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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 50-20-5.E, 50-25.1, 50-27.3, AND 50-30.1.B RELATED TO BUILDING AND LIGHTING/LANDSCAPING DESIGN STANDARDS.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
The city of Duluth does ordain:
Section 1. That Section 50-20.5.E Residential Uses, be amended as follows:
50-20.5.E. Accessory heliport.
1. All accessory heliports shall have and maintain in effect at all times all required permits and approvals, if any, for the facility and operation required by the FAA, and shall design and maintain the facility and conduct operations in compliance with those permits and approvals;
2. In the R-C and I-G districts, this use shall be permitted only when it is accessory to an airport as a primary use;
Section 2. That Section 50-25.1 Applicability, be amended as follows:
50-25.1 Applicability.
A. The landscaping provisions of secs. 50-25.2 through 25.4 and 25.7 shall apply to lots and parcels in any zone district that contain (i) more than 10,000 square feet of lot area, and (ii) an existing or proposed primary structure with a multi-family, mixed use, commercial, institutional, industrial, or parking principal use, when any of the following conditions occur:
1. A new primary structure is constructed;
2. The floor area in an existing primary structure(s), taken collectively, is increased by more than 25 percent;
3. An existing primary structure is relocated on the lot or parcel;
4. The primary structure is renovated or redeveloped (including but not limited to reconstruction after fire, flood or other damage), and the value of that renovation or redevelopment, as indicated by building permits, is 75 percent or more of the pre-application assessor's market value of the primary structure, as shown in the records of the city assessor;
5. A new parking lot containing 25 or more spaces is constructed or an existing parking lot containing 25 or more spaces is reconstructed. Parking lots with less than 25 spaces must only provide the minimum tree...
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