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Out o.f Committee By Date
WHEREAS , Cathedral Hill Associates applied to the Board
of Zoning Appeals for a variance from the strict application
of the provisions of Section 62. 103(3a) of the Saint Paul Legis-
lative Code pertaining to off-street parking requirements in
the B-2 Zoning District for property located at 375 Selby Avenue
and 370 Dayton Avenue and legally described as Lots 3 , 4 and
5, Blo�k 78 , Dayton and Irvine ' s Addition; and
W�-IEREAS, following a public hearing with notice to affected
property owners and to the appellant, the Board of Zoning Appeals
by its Resolution No. 10181 , adopted 5eptember 8 , 1987, denied
the request for variance of off-street parking requirements ;
and
WHEREAS , pursuant to the provisions of Section 64. 205
Cathedral Hill Associates , 375 Selby Avenue, Saint Paul , Minne-
sota, duly filed with the City Clerk its appeal from this determi-
natiora made by the Board of Zoning Appeals requesting that
a hearing be held before the City Council for the purpose of
considering the actions taken by this said Board; and
WHEREAS , acting pursuant to Sections 64.205 through 64.208
and upon notice to appellant and other affected property owners
a public hearing was duly conducted by the City Council on
September 17 , 1987 , where all interested parties were given
an opportuni�y to be heard; and
WHERERS , the City Council , having heard the statements
made and having considered the variance application, the report
of staff, the minutes and findings of the Board of Zoning Appeals
does hereby
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RESOLVE, that the Council of the City of Saint Paul does
hereby reverse the decision of the Board of Zoning Appeals
in this matter and does hereby grant a variance of 87 parking
spaces for Cathedral Hill Associates for its property described
above subject to the following terms and conditions :
( 1 ) The Zoning Administrator should use the map prepared
by Wendy Lane , dated June 18 , 1987 , contained in the Zoning
Staff report of September 10, 1987 as a base line for proposed
uses in the Cathedral Hill Arcade , Blair House and Hill Plaza
and allocation of available parking to each development.
(2) The combined parking requirement of the businesses
in the Cathedral Hill Arcade cannot exceed 87 spaces , based
on the actual total parking demand minus the number of spaces
grandfathered in as legal nonconforming. If uses proposed
in the future would require more than 87 spaces , they will
have to seek variances on their own merits .
( 3) The developers and the HRA shall continue to make
best efforts to develop additional parking to reach the 270
off-street parking spaces required for the Selby-Western
businesses covered by the agreement of February 13 , 1987.
(4) Except for 28 new spaces for the Hyde Park Restaurant,
new spaces added by these efforts shall be counted against
the Cathedral Hill Arcade parking variance until all 270 spaces
called for in the HRA agreement are developed. In the case
of street closings , the net additional parking spaces shall
be counted against the variance.
( 5) When all 270 spaces called for in the HRA agreement
have been provided, the parking variance will disappear and
the Cathedral Hill Arcade shall thereafter conform to zoning
code parking requirements .
(6) Under current parking development plans , any of the
following options would be counted against the variance :
a) Virginia Street vacation between Dayton and
Selby. (49 spaces. Completion deadline of
5-15-88) .
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b) McQuillan Lot behind Tulip ' s Restaurant (24
spaces. Completion deadline of 11-5-87) .
c) Arundel Street vacation between Selby and alley
north of Laurel . (30-35 spaces. Completion
deadline of 8-1-88) .
d) Farrington Street vacation between Dayton and
Selby and the possible shift eastward of Boyd
Park. (40-45 spaces. Completion deadline of
8-1-88) .
e) Southwest corner Dayton and Western. (30 spaces..
Completion deadline of 8-1-88) .
and, be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the appeal of Cathedral Hill Associ-
ates be and is hereby granted; and, be it
�'URTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk shall mail a copy
of this resolution to Cathedral Hill Associates , the Zoning
Administrator, the Planning Commission and the Board of Zoning
Appeals.
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25 Wesl Fourth Streef,Saint Paul,Minnesota 55102
612-22&3270
GEORGE UTIMER
MAYOR
DATE : Se tembe
evised September 15 ,
T0 : City Council
FROM: Larry Soderholm�
RE : Update of BZA staff report for Cathedral Hill Arcade
parking variance -
Planning staff now supports a variance of parking requirements
for the Cathedral Hill Arcade if conditions are attached so that
as the HRA or the developers are able to create new parking in
the' future , the size of the variance is reduced by one space for
every new space added.
Whv staff op�osed the original parkin�; variance .
The Board of Zoning Appeals and planning staff opposed the
variance of 87 parking spaces for Cathedral Hill as originally
proposed. The variance raised two major concerns . First , al-
though the variance was supposed to be a temporary solution to
solve a short term problem until enough parking was developed to
meet zoning requirements , it was not clear from the information
presented when or if all of the required parking could be
provided .
Second, a variance would have permanently released the Cathedral
Hill Arcade from obligations under the Zoning Code to find any
parking in the future . With this variance in place , if more
parking was created the spaces could be used to add more new
businesses rather than meeting the need of Cathedral Hill as was
intended .
What has happened since the BZA met?
First , HRA staff has supplied more detailed information on where
and when more parking is to be created. The current plan calls
for 28 spaces to be added behind Tulips Restaurant by November
1987 and 49 more spaces to be added in vacated Virginia Street by
May 1988 . HRA staff has set a target date of August 1988 for
finding the last 45 spaces needed to meet the goal of providing
270 spaces for the Selby-Western businesses , (See the attached
memo from Jim Zdon. )
Second , Planning staff now believes that the variance can be
written so that the Cathedral Hill Arcade can open without creat-
ing a permanent parking problem . Conditions can be added which
say that as new spaces are brought on line , the variance is
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reduced by the same number of spaces . That means that when
enough parking spaces are developed to meet the zoning require-
ments , the variance would drop to 0 and "disappear" .
Finally , the neighborhood has come out in favor of the variance .
The District 8 Planning Council voted on August 25 to support a
parking variance for Cathedral Hill .
Planning staff supports a variance with conditions .
Staff supports a variance that would initially grant a variance
of 87 spaces so that the Cathedral Hill Arcade can be completed
, before all of the required parking has been created. However the
variance should be set up so that as new parking is developed by
HRA or the developers , the variance would be reduced by the num-
ber of new spaces added. Eventually , if sufficient parking for
all the uses now proposed for Cathedral Hill is created the
variance would drop to 0 and in effect disappear .
The terms of the variance should say that the next 28 spaces
developed will go to meet the anticipated shortage for Hyde Park
Restaurant in Blair Arcade but after that any new parking added
by the HRA or the developers must go toward reducing Cathedral
Hill ' s variance until the 270 spaces needed by the Selby-Western
businesses are found. (Hyde Park is operating with a temporary
license based on 28 of its parking spaces being provided by the
lot on the north side of Selby where the Urban League proposes to
develop housing . ) Until those 270 space are developed no new uses
or changes in use in the Ca.thedral Hill Arcade that would in-
crease parking demand beyond its initial level will be permitted
without a separate variance . Once 270 spaces have been created,
new uses or changes in use that increase parking demand will be
subject to the standard Zoning Code requirements : they will have
to provide additional parking to meet the added demand or seek a
new variance .
If the City Council approves this concept for a parking variance
that is phased out over time , the Council Resolution could in-
clt�de the following conditions :
1 . The Zoning Administrator should use Wendy Lane ' s map of
June 18 , 1987 contained in this zoning staff report as a
baseline for proposed uses in the Cathedral Hill Arcade ,
Blsit House and Hill Plaza and allocation of available
parking to each development .
2 . The combined parking requirement of the businesses in the
Cathedral Hill Arcade cannot exceed 87 spaces (based on the
actual total parking demand minus the number of spaces
" grandfathered" in as legal nonconforming) . If uses
proposed in the future would require more than 87 spaces ,
they will have to seek variances on their won merits .
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3 . The developers and the HRA shall continue to make best ef-
forts to develop additional parking to reach the 270 off-
street parking spaces required for the Selby-Western
businesses covered by the agreement of February 13 , 1987 .
4 . Except for 28 new spaces for Hyde Park Restaurant , new
, spaces added by these efforts shall be counted against the
Cathedral Hill Arcade parking variance until all 270 spaces
called for in the HRA agreement are developed.
In the case of street closings , the net additional parking
spaces shall be counted against the variance .
S . When all 270 spaces called for in the HRA agreemnent have
been provided, the parking variance will "disappear" and
the Cathedral Hill Arcade shall thereafter conform to
Zoning Code parking requirements .
6 . Under current parking development plans , any of the follow-
ing options would be counted against the variance :
a. Virginia St . vacation between Dayton and Selby . (49
spaces . Completion deadline of 5/15/88 . )
b . McQuillan lot behind Tulip ' s Restaurant . (24 spaces .
Completion deadline of 11/5/87 . )
c . Arundel St . vacation between Selby and alley north of
Laurel . (30- 35 spaces . Completion deadline of 8/1/88 . )
d. Farrington St . vacation between Dayton and Selby and the
possible shift eastward of Boyd Park . (40-45 spaces .
Completion deadline of 8/1/88 . )
e . Southwest corner Dayton and Western . ( 30 spaces .
Completion deadline of 8/1/88 . )
Other options may also be considered, and this memo does not
commit the Planning Division or PED to support any particular
options . Each one needs to be evaluated according to its own
costs and benefits .
cc ; Mayor Latimer
Al len Love j oy
Ken Johnson
Jim Zdon
Allan Torstenson
Cathedral Hill Associates
District 8
Jan Gasterland
Wendy Lane
Chuck Towle
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St . PauZ City Council ,
St , PauZ City Ha11
St , Paul , MN. SSZ02
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Dear Councilmember� : . • •'
As you ar.e aware , the Summit�-University P1ann.inq �'ouncil reviewed the � �
� request for off-street parki.nq variances for the Cathedral Hi1.1 .
Developmen.t at its August 25 , 1987 meetinq. '
A presentation was mad� by Peter McGough , developer of Cathedral HiZ1 .
He stated that although he had signed a parking aqreerrient with PED,
the �ity has yet to produce the needed off-street park2nq required for
the development . He said they wouZd currently need 87 off-street park-
ing spaces to meet the requirement of the �iroposed Yacht CZub Restaurant ,
hiealth C1ub and the new buildinq to be Iocated at the r.orner. The current
park.i.ng has been desiqnated to the other deveZopmerrts and in order for
Cathedral Hi11 to obtain the necessary building permits , they must show
proof of off-street parking or request a varizince. He said they were
request,ing the variance because they would Zose the current tenants if ,
they waited for additionaZ parkinq to com,e on Zir.e.
The Foard discussion included questions about- PED st���s role in this
matter and how did the City a11ow tliis pz�oblem to develop? Other Board "'
members said we should simply� we-rt and see if we really need more off- .
street parking. They said we should grant the variance , but continue
*o work towards a long-term parkinq soluticn . After much debate, the
following motion� was made, seconded and passed "M.ove torsuE�ort`the�87
off-street arkinq variance for CathedraZ FIi11 develo�ment at SeZb and '
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Western . " (14 yes , 7 no, 2 abstentionsJ .
The Board also passed a resolution directing the Se1by A�venue Task Force
tc sponsor a series of ineetinqs o�er the next ninety (90) days to try aad
prod'uce a via.ble workinq plan for parking at the Selby and Westerr� corner,
both Zonq and short range. The committee 's fist meeting wi11 be Sept-
ember Z7th .
Should yoii have any questions , please feel free to cor.tact me at 228-1855.
Thank ycu.
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627 �elby Avenue St. Paul�Minnesota 55104 Telephone (61�2)228-1855
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GEORGE UITIMER I
MAYOR
September 1l, 1987
Albert Olson, City Clerk
Room 386, City Hall
Saint Paul, MN 55102
RE: Zoning File #I0207 - Cathcdral Hill Associates
City Council Hearing: September 1'I, 1987
PURPOSE: Appcal of a decision by Board of Zoning Appeals to deny a variance of
requirements to provide 87 off-street parking spaces for the Cathedral Hill Arcade
commercial development at Selby and Western.
. BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS DECISION: Deny (4-1)
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommended denial of the original variance but
rccommends approval of a variance with conditions that would reduce the size of the
variance as more parking is developed.
SUPPORT: None
QPPOSITTON: Two letters received in opposiiion.
Dear Sir:
On August 25, 1987, the Board of Zoning Appeals held a public hearing on the variance
requested for this project. The applicant testified. At the close of the meeting the BZA
voted'4 to 1 to deny the variance.
On Septembcr 9, 1987, the applicant filed an appeal of the BZA's decision. In the appeal the
applicants refer to the parking agreement of February 1987 between the HRA and the
developers of Cathedral Hill, Blair Arcade and Hill Plaza. The applicants argue that this
agreement gave the HRA sole power to develop parking for the area and that
°'representations were made to the developers that by entering into the agreement, no
impediments would be raised by the City regarding parking requirements to the extent of
the individual developer's share of the 270 spaces in the agreement" They state that they
woul� "suffer tremendous economic loss" if a variance is not granted and that it is
"extremely unfair for the City to be withholding building and occupancy permits when the
developer has complied with all the terms of the parking agreement."
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September 11, 1987 •
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The appeal is schedulcd to be heard by the City Council on Scptcmber l7, 1987. Please
notify 'me if any member of the City Council.wishes to have slides of the site presented at
thc public hcaring.
Siacercly, -
Tom Beacfi �
Zoning Section
TB:ss
ATTACHMENTS
1 � h4emo from Planning Division updating BZA staff report
4 A►ppeal to City Council by Cathedral Hill Assoctiates
8 : BZA resolution, minutes and original staff report �
l4a Application to BZA by Cathedral Hill Associates �.
15 I',im Zdon's Memo on Sclby-Western Parking
2? Map showing current parking allocation
28 Letters to BZA from neighbors
30 Area Map
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612-2?Q-3270
GEORGE LATIME
AMYOR
DATE: September 10 , 1987
TO• City Council
FR M: Larry Soderholm�
RE: Update of BZA staff report for Cathedral Hill Arca.de
parking variance
P1 nning staff now supports a variance of parking requirements
fo the Cathedral Hi11 Arcade if conditions are attached so that
as the HRA or the developers are able to create new parking in
th future , the size of the variance is reduced by one space for
ev ey new space added.
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Th Board of Zoning Appeals and planning staff opposed the
va iance of 87 parking spaces for Cathedral Hill as originally
pr posed. The variance raised two maJor concerns . First, al-
th ugh the variance was supposed to be a temporary solution to
so ve a short term problem until enough parking was developed to
me t zoning requirements , it was not clear from the information
pr sented when or if all of the required parking could be
pr vided.
Se ond, a variance would have permanently released the Cathedral
Hi 1 Arcade from all obligations to find eny parking in the fu-
tu e . With this variance in place if more parking was created
th spaces could be used to add more new businesses rather than
me ting the need of Cathedral Hill as was intended. �
d t e
Fi st, HRA sta€f has supplied more detailed information on whcre
an when more parking is to be created. The current plan calls
fo 28 spaces to be added behind Tulips Restaurant by November
19 7 and 49 more spaces to be added in vacated Virginia Street by
Ma 1988 . HRA staff has set a target date of August 1988 for
fi ding the 1ast . 45 spaces needed to meet the goal of providing
27 spaces for the Selby-Western businesses . (See the attached
me o from Jim Zdon. )
Second , Planning staff now believes that the variance can be
written so that the Cathedral Hill Arcade can open without creat-
in a permanent parking problem. Conditions can be added which
say that as new spaces are brought on line , the variance is
reduced by the same number of spaces . That means that when
en ugh parking spaces are developed to meet the zoning require-
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men s , the variance would drop to 0 and "disappear" .
Fin lly, the neighborhood has come out in favor of the variance.
The District 8 Planning Council voted on August 25 to support a
par ing variance for Cathedral Hill .
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Sta f supports a variance that would initially grant a variance
of 7 spaces so that the Cathedral Hill Arcade can be completed
bef re all of the required parking has been created. However the
var ance should be set up so that as new parking is developed by
HRA or the developers � the variance would be reduced by the num-
ber of new spaces added. Eventually, if sufficient parking for
all the uses now proposed for Cathedral Hill is created the
var ance would drop to 0 and in effect disappear.
The terms of the variance should say that any new parking added
by he HRA or the developers must go toward reducing the variance
unt 1 the 270 spaces needed by the Selby-Western businesses are
fou d. Until then no new uses or changes in use in the Cathedral
Hil Arcade that would increase parking demand beyond its initial
lev 1 will be permitted. Once 270 spaces have been created, new
use or changes in use that increase parking demand will be per-
mi ted only if additional parking is found to meet the added
dets nd.
If the City Council approves this concept for a parking variance
that is phased out over time , the Council Resolution could in-
cl de the following condltions : '
1 . The Zoning Administrator should establish a baseline of
proposed uses in the Cathedral Hill Arcade and allocation
of available parking to each use.
2 . The combined parking requirement of the businesses in the
Cathedral Hi11 A'rcade cannot exceed =7 spaces (based on the
actual total parking demand minus the numbe o_f �s ces / v �
"gr ndi there " in as legal nonco ormin ) . —�., �'�
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3 . The devel pers and the HRA shall continue to make best ef-
forts to develop additional parking to reach the 270 �aff- �
street parking spaces required for the Selby-Western
businesses covered by the agreement of February 13 , 1987 . �
4. New spaces added through these efforts shall be counted �
against the Cathedral Hill Arcade parking variance . . In the
case of street closings, the net additional parking spaces
shall be counted against the variance .
5 . When 87 additional parking spaces have been provided�� the
parking variance will "disappear" ar�d the development shall
thereafter conform to Zoning Code parking re uirements .
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. Under current parking devel�opment plans � any of the follow-
ing options would be counted against the variance:
a. Virginia St . vacation between Dayton and Selby . (49
spaces . Completion deadline of 5/15/88 . )
b . McQuillan lot behind Tulip' s Restaurant. (24 spaces .
Completion deadline of ll/5/87 . )
c . Arundel St. vacation between Selby and alley north of
Laurel . (30-35 spaces . Completion deadline of 8/1/88 . )
d. Farrington St. vacation between Dayton and Selby and the
possible shift eastward of Boyd Park. (40-45 space� .
Completion deadline of 8/1/88 . )
e . Southwest corner Dayton and Western . ( 30 spaces .
Completion deadline of 6/1/88 . )
ther options may also be considered� and this memo does not
ommit the Planning Division or PED to support any particular
ptions . Each one needs to be evaluated on its own costs and
enefits .
cc • Mayor Latimer
Allen Love3oy
Ken Johnson
Jim Zdon
Allan Torstenson
Cathedral. Hill Associates
District 8
Jan Gasterland
Wendy Lane
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A�PLICATI4N FOR APPEAL ZONING OFFICE USE ONL1f
CITY OF SAINT PAUL
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Application is hereby �made for an Appeal to the C i G�
un�er the �r�visi�ns •f Cha'ter 64, Section , P ragra'h of the onin� Code
to appeal a decision made by the � Board of oning Appeals
Planning Comnission on 8 5 , 19�.
Zoning Administrator (date of decision)
� Planning Administrator
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A. APPELIANT
Name �A�Th`F��4'��- l�/« �jsdC��4TEs Daytime phone �7 ~ '���3E �
Acdress 3 75 1J9�; /�EL�vG.G ,Qi�� Zip Code SSi� i
6. DEC I S:ON BE I N6 APPEALED ��� 8 �
Zoning fi le name � C'��E�P''�`L /7�i�L /'rsS� � ��?%E-� Zoning Fi le �i "—"'��-
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Property Address/Location 3 7S SE� Qr�
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C. GROUN�S FOR APPEAL (Use additional sheets if necessary. )
(cxplain why you feel there has been an error in any requirement, permit, decis�on
or refusal made by an administrative official, or an error in fact, procedure or finding
made by the Board of Zoning Appeals or the Planning Comnission. )
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City C�uncil
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Re : Cathedral �:ill Ep�°al fr�m
Roard of Z�::�ir._ ���-��ai=• ,
Ii�mberc �f the CounCil : .
C•xthedral Hill A���ciates is a `Ter.ert.? �art::F:ci�i� c.ompriC�h
of tF*�ntzr-fi�se genPral and two ^=.n�=�i:;� �Ten�:.�i ���=.�':.ne�e .
Tt�:° �artnerr_hip ��I1C1Pi took t•he �°�ei�'�� ::t�l.t ��� -•N-_.+ i�°
1^�at.ed a� th? c�rners c�f SelU�: �}.r.� ��=;.;.��n =_r.�� .-,� ��-�ii;�r;F�
�'�N!1 r G 1^;'y 1 �O� 1 'Y C:i)�.l!l a:� ^ Y` C.� .
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I,-i 1`���:� the projeC� h�d financ::� _ ��ic.:..l ._��= _ _ _... �.r�e
1.'..�.ti111�:if.P_.lV iPi:�JiVPC�. Zrl i�Q�.7FfCj�tP_.i :_^.i iGGC� wYlF'.' _._ L';_�j;'±
f�,��t,7-�c�rit�• ^f thY Cit,v c�� St . P.=:.� _.� �.=F11 �� --:.r ,:.,,a� ; I,,_ _,-;.:
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W 1�.•il � .�.>uiJ�t.G�'nt�1Cl1 �C��i±lnrl�.i F�l.'�i`��.r �:Qil�-�i 1��:�•i:%ii 1T�nJ�j t.�")t_
La `rtnersr ip . In 1986 it becar,e ap�arent that ��irEe o� tr,e
��,_aildin� wPre in such a dil�picated conditic�n `ii�t eii�ir.e�:�
r�c�r�men�ed that the struc±ureL c�e ra.,ed �.r.:: t�:e ��.ti toric
Pre�ervati�n CommittPe concurr�a . I%?r;oliticr. of tr;,�
?-�::ildin�s raere comp��t.ed �nd t^e ��:r�er�l part•n�rc;�ip
��termined to bu�ld a nFw b�.�il:::ir�� cr. th�t si*,� ,
Con,t,ruction went f�rwarcl. all -•h�c.��h 1986 . Tti? w._.rtn�rsr,�p
i� curr?ntly prepar�d to move �c?:c;�.rd wit.� t..e buil�':-out. c��
- ±y►e new �uildin� and Fuk�stantir.l tenar:t impr��vamel�t. at. t.hi�:
time . A rPOUirement is that t:;� ir.c�,ividixal p�..rtner�. akr��
to pPr�,onally guarantee substanti�l additional riebt Rnd mar:e
e���ity ccnt�ribut,ions . All of �hi� i� ar•� hol:� p�r�d.ir.� a
p:�rl�ing �olution .
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In thP fall of 1986 , PED and HRA pu�hed f�r a pari?ing
_.�rPFment �nd dev�lopers co4peratPd ir. rF.s�:�inE an �.grFrr,ent.
ur:ieh Qive� the HRA the sole c�ntrol �vFr t:-:e �^c.ation and
�onstruction c�f the commerci�l parkir.� ir. t„P ::ei�Tri�orhood .
�'epreCer.tat.ion" s were r�ade to the �3evel�pers trat by
enterir.g into the agrzement, no iM�edim?r.ts wot:.i�y be raicer.
r�,v th� city reg�rding parking requir�:m�r.t.� *�, `,i:r rl.tent of
t:-�� indi�id��al developer' s �h�re �i �he �7C� Y.�r::i::•� �pc-�c��.
in the a�reement . (Cathedral Hill �::are ic g: ��ace�� . �
TiiP partner�hip finds that thP Citp Z�nin� C:rc��n.=.r�es
re�urding parking arP prohibit;n� t�:F bui�c-o��z�. --� thF
pr�ject . It i� necessary for t,he de��el�per t.:� d-n;,_nst.ra±.F
87 parl��ing space� in order t� build oi�t t:�e ��=;cF and oc��u;y
�� the spa�:? . Fift.y-three of these �p�^�s .�r? ree�{:�a•��? rec.au��
the new building .
T:�F. pt-,rtner�hip w�uld saffPr trem?:d.��.,,_ r��nc,,,� _ �c ._a if a.
t:r_i:1'�.��n�•C f��r t�ZF' C�7 P?_�i�iln�, �prt�f.° �.iF• j"iQ+ _:it=�':i•_ =.:i. . Irl
�C�ltlOrl = t�'1? �^.aT'�'1P�..cb ; r� r�plc j-,1- -�+ ; t, � - -.•,�...:;_.' q , „r= ' :
��•.. . 1 U lI 1 � _ � �.t. ,. � �:_ �t :._ _,.. . _ a.�1._.�
for the City t� UP withholdin8 ?�uil�i.� �::^ f�c��:_ _ -.:cy
permit.� wr.en the developer ha� cnmpliFd wwt: :�_� *�-�P term�
�r�d �ont�iticns of a parking agr�eiiPIZt• t.:at. r.lze r;:��.;�in�T an�'.
E�dev�lcpmPnt Authority request.?d t17e o�:.er to -i�.i . � 1 ��,�
a.ttach�d parl:ing agree�rent) . C�athedral :i��l r.:=.C:_-c_3te�.
r:�g��iat.ed. the agreemPr.t with t.�ze HRf=� in =�,o,a. _ _._ -?. ar.cl :,-.�
r�onored all of it� obligation� «nd?r t:1� *erm� �:� the
a�reement . The agreement wo�xld , in fact, provic�e the 87
parking �paces which the Zoning Adr�inistrator is now
requiring that the �artnership demonstratP . ^'::e �artnPrship
�)F11PVP$ that the HFtA should pr�vidF th� p:.rl.i.i� =,_ req��.� r�d
��nder the tPrmv of the agree�ent , b�.�t there i� ;it-�t.hing
further the develaper can do short o� l�t.i�atir,a . At t.hP
present time the d�bt is non recourse . Ir: t.:�� ?•�ent t,hiC
ti�ariance is not granted, the dPVelopFr will na`. cioC? �n thF
$v�ilablP financing and and the prc�?Pct, will 1�r �bandor� back
to city .
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, i'..=_th�d�al Hill ti���ciatPs reque�ts r'GUnCil =r�:'ovr� a parkinz ..
variance for 87 places for C�tr�dr;;l Hill �:, �.h�.t. thP
drvelop�r mav complcte the projF�t. .
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BO/�RD OF ZONING APPEALS RESOLUTION
ZOt�iNG FILE NUM6ER: ioisi
DATE: September 8, 1987 � .. •
WHEREAS, Cathedral Hi11 Associates has applied for a variance from the strict application
• of the provisions of Section 62.103 (3a) of the Saint Paul Lcgislative Code pertaining to
off-street parking requirements in the B-2 zoning district; and
WHEREAS, the Saint Paul Board of Zoning Appeals conducted a public hearing on
Aug�ist 25, 1987, pursuant to said appeal in accordance with the requirements of Section
62.204 of:the Legislative Code; and
W'HEREAS, the Saint Paul Board of Zoning Appeals based upon evidence presented at the
public hearing, as substantially reflocted in thc minutes, made the following findings of
fact:
�1. The Zoning Administrator estimates that the entire Cathedral Hill project requires 87
off-street parking spaces.
The north half of the project will reuse an existing structure which was formerly used
as retail. (It could be used now as retail without requiring any off-street parking under
�� the provisions of the Zoning Code.) However, since the proposed use for the north half
is a bar and a health club, which require more parking than retail space, the Zoning
Administrator has said that parking must be provided for it equal to the difference
bctween the'requirements for the new use and those of the old use, per Section 62.103.3a
of the Zoning Code. This comes to 34 spaces (18 for the health club and 16 for the bar)
based on the information supplied thus far by the developer.
The south half of the projeet is new construction. (It replaces a building demolished in
1986.) The proposed use hcre is retail. Thc Zoning Administrator has determined that
since it is new construction it must meet the full Zoning Code requirement for parking
for a retail space. This comes to 53 spaces based on the information supplied by the
developer.
2. On February 19,1987 the City Council, acting as the Housing and Redevelopment
Authority (HRA), entered into an agreement with certain developers involved in the
Selby Western commercial area, including the Cathedral Hill Associates. The agreement
eommits the HRA to "design and construct public parking lots...providing for a minimum
of 223 parking spaces" in the area. According to HRA staff, the HRA has until August
1987 to provide these spaces.
In addition, the agreement states that the HRA "will undertake to use reasonable, good
faith efforts to acquire title and possession to...[additional landj... for the purpose of
providing forty-five (45) additional parking spaces to meet the requirements imposed
upon Obligators' development by the zoaing and licensing ordinances of the City of
Saint Paul." If the HRA does not find sufficient 1•and for 45 parking spaces, the
agreement says it must provide a loan to thc developers for the purpose of acquiring
and constructing the parking spaces.
. 3. If all 270 parking spaces mentioned in the agreement are provided (225 + 45) the Zoning
�. . Administrator estimates that this will be sufficient for all the uses now proposed for the
� developments covered by the agreemcnt. •
4. The HRA has so far provided a total of 152 spaces in two parking lots. The (Virginia�
Street lot, immcdiately east of the Cathedral Hill project, currently has 101 parking
spaces. A smaller lot at Selby and Arundel currently has 51 spaces.)
, Space has been designated for an additional 73 spaces. (To provide more parking,
'Virginia Street has been vacated and the Planning Commission has approved a rezoning
of the right-of-way so that the Virginia lot can be expanded to provide approximately
49 more spac�s. The HRA is also negotiating to use 24 spaces in a parking lot to be buil.t
next to the Arundel lot.)
These lots would provide the 225 spaees which the HRA is committed to provide.
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S. Ad'ditional land must b� acquired to provide the additional 45 parking spaces needed to
rcach the target figure of 270. There are no vacant lots in the area available for
parking. (The Urban'Lcague plans to coastruct a scnior citizcn apartment on the
property north of Selby between Western and Arundcl.) Some idcas have lxen offcred
for getting more land for parking, such as vacating other strccts in the area. However,
there appears to be no consensus at this time about whcre thc lot should be or how the
_ land should be acquired. •
b. To d�ate the Zoning Administrator has allocated available parking spaces to new �
businesses as they opcn in the projects covered by thc HRA agreement.
Currently, all the existing spaces 152 are spoken.
In addition, 28 of the 73 spaces to come on line when the Virginia and Arundel lots are
enlarged have been allocated, leaving 45 spaces still available. (The business which will
use these 28 spaces has a temporary arrangement to park on the Urban League's lot.)
'i. Under the current situation, with no parking available for Cathedral Hill, it could .
operate the north half retail space since it would not require any new parking. It could
not operate in the south half. ,
- If the HRA meets its commitment to provide 225 parking spaces, Cathedral Hill would
have approximately 45 parking spaces. This would be enough parking for both halves
of the project if it was operated as a miz of retail and office space. However, there
would not be enough parking for the cntire project to operate with the bar and health
club as proposed.
Cathedral Hill will not have enough parking for the uses proposed by the developers �
unless the full 270 spaees can be provided.
8. ?he Building Inspection and Design Division will not issue any new building permits for
work on this project until the parking issuc is resolved.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Saint Paul Board of Zoning Appeals that
the request for a variance to reducc off-street parking requircmcnts from 87 to 0 be dcnied
for property located at 375 Selby Avenue and 370 Dayton Aveaue and legally described as
Lots 3,4 and 5, Block 78, Dayton and Izvine's Addition.
MOVED BY:
SECONDED BY:
IN FAVOR:
AGAINST:
NIAILED:
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?T?�1E Li1�iTT: No order of the Board of Zoning Appeals permittin� the erection or
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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS IN
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS� ST. PAUL� MINNESOTA� AUGUST 25. 1987
PRESENT: Mme. Maddox; Messrs. Kizk, Osborn� Woods, and Horak of the Board of
Zoning Appeals; Mr. Segal. Assistant City Attorney; Ms. I.sne and
Mr. Gasterland of the Division of Building Inspection and Design;
. Mr. Beach� Ms. Synstegaard and Mr. Soderholm of the Planning
Division Staff. �
ABSENT: Messrs. Grais and Zimniewicz.
The meeting was chaired by Jsmes Kirk, Vice-Chairman.
CATHEDRAL HILL ASSOCIATES (#10181): Variance for off-street parking �
requirements for a commercial development. The Zoning Administrator estimates
that 87 parking sgaces are required. The applicant is requesting that this be �
waived so that no parking is required. �
The applicant was present. There was no opposition present at the hearing.
Mr. Beach showed slides of the site snd reviewed the staff report with a
recomme�ndation for denial. T�o letters were received in opposition.
Pete. McGough, Cathedral Hill Associates� stated that he has spent years trying
to get this project off the ground. He stated that they have been dealing in
good faith with :al: those involved witli rhe parking discussions. They have
completed their financing psckage. He hAS talked with the tenants and told
them that he has signed a parking agr��u�.�i�t with HRA. This is a problem that
can be worked out. They have applied for their building permits and would
like ta proceed as soon as possible. This variance puts them in a difficult
position with tenants and financial matters. The tenants may pull out if this
project is delayed. This is a timing problem as many groups are involved. It
would be very unfortunate if this project folded.
Greg Finzell, Comaunity Organizer for Summit-University, stated that the
district council is in the process of reviewing this project. In four hours
the final board will meet and vote.
Mike Pottenger, 610 Marshall Avenue, representing the Health Club trying to
get into t�ie building, stated he has waited 3 years for this project to get
done. If it is not settled today he will pull out of his lease.
Peter St. Peter� 300 Midwest Federal Bldg. � Counsel to Cathedral Hill, stated
that the project started in 1984. In 1985 it was firmly funded and at that
time they ran into building problems. Scme of the buildings were unsound and
had to be demolished. They have continued to work with city staff in working
things out. The developers asked him to be their negotiator. The developers
agreed to pay a certain amount of what ft would cost the city to provide the
parking. They have done everything they can do to comply with the city. They
are running out of time and financing is critical. The tenants may be pulling
out if the project doesn't go forward. It is not economically feasible for
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the teaants to wait any longer. Until the city defaults on their agreement
to provide parking they can do nothing further. Mr. Osborn asked Mr. St. -
Peter if they would carry out the agreement of acquiring and constructing
parking spaces if the city pulled out. Mr. St. Peter replied yes. ��
Hearing no further testimony, Mr. Kirk closed the public portion of the .
meeting.
Mr. Horak moved to approve the parking variance. There was no second� motion
failed.
Mr. Osborn moved to deny the variance based on findings 1 through 9 and the
staff analysis. Ms Maddox seconded the motion, which passed on a roll call
vote of 4 to 1 (Horak) .
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FII.E #10182
1. APPLICANT: Cathedral Hill Associates DATE OF HEARING: 8/25/87
2. CLASSIFICATION: Ma,jor Variance .
3. LOCATION: 375 Selby Avenue and 370 Dayton Avenue (East side of Western between
• Selby and Dayt�n)
4. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lots 3�4 and 5� Block 78, Dayton and Irvine's Addition
5. PLANNING DISTRICT: 8
6. PRESEIvT ZONING: B-2 ZONING CODE REFERENCE: Section 62.103 (3a)
7. STAFF IN�'ESTIGATION AND REPORT: DATE: August 17, 1987 BY: Tom Beach
A. PURPOSE: To consider a variance for off-street parking requirements for a
commercial development. The Zoning Administrator estimates that 87 parking
spaces are required. The applicant is requesting that this be waived so that no
�� parking is required.
B. SITE AND AREA CONDITIONS: The Cathedral Hill development, located on the east
side of Western between Selby and Dayton, physically consists of two parts. The
north part,which will house the health club and bar, is an existing commercial
building which has been restored. The south part, which will be retail spsce,
will be a new building: the building that previously occupied this site had
deteriorated to such a point that the Heritage Preservation Commission approved
its demolition in 1986. The foundation for a new building has been. built here.
However, building permits for further work on any of the development have not
been issued by the City pending resolution of the parking issue.
Cathedral Hill is located in the commercial center for a part of the city which
is undergoing revitalization. To the south across Selby is W.A. Frost's
restaurant, the Blair House, and Hill Plaza. To the west are existing
commercial uses and a proposed senior citizen apartment building. To the north
are apartment buildings and condos. To the east is a parking lot and a public
park. The surrounding neighborhood is mixed density residential with a number
of apartment buildings.
With the density of residential and commercial development in this area, parking
is a concern. The City is working on this problem as explained below.
C. FINDINGS:
1. The Zoning Administrator estimates that the entire Cathedral Hill project
: requires 87 off-street parking spaces. However, the developer has not
submitted the final floor plans for the pro�ect which are needed to make a
precise determination of the amount of parking required. Therefore, the 87
�. , spaces are an estimate based on the best information available and may be .
' subject to some revision. .
The north half of the project will reuse an existing structure which was
formerly used as retail. (It could be used now as retail without requiring
any off-street parking under the provisions of the Zoning Code. ) However,
since the proposed use for the north half is a bar and a health club, which
�require more parking than retail space, the Zoning Administrator has said
�that parking must be provided for it equal' to the difference between the
requirements for the new use and those of the old use, per Section 62.103.3a
of the Zoning Code. This comes to 34 spaces (18 for the health club and 16
for the bar) based on the information supplied thus far by the developer.
The south half of the project is new construction. (It replaces� a building
demolished in 1986.) The proposed use here is retail. The Zoning
Administrator has determined that since it is new construction it must meet
the full Zoning Code requirement for parking for a retail space. This comes
to 53 spaces based on the information supplied by the developer.
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2. OniFebruary 19,1987 the City Council, acting as the Housing and
Redevelopment Authority (HRA) , entered into an agreement with certain
developers involved in the Selby Western commercial area, including the �
Cathedral Hill Associates. The agreement commits the HRA to "cLesign and
construct public parking lots. . .providing for a minimum of 225 parking
spaces" in the area. According to HRA staff� the HRA has until August 1987
to provide these spaces. •
` In a�ddition, the agreement states that the HRA "will undertake to use
reasonable, good faith efforts to acquire title and possession
to. . . �additional land] . . . for the purpose of providing forty-five (45)
additional parking spaces to meet the requirements imposed upon Obligators'
development by the zoning and licensing ordinances of the City of Saint
Paul." If the HRA does not find sufficient land for 45 parking spaces, the
agreement. says it must provide a loan to the developers for the purpose of
acquiring and constructing the parking spaces.
3: If all 270 parking spaces mentioned in the agreement are provided (225 + 45)
the Zoning Administrator estimates that this will be sufficient for all the
. uses now proposed for the developments covered by the agreement. ,
4. The HRA has so far provided a total of 152 spaces in two parking lots. The
(Virginia Street lot, immediately east of the Cathedral Hill project,
currently has 101 parking spaces. A smaller lot at Selby and Arundel
currently has 51 spaces.)
Space has been designated for an additional 73 spaces. (To provide more .
parking, Virginia Street has been vacated and the Planning Commission has �
approved a rezoning of the right-of-way so that the Virginia lot can be
expanded to provide approximately 49 more spaces. The HR.A is also
negotiating to use 24 spaces in a parking lot to be built next to the
Arundel lot.)
These lots would provide the 225 spaces which the HRA is committed to
provide.
5. Additional land must be acquired to provide the additional 45 parking spaces
� needed to reach the target figure of 270. There are no vacant lots in the
area available for parking. (The Urban League plans to construct a senior
citizen apartment on the property north of Selby between Western and
Arundel.) Some ideas have been offered for getting more land for parking,
such as vacating other streets in the area. However, there appears to be no
consensus at this time about where the lot should be or how the land should
be acquired.
� 6. To date the Zoning Administrator has allocated available parking spaces to
new businesses as they open in the projects covered by the HRA agreement.
Currently, all the existing spaces 152 are spoken.
In addition, 28 of the 73 spaces to come on line wYeen the Virginia and �
Arundel lots are enlarged have been allocated, leaving 45 spaces still �
available. (The business which will use these 28 spaces has a temporary
arrangement to park on the Urban League's lot.) .
7. Under the current situation, with no parking available for Cathedral Hill,
it could operate the north half retail space since it would not require any
new parking. It could not operate in the south half.
If the HRA meets its commitment to provide 225 parking spaces, Cathedral
Hill would have approximately 45 parking spaces. This would be enough
parking for both halves of the project if it was operated as a mix of retail
and office space. However, there would not be enough parking for the entire
project to operate with the bar and health club as proposed.
Cathedral Hill will not have enough parking for the uses .proposed by the
; developers unless the full 270 spaces can be provided.
8. The Building Inspection and Design Division will not issue any new building
perrnits. for work on this project until the parking issue is resolved.
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9. This project is eli ible for funds from a UDAG rant. Nowever, HUD will
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D. �TAFF ANALYSIS: Staff is aware of the situation the Cathedral Hill developers
find themselves in at the present time: they cannot obtain building permits to
continue work until the parking shortage for their project is resolved. Staff
�. is also aware that the HRA has made commitments to provide parking. However, a
closer look at these agreements show that the HRA is committed to developing 225
spaces and that most of .these spaces have already been allocated to other
businesses already.
Beyond this the HRA is committed to making a good faith effort to find
additional parking. While staff has no doubts that such an effort is being
made, staff also recognizes the difficulties involved. At this time no
consensus has been reached on how� to provide these spaces. It is possible that
it may take months or years to reach a solution or even that a solution cannot
be reached.
Given this situation, granting a parking variance based on a promise that
parking will be provided at sometime in the future does not meet the intent of
the Zoning Code to ensure that all developments can demonstrate that they can
provide adequate parking. Granting this variance would set a dangerous
� precedent.
E. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Based on findings 1 through 9 and staff analysis, staff
recom�ends deriial of the variance.
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375 East Kellogg Boulevard
� St. Paul, Minnesota 55101
(6i2) 228-9367
ROBERT C. HALYORSEN OF COUNSEL: 'Peter T. McGough
August 5, 1987 .
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Ms: Wendy Lane
Za��ing Fldrnir�ist�ator
Ramsey County District Courthouse
St. Paul , MN 55102
Re: Parking Ordinance Variance Req�►est
� ��ear Ms. Lane:
This letter is intended to supplemen� the application for
zoninq ordinance Variance #039622 filed Auoust 4 , 2987 .
Please correct the specific request for variation of parkinq
places from 71 to 87. It is my understandinq that this is
the number ofi parking spaces which y�ou believe are required
for the over-all project and the number which was therefiore
reflected in the pa.r6:inq aqreement amor�q the developers and
tf�e Housing and Redevelopment A�thority . � �
The project is currently using a single address tor business
purposes as 198 North Western Avenue , 5t. Paul , Mirnesota.
The addresses for the entire project are as fiollows :
176 - 184 Western Avenue
370 - 37B Dayton Avenue
The legal description comprising the project is lots 3, 4 ,
and 5 ofi Hlock 78 Dayton and Irving Addition .
The purpose of the request for variance is to avoid an
undue hardship on the developer and to acknowledge that the
St. Paul Housing and RedeveloAment Authority will be
providing adequate parking fior the project . I have attached
to this letter a copy of the parking agreement signed by the
. developers in the Cathedral Hill neiqhborhood and by the
Housing and Redevelopment Authority. The primary issue
invo2ved here is a question of timing . The developer has
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ready to move forward with the construction nece�sary to
complete the proj'ect. The developer therefore needs to
• obtain building permits and ultimately occupancy
certificates. If the City �does not immediately provide the
necessary permits and certificates, the developer will
suffer additional serious economic loss which is beyond its
control . The St. Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority
will be providing the parking in question but the developer
can not hang on while the HRA takes steps necessary to
complete its obligations. ; _
? am following the HRA' s staff recommendation in applying _
_ for this variance. Simultaneously the developer is applying
for an Administrative review of the determination that 87
parking places are required by Cathedral Hill . You will be
receiving notice of that action under separate cover . It is
my i�tention to bring the complete parking issue before the
. zoning board of appeals on the twenty-fifth ef Auqust so
� that the entire matter can be resolved in one hearing . If
there is any additional information which you feel is
necessary . please feel free to contact me.
Very truly yours,
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Robert C. Halvorsen
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GEORGE lAT1MER
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T0: Councilman William Wilson
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SUBJECT: Se1by=�Jestern Parking
. DATE: September 9, 1987
Per your request, attached is an outline of the HRA's Selby-'�Jestern
Parking Development Program.
I can be reached at 228-3324 if you have any questions.
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Warren Hanson
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HRA SELBY WESTERN PARKING DEVELOPMENT PR06RAM
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In February 1987, the HRA executed a parking agreement with the
` developers of Nill P1a2a, Blair Arcade, and Cathedral Hill which
stipulated that the developers would reimburse the HRA for the acquisition
and development of 270 parking spaces in the Selby :�lestern Area. All
acquisition and development costs , up to a total of�1,100,000, would be
repaid by the same three developers over a period of approximately 25 years
at 8� interest. Although the entire ar�ount �vould be repaid, the parking
►vould be available to the public on a first-come first-serve basis, and the
land would remain in public o�vnership. The cost of acquisition and improve-
� ment would be repaid at the rate of $0.30 per square foot of net useable
rentable space in the three projects in 19a8, �,0.80 in 1989, and �1.25 in
19�0 and ther�after until the debt has been retired completely. The cost of
insurance, maintenance, operation, and repair would be a separate respon-
sibility for the three developers, and a cash deposit of �3,000.00 or a
surety bond for $5,000.00 would be posted. In the event that the property
becomes taxable, they would also be liable for the taxes. Failure to pay
the taxes, cash deposit, insurance premiums, maintenance, repair operation,
or debt service would constitute an event of default. The 4i;A would have
promissory notes from the partnerships for the amount due. No distribution
could be made to the partners unless obligations under the agreer�ent v�ere
current. In addition to providing for the creation, operation, maintenance,
insurance, and debt service of the parking, the agreement provides that the
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spaces in the area. Funds used �for that purpose would also be repaid in
- full in accordance with t!�e terms mentioned above. In the event that the•� .
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HRA is unable to provide the� required spaces, the HRA would be �agreeing to
finance the developers' solution, up to an amount which would be the dif.fere ce
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- bet►veen the $1,100,000 obligation and the total already expended, estimated
to be approximately $600,000.00. That loan �vould also be repaid under the
per square footage formula over the period required to retire the entire
debt (estinated to be 20-25 years at 8%).
II� Pror�ram Characteristics
. A. Objective - To provide at least 270 parking spaces in the vicinit�
of Selby-Western. ��
B. Budget - $1,100,000 ($500,000 expended to date)
C. Deadline - August 1, 1988
D. Implementation Responsibility - H;?A �
III Program Activities
A. Completed Parking Lots �
� 1. HRA Lot - East half of block bound by 4Jestern, Dayton,
� Virginia and Selby. (Map Site 1)
a. Parking Spaces: 101
b. Cost; *
2. NRA Lot - t�.W. Corner of Selby and blestern (Map Site 2)
a. Parking Spaces: 51
b. Cos*.: '�$500,000 (includes both)
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` S. Parking Lots Under Development
1. Virginia St. vacation between Dayton and Selby (Map Site 3)
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a. Parking Spaces. 49 �
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. b. Cost. $190,000 �(�
c. Completion deadline: tlay 15, 1988
2. McQuillan Lot - Property behind Tulip's Restaurant (Map Site 4)
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a. Parking Spaces: 24 ,,�.��
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b. Cost: $40,000 -
. c. Completion deadline: P�ovember 15, 1987
C. Parking Lots Under Consideration (At least one and oossibly t�vo
of the following options would be developed)
1. Arundel St. vacation between Selby and alley north of
� Laurel (Map Site 5)
a. Parking Spaces: 30-35
b, cost: 570,000
c. Completion deadline: August 1 , 1988
2. Farrington St, vacation between Dayton and Selby and the
possible shift eastward of Boyd Park (�1ap Site 6)
a. Parking Spaces: 40-45
b. Cost: 590,000 - �250,000
c. Completion deadline: August 1, 1988
3. SW Corner Dayton and Western (Map Site 7)
a. Parking Spaces: 30
b. Cost: $300,000
c. Completion deadline: August 1 , 1988
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A. Completed Lots 152 5500,000
B. Lots under devel opment �3 3�- y z $230,000
�• C. Lots under consideration � Minimum $ .90,000 Plinimum
~ 75 Maximum 5370,000 Maximum.
TOTAL � 270 Minimum $ 820,000 Minimum
300 Maximum �1,100,000 Maximum
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�.'HEREAS� Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) � file #e10148, has petitioned to
rezone Virginia Street (vacated) and parcels west between Selby and Dayton, from B-2
and RM-2 to P-1 for the purpose of creating more parking and avoiding split zoning
of the expanded lot; and
G':iEREAS, the Zoning Committee of the Planning Comrnission on July 16 and August 6,
1987, held a public hearing at which all persons present were given an opportunity _
to be heatd pursuant to said application in accordance with the tequirements of
Section b4.400 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code; and
�.'HEREAS� Saint Paul Planning Comtnission, based or► the evidence presented to its
Zoning Committee at the public hearing as substantially reflected in the minutes,
made the following findings of fact:
1. Petitioner (HRA) wishes to expand tt�e existing parking lots into the vacated
stzeet to provide additional parking for the area. The two existing lots are
turrently zoned B-2, conforai to city requirements, and contain 101 parking
spaces.
2. Virginia Street was vacated in 1984 for the purpose of providing parking for
future commercial development and for use by visitozs to Boyd Park. One-half of
the street is zoned B-2 and the east half is zoned RM-2. The eastern half
cannot be used foz parking unless 'it is rezoned to eithez B-2 or P-1�.
3. One provision of the vacation is that the eastern half of the vacated street
will be deeded to tbe HRA by the Division of Parks and Recreation upon approval
of a maintenance agreement. The design of the eastern portion of the lot has
been negotiated between the Parks Division and the petitionez. The existing
sidewalk and a 4 foot buffer strip will remain and the boulevard trees will be
retained by "bumping out" the cuzb 2ine to go around the .trees. Some additional
landscaping will be provided in the park as well.
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moved by CHRI STENSON
:: �ecor�ded by . Z I EMAN
in favor Unanimous , '
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4. The petitioner has signed a reimbursement and maintenance egzeement with
commercial developers in the area: Blait Arcade Limited Partnership, Cathedral
Hill As.sociates� and Hill Plaza Associates. This agreement covers the parking
. lot under consideration for rezoning and another lot west of Hill Plaza. Under
t�e. terms of this agreement the lot will be open to public parking, but the
developers may use up to 200 parking spaces to meet their license and zoning �
requirements.
S. The petition must meet eight conditions for a zezoning to P-1. The conditions
and the ability to meet them are as follows:
a. ?he parking facility sha1l be accessory to and for use in connection with
one or more businesses . . . or multi-faz�ily residences . . . Iocated in
sdjoining dfstricts. There may be e . . . public streer . . . be:s:een a P-1
disrrict and ehe district to be served. � -
The parking facility is accessory to the businesses at the intersection of
Selby and Western. i.fiile the parties to the agzeement with the HRA may
count some of these spaces to meet their off-street parking requirements ,
t2�e lot will elso be open to the public, including the residents of the
apartment buildings in the area. A fee may be charged to defray operation
and maintenance costs. This fee must be the sazne for all users; although
. . the subject businesses may subsidize their customers' or employees' parking.
b. The parking facility shalI not be used during the hours When the principal
use is not in operatton. During such periods the parking faci2ity sha11 be
inaccessible for public use. When there is a written agreemenr between ti.�o
or more butIdings or uses to shere e parking faciliry in a P•1 district . . .
the parking factl�ty may remafn open for ell the hours of operazion of the
buildings or uses.
- Since the parking lot is fot public use, including apartment d�.ellers, the
� lot will be in operation 24 hours a day.
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c. The parking factlfty shaIl be used solely for parking of private passenger
vehtcles and shall not be used as an off-street 2oading area.
The lot will not be used for loading. Cathedral Hill, the closest
development has separate service drives for the use of the businesses. "
. d. . No,commercisl repa�r work or servfce of sny kind, or sale or display
thereof, sha11 be conducted in such parking faciZfry.
No zepair or sales will take place on the lot.
e. No signs of ar�y kind, other than signs designating entrances, exits and
conditions of use, sha11 be maintained on svch parking facility.
Current plans show no signs proposed foz the lot.
f. No buildSng orher than that for the shelter of attendants shaI1 be erected
upon the premises . . . . . ,
The plans show no buildings on .this lot.
g. .�.pplicetions for P-I Dtstrict rezoning sha11 inclvde a site pIa.n with
conforms to elI standards set forth in Sec. 62.104. The planning comvission
may grer�t modifications of Sec. 62.I04 based on findings that such
modff�cation fs consfstent wjth the lntent of the code and with reasonable
en,joyment of sd,facent property.
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Petitioner has not yet submitted a fiaal site plan for review. Preliminary
plans show that most of the standards are met� except for the minimum
setback along Dayton and Selby. Section 61.105, Schedule of Regulations for
P-1 districts, requires that if the districts adjoining the P-1 require a
. greater setback, frontage setbacks must meet the minimum standards of those
districts and visual screens must be placed along the minimum setback line. �
Section 62.104 prohibits parking within a required front or side yard and a
minimum side yard setback of 4 feet. The psrking lot adjoins an RM-2
�distzict to the east, and so is required to pravide a 25 foot front yard '
setback along Dayton and Selby. The plans show a continuation of�-the 6 1/2
foot setback from the existing lots. This setback meets the requirements
for off•street parking in the B-2 district in which it is now located. The
P-1 zoning creates a better buffer between the commercial area to the west
end the park to the east, and is thus a better solution than zoning the
entire lot B-2. (It is .only the east hslf of vacated Virginia that actually
needs to be rezoned.) The park would not be adversely affected by - _
permitting parking in the required yard areas of Selby and Dayton. A
modification of this requirement would be consistent with the intent of the
code and with reasonable enjoyment of adjacent property.
No visual screen is shown slong the eastern side nexC to Boyd Park. This is
in the azea that must be designed and maintained to the satisfaction of the
�ivision of Parks and Recreaticn. The Pazks �ivision has indicated that
they axe not conviced that screening is always needed, but if it is needed,
it should not be solid. If necessary, screening should be in the 4 foot
buffer strip. Zts exact natuze st�ould be resolved during site plan reviea.
Their chief concerns are maintaining the existing sidewalk and the boulevard
tzees� and being consistent with the overall park design. The purpose of
the visual screen is to protect neighbozing resider►ts from the glare of
headlights. Since the park is not a residence� it would not be contrary to
the intent of the code to modify the visual screer► requirement. Some
screening is being provi�ded� but it would not be solid.
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h. P-1 Vehfcular Parkiag Districts shall be developed and maintained in
eccordance �+fth the requirements of Sec. 62.I04.
Petitioner has agreed to construct tbe parking facility in accordance with
these standards as modified by the planning commission. The maintenance
agzeement requires the participatin� businesses to maintair► the lot to these "-
� same standards.
rOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED� by the Saint Paul Planning Commission that the
petition of Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) to rezone property at Virginia
Street (vacated) and parcels west between Selby and Dayton� more particularly
described as Lots 1� 2, 7� 8� Block 78, Dayton and Irvine's Addition and vacated
Virginia Street, from e B-2 and RM-2 zoning classification to a P-1 zor►ing
classification is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan for the City; and
EE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul Planning Commission does hereby
recommend to t�e Council of the City of Saint Paul that property located at Virginia
Street (vacated) and parcels west bet�.+een Selby and Dayton be rezoned from B•2 and
RM-2 to P-1 in accordance with the petition for rezoning but only if the site plan
on file with the Saint Paul Planning Division is changed as follows: �
1. The buffer strip between the west edge of the existing sidewalk and the curb
line of the parking lot be increased to 10 feet; and
2. The existing boulevard trees be retained, widening the existing ten-foot buffer
stzip as necessary to save the trees.
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452 Se1by Avernae .
Saint Paul, 2�1 55102 �
�: site plan Review �ia2i - z�nodel existing builcling ar�d site for puzpoE�e
of establ'`�+'� a restaurant and 41 c�s parkim� lvt (Plans dat.ed
May 6, 1987j .
. Dear I�'. MoQuillan:
We hei�eby appzwe the above refere.med plan subj ect to the follc�riryg
oo�iitiaa�s:
1. Ztze parkir�g lot shall be paved with a.��31t ar�d the vehicle spaoes
delir�eated with pairrted lines a� the paved surfaoe. Zhe parking stalls
alo�q the sa�th ar�d west prc�perty lines of the site must be designated
with signs, as ca�act spaoes.
2. Ari cbscurir�g fes�oe� a a►ini,mm, height of 4'- 6' � :�311 be i.tLStalled alcmg
the saith property line to screen the parkir�g facility frr� the adjaoent - .
residential arna. Tt�e fe�oe must be oo�stzvcted of woai or mascnzy
material ar�d st�all be at least 80� opaque.
3. �e stor�aater manag�n�sit insta�latic� �st be oo�nstruct.ed in ao�oz�ianoe
with the z�equis�aents ar�d specificatiaaLS of the Public Works Sewnr .
Divisia�.
. 4. A la�dreape plan aoust be su�itted to this offioe for review arr3 apprwal.
If yvu have any questioa�s, plea_se call Iarzy Zazx�s at 228-3392.
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T� : A�prvval of the site plan beoames void within c�e year of
the date of this approval le�tter iail.ess a buildir�g permit has been issued ar�d
work is under the ter� of the bu�ildi,r�q permit. An extensi� not �
to exaeed aa�e year may be grant.ed by the Plarrnir�g ' tor �an request.
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� � Mr. Tom Beach
Board of Zoning Appeals --
� 2S West Fourth Sireet
St. Paul, MN 55102
Re: Zoning File 4E 10181
Zoning File Name:
. � Cathedral Hill Associates
Dear Mr. Beach:
�As majority owner of the Dacotah Building directly across Selby
Avenue from the proposed structure at 375 Selby and 370 Dayton,
I would be most pleased to see a new structure finally erected on
this site. I would be opposed, however to waiving the 71-vehicle
off-street parking requirements.
Development of this area has been progressing slowly but nicely.
However, if we continue to make exceptions for parking requirements,
we rnay find ourselves in the predicament of the Victoria Crossing
merchants on Grand Avenue.
.. � . Yours truly,
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Saint Paul,Minnesota 55102
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R�: Zoning File '•;o. 10181
Zoning File fiame- Cathedra1Hi11 Assoc.
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25 West Fourth Street
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� • Gentlemen: '
The Virginia Street Church, 170 Yirginia Street, xishes to
go on recoxd as op�osin� the request of Ca.thedral i�311
Associates for a variance of requ;rements foz off-street
parking for the Cathedral Hill co�mercial development and
asks that a variance be denied.
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ID#: [300 ] DATE REC: [09/30/87] AGENDA DATE: [00/00/00] ITEM #: [ ]
SUBJECT: [CATHEDERAL HILL ASSOCIATES—REVERSE DECISION OF BD. OF ZONING APPEAL]
STAFF ASS I GNED: [��}. ��—� ] S I G:[ �(J�� OUT—[ 7 TO CLERK—�6@�86,/-A0} `�/�
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ST. PAUL CITY COUNCIL
PUBI.IC HEARING N TICE
ZONING . -
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To: Property owners within 350 feet FIL E N 0. 10181
Representatives of Planning District 8
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P V R P a S E To consider an appeal of a decision by the Board of Zoning
Appeals to deny a zoning variance which would have permitted
the Cathedral Hill commercial development to operate with no
new off-street parking.
LOCATION 375 Selby, 370 Dayton (East side of Western)
P E T I T 10 N E R CATHEDRAL HILL ASSOCIATES
H E A R I N G Thursday, ��
. Cit Council Cham ers, rd Floor City Hall - Court House
Q U E S T10 N S Zoning 29s-4154 (Tom Beach) r �
Contact the Zoning Section of the Planning and Economi�
Development Department, Room 1101, City Hall Annex,
25 W. 4th Street, St. Paul, MinnesoLa 55102
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