Campus Neighbors is a community organization action group working to maintain and promote healthy relationships between permanent residents and students living together in the neighborhoods around the college and university campuses in Duluth, Minnesota.
Student Housing Zoning Study
In August 2011, the City Council passed a resolution directing the Planning Commission to initiate a zoning study to examine the impacts of student housing on established neighborhoods near college and university campuses and to identify and recommend zoning ordinance changes to address such issues. The resolution was accompanied by an interim ordinance, or moratorium, preventing conversion of existing owner-occupied housing to rental within a specified area, for a period of one year or until the zoning study has been completed. Links to the resolution requesting the study, the interim ordinance (ie., “moratorium”), and a map of the area to which the moratorium applies, appear below.
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This is a great site with a lot of relevant information: http://www.towngownworld.com
Rules May Tighten Yet Again for Duluth Rental Properties
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
By: Dana Thayer, Photojournalist: Harry Baker
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Duluth Rental-Room Change Puts Landlords to Action
Friday, May 11, 2012
By: Jacob Kittilstad, Photojournalist: Kaela Rannikar
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Read the history of Chester Park UMC who has supported much on the hillside including Lower Chester Park. Read Story: PDF
The City Council Agenda is available at this link.
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Neighborhood livability survey suggests relations are at ‘tipping point’
By Rachel Britton, Reporter | Friday, March 11, 2011 12:11 AM
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Local view: OK, Duluth is a college town, but can it be more?
One of the most exciting aspects of the recently approved Higher Ed Small Area Plan, love it or hate it, is its potential to finally advance the conversation about neighborhood development among homeowners, college students, landlords, the universities and the city beyond their respective feedback loops. It will create room for new dialogue about the priorities that logically follow.
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NOLCP Board mtg.
Thursday, May17 – 7:00pm
Lower Chester 15th Ave East & 5th Street
AGENDA
REPORTS:
- Secretary (read (if needed) / approve minutes from 4/19/2012 )
- Financial
- Communication Committee
- Site Committee
OLD BUSINESS:
- Spring clean-up / Summer Events / Calendar
- 501c3 –* Status
- Meeting with City –* Site plan & meeting up-date
- AGREEMENTS –* Sublease Committee Report – Congdon Hockey
- Grants –Young Athletes Foundation”
- Logo Competition
- INTERNET –* Up-date
- Conduct Committee
- OTHER
NEW BUSINESS:
- Other
