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IOWA CITY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
DECEMBER 11,1091' 4:30 P,M,
CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS
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MEMBERS PRESENT:
Condaco AndO'Ion, Jail BAllA, E,nlo Galo" CAlho,lno John.on,
John Pollon
MEMBERS ABSENT:
BTAFF PRESENT:
DTHERS PRESENT:
Nono
Molody Rockwon, DAna ChrfstlAnson, Miry Jo Noll
To,ry Day/a. Wornar Schwarz
CA~L TO OROEQ:
Chal,pe'lon Polton collod tho moollng to ordor It 4:33 p.m.
CONSIOE6!.T10N OF THE MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 13. IOU:
114111 movod to IPptOVO tho mlnutol 01 tho Novombor 13. 180 I. maotlno, Johnson
,ocondod, Tho motion cOlllod 5.0,
VARIANCI! IT~:
1. VR.9102, Public hoarlng on a roquOll .ubmlued by Davia Slonl. Inc, lor EoOlo
Count,y Mo,kotto permit Illl/allon 01 up to lOUIlrofollendlno Ilonlln tho CN.lzono
lor prope,ty localod It 800 N, Dodoo Stroot Ind at tho po, kino a,oa locatod .0Ulh 01
tho raolo SIOfO, .crOIl ChUlch SUoot,
Rockwoll rovlowod tho IIOlI,opOlt dOled Docembo,I',199'. StAll,ocommondod donlal 01
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In rOlponlo to . qutltlon Irom Pollan. ChrlltlAn.on Itolod thAt tho BOA,d daIS not havo tho
/url.dlcllon to o,d., romoval 01 tho slgnl, Ho o.plalnod that tho non'conlormlty CAn conllnuo
Un/III tho Ilona ora allorod, In rOlponso Irom 0 quosllon 110m BArta, Chtlsllanson uplalnod
thot tho Ilonl can bo molnlaJnod only to p,ovont a public hozord Irom dovoloplno, Ha
Indlcotod that tho Intont 01 tho Ordlnanco II to havo Iho .Ionl ovonlually como Into
compllonco, which In this COIO would moon that tho IIoo'llandlno Ilonl would bo romovod,
PUBLIC QISCUSSIOtI:
Torry Dovlll. Doyl~ Slon!,1M.. prmnlOd Ih! BOllld with photOgllllhl 10 /tlloCllho proposod
chonool, Ho uplolnod lhottho vl/lanco WII bolno roquOllod to po,mlt onlV a chanoo Ollh~
logo on tho alon laCOl 01 tho o.'sllno lour Iroo'lIIIndlno slon., Dovla Ilalod thatlho lh,oo
I,oo,"ondlno Ilgnl on tho nOllh par kino 101 had boon In placo slnco 1963, Tho a10n In lho
louth pAr kino lot had boon In placo slnco 1970, Ho nOlod lhallho signs conlormod with lho
ulsllno lion ,ogulatlons at tho tlmo Ihoy woro conSlluclad, Ho know 01 no complolnla 0'
probloml causod by tho lions In tho pall 2B vaars,
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DOlld 01 Ad/ullmont
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00'(10 toltlhal chanolno lho Co/OI and copy 01 lho alon. would ba v/owad In mall CItlOl 01
oanoral malnlonaneo, Ho Indlcalod lhot a danlol 01 Ihll roquOSl would POll a dlllully 101 tho
Eaolo ItO'O 01 a bUllnOll bacauso It would ,olultln two dilloront lion logos on Iho silO, ThO
Irao'lIOndlng lIons would not ba canslllonl wllh tho now 100cla slon on lho 11010, DoVlo
luorted that .Ithough changlno tho Imago 01 tho It Of 0 WOI 0 conflict 01 lho appllcant'l own
makino, ho thought that having pooplo UIO tho old Idontlllcollon 101 tho 11010 walllmila,to
hovlno no Idonllncotlan 101 tho 11010, Davia II/ouod Ihat only tho ColOf and copy 01 tho lion
would bo changod, Ho did not ballevo thot It was tho Inlont Ollho O,dinoneo to ptovontthll
typo 01 actIvity,
DoVlo addod that compllaneo with tho roqulromonll 01 tho Slon O,dlnoneo would also limit the
Eao'e ItOlO to ono monumonl lIon on oach lito, DoVlo omphosllOd thol thoro II not on
app,op,lalo locatIon to p1aco 0 monumonlllon an tho DodOo SI/oot p,oporty, .Ithough It mloht
bo pOlllblo In tho parklno orOl louth 01 ChUlch SI/oot, Ho not ad that tho buildup 01 snow and
parkod carl would obscUlo a monumont slon on tho cornor 01 Dodoo and Chwch 11/0011, II
was hlllmprasslon that monumontslons lorvad 01 on Invito lion to vandalism. Ho said thll
hod bean a problom with monumontllonl at olhll 110'01, Ho rocoilod that othllltoras with
only monumont lions wo'o ovonlually closod, DoVlo lolt thai tho Ilgn.oo IImllallon.
conulbutod to tho closuro., Doyla Indlcolod that manum ant lIon. ora moro difficult .nd
oxponslvo to maintain then lloo'lIOndino lions,
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DoVlo oXpfalnod that tho Dodoo 51/001 Eaolo ItOlO II In . unlquo sltuallon bocauso It II lot "
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back 100 loot Irom Dodoo SI/oot. which II much IUlthor ba~k than otho, buslnOllOlln tho
1101, Ho no lad that both tho lurnllura ItO'O and tho Sunoco OOlllatlon ocrosl tha Itroot 0'0
much closor to Dodoo Stltot and "0 mo,o OIslly v111b10 and 1011 In nood ol',oo'lIOndlno
Ilgns, Ho omphalllOd lhatthe Eagle sto,o II sot back 100 loot 110m a ana.way Itroot end
caMot bo soon by louthbound ca", bocauso 01 both housOl end t,oOlthatllo loco tad closo
to tho Itraat nOllh 01 tho Eaolo Itoro propolly, Ho said that II a varlaneo WOl not grant ad, tho
ItO'O would bo lorcod to rOllln tho existing liOns In thai, prOlont condition, Barta askod lor
Inlormatlon on tho typical cuSlomll atthls ItO'O, Doylo Ilalod that as align contractOl ho
was not quollllod to .n.wor. but laid that tho locallon ollorl tho oPpollunllY 10 10rvO 01 bOlh
a nolohbOlhood Itoro and to attract l,anslonttrafflc, In rOlponlO to 0 quostlon 110m Dalla,
DoVlo laid that tho oxlstlno lions would bo ralalnod Simply out 01 nocolllty to malnlaln
visibility,
Pallon askod that litho varlanco wore danlod, would tho Eaolo 1I0ro havo any rODlonablo usa
lolt 01 tho p,oporty. WIlIlar Schwall, Consl,ucllon Monagor lor Eaglo Country Markol; laid
tho Itora would ottompt to Itay In bUllnOll, but It would bo difficult" poopfo could not lOa
tho sto,o as oosily, Palton oskod IIlho bu,don on lhls buslnOllls ony oroalo'lhan It I. on
othor buslnossos In lho oroa, Schwa,z nOlod lho sot back 01 almolt 200 loot that docroOlO.
the visibility 01 the Itore; thet Il!Olll! cln't SO! th! buslnm untilth!y II! right In front olth!
storo,
Johnson askod lithO sign ordinanco would ailow lor omranco and oxit signs In tho parking 101,
Johnson '011 It would bo unsofo II onl/anc%xlt .Igns wo'o nOI ovailablo at thl. SilO,
Christianson ,ospondod thai tho onl/anc%xllslgns could bo dlrocllonalslgns and would bo
ailowod litho slon loco woro 6 squaro 1001 or lou, Davia said lhatlf tho dl,octlonalslgns ora
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too small, thoy bocomo Inallocllvo. Ho IIkod how many monumonlllons would be Illowed
on tho proparty, Rockwall Slid thaI tho Ordinanco dotl not o.plicllly limit to 0Il0 tho numbor
01 monumont lions pOlmlllod on 0 proporty In Iho eN.llono. ChrlSlllnlOn addod thltln lho
CN.1 zona. tho number and Iquare 1001000 01 monumonl Ilonl would bo Umllod by lho
amount 01 lot frontaoo, In rOlponsa to a quoltlon from Barta. Rockwolllndlcatod that tho
mulmum holoht pormlllod lor monumontslonl In tho CN.I ZOllO 1IIIvoloot,
BOARD DISCUSSION:
Galor notod thotlt wal 0 tough daclslon not to oronttho rolt\lOllod vorlaneo, but said It WII
claar to him Ihlt ollthroo 10ltllor ha,dshlp had not boon mot by tho applicant, Ho did not
lOa on unnocossary hl,dshlp In thll coso, Ho thought tho ItOlO could luMVO wllh tho
axlsllno lions, Gala, also Indica tad that tho Inlont 01 tho Ordinaneo to olimlnolO non.
conformlno lions WII on Important Ilctor In hll doclslon,
Pollan advlsod tho applicant that tho Boord larval In alt\lasl'iudlclol Clpaclty Ind II Omltod
to applylno tho Zonlno Ordlnaneo without croatlng or omondlng law, Ho lorood tho,o was not
an unnocolSOry ha,dshlp In this coso, Ho loll tho Itoio.'would bo .b10 to ItlY In buslnou and
do woll. polton Indlcatad thllttha,o aro othor buslnosios on tho samo IUOOtthat oro In tho
sama Iltuatlon and that thll buslnOll would nOl lullor I orIOla' burdon boCIUSO 01 tho
rooulatlons, Pollon lelt It would bo Inoqultablo to pormlt thll buslnOll to 0lto,Illlllo'Itlnd1no
Ilonl whon othor buslnollOlln tho 1'00 had boon'donlod lho samo typo 01 'Olt\lOlt, Polton
thouOht that tho to,m .publlc IntorOlt. WOl opon to doflnltlon and notod thot po,hapllt would
bo approprlato 10' Council to IddrOll thllluuo, Ho Ilatod thot to orant thll vlllaneo would
bo conuary to tho Intont 01 tho Ordlnanco Ind tho obloctlvOl 01 tho Complohonslvo Plan,
Pollon concluded that ho would opposo t~1 potltlon,
Barta Ita tad hll concornl rooardlno saloty In tho ovonlnolll tho,o woro no dl,octlonal slonl,
Howovor, Barto Itlauad that tho th,oo,part ha,dshlp tOlt must bo mot, Ho 1.ld tho koy 101
him WOl whethor any ,monablo usa 01 tho proporty could continuo lItho varlaneo woro
donlod, Ho oxplalnad that whlla danlal 01 this roquast mloht bo lomowhat hormlulto tho
buslnoss. there would slill bo a ,monablo UIO 01 tho proporty. Barta laid that thoro II ·
rOlldontlal charoctor to tho nalghborhood and largo 1I0hlod Ilonl at n10ht ala not conslstonl
with thll chOlacto,.
Johnson Itated that Dodoo Suoot Is 0 malar .rtarlalluoot ond not. rOlldontl.lltlOOI, Sho
Indlcatod thot tho Eagle Iloro was locatod thoro bocauso 01 how Dodoo Stroot lunctlonl and
tho ability to Olllact tran.lont buslnoss, Sho lolt this WOl not just a PlI'O and slmpla
,osldontlel aroo: that Dodgo Suaot carrlod 0 lot 01 tlolllc louthbound from Inlorlloto BO, Sho
alia had conca,"s reoardlno saloW II no ontranco/ultllgnl wore parmillod, Howovor.
Johnson sold tho hardship 10111 wero vo,y dllllcult to me!I, II bocomos 0 qUOltlon 01 tho
dagrao 01 hardship, Sho Indlcatod sho would bo vOllno aoalnlt opp,oval 01 tho roquolt
bacause not ail 01 tho tost. 01 ha,dshlp had boon mat by tho applicant,
Andorson said sho would VOIO in opposlllon to tho va/lanco rOquOll bocauSllho Inlont of tho
Oldlnanco Is claar. Sho naiad Ihattha oppllcanll can lull usa lho oxllllno slonllo Iho SlW
no unnocossa,y hardship, In losponso to a quostlon from Barta, Chrllllanlan uplalnod that
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malntonanco would bo allowod only to ovoid 0 hazard and strassed that tho Intant of tho
Ordlnanco Is lor tho ovontualromoval 01 non.conlormlng signs. Whon tho sign Is no longer
laglblo.1t Ihould bo takon down. not ropalntod. Polton strouod that tho low Is closr ond tho
"quast must bo danlod under tho prosont low. Ho loltlt would bo unlortunato II tho rosult
01 tho danlal would ~o that tho undeslrod signs remalnod on tho Eeglo storo proporties.
~OT10N:
Johnlon movod to approvo YR.9102, a varlanca IOqullt to permit changing tho a1gn lacol
and rotalnlng throe lrea'ltendlng a1gnl on tho 600 N. Dodge property and ona frea'ltondlng
IIgn on tho Itoro'a parking oraD proporty louth acroll Church Streot. Oalor locondod. IhA
lI1AlIon laUed on 0 voto 01 O.!!.
polton Inlormod tho potltloner 01 tho rights 01 appoal.
pOARO OF AOJUST~ENT INFORMATION:
Rockwoll provldod tho Board with an ovorvlow 01 procadural and substantlvo duo process
raqulramints. She requested Board membars to Indica to whathar Its procodural rulu noadad
to bo amondod.
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HW . Rockwoll Dlkad II tho Board loll that tho curront public notlco procodures woro
adoquato. Polton luggastod that tho public notlco IIgn should balocatad on tho proparty and
lottorl 10 tho lurroundlng proporty ownors should bo mallod at loost ono waok prior to tho
public hoarlng rathor than tho Friday boloro tho hoarlng. Ho Indlcotod that lovon calondar
day. was 0 mora reasonablo public notlco tlmo porlod. In rosponso to a quostlon from Polton.
,I Rockwoll explalnod thot tho Stoto Codo doos not require tonants to bo notlllod, only tho octual
proporty ownors.
OODortunltv to ba bIA!lI' Rockwoll sold that tho way tho Board handlod Its dobato ond voto
In public with both pro and con statomants bolng hoard soomod adoquato to moot tho Intont
01 this duo proeon roqulromont.
B!llhlIO crD55./lXnmlllA . Rockwollsald that this Is pormlttod Inlormally by tho Boord, but Is
molO In tho lorm 01 rebuttal. Christianson sold that tho robuttal sorvos tho pur po so 01 cross.
, oxamlnatlon. Rockwalllndlcalod that wrltton comments aro also submlttod without tho
opportunity lor cross.oxamlnatlon, but noted that Christianson had advlsod hor that tho Boord
approprlatoly gavo this typo ollnlormatlon tho samo wolght os hoarsay II glvon In 0 coull 01
low. In rDlponso to 0 quutlon Irom Polton. Christianson sold that tho swoarlng In or
wltnosses might bo moro approprlalo II thoro wos ono unlflod objoctor, but that gonorally
opposition to Boord of Adjustmont raquosts was more loosely organlzod. polton did not hove
o problom with kooplng tho rulo rogordlng tho swoarlng In 01 wltnessos. but sold as
Chalrporson, ho would not exorclso this powor. Thoro was a consonsus to rotoln this
languago In tho Doard's procodural rulos.
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pl.crosure/Ex Porte CommunlcallO(1 . Rockwall luggelled lhat II Boord mom bOil worD
contoctod by mombors 01 Iho publiC obout COlas comlng bolOlo tha Boord. It would be
opprcprloto 10 Indicoto that Ihoy could nOlllllOn loony commonts oUlsldo cl tho Board'l
publiC hoorlng and to advllo tho Individual to ollhor wrlto Iho Board ond/or oppoar ot tho public
hoarlng. Poltoo lolllhat Boold momborl cculd lilton 10 commonts 110m tho public, bUl ho had
moro eoncorn with Boord momberl talking Imong thomsolvos. Chtlstianson said ho
undorstood Polton'l Utlwlllingnau to cut Somlona oil, but said that Ihoro aro tlmos when tho
Ippllclnt or on opponanl cllha Ippliclnt would nct blllovo that 0 Board mombor was not
Inlluoncld by what was Slid oullldo cl tho Board moollng. Ho luggostod thoro eould bo an
.mondmlnt drallld lor Iho MOl that would discourlgo mombors 110m IIslonlng ond dilcusslng
COSOI ouII/do 01 tho Board moo ling: thai would prohibit ox parto communlcallon as pall 01
lho doclaloo pIOCOSl.
Barla mOllod that It was not /lfOPOI 10 IIlton to commonlS oUlsldo 01 tho mooting. Ho
II/000od that 000 momber would be ,ocolvlng Inl00matlon that othar Board mombolS and Iho
public would nct be "colvlng. Andorsoo loll thot In opinion would Itorl to bo rOlmad ovan
II tho Boold mombor was not awaro cllt. Pollon Ilotod lhat ho prolorrod not to havo to glvo
. "port to tho lull bOlrd on OIch conlact mldo oullldo Ollho mooting. Balli oxprossod tho
concorn that on Indlvldull might loollhat talkIng to . Boald mombor II .nough ond Ihon not
'1I0ne! tho moollng. Ho said pooplo Ihould ot IlIIt be wornod that what thoy lay outlldo 01
. mooting caMot be consldllod during tho Boald'. dollberallonl. Tho Board ograod to bo
clutloul about III pallo communication, but datolmlnod not to amond tho plocodurallulosto
.xpllcltly Idd".. thll I..uo.
fIlllIJnol 01 Fact. Rockwolll4ld Ihat molO d0111l provldod by Boord mombors on Iho IDClors
01 . coso that Innuonco tholr doclalOOI would not only bo usolullltho CliO Indad up In
Dlltrlct Court, but would 0110 bo hOlplullor Ih. Houllng ond Inlpocllon Sorvlcos Dopollmont ,I
rogardlng tho onlOlclmont 01 Board doclllons. Pollon sllossod that tho Board mombors nood
to stoto Iho bOil. 100Iholr vOtOl.
~iCII ollnlellll . Rockwoll Itotod that during tho tlmo Iho had wOlkod with tho Boord.
Iho had lound tho Board mombors to bo IClupulously carolulln thlllOgard.
~ . Rockwolllold Ihoro WOlO no ploblomlln thll aroo. Tho Board hlndlallll
eml plomplly, ond only dolors octlon at tho roquOlt 01 tho oppllclnl.
Rftcord 01 ProcMdlMI . Rockwoll alluaed Ihot Ihero nooda 10 bo 1I eloal. dotallod locold 0'
Iho Inlont ollho Board.
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RockwolllOvlowod tho procodurallulo chongol luggoslod by Iho Board which woro Ihat signs
ahould bo pcstod on lho lub/oct plopolly and nollllcaUon 101l0rs ahould bo mallod at least
lOVon daYlln odvanco 01 tho Board's public hoallng.
Johnscn ,olorrod to SE.9t14 on 725 S. Clinton SIIOOt and sold sho would IIko to locommond
Ihot Iho Tlalllc Englnoor PUISUO tho plohlbltlon cl on.stloot parking on tho nOllh lido 01
Lo'ayollo Stroot botwoon Clinton SI/OOI and tho olloy. Johnson olao oskod Ihat tho mil
recommondation ond maps lOooldlng chulch par kino bo mollod 10 tho alloclod chulchos on
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Docomber II, 1991
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tho NOIth Sldo, Sho said dllulbullon ollholo maps could ollovlalo lomo parklno P1obloml,
beC.UIO poop/o would bocorn. moro aW4Io olallOlnatlvo parking 11m avoil~blo on SundAY
mOlnlnol.
Rockwan Indlcatod lhat It tho JanuAry moollng thoro would bo In ollcllon 01 O,"COII. Sho
1110 Ilpot1od that 114111 hid boon rOlppolntod 10 10rvo Ilv000h January " 1997.
6DJOU~NMENTl
Bartl moved to adjourn It 6: 1 0 P.M. AndOllon 10Condld. Tha motion clrrlod 5.0.
, John POlton, ChAir porion
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MI/CPy R~W?, SOcrOtltV
M1nulOl lubrnlttld by Mory Jo Noll
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"INUTES
IOWA CITY CIVIL SERVICE COIlHISSIOII
RECREATION CENTER, ROOK A
DECEMBER 19, 1991
"EMBERS PRESENT 1 Klehaol Konnody, Bud Loull, Lyra Dloklrlon
HEKBERS ABSENTI Nono
STAFF PR!SEHTl sylvia "ojla, R.J. Wlnkllhako
JlECOMMENDATIONIl TO CITY COUNCILL
coamilaionarl roeoamondad that council approvo tho cortlflod liat
for tho pOlition of polico Lloutonant.
JlECOMMENDATIONIl TO CITY MANAGER AND STAFFI
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&1nn(ARY OF REt.EVANT DIIlCUIlSIONL
Chairporoon Konnady callod tho lDootin9 to order at 3130 p...
Followin9 a roviow of tho cortifiod lilt for tho poaitlon of polico
Lioutonant Konnody lovod and Louil locondod tho lDotlon to adopt tho
cortifiod lilt al proaontod. Kotion carrlod unanllDoualY, Konnody
oponod tho floor for old or now buainoal. Thoro wal no old or now
buo1noll.
Konnody lDovod and Dickoraon loconclod to adjourn tho lDootin9.
Motion oarriod unanilDoully.
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MINUTES
BROADBAND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1" 1991 .5:15 PM
SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER
MEMBERS PRESENT:
MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
OTHERS PRESENT:
Trey Slovens, Paul Casalle, Cordoll Joppson, Regor Chris lIon
Nono
Shlllor, Breu. Burnlld.
Lldl Coehrln, Joan Van Deulon, Calol Spaziani. CISOY Asho
RECOMMENOATION TO COUNSEL
R.commondod FY1993 BTS budget as proposed.
LIST OP MATTERS PENDING COMMISSION/COUNCIL OISPOSITIO~
Trlennl.1 rovl.w .nd cabl. TV rollanchlllng/lenowal nogotlatlons,
PlopolOd nlcol yoar 1993 OTS budgol.
SUMMARY OP DISCUSSION. ..
PA TV generltod /ull ovor ., ,000 through e lundlalling I.tter and lubmlllod IrequOlt lor
matchlng lundslo the Clly por the PATV/Clly agreamont. PATV recently submlllod a bid to
cabloCllt Iho Johnlon County Boord 01 Suporvllors moollng. Tho City Logal Dopartmont
IlIuod en opinion regilding whot the City Is oblo to do with regald to Inlormlng clllzons 01
ponding loglalollon. Shollll hu draflod a lellor 10 cillzons who wiSh to bo kept Inlormod 01
cablo TV d.volopmonll luch es rolranchlslng oCllvltlOI ond propoud loglslatlon. Van Dauson
reported that tho Ichool Iystom was planning to ulllizo Channol 27 lor Ilallln'lorvlco
training. Thllll 0 now uso lor tho schools. Asho IOportod that Llbrory AV uso remolnod
conSlant and several now plogram lilies oro In lho works. Shollor reportod II eomplalnts"
many about Incleasod ratos, threo about tho loss or tho Quod City channols, lour oboul poor
tochnlcal quality, ond ono about tillIng. Shallor submlltod tho pro po sod FY 1993 OTS budgot
ond tho Commllllon vOlod unanimously 10 recommond to Iho Councillhat It bo approvod.
In ruponso to Horltago'l roconl reto Incroaso and Inlormellon plovldod to subscllbors and to
Iho BTC, Stevons plosontod on analysll 01 tho Iowa City ralollndlcollng thol Horltoga'llellor
10 subscribe" may be mllloadlng. Tho 1018 ollncllISe Is 9% u por Slevan's analysis, nOI
5% ulndlcatod In Horllago'llallor. According to Slevons, Iho lato InCloosel In Iowa City
III mood thou 01 othor sYSlDms. Slovons will wlilO a 101101 to lho nowspapols on bohall
or tho CommissIon prosonllng tholl vlows on lho rocont rato Incroasos. Joppson nOlod that
Iho Encore channolls still bolng provldod Iroo lhroo months altor Horllago hod aald EncolO
subsCllblls had 10 piCk up doscramblors. Furthol, Encoro subscrlbors aro chI/god 0 ., 100
ond lho doscramblors causa a loss In Imago qua Illy. Jopp50n sIal ad lhat alolund Is In oldar
10 Encore subscllbor.. This Issuo will bo pursued. Quosllonnalras flom lho Busko GIOUp
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Cone.,nlng tho I.lr.nchlalng workshopl hAve boon r.colv.d ond or. bo1no lonnod. A dllp!ay
.d will bo pllc.d In tho PrOlI Cltlz.n promOl1ng lho wOlkshopI .nd 0 pro II rolmo luuod In
Jl/lUIry, PrIoritl.llor ,,'ranchlslng w." discullOd. NOI charglno 101 addillonal OUtl.ll ond
adding mort lpon. chAnnell WI" .ddod to the prlorllY 1111. Slevlnl hal boon worklno 10
Invclvt Cor.MII.1n tho "'Ianchlslng prOCIII. Tho prOlPOCt lor a JoInl communlly Illort lookl
good. Stlvl AlkIna Ind Ie.Ry H.yworth, the Cor.lvin. Clly Admlnlllrolor. will bo dllcuulng
tho poIslblUty 01 Coralvillo plcklng up Pitt ollhe 10wI CllY clblo TV conlullanl'l 100.
'a~l TO ORDER
Tho mDOtlng W'I clllod to ordor .t 5:20 p.m.
6PPROVAl O~ TH~ BTC MINUTES
II WOl moved by JOPPlln .nd locandod by COIOnO, 10 opprovo Iho Octobor 16, 198 " BTC
mlnutOl, Unanimously .pproved.
~IiDRT PUBLIC ANNOUNCEr,1ENTS
None.
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Sllvena .MOUtICod lhet on WodnolCllY, Docomber 16, Doll Hollino wllllpoak to tho Chambor
of CommOlco Local Governmont Allolrs Commllloo on coblo TV rollonchll1no. JOPPlon
vcI~tDO"d to work on tho ogondolor lho next BTC moollno with Shallor os Stovonl will bo
out 01 town. Slovenl aMouncld tho .ppolnlmont 01 IWO now commlulonorl, Rogor
Clvlltlon and Tim Flnar.
pATV REPORT
Shallor "porlod he had mot with PATV DIIOCIOl, John Hm, who luppllod doeumantl
Indlcollng PA TV had 1I110d jull ovor ".000 Ihrough 0 lundralslng 101101, Tho City has on
agroomont to match PA TV'I lundrolslno up to '8.000 and will Iholtly luuo 0 chock. Tho
ltall 01 PA TV has boon vory holplulln contlctlno poopl. lor tho IOIranchll1no WOlklhop 10
bo hold In Janutry. Stovonl nOlod on artlcloln tho po per 109 aIding 0 bld lubmlllod by PATV
10 cobloCllt Iho Johnson County Boold 01 Suporvllors mootlngs, Shollar commantod thot
HOII had oxprOllod concorn PIIOl to lubmllllng tho bld thollhll was a govornmont occm
1010, Shallor oncoulOgod f'A TV 10 go 'olwold wilh tho bid. In lupon.. 10 . quullon from
Coullo, ShollOt sold Oovornmonl AccOll Channol 29 would bo willing to coblocul tho
moal1nolln addlllon to Public AccOll ChaMol 2611 PATV oblolns tho contract and 10 deslros.
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LEGAL REPORT
Burnsld. IIpolt.d wt tho 'og.1 dopartm.nt had dlollod . m.mo which w.. gl....n to Holling
to be dlltrlbuted to tho Clty CouncU leglldlng IIIIInchlslng, Shaller oliO dlscuII.d with 10g.1
what tho Clly II pelmlned to do 10 Inlorm ciduM 01 propcl.d I.derllloglsl.tlon IIgllding
c.b1. TV, Shaller hal beon compiling. UsI 01 cltlz.nl who wlnllo be kePi .blmt 01
IIIIInchlslng .ctlvltl.. .nd prOPCled l.glslltlon. L.glllllUld on oplnlon Withe City may
Inlorm cltluM olllglal.tlvo .ctlon but m.y not llquolllUpport 01. lpeclflC posldon. Shaller
hal d'.'lod . lonll ualng Logol'l guldolln... SPlrlonl ollolld 10 put a copy on liIo at tho
UbI.ry.
ECC REPOR~
V.n D.ulln llpettod programming 110m OClober 15 to Doc.mbel 15 W'I .vonly dllulbulOd
belW.ln thr.. c.togorl..: 11 boald moo ling If 21 educollon lor Iludonl.: .nd 311nlormotlon
lor the public, On Decombtr 18, lho school sYlllm will provtdo a dllulct.wldo In'lorvlco
Ir.lnlng vi. ChaMtI 27 lor lho It.lI. TNIII a now UI. lor lho Ichooll .nd Involv.I p1.ylng
. IIPO loIlowld Wllh dlsculllon .1 ItCh 01 tho schooll.
L1BRARV REPORT
C..o~ Asho IOportod thai lho llUIllOlly AV 1IIIIItlcI Itom July to October IOmalnod
conslllont. AV lib UII w.. up slightly In November .nd lho number 01 proglOml cobl.cut
on Channal 20 w.. down slightly, A now progrsm, A Box Lunch S'!!u, II.rtod Docomber
11. It I. c.b1ocut live onee. month.nd IOpI.yed pellodlc.lly, Anolhor 101101, Tell "I' Your
~ m.y be wlOpped up In lOUt or five moro shOWI .nd thl producor, Ellon Buchanan, may
pOlalbly do .nolhor 1011.. contelld not on Indivlduall Wllh lOlling h1110rlcallmpacl, but en
IholO with InlOllltlng ItOllas to loll.
BTS REPOR~
Shollor IOpollod elolal 0111 complaints. many doallng with InclOuod 101as, throo on tho 1011
01 tho Quad Clllol chaMois, lOUt on poor tochnlcol quallly ond 000 en tlOllng. Shallor ollOlod
to toke quoltlonl on lho proPolOd FY 1993 BTS budgol which had provloully boon plovldod
to Iho commlls1on. It w.. movod by C'lollo and locondod bV JopplOn to IOcommond 10 Iho
City Council thot tho budgol be Ipprovod II proposod. Tho mOll en pOllod unanlmoully.
Quartorly ropOl1I 110 now baing plovldod by ItCh 01 tho dlvlllons ollho BTS oHlco.
HERITAGE REPOR~
Blough WOI not pruonl. Stovonllnltlolod 0 dllcusslon on 10101 ond liorlng. ShaHor uld Ihal
allhough 10101 cannOI cUllontly bo IOgulalod. lodorollaglslollon 10 bo Inlloducod In Fobluary
or March. HR 3560, would rOloguloto IOtOS bv local govornmonlS, Including tlalOd chonnols.
Sonalo Bill 12, which will como 10 tho IIoor In January. would IOroguloto basic rotOI but not
tlOlod chaMois.
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HR 3560 II Iuppo/lod by tho NOllonal Looguo 01 CiUol. Iho Unllod Sl.l.. Conll/once 01
MayolI, lho Nalional Alloclollon 01 Counllol, the Conluml/ Fedollllon 01 AmI/lea Ind I
number 01 cther orgonlZlllonl. Cmlle monllonod thallho 1110 /lgullllon IIIUOI nud 10 be
dllcullod with tho CItY'I conlufllntl 10 thot tho rolllnchlllng documontl mlY Incorporlll
loglslallvo changes. COlolla Ilatad ho lolt thtl elOlll/IO Blough upruslng dlllllill.ctlon
with tho rllolncram would be lnell,cllv. bec.uso tho decfslonl 010 mod. In D.nvl/ll TCI'I
homl clnco. Burnlldolnqulrod Inlo coblologlslallon 01 0 Prolld.nll.1 Clmpolgn ISluo. Shalll/
IIlpondad Ihat ho hos not hoard ollny eondldolO o.prosslng I vlow on Iho ISluOlnd lhat tho
curront Pruldonl'l poslllon 1110 pormll tolophono companlulo provldo c.b1o sorvlco and lot
compatlllon rulo. Tho abcvo.monllonod organlzolionl lupportlng HR 3580 do not .dvocal.
luch 0 pOlltlon. In rogald to tho roc.nt 1I10lncrooso In low. City, Stevonl not.d tho 10111/
lont to cablo lubscrlboll clalmad rOl.. woro going up 5% to "8.22101 basic sorvlco Ind
that expandod b.slc will go up 10 n.41, Tho 101101 did not monlion o.pandod ballc InclOOlod
by 51% (.'.60 to n.411. Bocaulo lll/Ing WOl fult rocontly InItl.l.d molt poopl. rocolvo
o.p.nd.d b.a1c. In oClUOlity, Stovona It. lad Iho chango In rOICllor tho somo 10v.1 ollorvlco
Irom last yoor II not 5% but 9%. Slovonl sold HI/ltogo IItlonallzod lho Incllasu by citing
capltollmprovomontl cl t645,000.OOO by TCI. Howovor,ll w.. not Ilotod whothor ony 01
Ihllolmplovomanll worD 10 Iho Iowa City IYllom. Stovonl quoltlonod why lowo City should
bo lublldlzlng othl/ TCllylt.ms In lowo City II not In lOCI racolvlng tho bonolltl. In addlllon.
Commlulonall racolvod a cablo TV loct Ihoot from TCI whlch clolmllhal bOlwoon Novombel
30, 19B5 and Aplill, 1991, tho nallonwldo COSl POI basic chaMollncroosad r,om 44C to
530, or 20%, During the somo limo porlod, lho ConsUfllor Pllco Indox Inclom 22 ~ %, In
1985, Iho COlt por bOllc chaMolln Iowa City WOI 35C. AI I lelult ollho rocont rOlo
InclOOSo, Iowa City Is now at 750 por ballc chaMol. In lhat porlod, tho monlhly rOlo In 10wI
City has gono from .9.80 to .18.82, a 114% InclOOIo. ond Iowa City lost Ihroo basic
channoll. II Iowa CllY'S ratos had Incrmod ot Iho nalionallOlo clalmod by TCI, lowo City'l
ralOI would bl .,0.7,. In 1985, Horilago Pl%clad basic ratos In 1992 to bo .'3.09.
Slovons assertod thallho cablo ract Ihoot plovldad by TCI ond Iho rato InclOOSO lallor sont
by HI/llagl ora pari 01 a lalgar dlslnrolmallon campaign by tho cablo Indultry. Cmllo
Plopolod. with ogroomont frcm Joppsen, that Slovons wrlto a 101l0r on bohall 01 thl BTC
prosonllng Ihls analylll and that It bo sonllo tho nowspapolI. ShallOll4ld that III tranllor
01 tho Iowa Clly lranchlso 110m HI/II.go 10 TCllook plm wllhout Clly opploval, lho Clly'l
cablo TV conlultanll willlnvoltlg.to lhls manor and liS lomlllcollons. Joppson explOuod
dluolislocllon with tho way HorlloOI hos boon markoling tho EncolO channol. Horitogo hod
publicized tho nood lor subscllbors to como to lholr olllco and pick up 0 doscramblor to
rocoivl EncolO of tor Iho froolllol period. VOl, Ihr.. month, lalor, EncDro Is still providod ltoo
whllo those who subscrlbod to Encoro and plckod up dOlcrambloll poy tho .'.00 chorgo.
FU/lhor, Iho doscromblors causo Iho Imogo qualllY 10 dOlorloralo. Jopplon Ilatod Ihollltho
company wonts 10 ..Iond lho froo 11101 pOllod, 0 lolund Is duo 10 thosa who havo boon
paying. This mallor will bo oxplorod lU/lhol.
DISCUSSION CONCERNING REFRANCHISING
Shallollhonkod Joppson lor his work on tho lolronchlslng workshop dalabaso. HOIllogo has
ollor.d 10 run PSA spoto on somo salollllo chonnols 10 prcmolO tho workshops. Tho
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queltlonnallos from Sue Buske have errlved and aro bolno toilorod. Tho noodl OllOssmonl
Irom Rico, Williams 0110 hOI IIrlvod and Is bolng IOvlowod. Follow'up phono colli will be
mad. 10 those who Indlcotod Ihoy wore plonnlng to attend the workshopl In J.nullY. A
dllpl.y .d will be placed In the n,wlp.por end . preu III.... will bo luuod IIglldlng thI
workshops. In regordl to rolronchlslng prIorltlol, Casallo suggoslod that Ihe Sportl ChaMeI
be corrled 24 houri ond Iho FNN/CNBC bo movod to onother choMal. Tho SPOItl ChaMeI
Plus chaMol should ello be corrlod. Stovonl concurrod with Casella'l rocommondallons.
Joppson wonts mulliplo culletl to be handlad Iiko Iho phono company" lublcrlbo" pay only
lor SIMCO, not 101 oddltlonal outlOll. Dllcusslon thon turnod 10 loint communllV 0110111 on
IOlrenchlllno. Stovonl notod lhat COIalvlllo end Unlverllty Holghll ora oliO pori 01 tho coblo
IYllom ond tholl Iranchlsos explra 01 aboul tho lomo time os lowo CiIY's. HowOVOl, Ihoy
hovo not Itortod ony IIfranchlllng ploem. Tho Rico, William I conlumOl market IUNly
curllnlly do.. nOllncludo COIalvUla 01 Unlvllllty HIIOhll. Stovenl h.1 had dllculslonl with
e number cl pooplelncludlng Kally HOYWOllh, Ihe Coralvlllo City AdmlnllllOlor, ulglng ololnl
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IlIort. Stavenl ropollod tho plolpecll 01 a joint community ollort look good. SloVO Aikin.
.nd Kelly Hoyworth will bo discussing .Iolnt communllY ollort Including COlolvlllo picking up
part 01 tho lowe CilY cablo TV consullont'lloos. Unlvo/SilY Holghts may olso bo opproochod
by Stovanl. Cosello nOlod thot tho pedOSlol bahlnd tho LlblalY has boon ropolrod, HOWOVOl,
It hal not been "Iud 011 tho ground 10 ovoid bolnQ hilln Iho luture. Shallor IOportod thai
tho continuing probloms with tho pedlSlol havo boon doeumonlad. Including phOloglOphl 01
tho most roc ant damage.
fUBlIC DISCUSSION
Nono.
~DJOURNMENT
It was movod by Cosallo, soconded by Joppson. to adjourn. Unanimously applovod.
Adlournmonl 01 B:20 p.m.
Rupoctlully submlttod,
Wllllom DIOW Shallor
Brood bond Tolocommunlcatlonl Spoclollst
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IOWA CITY HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
DECEMBER 10, 1G91 .7:30 P,t.I.
MEZZANINE CONFERENCE ROOM. SENIOR CENTER
MEr.IllERS PRESENT: Jo)'CO ll4non. Kovin Hanlck. Suo Llchl, BOlty Kony, DoUO Russon,
Jay Semel, EIoanor Sloolo
MEr.IllERS ABSENT: Nono
STAFF PRESENT: tAkIo, Non
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ClIaIrpol1011 RUSIOI caJlod flo mooting to ortlor at 7:30 p.m.
RullOllnllOOJcod now mombol1, Jay Semol and IlGlty Kolly.
Banott movod to approvo 11I0 mlnulOl cllllo Octobor 8, 1991, mooting. Kony locondod. Tho
motion canIod 8.o.
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tAkIo roportod lIlat I Snleglc Planning SOSllon wu hold In Novombor regarding 11I0 downtown
ItOI. Ho lndIcaIod lIIat r.IaItya Svondson, flo CIty'. consultan~ wu dlsoppolnlod willi 1110
roprosontatJon 01 downtown proporty own0111O II plannlng to mako prosontaUons 10 buslness
organlzatlonl and thO Downlown Assodallcn. Ho laid lIlatln January cl1992, 11I0 Sltaloglc
Planning Sosslon may be delayed. Ho ropcrtod \hDt I drall 011110 Sltateglo Plan shculd bo
lvaJIablO oarly In 1992. In rosponso to I quostlon 110m Russon. Mlklo oxplalnod \hDt at ilia noxt
Straloglc PIaMIng Session 1II0ro wID bo I prosontation 01 a drall 0111I0 plan, Including 11I0 rosulls
011110 publlo 1npul.lntorvlOWl and lurvOyt u won u 11I0 consultant's rocommondaUons. Russon
ukod II I apodal mooting will bo hold rogardlng Unlvol1lty 01 Iowa Issuos. MIldo rosponded lI1at
no such mooUng hu boon plannod, butlltOIlOd lI1at Svondson hIlS Inlorvlowod roprosontatlvol
lrom thO Unlvol1lty 01 Iowa. In rOlponlo to a quosUon Irom RUIIOII, Mklo said at 1110 January
mooUng, Svondson will addroll .ome 01 thO problomllllat havo boon IdonUflod In \ho various
nolghborhoods. Ho said lIIoro will also bo 10commondaUons regarding 11I0 downtown aroa.
(LIcht arrIvod at 7:40 p.m.)
Somol asked about 11I0 purposo 01 having 0 moollng dovolod 10 downtown IlIuos. Mlklo
rospondod lhallnlormaUon was plosonlod rogardlng lacado rohobllllaUon, but laid lhalthoro was
not as much Inloroll as 1II0y had hopod lor. Ho Indlcalod that DppOlonUy plOPOrty ownorsln 11I0
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downlOMl rOIl that tho downlO'MlItOD dooI nol nood ~mont.t thIa limo. Ho IllIlod thai
11Io loolng It ~allacado ronovallon and ln1lIovtno DOllhodca clool nol loom to bo noCOIIDl'f.
TIIo CommIuIon dilcuslad lurlhor InpuIIO 11I0 pI4n. n wu docldad thai all 0111I0 momboll cl
11Io Hlslorlc ProlOMdon CcmmIulon IhouId bo InloMowod by Svondson.
MkIo llIlad IhaIIho CoIMlIuIon', agendA plwllndudod blographlo. 01 ~o Hoddock lamlIy
wfllch IndlcIlo tho h1stollcll sJgnJllcInco ollhll proporly. MloJo ahowod slid.. cllho alto ond
o~ thai II It on ~o IIOI1h lido 01 RochoIlor Avonuo oul 01 Raglna 8chocl. Ho ro\iowod
11Io unlquo loaM" 01 tho alto IncIudng ~o gclhlc II'yIo COhOo with board and baUon &king and
original porch. Ho doscrtlod 11Io ptOpOSad condcmlnkm dovolopmonllor tho a110.
MkIo ropotlod ~Dltho city staN 10011 ~Dlthoro It . nood 10 provldo a roDd Ihtough 11111 DtOa II
ptOpOfIy north 01 RDlsIon Crook It 10 dovoIop. Ho nolad thlll conatruclJon 0111I0 roactNay would
rW11n ~o doatnlCllon olscmo ollho ~oo.. In 11Io nollhoulom perllon 0111Io a110. Howevor,
11Io lItgor ~001 on 11Io alto would nol bo alfOClOd,
810010 DSkod " 11Io hlslorlc IandscIpo It lliIlntact. WJo roapondod lIIat much 01 tho orlglnal
IandICllpO It no Iongor In oxlllOnco bulthalllloro II a sland ollltgo IIoos nODI tho houlO, Ho
oxplalnod thaI 11I0 proposal It lor 34 condcmlnluma 10 bo construclod and lIIal currondy tho plans
thew tho haulo baing romovod Irom tho 1110.
In roaponlO 10 a quDIlIon from Hanlck, WJo IIId lhallho moll Importanl Iuuo lor 11I0 Planning
& Zoning Cornmlulon It 11Io roact.vay. Ho nolod thai ~o Planning & Zoning CommIsalon would
also Iko 10 100 a duslor dGvolopmonlln IIIIt area /llhor than a ltadlllonall)1)O 01 Iubdvlslon.
In rosponlO to a quDltIon from KoDy, MloJo Indcalod that 1111Io haulo I. llIVod II mlghl ba
poulllo to uso II II ono cltho ct.volDng unlit. t.Iklo nolad thai whDe 11Io lorma/landscapo
pallom I. no Iongor romalnlng.tho mannor In which 11I0 houso It IlIod on tho b1u1l It a1gnlflcanL
Sloolo IlkIlho would IIko 10 addrOSltho Iandseapo bacaUIO II may causo thO Planning & ZonlnO
CommlssJon 10 keep 11Io hlllory 01 tho properly In mind II dovolopmonllt 8jlpfovod 10111I0
proporly, Russo" SuggOllod lIIat a momotllllOJm could bo 10nllO tho Planning & Zoning
Cornmlulon rocommondng thai 11Io alto pion bo arnondod to ptOOOIVO tho ox~llIlg atnlclu10 and
II much 0111Io surroundng Yogolation II pesslllo, 510010 nolod thai whllo tho \istas aro
Impertan~ they aro unUkely 10 bo lbIo to bo prosolVod. In rosponso 10 a quosUon Irom Uchl.
Mlklo llalod thaI tho Stalo Hlslorlcal Socloty has glvon indica lion thai tho proporly It ollglblo 'or
tho NaUonal Roglstor.
RUllon movod thai tho Historic ProsorvaUon Commission rosolvo 10 101W1IId 8 momorandum 10
tho Planning & Zoning Commlsllon with a rocommondaUon thai tho Haddock rosldonco bo
prosolVod ond tho oxlsUng landscapo lurroundlng tho proporly bo prosolVod bocauso 01 tho a
historic I~nlncanco 01 tho preporly, 8 petontlal nomlnoo to tho National Roglslor lor Hlslo~c
Placos. Furthormoro, tho Hlslo~c ProsolVatlon Ccmmlsslon urgos Iho Planning & Zoning
Commission to oncourago tho dovolopo/l to aoalo doslgns thai ora sympathotlc with tho
landscape ond hlslo~o alrucluro and 10 rocognlzo thai tho dovolopor has a unlquo oppo~unlly to
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croalo I d1ll1ncdvo dovolopmonl wlUl tho col14OO u a local polnL Udlll~ndod. Tho mollon
can10d 7.0.
Barroll naIad 1/Ial1/lo collogo can 10M 10 mako 1/10 subclMslon moro d1s1lne1lvo and moro
sUCCGllfuI. In rosponso to I quosllon 110m Hanldc, t.Wo OJpIIlnod 1hA11/Ioro may be 01/lor
Iocallens lor Iho roDd but 1/I411111s oppoarocl 10 be 1/10 opdmallocallcn.
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1/10 pub/lcallens, ospocldy conltllulot.. RuIIoll OJptOIIOd hIa approclallcn lot 1/10 worlt
1/141 wonllnlo tho beeldol and oJJltossod his aad.racdon wi1/l1ll0 lInal r01U1L
2. ~ . P.Wo IOportad lIIal cultOnlly IIIIs projoct Is In tho bid prOCOIS. RUlSoIsakl
ho wouklllko 10 proollho map lhar 1/10 ch4ng0. havo boon mado and poullly add 11I0
Ccmmlulon momboll' namo.. Mklo 1Ikl1/lo bIda Ihculd be rocolvod noar tho alii 01
tho yoar.
MkIo roportad thol t-No bulld1ngl on tho colllOr 01 Church and Dubuquo Itrooll aro 10 be
dOlltcyod and ropl4cad wilh 1 15 unll apar1mOnl building. Ho IIkl whDo 1/1010 Is nol Clly ro'llow
roqulrod ror this plan, ltan approlchod 1/10 dovolopor and asked him to consldor othor opdona,
Ind~1ng rotalnlng 1/10 bulktnglln place or IIDlng 1II0m to an owner who would rol4ln thom. Tho
dovolopor dodlnod 10 consider 1/1010 options. In IOsponso to 1 quolllon from RUIIII, Miklo IIkl
tho dovolopor will aJlow lor aaIvIgo 01 bulking parta, Llchl asked U tho dovolcpor would allow 11I0
bulldngl to bo movod. Mldo said thai mlghl be I poulllllty H 1 1110 woro avallablo. Sloolo
ItrolSOd thlllho curronllccoUon Is cr1Uca1 glvon III high vIsIlUIty at an ontranco 10 tho dty. MlIIIo
llalod thai 1/10 ProsorvaUon Plan will addrolS zoning IssUOI with tho Inlonl 01 controlling such
dovolopmonl.
Thoro wu a consonsullhol RUllolllhculd 1000 a Ionor 10 1110 FrloOOs 01 Hlslorlc ProlorvaUon
thanking Ihom lor 1I10lr wlll4nco throughout 1/10 yoar.
Somol nolad 1/Ialthoro Is a Ilono oboDsk on h11 proporty and asked lor Inlcll1lllUon aboul1/lla.
Stoolo IndlClltad thalsho bollovollI Will a gill 10 tho City, Miklo o,pllllnod Ihllllho Summll Strool
plan naiad lI1althoro Is no City policy rogardlng thOIO typol or landmatks. Ho aald Ihll could bo
addlolsod In tho ProlorvaUon Plan. BarrOllsuggollod thai an HRDP granl mlghl bo polSlblo lor
1/10 prosorvaUon 01 this manumonL Somol naIad lI1al on his vacaUon In 1110 lOuthoaslom Unllod
Slalo. ho naIad plaquo. and .Ign. and .01110UI110. R provldod lnlormllUon rog4t<ing varlau. sRo..
Russoll laid thalll1ls concepl could bo asslmllalod Inlo 1110 Municipal LandmBlk Ordlnanco.
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Barroll movad 10 adlourn a18:55 p.m. Uchllocondod. Tho moUon carnod 7.0.
Mlnulos lubmlllod by Mary Jo Noll.
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! IOWA CITY PLANNINO & ZONINO COMMISSION
I JANUARY 9, 1992.7:30 P.M.
I CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS
MEMBERS PRESENT:
I MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
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AM BovblOlg, Ca..y Cook, Sally Dlorkl, Richard Olblon,
Nancy Rold, Tom Scott
Poto Coopor
Moon, M1k10, Mulch, Franklin. Chrlltlanun. Noll
Chalrporson Scott callod tho mooting to orda, at 7:38 p.m.
~ECOMMENDATIDNS TO CITY COUNCIL:
1. Rocommond opproval by I 6.0 voto, on Imondmonl to tho Comprohonslvo Plln to
chango tho soquonco 01 dovoloprnont "om PhaIO 1112000.2010110 Phalo 111989.
19991101 on 1101 known 01 Whllporlng Moadowl Subdlvlllon, gonOlolly locotod louth
01 Lakosldo Olivo, WOlt 01 Bon AIIO Mobllo Hamas, norlh 01 tho Iowa Clly Corperato
limit I, and out 01 tho conl/al portion ollho Soulh Aroa doalgnotod In tho ComplOhon,
slvo Plan.
2. Racommond denlol by a 5'() voto, a proposal to amond tho dovaloprnont polley lor
Fllngl Aroa 4 to pormllllmltod IOlldontlal dovalopmont throughout AIOI 4 provldod lho
propoud dovolopmant mootl cortain Ilandardl lor tho loll owing 1011001: In
Dacambor, 1983, tho City and tha County mutually agrood to adopt dovoloprnont
pollclollcr 10wI City'. extrolorrltOllal oroa to lIIuro tho ordarly end officlont UIO end
dovolopmont 01 land, Iho protoctlon 01 natural and h1ltollc 100ourCDI, ond tho officlont
and economical plovlslon olurvlCDI lor luluro davolopmonl. Tho proposal bororo tho
Commission erodes tho "Ingo Igloamont'l PUIPOIO 01 providing 101 ordorly end
officiant land uso dovolopmant pattarns wllhln Iho OKI/otarrltollal 0100 In ordor to
provldo lorvlcollor luch dovolopmont allho 1000t cost to 011 01 tho pooplo 01 JOhnlon
County ond Iowa City. Tho Commission OppOSDI tho proposal 10 IOlax Iho dovalopo
mont pollclos lor Frlngo Aroa 4 to allow Iimltod 100Idantlal dovolopmont throughout tho
area 101 tho 101l0wlng roosonl: 11 Fllngo Area Is loeotod In tho Rapid Crook wotarshod,
upstlOam "om tho lowo Clly watOl 1I0atmont plant. Tho plolllorotlon 01 10ptlC
Iystoms In this aroa could havo a dotrlmonlollmpact on Iho Iowa City watOl supply,
2) Tho proposal pormlll urban Iprawl. Tho proposod amandmont oncouragol tho
convorslon 01 pllmo IOllculluralland 100IOlldonUal pUlpom 01 o Iota 01 one dwol!lng
unit por IhlOo ocros. This danslty II nOllavorablo to tho City litho aroa woro to be
annmd to Iho City. Tho oXlanslon 01 municipal sorvlCOl, luch 01 wator, 1110
proloctlon and solid walta dllpolallo thoso largo loti could not bo ochlovod In 0 COlt'
olloctlvo mannor. 31 Tho poliCy lor fosldonllal dovolopmont lor ArOD 41s to bo guldod
by lour DlDndards. Thoso standards soom to bo lollowod only marginally ond Iho
latlonalo that Is sup po sod to guldo rosldonUal dovolopmont In this orao hal boon orodad
to tho point that thoy aro usoloss In docldlng whethor tho so aroos should bo lozonod.
This raUonalo should bo rovlsltod. 41 Tho proposollosol sight 01 tho agroomont'l
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original purposo 10 limit ruldonllal dovolopmont 10 only cortoln POltlonS 01 tho Illngo
olea 10 anulO tho prolorvallon 01 primo agricultural land and to 011 ow 100Iho olllclonl
utons/on 01 10rvlcos oxpoctod 01 0 IOsldonllal dovolopmonl. Romalnlng IOsldanllally
zoned portions 01 tho lrlngo area should bo dovolopod pllcl to consldoratlon 01 tho
prOposal 10 dOllgnato oddltlonalland lor rosldonllal purposos.
3. Rocommand .pproval by a 5.0 vcto, 01 SUB 91.0030. tho final plallor Hunlall Run
Subdlvlalon. Pert 7, a 20.lot, approxlmatoly 8.33 aclO subdivision, localod norlh 01
RoIvot Road and wasl 01 Highway 21 B and FoxaMa Olivo ulandod. lubloct 10 11 Clly
approv.1 01 all conltluctlon plans, 2llinal apploval 01 alllogol doeumontl by tha Clly
Allornoy'l Ollico, ond 31an extons/on 01 tho expiration date ollha approvod, amondod
prollmina/V plot lor Hunlars Run Subdivision, Parts Four Ihrough Nino, 10 Novombor 3,
lD92.
4. Rocommond approval by 0 5.0 VOII. ollho conlonlS 01 alollollrom Challpollon SCOIl
datod January 9, 1992.lOgarding a roquosl submlllod by DOln ThornblllY to amond
tho CI'I ZOllO to allow luldontlal USOI on Iho ground 11001 ola StluCIUIO locatod In lhat
ZOllO and with Iha proposol to lorword this lollor 10 Mayor Courtnay and Iho Clly
Council,
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5. Rocommond don/II by I 5.0 voto. 01 CZ.9137, aroquoll to rozono apploxlmaloly 64.5
aCIOI 110m A-I to RS.3 lor proporty loeatod nOllhoasl 01 Iowa City on Iho 0111 01
Highway 1, nonh 01 Fox Lano In NowPOII Township.
8. Racommond by a 5.0 voto, that Iho City Counclllolward a commont to tho Johnlon
Counly Boald 01 SuporvllOIl rocommandlng danlol 01 CZ,9138, a IOqulst to rozono
approxlmatoly 38 acrollrom A-I10 RS.3 lor proporty loeatod nOllhOllI 01 Iowa City
on the louth a1do cl Rapid ClOok Road NE, '.6 mllos 0111 01 Its Intorsoctlon with
Highway 1 and Rapid ClOok Rood NE In Graham Township.
7. Rocommond adopllon by a 5.0 volO 01 tho No or Soulhsldo Nolghborhood Rodovolop'
monl Plan whlch Includas plOPOIlY locatad wllhln an area boundod by Burlington Stroot
on Iho nOllh, Ollbort SlIoot on tho OIIt, Iowa Intarstalo Railway malnllno ond Dos
Moln.. StlOOt rlghl,cl.way on tho south ond Madison SlIoot on tho wost.
8. Rocommand approval by a 5.0 voto. 01 amondmonts to Iho Zoning Ordlnanco to
OItoblllh a ContlDl BUllnols Support ICB.81 zono.
9. Racommond approvol by a 5.0 voto, 01 an amondmonllo tho Zoning Oldlnanco 10
ollDblllh . Plannod High Donslty Multl.Famlly IPRMI zona.
10, Racommond applovol by a 5.0 voto, tho rozonlng 01 Iho or08 generolly lotetod on both
Ildal cl Linn Stroot botwoon Court ond Plonllss stroots: tho oroa boundod by Prontlss
Stroot on tho north. Capllol Stroot on Iho wosl. Dubuquo Stroot on tho oost, and
Wllght Stroot on tho aoulh: ond Iho aron locatod 01 tho northoast cornor 01 Dubuquo
ond Plontlss strootl !rom High Rlso Multf.Famlly IRM.1481 to Plonnod High Donslty
MultJ.Famlly IPRMI.
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PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF ANY ITEM NOT ON THE AGENDA:
Tholl WII none.
l:PNSIDERATION OF THE MINUTES OF THE DECEMBER II and 16. 1991. MEETINGS:
Cook movod to .pprovo lho mlnutll olth. Doeombol 5. 1991. mooting os cllculotod.
Bovbltlg IOcondod, Tho motion c.rrlod 5.0.
Rold movod to .pprovo lho mlnutu 01 tho Informal mooting 01 Docombor 16, 1991. Cook
locondod, Tho motion call1od 5.().
COMPREHENSIVE PUN ITEMS:
" Public hoollng on .n .mondmonl to tho Comprohonllvo Plan 10 chango lho soquonco
01 dovoloprnont 110m PhtIO 1112000.2010110 Phtso 111989,19991 lor on 0101 known
II WhIlperlng MoadowI Subdlvlllon, and gonO/olly IOCDlOd loulh 01 L.kolldo Olivo,
wOlt 01 Bon Alro Mobilo HomOI, nOlth 01 tho Iowa Clly corpOlalo limlll, ond 0011 01
tho conl/ol portion Ollho louth oroa dOllonatod In tho Comprohonllvo Plan.
MoonlOvlowod IhOlto'lroport datod Docombor 5, 1891. Slall recommondod thallho
Compllhonslvo Plan bo omondod 10 Includo POrll I.IV In tho Whllporlng Moadowl
Subdlvlllon In PhtIO I Ollho Complohanslvo Plan'l dovolopmont loquonco Ichodulo.
Chrlltlonlon concUllld with lho 11I11 reporl. bul notod that ho had oxamlnod tho
pricing IlIuo In 109 old 10 tho houlOl In tho lubdlvlllon. Ho roporlod that tho
conclusion 01 tho City Attornoy'l Olflco ond Iho dovoloPOl'1 ottornay II thai tho ph...
chango will not alloct tho lubdlvldor'l agreomont thai goos with Port I 01 Whlspellng
MoadowI Subdivlllon, but will nooolo any pllclng ooroamant on lubloquonl parll 01
WhIIPOllng Mood OWl Subdlvlllon. Ho nOlod thai changol In Iho pions lor sanltaly
lawOl 10rvlco 100IhlI GrOG ollmlnato tho ovolllzo cosllol tho dovolopor. Ho strossod
thaI thoro II no COlD law on thll Ipoclflc lOt 01 circumsloncu, but Indlcalod ho lools
thot thll lion oqullablo rOlolullon. In 100ponl0 to a quoltlon Irom Olblon,
Chrlllionlon said Partl I ond II wo'o applovod at Iho IDmo limo. Ho said tho
ogroamont was that tho Cily would pay 101lho ovorslzo cOltllhat would othorwlsa
be ottllbutoblo 10 Iho davolopolln oxchanQo 100Iha dovolopOl lolling ot loost 50% 01
Iho homol al a pllco not to mood tho curronl FHA loon IImll.
Publlo dllculllon WAS oponod 01 7:48 p,m.
Thoro WOI nono.
Publlo dllculalon WOI clolod AI 7:48 p.m.
nald movod 10 recommond approval 01 an amondmanlto tho Comprohanllvo Plan 10
chongo Iho loquonco 01 dovolopmonllrom Pholo 11(2000.2010110 Phalo 111989,
1999110r on 0100 known AS Whl.parlng Moadowl Subdlvlllon, oonarally 10cOlod louth
01 Lakllldo Drlvo, wast 01 Don Alro Mobllo Homo.. nOrlh ollho Iowa Clly corpolato
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Imlll, Ind 0111 ollho contrAl poltlon Ollhl loulh orOl d.s1gnttod In th. Compllhon.
a1va Plln. Dovblorg IOcondod, Tho motion c"r1.d 5.0.
2, Publlc diaculalon 011 proposal to amond lho dovolopmont policy lor Fllngo AlGa 4 10
pormll llmitod losldontlol dovolopmonl Ilvoughoul Alia 4 providod lho propolod
dovolopmonl mootl cOlllln Itondordl. Fllngo Aroo 4 II . porllon ollho CIIY'1 axtrl'
torrllorlal 0101 whlch Illocal.d notthoOlt ollowI City.
Moon roviewed lho 11I11 mlmorlndum dlt.d JanualY 2, 1002. TN Fling. AlGI
CommIttOI concludod thai lho porllon 01 Frlngo AlGo 4 Will ollilghw.y 1 could
IcccmmodOlo losldontlal dovolopmonl.
Publlo cllculalon WDI cponld 01 7:52 p.m.
Thoro WDI none.
Public cllculslon WDI clolod II 7:52 p.m,
Cook movod 10 approvo lho proPOIAl to omond Iho dlvolopmonl policy lor Frlng. Aroo
4 10 porm/t Im/tod roaldontlol dovolopmont Ilvoughout ArOl 4 plovidod Ihot Iho
propolld dovolopmlnl mlOll cOllaln Ilondoldl. Rold locondod.
Oiblon ..Id ho hal conaldOloblo rolOrvatlonllogalding tho plopolOl. Ho Indlcalod hll
concOln Illhat tho hlghwlY llOmllO be tho only IDllon 10 lustily thll chongo ond ho
loolllhllll not a compolllno Ilgumonl. Oiblon o~p1olnod lhal ha loolllho Intont WOI
to try to move calGlully In lho Fllngo AlOo whon applovlng roaldontlal dovolopmont.
Ha Slid It lOoml 10 him thai tho lour dovolopmont Ilandardl aro only mOl malglnally
In mOlt CIlOI Ind lhal conlllcll It ill axlll bolwoon IOlldonllal dovolopmonl ond ogrl.
cultural UIOI. Ho Slid tho ollglnal promllo lor gulding dovolopmont In Ihll oroa was
tho prosorvatlon 01 agricultural land ond ho now 1001 no 1001 1Os/llDnco 10 lho
continuing oroslon cl thil pOllurO. Ho nOlod Ihal Iho davolopmont crllorlo Is not
nacollOlUy volid 101 proporty thai may ovontually bo within tho City bocouso It Illuch
a low donlily. Ho urgod lho Commllllon to voto ogalnsl tho motion on tho floor.
Cock Ilatod that ho would neod 10 havo mOlo Inrormotlon on tho County'llOosons 101
wanting to o~pand ",Idontlal dovolopmont In Fling. AlGI 4. HI s.ald ha dool not 110
that thoro II a tox advonlogo 10 oncoulOglng dovolopmant In Ihls 0100 rathor than In
Iowa City 100Iho CounlY ond that ho IDOla numbor 01 planning IODlonl not 10 chango
tho davolopmonl policy lor Fllngo Aroa 4. Ho nOlad that thoro oro applo~lmotoly 240
loti approvod lor dovolopmant wilhln tho City ond Iholo 010 olso commltmonll
109 aIding Iho axlanllon ollho lowor IIno wllh on axpoclod rallanco on tap.on 1011.
Ho laid changing tho dovolopmont policy 101 Frlngo ArGO 4 could CIGOIO unnocossoly
compotltlon 101 thoso davolopmonll. Ho nOlad thai ho 0110 loalllho proposod changOI
would oncoulOgo ulban IPlOwl.
Oibson IlIossod thai ho 10011 somo davolcpmont Is to bo O~POClod In this oroo but nOl
Ollho oxponlo ollho ollglnollOtlonalo. Ho laid ollontlon Ihould bo glvon to tho
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devolopmont clltorla. Ho lUOgOllod that naw crllorlo mlghl be neodod INI ora mOlo
ranoctlvo 01 actual u,ban dovolopmont IIDndardl.
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Raid IXprollod hor agroomonl wllh Olblon and Cock ond oxprmod concorn wllh lho
onlOt 01 plocomoal dovolopmont In Iho Fllngo A,oo. Sho said Ilsaoml ollllomoono
can prOpolO dovolopmanl ond lhon racolvo approval without .ny roollt.ndoldl 01
guldallntl bolng appllod. She oxprollod concorn wllh lho conllnulng vI.bilily ollolgo
lot dovolopmont In 10wI City Ind said aha would ~ko to limll tho cholc.. tIIIl 010
IVlllablo In Johnlon Counly, ..poclally 10 clolo 10 lho City Umll., Rold said Iho olso
laolllhat Igrlculturalland should bo proloclod and that thtro 110 bound 10 be conlllctl
botwoon rosldontlal dovolopmont and 'aIm UIDI boCIUIO ollholr Inhoronllncompotiblll,
Iy.
Bovblorg notod lhat tho Commllllon mlghl bo volclng concOlnl lhot lho Fllngo Arel
CommlllOo might nOI havo Ihought .bout. Sho said I negative VOID might 10ld to
lurlhor dllCulllon by III pall'" and polmlt olllllu" 10 bo IddrollOd.
Scott IOcommondod lhat tho lollowlng ItatomOnl bo 100wordod 10 lho City C~lI:
Ii, Docombor, 1883, tho Clly ond Iho County mUlually Igrood to Idopt dovtlopmont
pollclOllor 10wI Clty'l ullOtorrltOllal 010110 muro lho ordorly Ind oll1clont UIO.nd
dovalopmont 01 land, tho Plotoctlon 01 natural and hlltorlc rOlOUlCOl, ond tho olllelonl
Ind oconomlcol plcvlalon 01 sorvlc"'OI'uturo dovolopmont. Tho propolDl bolOlo lho
Commission OIodol tho Fllngo Agroomanl'l pulpolO 01 providing lor OIdorly ond
olllclont Ilnd uso dovolopmont pattornl within tho IXllatorrllOllal Iroa In OIdor 10
provlda sorvlcollOlluch dovolopmont 01 tho Joost CClt to 011 ollho poop/a In Johnlon
County and 10wI City. Tho CommlsslM OPPOI.. tho propolDl to lallX lho dovolop.
monl pollclallor Fllngo Aloe 4 to allow .Imltod IOsldontlll dovolopmont Ihroughout that
0100 lor Iho loIlowlng IOOSonl: 11 Fllngo AIOI 4 II locatod In lho Rapld ClOok
watorshod, upltlOam 110m the Iowa Clly wator 1I0atmont pl.nl. Tho prolllorotlon 01
sopllc Iyltoms In this .roo could hovo a dalrlmonl.llmpocl on tho low. Clly wOlor
lupply. 21 Tho proposal polmltl u,ban Ipr.wl. Tho propolod omondmant oncOUl.gal
tho convOlllon 01 pllmo agrlcultulOlland lor IOsldonllal purPOI.. at tho 1010 01 one
dwolllng unit porthroo OCIOS. Thll danllty II not lavorobla 10 lho City Illho aroe WOlO
to bo aMoxod by tho City. Tho oxtonslon 01 munlclp.1 10rvlcOI luch allOwor, wator,
flro protoctlon and loIld wasto disposal to Ihoso largo 1011 could not be ochlovod In 0
cost.olloctlvo maMor. 31 Tho poliCY lor IOlldantlal dovolopmont lor Fllngo AlOa 411
to bo guldod by 10uI Itondards. ThOlO Itondardl loom to be lollowed only mllglnaUy
and Iho rotlonalo that II ploposad 10 guldo rosldontlal dovalopmont In IholO orOOl have
alodod to tho point that thoy oro usolm In docldlng whothorlholO oroos Ihould bo
rezoned. Thls latlonalo should bo rovlslted. 41 Tho Plopolol 10101 slght 01 tho
Agroomont'l original purposo to ollmlnato 100Idontlal dovolopmonl to only cortaln
portions 01 tho Frlngo Aroa to OSSUIO tho plOlarvallon 01 primo ogrlculluralland and 10
allow lor Iho olllclont oxtonslon 01 sOlVlcos oxpoctod 01 0 rosldontlal dovalopmont.
Romalnlng rosldonllally zonod portions 01 tho Frlngo Aroe Ihould bo dovolopod pllorlo
consldoratlon 01 tho proposal to doslgnato addlllonalland lor rOlldonllal purpolol. Tho
Iowa City Planning & Zoning Commission, thorololO, IOcommonds donlal 01 tho
proposal to omond tho dovolopmont poliCY 101 Frlngo ArOD 410 allow IImltod IOsldontlol
dovolopmont wost 01 Highway 1.
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Tho modon 10 opP/ovo Iho plopelallo amond tho davolopmonl peRcy 101 F~ngo Aroo
4 lan.d by 0 0,5 voto.
Olblon mov.d that tho IIOl.mont rood by SCOIl bo Ih. Ila.om.nllolW.rd.d by Iho
Commllslon 10 Iho Council. Rold locondod. Tho mOllon car~.d 5.0.
DEVELOPMENT ITEMS:
" SUB91.Q03. Discussion cl an application lubmltlod by Huntors Run Dovolopmonl Co.
101 applovol Ollho IInal plat 101 Huntoll Run Subdivision. Pori 7.0 20.101, approxlmlto
6.33 aclO lubdlvlllon, localod nO/lh 01 RohlOl Rood and WOII 01 Hlghwoy 218 on
Foxanna Drlvo OXlondod. 145.day IImltollon porled: JanualY 27, 1992.'
Moon IOvfowod Iho IlofllOPO/l datod JanualY 9, 1992. S14f1lOcommondad apprcvol
lubjoct to IInal approval 01 Iho conslluctlon plans and logal documonll as woll al lho
utonllon ollho oxpllallon dalo ror tho approvOd, omondod PlOllmln4ly pial rOl Hunloll
Run Subdlvlslon, Paul 4 Ihlough 9, 10 Novombor 3. 1992.
Publlo dllCUlslon was oponod 018:13 p.m.
Larrv SchnllllOI. MMS Con5ulranls. nOlod thallho conSlruCllon drawlngl havo boon
lubmlllod. Christianson Indicolad Ihat tho logal doeumonls havo olso boon lubmlllod
and aro eurrontly undor IOvlow.
Publlo dllculslon WOI clolOd ot 8:14 p.m.
Olblon movad 10 opplova SU891.0030, Iho nnal p/allor Huntlll Run Subdivision, Pan
7,0 20401, apploxlmalo 8.33 OCIO IUbdlvlslon, localod nOllh 01 Rohl.t Rood and woI!
01 HIghway 218 on Foxonna Olivo .xtandad, lubjocllO: 11 City approval Ollho
conllrucllon p/anl, 21 nnal apploval 01 olllogal documontl by the Cily Allolnoy'.
Olnco, ond 31 ouonllon of Ihe up/lOllon dato ollho applovod, omondod plellmlnary
p/allor Hunlors Run Subdlvlllon, Pall 4 through 9, to Novombll 3, 1992. Cook
IOconded. Tho motion corrlod 8.0.
2. 2.9109 and S.9! U. Public discussion olloquolts submlllod by Dovld Clark to lozono
LOll 49.54. Lot 60, and a 90.1001 by 125.root lot contiguous 10 Lots 53 ond 54, of
RoehoslOl Halghtl Subdivision 110m RS.5 (Low Donslty Slnglo.Familyl to OPDH.5
(P1onnod Dovolopmonl Housing) and 10 approvo prOllminary Lorgo Scolo ROlldonllel
Dovolopmont ILSRD) ond P1onnod Dovolopmont Housing IPDHI plans 101. Rochostol
Vlllago Condominiums on tho opproxlmalo 3.4 aCle ,ilO locotod In tho 10UlhwoSl
quadlanl or tho Inlalsoctlon 01 Roehoslor Avonuo ond SCOIl Boulovald. 145.day
IImllatlon pOllod: JanualY 9. 1992.1
Scolllndlcalod lhollho Commission hos rocolvod a roquosl from lho appllcanl lor
dolor/al 01 this Itom until Fobruary 7. 1992. This roquOSlls olso Inlondod os a walvor
or tho 45'day IImltalion porlod. Moon oxplalnod thai tho pur po so 01 tho dolOr/oils to
allow tho appllcanl 10 loconsldol his proposal and to submit a now doslgn to tho
Commission.
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Janutry 9. 1982
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Cock mov.d 10 del., Z,9109 .nd S.912710 Febluary &,1992. Reid lecondod. The
modon c.rrled 5.().
3. Z.gIIO and 8.91 28. Public dlscuIslon 01 roquosts submitted by Bill Happollo rozono
2800 Rocholter Avonuo Item ID.RS Unlallm Dovolopmontl 10 OPDH.5 (PlaMod
Dlvelopment Houalngl ond to IPprOVO preliminary Largo Scelo ROlldanllal Dovolopmont
(LSRDI Ind PllMOd Dovolopmont Housing IPDHI plans 101 RochOSlor HiIIl on an
.pproxlmltolV 27-acro lito locatod on Iho norlh Ilda 01 RocholtOl Avonuo oalt 01 St.
Them'l Court. (45-day limitation pollod: January 18, 1982.1
Scott Slid ho hod Indlcalod at tho Inlolmal mooting that Ihls Itom would bo dolorlod
to J.nutry 18.1992.
Bovb!lIg movld to dol., Z.9110 Ind S.9128 to January 18, 1992. Reid monded.
The modon clrrlld 5.().
~ONINQ ITEMS:
" Public dlsculllon 01 a roquOl1 lubmlttod by Doon Thornborry to amond Iha CI,I
Untonalvo Comrnorclall zono to allow rosldontlal usos on tho ground 11001 ola Itructuro
locatod In Ihat zona.
Scott rol.rrad to .lottOl that waslncludod In Iho agonda packot datod Januory 9,
1992. to Mayor Courlnoy and Iho City Counclllrom Scott and Iho Commission.
Publlo dllculalon W'I oponed ot B:20 p.m.
Tharo wal nono,
Publlo dllculalon WII cloled It 8:20 p.m.
Bovb!arg moved that tha Commllslon oxprm It I agroomant with tho conlents 01 tho
lotter from Iho Chair dalod January 9. 1992, ond Ihat Ihll lottor bo lorwordad to
M.yor Courtnay and Ihe Clly Council. Olblon locondod. Tha motion carrlad 5.().
2, ~.9137. Public dllcusslon 01 an oppllcatlon submltlod to Johnson County by Karl J.
Buchmayor, to rozono approxlmatoly 84.5 acrOl Itom A-1 (Ruralllo RS.3 (Suburban
ROlldontloll. Tho PIOPOlty II locotod nonhoost 01 Iowa Clly on tho oost .Ido 01
Hlghw.y 1 and north 01 Fox Lana In Nowport Township.
Mulch rovlowod tho 11011 mamolOndum dalod JanuslY 9, 1892. 51011 rocommondod
Ihaltho City rorword 0 commont to tho Johnson County Board 01 Supolvlsora IIndlng
that tho IOquOlt 10 rozono lho subloct tract II conslSlont with tho mutually aglOod upon
Fllngo Aroa 4 poliCY sublact to tho lollowlng: 1lthoro shall bo no dlloCl moss Irom
tho subjoct tlact onto Highway I. 21 accoss Itom Iho subjoct tract 10 Fox Lano should
bo olong Fox lono ot a point which ollolds optimal sight dlslanco lor vohlculal tlafflc,
ond 31lhoro shall not bo dovolopmont within lho vicinity 01 tho woodod ravlno.
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JanualY 9. 1992
P.go 8
PubUo dllCulllon WII opontd 01 8:23 p.m.
Bnrb Sellinl'Q!. Ilalod lhal lho CMly clmlliol Fox LOnt 01 0 glovol road. Sho
Indlc.lod IhAt lho ca .nd chip lurloco II on lho rood only boCIUIO lha IOlldonll 01
WOOdland HIUI Subdivtslon have PAid 10 have Ihll dono. Sho IIlmod thai with .n
!nero.,aln IIIIIlc,tho InlOllOellon 01 Fox L.nt with Highwoy I will no longOl be . saID
'CCOll. Sho nclod that Fox Llna hal I.VOllllalgO hil!l.nd In lho wlntllll nOI. ..ro
lood 10 I/lvol on. Schlnllor said that lho I.aldontl 01 WOOdI.nd Hills would liko Iho
Commllalon 10 IIconaldOl ony prohibition on .ccon onlO Hlghwoy 1. Sho III mod
thAt thoy do nOI OPPOIO doveloprn.nl. but would ~ko 10 have lho accmlOconlldorod,
Sho omphaallod IhAllho CMly hal no Inllntlon 01 lurlaclng tho rOld ond It will
IOvert 10 grlvo/lllho resldonu c.m 10 p,y lor lho chip ond 1001. Sho said Iho dool
not 1001 thai Fox L.nt cln lupport .ddillonal trlllic.
Public ",culllon WII clol.d 01 8:20 p.m.
Tho mo. ling WII roc.nod .1 8:28 p.m. Tho mooting roodjournod 01 8:37 p.m.
Mulch IOpotlod lhat lho lIoslon conlrolllondlldl do not opply 10 thll Iubdlvtslon. Ho
lndie'lod lhallho low. Doplllmonl 01 Tllnlporlltlon Informod JoII Davldlon that tho
only CIIIOIII thoy consldor lor ace... onlO HlghwlY 111 that Iho Ilghl dllllnc. must
bo .doqullO. H. nclod that boCOUIO thll lubdivtslon would bo loc.tod In Iho Frlng.
AIOI.lho Dopollmonl 01 Trlnlpotlotlon would lorword llOquOlt 100IOvlow 10 Iho City
oncl would .bldo by whalll consldOlod to bo Ipproprlato by tho Clly ot tho tlmo Iho
lubdlvlalon II .pprovod. Moon nOlod thollho OIoslon contlol IIOndOldl would .pply
to thol. pottlonl 01 tho Frlng. AIOI lhal oro 1Oqu!lOd to comply wllh tho Clty'l Urban
Doalgn Itondardl. In rOlPO/lI. 10 I quos lion from BovbjOlg. Moon IIIlOd lhat tho
proponllly 01 cOlllln 01011 to bo annexod II whol dOlormlnol which Ilondlldl, Clly
Urban DOslgn 01 Cily.Rurll, would be Opploprlato.
Cook mov.d 10 recomm.nd lhallho City CouneU lorwold an olRlmotlv. IOply 10 Ih.
Johnlon County Boord 01 Supervlloll on CZ.9137, lubjocl to 11 occoullom tho
lubjecl tlOCt 10 Fox Avenu. Ihould bo olong Fox Avonu. 01 0 polnl which ollordl
optlm.1 a1ghl dlll.ne. lor v.hlculor ltalRcl ond 21 Ihoro Iholl nOI bo dovo/cpmonl
within tho 0100 ollh. woodod rovlno. Bovbjllg IOcondod.
Cook lold ho would VOlO In flvOl or Ihllltam, bul In Iho Ilnal plalllng ho would plOfor
Ihal tho ocem bo IOmovod Itom Fox Lono. Ho said ho would liko 10 100 I bOllor
Iltoot wllh lowor probloml with Iho light dlltlncO. Ho laid hI woyld AIIO like 10
illlCOllllg. tho common OCCDII 101 LOll 1 Ind 2 10 Hlghwoy 1. Olbson oxplOuod
coneorn with applying llIloul erltarll 10 a rozon/ng whon ho doos not loolthlt 011 01
tho IlIuOI can bo dot arm/nod 01 Ihlltlmo. Scollsald thai It II applopllOIO 10 apply tho
Ilandard. at a rozon/ng and ItlOlsod lhal 11111 II I compllmonlary submission by Iho
County to tho Clly. Ho nOlod thai wllh 0 subdivision, a City don/oj or conditions
plocad on City approval glvOl tho City lomo powor 10 ontOICo Itl l14ndaldl.
Olb.on said II mlghl ba mOIO approprlllO 10 IOjoctthe application II this tlmo 10 show
Ihatluuol Ihould bo addlollod. Ho said ho has plobloml wllh approving a rozonlng
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with Iho ouumptlon IhallllUOI will bo .ddrollod 10lor with lho lubdivlslon. Moon
nOlod thallho Fllnga Alu Agroomonllpoclliollhal 1111 approprlolo 10 opply lho lour
standordl ot tho limo 01 0 rOlon/ng. Bovbjolg laid thol whllo lho sharDS Oiblon'l
concernl, It Ihll poinl, tho City II moroly lUOgOlling what should bo dent. Rold
Igroed that IholO was moro lovo,ogo It lho lima 01 lubdlvlslon rovlow 10 moko
roquOIl1 ond sho II conlonllO opprovo tho 10Zon/ng Ilthll limo.
Cock luogOllad making lho IOZon/ng lubloct to lho IOroutlng ollho IIlmO Ihrough tho
lubdivlslon Ind 011 01 Fox Lane. Ha Indicotod Ihll would addlOll mAny 01 tha
InconalltOnclol. Oiblon sold that ho 10011 thll loIutlon may net ICluolly work 10 ho
would not bo IOldy 10 mako I doclslon It Ihll tlmo. Ho Indlcotad lhol ho 10011 IhroO
01 tho lour Ilandaldl conlalood In tho F,lnga AIU Agroomonl would oood ucopllonl
10 Iho proposal II only marginally occoptoblo.
Scott Indicalod lhal ho'l not IUlO II throo ollho lour Ilondordl hovon't boon cloarly
mOl ond oxplOuod hll ogroomonl with Cock'l lUOgOllod condillon. Ho said Ihll
would clallly that Johnlon County II nOI rOlponllblo lor lho IOConltlUCtlon or paving
01 ony loadwoy ootwork. Ho said lhol thll condillon would InlUlo that lho nogltlvo
Impoct on IUlloundlng proponJos would bo Improvod by liking tho OCCOlI 011 01 Fox
Lano. Scott sold ho 10011 lhat lho nogallvo Impact 01 tha dovoloprnonl 01 rOlldontlal
UIDS and Iho lorm usull alguablo bocaulo thOlo oro Iwo lubdlvlslonl olrudy locatod
In Iho oroo. Scott lunhor notad that olthough ho II not conoln 01 tho ItOtuS 01 tho
naturol DlOOI on thll propeny, tho condillon lhat dovoloprnont Is prchlbltod In tho
Iovino should oddlOll thll concorn. Ho Indlcotod thai tho Ihroo IOcommondod
condltlonl would glvo tho dovolopel whal ho or aha ooodl to Ihon lubmll 0 lubdlvlllon
pion Ihol could bo oPPlovod.
Cook Indlcatod that ho hal concOlnl with oroding Iho dovoloprnont Ilondardl, but said
lhot ho 10011 thll lubdivlllon with condillonl could Implovo Iho oxllllng Iltuollon.
Olbson said tho POltulO lOoml to bo 10 'ocllitolo dovoloprnont In Ihll DIU ond said 0
no voto would IOnd 0 Itrong Ilgnallo Iho dovolopor that IIIUOI Ihould bo oddlOuod
bololO tho IOzonlng con bo conlldorod. Scott Indlcatod ho hal no ploblom with olthor
lolutlon. Cook laid ho would IIko to dllloronlloto botwoon what hos boon dono In lho
post on tho 0011 lido 01 Highwoy 1 and tha Wilt lido 01 Highway 1. Ho laid Ihat II
thll WOI on tho WOlt sldo 01 Hlghwoy I ho would nOI havo 0 problom wllh donlal.
Evon 10, Cook said ho would moslllkoly VOIO with Iho malorlty.
Tha mOllon 10 applovalallad on a14 votalScott vOllnv In tha afllnnallva).
Olblon movod 10 IOcommond do niDI 01 CZ.9137. Cook locondod. Tho motion corrlod
5.0.
3. Cl.9 t 38. Public dllcuulon 01 an oppllcollon lubmlttod to Johnson County by
Stophon Bright 10 rOlono approxlmalaly 3B ocros Irom A,' lRuralllo RS.3 (Suburban
Rosldonllall. Tho p,opony Is locatod nonhoast 01 Iowa Cily on tho south lido 01 Rapid
ClOak Road NE, 1.0 mllol OOSI olllllntarsoction 01 Highway 1 and Ropld Clook Rood
NE In Oroham Township.
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January 9, 1992
Pogo 10
Miklo tovlowod lho IIDII momorandum dDlDd January 9. 1092. Slall rocommondod
lhat Iho roquoslod rozonlng bo donlod duo to concornl with Ilghl dlmnco 01 Rapld
Crook Road and Iho Plopolod plivalo ItrOOI. Ho notod Ihatlack ollocondary accOll
and Iho Plopolod ItroOl dOllgn warD 0110 cl concorn.
Publlo dllculslon wal oponod 01 8:02 p.m.
Thoro was nono.
Publlo dllculslon WOI clolOd 01 9:02 p.m.
Cook movod to IOcommond Ihat lho City lorword I commont 10 Ihl BOlld 01
SuPOrvllOrs rocommondlng Ipploval 01 CZ'9138. Rold IOcondod.
Scon Italod Ihat as Indlcatod oarllOl, Ihllll I rOlonlng toquolllhat was beloro lho
Commission In 1987. Ho said ot thai limo thll roquOl1 WDI donlod boCOUIO 01
Inadoqualo Ilghl dlllDnco and ploblams with tho Pllvoto loadwoy ODIomont, Ho uld
tho only dillOlonco with tho roquost althls tlmo II thai tho Ipood IImll hal Ilnco beon
lowatod. Ho oxplalnod thai lor Ihll toOlan, ho will voto In lho nogollvo.
Tho motion lollod on 0 0.5 voto.
Cook movod 10 rocommond thollho Clly 10IWald a commont 10 tho Johnlon Counly
Boord 01 SuporvllOIl rocommondlng do niDI 01 CZ'9138. Olblon IOcondod. Thl
motion cerrlad 5.0.
4. Pubilo discussion 01 tho adopllon ollho Noel Soulhlldo Nolghborhood Rodovolopmont
Plan which Includas ploparty locOIOd within on 0100 boundad by BurUnglan Slloot on
tho nOllh, Gilboll Strool on lho oasl,lowa InlOlllato Railway molnlino ond 001 Molnal
Sllaot r'o,w on tho louth and Madilon SlrOOI on lho Will.
Fronklln dlsllibulod loplocomont shootllor tho plan 101 pagos 16, 24, 25, 27 ond 2B.
Sho Indlcotod lhasa rofloct eommonls that woro mado allho Commlsslon'l Inrormal
mooting 01 Jonualy 6, 1992. Sho nOlod Ihat tho changol on pago. 18 ond 24
roprosont orammotlcol chonool, Sho oxplnlnod lhal tho chango on pogo 25 odd.lho
lowollng ollho parking roqulromont lor hlllorlc ItluclurOI 01 0 lochnlquo In zoning.
Flonklln oxplolnod lhot tho Chango on pogo 27 Includos tho odd/lion 01 0 10nlonco
rogordlng SMMIO's ond oxplolnllhalthls roqulros pllvalo sactor IUPPOIl and lhllldoa
WOI consldolod ond loioclod ot this limo. Sha furthor oxpfolnod lhatlho 10cond pago
01 tho aCllon plan odds tho loil/oad as 0 porty to nogollalo with In addillon 10 tho
Unlvorslty In togard 10 on oost.wost podoltllon corridor. Sho rurthor oxplolnod thai
undor additional moosuros, thoro Is a clorlflcollon Ihallho Itorago loti rolorrod to 0/0
vohlclo ItOIOgO 1011 localod In Iho commolclel Inton.lvo zonol obunlng tho Noal
Soulhsldo oroa and Includos tho oddlllon 01 tho manlpulellon 01 tho parking 100
strucluro In tho modification cr lho 100 SlluCluro. Sho askod lor tho Commission 10
opprovo Iho plan.
Publlo dlsculllon WOl opanod at 9:08 p,m.
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JanuolY 9, 1992
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Dick QoIml. 1111 Malcv SlIool. laid thol ho Is parsonally nOllnvolvod In tho Noar
SOUlhsldo, bUl askod IIthll would apply to all RM.145 zonos. ScolIlOlpondod lhot
It enly appllol to Iho RM.145 zonod ploporty In lho Nail Southsldo. Dolozol o~p/Ouod
hll ag/Oomont with tha spoclliod satbackl ond askod II an amounl hal boon dotOlmlnod
1110 whal to mOil dovolopolllor tho parking Ihat will nOl bo allowod on'llto. Ho
saId ho loolllho Clly should dotormlno a fOlmula bolo/O voting on Ihls luuo 10 Insu/O
lholl buldon II not placad on dovolopors. Ho caullonod agalnll Obllluctlng Iho 1IIIIIc
pallorn 101 tho moll tluckl In tho 1104. Ho saId ho 10011 that tho largo It /Ontal
population In lowo Cily II Iludontl ond lhal ho dool not loelthat Iludontl will pay
exllllOt parking. Ho notod lhat ho CUllontly has probloml wllh gottlng CIII towod on
Iho WOlllldo ollho City ond ho SDOl Ihls happonlng on tho OOIt sldo IIthO/o 010 limits
on parking. Ho Ilotod lhoro will bo 0 bur don on tho landownors who do plovldo
odoqualo pO/king.
John Rummalharl oxp/Ollod his concorn with tho parking roqulromonl ond Iho Inlondod
goall. Ho saId ho had a pO/lonal concO/n thotlho posslblo rOllllcllonl on how tho
plan mlghl bo Implomanlad os lar as limiting how many parking spa co I 0 dovolopor con
placo on hll own ploporly. Ho said this would limit how 0 davolopor could bo
IMovatlvo 01 mako his proloct mo/O appoaling to prospoctlvo tonanls. Ho suggoshid
Ihallho City could roqulro thai 50% of tho parking roqullomenl bo paid lor by Iho
dovolopor, but stili pormlt tho dovolopor to provldo additional parking on tho litO. Ho
said thll would IlIow lor f1exlbllllY whilo ullllylng Iho noodl 01 commO/clol ond
IOlldontlal tonantl. In rogard to tho PRM zono. Rummolhart soid Ihat lilt Illmplomont
lilt hOI boon prosontod, ho rools thoro will bo no nood 10 provldo ror publlo parking
bocouso tho zono II 10 roslrlctlvo Ihalthoro will nOl bo tho donslly thalli boing
Intlclpalod.
Ron Johnson uld ho ownl propolly In thll zono across "om Iho Johnson County Jail
which II eurrontly zonod CB.2. Ho Indlcatod that tho lozoning to CB.2 has plovontod
him Irom doing onYlhing with his proporty othO/ than lis o~lstlng uso bocauso ho
cannOI plovldo parking on tho slto. Ho sllossod thai ho Illimltod by lho IOqulromontl
Ollho zono. Ho said ho currontly has 12 units on his plopOlly ond undor rodovolop.
mant nino would bo Iho most Ihat ho could construCl. Johnson sold ho lools that Iho
Noar Southsldo will bo undordovolopod ond this should bo consldarod whon tho plan
Is Implomonlod.
Public dllculllon wal cloud 01 0:24 p.m.
Cook moved 10 Idopllhe Nal' Soulhslde Nolghborhood Redeyelopmenl Plan which
Includol proporty localod within on Iroa boundad by Burllnglon St/OOI on Iho north,
Ollbort Stroot on Iho lilt, Iowa Intorstato Railway malnllno and 001 Molnal Stroot
R.O.W on Iho loulh ond Madllon Slroat on tho WOll. BovblO/g locondad.
Rold askod 1I1ho Council's voto 10 approvo a parking 101 addition 10 tho Chluncoy
Swan 101 would ollmlnllo tho posslbililY 01 a parking lacllllY In tho Noar Southsldo.
Fronklln rospondod thlt tho Council docidod to build I multl'lovol lamp on tho
Chouncoy Swan 101, but olso in5truclod stoll to IUllhor oxplolo lho possibility 01
constlucllng 0 101 In tho NOGr Southsldo. Sho notod lhotlho Clly currontly doos nOI
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own ony property In tho Noal Soulhsldo 10 odditlonalllmo will bo roqulrod 10 exploit
lho .cqulslllon 01 ploporty. Sho IllOuad lhAtthoro II cloarlv a doslro on Iho pari 01
lho Cound 10 hovo IWO parking locilillol 011 hough thO Ilzo 01 lho ono In tho NODI
Soulhaldo hal not boon docldad. Sho notod Ihallho Ilro 01 Iho Chauncoy Swan 101
II to be docldod by Council 011 January 21. 1992. Franklin sumod Ihallho parking
problom win navor bo loIvod, but II con bo allovialod. Sho notod Ihaltho donslly Ihal
would be pelmlllod In lho PRM zona II oppro.lmDloly ono.hall 01 what would bo
permlttod In lho RM'145 zono. Sho luouad thai tho plopelOd donllty 101 tho PRM
ZOllO II 11111 OroltOI than that which would bo permlllod In lho RM.44 zono. Franklin
oxplllnod lhallho ConcUlroncO ordinanco would allow 101 mOlo unltl 10 bo built on lho
a1t, lhan II .11 parking warD 10 be allowod on Iho lito. Sho nOlod Ihot IIlho typo 01
1I0xlbllllY that wOllUOgoslod by Rummalhort wero permlllod, thon thoro would bo less
donsllY lor lhal proloct. In rOlpOlllo 10 a qUOSllon from SCOII, Franklin clorlllod Ihat
tho ConcUlroncO ordlnanco II nOllncludod In lho Noor SOUlhlldo Redovolopmonl Plan.
Sho Slid lhat IIII undalltood thai In Iho CB.5 zono IhOlO would bo no parking roqulrod
lor commOlclol ond olllco uIOlond 1,11\ parking Ipacos roqulrod pOI rosldontlol unll
do pending on tho Ilzo 01 tho unil. Sho o.plolnod lhalln Iho PRM zono tho parking
roqu!romont would bo tho IDmo II II cUlronUy loqulrod In lho RM.44 zono. Sho
lu...od that tho lirlt atop II odoptlon 01 a plan which Ihows Iho Intont ollocuslng
dovolopmonlln thlloroo. Sho Indicolod lhat Iho oldinancos would Ihon dotormlno tho
Implomonlollon proe....
albion nOlod lhat Iho concurroncy 100 would bo rolatod to Iho cOSl 01 plovldlng
parking within tho IUUClU/O 10 Ihll COSI could bo hlghOl lor Iho davolopor than It
would be to plovldo tho IplCOS on'lllO. Franklin rospondod that Impaclloos usually
010 low or lhan Iho actual COil. Christianson o.plolnod tho 10lmulo will glvo a
ml.lmum 100 and lho City can thon balonco lho nood 10 gonoroto lovonuo with tho
naod 10 provldo Incontlvollor rodavolopmonlln lhls aroo. Franklin lumod that slall
dool nOllool thol tho concurroncy 100 Ihould linanco tho ontlro romp bocouso It will
be ulod by othOllln tho oroo.
lRoid loll 01 9:3B p,m.l
DoIozol exprollod Iho concorn Ihat davolopmont could bo Itlllod whllo tho Clly
ottomplllo got Ollllghll OVOl tho lodorol parking 101. Fronklln rospondod thot tho
palklng IYltom con be manlpulolod In a mannOllO allovlato Iho burdon In Iho Dubuquo
Strool romp 10 that II con IUPPOrt lomo dovolopmont soulh 01 Burlington. Johnson
said Ihol II It II modo too difficult to dovolop In Iho Noar Soulhsldo, thon pooplo will
dmlop .IlQwhoro In Iowa City ond Coralvillo.
IDlarkl orrlvod ot 9:41 p.m.l
Tho motion conlod 5.0.
5. Public discussion 01 amandmonls 10 Iho Zonlno OrdlnDnco 10 ostabllsh 0 Conuol
Buslnou SupportlCB.51 rono.
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MUo roviow.d lho IIDIl momOlondum dllod Janutry O. 1002. In rolponlO 10 0
quGlllon Irom Qiblon, Mklo Itotod lhatlhoro Will dDluo 10 dllCoutlgllargo lurfaco
Plrking loti. H. Indlcltod lho Intonllo provonl plrklng loti from baing conlllUCI.d
to be Imod out os. commorclal UIO.
Franklin roportod lhallho eoncurroncy OIdinanco wdl nOI bo Includod In Soctlon 38.58,
but IIlhor will be Includ.d In lho Tmtlon.nd Foo loclion 01 lho City Ordinanc.. Sho
IIf.1I0d thllll'.lmporl.nl that lho rogulltlonl olthlllono .pply only In lho 01001 01
lho city who" Ihll typo 01 dovtlopmont II doslrod, bul . concurrancy OIdlnanco can
only IPply In OIOIS whoro lhoro 010 publlc Plrklng flcilillOl. She said that thI111 why
the concurrancy OIdinanclll nOllncludod .1 . Plrt 01 lho zono 111011. In 'aspcnlllO
o quGlllon Irom Oiblon. Fllnklln conlirmod lhallho concurroncy OIdinanco only .pplios
10 lOaldontlol UIOI ond not to commorclal UIOI.
Publlo cllculalon W'I openod II 9:50 p.m,
Thoro was nono.
Public dllCulllon WOI c1olOd 01 9:50 p.m.
Cook movod 10 IPPIOV' om.ndmontl to the Zoning Ordlnanco 10 OItoblllh 0 Conlrol
BualnOll Suppcn(CD.51 Zono. Olblon IOcondod. Tho mOllon cordod 5'(),
6. Public dllculalon 01 on omondmant 10 lho Zoning Ordinanco to ollDblllh . PlaMod
High Donalty Multl'F.mlly IPRMllono.
Miklo rovlow.d I Itoll momOlondum dllod Jlnuory 9, 1092. Ho 1IIIOd thot In
IOIPonsO to. dllCulllon ot Iho Commllllon'llnlOlmal moo ling 01 Jonuary 8. 1992,
tho donslty 01 looming unJlI WOI IOvilOd to be Ilmllor of that lor ofllclonclas. In
rolponlO to 0 quostlon from Bovblorg. Chrlltlonlon ropOllod thot lIanllont hOUllng II
do lined on pogo 17 01 lho Zoning Ordlnanco and Includol Indigont os part 01 tho
dol/nlllon. Mlklo ropollod lhat altor 0 dilculllon with 0 plOpOlly ownor In Iho orOD
IOgardlng building covorogo, IIDIl would now lacommond that tho moxlmum building
covolOgo be InclOmd to 85%. Ho 0110 Iuggosled Ihot tho provlllon on pago e
rogardlng bonul polntllOl tho UIO 01 mOlonry bo docromd Irom lOVon polntl to I/vo
point I to provont tho UIO cl mOIONY from bolng Iho only bonuI that dovolopors would
toko advamago 01. Dlolkl ukod litho 6&% building covorogo would lncludo parking'.
Miklo IOlpondod Ihat parking would only be Includod IIlt'llncludad undor 01 within tho
building.
Publlo dllCUlslon was oponod 01 10:01 p.m.
John Rummalhall lold Ihat ho lools thatlhll zono II proposed In good lolth and II
going In tho light dlroctlon but oxproSlOd hil concorn aboullho 'boxod In' Iyndromo.
Ho laid ho 10011 dOllgn provisions numbors 9 lhrough \5 010 roslllcling whot 0
dovalopar might bo ablo 10 do with thall ploporty. Ho oxproSlOd concorn about how
perking will bo plovldod unlou It II undarground ond lold ho 100S lovoro IImltatlonl.
Ho notod Ihat ho loolllho Intonl should Ipoclly Iholtho lono Is Inlondod 101 modlum.
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Januory 8, 1992
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nOI high Inlonsily, dovolopmonl, Ho Hid lhal ho 10011 dOslgn provlslon IS should
rolloel that m4lOnty walll Ihould nOl be ulOd lor ICroOnlng. Ho Hid ho wanll a
balanco on donllty, bul .rill wanlllo 100 dovolopmonl occur in tho or... Ha luollOd
lhat ho loolllha ordlnanco mlghl bo 100 I4IUlctlvo ond eould dlSCOUl.go dovolopmonl
In lho aroo,
Public d1lculs/on WDl dOlOd 01 10:12 p.m.
Fronklin notod thot on tho cornor 01 Clinlon ond Plonllll SUUII lhoro II a duplu on
ovary Imolllot. Sho notod lhot whila Ihll ona 101 COMOI be rodovolopod on Itl own,
II would bo dilllcuh to rOdovolop rogDldlm ollho reno. Flank/in Indlcolod that in
lomO DrOOl 0 eomblnaUon 01 loti will be /lquilod In ordol to polmll /ldovolopmonl
rogardlm ollho rono.
Cook moved 10 approve on .m.ndmont 01 Ih. Zoning Oldlnanc. 10 .ltOblllhod e
PloMod HIgh Dons/ty Muld.Foml1y IPRMI Zon.. Bovb!OIg lOCondod.
Scott Hid ho hll lomO ogroomonl Wilh Rummolhon'l commonts rogD/ding tho
oxtonslvo rogulotlonl ond daslgn Itandoldl. Ho Indlcatod lhal ho II nOI lurO Illholo
rogulotlonl will work ond Iho 0100 moy bo 10 hoovily rogulatod thai no dovolopmont
will occur. Howovor, ho nOlod thai whon lho RM.145 rona waslllllapprovod vory
IIttlo dovolopmont occurrod until IlOIl Ihon propolod ChongOI which WOlO OdOP10d.
Ho sold lomotlmas ho 10011 thai ovoryono would havo boon bottor olllllhat rona
would hovo boon loft olono. Ho ItrOllod Ihot no ona con do onYlhlng but lpoculata
and ho hope I thll II tho rlghl doclllon, bul II 11iI1 concornod OVOl lho amounl 01
rogulollon.
The modon corrlod 5.0.
7, Public dllcusslon 01 Cily.lnltlalod /Ironing Ollho 01001 gonOlolly locOlod on bOlh ald..
01 L1M Strool botwoon Court ond Plant/.. SUom: tho oroo boundod by Prontl.. SUoot
cn Iho north, CopllOI Stroot cn lho WOII, Dubuquo SUOOI on tho 0111 ond Wllght 8uoot
on lho 10Ulh; ond tho 0100 IOC010d at tho northODll cOlnor 01 Dubuquo ond Prontl..
StroOtl 110m Hlghllso Mulli.Family (RM'145110 PlaMod High Oonslty Mulli.Fomlly
IPRMI.
Miklo roportod Ihol thll zono chango would Implomonllho PRM zono 10 01011 Ihown
on tho locotlon map. Flanklln Italod thai on oxcopllon to thll 0100 would bo property
ownod by Iho Unlvorslty 01 low, Oltho InlO/locllon of Copllot end Prantlu SI/UlI.
Sho rolollod to a lallar Irom Lorry Lynch roplOlontlng St. Potrlck'l Church loollng Ihal
thoy had not rocolvod adoqualo nOllco. Fronklin rovlowod tho 1011011 thai had beon
sonllO tho chulch on Ihll IlIuo. Sho notod thot Iho 10011 illllho mOil roconllollOl
Ihat Lynch Is rololllng 10. SCOIl sold ho 10011 lhal thOlo hal boon adoquato nolillcatlon
prior to tho lInallollor.
Publlo dllcuulon was oponod 0110:28 p.m.
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Public dllcuulon wu clolOd 01 10:28 p.m.
Bovb!arg movod 10 OPPIOVO tha Clly~nldotad IOIonlng ollha orau ganoroay locI tad
on bolh aid.. 01 LInn SUaol balwoan COUll ond Plandu Slroal: tha 1100 boundad by
Pllndu SlIoot on Iha nOllh, Cop/lolSuaol on Ih, wall, Oubuquo SUllt on Ihe 0111,
and Wrlghl SIIeot on tha louth: Ind Iha Dill locltod ot Ihe nOllhmt COlnOt 01
Oubuque and Pllndu Streol,'rom Hlghrlla Mulll.Fomny IRM'145110 Plannod HIgh
Oanalty Muld.FomUy IPRMI. Cook ..condad. The mOl/on CDlrlad 5.0.
QIHER BUSINESS:
1. Pfllnnlno & Zonlnn Com minion Informntlon,
Moon repollod Ihal tho roglstretlon has boon conlirmod 101 Iho APA Back'lo.School
Conloronco.
ADJOURNMENT:
BovblOlg movod to odlourn tho mooting at 10:32 p.m. Cook socondod. Tho motion corrlod
5.0.
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Mlnutu lubmlllod by Mary Jo Noll
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