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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 50-23, CONNECTIVITY AND CIRCULATION, 50-20.2 PUBLIC, INSTITUTIONAL, AND CIVIC USES, AND 50-41-9 DEFINITIONS.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
The city of Duluth does ordain:
Section 1. That Section 50-23 of the Duluth City Code, 1959, as amended, be amended as follows:
50-1 CONNECTIVITY AND CIRCULATION.
50-1.1 Applicability and exemptions.
This Section 50-23 shall apply to all new subdivision, replatting, registered land surveys (RLSs), development and redevelopment applications after November 19, 2010. General circulation requirements are listed in Section 50-23.2, but additional circulation requirements apply in some circumstances. Sites that are (a) located in any zone district other than the RC, RR-1, RR-2, MU-B, I-G, or I-W districts, and (b) larger than three acres, and (c) will contain more than one development parcel shall meet the connectivity index requirements of Section 50-23.3. All new subdivision, replatting, development, and redevelopment applications shall meet the requirements of Section 50-23.4, and those containing more than one principal building shall meet the requirements of Section 50-23.5.
50-1.2 General circulation requirements.
Applications for subdivision, replatting, RLS, development, or redevelopment shall meet the following standards:
A. Where adopted city plans show a bicycle or pedestrian path or trail or sidewalk, the site design shall provide connections to those paths or trails or sidewalks;
B. Any requests by the city for designation or dedication of land for bicycle or pedestrian trails within a proposed development shall comply with the provisions of Section 50-33.8, Land for public purposes;
C. Unless the city engineer waives the requirement in writing based on concerns of public safety or site/ topography constraints:
1. Each proposed street within a new subdivision, regardless of zoning designation, shall be public and designed and constructed to city engineer construction standards.
2. Each...
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