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Adopting the District 11 Hamline Midway Mixed Use Corridors 40-Acre Zoning Study and Zoning Change Recommendations.
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WHEREAS, the Hamline Midway Coalition, in a letter dated February 20, 2013, requested that a zoning study of Snelling and Hamline Avenues between Thomas Avenue and Pierce Butler Route be conducted; and
WHEREAS, the Saint Paul Planning Commission, with Resolution 13-58, initiated the District 11 Hamline Midway Mixed-Use Corridors 40-Acre Zoning Study ("Zoning Study"); and
WHEREAS, the Zoning Study considered the Saint Paul Comprehensive Plan, the Hamline Midway Community Plan, current and future land use, building type, general market trends, and past and planned transportation infrastructure investments; and
WHEREAS, the Saint Paul Comprehensive Plan identifies Snelling Avenue as a Mixed-Use Corridor, the area around the intersection of Snelling and University Avenues as a Neighborhood Center, and Hamline Avenue as a Residential Corridor; and
WHEREAS, Strategies 1.12 and 1.21 of the of the Land Use Chapter of the Saint Paul Comprehensive Plan call for balancing the density and scale of development to accommodate growth and provide housing at densities that support transit in, respectively, Neighborhood Centers and Mixed-Use Corridors; and
WHEREAS, Strategy LU 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3 of the Hamline Midway Community Plan call for rezoning from business to traditional neighborhood designations along Snelling Avenue and throughout District 11 Hamline Midway and for identifying redevelopment opportunities throughout District 11 Hamline Midway; 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 Zoning Study and draft zoning map amendments was conducted by the Planning Commission on February 13, 2015, at which all persons present were allowed to testify; and
WHEREAS, on Ma...
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