The Town of Duluth Planning Commission will meet Thursday, September 24, 2026, at 6:30 pm at 6092 Homestead Road, Duluth, MN 55804. At that time a public hearing will be held on the following: A request by Peter Geyen, owner of Great Lakes Wood, for a variance from the requirement that the aggregate sum of all structures for a commercial use shall not exceed 10,000 sq ft. The property is located at 57xx North Shore Dr, PIN: 315- 0010-00281.
Legal description: That part of Govt Lot 3, lying North of the North Shore Railroad, formerly the Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railroad, described as follows: Commencing at the West Quarter corner of said Section 2; thence on an assumed bearing of N88deg45’37”E, along the north line of said Govt Lot 3 for a distance of 2641.19 feet to the Center Quarter corner of said Section 2; thence S00deg10’38”E, along the east line of said Govt Lot 3 for a distance of 504.14 feet to the Northerly right of way line of the North Shore Railroad, formerly the Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railroad; thence S88deg44’59”W, along said Northerly right of way line, 431.68 feet to the Point of Beginning of the parcel herein described; thence N21deg39’48”W, 64.02 feet to a line parallel with and distant 60.00 feet North of said Northerly right of way line; thence S88deg44’59”W, along said parallel line, 345.00 feet to a line parallel with and distant 800.00 feet West of the east line of said Govt Lot 3; thence N00deg10’38”W, along said parallel line, 370.76 feet to the Southerly right of way line of Trunk Highway No. 61; thence Southwesterly, along said Southerly right of way line, along a non-tangential curve, concave to the Northwest, said curve having a radius of 7739.44 feet and a delta angle of 05deg30’08”, the chord of said curve bears S70deg40’06”W for a chord distance of 742.96 feet to a line parallel with and distant 16.50 feet East of the west line of said Govt Lot 3; thence S00deg41’20”E, along said west line, 273.58 feet to the Northerly right of way line of the North Shore Railroad, formerly the Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railroad; thence N88deg44’59”E, along said Northerly right of way line, 867.92 feet to the Point of Beginning. S2 T51 R12
By: Laura Herzog, Secretary
Town of Duluth Planning Commission
Northshore Journal: September 11, 2026
