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Amending Chapter 65 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code pertaining to cellular telephone antennas.
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STATEMENT OF FINDINGS BY THE COUNCIL
WHEREAS, on January 30, 2015, the Planning Commission of the City of Saint Paul initiated a zoning study to consider amendments to the Zoning Code pertaining to cellular telephone antennas; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission duly conducted a public hearing on March 13, 2015 regarding the potential amendments;
WHEREAS, in a memo dated March 25, 2015, the Comprehensive Planning Committee submitted a report to the Planning Commission in which recommendations and a rationale for amending specific sections of the Zoning Code regulating cellular telephone antennas were set forth; and
WHEREAS, on March 27, 2015, the Planning Commission, based upon the Comprehensive Planning Committee's report and all the testimony received from the March 13, 2015 public hearing, duly submitted its recommendation to amend certain sections of the Zoning Code regulating cellular telephone antennas to the Mayor and City Council for its review and consideration; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing before the City Council having been duly conducted at which all interested parties were given an opportunity to be heard, and having considered all the testimony and recommendations concerning the proposed zoning text amendments, including the Planning Commission's minutes and the Comprehensive Planning Committee's memorandum and their rationale for the recommended Zoning Code amendments which the Council finds persuasive and thus hereby incorporates by reference into this ordinance for the specific purpose of articulating the Council's reasons and rationale for enacting the recommended amendments as set forth below in Section 1, in addition to any other reasons the Council might articulate on the record in adopting these amendments the Council, having considered all the facts and recommendations concerning the proposed zoning amendments and pu...
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