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Adopting the Shepard Davern Area Plan and amended District 15 Plan Summary as addenda to the City of Saint Paul Comprehensive Plan.
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WHEREAS, the Highland District Council requested a small area plan update and zoning study of the Shepard Davern area; and
WHEREAS, "The Shepard Davern Gateway Small Area Plan & Saint Paul Gateway Project" was adopted as an addendum to the "Saint Paul Comprehensive Plan" on September 22, 1999; and
WHEREAS, it is the policy of the Planning Commission to decertify small area plans that are ten (10) years old or older when a new plan is done for the same geographic area; and
WHEREAS, in December 2012, the Saint Paul Planning Commission initiated the Shepard Davern Area Plan and Zoning Study; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission authorized the creation of the Shepard Davern Area Task Force, which was comprised of co-chairs from the Planning Commission and the Highland District Council as well as residents, commercial property owners and business operators, and met over the course of 13 months to advise the work of City staff; and
WHEREAS, the Task Force process informed the draft "Shepard Davern Area Plan," which includes strategies on Land Use, Transportation, Parks and Recreation and Housing; and
WHEREAS, the Task Force process informed the draft amendment to the "Area Plan Summary: District 15 Highland Park Neighborhood Plan," which was adopted by the City Council on July 18, 2007, as an addendum to "The Comprehensive Plan for Saint Paul"; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, on September 5, 2014, released a draft of the "Shepard Davern Area Plan" and a draft of the amendment to the "Area Plan Summary: District 15 Highland Park Neighborhood Plan" and set a public hearing for October 17, 2014; and
WHEREAS, public hearing notices were published pursuant to Minnesota Statute ยง 462.357, Subd. 5 and sent to the early notification list and other interested parties; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing on the draft "Shepard Davern Ar...
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