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Memorializing the City Council's decision to grant Brett Ripley's appeal from the decision of the Saint Paul Planning Commission in order to permit the reestablishment of a legal nonconforming 4-family dwelling on property commonly known as 1685 Taylor Avenue.
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WHEREAS, on April 5, 2018, Brett Ripley (“Applicant”), in PED Zoning File No. 18-050-373, applied to the Saint Paul Planning Commission (“Commission”) under the provisions of Leg. Code §§ 62.102, 62.106(h), and 62.109(e) for a permit to reestablish as a legal nonconforming use a 4-family dwelling on property commonly known as 1685 Taylor Ave., [PIN No. 28.29.23.41.0037] and legally described as Lot 9 and W 37 ft. Lot 10, Block 3, College Place Taylor’s Division; and
WHEREAS, on May 24, 2018, in accordance with Leg. Code § 61.303, the Commission conducted a public hearing at which all persons present were given an opportunity to be heard and, upon the close of the public hearing, the Commission, based upon all the evidence presented at the public hearing as substantially reflected in the minutes and the staff report dated April 19, 2018, duly moved to approve a permit to reestablish a nonconforming use either as a 2- or 3-family dwelling and subject to the condition that the property obtain a Certificate of Occupancy within one year of the approval date but denied Applicant’s request for a permit to reestablish a 4-family dwelling on the property and also not as a 2-family dwelling as recommended in the April 19, 2019 report of staff as set forth in the findings of fact in Planning Commission Resolution No. 18-39 dated June 1, 2018 which is adopted herein by reference and, for the purposes of this Resolution, read as follows:
“1. The original building permit for the house at 1685 Taylor Avenue shows that it was constructed in 1897 as a one-family dwelling. The 1930 census shows that it was a one¬-family dwelling with owner occupants, John and Minnie Gebhard, and their son. The 1940 census show...
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