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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 50-20 USE SPECIFIC STANDARDS; 50-21 DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS; 50-36 REVIEWERS AND DECISION MAKERS; 50-37 REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCEDURES; 50-38 NON-CONFORMITIES; AND 50-41 DEFINITIONS RELATED TO DWELLING FRONT ENTRANCES, PARKING FOR VACATION DWELLING UNITS, ACCESSORY HOME SHARES, ACCESSORY SOLAR PANELS, ACCESSORY STRUCTURES/DECKS, AND APPEALS.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
The city of Duluth does ordain:
Section 1. That Section 50-20.1, Residential Uses, be amended as follows:
A. Dwelling, one and two-family.
In the R-1, R-2, and R-P MU-N districts, one- and two-family dwellings shall be designed to protect and reflect the character of one-family residences and neighborhoods as set forth below:
1. In the R-1, R-2, and MU-N districts, one-family dwellings shall have a principal entrance facing the front lot line or corner side lot line.
2. For two-family dwellings, Exterior stairways. no exterior stairways with a total vertical rise greater than five feet shall be permitted;
3. In the R-1 and R-2 districts, eEach unit in a two-family dwelling must have a separate exterior entrance on the facade facing the front property lot line or corner side lot line.
Section 2. That Section 50-20.3, Commercial Uses, be amended as follows:
U. Vacation dwelling unit.
1. Rental Period. The minimum rental period shall not be less than two consecutive nights, nor more than a maximum of 29 consecutive nights. The minimum rental period shall not apply for vacation dwelling units in form districts,
2. Maximum Number of Persons and Bedrooms. The total number of persons that may occupy the vacation dwelling unit is one person plus the number of bedrooms multiplied by two, which shall not exceed nine. The maximum number of bedrooms that may be rented may not exceed four. Vacation dwelling units licensed before December 1, 2021, that exceeded four bedrooms are entitled to continue operating, however, this exemption expires upon transfer of any ownership inte...
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