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Amending RES PH 16-239 which enacted the Snelling-Midway Redevelopment Site Master Plan and Design Guidelines by adding new language and deleting old language to Condition No. 5 pertaining to parking.
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WHEREAS, RES PH 16-239 was the City’s legislative action approving the Snelling-Midway Redevelopment Site Master Plan and Design Guidelines (hereinafter, the “Master Plan”) to facilitate the construction of Allianz Field and guide redevelopment within the Snelling-Midway Redevelopment Site (hereinafter, the “SMRS”); and
WHEREAS, the adopted Master Plan was the culmination of work by the Snelling-Midway Community Advisory Committee which provided community input regarding development on the SMRS, a technical advisory committee of comprised of staff from the City, Ramsey County and Metropolitan Council which provided guidance on planning, infrastructure and transportation matters related to the SMRS , an Alternative Urban Areawide Review which included a mitigation plan and other measures or procedures to avoid, minimize, or mitigate potential environmental impacts of development withing the SMRS, and the Saint Paul Planning Commission which extensively reviewed the Master Plan and provided a report and recommendation to the Saint Paul City Council which ultimately adopted the Master Plan, subject to certain conditions, under Council File RES PH 16-239 and remains in effect as the City of Saint Paul’s Master Plan to guide redevelopment proposals for the T4M zoning district within SMRS; and
WHEREAS, as of September 20, 2023, the developer has proposed to begin development of several blocks within the Snelling-Midway Master Plan area including vertical development and public open space which has been determined by City Staff to be consistent with the overall intent of the Master Plan; and
WHEREAS certain aspects of the proposed development necessitate amending condition #5 of the originally imposed when the Master Plan was adopted in 2016 to allow for tempo...
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