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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF DULUTH TO PROVIDE FOR THE RECLASSIFICATION FROM RR-1 TO MU-B 160 ACRES ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF RICE LAKE ROAD SOUTH OF RIDGEVIEW ROAD (JLH PROPERTIES OF DULUTH LLC).
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CITY PROPOSAL:
The city of Duluth does ordain:
Section 1. That approximately 160 acres of land located on the east side of Rice Lake Road south Ridgeview Road and as more particularly described as follows:
Northwest Quarter of Section 5, Township 50 North of Range 14 West of the Fourth Principle Meridian, Saint Louis County, Minnesota;
be reclassified from Residential-Rural 1 (RR-1) to Mixed Use-Business Park (MU-B), and that the official zoning map of the city of Duluth as referenced in Chapter 50 of the Duluth City Code, 1959, is amended to read as shown on the attached map.
Section 2. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force 30 days from and after its passage and publication.
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This zoning map amendment provides a zoning change from RR-1 to MU-B for 160 acres of land on the east side of Rice Lake Road south of Ridgeview Road.
On May 12, 2015, the Duluth city planning commission held a public hearing on the proposal and tabled the matter to learn more about why the comprehensive plan future land use map designated the property general mixed use. The attached memo, in addition to the staff report, provides explanations. On June 9, 2015 the Duluth city planning commission voted 8 yeas, 0 nays and 0 abstentions, to recommend that the city council approve the rezoning requested for the following reasons:
1.) This proposed MU-B District is consistent with the comprehensive land use plan future land use map designation for the property of general mixed use.
2.) The planning commission review of the platting of the property and/or application of UDC development standards during staff review of development proposals for the site will allow for implementation of the purpose statement of the MU-B zone district through setting aside land for natural resources protections, buffering to protect surrounding properties from possible impacts, and the evaluation of transportation connections to the site.
The applicant did not submit written consent of 2/3 of property owners within 100 feet of the property to be rezoned. Therefore, the motion to approve the rezoning ordinance must prevail with an affirmative vote of 6/9 of the city council.
Date of application: April 10, 2015
Action deadline: August 8, 2015
Petitioner:
JLH Properties of Duluth LLC
4843 Rice Lake Road
Duluth, MN 55803
PL 15-064