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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 50-19.8 USE TABLE AND 50-20.3 COMMERCIAL USES TO ALLOW DAYCARE FACILITIES AND PRESCHOOLS IN THE MIXED USE BUSINESS (MU-B) ZONE DISTRICT.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
The city of Duluth does ordain:
Section 1. That Section 50-19.8 of the Duluth City Code, 1959, as amended, be amended as follows:
Attachment 2, Table 50-19.8 Use Table
Section 2. That Section 50-20.3.I of the Duluth City Code, 1959, as amended, be amended as follows:
50-20.3.I Daycare facility, small and large, and Preschools
1. For all new uses after May 1, 2019, as part of the requirement to provide off-street parking in 50-24.2, the use must provide off-street parking spaces for pick-up and drop-off determined by the Land Use Supervisor to be sufficient to provide for the safe pick-up and drop-off of users of the facility based on the maximum licensed capacity of the facility, the configuration of the facility, the types and intensity of other uses adjacent to the facility, the intensity of traffic adjacent to the facility and other factors determined to be relevant to the safe pick-up and drop-off of users of the facility the determination of the Land Use Supervisor may be appealed to the Commission Pick-up and drop-off areas must be clearly signed as for pick-up and drop-off only, and shall not conflict with safe on-site pedestrian and vehicular movements. This specific standard does not apply to uses with the Downtown and Canal Park Special Parking Areas in 50-24.
2. In the RR-1 and RR-2 districts this use and related parking facilities and structures other than driveways are limited to no more than 20 percent of the lot or parcel area;
3. In the MU-B district, uses shall provide a fenced outdoor exercise area. Outdoor exercise areas must be separated from improved public streets, drive lanes, and loading areas by at least 20 feet;
4. In the MU-B district, the application may be denied by the Land Use Supervisor if he or she determines that the size, nat...
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