Dubuque County Board of Adjustment Board of Adjustment Meeting Minutes May 05, 2026

Chairperson Schroeder called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Present: Vice-Chairperson Loras Link, Devon Welty, Dave Klein, Penny Wulfekuhle

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ROLL CALL:

Members present: Loras Link, Dave Klein, Penny Wulfekuhle, Ben Schroeder, and Devon Welty. Staff Present: Ben Kober and Bill Doyle.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES:

A motion was made by Mr. Klein, seconded by Ms. Welty, and passed unanimously to approve the minutes of the April 07, 2026 meeting. Vote: 5-0.

PUBLIC HEARINGS:

BA#05-11-26 John McDermott Declaration of Trust – Variance

In the staff report, Zoning Administrator Ben Kober noted that during a site visit, the way the property was staked out did not demonstrate a 50 ft setback from the property line, and the measurement from the center of the roadway demonstrated a much shorter measurement.

Speaking in support of the variance to the board:

• John McDermott and Carol McDermott, the property owners, both of 9983 Military Rd., Dubuque, IA.

John McDermott said that the location works better for the septic system due to the slope of the site

• Matt Horsfield, 1720 Creekwood Dr. Dubuque, noted that he had staked out the property and believed that it was staked showing a 50 foot setback, he believed it was possible that zoning staff had measured to a stake that was left behind from a previous configuration.