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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF DULUTH TO PROVIDE FOR THE RECLASSIFICATION FROM R-1 TO MU-I, PROPERTY AT 1215 RICE LAKE ROAD (THE MARSHALL SCHOOL).
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CITY PROPOSAL:
The city of Duluth does ordain:
Section 1. That approximately 45 acres of land located at 1215 Rice Lake Road and as more particularly described as follows, and described in Attachment 1:
010-2710-05965
010-2710-06124
010-2710-06126
010-2710-06260
010-2710-06295
010-2710-06252
010-1350-16960
010-1350-17010
010-1350-16970
010-1350-17020
010-1350-16980
010-1350-17030
010-1350-16990
010-1350-17040
010-1350-17000 (Partial ROW Lot 73)
010-1350-17050
010-1350-17910
010-1350-17930
010-1350-19740
be reclassified from Residential-Traditional (R-1) to Mixed Use-Institutional (MU-I), 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 in the Attachment 2.
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 amendment provides a zoning change from R-1 to MU-I at 1215 Rice Lake Road.
The MU-I zoning district is "established to provide for the unique development needs and impacts of major medical, educational and research institutional development. The intent is to give institutional landowners the flexibility to plan and develop their facilities while ensuring that surrounding neighborhoods are protected from adverse impacts, such as traffic, overshadowing buildings, noise and unexpected expansion of institutional uses into residential areas". The MU-I district allows for many different land uses, but unless there is an approved district plan for the property, a planning review and public hearing in front of the planning commission is required for all and each development and redevelopment at the site.
On October 13, 2015, the Duluth city planning commission held a public hearing on the proposal and voted 8 yeas, 0 nays, 0 abstentions, with 1 member absent, to recommend that the city council approve the rezoning requested.
The applicant did not submit written consent of 2/3 of property owners within 100 feet of the property to be rezoned. The motion to approve the rezoning must prevail with an affirmative vote of 2/3 by the city council.
Petition received: September 8, 2015
Action deadline: January 6, 2016
Petitioner:
The Marshall School
Attn: Elizabeth Tessier, Chief Financial Officer
1215 Rice Lake Road
Duluth, MN 55811
btessier@marshallschool.org
PL 15-147