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Home My WebLink About2018-04-02 CorrespondenceSTAFF REPORT To: Planning and Zoning Commission Prepared by: Julie Tallman Item: REZ18-00003 Date: February 15, 2018 GENERAL INFORMATION: Applicant: Hodge Construction 711 S. Gilbert St. Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Contact: Kevin Digmann 319-354-2233 kevind@hodgeconstruction.com Requested Action: Rezone from Intensive Commercial (CI -1) Zone to Riverfront Crossings — Central Crossings (RFC -CX) Purpose: Redevelopment according to the Riverfront Crossings District Plan and form -based code Location: 200 block of Prentiss St in the Central Crossings Subdistrict of Riverfront Crossings Size: Approximately 1.1 acres Existing Land Use and Zoning: Commercial; vacant/Cl-1 Surrounding Land Use and Zoning: North: multi -family residential (PRM) South: commercial (CC -2 and CI -1) East: commercial (CI -1) West: multi -family and commercial (RFX-CX and CC -2) Comprehensive Plan: Riverfront Crossings Master Plan objectives include encouraging contextual infill, restoring and enhancing Ralston creek, and promoting new housing options. File Date: January 25, 2018 45 Day Limitation Period: March 12, 2018 BACKGROUND INFORMATION The subject property is located in the 200 block of E. Prentiss Street and comprises the entire eastern half of this city block. The property is currently zoned Intensive Commercial (CI -1). The existing building is vacant and formerly was a plumbing supply company with office, sales, repair, warehousing, loading and unloading docks, and a parking lot. The property falls within the Central Crossings Subdistrict of the Riverfront Crossings District and, therefore, the form -based zoning code for Riverfront Crossings will apply if the property is rezoned. The applicant has indicated that they have chosen not to use the "Good Neighbor Policy." ANALYSIS: Comprehensive Plan: This property is located within the Central Crossings Subdistrict of the Downtown and Riverfront Crossings Master Plan. Ralston Creek forms the eastern boundary of the subdistrict. The Plan calls for Ralston Creek to be restored and turned into a community amenity for a redeveloped mixed used neighborhood as described on page 67: Ralston Creek Redevelopment — Beyond restoring Ralston Creek to good health, one of the key goals is to turn it into an asset that will stimulate redevelopment along its banks. A naturalized creek, along with small park areas, meadows, and a trail will provide amenity value and much needed neighborhood open space. This in turn will encourage new residential development along its banks, catering to a demographic that desires ownership adjacent to downtown, but with direct access to nature and recreation. As existing apartments reach their lifespan, condos and townhouses will replace them along the creek. Their design will be more urban in nature, and take advantage of the views of the creek instead of turning their back on it. In many cases, parking will be provided on the ground level in order to raise habitable space above the floodplain and to provide views up and down the creek. The subject property is identified in the red circle in this image from the Downtown and Riverfront Crossings Master Plan. As discussed below the Riverfront Crossings Form -Based Code is intended to implement the vision contained in the Master Plan. Current and proposed zoning: The purpose of the Intensive Commercial Zone (CI -1) is to provide areas for those sales and service functions and businesses whose operations are typically characterized by outdoor display and storage of merchandise, by repair and sales of large equipment or motor vehicles, by outdoor commercial amusement and recreational activities or by activities or operations conducted in buildings or structures not completely enclosed. Residential uses are not allowed in the CI -1 zone. The requested Riverfront Crossings zoning will significantly increase the development potential of the property. With the increased development rights come requirements for improvements of a pedestrian street along Ralston Creek to help ensure a safe and attractive living environment. The Riverfront Crossings — Central Crossings (RFC -CX) zone is intended for moderate intensity mixed-use developments in buildings with entries opening onto pedestrian -friendly public streets and streetscapes. It allows for a mix of commercial and residential uses. The from -based codes requires features, such as building articulation and upper floor stepbacks intended to create more moderate scale development compared to the South Downtown Subdistrict. The applicant is proposing an apartment building with integrated parking on the lower level and has submitted the attached concept plans showing how the property might be developed (it should be noted that the floodway needs to be delineated before the exact building area can be established and therefore the concept plan is subject to change). Both the Sensitive Areas Ordinance and the Riverfront Crossings Form -Based Code require a 30 - foot wide buffer between the edge of the Ralston Creek floodway and any development activity. It will be necessary for a licensed engineer to determine the edge of the floodway. The 30 -foot buffer is measured from the edge of the floodway. Once a sensitive areas site plan is submitted with a delineation of these boundaries, the buildable area of the lot can be determined and form -based zoning standards applied to the buildable site area. Since the regulating plan for Riverfront Crossings requires a pedestrian street along Ralston Creek, the building and the buffer area will need to be designed according to the Ralston Creek pedestrian street standards of the form -based code, which includes a public trail within the 30 -foot stream corridor buffer. The flood elevation of Ralston Creek is 655.7 and the elevation of any residential floor may not be less than 656.7. Floodproofing requirements and minimum floor elevations will be administered and determined during the site plan and building plan reviews. In the Central Crossings Zones, the maximum building height is four (4) stories with a required 10 - foot upper story facade stepback above the 31 story. Because of the designated Pedestrian Street, the building's east fagade will need to be designed as a frontage with an entry or entries that are accessible from the Pedestrian Street. Requirements for streetscape improvements, open space, accessible pedestrian routes, landscaping, building design and materials will be administered through site plan review and form - based code committee review. Traffic implications: There is an existing alley that will provide vehicular access to any new building or buildings on the site. The alley already provides access to mixed-use and apartment buildings along the 500 block of S. Dubuque. Pedestrian movement will be extended farther south with the addition of a creekside trail that will be accessible from an improved ADA -compliant crossing at Linn and Prentiss Streets. Infrastructure: Sanitary sewer runs north -south in the alley with potential manhole connections in E. Prentiss St. and at the south end of the alley. A 6" water main runs along the north side of E. Prentiss. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of REZ18-00003, a proposal to rezone approximately 1.10 acres of property located within the 200 block of Prentiss Street from Intensive Commercial (CI -1) to Riverfront Crossing -Central Crossings (RFC -CX), subject to a Conditional Zoning Agreement providing for the improvement of Ralston Creek and the pedestrian street in accordance with Form - Based Development Standards for RFC -CX. ATTACHMENTS: 1. Location Map 2. Concept Plan Approved by: Tracy Hight: Department and Development Services M 1 CITY OF IOWA CITY ! _ A ` ! k Z � PRf - ENTISS ,A BOWERY UWRIGHT * r - e .An application submitted by Hodge Construction for the rezoning of approximately 1.1 acres of property located at 225 and 225 1/2 E. Prentiss Street from Intensive Commericial (CI-1) to Riverfront Crossings - Central Crossings 4 w (RFC-CX). LAFAYETTE. � I � PHASE IV co co N H U ---------------- ARCH IT ECTS. I NC. U Preliminary 12/29/2017 12:39:07 PM HodcE CONSTRUCTI PHASE IV Preliminary 01/22/2018 11:32:00 AM FUSION ARCHITECTS. INC. i :zi tj d SL HU UIOl ci�] �l d HodEg(0 NS TRU(TION� PHASE IV Preliminary 01/22/2018 11:31:55 AM FUSION ARCHITECTS. INC. W'AT Xill I ZI l'd c_Z U 8101 U3ii Hodc C0NSTRU(TIONI PHASE IV Preliminary 01/22/2018 11:31:46 AM FUSION ARCHITECTS. INC. A01'A(IJ WA U AJ11 I :ZI k1d SZ fair 0101 a3TJ Hod E CONSTRUCTION PHASE IV Preliminary 01/22/2018 11:32:13 AM FUSION ARCHITECTS. INC. tl,vi01 Hod E CONSTRUCTION r CITY OF IOWA CITY '1ga MEMORANDUM Date: March 15, 2018 To: Planning and Zoning Commission From: Bob Miklo, Senior Planner Re: REZ18-00003 225 Prentiss Street The applicant has submitted a revised concept plan including building elevations for the subject property. The plan defines the floodway and includes a pedestrian street and green space along Ralston Creek, which is adjacent to the east side of the proposed apartment building. The concept shows a pedestrian walkway at the top of the creek bank. The plan includes trees and pedestrian scale lighting. Rather than end at the railroad, the sidewalk is designed to loop west to the alley. This will help provide pedestrian access to the creek front open space from the other apartment buildings in this block. The concept demonstrates general compliance with the requirements for a pedestrian street along the Ralston Creek frontage. The plan will be further developed and approved by the Design Review Committee at time of site plan approval. The revised building elevations indicate that the building will comply with the requirements the Riverfront Crossings Form Based Code, including the 10 -foot step back above the third floor. At street corners, tower elements may be exempt from the step back. The plan does show a tower element at the intersection of the Ralston Creek pedestrian street and Prentiss Street. Attachments: 1. Concept site plan 2. Building elevations PHASE IVr FUSION ----------------------------- i ARCHITECTS. INC. Preliminary 03/08/2018 12:28:03 PM Hodc E CONSTRUCTI PHASE IV Preliminary 03/08/2018 12:27:57 PM FUSION ARCHITECTS. INC. Hod E (ONSTRU(TIO PHASE IV Preliminary 03/08/2018 12:27:52 PM FUSION ARCHITECTS. INC. Hod,qE (0NSTRU(TI PHASE IV Preliminary 03/08/2018 12:27:46 PM FUSION ARCHITECTS. INC. Hod,qE CONSTRUCTI PHASE IV FUSION ARC+1ITECTS. INC. Preliminary 03/08/2018 12:27:41 PM � l�s�illllll 1,rr11© ;:"'. HodEg(0 NS TRU(TION PHASE IV Preliminary 03/08/2018 12:27:34 PM FUSION A R C I - II TEC TS. INC. PHASE IV !I 1 Preliminary 03/08/2018 12:27:27 PM FUSION ARCHITECTS. INC. Hodc E CONSTRUCTI Planning and Zoning Commission February 15, 2018- Formal Meeting Page 4 of 21 Yapp next showed images of the townhouse styles they are proposing. They feel they will have variation in the townhomes both vertically and horizontally with the roof lines, stoops, how far back the front doors are, sizes of the townhouses, and changes in colors. He showed an example of the courtyard in the middle of the property. There is also variety in the backs of the units, some have decks over the garages with patio doors that go into the units, some will be smaller and instead of a deck there is a three -season room next to the garage. Dyer asked in the courtyard if there would be any amenities. Yapp replied they will include a gazebo and seating and grilling areas and have submitted a concept plan with those amenities Hensch asked about the wetland buffer and if the wetland area buffer could be larger if those adjoining lots were decreased a bit. Yapp replied it is a balancing act in trying to meet City Code, goals of the Comprehensive Plan and also trying to meet approval of neighbors. In this case a couple of the lots were smaller and several neighbors requested the lot size be increased to be more consistent with others on the street. Signs asked if Scott Park water retention area flooded over Scott Boulevard in the past. Miklo stated he doesn't believe Scott Boulevard ever flooded over, it has been full with water but has not gone over the street. Martin confirmed that she lived in the area in 2008 and it did not go over the street. Hensch asked if there has been water issues with the neighborhood to the south. Miklo is not aware of any issues. Freerks closed the public hearing Signs moves to recommend approval of REZ18-0006/SUB18-0001, an application submitted by Allen Homes, Inc. for a rezoning and Preliminary Plat and Sensitive Areas Development Plan for Lindeman Subdivision Part Eight, a 39 -lot, 20.24 -acre residential subdivision located in the OPD-5/OPD-8 zone located South of Lower West Branch Road and North of Anna Street. Martin seconded the motion. Hensch noted that it probably doesn't make a difference on this application but shared an overall concern of reducing wetlands buffers as it was also part of another recent application and the idea of the buffer is to slow down water and keep areas intact. He shared concerns about water quality, erosion and wet neighborhoods. Freerks agreed but was happy to see the exchange of land to the City in this proposal and that will help to protect the wetlands. Dyer added her concern about building on the narrowed buffer. A vote was taken and the motion passed 5-0. .-.-> REZONING ITEM (REZ18-00003): Discussion of an application submitted by Hodge Construction for a rezoning of approximately 1.1 acres from Intensive Commercial (CI -1) zone to Riverfront Crossings - Central Crossings (RFC -CX) zone for property located at 225 & 225 Yz E. Prentiss Street. Miklo began the staff report noting the location of the property as south of Prentiss Street and east of Ralston Creek, it is currently zoned Intensive Commercial which does not allow any Planning and Zoning Commission February 15, 2018— Formal Meeting Page 5 of 21 residential uses in that zone, so rezoning this property will increase the development potential and value of this property considerably. The area is within the Riverfront Crossings District and within the Central Crossings Subdistrict and that would apply if this is rezoned. The area to the north is the South Downtown Subdistrict of the Riverfront Crossings area which allows for larger buildings and higher density. The idea is density and scale of buildings will step down as we move to the south including this property. Miklo explained that the Form -Based Code has a series of standards to require that the buildings have a smaller scale and with step backs on the upper floors of the buildings, again to create more of a human scale as compared to the South Downtown District. Miklo said this particular property as noted is adjacent to Ralston Creek, which is identified in the Form -Based Code as a pedestrian street, or open space, both on the Plan and in the Code. Miklo stated that when they first received the Plan there was no indication where the floodway is and the floodway is the point at which the 30 foot setback is required and a pedestrian street will be within that area. Miklo said that he did receive a call from the applicant this morning indicating that the blue line on the proposal represents the floodway. The City does need verification of that and needs a drawing with elevation points on it so the City Engineers can verify the floodway. Miklo pointed out that the concept plan that is submitted with this application is just a concept plan and the Commission is not approving this particular plan and it is subject to change and if that blue line is the floodway then the concept plan would need to change because there is a 30 foot setback required from that floodway for the pedestrian street and the creek buffer. Staff is recommending approval of this realizing that there may be some changes in this Plan to adhere to the Form -Based Code requirements and the requirement for the pedestrian street and the setback. Staff is recommending approval be conditioned on improvement of the pedestrian street to the center line of the right-of-way, which may entail some work on the creek bank itself, the City Engineers would plan to meet with the applicant to determine the extent of those improvements. Freerks asked about the 30 feet noting that the property line doesn't encompass the creek or all of the sidewalk, that 30 feet buffer isn't necessarily from the property line its 30 feet from the floodway. Miklo confirmed that was correct. Freerks said that there are potentially lots of things that may change with this application and the concept is not very clear. There are a lot of unanswered questions at this point. They need to know where the flood plain lies so they can know how the building will lay out. Freerks is concerned because the concept drawing doesn't have a set back on the fourth floor, and a step back is required by the code. Freerks reviewed the Riverfront Crossings Plan and Code which require the step back. The Commission approved Whistler Place just in December on South Dubuque street and that developer included the step backs on the fourth level in their plan. Freerks stated that what she is seeing in the application doesn't really mesh with concepts and some of the needs the City has put forward, so she is interested in hearing a little more about it. Hensch asked Miklo to clarify the definition of floodway versus terms they regularly hear like 100 year flood plain or 500 year flood plain. Miklo explained that floodway is a channel by FEMA regulations cannot be built upon, a flood plain can be built upon if it meets certain conditions. Planning and Zoning Commission February 15, 2018 — Formal Meeting Page 6 of 21 The floodway will carry floodwater, a flood plain will store floodwater. Hensch asked in the Riverfront Crossings area what are the goals for Ralston Creek and development along Ralston Creek. Miklo stated there is a section in the Staff Report to describe the goals. The goal is to improve Ralston Creek, to turn it into an amenity rather than current situation where a lot of buildings turn their back to the creek. The idea illustrated in the Plan is to have a small park here and that is why the Code requires a pedestrian street in this particular area. Freerks noted that this would be a huge increase in what the owner is able to do with this property so she expects compliance with the Riverfront Crossings Master Plan and Form Based Code. The applicants concept for amenities along the creek seem just like a slab of cement. Something better can be done along there. Freerks is making these points early because while they are not improving the concept plan, just the rezoning, this item will never come before the Commission again. Miklo stated that once the Commission would approve the zoning the placement and design of the buildings would be reviewed by the Form -Based Code Committee which is basically the Design Review Committee which is made up of staff. Freerks asserted she is uncomfortable with that sometimes, noting they have asked a lot more from other developers and it seems like they need to be consistent. Signs stated he agrees with Freerks in that they spent a lot of time talking about this district, and talking about the green spaces and look of the buildings and articulation and all those things. He would agree all he sees with this concept is a large block sitting on a piece of land. Freerks added they might not even get that because they don't know where the flood way is located and therefore where the building be located. These are issues she would like to see answered. Signs agrees, the pedestrian street as shown in the renderings here doesn't look terribly welcoming to him, there is a large concrete terrace deck shown on the east side facing the creek, a couple trees popped in there, it just doesn't feel like what he believes the goal of area is supposed to feel like. Dyer stated the building drawings make it looks like a prison, at least the part facing Prentiss Street. She added that it disturbs her that the Commission gets conceptual drawings which don't necessarily have anything to do with reality and then the Commission never sees what is approved, and the conceptual drawings don't meet their requirements. She noted if you compare the site plan to the image from the Riverfront Crossings District it is like an entirely different vision, and the Riverfront Crossings District Plan is what the Commission approved. In that example there is a curving sidewalk, a central stopping place. It bothers her that we would accept something far short of what the Master Plan shows. Freerks asked if there were any more questions for Staff. She acknowledged the applicant and told them they will get their chance to speak not to feel defeated, the Commission just wanted to lay out their concerns and go forward from there. Freerks opened the public discussion and asked the applicant to step forward, sign in and state their name. Kevin Digmann (Hodge Construction) asked Miklo to show some photos of existing conditions at Planning and Zoning Commission February 15, 2018 — Formal Meeting Page 7 of 21 this location. Miklo said he did not have those on the computer in this presentation. Freerks said she looked online and has been by there many times so knows what it looks like now. Digmann asked to walk the Commission through this project because they have built similar buildings on the corner to the west. He pointed to the building at the bottom of Dubuque Street, the bottom left one, it is an L shape, actually revers L shape, and that building exists today and if anyone has driven by it they have received a lot of positive comments on it. The building in the middle is the very building similar to this project, looks pretty similar, none of the buildings are exactly alike but they use a lot of similar materials and characteristics. Freerks asked if they have a setback on the fourth floor. Digmann said they do have a small one and when they met with Staff they got a variance on how deep the setback had to be because the problem is, you have to -understand when you build a building it is efficient to do a corridor down the center, you get units on both sides. So all of a sudden when you say you have to set one side so far back, it totally blows the floor plans, it blows the costs go up so much more because the structural systems become so different, it is easy to say this is what you should do but in reality it is very difficult and very expensive to do. Digmann noted that in the first two buildings they talk about some changes in materials, they really stick out, if they look at the one picture you can see how on the top floor it really is a big change in materials without a setback, there actually is a setback but it's only a few feet not the ten feet the Code asks for, which is what they did in the second building. And then the third building on Dubuque Street he pointed out they are working with The Housing Fellowship to do an affordable housing piece there, they have applied for State tax credits, so all these buildings will have similar characteristics to what this is. If they have driven by they will notice the look of this building does look and feel a lot like what exists there today. Digmann stated the challenge with this site is the creek they can't really do underground parking, they are doing at -grade parking, so the first level for the most part along the creek and alley really is a parking area, they have tried on Prentiss Street to make a big statement for what the building looks like as you enter. As far as the buffer, although they haven't gotten the exact engineering documents, this was designed by the engineer who laid this out for the floodway with the 30 foot buffer, hence why the building is cocked at a little bit of an angle. They also wanted to keep it as close to that side as they can, so obviously there is a little bit of a buffer between the existing buildings that are going up on Dubuque Street. So they are trying to keep it as close to the 30 foot buffer so that you don't have one side with all kinds of space and another smack up against the alley looking at the other buildings. So they are thinking of the residents. Digmann noted with the patio area, they did met with staff and talked about this with the idea to try to create that pedestrian street and some activities and try to create it so it is a common amenity for all of the people there as far as being able to have this outdoor patio area with some steps that come down. Digmann pointed out they never know what the future of the creek will be, there is a railroad track, and he doesn't think there is any near-term plans to have any sort of underpass cut through that railroad track. Digmann said as far as the pedestrian street, traffic in this project will all be going to Prentiss Street, there is nothing going south on this project, and as he stands here today he doesn't think there ever will be but that can change. Digmann stated that they have to start somewhere, and it gets so expensive to draw concepts before even finding out if they can go to the next level. He talked with Miklo today and understands the challenges, and they talked about meeting down at the creek to figure out what they need to do along the creek to enhance it and make it better. Planning and Zoning Commission February 15, 2018 — Formal Meeting Page 8 of 21 Digmann added as far as the building goes, it is there and he encourages all the Commission to go drive by and see what exists today. He noted because they have to raise the parking, it is really a three-story building and then the parking. Digmann also pointed out if they go around the top corner of the parking garage that was just built in that area it is a four story building and has no setback at all on the fourth floor. He's not saying "they didn't have to do it, we shouldn't have to do it" they are trying to comply. He had Miklo show images of the concept and how they are trying to make the big statement on Prentiss Street because they are looking at it with no other context and other buildings around so you can see a lot more of the building than you will on the ground, but going down Prentiss Street you are going down a pretty steep driveway, there is actually a single -family home sitting on the right side of the alleyway which you don't see, and the building will angle back to the south as you go back. Looking at the images, the top floor does have some setback and a big change in materials and cornice around there to give it more of that impression. Freerks asked if Digmann's other buildings in Riverfront Crossings have a 10 foot setback. Digmann confirmed they do not, they had a conversation about reducing the setback due to the change in materials, and the perception that when you look at it, it is not that visible because of what surrounds it. Miklo clarified that the building on the corner does have a 10 foot setback. Digmann said it is a 10 foot setback on the north side of the building but not on the pedestrian street, Dubuque Street. Digmann added that on the other building, the center one, that is where they went five stories and put a setback on the fifth story which is not all the way to 10 feet. Digmann stressed that everyone has to understand that it's not about just not trying to do it, he would do it in a second, it's just how it changes the floor plans and how expensive it gets to build to do that. Dyer stated there is no guarantee that they can build what they want. The Code requires a 10 foot set back, there is no guarantee you can build something that doesn't have a 10 foot setback. She said other developers have figured out how to do it. Freerks added if they want the height you have to go by Code and she is puzzled by how two buildings have appeared now that don't meet Code and now being asked about a third one. Digmann didn't want to argue but then how did the City get one built right across the street with the parking ramp that has zero setback. Freerks asked if Miklo or Howard if they wanted to address that. Howard replied that the Sabin Townhomes are the liner building for the municipal parking garage there so those units are only 20 feet deep and if a 10 foot setback was done on a liner building like that the units would only be 10 feet deep. Freerks remembers talking about that. Howard noted there is a specific adjustment for liner buildings like that which allows that to occur. Also for that building it was allowed because it was hiding a parking structure which is not a particularly pleasant thing to see so the building was allowed to be as tall as the parking structure so it would hide the structure from visibility from the street. Digmann noted that is the same situation as they are getting into with their building. You have a corridor down the middle and two equal size units on each side for all floors until you get to the top floor and with a corridor down the middle on side also has to come in so far and basically are taking what might be a 20 foot unit and sizing it back 10 feet. And working with staff they understand there may be some situations where it may work, have change in materials, really make it stand out, and have some leeway on some of that stuff. Planning and Zoning Commission February 15, 2018 — Formal Meeting Page 9 of 21 Freerks asked which staff he worked with on this design. Digmann said he worked with John Yapp and Doug Boothroy. Digmann also said they could have a long set of stairs coming out of second floor units but then it feels like that whole area is just for residents to have stairs down there, this way it becomes a common amenity for all the units. Freerks understands that but feels it is more what can be done with it to make it more desirable for people to want to spend time out there. She acknowledges that is more detailed oriented, for her the big thing is the setback, it is Code, it is what they ask other developers to do, and it seems unfair to her that some people are required to meet Code and other people are not for no good reason really. Freerks stated they did change some language in December but they tried to be very specific about that so if for some reason you absolutely couldn't meet the Code there was a good reason not just that it made it easier. She doesn't think that is what anyone here had in mind. Dyer added that the building could be designed quite differently and meet that requirement. Digmann doesn't disagree. He isn't here to debate this, he is just trying to move it forward that is a corner building where clearly from both angles you can kind of see the setback. He is saying for a building like this, to say every building has to be this way, there should always be cases where maybe it just doesn't make as much sense in one case as it does in another. Freerks commented that it seems to her that there are three out of four here where the case is being made that the setback is not needed on this block and she has concerns about it. The goal of Riverfront Crossings is to have smaller scale buildings in this district. Signs stated that was the concern, they keep seeing exceptions, exceptions, exceptions and a lot of time and effort, City resources and community input went into developing this district and the requirements in this district and they continually see request for exceptions and then pretty soon you have a block where three out of four of the buildings don't meet the Code and it gets very frustrating when they know what has gone into these Codes and it gets set aside. Digmann wanted to make the statement that the Commission is not here to approve the no setback, they are here to approve the zoning so they have to comply with the rules right. And then that will be up to City staff. Freerks interjected that then somebody in City staff has approved that twice to reduce the setback and she has concern about that. Digmann stated that the voice of that decision needs to go through City staff, he understands that the Commission does not like to see this but again he is not asking them to approve no setback, he is just asking them to rezone this property to what is in the Riverfront Crossings Code, in the map it says here is what we want to do, this is a start of what we want to do, we understand we have to subject to conditional zoning agreement which they will have to negotiate with the City. Freerks agreed but stated that they will get through the Commission but then get what they want from the City because whoever they are talking to is allowing this to happen. She doesn't know how this is happening but to her something is going on where they are continuing not even meeting the basic standards. Signs stated that while the Commission can't comment on the design, well we can comment on it, but to Digmann's point not decide on design. However Signs is more than happy to defer this application until the Commission gets more answer as to why the designs aren't being done correctly after they leave this desk. There does come a point where they just have to say it needs to stop and you may have just reached that point. Dyer noted that other developers are having to meet these requirements. Digmann stated he is not asking to do away with the setback. Freerks and Dyer interjected that yes he is. Digmann Planning and Zoning Commission February 15, 2018 — Formal Meeting Page 10 of 21 pointed out this is a conceptual drawing, the application is for rezoning, and the Commission is not to approve the design. Freerks pointed out the with the Whistler project they did get a design and approved the rezoning with some great detail to the design, they actually talked about how many square foot of open space would be on the roof so there were things that were adhered to that. Digmann asked why they can't go on record tonight to say it is approved subject to the setback per the City Code. Martin said to back up just a little bit, she totally gets that they are here to do a rezoning however once Riverfront Crossings went through and they started getting applications historically they have set a precedent that they wanted to see more complete drawings, more substantial, not just concepts, that has been happening for the last couple of years. Freerks said that they are giving so much more by allowing this kind of upgrade to the zoning and so they have required that people show them more, it's not a typical South Johnson Street. Martin added that setback aside, they want to see more. Digmann understands and stated that when they send their plans in for design review, it's not a whole lot different than the concepts, it's not angled images, it's straight -on images, so what he is hearing is if he came back next month or whenever and that top floor was setback 10 feet we'd be fine. Freerks replied maybe or maybe not. She added that they've talked about amenities along the walkway so it is inviting. What they want to see is something that is of a higher caliber, it needs to be better than what you'd see normally, it is what they are expecting in the Riverfront Crossings. If you look through the Riverfront Crossings you can see all kinds of visuals that show the variations people use so there is something that is very different. Freerks added that the waterway is important, the flood area that is a key point to how the building is going to lay out on the lot and that will in turn play out in what kind of building you can build, how wide it can be. Digmann said that is what they have done, that is why the blue line is there. Freerks said they don't know for sure and that is why it needs to be checked by the engineers. Dyer said there is no engineering drawings, there is nothing to do with elevation of the land. Freerks stated they are not trying to pick on Digmann they just want some of the basics, he is not meeting what other developers are giving the Commission. Digmann stressed that his point is the Commission is saying there is a Riverfront Crossings Code out there that is to be followed. Freerks confirmed. Digmann said the Commission is also not happy that City staff is giving leeway on any of this. Freerks stated that is not what she said. Digmann stated that isn't it the City staff's job to enforce what is in the Code with the design. Freerks stated she will not debate that right now, it is a conversation they may have later in the meeting regarding what is occurring, it is an ongoing problem with minimums not being met, what she is asking of Digmann is interest in the flood area, more specifics on how the building is going to be laid out, and the fact that there is not the basic requirement for setback on the fourth floor. Hektoen added that the Commission does have the authority to impose conditions to satisfy public needs created by the rezoning, there is a lot of language in the Comprehensive Plan upon which you can formulate. Freerks added they can require many things if they want to. Hensch stated he actually thinks they are pretty close, the building at the corner of Prentiss Street and Dubuque Street is pretty great. Just stick with what the Riverfront Crossings is asking and the one paragraph in the staff report about Ralston Creek development, if the intent or spirit Planning and Zoning Commission February 15, 2018 — Formal Meeting Page 11 of 21 of that is followed for that area in front of the creek he thinks they are really close. The point is perhaps that they are trying to draw the line about fewer exceptions. Digmann doesn't have a problem with that he feels that if it's in the book, and this is what the zone is, then it is, and then it's up to staff or whoever and he doesn't have to spend a lot of money, more money than he's already spent, to try to come in here to see if the Commission will approve something. Dyer explained that he knows what the rules are. Hensch concurred, the Code is there and this representation presented tonight doesn't reflect the Code. Dyer added that other developers invest a good deal more in their presentations to Planning and Zoning. Digmann apologized and noted he did meet with staff on this, although they were prior staff, and this was the feedback they got to move forward. Freerks feels if they put a little more energy into making something a little more exceptional, especially the way that public area is just not a slab of cement because having this be very pedestrian friendly, especially utilizing the creek area, and then just going by the Code in terms of Riverfront Crossings and having that setback is very important. Digmann asked what her definition of pedestrian friends is. What kind of amenities do you look for that make if more pedestrian? Freerks said there is no rail even there. Digmann said it would have a railing around it. Martin said the Comprehensive Plan will contain an image of what was in mind for the area so something along that vision. Dyer suggested townhouses along there, saying it would be more appealing. Freerks asked what the limitation period was on this. Miklo said they have until March 12, so it can be deferred until the next meeting. Freerks stated they can get to a point here, she acknowledged that Digmann has done lots of great things around town so don't feel defeated, but what was presented tonight doesn't even meet the minimum. Hensch stated that he applauds the desire for trying to do improvements along Ralston Creek, he likes that people are taking it seriously as an ecological feature rather than a drainage ditch, and unfortunately since you are one of the first developments to incorporate along Ralston Creek you are going to be held as the example of how to do it right. Freerks said they should be excited to see what they can do there. Digmann said they will work on the setback and see what they can do on the pedestrian space. Dyer also requested more information on the topography of the land and how the building will set into it and the flood plain. Freerks stressed for Digmann to talk to Miklo as he is a great resource, and the Commission likes his ideas generally. Freerks closed the public hearing. Hensch moved to recommend approval of deferring REZ18-00003 until the next meeting. Martin seconded the motion. Martin commented about three thoughts she has on this. She understands builders wanting "here's the Code, here's the stamp, here's what you build" but this is the opportunity, especially in Riverfront Crossings to make sure that they are holding people to a standard to beautify our city and we don't want everything to look the same. She understands from a developer's point of view the cost concern, but that is not the Commission's concern, their concern is the integrity of preservation of this community. Planning and Zoning Commission February 15, 2018 — Formal Meeting Page 12 of 21 Signs goes back to the fact that the Code is there, and it is very specific in the River -front Crossings District and this isn't it. Freerks added if there is anything in the language that they changed recently that is making this happen... will discuss at the end of the meeting because she has specific questions on things she would like to have answered. Howard said the language updated at the last meeting was with regard to upper level step backs allowed by a minor adjustment to any district of Riverfront Crossings and did give quite a bit more leeway to what could be adjusted by staff. Miklo added that there is some criteria that is has to meet and if the step back is not there, there has to be other design features to visually break up the mass of the building. Freerks wondered if maybe that is the problem, that people think they can just doll up the top level with another color or cornice and actually that is not at all what they had in mind and if they are in anyway confusing people they maybe need to revisit that because that was not the intention when they made that change. A vote was taken and the motion passed 5-0. CODE AMENDMENT ITEMS: Discussion of amendments to Title 14, Zoning, to address changes to state law regarding occupancy of residential dwellings. Howard shared the PowerPoint regarding the changes, it is quite lengthy because there are a lot of little changes happening to the zoning ordinance. In January 2018 the state legislature changed State Code to prohibit any municipality to enforce any regulation that limits occupancy of rental property based on the existence of familial relationships. Howard noted that it a common way to address occupancy across the United States so it has been a little bit of a struggle for a lot of communities across the state of Iowa, particularly the cities that have large colleges or universities. Freerks asked if other states are also making this change. Howard said she is not aware of any other state having this kind of restriction imposed by the state legislature. Howard stated the City Council considered a number of changes in December that addressed the Housing Code and specifically made some changes there. The goals for the recent changes to the Housing Code and Zoning Code are to establish a balance between the short- term rental opportunities for students and long-term housing options for more permanent residents in the city and try to come up with alternative means that they used to be able to rely on a specific formula of how many people could live within a single-family house or duplex unit. Howard recapped the Housing Code changes because they do not come before the Planning & Zoning Commission but she wanted to make them aware of them. These changes include a cap on the number of single family and duplex rentals allowed in neighborhoods close to the UI campus. The City set up a rental permit district and there are certain number of those districts that exceeded the rental permit allowance of the 30% cap on the number of rental units in each districts. So for many of the areas that are close to campus far exceed that 30% cap so no more new rental permits shall be issued in those districts, with some exceptions. That was the big change in the Housing Code. Additionally the City established a limit on the amount space within a dwelling that can be used as bedrooms, and a requirement for a minimum amount of To: Planning and Zoning Commission Item: REZ17-00005 GENERAL INFORMATION: STAFF REPORT Prepared by: Karen Howard Date: May 16, 2017 Applicant: 513 Riverside, LLC 526 S. Clinton Street Iowa City, IA 52240 Contact: Charles Graves 13 Woodcrest Lane NE Iowa City, IA 52240 319-337.4700 Charlie@cghanson.com Requested Action: Purpose: Location: Size: Existing Land Use and Zoning: Surrounding Land Use and Zoning: File Date: 45 Day Limitation Period: BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Rezone 513 South Riverside Drive from Community Commercial (CC -2) zone to Riverfront Crossings - West Riverfront (RFC -WR) Redevelop the property according to the Riverfront Crossings — West Riverfront standards 513 S. Riverside Drive Approximately 0.6 acres (27,040 square feet) vacant -former convenience store/gas station (CC -2) North: undeveloped - University of Iowa (P-2) South: fast food/take-out restaurants (CC -2) East: used auto dealership (CC -2) and Iowa River West: multi -family residential (RM -44) March 30, 2017 May 14, 2017 (waived by applicant) 04-02-18 4e(6) The applicant, 513 Riverside LLC, has requested a rezoning from Community Commercial (CC -2) Zone to Riverfront Crossings West Riverfront (RFC -WR) Zone for 0.6 acres at 513'S. Riverside Drive. This property is currently vacant, but was previously a Kum & Go convenience store and gas station. Kum & Go vacated and sold the property when they moved the operation to their new location at the comer of Benton and Riverside Drive. The property is located in the Riverfront Crossings West Riverfront subdistrict and is directly adjacent to the west campus area of the University of Iowa and across the street from properties that abut the Iowa River and the Iowa River Corridor Trail. In 2016 the City of Iowa City conducted a planning effort to improve conditions along Riverside Drive for pedestrians and to improve the aesthetics of the corridor to encourage reinvestment and redevelopment. This planning effort resulted in the South Riverside Drive Streetscape Master Plan. The first phase of implementation of that plan will Include a pedestrian tunnel through the railroad embankment, full signalization and pedestrian crossing at the Myrtle intersection, and improved sidewalks, parkway buffer and street trees from the Myrtle Avenue to Benton Street along the west side of Riverside Drive. Similar to properties that have been rezoned and developed according to the Riverfront Crossings form -based code along Riverside Drive south of the Iowa Interstate Railroad embankment, additional right-of-way along the frontage of the subject property will be needed to achieve this safer and more comfortable pedestrian environment to support the increase in residential population made possible with the subject rezoning. The applicant did not hold a Good Neighbor Meeting. ANALYSIS: Current and proposed zoning: The current CC -2 zoning is intended for major retail commercial areas that serve a significant segment of the community population. The maximum building height in the CC -2 Zone is 35 feet. The zone is primarily a commercial zone, but allows upper floor residential uses by special exception. Minimal parking and building setbacks apply, but parking may be placed between buildings and the street, which has resulted in the auto -dominated commercial strip development along Riverside Drive. The Riverfront Crossings form -based zoning for the West Riverfront subdistrict allows for a broad mix of commercial and residential uses. Unlike the CC -2 Zone, the Riverfront Crossings code allows for a variety of building types, residential, commercial and mixed-use. New buildings must be located close to the street and oriented to Riverside Drive with street -facing entries opening onto an improved streetscape designed to provide a safe, comfortable and attractive environment for pedestrians buffered from vehicular traffic on Riverside Drive. Parking must be located behind or to the side of buildings and screened and buffered from the sidewalk and the street. Residential density is limited by building height and the amount of parking that can be provided on the site. The maximum building height in this area of the West Riverfront subdistrict is four stories. An additional story may be granted through the bonus provisions. An open space requirement of 10 square feet per bedroom is required for properties containing residential uses. Building design standards apply and will be administered through the staff design review process. If the project includes residential uses, the affordable housing requirement that applies in Riverfront Crossings will apply. At this time the owner of the property has not decided whether the property will be developed with a commercial building or a mixed-use building. Both types of buildings would be allowed and appropriate in this location according to the Riverfront Crossings Master Plan. Comprehensive Plan: The Downtown and Riverfront Crossings Master Plan was adopted in January 2013 as an integral part of the City's Comprehensive Plan. The subject property is located in the West Riverfront Subdistrict of Riverfront Crossings. One of the primary goals for this subdistrict is to encourage redevelopment that will help create a more pedestrian -friendly character along Riverside Drive by enhancing the streetscape and overall aesthetics, tempering auto -dominated frontages by locating buildings closer to the street with parking behind or to the side of buildings, and creating a place where people can live close to the Iowa River and to shopping, restaurants, and other services. The new form -based zoning code for Riverfront Crossings is intended to help implement that vision and contains standards for building and parking placement, streetscape improvements, building form and design, and landscaping and Page 2 of 6 open space requirements. Due to the absence of building and parking placement standards and few requirements related to building form and design, the current CC -2 zoning will allow the property will develop in a manner inconsistent with the Riverfront Crossings Master Plan. One of the most important goals for the West Riverfront subdistrict is to improve the environment along Riverside Drive to make it safer and more comfortable for pedestrians and bicyclists. Since the requested rezoning will allow a significant increase in the residential population in the area, staff recommends as a condition of rezoning, that the applicant dedicate land along the Riverside Drive frontage of the property to widen the public right-of-way and close driveways that are inconsistent with the new zoning and the City's access management standards. Details of these necessary improvements are described in more detail in the traffic and pedestrian circulation section, below. Closure of noncompliant driveways and the increased right-of-way will be used to create a wider landscaped buffer between the traffic lanes on Riverside Drive and the public sidewalk and a safer condition along the sidewalk and at the intersection for pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists. This will improve public safety and provide for a higher quality living environment for residents of the new building and encourage those residents to walk or bike to area businesses and to other destinations in the community. In addition, those improvements will provide safer bicycle, pedestrian, and vehicular access to any new businesses developed on the site and a more attractive frontage condition that will be of economic benefit to the property owner and the businesses. The City is also moving forward with plans to create a pedestrian tunnel through the railroad embankment. The proposed tunnel will allow safe pedestrian movement north along Riverside Drive to the subject property and to the University campus and Downtown. The applicant has indicated willingness to dedicate the necessary land for widening the right-of-way along Riverside Drive and to reduce the number of driveways on the property. For all the reasons stated above, staff finds that the requested zoning (RFC -WR) is consistent with the City's Comprehensive Pian and will help to facilitate redevelopment that will comply with the Riverfront Crossings Master Plan, provided that land along Riverside Drive is dedicated to the City to allow for improvements to the street corridor necessary to accommodate the increase in residential density and pedestrian -oriented commercial development allowed by the rezoning. Compatibility with neighborhood: The proposed rezoning to RFC -WR will allow development that is compatible with the future goals of the Comprehensive Plan to transform this auto - dominated area into a more pedestrian -friendly environment with a better mix of residential uses and neighborhood -serving businesses provided the public space along the street is also improved to support a more walkable urban neighborhood. The form -based zoning standards will help ensure that new buildings are compatible with the vision of the Riverfront Crossings plan and with surrounding residential neighborhoods. Therefore, staff finds that the proposed rezoning is compatible with the surrounding neighborhood, provided the necessary improvements are made to the street corridor along Riverside Drive and Myrtle Avenue. Traffic and pedestrian circulation: The proposed rezoning will allow a considerable increase in residential density and new pedestrian -oriented commercial and mixed-use buildings. The subject property fronts on Riverside Drive and Myrtle Avenue. One of the objectives of the Riverfront Crossings Plan is to create high quality mixed-use neighborhoods with tree -lined streets and safer conditions that encourage walking and biking. Riverside Drive is a high- volume, 4 -lane arterial street that is also a State highway. The public right-of-way in this location is only 63 feet wide. With the wide traffic lanes, higher traffic speeds, excessive number of driveways and no on -street parking to buffer the pedestrian area, there is not enough space between the street curb and the front property line of abutting properties to achieve a safe and Page 3 of 6 comfortable environment for pedestrians. In much of the corridor the limited space does not leave enough room for any landscape buffer between the sidewalk and the travel lanes along the street and in some cases not even enough space for a sidewalk. Lack of street trees and an excessive number of driveways further degrade the pedestrian environment along the corridor. As mentioned, the City is planning improvements to the corridor to construct a pedestrian tunnel through the railroad embankment located to the south of the property, extend a new sidewalk north to the intersection of Myrtle Avenue, and signalize the Myrtle/Riverside Drive intersection to improve pedestrian, bicycle, and traffic circulation in the area (See preliminary design, below). As properties are rezoned along Riverside Drive, staff recommends requiring a dedication of land to improve conditions for pedestrians and to ensure that the streetscape and frontage area improvements required in the Riverfront Crossings form -based code can be achieved. The cross-section in the South Riverside Drive Streetscape Master Plan (see below) calls for a minimum of 20 feet between the street curb and the front property line. This pedestrian area would include a 6 -foot sidewalk, 8 -foot wide area for street trees, and 8 -foot wide area between the street curb and the trees for snow storage and utilities. Page 4 of 6 1 V. A '�ja{� ��.a fr }•ate,;1• '.,y. ' ...�-•�`.�..�..�= � ^�. {i'y 1 V. A ire .1.a�Y b•" - 3 Fs( Ij 1 The applicant has agreed to enter into a conditional zoning agreement to dedicate land along the frontage of the subject property to create a right-of-way that achieves the minimum requirements specified in the streetscape master plan and the improvements necessary for signalization of the intersection and also to reduce the number and location of driveways to be consistent with the City's access management standards. These modifications to the street corridor will improve conditions for future residents and businesses that live or do business on the subject property. To improve traffic safety, staff recommends requiring closure of several of the existing driveways in concert with the City's streetscape project or prior to issuance of a building permit, whichever occurs first. At a minimum the two driveways closest to the intersection of Myrtle and Riverside should be closed to bring the site into compliance with the City's access management standards. With regard to the southernmost driveway on Riverside Drive, depending on the type of building and the uses proposed, some limited access, such as a right -out may be acceptable to support a ground level commercial use on this corner. If, however, a 100% residential building is proposed, then access should be restricted to the westernmost Myrtle Avenue driveway and all access points to Riverside Drive should be closed. Regardless of the type of project proposed, negotiation of a shared cross access easement between adjacent properties along this frontage may also provide good options for safe traffic circulation for all modes of transportation. Further traffic analysis will need to be conducted at the time a project is proposed to determine whether a driveway is appropriate on Riverside Drive and, if allowed, its design and location should be in accordance with the City's access management standards. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of REZ17-00005 a proposal to rezone approximately 0.6 acres of property at 513 S. Riverside Drive from Community Commercial (CC -2) Zone to Riverfront Crossings -West Riverfront (RFC -WR) Zone, subject to a conditional zoning agreement requiring dedication of land along the Riverside Drive frontage to widen the pedestrian area within the public right-of-way to a minimum of 20 feet measured between the inside of the street curb and the new front property line, and closure of driveways consistent with the City's access management standards. These conditions should be satisfied coincident with the City's street improvement project or prior to issuance of a permit for any improvements to the subject property, whichever occurs first. ATTACHMENTS: 1. Location Map �/7 Approved by / John Yapp, Development' Services Coordinator Department of Neighborhood and Development Services Page 6 of 6 -.Au CITY OF IOWA Cr .\1' PFktiTISti STw er I II[' 5 MYRTLE AVE _ f%o o` er ._SRIVERSII ECTA1 A rezoning application submitted by 513 Riverside, LLC to rezone property at 513 S. Riverside Drive from Community Commercial (CC -2) to to Riverfront Crossings -West Rivefront Subdistrict (RFC -WR) Planning and Zoning Commission May 18, 2017 — Formal Meeting Page 2 of 6 Theobald asked if a translator will be present at the meeting when this item is discussed. Hektoen stated she believes the applicant is bringing a translator. Hensch moved to set a public hearing for June 1, 2017 on an application for a Comprehensive Plan amendment item CPA17-00005. Parsons seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion carried 6-0. REZONING ITEM (REZ17-00005): Discussion of an application submitted by 513 Riverside, LLC for a rezoning of approximately .62 -acres from Community Commercial (CC -2) zone to Riverfront Crossings -West Riverfront (RFC -WR) zone for property located at 513 S. Riverside Drive. Howard presented the Staff report and stated this property is located at the corner of Riverside Drive and Myrtle Avenue, which is at the very north edge of the Riverfront Crossings West Riverfront Zone. The property to the north is owned by The University of Iowa and they have not indicated their future use of the property. To the west are some high density multi -family properties and the other properties surrounding the area are zoned Community Commercial (CC -2). Howard explained that one of the goals of the Riverfront Crossings Plan for this area is to improve conditions along Riverside Drive for pedestrians and to improve the aesthetics of the corridor, so when an upzoning to Riverfront Crossings zoning is requested, the City has been requesting additional property to widen the pedestrian area along street frontages. This particular property has a poor frontage condition. There is no sidewalk, and very little room between the travel lanes and the private property to even provide a safe sidewalk to support the new residential and commercial uses allowed by the proposed rezoning. The current zoning of Community Commercial (CC -2) is not compatible with the Riverfront Crossings Master Plan as it allows low -scale commercial development, limited housing above the commercial, and a very auto -oriented area. Therefore, with additional land to enhance the public area along the street to make it safe for future residents and customers, the change to Riverfront Crossings Zoning is the appropriate zoning for the area. With regards to the compatibility with the neighborhood, rezoning this property will bring the property closer to compliance with the future vision for the area. Howard stated the largest issue for this property is to make sure any new development has the kind of pedestrian facilities necessary to support it. Howard showed images from the Riverfront Crossings Streetscape Master Plan that was adopted last year. Riverside Drive is a State highway, there is no on - street parking, and it has higher speeds than a typical residential or commercial street in the downtown area. It is currently a four -lane arterial street with only about 60 feet of street right-of- way. The City is planning improvements to the corridor to construct a pedestrian tunnel through the railroad embankment located to the south of the property, extend a new sidewalk north to the intersection of Myrtle Avenue, and signalize the Myrtle/Riverside Drive intersection to improve pedestrian, bicycle, and traffic circulation in the area. Howard stated that as properties are rezoned along Riverside Drive, staff recommends requiring a dedication of land to improve conditions for pedestrians and to ensure that the streetscape and frontage area improvements required in the Riverfront Crossings form -based code can be achieved. The cross-section in the South Riverside Drive Streetscape Master Plan calls for a minimum of 20 feet between the street curb and the front property line. This pedestrian area would include a 6 -foot sidewalk, 8- Planning and Zoning Commission May 18, 2017—Formal Meeting Page 3 of 6 foot wide area for street trees, and 6 -foot wide area between the street curb and the trees for snow storage and utilities. The applicant has agreed to enter into a conditional zoning agreement to dedicate land along the frontage of the subject property to create a right-of-way that achieves the minimum requirements (the 20 feet) specified in the streetscape master plan and the improvements necessary for signalization of the intersection and also to reduce the number and location of driveways to be consistent with the City's access management standards. The applicant has agreed to close the driveways closest to the intersection that don't meet current access management standards. This should improve safety for pedestrian, bicyclists, and for drivers. Howard explained that it may also be necessary to close the other driveway on Riverside Drive, but depending on what the applicant chooses to do with the property (whether it is just commercial or mixed-use), that a right -out only driveway might work. Howard explained that the developer doesn't have a concept plan for the property at this time because the applicant is unsure whether the project will be solely a commercial building or a mixed use building. Since the form -based zoning standards in the Riverfront Crossings code will ensure that the building is built in a manner consistent with the goals for the Riverfront Crossings Master Plan and there is an imminent City project planned to improve conditions along Riverside Drive, In addition, the developer is supportive and will participate in helping to achieve a safer and more pleasant environment along the street to support future redevelopment. Therefore, staff is supportive of the rezoning. Staff recommends approval of REZ17-00005 a proposal to rezone approximately 0.6 acres of property at 513 S. Riverside Drive from Community Commercial (CC -2) Zone to Riverfront Crossings -West Riverfront (RFC -WR) Zone, subject to a conditional zoning agreement requiring dedication of land along the Riverside Drive frontage to widen the pedestrian area within the public right-of-way to a minimum of 20 feet measured between the street curb and the new front property line, and closure of driveways consistent with the City's access management standards. These conditions should be satisfied coincident with the City's street improvement project or prior to issuance of a permit for any improvements to the subject property, whichever occurs first. Hensch asked if there was an anticipated date or year when the street improvement project will be complete. Howard stated it is under design currently and is budgeted for 2018. The City is currently negotiating with the railroad for the pedestrian underpass. Freerks asked if negotiations are complete with the other property owners to the south closer to the railroad tracks so that the sidewalk improvements can be completed. Howard is unsure if what conversations have taken place so far. However both property owners were contacted by the City during the design of the Streetscape Master Plan. Hensch asked if this was as far north as the Riverfront Crossings Plan goes. Howard answered yes as everything to the north is University property. Signs stated he did have a conversation with the applicant several months ago when they first bought the property as he was expressing an interest in possibly doing some affordable housing there and Signs directed him to the appropriate staff to have those conversations. Freerks opened the public hearing. Planning and Zoning Commission May 18, 2017—Formal Meeting Page 4 of 6 Charlie Graves (13 Woodcrest Lane NE) stated he just closed on the property about three weeks ago. Kum & Go, the previous owner, was required to make sure it was a clean site as part of the purchase agreement and the DNR just gave clearance. Graves has been in conversations with the City and is aware of their planned improvements to the area and until he knows exactly where his boundaries area and the setbacks required he cannot design a project. They are imagining a commercial use or multi -use building for the property. Martin asked if they are also purchasing 517 Riverside Drive or what the overall plan for the area might be. Graves said there have been preliminary conversations with that property owner but the owner doesn't wish to sell and the tenant of that property just signed a multi-year long- term lease extension. Martin asked then if the entrance/exit to his property then would be on Myrtle Avenue and Graves confirmed that but said that they are exploring a right out only onto Riverside Drive as well. Parsons asked if the right -out only drive would directly abut the neighboring property or would a buffer be maintained between the properties. Graves noted there are some Department of Transportation requirements that a driveway be so many feet from a signal, so if there is a drive they would try to have it as far from the intersection as possible. They would do their best to maintain the buffer between properties. Hektoen noted that Riverside Drive is a State Highway so any access points will have to be approved by the Department of Transportation. Howard stated that additionally the City also has access management requirements and this will all have to be reviewed once a development plan is proposed. Graves added the timing on this project is such that it takes them about six months to a year to plan a project and get it designed. Therefore, it is imperative that they can get started so they can work in parallel with the City doing the street improvements. Freerks asked what the distance for building required would be from the RM -44 that is to the west. Howard said the setback would be 10 feet from the adjacent property. Freerks asked if there was any stepping required due to height. Howard stated that the stepping in the West Riverfront Crossings is required only where a property abuts a single family zone. Freerks noted her concern about not having a concept plan prior to approving this zoning change, but acknowledged that approval of the rezoning at this time would be beneficial to working together to achieve the necessary pedestrian improvements. Graves noted that to draw up a concept plan and present something to investors they have to be sure the footprint they are working with is correct, and in this case could not do so without knowing the zoning is approved and what the setbacks required will be. Freerks understands that for this case, but cautions that is not something the Commission will necessarily relax on in the future. Freerks closed the public hearing. Hensch moved to approve REZ17-00005 subject to the conditional zoning agreement as outlined in the Staff Report. Martin seconded the motion. Planning and Zoning Commission May 18, 2017 — Formal Meeting Page 5 of 6 Hensch noted he feels it is a great step up to go to a Form -Based Code in this area as the current layout is extremely dangerous for pedestrians and vehicles. The applicant dedicating the land for the improvements is much appreciated and needed. Signs added that the lot has a steep hill behind it and the neighboring properties are much higher so if a future building is taller on this site, it will not look out of place or be a hindrance. Several others on the commission noted their agreement that the sloping site will help to mitigate concern about a taller building on the site. A vote was taken and the motion carried 6-0. CONSIDERATION OF MEETING MINUTES: MAY 4. 2017 Hensch moved to approve the meeting minutes of May 4, 2017. Theobald seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed 6-0. PLANNING AND ZONING INFORMATION: None. ADJOURNMENT: Martin moved to adjourn. Parsons seconded. A vote was taken and motion carried 6-0. I I oa-o2-i8 •�,--„® CITY OF IOWA CITY 4e(7) MEMORANDUM Date: March 15, 2018 To: Planning and Zoning Commission From: Jessica Bristow, Historic Preservation Planner and Sylvia Bochner, Planning Intern Re: Designation of 715 W. Park Road as a Historic Landmark (REZ18-00011) Background: After discussion with the owner, Donald Black, the Historic Preservation Commission has requested that the property at 715 West Park Road, the Dr. Alfred Byfield House, be designated as an Iowa City Historic Landmark. This property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as of March 2017. The enclosed Site Inventory form and Information Sheet provide a discussion of the building's history and architecture. Historic Preservation Commission Review: The Historic Preservation Commission met December 14, 2017 and conducted a public hearing at which they reviewed and evaluated the historic significance of 715 W. Park Road. The Commission determined that the property meets the requirements for a landmark and voted unanimously to recommend approval of the designation as an Iowa City Historic Landmark. 715 West Park Road was built in 1917 in the American Tudor Revival style with elements of the English Arts -and -Crafts Style. Its original owner, Dr. Albert Henry Byfield was the founding Department Chair of the Pediatrics Department in the University of Iowa College of Medicine. The home was designed by a professor with the State University of Iowa Department of Engineering, Stuart Hobbs Sims. The home is significant as a well-preserved example of the blending of Tudor Revival and English Arts -and -Crafts architecture, as well as part of the first wave of building in the Manville Heights neighborhood. Landmark designation for 715 W. Park Road, a property in a Low Density Single Family Residential (RS -5) zone, will require Historic Preservation Commission approval of any significant changes to the exterior of the building. Landmark status will also make the property eligible for special exceptions (Section 14-213-8 of the zoning code) that allow the Board of Adjustment to waive or modify certain zoning requirements to help support the continued use of historic buildings. Landmark designation will also make it possible for financial incentives such as tax credits and the Iowa City Historic Preservation Fund to be available. Planning and Zoning Commission Review: Landmark Designation is a zoning overlay and therefore requires a recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission to the City Council. The Commission's role is to review the proposed designation based on its relation to the Comprehensive Plan and proposed public improvements and plans for renewal of the area involved. This property is located within the Northwest Planning District, for which no specific district plan has been completed. However, IC2030: The Comprehensive Plan Update includes goals that broadly support the preservation of Iowa City's historic resources. One of the Comprehensive Plan's housing goals is to "preserve the integrity of existing neighborhoods and the historic nature of older neighborhoods." The Comprehensive Plan also supports the implementation of Iowa City's Historic Preservation Plan. The Historic Preservation element of the Comprehensive Plan contains 2 specific goals relating to this proposal. Goal 1: Identify historic resources significant to Iowa City's Past. Under this goal the Commission is charged with continuing to research and evaluate properties and to pursue local landmark designation when appropriate. This proposal of landmark overlay zoning March 8, 2018 Page 2 for the property at 715 Park Road achieves this goal by seeking local landmark designation for a property that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Goal 10: Adopt strategies to preserve historic neighborhoods which reflect their organic development, historical roles and traditions, modem needs, and economic health and stability. The subject property is located within the Manville Heights neighborhood, which is discussed under this goal. The Historic Preservation Plan discusses the history of this neighborhood as an early streetcar and automobile suburb whose residents included University professors, University of Iowa Hospital physicians and employees, and local merchants and professionals. As part of the first wave of building in this neighborhood, historic landmark designation of this property would support the goal of preserving historic neighborhoods. In Staffs opinion, preservation of 715 Park Road would be a step toward the preservation of the Historic Manville Heights Neighborhood. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of REZ18-00011, an application to designate 715 West Park Road as an Iowa City Historic Landmark and rezone from Low Density Single Family Residential (RS -5) to RS -5 with a Historic Preservation Overlay (RS- 5/OHP). Attachments: 1. Location Map 2. Information Sheet 3. Iowa Site Inventory Form Approved by: �t w�-- Tracy Hightsho , Director Department of Neighborhood and Development Services N 715 W Park Road 0 0.01 0.02 0.04 Miles I I Prepared By: Sylvia BocNner Date Prepared: December 2017 M—t t WWI A +I M .�„ IMP `+A „ it •T. �`i N, WHOWN, W. .y 1 . . .. • . • .WeAUFRW Road from LowDensity Single Family Residential. RS-5 Historic Landmark ' 1 1 ay` i Dr. Albert Henry Byfield House 715 West Park Road Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in March 2017, the Dr. Albert Henry Byfield House was built in 1917 in a style that is an American Tudor Revival with elements of English Arts -and -Crafts. Dr. Byfield was the founding chair of the Pediatrics Department in the University of Iowa College of Medicine. This house was part of the first wave of building in the Manville Heights neighborhood developed by Bert Manville. In a practice that was not rare in Iowa City, an engineering professor with the State University of Iowa Department of Engineering, Stuart Hobbs Sims, was employed as the designer. With this property it appears possible to trace Sims's inspiration to a similar house in Biddenham, England, which appeared in a plan book in 1912 that Sims is believed to have consulted. The house is locally significant as a well-preserved, large-scale example of the blending of Tudor Revival and English Arts -and -Crafts architectural styles and for its association with prominent local citizens. Dr. Albert Henry Byfield House, 715 West Park Road; Front porch close-up looking southwest -as Dr. Albert Henry Byfield House, 715 West Park Road; North facade, garage wing, looking southeast Dr. Albert Henry Byfield House, 715 West Park Road; North facade main house, looking southeast Inventory Form State Inventory No. 52-04880 S New ❑ Supplemental State Historical Society of Iowa ❑ Pan of a district with known boundaries (enter inventory no.) (January 28, 1997) Relationship: ❑ Contributing ❑ Noncontributing ❑ Contributes to a potential district with yet unknown boundaries National Register Status: (any that apply) ❑ Listed ❑ De -listed ❑ NHL ❑ DOE Review & Compliance No. ❑ Non -Extant (enter year) 1. Name of Property historic name other names/site number 2. Location street & number city or town Iowa city ❑ vicinity county /ohns Legal Description: (if Rural)Township: Name No. Range No. Quarter of Quarter (If Urban) Subdivision Manville Addition Block(s) 3 Lot(s) see full legal description only one site structure object Contributing I (Do not include previously listed resources) buildings sites structures objects Total Name of related project report or multiple property study (Fnter'N/A' if the property is not part of a multiple propertyexamination). Tine H%stonce4Arcbdecturai Data Base Number Manville Heights Neighborhood Survey 52-078 5. Function or Use Historic Functions (Enter categories from instructions) Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions) OIA03 DOMESTIC/single dwellinghesidence w/ attached garme OIC05 DOMESTIC/sccondary seucnge. garam OIA03 DOMESTIC/single dwelling/residence w, anwhed garage 11 [ILIA KIM (_7.i•_u 7. Description ration (Enter categories from instructions) Mate(Enter categories from instructions) 06D LATE 190 & 20° C RE V I V ALSiTudor Revival foundation IOCONCRETE walls 06 STUCCO 03 BRICK roof 16 CLAY TILE other Narrative Description (a SEE CONTINUATION SHEETS, WHICH MUST BE COMPLETED) plicable National Register Criteria (Mark 'x' in one or more boxes for criteria that may quality the property for National Register listing; Yes S No ❑ More Research Recommended A Property is associated with significant events. Yes ® No ❑ More Research Recommended B Property is associated with the lives of significant persons. Yes ❑ No ❑ More Research Recommended C Property has distinctive architectural characteristics. Yes ® No 0 More Research Recommended D Property yields significant information in archaeology or history. Criteria Considerations ❑ A Owned by a religious institution or used ❑ E A reconstructed building, object, or structure. for religious purposes. ❑ F A commemorative property. ❑ B Removed from its original location. ❑ G Less than 50 years of age or achieved significance within the past 50 ❑ C A birthplace or grave. years. ❑ D A cemetery Areas of Significance (Enter categories from instructions) Significant Dates Construction date 02 ARCHITECTURE: ca 1917 Other dates Significant Person ArchitectlBuilder (Complete d National Register Criterion B is marked above) Archifed Sims. Stuart Hobbs �ieldar other sources used in pmpanng 10. Geographic Data UTM References (OPTIONAL) 1 2 Zona Easting Northing Zona Fasting Northing 3 See continuation sheet for organization Svendsen Tyler. Inc. for the Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission date 1 12009 street 8 number N3834 Deep Lake Road telephone 715/469-3300 city or town Sarona state WI zip code 54870 ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION (submit the following toms with the completed form) 1. Map showing the property's location in a town/city or township 2. Site plan stowing position of buildings and strictures in the nominated area in relation to adjacent public road(s). 3. Photographs representative black and white photos. If the photos are taken as part of a survey for which the Society is to be curator of the negatives or color slides, a photo/catalog sheet needs to be included with the negatives/slides and the following needs to be provided below on this particular inventory site: Rollrslide sheet # 52-04880-01 ttuu 52404890-17 Date Taken 10& 12108 and 5/09 RolVslide sheet # Frame/slot # Dale Taken RolVslide sheet # Frame/slot # Date Taken BSee continuation sheet or attached photo & slide catalog sheet for list of photo roll or slide entries. Photosfilluslrations without negatives are also in this site inventory file FOR CERTAIN KINDS OF PROPERTIES, INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AS WELL 1. Farmstead d District (List of structures and buildings, known or estimated year built, and contributing or non-contributing status) 2. Barn: a. A sketch of the framettruss configuration in the form of drawing a typical middle bent of the barn. b. A photograph of the loft showing the frame configuration along one side. c. A sketch floor plan of the interior space arrangements along with the barn's exterior dimensions in feet. Below This This is a locally designated property or part of a locally designated Comments: Evaluated by (nameRitle): Date: From: Kerber, Linda K <linda-kerber@uiowa.edu> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2018 12:48 AM To: Bob Miklo; Black, Donald W Subject: 715 Park Road Dear Bob Miklo, I am sorry to have missed the deadline [but just barely!] I want to register my strong support for the Historical Preservation Overlay for the remarkable house that Don Black and John Chadima so carefully restored. It is a gem, and we are lucky to be living near it. Linda K. Kerber 425 Lexington Ave Iowa City 52246 home: 319-351-8446 Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs 'State Historical Society of Iowa Iowa Site Inventory Form Continuation Sheet Page I Site Number_ s 0.080 Beifield-Albright House Johnson Name of Property County In Iowa 7. Narrative Description This 2 -story single-family house was estimated to have been built in 1915 according to City Assessor records. Property transfer records show the property was transferred to A.H. Beifield (Byfield) in June 1916. On December 16, 1916, the architect for the house, Stuart Hobbs Sims, was identified in a newspaper account. Contractor was listed as Joseph David Long who was associated with his father M.L. Long in the contracting and carpentry business. J.D. Long's name has been identified on millwork in the house with the date noted as "1917." City directory listings do not show that a building was occupied in 1920 but listings along Park Road may not been included at that time. The first listing was in 1924 when the house was listed as occupied by A.H. Byfield (Beifield). According to research by the present owners, the house's designer was a UI engineering professor, Stuart Simms, who left Iowa City in ca. 1919. Other information corroborating a date for the house includes a newspaper account dated December 30, 1922, that notes that improvements had been made to the existing Beifield residence during 1922 by contractor C.M. Sulser suggesting that it was already completed sometime before then. An interpretation of these facts suggests that a construction date of ca. 1917 for the house is appropriate. This 2 -story house is an example of a blend of the Tudor Revival Style and Craftsman Style residential designs. According to the current owners, the design for the house completed by Stuart Hobbs Sims is based one in Biddenham, England designed in the 1890s by Charles Mallows, an English designer and landscape architect who designed in the late 19° and early 20° century Arts and Crafts design tradition espoused by Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens (1869-1944) and the M.H. Baillie -Scott (1865-1945). The house was featured in a design book that presumably Sims used as a basis for the design. The Beifield-Albright House has a concrete foundation faced in red brick with brick laid in running bond on the lower level and stucco cladding on the upper level. A course of header brick forms a narrow belt course between levels and cast stone is used for window sills and for lintels on lower level windows. Wood half-timbering is used in the stucco foundation, balustrades, and gable end of the 2 -level porch on the east faode. The house has an asymmetrical design with an intersecting gabled roof on the main block clad in clay tile. The front facade faces north with the west half of the facade featuring a broad, moderate pitched front -gable that extends over the I -story wing at the west end On the south f4sade, the front -gable section does not have an extended slope. The roof has narrow eaves along the slopes and no eaves along the gabled ends. The 2 -story porch has a gable end facing Lexington Avenue. The lower level has four narrow brick piers evenly spaced across the front, a closed balustrade clad in stucco with brick edges between the piers, screen infill panels, and a screen door facing south. Entrance openings are at each end of a cross -through hallway with the primary entrance facing north beneath a low copper -roofed eye -brow door hood supported by tall, paired brackets on each side. Two small 9 -light sash are to the right of the door hood and one 9 -light window to the left. Fenestration includes a variety of sizes of fixed and casement style multi -light sash. The window group to the left of the front entrance has four 18 -light vertical sash with a similar group flanked by single 18 -light sash to the right of the entrance. A pair of multi -light windows is further to the right beneath the extended gable roof slope. On the upper level, three 15 -light sash are grouped at the east end and four similar sash are grouped at the west end. A group of three short 9 -light sash, a single 9 -light sash and a tall 15 -light sash in the center section of the upper level. Windows on the south facade include similarly configured sash with groups of three and four 184ight and 15 -light taking advantage of the south orientation. The west end has a I -story wing connecting the main house to the attached garage. The L-shaped wing has a very low-pitched hipped or nearly flat roof along the south side with the balance of the wing (north half) tucked beneath the extended gable slope of the main block. The wall's of the I -story wing have wood paneled balustrades with full -height 6/6 double -hung windows filling the upper sections of the walls. At the west end of the wing, a side -gabled twin -bay garage is attached. It has exposed rafter tails, beveled siding and replacement overhead doors with wood and glass panels. Alterations: 1998 garage addition. 8. Statement of Significance This is a well-preserved example of a blending of Tudor Revival Style and Craftsman Style elements in the tradition of late 196 and early 2e century English Arts and Crafts residences. It was built during the first wave of home building in the Manville Heights Neighborhood that preceded World War 1 and the construction of the University of Iowa Children's Hospital and General Hospital on the west side of the Iowa River between 1919 and 1928. Because the building retains its original design and form, it qualifies for the National Register individually under Criteria C. This house was likely constructed in 1916-1917 based on information contained in property transfer records, newspaper accounts, city directories, and information provided by the present owner. Newspaper accounts identify construction of a modern home of 12 rooms to be "thoroughly modem" for Dr. A.H. Beifield in 1916. It would be one of the larger residences built during 1916. The 12 -room house was to be built for $12,000 and was described in newspaper reports as "English style of architecture." The fust floor brick finish was described as "matted brick," the roof as "German tile," and the interior as "old Colonial style." Interior finishes included white enamel woodwork, quarter -oak floors, and four fire places. (Iowa City Daily Press, 12/13/1916, p. 2) The address for this house was first listed in city directories in 1924 with A.H. Byfield (Beifield) as the owner. Beifield was a physician and professor of pediatrics at the Ul Medical School at the time and had likely been residing here since shortly atter the new State University of From: Dan Cummins <cummins4dp@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2018 10:50 AM To: PlanningZoningPublic Subject: Designation of Historic Homes as Iowa City Landmarks Dear Members of Planning and Zoning Commission, I want to express my support for designating the properties noted below as Iowa City Historic Landmarks. Each of these properties captures a piece of the unique history of Iowa City, both architecturally, and through the stories that they tell. Visitors to Iowa City often comment that these type of properties are what make our town unique and comparable to other bigger cities in the US and in Europe that value historic structures. People that have relocated to our community often note that, unlike others towns, our leaders have had the courage to preserve the past. Please vote to designate these properties as Iowa City Landmarks. • 1029 N. Dodge St • 504 E. Bloomington St 213 E. Market St • 319 E. Bloomington St. • 412 N. Dubuque St • 410-412 N. Clinton St • 715 West Park Road Thank you, Dan Cummins 12 Bella Vista Place Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs State Historical Society of Iowa Iowa Site Inventory Form Continuation Sheet Site Number 52-04880 Beifield-Albright House ___ Johnson Hama of Property County in Iowa Iowa Children's Hospital was completed in 1919. According to research completed by current owner, Donald W. Black, the house was designed by Stuart Hobbs Sims who was employed by the UI engineering department at the time. Sims' design was based on an Arts and Crafts design of English designer and landscape architect, Charles Edward Mallows (1864-1915). A biographical note from James S. Curl's A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (2000) describes Mallows as an "English Arts -and -Crafts architect practicing from 1892 in Bedford. A gifted draughtsman, he produced many architectural perspectives, and in 1898 he took George H. Grocock (fl. 1892-1904) into partnership. His finest work was for houses and gardens, including Three Gables, King's Comer, and White Cottage, all at Biddenham, Bedford (1899-1900), and Tirley Garth, Tarporley. Ches. (1907)." (available online at: http://www.encyclopedia. com/doc/101-MallowsCharlesEdward.html; accessed 1229/2009). Little else is known about Sims' career. He was born in Montana and left the Ul engineering department in 1921 for a position at Oregon State University. The practice of using UI engineering faculty to design buildings, bridges, dams, water systems, etc. appears to have been a common one. For example, two engineers who laid out the Chautauqua Heights Addition adjacent to the Manville Addition were UI engineering faculty. By1926, the address was listed in city directories with George and Alma (Close) Albright as occupants. George Albright was a physician in private practice, who specialized in the treatment of the eye, ear and nose problems. Two Albright children resided at home for a time as adults. Edwin Albright was a student at UI in the early 1930s and Harriet Albright was a student during World War 11. She continued to reside there after the war and when her father died in the late 1950s, she stayed on with her widowed mother. By 1964, city directories show the house occupied by Robert and Jane Anderson. Robert was the manager of the Congress Inn and Pancake House located along U.S. Highway 6. By 1971, Robert was affiliated with Anderson Distributing headquartered in Marshalltown. In 1974 the house passed to James C. Noel Brown and his wife Monica. James was a physician in private practice in Iowa City. 9. Major BibligMilic References Property Transfer Records, Johnson County Auditor's Office. Tax Assessor's Records, City of Iowa City Assessor. Sanborn maps, 1933, and 1933, updated to 1970. Iowa City city directories, various, ca. 1915 through 1970. Curl, James S. A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (2000); available online at: http://www.encyclopedia. com/doc/101-MallowsCharlesEdward.html; accessed 12/29/2009. Interviews, various by email with Donald Black, owner, 715 Park Road, September and December, 2009. k 04-02-1 s CITY OFIOWA CITY 4e(8) 'h MEMORANDUM Date: March 8, 2018 To: Planning and Zoning Commission From: Jessica Bristow, Historic Preservation Planner and Sylvia Bochner, Planning Intern Re: Designation of 1029 North Dodge Street as a Historic Landmark (REZ18-00010) Background: In 2015 the applicant, the Historic Preservation Commission, began a study of Historic Properties that had been identified as possibly eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places but were not yet protected by zoning designations. The house at 1029 North Dodge Street was identified as one of these key historic properties. The enclosed Iowa Site Inventory Form and Information Sheet provide a discussion of the building's history and architecture. The house sits on a roughly quarter acre lot at the corner of North Dodge Street and Prairie du Chien Road. It was constructed in 1893 by the Parrott family and is a Queen Anne -style house with evidence of a transitional Colonial Revival Style. Historic Preservation Commission Review: The Historic Preservation Commission met December 14, 2017 and conducted a public hearing at which they reviewed and evaluated the historic significance of 1029 North Dodge Street. The Commission determined that the property meets the requirements for a landmark and voted unanimously to recommend approval of the designation of 1029 North Dodge Street as an Iowa City Historic Landmark. The house exhibits a high level of historic integrity. Landmark designation for 1029 North Dodge Street, a property in a Medium Density Single Family Residential (RS -8) zone, will require Historic Preservation Commission approval of any significant changes to the exterior of the building. Landmark status will also make the property eligible for special exceptions (Section 14-213-8 of the zoning code) that allow the Board of Adjustment to waive or modify certain zoning requirements to help support the continued use of historic buildings. Landmark designation will also make it possible for financial incentives such as tax credits and the Iowa City Historic Preservation Fund to be available. Planning and Zoning Commission Review: Landmark Designation is a zoning overlay and therefore requires a recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission to the City Council. The Commission's role is to review the proposed designation based on its relation to the Comprehensive Plan and proposed public improvements and plans for renewal of the area involved. There are two specific areas of the Comprehensive Plan that appear to apply to this proposal: 1). the North District Plan and 2). the Historic Preservation Plan. The North District Plan identifies the housing goal of retaining the predominantly single-family residential character of existing neighborhoods. The Prairie du Chien and Dodge Street intersection has been rebuilt as discussed in the North District Plan (page 15). The Historic Preservation element of the Comprehensive Plan contains 2 specific goals relating to this proposal. Goal 1: Identify historic resources significant to Iowa City's Past. Under this goal the Commission is charged with continuing to research and evaluate properties and to pursue local landmark designation when appropriate. This proposal of landmark overlay zoning for the property at 1029 North Dodge Street is a direct result of the Historic Preservation Commission working toward Goal 1. March 8, 2018 Page 2 Goal 10: Adopt strategies to preserve historic neighborhoods which reflect their organic development, historical roles and traditions, modern needs, and economic health and stability. Located in the Tank Town neighborhood of the eastem-most portion of the North Planning District, this property marks the edge of the historic residential neighborhood centered around the municipal water town that was located at 900 North Dodge in the early 1900s and North School located at 928 North Dodge. With the historic Hilltop Tavern building across Dodge Street the house is a significant landmark at the entry to the neighborhood. The landmark designation sought by the Historic Preservation Commission conforms with the goals of the Comprehensive Plan — to work proactively to preserve historic neighborhoods and properties and the organic development of neighborhoods in the community. In staffs opinion, preservation of 1029 North Dodge Street would not be in conflict with plans for redevelopment in the area but would actively preserve this historic entry to the neighborhood. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of REZ18-00010, an application to designate 1029 North Dodge Street as an Iowa City Historic Landmark and rezone from Medium Density Single Family Residential (RS -8) to RS -8 with a Historic Preservation Overlay (RS-8/OHP). Attachments 1. Location Map 2. Information Sheet 3. Iowa Site Inventory Form Approved b ��. ti Tracy Hightsl e, Director Department of Neighborhood and Development Services Parrott House 1029 North Dodge 1029 North Dodge, built in 1893, is a home exhibiting a transition from Queen Anne to the Colonial Revival style. The overall height and proportion of the house, use of ocular windows, and spindle details are elements of the Queen Anne. The side -gabled roof with a front gambrel and side porch are elements of a Victorian transitional style. The pedimented entry porch and arched brick openings with stone details are hallmarks of the Colonial Revival. The heavily corniced dormer window above the front porch and the large Palladian window in the adjacent gable are further elements of Colonial Revival style. The porch gable end is filled with decorative woodwork in a vining pattern, and more decorative woodwork accents an exterior wall space above the porch gable. Windows are spaced asymmetrically throughout, and while a few windows have been replaced or filled with brick, the openings have not been changed. The history of the house comes mostly from family oral tradition. Kenny Parrott, grandson of Charles and Magdalene Parrott, states that the house was constructed the same year as St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, which was 1893. The original owner, Shay, was unable to complete construction of the house and Parrott negotiated to trade his house on Kimball for 1029 North Dodge. From then until the mid-1960s, the house was owned by the Parrott family. A descendant, Charles F. "Polly' Parrott Il, who moved into the house in the mid -1940s, after a series of tenants, was a superintendent of Oakland Cemetery from 1947 to 1964. The house is significant for its architectural character as a transition from Victorian styles to the Colonial Revival. M 4 F L T Site Inventory Form State Inventory No. 52-04145 ® New ❑ Supplemental State Historical Society of Iowa ❑ Part of a district with known boundaries (enter inventory no.) (January 28, 1997) Relationship: ❑ Contributing ❑ Noncontributing ❑ Contributes to a potential district with yet unknown boundaries National Register Status (any that apply) ❑ Listed ❑ De -listed ❑ NHL ❑ DOE Review & Compliance No. () n 02 52 057 ❑ Non -Extant (enter year) 1. Name of ProDertv historic name Charles and Ivtaecialene Parrott House other names/site number street & number 1029 N city or town Iowa City ❑ vicinity, countyJohraon Legal Description: (If Rural) Township: Name No Range No Section Quarter of Quarter East Lucas 79--- G 3_ (If Urban) Subdivision Block(s) _ Lot($) 43 (Check only one box) district site structure object Contributing Noncontributing (Do nes include previousy listed resources) buildings sites structures objects Total Name of related project report or multiple property study (Enter'N/A' if the property is not part or a multiple property examination). Tdb Hzto ic&FArchfecrurel Deb Baas Akwitor Historic Functions (Enter categories from instructions) Current Functions (Ender categories from imh ctioes) 7. Description _ Architectural Classification (Enter categories from inebuiellonsq Materials (Enter categories from iroU,cbona) USD V i4ytsurVQvygn Arm foundation walls u1 nrck roof rix miscast shingic other Nalrattve Description (® SEE CONTINUATION SHEETS, WHICH MUST BE COMPLETED) plicable National Register Criteria (Mark'x* in one or more boxes fa crilena that may qualify the property for Naimat Register (sting) Yes ® No ❑ More Research Recommended A Property is associated with significant events Yes ® No ❑ More Research Recommended 8 Property is associated with the lives of significant persons. Yes ❑ No ❑ More Research Recommended C Property has distinctive architectural characteristics Yes ❑ No ❑ More Research Recommended D Property yields significant information in archaeology or history Criteria Considerations ❑ A Owned by a religious institution or used ❑ E A reconstructed building, object, or structure. for religious purposes. ❑ F A commemorative property. ❑ B Removed from its original location. ❑ G Less than 50 years of age or achieved significance within the past 50 ❑ C A birthplace or gave. years. ❑ D A cemetery Areas of Significance (Enter categories from instructions) Significant Dates Co Ruction date 02 ARCIUTECTURE _ c 1893 Other dates Significant Person iCamplele if National Regeter Criterion B e marked above) Architect/Builder Archteet unknown &ACAK Narrative Statement of Significance (® SEE CONTINUATION SHEETS, WHICH MUST BE Bibliography ® See cominuarion sheet for Uatione of the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form 10. Geogni Dam tlTM Raresrr I (OPTIONAL) 1 2 Sne Easting AbMbg Zona Easting Northing 3 4 See continuation sheat for ' — UTM relarwees or coo wnwro evaluated by Rebecca Conard prepared by organization Talloacs Historians L.C. date May2000 street & number 2118 S. Riverside Drive telephone (319) 3546722 city or town Iowa City state -I0wa zip code 52246 ADDITIONAL UMENTATI ISubina the foaaMng Morris w t the complaaed form) FOR ALL PROPERTIES 1 Map showing the property's location in a town/city or township 2. Site plan showing position of buildings and structures in the nominated area in relation to adjacent pudic road(s). 3 Photographs representative black and white photos. If the photos are taken as part of a survey for which the Society is to be curator of the negatives or color slides, a photo/catalog sheet needs to be included with the negatives/slides and the following needs to be provided below on this particular inventory site. Roll/slide sheet # FramWslot # Date Taken RolVsltde sheet If Framerslot # Date Taken Roll/slide sheet # Frame(slot # Date Taken ❑ See continuation sheet or attached photo d slide catalog sheet for list of photo roll or slide entries- ® Pholoshllustrations without negatives are also in this site inventory file FOR CERTAIN KINDS OF PROPERTIES, INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AS WELL 1. Farmstead 6 DisVlct (List of structures and buildings, known or estimated year built, and contributing or non-contributing status) 2. Sam: a. A sketch of the frameltruss configuration in the form of drawing a typical middle bent of the barn. b. A photograph of the loft showing the frame configuration along one side. c. A sketch floor plan of the interior space arrangements along with the bam's exterior dimensions in feet. State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) Use Only 8416w This Line This is a locally designated property or part of a locally designated district. Comments: Evaluated by Date: /.I ZVILzzi,-)_ - -- Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs State Historical Society of Iowa Iowa Site Inventory Form Continuation Sheet Charles and Magdalene Parrott House Johnson Name of Property County in Iowa 7. Narrative Description Site Number 52-04145 The Parrott House exhibits many fine architectural elements. It is a one -and -one-half story building, irregular in plan, with a (mainly) cross -gabled roof. The asymmetrical front facade, which cannot be seen clearly because of mature trees, is visually balanced between a gambrel -roofed wing on the left and a two -bay, one-story open porch on the right, above which a small window dormer is cut into the roof of the house proper. The upper story of the front left wing is almost entirely filled with a large Palladian window above which is perched a row of three smaller windows. The porch gable end is filled with decorative woodwork in a vining pattern and more decorative woodwork accents an exterior wall space above the porch gable. Windows are spaced asymmetrically throughout, and while a few windows have been replaced or filled with brick, the openings have not been changed. The east facade exemplifies window treatment, where the major openings have stone sills and decorative lintels or hood moldings achieved by brick patterning and faux keystones integrated into the brick of the exterior walls. An oculus window, also accented with a brick and faux -keystone surrotmd, is located near the peak of the east gable end. The assessor's record states that exterior walls are of solid brick construction, but field inspection indicates they may actually be brick veneer. A stone watertable bands the house just above a rough -cut stone foundation with a full basement. A wood deck has been added to the west side of the house. While the house is not without alterations, they are comparatively minor and do not compromise its historic architectural integrity. 8. Statement ofSimificance The Parrott House is significant under National Register Criterion C as an excellent example of the Queen Anne style in Iowa City. In 1947, Edwin Ellis singled out this house for its pristine condition and Quern Anne styling, and its historic architectural integrity remains very good. The history of the Parrott House comes mostly from family oral tradition. Kenny Parrott, grandson of Charles and Magdalene Parrott, states that the house was constructed the same year as St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, which was 1893. The original owner(s), identified only by the last name of Shay (or Shea), reportedly ran out of money while the house was under construction, and Parrott negotiated to trade his house on Kimball St. for this residence. He lived here until his death in 1910, and his wife Magdalene continued to live here until about 1930, although city directories list a number of (unrelated?) occupants between 1911 and 1915. After Mrs. Parrott left (or died), their son, Charles F., rented the house for several years. John and Ruth Swaner (see Swatter Farms Dairy, 1107-1109 No. Dodge) rented it for a brief time in the early 1930s, followed by several other tenants until the mid -1940s, when Charles F. moved into the house. Charles F. is remembered for his long-time public service as superintendent of Oakland Cemetery from 1947 until his retirement in 1964. 9 Maier Bibliographical References Field inspection December 29, 1999 and March 6, 2000. Iowa City Assessor records. Iowa City city directories, 1911-1956. Ellis, Edwin Chas. "Certain Stylistic Trends in Architecture in Iowa City." University of Iowa: M.A. Thesis, 1947 (p. 291). Parrott, Kenny. Interview with Linda St. Claire, March 2000. "Parrott Gave Cemetery Job `Extra Touch."' Iowa City Press -Citizen, 1 I January 1964. See accompanying project report. r1 04-0 .- CITY O F IOWA CITY 4e(9) -'°'POtt � MEMORANDUM Date: March 8, 2018 To: Planning and Zoning Commission From: Jessica Bristow, Historic Preservation Planner and Sylvia Bochner, Planning Intern Re: Designation of 504 E. Bloomington Street as a Historic Landmark (REZ18-00012) Background: In 2015 the applicant, the Historic Preservation Commission, began a study of Historic Properties that had been identified as possibly eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places but were not yet protected by zoning designations. The house at 504 East Bloomington Street was identified as one of these key historic properties. The enclosed Iowa Site Inventory Form and Information Sheet provide a discussion of the building's history and architecture. The two-story brick Italianate style house was built in 1880 by George and Helen Hummer, prominent Iowa City residents connected to George Hummer Mercantile Co. and the building committee for the public library. George Hummer also owned and expanded the size of Union Bakery at 203 North Linn Street in 1893, listed on the National Register of Historic Places and a local landmark. Historic Preservation Commission Review: The Historic Preservation Commission met December 14, 2017 and conducted a public hearing at which they reviewed and evaluated the historic significance of 504 East Bloomington Street. The Commission determined that the property meets the requirements for a landmark and voted unanimously to recommend approval of the designation of 504 East Bloomington Street as an Iowa City Historic Landmark. The building is significant as a well-preserved example of Italianate architecture and for its association with locally prominent citizens. Landmark designation for 504 East Bloomington Street, a property in a Commercial Office (CO - 1) zone, will require Historic Preservation Commission approval of any significant changes to the exterior of the building. Landmark status will also make the property eligible for special exceptions (Section 14-213-8 of the zoning code) that allow the Board of Adjustment to waive or modify certain zoning requirements to help support the continued use of historic buildings. Landmark designation will also make it possible for financial incentives such as tax credits and the Iowa City Historic Preservation Fund to be available. Planning and Zoning Commission Review: Landmark Designation is a zoning overlay and therefore requires a recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission to the City Council. The Commission's role is to review the proposed designation based on its relation to the Comprehensive Plan and proposed public improvements and plans for renewal of the area involved. There are two specific areas of the Comprehensive Plan that appear to apply to this proposal: 1). the Central District Plan and 2). the Historic Preservation Plan. The subject property is located within Subarea A of the Central District. The Central District Plan discusses challenges this area faces in terms of balancing the needs of different housing types and residents, including many student rentals. The plan encourages the provision of incentives to maintain, improve, and reinvest in older housing stock in the area, which can include incentives tied to historic preservation (Central District Plan pg 14). As a mixed-use building with office and residential, the designation of 504 East Bloomington Street as a historic landmark would contribute to this goal, along with the broader Comprehensive Plan goal of preserving historic resources and reinvesting in older neighborhoods (Central District Plan pg 2). March 8, 2018 Page 2 Neighborhoods that are closest to the University and other large employers such as Mercy hospital benefit from a mixture of housing types including historic resources where a diversity of people can live and work or go to school in the vicinity. The Central District Plan also more broadly supports the goals of the Historic Preservation Plan, which contains 2 specific goals relating to this proposal. Goal 1: Identify historic resources significant to Iowa City's Past. Under this goal the Commission is charged with continuing to research and evaluate properties and to pursue local landmark designation when appropriate. This proposal of landmark overlay zoning for the property at 504 East Bloomington Street is a direct result of the Historic Preservation Commission working toward Goal 1. Goal 10: Adopt strategies to preserve historic neighborhoods which reflect their organic development, historical roles and traditions, modern needs, and economic health and stability. The Historic Preservation Plan discusses this general area as part of the discussion of the Gilbert -Linn Street neighborhood. For this neighborhood, Objective 4 of this Goal specifically supports efforts to preserve historic neighborhoods adjacent to the University Campus as the Campus or other large entities expand, including avoiding negative impacts on individual historic resources. Local Landmark designation for 504 East Bloomington Street promotes this objective by identifying this historic property as an area that is not appropriate for redevelopment. The landmark designation sought by the Historic Preservation Commission conforms with the goals of the Comprehensive Plan — providing incentives to maintain and reinvest in older housing, preserving historic neighborhoods and identifying historic resources that are not currently protected by landmark designation. In staff's opinion, preservation of 504 East Bloomington Street would not be in conflict with plans for redevelopment in the area but would actively promote a diversity of housing stock and the preservation of historic resources. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of REZ18-00012, an application to designate 504 East Bloomington Street as an Iowa City Historic Landmark and rezone from Commercial Office (CO -1) to CO -1 with a Historic Preservation Overlay (CO-1/OHP). Attachments: 1. Location Map 2. Information Sheet 3. Iowa Site Inventory Form Approved by: Tracy High hoe, Director Department of Neighborhood and Development Services 504 E. Bloomington Street 0 0.005 0.01 0.02 Miles I i I i I y r a t y , 3 . it • � Ik ,Y 1r •y reet from Commercial Office (CO -1) CO -1 Historic Landmark (CO-1/OHD). Prepared By: Sylvia Bochner Date Prepared: December 2017 r� ;VIA lei 106a' George and Helen Hummer House 504 East Bloomington Built by 1880, 504 East Bloomington is a two-story brick gable -front Italianate house with a low-pitched cross gable roof. The three -bay front has segmental arched windows with a double door entrance at the right side. Two etched -glass doors are topped by a flat fanlight. A small hipped roof porch extends over the entrance. It has a segmental arched cornice with small brackets above each of the slender square columns. Originally the porch wrapped around the front and east side of the ell. In 1906, the porch also wrapped around the west side of the front facade. The west wing consists of a partially canted bay with decorative scrollwork and corner pendants defining the cornice line. The west wing also includes decorative dogtooth brickwork on the outer edges. The windows are 2 -over -2 double hung except for the first -floor windows on the front facade, which are 2 -over -4 double hung. The segmental arched window headings consist of two courses of projecting rowlock bricks. Two sets of bay windows are located along the east wall. The front porch wrapped around both sides of the front wing into the 1930s when it was reduced to three separate porticos. Mary Helen Hummer originally acquired four lots in the 500 block of East Bloomington in 1872, sold them a short time later, and reacquired them in 1879. This house was built a short time later by Helen and her husband, George Hummer. George Hummer was the president of George Hummer Mercantile Co., which was originally located along South Gilbert Street and relocated to 227-231 East Washington Street. The company carried a full line of food products and grocer's sundries. By 1900 the company had extended into other parts of Iowa. George Hummer served on the building committee for the public library, completed in 1904. 504 East Bloomington is significant as a well-preserved example of Italianate architecture and for its association with locally prominent citizens. George and Helen Hummer House 504 East Bloomington Site Inventory Form State Inventory No:52-03213 N New ❑ Supplemental State Historical Society of Iowa ❑ Part of a district with known boundaries (enter Inventory no.) (January 28,1997) Relationship: ❑ Contributing ❑ Noncontributing ❑ Contributes to a potential district with yet unknown boundaries National Register Status: (any that apply) ❑ Listed ❑ De -listed ❑ NHL ❑ DOE Review & Compliance No. ❑ Non -Extant (enter year) 1. Name of Property historic name George and Helen Hummer House other namesisite number 2. Location street & number 509 rust Bloomington Street city orinwn Iowa Citv ❑ vicinity, county Johnson Legal Description: (If Rural) Township: Name No. Range No. Section Quarter of Quarter (If Urban) Subdivision Original Town Blocks) 37 Lot(s) S. 3/4 Lot 5 onty one box) N building(s) ❑ district ❑ site ❑ structure ❑ object Contributing Noncontributing 1 0 buildings sites structures objects Total previously listed Name of related project report or multiple property study (Enter •NIA• if the property Is not part of a multiple property examination). idle HistoricaVArchitecfural Data Bass Number Imyn City Original Town Plat Ph_c^. il Study 52-032 6. Function or Use Historic Functions (Enter categories from Instructions) CURent Functions (Enter categories from Instructions) 01A0I DOMESTICIsinglc dwelli etre ide ¢ O)n DOMESTIC/multiple d 11' grr from Insbuctions) 05B LATE VICTORIAN/Ilali nate — 02B COMMFRCFIIRADP/rxofcasiowt/law onicc Irom foundation 04 STONE. walls 03 BRICK roof 09 ASPHALT other Narrative Description (N SEE CONTINUATION SHEETS, WHICH MUST BE COMPLETED) pticable National Register Criteria (Mark Y it Yes N No ❑ More Research Recommended Yes ❑ No ❑ More Research Recommended Yes ❑ No ❑ More Research Recommended Yes N No ❑ More Research Recommended one or more boxes for criteria that may qualify the property for National Register unsung) A Property is associated with significant events. B Property is associated with the lives of significant persons. C Property has distinctive architectural characteristics. D Property yields significant information in archaeology or history. Criteria Considerations ❑ A Owned by a religious Institution or used ❑ E A reconstructed building, object, or structure. for religious purposes. ❑ F A commemorative property. ❑ B Removed from its original location. ❑ G Less than 50 years of age or achieved significance within the past 50 ®C A birthplace or grave. years. D A cemetery Areas of Significance (Enter categories from Instructions) Significant Dates Consimcdon date 02 AIRCH17IM- " IME ca. 1880 Other dates Significant Person Architect/Builder (Complete if National Register Criterion a is marked above) Architect merge Hummer imtmown Bauder unknown Narrative Statement of Significance I® SEE CONTINUATION SHEETS, WHICH MUST BE COMPLETED) See continuation sheet for citations and other sources used In preparing ❑Seo continuation sheet for add'Aional U T M references or comments 11. Form Prepared By nameftitle Mari A. Svertdsen organization S-&ndsen 7Wicr Inc date 6/98 street & number N3834 Deep Lake Raad _ telephone 715/469-3301) city or town Sarona state WI zip code 54870 1. Map showing the property's location in a town/city or township 2. Site plan showing position of buildings and structures in the nominated area In relation to adjacent public road(s). 3. Photographs : representative black and white photos. If the photos are taken as part of a survey for which the Society is to be curator of the negatives or color slides, a photolcatalog sheet needs to be included with the negatives/slides and the following needs to be provided below on this particular inventory site: RolVslide sheet # 9610 Frame/slot # 17 Date Taken 3/23/98 RolUsiide sheet # Frametslot # Date Taken Roll/slide sheet # Frame/slot # Date Taken ❑ See continuation sheet or attached photo & slide catalog sheet for list of photo roll or slide entries. ❑ Photostillustrations without negatives are also in this site Inventory file FOR CERTAIN KINDS OF PROPERTIES, INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AS WELL 1. Farmstead & District: (List of structures and buildings, known or estimated year built, and contributing or non-contributing status) 2. Baro: a. A sketch of the frameltruss configuration in the form of drawing atypical middle bent of the bam. b. A photograph of the loft showing the frame configuration along one side. c. A sketch floor plan of the interiors ace arrangements along with the barn's exterior dimensions infect. Oz.- ornenr,.nrinn tw ire iSHPO1 Use Only Below ThIS Line irjp(118f1tXS34"r: =: e Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs State Historical Society of Iowa Iowa Site Inventory Form Continuation Sheet George and Helen Hummer House Johnson Name of Property County In Iowa 7. Narrative Description Site Number -52-03213 This 2 -story single-family brick dwelling was built in 1880 according to City Assessor records. Sanborn maps confirm that it was built prior to 1892. It is an example of an Italianate Gable -Front form with a low pitched intersecting gable roof. The three -bay front has segmental arched windows with a double door entrance at the right side. Two etched glass doors are topped by a flat fanlight. A small hipped roof porch extends over the entrance. It has a segmental arched cornice with small brackets above each of the slender square columns. The porch deck is at grade and there is no balustrade. A similarly finished porch is tucked in the east ell. A square light fanlight tops the entrance from Us porch. Configuration of the porches has changed through the years with the earliest 1892 Sanborn map showing a wrap around porch extending along the front and east ell. The 1899, 1906, 1912, 1920, 1926, 1933 and 1970 Sanborn maps show the porch continuing around the west side but by 1985 the current porch configuration was in place. The west wing consists of a three -sided or canted bay on the lower level and a rectilinear upper level. Decorative scrollwork and comer pendants define the bases of the comers of the west wing's upper level. Fenestration includes tall 2/2 double -hung sash placed singularly and in groups. The two windows to the left of the entrance extend to the floor in a 2/4 configuration. The segmental arched window headings consist of two courses of projecting rowlock bricks. Two sets of bay windows are located along the east wall. The house is set on a low stone foundation with walls of reddish brown brick. Decorative brickwork includes a dogtooth section on the outer edges of the west wing, lower level in addition to the window arches. The house had a major remodeling in 1946 when it was converted to four apartments. Work included construction of the 2 -story rear addition. 8 Statement of Significance The Hummer House is a well-preserved example of the Gable -Front form of the Italianate Style. The modification of the front wrap around porch is regrettable but the integrity of the balance of the houses is sufficient to retain its eligibility for the National Register under Criterion C. Mary Helen Hummer originally acquired Lots 5, 6, 7, and 8 in the 500 block of East Bloomington Street in 1872, sold them a short time later, and reacquired them in 1879. This house was built by Helen and her husband George Hummer a short time later. it served as the familial headquarters for the Hummer family with several other family members residing in houses in the 500 block of Bloomington during the late 19'h and early 20th century. George Hummer was the president of George Hummer Mercantile Co., a wholesale mercantile supplier incorporated in 1884. Originally located along South Gilbert Street, the company eventually located its office and warehouse at 227-231 East Washington Street. The company carried a full line of food products and grocer's sundries. By 1900 the company had spread their territory into other parts of the state connected to Iowa City by rail. Other officers in the company included F. S. McGee, vice president and F.N. Sueppel, secretary and treasurer. 9 Maior Bibliographic References Iowa City, Historical, Descriptive and Commercial Review, Iowa City, Iowa. ca. 1900. Iowa City city directories. Property Transfer Records, Johnson County Auditor's Office. Tax Assessor's Records, City of Iowa City Assessor. 052-010-060, Goosetown Neighborhood Survey, 1985. #52-010-060, North Side Neighborhood Preservation Study, 1977. Sanborn maps, 1879, 1888, 1892, 1899, 1906, 1912, 1926, 1933, and 1933 updated to 1970. r r `�® CITY OF IOWA CITY 4e(10) MEMORANDUM Date: March 8, 2018 To: Planning and Zoning Commission From: Jessica Bristow, Historic Preservation Planner and Sylvia Bochner, Planning Intern Re: Designation of 213 East Market Street as a Historic Landmark (REZ18-00009) Background: In 2015 the applicant, the Historic Preservation Commission, began a study of Historic Properties that had been identified as possibly eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places but were not yet protected by zoning designations. The house at 213 East Market Street was identified as one of these key historic properties. The enclosed Iowa Site Inventory Form and Information Sheet provide a discussion of the building's history and architecture. The house was built in 1870 by prominent brewer Anton Geiger near his brewery, located at Linn and Market Street, which is listed on the National Register and protected by local landmark zoning designation. The house was built in a similar Italianate style to the brewery. In 1945, Geiger's descendants sold the building to the Wesley Foundation, who still owns the property today. Historic Preservation Commission Review: The Historic Preservation Commission met December 14, 2017 and conducted a public hearing at which they reviewed and evaluated the historic significance of 213 East Market Street. The Commission determined that the property meets the requirements for a landmark and voted unanimously to recommend approval of the designation of 213 East Market Street as an Iowa City Historic Landmark. The building is significant for its architecture and historic integrity and because of its connection to Iowa City history and prominent citizens. Landmark designation for 213 East Market Street, a property in a Central Business Support (CB -5) zone, will require Historic Preservation Commission approval of any significant changes to the exterior of the building. Landmark status will also make the property eligible for special exceptions (Section 14-213-8 of the zoning code) that allow the Board of Adjustment to waive or modify certain zoning requirements to help support the continued use of historic buildings. Landmark designation will also make it possible for financial incentives such as tax credits and the Iowa City Historic Preservation Fund to be available. Planning and Zoning Commission Review: Landmark Designation is a zoning overlay and therefore requires a recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission to the City Council. The Commission's role is to review the proposed designation based on its relation to the Comprehensive Plan and proposed public improvements and plans for renewal of the area involved. There are two specific areas of the Comprehensive Plan that appear to apply to this proposal: 1). the Central District Plan and 2). the Historic Preservation Plan. The subject property is located within the Northside Marketplace, which is a part of the Central District. One of the Central District Plan's goals is to "preserve and promote the unique aspects of the Northside Marketplace" by "protect[ing] historic buildings as an integral part of the Northside Marketplace" (Central District Plan, page 57). The plan specifically mentions 213 East Market Street as a building within the Northside Marketplace that has historic and architectural significance that contributes to the historic character of the area. March 8, 2018 Page 2 The Historic Preservation element of the Comprehensive Plan contains 2 specific goals relating to this proposal. Goal 1: Identify historic resources significant to Iowa City's Past. Under this goal the Commission is charged with continuing to research and evaluate properties and to pursue local landmark designation when appropriate. This proposal of landmark overlay zoning for the property at 213 East Market Street is a direct result of the Historic Preservation Commission working toward Goal 1. Goal 10: Adopt strategies to preserve historic neighborhoods which reflect their organic development, historical roles and traditions, modern needs, and economic health and stability. This goal includes discussions of historic areas and neighborhoods in Iowa City, including Historic and Conservation districts. Goal 10 includes an objective that is relevant to the property. Objective 6: Incorporate historic preservation efforts in planning for the Northside Marketplace retail district (intersecting block at Market, Linn, Gilbert and Bloomington streets). This objective encourages emphasizing the significance of the brewery industry in the neighborhood's history. Designating 213 East Market Street as a Historic Landmark would contribute to this objective. The landmark designation sought by the Historic Preservation Commission conforms with the goals of the Comprehensive Plan — protecting the historic character of the Northside Marketplace and emphasizing the historic significance of the 19'" century brewery industry in this area. In staff's opinion, preservation of 213 East Market Street would not be in conflict with plans for redevelopment in the area. There are other existing historic properties that have been preserved in this neighborhood including the Union Brewery and Union Bakery both on the Linn Street and Market Street corner. In staff's opinion it also clearly meets the goal of preserving and promoting the unique aspects of the Northside Marketplace of the Central District plan. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of REZ18-00009, an application to designate 213 East Market Street as an Iowa City Historic Landmark and rezone from Central Business Support (CB -5) to CB -5 with a Historic Preservation Overlay (CB-5/OHP)- Attachments: 1. Location Map 2. Information Sheet 3. Iowa Site Inventory Form Approved by: S Tracy Hightsh6k Dire for Department of Neighborhood and Development Services An application submitted by the City of Iowa City for rezoning of 3,400 square feet of property located at 213 E. Market Street from Central Business Support (CB -5) zone to CB -5 Historic Landmark (CB -5/01-11)). e -�a�._ CIN OF IOWA CITY Anton Geiger House 213 East Market Street 213 East Market Street is a two-story brick home constructed in 1870. This front -gabled ell -shaped Italianate house features paired scrolled brackets with dentils in the frieze band. Single punched two -over -two double -hung windows have segmental stone arched lintels and stone sills. The first -floor windows extend to the floor. An oculus window with stone surround is centered in the gable end. This detail is more rare than the other details. The entrance is offset and aligned with the window rhythm. Sharing the same lintel detail, the entrance includes paired doors with a transom above. Glazing in the doors, instead of in sidelights, was common in the Italianate style. A bay window is located on the east side. The house originally had a porch across the front and wrapping around the west corner to the side -gable bay. The porch also existed as early as 1883 and was removed sometime after 1930. The one-story addition on the southeast corner was added between 1912 and 1920. The house was built by Anton Geiger in 1870 near his brewery on the corner of Linn and Market streets. The brewery, known as Hotz and Geiger, or Union Brewery, is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The brewery, built first, has similar Italianate brackets and frieze details and segmental arched windows. Hotz and Geiger was one of three large breweries in Iowa City in the 1870s. Anton's wife was Clara (Hotz) Geiger, daughter of Simeon Hotz and Barbara (Becker Williams) Hotz. Anton Geiger died in 1876. His descendants sold 213 E. Market to the Wesley Foundation in 1945. 213 E. Market is significant for its architecture and its association with Iowa City's late 19th -century brewing industry and prominent local citizens. Anton Geiger House 213 East Market Street Iowa Site Inventory Division of Historic Preservation Iowa State Historical Department 26 E. Market St., Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Identification 1. She Name Ge s,A-ol0—ya7 Site Number 36-1942 District Name(<Indh Side f'OMMerClaii Map Reference f IA 2. VBiageltown/Cdy lows CItV Township County JUfif1son 3. Street Address 213 East Market 4, Legal Location OT 67 3 A Urban: Rural: ,ubdMelon tawnsNp block WxN range section rUbpaaai %action of%senbn S. UTM Location: zone eapting northing ; Acre rdrr• lm,ll,=, on 7. Owner(s)Address. 120 North Dubuque (Strut address) iQry) (sure) (ZIP) 8. Use: Present campus ministry Original residence Description 1870 9. Date of Construction ArchiteBuilder "Unknown" N 10. Building Type: ❑ single-family dwelling ❑ industrial ❑ other institutional 2 religious ❑ muidple-family dwelling ❑ educational ❑ public ❑ agricultural ❑ commercial 11. Exterior Wags: ❑ clapboard ❑ stone ® brick ❑ board and batten []shingles ❑ stucco ❑ other 12. Structural System: ❑ wood frame with interlocking joints ❑ wood frame with light members (balloon frame) IRmasonry load-bearing walls ❑ Iron frame ❑ steel frame with curtain walls ❑ reinforced concrete 13. Condition: ❑ excellent ❑ good ®,fair ❑ deteriorated 14. Integrity: to original site ❑ moved -4f so, when? Notes on alterations, additions (with dates and architect, if known) and any other notable features of building and site: 15. Related Outbuildings and Property: ❑ barn ❑ other farm structures ❑ carriage house ❑ garage ❑ privy ❑ other. 16. Is the building endangered? ® no ❑ yes—if so, why? 17. Surroundings of the bulld(ng: ❑ open land ❑ woodland ❑ scattered outbuildings ❑ densely built-up tO commercial []industrial ❑residential []other A 18. Map N 19. Roil �. 5 w Rail Frame 6 View SlgnlfiCCMCe (indicate sources of information for all statements) 20. Architectural significance ® a. Key structurefind(vidually may qualify for the National Register ❑b. Contributing structure ❑ C. Not el'egibiefrntruslon Italianate, small round window in front stone arches, cornice with Italianate paired entrance has rope turned wood trim around the dressed stone water table (NSNPS) gable peak, windows with segmental brackets and denti'l molding, front door, stone foundation tripped by See photo, continuation sbeet for 130 North Dubuque for view of early front porch. See continuation sheet. 21. Historical Significance Theme(s) Italianate Q a. Key structure/individually may qualify for the National Register 94b. Contributing structure ❑ c. Not ellgiblefintrusion Anton Geiger, born in Germany, built this house in 1870 (Weber says 1867) with ten rooms and two baths, and decorated 13' ceilings. In 1880 an iron fence, porch and front concrete step with the letters "GEIGER" were added. Geiger, with his father- in-law S. Hotz, built the Union Brewery to the east (see 121-131 North Linn). Bertha Geiger lived in the house as late as 1940, and the Wesley Methodist Student Foundation received the property in 1945, and continues to use it todate. 22. Sources (for primary and secondary sources, give complete facts of publication: author, title, place of publication, date, etc.): Weber, II, pp. 96-7. Keyes, pp. 74-5. " Prepared by James E. Jaeohsen E)a1e - ,aa « Telephone For Division of Historic Preservation Use Only 1. Office Information Sources on this Property ❑ County Resource File ❑ Windshield Survey ❑ National Register ❑ Grants -In -Aid: ❑ Determination of Eligibility 2. Subject Traces a. b. C. d. _ e. ❑ Review and Compliance Project: ❑ Other ❑ Other ❑ other 3. Photo Images—�i'4111 r Pr., S.1, —D'/0— JO 7 Iowa Site Inventory Site Number 36-1942 Division of Historic Preservation Iowa State Historical Department 26 E. Market St., Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Continuation Sheet Item Number(s) THE EOZA-SAINT WENCESLAUS RECTORY AND THE CEICER-WESLEY FOUNDATION HOUSE Two brick houses of the Anglo -Italian style which have gable ends facing the street are the rectory of the Saint Wenceslaus Catholic Church (Illustration 52) and the headquarters for the Wesley Foun- dation of the First Methodist Church (Illustration 53). A newspaper article indicates that the rectory was built as a private dwelling in 1882 by Joseph Koza. It was purchased by the parish in 1893. The Wesley Foundation building was erected in 1870 by Anton Geiger, according to county records. The rectory is the more elaborate of the two buildings and includes more characteristics that are Italian in character. Its projecting win- dow caps with incised designs contrast to the plain segmental -arched headings at Wesley House. The rectory entrance features a hooded overdoor supported on either side by a very large decorative bracket and has a low lacy iron railing cresting the roof. The heading over the transom is similar to those above the windows. The door itself is not centered in the opening but is placed to the left with a single vertical light above a plain wood panel filling t}te space at the right. The entrance at Wesley House is recessed but otherwise is treated identically to the windows. Fach house has a small window in the gable area. That on the rectory is a combination of a trefoil and a triangle, and that on Wesley House is round with a plain heading encircling it. The cornice of Wesley House is somewhat more elaborate than that on the rectory. The former uses scrolled coupled brackets with den- tils as its frieze while the latter has coupled triangular-shaped brack- ets which have no openings placed against a frieze of vertical panel- ing. The rectory has cornice returns whereas Wesley House does not. Roth houses have additions to the main block of the house. Those on the rectory are two-story rectangular bays on either side while Wesley House has a one-story semipalygonal bay on the left side and a two- rtory rectangular bay on the right. Both houses also have shallow ushlar foundations with a broad projecting water table of dressed stone. Illustration 53 The Geiger -Wesley Foundation House 213 East Market Street Keyes, pp. 74-75. IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM EVALUATION SHEET ADDRESS: 213 East Market SURVEY ID # 52-010-13179 Iowa City, IA REVIEWED BY: Molly Myers Naumann, Consultant DATE: February 1996 ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE & ASSOCIATED CONTEXTS: Dubuque/Linn Street Corridor: 1839—c.1946 APPLICABLE NRHP CRITERIA: A _ B _ C _X_ D _ NRHP ELIGIBILITY: INDIVIDUAL YES _X_ NO DISTRICT: CONTRIBUTING _X_ NON—CONTRIBUTING _ The Geiger house is a two story brick rectangle with a gable roof. It exhibits characteristics of the Italianate style with paired scroll brackets at the eaves, an oculus window in the gable, and a single story bay window on the east (side) elevation. The entrance is located on the gable end and is off— set to the right. First floor windows extend to floor level and a transom is found above the door. Fenestration throughout is segmental arched. Although an addition has been made to the rear it is not considered to be intrusive. This house is a good example of simplified Italianate design from 1870. It may be individually eligible and is certainly a key structure in a historic district which includes Linn Street. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE & ASSOCIATED CONTEXTS: Dubuque/Linn Street Corridor: 1839—c.1946 APPLICABLE NRHP CRITERIA: A _X B _ C _ D _ NRHP ELIGIBILITY: INDIVIDUAL YES_X_ NO _ DISTRICT: CONTRIBUTING _X_ NON—CONTRIBUTING _ This house is historically significant as the residence of Anton Geiger, a partner with Simeon Hotz in the Union Brewery (NRHP) which was located immediately east of the house. It is representative of businessmen who chose to live near their place of work. The Union Brewery was one of three whch were located in the North Side business district in the 19th century. This North Side business district was basically located along Market Street, with businesses running north and south on Linn and Gilbert as well. This area Is part of the current survey, but should be associated with the area farther east. The Geiger House might have been included in the Union Brewery NR nomination. Since it was not, it can be considered to be individually eligible, and is a key structure in a historic district which would include Linn Street. PREPARED BY: Molly Myers Naumann, Consultant ADDRESS: 167 W. Alta Vista, Ottumwa, IA 52501 AFFILIATION: Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission ADDRESS: 401 E. Washington, Iowa City, IA 52240 to PHONE: (515) 682-2743 DATE: February 19Q6 PHONE: (319) 356-5243 r oa-oz-1 s r .t^.l"'-4 CITY OF IOWA CITY 4e(11) '-'�104 � MEMORANDUM Date: March 8, 2018 To: Planning and Zoning Commission From: Jessica Bristow, Historic Preservation Planner and Sylvia Bochner, Planning Intern Re: Designation of 412 North Dubuque Street as a Historic Landmark (REZ18-00006) Background: In 2015 the applicant, the Historic Preservation Commission, began a study of Historic Properties that had been identified as possibly eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places but were not yet protected by zoning designations. The house at 412 North Dubuque Street was identified as one of these key historic properties. The enclosed Iowa Site Inventory Form and Information Sheet provide a discussion of the building's history and architecture. 412 North Dubuque Street is a single -story brick gable roof cottage, built between 1865 and 1875. The original owner of the lot was Sylvanus Johnson. It was later home to David Boarts, a prominent Iowa City builder responsible for several Iowa City university and public buildings, including the Old Science Building (now known as Calvin Hall). Historic Preservation Commission Review: The Historic Preservation Commission met December 14, 2017 and conducted a public hearing at which they reviewed and evaluated the historic significance of 412 North Dubuque Street. The Commission determined that the property meets the requirements for a landmark and voted unanimously to recommend approval of the designation of 412 North Dubuque Street as an Iowa City Historic Landmark. The building is significant both because of its association with several prominent figures in Iowa City's history and its historic integrity. Landmark designation for 412 North Dubuque Street, a property in a High Density Multifamily Residential (RM -44) zone, will require Historic Preservation Commission approval of any significant changes to the exterior of the building. Landmark status will also make the property eligible for special exceptions (Section 14-213-8 of the zoning code) that allow the Board of Adjustment to waive or modify certain zoning requirements to help support the continued use of historic buildings. Landmark designation will also make it possible for financial incentives such as tax credits and the Iowa City Historic Preservation Fund to be available. Planning and Zoning Commission Review: Landmark Designation is a zoning overlay and therefore requires a recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission to the City Council. The Commission's role is to review the proposed designation based on its relation to the Comprehensive Plan and proposed public improvements and plans for renewal of the area involved. There are two specific areas of the Comprehensive Plan that appear to apply to this proposal: 1). the Central District Plan and 2). the Historic Preservation Plan. The subject property is located within Subarea A of the Central District. The Central District Plan discusses challenges this area faces in terms of balancing the needs of different housing types and residents, including many student rentals. The plan encourages the provision of incentives to maintain, improve, and reinvest in older housing stock in the area, which can include incentives tied to historic preservation (Central District Plan pg 14). The designation of 412 North Dubuque Street as a historic landmark would contribute to this goal, along with the broader Comprehensive Plan goal of preserving historic resources and reinvesting in older neighborhood (Central District Plan pg 2). Neighborhoods that are closest to the University March 8, 2018 Page 2 benefit from a mixture of housing types including historic resources where a diversity of people can live and work or go to school in the vicinity. The Historic Preservation element of the Comprehensive Plan contains 3 specific goals relating to this proposal. Goal 1: Identify historic resources significant to Iowa City's Past. Under this goal the Commission is charged with continuing to research and evaluate properties and to pursue local landmark designation when appropriate. This proposal of landmark overlay zoning for the property at 412 North Dubuque Street is a direct result of the Historic Preservation Commission working toward Goal 1. Goal T Establish and implement historic preservation objectives for the University of Iowa Campus and surrounding neighborhoods. Objective 7 of this Goal specifically supports efforts to preserve historic neighborhoods adjacent to the University Campus as the Campus expands, including avoiding negative impacts on individual historic resources. Local Landmark designation for 412 North Dubuque Street promotes this objective. Goal 10: Adopt strategies to preserve historic neighborhoods which reflect their organic development, historical roles and traditions, modern needs, and economic health and stability. In the Dubuque Street Corridor neighborhood, Objective 2 provides more specific direction. Objective 2: Identify prospective sites for future redevelopment which will not adversely impact historic resources and include properties that are not individually eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. Local Landmark designation for 412 North Dubuque Street promotes this objective by identifying this historic property as an area that is not appropriate for redevelopment. The landmark designation sought by the Historic Preservation Commission conforms with the goals of the Comprehensive Plan - providing incentives to maintain and improve older housing stock, especially near the University Campus and identifying historic resources that are not currently protected by landmark designation. In staffs opinion, preservation of 412 North Dubuque Street would not be in conflict with plans for redevelopment in the area but would actively promote a diversity of housing stock and the preservation of historic resources. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of REZ18-00006, an application to designate 412 North Dubuque Street as an Iowa City Historic Landmark and rezone from High Density Multi -Family Residential (RM -44) to RM -44 with a Historic Preservation Overlay (RM- 44/OHP). Attachments: 1. Location Map 2. Information Sheet 3. Iowa Site Inventory Form Approved by: - Tracy Hights , Dire dor Department of Neighborhood and Development Services D 0 So.00s o.nl 412 N. Dubuque Street - r1p, Y � r • ' .... • s W Irk, Prepared By: Sylvia Bochner . nber2017 i� e. � e M S' �r David Boarts House (aka Sylvanus Johnson House) 412 North Dubuque Street 412 N. Dubuque Street is a one-story brick Hall -and -Parlor type folk house and was constructed between 1866 and 1868. Architectural historian Molly Myers Naumann evaluated the site in 1996 and felt that the house was typical of others built in Iowa City in the 1860s to 1880s. The symmetrical facade features single, segmental -arched windows with stone sills. The south facade includes a three -window projecting bay. The current windows are 6 -over -6 double hung. The current door has a transom above. The house sits on a brick foundation. The north -projecting rear gable addition was added prior to 1892. To the south the rear addition was an open porch. The addition was extended to the east before 1912. The current rear elevation includes additions added after 1920. Historically, the house has been associated with the original owner of the lot, Sylvanus Johnson, purportedly the first brick maker in town. David Boarts, a brick mason and eventually a prominent Iowa City builder, bought the property in 1866 and was a resident as of 1868, according to the city directory. Boarts built several Iowa City university and public buildings, including the Old Science Building (now Calvin Hall). David's wife, Mary, was the daughter of George Kimball, who owned 1310 Cedar Street, another early Iowa City house. By 1882 David and Mary Boarts were the owners of 1310 Cedar Street, they sold 412 Dubuque Street in 1889. The next owners, Flora and Hiram Heath, expanded the original building almost to the current size prior to 1911. 412 North Dubuque Street is significant because of its architectural character and style, which is representative of early brick cottages in Iowa City, and its association with prominent local citizens. YFiowl A. l: L IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM EVALUATION SHEET ADDRESS: 412 North Dubuque SURVEY ID # 52-010—D068 Iowa City, IA REVIEWED BY: Molly Myers Naumann, Consultant DATE: February 1996 ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE & ASSOCIATED CONTEXTS: Dubuque/Linn Street Corridor: 1839—c.1946 APPLICABLE NRHP CRITERIA: AB _ C XD _ NRHP ELIGIBILITY: INDIVIDUAL_ YES _XNO__ CONSERVATION DISTRICT: CONTRIBUTING_ X NON—CONTRIBUTING This single story brick gable roof cottage appears to have been built between 1865 and 1875. It is a very simple vernacular structure with segmental arched openings. The facade is not truly symmetrical although the entrance is located between the two windows. This door features a transom but no sidelights. The polygonal bay window on the south (side) elevation also has segmental arched windows and appears to have been original. Additions have been made to the rear. This house is typical of many built in Iowa City during the 1860s -80s. These cottages featured segmental openings rather than the stone lintels of the earlier cottages, and the windows after c.1860 were somewhat taller and narrower. This house is a very good example of the brick cottage type and may be individually eligible with additional documentation. It is definitely a good contributing structure in the North Dubuque Conservation District. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE & ASSOCIATED CONTEXTS: Dubuque/Linn Street Corridor: 1839—c.1946 APPLICABLE NRHP CRITERIA: A _X B _ C_ D _ NRHP ELIGIBILITY: INDIVIDUAL YES _ NO— CONSERVATION O _ CONSERVATION DISTRICT: CONTRIBUTING X NON—CONTRIBUTING Traditionally this has been known as the "Sylvanus Johnson House.' This attribution was based on the fact that Johnson was the original owner of the lot, and he was the first brick—maker in Iowa City (until 1856 he was the only brick—maker in Iowa City). However, this house does not fit the profile of the brick and stone cottages built in Iowa City prior to the Civil War, and was probably built after 1865. Even if it was not constructed by Sylvanus Johnson, this house is still significant as an early brick cottage and represents the development that occurred following the arrival of the railroad in 1856. It may be individually eligible (more historical documentation is needed) and is a strong contributing structure in the district. PREPARED BY: Molly Myers Naumann, Consultant ADDRESS: 167 W. Alta Vista, Ottumwa, IA 52501 AFFILIATION: Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission ADDRESS: 401 E. Washington, Iowa City, IA 52240 PHONE: (515) 682-2743 DATE: February 1916 PHONE: (319) 356-5243 r Or r10111ji- Property Characteristic Form - Residential CFN 239-1402 Survey ID Number 52-010-DO68 8/25/89 Database ID Number Street Address 41N_ihQlrn o St. City Iowa City County Johnson Legal Description: (If Rural) Township Range Section Quarter of Quarter Of Location Integrity: Onptud Site x Moved ` Moved to Original Site Endangered? N2L_ or Y_ If yes. Ground Plan: a. Building Shapes) Trr,t arm b. Width 30 by Depth 35 in units Archtttctural StylelStylistic la uences Key Stylistic Attributes Code `h r i st i nrt i w ctrl P Syrrmetrical facade, segmental arched 1 windows. hay Foundation ... •n. .. /. t' (addition) Roof ---Asphalt shiagle :1 Number of Stones 1 1/2 Roof Shape eahle / flat (addition) —1'A Bwlder(s) rtnkncaan Architec(s) Uakrv�.'n Original Construction Date , o 1 RFS -75 Modifiation/Addition Dates: Cownuation Shred I I Significant lmesior Ca rpoamts: Mone rioted Continuation� Shed Ll Surveyor Comments: Contlnuatinn Shat f 1 Sourcrs: Sanborn Fire Insurance (daps: 1888, 1892, 1899, 1906, 1912, 1920, 1926, 1933. Keyes, p. 23 North Side Survey 1981-82 Needs Fuller Study/Anomaly I I Continuation Shat I I Surveyor moraski/Erwin/Kugler Date 1995-96 r 04-02-18 — p CITY OF IOWA CITY ' 4e MEMORANDUM Date: March 8, 2018 To: Planning and Zoning Commission From: Jessica Bristow, Historic Preservation Planner and Sylvia Bochner, Planning Intern Re: Designation of 319 East Bloomington Street as a Historic Landmark (REZ18-00008) Background: In 2015 the applicant, the Historic Preservation Commission, began a study of Historic Properties that had been identified as possibly eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places but were not yet protected by zoning designations. The house at 319 E. Bloomington Street was identified as one of these key historic properties. The enclosed Iowa Site Inventory Form and Information Sheet provide a discussion of the building's history and architecture. The house was built in 1878-1879 by Conrad and Anna Graf prominent participants in the brewery industry. Historic Preservation Commission Review: The Historic Preservation Commission met December 14, 2017 and conducted a public hearing at which they reviewed and evaluated the historic significance of 319 E. Bloomington Street. The Commission determined that the property meets the requirements for a landmark and voted unanimously to recommend approval of the designation of 319 E. Bloomington Street as an Iowa City Historic Landmark. The building is significant as an important example of the Italianate style in Iowa City and for its association with the late 19'" -century brewery industry in Iowa City and prominent local citizens. Landmark designation for 319 E Bloomington Street, a property in a Central Business Service (CB -2) zone, will require Historic Preservation Commission approval of any significant changes to the exterior of the building. Landmark status will also make the property eligible for special exceptions (Section 14-26-8 of the zoning code) that allow the Board of Adjustment to waive or modify certain zoning requirements to help support the continued use of historic buildings. Landmark designation will also make it possible for financial incentives such as tax credits and the Iowa City Historic Preservation Fund to be available. Planning and Zoning Commission Review: Landmark Designation is a zoning overlay and therefore requires a recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission to the City Council. The Commission's role is to review the proposed designation based on its relation to the Comprehensive Plan and proposed public improvements and plans for renewal of the area involved. There are two specific areas of the Comprehensive Plan that appear to apply to this proposal: 1). the Central District Plan and 2).the Historic Preservation Plan. The subject property is located within the Northside Marketplace, which is a part of the Central District. One of the Central District Plan's goals is to "preserve and promote the unique aspects of the Northside Marketplace" by "protect[ing] historic buildings as an integral part of the Northside Marketplace" (Central District Plan, page 57). The plan specifically mentions 319 E. Bloomington Street as a building within the Northside Marketplace that has historic and architectural significance that contributes to the historic character of the area. The Historic Preservation element of the Comprehensive Plan contains 2 specific goals relating to this proposal. Goal 1: Identify historic resources significant to Iowa City's Past. Under this goal the Commission is charged with continuing to research and evaluate properties and to pursue local landmark designation when appropriate. This proposal of landmark overlay zoning March 8, 2018 Page 2 for the property at 319 E. Bloomington Street is a direct result of the Historic Preservation Commission working toward Goal 1. Goal 10: Adopt strategies to preserve historic neighborhoods which reflect their organic development, historical roles and traditions, modern needs, and economic health and stability. This goal includes discussions of historic areas and neighborhoods in Iowa City, including Historic and Conservation districts. Goal 10 includes an objective that is relevant to the property. Objective 6: Incorporate historic preservation efforts in planning for the Northside Marketplace retail district (intersecting block at Market, Linn, Gilbert and Bloomington streets). This objective encourages emphasizing the significance of the brewery industry in the neighborhood's history and specifically refers to 319 E. Bloomington Street as a significant historic property in this area. Designating 319 E. Bloomington Street as a Historic Landmark would contribute to this objective. The landmark designation sought by the Historic Preservation Commission conforms with the goals of the Comprehensive Plan — protecting the historic character of the Northside Marketplace and emphasizing the historic significance of the 19'" century brewery industry in this area. In staffs opinion, preservation of 319 E. Bloomington Street would not be in conflict with plans for redevelopment in the area. There are other existing historic properties that have been preserved in this neighborhood including the Union Brewery and Union Bakery both on the Linn Street and Market Street comer. In staffs opinion it also clearly meets the goal of preserving and promoting the unique aspects of the Northside Marketplace of the Central District plan. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of REZ18-00008, an application to designate 319 E. Bloomington Street as an Iowa City Historic Landmark and rezone from Central Business Service (CB -2) to CB -2 with a Historic Preservation Overlay (CB-2/OHP). Attachments: 1. Location Map 2. Information Sheet 3. Iowa Site Inventory Form Approved by: Tracy Hightsho , Dire for Department of Neighborhood and Development Services t w .• BLOOMINGTON # � 1 } 1 !11 Rolls a •= 17- An application submitted by the City of s 1 Iowa City for rezoning of 9,150 quare feet of property located at 319 E. Bloomington Street from Central Business Service (CB -2) zone to CB -2 Historic Landmark (CB-2/OHD). w 11 CITY Of IOWA CITY II Conrad and Anna Graf House 319 East Bloomington 319 East Bloomington is a two-story Italianate-style brick house built in 1878-1879. The moderately pitched front gable has elaborate paired brackets, an oval window inset in stone, and returning cornices. The porch extends across the full front and has a flat/ hipped roof, a bracketed frieze, and square columns resting on a brick balustrade, which is likely a modification of the original full-length columns. The three -bay front has the entrance opening with a transom in the right (west) bay. A second entrance on the left may have been converted from an original window. Elaborately carved stone segmental arches with keystones are located above the windows and door. Other window elements include a bay window on the east fagade with a bracketed and dentiled cornice. The front fagade window openings on the first floor have wood panels extending to the floor. The house is associated with Conrad and Anna Graf and the late 19th -century brewing industry in Iowa City. Conrad Graf came to Iowa City from Bavaria in 1874 and was hired by the flourishing Union Brewery at 127-131 N. Linn Street. (Union Brewery was often known as Hotz and Geiger Brewery, for brewery partners Simeon Hotz and Anton Geiger.) In 1875, Conrad Graf married Anna ("Annie") Hotz, a daughter of Simeon Hotz and Barbara (Becker Williams) Hotz. (Another Hotz daughter, Clara, had married Anton Geiger, Hotz's partner.) In 1878 Conrad and Anna Graf built the stately brick Italianate at 319 E. Bloomington, east of the brewery. Conrad Graf eventually became the owner of Union Brewery. The business, through many evolutions, stayed in the family for decades—as did the house until the 1950s. 319 East Bloomington is locally significant as an important example of the Italianate style and for its association with the thriving brewery industry in late 19th -century Iowa City and prominent local citizens. Conrad and Anna Graf House 319 East Bloomington Site Inventory Form State Inventory No. 52-03269 ® New ❑ Supplemental State Historical Society of Iowa ❑ Part of a district with known boundaries (enter inventory no.) (January 28,1997) Relationship: C3 Contributing ❑ Noncontributing ❑ Contributes to a potential district with yet unknown boundaries National Register Status: (any that apply) ❑ Listed ❑ De -listed ❑ NHL ❑ DOE Review & Compliance No. ❑ Non -Extant (enter year) t. Name of Property historic name Conrad and Arm Graf House other names/site number 2. Location street & number 319 East Bloomington Street city or town Iowa City ❑ vicinity, county Johnson Legal Description: (If Rural) Township: Name No. Range No. Section Quarter of Quarter (If Urban) Subdivision Cincl Town Block(s) 58 Lot(s) E. 15' of Lot 3. W. 651 of Lot 2 3. State/Federal Agency Certification [Skip this Section] 4. National Park Service Certification [Skip this Section] 5. Classification Category of Property (Check only one box) Number of Resources within Property (Do not Include previously listed resources) ® building(s) Contributing Noncontributing ❑ district 1 0 buildings ❑ site sites ❑ structure structures ❑ object objects 1 0 Total Name of related project report or multiple property study (Enter'N/A* If the property is not part of a multiple property examination). Two HfstorkaYArchdectural Data Soso Number Iowa City Original Town Plat Phase II Studv _ 52-032 6. Function or Use Historic Functions (Enter categories from instructions) Current Functions (Enter categories from Instructions) 0l AOI DOMES'H0aineledw11'nelrexidcnce 02B COMMRRCETRADA/orofcnional (office) T. Description Architectural Classification (Enter categories from instnxtions) Materials (Enter categories from Instructions) 051ATE VICTORIANHtalianetc foundation 04 STONE/ — walls 03 BRICK/ — roof 08 ASPHALT — other Narrative Description (® SEE CONTINUATION SHEETS, WHICH MUST BE COMPLETED) Applicable National Register Criteria (mark *x" in one or more braces for criteria that may quality the property for National Register listing) ® Yes ❑ No ❑ More Research Recommended A Property is associated with significant events. ® Yes ❑ No ❑ More Research Recommended B Property is associated with the lives of significant persons. ® Yes ❑ No ❑ More Research Recommended C Property has distinctive architectural characteristics. 0 Yes 0 No ❑ More Research Recommended D Property yields significant information in archaeology or history. Criteria Considerations ❑ A Owned by a religious institution or used ❑ E A reconstructed building, object, or structure. for religious purposes. ❑ F A commemorative property. ❑ B Removed from its original location. ❑ G Less than 50 years of age or achieved significance within the past 50 C A birthplace or grave. years. D A cemetery Areas of Significance (Enter categories from Instructions) 02 ARCHITECTURE 17 INDUSTRY Significant Person (Complete If National Register Criterion B is marked above) Conrad Graf. Christian Senner See continuation sheet for citations of the books, Northing ❑ See continuation sheet for additional UTM references or comments 11 Form Prepared By Significant Dates Construction date Other dates Architect/Builder Architect unknown Builder WHICH MUST BE sources used in preparing this form nameliitle Marius A Svendsen organization Svendsen Tyler. Inc date 7/98 street & number N3834 Deep Lake Road telephone 715/469-3300 city or town Samna state WI zip code 54870 1. Map showing the property's location in a town/city or township 2. site plan showing position of buildings and structures in the nominated area in relation to adjacent public road(s). 3. Photographs: representative black and white photos. If the photos are taken as part of a survey for which the Society is to be curator of the negatives or color slides, a photo/catalog sheet needs to be included with the negatives/slides and the following needs to be provided below on this particular inventory site: RolUslide sheet # 9616 Framelslot # 20 Date Taken 4/15/98 RolUslide sheet # Frame/slot # Date Taken Roll/slide sheet# Frame/slot# Date Taken ❑ See continuation sheet or attached photo & slide catalog sheet for list of photo roll or slide entries. ❑ Photosfillustrations without negatives are also in this site Inventory file FOR CERTAIN KINDS OF PROPERTIES, INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AS WELL 1. Farmstead & District. (List of structures and buildings, known or estimated year built, and contributing or non-contributing status) 2. Ban: a. A sketch of the framettruss configuration in the form of drawing a typical middle bent of the barn. b. A photograph of the loft showing the frame configuration along one side. c. A sketch floor plan of the Interior space arrangements along with the barn's exterior dimensions in feet. lrafBd)xalaerfy orrt ofB'localty rias/gnaterl a/smcr; Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs State Historical Society of Iowa Iowa Site Inventory Form Continuation Sheet Conrad and Anna Graf House Johnson Name of Property County In Iowa 7 Narrative Description Site Number 52-03269 This 2 -story single-family dwelling was built in ca. 1880 according to the Tax Assessor's records. The 1879 Sanborn map, the earliest map to depict this section of East Bloomington Street, confirms its presence by that date. Property Transfer Records indicate that Conrad Graf bought the property in 1878 and the 1878-79 city directory shows his family residing at this location. The house is similar in design to two other houses built by Anton Geiger at 213 East Market Street and the Joseph Koza House at 618 East Davenport Street. The Graf House is built in the Italianate Style with a front -gable roof plan and a combination flatthipped roof porch extending across the full front. The porch has a bracketed frieze and square columns resting on a brick balustrade. A sloping concrete ramp connects to the porch at the west end. The house's cornice line has elaborate paired brackets and the moderate pitched front -gable has resuming cornices. An oval window inset in stone is centered beneath the gable peak. The three -bay front has the entrance opening with transom in the left (east) bay. Elaborate carved stone segmental arches with keystones are above the windows and door. Other fenestration elements include a bay window on the east fagade with a bracketed and dentiled cornice. All window sash are 1/1 double-hungs though the originals were probably configured as 2/2. The window openings on the first floor have wood panels extending to the floor?. The house is set on a stone foundation and its walls are constructed of brick probably produced at a local brickwork s. 8 Statement of Significance This house is an important local example of the Italianate Style, its scale and construction type uncommon in Iowa City. Though several changes have been made to the building (possible balustrade replacement and ramp addition), it retains its most important Italianate features. As a result, the house is eligible for the National Register under Criterion C. In addition, the building qualifies for the National Register because of its association with Iowa City's late 19's century brewing industry and the lives of two of its most important brewers, Conrad Graf and his son-in-law, Christian Senner. Conrad Graf came to Iowa City from Bavaria in 1874 and went to work in the brewery industry. The following year he married Annie Hotz, daughter of Simon Hotz, owner of the Union Brewery. Graf became proprietor of the Union Brewery located at 127-131 North Linn Street (National Register listed) and in ca. 1878 had this house built for his new family just a half block to the east. Christian Senner came to Iowa City in 1888 and went to work at the Union Brewery. In 1896, Senner married Conrad Graf s daughter, Anna M. Graf When the Conrad died a few years later, Christian and Anna moved into the family house at 319 East Bloomington Street though they never owned it. In addition to being an important brewmaster, Senner was active in the German Aid Society in Iowa City. The house eventually passed to Anna's brothers, Otto Graf and William Graf. 9 Maior Bibliographic References Aumer, Clarence. History oJJohnson County, Iowa. Cedar Rapids, Iowa: Western Publishing Co., 1912, p. 202. History oJJohnson County, Iowa. Iowa City, Iowa, 1883, p. 832. Keyes, Margaret. Nineteenth Century Home Architecture ojlowa City, Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1966, pp. 74-75. Iowa City city directories, 1875-76, 1878-79, 1891-92, 1893-94, 1897-98, 1899-1900. Property Transfer Records, Johnson County Auditor's Office. Tax Assessor's Records, City of Iowa City Assessor. 436-1906, North Side Neighborhood Survey, 1981. Sanborn traps, 1879, 1888, 1892, 1899, 1906, 1912, 1920, 1926, 1933, and 1933 updated to 1970. We wish to offer our thoughts about the proposal now before this Commission concern- ing six properties located within the Northside neighborhood. We preface these com- ments affirming our commitment to and the benefit of preserving historic properties. We hope to make three points: Individualized consideration of each property in the proposal is the right approach. The thought and research that went into gathering these properties into one propos- al is commendable. The properties are consistent and cohesive from an historic per- spective. Given the unfortunate history destroying the Civil War cottages, as only one example, the impulse to gather properties together for proposed protection is a good thing. While grouping the properties is understandable, the Commission will note the properties' very individual character. We opened each link to view the pro- posed properties and were struck by how dissimilar their situations appear. For ex- ample, the 1029 North Dodge Street property (corner of Hilltop Tavern and Prairie du Chien) is one of the first homes seen coming in from the north on Highway 1, an anchor property surrounded by a largely settled array of businesses and homes. By contrast, the property at 319 Bloomington, embedded in the Northside Market Place, exists in a block whose future is much up in the air. This commercial property is like an island set among parking lots (one City -owned), bordered by two older frame houses (one unoccupied) owned by Mercy Hospital, which may well be converted into hospital -related purposes in future. The Commission must approach each of these proposed properties with consideration given to their dissimilarities as well as their historic similarities. 2. The North Marketplace deserves careful attention and planning by the City and the neighborhood, not spot zoning. At several neighborhood discussions, over a year or more, with the City, its consultants and with developers, Northside neighbors have urged a comprehensive planning process for the larger Northside business district, most especially but not exclusively the block in which 319 Bloomington is located. There is such enormous potential waiting to be revealed and tapped on this block. Singling out by an historic designation one prop- erty from the surrounding properties does not advance the goal of thoughtful planning. Even more notable, it leaves the potential for other property owners on the block to build as they will. We need more discussion about how to have development of the historic Northside Marketplace. 3. While historic designation of individual properties without owner consent is legal, it may be unfair. We are familiar with, supported, lived under and, indeed, developed, within the City's commendable framework to designate historic neighborhoods. The proposal before this Commission does not, however, create an area or neighborhood. Under this new con- cept, the Commission must consider that selecting parcels for individualized designa- tion, however their historic appeal, may result in disproportionate burdens on property owners, burdens that are bourn in perpetuity. Large-scale developers seek and are granted TIFs and other incentives to build projects, by definition deemed to be in the public interest. Unlike large scale developers, property owners who complete historic preservation projects get no such financial incentives or relief for their contributions, all the while welcoming City accolades. For these reasons, we request that the Commission: 1. Consider carefully each of the aforesaid properties in the context of its unique situa- tion. As a first step, those properties whose owners agree with no opposition may be approved now. More complicated decisions should be deferred for future discussion and consideration. 2. Recognize the singular nature of the Northside Marketplace area and take steps to advance concepts to drive future development of the area as an historic entity. Respectfully submitted, Linda McGuire and Anne Burnside 610/618Ronalds Street r 04-02.18 CITY OF IOWA CITY 4e(13) MEMORANDUM Date: March 9, 2018 To: Planning and Zoning Commission From: Jessica Bristow, Historic Preservation Planner and Sylvia Bochner, Planning Intern Re: Designation of 410-412 North Clinton Street as a Historic Landmark (REZ18-00007) Background: In 2015 the applicant, the Historic Preservation Commission, began a study of Historic Properties that had been identified as possibly eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places but were not yet protected by zoning designations. The house at 412 North Clinton Street was identified as one of these key historic properties. The enclosed Iowa Site Inventory Form and Information Sheet provide a discussion of the building's history and architecture. The property had the street address of 412 North Clinton Street until the rear addition was built and given the address 410 North Clinton. The entire property is included in the rezoning application and therefore both addresses are given. The two-story brick Italianate- style house at 412 North Clinton Street was built in 1865 and is associated with several prominent figures in Iowa City's history, including Dr. Milton B. Cochrane, a member of the corps of surgeons during the Civil War, and Samuel Sharpless, a director of the Johnson County Savings Bank. The building is currently used as multi -family housing. Historic Preservation Commission Review: The Historic Preservation Commission met December 14, 2017 and conducted a public hearing at which they reviewed and evaluated the historic significance of 410-412 North Clinton Street. The Commission determined that the property meets the requirements for a landmark and voted unanimously to recommend approval of the designation of 410-412 North Clinton Street as an Iowa City Historic Landmark. The building is significant for its architecture and association with prominent citizens of Iowa City. Landmark designation for 410-412 North Clinton Street, a property in a High Density Multifamily Residential (RM -44) zone, will require Historic Preservation Commission approval of any significant changes to the exterior of the building. Neither the garage nor the rear addition is contemporaneous with the historic house so they may be removed, rebuilt, and remodeled provided the design does not detract from the historic integrity of the building. Landmark status will also make the property eligible for special exceptions (Section 14-26-8 of the zoning code) that allow the Board of Adjustment to waive or modify certain zoning requirements to help support the continued use of historic buildings. Landmark designation will also make it possible for financial incentives such as tax credits and the Iowa City Historic Preservation Fund to be available. Planning and Zoning Commission Review: Landmark Designation is a zoning overlay and therefore requires a recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission to the City Council. The Commission's role is to review the proposed designation based on its relation to the Comprehensive Plan and proposed public improvements and plans for renewal of the area involved. There are two specific areas of the Comprehensive Plan that appear to apply to this proposal: 1). the Central District Plan and 2). the Historic Preservation Plan. The subject property is located within Subarea A of the Central District. The Central District Plan discusses challenges this area faces in terms of balancing the needs of different housing types and residents, including many student rentals. The plan encourages the provision of incentives to maintain, improve, and reinvest in older housing stock in the area, which can include incentives tied to historic preservation (Central District Plan pg 14). The designation of 410-412 March 8, 2018 Page 2 North Clinton Street as a historic landmark would contribute to this goal, along with the broader Comprehensive Plan goal of preserving historic resources and reinvesting in older neighborhoods (Central District Plan pg 2). Neighborhoods that are closest to the University benefit from a mixture of housing types including historic resources where a diversity of people can live and work or go to school in the vicinity. The Historic Preservation element of the Comprehensive Plan contains 3 specific goals relating to this proposal. Goal 1: Identify historic resources significant to Iowa City's Past. Under this goal the Commission is charged with continuing to research and evaluate properties and to pursue local landmark designation when appropriate. This proposal of landmark overlay zoning for the property at 410-412 North Clinton Street is a direct result of the Historic Preservation Commission working toward Goal 1. Goal 7: Establish and implement historic preservation objectives for the University of Iowa Campus and surrounding neighborhoods. Objective 7 of this Goal specifically supports efforts to preserve historic neighborhoods adjacent to the University Campus as the Campus expands, including avoiding negative impacts on individual historic resources. Local Landmark designation for 410-412 North Clinton Street promotes this objective by identifying this historic property as an area that is not appropriate for redevelopment. Goal 10: Adopt strategies to preserve historic neighborhoods which reflect their organic development, historical roles and traditions, modern needs, and economic health and stability. In the Dubuque Street Corridor neighborhood, which includes this section of Clinton Street, Objective 2 provides more specific direction. Objective 2: Identify prospective sites for future redevelopment which will not adversely impact historic resources and include properties that are not individually eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. Local Landmark designation for 410-412 North Clinton Street promotes this objective. The landmark designation sought by the Historic Preservation Commission conforms with the goals of the Comprehensive Plan — providing incentives to maintain and improve older housing stock, especially near the University Campus and identifying historic resources that are not currently protected by landmark designation. In staff's opinion, preservation of 410-412 North Clinton Street would not be in conflict with plans for redevelopment in the area but would actively promote a diversity of housing stock and the preservation of historic resources. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends designate 410-412 North Clinton Street as an High Density Multi -Family Residential (RM -44) (RM-44/OHP). Attachments: 1. Location Map 2. Information Sheet 3. Iowa Site Inventory Form 4. Correspondence approval of REZ18-00007, an application to Iowa City Historic Landmark and rezone from to RM -44 with a Historic Preservation Overlay Approved by: Tracy Hight pe, Dir &tor Department DNeighborhood and Development Services Cochrane-Sharpless-Dennis House 410-412 North Clinton 412 North Clinton Street, built in 1865, is a two-story brick Italianate with a low -sloped side gabled roof. Unlike typical Italianate houses where the brackets are part of an elaborate cornice in this house, here the simple cornice is supported on paired brackets. The full -width front porch has paired columns and decorative brackets composed of carved curling tendrils similar to the cornice brackets. The symmetrical fagade includes a classically detailed center entry with narrow sidelights and transom with deeply recessed trim. Floor -to -ceiling 4 -over -6 double -hung windows are symmetrically placed on the first floor. The second -floor windows have heavy stone sills and lintels. The central window is 4 -over -6 like the first -floor windows, and the windows on each side are smaller 4 -over -4. The front fagade also has original shutters. Dr. Milton B. Cochrane settled in Iowa City in 1854. He was a surgeon in the 1st Iowa Cavalry and then promoted to the corps of surgeons of the United States Volunteers during the Civil War. He was a member of the State Historical Society from 1857 until his death in 1898. In 1859-1860 he was a member of the Iowa City School Board. After the war he was appointed the first Superintendent of the Soldiers' Orphans Home at Davenport until he resigned in 1867. In the early 1880s he was appointed surgeon of an Indian Agency in Wisconsin. Samuel Sharpless and his wife, Priscilla (Crain) Sharpless, owned this property from 1867 until at least 1915, when Priscilla died in the house. Sharpless was a director of the Johnson County Savings Bank, supervisor of various farming industries, and a member of the Iowa City Council. In 1917 Edwin E. Dennis and his wife, Anna (Tantlinger) Dennis, bought the house and passed it on to their daughter Gertrude Dennis in 1936. Gertrude taught music, was an active Presbyterian, and served as part of the local Art Circle. She owned the house until 1965. 412 North Clinton is significant for its architecture and association with prominent citizens of Iowa City. POPO' 7� 9 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET Survey ID Number 52-010—I) 041 Database ID Number Street Address 410-412 N. Clinton St. City Iowa City County Johnson Legal Description: (If Rural) Township Range Section Quarter of Quarter of Roll / Frame 10 / 7 Imking NE — s17._ brick addition at rear W ra Property Characteristic Form - Residential CFN 259-1402 Survey IDNumber 52-010—D 041 8/25/89 Database ID Number ,,,reet Address 410-412 N. Clinton St. City Iowa City County Johnson Legal Description: (If Rural) Township Range Section Quarter of Quarter of Location Integrity: Original Site a Moved Moved to Original Site Endangered? N_ or Y_ If yes, Ground Plan: a. Building Shape(s) Ell w/addition b. Width by Depth, in [nits Architectural Style/Stylistic Influences Key Stylistic Attributes Code late Victorian: Italianate Bracketed eaves,transan & sidelights 42 tall slender windows 412 410 4T2- 7 4 0 Materials: Foundation Stone Poured concrete 40 100 Walls Brick Brick 30 30 Roof Metal Asphalt 50 80 Number of Stories Roof Shape Builder(s) Gable - very low pitch / Gable 1 1 Unknown Architect(s) Unknown -Qdglnal Construction Date 1865 Modification/Addition Dates: 9 unit apartrsent building added to rear in 199? Note double end chimneys, original exterior shutters and original porch. Continuation Sheet i 1 Significant Interior Components: All original except for baths and kitchen C++ntinuntinn Sheet 11 Surveyor Comments: 412 is very old with Italianate detailings (brackets, long windows, etc.) 410 is apartment building attached to rear of 412. Brick built for M. B. Cochran in 1865 (from real estate appraisement records.) Cantina tion Sheet f 1 Sources: Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps: 1888, 1892, 1899, 1906, 1912, 1920, 1926, 1933. Keyes pp 59-60 i� Information provided by present owner eels Further Study/Anomaly [ ] Continuation Sheet[] Surveyor Moraski/Erwin/Kugler Date 1995-96 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM EVALUATION SHEET ADDRESS: 410-412 North Clinton SURVEY ID # 52-010—DO41 Iowa City, IA REVIEWED BY: Molly Myers Naumann, Consultant DATE: February 1996 ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE & ASSOCIATED CONTEXTS: Dubuque/Linn Street Corridor: 1839—c.1946 APPLICABLE NRHP CRITERIA: AB _ C _X_ D _ NRHP ELIGIBILITY: INDIVIDUAL_ YES _X_ NO _ CONSERVATION DISTRICT: CONTRIBUTING _X_ NON—CONTRIBUTING _ This two story brick residence from c.1865 is a good example of Italianate residential design. The house is rectangular with a small two story wing to the rear. It features a symmetrical three bay iacade, the entry having both transom and sidelights. On the first floor two narrow floor—length windows are paired on each side of the entrance. At the second floor level the windows appear as pairs, but without space between them. Both sills and lintels are of stone. Paired Italianate brackets are located at the cornice. The original end chmneys and exterior shutters are in place. The front porch extends across the entire facade and features slender paired posts, square in shape with chamfered corners. Delicate scroll brackets top each of the porch posts. The pitch of the gable roof is unusually low, one indication of a fairly early date. Although a multi—unit apartment building has been attached to this house at the rear, the integrity of the original structure remains quite high. It is considered to be individually eligible as a good example of its period and style, and is considered to a be a strong contributing structure in the Clinton Street Conservation District. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE & ASSOCIATED CONTEXTS: Dubuque/Linn Street Corridor: 1839—c.1946 APPLICABLE NRHP CRITERIA: A X B_ C_ D NRNP ELIGIBILITY: INDIVIDUAL YES _X_ NO _ CONSERVATION DISTRICT: CONTRIBUTING _X_ NON—CONTRIBUTING _ The Cochrane—Dennis House from c.1865 illustrates the development of the north part of Iowa City in the years following the removal of the state capital to Des Moines. The location of the State University of Iowa here in 1855, and the arrival of the railroad in 1856, ensured the continued growth of the former seat of state government. The Cochrane—Dennis House and the Dey House across the street at 507 North Clinton appear to be the last remaining examples of early residential design in this neighborhood. Both are good examples of the Italianate style and both have been well maintained. They demonstrate the use of mass—produced building materials that became available with the arrival of the railroad. The university was housed in the Old Capitol and two other buildings located on what is know known as the Pentacrest. The area to the north was a logical location for both faculty and students to live. Clinton Street appears to have always been the western edge of the so—called North Side Neighborhood, and even from the earliest days may have been considered to be separate. The Cochrane—Dennis House is considered to be individually eligible and is also a solid contributing structure in the proposed conservation district. PREPARED BY: Molly Myers Naumann, Consultant PHONE: (515) 682-2743 ADDRESS: 167 W. Alta Vista, Ottumwa, IA 52501 DATE: February 1986 AFFILIATION: Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission ADDRESS: 401 E. Washington, Iowa City, IA 52240 PHONE: (319) 356-5243 RALPH L. NEUZIL, (1930-2011) DALE SANDERSON JAY W. SIGAFOOSE AssociATE: CHRISTOPHER A. JONES March 7, 2018 NEUZIL, SANDERSON & SIGAFOOSE, P. C. ATTORNEYS AT LAW 119 WRIGHT STREET PO Box 1607 IOWA CITY, IOWA 52244-1607 Iowa City Planning and Zoning Commission 410 East Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240 TELEPHONE: IOWA CITY: (319) 337-3167 OxFORD: (319) 828-4175 FAx: (319) 356.6153 RE: March 15, 2018 Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting Historic Preservation Landmark Designation for 410-412 N. Clinton Street Dear Members of the Planning and Zoning Commission: I am writing to you on behalf of Robert Crane, the owner of the property located at 410- 412 North Clinton Street in Iowa City which the Historic Preservation Commission has recommended to be designated as a historic landmark. This property is located across the street from the University of Iowa's Currier Residence Hall and is zoned RM -44 (High Density Multi - Residential). This property is not a single-family residence. Since purchasing the property in approximately 1981, Mr. Crane has rented the property and currently provides affordable, non- student housing only blocks away from Iowa City's downtown business district. The older home that faces the street is a rooming -style house with nine bedrooms that share bathrooms and kitchens. Attached to the rear of this older home is an apartment building that was constructed in 1965 with nine one -bedroom self-sufficient apartments. From the outside, these structures appear to be a single building. Each apartment has an external entryway. This letter is to urge you to reject the Historic Preservation Commission's recommendation for the following reasons and recommend that the City Council reject this proposal. 1. The historic landmark designation will have an extreme and negative impact on the value of Mr. Crane's property that is disproportionately greater than most residential properties designated as a historical landmark due to the location and zoning of this property. The high-density zoning designation and unique location just steps from residence halls and classrooms of the University of Iowa and downtown employers distinguish this property from most historic landmarks. This property differs from other single-family homes in residential neighborhoods because it has significantly higher income potential than most other residential properties due to the high-density zoning in this location. Consequently, the restrictions from the historic landmark zoning will significantly reduce the property's value and burden Mr. Crane far more than other property owners who own older homes in Iowa City. The purposes of historic preservation in Iowa City include stabilizing and improving property values and strengthening the economy of the city. 1 Mr. Crane is a licensed real estate broker and appraiser with over 40 years of appraisal experience and believes the negative impact on his valuation will be significant and extreme. The significant decrease in value is an unfair burden for Mr. Crane to bear without compensation from the City. Rather than preserving and improving Mr. Crane's property value, this designation will lower his value and may reduce the values of adjoining properties. Z The historic integrity of this property was compromised long ago by the additional apartment building attached to the home. The building with the largest footprint on this lot is a three-story apartment building that sits aside and behind the brick house. This apartment building is attached to the older home, although it is not connected inside and they do not share any common space. This brick apartment building is believed to have been constructed in 1965 and shares none of the common architectural features of the house. The apartment building has no historical value. The 1965 addition changed the character of this property so that a majority of the construction on the property is clearly not historic. Imposing the historic landmark designation on the entire property will impose a zoning regime on a structure to which the landmark designation was not intended to apply and which clearly does not meet the statutory requirements for a historic property. Photos showing the apartment are attached to this letter. 3. The additional burdens imposed by the historic landmark zoning regime should not be applied to the apartment structure or to the unattached garage. There are three structures on Mr. Crane's Clinton Street property: the home, the apartment structure attached to the home, and a detached garage on the east (rear) side of the lot. The Historic Preservation Committee has recommended designating the entire lot as a historic landmark, which would impose the historic preservation zoning requirements on all structures on the property, even though at least two of the three structures, including the largest structure on the property, clearly fail to meet the requirements of a historic structure. The historic preservation zoning regime includes a requirement to obtain a historic review to make changes to or make certain repairs to the exterior of all parts of the property. Designating the entire property as a historic landmark will mean that the garage and apartment building will also be designated as historic landmarks and that Mr. Crane will be required to apply for a regulated permit and seek a historic review before he can make any changes or make certain repairs to the exterior of the building. The historic review process will impose significant logistical burdens on Mr. Crane that will increase the time and cost of repairs to building that are clearly not historic. 4. The historic landmark designation will increase the cost of operating this property and discourages the City's goal ofpromoting private affordable housing. One of Iowa City's greatest current challenges is the rising cost of housing. The City has identified affordable housing as a significant policy goal and objective.2 Mr. Crane has used this 1 Pagel, Iowa City Historic Preservation Handbook, Iowa City Historic Preservation Handbook, adopted September 7, 2010. z Page 7, City of Iowa City, 2017-2017 Strategic Plan Summary, available at http://www. www8.iowa- city.org/weblink/0%doc/1767642/5trotegicPlanSummory-12-2017-1. pdf property to provide affordable housing to many low-income residents in a good location since he purchased the property in 1981. Currently there are nine units of housing in the rooming house that rent for $450.00/month per room. The one -bedroom apartments in the 1965 addition are self- sufficient units and each rent for $560.00 per month. The rent for Mr. Crane's one -bedroom apartments are approximately 30% less than the $822/month average rent in Iowa City.3 The rooming house with shared facilities in the older home provides an alternative housing option with even lower rents. Most of the tenants on this property are not students. Mr. Crane has been helping Iowa City meet the objective of providing affordable housing since buying the property in 1981 in a neighborhood that has a convenient location near the downtown business district that has good access to public transportation. The historic landmark zoning regulations will impose additional burdens and costs on operating this property that will be passed to tenants, many of whom have very low incomes. These additional costs that will be passed to the tenants make the City's objective of having affordable housing more difficult to achieve. Mr. Crane is 78 years old and suffers from several health conditions, but he continues to actively manage the property. He is not a large corporate landlord. It is his hope that the commission will review this matter from his perspective and chose to recommend to the City Council to not designate this property as a historic landmark. Sincerely, /s/ Christopher A. Jones Attorney at Law 3 Cedar Rapids Gazette, May 1, 2016, Iowa City has higher shore of renters paying 30% or more of income to housing than other metros, available at: http://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/business/lowa-city-has-higher- share-of-renters-paying-30-percent-or-more-of-income-to-housing-than-other-metros-20160501 (the Gazette reports that Cook Appraisal determined the average cost of an apartment within one mile of the Pentacrest to be $822). • i i ' ♦rUMUM471 Real C i tate CLonnsklar.5 • C.R.B. Certified Residential Broker • G.R.I. Graduate Realtors Institute • A.R.A. Aocredlted Rural Appraiser • M.S.A. Master SeniorAppralser January 2018 Dear Planning and Zoning Committee Member: Sales • Residential - Appraisals - Farm Management - Fenn Sales - My name is Robert Crane and I own 410-412 N. Clinton Street, which has a lot of 12,000 square feet with three buildings on it. The Historic Preservation Commission has chosen this site to designate as a historic property. This nomination will come before your committee either March 1 or March 15, 2018. My wife and I purchased this property in 1981. My wife purchased the first half and two years later I purchased the second half. Since we purchased 412 N. Clinton it has been operating as a rooming house, which was its prior use. The 410 building is attached to the 412 building and contains nine one—bedroom apartments. And, behind the buildings there is a garage and parking lot. I am strongly opposed to having the historic preservation designation and have several concern's about this type of designation. These include: 1. This property clearly sins in a rental income neighborhood and has been used as a rental income producing property for decades. The 412 house was converted into a rooming house and the attached apartment building was all done prior to my purchase of the ,property. I purchased it as an income—producing property, as an investmqnt. 2. The immediate and drastic diminution of value (drop in value). 3. Diminishing the net income due to the requirements of such status. 4. The costly repairs demanded by the historic commission will reduce cash flow from the project, for anybody. An owner would not have a say as to how to handle repairs to the property. 5. My emphasis is, and always has been, to offer affordable housing to those who need it to survive in a respectable fashion and hdme life setting. If historic designation is placed on this property then the costs to maintain the property escalate, which in turn will - drastically increase rents. Please consider the value of what I do here. Iowa City, Iowa 52240 (319) 354-4100 fax (319) 358-2134 Planning & Zoning Page 2 January 2018 .. 6. The historic beauty of 412 was destroyed when the 410 apartment building was attached to the rear of the 412 building in the 1960s. Thus, I feel these buildings do not qualify for such a designation. This is not a good fit. 7. I have had active inquiries from possible buyers of the property and was in discussions when somebody at the Cedar Rapids Gazette called about a rumor that the property was being sold. Why be concerned with a historic preservation designation when one knows that in the long—term the University of Iowa. who is backediby the Board of Regents and State of Iowa, will ultimately be the owner of the property due to its location. 8. I am 78 years old and worked a long time, have cancer, a heart condition, and Type.II diabetes and I do not want to relish or tolerate the rest of my years in conflict with the demands on a property that I own. This action violates ones rights in owning real estate and may venture further than that inhttp://www.practicalfarmers.org/ Constitutional Law. I am happy to answer any questions you may have. Sincerely, Robert C. Crane Owner, Crane on Clinton LLC From: Kevin Boyd <kevinmboyd@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2018 9:16 AM To: PlanningZoningPublic Subject: Iowa City Historic Landmarks Commissioners, I'm writing to urge your support to designate all the properties as local landmarks. I grew up in Iowa City and moved back 3 years ago. Iowa City has always been home to me. The distance has allowed me to more greatly appreciate the value our shared history and the buildings, big and small, that tell part of the story of who we are as a community. Not every building contributes to our shared story, but these structures certainly do. I hope you recognize theirvalue as part of our comprehensive plan. I do want to comment specifically about 410-412 N Clinton St, the oldest property. This property is already used, in a historically sensitive way, at a higher density than the single family home it once was. The apartment addition addition to the back was added in a way that was very sensitive to the original property and stands as a model to preserve and adapt as it is today. I wish I could be at the meeting to share my comments directly, but I am out of town on business. Thank you, Kevin Boyd 622 N Van Buren St. Iowa City, IA oa-o2-18 4f(1) Kellie Fruehling From: Linda Kerber <linda-kerber@comcast.net> Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2018 8:29 AM To: Council Subject: Enforcing city's own codes Dear colleagues I have read Karin Southard's letter describing the city codes that have not been enforced, I am stunned. (It's one of the simplest principles of child raising: just because someone else got away with ignoring the rules doesn't mean you can ignore them!) I am glad to know that you will be considering her letter at your upcoming working meeting. There seem to me to be major ethical issues at stake. Yours sincerely Linda K Kerber 425 Lexington Iowa city 52246 Sent from my iPhone 040&18 4f(2) Kellie Fruehling From: Sent: To: Subject: Mr. Matt Pacha Regina Board of Education Chair 2140 Rochester Avenue Iowa City, Iowa 52245 Dear Mr. Pacha: Judy Buddenbaum <jandjbuddenbaum@gmail.com> Wednesday, March 21, 2018 6:05 PM Council Regina Sports Facility 557 North 1st Avenue Iowa City, Iowa 52245 March 21, 2018 My husband and I live in the Park Plaza Condominiums. I don't believe you and your board are aware of the impact your new sports facility and drive are having on our neighborhood. In your letter of March 10, 2017, you list the 'much needed' improvements are necessary to fit your future needs. What we neighbors are experiencing because of these improvements and the, well known, bantered about phrase that was thrown out at the meeting held March 13, 2018, 'Ask for forgiveness first and permission later gives us great concern. Your plan is, regardless of your letter ( March 10, 2017), where you state, 'during this process we will strive to be good neighbors and ask that you do the same' is in opposition to what is actually happening. By placing several condensers for air conditioning units between our two properties you are in direct conflict with being a good neighbor. Our building has decks that will be directly impacted by both the visual and noise blight when we most want to be outside enjoying them. The fact that concrete has been poured and other preparations for these units is already in place while waiting a variation supports that Regina expects all will be forgiven and permission is not necessary and to hell with the neighbors. These units could be placed on the south side of the building or stacked on the west side where there are no neighbors; that would be Regina 'striving to be a good neighbor. We emailed Sandy Feeney and Jason Dumont back in December about the amount of building debris in the wooded area that has been there since the construction began; Sandy Feeney said she would have the contractors address our concems. Being good neighbors is not an one sided issue, but an actively shared one. Sincerely, Jim and Judy Buddenbaum cc: City Council Members 04-02-1g 4f(3) Kellie Fruehling From: Troy Kelsay Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2018 10:52 AM To: 'iowadina@yahoo.com' Cc: Jody Matherly; Derek Frank; Kellie Fruehling; Geoff Fruin Subject: RE: massage parlors and human trafficking Ms. Bishara — Thank you for taking the time to reach out to the City and police department with your concern. You are correct. Although not all "massage parlors" are havens for criminal activity, many are. Associated crimes range from relatively minor violations (zoning violations) to far more serious offenses including the sale of illicit drugs, money laundering, and human trafficking. The Iowa City Police Department shares your concern. Law enforcement efforts are data and complaint driven and we use a variety of methods to attempt to address these issues. We work with the Iowa City Building Inspection Services to address zoning issues. We periodically conduct investigations of both the brick and mortar establishments as well as the online/social-media based operations which are often more predatory in the selection/recruitment of young women and men to service their customers. We partner with other law enforcement agencies (local, state, and federal) to gather intelligence and coordinate enforcement efforts, especially since this type of enterprise is easily portable and is often only temporarily displaced by enforcement. Community members should continue to report suspicious activity related to these type activities. That information may be the impetus for an investigation or may corroborate other information. Even when an investigation results in discovery of an illicit operation, charges may or may not be filed, as determined by the Johnson County Attorney's Office. Often, the young women/men engaged in the activity are also victims of human trafficking. Please do not hesitate to contact me directly if you have additional questions or comments on this or any other community issue. I can be reached as follows: • 319-356-5440 (direct office phone) trov-kelsay(&iowa-city org Respectfully, 7,•�0w#93 Troy Kelsay — Captain. Iowa City Police ?"4.zea" #93 9 Captain — Field Operations Office: 319-356-5440 FBINA-#250 Fair lrafe� in From: Dina Bishara Imailto:iowadinaPyahoo.comj Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2018 10:23 PM To: Derek Frank <Derek-FrankCo)iowa-citv.orQ>; Jody Matherly <Jodv-MatherlvCdiowa-citv.ora> Cc: Council <Council@iowa-citv.org> Subject: Re: massage parlors and human trafficking Hello, I am writing to follow up on my email, below. I would be very appreciative if anyone is able to articulate the City's approach to this issue moving forward. Best wishes, Dina Bishara On Friday, March 9, 2018, 3:36:32 PM CST, Dina Bishara <iowadina(a)vahoo.com> wrote: Dear Chief Matherly and Sergeant Frank, I am writing to express my concerns about the recent proliferation of "massage parlors" in Iowa City. I have noticed that several have appeared over the past year, and was very happy to see the report on KCRG last night. Massage parlors are often involved in human trafficking, as reported extensively here: hftps://polarispro'ect.org/massage-parlor-trafficking I am wondering what the ICPD is doing to monitor or investigate these businesses to insure that young girls and vulnerable women are not being sex trafficked right under our noses. Thanks so much for any information you can provide, Best wishes, Dina Bishara 1+f (3) Kellie Fruehling From: Dina Bishara <iowadina@yahoo.com> Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2018 7:41 PM Late Handouts Distrwu,e, To: Troy Kelsay Cc: Jody Matherly; Derek Frank; Kellie Fruehling; Geoff Fruin Subject: Re: RE: massage parlors and human trafficking 313 O 1 �6 (Date) Hello Captain Kelsay, Thank you so so much for this response. I understand that these networks are incredibly difficult to target. I appreciate the Department's continued effort to monitor these establishments. Best wishes, Dina Bishara On Thursday, March 29, 2018, 10:52:44 AM CDT, Troy Kelsay <Troy-Kelsay@iowa-city.org> wrote: Ms. Bishara — Thank you for taking the time to reach out to the City and police department with your concern. You are correct. Although not all "massage parlors' are havens for criminal activity, many are. Associated crimes range from relatively minor violations (zoning violations) to far more serious offenses including the sale of illicit drugs, money laundering, and human trafficking. The Iowa City Police Department shares your concern. Law enforcement efforts are data and complaint driven and we use a variety of methods to attempt to address these issues. We work with the Iowa City Building Inspection Services to address zoning issues. We periodically conduct investigations of both the brick and mortar establishments as well as the online/social-media based operations which are often more predatory in the selection/recruitment of young women and men to service their customers. We partner with other law enforcement agencies (local, state, and federal) to gather intelligence and coordinate enforcement efforts, especially since this type of enterprise is easily portable and is often only temporarily displaced by enforcement. Community members should continue to report suspicious activity related to these type activities. That information may be the impetus for an investigation or may corroborate other information. Even when an investigation results in discovery of an illicit operation, charges may or may not be filed, as determined by the Johnson County Attorney's Office. Often, the young women/men engaged in the activity are also victims of human trafficking. Please do not hesitate to contact me directly if you have additional questions or comments on this or any other community issue. I can be reached as follows: 319-356-5440 (direct office phone) e troy-keIsaV(d@iowa-citv.org Respectfully, TA Kelsay93 Troy Kelsay— Captain, Iowa City Police '7aeytf. i�elo-ay #93 Captain — Field Operations Office: 319-356-5440 FBI NA — #250 Fair Rezp� 10 Professional From: Dina Bishara fmailto:iowadina(gDvahoo.coml Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2018 10:23 PM To: Derek Frank <Derek-Frank(o)iowa-citv.org>; Jody Matherly <Jody-MatherIy(o)iowa-citv.org> Cc: Council <Council(o)iowa-citv.org> Subject: Re: massage parlors and human trafficking Hello, I am writing to follow up on my email, below. I would be very appreciative if anyone is able to articulate the City's approach to this issue moving forward. Best wishes, Dina Bishara On Friday, March 9, 2018, 3:36:32 PM CST, Dina Bishara <iowadina(a)yahoo.com> wrote: Dear Chief Matherly and Sergeant Frank, I am writing to express my concerns about the recent proliferation of "massage parlors" in Iowa City. I have noticed that several have appeared over the past year, and was very happy to see the report on KCRG last night. Massage parlors are often involved in human trafficking, as reported extensively here: hftl)s:Hl)olarisprodect.org/massage-parlor-trafficking I am wondering what the ICPD is doing to monitor or investigate these businesses to insure that young girls and vulnerable women are not being sex trafficked right under our noses. Thanks so much for any information you can provide, Best wishes, Dina Bishara Disclaimer The information contained in this communication from the sender is confidential. It is intended solely for use by the recipient and others authorized to receive It. If you are not the recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking action in relation of the contents of this Information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. This email has been scanned for viruses and malware, and may have been automatically archived by Mimecast Ltd, an innovator in Software as a Service (SaaS) for business. Providing a safer and more useful place for your human generated data. Specializing in; Security, archiving and compliance. To find out more Click Here. 04-o2-te 4f(4) Kellie Fruehling From: Troy Kelsay Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2018 10:49 AM To: 'bethany.niciu@gmail.com' Cc: Derek Frank; Geoff Fruin; Jody Matherly; Kellie Fruehling Subject: RE: Human trafficking concerns Ms. Niciu— Thank you for taking the time to reach out to the City and police department with your concern. You are correct. Although not all "massage parlors' are havens for criminal activity, many are. Associated crimes range from relatively minor violations (zoning violations) to far more serious offenses including the sale of illicit drugs, money laundering, and human trafficking. The Iowa City Police Department shares your concern. Law enforcement efforts are data and complaint driven and we use a variety of methods to attempt to address these issues. We work with the Iowa City Building Inspection Services to address zoning issues. We periodically conduct investigations of both the brick and mortar establishments as well as the online/social-media based operations which are often more predatory in the selection/recruitment of young women and men to service their customers. We partner with other law enforcement agencies (local, state, and federal) to gather intelligence and coordinate enforcement efforts, especially since this type of enterprise is easily portable and is often only temporarily displaced by enforcement. Community members should continue to report suspicious activity related to these type activities. That information may be the impetus for an investigation or may corroborate other information. Even when an investigation results in discovery of an illicit operation, charges may or may not be filed, as determined by the Johnson County Attorney's Office. Often, the young women/men engaged in the activity are also victims of human trafficking. You and your husband did choose wisely; Iowa City is a safe community in which to live and raise a family. Together, we will continue to work toward eliminating this sort of criminal activity. Please do not hesitate to contact me directly if you have additional questions or comments on this or any other community issue. I can be reached as follows: a 319-356-5440 (direct office phone) a troy-kelsay@iowa-city.orz Respectfully, 7pek-cei"93 Troy Kelsay—Captain, Iowa City Police 7.y,4 zr&ay #93 Captain — Field Operations Office: 319-356-5440 FBINA — #250 Fair Respanvre Profeimaal From: Bethany Niciu fmailto:bethanv.niciu(&gmail.coml Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2018 2:56 PM To: Derek Frank <Derek-Frank(a)iowa-citv.or¢> Subject: Human trafficking concerns Good evening, My husband and I recently moved to Iowa City. We chose this area over larger cities because we wanted a safe community in which to raise our two children, and have found it to be a warm and welcoming community. Please dedicate resources to a sting operation involving the shady "massage parlors" in town. I have family members in law enforcement and know it's a MAJOR undertaking, but it's so important for the victims and potential victims in our community. I do not want human trafficking in my backyard. Thanks so much for all you do to keep our community safe! Bethany 04 -o2 -t 8 4f(5) Kellie Fruehling From: Geoff Fruin Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2018 12:05 PM To: Kellie Fruehling Subject: FW: Follow Up From: Troy Kelsay Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2018 10:43 AM To:'Michelle Beninga' <matlockmichelle@hotmail.com> Cc: Jody Matherly <Jody-Matherly@iowa-city.org>; Kingsley Botchway <Kingsley-Botchway@iowa-city.org>; Geoff Fruin <Geoff-Fruin@iowa-city.org>; Derek Frank <Derek-Frank@iowa-city.org> Subject: RE: Follow Up Michelle — Thank you for taking the time to reach out to the City and police department with your concern. Although you and I have since had a lengthy conversation about the issue, I wanted to take time to send this follow-up email because some of your correspondence was also copied to Council Member Botchway and City Manager Fruin. You are correct. Although not all "massage parlors" are havens for criminal activity, many are. Associated crimes range from relatively minor violations (zoning violations) to far more serious offenses including the sale of illicit drugs, money laundering, and human trafficking. The Iowa City Police Department shares your concern. Law enforcement efforts are data and complaint driven and we use a variety of methods to attempt to address these issues. We work with the Iowa City Building Inspection Services to address zoning issues. We periodically conduct investigations of both the brick and mortar establishments as well as the online/social-media based operations which are often more predatory in the selection/recruitment of young women and men to service their customers. We partner with other law enforcement agencies (local, state, and federal) to gather intelligence and coordinate enforcement efforts, especially since this type of enterprise is easily portable and is often only temporarily displaced by enforcement. Community members should continue to report suspicious activity related to these type activities. That information may be the impetus for an investigation or may corroborate other information. Even when an investigation results in discovery of an illicit operation, charges may or may not be filed, as determined by the Johnson County Attorney's Office. Often, the young women/men engaged in the activity are also victims of human trafficking. Please do not hesitate to contact me directly if you have additional questions or comments on this or any other community issue. I can be reached as follows: • 319-356-5440 (direct office phone) • troy-kelsay@iowa-city.ore Respectfully, ?o e&"993 Troy Kelsay—Captain, Iowa City Police From: michelleb@willowwind.org[mailto:michelleb@willowwind.org] On Behalf Of Michelle Beninga Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2018 12:19 PM To: Troy Kelsay <Trov-Kelsav@iowa-city.org> Cc: Jody Matherly <Jodv-Matherly@iowa-citv.org>; Kingsley Botchway <Kingsley-Botchwav@iowa-city.org>; Geoff Fruin <Geoff - Fru in@iowa-citv.org>; Derek Frank <Derek-Frank@iowa-citv.org> Subject: Re: Follow Up Hi Captain Kelsay, My cell phone is out of batteries today. Please feel free to call me on my work line at 319-338-6061. I'm available until 2:00 to speak at your convenience. Thank you. Sincerely, Michelle Beninga On Fri, Mar 9, 2018 at 9:01 PM, Troy Kelsay <Trov-Kelsav@iowa-city.org> wrote: I will call Tuesday. Have a great weekend, Michelle. Troy K. -------- Original message -------- From: Michelle Beninga <matlockmichelle@hotmail.com> Date: 3/9/18 8:32 PM (GMT -06:00) To: Troy Kelsay <Troy-Kelsav@iowa-citv.org> Cc: Jody Matherly <Jodv-Matherly@iowa-city.org>, Kingsley Botchway <Kingsley-Botchwav@iowa-citv.org>, Geoff Fruin <Geoff-Fruin@iowa-citv.org>, Derek Frank <Derek-Frank@iowa-citv.org> Subject: Re: Follow Up Thank you for your reply. I will be in class all weekend and will be out of the office until Tuesday afternoon. Please feel free to contact me Tuesday after 12:00 at 651.307.9264. Your time is much appreciated. On Fri, Mar 9, 2018 at 5:17 PM, Troy Kelsay <Troy-Kelsav@iowa-city.org> wrote: Michelle - I've already left the office for the day and I have some personal plans, this evening. Is there a time this weekend, Saturday or Sunday, but I might be able to call you? If not maybe we can talk on Monday. I believe I can better answer your questions in person than by email. Captain Troy Kelsay -------- Original message -------- From: Michelle Beninga <matlockmichelle@hotmail.com> Date: 3/9/18 3:07 PM (GMT -06:00) To: Troy Kelsay <Trov-Kelsav@iowa-city.org> Cc: Jody Matherly <Jodv-Matherly@iowa-city.org>, Kingsley Botchway <Kingsley-Botchwav@iowa-citv.org>, Geoff Fruin <Geoff-Fruin@iowa-citv.org>, Derek Frank <Derek-Frank@iowa-city.org> Subject: Re: Follow Up Hello, I wanted to check into see where ICPD and the City of Iowa City is in further investigating the "massage parlor" on 1st Ave in Iowa City. I've emailed in January and February to get more information and was wondering if you could update me with further information. I noticed that KCRG recently published THIS news report on "prostituation and trafficking via massage parlors". This news story is making its rounds on local FB community pages and I hope that you begin receiving additional emails from concerned citizens. Please email me back at your earliest convenience. I have also cc'd Derek Frank into this email as suggested by the concerned citizens on Iowa City's Moms Facebook page. Thank you. On Fri, Feb 16, 2018 at 1:05 PM, Michelle Beninga <matlockmichelle@hotmail.com> wrote: Hello, I just wanted to check in and see where things were with better understanding the massage business on First Avenue in Iowa City near Walgreens and HyVee. I was wondering if you had further information based on your conversations with the IC Attorney's Office and Building and Inspection Services. I have noticed that daily advertisements with risque pictures are still up on postfastr (link below) for this business and others like it. Please let me know what is being done to be sure this business meets the high expectations we set for our community, its success, and safety. Link: http://iowacitV.postfastr.com/Therapeuticmassage/ Sincerely, Michelle Beninga 651.307.9264 On Thu, Jan 11, 2018 at 2:09 PM, Troy Kelsay <Troy-Kelsay@iowa-city.org> wrote: Ms. Beninga— Thank-you for bringing these specific advertisements and enterprises to my attention. In the past, we have worked investigations regarding the sometimes criminal activities associated with these types of advertisements/businesses. In 2016 for example, the ICPD coordinated a multi -agency investigation/operation that resulted in 16 prosecutions for various offenses. Oftentimes, however, we have been more successful in stopping/displacing the behavior through enforcement of zoning ordinances. Even if the business is otherwise legitimate, IC zoning is fairly prohibitive as to where such businesses can operate. I will first confer with the IC Attorney's Office; however, I intend to notify IC Building and Inspection Services and ask them to work with my Investigations division to look into these issues. By addressing any criminal activity and zoning violations, I am hopeful that we can resolve many of your concerns. Please do not hesitate to contact me directly with any questions or concerns. Respectfully, Troy K. 7Teydf. 5*4" #93 Captain — Field Operations Office: 319-356-5440 FBINA — $1250 Fair Vroteraipd 91 -----Original Message ----- From: Kingsley Botchway Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2018 11:55 AM To: Geoff Fruin <Geoff- Fru in@iowa-city.org>; Jody Matherly <Jody-Matherly@iowa-city.org> Cc: matlockmichelle@hotmaii.com Subject: FW: Follow Up Good Morning, I received the following concern from one of our community members, Ms. Beninga, regarding a business on 1st Avenue that could be potentially promoting and conducting illegal activity. Could you please look into this matter and follow up with Ms. Beninga (she is cc'ed on this email) with any information you can provide? Thank you and please let me know if you have any questions. Kingsley Botchway 11 Iowa City Council Member No correspondence (including emails) to City Council is confidential. All correspondence (including emails) to me as a City Council member about City issues is a public record. From: michelleb@willowwind.org [michelleb@willowwind.org] on behalf of Michelle Beninga [matlockmichelle@ hotma il.com] Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2018 11:29 AM To: Kingsley Botchway Subject: Re: Follow Up Hi Kingsley, Thank you, Kingsley, for chatting this morning about a number of things. Below is the link to iowa city.postfastr that includes links to specific therapeutic massage businesses links. You'll notice the descriptions and linked pictures are graphic in nature. The one nearest WW (on 5 1st Ave North - it says) has the most graphic of descriptions and pictures. On this advertising website alone, there appear to be 4 or 5 in Iowa City, one in North Liberty and 1 or 2 in Cedar Rapids. I question the legitimacy of these therapeutic massage businesses, the legality in operating a retail space under these descriptions, and whether or not Iowa City and its residents want businesses of this nature in our family community. Link: httP:Hiowacity.postfastr.com/TherapeuticMassage/<http://iowacity.postfastr.com/TherapeuticMassage/> Please keep me informed on what the city is doing to look into these businesses further. If you have any questions, feel free to email me back at this email address. You can give me a call at work or on my cell phone 651.307.9264 at any time. Thank you for looking into it further and keep me posted on next steps. Sincerely, Michelle Beninga On Thu, Jan 11, 2018 at 9:27 AM, Kingsley Botchway <Kingsley-Botchway@iowa-city.org<mailto:Kingsley- Botchway@iowa-city.org>> wrote: Good Morning Michelle, Per our conversation this morning, can you send me the link you referenced? I will forward it on to our city manager and chief of police. I will also cc you on this email as well so they have your contact information to follow up. Kingsley Botchway II Iowa City Council Member 04-02-18 4f(6): Kellie Fruehling From: Diane Duncan -Goldsmith <ddgoldsmith.icia@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2018 3:59 PM To: Council Cc: Karin Southard Subject; 101 Lusk Avenue: Follow-up and Concerns March 26, 2018 Dear Mayor Throgmorton and City Councilors, I believe the March 14 letter written to you by Kann Southard, President of the Neighbors of Manville Heights Association, regarding the structure being built at 101 Lusk Avenue was shared during your March 20, 2018 meeting. Ms. Southard's letter outlined the several concerns which had been brought to the attention of the Boards of Adjustment and Appeals over the course of several meetings held with the Neighborhood and family owning the lot. These concerns regarded lack of enforcement of existing Iowa City building codes which allowed this structure to be built. Codes in question were 16 -3D -6D Separate and Independent Sewer for All Buildings; 4 -5I -2C-3 Sensitive Lands and Features - Applicability - Exemptions; 14-4A-2 Use Classification Analysis and Section D 103.1 International Fire Code "shall" requirement for turnaround for dead-end streets longer than 150 feet. I also attended the Boards of Adjustment and Appeals meetings which were held regarding this property and was amazed at statements made by City employees, which seemed to indicate it was not uncommon for some City codes to be overlooked/ignored for construction projects, especially surprising was Section D 103.1 International Fire Code. I was also amazed as to how confused two of the Boards of Adjustment and Appeals members appeared to be regarding their role in resolving this issue. During last November's City listening session with the Neighborhood, training of Board members was discussed. Based on Board meetings I attended, I would say training of Board members should be a high priority. Also, while one Board member had to be recused due to public statements made regarding this issue, the City had no process in place to appoint a replacement. This seems unacceptable since in the final vote, which ended in a Board tie, the property owners were deemed to be the "winners". I have never heard of any situation in which a tie is anything but a tie. I certainly hope the issues summarized in Ms. Southard's letter are given the due diligence and attention which are needed in order to ensure City Codes are always enforced and to prevent future situations resembling the 101 Lusk building project. Sincerely, Diane Duncan -Goldsmith Manville Heights Resident Diane Duncan -Goldsmith drigoldsmith.icia C1ama i Lcom 319-594-2151(c) 4f(7) Kellie Fruehling From: AJ <fivecaloriebanjo@yahoo.com> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2018 6:00 PM To: Council Subject: RE: Affordable Housing on SE -side of IC Hi City Council, My name is Angie Jordan. I'm an Iowa City native, born at Mercy Hospital in the 80s. Of course, like many natives in Iowa City, I have left and returned to Iowa City throughout my life. Presently, I've lived, worked and started a family here in Iowa City as of 2008 calling it my permanent home. For about 3 years we have lived on Apple Ct. off Broadway Street on the south east side. Back in the day I started up Children of Promise Mentoring Program for teens who had family members in the penal system and/or were in juvenile court. I later worked briefly at Broadway Neighborhood Center as a Family Support Advocate before starting my family. We lived out in North Liberty for about 5 years and then 3 years ago my husband, Jason and I decided to return to Iowa City, specifically the south east side. Property was cheaper and it was a side of town we felt strongly about living in and raising a family as it has SO much diversity AND we wanted be part of a community where we felt we could be helpful. My husband has worked for the City in the Fire Dept. for almost 17 years and has enjoyed working at Station #3 out of all his locations in the department for the same reason we moved to this side of town. We are big fans of the hard working folks that live out here and want to be a helpful resource to those new to our community especially those who are facing unique challenges like probation, homelessness, etc. I enjoy serving on the Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County's board and helping to develop and sever on Archibald Alexander Elementary school's PTO (where my kids go to school). I also enjoy undertaking neighborhood projects that I feel strongly about. Last year's project was increasing access to literature (phase I) by collaborating with different organizations to build and install 23 little free libraries targeting our side of town. We are in the midst of phase II of that project this year. Another community project we've teamed up with the UI industrial engineering dept. students is the "Shopping Cart Phenomenon" we experience in our neighborhood. I also started up a community knitting group that meets at the Broadway Neighborhood Center that goes hand-in-hand with the youth knitting groups myself and a few other volunteers have been growing at Alexander Elementary school (we currently have 116 kids who know how to knit!!! kinder -6th grade and a West High mentor student that helps). Long story short, I really love being part of a community and look for opportunities to get to know my neighborhood so that our kids and community members feel cared for and important. I've recently been getting more involved with the Neighborhood Association Council, or at least starting to attend the council meetings. I have some thoughts and concerns regarding Affordable Housing in our community. I learned about the 30% renters permit cap that seems to be targeting the downtown area. I do wonder about the repercussions it may have on our neighborhood (call me a worry -wart) if landlords lose the ability to obtain renters permits and end up selling homes. So many If -Than situations, I know. Currently, I do not believe our neighborhood is even at the 30% mark (but close: 27.7%?). However, it's a concern because SO many of these renter properties on our side of town are "affordable" to families who aren't currently in a position to buy places so close to a neighborhood school and supportive community resources. I understand and respect that landlords need to be held accountable, and that tenets also need to follow the rules (after being informed of them of course). I just worry about affordable housing disappearing in our town. Another concern I have is the City looking to invest in duplexes on Taylor and Davis, my neighboring streets, to tum them into homes for sale. I understand the program would be to target low -moderate income families to become home owners. I'm a fan of what homeownership can do! We had a TON to learn out in North Liberty and are still learning as we are home owners on Apple Court. Will these families 1) have support in how to own a home? 2) how do you "target" families of low -moderate income? What's to stop a single person from buying the home and flipping it, etc.? 3) most concerning: what of the displacement of the people who live/rent there? Some of the homes, though they are "supposed" to house one family, house more than that as family and friends face challenges, some temporary others not so much. What will be available to them? Last February and spring, the City was collecting information from an outside agency on developing the South side of Iowa City. Very exciting stuff? I was able to attend a couple of those meetings and hope my insights and opinions were received and were helpful. I'm curious to know what's to come of the integration of different housing options on the south side in the future? What's the time line for building? Perhaps you can direct me to a place with this information. Will the south side have affordable housing??? Initially, we had hoped for the school district boundary lines to be worked out so that we could attend the closest school to us --Grant Wood. It didn't happen that way, and I understand things change as new schools open and neighborhoods develop. We ended up at Alexander Elementary... I've become a big fan of this school, but I had and still retain some of my initial apprehensions about attending this school in a neighborhood that was yet to be developed. Will the high "at -risk" population of students still be shared among Twain, Wood and Alexander after that south residential area has been developed? Or, will Twain and Wood end up with a dense population of students with unique challenges again?? These are the schools my husband and I want to be a part of in the long run as we are invested in this side of town. I often have a million things in my head banging around, my apologies if this email is a bit all over the place, but I felt I should say something as these issues have been on my mind. I'm not sure this is the appropriate way to share my thoughts. If there's a better avenue to express my thoughts/concems please guide me?? I appreciate your time reading this and your time on the City Council Respectfully, Angie Jordan CITY OF IOWA CIT 04.02.18 To 1 COUNCIL ACTION REPO 4f(8) April 2, 2018 Establish a "No Parking Any Time" parking prohibition on the west side of the 800 block of South Clinton Street Prepared By: Emily Bothell; Acting Sr. Transportation Engineering Planner Reviewed By: Kent Ralston; Transportation Planner Tracy Hightshoe; Neighborhood and Development Services Director Fiscal Impact: No impact Recommendations: Staff: Approval Commission: N/A Attachments: None Executive Summary: As directed by Title 9, Chapter 1, Section 3B of the City Code, this is to advise City Council of the following action: Pursuant to Section 9-1-3A (10); Establish a "No Parking Any Time" parking prohibition for the (8) parking spaces on the west side of the 800 block of South Clinton Street adjacent to the building at 821 South Clinton Street. This action was requested by Johnson County and the Transportation Services Department to replace the existing "Low -Barrier Shelter Parking Only" parking prohibition with the closing of the shelter in March. i r 1 CITY OF IOWA CITVoZ -^� COUNCIL ACTION REPO 4f(9) April 2, 2018 Update parking prohibition signs on Southlawn Drive to reflect current school district bell times. Prepared By: Emily Bothell, Acting Sr. Transportation Engineering Planner Reviewed By: Kent Ralston, Transportation Planner Tracy Hightshoe; Neighborhood and Development Services Director Fiscal Impact: No impact Recommendations: Staff: Approval Commission: N/A Attachments: None Executive Summary: As directed by Title 9, Chapter 1, Section 3B of the City Code, this is to advise City Council of the following action. Pursuant to Section 9-1-3A (10); Replace (6) "No Parking Stopping or Standing 8:00 AM — 9:00 AM and 1:30 PM — 3:30 PM on School Days" signs with (6) "No Parking Stopping or Standing 7:30 AM — 8:30 AM and 1:30 PM — 3:30 PM on School Days" signs on the east and west sides of Southlawn Drive. Pursuant to Section 9-1-3A (18); Replace (2) "No Parking Loading Zone 8:00 AM — 9:00 AM and 1:30 PM — 3:30 PM on School Days" signs with (2) "No Parking Loading Zone 7:30 AM — 8:30 AM and 1:30 PM — 3:30 PM on School Days" signs on the west side of Southlawn Drive. Pursuant to Section 9-1-3A (10); Replace (2) "No Parking 8:00 AM — 4:00 PM on School Days" signs with (2) "No Parking 7:30 AM — 3:30 PM on School Days" signs on the east side of Southlawn Drive. This action is being taken to update the hours of the parking prohibitions on Southlawn Drive to reflect the current school district bell times. PNW78 'i CITY OF IOWA CITY Li (10) SAN M �Or MEMORANDUM Date: March 15, 2017 To: Geoff Fruin, City Manager From: Jason Havel, City Engineer Z3' Re: Competitive Quotation Results Robert A Lee Recreation Center BAS Project 2018 Competitive quotations for the Robert A Lee Recreation Center BAS Project were opened on February 7, 2018 and the following quotes were received: Baker Mechanical Ankeny, Iowa $ 91,330.00 Engineer's Estimate $ 125,000.00 The project includes modifications and upgrades to temperature control systems at the Robert A. Lee Recreation Center for the purpose of integrating existing HVAC systems into the City's existing Building Automation System. Parks and Recreation and Public Works and Engineering recommended and the City Manager awarded the contract to Baker Mechanical of Ankeny, Iowa. The project will be funded by account #R4332.