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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF DULUTH TO RECLASSIFY PARCELS IN THE DULUTH HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD FROM RESIDENTIAL-TRADITIONAL (R-1) TO RESIDENTIAL-PLANNED (R-P).
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CITY PROPOSAL:
The city of Duluth does ordain:
Section 1. After reviewing the planning commission file PLUMA-2512-0007 and the record pertaining thereto and based on the recommendation of the planning commission at a special meeting on January 21, 2026, the city council hereby adopts the findings of the planning commission and concludes that the application:
A. Is consistent with the Comprehensive Land Use Plan;
B. Is reasonably related to the overall needs of the community, to existing land use, or to a plan for future land use;
C. Is required by public necessity, convenience, or general welfare, or good zoning practice; and
D. Will not create material adverse impacts on nearby properties, or if material adverse impacts may be created they will be mitigated to the extent reasonably possible.
Section 2. That the official zoning map of the City of Duluth, as referenced in Chapter 50 of the Duluth City Code, 1959, as it relates to property comprised of parcels 010-2604-00020, 010-0360-00430, 010-0360-00440, and part of 010-2604-00010, depicted in Attachment 1, be amended and reclassified from Residential Traditional (R-1) to Residential Planned (R-P) according to the findings and conclusions of the planning commission and the concept plan set forth in Attachment 2, which specify maximum density of 11.91 units per acre, a maximum building height of 45 feet, permitted uses of single-family, two-family, and townhouse, and the identified public benefits described in the concept plan as preservation of 30.2% of the area as permanent open space, a publicly accessible pedestrian and bike trail through the development from S Blackman Ave to E Orange St, and dense residential development above the minimum recommended by the future land use...
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