Title
Granting an interim use permit to Snelling-Midway Redevelopment, LLC for a temporary surface parking lot at 1566 University Avenue West (temporary address - northeast corner at Snelling and Shields Avenues).
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 #23-066-097, duly applied to the Saint Paul City Council for an interim use permit to allow temporary surface parking at the northeast corner of Snelling and Shields Avenues; 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 on property at 400 Snelling Avenue North, south of the subject property, until such time as structured parking in permanent building...
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