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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 50-26, SCREENING, WALLS, AND FENCES.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
The city of Duluth does ordain:
Section 1. That Section 50-26 of the Duluth City Code, 1959, as amended, be amended as follows:
50-26 SCREENING, WALLS AND FENCES.
50-26.1 Screening of mechanical equipment.
A. Applicability.
The standards of this Section shall apply to all of the following uses that contain a primary structure in all zones, except I-G and I-W: a multi-family, mixed use, commercial, institutional, industrial, or parking principle use, when any of the following conditions occur:
1. A new primary structure is constructed;
2. The floor area in an existing primary structure(s), taken collectively, is increased by more than 25 percent;
3. An existing primary structure is relocated on the lot or parcel;
4. The primary structure is renovated or redeveloped (including but not limited to reconstruction after fire, flood or other damage), and the value of that renovation or redevelopment, as indicated by building permits, is 25 percent or more of the pre-application assessor's market value of the primary structure, as shown in the records of the city assessor.
The standards of this Section shall not apply if the only feasible location for mechanical screening would impede the functioning of solar, wind or geothermal energy equipment or systems if such systems are otherwise in compliance with applicable building codes and zoning requirements;
B. Screening standards.
The following exterior mechanical features shall be screened: (i) electrical and gas-powered mechanical equipment and power systems equipment; (ii) heating, ventilating and air conditioning equipment ductwork, and lines; and (iii) power systems equipment. Roof or wall-mounted antennas and vent openings shall not be considered mechanical equipment for purposes of these screening standards.
1. Roof-mounted mechanical equipment.
Roof- mounted mechanical equipment shall be screened by a parapet ...
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