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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF DULUTH TO RECLASSIFY PROPERTY AT 2215 SOUTH STREET FROM MIXED USE-COMMERCIAL (MU-C) TO MIXED USE-PLANNED (MU-P) AND WAIVING SIZE AND HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
The city of Duluth does ordain:
Section 1. That the subject property at 2215 South Street, as shown in Attachment 1, and as more particularly described as Lots 11-16, Block 26, Endion Division of Duluth, be rezoned from Mixed Use-Commercial (MU-C) to Mixed Use-Planned (MU-P).
Section 2. That by this ordinance the minimum size site requirement of two acres of Table 50-15.7-2 and the height modification limitation of Table 50-15.7-1 are waived as allowable under Section 50-15.7.F.1, Chapter 50 of the Duluth City Code.
Section 3. 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 4. 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 Mixed Use-Commercial (MU-C) to Mixed Use-Planned (MU-P) to facilitate a development of approximately 98 units of multi-family housing. As part of this ordinance, the applicant requests waiver of the minimum size requirements for an MU-P district, reducing the minimum lot size standard of 2 acres from Table 50-15.7.2 to allow for a site size of approximately 1.04 acres.
The applicant also requests waiver from the maximum height variation, limited to a 20% modification by Table 50-15.7-1. The official building height is measured from 22nd Ave. E., at the building's midpoint along the avenue; there, the building's height is 57.5 feet. The MU-P zoning allows for a modification of 9 feet (20% of 45 feet, allowing for 54 feet); waiver is sought to allow for a modification of 12.5 feet to reach 57.5 feet in height. The building is at approximately...
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