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Amending the zoning map as recommended in the Stryker Avenue Zoning Study.
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STATEMENT OF FINDINGS BY THE CITY COUNCIL
WHEREAS, the West Side Community Organization submitted a letter to the Saint Paul Planning Commission, dated January 9, 2017, requesting a traditional neighborhood zoning study for Stryker Avenue; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Sec. 61.801(b) of the Saint Paul Zoning Code, the Saint Paul City Council, with Resolution 18-55, on July 13, 2018, initiated the Stryker Avenue Zoning Study for property along Stryker Avenue from Congress Street to Annapolis Street between Hall Avenue and Winslow Avenue; and
WHEREAS the Saint Paul 2030 Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map designates Stryker Avenue in part as a “Residential Corridor” - calling for medium density residential - and in part as a “Mixed Use Corridor” - calling for the highest-density development outside of Downtown and frequent service by transit; and
WHEREAS the Saint Paul 2030 Comprehensive Plan, West Side Community Plan, and Stryker-George Precinct Plan anticipate a growing population and resulting growth in residential corridors, encourage the development of medium density multi-family housing and mixed-use developments along transit corridors, support maintaining the historic human scale of the corridor, and encourage the continued use and rehabilitation of existing structures; and
WHEREAS the Stryker Avenue Zoning Study finds that Stryker is and will continue to be an appropriate place for a range of housing options including apartments, and that medium-density residential zoning and traditional neighborhood zoning allows for appropriate density of development along portions of Stryker Avenue that can provide for pedestrian- and transit-friendly design in new development, and allows for flexibility in use of property; and
WHEREAS, on August 10, 2018, following a duly noticed public hearing that was held on July 26, 2019, the Planning Commission recommended the r...
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