Title
RESOLUTION AFFIRMING THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S DECISION TO APPROVE APPLICATIONS FOR MINOR SUBDIVISION AND VARIANCES TO LOT AREA, FRONT, SIDE AND REAR YARD SETBACK REQUIREMENTS IN A MU-N ZONE DISTRICT AT 518 AND 526 NORTH 6TH AVENUE EAST.
Body
CITY PROPOSAL:
RESOLVED, that the city council of the city of Duluth hereby finds as follows:
a) Jayson Sundvall (the "Applicant") is the owner of the property bearing St. Louis County Auditor plat and parcel number 010-1030-01920, which property is located at 518 and 526 North 6th Avenue East in Duluth, Minnesota legally described on Attachment 1 (the "Property") upon which Applicant has applied for a minor subdivision of the parcel and lot area, front, side and rear yard setback variances for existing dwelling units on the property, for the purposes of Chapter 50 of the Duluth city code (the "Code");
(b) Said property consists of a single lot upon which there exists two principal dwelling units (single family houses) constructed in 1901 and 1904, which preceded the acquisition thereof by the Applicant and the effective date of this Code, thereby constituting a pre-existing non-conforming use under this Code;
c) Pursuant to the Code the Property is zoned as Mixed Use-Neighborhood ("MU-N"), and as applied to the Property, the minimum lot area for a parcel is 4,000 square feet for a one-family dwelling on a parcel and requires a front yard setback of 20 feet, side yard setback of 5 feet and rear yard setback of 25 feet (see Code-Table 50-15.2-1);
d) On February 20, 2020, Applicant submitted an application for a minor subdivision and variances to allow the two existing dwelling units (houses) to be located on separate legally-recognized parcels being created through the subdivision process as reflected in city planning commission files no. PL 20-020 and PL 20-021;
e) Pursuant to section 50-37.5.D of the Code, in order for the Applicant to be eligible to receive a Minor Subdivision, the Applicant and the Proper...
Click here for full text