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- CITY OF ST. PAUL FIOLE NCIL NO.
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
CO NCIL R LUTION- GENERAL FORM
SENTED BY
WMISSIONER DATE
RESOLVED, that Spiegler Construction Company be permitted to
install and operate an off — street parking lot in connection with an
apartment building to be constructed on Lots 1 and 2, Evergreen Rearrange-
ment of Block 5, Sylvan Park Addition, at the southeast corner of
Stanford and Snelling Avenues, in accordance with applicant's plan
approved May 1, 195$, and subject to compliance with the provisions of all
ordinances governing the operation of parking lots, and subject further to
the condition that the sidewalk abutting said premises be kept clean and
free of ice and snow at all times.
COUNCILMEN
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Council File No. 188588 —By Bernard
T. Holland—
Resolved, That Spieglei Construction
Company be permitted to ,install andl
operate an off - street parking lots in
connection with an apartment building
to be constructed on -Lots K and 2,
Evergreen Rearrangement of Block 5,
Sylvan Park Addition, at the southeast
corner of Stanford and Snelling Ave-
nues, in accordance with applicant's
flan approved May 1; 1958, and subject
o' compliance with the provisions of
all ordinances governing the operation
of parking lots, and subject further to
the condition that the sidewalk abut-
said premises be kept clean and
iree of ice, and snow at all times.
Adopted by the Council August 1,
,1958.
Approved August 1, 1958.
(August 9, 1958)
AUG 11958
Adopted by the Council 19—
AUG 11958
Approved 19—
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FFIGE OF CITY CLERK
UREAU OF RECORDS
Ib City Hall and Court House
Paul 2, Minnesota
Mr. Marshall F. Hurley
Corporation Counsel
Building
Dear Sir:
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July 31,1958
JOSEPH R. OKONESKI
City Clerk
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Council Recorder
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The City Council requested that you prepare a resolution granting the application
of Spiegler Construction Co. for permit for off - street parking lot in connection
with an apartment building to be constructed on Lots 1 and 2, Evergreen Rear. of Block 5,
Sylvan Park Addition, at the southeast corner of Stanford and Snelling Aves., in
accordance with applicant's plan approved May 1, 1958•
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May 28, 1958
Mr. Joseph Okoneski
City Clerk
Building
Dear Sir:
This'is in the matter of the application of the Spiegler Construction Company
for a permit to install and operate a private parking lot in connection with
an apartment building on property located adjacent to the southeast corner
of Snelling And Stanford;' =This property,is described ds-Aots 1 and 2, Evergreen
Rearrangement -of B1ock.5'Sylvan Park Addition. The prope`r`ty was rezoned to
commercial in June of 1957 for the purpose of constructing an office building.
The petitioner was Marrel G. Hathaway; The public hearing on the rezoning
petition was held June 6, 1957 at which time two persons appeared before the
City Council objecting to this rezoning:
The property under consideration -is presently vacant and has a frontage of 80'
on Snelling Avenue and 120.8' on Stanford. The applicants propose to develop
this property with a ten unit, two and one =half story apartment building and
provide off - street parking for ten cars at the rear of the property as shown
on trhe attached plan.
The adjacent land uses are as follows: there are single family homes to the
west across Snelling Avenue, to the south and to the /east across an alley;
there is a filling station and a repair garage across Stanford to the north,
these latter uses being located on commercially zoned property. There are
also several commercial activities further to the north on the east side of
Snelling Avenue.
The proposed layout and operation of the parking area have been approved by
the Traffic Engineer. The plans call for a set back of 24' fromSnelling Avenue
which is the building line in this block. In all other respects the plans
meet existing standards for this type .of facility. Field investigation dis-
closes no basic objection from the standpoint of adjacent land use or traffic.
The Board of Zoning finds that in terms of the alternative land uses permitted
in a commercial zone, the proposed development is the more acceptable in the
residential area,* It must also be noted that the immediately adjacent property
owners signed a petition to rezone this property to commercial within the last
year.
In consideration of these factors, the Board of Zoning recommends that this
permit to establish a private parking lot incident to this ten unit apartment
building at.tbis location be granted in accordance witb,the applicant's plan
approved May 1, 1958.
Sincerely,
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Herbert C. Wieland
HCW:FGI Planning Director
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City of Saint Paul, Minnesota
APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL COUNCIL USE PERMI
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TO THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
c/o the City Clerk
City of Saint Paul, Minnesota
Gentlemen:
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Application is hereby made to install and operate a new (c'ross out
R FILLING STATION
No. of islands and pumps :
No, of tanks and capacity:
ElPARKING LOT for (customers) (employees) (private use) (public use) (other
( indicate type--T
Capacity of parking lot 11 Cars
To be used in connection with: A- partment
MISCELLANEOUS:
( indicate type such as Drive -in Refreshment Stand, Used
Car Lot, Dry Cleaning Pick-up Station, Ice Vendor, etc.)
Capacity of parking area:
Located at (address) Corner of Snelling & Stanford
Legal Description :Lot's #1  Block 5 Add'n Evergreen Rear
of Sylvan Park Add'n.
Applicants Name :8piegler Construction Co.
Home or Office Address: 1710 Saunders Avenue - St. Paul
Phone No. :mi. 8 -7+12
FOR /BY THE APPLICANT,
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(sign VSPaul ) (date)
Address : 700 Building - St. Paul
Phone No: CA. 4-4834
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When completed; file three copies of this application form and three prints of
the preliminary lay -out plans of the proposed facility with the Board of Zoning,
Room 1315, City Hall and Court House, Saint Paul, Minnesota.
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The Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
City of St. Paul
We, the undersigned property owners living within one hundred feet
of Lots 1 & 2, Evergreen Rearrangement, do hereby consent and
acquiesce to the construction of an apartment building on the afore-
mentioned lots 1 & 2, Evergreen Rearrangement and also for a permit
for parking area for the required number of cars.
Lot 3, Evergreen Rearrangement
Lot 4, Evergreen Rearrangement
Lot 5, Evergreen Rearrangement
Lot 12, Block 4,Evergreen Rearrangeme
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Lot 14, Block 4,Vernons Rearrangement
Lot 1, Block 4,Vernon's Rearrangement'
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Lot 2, Block 4,Vernon's Rearrangement -_,__ a
Lot 3, Block 4,Vernon's Rearrangement
Lot 4, Block 4,Vernon's Rearrangement
Lot 5, Block 4,Vernon's Rearrangement-
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City Council of St. Paul
Court House
St. Paul, Minnesota
Re: Our File No. S58 -0106 - Spiegler Construction Company
Gentlemen:
In connection with the application made by my client, Spiegler Construction
Company, for an off- street parking permit at Snelling and Stanford Avenue
in the City of St. Paul, which was continued from May 29 to Tuesday, June
10, 1958, I wish to advise. your Honorable Body that my client desires to
have me withdraw his application for this off - street parking permit.
I would like the Council of the City of St. Paul to know that Spiegler Construc-
tion was not a party to the original rezoning of this property from residential
A to commercial and that although my client has invested approximately
$2, 000 in preliminary plans, appearances before the Planning Board and
other miscellaneous expenses, he feels that he would rather withdraw his
application than become embroiled in a neighborhood dispute. He still feels
that the vicinity wherein which these lots are situated is essentially and
predominately commercial and that the best use for the property would be
in. accordance with the Planning BoardI s recommendations; however, because
of the unfavorable background and history involved in the matter, my client
feels he would rather withdraw than continue to become involved. in this dispute.
I wish the City Council to know that the Spiegler Construction Company
employs as many as. 60 building construction tradesmen. from time to time,
but that at the present time the cumbersome machinery of handling an apart-
ment building project from acquisition of site to issuance of building permit
directly results in costly delay and unnecessary unemployment. Approximately
three months ago, `my client and I obtained approval and favorable consideration
on an apartment building project at Seventh and May Streets in the City of
St. Paul. Although the project originally contemplated 16 units, conferences
held with the Planning Board and revision of design work resulted in the
project being reduc d to an 11- apartment unit which met fully with 41 of the
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LAW OFFICES
S. ROBINS
ROBINS, DA\(IS $ LYONS
JULIUS E. DAVIS
M. ARNOLD LYONS
MINNESOTA BUILDING
SIDNEY S. FEINBERG
HARDING A. ORREN
SAINT PAUL I
RICHARD CONVERSE
M I N N E A P O L I
ERWIN A. PETERSON
CAPITAL 4-5884
EUGENE MINENKO
RAND TOWER
KENNETH E. TILSEN
ROGER T. SAHR
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WILLARD CONVERSE
ROBERT C. BELL
June 5, 1958
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DEAN K. JOHNSON
BERNARD ROSENBERG
AR NOLD M. BELLIS
JAMES C. COTTINGHAM
JAMES MALCOLM WILLIAMS
THOMAS O. FEINBERG
RODERICK B. MCLARNAN
JAMES A. KARIGAN
ISRAEL MIRVISS
GERALD E.RUTMAN
City Council of St. Paul
Court House
St. Paul, Minnesota
Re: Our File No. S58 -0106 - Spiegler Construction Company
Gentlemen:
In connection with the application made by my client, Spiegler Construction
Company, for an off- street parking permit at Snelling and Stanford Avenue
in the City of St. Paul, which was continued from May 29 to Tuesday, June
10, 1958, I wish to advise. your Honorable Body that my client desires to
have me withdraw his application for this off - street parking permit.
I would like the Council of the City of St. Paul to know that Spiegler Construc-
tion was not a party to the original rezoning of this property from residential
A to commercial and that although my client has invested approximately
$2, 000 in preliminary plans, appearances before the Planning Board and
other miscellaneous expenses, he feels that he would rather withdraw his
application than become embroiled in a neighborhood dispute. He still feels
that the vicinity wherein which these lots are situated is essentially and
predominately commercial and that the best use for the property would be
in. accordance with the Planning BoardI s recommendations; however, because
of the unfavorable background and history involved in the matter, my client
feels he would rather withdraw than continue to become involved. in this dispute.
I wish the City Council to know that the Spiegler Construction Company
employs as many as. 60 building construction tradesmen. from time to time,
but that at the present time the cumbersome machinery of handling an apart-
ment building project from acquisition of site to issuance of building permit
directly results in costly delay and unnecessary unemployment. Approximately
three months ago, `my client and I obtained approval and favorable consideration
on an apartment building project at Seventh and May Streets in the City of
St. Paul. Although the project originally contemplated 16 units, conferences
held with the Planning Board and revision of design work resulted in the
project being reduc d to an 11- apartment unit which met fully with 41 of the
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recommendations of the Planning Board staff and the Planning Board.
At that time, Mr. Spiegler was finishing up a project at Seventh and
Chatsworth in the City of St. Paul and he would have employed his crew of
men on the new project at Seventh and May. Several days after obtaining
Planning Board approval, we were notified the State Highway Department
might object to the issuance of a building permit because of a contemplated
and. proposed right -of -way for the Lexington Avenue bridge. Rather than
appear before the City Council and become involved in a dispute with the
State Highway Department as to whether or not they could hold up the
issuance of- a building permit on a proposed right -of -way, and even though
the Spiegler Construction Company has, a considerable investment in this-
lot, my client felt that they would rather forego pursuing the matter, and
instead negotiated for the Stanford and Snelling Avenue site. As far as my
client knew, there were no restrictions on this site. It had been zoned
commercial and he felt he had a right to construct this. apartment building.
All of this confusion and these delays have resulted in a loss of employment
during the past 60 days and costly delays to my client. Although my client
has' become somewhat discouraged about these proceedings., he nevertheless
feels confident in the future of St. Paul and again has. invested in a building
site on East Seventh Street in the neighborhood of Johnson Parkway. We
have initiated a proceedings to determine the effect and application of the
zoning ordinance on this property in order that an apartment project can
begin. This proceedings was filed in the City Clerk's Office. on May 29,
1958. We would appreciate having this application processed as- soon as'
possible and expedited if at all possible in order that the Spiegler Construction
Company may again resume its construction operations and re- employ its
crew of men, if the crew is still available after these many delays.
Both my client and I urge that something be done. to expedite the handling
of this type of matter as, it appears that some procedure could be set up
which would enable a builder to determine within a very short period of time
after he acquired a site whether or not he is going to be able to utilize it
for the purpose for which he purchased it.
We do not send this letter in any spirit of criticism, _ cept constructive"
criticism, as we know that the Council itself may not be aware of this
situation, but we do feel that some study should be made and some effort
should be made to expedite this type of proceedings so ag to shorten the
time between the initial application filed with the Planning Board and the final
issuance of off - street parking permit. Further, this letter is not intended
as any criticism whatsoever of the Planning Board because it is both my client
and the writer's belief that this entire matter should be processed by the
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Planning Board inasmuch as applications for off - street parking' permits
were never intended. to be used as a "spring board' for belated applications
for re- zoning. We, therefore, urge that some revision be made of this
procedure whereby the entire responsibility for this type of proceedings
be left either with the Planning Board where it properly belongs or turned
over entirely to the Council where we feel it would be. an imposition upon
the legislative function of your Honorable Body.
Thank you for your courtesy and cooperation in this matter.
Yours very truly,
VIS & LYONS
S. Robins
SR /m
cc: Planning Board
This - letter has been written at my request and with my approval.
SPIEGLER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
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OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE
St; Paul 2, Mirwr
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July 18, 1958
Your' are .-hereby notified that the O-o'tncil'- of the City of St,
Paul `eciTl consider t�e,mmatter of app"'lication of Spiegler
Construction Co. for off•- street parking' lo± permit in con -
necti,,5n jtith F'i `apartmQnt• building to be constructed on Lots
1- arnd '2, _ Evergreen Rear. of Block 5,' Sylvan Park Addition,
situated at the southeast corner of Stanford any Snelling
and that a public hearing will be h*ld in the Council
Ch4mbers of the Court Hrm-3e arid 'City Hall Building on
July 31, 1958, ir thm pity of, Sto aul, at 10;00 o'clock
A.M.
,.File i- ^'1 Commissioner of Finance