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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 50-21, DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
The city of Duluth does ordain:
Section 1. That Section 50-21 of the Duluth City Code, 1959, as amended, be amended as follows:
50-21 DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS.
50-21.1 General dimensional standards.
A. Residential, mixed use, special purpose and overlay zones.
The dimensional standards for residential, mixed use, special purpose and overlay districts are shown in the description for each district in the following Sections of Article II:
* Standards for residential districts are shown in Section 50-14;
* Standards for mixed Use districts are shown in Section 50-15;
* Standards for special purpose districts are shown in Section 50-17; and
* Standards for overlay districts are shown in Section 50-18.
All dimensional standards shown in Article II are subject to the special dimensional standards in Section 50-21.2 and the exceptions and encroachments in Section 50-21.3 unless specifically noted;
B. Form districts.
The dimensional standards for form districts are integrated into descriptions of each form-based district in Article II and the building form standards in Section 50-22. The special dimensional standards in Section 50-21.2 and the exceptions and encroachments in Section 50-21.3 do not apply in the form districts unless specifically noted.
50-21.2 Special dimensional standards.
A. Lot without municipal sewer.
Lot areas for properties not provided with municipal sewer shall be at least two acres in size or the minimum lot area for the zone district, whichever is larger, and shall be subject to county ordinances and standards regulating individual sewage treatment systems. Lots with large wetlands or shallow bedrock may be required to be larger than two acres, and shall be determined on a case-by-case basis based on the area needed to fit a sewage treatment system on the site. Lots smaller than two acres may be allowed in areas zoned R-P based on soil and site conditio...
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