210 Jones Street - Urban Revitalization Area Ordinance Copyright 2014
City of Dubuque Action Items # 8.
ITEM TITLE: 210 Jones Street- Urban Revitalization Area Ordinance
SUMMARY: City Manager recommending approval of an Ordinance
adopting an Urban Revitalization Plan for the 210 Jones
Street Urban Revitalization Area to assist in the
redevelopment of this property.
ORDINANCE Amending City of Dubuque Code of
Ordinances Title 3, Revenue and Taxation, Chapter 2
Revitalization Areas, by adopting a new Section 13: 210
Jones Street Urban Revitalization Area, and establishing
requirements for qualifying property owners
SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Motion B; Motion
A
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
210 Jones Street-MVM Memo City Manager Memo
Staff Memo Staff Memo
Urban Revitalization Plan - 210 Jones Street Supporting Documentation
Ordinance Ordinance
Suggested Motion Supporting Documentation
THE CITY OF Dubuque
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Masterpiece on the Mississippi 2007.2012.2013
TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Urban Revitalization Area for Redevelopment at 210 Jones Street
DATE: November 1, 2016
Economic Development Director Maurice Jones recommends City Council approval of
an Ordinance adopting an Urban Revitalization Plan for the 210 Jones Street Urban
Revitalization Area to assist in the $2.6 million redevelopment of this property.
Under the Urban Revitalization Plan, a 10 year partial tax abatement is available to
assist the company with its expansion based on the actual value added by the
improvements.
The warehouse at 210 Jones Street is located at the gateway to the City of Dubuque
when arriving from the south or east. Since the late 1800s, the building has served
multiple commercial purposes, including a soap manufacturer (from 1909-1950) and
more recently (1980-2010) as the location of Dubuque Insulation & Siding Company
(DISCO). In recent years, the building has been vacant, with most windows and some
doors boarded up.
Chris Miller has been in conversations with City staff regarding the redevelopment of the
property at 210 Jones Street. Mr. Miller has identified two commercial tenants to
occupy the renovated building, and he has asked the City to participate in this project in
order to make the project financially feasible. The City, in return, will require certain
exterior improvements that will beautify this building which is highly visible from the
major intersection of Highways 20, 61, and 151.
The Development Agreement will provide that the developer will build a 12 space
parking lot that will be owned and managed by the City. There is a loss of some on-
street parking so this will be a net gain of 6 parking stalls for the area.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
Mic ael C. Van Milligen
MCVM:jh
Attachment
cc: Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
Teri Goodmann, Assistant City Manager
Maurice Jones, Economic Development Director
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Dubuque Economic Development Department
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Masterpiece on the Mississippi 200.2012.2013
TO: Michael Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Maurice Jones, Economic Development Director
SUBJECT: Urban Revitalization Area for Redevelopment at 210 Jones Street
DATE: October 31, 2016
INTRODUCTION
This memorandum presents for City Council an Ordinance adopting an Urban
Revitalization Plan for the 210 Jones Street Urban Revitalization Area to assist in the
$2.6 million redevelopment of this property.
BACKGROUND
The warehouse at 210 Jones Street is located at the gateway to the City of Dubuque
when arriving from the south or east. Since the late 1800s, the building has served
multiple commercial purposes, including a soap manufacturer (from 1909-1950) and
more recently (1980-2010) as the location of Dubuque Insulation & Siding Company
(DISCO). In recent years, the building has been vacant, with most windows and some
doors boarded up.
Chris Miller has been in conversations with City staff regarding the redevelopment of the
property at 210 Jones Street. Mr. Miller has identified two commercial tenants to
occupy the renovated building, and he has asked the City to participate in this project in
order to make the project financially feasible. The City, in return, will require certain
exterior improvements that will beautify this building which is highly visible from the
major intersection of Highways 20, 61, and 151.
The Development Agreement between the City and Developer will also require the
Developer to construct a twelve-stall parking lot, which the City will then own and
maintain as metered or leased stalls.
The Economic Development Department has already worked with our consultants and
the EPA to provide Phase I and Phase II Environmental Assessments under our current
Brownfields Assessment Grant. These assessments will identify whether any
contaminants are located at the property and if so, will suggest remediation/mitigation
strategies.
DISCUSSION
City Council approved Resolution 293-16 on August 1 , 2016 approving the 210 Jones
Street Urban Revitalization Area.
Under the Urban Revitalization Plan, a 10 year partial tax abatement is available to
assist the company with its expansion based on the actual value added by the
improvements. The abatement is for a period of 10 years.
The amount of the partial exemption is equal to a percent of the actual value added by
the improvements, determined as follows:
A. For the first year, eighty percent (80%).
B. For the second year, seventy percent (70%).
C. For the third year, sixty percent (60%).
D. For the fourth year, fifty percent (50%).
E. For the fifth year, forty percent (40%).
F. For the sixth year, forty percent (40%).
G. For the seventh year, thirty percent (30%).
H. For the eighth year, thirty percent (30%).
I. For the ninth year, twenty percent (20%).
J. For the tenth year, twenty percent (20%).
As no further public comment or petition was received within 30 days of the public
hearing, Iowa Code Section 404.2(6) allows for the passage of an ordinance for final
adoption of the Urban Revitalization Plan.
RECOMMENDATION/ ACTION STEP
I recommend that the City Council approves the attached Ordinance adopting the 210
Jones Street Urban Revitalization Plan. This action supports the Council's goal of
supporting economic development while simultaneously reducing our debt level
commitments.
Prepared by: Jill M. Connors, Economic Development, 50 W. 13th Street, Dubuque IA 52001, 563 589-4213
Return to: Jill M. Connors, Economic Development, 50 W. 13th Street, Dubuque IA 52001, 563 589-4213
ORDINANCE NO. 57-16
AMENDING CITY OF DUBUQUE CODE OF ORDINANCES TITLE 3, REVENUE AND
TAXATION, CHAPTER 2 REVITALIZATION AREAS, BY ADOPTING A NEW
SECTION 13: 210 JONES STREET URBAN REVITALIZATION AREA, AND
ESTABLISHING REQUREMENTS FOR QUALIFYING PROPERTY OWNERS
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances Title 3, Chapter 2 is hereby
amended by adding the following:
3-2-13: 210 Jones Street
A. The area hereinafter described is hereby designated as the 210 Jones Street
urban revitalization area in accordance with the code of Iowa:
LOT 1 OF CITY LOT 541, LOT 2 OF CITY LOT 541, CITY LOT 542, LOT 1 OF
LOT 2 OF CITY LOT 543, LOT 2 OF LOT 2 OF CITY LOT 543, LOT "A" OF
"VACATED SHIELDS STREET", AND, LOT 2 OF LOT "D" OF "VACATED
SHIELDS STREET", IN THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, ACCORDING TO
THE UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS' MAP OF THE SURVEY OF THE
TOWN OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, AND THE RECORDED PLATS OF SAID
RESPECTIVE SUBDIVISIONS.
B. The 210 Jones Street Urban Revitalization Plan as attached hereto is hereby
adopted and approved and the properties within said described area shall be
subject to the provisions of said Plan.
C. The 210 Jones Street Urban Revitalization Plan shall hereafter be on file in
the City Clerk's Office, City Hall, Dubuque, Iowa.
Section 2. This ordinance takes effect upon publication.
Passed and approved this 7th day of November, 2016.
Attest:
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Roy D. Buol, Mayor
210 JONES STREET
URBAN REVITALIZATION AREA PLAN
JUNE 2016
Introduction:
The State of Iowa Urban Revitalization Act, Code of Iowa, Chapter 404 (the "Act"),
authorizes cities to designate one or more areas of the City as a revitalization area, with
the goal of increasing or stabilizing the local tax base by encouraging new construction
which might otherwise not occur. Improvements to qualified real estate with these
designated areas may then become eligible for an exemption from property taxes for a
specified numbers of years. To implement the provisions of the Act, the City must
prepare a revitalization plan for each designated area.
This document is the plan addressing the requirements of the Act for an area to be
known as the "210 Jones Street Urban Revitalization Area."
Area eligibility criteria:
The 210 Jones Street Urban Revitalization Area below meets the criteria for
designation, specifically Section 404.1 (4) of the Code of Iowa, and constitutes "an area
which is appropriate as an economic development area" as defined in Section 403.17 of
the Code of Iowa.
Objectives:
This Plan was prepared in conformance with Sections 404.1 and 404.2 of the Act for the
purpose of providing incentives and outlining procedures to enhance the potential for
commercial development in the 210 Jones Street Urban Revitalization Area. The
primary objectives of this Plan are as follows:
• Encouraging new construction of commercial properties through the
abatement of taxes on the value of the improvements constructed.
• Improving economic conditions in the City by creating new commercial
development opportunities and taking steps to increase the tax base.
• Assisting businesses in the area in their expansion activities.
Legal description:
The property to be included in the 210 Jones Street Urban Revitalization Area is located
in the Greater Downtown Urban Renewal District, and is legally described as:
LOT 1 OF CITY LOT 541 , LOT 2 OF CITY LOT 541 , CITY LOT 542, LOT 1 OF
LOT 2 OF CITY LOT 543, LOT 2 OF LOT 2 OF CITY LOT 543, LOT "A" OF
"VACATED SHIELDS STREET", AND, LOT 2 OF LOT "D" OF "VACATED
SHIELDS STREET", IN THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, ACCORDING TO
THE UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS' MAP OF THE SURVEY OF THE
TOWN OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, AND THE RECORDED PLATS OF SAID
RESPECTIVE SUBDIVISIONS.
A map of the 210 Jones Street Urban Revitalization Area boundaries is attached as
Exhibit A.
Current assessed value:
The current assessed valuation of the 210 Jones Street Urban Revitalization Area as of
January 1 , 2016, is $254,005.00: $74,099.00 for the building and $179,906.00 for the
land.
Property ownership:
The current property owner in the 210 Jones Street Urban Revitalization Area, as of
January 1 , 2016 is 210 Jones, LLC, 1205 Heather Glen, IA 52003.
Existing and Proposed Land Use and Zoning Classification:
The existing and future land use for the property located within the 210 Jones Street
Urban Revitalization Area is Commercial (C).
City Services:
The City is not proposing to extend any City services to the 210 Jones Street Urban
Revitalization Area that are not already provided.
Relocation:
No relocation will occur due to the redevelopment of the 210 Jones Street Urban
Revitalization Area. There are currently no residents located in the 210 Jones Street
Urban Revitalization Area and no resident or business will be forced to leave due to
potential redevelopment of the 210 Jones Street Urban Revitalization Area.
Eligible Improvements:
Eligible improvements are limited to rehabilitation of existing commercial structures
within the 210 Jones Street Urban Revitalization Area. All new construction, in order to
be considered eligible, must be completed in conformance with all applicable
regulations of the City of Dubuque. No abatement will be allowed unless a building
permit has been issued by the City with respect to the project for which the abatement is
requested.
Actual value added by improvements means the actual value added as of the first year
for which the exemption was received according to tax assessment valuation
determined by the Dubuque County Assessor.
Exemptions:
All commercial and/or industrial real estate is eligible to receive a partial exemption from
taxation on the actual value added by the improvements. The exemption is for a period
of ten (10) years. The amount of the partial exemption is equal to a percent of the
actual value added by the improvements, determined as follows:
A. For the first year, eighty percent (80%).
B. For the second year, seventy percent (70%).
C. For the third year, sixty percent (60%).
D. For the fourth year, fifty percent (50%).
E. For the fifth year, forty percent (40%).
F. For the sixth year, forty percent (40%).
G. For the seventh year, thirty percent (30%).
H. For the eighth year, thirty percent (30%).
I. For the ninth year, twenty percent (20%).
J. For the tenth year, twenty percent (20%).
Application Procedures:
An application must be filed for each new exemption claimed. A property owner must
apply to the City for an exemption by February 1 sc of the assessment year for which the
exemption is first claimed. The application must contain, but is not limited to, the
following information: a description of the proposed new construction project, its cost,
and the estimated or actual date of completion of the new construction. All applications
must be on the form of application provided by the City.
Approval of Applications:
A property owner may submit a proposal for a new commercial construction project to
the City Council to receive prior approval for eligibility for a tax exemption on the project.
The City Council must give its prior approval if the project is in conformance with this
Plan for revitalization. However, if the proposal is not approved, the owner may submit
an amended proposal for the City Council to approve or reject. Such prior approval will
not entitle the owner to exemption from taxation until the new construction has been
completed and found to be qualified for the exemption.
For prior approval and non-prior approval applications, the City Council must approve
an application submitted for approval if:
The project, as determined by the City Council, is in conformance with this Plan;
The project is located within the 210 Jones Street Urban Revitalization Area;
The improvements were made during the time the 210 Jones Street Urban
Revitalization Area was so designated;
The project has obtained a building permit from the City; and
Any other legal requirement.
All approved applications must be forwarded by the City to the Dubuque City Assessor
by March 1 for review, and a final determination of eligibility by the Assessor, pursuant
to Section 404.5 of the Code of Iowa. The City Assessor must make a physical review
of all properties with approved applications. The City Assessor must determine the
increase in actual value for tax purposes due to the new construction and notify the
applicant of the determination, which may be appealed to the local board of review
pursuant to Section 441 .37 of the Code of Iowa. After the initial tax exemption is
granted, the City Assessor must continue to grant the tax exemption for the time period
specified on the approved application. The tax exemptions for the succeeding years will
be granted without the owner(s) having to file an application for succeeding years.
Revenue Bonds:
The City has no plans at the present time to issue revenue bonds for revitalization
projects within the 210 Jones Street Urban Revitalization Area.
Conclusion:
The incentives provided within the 210 Jones Street Urban Revitalization Area are
intended to assist 210 Jones, LLC with a rehabilitation of the property beginning in
2016.
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CERTIFICATION OF PUBLICATION
I, Suzanne Pike, a Billing Clerk for Woodward Communications, Inc., an Iowa corporation, publisher
of the Telegraph Herald,a newspaper of general circulation published in the City of Dubuque, County
of Dubuque and State of Iowa; hereby certify that the attached notice was published in said newspaper
on the following dates: November 11, 2016, and for which the charge is $19.84.
Subscribed to before me otary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa,
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this .7,0 day of
Notary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa.
OFFICIAL
PUBLICATION
ORDINANCE NO. 57-16
AMENDING CITY OF
DUBUQUE CODE OF
ORDINANCES TITLE 3,
REVENUE AND 'TAX-
ATION, CHAPTER 2
REVITALIZATION'
AREAS, BY ADOPTING
A NEW `SECTION 13:
210 JONES STREET
URBAN REVITALIZA-
TION AREA, AND
ESTABLISHING RE-``
QUREMENTS FOR
QUALIFYING PROPER-
TY OWNERS
NOW, THEREFORE, BE
IT RESOLVED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF DUBUQUE, i
IOWA:
Section 1. City of
Dubuque Code of
Ordinances Title 3,
Chapter 2 is hereby
amended by adding
the following:
3-2-13: 210 Jones
Street
A. The area here-
inafter described is
hereby designated as
the 210 Jones Street
urban revitalization.
area In accordance
with the code of Iowa:
LOT 1 OF CITY LOT
541, LOT 2 OF CITY LOT
541, CITY LOT 542, LOT
1 OF LOT 2 OF CITY LOT
543, LOT 2 OF LOT 2 OF
CITY LOT 543, LOT "A"
OF "VACATED SHIELDS
STREET", AND,' LOT 2
OF ' LOT "D" ' OF
"VACATED SHIELDS
STREET", IN THE CITY
OF _DUBUQUE, IOWA,
ACCORDING TO THE
UNITED STATES COM-
MISSIONERS' MAP OF
THE SURVEY OF THE
TOWN OF DUBUQUE,
IOWA, AND THE
RECORDED PLATS OF
SAID RESPECTIVE SUB-
DIVISIONS.
B. .The 210 Jones
Street Urban Revitaliza-
tion Plan as attached
hereto' is " hereby
Y K. ES•TEHMEYER
Commission Number 154885
My Comm. Exp. i E ;?. 1, 2Q17
adopted and approved
and the properties
within said described
area shall be subject to
the provisions of said
Plan.
C. The 210 Jones
Street Urban Revitaliza-
tion Plan shall ;here-
after be on file in the
City Clerk's Office, City
Hall, Dubuque, Iowa.
Section 2. This
ordinance takes effect
upon publication.
Passed and approved
this 7th day of
November, 2016.
/s/Roy D. Buol, Mayor';
Attest: /s/Kevin S.
Firnstahl, City Clerk
Published officially in
the Telegraph Herald'
newspaper on the llth
day of November, 2016.
/s/Kevin S. Firnstahl,
City Clerk
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Prepared by: Jill M. Connors, Economic Development, 50 W. 13th Street, Dubuque IA 52001, 563 589-4213
Return to: Jill M. Connors, Economic Development, 50 W. 13th Street, Dubuque IA 52001, 563 589-4213
ORDINANCE NO. 57-16
AMENDING CITY OF DUBUQUE CODE OF ORDINANCES TITLE 3, REVENUE AND
TAXATION, CHAPTER 2 REVITALIZATION AREAS, BY ADOPTING A NEW
SECTION 13: 210 JONES STREET URBAN REVITALIZATION AREA, AND
ESTABLISHING REQUREMENTS FOR QUALIFYING PROPERTY OWNERS
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances Title 3, Chapter 2 is hereby
amended by adding the following:
3-2-13: 210 Jones Street
A. The area hereinafter described is hereby designated as the 210 Jones Street
urban revitalization area in accordance with the code of Iowa:
LOT 1 OF CITY LOT 541, LOT 2 OF CITY LOT 541, CITY LOT 542, LOT 1 OF
LOT 2 OF CITY LOT 543, LOT 2 OF LOT 2 OF CITY LOT 543, LOT "A" OF
"VACATED SHIELDS STREET", AND, LOT 2 OF LOT "D" OF "VACATED
SHIELDS STREET", IN THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, ACCORDING TO
THE UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS' MAP OF THE SURVEY OF THE
TOWN OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, AND THE RECORDED PLATS OF SAID
RESPECTIVE SUBDIVISIONS.
B. The 210 Jones Street Urban Revitalization Plan as attached hereto is hereby
adopted and approved and the properties within said described area shall be
subject to the provisions of said Plan.
C. The 210 Jones Street Urban Revitalization Plan shall hereafter be on file in
the City Clerk's Office, City Hall, Dubuque, Iowa.
Section 2. This ordinance takes effect upon publication.
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Passed and approved this 7th day of November, 2016.
Attest:
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Roy D. Buol, Mayor
STATE OF IOWA
CERTIFICATE of the CITY CLERK
) SS:
COUNTY OF DUBUQUE )
I, Kevin S. Firnstahl, do hereby certify that I am the duly appointed, qualified, City Clerk
of the City of Dubuque, Iowa, in the County aforesaid, and as such City Clerk, I have in
my possession or have access to the records of the proceedings of the City Council. I
do further state that the hereto attached Ordinance No. 57-16 is a true and correct
copy of the original.
In Testimony Whereof, I hereunto set my hand and official seal of the City of Dubuque,
Iowa.
Dated at Dubuque, Iowa, on this 8th day of November, 2016.
Kevi Firnstahl, C
, City Clerk