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Waiving the signature requirement of Healthcare Hospitality II DST to expand the 1 Leech Street Commercial Development District to include 200 Grand Avenue, and directing the pertinent City officials to schedule a public hearing.
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WHEREAS, Healthcare Hospitality II DST submitted a petition to expand the 1 Leech Street Commercial Development District to the Department of Safety and Inspections pursuant to Saint Paul City Charter § 17.07.1 and Saint Paul Legislative Code § 409.20(a); and
WHEREAS, the petition requirements call for written consent of two-thirds of the real estate parcels within the proposed expanded commercial development district as well as owners of two-thirds of the real estate parcels within one hundred (100) feet of the new or expanded commercial development district; and
WHEREAS, the petitioner would have needed the consent of 19 of 25 owners (2/3) and received the written consent of 13 (over 1/2) of the owners of real estate parcels within one hundred (100) feet of the expanded commercial development district; and
WHEREAS, the owner of six of the real estate parcels said they would not take a position for or against the expansion, although they had no objection; and
WHEREAS, the city council finds that due to the reluctance of this property owner to take a position, requiring consent from two-thirds (2/3) of all owners would create a hardship to the petitioner; and
WHEREAS, the petitioner has requested that the city council, pursuant to Saint Paul Legislative Code § 409.20(b), waive the requirements for consent signatures and initiate the process for creating or expanding a commercial development district; and
WHEREAS, the planning commission has been consulted for advice concerning the proposal for the expanded commercial development district and the commission’s report finds the proposal for such an expansion consistent with the city’s comprehensive plan and zoning ordinance; now therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the s...
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