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Adopting the Gold Line Station Area Plans as an addendum to the Comprehensive Plan, amending the Comprehensive Plan and the Saint Paul Bicycle Plan, and decertifying the Sun Ray-Suburban Small Area Plan.
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WHEREAS, the Saint Paul Planning Commission, in April 2014, initiated a planning study addressing potential station area plans along the Gateway (Gold Line) Corridor for up to five (5) planned Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) stations in the vicinity of Mounds Boulevard, Earl Street, Etna Street, White Bear Avenue, and Sun Ray shopping center; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission also established a Station Area Planning Task Force to prepare and submit its recommendations to the Planning Commission; and
WHEREAS, the Station Area Planning Task Force, informed by substantial staff-led public outreach over the previous year, completed its work on June 2, 2015, and forwarded the Gold Line Station Area Plans document, including proposed station area plans, rezonings, associated amendments to the Comprehensive Plan and Saint Paul Bicycle Plan, and decertification of the Sun Ray-Suburban Small Area Plan, to the Planning Commission; and
WHEREAS, the Heritage Preservation Commission on July 9, 2015 considered the draft Gold Line Station Area Plans document and passed a resolution providing comment for consideration by the Planning Commission and the Mayor and City Council; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held public hearings on the draft Gold Line Station Area Plans document on July 24, 2015 and August 7, 2015; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission reviewed all public testimony and directed staff to make some changes to the draft document in response to the public testimony, which are incorporated into the updated draft dated August 2015; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission by its resolution 15-57 recommended to the Mayor and City Council adoption of the Gold Line Station Area Plans, with above-directed changes incorporated, as an addendum to th...
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