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RESOLUTION REVERSING THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S DECISION TO APPROVE AN INTERIM USE PERMIT FOR AN OUTDOOR LIVING SITE AT 1533 W. ARROWHEAD ROAD.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
RESOLVED, that the city council finds as follows:
(a) That on March 7, 2025, Vineyard Christian Fellowship ("Applicant") submitted an application (PLIUP-2503-0016) for an interim use permit for an outdoor living site at 1533 W Arrowhead Rd; and
(b) Based on the findings and conclusions in the planning department staff report (Attachment 8), staff recommended approval of an interim use permit, expiring one year following city approval, and subject to the requirement to limit, construct, and maintain the site subject to the criteria in Section 50-20.1.I of the Duluth City Code ("Code") and the plans attached to the staff report, and several additional terms and condition summarized in the staff report findings and conclusions, including those relating to operational hours and timeframes, sleeping areas, occupancy, emergency shelter, supervision, signage, screening, and vegetation; and
(c) Pursuant to Section 50-37.10 of the Duluth City Code, such petition was duly referred to the city planning commission and such commission gave due notice of public hearing and did consider the same in a public hearing at a May 13, 2025, regular meeting; and
(d) The city planning commission, at a Tuesday, May 13, 2025, regular meeting, approved the interim use permit; and
(e) On May 21, 2025, the city received an appeal of the planning commission's decision to approve the interim use permit from several residents, identified in Attachment 2, a copy of the letter requesting this appeal and summarizing appellants' opposition to the planning commission's approval is attached as Attachment 1; and
(f) On May 23, 2025, the planning department notified the Applicant that Section 50-37.1(O)(4)(c) of the Code requires all work, activities, and operations authorized under the interim use permit to stop pending res...
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