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Establishing interim official control regulations pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 462.355, Subd. 4 pending formal adoption of an interim ordinance regarding the potential establishment of a Merriam Park Heritage Preservation District within a specific area of Ward 4.
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WHEREAS, the Merriam Park neighborhood is presently experiencing increasing redevelopment interest. While redevelopment interest is welcome, redevelopment that is not consistent with the goals and requirements of the City’s Comprehensive Plan and specifically, in this instance, its Historic Preservation Chapter would not be in the City’s best interests generally and an area in Ward 4 specifically; and
WHEREAS, the potential for redevelopment that is inconsistent with the Comprehensive Plan’s Historic Preservation Chapter raises substantial questions relating to the ability of the City’s present official controls to assure compliance with the City’s Comprehensive Plans; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is also informed that the heritage preservation commission is presently considering a recommendation to the City Council to enact amendments to the City’s current heritage preservation ordinances which would include an so-called demo-delay or interim protection ordinance intended to determine the historical preservation status of a structure under consideration for demolition and whether the demolition of that structure is consistent with the goals of the Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, in light of these increasing redevelopment interests in Ward 4 and given the heritage preservation commission’s consideration of amendments to current city ordinances, the Council of the City of Saint Paul hereby requests that a certain area within Ward 4 be inventoried, identified below, is studied for the potential creation of a Merriam Park Heritage Preservation District (MPHPD); and
WHEREAS, because the said study may lead to the adoption of amendments to the City’s official controls regarding zoning and bu...
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