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Dubuque council remands rezoning request for West 30 Second Street back to advisory commission after neighborhood opposition
Summary
The City Council voted 7-0 to remand a request to rezone a vacant lot on West 30 Second Street from R‑1 single‑family residential to OR office‑residential, sending the application back to the Zoning Advisory Commission for possible conditional rezoning after neighbors protested and the commission recommended denial.
The Dubuque City Council on Monday voted 7-0 to remand a rezoning request for a vacant lot at West 30 Second Street back to the Zoning Advisory Commission for consideration as a conditional rezoning.
The request, filed by applicant Sherry Ehrlich and presented at the hearing by Tom Larson, sought to change the site from R‑1 single‑family residential to OR office‑residential with the applicant saying the intent was to build a real‑estate office on the property. The Zoning Advisory Commission had recommended denial by a 0–5 vote, which triggered a super‑majority requirement for any straight rezoning by the council.
Remanding the matter to the commission means the applicant can submit a revised, conditional rezoning that would list specific uses and written conditions; the commission would again hold a public…
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