TO: Dubuque County Board of Adjustment

FROM: Ben Kober, Zoning Administrator, ben.kober@dubuquecountyiowa.gov, 563-589-7827

DATE: November 5th, 2025

RE: BA#11-42-25

Martin and Linda Burbridge Variance

The applicants, Martin and Linda Burbridge, are requesting to build a 78' x 75x feet single-family home in the R-1 Rural Residential zoning district. They are requesting to build 50' from the front lot line, they will need a 30' variance to the 80' required. The property is located along San Sebastian Road approximately 1.63 miles northeast of the City of Sageville. The property is legally described as LOT 7 HERITAGE RIDGE ESTATES SUB REVISED; in Section 23, Peru Township, Dubuque County, Iowa.

Seven (7) Letters were sent, and the City of Sageville was notified. As of October 30th, the Zoning department received notice only from the architectural review board for Heritage Ridge Estates that their plans have HOA approval.

The property is a 1.43 Acre lot in a residential subdivision. The proposed single-family home has been approved by the Architectural Review Committee for the Homeowners Association of Heritage Ridge Estates. The lot in question is smaller in area than those others in the subdivision. The lot overlooks a steep bluff that drops down to the Mississippi River, and at the rear of the site is the beginning of a valley formation that drops significantly in elevation. According to the applicants, these characteristics of the lot essentially require a variance for the lot to be buildable. The grade at the rear of the site is also such that the septic tank must be located towards the flatter area closer to the front of the lot line. Neighboring property lines sit atop spurs in the terrain that are set back further from the road, and are on larger acreages.

105.2 To hear and decide the following special exemptions to the terms of this Ordinance: A. Those special exceptions of Use, Height and Area Regulations which are enumerated in this Ordinance.

B. Yard variances for lots of record as enumerated in this Ordinance.

This case information report may be subject to change at any time before the actual Board of Adjustment meeting to allow for any omitted or supplemental information subsequently submitted in regard to the following special use permits or variances cases.