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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF DULUTH TO RECLASSIFY APPROXIMATELY TEN ACRES OF PROPERTY ON THE NORTH SIDE OF MARBLE STREET NEAR ROBIN AVENUE FROM RESIDENTIAL-TRADITIONAL (R-1) TO RESIDENTIAL-PLANNED (R-P).
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CITY PROPOSAL:
The city of Duluth does ordain:
Section 1. That the subject property on the north side of Marble Street near the intersection with Robin Avenue, as shown in Attachment 1, and as more particularly described as Lot 4, Block 1, Harbor Light Division; Lots 5-13 & Lots 36-40, Block 5, Kensington Place Addition, be rezoned from Rural Residential 1 (RR-1) to Mixed Use-Business Park (MU-B)
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 Residential-Traditional (R-1) to Residential-Planned (R-P) ten acres of land on the north side of Marble Street near Robin Avenue. The rezoning is to facilitate a development of up to 25 single-detached and twinhome dwellings in a Common Interest Community (CIC) on private streets with 3.5 acres of open space, trails, a pocket park, and storm water treatment facilities all owned and managed by a home owners association. The proposed dwelling units are anticipated to conform with the normal height standards of the base R-1 zone district.
Good zoning practice requires that zone districts be consistent with the future land use category identified for the area. In this case, the Low-Density Neighborhood designation speaks of single-family housing with urban services on curvilinear streets, attached garages, with a range of house sizes, with an overall density of 3-4 units per acre. Conservation development is listed as an option with parks and open space...
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