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File #: 20-057-O    Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 11/13/2020 In control: Planning and Economic Development
On agenda: 11/23/2020 Final action: 12/14/2020
Enactment date: 12/14/2020 Enactment #: 10722
Title: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 50-20.1.C, 50-20.1.D, 50-20.1.E, 50-20-2.D, 50-23.2.B, AND 50-22.17, TO AMEND STANDARDS RELATED TO STRUCTURES IN FORM DISTRICTS.
Attachments: 1. Attachment A, 2. Attachment B
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 50-20.1.C, 50-20.1.D, 50-20.1.E, 50-20-2.D, 50-23.2.B, AND 50-22.17, TO AMEND STANDARDS RELATED TO STRUCTURES IN FORM DISTRICTS.

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CITY PROPOSAL:

The city of Duluth does ordain:
Section 1. That Section 50-20.1.C of the Duluth City Code, 1959, as amended, be amended as follows:
50-20.1.C Dwelling, multi-family.
In the F-2, F-4, F-5 and F-8 districts, this use is permitted on the ground floor of the corridor building type only. In other building types it is only permitted above the ground floor;

Every multi-family dwelling unit on or above the ground floor of a new multifamily structure constructed after January 1, 2021 shall have at least one exterior window that allows for the exchange of air and the admittance of daylight.

Section 2. That Section 50-20.1.D of the Duluth City Code, 1959, as amended, be amended as follows:
50-20.1.D Residential care facility/assisted living.
In the F-2, F-4, F-5, and F-8 districts, this use is permitted on the ground floor of the corridor building type only. In other building types it is only permitted above the ground floor;

No use specific standards at this time


Section 3. That Section 50-20.1.E of the Duluth City Code, 1959, as amended, be amended as follows:
50-20.1.E Rooming house.
In the F-2, F-4, F-5 and F-8 districts, this use is permitted on the ground floor of the corridor building type only. In other building types it is only permitted above the ground floor;

No use specific standards at this time.


Section 4. That Section 50-22.2.D of the Duluth City Code, 1959, as amended, be amended as follows:

50-22.2.D Iconic building.
While the previously mentioned building types are intended to serve as the fabric buildings of the city, the iconic building is a unique civic or institutional building that has distinctive character and function within the community. The iconic building has more flexible requirements for building location and transparency than the other non-res...

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