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Commission approves rezoning for 180-unit Cedar Cross Road apartment project; plan includes turn-lane and detention basin
Summary
The commission recommended rezoning an 11-acre site on Cedar Cross Road to a Planned Unit Development (PR designation) for a 180-unit, six-building multifamily development. The conceptual plan includes a left-turn lane on Cedar Cross Road, a detention basin, 286 parking stalls (including 84 garage stalls) and phased construction; the item goes to a
The Zoning Advisory Commission on Feb. 5 voted to recommend rezoning roughly 11 acres on Cedar Cross Road from C-3 General Commercial to a Planned Unit Development with a Planned Residential (PR) designation, enabling a proposed six-building, 180-unit market-rate apartment development by Callahan Construction.
Applicant Joey Callahan described the proposal as “a 6 building, 180 unit total, apartment development, market rate apartments.” Staff presented the conceptual plan and said the proposal was vetted by the city’s development review team for access, fire safety, traffic and utilities. Sheena Moon, associate planner, said the site slopes about 12 percent toward Catfish Creek and has frontage only on Cedar Cross Road; the plan includes phased construction (two buildings in phase 1, two in phase 2 and two plus amenities in phase 3).
Moon said the applicant submitted a traffic study and that City of Dubuque engineering reviewed it. The conceptual plan calls for roadway modifications including a left-turn lane for southbound traffic into the development, upgraded driveway approaches for adjacent properties and both left- and right-turn options at the development exit. Moon told commissioners the site’s average annual daily traffic on Cedar Cross Road was about 8,900 vehicles per 2021 IDOT counts and that engineering officials support the proposed access configuration subject to detailed engineering review at the site-plan stage.
The applicant proposes about 286 parking stalls in total, which Moon said includes 84 garage stalls and exceeds the unified development code requirement of 270 stalls for the proposed unit count. The conceptual plan also shows a detention basin to manage stormwater, a clubhouse, a dog run and pickleball courts for residents. Utilities — water on Cedar Cross Road and sanitary sewer in Catfish Creek — are available nearby, Moon said; landscaping and final engineering will be handled in site-plan review if zoning is approved.
One nearby resident, John Schumacher, asked about how turning lanes might affect adjacent driveways; staff replied the proposed widening would require partial reconstruction of two northern driveways (serving a sign shop and a veterinary clinic) and that engineering and site-plan review will finalize those details.
After discussion, the commission voted to recommend the rezoning to a PUD/PR designation. Commissioners Freustad, Zaccaro, Russell, Lortman and Mulligan recorded aye votes. The recommendation will be considered by the City Council on Feb. 17.
