Title
Amending Legislative Code sections 63.200 parking requirements; 65.600 land use definitions and development standards for food and beverages; and chapter 66 zoning district uses.
Body
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission passed a resolution on May 22, 2009, resolution number #09-33, initiating a zoning study to consider amendments to the zoning code regarding off-street parking facility standards; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing on the proposed off-street parking requirement and design standards zoning amendments was conducted by the Planning Commission on January 22, 2010, and on March 12, 2010, the Planning Commission passed a resolution recommending the off-street parking amendments to City Council for consideration; and
WHEREAS, on June 16, 2010, the City Council approved most of the recommended off-street parking amendments, but did not approve parking amendments for establishments serving wine, beer or liquor, and instead asked staff from the Departments of Planning and Economic Development and from Safety and Inspections to do additional study of parking requirements and licensing for these uses; and
WHEREAS, staff conducted additional review of establishments serving wine, beer and liquor and considered how they vary in parking demand and impact on the surrounding areas, and in response drafted proposed zoning and licensing amendments that differentiate between these establishments in operation and required parking; and
WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Planning Committee reviewed the draft amendments on April 26, 2011 and forwarded them to Planning Commission for consideration; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission reviewed the amendments, but held no public hearing since the matter followed up on similar amendments considered and reviewed at Planning Commission in 2010, and forwarded a recommendation to the Saint Paul City Council to amend Chapters 63, 65 and 66 of the Zoning Code; and
WHEREAS, the City Council having conducted a public hearing on _______date__________ on the proposed amendments at which all interested parties were given an opportunity to be heard, notice of which was published in the Legal Ledger and sent to the City's Early Notification System; and having considered all the facts and recommendations concerning the amendments, in accordance with the provisions set forth in § 61.801 of the Zoning Code and pursuant to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes § 462.357; now, therefore, be it
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1.
That Legislative Code Chapter 63, Regulations of General Applicability; Chapter 65, Land Use Definitions and Development Standards; and Chapter 66, Zoning District Uses, Density and Development Standards, is hereby amended as follows:
[see attachment A]
Section 2.
For the purposes of articulating the City's basis for enacting the amendments contained under Council File No. ______________, the background and rationale shall include but not be limited to that letter entitled "Planning Commission Recommendation on Amendments to Definitions and Off-Street Parking Requirements for Establishments Serving Wine, Beer and Liquor," dated June 8, 2011, from the Planning Commission to the Mayor and City Council of the City of Saint Paul, which shall be made a part hereof and incorporated into this Council File by this reference.
Section 3.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days from and after its passage, approval and publication.