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Amending Legislative Code Chapters 60, 61, 63, 65, & 66 pertaining to congregate living facilities.
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WHEREAS, on August 24, 2012, the Planning Commission of the City of Saint Paul initiated a zoning study to consider amendments to the Zoning Code pertaining to congregate living facilities; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission duly conducted a public hearing on January 22, 2016 regarding the potential amendments;
WHEREAS, in a memo dated February 23, 2016, the Comprehensive Planning Committee submitted a report to the Planning Commission in which recommendations and a rationale for amending specific sections of the Zoning Code regulating congregate living were set forth; and
WHEREAS, on March 4, 2016, the Planning Commission, based upon the Comprehensive Planning Committee’s report and all the testimony received from the January 22, 2016 public hearing, duly submitted its recommendation to amend certain sections of the Zoning Code regulating congregate living to the Mayor and City Council 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 their 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 Section 1, in addition to any other reasons the Council might articulate on the record in adopting these amendments the Council, having considered all the facts and recommendations concerning the proposed zoning amendments and pursuant to the authority granted by and in accordance...
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