191733ORIGINAL TO CITY, CL6RiC •19 1 733
CITY OF ST. PAUL
COUNCIL NO.
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
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r""CWN-dlL-lt-ESOLUTION—GENERAL FORM
PRESENTED BY
COMMISSION
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RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Saint Paul,
pursuant to the recommendation of its'Committee on Legislation,,
hereby opposes the following bill which has been introduced in
the 1959 session of the State Legislature and desigtatted as
Senate File No. 965:
".A BILL FOR AN .ACT RELATING TO ZONING IN
CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS; -AMENDING
MINNESOTA STATUTES 1957, SECTION 462.18'}.
COUNCILMEN
Yeas Nays
DeCourcy
Rolland
Mortinson
Rosen
Winkel
Mr. President, Dillon
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Council File No. 191733 —By Joseph E.
s; Dillon, mayor— . '
Resolved, That the Council of the
City of Saint Paul, pursuant to the
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recomendation of its Committee on
Legislation, hereby opposes the follow-
ing bill which has been introduced
in the 1959 session of the State Legis-
lature and designated as Senate File
No. 965:
A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING
TO ZONING IN CITIES OF THE
FIRST CLASS; AMENDING MINNE-
SOTA STATUTES 1957, SECTION
- 462.18 ".
Adopted by the Council April 8, 1959.
Approved April 8, 1959.
(April 11, 1959)
In Favor
y Against
APR 81959
Adopted by the Council 19
APR 81959
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CITY OF ST. PAUL FILE .1y 1 733
COUNCIL NOL.
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
` COUNCIL RESOLUTION — GENERAL FORM
PRESENTED BY
COMMISSIONER DATE
RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Saint Paul,
pursuant to the recommendation of its Committee on Legislation,
hereby opposes the following bill which has been introduced in
the 1959 session of the State Legislature and desigatted as
Senate File No. 965:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ZONING IN
CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS; AMENDING
MINNESOTA STATUTES 1957, SECTION 462.18 ".
COUNCILMEN
Yeas Nays
DeCourcy
Holland
Mortinson
P+o� Tin Favor
Rosen 10
Winkel Against
Mr. President, Dillon
5M 5.56 2
APR 8 9959
Adopted by the Council 19—
APR 8 9959
Approved 19—
Mayor
O F F ICE 6F CITY CLERK JOSEPH R. OKONESKI
Ci #y Clerk
BUREAU OF RECORDS
to HAROLD J. RIORDAN
Cou corder
386 City Hall and Court House
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St. Paul 2, Minnesota !°
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Mr. Louis P. Sheahan
Corporation Counsel
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Dear Sir:
March 30, 1959
The City Council referred to you the attached letter of Herbert C. Wieland,
Planning Direct6r, requesting the City Council to oppose a bill in the Minnesota
State Legislature, S. F. No. 965 FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ZONING IN CITIES OF THE
FIRST CLASS; AMENDING MINNESOTA STATUTES 1957, SECTION 462.1.8, for the reasons
set out in his letter.
Very truly yours,
City Clerk
MINNESOTA
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March 25, 1959
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Honourable Mayor and City Council
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Dear Council Members:
Mr. Louis P. Sheahan, Corporation'Counsel, recently furnished this office
with a copy of the following. bill: ' S. F_, NO. 965 FOR AN ACT RELATING TO
ZONING. IN CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS; AMENDING MINNESOTA STATUTES 1957,
SECTION 462.18. This,bill has been introduced in the current session of
the Minnesota State Legislature. -
The proposed change would' reduce the number of signatures required on
consent petitions from the present two - thirds of the owners of real estate
within a 100 foot radius of the affected property to a simple majority
of the property owners.abutting the-affected property.°
The Zoning Board considered this proposed -change of the Statutes at it's
last regular meeting held on March 19, 1959, and was unanimously opposed
to it's enactment. Amongst the reasons�,cited for the stand were: (1)
It. would make it far too easy to rezone property; (2) It is quite possible
that,in many cases, the petitioner could own enough abutting property to
be able to sign his own petition and achieve sufficiency on this basis;
(3) It would add tremendously to-the work load of the Zoning Board, the
City Architect, and the City Council in processing these petitions, many
of which undoubtedly would have to be denied. y
The Board of Zoning respectfully requests the City Council to oppose the
passage of this amendment, or to have the City of St. Paul excluded from
it's coverage.
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Very truly yours,
Herbert C. Wieland
Planning Director