City of Saint Paul - File #: Ord 25-34

• File #: Ord 25-34
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 7/16/2025
• Title: Amending Chapters 33, 60, 61, 62, 63, 65 & 66 of the Legislative Code to correct errors, and to update and clarify language.
• Sponsors: Rebecca Noecker
• Code sections: Chapter 60 - General Provisions and Definitions: Zoning Districts and Maps Generally, Chapter 61 - Administration and Enforcement, Chapter 62 - Nonconforming Lots, Uses and Structures, Chapter 63 - Regulations of General Applicability, Chapter 65 - Land Use Definitions and Development Standards, Chapter 66 - Zoning District Uses, Density and Dimensional Standards, Sec. 33.07. - Fences—Requirements.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/17/2025	1	Mayor's Office	Signed
7/16/2025	1	City Council	Adopted	Pass
7/9/2025	1	City Council	Laid Over to Final Adoption	Pass
6/25/2025	1	City Council	Laid Over to Second Reading

Title
Amending Chapters 33, 60, 61, 62, 63, 65 & 66 of the Legislative Code to correct errors, and to update and clarify language.
Body
WHEREAS, Section 61.801(a) of the Zoning Code calls for periodic review of said code to reflect current city policies and bring the zoning code up-to-date; and
WHEREAS, on March 7, 2025, the Planning Commission of the City of Saint Paul voted to initiate a zoning study to correct minor text errors that should be corrected and clarify language regarding a variety of topics, which was formalized in Resolution 25-18; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing on April 18, 2025 regarding the potential amendments; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission referred the proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Planning Committee for consideration, review of the public testimony, and recommendations; and
WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Planning Committee, on May 14, 2025, forwarded its recommendations to the Planning Commission; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, on May 30, 2025 considered the public testimony and the recommendations of the Comprehensive Planning Committee, and submitted its recommendations to amend certain sections of the Zoning Code to correct minor text errors for its review and consideration; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing before the City Council having been duly conducted at which all interested parties were given an opportunity to be heard, and having considered all the testimony and recommendations concerning the proposed zoning text amendments, including the Planning Commission's minutes and the Comprehensive Planning Committee's memorandum and its rationale for the recommended Zoning Code amendments which the Council finds persuasive and thus hereby incorporates by reference into this ordinance for the specific purpose of articulating the Council's reasons and rationale for enacting the recommended amendments as set forth below in Sections 1 through 3, in addition to any other reasons t...