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COU CIL ESOLUTION—GENERAL FORM
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, RESOLVED upon the per�inent appeal� under the Zonin.g
Code� by Amhers� H. Wilder Foundation� as owner of the subject
real estate situate in the City of �aint Paul� zoned in "A"
Residence �D�.strictl�� under said Zoning Code� described as
Lots 1� 2� 3� Block 16� Holcombe= s Addition� loeated at the
. southwest corner of Dale �treet and Portla.nd Avenue� that the
provisions of said �oning �ade hereby are determined and varied
as a.n.d to the extent necessary therefor� and the buildin.g setback
line of said real esta�e, in re5pect of Portland Avenue� upon
which the same abuts� hereby is established as a line drawn
across said real estate parallel thereto and seven (7) feet
distan.t from the sQUthyline of Portland Avenue� for an addition
to the existing buildin.g located on said premises.
i ZONINQ APPEAL � .
!� Notice is herepy �v��at a publlc
hearing will be he d before the CityJ
�Councff at 10 A.M• on October 14, 1965,�
in the City Council Chamber, in the',
CitY Hall and Covrt House, in the�
ma3ter of the appeal of �''�erst $•�
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stablish a 7gf ot building�setback�
from Portland Ave. for ad Zitio�nd 3
existlng building oa Lots 1��
E Block Q8, Holcombe's Addition, at the
southwest corner oi Dale St. and I'ort"
F P OVED � land Ave.
Dated Septeznber 29. 1985.
ROBERT B.GER.Ci���erk.�
Asst. orpora ion Counsel co�to�z. l�s� ,
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OFFICE OF THE CI7Y CLERK
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386 City Hall `
St.Paul,Minnesota 55i0$
� October 1�+, 1y65
Mr. Stephen L. Maxwell
Corporation Counsel
Building
Dear Sir: •
The City Council requested that you prepare a resolution granting the
attached appeal of the Amherst H. �lilder Foundation to establish a
7-foot building line setback from Portland Ave. for an addition to the
existing building, at the southwest corner of Dale St. and Portland
Ave., described as Lots l, 2, 3, Block 16, Holcombe's Addition.
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- October 11, 1965 -
Mr. Robert B. Gerber Jr.
City Clerk -
Building � �
- Dear Sir: - �
The City Council referred to the Zoning Board for consideration the appeal
of the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation to establish a 7 foot building line
setback from Portland Avenue for an addition to the existing building.
. The property �is located on the southwest corner of Dale Street and Portland
Avenue and is described as Lots 1, 2, 3, Block 16, Holcombe's Addition.
The site is in the "A" residence district zone. On September 29, 1965, the .
City Council gra�ted informal approval of this appeal. , -
The subject property is used as a nursery school for mentally retarded
children, with a portion of the site serving as a playground for use by the
children of the school. The applicant proposes to construct an addition to
the west side of the present building:to increase the school facilities.
` The site has-a frontage of 120 •feet both on Dale Street and Portland Avenue
which results in a total area of 14,400 square feet.i � '
On September 2, 1965, the Board �of Zoning met to considerc:� this appeal.
� The staff�reported that the minimum' setback is 20 feet as established by -
the Building Department ., and the present structure is setback 14.75 feet
from Portland Avenue.? The :applicant proposes�-to construct an addition to
. the present facility which��would,�be set;back 7 feet from the Portland
Avenue street right-of-way -line.� According to the -applicant's plans this
addition would extend westward to within approximately 38 feet of the
adjoining property which is developed with a single-family residence.
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Mr. Frank Rarig, representing the applicant, statai.that the facility has
limited playground area and anything which can be done to preserve the , .
major portion of the playground�area is advantage.ous. The proposed addi-
tion is needed because of the inadequate quarters of the present facility.
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The Board is of the opinion that �the pr"oposed addition would not be detri-
mental to the existing dwellings to<the west within the block. In consider-
ation of the factors above outlined, the Board recommends approval of the
, appeal to establish the 7 foot setback on subject property.
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SAINT PAUL 2. MINNESOTA `��^
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FRANK M. RARIG. JR.
July 28, 1965 E%ECUTIVE SECRETARY �
The Honorable Geor e J. Vavoulis � � �"" � IJ ��
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Mayor of the City of Saint Paul pUG > 1y���
and the Members of the City Council of Saint Paul
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St. Paul, Minnesota Saant Pa�l, Minnesflta
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The purpo f this Ietter is to appeal for an exception to the provisions
of Chapte 640� aragraph J, of the Legislative Code.
a. The applicant is Amherst H. Wilder Foundation - 222-0311.
b. The Iegal description of the property is: Lots One, Two, and
Three (1, 2, 3) Block Sixteen (16) of Holcombe�s Addition to the
C ity of Saint Paul.
c. The property is located at the southwest corner of Dale and �
Portland. �
d. The property is used as a nursery school for mentally retaxded �
children.
- e. The proposed construction is to provide additional space for
the Nursery School. There will be no change in the use of the
property. .�
f. The purpose of the appeai is to obtain authorization to construct
an addition to the existing building within seven feet of the
sidewaik on Portland. As shown by the attached plan, the
proposed addition would exterid about 37 112 feet along
Portland Avenue from east to west.
g. The Nursery School for Mentally Retarded Children was opened
on February 16, 1956, and is the first and only nursery school
for preschool mentally retarded children in St. 'Paul. It serves
children from four through six years of age. Its primary
purpose is to provide training and socialization experience for
mentally retarded children and counseling and other assistance
to their parents.
Since the Nursery School was established the problems of
mentally retarded children and their parents have received
increased public recognition and support. The progra.m of
the Nursery School has been expanded to include the services �
of a variety of consultants including psychiatrists, psychologists,
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� pediatricians, and speech and occupational therapists. When
the building which is the old St. Paul Academy Day School was
remodeled to accommodate the Nursery School, provision was
made for only two small offices. There are no individual
examining rooms or other special facilities for use by the
consultants. The regulax staff is constantly embarrassed by
not having a place for consultants and visitors to sit down.
There is also a need for additional playrooms.
During the month of April 1965, 30 children were enrolled and
the average attendance was 24. Weather permitting, the
children and staff spend a substantial amount of each day on
the playground which is only of minimum size. The Wilder
Foundation has endeavoreci unsuccessfully to purchase the
adj oining house and lot immediately to the west on Portland
but the owners axe not interested in selling. Any addition to
the building obviously will use part of the available play axea.
At the present time there is a concrete block retaining wall
at the sidewalk line aiong Portland, with the driveway entrance
from Portland. The axea immediately in back of the existing
building and particularly that area to the north of the north
wall of the existing building is not suitable for play space
because of the driveway coming in off of Portland.
However, slightly to the west of the driveway there is an area
of grass and shade trees. In order to meet the requirements
of the Nursery School for additional building space, the
proposed addition should have approximately 1, 000 squaxe
feet on each floor. The further it is possible to go to the
north or towards Portland reduces the width of the building
from east to west and the a.mount of play space that must be
given over to the building. It is not practical to extend the
building further south because of the windows in the west wall
of the existing building.
The most advantageous plan for the purposes of the Nursery
School would be to build the north wall of the proposed addition
immediately adj acent to the sidewalk, but the representative
of the City Planning Board advised that such a plan was not
practicai and it is for that reason that this appeal requests
permission to extend the building to within seven feet of the
sidewalk.
The location of the proposed addition and the saving that can
be effected in valuable play space by extending the addition as
far as possible to the north rather than to the west will be
evident from the attached plan.
h. This appeal is under Chapter 6403, paragraph J of the
Legislative Code.
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• ` � The Honor�.ble Mayor and
: C ity C ouncil
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July 28, 1965
In accordance with the outline obtained from the City Planning Board
for prepaxing a zoning appeal, two site plans axe transmitted herewith
which provide the information specified in the outline.
The check of Amherst H. Wilder,Foundation in the amount of $20. 00
in payment of the filing fee is also transmitted herewith.
Any request for additional information regarding the proposed building
should be submitted to me. I a,m planning to be out of the city from
August 1 to August 23. If a public hearing is necessary, I would
appreciate it if it might be scheduled for August 23 or any time
thereafter so that I may attend.
In closing may we thank �eorge J. Vavoulis, the Mayor of the City
of Saint Paul, and the City Council not only for your consideration of •
this request but for the friendly and understanding cooperation and
assistance that you have always given any request submitted by
Amherst H. Wilder Foundation.
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F. M. Rarig, Jr.
Executive Secretary
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City Clerk
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You are hereby notified that a public hearing wi11 be held in the
Council Chambers of the City Hall and Court House i.n the City of
St. Paul at 1Os00 a.m. on October lf�, 1965, on the application of
Amherst H. W31der Foundation for an appeal to eatablish a 7-foot
building line setback f�om Portland Averiue for an addition to
existing building on the following property: Lots 1, 2 and 3�
Block 16, Holcombes Addition. The property is located on the
soutlnaest corner of Da1e Street and Portland Avenue.
For flirther informatioa call at Roam 20, Court House or phone
223-l�151.
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' JAMF'.S J. DALGLISH
Commisaioner of Fi.nance �