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MEMORANDUM
Date: August 10, 1983
To: City Council
From: Dale Helling
Re:
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Use of Downtown Sidewalks for Vending Operations
The basis of a vending ordinance would be to allow the use of the public sidewalk
in the downtown as long as the permitted activity does not create a public
nuisance, encumbrance, obstruction, audio disturbance, etc. The present
ordinance (Chapter 31 of the City Code of Ordinances) presently permits single
day or limited sidewalk permits to be issued. This ordinance could be amended
to permit longer term operations and many of the existing requirements could be
made applicable to the longer term use. However, these additional items should
be included in an ordinance at minimum:
1. Minimum Width Standards: In order to protect and to maintain the primary
use of sidewalks for pedestrian use, a standard sidewalk width which should
be maintained at all times should be stated in the ordinance. A fourteen
foot minimum width from curb to building was used in most of the new
sidewalk projects in the downtown. Engineering standards recommend
maintenance of at least a 10 foot path for sidewalks. Thus, all vending
activities would have to occur in whatever space remained after a 10 foot
width was allowed for on the sidewalk. It is recommended that the vending
space should abut buildings so the crash potential between the vendor and
regular pedestrian traffic is minimized. This would also reduce the
problem of a lessee monopolizing the use of public amenities such as
benches and tables on'Washington Street.
2. Abutting Property Owner Aooroval: The vendor applicant must obtain the
written approval of the property owner to use the space in front of the
building for vending. The written approval agreement should contain a
provision which permits the property owner to rescind approval of the
sidewalk vending activity. This (the owner's written approval) would
alleviate the need. for the City to decide which tenants should receive the
vending permit for a particular site. Further, only building tenants would
be permitted to vend.
Use Limitation: There should be a product/use limitation of what can be
Told on the sidewalk. At a minimum, it should be limited to a product/use
Which is adequate provisions should sold bethe adeitoide business. If protect the areaFromdlitteree.g. the
applicant is required to provide a garbage container and keep the
surrounding area clean at all times. All vending facilities should be
removed when not in service. Also, all food products should be prepared
inside so there is not a problem with outdoor grills, etc.
4. Lease Cost: The City could charge on a per square foot basis as was
proposed n the City Plaza Ordinance or could charge on a flat license fee
basis for the sidewalk leases. It is recommended that a per square foot
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lease basis be used in order to remain consistent with City Plaza
Ordinance. These rates would be adopted by resolution and could be changed
as necessary.
5. Season: A vending season could be delineated.
6. DesElign Rev1ew: The City should reserve design review powers. The review
could occur on an administrative basis or could be done by the Design
Review Committee.
7. Newspapers: It appears the City can legally regulate the vending of
newspapers as long as adequate space is provided and the leasing cost of
the dispenser machine does not represent a barrier to market entry. The
City must clearly state that its intent to regulate the newspaper
dispensers is for reasons of aesthetics and safety.
8. Downtown Area Defined: This ordinance will be for a defined area.
Appropriate boundaries might be Iowa Avenue on the north, Gilbert Street on
the east, Burlington Street on the south and Capitol Street on the west.
If Council elects to pursue this concept staff will draft an ordinance based on
the above for your consideration. This matter is scheduled for discussion at
your August 15, 1983, informal meeting.
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2 WASHINGTON. D.C. 20410
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTNASEOAUT FOA
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AUG 3 1983
Honorable Mary C. Neuhauser
Mayor of Iowa City
Iowa City, IA 52240
Dear Mayor Neuhauser:
S:IRJFCT: UDAGPreliminarTa Avoroval
City of Iowa City
Application Number: B -00 -AA -1.9-0021
Project Name: Downtown Hotel
It gives me great pleasure to confirm formally some good news which you
received recently. Your application has received preliminary approval of an
Urban Development Action Grant for $2,081,000.
I know that you and your staff have worked hard ineputtttingettoogetherr aions
successful application. I am pleased to offer you my p gra
for your efforts. While your project will serve to strengthen your local
economic base, it also contributes to our mutual goal of economic recovery
nationally.
You will soon be receiving a Grant Agreement from us which sets forth
specific terms and conditions for the approved project. In order to receive
final approval for your project and the actual Urban Development Action Grant
funds, it will be necessary to submit the documents called for in the Grant
Agreement in legally binding form for our approval, and otherwise for all those
involved to comply with the terms and conditions set forth in the Grant
Agreement.
While getting this project put together and funded was hard work, getting
the project built and the economic benefits in place is really what this project
is all about. During the development process I would appreciate it if you would
notify Gerald Simpson, HUD's Regional Administrator for Region VII - Kansas
City, and me of noteworthy events, such as the groundbreaking or the
dedication. We look forward to working with you to complete a successful
project.
Again, my congratulations.
Sincerely,
Stephen �. 8pllingsr -
Assistant Secretary
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IOWA CITY. IOWA
August 3, 1983
Mr. Neal Berlin
City of Iowa City
410 East Washington
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
Subject: Conversion of Electric Facilities on Rocky Shore Drive
Dear Mr. Berlin:
Our engineering group was contacted by Frank Farmer in regards to
the conversion of electric facilities on Rocky Shore Drive from
the existing overhead to an underground system. Jeff Duffy,
Supervisor of Distribution Engineering, replied to Mr. Farmer in
I the form of two letters dated 7/1/83 and 7/20/83. In those
letters, Jeff stated that the estimated cost of the project is
$127,000.00, to be paid by the party requesting the change, in
this case the City. Apparently, in conversations with Mr. Farmer,
you have questioned whether this charge is appropriate.
The first thing to consider is whether or not our facilities are
in conflict with a City project. It's my understanding that the
only conflict our circuit has with the proposed bike path is a
few anchors. Those will be relocated at no charge to the City. If
the line was in conflict with the path, we would relocate it at
no charge if it's a City project, but the type of construction
and location would be determined by our engineering group. Any
other situation would be covered by the following policy.
Section 410 of our Electric Rules and Regulations is titled
"Distribution System Policies and Charges for Converting Overhead
Facilities to Underground" and covers this situation in some
detail. The customer who requests the change is responsible for
various costs as Jeff outlined to Mr. Farmer. A "customer" is
defined by the Iowa State Commerce Commission as "any person,
firm, association, or corporation, any agency of -the federal,
state, or local government, or legal entity responsible by law
for payment of the electric service or heat from the electric
utility." Under that definition, it is apparent the City is to be
treated as a customer, especially after noting that there are
currently 134 accounts in the name of the City of Iowa City.
Therefore, the City would be responsible for the costs associated
with the Rocky Shore Drive project.
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Even if the conversion policies were not stated as clearly as
they are, there is little doubt who would be responsible for the
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conversion costs. Efforts in the past few
pricing have been directed towards assessing in all areas of
indivduals causing the expense. siosts to the
charge all of the customers It is oof Iowa-Illinoissly
not fair i
project that will benefit only for expensive citizens of Iowa Cit
small portion of those citizens.
This approach was most recently
{ reaffirmed bCommission Y or a
extension policies and the resulting rorder uadopting rulesssion of dated
September 24, 1982.
about In that order, the Commission was concerned
the In
subsidies of new extensions b
f ratepayers" which they believe is Y existing
i inherently unfair".
Based on these facts, it is not only appropriate to charge Iowa
City for this project, it is the only fair and reasonable
approach. I hope this answers any questions you may have had and
will be happy to discuss this further if necessary.
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David J. Levy, Superintendent
Distribution Division
cc: T. Hoogerwerf
J. Duffy
F. Farmer
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City of Iowa -City
MEMORANDUM
DATE: August 12, 1983
TO: City Council
FROM: Lorraine Saeger
RE: Annual Meeting with Chairpersons of Boards/Commissions
Reservations have been made at the Highlander for the Annual meeting of
the City Council with chairpersons of the boards and commissions for
October 5, 1983, at 3:00 P.M. with dinner at 6:00 P.M. If you have any
objections about this date, please let me know as soon as possible.
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City of Iowa -City
MEMORANDUM
DATE: August 12, 1983
TO: City Council
FROM: Lorraine Saeger
RE: Annual Meeting with Chairpersons of Boards/Commissions
Reservations have been made at the Highlander for the Annual meeting of
the City Council with chairpersons of the boards and commissions for
October 5, 1983, at 3:00 P.M. with dinner at 6:00 P.M. If you have any
objections about this date, please let me know as soon as possible.
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City of Iowa City
- MEMORANDUM
DATE: August 12, 1983
TO: Neal Berlin, City Manager
FROM: Harvey D. Miller, Police Chief1��
RE: Suggested Speed Limit Changes
An elderly woman who lives near Church and Fairchild
brought me the attached copy of a memo from Brachtel
to Schmadeke, in regard to proposed changes in the
speed limit. Her specific concern was the proposed
increase in speed on Dodge and Governor Streets from
25 m.p.h. to 30 m.p.h. Consequently, I had officers
operate radar on the two streets for several evenings
from 4:00 P.M. to 5:00 p.m.
The average speed in the non -signaled areas of these
streets was 32 m.p.h. Some decrease in speed was
noted in the Horace Mann block of Dodge Street.
Consequently, I wish you and Council would consider
not raising the speed limits on North Dodge and North
Uvenor Streets. With the tolerance limits accepted
by the courts; and with the difficulties of speed con-
trol enforcement on these streets, raising the
speed limits will create an impossible situation that
will rouse the ire of a good many north side residents.
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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Date: July 18, 1983
To: Charles Schmadeke, Director of Public Works
From: James Brachtel, Traffic Engineer
Re: IDOT Speed Study on Iowa 1
In late spring of this year the City Council requested that a speed study
along Highway 1 be conducted by the Department of Transportation to
determine if the present speed zone in the area was appropriate. IDOT has
completed its study and has forwarded to the City a copy of the study and
their recommendations regarding the speed limits. A copy of the speed
study is attached to this memorandum. In summary IDOT recommends that the
present 20 mile per hour speed limit on Burlington Street from the
intersection of Burlington Street with U.S. 218/U.S. 6 east to a point
east of Van Buren Street be increased from 20 miles per hour to 25 miles
per hour; it recommends that the present 25 mile per hour speed limit from
Van Buren Street east and north to a point just northeast of Dubuque Road
(this would include Dodge Street and Governor Street) be increased from 25
miles per hour to 30 miles per hour; and it recommends that the 45 mile per
hour speed limit on Dodge Street/Iowa M1 from Dubuque Road northeast to
the city limits be kept the same at 45 miles per hour.
This memo requests to know if Council wishes to pursue any or all of the
Iowa DOT study recommendations. In order to implement any of the changes
recommended by IOOT both the City Council and the Iowa Department of
Transportation commissioners must act upon the changes. If Council wishes
to d
e necesary
amendments to with
the DCity Ordinance atand s forward lap requestpare tht the sIDOT
commissioners requesting that they take a similar action.'
Any direction that you give in this matter will be appreciated.
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DIRECTION OF TRA V ELE A S T pOSicn mpm i u...2 ❑M P ii
TYPE OF LOAM NES S '
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SECOND OBSERVATION PERIOD:
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FROM TAM TO 8A t1
DIREOTIONAL TOTAL
PC COM
PC
COM
TRAFFIC
%OISTgI0UTI0N
ALL
VEH.
%
DISTR.
VEH.
OTHER
OUT
1
L
IOwA
STATE
LOCAL
OTHER
LOCAL
OTIIEq
IOWA
OFT
STATE
LOCAL
OTHER
DISiR.
PC
COM
ALL
ALL
VEH.
PC
COM
VEH.
1
1
0
0
0
2
1.7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
4
5.1
1
00
2
0.8
0.0
❑.7'4
6
❑
5
0
29
29,.7
20
2
1
0
2
1.3
5
1
6
2.8
5.0
3.OI8
6
3
1
1'
1
22
48.3
20
0
3
0
25
18.0
46
8
54
21.4
45.0
23.1
5
2
0
2
3❑
73.7
32'
6
16
2
1
1
1
30
38.0
48
4
52
40.7
65.0
42.5:1I1
3
0
0
0
20
90.7
9
2
1
58
76.7
83
5
88
7'4.2
90.0
75.47
1
0
1
0
4
94.1
10
3
3
2
1
0
15
86.7
34
1
35
87.9
95.0
88.4:
34-35
2
0
0
0
0
2
95.8
1
0
0
14
96.0
17
1
18
94.8
100.0
95.11�'
36-38
3
1
0
0
0
4
3
2
0
0
0
5
99.3
7
0
7
97.6
100.0
97.B('
39-40
0
1
0
0'
99.2
1
0
0
0
0
1
100.0
5
0
5
99.6
100.0
99.6't
11
0
1
,
100.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100.0
1
0
1
100.0
100.0
100.0
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TOTAL
A4
21
3
7
3
118
102
32
6
8
2
150
248
20
268
AVERAGE SPEED
E5.9
26.6
26.4
24.5
26.3
A5 PERCENTILE SPEED
29.3
29.7
29.6
27.4
29.5
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SECOND OBSERVATION PERIOD:
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DIRECTIONAL TOTAL
F*0M ban TO 7An
FROM 7AMPOT0 8AM
n
SPEED
GROUP
PC COM
PC
COIR
TRAFFIC
%DISTRIBUTION
7
OTHER
IOWA
OUT
LOCAL
OTHER
LOCAL
OTHER
IOWA
OF
STATE
LOCAL
OTHER
PC
COM
ALL
VEH.
PC
COM
ALL
VEH.
VEH.
DISTA.
ALL
VEH.
%
DISTR.
--'
LOCAL
STATE
1
3
1.9
3
0
0
1
1
5
2.6
4
4
8
1.2
15.4y•3
C
19-20
1
0
2
0
1
1
6
1
19
13.9
16
4
0
4
0
24
14.9
32
11
43
11.0
57.7
„4.4
21-23
9
2
1
3
32
34.2
38
7
1
1
0
47
39.0
74
5
79
33.6
76.9
36.8,
24 -?5
25
1
0
1
1
49
65.2
38
15
4
0
0
57
68.2
104
2
106
65.4
84.6
66.9
a6 -PE
39
8
0
25
81.0
25
7
0
1
0
33
85.1
57
1
58
62.9
88.5
83.3
29-30
18
7
0
0
0
1
18
92.4
16
5
0
0
1
22
96.4
38
2
40
94.5
96.2
94.6
.1-a3
13
4
0
4
2
0
0
0
6
99.5
12
1
13
98.2
100.0
98.3 c
34-35
3
3
0
1
0
7
96.8
1
0
0
0
0
1
100.0
6
0
6
100.0
100.0
100.0
36-38
4
1
0
0
0
5
100.0
4k
k
IIk�
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TOTAL 112 26 .31-101 7 158
Jul 40 5 7 21 195
327 261 353
26.9
27.3
24.0
27.1
AVERAGE SPEED
27.4
30.028.2
30.5
BS PERCENTILE SPEED
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TYPE OF LOCE USI NESS'
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SECOND OBSERVATION PERIOD:
SPEED
DM IPM TO 2P 11
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FROM 2PM TO 3PM
DIRICTIONAL TOTAL
GROUP
PC
COI.7
TRAFFIC
%DISTRIBUTION
LOCAL
OTHER
IOWA
OUT
STATE
LOCAL
OTHER
LOCAL
PC
COM
ALL
ALL
VEH.
ALL
VEH.
%
DISTR.
VEH,
DISTR. ,
PC
COM
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1PRUNDE
8
1
0
1
1
11
10.2
810
iO
ff2O
9.5
18
3
21
8.9
27.3
19.9;
39-20
11'
2
2
0
0
15
24.1
915
23.8
26
4
30
21.8
63.6
23.9'
21-23
32
5
10
0
0
47
67.6
3137
59.0
82
2
84
62.4
81.8
63.4
;4 -PS
13
3
6
2
0
24
89.8
22
1
0
0
0
23
81.0
45
2
47
84.7
100.0
85.4
26-28
7
1
0
0
0
8
97.2
9'
2
0
0
0
11
91.4
19
G
19
9'4.1
100.0
94.4
c9-30
1
0
0
0
0
1
98.1
4
0
C
0
0
4
95.2
5
0
5
96.5
100.0
96.7
31-33
1
0
0
0
0
1
99.1
3
0
0
0
0
3
98.1
4
0
4
98.5
100.0
98.6
34-35
I
1
0
0
0
0
1
100.02
0
0
0
0
2
100.0
3
0
3
100.0
100•C
1C0.0�
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cl
TOTAL
74
12
18
3
1
10E
8E
4
6
3
4
105
202
11
213
AVERAGE SPEED
21.5
1
22.3
22.1
18.0
21.9
•
85 PERCENTILE SPEED
24.6
26.2
25.1
23.3
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SECOND OBSERVATION PERIOD:
DIRE*TIONAL TOTAL 7
f4 OM 1PM TO 2PM
FROM 2PM TO 3P 11
j
SPEED
GROUP
PC COM
PC
COM
TRAFFIC
%DISTRIBUTION
LOCAL
OTHER
OF
STATE
LOCAL
OTHER
LOCAL
OTHER
STATE
LOCAL
OTHER
PC
COM
VEH.
PC
COM
VEH.
ALL
VEH.
%
OISTR.
ALL
VEH.
%
DISTR.
ItRUNDE
15
4
4
0
0
23
19.3
l8
7
0
0
1
26
19.4
48
1
49
19.5
14.3
I
.9. 41
39-20
32
6
4
1
1
44
56.3
34
4
6
2
1
47
54.5
86
5
91
54.5
85.7
55.31
e1-23
25
10
2
0
0
37
87.4
.26
4
4
0
0
36
81.3
73
0
73
84.1
85.7
64.21
F4-25
6
. 0
3
0
1
10
95.8
3
5.
4
0
0
12
90.3
21
1
22
92.7
100.0
92.9
c{. -?8
2
2
0
0
0
4
99.2
6
1
0
0
0
7
95.5
11
0
11
97.2
100.0
97.21
;9-30
0
0
1
0
0
1
100.0
2
0
0
0
0
2
97.0
3
0
3
98.4
100.0
98.4
31-33
0
0
0
0
0
0
100.0
3
0
1
0
0
4
100.0
4
0
4
100.0
100.0
100.0
Ci
TOTAL
80
-I;t
14
1
2
119
94
21
15
2
2
134
246
7
253
AVERAGE SPEED
19.0.
19.5
19..3
18.7
19.3
AS PERCENTILE SPEED
E2.8
23.8
23.2
20.0
23.2
j MICROFILMED BY
`,DORM MICR_OLAB I
i CEDAR RAPIDS -DES NOINESr
1
L•
IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
TRAFFIC ENGINEERING SECTION
row•
SITE4.42 LOCATION52 IA1 IOUA CITY VAN BUREN ST N014' E
DIRECTION OFTRAVELEAST POSTED SPEED LIMIi20MPH
TYPE OF LOCBIISI NESS '
5 5 B3
I I
FIRST OBSERVATION PERIOD: I
:
SECOND OBSERVAtol
• 1
j SPEED
IFROII 10AM TO llAM TI
FIRM 11AMwT
IREl710NALTOTAL
1 GROUP
PC
DOM
r
PD
COTRAFFIC
%DISTRIBUTION
'
LOCAL
OTHER
. IOWA
OUT
OF
STATE
LOCAL
OTHER
LOCAL
OTIIEfl
IOWA
OUT
Op
LOCAL
VEIL.
DISTR.
I
DISTR.ALL
j
STATE
COM
VEN.
PC
COM
VEH.
'I. I, •.IIJ
3P�UNDE
rl,
3
1
1
0
0
j5
1
2.8
1
0
08
M250
Q.3 I1
2p
I,
0
0
1
0
7.9
3
1
.2
0
0
8
2.5
0.0
i11-2�
.21
4
5
2
1
:9
'3,3
20
3
1
12
54
2
14
6.2
6.7
6.21
;i4-25
137
19
1
3
1
-51
,26.6
155.4
33
8
5
11
65
22.9
43.3
24.66
ib -2b
31
12
3
2
2
•52
84.7
33
13
2
333
16
9
102
51.7
73.3
53.51
P9-30
.9
3
1
2
0
15
93.2
11
4
6
102
81.4
93.3
82.4;?
-a,1-,33
13
4
3
• 0
0
10
98.9
13
2
3
01
2
33
91.0
100.0
91.81
34-3.5
1
0
❑
0
0
0
0
❑
25
98.8
100.0
98.91'
a6-IaA,
1
0
0
0
0
1
99.4
100.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
96.9
1
0
1
99.1
100.0
99.21
41-43!
0
0
0
0
11
0
300.0
1
1
0
0
0
0
l
99.4
2
0
2
99.7
100.0
99.71
0
0
0
0
1
100.0
1
0
1
100.0
100.0
100.0;
I
I
I
•
I
I
�
�
I''IAI
LL•.�•
X33
r f lr
j
1
TOTAL
114
16
10
4
177
116
31
13
10
6
176
323
30
353
j
AVERAGE SPEED
25.1
25.7
25.5
24.1
25.4
85 PERCENTILE SPEED
28.1
29.0
28.7
26.E
28.5
rte:,.,,._ .._----._-•..� •_----�.
MICROFILMED BY
'WORM MICROLAB
>CEDAR RAPIDS•DES•MO[NES . r
/(o ro$Ic I
I
r
I
`r
f
1, SITE N(J R],_ LOCATIONS2_IA
I
I
DIRECTION OF TRAVELWESTT
FIRST OBSERVATION PERIO
TRAFFIC ENGINEERING SECTION
POSTED SPEED LIMITUAP H
i_
TYPE OF LOCBUUN._ MS'S
• OBSERVED: S 5 63
SPo P FRAn span To 11An
T FROn 11An �O 12Pn DIRECTIONAL TOTAL
IC COM K
PC
COM
OTHER OOF UT ALL % TRAFFIC % DISTRIBUTi
'1 LOCAL IOWA STATE LOCAL OTHER VEH. OISTR, OTIIER OUT VION
EH. DISTfl• U
LOCAL IOWA 'STATE LOCAL OTHER ALL
PC COAT VEH. PC COM A
j' ]P¢UNDE 0 0 1 0 p 1Elk
39-20 2 0 0 p 0 0.0 ,ra
21-23 ly 3 0 2 1.8 1 D 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.3 0.0 t j,3
e4-25. 4 4 4 29 18.7 10 3 1 3 1 0.5 3 0 3 1.2 0.0 1.1�
15 4 4 4 0 27 34:5 25 8 0 17 9.8 35 11 46 11.8 45.8 14:1
48 6 1 2 2 59 69.0 1 2 0 36 29.3 57 6 63
P9-30 22 y 2 1 53. 13 7 0 0 73 69.0 29'0 70.6 31.8
31-33 12 7 1 0 29 66.0 18 4 2 0 128 4 132 67.7 87.5 69.0 1
j 0 1 21 98.2 1y 1 U 0 0 25 82.6 52 2 54 83.4 95.8 84.2 1
36_39 1 0 1 0 0 1 98.8 0 p 26 96.7 46 1 47 97.3 100.0 97.5
i 41-43 1 0 U 1 99.4 0 1 0 0 0 5 99.5 1 100.0 6 0 6 99.1 100.0 99.2
1 100.0 0 0 0 0 0 G 100.0 2 0 2 99.7 100.0 99.7
1 0 1 100.0 100.0 100.0
TOTA
.1151 241 141 111 E7 171 126 38 14 5
AVERAGE SPEED 26.8
S PERCEATILE SPEED 29.9
11 18
MICROFILMED BY -
`JORM MICROLAB
•CEDAR RAPIDS•DES N01NESj
C..
30.
3311 241 35
27.2 24.5 127.1
30 3 27 5 3fn�a �
I
1
IJ
I
SITE Np 4 D
LOCATIONS1 /I y
DIRECTION OF TRAVELWES=
y
SPEED FROM
GROUP 64M TO 9A,
DEPARTMENT
IOIV TRAFFIC ENGINEERING TRANSPORTATION
�+••� EERING SECTION
POSTED SPEED LIh1112�M=
P= FROM y
coM 9AM TO 10AM
OTH oFr % PC
LOCAL ALL COM
STATE LOCAL OTHER VEN. OISTR,
LOCAL oOYAR OF r ALL
' 0 -19-2p 1 D D STATE LOCAL OTNER VEH. D1 TR.
TYPE OF LOCRESI D=
f
OBSERVMS- 583
DIREq,TIONAL TOTAL
G1-23 0 p y PC COM VEN.
I A4-25 33 2 2 1 12 0.6 1. D vc CoM viI%
5 3 0 0 7.5 9 0 D 0 1
1 Pk -2A 59 .5 . 0 41 31.0 3 1 2 0 15 10.8 2
I 29-30 26 0 5 D 69 70.7 26 3 2 0 2.1 24 3 2 0.7 0.0 CI
2 •� '
:1-43 10 3 2 1 0 31 86.5 50 9 2 D 0 31 35.6 72 27 8.6 30.0
0 7 .'
34-4S 2 1 3 0 0 16 97.7 12 1 1 0 62 82.6 125 0 72 33.1 30.p 9.5.!
?{.-38 0 0 0 5 1 0 14 93.2 6 131 75.3 33.0::_,'
1 0 p 0 0 3 99.4 1 0 0 0 6 97.7 44 1 45 90:2 90.p 75.8 !
1 100.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 96.5 22 G 22 97.6 100.0 loo :oi 90.5
y p 0 2 100.0 3 a 4 99.0 100.0 99.0'
3 100.0 100.D 100:n
1
a,
'j TCTAL 139 yg
10 174 106 17 AVERAGE SPEED 6 2 1 132
296 1G 306
iD AS PERCENTILE SPEED 26.5
c9.6 26.9 2
28.5
29.3 2
c
C i MICROFILMED I;
ter' JORM MICRO_ LAB
CEDAR RAPIDS•DES MOINES_ .'
--I _
1
■
■
5
• I;I
SITE N&-49 LOCATIONS2 TAI.
OIR ECTION OF TR EAST
b�•.�Y6 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
N.A TRAFFIC ENGINEERING SECTION
i
E
TYPE OF LOC.RESI DEN TIAL
21 1
I
101 31 21 1
ce.n 1 27.0
30.0
29.7
,.r
MICROFILMED BY
WORM MICROLAB
CEDAR AAPIDS:DES MOINEt
161 323
in cr.0 c4•U 26•
9 26.2 cc"9.
/GGA
AVEL
FIRST OBSERVATION PERIOD:
POSTED SPEED LIMIT2.511P
H
OBSEBvEo: 5 83
SECOND OBSERVATION PERIOD:
I SPEED I
GROUP
FROM
8An TO
9An
FROM
hl
San To 10an
OIR ECTONAL TOTAL
ac
I
COM
PC
COM
I
' 1
LOCAL
,IOWA
OUT
OF
STATE
LOCAL
OTHER
ALL
VEH.
%
DISTR.
LOCAL
OTII
OUT
ALL
%
T RAFFIC
%DISTRIBUTION
{
1 P •', I, I LI IJ
AR
OF
STATE
LOCAL
OTHER
VELI.
DISTR,
PC
COM
VEN.
PC
ALL
l
0
0
0
1
I
016
I
COM
ti
i
11,2131
c.1�2.31
11
1
0
1
0
1
1
14
9:4
0
0
0
0
0 0
0.0
0
1
1
0.0
�13
1
31
5
4
5 .
0
45
37.5
11
30
3
0
17
10:4
26
5
31
6.3
E• 5 37.5
.
i!
2b -2A
47
9
3
2
1
62
i
76.2
7
3
41
35:6
80
6
86
34.5
9.9
i
;9r30 1
9..
4
1
0
0
1,4
85.0
47
19
8
5
3
0 1 59
71 8
117
4
121
75.0
72.6 100.0
36.5
74.0
�`;
I 31::-381
-4-a5
14'
4
2
D
D
20197.5
I
11
5
1
2
0 0 25
0 0
87.1
39
0
39
85:3 100-0
E6.1
36_38
2
01
1
0
1
0
D
4
100.0
0
0
1
18
0 0 1
98 .2
98.8
38
C
38
97.7 100.0
97.6
1j
I
0
0
0
0
'100.0
5
0
5
99.3 100.0
99.4
.
�j
I j
I
2
100.0
2
0
2
100.0 100-0
100.0
6±
J r
i
I
21 1
I
101 31 21 1
ce.n 1 27.0
30.0
29.7
,.r
MICROFILMED BY
WORM MICROLAB
CEDAR AAPIDS:DES MOINEt
161 323
in cr.0 c4•U 26•
9 26.2 cc"9.
/GGA
f
IOWA UEPAHTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
TRAFFIC ENGINEERING SECTION
SITE Nkl. LOCATIoN52 IA1 IOWA CITY COLLEGE ST N012' E
' DIRECTIONDFTRAVELNORTH ,25MPH
POSTED SPf F01 V.0
TYPE OF LOCRES I DENT I AL
C C Al
, -- -�
MICROFILMED BY _
:JORM MICROLAB' I
r
iCEDAR RAPIDS�DES_ MO1NE5'
-mom
_I
FIRST OBSERVATION PERIOD:
SECOND OBlu
PERIOD:
SPEED
FROM 6AM TO 7AM �
FROM 78AM
OIREC,TIONAL TOTAL
'
GROUP
PC
COM
PC
TRAFFIC
%DISTRIBUTION
LOCAL
OTHER
IOWA
OUT
OF
STATELOCAL
LOCAL
OTHEflOOWA
IOWA
OUTALL
OF
ALL
ALL
VEH.
%
OISTR.
TVEkDISTR.
STATE
PC
COM
VEH.
PC
COM
VEH.
IAaUNDE
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14-20
3
3
0
1
1
9
1
0
0.0
1
0
1
0.3
0.0.3
21-P3
18
2
0
1
1
0
12
5.8
16
4
20
5.4
22.2
6.3
24-25
29
5
1
3
1
39
55.6
35
9
1
49
29.5
65
6
71
26.0
55.6
27.6
r6 -PA
27
7
1
1
0
44
14
061
58.9
93
7
100
55.6
94.4
57.7
P9-30
7
7
0
36
84.1
46
10
2
60
87.9
95
1
96
85.7
100.0
66.5
31-33
3
0
1
0
0
0
14
95.2
19
3
022
98.6
36
0
36
97.1
100.0
97.3
-4-a5
0
2
0
0
0
4
98.4
2
0
13
100.0
7
0
7
99.4
100.0
99.4
0
2
100.0
0
0
0
0
❑
0
100.0
2
0
2
100.0
100.0
100.0
TOTAL
881
261
3
6
3
126
157
37
4
6
3
207
315
1B
333
I
AVERAGE SPEED
25.3
25.0
25.2
22.7
25.1 1
AS PERCENTILE SPEED
E8.2
27.7
27.9
24.5
27.8
, -- -�
MICROFILMED BY _
:JORM MICROLAB' I
r
iCEDAR RAPIDS�DES_ MO1NE5'
-mom
_I
IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
TRAFFIC ENGINEERING SECTION
IOWL
SITE N&37 LOCATIONS2 TA1 i041 � C13:y CA, IEGE ST
Noll E .TYPE OFLOcRESIDENTIAI I
DIRECTION OF TnAVELSOIITH
POSTED SPEED LIM11251.1PH OBSERVED 4 8
FIRST OBSERVATION PERIOD:
' SECOND OBSERVATION PERIOne _. I
1 1 •1
SPEED'
GROUP
Elm
I1.1
,
IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
TRAFFIC ENGINEERING SECTION
IOWL
SITE N&37 LOCATIONS2 TA1 i041 � C13:y CA, IEGE ST
Noll E .TYPE OFLOcRESIDENTIAI I
DIRECTION OF TnAVELSOIITH
POSTED SPEED LIM11251.1PH OBSERVED 4 8
FIRST OBSERVATION PERIOD:
' SECOND OBSERVATION PERIOne _. I
1 1 •1
SPEED'
GROUP
Elm
:9 I •1.11
.� TOTAL 133
:z r RVEF
nc eror
D
101 19•
7
18
MICROFILMED BY
�JORM MICROLAB i
CEDAR RAPIDS•OES 1401NES,�r
20
•bI cc•'I cd -6
.5 25.0 26.4
1
1
I1.1
`
FROM
2PM TO
3Pf1
FROM
`'d
3PPI TO
4PM
DIRL'CTIDNAL TOTAL
vC
cDM
PC
COM
II
OTHER
LOCAL IOWA
OUT
STATE
LOCAL OTHER
ALL
VEH.
%
OISTR,
OTHER
OUT
VEH.
Tn AFFIC
%DISTnIOUTION
LOCAL
IOWA
STATE
LOCAL
OTHER
OISTR.
PC
COM
ALL
VEH.
'i
I
PC
COM
VEN,
44 i
2
1
0
4
31
17.1
22.6
8
18
1
0
0
10
5.5
24
0
24
6.7
0-0
� 3
� I
51
16
2
4
4
71
61.9
53
4
9
4
56
21-2
20-0
21.1
(!
22
7
2
1
1
3
78.7
27
6
5
2
0
0
67
56.0
136
8
144
59.1
60.0
59.1
18
5
2
2
1
28
92.9
21
6
2
1
0
2
38
76.9
66
71
77'4
85.0
77.8
7
2
1
❑
0
10
7
2
p
p
0
29
92.9
5y
3
57
92.5
100.0
92.9
1
2
0
0
❑
3
,98.❑
99.5
3
1
0
0
❑
9
97.8
1j
17
97.8
100.0
'97.9
0
1
0
❑
❑
1
100.0
❑
0
❑
0
0
4
100.0
7
99.7
100.0
99.7
0
C.
100.0
0
1
100.0
100.0
100.0
i;
:9 I •1.11
.� TOTAL 133
:z r RVEF
nc eror
D
101 19•
7
18
MICROFILMED BY
�JORM MICROLAB i
CEDAR RAPIDS•OES 1401NES,�r
20
•bI cc•'I cd -6
.5 25.0 26.4
1
1
► 11� ❑❑LL
' SITE NP t- LOCATIO42 I A l
�. DIRECTION OF TRAVELNOR TTS_
� 1 FIRST OBSERV� �O
Y.6 IOWA uEPART67ENT OF TRANSPORTATION
ON.TRAFFIC ENGINEERING SECTION
POSTED SPEED LI1.11125f1PIN
TYPE OF LOC.RESI DEN TIAL
OBSERVED.S 4 83
i
SPEED
GROUP
• Fin
7AN TO
SAM
FROM
SAM 0
9A(1
DIRECTJONAL TOTAL
i
PC
COM
PC
COM
I
LOCAL
�OWA
OUT
OF
STATE
LOCAL OTHER
ALL
VEH.
DISTR.
OTHER
OUT
ALL
%
TRAFFIC
% DISTRIBUTION
LOCAL
IOWA
OF
STATE
LOCAL OTHER
VEH,
OISTR.
ALL
79-20
I
1
0
0
PC
COM
VEH.
PC
COM
VEH.
21-P3
12
1
0
0
3
0
1
0-`I
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
�'
c4-25
17
6
y
1
17
15.7
16
3
0
3
2
24
1
0
1
0.3
0 0
`:.3
'I Fk-28
33
7
1
1
0
25
37.4
43
10
3
3
2
61
11.6
32
9
10 9
47 4
r9-30
33
4
1
0
0
0
41
73.0
66
7
2
2
1
78
41.1
7A.7
80
6
86
37.3
78.9
39.8
31-33
7
3
1
0
18
88.7
28
y
1
0
0
33
116
3'119
75.6
94.7
76.7
34-35
2
0
FI
b1
98.3
7
0
0
0
1
94.7
51
0
51
92.4
94.7
92.5
36-3A
0
0
0
0
0
Q
98.6
18
1
19
98.3
100.0
98.41
0
0
0
0
100.0
2
1
0
0
0
3
100.0
3
0
3
100.0
100.0
100.OI�
DOTAL AS 21 4 4 1 115
i� AVERAGE SPEED 26.7
A5 PERCENTILE SPEED 29.5
1621 251 61 81 61 207
26.4
- 28.8
1. -. HICROFILHED DY
`JORM MICROLAB 1
'CEDAR RAP105-DES'HOINES r
C
3031 191 322 j
26.7 24.1 26.5
29.1 26.1 29.p JJi
r•
I
r SITE N(i,3-rX_ LOCATION.5^��
DIRECTION OF TRAVELSOUT IH
I
I
SPEED
j GROUP
I
18><U N D
79-20
;1-23
P4 -PS
P6-28
i 29-a0
31-33
,`I 3v -a5
36-18
39-40
41-43
44-45
,i
•�Li
o�+to C IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
�
TRAFFIC ENGINEERING SECTION
POSTED SPEED LIMIT25nPH
V
I •
TYPE ortocRESID NTIA
OBSERVF0:5 3 83
FROM 3Pf1 TO 4PM Ir
PL COM FROM 4PM TO 5P 11 DIRECTAPNAL TOTAL
OTHEPL COM
'0114 OUT ALL % TRAFFIC
LOCAL IOWA STATE LOCAL OTHER VEH. OISTR, OTHER OUT ALL % 1015TRIBUTION
LOCAL IOWA STATE LOCAL OTHER VEH, DISTR.
PC COM 'VEH. PC COM VEH,
1 2 p p p 3 '
11 1.0 4 0 G 0
41 12 0 0 0 11 4.8 10 2 .1 p 0 4 1.4 7 p 25 1.2 ❑.p ��
48 17 3 1 1 58 24.9 52 12 1 14 6.1 24 2 '
6 1 0 72 49.8 3 0 1 70 29.8 123 5.5 4.5 5.5
•-60 16 7 3 69 9 82 57.6 1B2 5. 128 27.4 27.3 27.4;
21 12 2 88 80.3 66 10 4 3 2 154. 54.4 .36.4 53.8
1 p 0 35 92.4 16 32 85 Bb.4 163 10 173 83.5 81.8 83.4;
6 9 16 97.9 9 y 10 1 1 21 93.6 54 2
2 1 0 0 4 99.3 0 1 12 97:6 56 93.1 90.9 93.0 , I
0 y 1 1 2 0 0 27 1 28 97.9 95.5 97.8
0 0 1 99.7 0 1 0 p 4 99.0 7 1 8 99.1 100.0 99.1
o p 0 0 0 0 99.7 0 0 1 0 0 1 99.3 2 G 2 99.5 100.0 99.5
p 0 0' 0 0 99.7 1 0 0 0 0 1 99.7 1 0 1 99.6 100.0 99.7 '
1 0 0 1 100.0 p p 0 p 0 1 100.0 1 0 1 99.8 100.0 99.8
0 100.0 1 0 1 100.0 100.0 10G• 0.
-son
_I
TOTAL
190 70 20 6
3 289
I �
228 39 15 5 B
295
7
AVERAGE SPEED
25.7
65
PERCENTILE SPEED
28.8
MICROFILMED BY
fJORM MICROLAB
.CEDAR RAPIDS�DES'MOIMES,� r
i
.6
5621 221 58
28.7
....................
4
J
�
IOWEPARTMENT A D
~ ' OF TRANSPORTATION
TRAFFIC ENGINEERING SECTION
SIN Nl3 4 �J
9' LOCATION52 IA1 IOUA, CITY BROWN ST '
N08 E TYPE OFLocRESIDE�AL.i
1'
DIRECTION OF TRAVEL OU TH
FIRST OBSERVATION PERIOD: POSTED SPEED LIMI12 SMP H -
SECOND OBSERVATION PERIOD: OBSERVED? 4 83
SPEED I i PROM IAM TO 10AM
GROUP FROM 10Ae TO 11AM DIREtGT10NAL TOTAL
I AC COM
PC COM
OTHER OOF UT ALL % TRAFFIC %OISTR IBUTION
1 I LOCAL IOWA STATE LOCAL OTHER VEi• DISiR. LOCAL OTIlE OUT ALL %
IOWAOF VEN. DISTn.
STATE LOCAL OTIIER
ALL
1 39-20 O 0 0 0u.0 PC COM VEH. PC COM VEH.
r Ie1I123 II 4 1 1 0 1 �7 2.7 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 O.y 1
c4 -P5 2 C
3 0 0 1 0.2
�c6=28 156 9 3 4 1 3 111.7 22 2 1 0 3 3 1.6 9 1 10 2.1 2.3 2.2
i - e9-30 x'42 130 2 74.140.6 46 15 I 0 5 28 12.5 46 5 51 12 0 14 0
P I, 48 112 0 2 3 57 5 71 40.4 lc'.1
''31-a3 4 3 162.9 27 15 1 4 1 4 129 16 145 39.5 51 -2 40. c
=41 11 7 1 168 89.5 y4 18 1 51 60.4 98 jr 108 60.5
1 3 2 1 0 1 ,20 97.3 0 3 66 86.3 127 7 134 74.4 61.6°1 1
'36-!.l A 10 5 1 3 87.6 90.7 87.9
1 1 0 1 .7 100.0 0 2 20 94.1 37
39-'40 0 0 7 5 0 p 3 40 95.5 97-7 95.7,,
491=SD �i 0 0 0 l0 100.0 2 0 0 12 98.8 18 1 19 99.4 100.0 99.4fI
I, 0 0 0 0 0 0 100.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 99.6 2 0 2 99.8 100.
1 0 0 1 100.0 1 0 1 100.0 100. loo 0,
TOTAL
Wo
1 1:431 131 101 10
RAGE SPEED
CENTILE SPEED
E9.4
32.5
1611 611 101 6 17 255 468 43 511
29.7 29.6 28.7 29.
32.9 32.7 31.9 32.
MICROFILMED BY
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CEDAR 'RAPIDS•DES-MOINES., r
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OIRECIO
TN OF TRAVELNO RT H POSTED SPEED LIMIIF q
TYPE OF LOCRESI DENT IAL•
OBSERVED:5 3 83 ,
DIRECTIQNAL TOTAL ;
dROM IPM TO 2PM FROM 12PM TO 3PM
}5='210
SPEER'
1
0
0
0
1:
0,•9
, 1
10
0
3
TRAFFIC
%DISTRIOUTION
0
1
1
21
GROUP
31
12
COM
8.5
42.9
I PC
I COM
1�
0
1
2
4
25
1�•3
I
10
11L06ALL'
2
OUT
41
27.9
VER.
%
DISTR.
91
OTHER
OUT
OF
31.3
p4� 214
ALL
VEN.
%
DISTR,
6
COM
ALL
VEN.
PC
COM
ALL
VEII.
iHER
9
WA
OPPC
85
OTHER
142
6
LOCAL
IOWA
S ATEFCA2L
64.9 1
OTHERI
5
6
4
1
0
63
64.6
.
1
5
0
0
STATELOCAL
84.3
83
1
84
83.1
96.4
83.9
F9' -3V'
1 '27
9
3
1
0
40
83'.5
31
8
AkIN D�
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1 01.5
1
0
0
17
0
1
0.4
2
0
2
1.0
0-0
0.9
}5='210
I 0
1
0
0
0
1:
0,•9
, 1
10
0
3
0
2
0
5
0
1
1
21
0.•9
10.0
31
12
43
8.5
42.9
10.7
3�2�
1�
0
1
2
4
25
1�•3
25
10
0
2
4
41
27.9
83
8
91
28.6
71.4
31.3
p4� 214
3y
I
6
5
2
0
50
341.9
'
9
2
3
85
65.1
142
6
148
63.0
92.9
64.9 1
?181
5
6
4
1
0
63
64.6
57
14
5
0
0
44
84.3
83
1
84
83.1
96.4
83.9
F9' -3V'
1 '27
9
3
1
0
40
83'.5
31
8
3
0
0
24
94.8
49
1
50
94.9
100.0
95.2
e1=3�
17
5
3
0
1
26
95.8
16
5
0
0
A
98.3
15
0
15
98.5
100.0
98.6 I
34_3'�I
3
p
❑
0
7•
,99.1
4
4
0
0
2
99•L
4
0
4
99.5
100.0
99.5
3'8'
I y
y
0
0
0
2
100.0
0
1
1
0
0
2
100.0
2
0
2
100.0
100.0
100.0
:9-40
0
0
0
0
0
0.100.0
L
1
0
0
1
I
i I
T 101A{ 1��1
!
\ A� E6
E� 85 PER Ci
I
t i 6 5 212
EED 304
461 201 9
'MICRDFILMED BY
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7
104
2
GI
1•o.
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I
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.3
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DIRECTION OF TRAVELSOWT HW EST Pncrcn 1-112 511P 14
TYPE OF LOCRESI D EN TI AL
S 3 83
i MICROFILMED BY
IJORM MICROLAB !j
`.CEDAR RAPIDS•DES-MOINES
fie
C=
FIRST OBSERVATION PERIOD:
SECOND OBSERVATION PERIOD:
•OBSERVED.
SPEED
All
FROM 11AM TO 12PM
FROM 12PM Y0 1PM
DIRECTIONAL TOTAL
+
GROUP
PC COM
FO
-TRAFFIC
ALL
%
COM
%DISTRIBUTION
LOCAL
OTHER
IOWA
OUT
STATE
LOCAL OTHER
VEH.
OISTR.
DIOWA
OUT
OF
LOCAL
OTHER
ALL
VEN,
%
DISTR.
ALL
ALL
STATE
PC
COM
VVI.
PC
COM
VE".
E1-23
24-25
4
9
2
0
1 1
8
4.7
130
0
0
1
0
2
1.4
7
3
10
2.4
16.?
�S2
r6 -P8
32
6
6
2
1
1 2
20
16.5
2
1
1
0
14
11.2
30
4
34
12.5
38.9
1`4.1
P9-30
23
6
6
2 1
3
42
41.2
4
0
0
1
29
31.5
67
4
71
35.3
61.1
36.7
51-83
20
9
4
1
0
39
64.1
2
1
'
1
0
34
55.2
68
5
73
58.3
88.9
60.1
34-95
13
2
2
1
0
34
84.1
23
8
4
0
0
35
79.7
68'
1
69
81.4
94.4
82.1
36-31!
1
2
5
0
0 0
17
94.1
9
4
2
1
0
16
90.9
32
1
33
92.2
100.0
92.7
39-40
•
•0
1
0
0 0
8
98.8
5
3
0
0
0
6
96.5
16
0
16
97.6
100.0
97.8
L1-43
1
0
0
D 0
1
1
99.4
2
2
0
0
0
4
99.3
5
0
5
99.3
100.0
99.4
100.0
1
0
0
0
0
1
100.0
2
0
2
100.0
100.0
100.0
I
TOTAL
103
34
20
7 6
170
105
25
8
143
295
18
313
...41-11
AVERAGE SPEED
29.4
30.4
30.0
27.0
29.9
n
85 PERCENTILE SPEED
33.E
33.9
33.7
29.7
33.5
i MICROFILMED BY
IJORM MICROLAB !j
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,., NOR T H F AS T POSTED SPEED LINIIT2 5 MP H
TYPE OF L^^_RFSI DEN TJIAL
-OBSERVED!S 3 83.
MICROFILMED BY
iJORM MICROLAB
CEDAR RAPIDS -DES MOINES, r
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FIRST OBSERVATION PERIOD:
SECOND OBSERVATION PERIOD:
DIRECTIONAL TOTAL
FRYI7 13AM TO 12PM
FROM 121"17 YO IPM
R
SPEED
DROOP
PC COM
PC
COM
TRAFFIC
%DISTRIBUTION
OTHER
OUT
OF
LOCAL
OTHER
IOWn
OUT
LOCAL
OTHER
PC
COM
ALL
VEH.
PC
COM
ALL
VEH.
VEH.
DI TR.
VEH.
DISTR.
LOCAL
IOWA
LOCAL
OTHER
STATE
LI
2.7
3
1
1
1
0
6
4.1
8
2
10
2.9
10.014
e1-23
3
0
0
1
0
8
2
0
0
0
10
11.0
18
0
18
9.5
10.0
'I.5
?4-�5
3
5
0
0
0
8
8.1
1
1
2
27
29.5
• 62
7
69
32.1
45.0
33.0
26 -?A
27
8
3
3
1
42
36.5
17
6
2
0
2
35
53.4
57
4
61
52.9
65.0
53.7
;9-30
20
2
2
1
1
26
54.1
29
2
0
1
49
87.0
88
3
91
85-0
80.0
84.7
?1-33
26
10
4
1
1
42
82.4
35
9
4
1
0
1
11
94.5
21
1
22
92.7
85.0
92.2
34-35
6
5
0
0
0
11
89.9
4
5
1
0
6
98.6
12
Z
15
97.1
100.0
97.3
36-9A
2
4
1
1
1
9
95.9
2
3
0
0
0
2
100.0
6
0
6
99.3
100.0
99.3
39-40
•2
2
0
0
0
4
98.6
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
100.0
2
0
2
100.0
100.0
100.0
41-43
2
0
0
0
0
2
100.0
0
0
I
G
101. 7 4 14B
98 29 10 3 6 146
2741 20 294
TOTAL 91 36
30.0
30.2
29.6
30.2
AVERAGE SPEED
30.3
32.8
33.0
35.0
33.1
A5 PERCENTILE SPEED
33.7
MICROFILMED BY
iJORM MICROLAB
CEDAR RAPIDS -DES MOINES, r
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SITE N6' 3 0LOCATION52 I A l
DIRECTION OF TRA V ELNOR THE AST
L
j
j 31-33
34-35
=1.-38
39-40
L'1-43
44-45
L6 -4A
49-50
51-53
W IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
�..TRAFFIC ENGINEERING SECTION
POSTED SPEED LIMIT! SMP H
TOTAL I 7S 22I 31 41 2 106
l . AVERAGE SP
AS PERCENTILE
`V 42.0
SPEED 46.0
1-61 331 111 5 4 119 2101
42.1
45.2
Y - '"Y
MICROFILMED BY
tai !JORM MICROLAB'
CEDARRAPIDS•DES)MOINES(
C
TYPE OF LOCSusu RBAN'�
C.;
OBSERVERS 3 83
DIRECTIONAL TOTAL f
COM
-
ALLALL
VEH.
PC
COM
-"
VEH.
C;
0
4
1.9
0.08
s
0
7
5.2
0.(1
4.9
1
FROM
17.6
9AM
TO 10AM
2
28
30.0
20.0
29.3
6
86
68•.1
60.0
67.6
1
4
33
83.3
66.7
82.2
31
FROM 1GAM
93.3
TO 11AM
1
6
98.6
100.0
PC
0
COM
100.0
100.0
100.0'
LOCAL
OTNER
IOWA
OUT
OF
STATE
LOCAL OTHER
ALL
VE11.
%
OISTR.
PC
OTHER
OUT
COM
ALL
%
LOCAL
IOWA
OF
STATE
LOCAL
OTHER
VEH.
DISTR.
Pc
3
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2.8
1
0
0
0
0
10
1
0
0
4
6.6
3
0
0
0
0
1
0.8
4
20.8
3
0
0
15
5
5
1
0
1
3
3.4
7
29
0
0
10
30.2
11
4
12
13.4'
26
11
61
1
2
39
67.0
24
12
8
1
1
1E
28.6
26
11
3
0
0
0
14
80.2
13
5
0
2
1
47
68.1
80
2
1
2
0
16
95.3
6
7
1
0
19
84.0
32
0
1
1
15
96.6
27I
0
2
0
0.
0
e
100.0
0
0
3
99.2
5
1
G
1
100.0
3
TOTAL I 7S 22I 31 41 2 106
l . AVERAGE SP
AS PERCENTILE
`V 42.0
SPEED 46.0
1-61 331 111 5 4 119 2101
42.1
45.2
Y - '"Y
MICROFILMED BY
tai !JORM MICROLAB'
CEDARRAPIDS•DES)MOINES(
C
TYPE OF LOCSusu RBAN'�
C.;
OBSERVERS 3 83
DIRECTIONAL TOTAL f
COM
-
ALLALL
VEH.
PC
COM
-"
VEH.
C;
0
4
1.9
0.08
s
0
7
5.2
0.(1
4.9
1
27
17.6
6.7
16.9
2
28
30.0
20.0
29.3
6
86
68•.1
60.0
67.6
1
4
33
83.3
66.7
82.2
31
96.2
93.3
96.0 $
1
6
98.6
100.0
98.7 "
0
3
100.0
100.0
100.0'
25
2.0 43.3 142.3
5.4 47.1 45.6
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SITE N10.2..9_ LOCATION52 TA1 cTAT.L.ag IO _[j�B�STOL DR N05
DIRECTION OF TRAVELSQUT N WE. T PncTan coccn:..-4 4MP14
TYPE OF LOaSUBU R BA N
5 3 83
I
FIRST OBSERVATION PERIOD:
- --
SECOND OBSERVATION PERIOD:
OBSERVED:
SPEED
FIR 9AM TO 10AM
+1
FROM 1GAM TO 11AM
DIR ECTIONAL TOTAL
GROUP
vc COM
I
PC
COM
TRAFFIC
% DISTRIBUTION
OUT
ALL
ALL
LOCAL
.IOWA
IOWA
OF
S ATE
LOCAL
OTHER
VEH.
DISTR.
LOCAL
OIOWAR
OUT
OF
LOCAL
OTHER
ALL
VEN.
%
DISTR.
STATE
PC
COM
VEH.
PC
COM
VER.
31-33
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0.6
1
0
8 4-35
1
1
0
0
0
2
1.3
1
1
1
0.3
0.0
3
36-38
4
4
1
0
1
10
7.9
0
0
0
2
1.9
4
0
4
1.7
0.0
1.6
39-40
10
9
1
1
0
21
21.9
3
10
1
0
1
2
7
6.3
13
4
17
6.2
19.0
7.1
41-43
19
4
1
0
42
49.7
28
3
1
1
0
15
15.7
34
2
36
18.0
28.6
18.7
44-45
•18
1A
11
1
0
0
30
69.5
17
16
4
4
1
53
49.1
89
6
95
48.8
57.1
49.4
L6 -4A
12
8
1
• 1
4
26
86.8
20
5
10
1
2
0
1
24
64.2
53
1
54
67.1
61.9
66.8
49-50
6
3
1
0
1
11
94.0
9
0
1
33
84.9
53
6
59
85.5
90.5
85.8
51-53
4
2
0
0
0
6
98.0
4
1
0
0
14
93.7
24
1
25
93.8
95.2
93.9
54-55
0
2
0
0
0
2
99.3
3
1
1
3
0
0
7
98.1
131
13
98.3
95.2
98.1
56-58
1
0
0
0
0
1
100.0
0
1
0
0
0
2
99.4
4
0
4
99.7
95.2
99.4
0
0
0
1
1
100:0
1
1
2
100.0
100.0
100.0
TOTAL I
_741
591
91
31
61
151
931
421
12
6
6
159
289
21
310
1
AVERAGE SPEED
43.8
44.244.0
1
43.4 144-01
AS PERCENTILE SPEED
47.7
MICROFILMED BY I
IJORM MICROLAB I
'`CEDAR RAPIDS.-bES_ NOINES
48.0 47.9 47.4 47.9
............. ...... . .
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I
°�•1TRAFFIC ENGINEERING SECTION
SITEN�PA LOCATIoN52 IA1 STA32r`0 I041A CITY DUBUQUE RD N04 E
I
nm•ennH nF TRAVFLSOUT HWEST POSTED SPEED LIMIT45MPH
TYPEOFLOCSUBURBAN '
OBSERVEDS 3 8 3
f MICRO, ....-
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( CEDAR RAP105.OE5 1101NES Y.��-
FIRST OBSERVATION PERIOD:
SECOND OBSERVATION PERIOD:
I
DIRECJIONAL TOTAL ,
11
FROM 7AM TO 8AM
I
FROM 8AM TO 9AM
SPEED
GROUP
PC
COM
PC
COM
TRAFFIC
%DISTRIBUTION
OT MER
OUT
OiI/Eq
IOV1A
OF
LOCAL
OTHER
PC
COM
ALL
.VEM,
PC
COM
ALL
VEH,
VEH,
DI T%R.r1l5r
VEH.
DISTq.
LOCAL
,IOWA
STATE
LOCAL
OTHER
STATE
C�-3
31-33
0
0
0
0
0
0
0-b
0
0
0
0
1
0.7
1
0
1
0.4
0•C
0
0
0
0
1
0.7
2
2
0
1
5
4.0
5
1
6
2.2
5.9
2.4
34-35
1
9
7.3
3
2
2
1
14
13.4
19
4
23
9.3
29.4
10.5
36-38
5
2
l
0
1
1
17
19.7
2
2
2
1
22
28.2
35
4
39
22.3
52.9
24.1
39-40
8
7
1
0
1
41
49.6
32
11
3
0
2
48
60.4
85
4
89
53.9
76.5
55.2
41-43
26
'18
11
2
1
25
67.9
17
5
1
1
0
24
76.5
47
2
49
71.4
88.2
72.4
44-45
5
1
1
0
18
2
0
1
1
22
91.3
48
2
50
89.2
100.0
E9.9
46-48
21
7
0
0
0
28
88.3
7
2
0
0
0
9
97.3
18
0
18
95.9
100.0
96.2
49-50
8
1
0
0
0
9
94.9
0
0
4
100.0
9
0
9
99.3
100.0
99.3
F1-53
4
1
0
0
0
5
98.5
2
1
1
0
0
0
100.0
1
0
1
99.6
100.0
99.7
59-60
1
0
0
0
0
1
99.3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10040
1
0
1
100.0
100.0
1C0.0
61-63
1
0
0
0
0
1
100.0
0
0
5 2 3 137
98 28 11 6 6 149
269 �7266
TOTAL 93 34
42.7
43.4
40.7-
43 .3
AVERAGE SPEED
43.9
46.7
47.3
44.4
47.2
85 PERCENTILE SFEED
47.5
7` G
f MICRO, ....-
• I ` FILMED BY.
'N IJ ORM MICROLAB
( CEDAR RAP105.OE5 1101NES Y.��-
TYPE OF LOC.SU R� OABU'N.
i
OBSERVED:5 3 Al
DIRECTIONAL TOTAL
±AFFIC
A7 24 2 3
6 122
%DISTRIBUTION
COM
VEH.
PC
TRAFFIC ENGINEERING SECTION
247 16 263
0
2
❑.g
0.0 Q. g
3
13
4.9
18.8 5.7!
3
42.5 41.5 42.5
47.5
4233.2
IJSITE Nd, 27
J
50.0 34.2x' 1
LOCATION52-
TAl
C
TA +90
2
45
79.4
68.8 78.7 3 '-
4
34
i
93.8 91.6
1
11
95.5
100.0 95.8'
C
7
IOWe
rr7�_DUB000E_gDNNS__
0
1
98.8
100.0 98.9I
DIRECTION OF TRAVELNORT_
H- Com`
0
2
loo.
loo.0 1oo.of
II
1
FIRST OBSERVATIONERIOD:
POSTED SPEED LIMIT45 nPN
j
SECOND OBSERVATION PERIOD:
SPEEDOUP
FQOM
7An
TO
8AM
PC
FROM
8AM"TO 9AM
COM
I 1 -
LOCAL
OTHER
IOWA
OOF UT
STATE
LOCAL OTHER
ALL
VEH.
D1 TR,
PC
OTHER
OUT
COM
ALL
,%
!.I
LOCAL
IOWA
OF
STAT E
LOCAL OTHER VEH'
DISTR.
I'e1-33
0
O
p
p
0
PC
34-35
y
2
1
0
0
0:0
1
0
1
p 0 2
.. I 31, IA
g
D
0
1
1
4
10
3.3
7
0
0
0 2 9
1.4
2
39-40
14
3
0
0
11.5
16
7
0
7.8
10
D 41-43
27
5
1
1
12
.26.2
16
6
0
23
2
24.1
31
J 44-45
y
0
0
33
53.3
0 24
1
41.1
39
46-48
12
7
0
1
20
69.7
16
8
Q
0 39
68.8
71
49-50
4
0
y
2
cc
87.7
q
y
1
0 1 25
86.5
43
,I l-53
5
y
0
13
1
6
92.6
5
0
0
1 0 12
.95.0
30
S6-58
0
6
97.5
1
p
0 5
98.6
10
59-60
y
0
D
0
1
98.4
0
0
p
0 0 1
99.3
7
61-63
p
y
0
0
0
1
99.2
0
0
0
0 0 0
99.3
1
I
0
0
0
1
100.0
1
0
D 0 0
99.3
1
0
0 0 1
100.0
2
TYPE OF LOC.SU R� OABU'N.
i
OBSERVED:5 3 Al
DIRECTIONAL TOTAL
±AFFIC
A7 24 2 3
6 122
%DISTRIBUTION
COM
VEH.
PC
COM ALL
VEH,
247 16 263
0
2
❑.g
0.0 Q. g
3
13
4.9
18.8 5.7!
3
42.5 41.5 42.5
47.5
4233.2
50.0 34.2x' 1
1
72
61.9
56.3 61.6E
2
45
79.4
68.8 78.7 3 '-
4
34
91.5
93.8 91.6
1
11
95.5
100.0 95.8'
C
7
98.4
100.0 98.5
0
1
98.8
100.0 98.9I
t?s' MICROLAB
0
2
loo.
loo.0 1oo.of
TOTAL
A7 24 2 3
6 122
AVERAGE SPEED
103 27 4 4 3
141
247 16 263
43.6
1
85 PER-CEATILE SPEED
41.5
42.5 41.5 42.5
47.5
-----
-
44.8
46.4 46.9 46.5
IK ; MICROFILMED BY
fJORM
t?s' MICROLAB
.CEDAR RAPIDS--DES.MOkff
1
J
I' IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
o�
I TRAFFIC ENGINEERING SECTION
1 SITE4�. LOCATION52 IAl SIA45+"3 IOWA CITY ACT DR NO3• E
r DIRECTION OF TRAV ELSO U T H W ES T POSTED SPEED LIMIT4 5M P H
TYPE OF LOCBUSI N ES S
OBSEFIVED:5 4 83 i
r
MICROFILMED BY
!JORM MICROLAB '
'CEDAR RAPIOS•DES M01NE5
FIRST OBSERVATION PERIOD:
SECOND OBSERVATION PERIOD.
DIRECTIONAL TOTAL
`
Fft6K 11AM TO 12PM
FROM 12PM -�O 1PM
,
SPEED
GROUP
PC
COM
PC
COM
TRAFFIC
XDISTRIBUTION
OTHER
OUT
LOCAL
OTHER
LOCAL
OTHER
IOWA
OUT
STATE
LOCAL
OTHER
PC
COM
ALL
'VEH,
PC
COM
ALL
VEH.
VEH.
DISTR.
V II,
DISTR.
LOCAL
IOWA
STATE
24-25
0
0
0
0
2
2
1.8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
2
2
0.0
5.9
C.9
0
1
0
1
1
3
4.5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
1
2
3
0.5
11.8
2.3
e6-28
9.9
0
0
0
4
0
4
3.8
1
9
10
1.1
38.2
6.9
P9-30
0
1
0
4
1
6
12.6
4
2
1
2
4
13
16.0
8
8
16
5.5
61.e
14.31
31-33
1
0
0
1
1
3
3
0
0
3
7
22.6
8
5
13
9.8
76.5
20.3
34-35
3
1
0
0
2
6
18.0
1
4
0
0
0
13
34.9
28
2
30
25.1
82.4
34.1
36-3A
5
6
4
2
0
17
33.3
9
12
6
0
1
2
21
540
29
3
32
41.0
91.2
48.8
i9-40
4
4
3
0
0
11
35
43.2
74.8
11
10
3
0
0
24
77.4
57
2
59
72.1
97.1
76.0
141-43
19
14
0
0
2
9
2
1
0
0
12
88.7
26
0
26
86.3
97.1
8e•0
44-45
8
6
0
0
0
14
67.4
5
2
1
0
0
8
96.2
19
1
20
96.7
100.0
97.2
L6-48
6
5
0
1
0
12
98.2
0
0
0
3
99.1
4
0
4
98.9
100.0
99.1
49 -SO
0
1
0
0
0
1
99.1
1
2
0
0
0
1
100.0
2
0
2
100.0
100.0
100.0
51-53
0
1
0
0
0
1
100.0
1
0
I
I
I
7 9 9 111
53 31 t6L�L�10
183 34 217
TOTAL 46 40
39.7
41.1
33.0
39.8
AVERAGE SPEED
39.9
44.3
44.8
38.6
44.5
B5 VE RfE NiILE SPEED
85 PERCENTILE SPEED
44.6
r
MICROFILMED BY
!JORM MICROLAB '
'CEDAR RAPIOS•DES M01NE5
J
1 SITE N(625_
°I IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRAFFIC ENGINEERING SECTION
TION
m.-
LOCATIONS2. TA1 STA45+.4q TOWA CITY ACT DR NO3 E
�.•.�� NORTHEAST_ POSTED SPEED LIMIT45MPH
TYPE OF LOCA LIST NESS
OBSERVED:; 4 83
CI MICROFILMED BY
!JORM MICROLAB
CEDAR RAPIDS -DES MOINES'(
FIRST OBSERVATION PERIOD:
SECOND OBSERVATION PERIOD:
DIRECTIONAL TOTAL
FROM 11AM TO 12PM
FROM 12PM TO 1PM
SPEED'
GROUP
�C
LOM
PC
COM
TRAFFIC
IS
DISTRIBUTION
OTHER
OUT
LOCAL
OTHER
LOCAL
OTHER
IOLYA
OU
STATE
LOCAL
OTHER
PC
COM
PLL
EH,
PC
COM
ALL
V(EH.
VEH.
%T
DISTR.
VEH.
DISTR.
LOCAL
IOWA
STATE
;9-30
0
0
0
0
1
1
0.9
1
1
0
0
0
2
1.6
2
1
3
1.0
3.7
C.�13
4
0
1
0
0
5
5.5
2
2
0
0
0
4
4.8
9
0
9
5.3
3.7
5.1
31-33
2
3
3
0
1
9
12.-D
12
1
13
11.1
7.4
10.6
34-a5
1
2
1
0
0
4
23
.9.1
30.0
11
5
3
1
3
23
30.4
39
7
46
29.8
33.3
30.2
36-3A
15
4
1
0
3
7
3
2
2
2
16
43.2
31
5
36
44.7
51.9
45.5
39-40
•8
9
2
1
0
20
48.2
22
9
1
3
1
36
72.0
62
8
70
74.5
81.5
75.3
41-43
20
9
1
3
1
34
79.1
2
1
0
11
60.8
20
1
21
84.1
85.2
84.3
L4-45
8
2
0
0
0
10
88.2
6
2
2
1
0
19
96.0
27
2
2,9
97.1
92.6
96.6
46-48
5
4
0
0
1
10
97.3
11
5
0
0
1
96.8
2
0
2
98.1
92.6
97.4
49-50
0
1
0
0
0
1
98.2
0
0
1
0
1
3
99•,2
3
2
5
99.5
100.0
99.6
51-53
1
0
0
1
0
2
100.0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
100.0
1
0
1
100.0
100.0
100.0
56-58
0
0
0
0
0
0
100.0
0
1
6 5 t6 110
63 32 14 8 81 125
2081 27 235
TOTAL 621 31
41-1
40.9
40.7
40.9
r AVERAGE SPEEC
45.840.6
45.2
44.9
45.2
85 PERCENTILE SPEED
44.3
CI MICROFILMED BY
!JORM MICROLAB
CEDAR RAPIDS -DES MOINES'(
r
I
ID
IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
TRAFFIC ENGINEERING SECTION
•0.•
SITE Nb!24 LOCATION52 IA1 STA85f44 IOWA CITY NO2 E
DIRECTION OF TRAVELNO RT HE AST POSTED SPEED LIP4114 SMP H
TYPE OF LDCSU SU R8 AN
i
OBSERVED.5 2 83
,MICROFILMED BY
!JORM MICROLAB
,CEDAR RAPIDS•DE3�MOINES 'r --
�J
FIRST OBSERVATION PERIOD:
SECOND OBSERVATION PERIOD:
/1
•
" "
DIREOTIONAL TOTAL
FROM 2PM TO 3PM
FROM 3PM TO 4PM
SPEED
GROUP
PC COM
PC
COM
TRAFFIC
%DISTRIBUTION
LOCAL
OTHER
OFT
STATE
LOCAL
OTHEfl
LOCAL
OTHER
IOWA
OUT
STATE
LOCAL
OTHER
PC
COM
ALL
VEH.
PC
COM
ALL
EN.
ALL
VEH.
%
DISTR.
VEN.
DI TR,
��V
31-33
1
0
0
0
0
1
0.6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
1
0
1
0.4
0.0
J•4
34-35
.0
0
0
0
1
1
1.6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
1
1
0.4
3.0
0.8
36-38
1
2
0
0
0
3.
4.0
1
0
0
0
0
1
.0.9
4
0
4
2.2
3.0
2.3
99-40
2
1
0
1
1
5
8.0
7.
1
0
1
0
9
7.5
11
14
7.1
12.1
7.8
41-43
6
6
1
1
3
'17
21.6
10
7
2
2
2
23
24.8
32
8
40
21.3
36.4
23.3
44-45
6
3
3
0
1
13
32.0
6
6
1
1
2
18
38.3
27
4
31
33.3
48.5
35.3
46-4A
9
7
1
3
4
24
51.2
12
8
3
1
0
24
56'.4
40
8
48
51.1
72.7
53.9
49-50
8
4
2
0
1
15
63.2
9
7
4
1
2
23
73.7
34
4
38
66.2
84.8
68•b
S1-53
11
11
1
2
0
25
83.2
7
10
1
0
3
21
89.5
41
5
46
84.4
100.0
86.41.
54-55
3
6
0
0
0
9
90.4
2
2
0
0
0
4
92.5
13
0
13
90.2
100.0
91.51
56-58
6
5
0
0
0
11
99.2
4
0
0
0
0
4
95.5
15
0
15
96.9
100.0
97. 311
59-60
0
1
0
0
0
1
100.0
2
2
1
0
0
5
99.2
6
C.
6
99.6
100.0
99.61;
'61-63
0
0
0
0
0
G
100.0
1
0
0
0
0
1
100.0
1
0
1
100.0
100.0
100.0
.
ff
i
' e
I
TOTAL 1
53
46
8
7
11
125
63
43
12
6
9
133
225
33
258
AVERAGE SPEED
48.1
47.5
48.2
45.5
47.8
A5 PERCENTILE SPEED
53.5
52.1
53.2
50.0
52.8
,MICROFILMED BY
!JORM MICROLAB
,CEDAR RAPIDS•DE3�MOINES 'r --
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ti
IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
TRAFFIC
ENGINEERING
SECTION
'
„sjreryd.si3_
LOCATION52_ IAL
STA85a44
lQwA
CTTy
7
NO
TYPE OF LOCSUBU RBAN
DIRFICTION OF TRAVELSOUT
H WEST
I
FIRST OBSERVATION PERIOD:
POSTED SPEED LIMIT. PH
OBSERVED:5 2 83
SECOND OBSERVATION PERIOD;
I
CROUP
j . Otl
2PM TO
3PH
FROM ' 3PN , TO
I
4PM
DIRECTIONAL TOTAL
PC
it
' i
I
OTNER
OUT
OF
COM
ALL
VEH.
,�
DISTA.
PC COM
ALL
TRAFFIC
;DISTRIBUTION
'I
LOCAL'
IOWA
STATE
LOCAL OTHER
LOCAL
OTHER OUT
OF
IOWA STATE LOCAL OTNER
Y
VEI/. OISTR.
PC
COM
'VEH.
PC COM VEI1,
'C4.�5
16;1 8
I10
L0
0
0
0
II
10:0
0
1 10I
10 1
2 1.6
1
h39fj4,0
Il
12
2
2
0
1
1
1
y
5.5
2 IO 0 0
4 4.9
9
1
2
2
11
0.5 3.0 `5.8 a
1 -y 3I
.10
B
7
2
0
7•6
3
i3 Ly
7 1p.b
B
2
4.6 9.1 5.2
,A 11{
144-,y5
I.
10
S
3
1
0
I
112
21.9
6
10 1
21 27.6
36
3
10
39
8.3 15.2 9.2
24.8 f
I 41,r41Ai
' X14
4
2
3
2
20
97.5
8
2 3 2 0
15 39.8
31
4
35
24.2 24.7
39.0 I
k9 50
9
10
6
4
0
2
23
.55 •S
17
11
30
47
53
36.4 32.6
51c5�3
:5
4
4
2
1
31
16
79.7
4 0 2 2
15 76:4
36
36
16
46
70.1 84.8
yV; S,5
1
2
0
1
0
41
92.2
95.3
l0
3
5 0 1 0
16 89.4
4
32
78.1
89.9 97.0 90.2
56-58
2
2
0
0
0
4
98.4
2
2 0 0 0
3
,
59-
1
1
0
0
0
2
100.0
2
0 0 0
0 0
5 97.6
9
0
9
97.7 100.0 98.0
` k1-6363
0
0
0
0
0
q
100 .0
0
0 0
1 0
2 99.2
4
0
4
99.5 100.0 99.6
I
�
I
0 0
1 100.0
1
0
1
100.0 100.0 100.0
i
t
i
'iOTAI'
51
39
19
13 6
128
62
37 10 9 5
123
218
33
251
AVERAGE SPEED
47.2
46.9
47.1 46.4 47.0
AS
PERCENTILE
SPEED
51.3
I!
52.0
51.9 50.0 51.6
I
."C"FILMED 11
k
?W
,JORM
MICROLAB
fj
"CEDAR
RAPIDS•AES'MOINEt:
J
( MICROFILMED BY
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CEDAR RAPIDS•DES•MOINES r
1
Y
IOVYA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
TRAFFIC
'
I
ENGINEERING
SECTION
1. I
io•.
SITE Nb'22
LOCATIoN52 IA1 STA100a96
IOWA CITY
N01!
E
TYPE OFLoc.RURAL
DIRECTION OF TRAVELSO U TH W EST
POSTED SPEED LIMA -Sm"
DBSE RVEDS 2
83
I I
FIgST OBSERVATION
PERIOD:
SECOND OBSERVATION PERIOD:
FROM
12PM TO
1PI7
FROM
1PM TO 2pM
DIRECTIONAL TOTAL
;SPEED
,GFIOUP
PC .
COM
_.II
I
LO AL
OTHER
I OW A
OF
STATE
LOCAL
OTHER
V•
EH
DISTR.
PC
COM
ALL
VEH.
%
TRAFFIC
%DISTRIBUTION
DTIIEn
OUT
�.. I
1• I:
•rl
i
I LOCAL
IOWA
OF
STATE
LOCAL
OTHER
DISTR.
PC
COM
ALL
VEH.
ALL
�!
0 'l10
0 0 0
1.
'Ij 0
I 1
1 0.0
1
PC
COM
VEH,
(11
Y1 41A'r I
1
°
1;2.0
2
0 0
0 0 1
1.0
1
0
1
0.6
V4 J413
1444S "'
464VA
3 til
0 0 .0
4 5.9
2
1 0
G 0
1 0 4
4 9
5
1
6
3.5
2.9
3.4
'+
3 1 7
I6
y
1,15 20.6
14
5 2
1 0 3 7.8
6
7
7.1
5.7
6.8
�9�•SO
I51J_531
8 1'
2 2
19 39.2
10
6 0
0 p 21 28.2
32
4
36
25.9
17.1
24.4
�`
'
18 1 '17
8 5 4
142 80.4
20
6 3
3 4 23 50.5
31
11
42
44:1 48.6
44.9
1
(;
:94-+S'S'•1
-161
IS6-1SA''"
7 4
0 0 0
11 91.2
7
4 1
5 2 36 65.4
1 0 13
62
16
78
80.6 94.3
82.9
.-
96 I
3 4
0 0 1
8 99.0
0
1 0
98.1
0 D 1 99.0
23
1
24
94.1 97.1
94.6'
16 I
0 1
0 0 0
„I 1 100.0
1
0 0
0 0
8
1
9
98.8 100.0
99.0
('
I'
1 100.0
2
0
2
100.0 100. 0
100.0
i
1
t
f
I TOTAL
43 30
11 111 71
102 57
23 6
11 6 103
1
170
35
205
AVERAGE SPEED
51.0
50.1
50.6 50.4 50.6
85 PERCENTILE
SPEED
53.9
�
53.0
53.7 52.4 53.4
( MICROFILMED BY
6JORM MIGROLAB
CEDAR RAPIDS•DES•MOINES r
1
r
"
T
F,
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City Of 10%va City
MEMORANDUM
Date: August 12, 1983
To: City Council
From: City Clerk
Re: Peddlers/Solicitors
Attached is a proposed amendment to'Chapter 26 of the City Code re
Peddlers/Solicitors/Transient Merchants.
Two basic changes are being proposed. 1) Omitting merchants from the Code, thereby frequiring only persons going
to -door to have a license, and 2) raising the license nsns tdoor-
raising
TheCity gttorsessioney and I will be present for discussion at the
informaln on August 15
before September 1, . We are recommendin
and the beginning of football season. changes be
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 26 OF THE
MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY,
IOWA, BY DELETING CERTAIN PROVISIONS
THEREFROM AND SUBSTITUTING IN LIEU THEREOF
NEW SECTIONS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF IOWA
CITY, IOWA:
SECTION I. PURPOSE. The purpose of this
ordinance is to revise the peddlers,
solicitors and transient merchants
ordinance in order to simplify the
administration thereof.
SECTION II. AMENDMENTS. (A) (1) Sec. 26-1
is hereby amended by deleting from the
definitions the definition of "transient
merchant.",(2) Sec. 26-1 is further
amended y deleting therefrom the
definitions of "peddler" and "solicitor"
and definitionrtin Peddler/Solici or therefor the fislowany
person who goes from door-to-door and who
carries in his/her possession goods or
merchandise which he/she sells or offers
for said with immediate delivery or who
solicits by menas of the sale or offer for
sale of any goods or merchandise by taking
orders therefor with delivery at a future
date." (3) By further deleting from Sec.
26-1 the definition of "person."
(B) By deleting therefrom all
references to "transient merchant" or the
term "merchandising" contained in Secs. 26-
2; 26-16; 26-17(c)(2); 26-17(c)(3); 26-19;
26-20(b):
amended) by1)deleting Sec.2 the (bs fee sof hereb
dollars ($3.00) and substituting therefor a
fee of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) which
shall cover the administrative costs of the
clerk in processing the application. (2)
Sec. 26-17(c)(4) is hereby deleted.
(0) Sec. 26-19 is amended by deleting
therefrom the words "An applicant" and
substituting therefor the following: All
self-employed persons or persons employed
by firms, partnerships, associations,
corporations, or organizations of any kind
(except as stated in Section 26-26) and
app,lyshallifgileor a withlicense
under
this
personal
surety bond in the amount of $1,000
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conditioned that the applicant shall comply
fully with all ordinances of the city and
laws of the state regulating
peddlers/solicitors, and guaranteeing to
any resident of the city that all money
paid as a down payment will be accounted
for and applied on such bond may be brought
by the person aggrieved and for whose
benefit, among others, the bond is given.
(E) Sec. 26-20(c) is hereby deleted.
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amendedby ldhereby
deleting therefrom the $3,00
renewal fee and substituting therefor a
$25.00 renewal fee. (2) Sec. 26-25(b) is
hereby deleted.
SECTION)III. REPEALER All
hereby ordinances
and parts of ordinances in conflict with
the provision of this ordinance are hereby
repealed.
SECTION IV. SEVERABILITY. If any
section, provision or part of the Ordinance
shall be adjudged to be invalid or
unconstitutional, such ajudication shall
not affect the validity of the Ordinance as
a whole or any section, provision or part
thereof not adjudged invalid or
unconstitutional.
SECTION V. EFFECTIVE DATE. This
Ordinance sha be Yn effect after its
final passage, approval and publication as
required by law.
Passed and approved this
MAYOR
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CITY CLERK
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City of Iowa City
- MEMORANDUM =
Date: August 11, 1983
To: City Council /I/
From: Karin Franklin, Planner/
Re: Foster Road D
Enclosed is some background material on the Council's
regarding Foster Road. The focus is on Foster Road east of Prairie du
the Chien although a memo from Don Schmeiser dated March 14 deliberations
t. Thl
You antire synopsiser Road of the issuesewhich Burroundsthe alis ignment serves to
1980, deals with
article from the Dail Iowan give
about the road and s Ls uut where lvarious elatCouncilnmembers hst�odtatvthat
es a
time (1980). The Minutes of the February 23, 1981, Council meeting and the resolution (p. 1) dated March, 1981 update the Council's
on Foster Road. No substantive g (p• 3)
Foster Road, which would change thatpositon the easterly position
has taken place spincefon 1981f
cc: Dale Melling
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RESOLUTION NO. 81-50
RESOLUTION NOT TO AMEND THE IOWA CITY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR
LAND USE, TRAFFICWAYS, AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES WITH REGARD TO
FOSTER ROAD.
WHEREAS, a petition was submitted to the City Council requesting that the
Iowa City Comprehensive Plan be amended deleting Foster Road between North
Dubuque Street and North Dodge Street (Iowa Highway 1); and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council have held
public hearings as required for matters relating to the Comprehensive
Plan;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF IOWA CITY that the
following be adopted by the City Council:
I. Foster Road between North Dubuque Street and North Dodge Street (Iowa
Highway 1) remain a part of the Iowa City Comprehensive Plan and of
the Comprehensive Plan Map for landuse, trafficways, and community
facilities; and
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2. Foster Road between Prairie du Chien Road and North Dubuque Road
(Iowa Highway 1) will again be considered for possible deletion from
the Comprehensive Plan upon a determination that it is not needed to
relieve traffic problems within the area.
It was moved by Roberts and seconded
Resolution be adapted, and upon rol call there were: by Vevera the
AYES: NAYS: ABSENT:
x
x Balmer
Erdahl
x Lynch
x Neuhauser
x Perret
x Roberts
Vevera
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Passed and approved this 24th 4of March
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Received & Approved
By The Legal Department
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Oakes Third - chronology of review by Planning & Zoning and City Council
10-20-80
Filed preliminary plat.
12-4-80
Review by Planning & Zoning; refer to Council for clarifi-
cation of policy on lift stations (in packet 12/12/80 with
memo from Assistant City Manager on lift station policy).
12-15-80
Council - sewer plan discussion; memo from P&Z regarding
lift station at Oakes Third noted.
2-17-81
Planning & Zoning discussion of access question.
1%2-23-81
Council discussion of lift station and secondary access
(expanded minutes attached).
Approval of lift station.
Approve of street layout (sketch attached).
3-24-81
Council approval of Res. 81-50, not to amend the Iowa City
Comprehensive Plan for Land Use, Trafficways & Community
Facilities with regard to Foster Road.
5-29-81
Revised plat submitted.
7-2-81
Approved by P&Z subject to agreement on provision of 12"
trunk sewer.
7-13-81
Review by Council.
7-14-81
Public discussion - neighborhood objection to development
expressed.
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INFORMAL COUNCIL MEETING
FEBRUARY 23, 1981
(EXPANDED MINUTES)
DISCUSSION RELATING TO OAKES ADDITION
SEWER
Discussion of development of this area in the context of the Comprehensive Plan
and the sequencing outlined there. Oakes' property is in the area outlined for
Phase III development because of sewerage problems.
Neuhauser: City has discouraged lift station.
Balmer: Contiguous development within existing City boundaries is desirable,
therefore, an exception should be made in this case, allowing for a
lift station.
!, Perret: Questioned staging of development.
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Erdahl: Questioned consistency of lift station in context of the facilities
plan.
Neuhauser: Development dependent on individual developers who may not be
willing or able to develop within sequence. City may need to
make accommodations within plans to allow development.
Consensus:
A lift station should be allowed given that this developer is ready to proceed
with developing an area within the City limits, which is contiguous to other
development.
STREETS (Foster Road)
Boothroy: Related history of Foster Road issue. After submission of Oakes
Second, property owners in area requested an amendment to the
Comprehensive Plan, deleting Foster Road from the plan.
Planning and Zoning recommended that no amendment be made and that
Foster Road roughly follow the alignment of the plan with a jog at
Prairie du Chien. The question of exactly where Foster Road would be
east of Prairie du Chien was not resolved.
Oakes Third was submitted with two cul-de-sacs. A need for secondary
access was perceived by the staff. The'question of Foster Road was
not addressed and any secondary access was not seen as an alternative
to Foster Road. (A sketch of plan was presented.) The sketch plan
was taken to Planning and Zoning February 17.
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The staff had recommended looking at a series of collector streets for
this area rather than an east -west arterial. Planning and Zoning was
adamant in stressing the need to maintain Foster Road on the
Comprehensive Plan map with the intent of eventual construction.
Roberts: Both the proposed collector and Foster Road are necessary. Sketched
plan is the best solution offered yet.
Concurrence by other Council members.
Discussion of costs of building Foster Road across the ravine. Boothroy pointed
out condemnation costs would be incurred.
Discussion of size of streets and ability of City to pay for overwidth.
Requirement of 31 feet rather than 36 feet seen as a compromise.
Consensus:
The Council is not willing to revise the Comprehensive Plan to delete Foster
Road, however, the future may show that Foster Road to the east of Prairie du
Chien is not necessary. If development occurs in the area and warrants
construction of the road, it will be built.
The concept of the collector street for Oakes Third is acceptable to the Council
and no more work need be done in that area.
Staff was directed to look at property questions for Foster Road west of Prairie
du Chien.
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INFORMAL COUNCIL DISCUSSION
FEBRUARY 23, 1981
INFORMAL COUNCIL DISCUSSION: February 23, 1981, at 1:30 P.M. in the Conference
Room at the Civic Center. Mayor John Balmer presiding.
COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT: Balmer, Roberts, Neuhauser, Perret, Lynch, Erdahl,
Vevera. Absent: None. Staffinembers present: Berlin, Stolfus, Melling.
Others present for certain discussions, as noted.
TAPE-RECORDED, Reel N81-5, Side 1, 1-2444.
APPLICATIONS TO PLANNING AND ZONING Boothroy, Schmeiser, Schmadeke, Farmer
5 rin Valle Subd. Prel. 8 Final Boothroy noted previous concern over
adequate access. As Coralville had requested an indication from the
Council on a recommendation, the concensus was to deny Part I and approve
Part 11 as recommended by Planning and Zoning and Staff.
LinderValle Subdivision Prel. Johnson County is waiting for the City's
recommen anon. T e applicant was willing to provide an access along the
East property line for future extension of the Street. The County Board
of Health has approved a redrawing of lot sizes which will allow use of
septic tanks. Council discussed the requirement for provision of rural
development standards for the streets and decided to require compliance
from this Subdivision, but asked for relooking at the standards for the
streets.
River Crest Estates/Deer Hill Estates Dr. Hershfield and Dennis Sauegling
present. AlthoughThis su Iv Sion is within the Iowa City area of juris-
diction, the likelihood of annexation is very remote (30 years), as the
area is north of the Iowa River. Dedication for future easements and
detention basin will be provided. The letters regarding the water distri-
bution system and storm water management have been received. After
further discussion of requiring of rural development standards for the
proposed private drive, Council asked that the matter be removed from the
County's agenda. Staff will come back with recommendations for revision
of rural development standards for Council djscussion on March 9th.
OAKES SUBDIVISION Oakes present. Mayor Balmer called attention to memo
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rom c ece, 2/19, regarding lift station for Oakes Subdivision drainage
area. Schmadeke noted that this area -will always need a lift station.
There will be no provision of sewer north of Interstate 80 for 40 years.
There is enough land within the City limits now for 200,000 population.
By using Prairie du Chien Sewer to connect to the River Corridor System,
the capacity will be exceeded for the Prairie du Chien Sewer. It handles
68 acres now, would increase to capacity for 230 acres. The Prairie du
Chien sewer will need to be upgraded in the future anyway. A lift station
has a life of 20 years, is paid for by the subdivider and will be the
City's responsibility after 20 years. The Mayor noted that a majority
agreed to use of the lift station, Perret d Erdahl objecting.
FOSTER ROAD East of Prairie du Chien Road. The Planning and Zoning Comm.
recommen ed not amending the Comprehensive Plan Map, leaving Foster Road
in, but agreed to an offset at Prairie du Chien. Boothroy presented a
preliminary sketch for Oakes Third Addition -showing access to Prairie du
Chien thru Lat 7, and northerly alignment for Foster Road. This concept
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was aeeablr to fo,n il. They did not wish to amend the Comprehensive
an Map by deletion of Foster Road, The sketch as discussed was filed
with the City Clerk. Oakes expressed concern that they would be providing
a short-cut thru their subdivision. Alternatives regarding purchase of
property for the Dubuque/Prairie du Chien portion will be provided soon.
TRANSIT ISSUES Mose, Lundell
Washin ton Street Transit Interchan a The Mayor reported that he did not
favor t e recomnen anon rpm t e ,ty Manager and Transit Manager to close
Washington St. to automobile traffic in front of the Mall. A majority of
Councilmembers agreed. Representatives from Downtown Association, Lehman
and Crum, asked consideration to leave the street open, and offered other
suggestions. Parking enforcement and use of island by passengers was
discussed. Council was urged to view the problem area at 5 P.M. Staff
was requested to look at operational procedures and report on practical
alternatives to minimize the problems. A representative for the bus
drivers noted their preference for closure of the street to automobiles.
Lundell called attention to a study by graduate students of the problem.
Small Buses Mose summarized'conclusions shown in charts submitted with
isFi memo. Hours for drivers on most routes are either 6AM to 2PM or
2PM to iOPM. Councilmembers discussed use of small buses with the large
buses at peak hour, 4PM, and running until 6:30 when large buses would
stop, small buses continuing to iOPM. If small buses were decided on,
Council favored purchase of good quality buses. Funding alternatives
were suggested. Staff will report on alternatives for funding using the
small buses and prepare a budget.
Capital Improvements Projects
Accessible Vans Page 40 CIP. It t
to get out o providing acce'ss'ible
remain in the CIP.
1030-1447
1447-1990
as noted that the University would like
vans for the students. This item will
New Transit Garage Concensus was to move this item up to FY84.
Bus Fleet Ex ansion/Re lacement Buses have not converted to natural gas
use. Riese is use n summer and f2 used in winter, for a savings of
$30,000. This item will remain in the CIP,
MANAGEMENT ADVISORY PANEL City Manager Berlin asked if Council had any add-
itions to t e agen a ist of panel priorities and procedures. Regarding
/2, Discussion of Council Salaries, Neuhauser stated that she would not
would support raise Councilmembers,
dsupporta raiseforthe Mayor would support
teodecrease;
numberofr
hours worked,
by a Mayor, but would limit the term to be served. She also opposed the
Proposed raise for the County Supervisors. After discussion, the Mayor
advised that a majority of Councilmembers were not in favor of an increase
in Council salary. However, Perret will appear before the Management
Advisory Panel regarding the issue.
APPOINTMENTS Mayor's Youth Employment Board, Council agreed to appoint 1990-208(
Dave Bay ess; to Committee on Community Needs, Sandra Lockett, Janet Cook,
and reappoint Pat (Cora) McCormick; to Broadband Telecommunications Com.,
William Terry and Nicholas Johnson.
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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
DATE: February 20, 1981
TO: City Coun
FROM: Doug Boothrdy,
RE: Foster Road
Included in the Council's packet is a memo from Don Schmeiser to
the City Council dated March 14, 1980 which details cost estimates
for construction of Foster Road from Dubuque Street to North Dodge
Street and includes a discussion of the issues and impacts of three
alternative alignments for Foster Road. This memo is a good sum-
mary of the issues brought up during the Foster Road discussions
both at the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council meet-
ings. At the last informal meeting of July 28, 1980, Council
directed staff to proceed with those necessary steps regarding ac-
quisition of two parcels for the more northerly alignment of Foster
Road between Dubuque Street and Prairie du Chien.
In determining the estimated costs for the extension of Foster Road
from Prairie du Chien Road to North Dodge Street, Council should
direct their attention to Table 2 of the Schmeiser memo and segments
6, 7, 8, and 9. Costs estimates shown for alternative 1 and alter-
native 2 for those respective segments are the same, however, alter-
native 3 differs significantly on the assumption that Foster Road
would not be continuous between Prairie du Chien and old Dubuque
Road. The ultimate function of Foster Road, i.e. collector or
secondary arterial, will directly affect the cost of its construc-
tion to the City.
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MEMORANDUM
Date: March 14, 1980
To: City Counc )
From: Don Schm '
Re:
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Dept. ing Director
of Pla ni g 3 program Development
Foster Road Analysis
The purpose of this memo is to discuss
during the Foster Road analysis the issues which
with Planning and Zonin , both during have been brought up
a chart g Commission and City the staff study and in discusts sions
ng
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contains Table 1, which isolates f{ve issues Council. Attached to
three columns: the identification wofch the
have identified. Tables)
impacts associated with the issue, and the
alternative alignments far the issue, a description of
Foster Road and First impact of each of the three
These general alternative Avenue extended.
(Figures 8-10 alignments a were identified in the Foster
ous
arterial beltwa pages 32-34) and are as follows:
a discontinuous' Alternative 2 Alternative Road report
collector network of collector streets )' Altecontrnative and circulation only. streets des{ designed and Alteracc ss
9 for internal neighborhood access
Also included are the
estimate
f Fos requested by Council for
Foster Road. devel
costs for the construction -per and City
A discussion of the issues and impacts follows:
Ia. Circulation-
-communit .
The arterial beltway concept will
flOw frothe peninsula area around Provide
for
ranmooth
This beltway would connect with the continuous traffic
access to important.destinations in these areas, east sides to the Mal).
j traff{c us
and provide
to consider � Such circulation improvement Fos cis
provide. Interstate however, important
would be the 80 already connects Dodge and Dubu Dubuque oad uld actually
City limits. Preferable route for much traffic originating
Streets and
practice to A question has been raised as to ginating north of the
Interstate highways
the interstate as whether it is suitable
other cities {n ys are utilized for local at travel safelthe y
street
o well ti to Iowa (including y and efficienlsystem.
some extent g Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, and Davenport),
importantly, Interstate already in Iowa Ci
tyes Moines,
maintenance costs 80 is an existing road with construction most
Paid for with no local funds.
lb,
Circulation --net hborhood.
Neighborhood circulation for developing areas will be
well by either alternative 1 or 2, because either one provides direct
connections to adjacent arterial streets. well
equally
Alternative 3 would provide
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somewhat poorer overall neighborhood circulation, since the area between
Prairie du Chien Road and N. Dodge Street would not have direct access to
Prairie du Chien. The area between N. Dubuque Street and Prairie du Chien
Road would have equivalent neighborhood circulation under each of the three
alternatives.
2a. Neighborhoods --Traffic intrusion into developing areas.
New residential development on the north side will hopefully provide
several attractive neighborhoods for future residents. Heavy traffic
flows of external traffic could create severe neighborhood problems, by
creating excessive noise and pollution, and a virtual barrier running
through these neighborhoods..
2b. Neighborhoods --congestion in older, central areas.
Protection of older residential neighborhoods has been an important past
objective of the City and has continued to be an important consideration in
the analysis of Foster Road. Where others have promoted Foster Road as a
means of relieving traffic in central neighborhoods (e.g. the near north
side) and on narrow residential streets (e.g. Kimball Road, Ridge
Road/Whiting Avenue), our analysis has simply concluded that the relief
would not occur. We feel that if any outer street were to divert traffic,
Interstate 80 would be doing that already.
Traffic from destinations west of the Park Road bridge headed for the
ACT/Westinghouse area presently has three choices as to route:
a. Church Street, which is an arterial street but passes through a
S residential area.
b. Interstate 80, which is longer in distance, but is continuous driving
with no stops and may actually be quicker.
C. Kimball Road and Brown Street, which are the quickest,"most direct*
routes.
Foster Road is not likely to divert traffic in this situation, or in others
we have looked at.
3. Cost to the public.
Foster Road is intended to be constructed as development of the north side
occurs, rather than appearing as a project in the Capital Improvements
program. For some segments of Foster Road to be built, however, City
expenditure of funds will have to occur. Cost estimates for the three
alternatives are shown on the attached chart, Table 2. The total City
share for alternative 1 is around $950,000; for alternative 2,
approximately $835,000. Alternative 3 would be less expensive because the
segment spanning the ravine east of Prairie du Chien Road would not be
constructed. Alternative 3 would save the City over $300,000 as compared
with a continous arterial beltway.
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4a. Urban form --north corridor development.
Staff has raised the issue of urban form and the possible encouragement of
sprawl development resulting from Foster Road. This issue has been the
subject of much debate and little agreement, since it is not a matter for
precise conclusions. Land use controls --zoning and subdivision --are the
primary means of determining future land use. What staff has attempted to
point out is that the road system has an enormous influence on private
market decisions that are made within the constraints set by legal
controls. In general, it is well established that development tends to
occur in areas that are well -served by an arterial street network.
4b. Urban form --natural areas.
Staff feels that much of the north side area is the type of
environmentally -sensitive area that the comprehensive plan intended to
carefully identify and prioritize before the potential value is lost as the
area develops. Most of the area is likely to develop unless a private or a
public land purchase program is undertaken. Staff recommends that
floodplains, ravines, and the most sensitive areas be protected where
possible. In alternative 3, the street pattern lends itself to enlarging
the contiguous open space areas, specifically the ravine east of Prairie du
Chien Road.
Sa. Energy consumption -development in the Foster Road corridor.
Development which occurs in the north side area will be most energy
efficient in terms of gasoline consumption if alternatives 1 or 2 are
chosen. Alternative 3 would cause some longer trip making than necessary
under other alternatives.
5b. Energy consumption --secondary effects.
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Staff considers the energy savings from alternatives 1 or 2 to be
considerably lessened by secondary effects resulting from the development
of an arterial beltway on the north side. These would include the
encouragement of a further peripheral development, which is likely to
consume a great deal of fuel because of future driving patterns. In
addition, travel patterns that cannot be served by mass transit can be
expected to be established under these conditions.
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TABLE 1: . ALTERNATIVES/ IMPACT SUW4ARY FOR -FOSTER ROAD
DESCRIPTION OF IMPACT
1, CIRCULATION a) improve community circulation
b) provide neighborhood circulation
for developing areas
. NEIGHBORHOODS a) traffic intrusion into
developing areas
b) congestion in older, central areas
3. PUBLIC COST cost of providing Foster Rd.
segments that will not be built
by developers
j, . :URBAN FORM a) encouragement of development
in the north corridor
b) availability of contiguous
natural areas for open space
5. ENERGY a) fuel consumption by development
in Foster Rd. corridor
b) secondary effects
Note: + positive impact
0 neutral impact.
- negative impact
These are intended to be used as relative measures, for
comparison of the three alternatives, rat er than absolutes
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Program Development March 13, 1980
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Foster Road ma be''' . ke'p'f-`in"--•IanBy70M ORURY �' r and there is little that can be done to four agreed with keeping In the mending t the arterial beltwaycon-
CayEyeor change that. comptehensive plan so that developers ' ce t be dropped,
But, as they have before, the planning can build it Incrementallyas housing is council Monday than he arterial beltwto ay
• A majority d the. Iowa City Council commission and the City staff disagreed constructed In the area, will cost the cit
agreed Monday to keep In the city cum- on whether an arterial beltway linkingY gnd oo for tion in
,i prehennsive plan (be controversial Foster Dodge and Dubuque streets Is necessa y COUNCILORS* Clemens Erdahl end areas acquisition
construction fin N
• Road arterial beltway across the city's or desirable. necessary opera don't find Il
'mostly undeveloped lar North Side. David Perret opposed Inclusion of the profitable to build the road.
'—� The informal decision came idler a Though several persons warned that a beltway In he plan, arguing (hal he The memo says that an alternate
• meeting between the council and the beltway may have adverse affects on road'may be harmful and. Is not worth syslemofcontinuouscollectorstreets—
j Planning and Zoning; Mnell 'Commission le developing neighborhoods, Mayor John eapeendilure of city' funds. Councilor which are narrower streets — would
which tanned Balmer and Councilors Lawrence Ma NeuMuaer was absent. provide less direct routes across he
P greed that he mostly _ Lynch, Robert' Vatllr - and 'Class Planner Keds Laverty, who authored North side, and would cost the city
wooded area "ripe,: 41' d"VIOP rent Rob" aided with the Co mission. The ' the, ff. December ,sta. report recom•
- j See Foster Road, page d
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•; ggs6,Ono.Non-connected collector streets Senior Planner Don Schmelser noted having the road In the comprehensive t".
providing no route around the area that tbecity will have to construct some plan will allow for well-planned for
would cost $642.ODD. segments of the road even though North Side development, since
Though Vevera supported retention of developers will build the major share. developers,aM potential residents wig
hebeltway concept, he also wild that no Vevera said, "I realize there are be aware 'f he road.
city money should be spent on he con- probably a couple places" where [be city "We have the concept Id the com-
.� I, • , struclion of Foster Road, since It will Ile will have to pay thet of construction. ' prehensive plan how and I wholehear.
within I,DDO yards of Interstate M and ,„t'So you're saying you are willing to ;, tedly agree that it should be here, andA
may serve a similar Ipncllon for !hose spend city money on It?” Erdshl asked. 'should slay there," Roberts said.
traveling across the city. Yes, but only If It's absolutely Lynch, like the others who spoke iq
VEVERA
questioned whether the necessary," Vevera responded. Roberts support of sticking with the beltway,
I 9 then said not an assessment of property said that thearea Is going to develop
"culacross arterial" Is necessary, but owners might be possible to construct whether or not the council Includes In
•. ! . he said that the staff and planning com• non-developed segments of the road. the comprehensive plan an arlerlsl
mission agree that It the road Is to be 'T think this Is unrealistic," Erdahl street cutting through he North Side. II
' built, the comprehensive plan's route Is said. 'the council doesn't adopt a read plan, he -
• •.�, � "the logical place for It." '7 don't, Clemens, I think It's plan- said, "What we're saying Is Let it
1' 'I'd go along with leaving It In the Ing," Roberts answered. developaMhoping Itwon't be too messy
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prehensive plan but I pould not go
donllot oath spending any city money" b and we won't be embarrassed (like)
THE COUNCIL majority, like the - we've been embarrassed the last log
baIt, he said. said. planing commission, Indicated that Years In Iowa City.' "
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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Date: August 12, 1983
To: City Council
From: Rosemary Vitosh, Director of Finance I�^�
Nancy Heaton, City Treasurer,/2a-i
Re: Changes to Utility Procedures
The following discussion presents significant revisions to the City's
collection procedures for unpaid water/sewer/refuse bills. If approved by the
City Council, Iowa City will move from one of the strictest collection policies
in the state to one of the most lenient policies. These proposed revisions
result from discussions with representatives of the rental property owners and
their concerns regarding the City's collectionotic .
The stff elives that
the suggestions herein generally are consistent with he directionreceived from
the City Council. Any additional costs, both administrative and collection,
which may be incurred due to the implementation of these revised procedures and
the cost of any increase in bad debts will be borne by all customers of the
Utility systems.
Many of the larger municipalities in Iowa lien for unpaid sewer and refuse bills
on rental properties, while few lien for water. Iowa City has liened far all
three in the past and by doing so has been able to keep bad debts to an absolute
minimum. A survey of collection procedures in comparable municipalities
indicated that three of the six lien for sewer and refuse. Of the three that do
not now file liens, two are currently considering using the lien for sewer and
refuse.
The revisions included herein would limit the City's tax lien process. The
procedures have been revised to state
liens to collect that the City will not use property tax
unpaid tenant bills if the owner/manager has fully cooperated
With the City in providing information on forwarding addresses for former
tenants. This releases the owner from responsibility for unpaid tenant bills
for water, sewer and refuse services.
There are two other major revisions in the procedures which affect rental
properties. First, the City will no longer transfer unpaid account balances to
current active accounts in the same name in order to avoid penalizing rental
property owners through the shutoff of his/her personal account because of a
tenant's unpaid bill. Second the City will not require payment of an unpaid
tenant's bill on a shutoff account before providing water service for a new
tenant.
The changes made in the above three items reduce the rental property owner's
involvement and responsibility for tenant accounts to a bare minimum. The City
will have to rely only upon strict adherence to the deposit (and/or future
advance payment) and the shutoff of water service for non-payment of bills. The '
increased use of a collection agency will be investigated. The City staff
believes that the adoption of these procedures will result in an increase in bad
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A draft co procedures.
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specific changes Ofathe revised utility procedures is attached.
proposed: The following
Sect; The definitions of
revised. The current policy is that owner and
responsibility service agreement have been
all billings for the proper install
allowner has direct and ultimate
revisions n theseand definitions eliminate the Propert maintenance of equipment and for
including any unpaid bills left by former tenants. The
for former tenants' unpaid bills. The Property
the installation a d billIsostillsresponsiblelfity
or
usage and refuse service maintenance of equipment and billin s
the owner's name. It is the Cided tp a rental property g for water and sewer
name between tenants. he Cit ace a when the account a jo
is charged only for *actual
interim period isfifteendays or less, thein the owner
charge. consumption and is not charged ' 9 the monthly minimum
A definition of "consumer"
tenant as an agent of thepropertyas been added. The current
the tenant as the owner's get nener. The revised procedures define a
j for the billings for water and sewer a ecl Procedures do not define
ponsible
the water/sewer account in his/her name fallswithin this defin tion Ofconsumer is consumer
and is res °9e and refuse services. A tenant who has
responsible for the payment of the billings,
Section II second and third
for the implementation ofh Was revised
aro ra h: This
collection of P an advance payment schedule which would replto acethe
advance payment schedule foll ws at them nore d of this memo.
detaild description of the proposed
Section II fifth ora ra
f ne sentence t this h: The current contract for services
to the undersi Paragraph unpaid or overdue accounts will bentransferred
This sentence suned owners account or filed as
owners were held responsible Cfor's current a lien against the it
revised Policy which is that rental Property
has beenresponsible procedures, this sen anytennpaid tenant's bills. P petty
for the frequent attached
transferhas en revisedOf unpaid tenant accountransfer
pothe
licy property owner's personal The transfer policy
tenants bill by the residence account. This forced
residence's water serviceroperty owner in order payment of the
to avoid shutoff of
This transfer his/her
therefore, it Policy was totally unacceptable to
the tenant bills to the Property that the City discontinue rental property owners,
rental property,P Y owner s personal account. the transfer of unpaid
re the sae the Ci a will continue to transfer an However, for other than
notification of un aid new policy for rental y unpaid bills to accounts
longer transfer P bills to forpardin Property will be to mail
collection ns a unpaid unpaid n addresses, but the City will no
P balance to another account in order to force
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Another change in this section is the reference to the lien. Rental property
owners had questioned the legality of liening for unpaid tenant bills. There is
no question as to the legality of liens for unpaid sewer and refuse fees and such
liens are now being processed by other municipalities for unpaid tenant bills.
However, under these revised procedures, the City will agree not to file liens
at all for unpaid tenant bills if the owner/responsible party cooperates in
giving forwarding address information to the City for use in the collection
process. The City will continue to lein for unpaid bills or charges which are
the direct responsibility of the property owner.
Section II, paragraph 8: This paragraph was added to the original draft
procedures in order to establish that the City must be notified of any status
changes in ownership, owner's agent, management or rental of a property. This
will allow the City to be kept informed of who is responsible for the payment of
the billing for services. This additional paragraph only puts this
administrative policy in writing, it changes no current policy.
Section III, A,1: This second paragraph has been added to the written
proceduresto medicate that out-of-town customers may mail new customer service
cards for account set-up. This additional paragraph is not a change in current
procedures but the City has not encouraged this action in the past due to
problems with receiving incorrect or insufficient information by mail and/or to
not receiving the deposit in advance of the date for when water service is to
begin. The City formerly billed for the deposit on the first billing if it was
not paid in advance. The City now requires that the deposit be paid in advance
before the water service is to begin. The rental property owners have requested
that the City publicize the availability of this option.
Section III. A, 3: This section was revised to cover the implementation of the
advance payment schedule effective January 1, 1984. A more detailed description
of the advance payment appears at the end of this memo.
Section III, A,4: This paragraph was changed to indicate that only billings for
actual water usage, no minimum charges, will be generated for the first 15 days
that a water account is in a owner/manager's name. The current policy was to
charge a minimum amount in addition to the charge for actual water usage; it
therefore was possible to be charged a minimum amount bill even if no water was
used at all. The second paragraph was revised to state that upon written
notification from the owner/manager, the City will adjust the billed amount into
the tenant's account. This is a revision from our present policy in which we
require the owner/manager to have the tenant come in and pay the bill sent to the
owner/manager.
Section III B 5: This paragraph was added to the procedures to indicate what
the City's policy is in handling billings that are returned from the Post Office
as undeliverable. It is not a change in current policy, it only provides a
written description of the City's current policy.
Section III, C, 6 a: This is a new section which was added to the procedures
to indicate that an individual must provide a 7 -digit account number plus the
account address when inquiring about an account status. This again does not
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constitute a change in current procedures, it only clarifies what information
City staff needs in order to check on an account status.
Section III, E 5: The City's current policy in regards to turning on water
service in a rental property where the prior tenant had the water shut off, due
to an unpaid bill, is as follows. The outstanding bill and fees must be paid in
full by the tenant or property owner before water service is restored for a new
tenant. This forces payment of the unpaid bill and has assured the City that it
will collect the outstanding amount. This procedure is being completely revised
as shown by the attached draft which indicates that the City will turn on water
in a rental unit where the prior tenant has left an unpaid bill and the water has
been shut off if the owner/manager confirms to the City, in writing, that there
are completely new tenants in the rental unit at this time. This will avoid
penalizing the new tenants and the property owner for any unpaid bills left by
prior tenants.
Section III.F: The City's past policy has been to file liens against the
property Cproperty owner) on all unpaid bills left by tenants. The property
owners have questioned the legality of the use of liens for unpaid water bills.
They have requested that the City not file liens at all, even for unpaid sewer
and refuse bills, whose legality is not in question. This request was made
because they do not feel that they should be held responsible and be forced to
pay any unpaid bills left by their tenants.
This section has been completely revised to state that the City will not use
property tax liens on unpaid tenant bills unless the owner/manager has not
cooperated with the City in providing the City with the required information.
Information
1) who the
addresses on former utenants nwho have unpaid �bills, ty n and n2)ctheir cooper coopt tet eration
actually providing forwarding addresses. If the owner has provided all required
information the responsibility is then put on the City to track down and collect
from tenants who leave unpaid bills. The City will lien for unpaid
water/sewer/refuse bills on those rental properties whose owners do not
cooperate with the City in providing the required information.
In addition, the City will continue to lien for unpaid service charges which are
the responsibility of the property owner. This includes charges for the
installation and maintenance of equipment and for water/sewer/refuse usage
which occurs while the account is in the property owner's name.
ADVANCE PAYMENT SCHEDULE RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City consider the implementation of advance payments
for water/sewer/refuse service. Payments for service made in advance would
reduce losses from unpaid bills for service already used. The advance payment
schedule will also allow the City to eliminate the $50 deposit now being charged
on new customer accounts. The advance payment will meet the same collection
needs but will not create as much negative public relations for the City as the
deposit now does. The telephone company currently bills in advance for service.
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It is highly desirable to place all accounts on the advance payment schedule but
we do not feel at this time that it is justified to force the program on all
customers in order to satisfy the collection needs on less than 20% of all
accounts. With the changes in procedures being recommended, in response to the
Rental Property Owners concerns, the City will be monitoring the amounts of bad
debts and the Finance Department may, in the future, find it beneficial to go to
an advance payment schedule for all accounts if bad debts increase
significantly.
It will take several months to complete the necessary computer program changes
to accommodate advance payments on billings. That, in addition to the desire to
avoid the heavy workload times for the Utilities staff, necessitates scheduling
the conversion to an advance payment schedule in the month of January 1984.
However, it is recommended that all new accounts set up after August 16, 1983,
be required to convert to the advance payment schedule in January, 1984. The
new customer will pay a $50 deposit when setting up their account, and then in
January, the $50 deposit will be applied as an advance payment. This would
allow the City to pick up the substantial number of new accounts, which are
typically set up in the fall, on the advance payment schedule and reduce the
potential for future bad debts on those accounts.
Starting in January 1984, it is recommended that all new accounts set up, or any
account put under a new name, be required to be placed on the advance payment
schedule. This would mean that even if the account is set up by a customer who
previously had water service at another address, and normally would not have
been required to pay a deposit under our deposit program, they will then be
required to participate in the advance payment schedule program on the new
account. This will allow the City to increase our protection against future bad
debts by putting as many customers as possible on the advance payment schedule.
In addition, it is recommended that any customer who is not on the advance
payment schedule be required to convert to the advance payment schedule for
their account when and if their account is placed on the shutoff list for the
second time in a calendar year. Any deposit on the account, currently held by
the City, will be applied to the advance payment. This will allow us to reduce
the potential for bad debts on those accounts which are repeatedly on the
shutoff list.
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Utility Procedures
City of Iowa City
I. Definitions
II. Service Agreement
III. General Procedures
A. Types of Service Connections
B. Types of Service Disconnections
C. Billing Activity
D. Customer Activity
E. Collection Procedure
i F. Property Tax Lien
G. Problem Areas
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I. DEFINITIONS
Administrative Hearing - hearing for the purpose of determining validity
of bill, answer questions and/or making
arrangements for payment.
Agent - shall include a manager, realtor or other person
acting for and under the authority of the owner
of the property. Although an agent does not
change the responsibility of the owner, he/she
may have the account in his/her name for purposes
of billing and notification of maintenance and
collection activity.
Billing cycle - period between two regular billings on an
account.
Consumer -
shall mean any person using water furnished by
the City and includes all persons residing in the
dwelling at the time the water is used. For
rental properties, collection of unpaid bills
will continue through shut off of water service
unless all persons living there during the
billing period have vacated the premises.
Cubic foot -
measurement for water used which is equal to 7.5
gallons.
Meter -
device installed on water line to measure or
meter amount of water used.
Nor -
(Neptune outside reader) outside installation
(small black box) which allows inside meter
readings to be taken without entering the
dwelling.
Owner -
that person having ownership of the property as
shown in the records of the Johnson County
Recorder's Office. The owner is responsible for
the proper installation and maintenance of
equipment, and for the payment of all billings
for service work done to the equipment and for
water usage for billing periods during which the
water account is in the owner's name.
Service Agreement -
The customer service card signed by the consumer
or owner/agent to authorize water, sewer and
refuse service for a property. This agreement
defines the owner's responsibilities, the
consumer's responsibilities, and permits an agent
to execute the agreement on behalf of the owner
and put the account in his/her name for billing
and notification purposes. If the agreement is
executed by a consumer who is neither the owner
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nor the owner's agent, that consumer will be
responsiblefor the billings for water and sewer
usage and refuse services until such time as the
account is taken out of the consumer's name.
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nor the owner's agent, that consumer will be
responsiblefor the billings for water and sewer
usage and refuse services until such time as the
account is taken out of the consumer's name.
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II. SERVICE AGREEMENT
CONTRACT FOR WATER/SEWER/REFUSE SERVICE
This is a contract between the consumer/property owner and the Cit
City for water, sewer and refuse service for the Property.
defines the owner's responsibilities Y of Iowa
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the City,
ity s regulations the consumer's responsibilitiesfollowand
furnished, current information furnishing service. Before
Card must be urgent. must be provided and the Service
is
Service Contract
Deposit/Advance Payment
Through August 17 1983: q
accounts for each new customer. $50-00 deposit is charged on residential
accounts
based Commercial account deposits will be
determDeposits will be refundedupon termination of servestimated average ce
(3) years of service without any delinquent fees, monthly service usage.
or after three
Effective August 17, 1983: All
new Januarconvery, to the payment toschedule mer u to bents ll be subject to
Yi 1984, advance
accounts in the amounts lstatedts labove.be chThose deposiarged on lts will l be aped in
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which undergo 1984• All new customer accounts and/or an
9 a name change will be subject to the or any accounts
schedule where water, sewer and refuse service will be
advance of usage. In adfo
dition an Payment
advance payment schedule will be required customer who is n t onrthn
Payment schedule for their account when and if their account theadvanceon the shutoff list for the second time in a calendar
deposit on their account, hesecurrentlyPlaced
to the advance payment• held by the Cit Year. Any
y, will be applied
Charges for service are due when rendered and become delinquent fifteen
(15) days thereafter. City Code 533-46 and 33-167 provide that sewer and
water service may be discontinued to any user who has not made full a
within thirty (30) days after a charge is rendered.
accounts will be filed as Payment
the responsibility of the property lien against the Unpaid or overdue
owner, Property if the charges are
The espo will supply water only through its own meters.
is responsible for loss or damage to meters which the Cit
and repair at the owner's ex nese The property owner
The owner agrees that no person sh 17 set,at the time of the nextlbiIIinge
the City. The City shall have access to remove or repair meters
hours for service and maintenance work. the property except
Y during reasonable
The property owner is responsible for the maintenance of the service
from the city main. The service pipes are to be kept free of leaks.
the
property owner fails to do so, the Cit Pipe
the necessary repairs. The expense form theses discontinue service and/or make
Property owner before the service is resumed. pairs must be
Paid by the
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The City must be notified of any status changes in the ownership, owner's
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listed must beathefindividual hoerty.Tis responsiblehfor
the actual payment of billings for water and sewer usage and refuse
services. Accounts may not be in the name of a deceased person.
Although the City recognizes the owner of the
responsible for this account , the owner's agent rmayrty signstheeservice
contract card and place the account in the agent's name for billing rand
notification purposes. An agent's signature binds the owner to this
agreement the same as if executed by the owner. If the agreement is
executed by a consumer who is neither the owner nor the owner's agent, that
consumer will be responsible for the billings for water and sewer usage and
refuse services until such time as the account is taken out of the
consumer's name.
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III. GENERAL PROCEDURES
A. Types of service connections:
1. New Customer - All customers who have not had water service in
his her name for a minimum of three years within the last five
year period shall sign a customer service card and pay a
deposit/advance payment to authorize service. An owner/manager
or realtor may sign the card and pay the deposit/advance payment
on behalf of a tenant/client. A reading fee is charged on all
new customer accounts.
Out-of-town customers may request that cards be mailed to them
for completion and return to the City prior to the date on which
water service is to be established. The card must be completed
in full and the deposit must be paid, before an account can be
set up and water service is established.
2. New construction - Contractors shall notify the city when a
dwelling g isready to have a meter set (installed). At times, the
plumber will notify the city or a city official will initiate the
l meter set which can result in a lack of billing information and,
in some cases, incorrect billing information. A reading fee is
charged on all new accounts.
3. Customer Change of Residence -
a. Prior to January, 1984:
If a current customer who had met the three year deposit
requirement changes residence, he/she may call the
utilities staff and request to be finaled on the current
address and "set up" for billing at the new address. If the
deposit requirement has not been 'met, a deposit will be
requested at the new address. A reading fee is charged only
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when a dwelling is listed for the first time in a name.
b. Effective January 1, 1984:
The account at the new address will be required to be on the
advance payment schedule where water, sewer and refuse
service is paid for in advance. The advance payment must be
paid before service is authorized at the new address.
4. Owner's/Mona er's Name Between Tenants - When a tenant notifies
the City that he she is moving and no one has authorized service
to start for a new tenant, the City places the account
automatically into the name of the owner/manager. Billings
generated during the first fifteen days, after which a rental
property account has been put into the owner/manager's name,
will include charges for actual water usage only; no minimum
charges or refuse charges will be included. No reading fee is
charged on the automatic return to the owner's/manager's name.
When an owner/manager receives a bill for water usage, for the
interim period between tenants, he/she may determine that the
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bill should be paid by the tenant and inform the tenant of their
responsibility to pay the bill. Upon written notification from
the owner/agent, the City will transfer the billed amount to the
tenant's account.
5. Special Readings - If an owner/manager desires to retain an
account in his her name, a special reading may be requested when
tenants move in or out. (The special reading can be requested at
other times when a customer needs to know usage on any given
date.) A reading fee is charged for a special reading.
B. Types of service disconnections:
1. Sale of property - If a property is sold and the current
customer requests that service be discontinued and the meter be
removed, he/she must make arrangements with the City for access
to remove the meter. There is no charge for a service
disconnection when a dwelling transfers from one owner to
another. The new owner will pay a reading fee.
2. Remodeling - Requests for service disconnections, needed because
of remodeling or construction, will be accepted only from owners
or the owner's agent. The disconnection will be made without
j charge. A reading fee will be charged when service is restored.
3. Lack of access - During normal working hours, a customer is
required to allow the City access to the meter for maintenance
(repair and readings). If a lack of access exists, the City will
place a printed notice card on the door of the property
requesting that the access problem be resolved. If no response
is received from the customer within five working days, service
will be discontinued at the "stop box" located on the service
pipe between the water main and the dwelling. A reading fee will
be charged when service is restored.
4. Non-payment of account - If all steps of. the collection
procedure have been completed and full payment has not been
received, the City will discontinue service at the meter or at
the stop box serving the dwelling. (Please refer to Section E.
Collection Procedure.)
S. Undeliverable Billin - If a billing is returned by the Post
Off ce as undeliverable, the City places a printed notice card on
the door of the property. The card states that the City must be
given proper billing information. For rental properties, the
owner/manager will be notified in writing of the need to provide
the proper billing information. If no response is received from
the customer within five working days, service will be
discontinued at the "stop box" located on the service pipe
between the water main and the dwelling. A reading fee will be
charged when service is restored.
6. Other disconnections - Service disconnections may be requested
only by owners or their agents. The city does not encourage
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disconnections due to the service personnel time involved and
the possiblity of damaging meters or stop boxes. However, if a
disconnect is requested because a house will be vacant for one
month or longer, the disconnection will be made at no charge. If
the disconnect period is less than one month, a fee will be
charged to the owner/agent.
C. Billin4 Activity - After a customer has authorized service, the
account is entered in the computer program with an active status and a
process date. This process date is the date when the meter is read.
1. Work Order for Reading Requests - The length of time between a
reading request and the date of the reading is a minimum of seven
days. The orders are printed once each week for all accounts
With a process date during that week. The City will read the
meter. If the City does not have access to the meter, the
reading may be delayed. In that event, a card is hung on the
door requesting someone to contact the City. If no response is
received, a request in writing will be sent to the owner.
2. Billing Dates - All residential customers are billed every two
I months on the bi-monthly billing cycle. Bills are mailed on the
firs
and rebillsWare sbilled fonathe ch mnext weekly abillingnafter�nthe
reading date.
3. Items on the water billing - The bimonthly amounts billed for
water, sewer, refuse, and tax plus the deposit charge, the
service fees, the reconnection fee and the administrative fees
i are itemized on the bill. These are computed as follows:
a. Water - Minimums are charged based on -meter and pipesize:
The—average residential customer has a V to 5/8" meter and
will be charged based upon the following schedule:
first 200 cubic feet minimum = $2.60 per month
the next 2,800 cubic ft. _ .60 per 100 cubic ft.
the next 17,000 cubic ft. _ .36 per 100 cubic ft.
the next 20,000 cubic ft. _ .32 per 100 cubic ft.
b. Tax - A state sales tax of 44 per $1.00 of the amount
charged for water. There is no State sales tax on sewer or
refuse.
C. Sewer - This monthly minimum charge is $1.63 if no usage has
occurred on an account or on the first 200 cubic feet of
usage each month (The bi-monthly minimum is $3.25 for 400
cubic feet on the regular billing.). Usage above the
minimum is billed at a flat rate of $.355 per 100 cubic feet
used.
d. Refute - $3.50 per month per dwelling unit on each meter.
The Clty will collect all refuse from properties with one
thru four family dwelling units unless an exemption is made
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by the Streets and Sanitation Division. These exemptions
include commercial properties, condominium units with a
refuse provision, business in a residence, etc. These
units must employ a private refuse service.
e. Deposit - Effective through December 31, 1983, $50.00 for
any customer who has not had service in his/her name for a
minimum of three years at one residence. A spouse or
roommate named on the original service card may have
service in his/her name without a deposit if the minimum
years of service have been met.
f. Reading fee - This $8.00 fee is charged when an account is
Tet up, put in a different name, or when•a special reading
is taken between tenants. It covers costs of computer
setup and the trip for reading.
g. Administrative fee - A delinquent $3.00 fee is charged on
the 44th day after the billing date. It covers costs for
materials, personnel and computer time involved in the
collection activity. It is not charged the first time an
account is delinquent in each year.
h. Reconnect fee - A $8.00 fee is charged on the 44th day after
The billing date. It includes costs for personnel time and
the actual delivery of the notice to the premises where the
disconnect is to occur. It is also charged when service is
restored if the disconnection was by customer request.
i. After hours fee - $12.00 will be added to the reconnect fee
Tor the cost of calling an employee in to do the service
work during any other hours except 8:30 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
Monday thru Friday.
j. Credit - If a credit adjustment or overpayment has
occurred, the total of the billed amount will be reduced.
4. Billi_no t„ vpes - A message on the right hand stub identifies a
special, rebill or final billing. If no message is printed, the
bill is from the regular bi-monthly billing cycle.
5.• Payments on Account - All accounts are payable within 15 days of
the billing date.
a. Substations - Bills may be paid at the Rochester Hy -Vee,
To-wncrest Drug Fair, Sycamore Mall's Randalls, Motts Drug
or Pearson's Drug before the delinquent date. If paid after
that date, payment should be made only at the Civic Center
as payments made at a substation may not get credited until
after the collection procedure has begun and delinquent
fees have been charged. This will result in additional
charges for the customer.
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b. The account number must accompany all payments so the
amount can be credited properly. The account number is
absolutely essential when we receive checks from persons
paying an account listed in someone else's name.
6. Account Status
a. When inquiring about an account's status, the seven digit
account number and the account address are both required.
b. Balance of account - If an inquiry is received asking for
the current balance of an account, the City staff will
assume the tenant is still living at the address and check
the receivable file. The receivable file will only
indicate the amount due and not whether a final billing has
been computed. This
about a final billing. request will not produce information
C. Final billing - If the tenant has moved, ,Lou will need to
inform the Cry en he that the tenant has moved and on what date.
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The Cill thcheck torders to see if a f nal
billing was requested and whether the billing has been
processed. If it has not been processed, the City can tell
you on what date that billing will be available and will be
mailed to your former tenant.
d. Information Re uest Form - Requests for information on
account status, bill
iespayment history, or for several
accounts, which may take a significant amount of time to
compile, should be submitted upon an Information Request
Form. Providing extensive information on the telephone
reduces the ability of the City staff to provide prompt
service to all customers. These forms are available from
the cashier in the Civic Center and will be mailed upon
request. Once a request form is received, the requested
information will be compiled and returned within two
working days. 'Rental property owners may wish to keep a
supply of these forms on hand for such requests.
D. Customer Activit - The following information is required for each
customer either at the time of original service or as status changes
are requested.
1. Account Number - Example: 003-054-00. The first three digits
003 identify the route number. The three digit middle section
of the account number (054), is assigned to the address and the
last two digits (00) tell us that this is the original customer
or water user at this address. The last two digits are increased
by one number each time there is a customer change at this
address.
2. Previous customer - A customer who has met deposit requirements
and wt1Tbe be
to make a deposit.
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3. New customer - A customer who will be charged a deposit.
4. New set - Original service at a location.
5. Reset - A change in customer at a location with service.
6. Change meter or meter exchange - When an existing meter is
removed and a new meter installed.
7. Special reading - Anytime a billing is requested other than the
regular billing cycle date.
8. Final reading - The reading taken on the day a customer moves
out.
9. Rebill - If a billing is not processed for an account on its
scheduled billing date, missing or corrected information is
provided and it is billed on the following week as a rebill.
10. Meter number - The serial number of the meter at this location.
11. Size - The size of the pipe and the meter at the location. This
determines the minimum charge per month for the account. .
12. Reading - The meter reading to be used for the' computations of
the billing.
13. Oate - The date the reading is to be taken.
14. Master file - All amounts receivable and billing history files
are in account number order. However, we also have master files
in alphabetical order so an account number can be found if the
customer's name or the address is known.
15. Res onsible art program - If a landlord/manager furnishes
Sig her name and address for each rental unit, a duplicate of the
tenants' hearing letter will be mailed to the landlord/manager.
This helps inform the landlord/manager of the status of the
account. An occasional hearing letter does not indicate a
problem account, but continuation of such notices at one address
may mean that a landlord will have a liability for an unpaid
account.
E. Collection Procedure - for non-payment of billed amounts.
1. Hearin letter - On the fourth billing cycle (usually four
weeks after a section is billed, an administrative hearing
letter is mailed to all unpaid accounts which exceed $10.00.
This letter offers an opportunity to set a hearing and gives
notice of the date of shutoff plus the charges for the
administrative action on a shutoff and the service fee. A copy
of this letter will be mailed to the owner/agent if listed as the
responsible party.
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2. Shutoff listing - If no one appears for the hearing, or no
arrangement has been made for payment, and no payment has been
received, a "shutoff list" is prepared and the service fees are
added to the outstanding account balance.
3. Shutoff carding - The City places a printed notice card on the
door of the property where the water service is to be
discontinued. The card states the amount due and the date on
which the meter will be shut off. Only full payment will stop a
shutoff. In addition, an account that has been carded will not
be transferred to another name unless the property is sold in the
interim.
4. Payment Necessary to Restore Service - If the water is turned
off, the total amount due and fees must be paid in cash,
certified check, cashier's check or money order before service
is restored. Personal checks are not accepted as payment at this
time.
5. Shutoff On A Prior Tenant - If all of the tenants who were
wing in a rental unit at the time the account became delinquent
have moved and the owner/agent provides the City with a written
notice to that effect, service will be restored to the dwelling
for new tenants without full payment of the delinquent bill.
F. Collection Procedures for Inactive Accounts - If an inactive account
remains unpaid thirty (30) days after the billing date, a notification
letter is sent to the person in whose name the account is listed and
to the responsible party. At the bottom of the letters, it is noted
that a letter was also mailed to the other person. If a property
owner/responsible party has a more recent address than the one used
for the tenant's letter, he/she should provide such information to the
City. The City will mail a second letter to the forwarding address.
1. Transfer Procedures - If no payment is received within thirty
30 days of the mailing date of the notification letter, the
unpaid amount may be transferred to an active account in the same
name as which the inactive account was listed. If a property is
identified as a rental property, no transfer of a tenant's
service charges will be made to an owner's/responsible party's
account even if the account was listed in the
owner's/responsible party's name.
2. Steps in the Transfer Process:
a. Name on account - The overdue amounts are transferred to an
account inthe same name. A notification letter is mailed
if a transfer is made.
b. Due Date of Transfer Amount - The transferred amount is due
TF the time of transfer and will be treated the same as an
overdue billed amount after 30 days.
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C. Property Owner Notification - The property owner will be
notified of unpaid bills on inactive accounts for his/her
property. If the property is a rental property, the
owner/responsible party must cooperate fully with the City
in providing forwarding addresses for prior tenants in
order to avoid the lien procedure for the unpaid tenant's
bill.
G. Property Tax Lien:
1. General Procedures - The City shall have a lien upon the
property of any consumer or property owner who has failed to pay
water/sewer/refuse charges for which they were responsible. The
lien process is as follows:
a. Lien listing - If an account, past due over three months,
Ts still unpaid in November, a listing of these accounts is
prepared.
b. Legal descriptions - City staff secures the names and
addresses of the property owners and the legal description
from the City Assessor's files.
C. Nearing letters - Letters are mailed to the property owners
in whose name the tax lien will be filed. These letters
list the Council hearing date, the dates in which past due
amounts accrued, the past due amount, and the date on which
the City Council will certify the amount as a lien.
d. Liens filed - In unpaid after the Council hearing, the
Council w will authorize the City Clerk to file liens with the
County Auditor.
e. Liens on Tax Rolls -.The Johnson County Treasurer includes
these liens on the next property tax billing.
2. Rental Property - If an account for a rental property is past
due and still unpaid in the month of November, property tax liens
will be filed against the property unless the responsible party
has placed the following required information on file with the
City and cooperates fully with the City in providing forwarding
addresses for tenants who have moved.
Each rental property responsible party (owner/manager) shall
place on file with the City the following information regarding
the individual who will provide the City with forwarding
addresses for former tenants:
Name
Address
Telephone Number (8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.)
This information will provide the City with a contact person for
obtaining billing information on former tenants who have moved
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and left unpaid bills. Information on forwarding addresses must
be available to the City for up to six months after the tenant
has moved.
H. Problem Areas - Some areas which create problems for everyone
involved are:
I. Lack of authorization of service - Tenant does not come in to
sign service card and account cannot be transferred into his/her
name.
2. Lack of notification of tenant movin out - A billing cannot be
provided within 30 days .if the City is not notified in advance to
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3. Lack of access to meter - The City does not schedule a date for
readings unless the owner/agent makes arrangements with the
City. On many occasions no one is there at the specified time to
let the service person in and the reading cannot be taken.
4. Lack of name of responsible Darty - A high percentage of renters
do not know the name and address of the owner of the rental
property. The City does mail duplicate hearing letters to
owners/managers to .inform them of delinquencies on tenant
accounts which may result in the shut-off of water service.
Owners/managers should provide the City with the proper informa-
tion on the responsible party name for their rental properties.
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W IOWA CITY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
i° LAND USE UPDATE
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1983
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CITY COUNCIL OF IOWA
CITY
Mary Neuhauser, Mayor
David Perret, Mayor Pro -Tem
Clemens Erdahl
John
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Lawrence Lynch
Kate
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John McDonald
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Chair
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Jane Jakobsen
Larry
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Horst Jordan
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CITY MANAGER
Neal G: Berlin
DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
Donald Schmeiser, Director
Douglas Boothroy, Senior Planner
Associate Planners:
Karin Franklin, Project Planner
Pamela Myhre-Gonyier
Andrea Hauer
Arnold F. Keller, III
Marianne Milkman
Graphics presentation:
Paige Atwood
Pat Westercamp
Supporting ,staff:
Engineering Division
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Mary Neuhauser, Mayor
David Perret, Mayor Pro -Tem
Clemens Erdahl
John
Balmer
Lawrence Lynch
Kate
Dickson
John McDonald
IOWA CITY PLANNING & ZONING
COMMISSION
John
Seward,
Chair
Loren
Horton,
Vice -Chair
Jackie Blank
Thomas Scott,
Secretary
Jane Jakobsen
Larry
Baker
Horst Jordan
CITY MANAGER
Neal G: Berlin
DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
Donald Schmeiser, Director
Douglas Boothroy, Senior Planner
Associate Planners:
Karin Franklin, Project Planner
Pamela Myhre-Gonyier
Andrea Hauer
Arnold F. Keller, III
Marianne Milkman
Graphics presentation:
Paige Atwood
Pat Westercamp
Supporting ,staff:
Engineering Division
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RESOLUTION NO. 83-31
RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE 1983 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND USE UPDATE
WHEREAS, a Comprehensive Plan is a statement of the goals and policies of the
community, and
WHEREAS, the 1978 Comprehensive Plan may no longer reflect present or
anticipated conditions in Iowa City, and
WHEREAS, the Plan requires that it be reviewed and amended from time to time,
and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council have held
public meetings and studied the changes which have taken place within the
community since adoption of the 1978 Comprehensive Plan, and
WHEREAS, these bodies have found that the general goals and objectives of the
1978 Comprehensive Plan are still applicable, but the sequence and extent of
development within the Iowa City area warrant revision.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY.,. that:
The 1983 Iowa City Comprehensive Plan Land Use Update be adopted by the City
Council of the City of Iowa City as a development policy which fosters compact
and contiguous growth while allowing the City to provide essential municipal
services in an efficient manner.
BE IT ALSO RESOLVED that the 1983 Land Use Update shall be used as a development
policy in the context of the broad goals and objectives stated in the 1978
Comprehensive Plan.
It was moved by Erdahl and seconded by Lynch the
Resolution be adopte , and upon roll call there were:
AYES: NAYS: ABSENT:
x Balmer
x Dickson
X Erdahl
x Lynch
McDonald
_x Neuhauser
x Perret
Passed and approved this 15th day of February , 1983.
ATTEST: '�• .�
ACTING CITY CLERK
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RESOLUTION NO. 83-31
RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE 1983 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND USE UPDATE
WHEREAS, a Comprehensive Plan is a statement of the goals and policies of the
community, and
WHEREAS, the 1978 Comprehensive Plan may no longer reflect present or
anticipated conditions in Iowa City, and
WHEREAS, the Plan requires that it be reviewed and amended from time to time,
and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council have held
public meetings and studied the changes which have taken place within the
community since adoption of the 1978 Comprehensive Plan, and
WHEREAS, these bodies have found that the general goals and objectives of the
1978 Comprehensive Plan are still applicable, but the sequence and extent of
development within the Iowa City area warrant revision.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY.,. that:
The 1983 Iowa City Comprehensive Plan Land Use Update be adopted by the City
Council of the City of Iowa City as a development policy which fosters compact
and contiguous growth while allowing the City to provide essential municipal
services in an efficient manner.
BE IT ALSO RESOLVED that the 1983 Land Use Update shall be used as a development
policy in the context of the broad goals and objectives stated in the 1978
Comprehensive Plan.
It was moved by Erdahl and seconded by Lynch the
Resolution be adopte , and upon roll call there were:
AYES: NAYS: ABSENT:
x Balmer
x Dickson
X Erdahl
x Lynch
McDonald
_x Neuhauser
x Perret
Passed and approved this 15th day of February , 1983.
ATTEST: '�• .�
ACTING CITY CLERK
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
I.
Introduction . . .
2.
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II.
Development Parameters.
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5.
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6.
A. Growth Pressures .
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B. Developable Land . .
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Maps
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C. Housing . . . . . . . .
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III.
Related Development Issues.
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A. Schools.
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8. Trafficway Patterns and Transit.
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C. Human Needs/Services . . . ' '
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D. Recreation/Open Space. ' '
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E. Environment. . . . ' ' ' '
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F. Neighborhood Commercial Centers.
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G. Economic Development . . .
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IV.
Development Sequence. . . .
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Density of Development. . . . ,
VI.
Implementation. . . . ,
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VII.
Study Area Analyses . . . ,
East
Inner City
North
Northeast
Peninsula
South
Southwest
Tables
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Developable Acreage Totals.
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Table of Developable Land
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4.
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Developable Acres Determined by School Capacity .
Scoring Undeveloped Areas for
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5.
the Development Sequence..
Sequencing Factors. . . '
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CIP Schedule. .
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Maps
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B.
Map Reference for Developable Land Table.. . ' '
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Trafficway Network. . ' ' ' '
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Short -Range Development Sequence. . . . . .
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Long -Range Development Plan . .
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Appendices
A. I. Population Projections -low estimate
2. Population Projections -high estimate
B.
I. Sewer Map
2. Engineer's Reports on Sewer Capacities
C. 1. Functional Classification of Trafficways
2. Trafficway Design Standards
D. 1. Bibliography
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Appendices
A. I. Population Projections -low estimate
2. Population Projections -high estimate
B.
I. Sewer Map
2. Engineer's Reports on Sewer Capacities
C. 1. Functional Classification of Trafficways
2. Trafficway Design Standards
D. 1. Bibliography
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IOWA CITY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
LAND USE UPDATE - 1983
I. INTRODUCTION
In 1978, the City Council of Iowa City adopted the Iowa City Plan, a
comprehensive plan for land use, trafficways, and community facilities.
The Plan was adopted after many months of citizen involvement, staff
work, and Council discussion. The designers of the plan recognized that
in order to act as an effective guide for a vital community, any plan must
be flexible and amendable within the context of set goals and objectives;
_ provision was made for a review and update of the plan at least every
three to five years. This is the first such update.
The initial phases of the update concerned the need to review and possibly
reevaluate the basic premises behind the plan. Should those generalized
statements setting forth the goals of the community be revised in any way.
to reflect more clearly changes in Iowa City? Are there particular concepts
which should be stressed at this time to define and guide development
decisions? After reviewing the current aLan, this update chooses to
endorse thecontinued acceptance of the basic goals and obiectives ed
stat
in the Iowa City Plan , 11_13). A� olic statements and goals stated
in the Ian which aa_e not specifically discussed and amended with
a this
_ date are retained as viable statements. The principal changes proposed
are in the sequencing of growth in various areas of the City.
By looking at the concepts or ideas which affect land use decisions and by
evaluating physical and fiscal contraints to development as applied to
particular areas, we can project a rational direction to and timing of
growth. It is the purpose of this update to establish a framework for
effective capital improvements programming. Capital improvements
programming is a budgetary process which sets forth the timing of public
fund expenditures for major projects such as sewers, streets, and water
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lines. The provision of these facilities by the public sector guides the
location and timing of investment by the private sector. Thus, a sound
capital improvements program implements a sequence of development in
Iowa City as development becomes necessary and in a manner which uses
public resources efficiently. Although a number of development issues
that are integral to sound growth management are addressed in this
report, emphasis has been placed on the provision of services, particularly
sewer service, and the extent and timing of development in relation to
service provision. Two assumptions form the basis of the analysis:
I. The City is obliged to provide municipal services to areas within its
corporate limits in an equitable and efficient manner. _
2. Growth which is compact and contiguous to existing development
facilitates equitable and efficient service provision through the
utilization of limited extensions to the existing infrastructure and
service network.
Certain parameters, outlined below, have been selected to serve as a
framework for land use decisions. No single parameter is intended to be
used in isolation from all the others. Each is meant to contribute toward a
comprehensive view of the use of a particular piece of land in relation to
its immediate environs and the City as a whole. The parameters are
explained in the section "Development, parameters," and are used in a
series of geographical area studies to determine patterns and sequences of
growth in those portions of the City which are presently undeveloped or
where infill development or redevelopment are beneficial. In conjunction
with these parameters, those issues discussed in the section, "Related
Development Issues," have been considered. The findings of each of the
area studies are brought together to arrive at a sequence of development
for the entire City which can be -integrated with a capital improvements
program.
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II. DEVELOPMENT PARAMETERS
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The development parameters set forth below have been used in the analyses as a
framework for evaluating the particular land use questions in each area. An
attempt has been made to identify sources of growth pressures and ways in
O° which City government can respond to those pressures, to determine the amount
of land available for development, and to provide for the availability of
sufficient appropriately zoned land to meet projected housing needs.
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A. GROWTH PRESSURES
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In order to adequately plan for the phasing of development, it is
necessary
to be aware of the relative immediacy of growth pressures in different
sections of the City
and of where development can be expected to occur.
Evaluations can then be made of where
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and when development should be
encouraged to take place in order to meet the
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Pressure to develop an area is created by various factors including the
natural qualities of
a particular area, the economic climate of the
community, the ownership of the land, the
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rate of population growth in the
City as a whole, and the availability and ent
improvements.
of capital
Most of [hese factors are not wthinemthe urview of
government. However, recognition
of the effects these factors have on
growth is helpful in determining lthe
g proper allocation of public resources,
a tool which government can use to direct growth toward desirable areas.
Population Projections
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A major determinant of development I
p pressures city-wide is the annual
increase or decrease in
Population. Depending upon the availability of
developable land within the corporate limits,
development pressures due to
population growth may be felt in and beyond the
municipal boundaries.
Iowa City has experienced a slow, but steady, increase in
population since
1970. Population projections provide a high estimate of 68,318 people by
the 2000
year and a low estimate of 57,564 (see Appendices AJ and 2).
These projections are based on the
trends evident in the decade between
1970 and 1980. A rough projection of 500
persons/year growth rate has
been used in the various analyses of this update. Given
this moderate rate
of growth, it does not appear that Iowa City should feel
any inordinate
development pressures within the corporate limits, or beyond, in the next
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that there is enough land
available for development, as determined by
sewer capacity, to accommodate this
growth rate within the corporate
boundaries for more than 20 years.
With these population projections, it is safe to assume that any development
pressures felt
in the next 20 years will not be the result of a city-wide
demand for residential development but
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will be influenced by one or more
of the other factors listed above. Aside from the
economic climate of the
community, all these other factors are site specific; therefore,
have
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study areas
been defined and an analysis of growth pressures in those areas has
been completed. Conclusions
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drawn from those analyses are stated in the
area reports.
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Although sufficient land exists within the City to provide for expected
population growth, some areas of the City are experiencing development
pressures from outside the corporate boundaries for many of the same
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reasons that pressures are felt within the City. In order to deal with the
question of annexation which is subsequently raised, this update embraces
the following premises:
I. Annexation decisions may be determined by other factors than
population growth pressures, such as the need for the City to control
growth in a given area.
2. The benefits of annexation, both direct and indirect, should at least
equal the costs within a specified period of time.
3.. The determinations of the City/County Urban Fringe Committee, a
joint committee of City and County elected officials who meet to
resolve development issues within the two-mile extraterritorial
jurisdiction of the City, should be instrumental in resolving any
annexation question.
In responding to development pressures, City government must also
consider the influence their actions, regarding the placement and timing of
capital improvement projects, have in the inducement of growth pressures.
The analyses included in this report recognize the incentives to
development created by the construction of a major roadway, sewer line, or
other public improvement. As stated above, a major aim of this update is
to evaluate where development is possible, where it is needed, and how a
capital improvements program can be designed to fulfill development and
growth management needs.
B. DEVELOPABLE LAND ANALYSIS
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An analysis of the undeveloped land within the corporate limits has been
undertaken to determine whether adequate space for future urban growth
is available. Development of any land requires the provision of sewers.
Due to current sewer constraints, an evaluation of the timing of future
growth is necessary. Of a total of 13,864 acres within the present
corporate boundaries, approximately 4,700 sewerable acres remain
undeveloped. 'Sewerable acres' is defined as land which can develop with
gravity -flow sewers. Therefore, approximately 33% of the City remains
undeveloped, but eventually serviceable with gravity -flow sewers.
This analysis attempts to establish 1) the location of developable land, 2) a
time -table for development based on available sewer capacity, and 3) the
people/acre development potential for each location. In response to
annexation pressures, this analysis points to the availability within present
city boundaries of adequate land for development even prior to any
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solution of the major sewer capacity problems currently experienced. Of
the 4,700 developable acres, approximately 800 acres will be sewerable
before construction of the proposed Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP)
or some alternative solution (See Table 1). If the present growth rate
continues, the City has adequate developable land to serve growth needs
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well into the future. This growth can take place without capital
improvements above and beyond those planned for in the Iowa City
Sanitary Sewerage System Facility Plan (Veenstra & Kimm, 1979) and
without annexation.
The Developable Land analysis assumes that some Solution to sewer
capacity problems will be accomplished within the
update. The solution may be time frame of this
the construction of the Water Pollution
Control Plant and the sewer line improvements noted in the Veenstra and
Kimm sewer study (1979). Landwhich can be developed prior to resolution
of the sewer issues with only minimal capital expenditures at this time, and
land which will be available for development only after resolution of
capacity problems is indicated on Table 1. Two time -frames are used to
address the development potential of growth areas. These time -frames are
derived from the estimated completion date of the WPCP, with a pre-WPCP
time -frame of 7-10 years and a post-WPCP time -frame of 10-20 years. In
the es that alter ves to the Plant are decided upon, comparable time-
frames are assumed to be practicable for alternative sewerage _2
stems. In
the pr
e-WPCP planning time -frame, developable land will be limited by
present sewer capacity problems. Certain sectors may, in fact, have
reached capacity and no development in these areas during this time period
is advisable. It is the intent of this analysis and update to enable land
owners to develop their properties and the City to grow without
exacerbating the present sewer capacity problem and without further
capital improvement funding for sewers beyond that provided for in the
WPCP .plans. Other portions of the Plan update address phases of
development dependent upon capital improvements other than the provision
of sewers.
Oevelou A
Residential
Commercial
Industrial
723 acres 1553 acres 2626 acres
85 214 0
193 131
808 1960 2757
Total acres Win corporate limits
Years of growth
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at 12 people acre 22 years 37 years
at 15 people/acre
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Assumptions
In order to establish the parameters of this study, in determining
developable land within the city limits during the two time -frames outlined,
the following assumptions have been made.
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to define olic but are established to Provide as °in�which [o
These assumptions are not
— be in the anal sis. It is recognized that factors, such as the economy,
may delay the construction of such projects as the WPCP or an
funded capital improvements. It should be noted that changesrinatthe
foil°wing assumptions will change the
available. number of developable acres
-The WPCP at its current design specifications, or some alternative
sewerage facility, will be available in the near future.
-Concurrent with the WPCP, trunk line improvements, as shown on the
Trunk and Interceptor Sewer Plan (Figure 6, Parts 2 and 3 of the
i Sanitary Sewerage 5 stem Facility plan
additions: 1979), will be made with two
1) upgrading to 24" the existing sewer between Dubuque
Street and Prairie du Chien
improvement; 2) extending a 2this is currently indicated as a future
trunk line eastward along Ralston
_ Creek as part of the North Branch Stormwater Detention
Project.
-The "Oakes lift station," a lift station required for the development of
Portions of land east of Prairie du Chien Road, will be built.
-Sewer lines over 8" require capital improvement funding; therefore,
land which requires oversized lines is not included as developable.
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-Land which may be sewered with 8" line extensions provided by the
developer is included as developable.
-Land platted since 1980 which has not yet been fully developed Is
included as developable.
-A segment of the 10" main in the Willow Creek trunk sewer will not be
upgraded to a larger size.
-The current sewage treatment plant has a capacity problem which will
be tolerated until the capacity problem is solved.
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-The Rundell Street Trunk Sewer, Jefferson Street Relief Sewer and
the Outfall Relief Sewer (aka "the horseshoe") have a surcharge
problem which must be considered when looking at future development
on the east side.
' -Agreements made between the City and other parties for the use of
sewer capacity are not considered In the calculations presented. For
the purposes of this particular analysis, development potential Is
_ based solely on the ability of the system to handle additional flowage
during the periods defined.
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Methodology
Using a 1:600 scale map of the city's existing sewer lines, a 1:600 scale
map of undeveloped land within the city limits, and the WPCP Trunk and
Interceptor Sewer Plan prepared by Veenstra & Kimm (1979), a map
indicating sewerable undeveloped land was prepared in consultation with
the city engineering staff and based on the assumptions listed above.
Using a planimeter to calculate the gross acreages of the developable
parcels, this information was compiled into acreage totals for residential,
commercial and industrial properties. The land use classification was
selected which best represented the general intent of the 1978
Comprehensive Plan for each parcel.
The Engineering Division has completed six sewer capacity studies in which
density of development was determined for unplatted land within the
service areas (Appendix 13.2). The studies consist of determining the
most restrictive sewer sections, the existing flows and the corresponding
excess capacity in the trunk. Using a peak flow average of 300 gallons per
capita per day for residential development and developable acreage totals,
the people/acre development potential for the unplatted areas was
determined. Table 1 presents a summary of the total developable acreage
which can be served by gravity -flow sewers prior to and after construction
of the Water Pollution Control Plant or some comparable alternative. As w
can be seen on the table, sufficient land is available for development to
accommodate up to 22 years of growth. With construction of the plant, the
quantity of ,sewerable land increases to accommodate up to 47 years of
growth. Table 2 and Map A show the location of the developable land and
the maximum densities at which this land can develop, within the context of
the entire sewer service areas.
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TABLE 2 TABLE OF DEVELOPABLE LAND
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FULL DEVELOPMENT TINE -FRAME
Pre-WPCP
Deo Ye/Acre
Past-WPCP
Peo le/Acre
Past-WPCP W/ CIP
Pea ls/Atre
1. Hunter's Run
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10. Northeast Are&
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15.
Northeast Area
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2. Mormon Trek Ave.
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U. East Area
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3. Ty' n Cae
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12. East Area
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17.
Southwest Area
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Northwest Area
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S. South Area
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14. S. Gilbert St.
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Peninsula
6. Peninsula
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S. Kimball Rd. Area
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Major Findings
1. Growth areas which will not aggravate current trunk line capacity
problems and can be developed prior to a resolution of sewer capacity
problems are generally located in the north and west. ei
2. Potential growth areas located in the east and northeast would
aggravate problems in the "horseshoe" sewer by adding additional
flowage to lines whose capacities are currently exceeded during wet
weather. Although sewer capacity does exist in these areas, there
may come a point at which downstream surcharge problems will dictate
the postponement of development until the surcharge problem can be
alleviated.
3.
Full development of the east and portions of the northeast will be able
to occur after construction of the WPCP or some alternative.
4.
Substantial areas of land will not be developable until major Capital
Improvement Programming (CIP) in addition to that planned for in the
1979 sewer study is done. However, the amount of land available in
the pre- and post-WPCP time frames without any additional CIP for
sewers equals 1,960 acres of which 1,553 acres are located in areas
indicated by the Comprehensive Plan as residential. This may
accommodate a potential population increase of 23,295 people if a
density of 15 people/acre 1s assumed. With the present growth rate
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of 500 people/year, the city has adequate developable land to serve
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residential growth needs well beyond the 15 year time -frame of the
short range plan without added sewer improvements or annexation.
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The new sewer plant design is based on watersheds which can
naturally be served by gravity systems. Portions of these
watersheds are located outside the City limits. If the City does not
choose to annex these sewerable areas because of adequate
developable land currently within the city limits or for fiscal reasons
involving provision of municipal services, sewer capacity downstream
translates into a higher people/acre figure. This is especially true
for the east and northeast areas where development at 12-15
people/acre is possible if the entire watershed is considered but
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increases to 88 people/acre for the east area and to 22 for
people/acre
the northeast area if the present city boundary line is not extended.
The
findings of this analysis are incorporated into the land use
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recommendations of the Area Studies (see the Appendix for a Sewer Plan
Map
and the Engineering Reports which serve as supporting documentation
for this analysis).
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C. HOUSING
The citizens' survey, which served as the basis for many of the policy
statements of the 1978 Plan, revealed that the primary housing concern was
For safe and affordable housing. The following policies were adopted to
address this concern by providing opportunities for a mix of housing which
took into consideration the various housing needs of the community:
1. Consider the diverse needs of renters and homeowners in making
residential development decisions.
2. Provide incentives to produce a diverse mix of housing types through
planned unit developments.
3. Allow high density housing in proximity to existing core areas.
4. Consider existing land use, physical features, and community
facilities and services as criteria for locating future residential
neighborhoods.
5. Encourage rehabilitation and reinvestment in existing neighborhoods
to maintain the existing housing stock and preserve desirable
neighborhood characteristics.
6. Restrict multi -family redevelopment to only those areas which can
reasonably accommodate the density in terms of location, size, and the
availability of services and facilities.
7. Allow groups of garden homes and, townhouses as replacement housing
in older neighborhoods so that single family redevelopment can be
most economical.
8. Encourage the creation of desirable living environments by requiring
noise buffering between attached housing units. Encourage the
provision of private open space and amenities, and encourage site
planning and design through the use of planned unit development.
Within the context of these policies, an analysis of the current housing
market has been completed and the findings indicate that many of the
needs expressed in the 1978 Plancontinue to be felt. For the purposes of
this update, the findings pf the Housing Market Analysis (1982) will be
used to expand upon existing housing policies and to estimate the amount
of land, at various densities, necessary to meet projected housing needs.
The analysis findings and resultant housing policies are summarized below
as they relate to land use considerations and the purposes of this land use
update. For a complete explanation of the findings and policy rationale,
the reader should refer to the complete document of the Housing Market
Analysis (1982).
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Supply of Housing 1970-1982
The supply of housing increased by 32% or 5,810 units, during the 12
year period. The rate of increase in the number of single family
structures was not as great as the rate of increase of mobile homes,
condominiums, and duplexes. These forms of owner -occupied housing
are generally more affordable than traditional, detached single-family
dwellings. There was a large increase in the number of apartments
during this 12 year period, 2,449 units or an increase of 34.4%, with
much of the housing being constructed by private developers and the
University of Iowa providing 50 units of additional married student
housing. Most of the apartments constructed in Iowa City were built
within a mile of Old Capitol.
Demand for Housing 1970-1982
Although the supply of housing increased during the 1970s, the
demand for housing also increased greatly. The increase in the
demand for housing was caused by two factors. First, the number of
single -person households increased creating a demand for additional
housing units. Secondly, rental housing became the only affordable
housing for many of these households as the cost of owner -occupied
dwellings increased dramatically.
Current State of the Housing Market
In order to judge the current state of the housing market a multi-
family rental vacancy survey was conducted during March 1982. The
survey found that the vacancy rate was quite low at 1.6%. Other
findings of the study include:
-Vacancies increase with distance from the Old Capitol. While the
vacancy rate in Coralville was 3.2%, the vacancy rate within a mile of
the Old Capitol was only 0.3%.
-Rents are substantially higher in Iowa City than in Coralville.
The current rental housing situation is fairly tight, despite the large
number of units constructed during the 1970s. Considerable demand
for rental housing still exists, especially for units near the university
campus and the Iowa City central business district.
Demographics
During the past ten years, Iowa City's population distribution has
changed considerably. The number of children and teenagers have
declined while the number of young adults in the 25-34 age group
increased. The number of elderly persons increased moderately.
With the aging of the population, a shift In the demand for housing
type from rental housing to owner -occupied housing as more
households enter their "home buying years" can usually be expected.
The magnitude of this shift may be blunted, however, by high
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interest rates and by
the transient
nature of
the Iowa City
population.
-document in recognition of particular needs which have been revealed
through the Housing Market Analysis, and are projected for the time frame
The population of the Iowa
City/Coralville area has been growing
slowly during the past
several years.
Iowa City's
population, in
N particular, has grown very slowly. In
fact, more persons migrated
it out of Iowa City during
the 1970s than
migrated in.
Many of these
Persons moved to rapidly
growing areas
in Coralville
and around the
Coralville Reservoir.
appropriate location for land zoned for multi -family uses. The following
strategies are offered as alternatives to meet this demand.
e. Anticipated Demands
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Allow more mixed use areas. Traditionally, zoning has sought to
Demand for housing in the Iowa City/Coralville area will depend upon
population increase, age of populations, household size, incomes, and
the preference of consumers for various types of housing. The
policies presented below are based upon four different housing
idemand projection methods. A synthesis of those methods reveals an
' anticipated demand for 4,000 new housing units by 1995. A rough
estimate of needs according to past trends and the age distribution of
F the population resulted in a recommendation for approximately 1,750
new multi -family units, 1,150 new detached single family units and
1,100 new condominium, townhouse and mobile home units.
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` H. Zone the residential areas near the central business district for
Medium and high density use. Medium density zoning should allow
Por the continued conversion and preservation of existing housing
�. stock and the consequent provision of additional multi -family units.
High density zoning in select areas near the central business district
will allow for a greater number of units and intense use areas. A
review of the amount of vacant land available throughout the City for
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The followinghousing g policies are articulated as extensions of the housing
Policies adopted in the 1978 Plan cited above. They are highlighted in this
-document in recognition of particular needs which have been revealed
through the Housing Market Analysis, and are projected for the time frame
of this Plan.
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POLICY: Meeting the Demand for Rental Housing Near the Central
Business District
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The vacancy rate for multi -family units within one mile of Old Capitol was
0.3%; this compares to 2.2% beyond a one mile radius of Old Capitol and
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preference of those in the rental market and can be used to determine the
appropriate location for land zoned for multi -family uses. The following
strategies are offered as alternatives to meet this demand.
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separate housing and commercial uses. Permitting specified
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commercial uses along with housing in certain zones should result in
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the construction of more rental units in the area immediately south of
the central business district.
` H. Zone the residential areas near the central business district for
Medium and high density use. Medium density zoning should allow
Por the continued conversion and preservation of existing housing
�. stock and the consequent provision of additional multi -family units.
High density zoning in select areas near the central business district
will allow for a greater number of units and intense use areas. A
review of the amount of vacant land available throughout the City for
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multi -family unit construction reveals that there is land available for a
total of 3,402 multi -family units. The estimated need for such units
through 1995 is 2,850. Apartments comprise, 1,750 of these needed
units. The greatest demand for these apartments is within one mile of
Old Capitol where the least amount of vacant land is available. It is
clear, therefore, that there is insufficient vacant land zoned for
multi -family construction in the central city area if the anticipated
future demand is to be met. However, much of this need may be met
through conversion and/or redevelopment of existing structures in
the central city. Discussions of these options can be found in the
Inner City Area Study.
iii. Allow accessory apartments and "granny flats". Some residential
areas throughout the City may be suitable locations for apartments
which are accessory to the primary use of the land. Allowance of
these types of apartments by permit may be appropriate in areas near
the central business district. Regulations can be formulated to
minimize the disruption of surrounding neighborhoods by these units.
POLICY: Meeting the Needs of the 25-34 Year Age Group.
As the Housing Market Analysis shows, the number of persons in the 25-34
age group increased tremendously from 1970 to 1980. According to national
projections, the number of persons in this age group will continue to
increase until near the end of the 1980s. In order to meet the needs of this
group, an effort can be made by the City to promote the development of
housing which persons in this age group, many of them first home buyers,
can afford. Some of these actions could include:
Zoning sufficient land for duplexes, condominiums, and other types 11
of lower-cost owner -occupied housing. According to a recent Urban
Land Institute study, the most important administrative action a city
can take to provide for lower-cost owner -occupied housing is to zone
sufficient land for housing, in particular for less expensive housing
like mobile homes, duplexes, townhouses, and condominiums. Having
sufficent land zoned and ready for development helps to hold down
the price of land, opens up development opportunities for landholders
and developers, and expedites the land development process. _
The range of density from 8-16 du/acre allows for the provision of
mobile homes, townhouses, and condominiums. Under the current
zoning ordinance, approximately 40 acres of land zoned R3 would fall
into this density range. It is estimated that approximately 85 acres of
land under a similar zoning designation would be necessary to meet
the needs of the estimated population. The short-range
Comprehensive Land Use Plan Map reflects these housing needs.
Among the suggestions offered by developers and contractors, the `
adoption of zero -lot line regulations and allowing housing units to be
built on smaller lots were frequently mentioned. These tools may help
hold down the cost of housing by reducing the amount of land _
required for housing development.
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POLICY: Meeting the Needs of the Elderl
The percentage of elderly in Iowa City is substantially lower than in the
U.S. as a whole, due to the predominance of younger people connected
with the University. The 1980 Census figures show 11.4% of Iowa City's
Population is 55 and over, whereas nationally, 20.9% of the population falls
into this age group. Despite the seeming minority position of the elderly,
the elderly have unique housing needs which should be met. Considerable
progress has been made in meeting these needs in the last few years.
Nevertheless, more can be done to provide smaller, more manageable units
as a housing alternative for the elderlyand, thereby, release some of the
older, larger housing for other households.
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POLICY: Meeting the Needs of the Elderl
The percentage of elderly in Iowa City is substantially lower than in the
U.S. as a whole, due to the predominance of younger people connected
with the University. The 1980 Census figures show 11.4% of Iowa City's
Population is 55 and over, whereas nationally, 20.9% of the population falls
into this age group. Despite the seeming minority position of the elderly,
the elderly have unique housing needs which should be met. Considerable
progress has been made in meeting these needs in the last few years.
Nevertheless, more can be done to provide smaller, more manageable units
as a housing alternative for the elderlyand, thereby, release some of the
older, larger housing for other households.
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III. RELATED DEVELOPMENT ISSUES
The spatial impact of urban development is probably the most obvious effect of
growth. As land is subdivided and developed, a long-lasting design is imposed
on the landscape. Other long-lasting effects of urban growth are considered
below and designated as "related development issues." These issues - the
location of schools; the pattern of trafficways; the provision of mass transit,
human services and parks; environmental issues; the location of commercial
centers; and economic development - are discussed in terms of the impacts
urban growth will have on the provision of services as the City attempts to meet
the increasing needs of the community in these issue areas.
A. SCHOOLS
The Iowa City Community School District Board has determined that no new
schools will be necessary for at least the next 10 to 15 years given
population projections for school -aged children and given the unused
capacity within the present school system. The Iowa City Plan supports
the concept of neighborhood schools and had proposed, based on previous
projections, the provision of six new elementary schools within the
_ timeframe of the Plan, or by the year 2000. The neighborhood school
concept is based on the premises that 1) elementary schools should be
located so that most of the students live within walking distance of the
school and 2) the school facilities - open space, gymnasium, or
classrooms - should be available for use by the residents in the
neighborhood surrounding the school grounds. This update endorses the
continued support of the neighborhood school concept. However, with the
possibility of the school -aged population either decreasing, stabilizing, or,
at most, increasing only slightly, the designations for new elementary
schools have been deleted from the short-range Plan and map. Deletion of
these designations does not mean that the City unequivocally endorses the
Board's policy of no new schools; elimination of the sites is intended to
_ support an effort to provide adequate educational facilities without new
construction as a cost-effective means of providing a service. However, if
alternative means of managing capacity issues are not effective, either
fiscally or in terms of providing quality education, the construction of new
— facilities should remain an option. The location of future school sites
should be based on the criteria presented in the "Community Facilities
Report" of the 1978 Plan.
Assuming that no new schools will be constructed in the short range,
development decisions should consider the availability and proximity of
existing facilities. Development decisions which direct growth should
strive to encourage growth in those areas where capacity currently exists.
Since different types of housing generate varying numbers of school -aged
children, proposed densities can be balanced with the capacities available.
Those sections of the city which are appropriate for development in terms
of the availability of schools are noted on Table 3. This table reflects an
acceptance of the status quo as a workable basis from which to start. The
current enrollment figures include students who are currently bused to
these schools. These children may live close to the school which they
attend and are bused for safety reasons, or they may be brought in to
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Fulfill current capacity needs. The distribution of these children is a
factor determined by the School Board which this document accepts as
given. Likewise the maximum capacity figures are calculated by the school
administration and reflect a balancing of available space with the allocation
of "student" space to special programs at some schools. Changes in the
placement of special programs will decrease or increase a given school's
capacity accordingly. The value of the table rests in the fact that with the
current situation accepted as a given, we can ascertain which areas of the
city can presently accommodate growth based on this one locational factor.
TABLE 7 LOCATION OF OEVELOPMEIIT POTENTIAL
AS DETERMINED By SCHOOL CAPACITY
-Assumptions: of BCensus;dU.S.IgDept. ofyHousing 6 Urban Gov., Annuallier (Housing SurveyCo1977)e, Bureau
The acres noted in the last column of the table translate the remaining
school capacity into a number of hypothetical acres which, if developed,
could be accommodated by the neighborhood school. The table reveals that
the largest amount of school capacity available for accommodating
development is in those schools classified as Inner City schools. However,
this is the area in which there is the least amount of vacant land available
for development. The second largest area with school capacity is the
East/Northeast area; it is in this section of the City that the most severe
sewer constraints are felt. The West and North/Peninsula areas have the
least capacity in terms of schools and the greatest potential for
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Hoover
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307
107
99
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Lucas
506
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93
36
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Lenore
414
382
32
30
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SOUTH
Mark Train
414
317
97
89
17.6
Grant Wood
477
414
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NORTH/PENINSULA
Shin♦k
207
185
22
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Lincoln
207
213
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WEST
Ham
368
363
5
5
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Ibosavelt
368
246
122
113
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INNER CITY
Hann
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129
308
284
56.8
Longfellow
391
221
170
157
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The acres noted in the last column of the table translate the remaining
school capacity into a number of hypothetical acres which, if developed,
could be accommodated by the neighborhood school. The table reveals that
the largest amount of school capacity available for accommodating
development is in those schools classified as Inner City schools. However,
this is the area in which there is the least amount of vacant land available
for development. The second largest area with school capacity is the
East/Northeast area; it is in this section of the City that the most severe
sewer constraints are felt. The West and North/Peninsula areas have the
least capacity in terms of schools and the greatest potential for
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development in terms of sewer capacity. It is evident that those areas
which are most desirable for development in terms of the capacity available
in the schools are not necessarily the most developable parts of the City
given other factors.
OA For the purposes of this update, available school capacity, as shown on the
table, has been considered with the development parameters and other
development issues in arriving at a final development sequence. However,
w given the flexibility with which school capacity problems may be
ameliorated this parameter has not been given as much weight in the
sequencing determination as the provision of sewer service.
Ipa B. TRAFFICWAY PATTERNS AND TRANSIT
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Trafficways
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t The network of streets and roads in a city determines, to a large extent,
the pattern and timing of development. Access to business and commercial
centers influences where people choose to live. For the most part,
j residential streets are provided as development occurs. However, the
l.i advance planning of arterial networks and collector streets may encourage
development to. occur in those areas where trafficways will be easily
accessible. A trafficways plan (Map B), which considers transportation
issues addressed in the area analyses, has been designed to compliment the
development sequence proposed.
The trafficways plan was drawn up in the context of the Comprehensive
i� Plan's stated goals of providing for a balanced transportation system,
ensuring the protection of neighborhoods from the adverse effects of s
arterial traffic, and encouraging alternative transportation modes.
Recommended modifications of the Plan include deletion of the southern and
eastern by-pass between the new Freeway 218 and Interstate 80, and the
_ provision of revised guidelines for trafficway design. These changes
reflect the recognition that projected growth figures for Iowa City do not
— warrant the construction of as extensive an arterial system as first
i envisioned. The functions of an arterial system will be served by the
linkages formed by the new Freeway 218, its interchange with Highway 1,
the four lane facility of the Highway 6 bypass, and Scott Boulevard to
Interstate 80. A replacement for portions of pages 129-132 of the 1978
_ Comprehensive Plan, the Functional Classification and Trafflcway Design
Standards are included in Appendix C.
Mass Transit
A continuing mass transit objective is to establish an efficient bus system.
The system Is currently based on a series of routes which begin at the
downtown transit interchange, run to the outer limit of the route, and
return to the interchange. These loops are designed to run on a 30-45
minute schedule. The frequency of bus service to an area and the
efficiency with which service is provided depends upon being able to keep
within this loop arrangement. The precepts of this system design are
promoted by a development policy of compact and contiguous growth and
the provision of adequate trafficways.
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Guided by the development sequence, adequate transit service can be
assured to all areas of the community in a timely manner. This may mean,
however, that trafficways need to be constructed or continued in such a
way as to sustain the viability of the loop system. Map 8 illustrates
proposed arterial and collector streets, indicating the probable location of
loops in the transit system and approximate collector streets necessary to
bring service to developing neighborhoods through the completion of a loop
design.
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TRAFFIdAt NET40RK
-- Corporate Limits
Existing Primary Arterials
Pnposad Primary Artarleis
Existing Saandary Arterials 1
.� Prppasad Samodary Arterials
Existing Collectors
Proposed Collecton
Transit Loops.
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C. HUMAN NEEDS/SERVICES
Between 1977 and 1979, a 13 -part profile
unmet needs in various human service are
effort to provide information and propose
the planning and implementation of huma
City -Johnson County area as efficient
continued recognition of human services n
between urban growth and development,
facilities provision, recreation, health
opportunities and other community service
anticipate and provide the social servic
require.
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of service resources identified
as. These reports culminate an
recommendations which will make
n service programs in the Iowa
and effective as possible. A
eeds and of the interrelationship
and accessibility to services,
services, education, economic
s is necessary if the City is to
es a changing population will
Beyond a recognition of the needs and services necessary for the general
N' population, this document acknowledges the need to address the
requirements of special populations - the frail elderly, families in stress,
the handicapped, the mentally ill, juveniles, and others in• need of special
w programs. These needs can be provided through various human services
�} programs. Those programs, however, require the existence of certain
facilities, depending upon the population served. It is the intent of the
City that provisions be made within the Zoning Ordinance, which will
implement this plan, to allow for the appropriate placement of the requisite
facilities to better meet the needs of Iowa City's special populations.
D. RECREATION/OPEN SPACE
Park and recreation planning has historically relied upon national
standards to determine the open space needs of a community.
Traditionally, a 10 acres/1,000 population recommendation has been
accepted by communities as their goal for city-wide park acreage. Criteria
for determining the size, service area and facilities of designated district,
community and neighborhood parks, play fields, playgrounds and tot lots
have also evolved into official standards: Unfortunately, while these
standards have often been universally espoused and accepted as goals,
they cannot reflect the substantial differences in population, density, open
space availability, economic base, recreation needs and interests,
topography, climate, etc., that exist between inner urban, suburban and
rural communities. The imposition of somewhat arbitrary standards should
not be expected to meet specific local needs. Guidelines which have been
utilized, with only slight modification, since 1910 cannot be expected to
take into consideration the changes in recreational needs, demography,
urban design and government services that have occurred over time.
As development continues in Iowa City, it is necessary to understand, plan
for and facilitate the recreation and open space needs of a growing and
changing community. Therefore, the evaluation of traditional standards
and alternative park planning approaches Is intended to devise a means for
a localized assessment of projected park needs. An analysis of recreation
and open space needs seems appropriate as municipal fiscal constraints
become a greater concern and demographic changes over the last decade
are considered. Also, diverse housing markets and land development
practices (e.g., cluster development, zero lot line housing, condominium
development, manufactured housing subdivisions) may reflect changing
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residential and neighborhood form and consequent changing park needs.
A park planning approach which is responsive to. these changes is —
necessary.
Another aspect of park planning which should be evaluated is that of the
alternative methodologies available for maintaining a parkland inventory.
For long-range parkland planning, the City may wish to examine the
feasibility of such techniques as mandatory parkland dedication, land
banking, and the sale of underutilized parkland to build a parkland
acquisition fund.
E. ENVIRONMENT
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This update endorses the continued acceptance of, and support for, the
goals and objectives of the Riverfront Commission, the Resource
Conservation Commission and the Environment section of the
Comprehensive Plan. Since adoption of the Comprehensive Plan, several
policies have been implemented.
1. Additional areas have been purchased for parkland (Napolean Park,
Hickory Hill extension).
2. The Riverfront Commission actively solicits conservation easements
along the Iowa River.
3. The North and South Branch Ralston Creek Dam projects, a variety of
Ralston Creek improvements, and several private stormwater
detention sites will help provide flood protection.
4. The proposed new Water Pollution Control Plant is intended to provide
additional sewer capacity and to alleviate existing plant and trunk line
problems.
5. A noise ordinance has been adopted to control noise levels and
enhance the quality of urban life.
6. Planned area developments, as provided for in the Zoning Ordinance,
are encouraged to promote cluster development and the provision of _
open space, especially in environmentally attractive areas.
Both the revised Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations should
reflect an understanding of the environmental, energy and conservation
considerations which promote aesthetic, healthful and judicious use of
natural resources. Land development should be guided by these
preservation efforts.
F. NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL CENTERS
The concept of self-sustaining neighborhoods is promoted when accessible
services are available which reduce time, energy and transportation costs
for local residents. As new residential development occurs, new market
areas are created and the viability of additional commercial centers is
increased.
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A neighborhood commercial center usually includes a grocery store as the
major tenant, a drug store and possibly a few other stores which primarily
serve the surrounding residential area. In order to guide land use
decisions in developing areas, site location criteria for neighborhood
commercial centers have been established. The following criteria are to be
used in the consideration of locations for new commercial centers:
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a. Location
Vehicular access, as well as walking distance, should be considered
for the location
of a neighborhood commercial center, particularly in
suburban areas. Where a neighborhood commercial
center is justified,
it should be located on a major thoroughfare, and should
minimize
traffic movements extraneous to the normal traffic flow within the
neighborhood.
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There must be sufficient site area for the development with room for
expansion, for buffer
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strips, and for storm water management where
needed. A site size range of between 3-7
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acres is appropriate to
ensure that the center retains a scale compatible with its surrounding
neighborhood and has sufficient
space for a well developed site.
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The site should be compact and on one tract of land. A site divided
by a trafficway interrupts
continuity for shopping, impedes the flow
of pedestrians, complicates car
movements, and contradicts the basic
principle of unity for the shopping facility. Frontage requirements
which encourage corner lot development and effectively separate
residences from the
commercial center are desirable. Although site
depths cannot be specified withany
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meaning, depths of 400 feet or
more should distinguish the center from the standard strip commercial
areas which were usually zoned only 100 to 200 feet in depth.
d. Access
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accommodate the traffic convenient. access should
load, butnotrafficepproblems.
create The
center should be located on the periphery of the neighborhood
so that
customer traffic from outside the immediate neighborhood does not
filter through
nearby residential streets, creating nuisances and
irritations for the local residents. Entrances into and out of a center
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must be well separated from major street intersections (at least 125
feet from the intersection).
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zoning, and favorable neighborhood sentiment.
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F. Topography
A site should not require excessive grading. The site should be
relatively level with grades not in excess of approximately 2.5 to 3
percent.
9. Competition
It is important to consider the location of the center in relation to —
both existing and potential competition. Well located centers may, on
the average, be found at intervals of from.5 to 1 mile apart,
depending upon the density and economic level of the development to
be served.
G. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
The Economic Development section of this Update is based on the Iowa City
Comprehensive Plan (1978) and the Community Profile (1982). The
Comprehensive Pian lists the following policies with regard to economic
development:
1. Encourage commercial activity to take place in existing core areas or
neighborhood commercial centers and discourage the proliferation of
new major commercial areas.
2. Expand the non-residential tax base in Iowa City by seeking new
industries and other major employers.
3• Where possible, locate commercial and industrial activities in such a
way that energy resources are conserved.
Findings i; ! '
Commercial and retail activity in Iowa City has been maintained and
expanded within the four commercial areas identified in the Comprehensive
Plan:
1. The Downtown
2. Lower Muscatine Road/First Avenue
3. U.S. 6/Keokuk Street
4. Intersection of U.S. 6/218 and Highway I
The location of new commercial and retail establishments within existing
areas Is In accordance with the City's
entities'goal
of
in
areas as comp act.and ontiguousand of discourexisting
agingthescreation
of new major retail and commercial areas. One neighborhood commercial
center (Hy-Vee/Drug Town on North Dodge Street) and several
neighborhood convenience centers at various locations have been
established.
Retail taxable sales in Iowa City have increased from $212 million in 1978 to
an estimated $270 million in 1981. This increase in sales can be attributed _
in part to the near -completion of downtown development. It is expected
that Iowa City will continue to attract sales from outside the Iowa
City/Johnson County area and become a strong regional retail center.
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The City has encouraged light industry, emphasizing University and
medically related industies, to locate in Iowa City in order to expand its
non-residential tax base. According to the most recently -available data
(1980), Iowa City's primary source of property tax revenue is from
residential properties (65%) with commercial and industrial property
accounting for another 30%. A comparison to Ames, Iowa (a similar sized
university town) shows that Ames is slightly more dependent than Iowa
City on residential property tax revenues (67%) with commercial and
_ industrial property contributing 31%. This represents a turnaround from
the 1978 tax base distribution which showed that Ames received 63% and
Iowa City received 66% of its property tax revenues from residential
properties. Other major Iowa cities show an average of 62% of tax
revenues derived from residential properties and another 30% from
commercial and industrial properties. Thus, Iowa City's dependence on
residential properties to provide a large portion of the tax revenues is
nearer to the norm than the exception in Iowa. Additional analysis of
property tax information should be performed as part of an economic
^i development program.
By continuing to emphasize the location of commercial and retail areas in
the previously mentioned commerical centers, the City has been able to
target mass transit service toward the reduction of energy consumption.
Ridership on the Iowa City Transit System has increased to 43.9 trips per
�ryy capita in 1981 compared to 34.8 trips per capita in 1978. While the City
does not provide mass transit service solely because of its energy
conservation capabilities, it should be noted that mass transit represents a
very visible and accessible method to the public to save energy. Energy
conservation is furthered also by the provision of an efficient traffic
circulation system. Truck traffic generated by the various industrial and
commercial centers will circulate more efficiently with the completion of
Scott Boulevard to Rochester Avenue on the east side, the construction of
Freeway 218 on the west, and the upgrading of Gilbert Street as a link
between downtown and the south side commercial areas.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICIES
There are four basic factors which should be addressed by the City in
y creating an economic development policy. These factors are: (1)
employment; (2) new industry; (3) incentives to attract and retain
development; and (4) relations with the University of Iowa. The original
policies contained in the Comprehensive Plan are incorporated and
expanded upon within these basic areas.
Employment
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POLICY: Iowa City should pursue the attraction of industries within the
context of the specific characteristics of the Iowa City labor force.
_ Discussion:
-- Iowa City enjoys a low unemployment rate (from 2.7% to 4% in the January
1981 -September 1982 period compared to a state rate of 3.8% to 7%) coupled
with an elastic labor market and skilled labor pool. The labor market is
elastic because of the large number of students and seasonally employed
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persons such as farmers who work when jobs are available but do not
consider themselves unemployed when they do not have a job. Thus, even
with a tow unemployment rate, Iowa City employers have been able to fill
new job openings with a minimum of job advertising because of the large
Pool of potential workers.
An undocumented but often mentioned issue is underemployment.
Underemployment occurs when the workforce is over -educated and by
inference, over -skilled, for the work available. In Iowa City, the average
level of educational attainment is over 15 years for males and over 13 years
for females, while a large number of the available jobs are for lesser skilled
jobs in the retail and non-professional service sectors. Thus, the
employment issues facing Iowa City are not the traditional concerns of ^
unemployment and/or of an unskilled labor force but, rather, those of
underemployment and a sufficient number of jobs for the part-time labor
force. _
Iowa City is dominated by one major employer, the University of Iowa and
its medical complex, which employs over 17,000 full- and part-time workers
(40% of the Iowa City labor force). The University, subject to external
limitations such as job and wage freezes, is limited in its ability to expand
employment opportunities on a large-scale basis.
On the other hand, the private sector has been the source of 4,000
additional new jobs (a 25% increase) from 1976 to 1979. The total payroll
for private sector employees increased by 50% in the same time period.
The Most active source of this job growth was from businesses employing ~
under 100 people. The data shows that the smaller establishments are more
likely to create new jobs than larger establishments. It would appear that
the truism of it being easier to create 100 jobs from ten businesses than "
100 jobs from one business has held, ti
While the Iowa City/Johnson County area does not lag significantly behind
other urban counties in terms of wages paid and family income, they are 5- ~
10% lower than other urban counties and lower than the state of Iowa
overall. Part of the reason for lower wage and income levels has been _
attributed to the high number of females (almost 20,000) in the work force.
The large number of clerical and other low-paying jobs in Iowa City are
filled almost exclusively by females, and because of the absolute number of
these jobs, the average income and wage level totals for the entire city are
decreased. In attracting new industries to Iowa City, attention should be
paid to the new industry's prevailing wage rate as well as to its "fit" with
the City's existing labor force. The availability of a large part-time labor
pool should be used as a tool by the City to attract companies who are
looking for part-time workers. In addition, new industries, which require
highly technical skills, could employ University graduates which would aid
in retention of those highly educated workers who would like to remain in
Iowa City but are unable to find jobs commensurate with their skills.
Employment objectives that should be fulfilled by the City's economic
development policy are:
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'Increase in the number of jobs, especially part-time
'Diversification of the job base to allow for more highly skilled
employment opportunities and to increase the number of employers
°Better utilization of the labor pool and its skills.
Industry
POLICY: Iowa City should Pursue the attraction of industries that are
compatible _14—with existing industries within Iowa City and hich have growth ow, constraints
the forms of the ability to provide
services and an adequate amount of land must be resolved.
Discussion:
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An initial analysis of the manufacturing base of Iowa City shows that about
$°v (3,000)
of the people in Iowa City are employed in manufacturing while
about 30% (12,000)
are employed in service and retail sectors. (About
19,000 people or 50; of the workforce in
Iowa City are employed by the
Public sector.) The three largest manufacturers in Iowa City employ about
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1,900 people while the next five largest manufacturers employ a total of
about 750
people. These figures show that Iowa City has a small
manufacturing base more
typical of a town of about 25,000 population than
one of 50,000 population. The large number of people dependent
upon the
service and retail sectors for employment creates a potential problem. If
the University Iowa,
of as the major
employment, an immediate corresponding
employer, was to decrease its
decline in the service
and retail
sector employment could be expected. This decline would have a
significant impact
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on the City's economy.
While the dependence on property tax revenues from residential property
in Iowa City is
not unusually high, expansion of the industrial and
commercial property tax base will decrease the tax burden
properties. on residential
The City should concentrate its efforts on companies that manufacture
products connected with research
performed at the University of Iowa and
its hospitals and clinics. However, a cautious policy regarding University -
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related industry is advised to avoid an inordinate dependence upon one
employment source.
Factors such as functional linkages to existing in -
town manufacturers and
companies, geographic location, community
quality -of -life characteristics, labor pool availability and skills should be
analyzed for other industries that might be attracted to Iowa City.
Once a business is willing to look at Iowa City, the City must have an
adequate amount
of land suitable for the company's operation. At a
minimum, this land should receive water
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and sewer services and, perhaps
more importantly, be in the "right" location. To define the right location
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for a particular business is difficult; it involves a combination of the
business's operating requirements and the intangible
more sense of the site
being compatible with the corporate identity. At present, the locational
options for an Incoming company are limited to southeast Iowa City
industrial park (BDI), the Westinghouse -ACT office research
park area by
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the Dodge Street/ Interstate 80 Interchange, or areas zoned for
manufacturing along the Iowa River south of Highway 6. Industrial
development on much of this land is currently constrained by insufficient
sewer capacity.
At present within Iowa City, 730 (758 acres) of the 1,037 acres zoned for
industrial use, 630 (490 acres) of the 775 acres zoned for commercial
purposes, and 630 (66 acres) of the 105 acres zoned for office research
park use are developed. Several. new large developments could utilize a
large portion of the remaining undeveloped land in these categories;
additional land suitable for commercial, industrial, and office research park
should be identified and appropriately zoned. It should be noted that
uses
the Comprehensive Plan indicated land north of Interstate 80 (west of
Dubuque Street to the Iowa River) be annexed and zoned for office
research park uses. Because of sewer provision constraints, this option
cannot be considered at this time.
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To determine where the additional land for development purposes is
located, the City must determine its capability to provide services (such as
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water and sewer). This capability should also be used in the determination
of what sorts of industries are best suited to Iowa City. Provision of these
services should consider a cost that reflects the long-term revenue reserve
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necessary for the maintenance and replacement of facilities as needed in
addition to the actual operating costs.
At present, land in southwest Iowa City by the Highway 218/Highway 1
interchange would appear to be suitable for manufacturing and office
research park uses. Flexibility in the zoning of this land should be
permitted. This flexibility should extend for combinations of uses such as
warehousing with a minor retail function. Flexible zoning is a tool that can
be used to show industries that the City is aware that changing business
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conditions create needs that often are not imagined when a zoning code is
adopted.
In addition to delineating new outlying areas suitable for industrial,
commercial, and office research park development, the City should conduct
an inventory of land within already developed areas that is available for
development or redevelopment. Infill development often reduces the need -
for new infrastructure by utilizing existing structures or sites which are
already adequately serviced and promotes compact and contiguous growth.
The area directly south of the downtown bounded by Gilbert Street to the _
east, Kirkwood Avenue to the south, and Front Street to the west is a
major area within Iowa City suitable for infill development.
Industrial objectives that should be fulfilled by an economic development —
policy are:
°Target industries which will shift the burden of employment from the _
retail/service sector to a more diversified industrial employment
source.
°Target specific industries, manufacturers and companies compatible —
with Iowa City's existing resources and have the potential for
additional growth.
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*Identification of additional land for industrial
and office research park
uses in locations that can be serviced and reflect
a compact and
contiguous location that will result in an energy efficient
The zoning
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pattern.
of this land should be flexible in nature, allowing for
mixed uses that have traditionally
not been combined.
'Guide development to infill areas suitable for industrial, commercial,
and office research park uses.
Through zoning, sufficient land and services can be provided for
industry, commercial and office
research park uses. Through the use of
incentives and the City's relationship with the
University of Iowa, a more
aggressive targeting of suitable businesses for Iowa
City can be pursued.
Incentives
A range of incentives can be used by the City in its economic development
program. An incentive
is used to attract, induce, and leverage
development. It usually takes the form
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of a financial subsidy which can
range from an outright monetary grant to
writing down land costs to the
creation of a job training program. Two
very different incentives which
achieve the same end (e.g, 50 new jobs) can
create very different sets of
interim impacts. Because of the wide range
of impacts different incentives
can cause, the City should carefully consider the
incentives it wishes to
offer and analyze the incentives offered in terms of the costs and benefits
to the City.
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Iowa City is promoting economic development to create roth
(i.e. diversification of a tax base, better
sforce itive gskills)
utilization of labor
while controlling the negative impacts (i.e. incompatible
inability
land uses,
to treat additional sewerage loads) of the growth. The incentives
the City offers should
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address those specific economic development
objectives.
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Incentives can be offered through private organizations, joint public-
private ventures, and local
government. Again, the basic issue of the
costs and benefits of the incentive whether offered
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through a joint venture needs to be known by the
City before actively
by promoting it. When an incentive is offered, it should be available for
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incentives areplicants use
some istent
and very discretionarynin
their apipli ations and can lead to
allegations of impropriety and unfairness if
not administered uniformally.
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The
sity
with a
28,000,sheer s f staff 2 enllment oover
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of overer171000f fulls and par98timeroworkersf and
approximately 1400 acres (about 10% of the
total acreage within Iowa City)
means that the University of Iowa plays a major in
role the City's economic
development program. While an extreme dependence on the University to
attract new industries is
not advisable, the University can play a valuable
and irreplaceable role providing
assistance and information to industries
considering an Iowa City location. A likely source
of new companies is
from within the University academic and professional
staff working with
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individual companies in application of the staff's research findings. The
City may be able to assist these new businesses through financial
incentives and provision of services. The symbiotic relationship between
the City and the University is a major asset and the strengthening of this
relationship is very important for a successful community economic
development program.
The City is in competition with other university/city economic development
efforts which are able to promote the same kind of relationship that Iowa
City and the University of Iowa enjoy. In order to create unique
circumstances that would cause an industry to locate here, the City and
University must communicate and coordinate their actions. A joint
City/University committee would be of great assistance toward this
objective. One area a joint committee might want to investigate is the
potential of creating an office research park on University property.
Objectives that should be filled by the University of Iowa relationship
policy are:
'Identification of the mutual concerns and assistance that can be
offered by the University of Iowa and the City
°Exploration of the creation of an industrial /office research complex on
University property.
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IV. DEVELOPMENT SEQUENCE
A sequence of development has been determined for residential land uses based
on an analysis of criteria which includes the overriding issue of sewer capacity,
appropriate developability factors and overall urban design considerations. A
land use development sequence serves as a policy guide for public decisions
relating to private development. A five year capital improvements program
coupled with a phased growth plan will predictably and cost-effectively allow the
r City to expand in an efficient manner while allowing private developers an
opportunity to anticipate the community's future growth pattern.
A short-range development sequence for residential growth in Iowa City has
r been prepared (See Map C). Three phases are depicted with Phase 1 (1983-88)
made up of existing development projects and areas where no capital
improvements are necessary. Phase II (1988-93) extends areas available for
development as major infrastructure improvements are made and Phase 111 (1993-
98) encompasses those areas where development is dependent upon construction
of the Water Pollution Control Plant or some alternative solution to the City's
sewer capacity problems. Map D outlines those areas which should not develop
until the long range after Phases I through III are complete and for which
capital improvements have not been programmed. The specific years
represented �y each of the phases are tentative in that any delays in the
" rovision of ca ital improvements will force an overall delay in the time
se uence. It is possible that the actual development of the areas outlined for a
particular phase may take place at a different date than that portrayed in the
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update; the sequence of development, however, would stand as proposed.
The commercial and industrial uses indicated on the maps fall outside of the
residential development sequence calculation. The timing of development for
these uses will be determined to a great extent by the economic climate of a
particular time. However, commercial or' industrial development should be
considered within the context of the specific development potential for any use
in a given area. For example, industrial or commercial development proposed in
J those areas outlined for Phase III should consider the ramifications any
development would have on the infrastructure in the area.
Assumptions
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In analyzing the various areas within -the City to determine an appropriate
_ sequence of development, the following assumptions/conditions have been made:
1. Proximity to existing development governs the sequencing of development.
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2. Areas which can accommodate the greatest population (i.e., sewer capacity
available, accessible location, existing school capacity, etc.) for the least
costs in capital improvements are to be considered highly developable.
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iof an area.
4. Providing enough land to support projected population increases and
housing needs is a necessary criterion.
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5. The cost of major public capital improvements in an area is an important
factor.
6. Capacity problems in the Rundell Street/" horseshoe" sewer are a
development constraint for portions of the City.
7. The Phase III (1993-98) time period is dependent upon completion of the
new WPCP, or some alternative wastewater management system.
8. When possible, the provision of growth areas in all sectors of the
community is desirable in order to give landowners more equitable
opportunities to develop their land.
9. Existing school capacity in developing areas is an important concern but
secondary to the availability of sewer and the proximity of growth to
existing development.
Note: The areas on the short-range map noted as "subject to agreement" are
shown in Phase I since the City has made contractual agreements
which effectively exclude these areas from consideration in the
context of any development constraints.
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City-wide, all undeveloped land was divided into areas based largely on
boundaries used in the Study Area Analyses (see Area Studies section) and
constraints to sewer availability. These areas have been ranked using a
weighted score (Table 4) based on the cost of capital improvements, policy
positions, service costs and physical/locational factors which influence the
desirability of certain areas to develop before others in order to foster cost
effective, compact and contiguous urban growth.
SCORING UNDEVELOPED AREAS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT SEQUENCE*
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS NECESSARY
WEIGHT
WPCP OR Alternative Waste Mgnt. System
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Sewer
Compact & Contiguous
Main Trunks
3
Upgrading
2
Water
Schools
Main Trunks
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Upgrading
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Streets (Arterial Standards)
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CRITERIA
WEIGHT
Policy Issue
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Non -compact & Non-contiguous
3
Service Costs - Facilities Needed
Schools
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Parks
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Transit
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Physical Factors
Pedestrian Access to Downtown Lacking
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Commercial Areas Lacking
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Topograpic Constraints
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Environmental Constraints
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Natural/Manmade Barriers
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Based on the score an area received in the ranking process, a phased sequence
for the short range has been proposed. (See Table 6 and Map C.) This sequencing
has been analyzed to determine the location of developable areas in terms of:
1. Acres of land available.
2. Sewer capacity and people per acre figures based on findings in the
Develooable Land Report (p. 4).
3. Potential population the area could accommodate if built at this people per
acre capacity. A conservative estimate of 15 people per acre has been used
in those instances where either sewer capacity is relatively unlimited or
is at a very high people per acre figure. This 15 people per acre figure is
consistent with the proposed WPCP capacity which has been sized for an
overall average residential density of 15 people per acre.
4. Anticipated capital improvement costs.
Findings
Analysis of the results of the phasing for the short range shows that currently
the City has 333 acres of land which could support a population of 3,657 people
during Phase I (1983-88). These areas are presently developable without any
capital improvements by the City except for a water line to one area. Areas
designated for Phase II (1988-93) development comprise 274 acres which could
potentially support 3,465 people. Capital improvements would involve upgrading
current sewer lines, providing new water lines, and condemning land for a
proposed trafficway. These improvements will provide substantial developable
land which does not impact the Rundell Street/" horseshoe" sewer problem. Given _
the land available in Phase I and Phase II, the City can provide development
opportunities in three quadrants of the City, support an additional 14 years of
growth based on a growth rate of 500 people per year, and not exacerbate the
current sewer surcharge problems experienced in portions of the City. —
Phase III (1993-98) areas anticipate some solution to the City's sewer capacity
problems and the consequent opening up of the East area and portions of the
Northeast and South areas for development. Minimal additional capital
improvements are necessary to facilitate development in these areas while
providing an additional 714 acres which can accommodate a potential population
increase of 12,260 people. (See Map C)
Areas represented on the long-range map (see Map 0) will probably not be needed
for residential growth until after the year 2000. Substantial capital
improvements for sewer, water and trafficways would be needed for development to
occur in these areas.
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Based on the score an area received in the ranking process, a phased sequence
for the short range has been proposed. (See Table 6 and Map C.) This sequencing
has been analyzed to determine the location of developable areas in terms of:
1. Acres of land available.
2. Sewer capacity and people per acre figures based on findings in the
Develooable Land Report (p. 4).
3. Potential population the area could accommodate if built at this people per
acre capacity. A conservative estimate of 15 people per acre has been used
in those instances where either sewer capacity is relatively unlimited or
is at a very high people per acre figure. This 15 people per acre figure is
consistent with the proposed WPCP capacity which has been sized for an
overall average residential density of 15 people per acre.
4. Anticipated capital improvement costs.
Findings
Analysis of the results of the phasing for the short range shows that currently
the City has 333 acres of land which could support a population of 3,657 people
during Phase I (1983-88). These areas are presently developable without any
capital improvements by the City except for a water line to one area. Areas
designated for Phase II (1988-93) development comprise 274 acres which could
potentially support 3,465 people. Capital improvements would involve upgrading
current sewer lines, providing new water lines, and condemning land for a
proposed trafficway. These improvements will provide substantial developable
land which does not impact the Rundell Street/" horseshoe" sewer problem. Given _
the land available in Phase I and Phase II, the City can provide development
opportunities in three quadrants of the City, support an additional 14 years of
growth based on a growth rate of 500 people per year, and not exacerbate the
current sewer surcharge problems experienced in portions of the City. —
Phase III (1993-98) areas anticipate some solution to the City's sewer capacity
problems and the consequent opening up of the East area and portions of the
Northeast and South areas for development. Minimal additional capital
improvements are necessary to facilitate development in these areas while
providing an additional 714 acres which can accommodate a potential population
increase of 12,260 people. (See Map C)
Areas represented on the long-range map (see Map 0) will probably not be needed
for residential growth until after the year 2000. Substantial capital
improvements for sewer, water and trafficways would be needed for development to
occur in these areas.
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Population
C.I.P.
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Phase I:
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N. of Kimball
Rd 46
unitd.
690*
Hwy 1
64
85
960*
Willow Creek
40
9
360
S. Rohret Rd
33
9
297
W. of Mormon
80
9
720
Trek Blvd.
E. of Mormon
40
9
360
Trek Blvd.
Ty'n Cae
30
9
270
12" water
333
3657
Phase II:
W. of Prairie
134
12
1608
Condemnation for
(1983-93)
du Chien
Foster Rd. Extd.
Upgrade sewer
12" Water
Near South Area 81
12
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Upgrade Keokuk
sewer 8" water
Englert Tract
59
unitd.
885*
12" water
Area
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349
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W. Portion of
260
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5720
12" Water
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NE Area
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N. of Muscatine
72/79
34/88
2265*
12" water
alternative)
S. of Muscatine
135
13
1755
S. Gilbert Area
168
unitd.
2520*
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@ 500 people/yr
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of growth
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V. DENSITY OF DEVELOPMENT
The 1982 Iowa City Housing Market Analvsis has determined that by 1995 the City
will need 2,850 additional multi -family units (of which 1,750 could be
apartments) and 1,150 additional single-family units in order to support
predicted population increases and natural attrition in the current housing
stock. In selecting development densities for the short-range Development
Sequence, providing adequate amounts of land at appropriate densities to
_. accommodate Iowa City's housing needs has been a primary consideration.
The Housing Market Analysis suggests that if multi -family development occurs at
an average density of 33 DU/A, as has been found in a study of R3A zones, 53
acres of fully developed land would support 1,750 units of multi -family housing.
If development occurred at 13 DU/A, a typical density for an R3 zone, 85 acres of
land would be needed to accommodate the additional 1,100 multi -family units
needed by the City by 1995. Construction of 1,150 single-family units at an
average density of 6 OU/A would require 192 acres of land.
The proposed Development Sequence has considered these estimated housing needs
t in recommending both a phased growth policy and specific area densities. And
while no undeveloped areas in the short-range Development Sequence have been
designated for 25+ DU/A development, the estimate of 53 acres zoned at 33 DU/A
1� to accommodate the needed 1,750 multi -family units can be provided. If
redevelopment within parts of the Inner City Area occurs in a zone allowing 44
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adequate land should make the provision of needed multi -family units possible.
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The proposed dentities of development and acreage totals in Phase I areas (1983-
88) and the proposed densities in the Inner City area will almost meet the
estimated 1995 housing needs. Therefore, additional developable areas during
f J Phase II (1988-93) and Phase III (1993-98) of the Development Sequence will more
than adequately provide housing opportunities if developed at the proposed
density recommendations (see Comprehensive Plan Update Short Range Development
Map). Appropriate zoning classifications will provide the City and landowners
with a variety of development options in the short range (1983-98) with which to
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meet the housing needs in Iowa City.
Explanation of the Maps
Short-range (1983-98) and long-range (1998- ) development maps are included in
this Update. The short-range map illustrates all land uses, and specifies
densities within the residential and commercial categories. The maps presented
in the Comprehensive Plan outline in a general fashion the location of different
land uses; it is the zoning map, which will be adopted at a later date, why
specificalIV sets forth the uses and densities of use possible on an particular
site. The Comprehensive Plan maps will be interpreted with flexibility at the
boundaries of the designated uses to allow appropriate transitions between
areas.
i The area shown as public on both the short-range and long-range maps includes
'I University property and municipally owned land with the exclusion of parks. The
green designates parks and includes school grounds which have traditionally been
— used in the calculation of available open space and park lands. Densities shown
for residential uses on the short-range map represent a range of densities and
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will allow for different specific zones within those ranges. The 2-8 dwelling
unit/acre range will provide for zoning which allows single-family housing and
duplexes; the 8-16 range will provide for duplexes, low-density multi -family
housing, condominiums, townhouses, and manufactured housing developments; the
16-24 dwelling unit/acre range allows for medium -density multi -family _
development; and the 25+ designation permits zoning for high-density multi-
family housing. A mixed use classification is noted on the map in those areas
near the central business district where a mix of commercial and high density
residential uses would be appropriate. It is intended that development which
includes residential, commercial or a mix of residential and commerical uses in
the same development would be acceptable. Specific zones to carry out the
intent of the density ranges will be adopted with a new zoning map.
Commercial uses outlined in the short range cover office, highway, general, and
intensive commercial uses. As with the land use designations for residential
uses, the commercial land uses will become explicitly applicable through the
adoption of a revised zoning map. A broad industrial classification and an
office research park designation are also shown. The remainder of the land left
within the corporate limits which is shown as undeveloped is intended to be _
zoned for agricultural use or very low-density single-family residential use in
the short range. These areas are then shown for higher density use on the long-
range map. -
The long-range map shows only the broad land use categories and does not outline
any proposed densities. This map is intended to reveal the general growth -
pattern projected for the City beyond the 15 year time period of the short-range
plan. More specific densities and uses within the broad categories are not
suggested since to do so, beyond a certain number 'of years, is premature. '
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VI. IMPLEMENTATION
The Comprehensive Plan is intended to be a guide for development decisions. It
presents general areas and stages of land use based on the adoption of certain
policies. In order to carry out the policies and the sequence of growth
projected, various tools may be used. The most common tools are the zoning
ordinance, subdivision regulations, and the capital improvements program.
Subdivision regulations will continue to ensure the compatible growth of
_ contiguous areas by mandating the provision of streets, sewers, and water to the
boundaries of specific developments. In addition, application of various
provisions of the current zoning ordinance, such as the planned development
regulations, the tree ordinance, and the flood hazard overlay zone will carry
- out general goals of the Plan. Specific provisions of the new Zoning Ordinance
will address some of the issues which have been raised during development of the
Comprehensive Plan Update - e.g., modifications of the parking regulations to
alleviate some of the problems in the Inner City area, provision for the
combination of commercial and residential uses to allow more intense use of
certain properties, new density categories to provide greater flexibility in
zoning designations, and an agricultural/rural residential zone to provide an
appropriate land use in those areas suitable only for farming in the short range
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due to the lack of public services but available for residential uses ultimately
when these services can be provided efficiently.
The subdivision regulations and the zoning ordinance direct the quality and
" intensity of development when it does occur. However, it is the capital
improvements program which can manage the timing of development in given areas
j to insure that no development is premature and beyond the limits of efficient
_ municipal service provision. The capital improvements schedule outlined below
(Table 6) corresponds to the proposed development sequence of the Plan. The
schedule addresses the projects involving the provision of water, sewer, and
streets - those areas in which the public provision of a capital improvement can
effectively determine the timing of private investment. Any capital improvement
projects which are designed to alleviate only the localized problems specific to
the horseshoe trunk are not included in this schedule since such projects would
not have an impact on developing areas per se.
TABLE 6 C.I.P.
SCHEDULE
Date
Project
Phase
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12" water line (Ty'n Cae)
FY83-85
Phase•'II:
12" water (W. Prairie du Chien)
FY86-88
Upgrade Bjaysville sewer
FY86-88
Condemnation for Foster Rd.
FY86-88
30" trunk sewer along Taft
Speedway
FY87-88
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8" water along Keokuk (S. Area)
FY89-91
Upgrade Keokuk Trunk
FY89-91
12" water Englert Tract
FY91-93
Phase
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FY prior
to completion
12" water 1st Ave. Ext.
12" water along Scott Blvd.
of sewer project
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STUDY AREA ANALYSES
These Area Analyses expand the findings of the Developable Land Report.
Y" Within each area, development potential in the short and long range has been
based, on the criteria discussed in the "Development Sequence" section of this
document (p. 28). The major consideration has been the availability of sewer
service as determined by the engineering studies completed for the Developable
Id Land Report. Both present capacity and projected capacity once a new
sewerage system is on-line have been used to define growth areas.
In addition, the concepts of 1) compact and contiguous g growth, 2) availability of
municipal services, and 3) maximizing efficiency in the provision of those
services have served as a basis for analysis, the results of which have
supported the development sequencing.
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Each area study concludes with maps of the projected development areas, with
the short-range map outlining the appropriate densities and uses for the Phase I
to Phase III time frames and the long-range map displaying those areas which
r should not develop until Phase I I I is complete.
The land use designations indicated on the short- and long-range plan maps are
in general agreement with the land use recommendations of the current
Comprehensive Plan. What has changed is the provision for sequencing this
development. Areas which will not develop until a long-range time frame have
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The Comprehpn=!ve Plan is a working document and a guide for local decision -
makers. As such, periodic revisions are necessary to account for changes
which the community has experienced or is presently experiencing and to ensure
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that the plan remains a viable document.
Having outlined seven geographic areas within the City based on their potential
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for development or redevelopment, an analysis of development issues has been
completed for each area. Short- and long-range planning time tables have been
established in order to more realistically plan for future city growth. The short
range reflects a time frame encompassing a period which assumes some solution
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to sewer capacity problems will be accomplished. This time frame is parallel to
the total time period covered by the development sequence. A 15 year period is
envisioned for this short-range period. The long-range plans propose an
ultimate land use pattern to evolve after sewer constraints have been overcome,
with additional capital improvements as growth pressures dictate.
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The analyses adhere to the following format:
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2) Current Comprehensive Plan recommendations for the area
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4) Land use recommendations made in conjunction with short- and long-
range maps
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5) Recommendations to implement the Comprehensive Plan update
These Area Analyses expand the findings of the Developable Land Report.
Y" Within each area, development potential in the short and long range has been
based, on the criteria discussed in the "Development Sequence" section of this
document (p. 28). The major consideration has been the availability of sewer
service as determined by the engineering studies completed for the Developable
Id Land Report. Both present capacity and projected capacity once a new
sewerage system is on-line have been used to define growth areas.
In addition, the concepts of 1) compact and contiguous g growth, 2) availability of
municipal services, and 3) maximizing efficiency in the provision of those
services have served as a basis for analysis, the results of which have
supported the development sequencing.
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Each area study concludes with maps of the projected development areas, with
the short-range map outlining the appropriate densities and uses for the Phase I
to Phase III time frames and the long-range map displaying those areas which
r should not develop until Phase I I I is complete.
The land use designations indicated on the short- and long-range plan maps are
in general agreement with the land use recommendations of the current
Comprehensive Plan. What has changed is the provision for sequencing this
development. Areas which will not develop until a long-range time frame have
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been placed in an agricultural/rural residential density in the short range. The _
ultimate long-range land use category for these areas will reflect more intensive
development.
This reassessment of land uses addresses more realistically the feasibility of -
development in certain areas of the community. Having analyzed present
development patterns and the remaining developable areas, a more accurate
picture of development potential and needs has been realized. This will serve to
guide land development city-wide, allowing both public and private parties to
anticipate growth patterns.
Other recommendations in the Area Analyses are based on stated policies of the
Iowa City School Board and the Riverfront Commission. Findings from the
Corridor Analysis: Foster Road and First Avenue Extended (1979) and the
Trade Area Analysis of North Iowa City (1978) have also been used to make —
locational decisions.
Summary of Recommendations
The seven Area Analyses have, after consideration of all the development
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issues, made both general and specific recommendations to amend the
Comprehensive Plan. Both the short- and long-range land use maps and the
recommendations following each Area Analysis serve to identify these changes.
The following summarizes the scope of the recommendations:
- Continued acceptance of efficient, compact and contiguous growth policies
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should be encouraged.
- Some land should be zoned Ag/RRI in the short range until additional areas
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are needed for development and/or capital improvements are possible.
- If areas outside the corporate limits but within sewerable watersheds are
not annexed, increased development densities may be realized within the
current city boundaries.
- The City -County Urban Fringe Committee should formulate a fringe
development policy to deal with the problems and implications of annexation
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and de -annexation.
- Downstream sewer surcharge problems should be carefully considered in
the time period prior to the provision of a new sewage treatment facility or
some alternative solution.
- The use of lift stations, while not encouraged, should be as judicious as
possible. The consolidation of several lift stations into one facility should
be encouraged whenever possible.
- Development at freeway interchanges should be controlled.
- School sites should not be designated on the land use map. However, this
should not be construed as a recommendation for no additional schools.
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Park sites have not been shown on the maps unless they have received
prior Council approval. Open green space should be encouraged,
however, where possible using development practices (e.g., cluster
development) which preserve unique natural areas.
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EAST AREA STUDY
STUDY AREA
The East area is that portion of Iowa City which is bound on the north by
Rochester Avenue, on the east by the corporate boundary, on the south by the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad tracks, and on the west by First
Avenue. The current zoning and land use in this area is predominantly single-
family residential, with multi-family/commercial centers near First Avenue and
Muscatine and at First Avenue and Rochester. Additional multi -family zoning
exists along Scott Boulevard near Court Street, to the south and west of a
_ proposed commercial center.
The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific tracks to the south provide a barrier
between the residential development of the Village Green subdivision and the
industrial development of the Business Development Incorporated industrial park
to the south. Development, outside of and to the west and north of the study
area is residential or undeveloped for the most part, and therefore compatible
with the largely residential land use of the study area. County land to the east
Of Scott Boulevard is largely undeveloped with the exception of Sunrise Mobile
Home Village. Current land uses include farming and scattered residential
uses. Zoning in the County allows commercial uses east of Scott Boulevard from
Highway 6 to Muscatine and between Lower West Branch Road and Rochester
Avenue; the remainder of the County land abutting Scott Boulevard is zoned for
suburban residential uses.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
The 1978 Plan projects continued residential uses throughout the area, with
-- those currently undeveloped portions along the eastern corporate boundary and
to the north along Rochester Avenue developing as residential property at low
to medium densities. A neighborhood commercial center is indicated at the
intersection of Court Street and Scott Boulevard to serve a trade area extending
between north of Rochester Avenue and the railroad tracks in a triangular
configuration to First Avenue.
The undeveloped portions of the East side south of Rochester are included in
the Phase I development sequence. Phase I was Intended to cover a time period
-- of seven years after adoption of the Plan in 1978; capital improvements included
in this phase were the completion of Scott Boulevard from Highway 6 to
Rochester Avenue and the construction of a Water Pollution Control Plant
(WPCP).
Additional parkland/open space is projected for the southeast corner of the
study area and a green belt is indicated along the railroad tracks, north along
-- Scott Boulevard and east along the Ralston Creek drainage basin.
- ISSUES
-' The areas of potential growth in this part of the City consist of approximately
257 acres and lie along the northern and eastern periphery of the study area.
The timing and potential density of development here are governed to a great
_ extent by the availability of sewer service. For that reason, it is helpful in
planning for land use to draw distinctions between locations with different
sewerage constraints.
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In east Iowa City, the major portion of undeveloped land, which lies south of
Muscatine Avenue, requires the use of lift stations and force mains to obtain
sewer service within the current municipal system. The land to the north of
Muscatine Avenue, however, can be served through a gravity feed network. -
Consequently, development north of Muscatine Avenue has occurred at a
different rate than the area to the south. The following discussion of
development issues and the proposed sequence of future development in each of
these areas is addressed with these distinctions in mind.
Municipal Sewer Service
The pivotal issue affecting City policy regarding future development of the
East Area is the availability of sewer service. Wet -weather surcharging
conditions in the Rundell Street Trunk downstream from the study area are
a deterrent to full development. The Southeast and the Lower Muscatine
Trunks which service the study area empty into the Rundell Street Trunk
and consequently contribute to any overload on that line. Any additional
development on the East side adds to the potential for a surcharge
condition. The Rundell Street conditions have been tolerated, to date, in
anticipation of the construction of the proposed Water Pollution Control
Plant. Assuming that the surcharge conditions continue to be tolerated in
the short range, the short-range development potential of the East side
can be evaluated in terms of the capacity issues particular to the north and
south of Muscatine Avenue.
South of Muscatine
Lift stations currently in use in this area have some excess capacity.
However, the Lower Muscatine Trunk, which serves those lift stations,
does not have enough wet -weather capacity to handle the full development
of the residential area known as Village Green plus the development of the
industrial park to the south.
Of the remaining 112 acres available for development south of Muscatine -
Avenue, 103 acres would require the use of a lift station in order to tie into
the existing municipal system. The Village Green lift station can be
expanded to provide sufficient capacity to service the entire 103 acres.
However, the Lower Muscatine Trunk, downstream from the lift station, is
limited in the amount of additional sewage it can handle. It is in the
Rundell Street Trunk/" horseshoe" system and the Lower Muscatine Trunk
that severe limitations to development in the short range arise. -
The Lower Muscatine Trunk carries the flow from the Village Green lift
station, the Heinz lift station used by Business Development Incorporated
(Sol), and any gravity flows downstream from the force mains (see Figure
A). In an effort to provide for development in the study area and the
Industrial park to the south, agreements have been made in the past
allocating certain capacities in the lift station and, thereby, in the trunk.
Questions about the validity of allocating the use of a public facility have
shed some doubt on whether developers have a right to rely on the future
use of such allocations. Determination of the developability of certain
areas rests on the ability to tie-in to the lift station and the trunk. This
ability hinges on whether the City policy is one of allowing hook-ups on a
first come, first served basis regardless of previous allocation agreements,
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or if the policy is to reserve capacity in anticipation of demand contracted
for in the agreements. If previous reservations are honored, the Lower
Muscatine Trunk cannot accommodate the complete development of the
Village Green area due to capacity allocations for the development of the
industrial park. A first come, first served policy would allow development
to occur for residential uses or industrial uses, as the economy and private
developers dictated.
With the platting of Village Green South Part 2 and Village Green Part 10,
resolution of the issue of conflicting demands on the trunk was sought
through an agreement to construct a sewage detention facility which would
hold the flows from Village Green for a period of time if the industrial park
required full use of the trunk. The option of a detention facility allowed
the residential development to proceed with the understanding that when
the industrial park required capacity in the trunk, the facility would be
constructed and operated. To date, the detention facility has not been
constructed and the City has not felt that capacity problems have
warranted requiring its provision. At the time of platting, the City
Engineer advised that no more than the 130 units included in Village Green
South and Village Green Part 10 be approved until the detention facility
was built and tested or until a relief sewer was constructed. The current
engineering policy has been to avoid the use of sewage detention facilities
and lift stations due to flow equalization and maintenance problems created
by such facilities. Due to these concerns about capacity allocation, the
effective policy of the City has been to not encourage additional
development in the area at this time.
Subsequent approval of development in this area should reflect a full
evaluation of the sewer problems which exist pending construction of the
WPCP and the Southeast Interceptor System. With construction of the
plant and interceptor, sewer capacity problems would be alleviated and the
entire 112 acres plus the industrial park would be developable with City
sewer service at a density equivalent to 13 people/acre. In the interim and
in response to decreases in federal funding for sewage facility construction
grants, a committee of concerned citizens, engineers, and policy -makers
has been created by the City Council to evaluate city-wide sewer capacity
issues. This committee will propose interim solutions to the sewer system
problems, or alternatives to construction of the plant.
_ North of Muscatine
The developable land north of Muscatine Avenue is serviced by the
Southeast Trunk. There are restrictions in this trunk line which constrain
the futures development of the area along Scott Boulevard until a relief
sewer is constructed. An agreement with a local developer to provide for
the construction of a relief line has been made.
With completion of the Southeast Trunk relief line, there exists enough
capacity remaining to provide sewerage to all of the unplatted lands,
including those within the service area boundary outside the city limits at
a density of 12 people/acre. With development limited to that area within
the current corporate boundaries, the development potential reaches 88
people/acre for the land lying along Scott Boulevard between Muscatine
and Rochester Avenues and 34 people/acre for an area south of Rochester
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Avenue and west of Amhurst Street. This variation is due to a restriction
in an 8" line downstream from the Rochester Avenue area. Thus, if it is
assumed that the wet -weather surcharge conditions on Rundell Street will
be tolerated until the new plant is built, or some alternative is derived, _,•
and if the Southeast Trunk relief line is constructed, there is sufficient
sewer capacity in the northern portion of the East area to accommodate low
to high density residential development in the short range and in the long _
range.
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2. Trafficways
The Comprehensive Plan projects the completion of Scott Boulevard from
Highway 6 to Rochester Avenue within the Phase I development sequence
w se p The PIanned function scrculation and, 's that of a secondarily5eaccess. Access
whose primary purpose
from Scott Boulevard to any new development in the study area should
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limited, therefore, if Scott Boulevard is to serve its intended purpose
limited number of collector streets connected directly to Scott Boulevard is
necessary, however, to facilitate efficient transit system loops. From
Muscatine Avenue north, the necessary collector streets are currently in
place. With the full development of Village Green to the south, adequate
collectors with access to Scott Boulevard will need to be provided.
To date construction of Scott Boulevard has been as a two-lane road rather
than a four -lane highway and includes only that portion between Highway 6
and Court Street. Pressures to annex and develop residential property
east of Scott Boulevard have already been felt. It is the intent of the City
that Scott Boulevard will be completed to Rochester Avenue to serve as the
eastern classified
between north and
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a circulatory
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classified as a secondary policy of limiting access of collectors
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and local roads directly to Scott Boulevard will be retained (see Appendix
C.2).
3. Development Pressures Outside the Corporate Limits
Plans to expand and extend Scott Boulevard to fulfill its function as a
secondary arterial and truck route for industrial development to the south
should take residential development pressures into account, as well
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consider the relative tr cment of the presstrialsures along both
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eventual availability of sewer service, development
sides of Scott Boulevard can be expected to increase.
The present corporate limits encompass sufficient
uff itient land to beyond the commyear date _
residential development for projected populationswhere for the purposes of
Therefore, annexation is not necessary any
accommodating population. growth. However, there are some areas of the
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City, such as the Southwest Area, where annexation is desirable in order
to ensure that development on the periphery is in the best interest of the
community. Since annexation of land carries with it certain responsibilities
for the timely provision of services, City policy on this matter should
carefully weigh the costs and benefits of such an action.
While city sewer service is not available on the East side or beyond the
corporate limits without the use of lift stations and detention facilities or
without adding to a downstream surcharge problem, any land use control
benefits derived from annexation of land east of Scott Boulevard are
outweighed by the potential costs, both fiscal and environmental, of sewer
service provision. With the ultimate provision of adequate sewerage
facilities to the eastern city limits and the completion of Scott Boulevard,
the cost of any additional service provision east of the corporate limit is
reduced. The question then becomes one of the desirability of land use
control.
As stated above, zoning in the County east of Scott Boulevard allows uses
which range from a very low density residential use to commercial uses.
These uses may be compatible with the projected land uses within the city
limits and they may be developed in a manner which is in accordance with
City standards. However, the City cannot guarantee that such will be the
_ case without the control which comes with zoning and subdivision review
powers. The City has the authority to disapprove subdivisions within its
- two-mile extraterritorial jurisdiction, but zoning decisions rest with the
County. The type and density of use are at the discretion of the County
and may or may not, over time, be compatible with adjacent land uses in
the City.
Development in the East side of Iowa City has nearly met the corporate
limits. With the unconstrained availability of sewer service and the
completion of Scott Boulevard, it can be expected that development will
reach the corporate boundary in the short range and development
pressures to the east of Scott Boulevard will be felt. Since there is
sufficlent land within the City now to accommodate future growth, it is not
recommended that land to the east of the current corporate limits be
annexed in the short range. However, in recognition of development
pressures which may occur in this area, a policy of sequencing
_- development should be adopted which would encourage development within
the City limits first. With the completion of in -fill in the East side,
annexation requests could then be considered, with the limit of the
annexable area being determined, in part, by watersheds and sewer
service area boundaries. Control of fringe development in this area should
be included in the discussions of the City -County Urban Fringe Committee
and any annexation requests should be evaluated in terms of the outcome
of those discussions.
Schools
The study area is within easy access of City High, Southeast Junior High,
and Lucas and Lemme elementary schools, all of which have capacities
sufficient to handle new students. School Board policy projects no new
_ construction and intends to deal with any capacity problems through
busing. If growth here is delayed due to sewer constraints, school
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capacities will not be an issue in the short range. However, once the East
side can be fully developed and pressures are felt east of Scott Boulevard,
consideration must be given to the long-range implications of residential
land use and varying densities on the generation Of school-age children.
Parkland/Open Space
Park land for the area is provided on the grounds of Southeast Junior
High, Lucas and Lemme Schools, Pheasant Hill Park, Court Hill Park, and
Mercer Park. A new park is currently being designed just east of Scott
Boulevard and the corporate limits at the site of the Ralston Creek South
Branch stormwater detention dam. An additional neighborhood park is
projected for this area on the Comprehensive Plan map. The Parks and
Recreation Department would like to acquire an 8-10 acre park adjacent to
the Village Green stormwater management basin located in the southeast
corner of the study area. As envisioned by the Parks and Recreation ~
Department, this park would be for passive activities in contrast to the
sports center function of Mercer Park. Final acquisition of this park will
depend, however, on the rate at which development takes place on the
remaining undeveloped land. If growth is delayed on the East side,
particularly in the southern portion due to sewerage problems, this
proposed park should be deleted from the short-range plan and
reevaluated with completion of the long-range parkland needs study.
Existing park land and the South Branch stormwater management basin
should provide sufficient open space in the interim.
Approval of any further development in this area should include
consideration of open space between Scott Boulevard and any residential
development to insure an adequate buffer between the arterial and the
residential use. If Scott Boulevard is not expanded to a four -lane
highway, the 100 foot right-of-way acquired for the street, with
appropriate landscaping, may serve as an adequate buffer.
Proposed Land Use
The land use map proposes only limited development be approved in the
East Study area until sewer capacity problems are resolved. With
resolution of this issue during Phase III, full development within the East
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RECOMMENDATIONS
As indicated In the sections above, the intensity and direction of development in
the East Area study is dependent upon the outcome of various City policy
questions. The main issues involve the provision of municipal sewer service and
the completion of Scott Boulevard. The following recommendations are made to
address these policy questions and to amend the Comprehensive Plan.
I. The City currently tolerates a wet -weather surcharge condition in the
Rundell Street Trunk in anticipation of the construction of the Water
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Pollution Control Plant and the Southeast Interceptor Sewer or some
alternative solution. Pending completion of these projects the City should
consider a policy which encourages the postponement of growth in the East
Area. New development should be directed toward those areas of the City
in the southwest and the north, outside this study area, which can be
serviced without increasing the potential for surcharge conditions
downstream.
2. With provision of adequate municipal sewer service to this area,
development should proceed with the land uses outlined in the 1978
Comprehensive Plan.
3. The sewer system north of Muscatine Avenue has the capacity to service a
large area to the east of the corporate limits at a density of 12 people/acre.
Since there is sufficient land within the City limits now to accommodate
future growth, the City's policy of encouraging compact and contiguous
growth should be retained and development within the city limits should be
encouraged to occur prior to development east of the study area.
4. With the completion of in. -fill development on the East side ana in
recognition of the inducement to development provided by Scott Boulevard
and adequate sewer service, consideration should be given to the
annexation of a limited amount of land along Scott Boulevard to the east.
This action should be evaluated in the context of any policies developed by
the City -County. Urban Fringe Committee since those policies may result in
sufficient extraterritorial land use controls and obviate any need for
annexation.
S. Assuming delayed growth south of Muscatine Avenue in the short range,
the. proposed park site shown in this area should be eliminated. Inclusion
of the park in the long range should be evaluated according to the findings
of the future park land needs study.
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The Inner City Area is being defined in this study as an area surrounding the
Central Business District and the University of Iowa in approximately
radius to the north, east and south. In this area are full a one -mile
neighborhoods with both residential and commercial es. This study will
examine the residential and Y developed urban
regarding land use recognizing the on-goingareas and make recommendations
_. as recommended by the current Comprehensive oal of neighborhood
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outer boundaries of the study andrates ting
zoning existing
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districts. The study area includes land zoned for residential and commercial
uses but does not include the Central Business District or the CentralnBus! es
Services zone immediately south of the Central Business District.
Since the Inner City Area is already developed, unlike the other study areas,
particular caution must be taken to evaluate the Inner City in terms of the
general patterns of land use which would be desirable and not restrict future
Options with lot specific designations. The purpose of the Plan is to
r^ future land use based on general concepts and not to dictate specific uses on !
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specific lots. Specific designations of exact densities will come with compilation
of the zoning map.
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The Comprehensive Plan envisioned the Inner City Area land
predominately medium- to high-density residential with scattered commeuse as
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office, uses. As the study area has been designated "existing" on the current
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specifically addressed this area in terms of new development. The following
selected recommendations and policies from the housing
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Comprehensive Plan
City Area: app 43-44) act as a guide for the analysis coff the Inner
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-Undertake a continuing work program to monitor housing conditions and
housing needs.
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-Continue to work with private sector groups to provide low-cost elderly
housing.
j -Encourage additional multi -family rental housing close to the University.
-Encourage the provision of high-density housing adjacent to existing core
areas.
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-Develop land use regulations which carefully consider the impact of
redevelopment changes on existing
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residential neighborhoods.
-Restrict multi -family redevelopment to only those areas which can
reasonably accommodate the density in terms of location, size and
availability of services and facilities.
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-Determine architecturally or historically significant homes within the city
and register them with the National Register of Historic Places if possible.
-Adopt an historic preservation ordinance.
-Continue to carry out a municipal housing rehabilitation subsidy
program.
-Consider the diverse needs of renters and homeowners in making
residential development decisions..
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-Encourage rehabilitation and reinvestment in existing neighborhoods to
maintain the existing housing stock and preserve desirable neighborhood
characteristics.
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-Encourage the creation of desirable living environments by requiring
noise
buffering between attached housing units.
-Encourage the provision of private open space and amenities, and
encourage site planning and design through the use of Planned Unit
Developments.
This study considers the present land use patterns in the Inner City Area, the
transitions which have occurred here
since the Plan was adoptedand suggests
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alternatives to the proposed pattern of densities in the 1978
Plan. Comprehensive
ISSUES
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1. Sewer. Availability
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Assuming tolerance of the present limitations of the sewage treatment
plant, the study area is adequately sewered
and redevelopment is possible
even at an increased density without the proposed construction of the
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2. Neighborhood Transition
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The study area has, over several decades, experienced a state of
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transition from neighborhoods of predominately older, single-family
detached residences
to much higher density multi -family development.
This change has been facilitated by the zoning in the
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transition has occurred as single units have been converted
into apartments or rooming houses or demolished
to make room for new
structures. Individual lots have been assembled, in some instances, and
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large, low-rise apartment complexes have been built. The rationale for
promoting more intensive residential development grew, in part, from a
policy of encouraging an adequate supply of close -in housing for the
University population. The Inner City Area has provided such a setting
and has experienced the impact of such neighborhood transition. Over the
years, characteristics associated with increasingly dense development
(e.g. noise, traffic congestion, resident transience, decreases in open
space, absentee landlords, disinvestment in properties) have been
-- observed in the study area.
Housing transitions within existing neighborhoods may be either promoted
or hindered through the zoning designation of an area. Zoning which
allows dense residential development may spur a redevelopment process by
stimulating either conversions or demolition. Conversion of a dwelling unit
from single-family to multi -family use allows an increase in available
dwelling units while generally maintaining the integrity of the original
structure. Saving and utilizing existing housing stock are both goals of
-' the current Comprehensive Plan and of particular importance in historic
districts where preservation of structures and neighborhood land use
patterns are primary concerns. Demolition of existing structures and
_ reconstruction at higher densities will generally increase, to a greater
extent than conversions, the quantity of multi -family housing stock and
may revitalize dilapidated areas. The tenor of a neighborhood may be
changed, however, as apartment buildings are sited adjacent to single-
family or duplex structures.
City ordinances, such as buffering requirements, the noise ordinance, the
_. tree ordinance, Planned Area Development opportunities, open space
preservation, and historic preservation, which may moderate the negative
impacts of transition should be considered as neighborhood implementation
strategies.
3. Density Decisions
A policy decision to promote greater development density in the inner city
must be a balancing of the market demand for additional housing units, the
unmet need for accessible close -in housing, the location of redevelopment
with respect to core employment and University opportunities, the impacts
of increased density on trafficways, schools, quality of life, and
neighborhood support for this land use design. An analysis based on
these factors pinpoints inner city areas which are more suitable than other
inner city areas for dense multi -family housing development. An effort has
been made to balance certain values such as the need for housing adjacent
to existing core areas with other values such as the preservation of
existing housing stock and the stabilization of existing neighborhoods.
If large undeveloped tracts of land existed near the Central Business
f` District and the University, providing additional housing downtown could
more easily be accomplished. Without large parcels of vacant land, the
development of high-density housing near existing core areas is difficult
and may create negative impacts for neighborhood residents. The costs
and benefits of redevelopment in existing neighborhoods must be
evaluated.
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Following are discussions of the various factors which have been used to
determine the densities recommended.
Demand for Additional Housing Units
A recent study done by the Iowa City Department of Planning and
Program Development, Housing Market Analysis (1982), found that
although there may be sufficient land zoned for multi -family uses
City-wide to meet the projected demand for units over the next 15
years, there is a shortage of available vacant land in the high -demand
area near the central city to meet projected demands within the next
10 years. The report states: "There is insufficient vacant land -
zoned for multi -family construction and virtually none is available in
the central city where demand is greatest... Because of the location
of the University of Iowa and the hospitals, there will continue to be
a demand for multi -family units in the central city... The greatest
demand for these apartments is within one mile of Old Capitol where
the least vacant land is available. It is clear, therefore, that there is
insufficient land zoned for multi -family construction in the central
city area if the anticipated future demand is to be met." Therefore,
specific areas are recommended for high density residential
development with the realization that both conversion and
redevelopment may occur in these areas.
Preservation of Existing Housing Stock & Historic Structures
A preservation problem arises not from the conversion of structures
to accommodate increased density but from the destruction of
structures through demolition. If zoning allows a density which is
high enough to make demolition and reconstruction profitable,
existing housing stock and historic properties may be jeopardized in _..
those areas where densities have remained relatively low or where
designations of historic structures have been made. Development
densities should reflect residential uses which, while they allow
conversion, hinder extensive redevelopment. _
In some portions of the Inner City, existing housing stock has been
preserved and multifamily units provided through conversions. In
these same areas, the density of development has remained relatively
low despite the fact that the area was zoned for high-density multi-
family use. This lower density is not ensured, however, if the
allowable density remains high. A more favorable economic climate
could stimulate extensive redevelopment. In order to retain this
density pattern, preserve the housing stock, and stabilize the
neighborhood, such areas should be designated for lower density
zoning.
C. Trafficways
The study area has both primary and secondary arterial access to all
parts of the City. Combined with a central location, trafficways
serve area residents with convenient local access routes. —
Conversely, the area endures the negative impacts of heavy arterial
traffic such as noise, pollution and Increased traffic hazards. A
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municipal transit system has provided reliable transportation
opportunities for commuters while relieving somewhat the congestion
and on -street parking problems associated with neighborhoods located
adjacent to the Central Business District and University.
The present trafficway design is considered adequate to serve the
inner city. A problem may exist, however, if increased densities
translate into greater numbers of automobiles in concentrated areas.
It is difficult to ascertain whether there is an inverse relationship
between automobile ownership and residential distance from core areas
(i.e., do those who live close to the downtown own fewer autos).
While access to arterial routes may still be convenient, congestion due
to the quantity of autos on the collector or local streets may develop.
On -street parking may be intensified by conversions and
redevelopment; parking problems may be alleviated through
appropriate provisions for off-street parking in the zoning ordinance.
The heavy use of the area by through traffic and for commuter
parking will continue to impact the study area. Increased congestion,
with attendent noise and hazards, must be considered with future
land use decisions that may exacerbate the trafficway problems.
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Presently, only one elementary school (Horace Mann) is located in the
study area. Longfellow School, while outside of the defined study
area boundaries, also serves as a neighborhood school for portions of
the Inner City Area. Both schools are presently operating far below
capacity and could accommodate additional students.
No additional schools have been proposed for the Inner City Area on
the current Comprehensive Plan map, 'and as higher . density
development has traditionally generated fewer school -aged children
per unit, the need for additional schools in this area in the short
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range is unlikely.
e. Parks/Open Space
Although one potential park site is proposed on the Comprehensive
Plan map for the study area, the creation of a neighborhood park in
an existing developed area may be difficult. Three existing
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neighborhood parks serve the area; however, a need for more open
space may be especially appropriate for this study area due to
present and potential land use intensity. Multi -family development
without the benefit of usable private yard space may require greater
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community open space to ensure neighborhood livability.
Multi -family development standards which require increased usable
open space may be an option worth investigating. If lots can be
assembled into larger parcels, density bonuses which allow developers
to construct more units vertically in exchange for the provision of
green space, may be considered and should, in effect, provide more
- than the minimum open space in redeveloping inner city areas where
yards and space are at a minimum. Larger tracts which do not meet
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P.A.D.s, with site planning and clustering giving developers greater
design flexibility and incentives to leave more usable green spaces.
Garden apartments may be especially appropriate in an area lacking a
great amount of community open space.
As redevelopment occurs in the inner city, the open space needs of
present and future residents of the area must be considered. The
need for increased open space may, in fact, be directly proportional
to an increase in residential density.
Land Use
Without the short- or long-range constraints to development found in other
Area Analyses (e.g., sewer availability, non-contiguous growth), _
redevelopment and/or stabilization of existing land uses may occur
immediately. Therefore, only one land use map has been prepared for the
Inner City Area and represents an ultimate desired land use pattern for
the inner city neighborhoods.
The proposed map for this area deviates from previous Area Analyses'
maps in that density ranges for residential development are suggested.
However, these designations are intended to be conceptual guidelines and
not specific zoning designations. The proposals are based on the housing
goals .outlined in the current Comprehensive Plan, existing residential
densities (see Map 2), and the criteria previously outlined which have been
used to determine the suitability of certain areas for higher density
development.
Hiah Densitv Residential
The present Comprehensive Plan Map suggests high density (25+
D.U./acre) residential land use patterns for the following areas:
1. Clinton/Dubuque Street Area.
2. Jefferson Street east to Van Buren Street. _
3. C.R.I.&P. Railroad area south of the Johnson County Courthouse.
The current zoning designations (i.e., R3A, R3B) for these areas reflect
the high density intent of the Comprehensive Plan. The present zoning
deviates, however, from the Comprehensive Plan in one instance. While
the zoning of the area generally known as College Hill is R3A, the current
Comprehensive Plan Map has envisioned this area developing primarily at
8-16 and 16-24 D.U./acre rather than at 25+ D.U./acre.
The continued appropriateness of the current Comprehensive Plan's inten-
tions and the current Zoning Ordinance's designations for the Inner City
Area have been considered in light of the previous North Side downzoning
in the study area, the present building moratorium in the College Hill area
and the suitability of certain areas within the Inner City Area to
accommodate dense residential development given an analysis of the factors
outlined in this report. As mentioned before, these factors include market
demand for close -in housing, unmet need for close -in housing, location
with respect to core employment and University opportunities, impact of
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dense development on trafficways, schools, quality of life, historic
preservation efforts, and neighborhood support.
After consideration of all these elements, the following areas are shown on
the land use map as developing in high density (25+ D.U./acre) residential
use:
1. Clinton/Dubuque Street area.
2. C.R.I.&P. Railroad area south of the Courthouse.
3. South Johnson/Van Buren Streets area.
4. Iowa Avenue/Jefferson Street blocks.
The redevelopment process has already occurred extensively in these areas
as indicated by present density figures (see Map 2) and, due to suitability
factors, may be able to accommodate high density development. These
areas are found within the inner ring surrounding the CBD, are located
either along or adjacent to adequate access routes and would not impact
j interior neighborhoods. 'These areas provide more acreage devoted to high
!density development than previously recommended by the Comprehensive
Plan. There is a decrease, however, in the overall density proposed, from
the density allowed under the current zoning ordinance. Despite this
decrease, if the area were to develop at the densities proposed, sufficient
n land would be available in these high-density areas to accommodate much of
the projected demand for multi -family units outlined in the Housing Market
Analysis cited above. s
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Deviating from the Comprehensive Plan's recommendations and present
zoning, portions of the College Hill area are proposed for medium density
J (16-24 D.U./acre) development. Justification for this recommendation is
found in several arguments. A medium density (16-24 D.U./acre)
designation more accurately represents the existing densities found in
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these areas. A
' designation which reflects current use will help to
preserve existing housing stock in these neighborhoods which have
undergone transitions but still give the visual impression of detached
single-family homes. Some of these areas are located in or near proposed
historic districts; a density which reflects existing uses may safeguard
historic structures from demolition more effectively. objections made by
residents in the College Hill area who petitioned for a building moratorium
were not so much against the current mix of multi -family development in
their neighborhood as against additional high density development. The
general feeling of the petitioners was that the present balance is workable
but that the area may not be able to accommodate additional demolition and
reconstruction at higher densities without foregoing quality of life, historic
preservation and neighborhood support goals. The medium density areas
proposed on the land use map also serve as a transition between low
density residential neighborhoods and higher density development.
Low Density Residential
Those areas designated for low density multi -family development (8-I6
D.U./acre) are consistent, for the most part, with the 1978 Comprehensive
Plan. The low density designation has been extended around College Hill
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Park to the north side of Washington Street. This completes a circle which
is intended to maintain the single family structural character of the
neighborhood around the park and foster the conservation of accessible
open space.
Commercial/Office
Commercial/office areas shown on the land use map in large measure
coincide with the recommendations of the current Comprehensive Plan. In
proposing this area for commercial/office use, this land use recommendation
suggests a use which will utilize the existing stock but be more appropriate
to the location. A number of blocks are designated for mixed use -
development. They are viewed as transitional areas between high density
residential neighborhoods and strictly commercial uses. Single
developments in this area may be exclusively residential, exclusively
commercial, or a mix of both uses.
RECOMMENDATIONS
I.
Goals and objectives outlined in the housing section of the current
Comprehensive Plan should be used to guide land use decisions in the
study area.
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Housing transitions within existing neighborhoods can be accomplished
without demolition of existing housing stock if appropriate land use
controls are employed. Redevelopment in high density zones should be
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monitored to avoid exacerbating the problems associated with dense
residential development.
3.
A historic preservation ordinance should be adopted to provide a
mechanism to establish preservation districts; districts which generally
follow
the requirements of the National Register of Historic Places districts
may be considered.
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Traffic congestion and on -street parking problems should be considered
when designating inner city areas for high density development in order
not to exacerbate current problems in the study area.
5.
The open space needs of a densely developed inner city area should be
considered different from those of developing neighborhoods of low-density
use. While the creation of new parks of an appreciable size may be
difficult, redevelopment options which encourage developers to provide
maximum amounts of usable space in high density areas to ensure open
space availability and neighborhood livability should be investigated.
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The North area is a particularly attractive part of Iowa City marked by wooded
(A ravines, pastureland, and steep to gentle slopes. It is unique in that it has
I! rural features and is so close to the business and academic centers of Iowa City,
The area is bound by Brown Street and Highway 1 to the south and east, 1-80
ix to the north, and Dubuque Street to the west. The location and nature of these
1 roads effectively limit the transition between surrounding land uses, outside the
study area, and those within the study area itself. Current uses in the area
include agriculture in the northeastern portion between 1-80 and Highway 1,
!' highway commercial along
residential uses, that are pedomin t'elhwsin letfamilairie du Chien Road, and
Prairie du Chien, Kimball Road, and Whiting Avenue Y Atong the least half ofdthe land
in the area is vacant or used for agricultural purposes. Approximately 126
acres of land is available for development west of Prairie du Chien Road and
about 120 acres remains east of Prairie du Chien,
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
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existing Comprehensive Plan by the extension of a secondary arterial street
between Dubuque and Dodge Streets. Development of the land west of Prairie
du Chien was slated to take place at low to medium densities due to the
topography of the land; higher densities were seen as being appropriate north
of the proposed arterial. East of Prairie du Chien, development at lower
densities was suggested due, again, to the topography and to difficulties with
9 portion of the area. Higher density residential uses were
indicated east of Prairie du Chien only in that area adjacent to an existing
dairy; this development was perceived as providing a buffer between the
N commercial use of the dairy and single-family. residences, as well as an
Opportunity to provide more multi -family housing.
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A neighborhood commercial center and a park were
density neighborhood north of the proposed arterial. Additional Parklandhigher
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also envisioned east of Prairie du Chien in one of the ravines. Subdivision
decisions, policy changes regarding the arterial, and alternative commercial
developments have affected the possible avenues of development in the North
area, thereby, requiring some modifications in the Comprehensive Plan,
ISSUES
Since the terrain of the North area is very hilly with a number of sharp ravines
development has occurred on the crests of the hills and the plateaus overlooking
the ravines. The remaining developable land is to a large extent wooded and
sloping, with access constrained by existing development and Interstate 80.
The issues having the greatest effect on development In this section of the city
are the distribution of municipal sewer service between the area to the west and
the area to the east of Prairie du Chien and the provision of access to "interior"
portions of the study area.
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1. Municioai Sewer Service. -
The 120 acres west of Prairie du Chien Road are within the immediate
watershed of the Iowa River and could be serviced by the existing
8jaysville Lane sewer which empties into the new River Corridor Trunk.
The 121 acres east of Prairie du Chien are in the Rapid Creek watershed
that drains north, beyond the Iowa City corporate limits. In order to
service this eastern area, a lift station is required to bring the flowage
into the serviceable watershed to the west. To do so, however, decreases
the capacity in the Bjaysville Lane line available for the development of
land to the west of Praire du Chien.
With approval of the preliminary subdivision plat for Dean Oakes Third
Addition contingent upon provision of a lift station and a 12 inch line by
the developer, the City committed a certain amount of the 8jaysville Lane
capacity to the watershed east of Prairie du Chien. Consequently, if all
the developable land in the North area is serviced without future capital
improvements, the overall density of development west of Prairie du Chien
which can be served is decreased from 12 people/acre to 6 people/acre.
This decrease is more restrictive than the densities proposed in the
current Comprehensive Plan for that area south of the proposed arterial
west of Prairie du Chien, and for the residential zones to the east. In w
addition, the higher density development projected in the Plan for the land
between 1-80 'and the proposed arterial would be inconsistent with the
capacity available.
Three options are open to the City for managing growth in this area,
within the context of sewer service provision:
a. Given the decrease in capacity which will be created in the 8jaysville
line with development of the Oakes property, revise downward the
projected density of residential use in the entire North area.
b. In an effort to encourage development in the area at densities higher
than 6 people/acre, upgrade the sewer to the long-range projection of
a 24 inch line.
C. If development to the east should not take place within the legally
prescribed timeframe of 18 months for a preliminary plat, reconsider
the decision on the lift station in the Oakes subdivision, thus freeing
the capacity in the 8jaysville line for full development in the west at
12 people/acre.
2. Trafficways
Since the North area is one portion of the City which can be sewered
without adding to surcharge conditions downstream, it has been designated
in the Developable Land Study as being appropriate for development within
the next 10 years. However, the topography of the land - the wooded
ravines, numerous drainageways, and steep slopes - has acted as a natural
deterrent to the rapid development of this entire section of the city. In
order to carry out short-range development of the area, access to the
three main developable sections will be necessary.
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The Comprehensive Plan shows a secondary arterial street from Dubuque
Street across Prairie du Chien to North Dodge Street. Council discussions
over the past two years have altered slightly the City's policy regarding
the necessity of this road as a secondary arterial. A resolution passed in
March of 1981 stated that deletion of the secondary arterial (Foster Road)
east of Prairie du Chien from the Comprehensive Plan would be considered
at some future time when it could be shown that the road was not
necessary. Otherwise, the road was to remain in the Plan and be
constructed as a secondary arterial as development demanded.
Since sewer capacity is available to the west of Prairie du Chien, without
the use of a lift station, development in that area should be encouraged to
occur prior to development to the east. Actual development and construc-
tion of the road is at the discretion of individual property owners. The
City can, however, facilitate development in this area by providing for the
necessary access to the main throughfares of Dubuque Street and Prairie
du Chien along the preferred "Foster Road" alignment. Since it is unclear
at this time whether. the road will be necessary to the east, it is
recommended that the required construction be at secondary arterial
standards and that access be limited. Such limited access will allow for
upgrading of the street to an arterial in the future if usage demands and
may encourage the development of clustered housing in this area marked
by rough terrain and attractive wooded slopes.
Access to the portion of the North area east of Prairie du Chien Road is
provided in part by the streets which are platted in the Oakes Additions.
-' Further access may extend off one of these roads to the north and loop
back to Dubuque Road to the east, thus keeping traffic flows within the
developed area confined to predominantly local traffic.
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Access to that area defined by Kimball Road, Whiting Avenue, and
Dubuque Street could potentially come from any one of these streets. The
access from Dubuque Street is problematic in that the most suitable road
site conflicts with the required parking at the Mayflower Apartments.
Therefore, the most feasible access points appear to be off of Kimball Road
and Whiting Avenue, in that order. Development is expected to take place
in this area within the short-range since sewer service is available;
however, that development may be phased over a period of time.
3. Schools
Shimek, the elementary school which serves the North area, is currently
below capacity. Since the school building can be expanded to accommodate
more students, it does not appear that there will be problems with
adequate space even if the area were.to develop fully.
4. Parkland/Open Space
Parks shown on the current Comprehensive Plan include a site between the
proposed arterial and 1-80, a site along the ravine to the east of Prairie du
Chien, and the Shimek School property. Until the parkland needs study is
completed, we cannot predict the appropriate acreage of open space
required in this area. However, since the only public open space available
in this area now is the schoolyard, a neighborhood park may be needed.
This part of the city is unique in that the natural features of the land are
particularly scenic and attractive. When approving development proposals
here, the City should be especially cognizant of these features and
encourage through subdivision regulations development which effectually -
preserves them.
S. Neighborhood Commercial Center
Since the adoption of the Comprehensive Plan, a neighborhood commercial _
center has been built in the North area at North Dodge and Old Dubuque
Road. Therefore, the commercial center located on the 1978 Plan near 1-80
at Prairie du Chien should be deleted. The Trade Area Analysis report
done in 1978 addresses the locational question of commercial centers in the -
North area of Iowa City in response to a request from Hy -Vee for rezoning
at the store's present site. This report justifies the deletion of the
"floating" commercial center dot near 1-80 and Prairie du Chien on the
Comprehensive Plan. However, the report also points out that the trade
area for a center in northern Iowa City may encompass the peninsula area
and residential development in the county north of 1-80. As the Peninsula
Area Study states, a neighborhood commercial center may be appropriate
an Dubuque Street depending upon a locational evaluation based on
screening, topography, density, and traffic considerations. It is not
recommended that any particular site be designated for neighborhood
commercial center use at this time.
6. Proposed Land Use
The short range map shows full development of residential land west of
Prairie du Chien Road. The area defined by Kimball Road and Whiting
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Avenue is scheduled for Phase 1 (1983-88) development at a single-family
or duplex residential density. Development of the area north of Shimek is
projected for Phase II (1988-93) with a combination of traditional single-
family density and higher density single-family development foreseen; the
development of low-density multi -family structures would also be
appropriate in the northerly portion of this area.
No residential development is shown occurring to the east of Prairie du
Chien in the short range, with the area remaining in agricultural use.
This assumes that the construction of the lift station for Oakes Third
Subdivision does not occur and development does not take place. In the
long range the entire area is shown as developing as residential use.
RECOMMENDATIONS
The following recommendations are made to update the Comprehensive Plan:
1. Prior to a solution to sewer capacity problems in other parts of the City,
development in the western part of the North area between Whiting Avenue
and 1-80 should be encouraged with the active participation of the City in
facilitating construction of an access road, through the acquisition of land
at the Dubuque Street and Prairie du Chien intersections of the proposed
road.
2.. As soon as possible, the sewer serving the North area should be upgraded
to the 24 inch line projected in the Veenstra & Kimm report. Construction
of this line should terminate at the city limits. Density designations in this
area should be determined within the context of the capacity available in
the 24 inch line and the necessity to provide for future development in
contiguous areas.
3. Development, east of Prairie du Chien, beyond that already platted, should
be encouraged only if the sewer line to the west is upgraded and the
proposed lift station is constructed. Otherwise, development In the
remaining area should await completion of a gravity flow system in the
appropriate watershed.
4. Parkland/open space allocations should depend on the outcome of the
parkland needs study. However, given the unique natural features of the
land in this area, efforts should be made to encourage cluster development
and the presertration of wooded spaces.
S. The construction of the Hy-Vee/Drug Town center on North Dodge carries
out the intent of the designation of a commercial ' center on the
Comprehensive Plan. The notation for a neighborhood commercial center
near 1-80 and Prairie du Chien should, therefore, be deleted.
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w The Northeast Area is bounded on the north and east by the City boundary
line, on the south by Rochester Avenue, and on the west by North Dodge
Street/Highway 1. The Northeast Area remains largely undeveloped and is
either vacant or in agricultural use, with Hickory Hill Park and its new
w extension accounting for 141 acres. Lack of sewer service to a majority of the
area has contributed to the undeveloped nature of the Northeast Area. An
assessment of development potential and appropriate land uses will be addressed
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i COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
The 1978 Comprehensive Plan has envisioned the Northeast Area land use as
primarily low-density residential with higher -density areas along the major
trafficways on the south and west borders of the area where accessibility is not
a problem and neighborhood commercial areas are located. To the north and
south of the 1-80 interchange with Highway 1, large areas of land have been
designated as Office Research Park. The development sequence indicates Phase
III development for the western sections of the Northeast Area while Phase IV
development is slated for the eastern half. This study will consider the
continued appropriateness of these land use and development proposals.
ISSUES
1. Sewer Availability
In the short-range, approximately 260 acres in the Northeast Area,
generally located adjacent to the north and east borders of Hickory Hill
- Park and the Ralston Creek Stormwater Detention Facility, will be
sewerable. (See Figure 1) This figure includes land which is presently
sewered and land which will be sewerable after completion of the North
Branch Ralston Creek Dam project. At that time, developers will be able
to extend sewer lines eastward and northward from a 21" sewer line
constructed as part of the dam project. Currently, available sewer service
has not stimulated much development due in part to the rough terrain and
inadequate access into the interior of the study area. The dam
project/sewer extension, coupled with the proposed First Avenue extension
discussed later in this report, make development in the study area more
feasible.
Capacity in the Northeast Trunk which services this area is not a
constraint. However a surcharge problem does exist downstream in the
Jefferson Street section of the "horseshoe trunk sewer." Any development
which takes place in the east or northeast areas of the City adds to the
flow in this trunk sewer. If it is assumed that the wet -weather surcharge
conditions will continue to be tolerated until the problem can be solved,
development can. occur. Development may need to be deferred, however, if
the surcharge problem becomes intolerable.
The remaining S9S acres of sewerable land, generally the eastern half of
the study area, can develop only after major capital improvements to the
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frame as demand for additional growth areas is experienced.
2. Annexation
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As discussed in previous area studies, the proposed WPCP has been sized
for service areas based on watersheds. As with the East Area, an
additional 418 acres of developable land lying outside the present corporate
boundary could be sewered by a gravity -flow system once the new plant is
finished and major capital improvements are extended eastward along
Ralston Creek (See Figure 1). If the entire watershed is annexed and "
served, the density of development for the Northeast Area will be 15
people/acre. If development is contained within the present corporate
limits, density potential increases to 22 people/acre for the 855 developable
acres.
Normally a city would consider annexation either for needed growth areas
or in order to batter control development. As the Developable Land Report
found, additional land for residential growth purposes is not needed.
Controlling development may be desirable. However, with the alignment of
Scott Boulevard not following the eastern city border as first envisioned on
the Comprehensive Plan Map, pressures for development in this area may
not be as strong as along Scott Boulevard in the East Area.
Annexation of the entire watershed must be a policy consideration.
However, increased densities can be accommodated within the present
corporate boundary if the area in question is not annexed, thus furthering
the goals of compact and contiguous growth and the efficiency of service
provision. The City -County Urban Fringe Committee should consider this
area in its discussion of fringe development.
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3. Trafficways
The Comprehensive Plan currently proposes two secondary arterials for the
study area, the First Avenue extension and Scott Boulevard extension.
Whether both of these trafficways continue to be accepted in concept and
whether their alignments as indicated on the Comprehensive Plan Map need
revision must be decided.
First Avenue
Presently, a traffic problem does exist on portions' of First Avenue.
- Extending this street as a secondary arterial (two-lane facility) may
exacerbate the current situation. An increase in traffic problems will
depend on whether First Avenue Extended is perceived as an attractive
north -south link by users outside the developing area, and an the trip
patterns generated by the area's residents.
A section of First Avenue is scheduled to be built by late 1984 by a private
j — developer in order to gain access to his properties. Therefore, a
j commitment to extend First Avenue a certain distance has already been
made. Whether this extension should be continued and, if so, whether it
should 1) continue straight northward to the American College Testing
(ACT) property along a ridge line, 2) follow the ravine alignment on the
_ 1978 Comprehensive Plan Map, or 3) curve to the east to join a realigned
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The December 1979 study, Corridor Analysis: Foster Road and First
Avenue Extended, addresses the issues of alignment for both First Avenue
and Scott Boulevard. The alternative alignment which follows a ridge line
is recommended since it may more successfully protect the attractive park-
like ravine through which the current alignment runs and may also be a
less expensive road to build. First Avenue should be constructed only as
development dictates.
Scott Boulevard
Should Scott Boulevard be extended, the engineering staff considers the
improvement of the present alignment north of Rochester Avenue to be
undesirable due to topographical constraints. If extended, the preferred
alignment would also follow a ridge line and curve westward to intersect
with First Avenue at the ACT property. This trafficway should develop as
growth and demand dictate.
Schools
The Comprehensive Plan recommends one elementary and one junior high
school site be reserved in the study area. As the School Board envisions
building no new schools in the future, these sites should be removed from
the Comprehensive Plan Map.
While both Lemme and Hoover Schools have additional capacity which in the
short range may adequately serve development in the study area, the
recommendation to remove the sites from the Comprehensive Plan Map
should not be construed as a recommendation for no additional schools. 1
Full residential development in the long range may dictate building new
structures if busing becomes impractical or capacity is reached city-wide.
Parks/Open Space
Given the wooded, hillynature of the Northeast Area and the new
extensions to Hickory Hill Park, additional parkland may not be needed in
the short range. While the long range need for, or exact location of,
parkland is difficult to determine, a future study of recreation and open
space needs is intended to ascertain the specific needs of Iowa City.
Cluster development and open space preservation in this hilly, wooded area
should be encouraged. A lineal greenbelt along North Ralston Creek may
also be appropriate for this area.
Proposed Land Use
The short range land use map recommends low-density residential
development in generally the western half of the study area during Phase
III (1993-98). Long range development of the remaining developable area
in residential use cannot occur until sewer lines are extended into this
area.
This recommendation deviates from the Comprehensive Plan's designation of
an Office Research Park (ORP) development located south and east of the V
present ACT complex. Access is restricted to this area by severe
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topographical conditions making residential uses more appropriate. In
addition, the visibility from the Interstate desired by ORP uses is not
provided.
A more suitable area for ORP development may be a 118 acre area just
south of 1-80. (See Figure 1.) The Comprehensive Plan suggests that
"land in close proximity to 1-80 in northeast Iowa City (may be) suitable
for industrial or light industrial land use at such a time as more land is
needed for these uses." (p. 36) An ORP rather than an industrial
designation for this location would compensate for the reduction of ORP
area in other parts of the study area.
This 118 acre area along 1-80 is presently not sewerable and would require
a lift station or access to a lift station if developed, thereby expending a
portion of the sewer capacity allocated to the watershed. One option is to
take the capacity allocated to the 418 acres located outside the corporate
limits but within the watershed and allocate that to the lift station. This
would reduce the people/acre density for the remaining gravity -sewer
areas from 22 to 15 people/acre.
— Another option involves the construction of a lift station north of I-80 and
directly east of Prairie du Chien to serve those portions of the Northeast
Area which currently cannot be served by gravity sewers. The
installation of this one lift station would eliminate the need for separate lift
stations for the North and Northeast Areas (the land south of 1-80, the
Highlander lift station, the lift station in the Oakes Third Subdivision).
This lift station, proposed in the Veenstra and Kimm sewer study and
-. formally adopted by the City Council, would flow to the River Corridor
Sewer thus freeing capacity in the Northeast Trunk, avoiding additional
flows to the "horseshoe" trunk downstream, and having the beneficial
effect of raising the people/acre density possible in the Northeast -Area.
Construction of this station would require annexation of approximately 154
acres between Prairie du Chien Road and the city boundary line.
_ If additional sewerable land outside the corporate limits is considered for
future ORP or industrial development, the annexation and development of
the Prairie du Chien property may be more advantageous to the City than
the 418 acres east of the study area and bounded by 1-80 and Rochester
Avenue. Preference for the Prairie du Chien property is based on the
following considerations:
I. Adequate access - although a frontage road may be needed, better
roads are available and less upgrading is needed.
2. Poor agricultural land - based on soil conservation data, this
property is not prime agricultural land while the 418 acres east of the
city is rated as prime land with high corn suitability ratings.
3. Increased people/acre densities for the Northeast study area - with
the Prairie du Chien lift station flowing Into the River Corridor
Sewer, downstream densities would not be significantly affected while
a significant increase in density could be realized in the Northeast
Area.
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4. Centralized ORP areas - the 1-80/Highway 1 interchange would serve
to focus all ORP uses at one location and provide the desired visibility
from the interstate system.
RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Development in the Northeast Area prior to a solution to sewer capacity
issues must be carefully monitored to avoid exacerbating downstream
surcharge conditions.
2. Annexation of the entire watershed should not be encouraged. Annexation
would reduce development density for the whole study area from 22
people/acre to 15 people/acre, and any benefits derived from annexation
may not outweigh the costs.
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The City -County Urban Fringe Committee should consider the development
issues along the eastern border of the study area.
Final alignments for the First Avenue extension and Scott Boulevard
extension have been selected. The tong- and short-range maps delineate
ridge alignments with construction taking place as development dictates.
No school sites should be designated in the study area.
Potential park sites should be removed from the Comprehensive Plan Map
pending a reevaluation of parkland needs. The natural features of the
area, however, make cluster development and open space preservation an
option which should be encouraged. A lineal greenbelt along North Ralston
Creek is also recommended.
The Office Research Park area located south and east of the present ACT
complex should be deleted from the Comprehensive Plan Map. The long-
range land use map proposes ORP areas directly north and south of 1-80
which would require one or more lift stations if developed.
The use of lift stations while not encouraged, should be as judicious as
possible. The consolidation of several lift stations into one facility should
be encouraged whenever possible.
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STUDY AREA
The Peninsula Area is bounded on the east by Dubuque Street, on the south
and west by the Iowa River and on the north by Interstate 80 forming a very
distinct locational area detached from other developed areas of the City. This
relative isolation is due in part to the natural barriers of the river but is
reinforced by the freeway boundary and limited access onto Dubuque Street.
The Comprehensive Plan generally states the following concerning natural
barriers: "...the existence and location of physical barriers has a direct impact
on the location of land uses because the efficiency of utility extensions,
population movement and the provision of other community services is reduced
when it is necessary to 'go around' these barriers." (p. 17)
With an area of approximately 530 acres, the Peninsula remains largely
undeveloped and in agricultural use, although some residential use does exist.
The lack of adequate sewer service has prevented development in this area to
date. An assessment of development potential and appropriate land uses will be
addressed in this study, suggesting long and short range plans for the
Peninsula Area.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
The 1978 Comprehensive Plan has envisioned the Peninsula land use as primarily
low-density residential with a higher -density residential area on the eastern
edge of the study area. The development sequence indicates Phase 1, II and III
development occurring east to west in stages which involve approximately one-
third of the area in each phase.
ISSUES
1. Sewer Availability
Presently, approximately 60 of the 530 acres are sewerable without major
capital improvements. These sewerable areas are located adjacent to
— existing development on the Peninsula and would, therefore, permit
compact and contiguous growth. Capacity for most of this developable area
is unconstrained as it ties -in directly to the new 36" River Corridor Sewer.
Approximately 50 of these acres are located in the Iowa River flood plain,
however, and must meet the Flood Hazard Overlay Zone standards if they
_. are developed.
! The short range development limitation of the Peninsula will not be
alleviated with the proposed construction of a new Water Pollution Control
Plant (WPCP). The necessary construction of a sewer to serve the
remainder of the Peninsula is not scheduled to occur concurrent with the
WPCP construction and is not anticipated in the short range.
Long range full development of the Peninsula can occur only after a trunk
line is extended westward from the River Corridor Sewer. This future
capital improvement may be scheduled by the City in response to increased
pressure for residential land or a desire to encourage growth in the
Peninsula Area.
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2. Schools
The Comprehensive Plan recommends one potential school site for the
Peninsula Area. Presently there are no schools located on the Peninsula,
although the limited development potential suggests there may not be a
need for a school in the Peninsula Area in the short range.
As stated in previous area studies, the School Board envisions building no
new schools because elementary school enrollment is seen as declining in
the district as a whole. Therefore, the Comprehensive Plan Map should be
amended and no school sites designated in the study area.
3. Parks/Open Space
The two potential park sites as shown on the Comprehensive Plan Map
should. not be designated in the study area. In the short range, both
Terrill Mill and City Park can serve the recreation needs of Peninsula
residents while the long range need for and the exact location of parkland
is difficult to determine. A future study of recreation and open space
needs is intended to ascertain the specific needs of Iowa City.
With full development of the Peninsula Area unlikely to occur until the long
range time frame, present recommendations are limited to continued
encouragement of open green space along the Iowa River Corridor as
supported by the Iowa City Riverfront Commission. The open space
recommendations of the Stanley Consultants "Iowa River Corridor Study"
should be an on-going objective for this area.
4. Trafficways
As the Peninsula develops, Foster Road may best serve the area's needs as
a collector street functioning as its main trafficway and linking the area to
Dubuque Street. The increase in traffic, at the intersection of Dubuque
Street and Foster Road, which will occur once development of the peninsula
proceeds, will very likely require signalization of the intersection. The
necessity of a signal will be determined in part by the density of. �•
development in the area. The City's traffic engineer feels that full
development of the area will eventually require a signal regardless of
whether a commercial center is located on the peninsula (see P-3) or
whether Foster Road is extended to the east.
Designation of Foster Road as a collector street deviates from the current
Comprehensive Plan's designation of Foster Road as a secondary arterial.
However, as this portion of Foster Road does not serve as a thoroughfare
to other parts of the City but only to the Peninsula neighborhood,
secondary arterial status is probably not needed for Foster Road from
Dubuque Street west.
5. Proposed Land Use
Two maps have been prepared which identify the proposed long and short
range land use patterns for the Peninsula Area. The long range plan
reflects the development potential after Phase III while the short range
plan recognizes the development limitations placed on the Peninsula due to
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lack of sewer service. Residential development in the 8-16 dwelling
unit/acre range is Projected for Phase I north of Foster Road; development
to the south of this road within the same density range is deferred to
Phase II since a sewer line extension is required.
While the present Comprehensive Plan recommends a residential land use
classification for the entire Peninsula, the possibility of designating a
portion of the Peninsula for neighborhood commercial uses should be
addressed. Given that higher -density development is ultimately possible in
the Peninsula Area due to sufficient sewer capacity, the need for
accessible services which reduce time, energy and transportation costs
increases. When fully developed, the area could well support commercial
activity. This finding has been previously established in the September,
1978 Trade Area Analysis of North Iowa City in which it was found that
"the holding capacity (of an area bounded by the Iowa River, 1-80, North
Dodge Street/Highway 1 and Brown Street) would support at least two
commercial centers" in the long range. With the Hy-Vee/Drugtown
development on North Dodge Street (the eastern border of the trade area),
and the proposed neighborhood commercial area at the intersection of
Prairie du Chien and Foster Road rejected, the opportunity for a second
commercial center on the western side of the trade area is Possible. The
Trade Area Analysis does, in fact, suggest that a "future location of a
commercial center to the west of Prairie du Chien Road in the Dubuque
Street/Peninsula area would provide a better competitive balance to the
North Dodge Street store."
• The following factors should be considered when locating a neighborhood
commercial center in or near the Peninsula Area:
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— a. the maintenance of an attractive northerly entrance to Iowa City,
< b. the impact of a center on the traffic flows along Dubuque Street and
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C. the desirability of a center close to higher density development to
lessen the need for vehicular trips, and
d. the criteria set forth in this update for neighborhood commercial
centers.
It is not recommended that any particular site be designated for
neighborhood commercial use at this time and that commercial development
for it.
in this area take place as development within the City establishes a need
RECOMMENDATIONS
The following recommendations are made in order to amend the Comprehensive
Plan:
1. A neighborhood commercial center may be appropriate for the Peninsula
u Area or adjacent lands at such time as development within the City creates
the demand for such a center.
2. No school sites should be designated in the study area. The School Board
anticipates no new construction and assumes busing is a realistic and
economic necessity.
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3. Reservation of open space along the Iowa River should be required in
accordance with the specifications of a river corridor overlay plan.
4. Potential park sites as shown on the current Comprehensive Plan Map
should be removed pending a reevaluation of parkland needs. However,
given the unique natural features of the land in this area, efforts should
be made to encourage cluster development and the preservation of wooded
spaces.
5. Foster Road should provide adequate service to the Peninsula Area as a
collector street.
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STUDY AREA
The intent of this area study is to view both the long-range and short-range
- development patterns for the South Area of Iowa City. This area includes the
land located south of Highway 6 and east of the Iowa River. The long-range
plan reflects an ultimate land use pattern which, at this time, seems best able to
serve the future needs of a growing Iowa City.
The South Area is clearly delineated by the Iowa River, the heavily used, four -
lane divided Highway 6 truck route, and the corporate boundary line on the
- south and east, placing this area in a position of relative isolation from adjacent
neighborhoods. Both residential and commercial uses have been developed in
the area but a large portion of the land remains in agricultural use.
With the proposed Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP) to be located in the
South Area, a reassessment of development potential and appropriate land uses
is needed. This study, after addressing various issues, will suggest both long -
and short-range land use plans for the area.
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The 1978 Comprehensive Plan has envisioned the South Area land use as
primarily low- to medium -density residential, with Office, General, Highway and
Land Consumptive Commercial Uses in the area of Highway 6 and South Gilbert
Street. A neighborhood commercial center has also been indicated to serve a
_ growth area outside the present corporate boundary. The Development
Sequence of the 1978 Plan specifies Phase I, II, III and IV development for the
area.
ISSUES
1. Sewer Availability
Due to the topography of the land, there exists a limited amount of
sewerable land in the South Area. Approximately 642 acres of undeveloped
land remain of which only 90 acres are presently sewerable. If areas
currently zoned for commercial use are fully developed, the remaining
areas presently zoned residential would be restricted to a density of 12
people per acre. This *calculation of density is based on current sewer line
restrictions and an assumption of 350 gallons of capacity per person per
day. The engineering staff reports that a surcharge problem already
exists with the South Side Trunk Sewer. Further development must
consider the potential effects of this limited capacity on downstream users.
The goal of compact and contiguous growth is advanced by the very nature
of the location of the limited developable land. In the short range, the
South Area will experience little growth due to sewer limitations.
Development should take place within the current corporate boundaries and
adjacent to present development where sewer service is available.
The short-range limitations would not be entirely alleviated with the
construction of the proposed WPCP and the interceptor sewer which would
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skirt the South Area. While the building of this plant was intended to
solve many city-wide sewer restrictions, the South Area would not benefit
substantially from these projected improvements to the system. Present
sewer design does not call for extending a trunk line into the South Area -
concurrent to construction of the WPCP (See Figure 1). That decision
restricts development within the city limits to the area which is presently
sewerable, plus an area adjacent to a new 84" Outfall Trunk which is
designed to run along South Gilbert Street to the new WPCP and which -
would afford' direct tie-in opportunities. Full development in the short
range may occur if the new WPCP is built and if the private sector is
willing to extend a trunk line northward into the South Area from the
proposed interceptor sewer.
In the long range, full development can occur once a trunk line is
extended northward into the South Area. This future capital improvement
may be scheduled by. the City in response to increased pressure for
residential land, the existence of other supporting infrastructure or the
desire to encourage compact and contiguous growth in the South Area.
Water Pollution Control Plant
The WPCP project, located south of the present corporate boundary and -
east of South Gilbert Street, raises the issue of annexation. The area on
which a municipal facility is located should be within the City's corporate
limits if all the criteria for annexation are met. The criteria for annexation
as set forth in the Comprehensive Plan are met by this property. If the
plant is built, annexation of the WPCP site, including that portion of South -.
Gilbert Street (Sand Road) along which the property fronts, is
recommended.
Annexation
Upon annexation and construction of the proposed WPCP and the extension
of a major interceptor sewer line through an area outside the city limits, -
pressure to annex land adjacent to the sewer line and extending northward
to the present corporate boundary is anticipated. The pressure to annex
will be due in part to the direct tie-in possibilities which can occur at the
500' manhole intervals along the interceptor line.
Normally, annexation should not occur unless municipal services can be
made available to the area without a burdensome capital outlay for the -
provision of these services. In this case, full development of the South
Area cannot occur until a trunk line is extended northward from the
interceptor sewer. It should not be expected that municipal services to L
peripheral areas will be provided in a sequence that will foster scattered
and costly growth, contrary to the basic policy of compact and contiguous
growth. The annexation of additional land cannot be recommended. Leap
frog development, which occurs when development in the periphery (the -
annexed land) is encouraged while infill development is restricted, is not
desirable in terms of the efficient provision of urban services.
Therefore, since sufficient developable land is available city-wide within
the present corporate limits to support population growth well into the
future, annexation of additional land is not recommended when such
annexation fosters non-contiguous growth.
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4. Schools
The Comprehensive Plan recommends three additional elementary school
sites for the South Area. In view of the development limitations in the
study area due to the lack of sewer availability, an increase in the
elementary school population attributable to development within the South
_ Area is not anticipated.
As stated in the Southwest Area Study, the School Board envisions
building no new structures because elementary school enrollment is seen as
declining in the district as a whole. Students in areas which have reached
enrollment capacities will be assigned to alternate elementary schools
throughout the city to maintain the viability of existing facilities and to
increase overall operational efficiency within the Iowa City school system.
Because of the School Board's decision regarding the construction of
future elementary schools, the Comprehensive Plan should be amended and
no elementary school sites should be designated in the study area.
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The present collector and arterial system is adequate for the short range if
— no trunk sewer line is extended into the South Area. If, however, a trunk
sewer is extended and/or annexation occurs, an additional secondary
arterial would be recommended to increase access to the existing Gilbert
Street and Sycamore Street arterials.
The proposed bypass around the South Area via the interchange on
Freeway 218 will not be shown as part of the short-range plan. The need
for such a bypass is not seen in the short range as the Highway 1
interchange with direct access to Highway 6 and 218 should serve the
Industrial and commercial needs of the South Area.
6. Parks/Open Space
Open green space should continue to be encouraged along the Iowa River
as supported by the Riverfront Commission and the Iowa River Corridor
Study. The four potential park sites as included on the Comprehensive
Plan map should not continue to be shown at these locations.
With the acquisition of Napoleon Park in the South Area, the limited short-
range development potential for the area and the recommendation not to
annex land south of the present corporate boundary, this study will not
designate specific park sites for the South Area. While the desire for
adequate park and open space provision remains an important City
objective, it is difficult to forecast with precision the exact need for, or
location of, future parkland. Criteria other than the standard ten acres of
parkland per 1,000 population may be viewed as a more reasonable
approach to park planning. As indicated earlier in this report, a future
study of recreation and open space needs is needed in order to ascertain
the specific needs of Iowa City.
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7. Proposed Land Use
Two maps have been prepared which identify the proposed long- and
short-range land use patterns for the South Area.
The long-range plan reflects the ultimate desired land use pattern for the
area acknowledging the substantial impact a new WPCP will have on the
South Area and the pressures for annexation which should be expected. —
The short-range plan recommends a land use pattern which recognizes the
development limitations in the South Area. The timing of development here
covers the full range of phases. The commercial development outlined may
develop in Phase 1 (1983-88); a portion of the residential development is
projected for Phase II (1988-93); and the remainder of the residential
development, along Sand Road and to the east, is slated for Phase III
(1993-98). The density of development proposed is generally 8-16 dwelling
units/acre; the slightly higher than single-family housing density takes -
advantage of the relative ease of access to the downtown via Gilbert Street
and Sand Road and allows a response to the projected demand for lower
cost owner -occupied housing. Areas designated agricultural reflect the
current use pattern and will be reclassified to a more intensive use as
growth pressures develop and/or municipal services can be efficiently
provided.
RECOMMENDATIONS
The following recommendations are made in order to amend the Comprehensive
Plan via short- and long-range strategies:
1. In the short range, the limited development which can be served by the
remaining sewer line capacity should be carefully monitored in order to
prevent surcharge problems to downstream users.
2. A privately financed trunk line extension northward from the proposed 601,
interceptor line should be considered if development pressures cannot wait
for the City's long-range provision of a trunk line.
3. The City should annex any land which is acquired to build a water -
pollution control plant.
4. Land located adjacent to the proposed 60" interceptor sewer and south of
the present corporate boundary should not be annexed until development
In the area has reached the corporate limits. Annexation could encourage
a non-contiguous growth pattern which would mean inefficient public
service provision. —
5. The City -County Urban Fringe Committee should continue to study the
problems and implications of annexation and formulate a fringe development _
policy.
6. No school sites should be designated in the study area. The School Board
anticipates no construction and assumes busing is a realistic and economic —
necessity.
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encouraged. the Iowa River should continue to be
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8. Potential park sites as shown on the current Comprehensive Plan Map
should be removed pending a reevaluation of parkland needs. This is by
no means intended to suggest that no additional parkland will be provided
in the South Area.
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STUDY AREA SOUTHWEST AREA STUDY
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The intent of this area study is to view both the long-range and short-range
development patterns for the Southwest Area of Iowa City. This area includes
the land located south of Melrose Avenue and generally west of Sunset Street to
the north and the municipal airport to the south. The long-range plan reflects
an ultimate land use pattern which, at this time, seems best able to serve the
Future needs of a growing Iowa City.
For over ten years, extensive residential development has been occurring on the
west side. While much of this development has been spurred by the expansion
of employment at University Hospitals, area growth is made possible by available
sewer service capacity. Plans for the construction of Freeway 218 along the
Iowa Department of Transportation alignment with interchanges at Melrose
Avenue and Highway 1, the subsequent reconstruction of Highway 1 West as a
four -lane limited access facility, the realignment of Mormon Trek Boulevard, and
the Willow Creek sewer extension to the Johnson County Home are creating both
— residential and commercial development pressures in the study area.
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Due to the imminent impacts of these developments, a reassessment of land uses
in the Southwest Area is needed. This study will address the issues which have
arisen and suggest both long- and short-range land use plans for the area.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN y
The 1978 Comprehensive Plan has envisioned development in the Southwest Area
as primarily in low- to medium -density residential use, with a large portion of
land in the far west outside the Limits of Urban Development line and in
agricultural use. In anticipation of the Freeway 218/Highway 1 interchange,
large areas have been designated as Highway and Land Consumptive
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Commercial. The Development Sequence of the 197Plan indicates Phase I, II,
and III development for only part of the Southwest Area. This study will
consider the continued appropriateness of these land use and development
proposals for the Southwest Area as part of the Comprehensive Plan update.
ISSUES
1. Sewer Availability
_ The Willow Creek trunk sewer extension to the Johnson County Home has
increased development opportunities in the study area. An 18" sewer line
has been extended; however, this potential capacity is limited by a 10"
trunk line at the point of hook-up creating a bottleneck situation which
effectively limits the sewerage capacity at the present time. Although the
sewerage from approximately 438 acres of undeveloped land could naturally
drain to the 10" trunk line, this line has the ability to accommodate
development at only two people per acre for this entire area due to current
constraints.
Two policies which determine the development sequence for any area of the
City are: 1) maintaining compact and contiguous growth and 2) maximizing
efficiency in the provision of municipal services. If these considerations
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are taken into account, the development of the remaining capacity in the
10" line is most desirable in the area east of Freeway 218. Approximately
95 developable acres of land lie east of the Freeway 218 right-of-way and
within the 10" trunk sewer service area. Taking the balance of the
capacity of the 10" line into consideration, these 95 acres can develop at 11
people per acre. Development can occur at only two people per acre if
land both east and west of Freeway 218 is developed. Consequently,
development could be reasonably limited to the area east of the Freeway 218
right-of-way. Unfortunately, the Hunter's Run Subdivision, located to the
west of Freeway 218, has already received preliminary approval. Any
future requests for subdivision approval west of 218 should be carefully
evaluated in terms of the limited capacity available. This should not,
however, negate the original goals of compact and contiguous growth.
Freeway 218 Interchanges
The location of proposed Freeway 218 stirred controversy for nearly two
decades prior to the April 1980 agreement between the City of Iowa City
and the Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT). Freeway 218 will now
be built on the alignment originally designated by IDOT. At one time,
Iowa City's preferred alignment for Freeway 218 was approximately one mile
southwest of IDOT's alignment. In the Trafficways Report prepared in
April 1977, as part of the Iowa City Comprehensive Plan, several negative
"urban development" implications which could be expected from the IDOT
alignment for Freeway 218 were enumerated.
One of those implications identified commercial development pressure due to
the Freeway's interchange with Highway 1 as a potential problem. With
revised plans including a second interchange at Melrose Avenue, attention
must be given to.both interchanges.
Melrose Avenue Interchange
Residential development continues to be encouraged in the area
surrounding the Melrose interchange in accord with the
Comprehensive Plan's recommendation. While access to the freeway
makes commercial development attractive, both commercial and
industrial uses have been discouraged in order to direct this
development to the Highway 1 interchange. The City may not be able
to support full development of commercial and industrial land uses at
both interchanges. And since ample, sewerable land is available at
the Highway 1 interchange for these more intensive land uses, it is
the recommended location for commercial and industrial growth.
Implementation of this land use recommendation may be difficult,
however, since portions of the land surrounding the Interchange are
owned by Johnson County 'as part of the County Home. A joint
agreement has been proposed to restrict the sale and re -use of that
land for uses other than the current County uses or low-density rural _-
residential.
Highway 1 Interchange
Residential development is discouraged in this general area due to Its
location near the airport and its proximity to two main traffic
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facilities. Commercial and industrial uses are better suited to this
_- location. Presently, several commercial establishments are located in
the NE quadrant of the Freeway 218/Highway 1 interchange and the
realignment of Mormon Trek Boulevard provides access to this area
from the north while providing a frontage road for the freeway. With
the availability of sewer service, the NE quadrant is a logical choice
for controlled commercial development.
The NW and SW quadrants are located within the County's jurisdiction
and are not considered appropriate for annexation because of the cost
prohibitive nature of extending sewer service to the area. It is
recommended that a joint City -County agreement be negotiated in
order to control land use in these quadrants of the interchange.
The short-range plan suggests the SE quadrant be zoned agricultural
to reflect its present use and the fact that the area is not presently
sewered. The long-range plan for this area indicates an industrial
classification that could be developed as sewer service is extended or
the demand for industrial uses is felt.
It is, therefore, the recommendation of this report that commercial and
industrial development be encouraged at the Highway 1 interchange leaving
the land surrounding the Melrose Avenue interchange in residential use.
This recommendation is generally consistent with the Comprehensive Plan
and reflects the impact Freeway 218 will have on the study area.
3. Annexation
In order to control development, especially to the east of Freeway 218,
-- annexation of a rather large tract of land is recommended. This will enable
zoning of the Highway 1 interchange for commercial and industrial use,
thereby limiting residential use in the airport's flight path.
A key purpose of annexation is to promote orderly urban growth. Interde-
pendence between a developing community and its undeveloped fringe areas
is obvious. Although boundary lines are no guarantee against substandard
development, the extension of these boundaries through annexation brings
the fringe areas within the City and widens the application of coordinated
development practices.
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The area proposed for annexation meets the general criteria for annexation
_.: stated in the 1978 Comprehensive Plan:
1) the area is contiguous to the present city limits;
2) the area has a natural "unity" with the City because of the
existing extension of major streets to and through the area and
the availability of sewer service presently or In the future with
minimal capital improvement costs;
3) numerous municipal services will be readily available to the area
without substantial capital outlay for the provision of these
services.
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By annexing this crucial area on the Southwest side, the City has the
ability to direct and stage orderly and compatible growth patterns more
successfully and with greater certainty.
De -annexation
A city should annex only that area of land which can be provided municipal
services (e.g., city water and sewer) within a reasonable time. With the
recommendation to annex a large portion of potentially developable land,
the City should assess whether there are tracts of land in the study area
which are not developable in the foreseeable future and should possibly be
de -annexed.
One area has been identified where the provision of utilities is unlikely.
The area of land bordered on the north by Rohret Road and the south by —
the city boundary line is located in a watershed which drains to an area
outside- of the present city limits. To extend utility service to this area
would not only be expensive, but would also open up development of a
large area outside of the city limits.
De -annexation of all but a 300 foot wide strip fronting Rohret Road should
be considered. This proposed de -annexation would have the desired effect
of directing frontage development along Rohret Road while limiting a cost
prohibitive municipal service commitment to that area.
Schools
The analysis carried out for this study indicates both higher potential total
population and elementary school population in the Southwest Area than
were predicted by the Comprehensive Plan. A number of factors could
influence these calculations, including the rate of residential growth,
family size, housing type, and the effect of growth in unincorporated
areas.
The Comprehensive Plan's recommendation of two elementary school sites is
not consistent with School Board plans. Because elementary school enroll-
ment in the district as a whole is seen as.declining, no new construction is
anticipated. As the need for additional elementary school facilities in the
Southwest Area develops, students would be assigned to alternate
elementary schools to maintain the viability of existing facilities and to
increase overall operational efficiency within the Iowa City school system.
While such a scheme conforms with planned efficiency, it would depart from
the Comprehensive Plan's concept of the neighborhood school.
No elementary school site will be designated for the Southwest Area in
recognition of the School Board's policy. By not committing the City to a
school site, residential patterns will not be encouraged based on a future
unknown service.
Green Space
Open green space should continue to be encouraged along Willow Creek and
its tributaries. This recommendation both encourages green space and
serves to limit development in the flood plain.
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1, an open space buffer along
natural features is suggested to separate
residential and Highway Commercial
uses.
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Proposed Land Use
Two maps have been prepared which identify both the long-range and
short-range land use
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patterns for the Southwest Area. The long-range
plan reflects the ultimate desired land use for
pattern the area. The long-
range view will help guide development, allowing both public and
interests
private
to anticipate the likely growth patterns.
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The land use pattern recommended in the short-range plan identifies the
development anticipated in the
next 15 years. All of the area shown for
residential and commercial development in the short-range may develop
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during Phase 1 (1983-88). The density of residential use
proposed reflects
a predominance of single-family residential use with the possibility of some
duplex development;
development between the West High property and
Mormon Trek Boulevard is
seen as developing at a higher density with
townhouses, condominiums, and low-density multi -family housing.
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designated agricultural reflect the current use pattern and should be
designated for
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more intensive use in the -long range asrowth s
develop and/or municipal services g Pre sures
can be efficiently
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_ RECOMMENDATIONS
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With the exception of the already platted Hunter's Run Subdivision,
residential development should be
confined to areas east of Freeway 218 to ti
promote efficient, compact and contiguous growth.
2.
An area of land generally east of the Freeway 218 and Highway I
interchange and extending north
to the city boundary line should be
annexed in order to focus commercial and industrial development
interchange.
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Commercial development pressure should be resisted at the Melrose Avenue
interchange
with Freeway 218, and an agreement should be reached with
the County to restrict sale of their land
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than residential.
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Deannexation of land which will require future commitments of cost
prohibitive municipal services
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No school sites should be designated in the study area. The School Board
anticipates no construction
and assumes busing is a realistic and economic
necessity.
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Population Proiections
Two projections were calculated revealing a low and a high estimate of the
number of people who will live in Iowa City in the future. A linear
regression model was used in which the projections were based on the
variables of population and time with the rate determined by past
increases. The tables below illustrate the computation of the two
estimates. The projections for the year 2000 are highlighted to indicate
the estimates corresponding to the short-range timeframe of the
Comprehensive Plan Update. It should be noted that a linear regression
assumes a perfect relationship between the two variables and does not
consider the effect of intervening factors.
A. (1) POPULATION PROJECTION - LINEAR REGRESSION (LOW ESTIMATE)
YEAR X X2 Y Y2 XY
1970 -1 1 46,850 2,194,922,500 -46,850
1975 0 0 47,899 2,294,314,201 0
1980 1 1 ' 50,508 2,551,058,064 50,508 j I
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a, _ (EY)(EX2)-(£X)(ZXY) _ (145,257)(2)-(0)(145,257) - 290,514 = 48,419
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1975 =.48,419 + 1,829 (0) = 48,419
1980 = 48,419 + 1,829 1 50,248
1985 - 48,419 + 1,829 2 = 52,077
1990 ■ 48,419 + 1,829 3 53,906
1995{�y- 48,4♦¢19 + 1,829 4) = 55,735
2005 - 48,419 + 1,829 6 - 59,393
2010 = 48,419 + 1,829 7 - 61,222
2015 = 48,419 + 1,829 8 - 63,051
2020 = 48,419 + 1,829 9) = 64,880
2025 = 48,419 + 1,829 (10) = 66,709
2030 = 48,419 + 1,829 (11) - 68,538
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= 5(40,427)-(0)(220,302) = 202,135
= 4,043
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1965 = 44,060 +
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(-1)
- 40,017
1970 • 44,060 +
4,043
(0)
- 44,060
1975 = 44,060 +
4,043
(1)
= 48,103
1980 = 44,060 +
4,043
= 52,146
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1985 = 44,060 +
4,043
= 56,189
1990 = 44,060 +
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4,043
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2010 . 44,060 +
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2015 • 44,060 +
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2020 • 44,060 +
4,043
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2025 • 44,060 +
4,043
(11)
88,533
2030 • 44,060 +
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ENGINEERING DIVISION REPORTS
The memoranda which follow are the sewer capacity study reports
carried out by the Engineering Division. These reports form the
basis of the Developable Land Study (p. 4). The conclusions drawn
in the reports were used in conjunction with the population
projections and other development parameters discussed in this
Update to arrive at a sequence of development and the density
distribution shown on the Comprehensive Plan Update Short Range
Development Map.
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MEMORANDUM
Date: March 11, 1982
To: Pam Myhre, Planner
From: Dan Holderness, Civil Engineer
Re: Southwest Interceptor Sewer Capacity Study
The Engineering Division has completed the above -referenced study. The
Purpose of this study is to determine the density of development the
Southwest Interceptor Sewer system can accommodate concerning the
unplatted areas in its service area without surcharging.
The study consists of determining the most restrictive sewer section, the
existing flows and corresponding excess capacity in the trunk and
ultimately, the people/acre development potential for the unplatted
portions remaining in its service area.
The most restrictive section of the Southwest Interceptor Sewer is found
to be located on Highway #1, near the Sunset Street intersection and is a
22§" x 36$" reinforced concrete arch sloped at 0.05% with a capacity of
3,225 GPM. This study assumes the Southwest Interceptor Relief Sewer has
not been constructed.
The existing flows, residential and commercial, are estimated at 1695 GPM.
The remaining capacity in the restricted section of the interceptor sewer
is 1530 GPM.
This study considers two alternatives. Alternative #1 consists of
determining the development potential for the existing system while
Alternative #2 considers the unplatted land in -this ma;or service area
north and west of Highway #1.
Alternative #1
This alternative, considers unplatted areas which could be sewered by the
gravity portions of the existing Southwest Interceptor and Johnson County
Home Sewer. These areas are all south of Melrose Avenue with the only
flow considered north of Melrose Avenue being the existing flow from the
Hawkeye Lift Station which is generated by Hawkeye Drive Apartments,
Hawkeye Court Apartments, and Hawkeye Park. An attached location map
(Figure 1) shows the area involved in this alternative.
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974.5tted areas to be sewered in acres,cityhalternativeis estimated
all within present limits. Approximately149 ces of
these unplatted areas are zoned CH while the remaining 959.6 acres are
zoned RIA or RIB.
The 1530 GPM excess capacity in the Southwest Interceptor translates to a
development potential of nine people/acre when considering Alternative
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This alternative includes all of the Southwest Interceptor System major
service area north and west of Highway N1. An attached map (Figure 2)
shows the areas involved in this alternative.
Unplatted areas to be sewered in this alternative are estimated to be
3552.4 acres, 907.7 acres of which are outside of current city limits. As
in Alternative N1, approximately 14.9 acres are zoned CH while the
remaining 3537.5 acres are zoned RIA or R18.
The 1530 GPM excess capacity in the Southwest Interceptor translates to a
development potential of 2.6 people/acre when considering Alternative q2.
An undeveloped area, approximately 115 acres in size, that lies on both
sides of Highway M1 north and west of the Airport is also considered in
this study. Figure 3, attached to this memo, shows the location of the
area in question. This area is downstream of the 3225 GPM restriction
that dictated development potential in the first two alternatives.
Therefore, the development potential for this area is based on a 4930 GPM
restriction in the Southwest Interceptor, which is west of Miller Avenue
and is independent of the two alternatives reported above.
Totaling the existing flows and the upstream potential development flows, _.
assumed to entirely utilize the 3225 GPM restriction, yields an excess
capacity of 1400 GPM in the 4930 GPM restriction.
The 1400 GPM excess capacity implies an 85 people/acre development —
potential for approximately 98.8 acres (16.6 acres zoned R3A, 82.2 acres
zoned RIA), the sewage of which will flow into the Southwest Interceptor —'
upstream of the restriction. The development potential of the remaining
approximately 16.2 acres (13.2 acres zoned R18, 3.0 acres zoned C2) is
greater than 85 people/acre.
This study is based on the existing most restricted sections of the
Southwest Interceptor which are located immediately on either side of the
interceptor's junction with Highway M1 and north of the Airport. These
restrictions will be relieved when the new treatment plant and the future
improvements regarding the Southwest Interceptor Relief Sewer are
constructed. However, because the final design of the relief sewer is not
available, the ultimate development potential for this major service area
cannot be determined at this time.
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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Date: June 18, 1982
To: Pam Myhre
From: Denny Gannon X,
Re: Sewer Capacity Study
The Engineering Division has completed an analysis concerning the
10 -inch sewer located between Mormon Trek Boulevard and West High
School. The purpose of the study was to determine the density of
development this 10 -inch sewer could accommodate concerning the
unplatted/undeveloped areas in its service area without surcharging.
The study consists of determining the most restrictive sewer
section, existing flows, and the corresponding excess capacity in
the sewer, and ultimately, the people per acre development potential
for the unplatted/undeveloped portions remaining in its service
area.
The most restrictive section of the 10 -inch sewer has a slope of
0.43% which translates to a capacity of 0.92 million gallons per day
(MGD).
The existing/platted flows in the 10 -inch sewer are estimated to be
0.66 MGD, providing an excess capacity of of 0.26 MGD. The sewage
contributors are Westwinds, Windshire, Hawkeye Heights, some of Mark
IV, Regency Gardens (Parts I -VI), Aspen Lake Subdivision (Lots- 1-6),
West High School, Hunter's Run Subdivision, and existing Johnson
County Home. There are estimated to be 94.9 acres of
unplatted/undeveloped land, zoned RIA, east of proposed Highway 518
and within the service area of the 10 -inch sewer in question. The
0.26 MGD excess capacity implies a development potential of 11 people
per acre.
The Southwest Interceptor Sewer was also analyzed at this time
assuming the 10 -inch sewer to be full (0.92 MGD). As per Dan
Holderness' memo dated March 11, 1982, the most restrictive section
of the Southwest Interceptor Sewer is found to be located adjacent to
Highway 1, near the Sunset Street intersection, and is a 22h inch x
36-4 inch reinforced concrete arch sloped at 0.05% with a capacity of
4.65 MGD. With the aforementioned 10 -inch sewer full, the
existing/platted flows estimated at this restriction total 3.19 MGD,
providing an excess capacity of 1.46 MGD. There are estimated to be
140.22 acres of unplatted/undeveloped land east of proposed Highway
518 and within the service area of this restriction which will not
flow through the aforementioned 10 -inch sewer located west of Benton
Street. The 1.46 MGD excess capacity translates to a development
potential of 43 people per acre. There are approximately 117 acres
of land located just south of the city limits, northeast of proposed
Highway 518, and northwest of Highway 1 which, if annexed, and
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sewered by the Southwest Interceptor Sewer would definitely reduce
the previously mentioned 43 people per acre development potential.
The extent of this reduction is not known at this time.
There are estimated to be 275.9 acres of unplatted/undeveloped land
east and west of proposed Highway 518 which are located within the
city limits and the service area of the aforementioned 10 -inch sewer,
but this area does not include the Johnson County Home property
except for the 15 acres which the buildings are built upon. The 0.26
MGD excess capacity in the 10 -inch sewer implies a development
potential of 4 people per acre.
Finally, there are estimated to be 437.6 acres of
unplatted/undeveloped land east and west of proposed highway 518
which are located within the city limits and the service area of the
aforementioned 10 -inch sewer. This area does include the Johnson
County Home property. The 0.26 MGD excess capacity .in the 10 -inch
sewer translates to a development potential of 2 people per acre.
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City of Iowa City
Date: February 2, 1982
To: Frank Farmer, City Engineer
From: Lee J. Tippe, Civil Engineer0
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Re: Citywide Sewerage Study South Side Trunk Sewer
The study of the sewerage system south of Highway 6 to determine allowable
Population density has been completed. The following is a summary of the
study.
At present the South Side Trunk sewer carries a peak sewage flow, in dry
weather, of 2.23 CFS against a capacity of 2.9 CFS. This leaves an
available dry weather capacity of 0.67 CFS. The trunk is surcharged in
wet weather.
Construction of the proposed River Outfall sewer and elimination of the
Sand Road Lift Station will increase the available dry, weather -peak flow
capacity in the South Side Trunk to 1.12 CFS. This would allow -
undeveloped commercial areas near Southgate Avenue, along Keokuk.Avenue
and along Broadway Street to be built as presently zoned.
The restriction on residential development in this area is not the South
Side Trunk, but the Keokuk Branch sewer. Commercial development on Keokuk
would leave a dry weather capacity at peak flow of 0.34 CFS in the Keokuk
Branch. This capacity will control future residential development in the
South Side Trunk service area since remaining undeveloped residential
areas are served by the Keokuk Branch.
Using 0.34 CFS as a controlling capacity, 350 GPCD as peak sewage flow and
50.88 acres as buildable acreage, the remaining residential areas
tributary to Keokuk Branch can develop at a density of 12 persons/acre.
This is a peak at dry weather. The Keokuk Branch is 'not presently
surcharged.
As stated earlier, the South Side Trunk is presently surcharged during wet
weather. Allowing development in the service area without alleviating the
infiltration/inflow problems would aggravate this situation. The
increased surcharge in the South Side Trunk could cause several problems.
First, a number of businesses south of .Highway 6 are tied directly to the
trunk. Increased surcharge could cause these services to be backed up in
wet weather. Second, if the surcharge was far enough upstream in the
trunk, Keokuk Branch could be surcharged. Several businesses and many
houses are directly served by Keokuk Branch and these could be adversely
affected.
In conclusion, based on trunk and branch capacity off, the residential
areas could develop at 12 persons/acre and the commercial areas can be
fully built. This is not a wet weather -peak flow capacity and the
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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Date: February 1, 1982
To: Don Schmeiser, Planning 3 Pro m pevelpt Director
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Re: Sewer Study for the Areas Served by the Heinz and Village Green Lift
Stations and their Effect on the Upper Branch of the Lower Muscatine
Road Trunk (LMR) Sewer
The purpose of this study is to determine the existing flows and thus the
remaining capacity for future development in the service area of the upper
branch of the LMR trunk sewer.
A mid -1970's sewer study determined a remaining capacity of 500 G.P.M. in the
upper branch of the LMR trunk sewer. The sewage from this line then flows into
the Rundell Street trunk sewer which is known to surcharge quite extensively
during peak wet weather flow periods.
Contributors of existing and potential flows in the upper branch of the LMR
_ trunk sewer are Business Development Inc. (BDI) and Village Green Development.
Relevant aspects of these developments are discussed in the subsequent
paragraphs.
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The City and BDI entered into an agreement dated November 12, 1971 for the
i construction of the Heinz Lift Station and appurtenances to serve property owned
by BDI. This agreement stated that a 200 G.P.M. lift station would be
constructed initially by BDI and the City, with costs and sewer capacity being
shared equally. An 80 G.P.M. Heinz lift station and appurtenances were
subsequently constructed to serve BDI and the surrounding area.
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Another provision of the agreement proposed to allocate the then presumed 1000
G.P.M. excess capacity in the upper branch of the LMR trunk sewer as follows:
450 G.P.M. was to be provided to the BOI properties and the remainder or 550
G.P.M. was to be provided to other developments in this area. The mid -1970's
study mentioned previously determined the actual excess capacity in the upper
branch of the LMR trunk sewer to be 500 G.P.M., not 1000 G.P.M. as previously
assumed.
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The current flow through the Heinz lift station is from BDI properties only and
is approximately 30 G.P.M. Oscar Mayer, which proposed to build a processing
plant on BDI's 3rd Addition, had indicated a need of 300 G.P.M. sewer capacity
through an upgraded (450 G.P.M. as of Summer, 1981) Heinz lift station.
However, since Oscar Mayer is not developing this parcel, 10.5 G.P.M. of sewer
capacity is prorated for BDI's 3rd Addition, assuming the entire BDI property is
_ allocated 100 G.P.M. capacity as per 1971 agreement. Using existing demand and
past development, the 100 G.P.M. reserved for BDI would be sufficient to ensure
full development of their property.
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The Village Green South Additions, which are too low for gravity sewer service,
requested sewer service through the Heinz lift station in the late 1970's.
Because of the 80I agreement and small size of the Heinz lift station (80
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construction of the Village Green lift station, which also feeds into the upper
branch of the LMR trunk sewer. A provision of this agreement, dated March,
1979, granted the Village Green Developers sewer capacity of 180 G.P.M.
However, the agreement also stipulated that if the 500 G.P.M. excess capacity in
the LMR trunk sewer was needed by 80I, the City would require the developers to
construct a sewage detention facility (holding tank) to reduce and equalize the
flows from the Village Green lift station. The flow would then be reduced to 100
G.P.M.
The current subdivisions utilizing the Village Green lift station are Village
Green South Part One and Part Two, and Village Green Addition, Part 10. The
demand of existing development in Village Green served by the Village Green lift
station is 140 G.P.M.
The current City policy is to avoid lift stations and sanitary sewage detention
facilities whenever possible. These facilities create sizable flow
equalization and maintenance problems.
The undeveloped portion of the Village Green area, which when served will flow
into the upper branch of the LMR trunk sewer, measures approximately 112 acres.
Of this area, 9 acres accounting for 33 G.P.M. can be tied into the existing
gravity sewer system and will not flow through the Village Green lift station.
The remaining 103 acres accounting for 378 G.P.M. will flow through the Village
Green lift station.
In conclusion, the current available capacity in the upper branch of the LMR
trunk sewer is 500 G.P.M. excess capacity as determined in the mid -1970's sewer
study, minus flows that have been allocated by agreement, and minus flows that
are generated in gravity service area. These flows consist of. 100 G.P.M.
allocated to SDI, 140 G.P.M. allocated for existing Village Green platted
developments and 33 G.P.M. reserved for he Village Green area served by gravity
sewers for a total, of 273 G.P.M. Theemainin ' . could be used by SDI,
if needed, a portion of the undeveloped 103 acres of Village Green, or any other
development, within the service area of the Heinz and Village Green lift
stations.
The trunk sewer capacity problems in this area along with the lift stations will
be eliminated when the proposed Pollution Control Plant and the Southeast
Interceptor System are constructed.
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MEMORANDUM
Date: February 18, 1982
To: Pam Myhre, Planner
From: Dan Holderness, Civil Engineer
Re: Southeast Trunk Sewer Capacity Study
The Engineering Division has completed the above referenced study. The
purpose of this study is to determine the density of development the
Southeast Trunk Sewer system can accommodate concerning the unplatted
areas in its service area without surcharging.
The study consists of determining the most restrictive sewer section, the
existing flows and the corresponding excess capacity in the trunk and
ultimately, the people/acre development potential for the unplatted
portions remaining in its service area.
The most restrictive section of the Southeast Trunk Sewer is found to be
located in Court Hill Park, south of Friendship Street, and is an 18 inch
R.C.P. pipe section sloped at 0.38% with a capacity of 2900 GPM. This
study assumes the new treatment plant and southeast trunk relief sewer
have been constructed.
The existing flows, all residential, are estimated at 773 GPM. The
remaining capacity in the restrictive section of trunk sewer is 2127 GPM.
Location maps are attached to show the area involved in this study.
Unplatted areas to be sewered by the Southeast Trunk Sewer system is
estimated to be 145.2 acres within the present city limits with an
additional 897.7 acres outside the city limits. Concerning the unplatted
areas within the city limits, approximately 18.6 acres are zoned C2, 13.1
acres are zoned R18, and the remaining 113.5 acres are zoned R1A.
The 2127 GPM excess capacity in the Southeast Trunk Sewer translates to a
development potential of .88 people/acre when considering only the
undeveloped land within the current city limits. This analysis applies to
the unplatted areas shaded in brown on the attached map. However, the
unplatted areas shaded in orange are limited to a development potential of
34 people/acre due to a restriction downstream of this area but before its
actual connection to the Southeast Trunk Sewer. A development potential
of 12 people/acre is possible when the entire unplatted service area is
considered.
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Date: February 8, 1982
To: Pam Myhre, Planner
From: Dan Holderness, Civil Engineer
Re: Northeast Trunk Sewer Capacity Study
The Engineering Division has completed the above referenced study.
The purpose of this study was to determine the density of development
the Northeast Trunk Sewer system could accommodate concerning the
unplatted areas in its service area without surcharging.
The study consists of determining the most restrictive sewer
section, the existing flows and a corresponding excess capacity in
the trunk and ultimately, the people per acre development potential
for the unplatted portions remaining in its service area.
The most restrictive section of the Northeast Trunk Sewer is found to
be located immediately south of Rochester Avenue; the restrictive
sewer section is 24" R.C.P @ 0.15% grade with 'a capacity of 3850 GPM.
The commercial flows, from ACT and the Howard Johnson area are
estimated at 125 GPM, while the residential flows from Surrey Hills
Addition, Windsor Heights Additions, Walden Subdivision of Irish
Tract, and Dean Oakes First and Second Additions, are estimated at
177 GPM. Additional flows from Regina High School and a private
residential development on Bluffwood Lane, 42 GPM and 16 GPM
respectively, are expected to be added to this trunk when sewer
service is extended to these areas. The above mentioned flows, along
with the 200 GPM flows from proposed Highlander Lift Station, total
560 GPM. The remaining capacity in the restrictive section of trunk
sewer is 3290 GPM.
The unplatted *area which will be sewered by the Northeast Trunk Sewer
System is estimated to be 906.9 acres within the present City limits
with an additional 231.5 acres outside the City limits. Of the
unplatted area within the City limits, approximately 869.3 acres are
zoned RIA while the remaining 39.6 acres are zoned ORP.
The 3290 GPM excess capacity in the Northeast Trunk Sewer translates
to a development potential of 22 people/acre when considering only
the undeveloped land within the present City limits, and 17
people/acre when considering the entire unplatted service area.
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MEMORANDUM
Date: March 31, 1982
To: Pam Myhre, Planner
From: Dan Holderness, Civil Engineer
Re: Bjaysville Lane Sewer Capacity Study
The Engineering Division has completed the above -referenced study. The
purpose of this study is to determine the density of development the
Bjaysville Lane Sewer system can accommodate concerning the unplatted
areas in its service area without surcharging. The North Dubuque Street
Trunk Sewer was not studied because it has been relieved by the River
Corridor Interceptor Sewer which will also be extended to tie directly
into the Bjaysville Lane Sewer as growth demands.
This study consists of determining the most restrictive sewer section,
— existing flows and corresponding access capacity in the trunk, and
ultimately, the people per acre development potential for the unplatted
portions remaining in its service area.
The most restrictive section of the Bjaysville Lane Sewer system is found
to be located on Bjaysville Lane, near the North Dubuque Street
intersection, and is an eight inch reinforced concrete pipe sloped at
0.60% with the capacity of 420 GPM.
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remaining capacity in the restrictive section of sewer is 262 GPM. A
location map is attached to show the area involved in this study.
Unplatted areas to be sewered by the Bjaysville Lane Sewer are estimated
to be 126.9 acres within the natural drainage basin and present city
limits. Concerning the unplatted areas, approximately 7.0 acres are zoned
R3A with the remaining approximately 119.9 acres zoned R1A. Approximately
121.4 acres of undeveloped Dean Oakes property, which is located within
the current city limits and east of Prairie du Chien Road, are also to be
sewered by this line. Concerning the Oakes property, approximately 2.4
acres are zoned R1B with remaining 119.0 acres zoned R1A.
The 262 GPM excess capacity in the Bjaysville Lane Sewer translates to a
12 people per acre development potential when considering the undeveloped
area within the line's natural basin and current city limits. A develop-
ment potential of six people per acre is derived when Dean Oakes'
undeveloped property is also considered to be sewered by this line.
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MEMORANDUM
Date: September 22, 1982
To: Karin Franklin
From: Denny Gannon �1
Re: Bjaysville Lane Sewer Capacity Study (Proposed 24 -inch RCP Sanitary
Sewer)
The Engineering Division has completed the above-mentioned study, the results of
which are as follows:
1. The area designated as "Area Aa" on figure 1 totals approximately 1,945
gross acres. The proposed 24 -inch sanitary sewer could serve 2-8 dwelling
units per acre or 15 people per acre.
2. The area denoted as "Area Ab" on figure 2 encompasses approximately 1,203
gross acres. The proposed 24 -inch sanitary sewer could serve about 24
People per acre in "Area Ab." However, the darkened areas, which total
approximately, 742 acres of undeveloped residential land, will then be
prohobited from the use of this proposed sanitary sewer.
3. The area designated as "Area Ac" on figure 3 totals approximately 674 gross
acres. The proposed 24 -inch sanitary sewer could serve about 43 people per
acre in Area Ac.11 However, the darkened area, which totals approximately
878 acres of undeveloped residential land and 393 acres of both developed
and undeveloped commercial land, and which lies north of Interstate 80,
will then be prohibited from the use of this proposed sanitary sewer.
4. The area denoted as "Area Ad" on figure 4 encompasses approximately 221
gross acres. The proposed 24 -inch sanitary sewer could serve about 100
people per acre in "Area Ad" and at the same time serve 15 people per acre
in Area Ae. Area Ae totals approximately 453 gross acres. Again,
however, the darkened area, which totals approximately 878 acres of
undeveloped residential land and 393 acres of both developed and
undeveloped commercial land, will then be prohibited from the use of this
proposed sanitary sewer.
Keep in mind, this study is based upon the installation and use of a 24 -inch
sanitary sewer as proposed on Figure 6 of the 1979 SanitarX Sewerage System
Facility Plan. To date, the 24 -inch sewer has Tot—been designed; therefore,
particular capacities from sewer grades are not available.
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APPENDIX C.1
FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF TRAFFICWAYS.
Functionally, trafficways need to fulfill two roles: circulation
and access to property. The trafficways plan establishes a
functional classification of primary arterial, secondary arterial,
collector and local streets, with each classification representing
a shift in relative importance of the circulation and access
- functions.
a. PRIMARY ARTERIAL streets are provided principally for
vehicular circulation. Primary arterial streets should be
designed to carry large volumes of traffic of 15,000 or
more vehicles/day and should form a continuous system to
serve the City. Primary arterial streets serve as the
- principal truck routing system of the community, and
because of the adverse effects of trucks and large volumes
i- of traffic, they should be well buffered with landscaping
and ample rights-of-way. Access to primary arterials
i - should be strictly limited and driveways should not be
permitted to have direct access to primary arterials.
_- b. SECONDARY ARTERIAL streets serve a dual function of
circulation and access, with circulation taking precedence.
— Secondary arterial streets should be developed to carry
I large volumes of traffic of 5,000-15,000 vehicles/day in a
grid and radial to supplement the primary arterial system.
Secondary arterial streets should offer direct property
access only to large industrial, commercial, institutional,
and multi -family residential sites and should be buffered
from residential uses by ample landscaping.
C. COLLECTOR streets serve the dual function of circulation
and access, with access taking precedence. Collector
streets should be designed to carry moderate volumes of
-- traffic (1,000-5,000 vehicles/day) relatively short
distances to and from arterial streets. The collector
street system should be discontinuous with street lengths
of no more than one mile as a general rule. Collector
1 — streets should provide access to all types of land use;
however, access for single-family residences should be
onto local streets.
d. LOCAL streets serve the function of access to property.
— Local streets should be designed to carry only small
volumes of traffic (up to 1,000 vehicles/day) and to
discourage both high-speed and high-volume use. The
local street network should also be discontinuous, but
should neither extend much beyond one-half mile in length
nor have direct access to primary arterial streets; access
to secondary arterial streets should be minimized. Local
streets should provide access to all land uses.
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TRAFFICWAY DESIGN STANDARDS. The following design
s a
standardre recommended for the Iowa City [rafficway
system. The primary need for these design standards is to
ensure that the proper right-of-way width is obtained. The
designation of primary and secondary arterials and collector
streets in advance of development in order to limit access along
these routes is an important consideration. Trafficwa- s design
standards should be required within the two mile
extraterritorial jurisdiction as appropriate. Public
The pavement
design should be in accordancepublic works design
standards.
(Proposed Design Standards for Public Works
Improvements in Iowa Cid, Iowa, April 1975) as amended from
time to time. Severe physical restraints, identified need for
i — neighborhood protection, and similar factors may require
j modifications of these standards when applied to specific areas.
(See Table 3 for additional standards relating to sidewalks,
I _ landscaping, and bicycle lanes.)
a. Primary arterial streets are to be developed so that no
parking is permitted and the maximum acceptable grade is
8 percent. Access will be controlled and drivewayswill 1
not be permitted to have direct access onto primary
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arterials.
b. Secondary arterial streets should be designed as two-lane
facilities except in commercial areas where they may be
designed as three -lane facilities. At intersections with
other arterial streets a lane for left turn movements should
be added. Access will be controlled and driveways should
not be permitted to have direct access to secondary
arterials. Direct access to property (i.e., street or
private drive) should be allowed to serve large industrial,
i J commercial, institutional and residential sites.
Intersections along one side of a secondary arterial street
shall be permitted every 300 feet as measured center line
to center line. Street jogs with center line offsets of not
_ less than 150 feet shall be permitted. In a case of two
collector street intersections, the center line offsets shall
be 200 feet. Intersections of arterial streets should be at
— least 600 feet apart. Where major streets intersect with
secondary arterial streets, the alignment of the major
street shall be continuous. No parking is permitted and
the maximum acceptable grade is 8 percent.
C. Collector streets should be developed as two-lane
facilities. Parking can be provided on one or both sides
with two narrow traffic lanes when traffic volumes are
relatively low. In the future, as traffic volumes warrant a
change, parking may be removed to provide a more
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intersections with arterial streets, a left -turn lane should
be provided by eliminating parking for one-half block or
by widening to three lanes on two-lane facilities.
Collector streets should not be longer than one mile to
discourage through traffic and maximum grade should not
exceed 10 percent. Driveway access for single-family
residences should be provided on local streets where
possible.
d. The 'local street is intended to serve residential areas
which have a density greater than 1 dwelling unit/acre.
This type of street should not be longer than 0.5 miles
and should not provide a direct route between streets of a
higher classification. Parking may be permitted on both
sides of the street and the maximum acceptable grade is 12
percent.
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PRIMARY ARTERIAL
SECONDARY ARTERIAL
COLLECTOR
LOCAL
Traffic Lanes
2 lanes in each
1 lane in each
left
1 lane in each
direction; left
1 lane in each
direction
direction; left
directions at
turn lanes
turn lanes at
turn lanes at
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Dimensions'80'
R.O.W. Width
80'-100'
66-
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31'-36'
50'
23'-28'
Pavement Width
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31'-80'
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side separated
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from traffic
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from trafrom
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be combined
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bicycle lane or
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none provided
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Bike Lanes/Paths
each side sep-
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each side
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bined with side-
side
fic flow; can be
walk) on each
combined with
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Landscaping
landscaped median
landscaped buffer
no special pro-
visions
no special pro -
separating oppos-
traf-
between street and
residential uses
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ing flows of
fic is desirable;
is desirable
landscaped buffer
between street &
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Parking
no parking
no parking
parking on
one side only
parking on
one or both
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APPENDIX D.1 Bibliography
Iowa City Department of Community Development,
Iowa City Comprehensive Plan, May 1978.
Iowa City Department of Planning &Program Developmen
7QQt,
Corridor Analysis Foster Road and First Avenue Extended,
UeCemtfer
Iowa City Department of Planning & Program Development,
Housing Market Analysis, 1982,
Iowa City Department of Planning & Program Development,
owa Citv
ICommunity Profile, 1982.
Iowa City Department of Planning & Program Development,
Trade Area Analysis of Iowa City, 1978,
Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department,
Parks and Recreation Plan 1981-1985, 1980.
Johnson County Regional Planning Commission,
Human Services Reports, 1977-79.
U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census,
1980 Census Report of Population and Housing, Tape File 1A, 1982.
Urban Land Institute, The Affordable Communit Ada tin
Ti's Communit es —to 73EVIrow 7f—Weeds, 1
Veenstra & Kimm, Sanitary Sewerage System -Facility Plan,
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EXECUTIVE SESSION
AUGUST, 15, 19 8 3
EXECUTIVE SESSION: August 15, 1983, 7:35 P.M. in the Conference Roan at
the Civic Center. Mayor Mary Neuhauser presiding.
COUNCI1tmIDERS PRESENT: Balmer, Dickson, Erdahl, McDonald, Neuhauser,
Perret. Absent: Lynch.
STAFEMENIBERS PRESENT: Berlin, Helling, Jansen, Williams, Brown, Karr.
TAPE-RECORDED ON Reel #29, Side 1, 1834 -End.
Moved by Perret, seconded by McDonald to adjourn to executive session under
Section 28A.5(b) to discuss strategy with counsel in matters that are
presently in litigation or where litigation is imminent where its disclosure
would be likely to prejudice or disadvantage the position of the governmental
body in that litigation. The affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 6/0,
Lynch absent. The Mayor declared the motion carried.
Moved by Balmer, seconded by Dickson to adjourn, 8:15 P.M. The Mayor declared
the motion carried, 6/0, Lynch absent.
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