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RESOLUTION GRANTING AN INTERIM USE PERMIT FOR AN ART SCHOOL AT 810 WEST THIRD STREET, FORMER ST. PETER’S CHURCH (JEFFREY T. LARSON).
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CITY PROPOSAL:
RESOLVED, that:
(a) The city council hereby grants Jeffrey T. Larson an interim use permit to operate an art school located at 810 West Third Street in the former St. Peter’s Church; and
(b) Minnesota Statutes Section 462.3597 authorizes the city to issue an interim use permit that allows a use to exist until a specified date or until an amendment to this chapter authorizes or prohibits that use; and
(c) The city council finds that a time limit is needed to protect the public health, safety and welfare from potential longer term impacts of the requested use at this location; and
(d) The interim use permit shall remain in effect for up to ten years following the effective date of this resolution, or until there is a change in ownership of the property, whichever occurs first; and
(e) Pursuant to Section 50-20.3.U and Section 50-37.10.D of the Duluth City Code, 1959, as amended, the applicant applied for an interim use permit and the application was duly referred to the city planning commission (PL 15-186); the commission gave due notice of public hearing and considered the application during a public hearing occurring on January 12, 2016; and
(f) The city planning commission, at their regular meeting on January 12, 2016, considered the application’s consistency with the use specific standards for vacation dwelling units and the criteria for granting interim use permits and voted to recommend approval of an interim use permit for a vacation dwelling unit subject to the conditions listed below; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that an interim use permit for the subject property, is approved subject to the following conditions:
(a) Property be designated as a local historic landmark and follow the approved preservation plan. No expansion to the building shall be allowed.
(b) Any alterations to the approved plans that do not alter major elements of the plan may be approved by the land use supervisor without further planning commission; however, no such administrative approval shall constitute a variance from the provisions of Chapter 50.
(c) Applicant sign a development agreement with the city that shall include the requirements in Section 50-37.10 of the Duluth City Code.
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This resolution grants to Jeffrey T. Larson the ability to use the property at 810 West Third Street, the former St. Peter’s Church, as an art school with about 20 full-time students. Plans also include construction of 8-10 residential apartments within the existing church building.
On January 12, 2016, the city planning commission held a public hearing on the proposal and heard testimony from citizens. The planning commission voted 6 yeas, 0 nays, and 0 abstentions, to recommend that the city council approve the interim use permit with conditions.
Request filed: December 15, 2015
Action deadline: April 13, 2016