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Granting the application of Selby Commons Limited Partnership to rezone the property at 909 Selby Avenue / 180 Milton Street & 912 Selby Avenue, from B3 general business & VP vehicular parking to T2 traditional neighborhood, and amending Chapter 60 of the Legislative Code pertaining to the zoning map.
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WHEREAS, Selby Commons Limited Partnership, File # 22-093-711, has applied to rezone from B3 general business & VP vehicular parking to T2 traditional neighborhood under the provisions of § 61.801(b) of the Saint Paul Legislative Code, property located at 909 Selby Avenue / 180 Milton Street & 912 Selby Avenue, Parcel Identification Numbers (PINs)02.28.23.21.0255 and 02.28.23.21.0256, legally described as Brown’s First Addition, Lots 8-11, Block 2 and Lots 6-7, Block 3; and
WHEREAS, the Zoning Committee of the Planning Commission, on October 6, 2022, held a public hearing at which all persons present were given an opportunity to be heard pursuant to said application in accordance with the requirements of § 61.303 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code; and
WHEREAS, the Saint Paul Planning Commission, based on the evidence presented to its Zoning Committee at the public hearing as substantially reflected in the minutes, made the following findings of fact which hereby adopted by the City Council as its formal statement of the legislative reasons for rezoning the said property:
1. The application is for rezoning to facilitate the conversion of vacant ground floor commercial units into 8 two-bedroom residential units that will be affordable to households at 60% AMI or below at 909 Selby, and also to rezone the accessory parking lot for the 909 Selby building located at 912 Selby to T2 to facilitate potential future development on that parcel.
2. The proposed zoning is consistent with the way this area has developed, with a mix of commercial and residential uses of varying densities along Selby Avenue. From 1922 to 1975 Selby Avenue was zoned “C” com...
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