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Memorializing a City Council decision to grant the appeal of Ruben A Benegas on behalf of Benegas Properties, LLC, from a Board of Zoning Appeals decision to deny the applicants request for variances at 1963 Grand Ave related to a multiunit development in an RM2 zoning district.
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WHEREAS, October 4, 2024, Ruben A. Benegas, on behalf of Benegas Properties (Applicant), under Zoning File No. 24 - 086457 for the purpose of developing a multiple-family dwelling on property commonly known as 1963 Grand Ave, [PIN: 042823320178], and commonly described as ROSEDALE PARK LOTS 46 47 48 BLK 2 which is located in a RM2 zoning district, applied to the Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) for the two following variance from the strict application of the provisions of Section 66.231 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code pertaining to the floor area ratio and maximum and height maximum:
(1) to increase the building height maximum to 50’ for a variance ’10, AND
(2) to increase the floor area ration to 2.26 for a variance of 0.02; AND
WHEREAS, the said application was duly noticed for a public hearing before the BZA on October 18, 2024; AND
WHEREAS, on October 28, 2024, the BZA conducted the public hearing where all persons interested in the said application were afforded the opportunity to present testimony either in-person at the hearing or by the prior submission of written testimony for the record; AND
WHEREAS, upon conclusion of the hearing and based upon all the records and testimony presented including a staff report dated October 25, 2024, which recommended denial of the application and is also incorporated and adopted herein by reference, the BZA, for the reasons set forth in the staff report, duly moved to deny Applicant’s variance requests; AND
AND, WHEREAS, on November 6, 2024, pursuant to Leg. Code § 61.702(a), the Applicant, under Appeal File No. 24-092718 duly filed an appeal from the October 28, 2024, decision of the Board of Zoning Appeals to d...
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