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Memorializing the Council’s decision to grant an appeal by Told Development Co. from a decision of the planning commission which had denied Told’s request for a floor area variance to construct a new commercial building at 1212 Prosperity Avenue.
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WHEREAS, on March 6, 2020, Told Development Company (“Applicant”), in Zoning File No. 20-018-602, duly submitted to the Saint Paul Planning Commission (“Commission”) applications related to zoning and required by the City regarding the Applicant’s proposal to demolish an existing one-story commercial building on property located at the northeast corner of Maryland and Prosperity Avenues that is commonly known as 1212 Prosperity Avenue and legally described as LOTS 10-17, NILSSONS SUBDIVISION OF LOTS 9 AND 10, BLOCK 4 OF ROGERS AND HENDRICKS ACRE LOTS NO. 2 (SUBJECT TO VACATED ALLEYS) [PIN No. 22-29-22-34-0082] and in place of the demolished building, construct a new commercial building of approximately the same size; and
WHEREAS, the subject property is located in a T2 zoning district. The Applicant indicated that the principal use proposed for the new commercial building was a bank. Banks are a permitted use in T2 districts. The Applicant indicated that the bank would have two dedicated “ATM” drive-through lanes and a “bypass lane” outside of the ATM lanes. A commercial use in a T2 district is allowed up to 3 drive-through lanes with a conditional use permit; and
WHEREAS, new buildings in T2 districts must have a minimum Floor Aera Ratio (“FAR”) of 0.3. The Applicant indicated that the new building was proposed with a FAR of 0.126. A new building with a FAR of 0.126 required a variance from the T2 district’s 0.3 FAR requirement; and
WHEREAS, the Applicant therefore submitted to the Commission:
(1) an application for a conditional use permit to allow three (3) drive-through lanes pursuant under Leg. Code § 61.501 [conditional use general standards] and 65.513 [drive-through lane general standards]...
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