Duluth UDC § 1023.02

Land development applications are handled as part of the process to obtain the land disturbance permit pursuant to the Duluth Unified Development Code or building permit pursuant the Duluth Building Code, as applicable. Before any person begins development on a site, the owner of the site shall first obtain approval in accordance with the following procedure: 1. File a land development application with the City of Duluth on the City of Duluth’s form of application with the following supporting materials: a. The stormwater management plan prepared in accordance with Section 1022(4), i. A certification that the development will be performed in accordance with the stormwater management plan once approved, ii. A Preliminary Determination of Infeasibility, as applicable, prepared in accordance with the practicality policy, and iii. An acknowledgment that the applicant has reviewed the City of Duluth’s form of inspection and maintenance agreement and that applicant agrees to sign and record such inspection and maintenance agreement before the final inspection. 2. The administrator shall inform the applicant whether the application and supporting materials are approved or disapproved. 3. If the application or supporting materials are disapproved, the administrator shall notify the applicant of such fact in writing. The applicant may then revise any item not meeting the requirements hereof and resubmit the same for the administrator to again consider and either approve or disapprove. 4. If the application and supporting materials are approved, the City of Duluth may issue the associated land disturbance permit or building permit, provided all other legal requirements for the issuance of such permits have been met. The stormwater management plan included in such applications becomes the approved stormwater management plan.