Construction Services & Inspections

Zone District refers to a specific geographic area with specific permitted land uses and regulations for construction and development. Zoning regulations reflect the community’s goals and policies as expressed in the Comprehensive Land Use Plan and Small Area Plans. The Unified Development Chapter (UDC) is the official body of rules and regulations to guide land use and development in the City of Duluth. Zoning Regulations can be found on the Planning & Development Zoning Regulations Web Page here. Building code regulations are applicable in addition to zoning regulations.

To find the zone district of a property, you can either search for the property on eTRAKiT, or search by address or by parcel ID # (010-XXXX-XXXXX) on the Planning and Land Use Map.

The parcel ID # can be found through the St. Louis County Land Explorer website found here. The parcel ID # can also be found on your St. Louis County tax statement.

For further instructions on how to find the zone district of an address by searching property information on eTRAKiT, please visit here.

Now that you know the zone district, you can click on the link below to locate setback information.

If you have questions regarding setback information for Form Districts & Special Purpose Districts, please contact the Planning Division directly at (218) 730-5580 or planning@duluthmn.gov.

Sections 50-19 to 50-20 in the Unified Development Chapter (UDC) includes a table of uses to determine where certain land uses are allowed. Use specific standards are given after the use table to describe special conditions apply to certain uses.

• Section 50-19: Permitted Use Table lists land uses and indicates whether they are permitted, or permitted with additional Planning approval, or prohibited in each base zone district. The use table also includes references to any additional regulations applicable to that use.

Please contact Planning Division directly regarding additional information for Special Use Permit and Interim Use Permit process. These permits will need to be approved with Planning prior to submitting building permit applications to the Construction Services & Inspections Division. The Planning Division can be reached at planning@duluthmn.gov or (218) 730-5580.

• Section 50-20: Use-Specific Standards. This goes over specific standards for residential uses; public, institutional and civic uses; commercial uses; industrial uses; accessory uses; and adaptive reuse of a local historic landmark;

If you have any questions, feel free to contact one of our knowledgeable and helpful Land Use Technicians, (218) 730-5240 or permittingservices@duluthmn.gov