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Council amends Estates of Dubuque PUD and approves final plat so owners can convert cooperative to individual lots
Summary
The Dubuque City Council on Feb. 17 adopted amendments to the Estates of Dubuque planned unit development and approved a final plat for Vintage Estates No. 2, actions the developer and affected residents said are intended to allow nearly finished homes to be sold individually rather than remain in a cooperative ownership structure.
The Dubuque City Council on Feb. 17 adopted amendments to the Estates of Dubuque planned unit development (PUD) and approved a final plat for Vintage Estates No. 2, actions the developer and affected residents said are intended to allow nearly finished homes to be sold individually rather than remain in a cooperative ownership structure.
Attorney Matt Barn, representing Estates of Dubuque, told the council that the cooperative had been inherited from a bankrupt developer and that converting to individual lots is necessary “so the unsold homes can be sold, the bank debt can be paid off,” and homeowners can obtain deeds to their properties.
Planning services director Wally Wernemont described the amendment as an update to the conceptual development plan with new bulk regulations reflecting the subdivision into up to 35 single-family lots. He…
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