Title
Amending the Zoning Map of Saint Paul as recommended in the Snelling Avenue South Zoning Study.
Body
STATEMENT OF FINDINGS BY THE CITY COUNCIL
WHEREAS, pursuant to Sec. 61.801(b) of the Saint Paul Zoning Code, the Saint Paul Planning Commission, with Resolution 15-44 on July 10, 2015, initiated the Snelling Avenue South
Zoning Study; and
WHEREAS, the Saint Paul Comprehensive Plan identifies Snelling Avenue as part of a ‘Mixed Use Corridor’, described by the Comprehensive Plan as an area along a primary thoroughfare
that is well-served by transit and intended to accommodate the highest-density development outside of Downtown; and
WHEREAS, the Metro Transit A-Line Arterial Bus Rapid Transit began service along Snelling Avenue in July of 2016, bringing a higher level of transit service to the corridor; and
WHEREAS, the Union Park Community Plan includes policies that support opportunities to increase density levels and promote new development along Snelling Avenue and to support
mixed use development in mixed use corridors while minimizing impacts to adjacent lower
density areas; and
WHEREAS, the Macalester-Groveland Community Plan supports compact, pedestrian-friendly development and streetscapes along mixed use corridors including Snelling, Grand, St. Clair, and Randolph Avenues, while maintaining zoning that preserves lower-density residential areas outside of those corridors; and
WHEREAS, the Highland Park Neighborhood Plan Summary calls for considering rezoning portions of the ‘Snelling-Randolph commercial area’ to T2 traditional neighborhood and using traditional neighborhood zoning more generally to allow for residential uses in commercial areas
WHEREAS, on May 19, 2017, the Saint Paul Planning Commission held a public hearing on the Snelling Avenue South Zoning Study, and held the public record open for written comments until May 26, 2017; and
WHEREAS, the Saint Paul Planning Commission referred the Zoning Study and public testimony ...
Click here for full text