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Zoning Overlays & Bonuses in Duluth, MN (2026)

1 verified zoning overlays & bonuses rules for Duluth, Minnesota, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

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Downtown Design Guide

Downtown Duluth's building form is locked in by the Unified Development Chapter's F-7 and F-8 Form Districts, which require the specific Main Street Building III type along Superior Street: a mandatory ground-floor storefront built to the sidewalk, plus the tallest by-right heights in the city, up to 15 stories.

Duluth Downtown Form District Design Rules

Some Restrictions

Duluth Legislative Code § 50-16.8

50-16.8 Form District 7 (F-7) downtown shopping. ... To preserve the historic mixed use core of Downtown, F-7 was created to be applied in specific areas along Superior Street. This district permits only Main Street Building III, which seeks to codify the existing urban structure of the heart of Downtown. The building type requires a storefront on the ground floor ... The F-7 and F-8 districts ...

Looking for St. Louis County county-wide rules?

County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Duluth city rules.

Zoning Overlays & Bonuses in St. Louis County