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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF DULUTH TO RECLASSIFY PROPERTY NEAR HIGHLAND STREET BETWEEN NORTH 57TH AVENUE WEST AND NORTH 61ST AVENUE WEST FROM INDUSTRIAL-GENERAL (I-G) TO mIXED uSE BUSINESS PARK (mu-B) AND RESIDENTIAL-TRADITIONAL (R-1).
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CITY PROPOSAL:
The city of Duluth does ordain:
Section 1. That the subject property north of Highland Street between North 59th Avenue West and North 61st Avenue West as shown in Attachment 1, and as more particularly described as follows:
010-4520-00010
And the portions of the following lots lying NW of the existing railroad railbed:
010-4520-00320
010-4520-00440
010-4520-00490
010-4520-00500
010-4520-00550
010-4520-00560
010-4520-00570
be rezoned from Industrial General (I-G) to Mixed Use-Business Park (MU-B).
Section 2. That the subject property south and east of the intersection of Highland Street and 61st Avenue West as shown in Attachment 1, and as more particularly described as follows:
The portions of 010-4520-04660 and 010-4520-04790 lying NW of the existing railroad railbed,
be rezoned from Industrial General (I-G) to Residential-Traditional (R-1)
Section 3. That the subject property north and west of the intersection of Medina Street and North 57th Avenue West, as shown in Attachment 1, and as more particularly described as follows:
The portions of the following lots lying NW of the existing railroad railbed:010-4520-00670
010-4520-00680
010-4520-00770
010-0250-01790
010-0250-01640
010-0250-01540
010-0250-01500
010-2520-01510
be rezoned from Industrial General (I-G) to Residential-Traditional (R-1)
Section 4. 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 5. 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 Industrial-General (I-G) to Mixed Use-Business Park (MU-B) and Residential-Traditional (R-1). Based on the development pattern of adjacent areas, future land use designation, and the purpose statement of the zone districts, rezoning to MU-B and R-1 is appropriate for these properties.
The proposed rezoning is in line with the city council resolution 20-0158R, adopted 2/24/20 changing the future land use designations of these properties.
A public informational meeting was held on January 7, 2020, with about 20 citizen attendees. Summary of the comments are included in Attachment 3.
On February 11, 2020, the Duluth city planning commission held a special public hearing on the proposal as described in Attachment 2, and voted 7 yeas, 0 nays, 0 abstentions, to recommend that the city council approve the rezoning requested for the following reasons:
1) The proposed zone district is the most reasonably able to implement the objectives of the Comprehensive Plan related to the land use for this area.
2) Material adverse impacts on nearby properties are not anticipated.
Petitioner: City of Duluth
City of Duluth
PL 20-005