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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF DULUTH TO RECLASSIFY PROPERTY AT APPROXMIATELY THE 1200 BLOCK OF SOUTH RIDGE ROAD, FROM RR-1 TO R-1.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
The city of Duluth does ordain:
Section 1. That the subject properties at the end of South Ridge Road, as shown in Attachment 1, and as more particularly described as follows:
010-2680-00450
010-3452-00420
be rezoned from Rural Residential 1 (RR-1) to Residential-Traditional (R-1).
Section 2. 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 Attachment 1.
Section 3. 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 Rural Residential 1 (RR-1) to Residential-Traditional (R-1) for properties at the end of South Ridge Road.
This rezoning action is being done by the City of Duluth to address a discrepancy between the zoning map and the future land use map, and it is not in anticipation of any specific potential development, proposal, or project. The city is amending the zoning map throughout the city, and this is one of the many zoning projects, both large and small, being proposed to the planning commission over the next several months prior to the public hearing and adoption process for the Imagine Duluth 2035 Comprehensive Plan.
The future land use designation of the subject properties is Traditional Neighborhood, characterized by grid or connected street pattern, houses oriented with shorter dimension to the street and detached garages, some with alleys. The purpose statement of the R-1 district is that it is established to accommodate traditional neighborhoods of single-family detached residences, duplexes and townhouses on moderately sized lots.
Based on the future land use designation of the subject property, purpose statements of ...
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