City of Saint Paul - File #: RES PH 23-229

• File #: RES PH 23-229
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution-Public Hearing
• Status: Passed
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 9/20/2023
• Title: Granting the extension of an existing interim use permit issued to MUSC Holdings, LLC for temporary surface parking lots on property at 400 Snelling Avenue North.
• Sponsors: Russel Balenger
• Related files: RES PH 16-239, RES PH 18-176

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/21/2023	1	Mayor's Office	Signed
9/20/2023	1	City Council	Adopted As Amended	Pass

Title
Granting the extension of an existing interim use permit issued to MUSC Holdings, LLC for temporary surface parking lots on property at 400 Snelling Avenue North.
Body
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statute § 462.3597 allows municipalities to permit the temporary use of property as an “interim use” provided the governing body of the municipality finds, following a public hearing conducted in the manner provided under Minnesota Statute § 462.3597, Subd. 3, that the interim use meets the following standards specified under Minnesota Statute § 462.3597, Subd. 2:

1. The interim use conforms to the municipality’s zoning regulations.
2. The date or event that will terminate the use can be identified with certainty.
3. Permission of the interim use will not impose additional costs on the public if it is necessary for the public to take the property in the future.
4. The user agrees to any conditions that the governing body deems appropriate for permission of the use; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Minnesota Statute § 462.3597, MUSC Holdings, LLC, in Planning and Economic Development Zoning File #23-064-122, duly applied to the Saint Paul City Council for an extension of the existing interim use permit approved in RES PH 18-176, Zoning File #18-088-762, to allow temporary surface parking lots at 400 Snelling Avenue North, from November 15, 2023 to November 15, 2028; and

WHEREAS, the subject property is located in the T4M traditional neighborhood master plan zoning district, which permits off-street parking on the redevelopment site, restricts surface parking, and calls for buildings where the temporary surface parking lots exist; and

WHEREAS, City Council resolution RES PH 16-239 approving the Snelling-Midway Redevelopment Site Master Plan and Design Guidelines contemplated the need for the temporary parking lots until such time as structured parking in permanent buildings are constructed...