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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 50-14.5 RESIDENTIAL-TRADITIONAL (R-1), AND 50-20.1 RESIDENTIAL USES, RELATED TO DESIGN STANDARDS FOR TOWNHOMES AND DUPLEXES.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
The city of Duluth does ordain:
Section 1. That Section 50-14.5 of the Duluth City Code, 1959, as amended, be amended as follows:
A. Purpose.
The R-1 district is established to accommodate traditional neighborhoods of single-family detached residences, duplexes and townhouses on moderately sized lots. This district is intended to be used primarily in established neighborhoods. Many of the dimensional standards in this district require development and redevelopment to be consistent with development patterns, building scale, and building location of nearby areas. Uses are allowed as shown in Table 50-19.8;
See Attachment 1, Table 50-14.5-1, R-1 District Dimensional Standards
B. Example.
See Attachment 2, Illustrations 50-14.5.B and 50-14.5.C
C Illustration.
See Attachment 2, Illustrations 50-14.5.B and 50-14.5.C
Section 2. That Section 50-20.1 of the Duluth City Code, 1959, as amended, be amended as follows:
50-20.1 Residential uses.
A. Dwelling, two-family.
In the R-1, R-2 and R-P districts, two-family dwellings shall be designed to protect and reflect the character of one-family residences as set forth below:
1. Minimum size. A two-family dwelling shall contain at least 1,800 square feet of floor area (not including garages or utility rooms or basement or attic space not used for living quarters);
2. Exterior stairways. No exterior stairways with a total vertical rise greater than five feet shall be permitted;
3. In the R-1 and R-2 districts, each unit in a two family dwelling must have a separate exterior entrance on the facade facing the front property line;
B. Dwelling, townhouse.
In the R-1 and R-2 districts, each dwelling shall exhibit the characteristics of a series of one-family dwellings that are arranged in an attached si...
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