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Amending the Zoning Map of Saint Paul as recommended in the North End-South Como District 6 Plan and 40-Acre Zoning Study.
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STATEMENT OF FINDINGS BY THE CITY COUNCIL
WHEREAS, on March 18, 2011, the Planning Commission, upon a request by the District 6 Planning Council, initiated a district plan for the entirety of District 6 that focused on the industrial area southeast of the Como/Front/Dale intersection and consolidated policies from previously adopted small area and district plans within District 6, and established a task force to develop recommendations for the plan; and
WHEREAS, on June 10, 2011, the Planning Commission initiated a 40-acre zoning study to include the area roughly bounded by Saint Albans on the west, Front and Hatch on the north, Western and Farrington on the east, and the railroad tracks and Larch on the south, and charged the task force to develop recommendations for the zoning study; and
WHEREAS, on July 22, 2011, the 40-acre zoning study was expanded to include the area roughly bounded by Front on the south, Mackubin on the east, Lawson on the north, and Dale on the west; and
WHEREAS, the study area is in excess of forty acres; and
WHEREAS, given the number of real estate descriptions that could be affected by amendment or alteration of the zoning ordinance, the Planning Commission determined that obtaining written consent from property owners would be impractical; and
WHEREAS, on February 24, 2012, following a duly noticed public hearing, the Planning Commission recommended adoption of the North End-South Como District 6 Plan as an addendum to the Saint Paul Comprehensive Plan, and the rezoning of a number of parcels in the study area in accordance with and related to the objectives, strategies, and recommendations in the North End-South Como District 6 Plan and 40-acre Zoning Study, and to the overall needs of the community as documented in the plan; and
WHEREAS, following a duly noticed public hearing befor...
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