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Amending the Zoning Map of Saint Paul as recommended by the Gold Line Station Area Plans.
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WHEREAS, the Saint Paul City Council, in Resolution 15-1601 RES PH 15-291, adopted the Gold Line Station Area Plans as an addendum to the Saint Paul Comprehensive Plan, contingent upon review as required by the Metropolitan Council; and
WHEREAS, in April 2014, the Saint Paul Planning Commission initiated the Gateway (Gold Line) Zoning Study to reflect the recommendations of the Gold Line Station Area Plans; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held public hearings on the zoning study on July 24, 2015 and August 7, 2015; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission by its resolution 15-57 recommended to the Mayor and City Council rezoning 246 properties in the vicinities of the proposed Gold Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) stations in Saint Paul, as identified in the Implementation Chapter of the adopted Gold Line Station Area Plans; and
WHEREAS, the number of real estate descriptions affected by the proposed zoning amendments renders obtaining written consent impractical; 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 amendments, including the Planning Commission’s minutes and the Neighborhood Planning Committee’s memorandum and their rationale for the recommended zoning 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 Sections 1 and 2, 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 pursuant to the authority ...
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