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RESOLUTION GRANTING AN INTERIM USE PERMIT FOR A VACATION DWELLING UNIT AT 3330 MINNESOTA AVENUE (PAT AND BILL BURNS).
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CITY PROPOSAL:
RESOLVED, that:
(a) The city council hereby grants Pat and Bill Burns an interim use permit to operate a three-bedroom vacation dwelling unit for up to 7 guests located at 3330 Minnesota Avenue and as described as:
ALL THAT PART OF S1/2 OF LOT 294 AND ALLOF LOTS 296 & 298, MINN AVE, LOWER DULAND SLY 1/2 OF LOT 293 AND ALL OF LOTS295 & 297, LAKE AVE, LOWER DUL DESCRIBEDAS FOLLOWS; BEG AT NW COR OF THE ABOVEDESCRIBED PARCEL; THENCE SLY ALONG WLINE 50 FT THENCE 19DEG21'57" TO THELEFT 25.10 FT THENCE 60DEG52'47" TO THELEFT 72.73 FT THENCE ON A LINE PARALLELWITH AND 14 FT DISTANT FROM S LINE OFLOTS 297 & 298 43.91 FT THENCE 90 DEGLEFT 86 FT TO N LINE OF PARCEL THENCE 90 DEG LEFT 123.82 FT TO PT OF BEG, and
(b) Minnesota Statutes Section 462.3597 authorizes the city to issue an interim use permit that allows a use to exist until a specified date or until an amendment to this chapter authorizes or prohibits that use; and
(c) The city council finds that a time limit is needed to protect the public health, safety and welfare from potential longer term impacts of the requested use at this location; and
(d) The interim use permit shall remain in effect for up to six years following the effective date of this resolution, or until there is a change in ownership of the property, whichever occurs first; and
(e) Pursuant to Section 50-20.3.U and Section 50-37.10.D of the Duluth City Code, 1959, as amended, the applicant applied for an interim use permit and the application was duly referred to the city planning commission (PL 19-129); the commission gave due notice of public hearing and considered the application during a public hearing occurring on October 8, 2019; and
(f) The city planning commission, at their regular meeting on October 8, 2019, considered the application’s consistency with the use specific standards for vacation dwelling units and the criteria for granting interim use permits and voted to recommend approval of an interim use permit for a vacation dwelling unit subject to the conditions listed below.
FURTHER RESOLVED, that an interim use permit for the subject property, is approved subject to the following conditions:
a) The Interim Use Permit shall not be effective until the applicant has received all required licenses and permits for operation; and
b) The applicant shall adhere to the terms and conditions listed in the Interim Use Permit document and provide evidence of compliance, and any modifications deemed necessary by the Land Use Supervisor, provided that no such administrative approval shall constitute a variance from Chapter 50
The applicant must provide a written disclosure to all guests stating that quiet hours shall be observed between the hours of 10 p.m. and 8 a.m. and the location of the nearest legal access to the Lake Superior Beach in addition to other disclosures required by the Unified Development Chapter.
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This resolution grants to Pat and Bill Burns an interim use permit for a three-bedroom vacation dwelling unit at 3330 Minnesota Avenue. The interim use permit remains in effect for six years, or until the property changes hands, whichever occurs first.
The applicant has obtained an Operational Permit from the Fire Department and has had an inspection by the State Health Department for the property, in addition to a Lodging License. The applicant has provided evidence of being set up to pay the appropriate taxes to the state and city. The applicant has paid for the required city license from the city clerk to rent short term.
On October 8, 2019, the city planning commission held a public hearing on the proposal and heard testimony from citizens. The planning commission voted 6 yeas, 0 nays, and 0 abstentions, with 3 commissioners absent, to recommend that the city council approve the interim use permit with conditions.
Request filed: August 20, 2019
Action deadline: December 26, 2019