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Granting the application of the Saint Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority to rezone its property at 952 Farrington Street from B2 Community Business to T2 Traditional Neighborhood, and amending Chapter 60 of the Legislative Code pertaining to the Saint Paul zoning map.
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WHEREAS, the Saint Paul Planning Commission, based on the evidence presented to its Zoning Committee at the public hearing as substantially reflected in the minutes, made the following findings of fact:
1. The Saint Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority is seeking to rezone this property from B2 community business to T2 traditional neighborhood to allow the development of a single-family house on this site.
2. The proposed zoning is consistent with the way this area has developed. This area has developed as a mixed-use commercial node over time. Rezoning the subject property to T2 traditional neighborhood allows for mixed commercial-residential development that is more consistent with the historic development pattern than the B2 community business district. Between 1922 and 1975, along with all property along Front, this site was zoned “commercial,” which allowed a mix of residential and commercial uses.
3. The proposed zoning is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. The Land Use Plan designates this area as an established neighborhood, which it describes as predominately residential with neighborhood-serving commercial at the intersection of arterials and collectors.
4. The proposed zoning is compatible with a mix of residential, commercial, and office uses. The existing land-use pattern at the intersection of Front and Farrington is mixed commercial and residential. Rezoning this parcel to T2 traditional neighborhood reinforces that established pattern by allowing a wide-range of residential and commercial uses.
5. Court rulings have determined that “spot zoning” is illegal in Minnesota. Minnesota courts have stated that this term “applies to zoning changes, typi...
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