City of Duluth - File #: 18-020-O

• File #: 18-020-O
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/2/2018
• In control: Planning and Economic Development
• On agenda: 5/14/2018
• Final action: 5/29/2018
• Title: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF DULUTH TO RECLASSIFY PROPERTY WEST OF THE INTERESECTIONS OF 93RD AVENUE WEST AND FALCON AND HILTON STREETS TO COMMONWEALTH AVENUE, FROM MIXED USE-BUSINESS (MU-B) TO RESIDENTIAL-URBAN (R-2).

Date	Action By	Action	Result
5/29/2018	City Council	adopted
5/14/2018	City Council	read for the first time

Title

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF DULUTH TO RECLASSIFY PROPERTY WEST OF THE INTERESECTIONS OF 93RD AVENUE WEST AND FALCON AND HILTON STREETS TO COMMONwealth avenue, from mixed use-Business (MU-B) to residential-URBAN (r-2).

Body

CITY PROPOSAL:

The city of Duluth does ordain:

Section 1.  That the subject properties west of the intersections of 93^rd Avenue West and Falcon and Hilton Streets to Commonwealth Avenue, as shown in Attachment 1, and as more particularly described as follows:

010-3300-04545                     

010-3300-04555                     

010-3300-04560                     

010-3300-04565                     

010-3990-00020                     

010-3990-00035

010-3990-00040                     

010-3990-00050                     

010-3990-00060                     

010-3990-00070                     

010-3990-00090                     

010-3990-00100                     

010-3990-00110                     

010-3990-00120                     

be rezoned from Mixed Use-Business (MU-B) to Residential-Urban (R-2).

Section 2.  That the portion of the parcel, as shown in Attachment 1, and as more particularly described as follows:

The southwest corner of parcel 010-3300-04540

be rezoned from Mixed Use-Business (MU-B) to Residential-Traditional (R-1).

Section 3.  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 4. 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 a zoning change from Mixed Use-Business (MU-B) to Residential-Traditional (R-2) for properties in the Morgan Park neighborhood generally between 93^rd Avenue West and Commonwealth Avenue.

On May 8, 2018, the Duluth city planning commission held a public hearing on the proposal as initially shown in Attachment 2, and as amended by the Planning Staff at the meeting per Attachment 1, and voted 5 yeas, 1 nay, 0 abstentions, to recommend that the city council approve the rezoning requested for the following reasons:

1) The R-2 zone are most reasonably able to implement the objectives of the Comprehensive Plan related to the proposed land use for this area.

2) The rezoning is consistent with the Comprehensive-Plan Future Land Use Map.

3) Material adverse impacts on nearby properties are not anticipated.

Petitioner:

City of Duluth

PL 18-048