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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 50, ARTICLE III, SECTIONS 19 AND 20.3.I, AND ARTICLE VI, SECTIONS 41.4 AND 41.16 OF THE DULUTH CITY CODE REGARDING DAYCARE FACILITIES AND DEFINITIONS.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
The city of Duluth does ordain:
Section 1: That Chapter 50, Article III, Section 20 of the Duluth City Code is hereby amended as shown in the attached document named Permitted Use Table.
Section 2: That Chapter 50, Article III, Section 20.3I of the Duluth City Code is amended as follows:
1. For daycare facilities, small and large, all new uses after May 1, 2019, the use must provide off-street parking spaces for pick-up and drop-off determined by the Land Use Supervisor to be sufficient to provide for the safe pick-up and drop-off of users of the facility based on the maximum licensed capacity of the facility, the configuration of the facility, the types and intensity of other uses adjacent to the facility, the intensity of traffic adjacent to the facility and other factors determined to be relevant to the safe pick-up and drop-off of users of the facility. The determination of the Land Use Supervisor may be appealed to the Commission. Pick-up and drop-off areas must be clearly signed as for pick-up and drop-off only, and shall not conflict with safe on-site pedestrian and vehicular movements.
2. In the RR-1 and RR-2 districts, this use for daycare facilities, small and large, all structures and related parking facilities, and structures other than driveways, are limited to no more than 20 percent of the lot or parcel area;
3. In the MU-B district, uses shall provide a fenced outdoor exercise area. Outdoor exercise areas must be separated from improved public streets, drive lanes, and loading areas by at least 20 feet;
4. In the MU-B district, the application may be denied by the Land Use Supervisor if he or she determines that the size, nature, character or intensity of the use of property in the immediate vici...
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