating they had concerns regarding availability of on-street parking, traffic, student behavior and litter. Due to the number of concerns raised by neighbors at the December 5, 2001, public headng, the Commission tabled the request. Commissioners asked Loras College officials to meet with the surrounding property owners to discuss the issues raised, and then to be prepared to address these concerns at a special meeting on December 19, 2001. Commissioners asked staff to provide information on Residential Parking Permit Districts and the procedures that the University of Dubuque instituted to help control the location of student parking on their campus. At the special meeting, staff reviewed Residential Parking Permit Districts and the procedures that the University of Dubuque had used to control student parking. Loras College officials reviewed their response to the concerns raised at the first public headng. Several neighbors spoke in opposition to the request. Staff submitted written comments received from neighbors about the request. The Honorable Mayorand City Council Membem January 14,2002 Page 2 The Zoning Advisory Commission discussed the request, noting that Loras College had responded to concerns raised by the Commission at the previous meeting, including providing additional off-street parking spaces, creation of a complaint tracking form and designating a staff person and student to represent Loras College at neighborhood meetings. Recommendation By a vote of 7 to 0, the Zoning Advisory Commission recommends that the City Council approved the request. A simple majority vote is needed for the City Council to approve the request. Respectfully submitted, Eugene Bird, Jr., Chairperson Zoning Advisory Commission Attachments Prepared by: Laura Caretens, City Planner Address: City Hall, 50 W. 13th Street Telephone: 589-4210 ORDINANCE NO. 1-02 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPENDIX A (THE ZONING ORDINANCE) OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY PROVIDING FOR THE AMENDMENT OF ORDINANCE 18-00 AND APPROVING AN AMENDED CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE LOP, AS COLLEGE ID INSTITUTIONAL DISTRICT. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA: Section 1. That Appendix A (the Zoning Ordinance) of the City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances and Ordinance 18-00 be amended by adopting a revised campus development plan, a copy of which is attached to and made a part hereof, for the Loras College ID Institutional District, to wit: Lot 1 of Lot 2 of Mineral Lot 90; Lot 2 of Mineral Lot 91; Lot 1 and Lot 2 of Loras College Place; Lot 1 and Lot 2 of City Lot 742; Lot 1, Lot 2 and Lot 3 of City Lot 741; City Lot 714, Lots 20 through and including Lot 33 of Levins Addition; all of the alleys in Levins Addition; Lot 15 through and including Lot 18 of Kringle Addition; Lots 30 through and including Lot 43 of Yates Subdivision; Lots 32A, Lot B and Lot C all of Yates Subdivision; Lot 1 and Lot 2, and Lots 12 through and including Lot 15, all of Henion and Baird Subdivision; W103'-N12'-N34'6"-W105' of Lot 5, S22'6"-N34'6"-W105 of Lot 5, S6'6"- W105' of Lot 5, W105' of Lot 6 and W105'-N26' of Lot 7, all in Henion and Baird Subdivision, Lots I through and including Lot 8 of Hodgdon Subdivision; Lot A of Hodgdon Subdivision; Lot 820 and Lot 821 of A. McDaniels Subdivision; the west 53 feet of Lot 20 of Morgan's Subdivision, Lot 7, Lot 7A, Lot 8, LOt 2 of Lot 9, Lot 2 of Lot 3, and Lot 2 of Lot 4, all of Yates and Pickett Subdivision; Lot 2 of Lot 73, Lot 2 of Lot 74, Lot 2 of Lot 75, Lot2 of Lot 76, LOt2 of Lot 77, Lot2 of Lot 78, Lot2 of Lot 79, Lots 71A, Lots 69 through and including Lot 71, Lots 63 through and including Lot 67, Lot 80 and Lot 2 of Lot 81A, all of A.P. Woods Addition, and the alley from Blake Street East except the portion adjoining Lot 2 of Lot 73 of A.P. Woods Addition, all of Helena Street, all in the City of Dubuque, Iowa. Section 2. That pursuant to Iowa Code Section 414.5(1993) and as an express condition of amending the Loras College ID Institutional District, the undersigned property owner(s) agree(s) to the following conditions, all of which the property owner(s) further agree(s) are reasonable and imposed to satisfy the public needs that are caused directly by the zoning reclassification: Use Requlations The following regulations shall apply to all uses made of land in the above- described ID Institutional Distdot: 1) Principal permitted uses shall be limited to: OrdinanceNo. -02 Page 2 a) b) c) d) g) h) i) Colleges or universities Vocational schools Seminaries Offices for administrative pemonnel or other institutional employees and affiliates Churches, libraries and museums Classrooms, laboratories, lecture halls, and similar places of institutional Off-street parking and loading Recreational or athletic facilities for the pdmary use and benefrt of institutional residents or affiliates Single-family, two-family or multi-family dwellings for the housing of institutional residents or affiliates 2) Accessory uses. The following uses shall be permitted as accessory uses in the above-described ID Institutional District: a) Located entirely within a principal building, bookstores or bars seating not more than seventy-five (75) persons at one time and located not closer than two hundred fee{ (200') from the nearest Residential or Office Residential District. b) All uses customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal use it serves, but not to include commercial use outside the principal building. 3) No conditional uses shall be allowed. Lot and Bulk Requlations Development of land in the ID Institutional Distdct shall be amended as follows: The proposed Garden Apartments shall be located in conformance with the attached campus development plan and all final site development plans are to be approved in accordance with provisions of the ID Institutional District regulations. Performance Standards The development and maintenance of uses in this ID Institutional Distdct shall be established in conformance with Section 3-5.2 of the Zoning Ordinance and the following standards: 1) New outdoor lighting for the proposed Garden Apartments and reconstructed the parking lot shall use 72 degree cut-off light fixtures. 2) Landscaping shall be provided in compliance with Section 4-4 of the Zoning Ordinance. Ordinance No. - 02 Page 3 3) All utilities, including telephone and cable television, shall be installed underground. 4) Final site development plans shall be submitted in accordance with Section 4.4 of the Zoning Ordinance. Parkin.q Requirements The off-street parking requirements for the principal permitted uses for the herein described ID Institutional District shall be regulated as follows: 1) That twenty-six (26) spaces shall be provided in the new parking lot between Binz Hall and the Garden Apartments. That four (4) additional spaces shall be provided between Beckman and Binz Hall. That eleven (11) spaces shall be reassigned from faculty/staff to student parking in the Hoffman Hall parking lot. A minimum of 1,075 off-street parking spaces shall be maintained for the Loras College Institutional District. Any significant expansion or reduction in the number of off-street parking spaces must be reviewed by Planning Services staff for compliance with the adopted institutional district requirements. Open Space and Recreational Areas Those areas not designated on the conceptual development plan for development shall be maintained as open space, as defined by Section 8 of the Zoning Ordinance by the property owner and/or association. Si.qn Requlations The sign regulations shall be the same as that which are allowed in the ID Institutional Distdct as established in Section 4-3.11 of the Zoning Ordinance. Additional Standards 1) That all previously approved campus development plans are hereby amended to allow for the attached conceptual development plan. Transfer of Ownership Transfer of ownership or lease of property in this ID Institutional Distdct shall include the transfer or lease agreement a provision that the purchaser or lessee acknowledges awareness of the conditions authorizing the establishment of the district. Modifications Any modifications of this Ordinance must be approved by the City Council in accordance with zoning reclassification proceedings of Section 6 of the Zoning Ordinance. Ordinance No. - 02 Page 4 J= Recording A copy of this ordinance shall be recorded at the expense of the property owner(s) with the Dubuque County Recorder as a permanent record of the conditions accepted as part of this reclassification approval after the adoption of this ordinance. This ordinance shall be binding upon the undersigned and all his/her heirs, successors and assignees. Section 3. The foregoing amendment has heretofore been reviewed by the Zoning Advisory Commission of the City of Dubuque, Iowa. Section 4. by law. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon publication, as provided Passed, approved and adopted this21 Sec day of January 2002. Attest: Ann E. Michalski, Mayor Pro-Tem Jeanne F.Schneider, City Clerk ACCEPTANCE OF ORDINANCE NO. 001-02 I, Joseph F. Gower, President, Lores College, having read the terms and conditions of the foregoing Ordinance No. 001-02 and being familiar with the conditions thereof, hereby accept the same and agree to the conditions required therein. Dated this 24th day of January, 2002. BY: ~ /s/ Joseph F.Gower President City of Dubuaue Planning Services Department Dubuque A 52001-4864 Phone: 319-589-4210 Fax: 319-589-4149 [] Vadanoe r~ Conditional Use Permit m Appeal [] Special Exception [] Limited Setback Waiver PLANNING APPLICATION FORM m Rezoning [] Planned District r~ Preliminary Plat m Minor Final Plat r~ Text Amendment [] Simple Site Plan [] Minor Site Plan [] Major Site Plan r~ Major Final Plat [] Simple Subdivision [] Annexation [] Temporary Use Permit [] Certificate of Apprepdateness [] Certificate of Economic Hardship [] Other: PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT LEGIBLY IN INK Property Owner(s):. Loras College Address: 1450 Alta Vista Fax Number: §63-588-7964 Applicant/Agent: Ci~: Dubuque Mobile/CellularNumbem GLTArchitects/David Leap~ldt State: Phone:563-588-7100 lA Zip:. 52001 mhone: 320-252-3740 Address: 808'Courthouse Square Fax Numben 320-255-0683 Site location/address: Loras College Existing zoning: ID'~ v '; ~ Proposed zoning: CRy: St. Cloud State: Mobile/Cellular Number: 56303 ID Histodc district: N~A Landmark: N/A Legal description (Sidwell Parcel ID number or lot numbedblock numbedsubdivision~: see attached Total property (lot) area (square feet or acres): 57.9 ~cres Number of lots: Descdbe proposal and reason necessary (attach a letter of explanation, if needed): Garden Apartmenst, Henion Street parking Iot to 16th Street. N/A CERTIFICATION: i/we, the undersigned, do hereby cecdfy that becomes public record; 2. Fees are not refundable and payment does not guarantee approval; and 3. All additional required written apdTgraphic materials are attached, Property Owner(s): ..~ The information submitted herein is true and correct to the best of my/our knowledge and upon submittal Date: Date: Fee' -P~/~,¢'¢,¢o FOR OFFICE USE ONLY - APPLICATION SUBMITTAL CHECKLIST · Received by: ~///~--'- Date: /¢/Z¢,,~' Docket: [] Property ownership list [] site/sketch plan ~Fleer plan [] Plat [] Conceptual development plan c., Improvement plans [] Design review project deecdption [] Photo [] Other: CJLTA RCnIT CTS Grooters Lcapaldt Tidcman GARDEN APARTMENTS LORAS COLLEGE DUBUQUE, IOWA Project Description: The project consists of 21 four-bedroom apartments sited on property owned by Loras College on the east end of campus near Binz Residence Hall. As such, it fits into the housing zone of the campus. The site slopes steeply down to 16~ Street from the south and has wonderful views in all directions, particularly to the east end and to the north. The design takes advantage of both the views and the sloping site by stepping the apartments up the slope. This results in a facility that is four stories in height on the north end and two stories on the south end. An independent five-story stair tower connects the two apartment buildings on the north side and contains not only the elevator and stair but also a meditation space on its fifth floor. The existing parking lot is being removed and reconfigured to both accommodate the new construction and to allow for a design that is more sensitive to the neigttborhood and better screened. Three existing homes, owned by Loras College, will be demolished to accommodate the new- parking. Additionally, the College is pursuing the purchase of four vacant lots across 166 Street, which would provide 40 additional parking stalls. Landscaping of the site will be consistent with the campus landscaping standard currently under development. The design will give careful consideration to screening mad pedestrian traffic flow- as well as security. The outdoor space between the apartment buildings is designed to provide some semi-private space for the apartment residents, while also providing some community space, for gatherings and events. The apartments will have individual outside doors accessed from exterior covered walkways. These walkways in turn are tied to the stair/elevator tower on the north and an open stair to the south. An exterior deck on the fourth floor around the stair tower takes advantage of the spectacular vie~vs while providing another gathering space. Adjacent to this deck will be a community space consisting of laundry and meeting areas. (010 lc-NO03) ~:.~I Loras College ID District Applicant: David Leapaldt, GLTArchitects/Loras College Location: Henion Street to 16th Street Description: To amend the ID Institutional District to construct student apartments at the end of Henion Street. Proposed Expanded ID District campus site plan ~ LORAS cOlLEGE site plan PICKETT STREET LORAS PLACE images I! ~ LORAS COLLEGE unit plans end unit 1181 square feet interior Unit 1181 square feet ~ LORAS COLLEGE LORAS COLLEGE 1450 Alta Vista · P.O. Box 178 · Dubuque, IA 52004-0178 · (319) 588-7100 December 17, 2001 The City of Dubuque Kyle L. Kritz Planning Services Dept. 50 West 13~ St. Dubuque, IA 52001 Loras College is a member of the Historic Bluffs Neighborhood Association; a participant in overall neighborhood and city activities and; a neighbor to all of the surrounding areas. Therefore, among many other things, we are very desirous of having a safe, clean and friendly environment throughout the city, but particularly in the neighborhood. Loras is grateful to its neighbors for the hospitality, good will and kindness shown to campus visitors, students end staff. We are appreciative of the tolerance, patience and understanding demonstrated by neighbors when our students or staff do not demonstrate the appropriate courtesies associated with being a good neighbor. We seek to partner with our neighbors to do everyflfing we can in the years to come to minimize all of the adverse behavior that has occurred and likely will continue to occur at some level. We are prepared to work hard within all professional and legal boundaries afforded to us. Loras appreciates the neighbors having had a meeting last Thursday evening, December 13, 2001 in an effort to give us ideas to make our proposal more feasible. Additionally, we are pleased to answer the questions that were raised that evening. Below is a response to the meeting minutes we received as well as our suggestions with regard to modifications we plan to make on the basis of feedback we have received. Over the next several years, Loras has developed plans to house more traditional age, undergraduate students on-campus or in college-owned homes. This overall effort began in the late 1980's as we purchased several homes for student housing as well constructed the Byme Oaks apartment complex. All of these efforts were addressed in concert with and response to the neighborhood associatiorr We continue to receive many positive comments from the association with regard to the improved situatiom In recent years, we further tightened our housing regulations by requiting all students who are not 21, and/or do not live at home, to live on campus or in college-owned housing. We, like you, have recognized un increase in adverse student behavior this semester, particularly in comparison to recent years. Most of this behavior is directly linked to the consumption of alcohol. As everyone knows, alcohol consumption is a national topic for colleges and universities. It has been and continues to be a major issue throughout the city of Dubuque, as well. An alcohol task force, led by our student body president, has been assembled with the intention of better understanding some of the specific problems and issues while directly developing more proactive measures to educate students and curb the disruptive behavior. We are in the process of interviewing finalists for our Director of Campus Safety and Security position. Once this person is hired, we will have him/her and the security staff meet with you to ensure that they hear your specific concerns. We will then provide a phone number(s) that can be accessed twenty-four hours a day. We will take each complaint very seriously and intervene whenever we can. Effective immediately, we will designate a staffmember and student to represent Loras and attend neighborhood meetings. Currently, we attend some ofthe meetings while trying to help in other ways such as paying for the neighborhood newsletter and taking the lead in writing a federal grant proposal to enhance neighborhood and city opportunities for the Historic Bluffs area. Regarding parking, Lores College will support the surrounding neighborhood(s) 100% if they choose to designate the area as residential parking only.' Lores College will reduce the number of faculty/staff parking places allocated in the Hoffmann Hall lot so that we meet the strictest overall parking parameters defined in the country (2/1) for the overall campus situation as well as with the construction of the proposed new apartment complex (60 new beds with at least 30 additional parking places for student residents). This should more than adequately address, as well, the occupants living in our four homes currently. In fact, it should reduce student parking on Henion Street. Loras has taken the issue of storm water detention very seriously. We believe we are addressing it very well. To add any additional parking spaces to the current renovation plan for the Binz/Henion Street lot would not permit us to address storm water detention as well as the current plan does. Loras College has reviewed distribution of student parking stickers. Of grave concern to us is student safety. Currently 307 out of the 412 residents in Binz and Beckman are women. Issuing parking stickers to these residents that are not directly accessible to their living quarters would be extremely dangerous and irresponsible on our part. Regarding entrance to the apartment complex, there will be two access points. The primary entrance will be located at the Hanion St./Binz Hall parking lot. The other entrance will be on 16~ Street. This entrance is necessary for fire/emergency/handicap purposes. We will make sure that existing city provisions are communicated to the students and staff.. Regarding the renovation of Smyth Hall, we wish to note that it is currently used for student living (21 graduate assistants). Effective next fall, only undergraduate students will be housed there. Regarding the renovation of Roblman, it is directly linked to the renovation of Keane Hall. Basically, the renovations involve the displacement of students. We need to construct the apartment complex so that the displacement of these students occurs "on- campus" instead of "off-campus." Regarding enrollment, our wsltten plan identifies our enrollment goal as being 1,800 students. At the beginning of this semester, we enrolled 1,758 students. While there are some who would like to see our enrollment increased to 2,000 or slightly more, most of us believe it is highly unrealistic. Half of our enrollment has always been comprised of Iowa students; we do not foresee that changing. However, we are very cogrdzant of state demographics that point to decreased or flat demographics in the next ten years. Our peak enrollment was 1,998 in 1985. That enrollment was achieved when the state was graduating 50,000 more high school graduates. Regarding the constmetion and renovation of our facilities, we are simply catching up with the times. The upgrade of our facilities is long overdue. It has been 35 years since we renovated or built a traditional residence hall. We have had plans to upgrade our library for twenty years and due to financial considerations are only doing so now. Our athletic facility was built over 75 years ago and hasn't been renovated since that time. We define these upgrades as "survival" as they only put us on "an even playing field" in comparison to our primary competition. Without these improvements, we believe enrollment would drop sigm'ficantly. In fact, until we started making some of these improvements, euroliment bad dropped to 1,683 three years ago. Regarding the construction of a parking ramp, our original plan was to construct one over Cox Street. Due to financial and emergency considerations among others, we could not proceed with the project. We do have in our plans the idea to construct a parking garage on the Cox St. lot. While this will address many on-campus parking issues (e.g.,~vents at the ACC, etc.), it will not address the issue of on-street parking in the West 11 Street. Regarding the apartment complex construction site, we need to heed the advice and expertise of city staffand engineers. Therefore, we are not yet in a position to give a specific answer. We do acknowledge that there will be inconveniences related to aesthetics, mud, etc. We will work very closely with the contractors to minimize neighborhood concerns. By way of example, we have heard fi.om Belmont Street neighbors that Conlon Construction and other sul~contractors have been very responsive to the ARC construction site issues. We will work hard to the same regarding the construction of the apartment complex. Respectfully Submitted: Jim Collins Senior Vice President Institutional Advancement INSTITUTIONAL DISTRICT STAFF REPORT Zoning Agenda: December 5, 2001 Project Name: Property Address: Property Owner: Applicant: Loras College Garden Apartments 1450 Alta Vista Loras College David Leapaldt, GLT Architects/Loras College Proposed Land Use: Existing Land Use: Adjacent Land Use: Flood Plain: Water: Yes Storm Sewer: Yes Institutional Institutional/Residential North - Residential East- Residential South - Residential West - Commercial/Residential No Proposed Zoning: ID Existing Zoning: ID/R-3 Adjacent Zoning: North - R-1 East - R-2A South - R-2 West -C-2/R-1 Total Area: 58 acres Existing Street Access: Yes Sanitary Sewer.' Yes Purpose: To amend the ID District for Loras College to allow for the construction of the 21 unit 84-bed Garden Apartments and reconstruction and expansion of the Henion Street parking lot. The ID District will be expanded by including the properties at 1470 and 1490 Henion Street into the ID District. Loras College currently owns these properties, which have been rented out for student housing. Property History: Loras College recently amended their ID District to allow construction of the new Academic Resource Center in February 2000. The last time Loras College expanded their ID District was to convert the former Sisters of the Visitation Convent into dormitory and classroom space. Prior to that, the main campus was amended in 1989 to allow for the Byrne Oaks dormitory, expansion of the Wahlert Memorial Library and construction of the Alumni Campus Center. Physical Characteristics: The proposed location of the new Garden Apartments is at the end of Henion Street and is designed to stair step down the hill so that they will also front on 16th Street. The current parking lot at the end of Henion Street currently provides 80 off-street parking spaces. Conformance with Comprehensive Plan: This area is part of the developed portion of the City and was not delineated on the 1995 Comprehensive Plan. PLANNED DZSTRZCT STAFF REPORT P~§e 2 Impact of Request on: Streets: Vehicle access to this portion of the campus is pdmadly by way of Henion Street. Pedestrian access to the proposed Garden Apartments will also be available from 16th Street. Sidewalks: There are existing sidewalks along Henion Street and sidewalks will be installed as part of the proposed Garden Apartments on the south side of 16th Street. In addition, as part of the proposed project, additional pedestrian walkways will be constructed to link the Garden Apartments with the rest of the Loras College campus. Parking: The proposed building expansion includes the reconstruction ofthe parking lot at the end of Henion Street. Parking will be increased from 80 spaces to a maximum of 112. Lighting: All new outdoor lighting will be required to be of a cut-off design to minimize adverse impact to adjacent properties. Signage: Signage will be regulated as per Institutional District. Bulk Regulations: The proposed Garden Apartments will be setback a minimum of 20-foot from the 16~h Street right-of-way with only a portion of the catwalk connecting the two wings of the building extending within 20 foot of the 16th Street right-of-way line. The main buildings themselves will be set back approximately 36 feet from the 16th Street right-of-way. Permeable Area (%) & Location (Open Space): The proposed Garden Apartments and reconstruction of the Henion Street parking area will reduce the amount of open space on the lower campus; however, as a whole, the Loras College campus has a substantial amount of green space and the new building will not significantly reduce the usable open space on the campus. Landscaping/Screening: The grounds around the new Garden Apartments and parking lot will be landscaped with trees and shrubs. Walkways will be constructed to connect the buildings with the rest of the campus and surrounding sidewalks. Phasing of development: Begin construction January 2002. Impact of Request on: Utilities: Existing utilities are adequate to handle the proposed building. PLANNED D~'TR~CT STAFF REPORT ~age 3 Traffic Patterns/Counts: Loras Boulevard is designated as a minor artedal while Hen/on Street is designated as a residential street. Based on 1997 IDOT traffic counts, Lores Boulevard carries approximately 11,000 average vehicle tdps. No vehicle trip counts are available for Hen/on or 16th Streets. Public Services: Existing public services are adequate to serve the proposed building addition. Environment: No adverse impact on the environment is anticipated provided that adequate erosion control is practiced during all phases of construction. Loras College has submitted information on how they intend to handle storm water detention on the site. The City's Engineering Division is reviewing that information at the writing of this staff report. Adjacent Properties: The proposed Garden Apartments and parking lot improvements will provide a positive investment to Loras's lower campus and the adjacent residential neighborhood. The surrounding neighborhood is a mixture of multi and single-family residential structures. Because of the expanded student housing and parking spaces, additional vehicle trips will be created on Hen/on Street and May Place. CIP Investments: None proposed. Staff Analysis: Loras College is proposing construction of new Garden Apartments to be located near Binz Hall at the end of Hen/on Street. The proposed apartments will also front on 16th Street to the north. The apartments will be laid out in two buildings connected by a central stair/elevator tower. The apartments will provide 21 units with 84 beds for Loras College students, tn addition, the existing Hen/on Street parking lot will be reconstructed to provide additional off-street parking. A letter describing the Garden Apartments from GLT Architects is attached to this staff report. The Loras College ID Institutional District was last amended in February 2000 to allow for the construction of the Academic Resource Center. The last time Loras College added property to their ID District was when they purchased the Sisters of Visitation Convent property and converted it to classroom and dormitory space. The current request includes a small expansion of the ID District, which takes in properties at 1470 and 1490 Hen/on Street. The college has owned those two parcels and has used them for student housing. Amendments to institutional districts are required when either the physical boundaries of the campus are being expanded or a significant building expansion is taking place on campus. The current request involves both situations. Notices were sent to all property owners within 200 foot of the entire institutional district boundaries. As previously mentioned, the two buildings at 1470 and 1490 Hen/on Street will be torn down as part of the proposed reconstruction of the Hen/on Street parking lot. In PLANNED DZSTRZCT STAFF REPORT Page addition, the house at 1504 Henion Street and 550 May Place will also be torn down as part of the parking lot expansion. These properties are currently in the ID District and are also owned by Loras College. The four properties that will be tom down will require review by the Historic Preservation Commission and the City Council, as these properties are included in one of the City's demolition districts. The Historic Preservation Commission is scheduled to review the demolition of these structures at their December 20~ meeting. The proposed Garden Apartments provide 21 units with four beds each for a total of 84 beds. This does not represent an increase in the number of beds available for Loras College student. The college plans to refurbish Keane Hall, which will result in the elimination of some of the student housing in that facility. In addition, the four buildings proposed for demolition also provide housing for Loras students. The proposed Garden Apartments will help Loras College provide more up-to-date housing for their students. Access to the apartments will be from Henion Street or 16~h Street. The housing is arranged in two wings connected by a central stair/elevator tower. The central stair/elevator tower allows the housing to be handicapped accessible from either the Henion Street level or 16th Street level. These buildings will stair step their way down a steep hillside from Henion Street to 16th Street with four stories visible from the 16th Street side and two stories visible from the Henion Street side. The parking lot at the Henion Street will be totally reconstructed and will result in increasing the number of parking stalls from 80 to a maximum of 112. Staff will provide a parking survey at the December 5th meeting for the Henion Street parking lot as its currently configured. In 1989, when Loras College amended the ID District to allow for the building expansions of the Wahlert Library, Byrne Oaks Dormitory and Alumni Campus Center, there was a total number of off-street parking spaces of 813. As part of that ID Distdct amendment, a total of 896 off-street parking spaces were to have been provided by 1995. This number was met in 1995. Additional stalls were added after 1995, resulting in a total number of 1,085 off-street parking spaces. Previous surveys of on-campus parking by Planning staff have found that students do use on-street parking on Alta Vista, Edina and Loras Boulevard extensively. However, at the same time, approximately 60-100 spaces are vacant in the McClean Family Lot, located at the northwest comer of Alta Vista Street and Loras Boulevard. Planning staff has found that the use of on-street parking spaces on Alta Vista and Loras Boulevard are closer to campus than the off-street parking spaces, thus, it's more of an issue of convenience rather than not having enough off-street parking spaces. Planning staff is currently conducting an on street parking availability survey that includes Henion, Pickett and a portion of Cornetl Street. This area is also used by college students who live in off~ campus housing as well as other residents in the area. Planning staff have researched how other communities require parking for college campuses. There is no consistent method to require off-street parking spaces. Typical ratios for colleges are 1 space for between 2-10 students, I space for each 1-5 faculty/ PLANNED DISTRICT STAFF REPORT Page 5 teaching staff, plus 1 space for each employee. Some zoning ordinances require parking based on the gross floor area of the classroom buildings or the number of permanent seats within classroom buildings. However, more recent codes require only that parking be sufficient, and that the subject school must show that it provides enough off-street parking to meet its needs. The most difficult aspect of assigning a parking requirement to a college campus is that it's very difficult to identify the peak demand for parking. The difficulty lies in that class schedules change every semester, and that there are many other activities occurring on the campus throughout the week that also can have a significant impact on parking demands, such as sporting events, concerts, lectures, etc. Based on staff's experience with college campuses, campuses typically reach their peak parking demand Monday through Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. However, even this has modified over the years, as new programs have been developed to attract the non- traditional student, who typically is already fully employed and may be attending classes on a part-time or evening basis. Planning staff believes that the best way to apply a parking requirement to a college campus is based on the number of students and the number of employees, including all teaching positions. If we apply the most stringent parking requirements for both students and faculty found in the survey of parking requirements for college campuses, a parking ratio of I space for each 2 students and I space for each employee on the maximum shift would yield a parking requirement for Loras College of 1,204 parking spaces (1,758 students divided by 2, plus 325 employees). Loras College currently has 1,085 off-street parking spaces. With the proposed expansion of the Henion Street parking lot, that number will increase to 1,116 off-street parking spaces - a difference of 31 spaces. The difficulty with using the number of students to determine off-street parking requirements is that enrollment will fluctuate every semester, while providing new parking lots must be planned and budgeted over several years. The proposed location of the Garden Apartments is near a residential area with a mixture of single and multi-family residential structures. Some of the these structures have been converted from single-family homes into multi-unit apartment buildings, which has created demand for on-street parking on the surrounding residential streets, such as Pickett and Cornell Streets. Loras College officials have indicated that they do have the ability to assign students living in their residential facilities parking spaces for their vehicles. Planning staff has heard from one neighbor concerning the availability of on street parking in the general area surrounding the proposed Garden Apartments. This neighbor indicated that on-street parking is in very short supply because of the number of dwelling units in the area. To this date, the City has not received a request for establishing a residential parking district in this area; however, this would be an alternative for neighborhood residents to consider to ensure a more adequate supply of on street parking for neighborhood residents. Planning staff will provide additional information on the availability of parking at the December 5th meeting. However, PLANNED D:[STR~CT STAFF REPORT Page 6 preliminary observations indicate that Henion and Pickett Streets are often fully occupied with parked cars. Comell appears to be impacted to a lesser degree. Staff recommends that the Zoning Advisory Commission review Section 3-5.2(D)(4) that establishes criteria for conceptual development plan approval. Prepared by: ~,~{~ Reviewed: #.J,/~[ Date: CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA MEMORANDUM December 5, 2001 TO: FROM: SUBJECT: Zoning Advisory Commission Kyte L. Kritz, Associate Planner ~' Parking Survey: Proposed Garden Apartments (Loras College) INTRODUCTION Loras College has proposed the construction of the Garden Apartments at the end of Henion Street immediately east of Binz Hall. The proposed 21-unit (84 beds total) Garden Apartments will extend from the existing Henion Street parking lot down to 16th Street. As part of the project, the Henion Street parking lot will be reconstructed and enlarged to increase the number of off-street parking spaces from 80 to a maximum of 112, an increase of 32 spaces. The reconstruction of the Henion Street parking wilt include the demolition of four houses currently owned by Loras College. These four houses can accommodate 24 students. Thus, the net increase in terms of beds on this end of the campus will be 60. Planning staff has undertaken a parking survey of available on street parking on Henion, Pickett and a portion of Comell Street. Planning staff also surveyed available off-street parking in the Henion Street parking lot. Attached to this memo is a diagram indicating the areas surveyed and two tables depicting the availability of parking spaces. DISCUSSION The parking survey was conducted between the dates of Monday, November 26m and Monday, December 3"~. The three streets chosen are all narrower than current City standards for city streets and thus allow parking only on one side, except for Cornell Street. May Place was not included in the survey as parking is not permitted on either side. The two tables indicate the number of available parking spaces for the date and time indicated. For each street surveyed, the total number of available on-street parking spaces is noted in parenthesis. For the Henion Street parking lot, 80 spaces are currently striped. The parking survey found that, in general, Henion Street and Pickett Street had few available parking spaces for the times and dates when they were surveyed. Comell Street, however, typically had on-street parking spaces available at all times during the Zoning Advisory Commission Parking Survey: Proposed Garden Apartments (Loras College) Page 2 survey. The demand for off-street parking in the Henion Street parking lot exhibited a consistent pattem that showed that the highest availability of parking spaces was during the afternoon, with the least availability late at night. On several occasions, there were no spaces available at all. This pattern is the result of the residents of Binz Hall coming and going based on their class and work schedules. SUMMARY The Henion Street parking lot is fully utilized at this time. Expansion of the Henion Street parking lot is part of the Garden Apartments project and will increase parking by 32 spaces to serve the additional 60 beds. This works out to approximately one space for each two beds. This same ratio was used for the Byrne Oaks housing that was developed in 1989 on the north side of the campus, where there are 103 beds and 55 parking spaces were provided. Planning staff anticipates that both Henion and Pickett Streets will not see an appreciable change in the demand for on-street parking. Planning staff does not anticipate though that Comell Street, south of May Place, will see an appreciable change in the demand for on-street parking. Planning staff believes that 16th Street will see an increase in on-street parking. This street will provide easy access to the proposed Garden Apartments. A final note - the parking survey conducted by Planning staff was meant to gauge the general availability of on-street parking and off-street parking in the areas surveyed. There obviously will be times because of parties, special occasions and holidays that the demand for parking will be higher and lower than what was observed during this survey. KLKJmkr Attachments Loras College Parking Survey 100, Feet On-Street Parking Survey Vacant Spaces DATE/TIME HENION PICKETT CORNELL STREET STREET STREET (lS)* (11)* (~3') Monday, November 26, 2001 1:30 p.m. 0 2 9 7:30 p.m. 4 2 7 10:30 p.m. 0 1 4 Tuesday, November 27, 2001 10:30 a.m. 1 1 7 1:30 p.m. 0 2 6 7:30 p.m. 3 3 8 11:00 p.m. 1 0 3 Wednesday, November 28, 2001 9:30 a.m. 0 3 6 1:30 p.m. 0 2 8 9:00 p.m. 0 2 5 11:30 p.m. 0 I 3 Thursday, November 29, 2001 10:30 a.m. I 1 6 1:30 p.m. 2 1 4 Friday, November 30, 2001 1:30 p.m. 1 2 5 11:45 p.m. 1 0 8 Saturday, December 1, 2001 6:00 pm. 0 0 5 Sunday, December 2, 2001 10:30 a.m. 1 3 5 7:30 p.m. 0 2 4 11:30 p.m. 1 1 4 Monday, December 3, 2001 10:30 a.m. 1 2 9 2:30 p.m. 1 3 6 7:30 p.m. 0 0 6 11:30 p.m. 0 1 3 *( ) = Total number of legal parking spaces on street Loras College Henion Street Lot* Vacant Parking Spaces Survey HENION STREET PARKING LOT # OF VACANT DATE/TIME SPACES Monday, November 26, 2001 1:30 p.m. 22 7:30 p.m. 31 11:30 p.m. 4 Tuesday, November 27, 2001 10:30 a.m. 14 1:30 p.m. 25 7:30 p.m. 16 11;00 p.m. 3 Wednesday, November 28, 2001 9:30 a.m. 13 1:30 p.m. 22 9:00 p.m. 22 11:30 p.m. 6 Thursday, November 29, 2001 10:30 a.m. 18 1:30 p.m. 26 Friday, November 30, 2001 10:30 a.m. 13 1:30 p.m. 17 11:45 p.m. 8 Saturday, December 1,2001 6:00 p.m. 24 Sunday, December 2, 2001 10:30 a.m. 13 7:30 p.m. 20 11:30 p.m. 0 Monday, December 3, 2001 10:30 a.m. 15 2:30 p.m. 19 7:30 pm. 14 11:30 p.m. 0 *Total number of striped spaces in lot equals 80. LORAS COLLEGE CAMPUS OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES AND HANDICAP SPACES LOT/LOCATION McClean Northwest McClean Southwest McClean Library Glen Conry College Center (Service) Heating Plant West 17th/Cox Street Smyth Hall Hennessy Hall Rohlman Hall Graber Center San Jose Binz Faculty Binz Carport (excludes 4 spaces used for storage) Beckman (south, west and east sides) Hoffmann Faculty/Staff Prairie Street Henion Byrne Oaks Visitation Visitation Faculty/Staff College Owned Residences TOTAL HANDICAP SPACES SPACES 221 1 38 0 69 0 27 2 63 5 6 0 5 0 46 2 20 1 23 1 37 2 18 1 48 0 9 0 4 0 45 1 108 2 22 0 81 1 53 2 59 2 20 0 40 0 TOTA 1,062 23 September 20, 1999 Fire Depmlnnent 1I West 9th Slreet Dubuque, Iowa 520014839 (319) 589-4160 E. Dm-del Brown, Chief CITY OF DUBUQUE DEC 0 ~ '~' ~ Kyle Kritz Planning and Zoning ?~City of Dubuque December 4, 2001 Dear Kyle; As per our conversation, I am responding to a citizens concern for emergency response to the West 16th Street neighborhood as it relates to the proposed Loras College housing development. The concern is directly related to narrow streets and student parking in the area. Many of the streets in the area are posted "Parking one side only" to accommodate emergency vehicles. If students are parking in these "no parking" zones then this is an enforcement issue to be addressed by the Police Department. I have been involved in the development review of this project from the beginning and the latest proposal offers tim most off street parking to date. This enlarged parking lot proposal may even alleviate some of the current parking problems. In conclusion I do not feel this project will negatively impact emergency response to this area. Scott J. Neyens Service People Integrity Respomsibility Irmovation Teamwork CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA MEMORANDUM December 11, 2001 TO: FROM: SUBJECT: Zoning Advisory Commission Kyle L. Kritz, Associate Loras College ID District Amendment- Garden Apartments INTRODUCTION The Zoning Advisory Commission tabled Loras College's request to build the 21-unit Garden Apartments at the end of Henion Street (at their December 5, 2001 meeting). The Zoning Advisory Commission requested that Loras College officials meet with surrOunding property owners to discuss the issues raised at the December 5th meeting and be prepared to address these concerns at a special meeting to be held on December 19, 2001. The Zoning Advisory Commission also asked for information on Residential Parking Permit Districts and the procedures that the University of Dubuque instituted to help control the location of student parking around their campus. DISCUSSION Planning staff has attached to this memorandum information supplied by the City's Engineering Division on the Residential Parking Permit Program. The process for establishing a residential parking permit district begins with a petition to the City Manager containing the signature of an adult member of at least 60% of the dwelling units in a residential area. Typically, at least four adjacent block faces or 50 curb parking spaces must be included in the proposed residential parking permit district. After the receipt of the petition, a parking study is undertaken with a report and a recommendation forwarded to the City Council. The City Council then makes the decision at a public hearing on whether to approve or reject the designation of a residential parking permit district. The attached information on the Residential Parking Permit Program provides, in detail, the steps necessary and information that is included in the study. The information also reviews how the district itself operates and also reviews the existing residential parking permit districts in the City of Dubuque. The University of Dubuque established "no student~ parking zones in areas around the University's campus. This was in response to concerns expressed by neighboring residents at a public hearing on the University's proposed Chades C. Myers Library Loras College ID District Amendment - Garden Apartments December 11, 2001 Page 2 project. The City did not participate in the creation of the student parking zones. The City cannot place such a prohibition on City streets, since streets are for the entire public, not just a segment of the population. However, the University of Dubuque was in a position to mandate where students can or cannot park as a requirement of attending the University. In this manner, the University designated areas where their students could not park. The City does not enfome the "no student" parking zones. The City's only involvement was the review and approval of placing the signs within the public right-of-way. The City worked with the University on the placement of the signs and oversaw the installation of the signs, but did not actively participate in deciding what areas the signs were to be posted. The University of Dubuque was responsible for all costs associated with the installation of these signs. RECOMMENDATION Planning staff recommends the Zoning Advisory Commission review the enclosed information and contact Planning staff if additional information or clarification is needed. KLK/mkr Attachments '~EET HENION STREET Sec. 32-381. Intent And Purpose: The City Council of the City finds and declares that the provisions of this Division are enacted for the following reasons: (1) To reduce the traffic congestion resulting from the use of streets within residential disthcts for vehicles parked by persons not residing within the residential district; (2) To protect the residential districts from polluted air, excessive noise, and refuse caused by the entry of such vehicles; (3) To protect the residents of these residential districts from unreasonable burden in gaining access to their residences; (4) To preserve the character of these districts as residential districts; (5) To preserve the value of the prOPerty in these residential districts; (6) To promote traffic safety and the safety of children and other pedestrians in these residential districts; (7) To forestall dangers arising from the blocking of fire lanes, hydrants and other facilities required by emergency vehicles, both in reaching the victim and in transporting them to the hospital; and (8) To promote the peace, comfort, convenience, and welfare of all inhabitants of the city. (Code 1976, § 25-350) Sec. 32-382. Definitions. For the purpose of this division, the following terms shall have the meanings listed below: Block face shall refer to all the properties on one side ora given street existing between two (2) consecutive intersecting streets; Dwelling unit shall mean a building or portion of a building which is exclusively arranged, occupied, or intended to be occupied as living quarters for one family, but not including d~velling units in hotels, rooming houses, institutions, dormitories, or convalescent or nursing homes. Motor vehicle shall mean a vehicle licensed as a private passenger car or a motorcycle or light pickup truck but not including any other truck or road tractor. Peak period shall mean that time interval between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. daily or between such hours as requested by the petitioners during which the highest percentage of overall resident and nouresident parking utilization occurs. Resident shall mean a person who maintains a bona fide occupancy within a residential parking permit d/strict. Residential district shall mean a contiguous area containing public streets or parts thereof abutted by residential property, or residential and nonbusiness property including, but not limited to, schools, parks, churches, hospitals and nursing homes. Residential parking permit district shall mean a residential area designated by ordinance as herein provided. (Code 1976, § 25-351; Ord. No. 7-94, § 14, 2-7-94) Sec. 32-383. Residential parking permit program established. There is hereby established a residential parking permit program. The procedure for being designated a residential parking permit district shall be as follows: (1) Petition: In order to be considered for a residential parking permit district designation, a group of residents must submit a petition to the city manager containing the signature of an adult member of at least sixty (60) percent of the dwelling units in the residential area. Petitions shall only be considered for areas which contain at least four (4) adjacent block faces or fifty (50) curb parking spaces. The boundaries of and the streets within the proposed permit parking district shall be clearly identified on each page of the petition. The petition shall also state clearly that, if the district is approved that participation in the program is mandatory, only those vehicles with a permit shall be permitted to park in the residential parking permit district between 7:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. daily, or such other hours as may be requested by the petition and approved by the city council, except Sundays and holidays, and an ammal fee often dollars ($10.00) will be charged for a parking permit for each vehicle. The necessary petition can be obtained fi:om the office of the city clerk. A cover letter explaining the reasons for the request and a map showing the boundaries of the proposed parking permit district shall accompany the petition. (1.5) Exception: A petition may be considered for an area which contains less than four (4) adjacent block faces or fifty (50) curb parking spaces if there are extenuating conditions that render such requirement unreasonable. Upon the recommendation of the city manger, such requirement may be waived by the city council if it finds that the proposed residential district is isolated or separated from other residential areas by topographical features or by commercial area. The city council shall not grant such a waiver, however, if it determines that the only basis for granting such a waiver is the convenience of the residents or if it determines that the waiver is being requested by the petitioners to prevent opposition to estabhshing a district. All other requirements of this division must be established. (2) Parking study. Upon receipt of a valid petition, the city manager shall cause a parking study of the area identified in the petition to be conducted. A residential parking permit district may be established only if the results of the study demonstrate that both of the following criterion are satisfied dttfing peak periods: a. At least eighty (80) percent of the curbside parking spaces in the proposed parking permit district were utilized during peak periods. For purposes of this criterion, a legal curbside parking space shall be twenty-three (23) linear feet; and b. At least twenty-five (25) percent of the curbside parking spaces in the proposed parking district were utilized by nonresident parkers. For purposes of this criterion, the latest available motor vehicle registration information shall be used. (3) Parking study report and recommendation: Upon completion of the parking study, if the conditions of (2)(a) and (2)(b) are established, the city manager shall make a report and recommendation to the city council, based upon the petition and results of the survey, on whether or not to designate the proposed parking district or a portion thereof as a residential parking permit district and the hours such restrictions are to be in effect. The recommendation shall take the following into account: a. The effect on the safety of the residents of the proposed residential parking permit district fi:om intensive parking by nonresidents; b. The difficulty or inability of residents of the proposed residential parking permit district to obtain adequate curbside parking adjacent to or near their residences because o£ widespread use of available curbside parking spaces by nonresident motorists; c. The likelihood of alleviating, by use of the residential parking permit program, any problem of nonavailability of residential parking spaces; and d. The desire of the residents in the proposed residential parking permit area for the institution of a residential parking permit district and the willingness of those residents to bear the cost incidental to the administration of the residential parking permit program. (4) Public hearing. Upon receipt of the report and recommendation fi.om the city manager, the city council shall set a public hearing on the petition. Upon completion of the public hearing, the city council may reject the petition or adopt an ordinance designating the permit area as a residential parking permit district and the hours such parking restrictions are to be in effect. (Code 1976, § 25-352; Ord. No. 12-92, § 1, 2~3-92) Sec. 32-384. Posting of residential parking permit signs. Following adoption of an ordinance designating a residential parking permit district, signs shall be erected in the designated area indicating the hours which curbside parking in the designated area is prohibited, except Sundays and holidays, unless the vehicle properly displays a parking permit. (Code 1976, § 25-353) Sec. 32-385. Notice to residents of designation of residential parking permit district. Following adoption of an ordinance to designate a residential parking permit district, the city clerk shall mail to every dwelling unit within the designated district the following documents: (1) A notice of designation which shall inform the residents in the designated area of: a. The existence, exact location and numerical designation of the residential parking permit district; b. The parking restrictions applicable to all vehicle curbside parking spaces along streets in the designated area which do not properly display a parking permit authorized by this Division; and c. The procedures to obtain a residential parking permit. (2) An application for residential parking permit on which the applicant is to provide the following information for each vehicle to receive a residential parking permit: a. The name and residential address of the owner of the vehicle; b. The name, residential address and driver's license number of the principal operator of the vehicle; c. The make, model, license plate number and registration number of the vehicle; and d. The signature of the applicant for the residential parking permit. (1976 Code, § 25-354) Sec. 32-386. Issuance Of Residential Parking Permit: (a) A residential parking permit shall be issued upon the applicant's payment of an annual ten dollar ($10.00) residential parking permit fee and submission ora completed residential parking permit application. A separate parking permit fee and application is required for each motor vehicle the applicant parks curbside within the district. Not more than two (2) residential parking permits shall be issued to each dwelling unit. The permit fee shall be used to offset the cost of operation and administration of the residential parking pmnuit program. Permit fees are not refundable or eligible for proration. One guest parking permit shall be issued without charge with each residential parking permit for use only by nonresidents of the residential parking permit district. Up to two (2) guest parking permits for which an annual fee of five dollars ($5.00) per permit shall be charged may be issued to a dwelling trait wherein none of the residents own or operate a motor vehicle. (b) The residential parking permit shall be permanently affixed to the inside bottom left comer of the from windshield. Guest permits shall be displayed in the same location. Vehicles not equipped with a front windshield shall permanently affix the permit in a prominent location. (c) No residential parking permit shall be issued for a vehicle whose owner or principal operator is not a resident in the designated residential parking permit district. (d) The applicant for, and holder of, the residential parking permit shall be the owner or principal operator of the vehicle receiving the parking permit. (1976 Code, § 25-355) Sec. 32-387. Renewal Of Residential Parking Permit: (a) The residential parking permit shall be renewed annually during the month of August and expires on August 31 of each year. (b) Upon the permit holder's payment of a ten dollar ($10.00) residential parking permit renewal fee and submission of a completed residential parking permit application, the holder shall receive a new parking permit valid for a one-year period. (1976 Code, § 25-356) Sec. 32-388. Transfer Of Residential Parking Permit: (a) Upon the permit holder's payment of a one dollar ($1.00) residential parking permit transfer fee, the submission ora completed residential parking permit application and the surrender of the existing residential parking permit, the permit holder shall receive a new residential parking permit to be transferred to another qualifying vehicle. (b) The transfer of the residential parking permit to another qualifying vehicle shall not affect its expiration date. (1976 Code, § 25-357) Sec. 32-389. Responsibility Of Permit Holder: (a) The holder of a residential parking permit or guest parking permit shall be permitted to stand or park a motor vehicle operated by such holder in the designated residential parking permit district during such time as the parking of such vehicles therein is permitted. Wkile such vehicle for which a residential parking permit has been issued is so parked, or a vehicle displaying a visitor permit, such permit shall be displayed as prescribed in this Division. (b) A residential parking permit or guest parking permit does not guarantee or reserve to the holder a parking space within the designated permit parking district. A parking permit does not authorize the standing or parking of any vehicle in such places and during such times as the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles is prohibited or set aside for specific types of vehicles, and does not excuse the violation of any traffic regulation in the residential parking district. (c) Whenever the holder of a residential or guest parking permit, or the vehicle for which the parking permit was issued, no longer fulfills one or more of the applicable provisions of this Division controlling issuance, renewal or transfer of parking permits, the holder shall so notify the City Clerk's office. (d) Until its expiration, surrender or revocation, a parking permit shall remain valid for such time as the holder continues to reside within the designated residential parking permit district. (e) A parking permit shall be valid only in the residential parking permit district for which it is issued. (1976 Code, § 25-358) Sec. 32-390. Exceptions: (a) The provisions of this Division shall not apply to clearly marked service vehicles doing business in the designated residential parking permit district during the time they are working in the district insofar as they are clearly marked. (b) Whenever metered parking is in effect in any portion of a residential parking permit district, this Division shall not apply to such metered parking. (1976 Code, § 25-359) Sec. 32-390.5. Waiver Of Residential Parking Permit Regulations: Upon receipt of an apphcation for the waiver of the parking requirements of a residential parking permit district, the City Council may by resolution suspend such parking regulations for specific circumstances and special events as the City Council may deem appropriate. (Ord. 64-95, 10-16-95) Sec. 32-391. Withdrawal Of Designation Of Residential Parking Permit District: (a) Action to withdraw a residential parking permit district designation may be made by a petition signed by an adult member of at least sixty percent (60%) of the dwelling units in the designated district. (b) Upon receipt of a valid petition, the City Council shall set a public hearing on the question of withdrawing the residential parking permit district designation. Upon completion of the pubhc hearing, the City Council may repeal the ordinance designating the residential parking permit district. (c) Following any repeal of the ordinance establishing a residential parking permit district, the city clerk shall notify each resident within the district of such city council action. (d) The effective date of withdrawal of the designation shall be upon publication of the repealing ordinance. (1976 Code, § 25-360) Sec. 32-392. Prohibited Acts: It shall be a violation of this division for any person to: (1) Park or stand in designated districts during the restricted hours without displaying the proper permit. (2) Represent in any manner or form that a vehicle is entitled to a parking permit authorized by this division when it is not so entitled. The display of ~ parking permit on a vehicle not entitled to such a parking permit shall constitute such a representation. (3) Duplicate, or attempt to duplicate, by any means, a parking permit authorized by this division. It shall also be a violation of this division to display upon any vehicle such a duplicate parking permit. (1976 Code, § 25-361) Sec. 32-393. Penalty: (a) The owner or operator of any vehicle who shall receive notice, either personally or by the attaching of such notice to said vehicle, that said vehicle is parking in violation of subsection 32-392(1) of this division shall, within seventy two (72) hours from the time when such notice is served upon the owner or operator or attached to said vehicle, pay to the city treasurer as a penalty for such violation, the stun of five dollars ($5.00). A violation of subsections 32-392(2) and (3) of this division constitutes a simple misdemeanor. (1976 Code, § 25-362) Sec. 32-394. Residential Parking Permit District A: (a) The following described area constitutes a residential parking permit district designated as residential parking permit district A: Grace Street, from Ida Street to McCormick Street; McCormick Street, from Grace Street to Bennett Street; Bennett Street, from McCormick Street to Algona Street; and Algona Street, fi'om Bennett Street to Graee Street. (b) No vehicle shall park curbside in residential parking permit district A during the hours of seven thirty o'clock (7:30) A.M. to eleven o'clock (11:00) P.M. daily, except Sundays and holidays, without displaying a valid parking permit issued by the city. (1976 Code, § 25-370) Sec. 32-395. Residential Parking Permit District B: (a) The following described area constitutes a residential parking permit dislrict designated as residential parking permit district B: St. Mary's Street, fi.om West Third Street to Emmett Street; Emmett Street, fi.om St. Mary's Street to Bluff Street; West Third Street, fi.om St. Mary's Street to Bluff Street, and the east side of Bluff Street fi.om West First Street to West Third Street. (b) No vehicles shall park curbside in residential parking permit district B during the hours of six o'clock (6:00) A.M. to ten o'clock (10:00) P.M. daily, except Sundays and holidays, without displaying a valid parking permit issued by the city. (Ord. 14-92, § 4, 2-17-1992; Ord. 16-93, §§ 4, 5, 4-5-1993; Ord. 58-96, § 5, 12-16-1996) Sec. 32-396. Residential Parking Permit District C: (a) The following described area constitutes a residential parking permit district desi~ated as residential parking permit district C: North Grandview Avenue, west side, fi.om Rosedale Street to the north property line of 2165 North Grandview Avenue, east side, fi.om Clarke Drive to the north property line of 2280 North Grandview Avenue; Clarke Drive fi.om the east property line of 1687 Clarke Drive to St. Ambrose Street; Sunnyview Drive, fi.om North Grandview Avenue to St. Ambrose Street; Ungs Street, south side; and Hoyt Street. (b) No vehicles shall park curbside in residential parking permit district C during the hours of seven thirty o'clock (7:30) A.M. to ten o'clock (10:00) P.M. daily, except Sundays and hohdays, without displaying a valid parking permit issued by the city. (Ord. 20-95, § 4, 3-20-1995) Sec. 32-397. Residential Parking Permit District D: (a) The following described area constitutes a residential parking permit district designated as residential parking permit district D: Lucy Drive, from Pennsylvania Avenue to Welu Drive; Amy Court, from Marjorie Circle to the northerly end. (b) No vehicles shall park curbside in residential parking permit district D during the hours of seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. and three o'clock (3:00) P.M. daily, except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, without displaying a valid parking permit issued by the city. (Ord. 43-96, § 4, 9-3-1996; Ord. 40-97, § 1, 7-21-1997; Ord. 26-01, § 5, 5-21-2001) Sec. 32-398. Residential Parking Permit District E: (a) The following described area constitutes a residential parking permit district designated as residential parking permit district E: Grandview Avenue, North, south side, from Avoca Street to Auburn Street; Rosedale Avenue, south side, from Avoca Street to the alley west o£Avoca Street; Rosedale Avenue, north side, from Avoca Street to the west property line of 2095 Rosedale Avenue; Algona Street, both sides, from North Grandview Avenue to Green Street; Avoca Street, both sides, from Rosedale Avenue to Green Street. Co) No vehicles shall park curbside in residential parking permit district E during the hours of seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. to two thirty o'clock (2:30) P.M. daily, except Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays without displaying a valid parking permit issued by the city. (Ord. 24-01, § 4, 5-7-2001) Secs. 32-399-32-405. Reserved: DEC- 5-01 WED 3:22 PM CITY OF DBQ PARKING DIV. FAX NO. 3195894308 P. 2 CITY OF OUBIKIUE~ lOtJA PETITION FOR RESIDENTIAL PHIKING PERHIT DISTRICT DESIGNATION ge, the Undersigned citizens, residing on the following street(s) ~espectfuH~ petition the Ctty Council to estab]tsh a Residential Parktng ~ermit Olstrtct (RPPD) wtth the fo]lowing boundaries: between the hours of and datly, except Sundays and holidays.* Streets tncluded withtn the requested RPPD iec;ude ~ stgn with the knowledge that if a Residential Pa~king Permit District is designated, an aenual fee of ten dollars ($10.00) shall be charged per vehicle for a Residen%~at Parking Permit; not more than two (2) residential parking permits shall be issued to a,~ o~elltag unit, and only vehicles with a permit sh~11 be allowed to park curbslde tn the district between the hoars ~denttfind above an~ as tdeettfted by C~ty Council. (The annual fee Is subject to change by City Council * Cover letter explalntng a request and map showtng the boundaries of the proposed d~str~¢t Bust accompany petition. SIGIIRliJKE N~RESS I~TE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA MEMORANDUM December 14, 2001 TO: FROM: SUBJECT: Zoning Advisory Commission Kyle L. Kritz, Associate Planner Letters from Neighboring Residents regarding Loras College Garden Apartments Planning staff have received the attached information from neighboring residents and wanted to pass them along for your information. KLK/mkr zEnclosures NOV-28-O1 ~1£I) 05:33 Pll DUBUOUE CITY CLERK FR× ND. 5U3 5UU UUUU r, ul : ~-. -~: ~ R~p~Tv FP~( ~. : 31~3~7 Nov, 2~ R~l 64:~ Pi Planning Services City Nall ~0 W ~vbuque,Zowa 52001 Z sm opposed Co Zet~l~ Loraa CoZZeg~ ~t~d student housing on H~nieo~ St, ~or 2 reasons, ~1 I,m afraid iff ~hey build student housing the proper~y , . 'Va}ua of my butldl~ v111 decreuss dramatlcly. ~2:.Parklu~ on Ptckehc st. is a= a ~re~um a~ it is, If you have any quee[lon~ please Eeel ~ree to give me a cal~. KOu Craff 557-8716 55§-1525 December 1, 2001 To: The Dubuque Planning and Zoning Commission Re: Proposed new Loras College Dormitory on West 16nh Street CITY OF DUBUQUE DEC 0 g 001 Sirs: I have resided on West 16~ Street for over 47 years. I have seen the street go from a 'dead' end and gravel road with little traffic to a paved connecting street with crowded parking and increased traffic. I have seen houses in my neighborhood demolished to make way for student housing for the ever-growing Loras College. I have a great deal of respect for Loras College. I had two sons graduate from that fine institution, t am, however, concerned with their latest proposal to build another dormitory in an area already having several unresolved concerns for its residents. I ask you to evaluate the following concerns prior to allowing the college to build another dormitory in our neighborhood: 1. West Sixteenth Street and its connecting streets are too narrow for additional traffic. A new dormitory will only increase the traffic. 2. The sewer system in the area has had many problems over the years and I believe are too small to add hundreds of (student) users to the system. 3. Fire and Safety are already a big concern, as the narrow streets in the area are posted to park "only on one side" but rarely enforced, as students from the college park wherever they can find a spot, on both sides of the small streets. Cornelt Street and West 17th Street currently have this problem on a dally basis and are the two main connecting streets to West 16th in case of an emergency. Further students will increase the difficulty of police and fire vehicles from obtaining access to emergencies in the neighborhood. 4. With the increase in population comes an increase in crime. Vandalism (throwing fi-uit onto neighborhood rooftops is commonplace) is a concern as more students are placed in our small neighborhood. There are several retired individuals living in the neighborhood who are akeady very concerned about their safety and welfare. It is with the aforementioned reasons I am in opposition to the new dormitory. Unless these concerns are dealt with seriously, and prior to construction of any new building in our neighborhood, I believe an already crowded area will become difficult and dangerous for its residents. Sincerely, Irvin C. Engler 575 west 16m St. Dubuque, Iowa 52001 , i CITY OF DUBUQUE DEC 0 5 2001 We the under signed are opposed to the rezoning of the Loras College 5~ropertys to amend the ID In.qtitutional District to construct student~ .... ; ......... -~ apartments. We feel this will decrease our property values. The over flow of college student's vehicles will be parked on our streets. Where we already have parking woblems. We are concerned with in appropirate student behavior in our neighborhood. Please print your name below. Name Address Phone Sign Here 12-13-2001 Meeting of the neighbors at Blvd. Joes Coffee Shop The meeting started at 7:00p.m. and went fill 8:20p.m. Below is some of the comments from the meetmg We also have some questions in here. First of alt the neighbors would tike to work with Loras College on the parking concerns and security issuses that we have. We would like to see more security in our area for the campus. We would like a cell phone number that us neighbors can use when we have a problem. So we can get a hold of the security person. We feel this should be a cell phone that.is answered 24-hours a day. As many of our concerns happen after 1:00 a.m. Also this security person needs to have more authority over the students. We want to know ffLoras plans on making all their students live on campus or in Loras owned homes, if not in there parents homes. We would like to see this happen it would elim/nate the off campus party homes. Which Loras has told us they have no control over. One idea we have is that staff and visitor parking at Hoffman parking lot be moved up to McCtean Family lot~ As these people work 9-5, you could then get vans and shuttle them back and forth when needed. Visitors could still park in the Alumrd campus parking lot. Then put student parking in this lot for some of the Garden Apartment 'cars. Regarding the Garden Apartments~ where is the front entmnce~ is it on 16th Street ? Wta~e will the conslxuction start on the graden apartments, we want to know what street w/Il be used for the tracks. We have asked this question before and would like a firm answer. Another idea we had was for Loras to remodel Roman Hall and Smith Hall first, as you akeady have adequate parkingin this area. Then if needed do the Garden Apartments. We feel that the money being spent on the new hbrary, the money that has been spent in the past on the Alumni Center and the money that you plan to spend on this consmaction -Tells us all that you expect more growth in student im-ollment. A parking ramp built now would solve alot of the immediate parking problems for this end of the Loras campus. As well provide options for the future. This would be a good way to show consideration for t_he neighbors. We are very concerned with the 16th Street entrance to the Graden Apartments. As parking on this .street is limited to one side now, and this street is all single family homes now. Parking would have to be monitered and enforced by someone in this area. We feel college students would park in front of the Garden Apartments and b!oc~ the street. Letter~o Loras College Regardingthe parkingon Henion S~reet, are the t t on street parking spaces on Henion St. (~oetween Pickett St. and Benz Hall) in your original 80 parkingstatls for Benz hall ? At the presnt time I believe you have 12 students in the four homes you plan to demolish for the new lot. These four homes can hold up to 24 students. Which ~'ou will be moving into the new Crarden Apartments. Reducing new beds from 84 to60. You must take into ac-count those 11 on street parking spaces. Because you will lose those to the construction of the new parking lot. I suspect that those 11 spaces were filled by students living in those four homes. Makingthe ratioofstUdent owned autos almost 1 to every student. We akeady have a problem with park/ngin our neighborhood. Loras needs to work with us on this problem and also the security concerns that we have with on and OFF campus students. We would like to see more things come out of all of these meetings with Loras, 1. The parking has got to improve, more parking spaces for the students on campus is a must. 2. We need to have better communication with secamty people for on and off campus student ~ssmses in our neighborhood. 3. Our Neighborhood Association would like to see someone from Loras College come to alt.of our meetings, which are held on the first Thur~dayof every month, 7:00pm at Blvd..Joe's Coffee Shop on Loras Blvd. So our on going concerns can be addressed b7 someone from the College.