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RESOLVED, upon the pertinent appeal therefor, under the
Zoning Code, by The Benida Company, as owner of the subject real
estate situate in the City of Saint Paul, that the provisions of said
Zoning Code hereby are determined and varied as and to the extent
necessary therefor, and that permission and authority hereby are
granted for the diminution of the 40 -car capacity off - street parking
facility presently maintained for the accommodation of the 20 -unit
efficiency apartment building on a part of the premises consisting
of two parcels of real estate separated by a public alley and
described as Lots T and 8 and the northwesterly 60 feet of Lot 9
and the westerly 20.feet of Lot 10, Block 53, Rice and Irvines.
Addition to Saint Paul, so that the same shall represent a 24 -car
capacity off-street-parking facility for said purpose now maintained
therefor on that part of said premises exclusive of said northwesterly
60 feet of said Lot 9 and said westerly 20 feet of said Lot 10, and
that permission and authority hereby are granted for the discontinuance
of the 16 -car capacity off - street parking facility for said purpose
presently maintained on said last described part of said premises; and
that any requirement for said 16 -car capacity off - street parking
facility on said last described portion of the subject premises
heretofore imposed shall be deemed hereby entirely abrogated,
rescinded and repealed.
COUNCILMEN
Yeas Nays
Dalghsh
Holland
Loss
Mortinson
Peterson
Rosen
Mr. President, Vavoulis
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OFFICE OF' CITY •CL'ERK
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386 City Hall and Court House,
St. Paul 2, Minnesota
Mr. Donald L. Lais
Corporation Counsel
Building
Dear Sir;
MRS. AGNES H. O'CONNELL
City Clerk
HAROLD J. RIORDAN
Council Recorder
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APR 181963
C®RPDX4TION COUNSEL
April 18, 1963 - 21233t5
The City Council requested that you prepare a resolution granting the
attached appeal of The Benida Company for permission to relax parking
lot requirements at the northeast corner of Smith and Chestnut, on
property described as Lots 7 and 8 and the NW'ly 60 ft. of Lot 9 and
the W'ly 20 ft. of Lot 10, Block 53, Rice & IrCvinePs Addition.
Very truly yours
C Y Clerk
CITY OF SAINT PAUL — MINNESOTA a
<<<:::RD OF ZONING, CITY OF SAINT PAUL
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April 17, 1963
Mrs. Agnes H. OvConnell
City Clerk
Building
Dear Madam:
This is in the matter of the appeal of,The Benida Company to relax
the parking lot requirement of Section 60.23, Subsection 3, para-
graph "a" of the Legislative Zoning Code on property located at the
northeast corner of Smith Avenue and Chestnut Street. The property
is described as Lots 7 and 8 and the northwesterly 60 feet of
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an a westerly 20 feet of Lot 10, Block 53, Rice & Irvi.ne` s A d lion.
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The subject property consists of two separate tracts of land separated
by a public alley. The larger of the tracts which fronts on the
southeast corner of Smith Avenue and Chestnut Street is developed
with two 20 -unit efficiency apartments, and provides off- street
parking on the site for 24 cars. Tbee_stnal.l. tract has a frontage
of 60 feet on the east side of Chestnut'Stfeet and extends to a
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depth of_approximately 80 feet and provides ]_B additinna7 narkino
spaces for a total 6f'-40 parking'spaceg.- -The applicant is of Tthe
opinion tha here is not a need for 40 off - street parking spaces
and that the 24 spaces now provided on the site of the two buildings
is adequate. By eliminating the smaller lot, the property could be
consolidated with the adjoining parcel which fronts on the northeast
corner of W. Seventh Street and Chestnut Street for the purpose of
developing same for a motel or medical clinic-as ind' ted i he
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North and across Smith Avenue is the Post Office garage; south across
an alley are commercial uses fronting on W. Seventh Street; west
across Chestnut Street is the Crescent Creamery and a large two -
story apartment building substandard resi-
dential development, far i ZONING APPEAL try and commercial
businesses. The site oc gs and the 24 car
parking lot has a fronta t th side of Smith
Avenue and 180 feet on t Notice is hereby given that a publicl
hearing will be held before the city ut Street for an
Council at 10 A.M. on April 18 1963,
area of 21,600 square fe inS,the City Council Chamber in thevi.ding off- street
parking for 16 cars has Cti. Hall and Court' House, in the
matter of the appeal of the Benida the east side of
Chestnut Street and exte Company, by Sidney K. Schmuckler,
under Chapters 6 C to inclusive ve St. , resulting in
an area of 4,800 square for relaxation of parking lot require- Df the two tracts
is 26,400 square feet. ment of Sec. 20.23, Chap. 3, Par. a, on r eliminatin the
smaller tract is 540 squ feet o and 9 and the sterlyt201feet
of Lot 10, Block 53, Rice and Irvine's
Addition, at the northeast corner of
Smith and Chestnut.
Dated March 29, 1963.
AGNES H, O'CONNELL,
City Clerk.
(April B, 1983) /
The Benida Co.. Page 2
The Board of Zoning considered this matter at their meeting.on
March 21, 1963 and due to the facts that the property under
consideration is within one block of the downtown area where there is no
off- street parking requirement, and because these are efficiency apart-
ments, recommends the granting of the appeal to relax the off- street
parking kequirements to permit 24 off- street parking spaces in con -
junction with the two apartment buildings and to eliminate _the_
P rki.ngpxxwj O on thbe -norrthwesterly 6,� 0 feet 9 and r,thheP
westerly 20 feet of Lot'10, Block 53, Rice & Irvine's Addition.
Sincerely,
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H. C. Wieland
Secretary
Board of Zoning
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The Honorable Mayor and City Council
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Room 386 - City Hall and Court House
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Gentlemen:-
The Benida Company, the owner of the property located at 354 Chestnut
and 224 N. Smith Avenue, legally described as: The South 1/3 of Lots
7 and 8; Block 53, Rice and Irvines Addition, the NW'ly 1/2 of the SW'ly
2/3 of Lots 7 and 8, Block 53 and the NW'ly 1/3 of Lots 7 and 8, Block 53,
Ramsey County, and also the vacant lot located at the corner of Seventh
Street and Chestnut, formerly known as 217 W. 7th Street, legally described
as: Lot nine (9) and the Southwesterly twenty (20) feet of Lot ten (10), Block
fifty -three (53), Rice and Irvine's Addition to St. Paul, subject to rights
acquired by the City of St. Paul for alley, according to the plat thereof on
file and of record in the office of the Register of Deeds in and for Ramsey
County, Minnesota.
The first section of the property on the corner of Smith and Chestnut has
two (2) apartment buildings developed thereon and also part of the lot on
Seventh Street and Chestnut has been dedicated for the purpose of additional
parking.
The purpose of this appeal is that there is already more than ample parking
in conjunction with the buildings on Smith and Chestnut and the extra parking
that we have on the corner of Chestnut and Seventh is superfluous inasmuch
as less than 1/3 of the tenants in the buildings have automobiles and have no
intent or desire to own automobiles.
This property was developed and built in 1959 and according to your Regulations,
City Ordnances, etc. we provided all the off street parking necessary for these
buildings, a 24 car parking lot at the rear of the building and a 16 car parking
lot directly across from the buildings on Seventh and Chestnut. No cars have
ever used this parking lot in the last 3 1/2 or 4 years since the buildings have
been built and not over 7 to 10 cars have used the 24 car parking lot directly
to the rear of the buildings inasmuch as the tenants of these two (2) buildings
do not own cars and walk to work.
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S T P A U L 2 , M I N N E S O T A
The Honorable Mayor
and City Council - 2 - February 11, 1963
The reason why we are appealing the Parking on the lot on Seventh and
Chestnut is that we are unable to use this lot for anything while dedicated
to this parking restriction, therefore we would like to remove the parking
on the corner of Seventh and Chestnut in order that it may be developed as
a Motor Hotel or a Medical Clinic, and unless the dedicated parking for the
apartments on this lot is removed the lot will never be able to be developed
in the manner intended creating a great hardship on us.
We are appealing according to the Legislative Code Chapter 64.03 , Paragraph
T to relax regulation of Chapter 60.23 Section 3, Paragraph A of the Off Street
Parking Regulations.
This appeal is the result of many conversations with the Staff of the Zoning
Board and individual members of the Zoning Board who have been acquainted
with this problem, and although everyone evidenced sympathy and consideration
for our problem, the staff recommended that if the Lot on Seventh Street and
Chestnut is going to be used it would be necessary to petition the Zoning
Board-and Council to relax the Off Street Parking Regulation in order to permit
the utilization of this property: ^ therefore we humbly request that the Honorable
Mayor, City Council and Zoning Board relax the Off Street Parking as previously
outlined for Lot nine (9) and the Southwesterly twenty (SW'ly 20) feet of Lot ten
(10) , Block fifty -three (53), Rice and Irvine's Addition, in order that we may be
able to put something on this lot.
Thanking you for your consideration, I remain
Yours sincerely,
THE BENIDA COMPANY
Sidney . Schmuckler
Secretary- Treasurer
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212.336
NO.
VUBLISHED
WHEREAS, the City Architect, having requested
the City Council to hold a public hearing to consider any
complaints about the expense incurred by the City of Saint
Paul in removing a dangerous structure at 168 East Minnehaha
Avenue, more particularly described as the West 1/2 of Lot
6, Block 1, Ashton and Sherburne's Addition, the City Council
held a public hearingan. April 17=, 1963 to consider the ex-
pense and to confirm the amount thereof, and
WHEREAS, it appears that the City Council, pur-
suant to C.F. No. 208900, approved September 4, 1962, pub-
lished September 8, 1962, set a public hearing to consider
removing the dangerous structure, and the City Council, by
C. F. No. 209282, approved September 27, 1962, published
September 29, 196?, ordered the wrecking by and at the
separate cost and expense of the owner, occupant, or other
person in control thereof, and the City Council by C. F.
No. 209587, approved October 18, 1962, published October 20,
1962, directed the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation and
Public Buildings, to enter upon the premises and wreck and
remove the building thereon and do any and all things therein'
necessary for the protection of life, limb and adjoining prop -
erty, and that the City of Saint Paul has incurred the ex-
pense,.of $446.30 in removing said structure; and
WHEREAS, it appears that Joseph F. Bruski and
Marie F. Bruski, 1498 Jackson Street, Saint Paul, Minnesota,
are the owners of the premises; be it
RESOLVED, that we, the City Council of the City
of Saint Paul, do hereby confirm the amount of $446.30 to
be the fair, true, and reasonable amount for such services
incurred in removing the dangerous structure; and be it
COUNCILMEN Adopted by the Council 19
Yeas Nays
Dalglish
Holland Approved 19—
Loss In Favor
Mortinson
Peterson Mayor
Rosen Against
Mr. President, Vavoulis
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