City of Saint Paul - File #: RES PH 19-73

• File #: RES PH 19-73
• Version: 2
• Type: Resolution-Public Hearing
• Status: Passed
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 4/10/2019
• Title: Amending the Ford Site Zoning and Public Realm Master Plan for use with the Ford zoning districts for the Ford site redevelopment area.
• Sponsors: Chris Tolbert
• Related files: Ord 20-17, RES PH 20-105, RES 19-2066

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/17/2019	2	Mayor's Office	Signed
4/10/2019	2	City Council	Adopted As Amended	Pass
4/3/2019	2	City Council	Laid Over	Pass
3/27/2019	1	City Council	Continue Public Hearing	Pass
3/20/2019	1	City Council	Laid Over	Pass

Title
Amending the Ford Site Zoning and Public Realm Master Plan for use with the Ford zoning districts for the Ford site redevelopment area.

Body
WHEREAS, on September 17, 2017 the Saint Paul City Council adopted the Ford Site Zoning and Public Realm Master Plan (“Master Plan”) together with associated zoning code text and map amendments; and

WHEREAS, in June 2018, Ford Land announced the Ryan Companies (“Ryan”) as the Master Developer of the Ford site; and

WHEREAS, Leg. Code § 66.951 provides that the Master Plan can be amended by City Council resolution after the review and recommendation of the Saint Paul Planning Commission (“Commission”) following a public hearing; and

WHEREAS, on October 10, 2018, Ryan, with the support of Ford Land, submitted an application proposing certain amendments to the Master Plan (the “Master Plan Amendments”); and

WHRERAS, upon review of the proposed Master Plan Amendments, it was determined that some of them would also require amendments to Leg. Code Section 66.900. et. seq. (the “Ford District Zoning”) to maintain consistency between the Master Plan Amendments and the Ford District Zoning; and

WHEREAS, on October 31, 2018, the Commission’s Comprehensive and Neighborhood Planning Committee (“Committee”) forwarded a recommendation to the Commission to initiate a zoning study for possible amendments to Ford District Zoning to correspond with the Master Plan Amendments; and

WHEREAS, on November 16, 2018, the Commission began a zoning study which considered the Ford District Zoning amendments as they related to the proposed Master Plan Amendments, the said zoning study being subsequently released for public review and set on for a public hearing before the Commission on January 25, 2019; and

WHEREAS, on January 25, 2019, the Commission duly conducted a public hearing on the Master Plan Amendments, together with the Ford District Zoning amendments, where all persons interested were afforded an opportunity to be heard and, u...