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Submitting a proposed amendment to Legislative Code §69.306 pertaining to subdivision regulations, to the Planning Commission for study and a report in accordance with Minn. Stat. §462.357, Subd. 4.
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WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Saint Paul finds that the City's present official controls for land subdivisions under the Zoning Code, specifically the regulation of lot splits and adjustment of common boundaries, inadequately inform owners of property adjoining land subject to a lot split or boundary adjustment application, that such lot splits or common boundary adjustments; and
WHEREAS, the approval of lot splits or common boundary adjustments are often a prerequisite to new construction, renovation, or remodeling projects and that such projects, especially within residential zoning districts, may have an impact on adjoining residential properties; and
WHEREAS, the Council believes that owners of property adjoining land subject to a lot split or common boundary adjustment application should receive timely notice that such an application has been approved by City officials especially in light of the Zoning Code's authorization that lot split and adjustment of common boundary applications may be approved administratively; and
Whereas, the Council therefore requests that the planning commission, pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 462.357, Subd. 4, study and prepare a report and recommendation regarding the following proposal initiated by the City Council to amend the City's Zoning Code to provide notice to adjoining land owners that the City's planning administrator had made a final decision regarding a lot split or adjustment of common boundaries application; NOW, THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Saint Paul hereby submits the following proposed amendment to Leg. Code § 69.306 to the planning commission for study and a report in accordance with Minn. Stat. § 462.357, Subd.4:
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