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CITY OF ST. PAUL COUNCIL. NO.
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK FILE
VCOIPNCIL RESOL ION — GENERAL FORM
PRESENTED BY
COMMISSIONER DATE
RESOLVED, that upon appeal from the decision of the
Commissioner:�'of Parks, Playgrounds and Public Buildings, the Northern
States Power Company be granted a permit to erect an electric substation
on Lots 4 and 5, Block 5, Edwin Dean's Second Addition, on the south
side of Rondo Avenue between Fisk and Victoria Streets, in accordance
letter
witYof Northern States Power Company dated Januaxy 31, 1958, and plans
received February 19, 1958.
COUNCILMEN
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Council File No. 186623 —By Bernard
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' Resolved, That upon appeal from
the decision of the Commissioner of
Parks, Playgrounds and Public Build
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mgs, the Northern States Power Com-
pany be granted a permit to erect
an electric substation on Lots= 4 and 5,
Block 5, Edwin Dean's Second Addition,
on the south side of Rondo Avenue
between Fisk and Victoria Streets, in
accoradnce with letter of Northern
States Power Company dated January
31, 1958, and plans received February
19, 1958.
Adopted by the Council March 19,
1958.
Approved March 19, 1958.
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OFFICE OF CITY CLERK- JOSEPH R.OKONESKI
City Clerk
- BUREAU OF RECORDS
HAROLD J. RIORDAN
Council Recorder
386 City Hall and Court House
St. Paul 2, Minnesota
March 13, 1958
Mr. Marshall F. Hurley
Corporation Counsel
Building
ear Sir:
The City Council requested that you prepare a resolution granting the
attached appeal of Northern States Power Co. for permit to erect an
electric substation on Lots 4 and 5, Block 5, Edwin Dean's Second
Addition, on the south side of Rondo Ave. between Fisk and Victoria Sts.,
in accordance with letter dated Jan. 31, 1958 and plans received Feb. 19,
1958.
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March 12, 1958
Mr. Jos4b Okoneski
City Clerk
Building
Dear Sir:
This is in the matter of the appeal of the Northern States Power Company
for a permit to construct an electric substation on the south side of
Rondo Avenue between Fisk and Victoria on lots 4 and 5. Block 5; Edwin
Dean's Second. Addition: The zoning is "Commercial"
In 1952 the City Council granted the applicant a permit to construct an
electric substation on a site across Rondo to the North, and two 'lots to the
West. This substation was built. That particular site was chosen, and
the permit granted on the basis that the proposed development would not
interfere with the proposed highway. Since then, the 'rigbt -of -way for the
Rondo Freeway has been moved northerly, and the property where the existing
substation is located has been condemned for highway purposes.
The Board wishes to point out that essentially the same factors that in -.
f luenced the granting of the first permit in 1952 are still in effect..
The effective tributary area of a substation of this type is approximately
1 mile in radius. The location of a substation on the area selected pro-
vides the most efficient coverage of a district,which prior to 1952, was
substantially inconvenienced by very low voltAge electric service: The
site under consideration has a frontage of 80' on Rondo, and extends
southerly 132.75'. A home is presently on the site which will be moved.
There are two single family homes and two stores to the East, and three
residences to the West. A mixture of residential uses are to the South,
and across Rondo to the North are commercial and residential uses.
The plans submitted by applicant dated February 19, 1958, indicate that
the proposed structure will be located on approximately the center of
the lot, and will be 42' wide and extend southerly 17'8 ". The building
will be set back in line with the existing homes in the block, which is
21'. The area at the rear of the building containing the transformers
will be fenced. In addition the remaining yard area will be suitably
landscaped.
In consideration of the fact that this type of facility is not permitted
in residential zones', and that the his
of this property will be
such as to comport with adjacent residential land uses, and because the
overriding public necessity of this facility in the location under con- s
sideration, the Zoning Board recommends that this appeal for permission to
construct an electric substation be granted in accordance with letter
dated January 31, 1958 and plans received February 19, 1958.
Sincerely,
HCW: FGI
PUBLISHED E[erbhrt C. Wieland
Encl. Planning Director
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NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY
ST. PAUL 2 MINNESOTA
January 31., 1958
City Council of the City of St. Paul
Court House
St. Paul, Minnesota
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Gentlemen:
Agreeable to the provisions of Paragraph 6+.03 of
the legislative code, the undersigned hereby appeals to your
honorable body to grant the application for building permit
(filed by the Northern States Power Ccmpany) for an electric
substation which it proposes to erect upon Lots Four (4) and
Five (5), Block Five (5), Edwin Dean's Second Addition, St. Paul,
Minnesota.
The plan will be similar to that submitted for the
electric substation on Rondo Street, east of Victoria Street,
which is across Rondo Street from the above described property.
The existing electric substation and property has been con-
demned by the State of Minnesota to obtain right-of-way for
3 freeway purposes.
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In support of application for such ;permit we state
that the proposed electric substation is necessary to the
public and ccomunity convenience.
Very truly yours,
NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY
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