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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF DULUTH TO RECLASSIFY PROPERTY IN THE IRVING AND FAIRMOUNT NEIGHBORHOODS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE 2017 IRVING AND FAIRMOUNT BROWNFIELDS REVITALIZATION PLAN.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
The city of Duluth does ordain:
Section 1. That the subject property to the north and west of Grand Avenue, between Sherburne Street and Redruth Street, as shown in blue on Attachment 1, and as more particularly described as follows:
010-1970-01180
010-1970-01200
010-1970-01220
010-1970-01240
010-1970-01260
010-1970-01261
010-1970-01290
010-1970-01320
010-1970-01321
010-1970-01100
010-1970-01130
010-1970-01140
010-1970-00990
010-1970-00980
The southern 25 feet of 010-1970-00930
Be rezoned from R-2 (Residential-Urban) to R-1 (Residential-Traditional).
Section 2. That the subject property to the south and east of Grand Avenue, generally between Sherburne Street and Redruth Street, as shown in black on Attachment 1, and as more particularly described as follows:
010-1970-01440
010-1970-01500
010-2410-00560
010-2410-00600
010-2410-00690
010-2744-00064
Western 70 feet of 010-2474-0057
Western 150 feet of 010-2744-00055 and 010-2744-00056
Be rezoned to From R-1 (Residential-Traditional) and MU-N (Mixed Use Neighborhood), to MU-B (Mixed Use Business Park).
Section 3. That the subject property to the south and east of Grand Avenue, and to the north of South 67th Avenue West, as shown in red on Attachment 1, and as more particularly described as follows:
010-2410-00010
010-2410-00011
010-2740-00015
Be rezoned to from R-1 (Residential-Traditional) to MU-N (Mixed Use Neighborhood).
Section 4. That the subject property adjacent to Nicollet Street and to the west of North 67th Avenue West Alley, as shown in yellow on Attachment 1, and as more particularly described as follows:
Northern 150 feet of 010-0580-00500 and 010-0580-00700
Southern 250 feet of 010-4220-02950
Southern 100 feet of 010-4220-03170
010-0580-00440
010-4220-03110
Be rezoned to from R-1 (Residential-Traditional) to R-2 (Urban-Residential).
Section 5. That the subject property to the north of Raleigh Street and to the south of Main Street, generally laying west of South 69th Avenue West, as shown in yellow on Attachment 1, and as more particularly described as follows:
010-0370-00400
The eastern 200 feet of 010-2744-00010
Be rezoned to From R-1 (Residential-Traditional) to R-2 (Urban-Residential).
Section 6. That the subject property to the north of Sherburne Street and to the south of Raleigh Street, generally laying west of South 72nd Avenue West Alley as shown in yellow on Attachment 1, and as more particularly described as follows:
010-0370-01330
010-0370-01350
010-0370-01380
010-0370-01390
010-0370-01570
010-0370-01630
010-0370-01640
010-0370-01670
010-0370-01730
010-0370-01850
010-0370-01890
010-0370-01930
010-0370-02010
010-0370-02030
010-0370-02210
010-0370-02180
010-0370-02230
010-0370-02280
010-0370-02340
010-4630-01400
010-4630-01450
010-4630-01460
010-4630-01470
010-4630-01480
010-4630-01490
010-4630-01850
The northern 175 feet of 010-0370-02380
The northern 50 feet of 010-3710-02110
The northern 25 feet of 010-4630-01500
Be rezoned to from R-1 (Residential-Traditional) to R-2 (Urban-Residential)
Section 7. 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 in Attachment 1.
Section 8. 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 ordinance provides for several zone district changes in the Irving and Fairmount neighborhoods in accordance with the 2017 Irving and Fairmount Brownfields Small Area Plan. The proposal is also consistent with the Comprehensive Plan.
This rezoning is not in anticipation of any specific development proposal; it is instead intended to update the zoning map to reflect the future land use designation. The Imagine Duluth 2035 Comprehensive Land Use Plan was adopted on June 25, 2018. The plan recommended 21 changes to the future land use plan. This area is addressed as Site 6; the map changes include opportunities for new residential and commercial development, including mixed-use redevelopment.
A portion of this amendment to the zoning map would change property from a residential district to a mixed use district, which would normally require an affirmative vote of 2/3 of the council. However, as this rezoning ordinance is the direct result of a study, and obtaining written consent of all the property owners would be impractical, a 2/3 vote is not required; a simple majority of the council is required to approve this ordinance.
On January 14, 2020, the Duluth city planning commission held a special public hearing on the proposal as described in Attachment 1, and voted 5 yeas, 1 nays, 0 abstentions, to recommend that the city council approve the rezoning requested for the following reasons:
1) The proposed zone districts are the most reasonably able to implement the objectives of the Comprehensive Plan related to the land use for this area.
2) Material adverse impacts on nearby properties are not anticipated.
3) The rezoning is consistent with the Comprehensive-Plan Future Land Use Map.