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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 50-37.10.E, CRITERIA FOR INTERIM USE PERMITS, TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF VACATION DWELLING UNITS THAT MAY BE PERMITTED.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
The city of Duluth does ordain:
Section 1. That Section 50-37.10 of the Duluth City Code, 1959, as amended, be amended as follows:
50-37.10 Special use or interim use permit.
This Section applies to all applications for those special uses listed for specific zone districts in Table 50-19.8. It also applies to applications for interim uses that will be authorized for only a specified period of time. This Section is intended to comply with the provisions of MSA 462.3595 and 462.3597 as amended, and shall be interpreted to comply with those provisions wherever possible.
A. Applications.
An application for a special use or interim use shall be filed pursuant to Section 50.37.1.B;
B. Procedure.
1. The planning commission shall review the application, shall conduct a public hearing pursuant to Section 50-37.1.I, with public notice as required by Section 50-37.1.H. In the case of a special use permit, planning commission shall make, and in the case of an interim use permit, council shall make, a decision to adopt, adopt with modifications or deny the application based on the criteria in subsection C below. The commission or council may impose appropriate conditions and safeguards, including but not limited to financial security pursuant to Section 50-37.2.P, a development agreement regarding the design, construction, and operation of the special use, to protect the comprehensive land use plan, to conserve and protect property and property values in the neighborhood and to ensure that all conditions of the special use permit will continue to met;
2. If the permit is approved or approved with modifications, all future use of the land and structures erected on the land pursuant to the permit shall comply with its terms and conditions. The city may require that some or all of the do...
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