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MINUTES
CITY OF DUBUQUE ZONING ADVISORY COMMISSION
REGULAR SESSION
6:00 p.m.
Wednesday March 2, 2016
City Council Chamber, Historic Federal Building
Commissioners Present: Chairperson Pat Norton; Board Members Kristin Dietzel,
Steve Baumhover, Martha Christ, and Tom Henschel; Staff Members Kyle Kritz and
Guy Hemenway.
Commissioners Excused: Michael Belmont and Laura Roussell.
Commissioners Unexcused: None.
CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Norton at 6:00 p.m.
AFFIDAVIT OF COMPLIANCE: Staff presented an Affidavit of Compliance verifying the
meeting was being held in compliance with the Iowa Open Meetings Law.
MINUTES: The minutes of the February 3, 2016 Zoning Advisory Commission meeting
were approved unanimously as submitted.
ACTION ITEMS/FINAL PLAT: Application of the City of Dubuque to approve the Final
Plat of Dubuque Industrial Center South Third Addition for property located on Seippel
Road.
Staff Member Kritz noted that the plat creates three parcels and will facilitate
development of the Roasting Solutions Facility on Seippel Road. He said that Roasting
Solutions is constructing their building on Lot 1 and has purchased Lot 2 for future
expansion area. He noted that Lot 3 will be retained by the City of Dubuque for future
development. He discussed the street configuration and topography, noting that the
cul-de-sac has been created and it meets spacing and other SUDAS requirements. He
recommended approval of the Plat as he said that it is in substantial compliance with
subdivision regulations.
Commissioners discussed the request and felt it was appropriate.
Motion by Christ, seconded by Dietzel, to approve the request for the Final Plat of
Dubuque Industrial Center South Third Addition as submitted. Motion carried by the
following vote: Aye — Baumhover, Christ, Henschel, Dietzel and Norton; Nay— None.
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PUBLIC HEARING/REZONING: Application of Chris Miller to rezone property located
at 210 Jones Street from C-4 Downtown Commercial to C-3 General Commercial for
climate controlled storage and commercial/retail use.
Jake Kleeb, 40 Main Street, said that he represents Chris Miller. He said that the intent
is to rezone the existing warehouse building to facilitate development of a climate-
controlled storage area and retail space.
Staff Member Kritz outlined the applicant's request to rezone from C-4 to C-3 noting the
property history, the C-3 District standards, and permitted uses. He said that C-3 allows
mini-storage where C-4 does not. He said that the property currently has a lack of off-
street parking. He discussed the former commercial uses for the subject property and
the adjacent zoning and street configuration. He said that C-3 District standards require
the provision of off-street parking and that there would be parking credits with the
former use of the building. He said that parking options for the building are currently
being considered.
Commissioner Henschel said that he felt that the proposed rezoning will facilitate
adaptive re-use of the building; however he was concerned with access to the proposed
storage facility. Mr. Kleeb said that there was a loading dock on the east side of the
building that would provide access for storage. He noted that there may be vehicle
access through the building.
Commissioners discussed the request and felt it was appropriate.
Motion by Henschel, seconded by Baumhover, to approve the rezoning request as
submitted. Motion carried by the following vote: Aye — Baumhover, Christ, Henschel,
Dietzel and Norton; Nay— None
PUBLIC HEARING/REZONING: Application of Joe Bitter to rezone property located at
3125 Cedar Crest Ridge from CS Commercial Service & Wholesale to C-3 General
Commercial, to permit an indoor recreation facility.
Cathy Bitter, 3125 Cedar Crest Ridge, representing the applicant, reviewed the request,
noting the location of the adjacent C-3 property. She said that the creation of indoor
recreation facilities in the area seems to be a trend. She said there also have been
other C-3 rezonings in the area.
Staff Member Hemenway noted the location of the property and reviewed the
surrounding zoning and land use. He discussed the uses allowed in both the CS and
C-3 districts, noting that there were a number of retail uses permitted in the C-3 district
that are not permitted in the CS district. He discussed potential vehicle trip generation
and demand on parking for the commercial tenant spaces within the subject building.
He said that he did not receive any input from adjacent property owners regarding the
request.
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Commissioners discussed the request and felt that it was appropriate.
Motion by Christ, seconded by Dietzel, to approve the rezoning as submitted. Motion
carried by the following vote: Aye — Baumhover, Christ, Henschel, Dietzel and Norton;
Nay— None.
ITEMS FROM STAFF: Mary Rose Corrigan, Public Health Specialist for the City of
Dubuque, submitted background materials to the Commission regarding the City
initiative to create a Resiliency Commission. She said she wanted to have a dialogue
with the Commission and garner their input. She discussed the background history
regarding the proposed Resiliency Commission and noted the extensive public input
process being undertaken to gather information from Boards, Commissions and other
key stakeholders in the community. She asked Commissioners what resiliency meant
to them.
Commissioner Henschel said that he felt the City should be both proactive and reactive
to any potential unforeseen events.
Commissioner Dietzel said that she felt that a Resiliency Commission should be one
that is prepared to handle acute environmental events.
Chairperson Norton said that he felt that the Commission could be an umbrella
organization that prepares for many changes, including those other than environmental,
such as economic crises, infrastructure needs, and cultural changes that are bound to
occur.
Commissioner Henschel said that the Resiliency Commission should be dynamic and
their mission should be well stated to elicit public interest and to guarantee a fully
populated and engaged Commission.
Staff Member Corrigan asked what Commissioners felt the role of the Resiliency
Commission should be.
Commissioner Norton said he felt that the Resiliency Commission could tackle a wide
range of issues in an effort to forecast future needs.
Staff Member Corrigan read a number of definitions for community resiliency.
Commissioner Norton said he felt the Resiliency Commission's stated purpose should
be more focused. He said that they could possibly formulate responses to potential
events, such as closing of a large industry, breech of the flood wall, a mass shooting,
etc. He said one of the pitfalls to avoid would be to create a commission with too broad
a charge and too little focus.
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Commissioners felt that the Resiliency Commission could try to determine how a
community can recover from potential events over an extended period of time.
Staff Member Kritz noted that there had been much interest in New Orleans's response
to Hurricane Katrina. He said that while the city has been undertaking many projects,
the community is still trying to recover from the event.
Commissioner Henschel said that the Resiliency Commission could serve as a
sounding board and also try to measure or gauge the level of recovery after an event.
Commissioner Dietzel said that the Resiliency Commission could study the long-term
effects of a potential disaster.
Staff Member Corrigan asked the Commissioners how involved the Resiliency
Commission should be in community affairs. Commissioners agreed that this is difficult
to gauge given the lack of a detailed role for the Resiliency Commission.
Commissioner Henschel said that he felt that community engagement was a key
component of any commission, and that that Resiliency Commission could utilize
outside experts as a resource for the information needed for the studies they were
undertaking.
Commissioner Dietzel said that she felt the definition of resiliency would be to respond,
adapt, grow, and thrive in an unknown environment. She said she also felt that the
Resiliency Commission could be aligned with the three aspects of sustainability for the
City.
Chairperson Norton said that he felt that economic and social resiliency plans have
already been developed by existing boards, commissions and City staff.
Commissioner Henschel said that he felt the Resiliency Commission could be both
proactive and reactive.
Staff Member Corrigan thanked Commissioners for their input and said that she would
be trying to formulate a definition of community resiliency and to refine the role of the
Resiliency Commission based on input from the Zoning Advisory Commission and
many other interested parties throughout the community.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting adjourned at 7:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Kyle L. Kritz, Associate Planner Adopted