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Memorializing the City Council's decision upholding the Planning Commission's decision to grant a conditional use permit to allow certain heights on a new mixed use building at 246-258 Snelling Avenue South.
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WHEREAS, on April 19, 2018, TJL Development LLC (“Applicant”), in PED Zoning File No. 18-055252, duly applied to the Saint Paul Planning Commission (“Commission”) pursuant to Leg. Code §§ § 61.501 and 66.331 for a conditional use permit (“CUP”) to permit certain building heights in excess of the standard allowed building height in order to construct a 118-unit mixed-use building at the southeast corner of Snelling and St. Claire avenues on property commonly known as 246-258 Snelling Avenue S. [Parcel Identification Numbers 10.28.23.22.0164, -0165, and -0166] and legally described as Sylvan Park Addition, Lots 1-5, Block 4; and
WHEREAS, the Applicant requested the CUP to permit the following heights at three locations on the proposed building: (1) at the north wall in a T3 zoning district: 55' allowed, 68'-4" proposed with a CUP; (2) at the south end of the east wall in a T2 zoning district: 42'-4" allowed by right with step-backs, 47' proposed with a CUP and step-backs; and, (3) at the east end of the south wall in a T2 zoning district: 41' allowed by right with step-backs, 47' proposed with a CUP and step-backs; and
WHEREAS, on May 10, 2018, the Commission’s Zoning Committee, in accordance with the requirements of Leg. Code § 61.303, duly conducted a public hearing on the Applicant’s requested CUP where any person present was afforded an opportunity to be heard; and
WHEREAS, upon the close of the public hearing, the Zoning Committee, based upon all the evidence and testimony presented to the Committee at the public hearing as well as the recommendation of staff as set forth in the report dated May 2, 2018, duly moved on a unanimous vote to recommend approval of the Applicant’s CUP application; and
WHEREAS, on May 18, 2018, the Comm...
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