City of Saint Paul - File #: Ord 13-36

• File #: Ord 13-36
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 6/26/2013
• Title: Amending Chapter 66 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code pertaining to RM2 Multifamily Residential density and dimensional standards and amending the Saint Paul zoning map, pertaining to properties along Grand Avenue from Cretin Avenue to just east of Fairview Avenue.
• Sponsors: Russ Stark

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/27/2013	2	Mayor's Office	Signed
6/26/2013	2	City Council	Adopted	Pass
6/19/2013	2	City Council	Public Hearing Closed; Laid Over to Fourth Reading/Final Adoption	Pass
6/12/2013	1	City Council	Amended and Laid Over for Third Reading	Pass
6/5/2013	1	City Council	Laid Over to Second Reading

Title
Amending Chapter 66 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code pertaining to RM2 Multifamily Residential density and dimensional standards and amending the Saint Paul zoning map, pertaining to properties along Grand Avenue from Cretin Avenue to just east of Fairview Avenue.

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STATEMENT OF FINDINGS BY THE COUNCIL

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES HEREBY ORDAIN

SECTION 1

WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Saint Paul, in August 2012, enacted Ordinance 12-53, an interim ordinance prohibiting any multifamily development greater than 40 feet high along West Grand Avenue between Cretin and Fairview Avenues for a period of one year, and requesting that the Saint Paul Planning Commission study whether the current RM2 multiple-family residential zoning and B2 business districts best further the Comprehensive Plan’s land use objectives along this stretch of Grand Avenue; and

WHEREAS, the Council subsequently expanded the West Grand Zoning Study Area to include B2 parcels along Grand Avenue immediately east of Fairview Avenue; and

WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has drafted zoning text and map amendments pertaining to the West Grand Zoning Study Area both to further the Comprehensive Plan's land use objectives and to address concerns expressed by residents of one-family dwellings immediately across the alleys north and south of Grand due to unique circumstances in the study area regarding the potential impact of and high demand for new student-oriented large-unit apartment buildings across an alley from one-family zoning districts; and

WHEREAS, the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on draft West Grand Zoning Study text and map amendments on April 19, 2013, and revised the draft amendments based on the oral and written testimony received at the public hearing and the recommendations of its Neighborhood Planning Committee; and

WHEREAS, the Planning Commission with Resolution 13-26 recommended to the City Council and Mayor certain changes to ...