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Granting the application of Macalester College to rezone property at 1655 and 1661 Grand Avenue and 37 Macalester Street (north side between Macalester and Cambridge) from T2 traditional neighborhood to RM1 multiple family and to rezone property at 53, 57, and 63 Macalester Street (southwest corner of Grand and Macalester) from T2 traditional neighborhood to VP vehicle parking, and amending Chapter 60 of the Legislative Code pertaining to the zoning map.
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WHEREAS, Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes § 462.357 and § 61.800 of the Legislative Code, Macalester College, in Zoning File # 24-095-842, duly petitioned to rezone property at 1655 and 1661 Grand Avenue and 37 Macalester Street (north side between Macalester and Cambridge) from T2 traditional neighborhood to RM1 multiple family, PINs 04.28.23.41.0073, 04.28.23.41.0010, 04.28.23.41.0015, and to rezone property at 53, 57, and 63 Macalester Street (southwest corner of Grand and Macalester) from T2 traditional neighborhood to VP vehicle parking, PIN 04.28.23.41.0066, legally described in the file; and
WHEREAS, the Zoning Committee of the Planning Commission held a public hearing on December 5, 2024, for the purpose of considering the rezoning petition, and pursuant to § 107.03 of the Administrative Code, submitted its recommendation to the Planning Commission for approval; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission considered the rezoning petition at its meeting held on December 13, 2024, and recommended approval to the City Council; and
WHEREAS, notice of public hearing before the City Council on said rezoning petition was duly published in the official newspaper of the City on January 3, 2025 and notices were duly mailed to each owner of affected property and property situated wholly or partly within 350 feet of the property sought to be rezoned; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing before the City Council having been conducted on January 15, 2025 at which all interested parties were given an opportunity to be heard, the Council having considered all the facts and recommendations concerning the petition; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, based upon the recommendation of the Planning Commission, as substantially set forth in the commission’s resolution of recommendation No. 24-36 and the report of commission staff under Zoning File #24-095-842 dated November 26, 2024, both of which shall be incorporated herein by reference and are further hereby adopted by the City Council as its formal statement of the legislative reasons for rezoning the said property; now, therefore
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1.
That the zoning map of the City of Saint Paul as incorporated by reference in § 60.303 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code, as amended, is hereby further amended as follows:
That the properties at 1655 and 1661 Grand Avenue and 37 Macalester Street (PINs 04.28.23.41.0073, 04.28.23.41.0010, 04.28.23.41.0015)
be and are hereby rezoned from T2 to RM1; and
That the property at 53, 57, and 63 Macalester Street (PIN 04.28.23.41.0066)
be and is hereby rezoned from T2 to VP.
Section 2.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days from and after its passage, approval and publication.