# Zoning Advisory Commission | October 7, 2026

The City of Dubuque Zoning Advisory Commission met on October 7, 2026. No contracts, purchases, bid approvals, or other procurement activity were identified. The commission reviewed subdivision plats for Butler Children’s Garden Foundation and Carmel Heights No. 3, and considered a site-design waiver for a new parking lot at Eisenhower Middle School associated with planned school additions. The waiver discussion covered landscaped endcaps, intermediate islands, and buffer landscaping; the waiver for intermediate islands passed 3–2, while other waiver votes are not fully clear in the transcript. The commission also recommended rezoning 1500 Old Mill Road from R1 residential to C2 neighborhood shopping, unanimously, despite nearby residents’ concerns about traffic and neighborhood impacts.

The commission recommended a Unified Development Code text amendment defining “receiving home” and allowing it in specified residential, office-residential, and commercial districts; the motion passed 4–1 and will go to City Council for a decision. The commission also heard public input advocating regenerative development and sustainability, which staff said could inform the ongoing code update and other planning efforts. The subdivision and rezoning items were also referred to City Council as applicable; no spending amounts or vendors were discussed.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Policy
**Published:** October 07, 2026

### Sources
- [Zoning Advisory Commission | October 7, 2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZnCnoz2ns0) - City of Dubuque Government