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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 50 OF THE DULUTH CITY CODE, 1959, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO REVISIONS OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
The city of Duluth does ordain:
Section 1. After reviewing the planning commission file PLUTA-2510-0003 to amend Chapter 50 of the Duluth City Code 1959, as amended, and the record pertaining thereto and based on the recommendation of the planning commission at its regular meeting on May 12, 2026, the city council adopts the findings of the planning commission and also finds that the proposal meets the objectives of the city's comprehensive plan, Imagine Duluth 2035, as follows:
A. That governing principle 1 of the comprehensive plan calls for reusing previously developed lands and that most of Duluth was platted and developed decades ago under different zoning regulations, reducing setbacks and increasing height maximums will support redevelopment, from small home additions to new multi-family buildings.
B. That encouraging development of new housing supports governing principles 3 and 4 relating to economic development because employers consistently identify housing as a top need for employees.
C. That allowing existing buildings more space for expansions supports governing principle 5 because it will promote reinvestment in neighborhoods.
D. That governing principle 8 calls for a mix of uses and densities in land use and that allowing a variety of housing types in residential neighborhoods and reducing lot sizes for many districts meets this goal.
E. That governing principle 10 calls for sustainable use of existing infrastructure and lands and that supporting increases in density through the proposed changes allows for more units to be built in a smaller area instead of a sprawling pattern that consumes more resources and requires more infrastructure.
F. That the goal of governing principal 10 also supports changes to sustainability standards, updating point options to new best practices, and addin...
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