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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF DULUTH TO PROVIDE FOR THE RECLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY BETWEEN WATER STREET AND SOUTH 23RD AVENUE EAST (2200 BLOCK OF WATER STREET) FROM MU-B TO R-2.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
The city of Duluth does ordain:
Section 1. That the subject properties between Water Street and South 23rd Avenue East and, and as more particularly described as follows:
010-1420-00308
010-1420-00190
010-1420-00305
010-1420-00210
010-1420-00306
010-1420-00220
010-1420-00300
010-1420-00230
010-1420-00310
010-1420-00260
010-1420-00330
010-1420-00270
010-1420-00350
010-1420-00280
010-1420-00370
010-1420-00290
010-1420-00290
be rezoned from Mixed Use-Business (MU-B) to Residential-Urban (R-2), and that the official zoning map of the City of Duluth as referenced in Chapter 50 of the Duluth City Code, 1959, is amended to read as shown in the attached document.
Section 2. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force 30 days from and after its passage and publication.
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This ordinance provides a zoning change from MU-B to R-2 for properties between Water Street and South 23rd Avenue East. The R-2 district is established to accommodate multi-family apartments and townhouses, in an urban setting. This district also allows for single-family detached dwellings, duplexes and group living accommodations. The district is intended primarily for locations closer to commercial and mixed use activity centers, and may serve as a transition between lower-density residential areas and more intense commercial and mixed use neighborhoods
The future land use designation of this property is Urban Residential. It is described as the greatest variety of building types, medium to high densities. Applicable to larger infill areas close to downtown, entertainment or activity centers, and waterfront residential areas. May include student housing areas, live/work units, and limited neighborhood r...
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