F. H. Uelner Precision Tools & Dies, Inc. v. City of Dubuque

UHLENHOPP, Justice.

The question in this appeal is whether plaintiffs’ real estate can be rezoned upward to multiple dwelling uses in furtherance of the city’s general development plan.

The inner city of Dubuque, Iowa, contains, among others, the Washington Street area. The part of that area with which we are concerned comprises a little over 17 blocks, and is surrounded largely by commercial and light industrial areas and by railroad yards. Many years ago that part of the area was built up with modest homes, three churches, and a parochial school. The neighborhood did not improve with passage…