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97-889Council File # ��— 0 Green Sheet # � ` `�� . -� P �.., ; _ . .:� �,� ¢ . �_ Presented By � Referred To RESOLUTION CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA �30 Committee: Date 2 3 4 5 6 7 A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE SELBY AVENUE SMALL AREA PLAN AS AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul is authorized under Minnesota State Statutes, Section 462.353, to cany on comprehensive municipal planning activities for guiding future development and improvement in the city; ' .�. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul as a local government within the metropolitan area is required under Minnesota Statutes, Section 473.858, to prepare a comprehensive plan; and WHEREAS, the Saint Paul City Council is authorized under Minnesota Staxutes Minnesota Statutes, Secfion 462355, to adopt ar amend a comprehensive plan or portion thereof after a recomxnendafion by the plamiing commission; and WHEREAS, the Saint Paul City Council adopted, by Resolution No. C.F. 275971 on November 20, 1980, a Plan for Land Use as part of the Saint Paul Comprehensive Plan; and WHEREAS, a neighborhood-based task force was formed at the direction of the City Council to prepare a small area pian for Selby Avenue between Hamline Avenue and Virginia Street, to be adopted as an amendment to the Pian for Land Use; and WHEREAS, the Selby Avenue Small Area Plan Task Force met from January 1996 through March 1997 and considered land use, zoning, and development issues and opportunities, including holding a public meeting on a draft plan in January 1997; and WI3EREAS, the task force forwazded the Selby Avenue Small Area Plan and 40-Acre Study to the Pla.uning Commission in March 1997 for its review, adoption and recommendation to the City Council; and WHEREAS, the Plauuing commission held a public hearing , considered public testimony and reviewed the plan's conformance with the Comprehensive Pian; and WIIEREAS, the Platuiing commission adopted the Selby Avenue Small Area Plan and 40-Acre Study on May 23, 1997, and forwarded it to the City Council for its review and adoption; and 38 WIIEREAS, the City Council considered the Selby Avenue Small Area Plan, held a public hearing and 39 considered public testimony. 40 41 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Saint Paui City Council hexeby adopts the Selby Avenue 42 Small Area Plan as an amendment to the Plan far Land Use, an element of the Comprehensive Plan, subject 43 to review by the Metropolitan Council as may be required by law. (��—Q 4 G Requested by Department of: Adoption Certified by Council Secretary ay: � �_�,,__.\g ,1 Approved by Mayor: Date J t �4- BY= �i� 1. Plannina & Economic Development By: � Form Approved by City Attorney sY: �� .v�� ,cc�c.� 6�l R9 � Approved y Ma o 5 'o to Council By: �9�d� �� DATE ��p��97 GREEN SH �t'1-� ��o PERSQ fiPHONE �NfTIAVDA INRIAWATE ger �yan 66574 DEPAFiTMENTDIRECTOR � C1T'COUNCIL RSSIGN �CRYATTORNEY G�( CRYCLERK MUST BE ON CqUNCIL AGEN�A BY (DATE) pOUTING Q BUDGET DIRECTOfl O FIN. & MGT. SERVICES D OROER IYl uAYOF (OR ASSISTAN'n ITl A► d, '�o Cu i ri� �, f.. i_E� TOTAL # OF SIGNATURE PAGES � ' (CLIP L LOCATIONS FOR SIGNATURE) ACT70N REQUESTED: Adopt Selby Avenue Small Area Plan, e�. RECAMMENDATIONS: Appmva (A) or Rajett (R) PEFiSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS MUST ANSWER TNE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: � PtANNING C�MtA1SS10N _ CIVIISERVIGE CqMMIS510N �� Has this persoNfirm ever worketl untler a contrac[ for this department? _ CIB CqMMflTEE _ YES NO � STAFF _ 2. H25 thiS pelSOn/fifm 2Vef been a City emplOyee? YES NO _ Dts'rtilCi COURi _ 3. Does this person/firm possess a skill not normally possessed by any curtem ciry employeal SUPPORTS WHICN COUNCIL OBJECTIVE? YES NO Explain a�l yes enawers on seperate sheet antl attach to green sheet INITIATING PqOBLEM, ISSIIE, OPPf1RTUNRY (Who, What, When, Where, Why): City council noted vacant and underutilized property on Selby could undermine area's stability and vitality. ADVANTAGES IF APPROVED: Revitalization will be focused in the coming years. DISAQYANTAGES IFAPPFOVED: . N one. DISADVANTACaES IF NOTAPPROVED: Vacant, underutilized property could remain. �� {�{'? '�?�� JUN 1 fl 1�97 TOTAL AMOUNT OF 7RANSACTION $ COST/HEVENUE BUDGETED (CIRCLE ONE) YES NO FUNDIfdG SOURCE ACTIVITY NUMBEFi FINANCIAL INFORfofATION: (EXPLAIN) DEPAR'fMENT OF PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Pame1¢ GVheeloc$ Director CTTY OF SAINT PAUL Norm Coleman, Mayor June 9, 1997 Council President David Thune and Members of the City council 3rd Floor City Ha11 Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102 25 Wes! Fourih Sbeet SaintPau[ MN55702 Dear President Thune and Members of the City Council: - l� �� Telephone: 612-266-6655 Facs "nrsi7e: 6I2-228-3261 In July 1995, the City council initiated the Selby Avenue Small Area Plan and 40-Acre Zoning Study for the land on both sides of Selby Avenue between Hamline Avenue and Virginia Street. A draft plan and zoning study was developed during 1996 by a neighborhood-based task force and presented to the community at a meefing in January 1997. The task force approved it in Mazch 1997, and the Planning Commission, after a public hearing, recommended adoption of it by the City Council in May 1997. The Commission's resolutions recommending approval of the plan and zoning study are attached. The pian and shxdy contains a land use plan, proposed rezonings to cany-out the plan, design guidelines, and an action plan for public/private investment along Selby. Some major plan recommendations are that the avenue should remain a mixed use area of residential and business uses, improving the business areas (especially those between Dale and Lexington) will make the greatest contribution to revitalization, and efforts should be made to provide adequate parking for businesses and residents. I am pleased to transmit this plan to you for your review and action. Sincerely, �� Norm Coleman Mayor lQT NC:rr ��J�� city of saint paul planning commission resolution file number 97-36 UQte May 23. 1997 SELBY AVENUE SMAI.L AREA PLAN WHEREAS, in July 1995 the City Council initiated the Selby Avenue Small Area Plan and 40- Acre Zoning Study; and WHEREAS, the City Council asked that a neighborhood-based task force be formed, co-chaired by a member of the Planning Commission and a neighborhood resident, and made up of representa6ves of the Lexington Hamline Community Council, Summit University Planning Council, Selby Area Community Development Corporation, Cathedral Hill Business Association, and area business and residents; and WHEIZEAS, the task force met from January 1996 through Mazch 1997; and WHEREAS, the task force approved the Selby Avenue Small Area Plan and 40-Acre Study on March 18, 1997, after holding a community meeting to get broad public input, and forwazded it to the Planning commission for its review; and WHEREAS, the Planning commission held a public hearing on the Selby Avenue Small Area Plan and 40-Acre Study on May 9, 1997, notice of which was duly given in the Saint Paul Legal Ledger on April 19, 1997, and in the Saint Paul Pioneer Press on April 17 and 24 and May 1, 1997; and WHEREAS, the Plauning Commission recommended changes to the small area plan, after considered the public testimony and reviewing the pian's conformance with the Comprehensive Plan. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Planning Commission hereby recommends adoption by the City Council of the Selby Avenue Small Area Plan and 40-Acre Study as an amendment to the City's Land Use Plan, which is an element of the Comprehensive Plan. moved by �iss� seconded by i n favor Unanimous against / /' �I Y - • V � PLANNING CONIIVIISSION RECOA�IlVIEENDED CHANGES SELBY AVEN[JE SMAI.L AREA PLAN May 23,1997 LAND USE AND ZONING PLAN (Page 4) 9. The task force considered rezoning residenual properties between Milton and Avon and between Dale and Amndel to B-2C. (B-2C zoning allows residential uses and, in addirion, allows the residential uses to be converted to business uses, such as retail shops, hair salons, or offices.) The task force does not recommend at this time that residential properties be rezoned to B-2C. Here are the reasons not to rezone to B-2C: a. There are many vacant zoned business properties now; these should be developed before further business zoning is considered. Adding B-2C could divert development away from these vacant properties. Adding business property could unbalance the mix of residential and business along the street. c. Off-street parking that is needed when houses are converted to business cannot be provided by many properties because of small lot size and lack of a11ey access to parking lots. The task force recommends that the issue of B-2C be reconsidered in 5 years to see if condifions warrant B-2C zoning at that time. In the meantune, property owners may petition the city to rezone their property by following the city's rezoning procedures. The following guidelines should be considered for proposed rezoning to B-2C: e�. Petitions to rezone to B-2C are likely to concern only one lot and some may be bordered on both sides by residential uses. These petitions should not be denied on the grounds of "spot zoning" but should be evaluated on the guidelines below abeve. a.b Upon conversion to business the off-street parking can be provided sa �• bc. The property has alternative. e.e.. a11ey ar side street. access. e�. The business use of the property will not adversely affect neazby residential property. ��-Y�� e. The petirioner shows that annro riate exiseiag business space suitable for the use is not reasonably available �xi�ab�e elsewhere on Selby. 0 ACTTON PLAN (Page 9) 2. The land use portion of this plan identifies the area between Dale and I.eungton as the area in which to focus revitalization efforts. Map 3 shows both publicly and privately owned vacant property in the focus area on wluch the acrion plan will concentrate revitalization efforts. Table A shows the amount and zoning of vacant properry. (See item 15.1 I I V♦ SELBY AVENUE PLAN Adopted by Selby Avenue Task Force 3/18/97 Amended by the City Council 7/23l97 In July 1995, the City Council initiated a Small Area Plan and 40-Acre Zoning Study for Selby Avenue between Aamline Avenue and Virginia Street. The Council noted tt�at development progress had been made over the last 10 yeazs but that there remained vacant and underutilized property that could undermine the Avenue's stability and vitality. Accordingly, ffiey asked that a task force be formed to develop a framework of future land use, zoning changes, and publiclprivate investment for the Avenue for adoption by the Planning Commission and City Council. A task force was formed made up of representatives of the Lexington Hamline Communiry Council, Summit Universiry Planning Council, Ramsey HIll Association, Selby Area Community Deveiopment Corporation, Cathedral Hill Business Association, and azea residents and business owners. (See the tast section for task force members.) The task force met from January 1996 through November 1996 to draft this plan. They considered ffie existing 1993 L.exington Hamline and.1989 Selby Avenue Land Use small area plans for the avenue, existing zoning and land use, and the 1988 Community Design Center's marketing studies. They toured the avenue and met with staff of the Selby Area Community Development CorQoration and Twin Cities Housing Development Corporation and property owners concerning possible B-2C zoning and rezoning of the business area between Oxford and Chats�uorth_ ISSLTES AND ASSETS Here are the issues and assets of Selby Avenue that the task force has identified as those that the plan should deal with. Issues • Too many vacant business buildings and lots. • Foor appearance of bnildings and streetscape. • Missing buildings in residential and business blocks. • Buildings turning their backs on the street - long blank walls face the street. • Vacant properry at neighborhood gateway at Selby and Dale comers. • Perception that crime is worse than it actually is in area. I � = � ASSCtS • Good and affordable housing stock. • Opportuniry for new and expanding businesses in vacant buildings and on vacant lots. • Proximity to downtown and state capitol jobs and cultural institutions. • Well design�, Yustaric buitdings all along Selby. • Selby businesses caa serve the neighborhood cansumer market azea between the Grand and University Avenues market areas. • Three distinct parts to Selby - Westem to Dale, Dale to Lexington, and Lexington to Hamline. • Neighborhood strength through celebrations and organizations. • Diverse population. • Selby is easily accessible and has strong name identification. LAND USE AND ZONING PLAN Assumptions 1. Economic and physical condidons of buildings on Selby Avenue have improved since the last plans were completed for Selby (1989 for Summit University and 1993 for Lexington-Hamline). The commercial space at Westem, much of which had been vacant, is now occupied. The business building at the northeast comer of Milton has been renovated for offices and housing, and affordable housing has been established between Chatsworth and Avau throug� aehabilitation of existing housing and new construction. New businesses have been established, and more aze being pianned east af Dale. There have been significant investments in improvements to the residential areas to the nar�t and so�cl� of Sejby. Those who live near, shop, or work on Selby know tbat at �s changing for t�e �euer. 2. While there have been recent unprovements along Selby Avenue, much work is yei to be done to fill vacant building space, vacant lots, and rehabilitate buildings. 3. Selby Avenue's trade area for neighborhood retail and services is limited by competition from the existing businesses on Grand and Universiry Avenues. 2 9 ��8gq Strategies verall Selby Avenue should remain a mixed use street of residential and business uses. The land use plan provides approximately 45% residential use, 43% business use and 12% institutional use. (See map 1.) 2. I,and planned for residential or commercial use should be zoned now to the appropriate zoning disuict so that develop�nt ean take place without having to go through rezoning petition processes. (See Map 2.) Upon city adoption of this small area plan, its land use plan and zoning will be in accord with one another. In the future, requests for rezonings should be granted or denied based on a determinadon af whether or not the proposed residential or business development will improve the mixed use character of Selby Avenue. 4. The streetscape (the road, boulevard, sidewalk, signs, and lighting) of Selby Avenue should be made more amactive. Business 4. Improving the business areas on Selby wIll make the greatest contribution to the revitalization of Selby. 5. The most important short term unprovement for Selby is to develop businesses on the ciry owned land at the northeast and southwest comers of Dale. The oppornznity for business development will be increased by rezoning the following properties: (a) seven nonconforming business properties are rezoned for business. Nonconfomung business properties are used for business, but aze zoned residentially. In order to change to another business use or expand, a pernut is needed from the planning commission. Witfi the properties zoned business, businesses may change and expand if they meet the requirements of the business wnc. These are the properties shown on Map 2 proposed to be rezoned to OS-1 or B-2located at Syndicate, the north side of the street between Griggs and Dunlap, at Lexington, on the south side of the street east of Grotto, on the north side of the street east of Mackubin, and at Virginia. 3 1 �� • (b) one vacant residentially zoned parcel on the south side of the street east of Kent next to an e�sting business is rezoned to business for business expansion or parking. (c) two vacant residentially zoned pazc,�ls adjacent to vacant business property at the southwest comer of Milton and Selby are rezoned to B-2. The adjacent business properties are rezoned to B-2 also so that the comer can be uniformly developed. 7. There have been many private and public improvemenu to the area east of Dale. In the future, public incenTives and subsidies should be focused on the business areas between Dale and I.exingtoa �� encourage private development. S. Working with the businesses, studies to determine physicaliy and economically possible improvements to the design of the business azeas of Selby should be undertaken. 9. The task force considered rezoning residential properties between Milton and Avon and between Dale and Arundel to B-2C. (B-2C zoning allows residential uses and, in addition, allows the residential uses to be converted to business uses, such as retail shops, hair salons, or offices.) The task force does not recommend at this time that residential properties be rezoned to B-2C. Here are the reasons not to rezone to B-2C: a. Tt�ere are many vacant zoned business properties now; these should be developed before further business zoning is considered. Adding B-ZC could divert development away from these vacant properties. b. Adding business property could unbalance the mix of residential and business along the street. Off-street parking that is needed when houses are converted to business cannot be provided by many properties because of small lot size and lack of alley access to pazking lots. The task force recom�ends that the issue of B-2C be reconsidered in 5 years to see if caaditions �rc-aad B-2C zaning at that time. In the meantime, property owners may petition the city to rezone their property by following the city's rezoning procedures. The following guidelines should be considered for proposed rezoning to B-2C: a. Upon conversion to business the off-street parking can be provided on the properry. � ��-�� b. The property has alley access. c. The business use of the property will not adversely affect nearby residential property. d. The petitioner shows that existing business space suitable for the use is unavailable elsewhere on Selby. Petitions to rezone to B-2C are l�e1y to concern only one lot and some may be bordered on both sides by residential uses. These petitions should not be denied on the grounds of "spot zoning" but should be evaluated on the guidelines above. Residential 10. Develop infill housing on the two vacant residentia! lots on the south side of the sueet east of Milton and east of Victoria. ll. Continue to rehabilitate housing, especially between Chatsworth and Avon. 12. Five residential parcels aze rezoned to reflect their cunent use and best future use. On Ehe north side of 5eiby at Griggs, two single family properties and one two-family property are rezoned to RT-1 (one and two family residential) from RM-2 (apartments). At il�e northwest and southwest comers of Mackubin, two condominium buildings are rezoned to RM-2 from B-2 (community business). In u trial 13. The plan no longer recommends industry on six sites between Saint Albans and Milton as the 1989 plan did. Some limited light industry, such as printing, assembly of smali precision goods, and wholesaling is allowed in B-3 zoning districts. This should be the means of aliowing industrial development on Selby. If additional types of limited industry are found to be appropriate for Selby, then the B-3 zoning district regulations can be amended to allow them, either as permitted or special covdition uses. DESIGN GUIDELINES Most of Selby Avenue east of Dale is within the Historic HIll Heritage Preservation District. New construction and exterior rehabilitation is subject to the district's design guidelines and must be reviewed and approved by city staff or the commission before construction can begin. Selby Avenue west of Dale was developed at a later date than the Hill District, generally between 1900 and 1940. The siting of buildings along this section, however, is similar to the Hill District, with business buildings placed at the sidewalk and often at the comers of blocks I �r� and residential buildings setback from the street. It is in the city's best interest to preserve and promote this distinct urban pattem of older cities. Good design is good for business and has a positive effect on the sunounding neighborhood. The design guidelines should be promoted by all who deal with development along the street - the district councils, the community development corporation, businesses owners, and residents. They should be used by city staff when reviewing proposed development in the site plan review process and when selling ciry owned land. Business areas New buildings (except those for auto oriented uses, such as gas starions) should be constructed at the front lot line, next to the sidewalk. Buildings should not be set back from the sueet with pazking in &ont of fhe building; this is largely a suburban develogment pattern and should he avoided on Selby. On the ground floor of buildings, windows should face the street and be a dominant feature of the building. The upper floors of buildings should be predominantly solid. If windows have been filied in, they should be opened as much possible. Windows on the street mean that there are more "eyes" on the street which can contribute to safety. 3. Building materials are important to the quaiity of business blocks and surrounding areas. The building materials of new buildings should relate to the materials of the surraunding buildings. For rehabilitauon of existing buildings it is best to stay with the materials of the original building rather than attempting to change them. 4. Parking lots should be sepazated from ffie sidewalk by a landscaped strip. This will partially screen the lot and maintain the continuiry of buildings placed at the sidewalk. Residential New buiidings shoutd 6e sited at a distance not more than 5% out-of-line from the setback of existing adjacent buildings. 6. Building materials aze unportant to the quality of residendal blocks aud surrounding areas. The building materials of new buildings shouid reYate to the materials of the surrot�nding buildings. For rehabIlitation of existing buildings it is best to stay with the materials of the original building rather than attempting to change them. �UBLIC INCEI�TTIVES PROGRAMS Here are some public incentives programs that can be used to assist revitalization. 97-889 1. Citywide and neighborhood commercial loan program. � Purpose is to improve appearance and coaect health, safety, and energy deficiencies of eacisting commercial pzoperties. • Eligible work includes structural, mechanical, and electrical repairs; facade improvemenu; interior remodeling; professional fees; sign and energy improvements. • 50% or more of the project must be funded through a bank loan. • building owners or tenants may apply. • City staff approves most loans. 2. Commercial vacant building pragram. • Bring chronically vacant commercial buildings into productive reuse in a way that supports neighborhood revitalization, development plan objectives, and design guidelines. • Eligibie work includes land acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, demolition, and other costs incidental to redevelopment. Rent subsidies are also available. • For profit and nonprofit developers and owners may apply. • Up to $100,000 a project. • City staff reviews and approves applications. 3. Enterprise leverage fund. • Purpose is to fill financing gaps that cannot be filled by conventional or public financing sources. • Must meet HUD and Small Business Administration eligibility and funding criteria. • Typically no more than 10% of project costs. 4. Strategic investment fund program. • Purpose is to attract to city businesses that will eJCpand city's economy. • To be eligible the business must be for profit and located outside of city. �! �"�� Eligible work includes building renovation and leasehold improvements, land or building acquisition, and off-street parking. • L,oan amounts determined by evaluation of positive economic effect, including the. number of jobs produced in the city. Loans can be forgiven based upon job retention. � The Housing and Redevelopment Authority reviews and approves the loans. 5. Neighborhood Sales tax revitalization program (STAR). � Purpose is to improve residential, commercial, cultural and economic development. • Funds must be spent on physical improvements. • Public, private, or nonprofit entities may apply. • STAR funds must be matched on a 1:1 basis. Last yeaz $1,747,000 in loans, $311,000 in seed Capitol loans, and $789,000 in grants were available. There is also a small grant ($5,000 - $20,000) component • Competitive process with applications for funds submitted once a year beginning with a notice of the coming year's program in December. • Mayor and City Council approve applications. 6. Capital improvement budget funds. � Purpose is to improve the City's long term capital improvements, such as pazks, street, and libraries; housing; and economic development. � The budget contains a variety of sr�ate, federal, and local fund sources. Projects and programs must meet the eligibility criteria of the fund sources. • Ciry agencies, district councils, business associations, civic associations, and nonprofit organizations may propose projects and programs. Organizations may submit appiications individually or joirnly with offier organizations. • Competitive process with proposals submitted every two years. Proposals for 199�-98 aze prepared in January and 1 page proposal submitted in early February 1997. � Mayor and City Council approve projects and programs. 7. Enterprise zone. (North side of Selby between Virginia and Lexington is within enterprise zone.) f:3 � s w. � Project and pzograms have been developed and funds allocated. � Additional programs and funds could be made available from federal government in the future. 8. Livable communities demonstration program. • Purpose is to create projects that: 1) link development oa redevelopment with Fransit; 2} Iink affordable hoiasing wit� empfoyment growth areas, 3) intensify land uses that lead to more compact development or redevelopment, 4) involve development or redevelopment that mixes incomes of residents in housing, including introducing higher value housing in lower income areas to achieve a mix of housing opportuniries, or 5) encourage public infrastructure investments which connect urban neighborhoods and suburban communities, attract private sector redevelopment investment in commerciai and residential properties adjacent to the public improvement, and provide project area residents with expanded opportunities for private sector redevelopment. • Eligible work includes site-specific planning costs, design and consulting costs, and construction of the demonsuation project. • Funds ean be grants or loans. • City applies for funds. Competitive process with two application cycles a year. Approximately $4.1 million a year is available. • The Metropolitan Council reviews and approves the applications. ACTION PLAN 1. A Selby Avenue action committee should be formed of stake holders in Selby's revitalization that consists of representatives of the Lexington-Hau�ii� and the Summit- Universiry Community Councils, t3�e Ra�sey-HiFi Association, Cathedral Aill Business Association, Seiby Area Com�unity Development Corporation, Concemed Citizen Focus Group, and individual neighborhood businesses and residents. They will refine the action plan and overscee its accomplishment. 2. The land use portion of this plan identifies the area between Dale and Le�ngton as the area in which to focus revitalization efforts. Map 3 shows both publicly and privately owned vacant properry in the focus area on which the action plan will concentrate revitalization efforts. Table A shows the amount and zoning of vacant property. 0 �f7-d�89 3. The focus area should be marketed as providing the best opportunities to do successful revitalization such as that wluch has already occuned at the east and west ends of the street. Market the focus azea to retail and service businesses, financial institurions, government, and foundations for neighborhood and citywide businesses. 4. The committee should determine a budget needed to attract business development to Selby. 'The budget could designate funds for: • low interest loans or grants for rehabilitation of eJCisting buildings. � low interest loans or grants for new construction. • low interest loans or grants to move, expand or start-up businesses. • parking lot improvements. • design services to assist facade improvements. 5. The committee should seek money from a foundation to hire a staff person l�owledgeable about marketing and developmeni to promote the street. 6. The committee should seek funds for the budget from ciry programs, such as STAR, the metropolitan council's livable cities program, and foundations. 7. Existing programs in place, such as the commercial loan, vacant building, enterprise leverage, and strategic investment fund can be used on an individual basis. 8. The business and residential uses that will be sought are those permitted by the underlying zoning of the property. 9. For businesses that serve the residential neighborhood, the use of public incenuves should emphasis attracting complimentary businesses. 10. More efforts should also be made to foster minority business start-ups, retention, and expansions &om wit�tin Ehe co�nmunity. 11. The design guidelines of this plan will be used for siting new building and rehabilitation of existing buildings. 12. Pub�e �rovements r�a ��elby Avenue streetscape should be made that enhance its appearance and pedestrian safety and are lu�torically compatible. 13. A program should be developed to keep Selby Avenue clean and attractive. This could be modeled on the Cathedral Hili Business Associations "adopt a block program" where businesses volunteered to keep a designated block clean during the summer. 14. The committee should promote the provision of adequate parking for Selby Avenue businesses and residences and explore the shared use of e�cisting parldng lots as a means of 10 � 7-8� 5 increasing parking. 15. Areas outside of the focus area should not be neglected. Rehabilitation of e�cisting buildings, new development, and pazking improvements should be assisted as needed. SELBY AVENUE SMALL AREA PLAN TASK FORCE Vemon Crowe, Co-chair Tim Mardell, Co-chair Iason Bamett Jennifer Biilig James Cleary Bob Gauseman 7ames Jones Maryanne Lanick Tom Larsen Julian L,oscalzo 7udy McLaughlin John McCarry Carl Nelson Megan Ryan Linda Skallman Lisa Suatton Resident District 8 Saint Paul Planning Commission Resident District 8 Resident District 13 Resident District 8 Resident District 8 Selby Business Owner Ramsey Hill Association Selby Business Owner Selby Area Communiry Development Corporarion Ramsey Hill Association Selby Business Owner Cathedral Hill Business Association Resident District 8 Resident District 13 Resident District 8 DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STAFF TO TASK FORCE Ka@y Dadlez Roger Ryan 11 Z{ � -� � -- � �� n � a ' 6' �Q�� ► +i �� N � -� G � 0 z � � ��Z ��rn r -�- z � � , � a U� � � � r� �� N � o � m� � a � L � � r � > d C � � C z � � r � � � > r � m > b � z • ': � � �/L��I�i� t�i yyy� • - - -- � - — • 1 �� r �� C ' � �' �� •�p . • 0�. 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C � � ';.-, � � � �o- : � Q ��.�� ' o m- 0 0 o f C � cn In�.�..T m � � d I�oo � � o 0 _ o � � m � o u � �o m 3, 3, a d � � N 3 � � �c g c � u � ♦ s i ► </ � � � � I�� d = 3 � ' = � �-a d � �� OC �� _� Q �� .��,� O � 25 25 � I � � �' � c"k�' O I � � �—�a�q �'ACANT PROPERTY TABLE A SQUARE FEET PROPOSED VACAIvT LAND VACANT LAND TOTAL ZONING WITH BUILDINGS ONLY B-2 29,070 80,685 109,755 B-3 4,920 24,080 29,000 � - 9,200 9,200 P-1 17,600 17,600 TOTAL 33,990 131,565 165,SS5 VACANT PROPERTY MAP 3 �� d � � PcL�V p, E � 1--� 2_ 1�. � Z� �� INTRODUCTION SELBY AVENUE PLAN Adopted by Selby Avenue Task Force 3/18/97 In July 1995, the City Council initiated a Small Area Plan and 40-Acre Zoning Study for Selby Avenue between Hamline Avenue and Virginia Street. The Council noted that development progress had been made over the last 10 years but that there remained vacant and underutilized property that could undermine the Avenue's stability and vitality. Accordingly, they asked that a task force be formed to develop a framework of future land use, zoning changes, and public/private investment for the Avenue for adoption by the Planning Commission and City Council. , A task force was formed made up of representatives of the I Council, Summit University Planning Council, Ramsey Hill Community Development Corporation, Cathedral Hill Busin and business owners. (See the last section for task force me January 1996 through November 1996 to draft this plan� Lexington Hamline and 1989 Selby Avenue Land Use s 11 zoning and land use, and the 1988 Community Design toured the avenue and met with staff of the Selby Ar and Twin Cities Housing Development Corporatio an B-2C zoning and rezoning of the business area be ee� ISSUES AND ASSETS Hamline Community on, Selby Area s Association, and area residents bers.) The task force met from ey considered the existing 1993 area plans for the avenue, existing r's marketing studies. They Community Development Corporation 1 property owners concerning possible Oxford and Chatsworth. Here are the issues and assets of Selby A nue that the task force has identified as those that the plan should deal with. Issues • Too many vacant busin s buildings and lots. • Poor appearance • Missing � Buildings • Vacant and streetscape. in residential and business blocks. their backs on the street - lon� blank walls face the street. at neighborhood gateway at Selby and Dale corners. • Perc�ption that crime is worse than it actually is in area. Assets • Good and affordable housing stock. • Opportunity for new and e�cpanding businesses in vacant buildings and on vacant lots. • Proximity to downtown and state capitol jobs and culcural institutions. • Well designed, historic buildings all along Selby. • Selby businesses can serve ihe neighborhood consumer market area between the Grand and University Avenues market areas. • Three distinct parts to Selby - Westem to Dale, Dale to T.exington, and Le�ngton to Hamline. • Neiohborhood strength through celebrations and organizations. � Diverse pop¢lation. • Selby is easily accessible and has strong name identification. LAND USE AND ZONING PLAN Assumptions 1. Economic and physicat conditions of buildings on Selby Avenue have improved since the last plans were completed for Selby (1989 for Summit University and 1993 for Lexington-Hamline). The commercial space at Westem, much of which tiad been vacant, is now occupied. The business building at the northeast comer of Milton has been renovated for offices and housing, and affordabte housing has been established between Chatsworth and Avon through rehabilitation of existing housing and new construction. New businesses have been established, and more are being planned east of Dale_ There have been significant investments in improvements to the residential areas to the north and south of Selby. Those who live near, shop, or work on Selby know that it is changing for the better. While there have been recent improvements along Seiby Avenue, much work is yet to be done to flt vacant buitding space, vacant 2ots, and rehabitirate buildings. Selby Avenue's uade area for neighborhood retail and services is limited by competition from the existing businesses on Grand and University Avenues. 2 �� 1 Strategies Overall Selby Avenue should remain a mixed use street of residential and business uses. he land use plan provides approximately 45% zesidential use, 43% business use a 12% institutional use. (See map 1.) 2. Land planned for residential or commercial use should be zoned now t e appropriate zoning district so that development can take place without having to through rezoning petition processes. (See Map 2.) 3. Upon city adoption of this small area plan, its land use plan a zoning wiil be in accord with one another. In the future, requests for rezonin should be granted or denied based on a determination of whether or not the pro osed residential or business development will improve the mixed use character of Se y Avenue. 4. The streetscape (the road, boulevard, sidewalk, sig , and lighting) of Selby Avenue shouid be made more attractive. usiness 4. Improving the business areas on Selby wil make the greatest contribution to the revitalization of Selby. 5. The most unportant short term imp vement for Seiby is to develop businesses on the city owned land at the northeast d southwest corners of Dale. The opportunity for properties: will be increased by rezoning the following (a) seven non nforming business properties are rezoned for business. Nonconf rming business properties are used for business, but are zoned reside ially. In order to change to another business use or expand, a pe t is needed from the planninQ commission. With the properties zoned bu ness, businesses may chan�e and expand if they meet the requirements the business zone. These are the properties shown on Map 2 proposed to be rezoned to OS-1 or B-2located at Syndicate, the north side of the street between Griggs and Dunlap, at Lexington, on the south side of the street east of Grotto, on the north side of the street east of Mackubin, and at Virginia. 3 (b) one vacant residentially zoned parcel on the south side of the street east of Kent next to an existing business is rezoned to business for business expansion or parking. (c) two vacant residentialiy zoned parcels adjacent to vacant business property at the southwest corner of Milton and Selby are rezoned to B-2. The adjacent business properties are rezoned to B-2 also so that the corner can be uniformly developed. There have been many private and public unprovements to the area east of Dale. In the future, public incentives and subsidies should be focused on the business areas between bale and Lexington to encourage private development. 8. Working with the businesses, studies to determine physically and econottrically possible improvements to the design of the business areas of Selby should be undertaken. 9. The task force considered rezoning residential properties between Milton and Avon and between Dale and Arundel to B-2C. (B-2C zoning allows residential uses and, in addition, allows the residential uses to be converted to business uses, such as retail shops, hair salons, or offices.) The task force does not recommend at this time that residential properties be rezoned to B-2C. Here are the reasons not to rezone to B-2C: a. There are many vacant zoned business properties now; these should be developed before further business zoning is considered. Adding B-2C could divert development away from these vacant properties. b. Adding business property could unbalance the mix of residential and business along the street. c. Off-street parking that is needed when houses are converted to business cannot be provided by many properties because of small lot size and lack of alley access to parking Iots. The task force recommends that the issue of B-2C be reconsidered in 5 years to see if conditions wanant B-2C zoning at that tune. In the meantime, property owners may petition the city to rezone their property by following the city's rezoning procedures. The following guidelines should be considered for proposed rezoning to B-2C: a. Upon conversion to business the off-street parking can be provided on the property. � �� y b. The property has alley access. c. The business use of the property will not adversely affect nearby residential property. d. The petitioner shows that existing business space suitable for the use is una` elsewhere on Selby. e. Petitions to rezone to B-2C are likely to concern only one lot and some ay be bordered on both sides by residential uses. These petitions should no e denied on the grounds of "spot zoning" but should be evaluated on the guidei' es above. Residential 10. Develop infill housing on the two vacant residential lots on the outh side of the street east of Milton and east of Victoria. 11. Continue to rehabilitate housing, especially between Cha worth and Avon. 12. Five residential parcels are rezoned to reflect their c ent use and best future use. On the north side of Seiby at Griggs, two single famil properties and one two-family property are rezoned to RT-1 (one and two fami residential) from RM-2 (apartments). At the northwest and southwest corners of Ma bin, two condominium buildings are rezoned to RM-2 from B-2 (community busi ess). Industrial 13. on six sites between Saint Albans and Milton The plan no longer recommends as the 1989 plan did. Some 1'unit light industry, such as printing, assembly of small precision goods, and wholesai' is allowed in B-3 zoning districts. This should be the means of allowing industrial evelopment on Selby. If additional types of limited industry are found to be ap ropriate for Selby, then the B-3 zoning district regulations can be amended to allow em, either as pern or special condition uses. DESIGN GUIDELINES Most of Selby Avenue st of Dale is within the Historic Hill Heritage Preservation District. New construction and xterior rehabilitation is subject to the disuict's design guidelines and must be reviewed a approved by city staff or the commission before construction can begin. Seiby Avenue between 1900 Hill District./with t of Dale was developed at a later date than the Hill Disuict, generally 1940. The siting of buildings along this section, however, is similar to the business buildings placed at the sidewalk and often at the corners of blocks 5 and residential buildings setback from the street. It is in the city's best interest to preserve and promote this distinct urban pattern of older cities. Good design is good for business and has a positive effect on the surrounding neighborhood. The design guidelines should be promoted by ali who deal with development along the street - the district councils, the community development corporation, businesses owners, and residents. They should be used by city staff when reviewing proposed development in the site plan review process and when selling ciry owned land. Business areas 1. New buildings (except those for auto oriented uses, such as gas stations) should be constructed at the front tot line, next to the sidewa2k. Buildings shoutd not be set back from the street with parking in front of the buildinJ; this is largely a suburban development pattern and should be avoided on Selby. On the ground floor of buildings, windows should face the street and be a dominant feature of the building. The upper floors of buildings should be predominantly solid. If windows have been filled in, they should be opened as much possible. Windows on the street mean that there aze more "eyes" on the sueet which can contribute to safety. Buiiding materials are important to the qualiry of business blocks and surrounding areas. The building materials of new buildings should relate to the materials of the sunounding buildings. For rehabilitation of existing buildings it, is best to stay with the materials of the original building rather than attempting to change them. 4. Parking lots should be separated from the sidewalk by a landscaped strip. This will partially screen the lot and maintain the continuity of buildings placed at the sidewalk. Residential New buildings should be sited at a distance not more than 5% out-of-line from ihe setback of existing adjacent buildings. 6. Building materials aze important to the quality of residential blocks and surrounding areas. The building materials of new buiidinQs should relate to the materials of the surrounding buildings. For rehabilitation of existing buildings it is best to stay with the materials of the original building rather than attempting to change them. PUBLIC INCENTIVES PROGRAMS Here are some public incentives programs that can be used to assist revitalization. 0 h � /� � ✓�� V � 1. Citywide and neighborhood commercial loan program. • Purpose is to improve appearance and correct health, safety, and energy existing commercial properties. • Eli�ible work includes structural, mechanical, and electrical repairs; fs improvements; interior remodeling; professional fees; sign and energy • 50% or more of the project must be funded tt�rouoh a bank loan. • buildin� owners or tenants may apply. • City s[aff approves most loans. 2. Commercial vacant building program. • Bring chronically vacant commerciai buildings into oductive reuse in a way that supports neighborhood revitalization, development lan objectives, and design guidelines. • Eligible work includes land acquisition, other costs incidental to redevelopment. • For profit and nonprofit developers • Up to $100,000 a project. • City staff reviews and 3. Enterprise leverage fund. • Purpose is to fill f financing sources. • Must meet HUD • Typically no 4. Strategic inve�ni n �� uction, rehabilitation, demolition, and subsidies are also available. may apply. gaps that cannot be filled by conventional or public Small Business Administration eligibility and funding criteria. than 10% of project cosu. fund program. is to attract to city businesses that will expand city's economy. eligible the business must be for profit and located outside of city. 7 of • Eligible work includes building renovation and leasehold 'unprovements, land or building acquisition, and off-street parking. • Loan amounts deternuned by evaluation of positive economic effect, including the number of jobs produced in the ciry. Loans can be forgiven based upon job retention. • The Housing and Redevelopment Authority reviews and approves the loans. 5. Neighborhood Sales tax revitalization program (STAR). • Purpose is to improve residential, commercial, cultural and economic development. • Funds must be spent on physical improvements. • Public, private, or nonprofit entities may apply. • STAR funds must be matched on a 1:1 basis. Last year $1,747,000 in loans, $311,000 in seed Capitol loans, and $789,000 in grants were available. There is also a small grant ($5,000 - $20,000) component • Competitive process with apptications for funds submitted once a year beginning with a notice of the coming year's program in December. � Mayor and City Council approve applications. 6. Capital improvement buc3get funds. • Purpose is to unprove the Ciry's long term capital improvements, such as parks, street, and libraries; housing; and economic development. • The budget contains a variety of state, federal, and local fund sources. Projects and programs must meet the eligibility criteria of the fund sources. • City agencies, district councils, business associations, civic associations, and nonprofit organizations may propose projects and programs. Organizations may submit applications individually or jointly with other organizations. • Competitive process with proposals submitted every two years. Proposals for 1997-98 are prepazed in 7anuary and 1 page proposal submitted in early February 1997. • Mayor and Ciiy Council approve projects and programs. 7. Enterprise zone. (North side of Selby between Virguua and Lexington is within enterprise zone.) 0 ��'� f Project and prograzns have been developed and funds allocated. Additional programs and funds could be made available from federal govemment future. 8. Livable communities demonstration program. • Purpose is to create projects that: 1) link development or redevelopment with transit; 2) link affordable housing with employment growth areas, 3) intensify land uses that lead to more compact development 4) involve development or redevelopment that mixes incomes including introducing higher value housing in lower income� housing opporiunities, or � residents in housing, s to achieve a mix of 5) encourage public infrastructure investments which co ect urban neighborhoods and suburban communities, attract private sector redevelop ent investment in commercial and residential properties adjacent to the public unpr ement, and provide project area residents with expanded opportunities for private s tor redevelopment. • Eligible work includes site-specific planning c ts, design and consulting costs, and construction of the demonstration project. • Funds can be grants or loans. • City applies for funds. Competitive rocess with two application cycles a year. Approximately $4.1 million a year s available. • The Metropolitan Council revi s and approves the applications. ACTION PLAN 1. A Selby Avenue action revitalization that consists University Community C< Association, Selby Are Group, and individua ei and oversee its acco nlis] �fnittee should be formed of stake holders in Selby's representatives of the Lexington-Hamline and the Summit- �ils, the Ramsey-Hill Association, Cathedral Hill Business Development Corporation, Concerned Citizen Focus businesses and residents. They will refine the action pian 2. The land use ortion of this plan identifies ihe azea between Dale and L.exington as the area in which to fo us revitalization efforts. Map 3 shows both publicly and privately owned vacant property in e focus area on which the action plan wili concentrate revitalization efforts. Table A s ows the amount and zoning of vacant properry. � 3. The focus area should be marketed as providing the best opportunities to do successful revitalization such as that which has already occurred at the east and west ends of the street. Market the focus area to retail and service businesses, financial institutions, govemment, and foundations for neighborhood and citywide businesses. 4. The committee should determine a budget needed to attract business development to Selby. The budget could designate funds for: • Iow interest loans or grants for rehabiiitation of existing buildings. • low interest loans or grants for new construction. • low interest loans or grants to move, expand or start-up businesses. � parking lot unprovements. • design services to assist facade improvements. 5. The committee should seek money from a foundation to hire a staff person knowledgeable about marketing and development to promote the street. 6. The committee should seek funds for the budget from city programs, such as STAR, the metropolitan council's livable cities program, and foundations. 7. Existing programs in place, such as the commercial loan, vacant building, enterprise leverage, and strategic investment fund can be used on an individual basis. 8. The business and residential uses that will be sought are those pernutted by the underlying zoning of the property. 9. For businesses that serve the residential neighborhood, the use of public incentives should emphasis attracting complimentary businesses. 10. More efforts should also be made to foster minoriry business start-ups, retention, and expansions from within the community. 11. The design guidelines of trris plan will be used for siting new building and rehabilitation of existing buildings. 12. Public improvements to the Selby Avenue streetscape should be made that enhance its appearance and pedestrian safety and are historically compatible. 13. A program should be developed to keep Selby Avenue clean and attractive. This could be modeled on the Cathedral Hill Business Associations "adopt a block program" where businesses volunteered to keep a designated block clean during the summer. 14. The committee should promote the provision of adequate parking for Selby Avenue businesses and residences and explore the shared use of existing parking lots as a means of 10 �..�� °C �- increasing parking. 15. Areas outside of the focus area should not be neglected. Rehabilitation of buildings, new development, and parking improvements should be assisted as SELBY AVENUE SMALL AREA PLAN TASK FORCE Vernon Crowe, Co-chair Tim Mardell, Co-chair Jason Barnett Jennifer Billig James Cleary Bob Gauseman James Jones Maryanne Lanick Tom Larsen Julian Loscalzo Judy McLaughlin 7ohn McCarty Cari Nelson Megan Ryan Linda Skallman Lisa Stratton Resident District 8 Saint Paul Planning Resident District 8 Resident District 13 Resident District 8 Resident District 8 Selby Business Own Ramsey Hill Assoc', Selby Business O r. 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DEPARTME�]T OF PLANNI� !G � & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT �� Pamela Whee[ock, Drrector `� CTI'Y OF SAINf PAUL Norm Coleman, Mayor 25 West Fourth Street Saint Paul, M,V SSl01 Telephoxe: 6/1-266-6655 Facsimife: 612d28-3167 MEMORANDUM Date: May 22, 1997 To: Planning Commission From: Roger Ryan � Re: Selby Avenue Plan Changes PUBLIC HEARIN TESTIMONY At its May 19, 1997, meeting, the Neighborhood Committee reviewed the public hearing testunony and the S/19/97 staff inemo (attached). The committee adopted a motion to recommendation to the City Councii that the 4 properties on the north side of Selby between Mackubin and Arundel be rezoned to B-2 and no further action be take on buffers and parking lot lighting. The committee also recommended that the Planning Commission act on the plan and that property owners outside the study area and within 350 feet of property proposed to be rezoned be notified of the City Council's public hearing and that in future 40-acre studies property owner outside the study area and within 350 feet also be notified. �tECOMMENDED CHANGES The Neighborhood Committee also recommended that the following changes to the Selby Avenue Plan be recommended to the City Council. LAND USE AND ZONING PLAN (Page 4) 9. The task force considered rezoning residential properties between Milton and .Avon and between Dale and Arundel to B-2C. (B-2C zoning allows residential uses and, in addition, allows the residential uses to be converted to business uses, such as retail shops, hair salons, or o�ces.) The task force does not recommend at this time that residential properties be rezoned to B-2C. Here are the reasons not to rezone to B-2C: a. There are many vacant zoned business properties now; these should be developed before further business zoning is considered. Adding B-2C could divert development away from these vacant properties. b. Adding business property could unbalance the mix of residential and business along the street. c. Off-street parking that is needed when houses are converted to business cannot be provided by many properties because of small lot size and lack of alley access to parking lots. The task force recommends that the issue of B-2C be reconsidered in 5 years to see if conditions warrant B-2C zoning at that time. In the meantime, property owners may petition the city to rezone their property by following the ciry's rezoning procedures. The following guidelines should be considered for proposed rezoninQ to B-2C: ea. Petitions to rezone to B-2C are likely to concem only one lot and some may be bordered on both sides by residential uses. These petitions should not be deniect on the grounds of "spot zoning" but should be evaluated on the guidelines el�l� xbeve. a.b Upon conversion Co business the off-street parking can be provided on the property. bc. The property has alley access. ed. The business use of the property will not adversely affect nearby residential properry. �e. The petitioner shows that a�.propriate e�eisting business space suitable for the use is not reasonably available tmavai�ab}e elsewhere on Selby. Moving old e to the front of this section as new a makes a more logicai sequence. The changes to new e make this guideline more flexible. II ACTION PLAN (Page 9) 2. The land use portion of this plan identifies the azea between Dale and Lexington as the area in which to focus revitalization efforts. Map 3 shows both publicly and privately owned vacant properry in the focus area on which the action plan will concentrate revitalization efforts. Table A shows the amount and zoning of vacant property. (See item 15.1 2 �� `� This change will help remind people that the other azeas of Selby will not be neglected during the action phase. Resolutions are attached. \1PED11�SYSSHARED\WRN'R} .BKI � DEPARTtvfENTOFPLANMYG �� & ECONOVfIC DEVELOPMENT Y Pamela Whee[oc$ Direttor CITY OF SAINf PAUL Form Coleman, A-fayor 15 West Fourrh Street Saint Paul, MN 55101 Te(ephone: 6/1-266-6655 Facsimife: 612-218-3261 MEMORANDUM Date: May 19, 1997 T'o: Neighborhood Committee From: Roger Ryan � Re: Selby Avenue Plan Testimony At the May 9 public heazing, James Coben and Peter Carlson objected to the proposed rezoning to B-2 of property on the north side of Selby between Mackubin and Arundel. Carlson also asked that because there are lots on SeIby that are onIy 115 feet deep that the screening and setback requirements between business and residential be changed to be more intense. He was also concamed about business pazking lot lighting on residential property. R�ZONING The property proposed to be rezoned is now used and zoned as follows (map attached): 1. Parcel 1: off-street parking for mixed-use building to the west (P-1). 2. Parcel2: business buiIding used for storage (RM-2). 2. Parcel3: two family residential (Rm-2). 4. Pazce14: business building with chiropractor office (RM-2). Strategy 4 of the plan states that " improving the business areas of Selby will make ihe greatest contribution to the revitalization of Selby ." One of the ways to do this is to rezone to basiness property now used for business but zoned residential. This aliows business to change to another business or to expand if needed without having to spend time and effort on city pernuts for what can be small changes. The predominant uses on these parcels ue now business and rezoning to business will make zoning consistent with land use and with the non-residential uses across Selby (restaurant and curling club) which are zoned B-2. Staff recommends that the properties be zoned B-2. SETBACKS AND SCREENING The zoning code now requires setbacks and screening as buffers when business and residential property meet at reaz property lines. Outdoor lighting is also regulated. A 1Q foot setback is required when the wa11 of a business building with windows or doors faces a lot line of a residential use. A visual screen (fence, berm, or planted azea) is required between a business pazking lot and a residential lot line. Business parking lot lighting must be shielded to reduce glaze and directed a�vay from residential districts and residences so as to not exceed 3 foot candles at the property line. The above regulations apply through the city to all neighborhoods. The depth of Selby Avenue lots aze not unusually shallow. Business lots with a depth of between 80 feet and 120 feet that aze next to residential occurs along other streets, such as Arcade, Payne, Rice and West 7th. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION FOR 40-ACRE S'F[IDIES Mr Oben and Carlson who owri property adjoining and outside the study azea objected to not being notified of the public hearing. The Planning commission referred the issue of notification to surrounding azeas to the committee. The long-standing practice for public notice for smail area plans and 40-aces studies is to notify: l.everyone within the study area for the community meeting held by the task force; 2. Everyone who attended the community meeting and all property owners whose properry is proposed to be rezoned for the Pianning Commission's public hearing; and 3. Everyone in 2, above, and every one who testified at the Planning Commission's public hearing for the City Council's public hearing. This exceeds legal requirement for public notice which requires only notice in the Pioneer Press for 3 weeks previous to the public hearing. Under present procedures properry owners within the 40-acre study azea aze notified of proposed zoning changes so that they may comment on the proposal. Staff recommends that for future 40- acre zoning studies properry owners outside the study area and within 350 feet of property proposed to be rezoned also be notified since the rezoning could have and effect on them. StafF 2 �� also recommends that since notification for the commission's public hearing followed present procedures that the Selby 40-Acre Study go forward without another commission public hearing and that property owners meeting the new procedures be notified of the City CounciPs public hearing. 3 �� `� � v 7 ,_ � �; �:� ;� �. �? t�RTIN `�UTt{E K1NG �PQf2 �� Ya � 1 � G �� ,.�; 's 3 - t:<�C��4.� � �� ,`� �# t„E .-_:_} _- -_�=--� •� _ , _ z., � , � � - � � � 7 � --- -:. � _ - .! - �_ ��:.-.�� .� �.:.: '�..� _-:_ � .: .. . -- - _- �._:_ _.. a._.� -- _. _ �14 V - f II O i0 :�� f� ��, i_� �`�� ¢��1¢�� n �v�aoo O � �C � , � � ,5 ,s � O o n .^ S2 ;? O O¢� O O.Q PARCELS MAP ____ - --.�- � - = PARCEL NLTMBER �1 --- - a • -. _i,=- V 1/ n- �� V yV a��• � � . .. �o�� . - • ..,�e�� .eeeeo . : _ . . . �z--= :.-: �s � -.. - � � -�- � � 6 6 d _=' : ==�:� - ��_Q�_!�. t �' �71�a'� �'�D � ---if_� � � �s �� '� The to�vn meetings planned for the tceek of May 19th �� ith the consuftant team for the Downtown Riverfront Deveiopmeat Framework and the meetin� �vith the presentation �vith the Planning Commission �vill not happen that n It has been put off until the week of June 16th, but it not yet final. Ivir. Ford is looking at a joint meeting of the City� Council and the Planning Commission to have a presentation from the consultant team. - Ho�v to handte adjacent community plans under the blinnesota Land Planning Act. tiVhat has been decided is that it �cill remain essentially a staff function but staff cvilt report to the Plannin� Commission throuoh the Comprehensive Planning/Economic Devetopment Committee. An opportunity will be created for issues that need to be discussed. - Lauderdate's ptan has been revie«�ed; a tot of community input �vas obfained. IV. PUBLIC HEARING: Selbv Avenuc Small Area Plan and 40-Acre Studv -(Roger Ryan} First Chair Gordon read the Statement of Purpose and Rules of Procedure for Public Hearina. - Mr. R}�an gave a short history and presentation of the plan and 40-acre study. He said Yhat the City Council initiated this study in the summer of 1995. A task force was put together from the Summit University Planning Coancil, the Lex Ham Cammanity Council, the Ramsey Hill Association, the Selby Area Community Development Corporation, Cathedra Hi[I Business Association and residents and businesses in the area. The began meeting in (ate Jamtary, 1996, and finished their drafr proposal in becember of that year, A pubtic meetino was held in the commuaity in late January, 1997. The testimony was reviewed and considered. They adopted the plan in March of this year. He tivent on to explain that the plan is a land use plan, Yhere's soms proposed zoning chanoes, and there's an action pian. The land use plan encoura�es the area to remain a mised use in approsimately the propoRians that it now has. There's I 1% institutional use (school), the rest is approsimately evenl}� divided beriveea bUSiness and resideatia! use. The plan believes that by improving the businesses along Selby Avenue will make the greatest contribution toward revitatization of Selb}• Avenue. The short term goat is to develop the corner of Selby and Dale tvith business uses. The pian cites the area of concentration be behveen Dale Street and Lexington Avenue. , Rezonings to foster business development occur mostly rvi[h business baildings that are notiv used for business but are zoned residentiai or they are vacant land area next to business area that are proposed to be zoned business. The area east of Dale StreeY on Selby Avenue is largely in the Historic Hill District, where there are design guidelines. This pla� proposes design guidelines for the remainder of Selby� Avenue, adopted from the Hi[t District guidelines. The action plan states that a coalition be formed of the groups who hati•e a stake in 2 development along the Avenue, those tvho were part of the task force plus the residents and businesses «ho may nof have been affiliated �vith the task force. The coalition is charged Fcith estimating how ntuch money witl be needed for revitalization oFthe Avenue and developing a budget. It is also recommended that they secure money from a foundation to hire a staff person �vho woufd promote and market deveiopment aton� Seiby Avenue. T« o more sections of the action plan recommend using the STAR pro�ram and the Metropolitan Liveable Communities program to also help revitalize the area. There are a number of other City proarams which can also be used for business and residentia! dece(opment. Testimonv James Coben, 490 DaS�ton Avenue, addressed the Commission. He raised hvo concerns: I) is a process concem; and 2) is a specific concem about one of the rezonings proposals. As an adjoining land owner, living on Dayton behveen McKuben and Arundel, he noted that he did not get any notice regardin� this plan. He thinks this is a serious process prablem. �Vith respect to a speci£c rezoning proposed right behind his house, he does not like the idea that without his knowing about it, ptoperty thaYs currently a parking !ot or ' residential property could be converted to business; and he would not have a say in it. He thinks that is not a good idea or good planning. 2. Peter Carlson, 482 Dayton Avenue, addressed the Commission. He's an architect and is somewhat concerned about the process and also about the proposals. He noted that the lots on Se(by Avenue are smai(er than on C'srand (115 feet deep and 40 feet wide), and most of them are also without alley, so you are right on top of the property behind you. He finds the plan "�voefully iackin�". He strongly ur�ed Commissioners to look at the screening and the set6ack requirements for this area and make some changes. He also has a concem about site �vork that never gets compteted after construction, like the planting of trees and shrubbery, and the installation of screenin� devices. He questions whether occupants should be allowed to occupy a buildin� before they have finished the �vork they ha��e said they �ti�ould do, and he urged the Commission to consider that question. He is also concemed about noise ocdinances, and unbecoming behavior like urinatin� on someone's front steps, etc. Another concern is the effect that next door patking lot lightin� has on residential d�vellings. He stated that atthou�h Saint Paut has an ordinance, it is not interpreted very well. He ureed that a stronaer effort be made to help business and residential areas in very cfose groximity, coexist. He repeatedly remarked that his pian's main interest is to foster business, and so these tq�pes of restrictions have been avoided. Fina((y, he asked the question, "What's the matter �vith the old plan?" He su��es[ed tfiat the City generates plans ever few years, and doesn't follow through with the otd .� �� plans. He question the section ofthe p(an that intends to raze a�I �0,000 house in order to put in a parkin� lot. Perhaps fhis area is badly zoned; it should be Rtif-2. To recapitulate, he encouraged the Plattning Commission to stren�then those parts of the plan that have to do with the separation of residential and business districts, and to consider «�hy it's not possibte to make plans that are good for more than rivo }'ears? bLOTIO�i: Comn:issioner Geisser nrovecl the public hearifrg be closec� thnt public con:n:ents be nccepted for tF:e next four dcrys, rn:d that the Selby Acenue Smal! Area Plan and 40-.4cre Stzrdy be referred bctck to the R'eighborhood Plarnair7g ancl Lmrd Use Co»unittee. The motion x•ns seconcled by Conmrissioner Krmner. Commissioner Vau�ht commented that he, of course, �vas aware of this plan because he is on this Commission; ho�cever, he like Mr. Coben, lives on Dayton Aven�e and has property esactly like his, that abuts property on Selby Avenue tvithout an adjoining a11ey, and in addition, is a member oEa condominium association that o��ns property on Selby Avenue, and he received no othzr nofi£cation but those �chich he received because he is a member of the Pfanning Commission. b4r. Ryan explained that for 40-acre studies there are three hearin�s: t) the community meeting/hearing, that was held in January; 2) the Planning Commission hearing, and 3) the City Covncil hearing. For the community meeting, notices are seat to everyone within the study area. IvTOtices are not sent to anyone outside of the study. For the Pianning Commission public hearing, notices are sent to otivners of all of the property proposed to be rezoned plus alf of the people who were at the communiry meetino. The same notification procedure is followed for the City Council hearina. He added that various neighborhood organizations flyer the community about the commenity meeYing. Commissioner Vaught said it was his undersYandinb that a regular rezoning includes a notice requirement of propeRies within a ceRain number of feet from the property to be rezoned. He stated that it troubled him a lot that rezonin�s are treated differently in a 40- acre study, with regard to notification, because the City is using rivo different standards. Commissioner Nowlin asked if the distance requirement �vas not 35 0 feet in rezonengs. Mr. Ryan replied that it �vas, but for petitions, noY for 40-acre studies. Commissioner Nowlin noted thal his concem is that if we're rezonin� by a comp plan amendment, that 1) �ce mi�ht have iegat vaiidity questions; and 2) with the inierest in doing a good job, notification should be extended to a certain number of feet from the boundary of the study area. He encoura�ed someone to draft languaae that included Mr. Carlson's critical comments, �vhich he feels could be quite helpful. Commissioner Nordin asked if these requests to rezone ivoutd come before the Commission individually at another time or would approving this plan rezone those properties automatically. Mr. Ryan replied tha[ approvin� this plan «�ould rezone afl of the proposed properties. Mr. Ryan aiso explained what is contained in the notices that are placed in the Legat Lerlger and the Sairtt Patd Pioneer Press. Commissioner Fietd commented on Commissioner 1Vordin's observation that once this 40- acre study is approved, the tand is rezoned but the existina uses are grand fathered in as non-conforming, but permitted uses. Commissioner Kramer added that when this is actuat(y considered, there will be hvo votes: I) one tl�at adopts the small area plan; and 2) one that adopts the 40-acre study (rezonings); but typically, they are acted on at the same time. Commissioner Vaught stated that both he and Commissioner Treichel (sitting next to him) had not realized that in the contert of a 40-acre study you coutd own a piece of propercy immediate(y adjacent to a piece of propert}• that �vas to be rezoned and not receive any notice about, yet if that same rezoning were to be done in a different process, the Ciry is required by Iaw to notify people within a ceRain distance from that property. He thinF:s this is bad poiicy and the Planning Commission ouoht to change it. Commissioner Geisser expressed that she is stunned hecause bother she and Commissioner Treichel have chaired many small area plans and have never has this problem before. Commissioner Field commented that there has to be a way to improve the notification process for fiiture plans, and the Plannine Commission should resolve the inconsistency in the notification processes that became apparent today. Mr. Ford commented that he was having similar thoughts to Commissioner Geisser's. He thinks that perhaps the reason why notification was a problem �vith this pian has to do with the particular nature of this study area that is very narro�v and linear, and atl the properties to be rezoned are on the edge of the study area and affects adjacent property o�vners that may not, for one reason or another, have been that �vell notified or involved in the process. This may sug�est that tfiere's a loophole here which ordinarily doesn't make much difference. C6air Gordon noted that the Committee �ciil take this under advisement. The motion on the fZoor to close the public hearing, to accept public comn:ents for the nest fozrr cicrys, ancl refer the Se1by Avenere Snral! Area Plan and 40 Acre Stzrdy back to the Neighborhood Planning ancl Lancl Use Cornmittee carried unanimousZy on a voice vote. MOTIOIV: Commissioner Treichel n:oved that the notifrcation issere, with respect to properties surrounding the area immediately adjacent to a small area plan axd 40-acre stz�dy, be referred to the Neighborhood Planning and Land Use Committee for an item to be dealt fvith, if possible, on their next agencla, before this particular smal! arecz plan is �� ✓ U �� completed Conunissioner Yaught secondecl the motiai tirhich carr�iecl urtanin:ously orr a voice vote. V. Zoninb Committec #97-0�9 Universal Outdoor Inc. - Appeal the Zonin� Administrator's dzcision to deny a permit for an advertising si�n at 2100 Gilbert Avenue; zoned I-1. Commissioner Field stated that after considerable testimony from staff and the appellant, it came to the Zonin� Committee's attention that there was a compromise in ffie �corl:s that mi�ht alieviate some of the prob(em. Based upon tliat, the Committee voted for a temporar} suspension of the appellanYs case, pending determination as to whether or not ihat solution �could or �vould not be viable. �97-063 I:uan Chen - Special condition use permit to allo�e general auto repair at 1523 Como Avenue; zoned B-3. Commissioner Field said that in testimony Foc this case, it came out that there is a second specia! condition use permit applicable to the same piece of properry involving the . automobile business. The Committee identified that if it granted rivo special condition use permits, each permittin�, as an esample, 15 vehicles at the site, it is possible, while �ee intended a total of 15 �•ehicles, that throu�h each SCUP be granting a total of 30 vehicles. The matter was laid over on a vote of 7-0. #97-073 T-IRA/Davton's Blaff N.H.S. - Rezone the property from B-2 (commuaity business) to RT-1 (residential) to allow construction of £ve single family homes aY 688 Tl�ird Street East. MOTION: Commissiener Fielcl moved approval of the request to rerone property nt 688 Third Street East fron: B-2 to RT-1 to aZlow constrzretion offive single family homes which earriecl zrnanimotrsly on a voice vote. �97-077 Saint Pau] Parks and Recreation - Special Condition use permit to allow construction of a boat «ell for landing and launching boats at the Upper Marina. nIOTION: Commissioner Field moved approval of the requestecl special condition use pernrit, tivith one condition, to a!!ow constr:rctio�: of a boal tieell for landing and launching boats at the Upper Mnrina tivhich carried unanimoc�sly on a voice vote. Commissioner Fieid read the agenda for the next Zoning Committee meeting, Thursday, May 15, 1997. VI. Comprehensive Planning and Economic Development Committee Redevelopment Plan for the Seventh Place Project: Amendment. Review for Comprehe�sive Plan consistency, reso[ution for adoption -(Tony Schertler). � MRY-23-97 FRI 21:53 � P SXJI�MIT-UNIVER5�TY � PLANN'ING Ct�UI�ICIL � fi27 Sclb A�cnue Saint Paul Mianesota SaI�4 1'cFophnntt 29.A-(R55 Friday, May 23, 1947 David Iv�CDonetl, Chair St. Paut PEannin� Commission I t00 City Hall A,nnex Dear Mr. McDone]E: The Summit University Planning (:n��ncal at its regularly scheduled board mcctzng held on Tues@ay, April 22, 1997 passe<i a motion unanimously endorsizig the Selby Ave�zue Smal! Arefl Plan. '�'he council beli�vrs 4,at this revised plan wilt serve as a usefu! guide for tbe momentous deveIopmeni now occurring on Selby Avenue. We would iike tn gratefi�lly ackaowled�e the moczths of work put in by tlie in�uabcxs of the task focce whieh was staffed by Roger Ryan from PEA. Thorough research and discussion hy sta ti' msd task force members along with a rn�mber of public hearings have resulted in a quality work product the community can take pzide in. Thank ynu. Sincea�ely, 4 2�'��e� Pe�gy Byme Executiva Director Council File # ��— 0 Green Sheet # � ` `�� . -� P �.., ; _ . .:� �,� ¢ . �_ Presented By � Referred To RESOLUTION CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA �30 Committee: Date 2 3 4 5 6 7 A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE SELBY AVENUE SMALL AREA PLAN AS AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul is authorized under Minnesota State Statutes, Section 462.353, to cany on comprehensive municipal planning activities for guiding future development and improvement in the city; ' .�. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul as a local government within the metropolitan area is required under Minnesota Statutes, Section 473.858, to prepare a comprehensive plan; and WHEREAS, the Saint Paul City Council is authorized under Minnesota Staxutes Minnesota Statutes, Secfion 462355, to adopt ar amend a comprehensive plan or portion thereof after a recomxnendafion by the plamiing commission; and WHEREAS, the Saint Paul City Council adopted, by Resolution No. C.F. 275971 on November 20, 1980, a Plan for Land Use as part of the Saint Paul Comprehensive Plan; and WHEREAS, a neighborhood-based task force was formed at the direction of the City Council to prepare a small area pian for Selby Avenue between Hamline Avenue and Virginia Street, to be adopted as an amendment to the Pian for Land Use; and WHEREAS, the Selby Avenue Small Area Plan Task Force met from January 1996 through March 1997 and considered land use, zoning, and development issues and opportunities, including holding a public meeting on a draft plan in January 1997; and WI3EREAS, the task force forwazded the Selby Avenue Small Area Plan and 40-Acre Study to the Pla.uning Commission in March 1997 for its review, adoption and recommendation to the City Council; and WHEREAS, the Plauuing commission held a public hearing , considered public testimony and reviewed the plan's conformance with the Comprehensive Pian; and WIIEREAS, the Platuiing commission adopted the Selby Avenue Small Area Plan and 40-Acre Study on May 23, 1997, and forwarded it to the City Council for its review and adoption; and 38 WIIEREAS, the City Council considered the Selby Avenue Small Area Plan, held a public hearing and 39 considered public testimony. 40 41 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Saint Paui City Council hexeby adopts the Selby Avenue 42 Small Area Plan as an amendment to the Plan far Land Use, an element of the Comprehensive Plan, subject 43 to review by the Metropolitan Council as may be required by law. (��—Q 4 G Requested by Department of: Adoption Certified by Council Secretary ay: � �_�,,__.\g ,1 Approved by Mayor: Date J t �4- BY= �i� 1. Plannina & Economic Development By: � Form Approved by City Attorney sY: �� .v�� ,cc�c.� 6�l R9 � Approved y Ma o 5 'o to Council By: �9�d� �� DATE ��p��97 GREEN SH �t'1-� ��o PERSQ fiPHONE �NfTIAVDA INRIAWATE ger �yan 66574 DEPAFiTMENTDIRECTOR � C1T'COUNCIL RSSIGN �CRYATTORNEY G�( CRYCLERK MUST BE ON CqUNCIL AGEN�A BY (DATE) pOUTING Q BUDGET DIRECTOfl O FIN. & MGT. SERVICES D OROER IYl uAYOF (OR ASSISTAN'n ITl A► d, '�o Cu i ri� �, f.. i_E� TOTAL # OF SIGNATURE PAGES � ' (CLIP L LOCATIONS FOR SIGNATURE) ACT70N REQUESTED: Adopt Selby Avenue Small Area Plan, e�. RECAMMENDATIONS: Appmva (A) or Rajett (R) PEFiSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS MUST ANSWER TNE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: � PtANNING C�MtA1SS10N _ CIVIISERVIGE CqMMIS510N �� Has this persoNfirm ever worketl untler a contrac[ for this department? _ CIB CqMMflTEE _ YES NO � STAFF _ 2. H25 thiS pelSOn/fifm 2Vef been a City emplOyee? YES NO _ Dts'rtilCi COURi _ 3. Does this person/firm possess a skill not normally possessed by any curtem ciry employeal SUPPORTS WHICN COUNCIL OBJECTIVE? YES NO Explain a�l yes enawers on seperate sheet antl attach to green sheet INITIATING PqOBLEM, ISSIIE, OPPf1RTUNRY (Who, What, When, Where, Why): City council noted vacant and underutilized property on Selby could undermine area's stability and vitality. ADVANTAGES IF APPROVED: Revitalization will be focused in the coming years. DISAQYANTAGES IFAPPFOVED: . N one. DISADVANTACaES IF NOTAPPROVED: Vacant, underutilized property could remain. �� {�{'? '�?�� JUN 1 fl 1�97 TOTAL AMOUNT OF 7RANSACTION $ COST/HEVENUE BUDGETED (CIRCLE ONE) YES NO FUNDIfdG SOURCE ACTIVITY NUMBEFi FINANCIAL INFORfofATION: (EXPLAIN) DEPAR'fMENT OF PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Pame1¢ GVheeloc$ Director CTTY OF SAINT PAUL Norm Coleman, Mayor June 9, 1997 Council President David Thune and Members of the City council 3rd Floor City Ha11 Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102 25 Wes! Fourih Sbeet SaintPau[ MN55702 Dear President Thune and Members of the City Council: - l� �� Telephone: 612-266-6655 Facs "nrsi7e: 6I2-228-3261 In July 1995, the City council initiated the Selby Avenue Small Area Plan and 40-Acre Zoning Study for the land on both sides of Selby Avenue between Hamline Avenue and Virginia Street. A draft plan and zoning study was developed during 1996 by a neighborhood-based task force and presented to the community at a meefing in January 1997. The task force approved it in Mazch 1997, and the Planning Commission, after a public hearing, recommended adoption of it by the City Council in May 1997. The Commission's resolutions recommending approval of the plan and zoning study are attached. The pian and shxdy contains a land use plan, proposed rezonings to cany-out the plan, design guidelines, and an action plan for public/private investment along Selby. Some major plan recommendations are that the avenue should remain a mixed use area of residential and business uses, improving the business areas (especially those between Dale and Lexington) will make the greatest contribution to revitalization, and efforts should be made to provide adequate parking for businesses and residents. I am pleased to transmit this plan to you for your review and action. Sincerely, �� Norm Coleman Mayor lQT NC:rr ��J�� city of saint paul planning commission resolution file number 97-36 UQte May 23. 1997 SELBY AVENUE SMAI.L AREA PLAN WHEREAS, in July 1995 the City Council initiated the Selby Avenue Small Area Plan and 40- Acre Zoning Study; and WHEREAS, the City Council asked that a neighborhood-based task force be formed, co-chaired by a member of the Planning Commission and a neighborhood resident, and made up of representa6ves of the Lexington Hamline Community Council, Summit University Planning Council, Selby Area Community Development Corporation, Cathedral Hill Business Association, and area business and residents; and WHEIZEAS, the task force met from January 1996 through Mazch 1997; and WHEREAS, the task force approved the Selby Avenue Small Area Plan and 40-Acre Study on March 18, 1997, after holding a community meeting to get broad public input, and forwazded it to the Planning commission for its review; and WHEREAS, the Planning commission held a public hearing on the Selby Avenue Small Area Plan and 40-Acre Study on May 9, 1997, notice of which was duly given in the Saint Paul Legal Ledger on April 19, 1997, and in the Saint Paul Pioneer Press on April 17 and 24 and May 1, 1997; and WHEREAS, the Plauning Commission recommended changes to the small area plan, after considered the public testimony and reviewing the pian's conformance with the Comprehensive Plan. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Planning Commission hereby recommends adoption by the City Council of the Selby Avenue Small Area Plan and 40-Acre Study as an amendment to the City's Land Use Plan, which is an element of the Comprehensive Plan. moved by �iss� seconded by i n favor Unanimous against / /' �I Y - • V � PLANNING CONIIVIISSION RECOA�IlVIEENDED CHANGES SELBY AVEN[JE SMAI.L AREA PLAN May 23,1997 LAND USE AND ZONING PLAN (Page 4) 9. The task force considered rezoning residenual properties between Milton and Avon and between Dale and Amndel to B-2C. (B-2C zoning allows residential uses and, in addirion, allows the residential uses to be converted to business uses, such as retail shops, hair salons, or offices.) The task force does not recommend at this time that residential properties be rezoned to B-2C. Here are the reasons not to rezone to B-2C: a. There are many vacant zoned business properties now; these should be developed before further business zoning is considered. Adding B-2C could divert development away from these vacant properties. Adding business property could unbalance the mix of residential and business along the street. c. Off-street parking that is needed when houses are converted to business cannot be provided by many properties because of small lot size and lack of a11ey access to parking lots. The task force recommends that the issue of B-2C be reconsidered in 5 years to see if condifions warrant B-2C zoning at that time. In the meantune, property owners may petition the city to rezone their property by following the city's rezoning procedures. The following guidelines should be considered for proposed rezoning to B-2C: e�. Petitions to rezone to B-2C are likely to concern only one lot and some may be bordered on both sides by residential uses. These petitions should not be denied on the grounds of "spot zoning" but should be evaluated on the guidelines below abeve. a.b Upon conversion to business the off-street parking can be provided sa �• bc. The property has alternative. e.e.. a11ey ar side street. access. e�. The business use of the property will not adversely affect neazby residential property. ��-Y�� e. The petirioner shows that annro riate exiseiag business space suitable for the use is not reasonably available �xi�ab�e elsewhere on Selby. 0 ACTTON PLAN (Page 9) 2. The land use portion of this plan identifies the area between Dale and I.eungton as the area in which to focus revitalization efforts. Map 3 shows both publicly and privately owned vacant property in the focus area on wluch the acrion plan will concentrate revitalization efforts. Table A shows the amount and zoning of vacant properry. (See item 15.1 I I V♦ SELBY AVENUE PLAN Adopted by Selby Avenue Task Force 3/18/97 Amended by the City Council 7/23l97 In July 1995, the City Council initiated a Small Area Plan and 40-Acre Zoning Study for Selby Avenue between Aamline Avenue and Virginia Street. The Council noted tt�at development progress had been made over the last 10 yeazs but that there remained vacant and underutilized property that could undermine the Avenue's stability and vitality. Accordingly, ffiey asked that a task force be formed to develop a framework of future land use, zoning changes, and publiclprivate investment for the Avenue for adoption by the Planning Commission and City Council. A task force was formed made up of representatives of the Lexington Hamline Communiry Council, Summit Universiry Planning Council, Ramsey HIll Association, Selby Area Community Deveiopment Corporation, Cathedral Hill Business Association, and azea residents and business owners. (See the tast section for task force members.) The task force met from January 1996 through November 1996 to draft this plan. They considered ffie existing 1993 L.exington Hamline and.1989 Selby Avenue Land Use small area plans for the avenue, existing zoning and land use, and the 1988 Community Design Center's marketing studies. They toured the avenue and met with staff of the Selby Area Community Development CorQoration and Twin Cities Housing Development Corporation and property owners concerning possible B-2C zoning and rezoning of the business area between Oxford and Chats�uorth_ ISSLTES AND ASSETS Here are the issues and assets of Selby Avenue that the task force has identified as those that the plan should deal with. Issues • Too many vacant business buildings and lots. • Foor appearance of bnildings and streetscape. • Missing buildings in residential and business blocks. • Buildings turning their backs on the street - long blank walls face the street. • Vacant properry at neighborhood gateway at Selby and Dale comers. • Perception that crime is worse than it actually is in area. I � = � ASSCtS • Good and affordable housing stock. • Opportuniry for new and expanding businesses in vacant buildings and on vacant lots. • Proximity to downtown and state capitol jobs and cultural institutions. • Well design�, Yustaric buitdings all along Selby. • Selby businesses caa serve the neighborhood cansumer market azea between the Grand and University Avenues market areas. • Three distinct parts to Selby - Westem to Dale, Dale to Lexington, and Lexington to Hamline. • Neighborhood strength through celebrations and organizations. • Diverse population. • Selby is easily accessible and has strong name identification. LAND USE AND ZONING PLAN Assumptions 1. Economic and physical condidons of buildings on Selby Avenue have improved since the last plans were completed for Selby (1989 for Summit University and 1993 for Lexington-Hamline). The commercial space at Westem, much of which had been vacant, is now occupied. The business building at the northeast comer of Milton has been renovated for offices and housing, and affordable housing has been established between Chatsworth and Avau throug� aehabilitation of existing housing and new construction. New businesses have been established, and more aze being pianned east af Dale. There have been significant investments in improvements to the residential areas to the nar�t and so�cl� of Sejby. Those who live near, shop, or work on Selby know tbat at �s changing for t�e �euer. 2. While there have been recent unprovements along Selby Avenue, much work is yei to be done to fill vacant building space, vacant lots, and rehabilitate buildings. 3. Selby Avenue's trade area for neighborhood retail and services is limited by competition from the existing businesses on Grand and Universiry Avenues. 2 9 ��8gq Strategies verall Selby Avenue should remain a mixed use street of residential and business uses. The land use plan provides approximately 45% residential use, 43% business use and 12% institutional use. (See map 1.) 2. I,and planned for residential or commercial use should be zoned now to the appropriate zoning disuict so that develop�nt ean take place without having to go through rezoning petition processes. (See Map 2.) Upon city adoption of this small area plan, its land use plan and zoning will be in accord with one another. In the future, requests for rezonings should be granted or denied based on a determinadon af whether or not the proposed residential or business development will improve the mixed use character of Selby Avenue. 4. The streetscape (the road, boulevard, sidewalk, signs, and lighting) of Selby Avenue should be made more amactive. Business 4. Improving the business areas on Selby wIll make the greatest contribution to the revitalization of Selby. 5. The most important short term unprovement for Selby is to develop businesses on the ciry owned land at the northeast and southwest comers of Dale. The oppornznity for business development will be increased by rezoning the following properties: (a) seven nonconforming business properties are rezoned for business. Nonconfomung business properties are used for business, but aze zoned residentially. In order to change to another business use or expand, a pernut is needed from the planning commission. Witfi the properties zoned business, businesses may change and expand if they meet the requirements of the business wnc. These are the properties shown on Map 2 proposed to be rezoned to OS-1 or B-2located at Syndicate, the north side of the street between Griggs and Dunlap, at Lexington, on the south side of the street east of Grotto, on the north side of the street east of Mackubin, and at Virginia. 3 1 �� • (b) one vacant residentially zoned parcel on the south side of the street east of Kent next to an e�sting business is rezoned to business for business expansion or parking. (c) two vacant residentially zoned pazc,�ls adjacent to vacant business property at the southwest comer of Milton and Selby are rezoned to B-2. The adjacent business properties are rezoned to B-2 also so that the comer can be uniformly developed. 7. There have been many private and public improvemenu to the area east of Dale. In the future, public incenTives and subsidies should be focused on the business areas between Dale and I.exingtoa �� encourage private development. S. Working with the businesses, studies to determine physicaliy and economically possible improvements to the design of the business azeas of Selby should be undertaken. 9. The task force considered rezoning residential properties between Milton and Avon and between Dale and Arundel to B-2C. (B-2C zoning allows residential uses and, in addition, allows the residential uses to be converted to business uses, such as retail shops, hair salons, or offices.) The task force does not recommend at this time that residential properties be rezoned to B-2C. Here are the reasons not to rezone to B-2C: a. Tt�ere are many vacant zoned business properties now; these should be developed before further business zoning is considered. Adding B-ZC could divert development away from these vacant properties. b. Adding business property could unbalance the mix of residential and business along the street. Off-street parking that is needed when houses are converted to business cannot be provided by many properties because of small lot size and lack of alley access to pazking lots. The task force recom�ends that the issue of B-2C be reconsidered in 5 years to see if caaditions �rc-aad B-2C zaning at that time. In the meantime, property owners may petition the city to rezone their property by following the city's rezoning procedures. The following guidelines should be considered for proposed rezoning to B-2C: a. Upon conversion to business the off-street parking can be provided on the properry. � ��-�� b. The property has alley access. c. The business use of the property will not adversely affect nearby residential property. d. The petitioner shows that existing business space suitable for the use is unavailable elsewhere on Selby. Petitions to rezone to B-2C are l�e1y to concern only one lot and some may be bordered on both sides by residential uses. These petitions should not be denied on the grounds of "spot zoning" but should be evaluated on the guidelines above. Residential 10. Develop infill housing on the two vacant residentia! lots on the south side of the sueet east of Milton and east of Victoria. ll. Continue to rehabilitate housing, especially between Chatsworth and Avon. 12. Five residential parcels aze rezoned to reflect their cunent use and best future use. On Ehe north side of 5eiby at Griggs, two single family properties and one two-family property are rezoned to RT-1 (one and two family residential) from RM-2 (apartments). At il�e northwest and southwest comers of Mackubin, two condominium buildings are rezoned to RM-2 from B-2 (community business). In u trial 13. The plan no longer recommends industry on six sites between Saint Albans and Milton as the 1989 plan did. Some limited light industry, such as printing, assembly of smali precision goods, and wholesaling is allowed in B-3 zoning districts. This should be the means of aliowing industrial development on Selby. If additional types of limited industry are found to be appropriate for Selby, then the B-3 zoning district regulations can be amended to allow them, either as permitted or special covdition uses. DESIGN GUIDELINES Most of Selby Avenue east of Dale is within the Historic HIll Heritage Preservation District. New construction and exterior rehabilitation is subject to the district's design guidelines and must be reviewed and approved by city staff or the commission before construction can begin. Selby Avenue west of Dale was developed at a later date than the Hill District, generally between 1900 and 1940. The siting of buildings along this section, however, is similar to the Hill District, with business buildings placed at the sidewalk and often at the comers of blocks I �r� and residential buildings setback from the street. It is in the city's best interest to preserve and promote this distinct urban pattem of older cities. Good design is good for business and has a positive effect on the sunounding neighborhood. The design guidelines should be promoted by all who deal with development along the street - the district councils, the community development corporation, businesses owners, and residents. They should be used by city staff when reviewing proposed development in the site plan review process and when selling ciry owned land. Business areas New buildings (except those for auto oriented uses, such as gas starions) should be constructed at the front lot line, next to the sidewalk. Buildings should not be set back from the sueet with pazking in &ont of fhe building; this is largely a suburban develogment pattern and should he avoided on Selby. On the ground floor of buildings, windows should face the street and be a dominant feature of the building. The upper floors of buildings should be predominantly solid. If windows have been filied in, they should be opened as much possible. Windows on the street mean that there are more "eyes" on the street which can contribute to safety. 3. Building materials are important to the quaiity of business blocks and surrounding areas. The building materials of new buildings should relate to the materials of the surraunding buildings. For rehabilitauon of existing buildings it is best to stay with the materials of the original building rather than attempting to change them. 4. Parking lots should be sepazated from ffie sidewalk by a landscaped strip. This will partially screen the lot and maintain the continuiry of buildings placed at the sidewalk. Residential New buiidings shoutd 6e sited at a distance not more than 5% out-of-line from the setback of existing adjacent buildings. 6. Building materials aze unportant to the quality of residendal blocks aud surrounding areas. The building materials of new buildings shouid reYate to the materials of the surrot�nding buildings. For rehabIlitation of existing buildings it is best to stay with the materials of the original building rather than attempting to change them. �UBLIC INCEI�TTIVES PROGRAMS Here are some public incentives programs that can be used to assist revitalization. 97-889 1. Citywide and neighborhood commercial loan program. � Purpose is to improve appearance and coaect health, safety, and energy deficiencies of eacisting commercial pzoperties. • Eligible work includes structural, mechanical, and electrical repairs; facade improvemenu; interior remodeling; professional fees; sign and energy improvements. • 50% or more of the project must be funded through a bank loan. • building owners or tenants may apply. • City staff approves most loans. 2. Commercial vacant building pragram. • Bring chronically vacant commercial buildings into productive reuse in a way that supports neighborhood revitalization, development plan objectives, and design guidelines. • Eligibie work includes land acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, demolition, and other costs incidental to redevelopment. Rent subsidies are also available. • For profit and nonprofit developers and owners may apply. • Up to $100,000 a project. • City staff reviews and approves applications. 3. Enterprise leverage fund. • Purpose is to fill financing gaps that cannot be filled by conventional or public financing sources. • Must meet HUD and Small Business Administration eligibility and funding criteria. • Typically no more than 10% of project costs. 4. Strategic investment fund program. • Purpose is to attract to city businesses that will eJCpand city's economy. • To be eligible the business must be for profit and located outside of city. �! �"�� Eligible work includes building renovation and leasehold improvements, land or building acquisition, and off-street parking. • L,oan amounts determined by evaluation of positive economic effect, including the. number of jobs produced in the city. Loans can be forgiven based upon job retention. � The Housing and Redevelopment Authority reviews and approves the loans. 5. Neighborhood Sales tax revitalization program (STAR). � Purpose is to improve residential, commercial, cultural and economic development. • Funds must be spent on physical improvements. • Public, private, or nonprofit entities may apply. • STAR funds must be matched on a 1:1 basis. Last yeaz $1,747,000 in loans, $311,000 in seed Capitol loans, and $789,000 in grants were available. There is also a small grant ($5,000 - $20,000) component • Competitive process with applications for funds submitted once a year beginning with a notice of the coming year's program in December. • Mayor and City Council approve applications. 6. Capital improvement budget funds. � Purpose is to improve the City's long term capital improvements, such as pazks, street, and libraries; housing; and economic development. � The budget contains a variety of sr�ate, federal, and local fund sources. Projects and programs must meet the eligibility criteria of the fund sources. • Ciry agencies, district councils, business associations, civic associations, and nonprofit organizations may propose projects and programs. Organizations may submit appiications individually or joirnly with offier organizations. • Competitive process with proposals submitted every two years. Proposals for 199�-98 aze prepared in January and 1 page proposal submitted in early February 1997. � Mayor and City Council approve projects and programs. 7. Enterprise zone. (North side of Selby between Virginia and Lexington is within enterprise zone.) f:3 � s w. � Project and pzograms have been developed and funds allocated. � Additional programs and funds could be made available from federal government in the future. 8. Livable communities demonstration program. • Purpose is to create projects that: 1) link development oa redevelopment with Fransit; 2} Iink affordable hoiasing wit� empfoyment growth areas, 3) intensify land uses that lead to more compact development or redevelopment, 4) involve development or redevelopment that mixes incomes of residents in housing, including introducing higher value housing in lower income areas to achieve a mix of housing opportuniries, or 5) encourage public infrastructure investments which connect urban neighborhoods and suburban communities, attract private sector redevelopment investment in commerciai and residential properties adjacent to the public improvement, and provide project area residents with expanded opportunities for private sector redevelopment. • Eligible work includes site-specific planning costs, design and consulting costs, and construction of the demonsuation project. • Funds ean be grants or loans. • City applies for funds. Competitive process with two application cycles a year. Approximately $4.1 million a year is available. • The Metropolitan Council reviews and approves the applications. ACTION PLAN 1. A Selby Avenue action committee should be formed of stake holders in Selby's revitalization that consists of representatives of the Lexington-Hau�ii� and the Summit- Universiry Community Councils, t3�e Ra�sey-HiFi Association, Cathedral Aill Business Association, Seiby Area Com�unity Development Corporation, Concemed Citizen Focus Group, and individual neighborhood businesses and residents. They will refine the action plan and overscee its accomplishment. 2. The land use portion of this plan identifies the area between Dale and Le�ngton as the area in which to focus revitalization efforts. Map 3 shows both publicly and privately owned vacant properry in the focus area on which the action plan will concentrate revitalization efforts. Table A shows the amount and zoning of vacant property. 0 �f7-d�89 3. The focus area should be marketed as providing the best opportunities to do successful revitalization such as that wluch has already occuned at the east and west ends of the street. Market the focus azea to retail and service businesses, financial institurions, government, and foundations for neighborhood and citywide businesses. 4. The committee should determine a budget needed to attract business development to Selby. 'The budget could designate funds for: • low interest loans or grants for rehabilitation of eJCisting buildings. � low interest loans or grants for new construction. • low interest loans or grants to move, expand or start-up businesses. • parking lot improvements. • design services to assist facade improvements. 5. The committee should seek money from a foundation to hire a staff person l�owledgeable about marketing and developmeni to promote the street. 6. The committee should seek funds for the budget from ciry programs, such as STAR, the metropolitan council's livable cities program, and foundations. 7. Existing programs in place, such as the commercial loan, vacant building, enterprise leverage, and strategic investment fund can be used on an individual basis. 8. The business and residential uses that will be sought are those permitted by the underlying zoning of the property. 9. For businesses that serve the residential neighborhood, the use of public incenuves should emphasis attracting complimentary businesses. 10. More efforts should also be made to foster minority business start-ups, retention, and expansions &om wit�tin Ehe co�nmunity. 11. The design guidelines of this plan will be used for siting new building and rehabilitation of existing buildings. 12. Pub�e �rovements r�a ��elby Avenue streetscape should be made that enhance its appearance and pedestrian safety and are lu�torically compatible. 13. A program should be developed to keep Selby Avenue clean and attractive. This could be modeled on the Cathedral Hili Business Associations "adopt a block program" where businesses volunteered to keep a designated block clean during the summer. 14. The committee should promote the provision of adequate parking for Selby Avenue businesses and residences and explore the shared use of e�cisting parldng lots as a means of 10 � 7-8� 5 increasing parking. 15. Areas outside of the focus area should not be neglected. Rehabilitation of e�cisting buildings, new development, and pazking improvements should be assisted as needed. SELBY AVENUE SMALL AREA PLAN TASK FORCE Vemon Crowe, Co-chair Tim Mardell, Co-chair Iason Bamett Jennifer Biilig James Cleary Bob Gauseman 7ames Jones Maryanne Lanick Tom Larsen Julian L,oscalzo 7udy McLaughlin John McCarry Carl Nelson Megan Ryan Linda Skallman Lisa Suatton Resident District 8 Saint Paul Planning Commission Resident District 8 Resident District 13 Resident District 8 Resident District 8 Selby Business Owner Ramsey Hill Association Selby Business Owner Selby Area Communiry Development Corporarion Ramsey Hill Association Selby Business Owner Cathedral Hill Business Association Resident District 8 Resident District 13 Resident District 8 DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STAFF TO TASK FORCE Ka@y Dadlez Roger Ryan 11 Z{ � -� � -- � �� n � a ' 6' �Q�� ► +i �� N � -� G � 0 z � � ��Z ��rn r -�- z � � , � a U� � � � r� �� N � o � m� � a � L � � r � > d C � � C z � � r � � � > r � m > b � z • ': � � �/L��I�i� t�i yyy� • - - -- � - — • 1 �� r �� C ' � �' �� •�p . • 0�. 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C � � ';.-, � � � �o- : � Q ��.�� ' o m- 0 0 o f C � cn In�.�..T m � � d I�oo � � o 0 _ o � � m � o u � �o m 3, 3, a d � � N 3 � � �c g c � u � ♦ s i ► </ � � � � I�� d = 3 � ' = � �-a d � �� OC �� _� Q �� .��,� O � 25 25 � I � � �' � c"k�' O I � � �—�a�q �'ACANT PROPERTY TABLE A SQUARE FEET PROPOSED VACAIvT LAND VACANT LAND TOTAL ZONING WITH BUILDINGS ONLY B-2 29,070 80,685 109,755 B-3 4,920 24,080 29,000 � - 9,200 9,200 P-1 17,600 17,600 TOTAL 33,990 131,565 165,SS5 VACANT PROPERTY MAP 3 �� d � � PcL�V p, E � 1--� 2_ 1�. � Z� �� INTRODUCTION SELBY AVENUE PLAN Adopted by Selby Avenue Task Force 3/18/97 In July 1995, the City Council initiated a Small Area Plan and 40-Acre Zoning Study for Selby Avenue between Hamline Avenue and Virginia Street. The Council noted that development progress had been made over the last 10 years but that there remained vacant and underutilized property that could undermine the Avenue's stability and vitality. Accordingly, they asked that a task force be formed to develop a framework of future land use, zoning changes, and public/private investment for the Avenue for adoption by the Planning Commission and City Council. , A task force was formed made up of representatives of the I Council, Summit University Planning Council, Ramsey Hill Community Development Corporation, Cathedral Hill Busin and business owners. (See the last section for task force me January 1996 through November 1996 to draft this plan� Lexington Hamline and 1989 Selby Avenue Land Use s 11 zoning and land use, and the 1988 Community Design toured the avenue and met with staff of the Selby Ar and Twin Cities Housing Development Corporatio an B-2C zoning and rezoning of the business area be ee� ISSUES AND ASSETS Hamline Community on, Selby Area s Association, and area residents bers.) The task force met from ey considered the existing 1993 area plans for the avenue, existing r's marketing studies. They Community Development Corporation 1 property owners concerning possible Oxford and Chatsworth. Here are the issues and assets of Selby A nue that the task force has identified as those that the plan should deal with. Issues • Too many vacant busin s buildings and lots. • Poor appearance • Missing � Buildings • Vacant and streetscape. in residential and business blocks. their backs on the street - lon� blank walls face the street. at neighborhood gateway at Selby and Dale corners. • Perc�ption that crime is worse than it actually is in area. Assets • Good and affordable housing stock. • Opportunity for new and e�cpanding businesses in vacant buildings and on vacant lots. • Proximity to downtown and state capitol jobs and culcural institutions. • Well designed, historic buildings all along Selby. • Selby businesses can serve ihe neighborhood consumer market area between the Grand and University Avenues market areas. • Three distinct parts to Selby - Westem to Dale, Dale to T.exington, and Le�ngton to Hamline. • Neiohborhood strength through celebrations and organizations. � Diverse pop¢lation. • Selby is easily accessible and has strong name identification. LAND USE AND ZONING PLAN Assumptions 1. Economic and physicat conditions of buildings on Selby Avenue have improved since the last plans were completed for Selby (1989 for Summit University and 1993 for Lexington-Hamline). The commercial space at Westem, much of which tiad been vacant, is now occupied. The business building at the northeast comer of Milton has been renovated for offices and housing, and affordabte housing has been established between Chatsworth and Avon through rehabilitation of existing housing and new construction. New businesses have been established, and more are being planned east of Dale_ There have been significant investments in improvements to the residential areas to the north and south of Selby. Those who live near, shop, or work on Selby know that it is changing for the better. While there have been recent improvements along Seiby Avenue, much work is yet to be done to flt vacant buitding space, vacant 2ots, and rehabitirate buildings. Selby Avenue's uade area for neighborhood retail and services is limited by competition from the existing businesses on Grand and University Avenues. 2 �� 1 Strategies Overall Selby Avenue should remain a mixed use street of residential and business uses. he land use plan provides approximately 45% zesidential use, 43% business use a 12% institutional use. (See map 1.) 2. Land planned for residential or commercial use should be zoned now t e appropriate zoning district so that development can take place without having to through rezoning petition processes. (See Map 2.) 3. Upon city adoption of this small area plan, its land use plan a zoning wiil be in accord with one another. In the future, requests for rezonin should be granted or denied based on a determination of whether or not the pro osed residential or business development will improve the mixed use character of Se y Avenue. 4. The streetscape (the road, boulevard, sidewalk, sig , and lighting) of Selby Avenue shouid be made more attractive. usiness 4. Improving the business areas on Selby wil make the greatest contribution to the revitalization of Selby. 5. The most unportant short term imp vement for Seiby is to develop businesses on the city owned land at the northeast d southwest corners of Dale. The opportunity for properties: will be increased by rezoning the following (a) seven non nforming business properties are rezoned for business. Nonconf rming business properties are used for business, but are zoned reside ially. In order to change to another business use or expand, a pe t is needed from the planninQ commission. With the properties zoned bu ness, businesses may chan�e and expand if they meet the requirements the business zone. These are the properties shown on Map 2 proposed to be rezoned to OS-1 or B-2located at Syndicate, the north side of the street between Griggs and Dunlap, at Lexington, on the south side of the street east of Grotto, on the north side of the street east of Mackubin, and at Virginia. 3 (b) one vacant residentially zoned parcel on the south side of the street east of Kent next to an existing business is rezoned to business for business expansion or parking. (c) two vacant residentialiy zoned parcels adjacent to vacant business property at the southwest corner of Milton and Selby are rezoned to B-2. The adjacent business properties are rezoned to B-2 also so that the corner can be uniformly developed. There have been many private and public unprovements to the area east of Dale. In the future, public incentives and subsidies should be focused on the business areas between bale and Lexington to encourage private development. 8. Working with the businesses, studies to determine physically and econottrically possible improvements to the design of the business areas of Selby should be undertaken. 9. The task force considered rezoning residential properties between Milton and Avon and between Dale and Arundel to B-2C. (B-2C zoning allows residential uses and, in addition, allows the residential uses to be converted to business uses, such as retail shops, hair salons, or offices.) The task force does not recommend at this time that residential properties be rezoned to B-2C. Here are the reasons not to rezone to B-2C: a. There are many vacant zoned business properties now; these should be developed before further business zoning is considered. Adding B-2C could divert development away from these vacant properties. b. Adding business property could unbalance the mix of residential and business along the street. c. Off-street parking that is needed when houses are converted to business cannot be provided by many properties because of small lot size and lack of alley access to parking Iots. The task force recommends that the issue of B-2C be reconsidered in 5 years to see if conditions wanant B-2C zoning at that tune. In the meantime, property owners may petition the city to rezone their property by following the city's rezoning procedures. The following guidelines should be considered for proposed rezoning to B-2C: a. Upon conversion to business the off-street parking can be provided on the property. � �� y b. The property has alley access. c. The business use of the property will not adversely affect nearby residential property. d. The petitioner shows that existing business space suitable for the use is una` elsewhere on Selby. e. Petitions to rezone to B-2C are likely to concern only one lot and some ay be bordered on both sides by residential uses. These petitions should no e denied on the grounds of "spot zoning" but should be evaluated on the guidei' es above. Residential 10. Develop infill housing on the two vacant residential lots on the outh side of the street east of Milton and east of Victoria. 11. Continue to rehabilitate housing, especially between Cha worth and Avon. 12. Five residential parcels are rezoned to reflect their c ent use and best future use. On the north side of Seiby at Griggs, two single famil properties and one two-family property are rezoned to RT-1 (one and two fami residential) from RM-2 (apartments). At the northwest and southwest corners of Ma bin, two condominium buildings are rezoned to RM-2 from B-2 (community busi ess). Industrial 13. on six sites between Saint Albans and Milton The plan no longer recommends as the 1989 plan did. Some 1'unit light industry, such as printing, assembly of small precision goods, and wholesai' is allowed in B-3 zoning districts. This should be the means of allowing industrial evelopment on Selby. If additional types of limited industry are found to be ap ropriate for Selby, then the B-3 zoning district regulations can be amended to allow em, either as pern or special condition uses. DESIGN GUIDELINES Most of Selby Avenue st of Dale is within the Historic Hill Heritage Preservation District. New construction and xterior rehabilitation is subject to the disuict's design guidelines and must be reviewed a approved by city staff or the commission before construction can begin. Seiby Avenue between 1900 Hill District./with t of Dale was developed at a later date than the Hill Disuict, generally 1940. The siting of buildings along this section, however, is similar to the business buildings placed at the sidewalk and often at the corners of blocks 5 and residential buildings setback from the street. It is in the city's best interest to preserve and promote this distinct urban pattern of older cities. Good design is good for business and has a positive effect on the surrounding neighborhood. The design guidelines should be promoted by ali who deal with development along the street - the district councils, the community development corporation, businesses owners, and residents. They should be used by city staff when reviewing proposed development in the site plan review process and when selling ciry owned land. Business areas 1. New buildings (except those for auto oriented uses, such as gas stations) should be constructed at the front tot line, next to the sidewa2k. Buildings shoutd not be set back from the street with parking in front of the buildinJ; this is largely a suburban development pattern and should be avoided on Selby. On the ground floor of buildings, windows should face the street and be a dominant feature of the building. The upper floors of buildings should be predominantly solid. If windows have been filled in, they should be opened as much possible. Windows on the street mean that there aze more "eyes" on the sueet which can contribute to safety. Buiiding materials are important to the qualiry of business blocks and surrounding areas. The building materials of new buildings should relate to the materials of the sunounding buildings. For rehabilitation of existing buildings it, is best to stay with the materials of the original building rather than attempting to change them. 4. Parking lots should be separated from the sidewalk by a landscaped strip. This will partially screen the lot and maintain the continuity of buildings placed at the sidewalk. Residential New buildings should be sited at a distance not more than 5% out-of-line from ihe setback of existing adjacent buildings. 6. Building materials aze important to the quality of residential blocks and surrounding areas. The building materials of new buiidinQs should relate to the materials of the surrounding buildings. For rehabilitation of existing buildings it is best to stay with the materials of the original building rather than attempting to change them. PUBLIC INCENTIVES PROGRAMS Here are some public incentives programs that can be used to assist revitalization. 0 h � /� � ✓�� V � 1. Citywide and neighborhood commercial loan program. • Purpose is to improve appearance and correct health, safety, and energy existing commercial properties. • Eli�ible work includes structural, mechanical, and electrical repairs; fs improvements; interior remodeling; professional fees; sign and energy • 50% or more of the project must be funded tt�rouoh a bank loan. • buildin� owners or tenants may apply. • City s[aff approves most loans. 2. Commercial vacant building program. • Bring chronically vacant commerciai buildings into oductive reuse in a way that supports neighborhood revitalization, development lan objectives, and design guidelines. • Eligible work includes land acquisition, other costs incidental to redevelopment. • For profit and nonprofit developers • Up to $100,000 a project. • City staff reviews and 3. Enterprise leverage fund. • Purpose is to fill f financing sources. • Must meet HUD • Typically no 4. Strategic inve�ni n �� uction, rehabilitation, demolition, and subsidies are also available. may apply. gaps that cannot be filled by conventional or public Small Business Administration eligibility and funding criteria. than 10% of project cosu. fund program. is to attract to city businesses that will expand city's economy. eligible the business must be for profit and located outside of city. 7 of • Eligible work includes building renovation and leasehold 'unprovements, land or building acquisition, and off-street parking. • Loan amounts deternuned by evaluation of positive economic effect, including the number of jobs produced in the ciry. Loans can be forgiven based upon job retention. • The Housing and Redevelopment Authority reviews and approves the loans. 5. Neighborhood Sales tax revitalization program (STAR). • Purpose is to improve residential, commercial, cultural and economic development. • Funds must be spent on physical improvements. • Public, private, or nonprofit entities may apply. • STAR funds must be matched on a 1:1 basis. Last year $1,747,000 in loans, $311,000 in seed Capitol loans, and $789,000 in grants were available. There is also a small grant ($5,000 - $20,000) component • Competitive process with apptications for funds submitted once a year beginning with a notice of the coming year's program in December. � Mayor and City Council approve applications. 6. Capital improvement buc3get funds. • Purpose is to unprove the Ciry's long term capital improvements, such as parks, street, and libraries; housing; and economic development. • The budget contains a variety of state, federal, and local fund sources. Projects and programs must meet the eligibility criteria of the fund sources. • City agencies, district councils, business associations, civic associations, and nonprofit organizations may propose projects and programs. Organizations may submit applications individually or jointly with other organizations. • Competitive process with proposals submitted every two years. Proposals for 1997-98 are prepazed in 7anuary and 1 page proposal submitted in early February 1997. • Mayor and Ciiy Council approve projects and programs. 7. Enterprise zone. (North side of Selby between Virguua and Lexington is within enterprise zone.) 0 ��'� f Project and prograzns have been developed and funds allocated. Additional programs and funds could be made available from federal govemment future. 8. Livable communities demonstration program. • Purpose is to create projects that: 1) link development or redevelopment with transit; 2) link affordable housing with employment growth areas, 3) intensify land uses that lead to more compact development 4) involve development or redevelopment that mixes incomes including introducing higher value housing in lower income� housing opporiunities, or � residents in housing, s to achieve a mix of 5) encourage public infrastructure investments which co ect urban neighborhoods and suburban communities, attract private sector redevelop ent investment in commercial and residential properties adjacent to the public unpr ement, and provide project area residents with expanded opportunities for private s tor redevelopment. • Eligible work includes site-specific planning c ts, design and consulting costs, and construction of the demonstration project. • Funds can be grants or loans. • City applies for funds. Competitive rocess with two application cycles a year. Approximately $4.1 million a year s available. • The Metropolitan Council revi s and approves the applications. ACTION PLAN 1. A Selby Avenue action revitalization that consists University Community C< Association, Selby Are Group, and individua ei and oversee its acco nlis] �fnittee should be formed of stake holders in Selby's representatives of the Lexington-Hamline and the Summit- �ils, the Ramsey-Hill Association, Cathedral Hill Business Development Corporation, Concerned Citizen Focus businesses and residents. They will refine the action pian 2. The land use ortion of this plan identifies ihe azea between Dale and L.exington as the area in which to fo us revitalization efforts. Map 3 shows both publicly and privately owned vacant property in e focus area on which the action plan wili concentrate revitalization efforts. Table A s ows the amount and zoning of vacant properry. � 3. The focus area should be marketed as providing the best opportunities to do successful revitalization such as that which has already occurred at the east and west ends of the street. Market the focus area to retail and service businesses, financial institutions, govemment, and foundations for neighborhood and citywide businesses. 4. The committee should determine a budget needed to attract business development to Selby. The budget could designate funds for: • Iow interest loans or grants for rehabiiitation of existing buildings. • low interest loans or grants for new construction. • low interest loans or grants to move, expand or start-up businesses. � parking lot unprovements. • design services to assist facade improvements. 5. The committee should seek money from a foundation to hire a staff person knowledgeable about marketing and development to promote the street. 6. The committee should seek funds for the budget from city programs, such as STAR, the metropolitan council's livable cities program, and foundations. 7. Existing programs in place, such as the commercial loan, vacant building, enterprise leverage, and strategic investment fund can be used on an individual basis. 8. The business and residential uses that will be sought are those pernutted by the underlying zoning of the property. 9. For businesses that serve the residential neighborhood, the use of public incentives should emphasis attracting complimentary businesses. 10. More efforts should also be made to foster minoriry business start-ups, retention, and expansions from within the community. 11. The design guidelines of trris plan will be used for siting new building and rehabilitation of existing buildings. 12. Public improvements to the Selby Avenue streetscape should be made that enhance its appearance and pedestrian safety and are historically compatible. 13. A program should be developed to keep Selby Avenue clean and attractive. This could be modeled on the Cathedral Hill Business Associations "adopt a block program" where businesses volunteered to keep a designated block clean during the summer. 14. The committee should promote the provision of adequate parking for Selby Avenue businesses and residences and explore the shared use of existing parking lots as a means of 10 �..�� °C �- increasing parking. 15. Areas outside of the focus area should not be neglected. Rehabilitation of buildings, new development, and parking improvements should be assisted as SELBY AVENUE SMALL AREA PLAN TASK FORCE Vernon Crowe, Co-chair Tim Mardell, Co-chair Jason Barnett Jennifer Billig James Cleary Bob Gauseman James Jones Maryanne Lanick Tom Larsen Julian Loscalzo Judy McLaughlin 7ohn McCarty Cari Nelson Megan Ryan Linda Skallman Lisa Stratton Resident District 8 Saint Paul Planning Resident District 8 Resident District 13 Resident District 8 Resident District 8 Selby Business Own Ramsey Hill Assoc', Selby Business O r. 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DEPARTME�]T OF PLANNI� !G � & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT �� Pamela Whee[ock, Drrector `� CTI'Y OF SAINf PAUL Norm Coleman, Mayor 25 West Fourth Street Saint Paul, M,V SSl01 Telephoxe: 6/1-266-6655 Facsimife: 612d28-3167 MEMORANDUM Date: May 22, 1997 To: Planning Commission From: Roger Ryan � Re: Selby Avenue Plan Changes PUBLIC HEARIN TESTIMONY At its May 19, 1997, meeting, the Neighborhood Committee reviewed the public hearing testunony and the S/19/97 staff inemo (attached). The committee adopted a motion to recommendation to the City Councii that the 4 properties on the north side of Selby between Mackubin and Arundel be rezoned to B-2 and no further action be take on buffers and parking lot lighting. The committee also recommended that the Planning Commission act on the plan and that property owners outside the study area and within 350 feet of property proposed to be rezoned be notified of the City Council's public hearing and that in future 40-acre studies property owner outside the study area and within 350 feet also be notified. �tECOMMENDED CHANGES The Neighborhood Committee also recommended that the following changes to the Selby Avenue Plan be recommended to the City Council. LAND USE AND ZONING PLAN (Page 4) 9. The task force considered rezoning residential properties between Milton and .Avon and between Dale and Arundel to B-2C. (B-2C zoning allows residential uses and, in addition, allows the residential uses to be converted to business uses, such as retail shops, hair salons, or o�ces.) The task force does not recommend at this time that residential properties be rezoned to B-2C. Here are the reasons not to rezone to B-2C: a. There are many vacant zoned business properties now; these should be developed before further business zoning is considered. Adding B-2C could divert development away from these vacant properties. b. Adding business property could unbalance the mix of residential and business along the street. c. Off-street parking that is needed when houses are converted to business cannot be provided by many properties because of small lot size and lack of alley access to parking lots. The task force recommends that the issue of B-2C be reconsidered in 5 years to see if conditions warrant B-2C zoning at that time. In the meantime, property owners may petition the city to rezone their property by following the ciry's rezoning procedures. The following guidelines should be considered for proposed rezoninQ to B-2C: ea. Petitions to rezone to B-2C are likely to concem only one lot and some may be bordered on both sides by residential uses. These petitions should not be deniect on the grounds of "spot zoning" but should be evaluated on the guidelines el�l� xbeve. a.b Upon conversion Co business the off-street parking can be provided on the property. bc. The property has alley access. ed. The business use of the property will not adversely affect nearby residential properry. �e. The petitioner shows that a�.propriate e�eisting business space suitable for the use is not reasonably available tmavai�ab}e elsewhere on Selby. Moving old e to the front of this section as new a makes a more logicai sequence. The changes to new e make this guideline more flexible. II ACTION PLAN (Page 9) 2. The land use portion of this plan identifies the azea between Dale and Lexington as the area in which to focus revitalization efforts. Map 3 shows both publicly and privately owned vacant properry in the focus area on which the action plan will concentrate revitalization efforts. Table A shows the amount and zoning of vacant property. (See item 15.1 2 �� `� This change will help remind people that the other azeas of Selby will not be neglected during the action phase. Resolutions are attached. \1PED11�SYSSHARED\WRN'R} .BKI � DEPARTtvfENTOFPLANMYG �� & ECONOVfIC DEVELOPMENT Y Pamela Whee[oc$ Direttor CITY OF SAINf PAUL Form Coleman, A-fayor 15 West Fourrh Street Saint Paul, MN 55101 Te(ephone: 6/1-266-6655 Facsimife: 612-218-3261 MEMORANDUM Date: May 19, 1997 T'o: Neighborhood Committee From: Roger Ryan � Re: Selby Avenue Plan Testimony At the May 9 public heazing, James Coben and Peter Carlson objected to the proposed rezoning to B-2 of property on the north side of Selby between Mackubin and Arundel. Carlson also asked that because there are lots on SeIby that are onIy 115 feet deep that the screening and setback requirements between business and residential be changed to be more intense. He was also concamed about business pazking lot lighting on residential property. R�ZONING The property proposed to be rezoned is now used and zoned as follows (map attached): 1. Parcel 1: off-street parking for mixed-use building to the west (P-1). 2. Parcel2: business buiIding used for storage (RM-2). 2. Parcel3: two family residential (Rm-2). 4. Pazce14: business building with chiropractor office (RM-2). Strategy 4 of the plan states that " improving the business areas of Selby will make ihe greatest contribution to the revitalization of Selby ." One of the ways to do this is to rezone to basiness property now used for business but zoned residential. This aliows business to change to another business or to expand if needed without having to spend time and effort on city pernuts for what can be small changes. The predominant uses on these parcels ue now business and rezoning to business will make zoning consistent with land use and with the non-residential uses across Selby (restaurant and curling club) which are zoned B-2. Staff recommends that the properties be zoned B-2. SETBACKS AND SCREENING The zoning code now requires setbacks and screening as buffers when business and residential property meet at reaz property lines. Outdoor lighting is also regulated. A 1Q foot setback is required when the wa11 of a business building with windows or doors faces a lot line of a residential use. A visual screen (fence, berm, or planted azea) is required between a business pazking lot and a residential lot line. Business parking lot lighting must be shielded to reduce glaze and directed a�vay from residential districts and residences so as to not exceed 3 foot candles at the property line. The above regulations apply through the city to all neighborhoods. The depth of Selby Avenue lots aze not unusually shallow. Business lots with a depth of between 80 feet and 120 feet that aze next to residential occurs along other streets, such as Arcade, Payne, Rice and West 7th. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION FOR 40-ACRE S'F[IDIES Mr Oben and Carlson who owri property adjoining and outside the study azea objected to not being notified of the public hearing. The Planning commission referred the issue of notification to surrounding azeas to the committee. The long-standing practice for public notice for smail area plans and 40-aces studies is to notify: l.everyone within the study area for the community meeting held by the task force; 2. Everyone who attended the community meeting and all property owners whose properry is proposed to be rezoned for the Pianning Commission's public hearing; and 3. Everyone in 2, above, and every one who testified at the Planning Commission's public hearing for the City Council's public hearing. This exceeds legal requirement for public notice which requires only notice in the Pioneer Press for 3 weeks previous to the public hearing. Under present procedures properry owners within the 40-acre study azea aze notified of proposed zoning changes so that they may comment on the proposal. Staff recommends that for future 40- acre zoning studies properry owners outside the study area and within 350 feet of property proposed to be rezoned also be notified since the rezoning could have and effect on them. StafF 2 �� also recommends that since notification for the commission's public hearing followed present procedures that the Selby 40-Acre Study go forward without another commission public hearing and that property owners meeting the new procedures be notified of the City CounciPs public hearing. 3 �� `� � v 7 ,_ � �; �:� ;� �. �? t�RTIN `�UTt{E K1NG �PQf2 �� Ya � 1 � G �� ,.�; 's 3 - t:<�C��4.� � �� ,`� �# t„E .-_:_} _- -_�=--� •� _ , _ z., � , � � - � � � 7 � --- -:. � _ - .! - �_ ��:.-.�� .� �.:.: '�..� _-:_ � .: .. . -- - _- �._:_ _.. a._.� -- _. _ �14 V - f II O i0 :�� f� ��, i_� �`�� ¢��1¢�� n �v�aoo O � �C � , � � ,5 ,s � O o n .^ S2 ;? O O¢� O O.Q PARCELS MAP ____ - --.�- � - = PARCEL NLTMBER �1 --- - a • -. _i,=- V 1/ n- �� V yV a��• � � . .. �o�� . - • ..,�e�� .eeeeo . : _ . . . �z--= :.-: �s � -.. - � � -�- � � 6 6 d _=' : ==�:� - ��_Q�_!�. t �' �71�a'� �'�D � ---if_� � � �s �� '� The to�vn meetings planned for the tceek of May 19th �� ith the consuftant team for the Downtown Riverfront Deveiopmeat Framework and the meetin� �vith the presentation �vith the Planning Commission �vill not happen that n It has been put off until the week of June 16th, but it not yet final. Ivir. Ford is looking at a joint meeting of the City� Council and the Planning Commission to have a presentation from the consultant team. - Ho�v to handte adjacent community plans under the blinnesota Land Planning Act. tiVhat has been decided is that it �cill remain essentially a staff function but staff cvilt report to the Plannin� Commission throuoh the Comprehensive Planning/Economic Devetopment Committee. An opportunity will be created for issues that need to be discussed. - Lauderdate's ptan has been revie«�ed; a tot of community input �vas obfained. IV. PUBLIC HEARING: Selbv Avenuc Small Area Plan and 40-Acre Studv -(Roger Ryan} First Chair Gordon read the Statement of Purpose and Rules of Procedure for Public Hearina. - Mr. R}�an gave a short history and presentation of the plan and 40-acre study. He said Yhat the City Council initiated this study in the summer of 1995. A task force was put together from the Summit University Planning Coancil, the Lex Ham Cammanity Council, the Ramsey Hill Association, the Selby Area Community Development Corporation, Cathedra Hi[I Business Association and residents and businesses in the area. The began meeting in (ate Jamtary, 1996, and finished their drafr proposal in becember of that year, A pubtic meetino was held in the commuaity in late January, 1997. The testimony was reviewed and considered. They adopted the plan in March of this year. He tivent on to explain that the plan is a land use plan, Yhere's soms proposed zoning chanoes, and there's an action pian. The land use plan encoura�es the area to remain a mised use in approsimately the propoRians that it now has. There's I 1% institutional use (school), the rest is approsimately evenl}� divided beriveea bUSiness and resideatia! use. The plan believes that by improving the businesses along Selby Avenue will make the greatest contribution toward revitatization of Selb}• Avenue. The short term goat is to develop the corner of Selby and Dale tvith business uses. The pian cites the area of concentration be behveen Dale Street and Lexington Avenue. , Rezonings to foster business development occur mostly rvi[h business baildings that are notiv used for business but are zoned residentiai or they are vacant land area next to business area that are proposed to be zoned business. The area east of Dale StreeY on Selby Avenue is largely in the Historic Hill District, where there are design guidelines. This pla� proposes design guidelines for the remainder of Selby� Avenue, adopted from the Hi[t District guidelines. The action plan states that a coalition be formed of the groups who hati•e a stake in 2 development along the Avenue, those tvho were part of the task force plus the residents and businesses «ho may nof have been affiliated �vith the task force. The coalition is charged Fcith estimating how ntuch money witl be needed for revitalization oFthe Avenue and developing a budget. It is also recommended that they secure money from a foundation to hire a staff person �vho woufd promote and market deveiopment aton� Seiby Avenue. T« o more sections of the action plan recommend using the STAR pro�ram and the Metropolitan Liveable Communities program to also help revitalize the area. There are a number of other City proarams which can also be used for business and residentia! dece(opment. Testimonv James Coben, 490 DaS�ton Avenue, addressed the Commission. He raised hvo concerns: I) is a process concem; and 2) is a specific concem about one of the rezonings proposals. As an adjoining land owner, living on Dayton behveen McKuben and Arundel, he noted that he did not get any notice regardin� this plan. He thinks this is a serious process prablem. �Vith respect to a speci£c rezoning proposed right behind his house, he does not like the idea that without his knowing about it, ptoperty thaYs currently a parking !ot or ' residential property could be converted to business; and he would not have a say in it. He thinks that is not a good idea or good planning. 2. Peter Carlson, 482 Dayton Avenue, addressed the Commission. He's an architect and is somewhat concerned about the process and also about the proposals. He noted that the lots on Se(by Avenue are smai(er than on C'srand (115 feet deep and 40 feet wide), and most of them are also without alley, so you are right on top of the property behind you. He finds the plan "�voefully iackin�". He strongly ur�ed Commissioners to look at the screening and the set6ack requirements for this area and make some changes. He also has a concem about site �vork that never gets compteted after construction, like the planting of trees and shrubbery, and the installation of screenin� devices. He questions whether occupants should be allowed to occupy a buildin� before they have finished the �vork they ha��e said they �ti�ould do, and he urged the Commission to consider that question. He is also concemed about noise ocdinances, and unbecoming behavior like urinatin� on someone's front steps, etc. Another concern is the effect that next door patking lot lightin� has on residential d�vellings. He stated that atthou�h Saint Paut has an ordinance, it is not interpreted very well. He ureed that a stronaer effort be made to help business and residential areas in very cfose groximity, coexist. He repeatedly remarked that his pian's main interest is to foster business, and so these tq�pes of restrictions have been avoided. Fina((y, he asked the question, "What's the matter �vith the old plan?" He su��es[ed tfiat the City generates plans ever few years, and doesn't follow through with the otd .� �� plans. He question the section ofthe p(an that intends to raze a�I �0,000 house in order to put in a parkin� lot. Perhaps fhis area is badly zoned; it should be Rtif-2. To recapitulate, he encouraged the Plattning Commission to stren�then those parts of the plan that have to do with the separation of residential and business districts, and to consider «�hy it's not possibte to make plans that are good for more than rivo }'ears? bLOTIO�i: Comn:issioner Geisser nrovecl the public hearifrg be closec� thnt public con:n:ents be nccepted for tF:e next four dcrys, rn:d that the Selby Acenue Smal! Area Plan and 40-.4cre Stzrdy be referred bctck to the R'eighborhood Plarnair7g ancl Lmrd Use Co»unittee. The motion x•ns seconcled by Conmrissioner Krmner. Commissioner Vau�ht commented that he, of course, �vas aware of this plan because he is on this Commission; ho�cever, he like Mr. Coben, lives on Dayton Aven�e and has property esactly like his, that abuts property on Selby Avenue tvithout an adjoining a11ey, and in addition, is a member oEa condominium association that o��ns property on Selby Avenue, and he received no othzr nofi£cation but those �chich he received because he is a member of the Pfanning Commission. b4r. Ryan explained that for 40-acre studies there are three hearin�s: t) the community meeting/hearing, that was held in January; 2) the Planning Commission hearing, and 3) the City Covncil hearing. For the community meeting, notices are seat to everyone within the study area. IvTOtices are not sent to anyone outside of the study. For the Pianning Commission public hearing, notices are sent to otivners of all of the property proposed to be rezoned plus alf of the people who were at the communiry meetino. The same notification procedure is followed for the City Council hearina. He added that various neighborhood organizations flyer the community about the commenity meeYing. Commissioner Vaught said it was his undersYandinb that a regular rezoning includes a notice requirement of propeRies within a ceRain number of feet from the property to be rezoned. He stated that it troubled him a lot that rezonin�s are treated differently in a 40- acre study, with regard to notification, because the City is using rivo different standards. Commissioner Nowlin asked if the distance requirement �vas not 35 0 feet in rezonengs. Mr. Ryan replied that it �vas, but for petitions, noY for 40-acre studies. Commissioner Nowlin noted thal his concem is that if we're rezonin� by a comp plan amendment, that 1) �ce mi�ht have iegat vaiidity questions; and 2) with the inierest in doing a good job, notification should be extended to a certain number of feet from the boundary of the study area. He encoura�ed someone to draft languaae that included Mr. Carlson's critical comments, �vhich he feels could be quite helpful. Commissioner Nordin asked if these requests to rezone ivoutd come before the Commission individually at another time or would approving this plan rezone those properties automatically. Mr. Ryan replied tha[ approvin� this plan «�ould rezone afl of the proposed properties. Mr. Ryan aiso explained what is contained in the notices that are placed in the Legat Lerlger and the Sairtt Patd Pioneer Press. Commissioner Fietd commented on Commissioner 1Vordin's observation that once this 40- acre study is approved, the tand is rezoned but the existina uses are grand fathered in as non-conforming, but permitted uses. Commissioner Kramer added that when this is actuat(y considered, there will be hvo votes: I) one tl�at adopts the small area plan; and 2) one that adopts the 40-acre study (rezonings); but typically, they are acted on at the same time. Commissioner Vaught stated that both he and Commissioner Treichel (sitting next to him) had not realized that in the contert of a 40-acre study you coutd own a piece of propercy immediate(y adjacent to a piece of propert}• that �vas to be rezoned and not receive any notice about, yet if that same rezoning were to be done in a different process, the Ciry is required by Iaw to notify people within a ceRain distance from that property. He thinF:s this is bad poiicy and the Planning Commission ouoht to change it. Commissioner Geisser expressed that she is stunned hecause bother she and Commissioner Treichel have chaired many small area plans and have never has this problem before. Commissioner Field commented that there has to be a way to improve the notification process for fiiture plans, and the Plannine Commission should resolve the inconsistency in the notification processes that became apparent today. Mr. Ford commented that he was having similar thoughts to Commissioner Geisser's. He thinks that perhaps the reason why notification was a problem �vith this pian has to do with the particular nature of this study area that is very narro�v and linear, and atl the properties to be rezoned are on the edge of the study area and affects adjacent property o�vners that may not, for one reason or another, have been that �vell notified or involved in the process. This may sug�est that tfiere's a loophole here which ordinarily doesn't make much difference. C6air Gordon noted that the Committee �ciil take this under advisement. The motion on the fZoor to close the public hearing, to accept public comn:ents for the nest fozrr cicrys, ancl refer the Se1by Avenere Snral! Area Plan and 40 Acre Stzrdy back to the Neighborhood Planning ancl Lancl Use Cornmittee carried unanimousZy on a voice vote. MOTIOIV: Commissioner Treichel n:oved that the notifrcation issere, with respect to properties surrounding the area immediately adjacent to a small area plan axd 40-acre stz�dy, be referred to the Neighborhood Planning and Land Use Committee for an item to be dealt fvith, if possible, on their next agencla, before this particular smal! arecz plan is �� ✓ U �� completed Conunissioner Yaught secondecl the motiai tirhich carr�iecl urtanin:ously orr a voice vote. V. Zoninb Committec #97-0�9 Universal Outdoor Inc. - Appeal the Zonin� Administrator's dzcision to deny a permit for an advertising si�n at 2100 Gilbert Avenue; zoned I-1. Commissioner Field stated that after considerable testimony from staff and the appellant, it came to the Zonin� Committee's attention that there was a compromise in ffie �corl:s that mi�ht alieviate some of the prob(em. Based upon tliat, the Committee voted for a temporar} suspension of the appellanYs case, pending determination as to whether or not ihat solution �could or �vould not be viable. �97-063 I:uan Chen - Special condition use permit to allo�e general auto repair at 1523 Como Avenue; zoned B-3. Commissioner Field said that in testimony Foc this case, it came out that there is a second specia! condition use permit applicable to the same piece of properry involving the . automobile business. The Committee identified that if it granted rivo special condition use permits, each permittin�, as an esample, 15 vehicles at the site, it is possible, while �ee intended a total of 15 �•ehicles, that throu�h each SCUP be granting a total of 30 vehicles. The matter was laid over on a vote of 7-0. #97-073 T-IRA/Davton's Blaff N.H.S. - Rezone the property from B-2 (commuaity business) to RT-1 (residential) to allow construction of £ve single family homes aY 688 Tl�ird Street East. MOTION: Commissiener Fielcl moved approval of the request to rerone property nt 688 Third Street East fron: B-2 to RT-1 to aZlow constrzretion offive single family homes which earriecl zrnanimotrsly on a voice vote. �97-077 Saint Pau] Parks and Recreation - Special Condition use permit to allow construction of a boat «ell for landing and launching boats at the Upper Marina. nIOTION: Commissioner Field moved approval of the requestecl special condition use pernrit, tivith one condition, to a!!ow constr:rctio�: of a boal tieell for landing and launching boats at the Upper Mnrina tivhich carried unanimoc�sly on a voice vote. Commissioner Fieid read the agenda for the next Zoning Committee meeting, Thursday, May 15, 1997. VI. Comprehensive Planning and Economic Development Committee Redevelopment Plan for the Seventh Place Project: Amendment. Review for Comprehe�sive Plan consistency, reso[ution for adoption -(Tony Schertler). � MRY-23-97 FRI 21:53 � P SXJI�MIT-UNIVER5�TY � PLANN'ING Ct�UI�ICIL � fi27 Sclb A�cnue Saint Paul Mianesota SaI�4 1'cFophnntt 29.A-(R55 Friday, May 23, 1947 David Iv�CDonetl, Chair St. Paut PEannin� Commission I t00 City Hall A,nnex Dear Mr. McDone]E: The Summit University Planning (:n��ncal at its regularly scheduled board mcctzng held on Tues@ay, April 22, 1997 passe<i a motion unanimously endorsizig the Selby Ave�zue Smal! Arefl Plan. '�'he council beli�vrs 4,at this revised plan wilt serve as a usefu! guide for tbe momentous deveIopmeni now occurring on Selby Avenue. We would iike tn gratefi�lly ackaowled�e the moczths of work put in by tlie in�uabcxs of the task focce whieh was staffed by Roger Ryan from PEA. Thorough research and discussion hy sta ti' msd task force members along with a rn�mber of public hearings have resulted in a quality work product the community can take pzide in. Thank ynu. Sincea�ely, 4 2�'��e� Pe�gy Byme Executiva Director Council File # ��— 0 Green Sheet # � ` `�� . -� P �.., ; _ . .:� �,� ¢ . �_ Presented By � Referred To RESOLUTION CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA �30 Committee: Date 2 3 4 5 6 7 A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE SELBY AVENUE SMALL AREA PLAN AS AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul is authorized under Minnesota State Statutes, Section 462.353, to cany on comprehensive municipal planning activities for guiding future development and improvement in the city; ' .�. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul as a local government within the metropolitan area is required under Minnesota Statutes, Section 473.858, to prepare a comprehensive plan; and WHEREAS, the Saint Paul City Council is authorized under Minnesota Staxutes Minnesota Statutes, Secfion 462355, to adopt ar amend a comprehensive plan or portion thereof after a recomxnendafion by the plamiing commission; and WHEREAS, the Saint Paul City Council adopted, by Resolution No. C.F. 275971 on November 20, 1980, a Plan for Land Use as part of the Saint Paul Comprehensive Plan; and WHEREAS, a neighborhood-based task force was formed at the direction of the City Council to prepare a small area pian for Selby Avenue between Hamline Avenue and Virginia Street, to be adopted as an amendment to the Pian for Land Use; and WHEREAS, the Selby Avenue Small Area Plan Task Force met from January 1996 through March 1997 and considered land use, zoning, and development issues and opportunities, including holding a public meeting on a draft plan in January 1997; and WI3EREAS, the task force forwazded the Selby Avenue Small Area Plan and 40-Acre Study to the Pla.uning Commission in March 1997 for its review, adoption and recommendation to the City Council; and WHEREAS, the Plauuing commission held a public hearing , considered public testimony and reviewed the plan's conformance with the Comprehensive Pian; and WIIEREAS, the Platuiing commission adopted the Selby Avenue Small Area Plan and 40-Acre Study on May 23, 1997, and forwarded it to the City Council for its review and adoption; and 38 WIIEREAS, the City Council considered the Selby Avenue Small Area Plan, held a public hearing and 39 considered public testimony. 40 41 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Saint Paui City Council hexeby adopts the Selby Avenue 42 Small Area Plan as an amendment to the Plan far Land Use, an element of the Comprehensive Plan, subject 43 to review by the Metropolitan Council as may be required by law. (��—Q 4 G Requested by Department of: Adoption Certified by Council Secretary ay: � �_�,,__.\g ,1 Approved by Mayor: Date J t �4- BY= �i� 1. Plannina & Economic Development By: � Form Approved by City Attorney sY: �� .v�� ,cc�c.� 6�l R9 � Approved y Ma o 5 'o to Council By: �9�d� �� DATE ��p��97 GREEN SH �t'1-� ��o PERSQ fiPHONE �NfTIAVDA INRIAWATE ger �yan 66574 DEPAFiTMENTDIRECTOR � C1T'COUNCIL RSSIGN �CRYATTORNEY G�( CRYCLERK MUST BE ON CqUNCIL AGEN�A BY (DATE) pOUTING Q BUDGET DIRECTOfl O FIN. & MGT. SERVICES D OROER IYl uAYOF (OR ASSISTAN'n ITl A► d, '�o Cu i ri� �, f.. i_E� TOTAL # OF SIGNATURE PAGES � ' (CLIP L LOCATIONS FOR SIGNATURE) ACT70N REQUESTED: Adopt Selby Avenue Small Area Plan, e�. RECAMMENDATIONS: Appmva (A) or Rajett (R) PEFiSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS MUST ANSWER TNE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: � PtANNING C�MtA1SS10N _ CIVIISERVIGE CqMMIS510N �� Has this persoNfirm ever worketl untler a contrac[ for this department? _ CIB CqMMflTEE _ YES NO � STAFF _ 2. H25 thiS pelSOn/fifm 2Vef been a City emplOyee? YES NO _ Dts'rtilCi COURi _ 3. Does this person/firm possess a skill not normally possessed by any curtem ciry employeal SUPPORTS WHICN COUNCIL OBJECTIVE? YES NO Explain a�l yes enawers on seperate sheet antl attach to green sheet INITIATING PqOBLEM, ISSIIE, OPPf1RTUNRY (Who, What, When, Where, Why): City council noted vacant and underutilized property on Selby could undermine area's stability and vitality. ADVANTAGES IF APPROVED: Revitalization will be focused in the coming years. DISAQYANTAGES IFAPPFOVED: . N one. DISADVANTACaES IF NOTAPPROVED: Vacant, underutilized property could remain. �� {�{'? '�?�� JUN 1 fl 1�97 TOTAL AMOUNT OF 7RANSACTION $ COST/HEVENUE BUDGETED (CIRCLE ONE) YES NO FUNDIfdG SOURCE ACTIVITY NUMBEFi FINANCIAL INFORfofATION: (EXPLAIN) DEPAR'fMENT OF PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Pame1¢ GVheeloc$ Director CTTY OF SAINT PAUL Norm Coleman, Mayor June 9, 1997 Council President David Thune and Members of the City council 3rd Floor City Ha11 Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102 25 Wes! Fourih Sbeet SaintPau[ MN55702 Dear President Thune and Members of the City Council: - l� �� Telephone: 612-266-6655 Facs "nrsi7e: 6I2-228-3261 In July 1995, the City council initiated the Selby Avenue Small Area Plan and 40-Acre Zoning Study for the land on both sides of Selby Avenue between Hamline Avenue and Virginia Street. A draft plan and zoning study was developed during 1996 by a neighborhood-based task force and presented to the community at a meefing in January 1997. The task force approved it in Mazch 1997, and the Planning Commission, after a public hearing, recommended adoption of it by the City Council in May 1997. The Commission's resolutions recommending approval of the plan and zoning study are attached. The pian and shxdy contains a land use plan, proposed rezonings to cany-out the plan, design guidelines, and an action plan for public/private investment along Selby. Some major plan recommendations are that the avenue should remain a mixed use area of residential and business uses, improving the business areas (especially those between Dale and Lexington) will make the greatest contribution to revitalization, and efforts should be made to provide adequate parking for businesses and residents. I am pleased to transmit this plan to you for your review and action. Sincerely, �� Norm Coleman Mayor lQT NC:rr ��J�� city of saint paul planning commission resolution file number 97-36 UQte May 23. 1997 SELBY AVENUE SMAI.L AREA PLAN WHEREAS, in July 1995 the City Council initiated the Selby Avenue Small Area Plan and 40- Acre Zoning Study; and WHEREAS, the City Council asked that a neighborhood-based task force be formed, co-chaired by a member of the Planning Commission and a neighborhood resident, and made up of representa6ves of the Lexington Hamline Community Council, Summit University Planning Council, Selby Area Community Development Corporation, Cathedral Hill Business Association, and area business and residents; and WHEIZEAS, the task force met from January 1996 through Mazch 1997; and WHEREAS, the task force approved the Selby Avenue Small Area Plan and 40-Acre Study on March 18, 1997, after holding a community meeting to get broad public input, and forwazded it to the Planning commission for its review; and WHEREAS, the Planning commission held a public hearing on the Selby Avenue Small Area Plan and 40-Acre Study on May 9, 1997, notice of which was duly given in the Saint Paul Legal Ledger on April 19, 1997, and in the Saint Paul Pioneer Press on April 17 and 24 and May 1, 1997; and WHEREAS, the Plauning Commission recommended changes to the small area plan, after considered the public testimony and reviewing the pian's conformance with the Comprehensive Plan. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Planning Commission hereby recommends adoption by the City Council of the Selby Avenue Small Area Plan and 40-Acre Study as an amendment to the City's Land Use Plan, which is an element of the Comprehensive Plan. moved by �iss� seconded by i n favor Unanimous against / /' �I Y - • V � PLANNING CONIIVIISSION RECOA�IlVIEENDED CHANGES SELBY AVEN[JE SMAI.L AREA PLAN May 23,1997 LAND USE AND ZONING PLAN (Page 4) 9. The task force considered rezoning residenual properties between Milton and Avon and between Dale and Amndel to B-2C. (B-2C zoning allows residential uses and, in addirion, allows the residential uses to be converted to business uses, such as retail shops, hair salons, or offices.) The task force does not recommend at this time that residential properties be rezoned to B-2C. Here are the reasons not to rezone to B-2C: a. There are many vacant zoned business properties now; these should be developed before further business zoning is considered. Adding B-2C could divert development away from these vacant properties. Adding business property could unbalance the mix of residential and business along the street. c. Off-street parking that is needed when houses are converted to business cannot be provided by many properties because of small lot size and lack of a11ey access to parking lots. The task force recommends that the issue of B-2C be reconsidered in 5 years to see if condifions warrant B-2C zoning at that time. In the meantune, property owners may petition the city to rezone their property by following the city's rezoning procedures. The following guidelines should be considered for proposed rezoning to B-2C: e�. Petitions to rezone to B-2C are likely to concern only one lot and some may be bordered on both sides by residential uses. These petitions should not be denied on the grounds of "spot zoning" but should be evaluated on the guidelines below abeve. a.b Upon conversion to business the off-street parking can be provided sa �• bc. The property has alternative. e.e.. a11ey ar side street. access. e�. The business use of the property will not adversely affect neazby residential property. ��-Y�� e. The petirioner shows that annro riate exiseiag business space suitable for the use is not reasonably available �xi�ab�e elsewhere on Selby. 0 ACTTON PLAN (Page 9) 2. The land use portion of this plan identifies the area between Dale and I.eungton as the area in which to focus revitalization efforts. Map 3 shows both publicly and privately owned vacant property in the focus area on wluch the acrion plan will concentrate revitalization efforts. Table A shows the amount and zoning of vacant properry. (See item 15.1 I I V♦ SELBY AVENUE PLAN Adopted by Selby Avenue Task Force 3/18/97 Amended by the City Council 7/23l97 In July 1995, the City Council initiated a Small Area Plan and 40-Acre Zoning Study for Selby Avenue between Aamline Avenue and Virginia Street. The Council noted tt�at development progress had been made over the last 10 yeazs but that there remained vacant and underutilized property that could undermine the Avenue's stability and vitality. Accordingly, ffiey asked that a task force be formed to develop a framework of future land use, zoning changes, and publiclprivate investment for the Avenue for adoption by the Planning Commission and City Council. A task force was formed made up of representatives of the Lexington Hamline Communiry Council, Summit Universiry Planning Council, Ramsey HIll Association, Selby Area Community Deveiopment Corporation, Cathedral Hill Business Association, and azea residents and business owners. (See the tast section for task force members.) The task force met from January 1996 through November 1996 to draft this plan. They considered ffie existing 1993 L.exington Hamline and.1989 Selby Avenue Land Use small area plans for the avenue, existing zoning and land use, and the 1988 Community Design Center's marketing studies. They toured the avenue and met with staff of the Selby Area Community Development CorQoration and Twin Cities Housing Development Corporation and property owners concerning possible B-2C zoning and rezoning of the business area between Oxford and Chats�uorth_ ISSLTES AND ASSETS Here are the issues and assets of Selby Avenue that the task force has identified as those that the plan should deal with. Issues • Too many vacant business buildings and lots. • Foor appearance of bnildings and streetscape. • Missing buildings in residential and business blocks. • Buildings turning their backs on the street - long blank walls face the street. • Vacant properry at neighborhood gateway at Selby and Dale comers. • Perception that crime is worse than it actually is in area. I � = � ASSCtS • Good and affordable housing stock. • Opportuniry for new and expanding businesses in vacant buildings and on vacant lots. • Proximity to downtown and state capitol jobs and cultural institutions. • Well design�, Yustaric buitdings all along Selby. • Selby businesses caa serve the neighborhood cansumer market azea between the Grand and University Avenues market areas. • Three distinct parts to Selby - Westem to Dale, Dale to Lexington, and Lexington to Hamline. • Neighborhood strength through celebrations and organizations. • Diverse population. • Selby is easily accessible and has strong name identification. LAND USE AND ZONING PLAN Assumptions 1. Economic and physical condidons of buildings on Selby Avenue have improved since the last plans were completed for Selby (1989 for Summit University and 1993 for Lexington-Hamline). The commercial space at Westem, much of which had been vacant, is now occupied. The business building at the northeast comer of Milton has been renovated for offices and housing, and affordable housing has been established between Chatsworth and Avau throug� aehabilitation of existing housing and new construction. New businesses have been established, and more aze being pianned east af Dale. There have been significant investments in improvements to the residential areas to the nar�t and so�cl� of Sejby. Those who live near, shop, or work on Selby know tbat at �s changing for t�e �euer. 2. While there have been recent unprovements along Selby Avenue, much work is yei to be done to fill vacant building space, vacant lots, and rehabilitate buildings. 3. Selby Avenue's trade area for neighborhood retail and services is limited by competition from the existing businesses on Grand and Universiry Avenues. 2 9 ��8gq Strategies verall Selby Avenue should remain a mixed use street of residential and business uses. The land use plan provides approximately 45% residential use, 43% business use and 12% institutional use. (See map 1.) 2. I,and planned for residential or commercial use should be zoned now to the appropriate zoning disuict so that develop�nt ean take place without having to go through rezoning petition processes. (See Map 2.) Upon city adoption of this small area plan, its land use plan and zoning will be in accord with one another. In the future, requests for rezonings should be granted or denied based on a determinadon af whether or not the proposed residential or business development will improve the mixed use character of Selby Avenue. 4. The streetscape (the road, boulevard, sidewalk, signs, and lighting) of Selby Avenue should be made more amactive. Business 4. Improving the business areas on Selby wIll make the greatest contribution to the revitalization of Selby. 5. The most important short term unprovement for Selby is to develop businesses on the ciry owned land at the northeast and southwest comers of Dale. The oppornznity for business development will be increased by rezoning the following properties: (a) seven nonconforming business properties are rezoned for business. Nonconfomung business properties are used for business, but aze zoned residentially. In order to change to another business use or expand, a pernut is needed from the planning commission. Witfi the properties zoned business, businesses may change and expand if they meet the requirements of the business wnc. These are the properties shown on Map 2 proposed to be rezoned to OS-1 or B-2located at Syndicate, the north side of the street between Griggs and Dunlap, at Lexington, on the south side of the street east of Grotto, on the north side of the street east of Mackubin, and at Virginia. 3 1 �� • (b) one vacant residentially zoned parcel on the south side of the street east of Kent next to an e�sting business is rezoned to business for business expansion or parking. (c) two vacant residentially zoned pazc,�ls adjacent to vacant business property at the southwest comer of Milton and Selby are rezoned to B-2. The adjacent business properties are rezoned to B-2 also so that the comer can be uniformly developed. 7. There have been many private and public improvemenu to the area east of Dale. In the future, public incenTives and subsidies should be focused on the business areas between Dale and I.exingtoa �� encourage private development. S. Working with the businesses, studies to determine physicaliy and economically possible improvements to the design of the business azeas of Selby should be undertaken. 9. The task force considered rezoning residential properties between Milton and Avon and between Dale and Arundel to B-2C. (B-2C zoning allows residential uses and, in addition, allows the residential uses to be converted to business uses, such as retail shops, hair salons, or offices.) The task force does not recommend at this time that residential properties be rezoned to B-2C. Here are the reasons not to rezone to B-2C: a. Tt�ere are many vacant zoned business properties now; these should be developed before further business zoning is considered. Adding B-ZC could divert development away from these vacant properties. b. Adding business property could unbalance the mix of residential and business along the street. Off-street parking that is needed when houses are converted to business cannot be provided by many properties because of small lot size and lack of alley access to pazking lots. The task force recom�ends that the issue of B-2C be reconsidered in 5 years to see if caaditions �rc-aad B-2C zaning at that time. In the meantime, property owners may petition the city to rezone their property by following the city's rezoning procedures. The following guidelines should be considered for proposed rezoning to B-2C: a. Upon conversion to business the off-street parking can be provided on the properry. � ��-�� b. The property has alley access. c. The business use of the property will not adversely affect nearby residential property. d. The petitioner shows that existing business space suitable for the use is unavailable elsewhere on Selby. Petitions to rezone to B-2C are l�e1y to concern only one lot and some may be bordered on both sides by residential uses. These petitions should not be denied on the grounds of "spot zoning" but should be evaluated on the guidelines above. Residential 10. Develop infill housing on the two vacant residentia! lots on the south side of the sueet east of Milton and east of Victoria. ll. Continue to rehabilitate housing, especially between Chatsworth and Avon. 12. Five residential parcels aze rezoned to reflect their cunent use and best future use. On Ehe north side of 5eiby at Griggs, two single family properties and one two-family property are rezoned to RT-1 (one and two family residential) from RM-2 (apartments). At il�e northwest and southwest comers of Mackubin, two condominium buildings are rezoned to RM-2 from B-2 (community business). In u trial 13. The plan no longer recommends industry on six sites between Saint Albans and Milton as the 1989 plan did. Some limited light industry, such as printing, assembly of smali precision goods, and wholesaling is allowed in B-3 zoning districts. This should be the means of aliowing industrial development on Selby. If additional types of limited industry are found to be appropriate for Selby, then the B-3 zoning district regulations can be amended to allow them, either as permitted or special covdition uses. DESIGN GUIDELINES Most of Selby Avenue east of Dale is within the Historic HIll Heritage Preservation District. New construction and exterior rehabilitation is subject to the district's design guidelines and must be reviewed and approved by city staff or the commission before construction can begin. Selby Avenue west of Dale was developed at a later date than the Hill District, generally between 1900 and 1940. The siting of buildings along this section, however, is similar to the Hill District, with business buildings placed at the sidewalk and often at the comers of blocks I �r� and residential buildings setback from the street. It is in the city's best interest to preserve and promote this distinct urban pattem of older cities. Good design is good for business and has a positive effect on the sunounding neighborhood. The design guidelines should be promoted by all who deal with development along the street - the district councils, the community development corporation, businesses owners, and residents. They should be used by city staff when reviewing proposed development in the site plan review process and when selling ciry owned land. Business areas New buildings (except those for auto oriented uses, such as gas starions) should be constructed at the front lot line, next to the sidewalk. Buildings should not be set back from the sueet with pazking in &ont of fhe building; this is largely a suburban develogment pattern and should he avoided on Selby. On the ground floor of buildings, windows should face the street and be a dominant feature of the building. The upper floors of buildings should be predominantly solid. If windows have been filied in, they should be opened as much possible. Windows on the street mean that there are more "eyes" on the street which can contribute to safety. 3. Building materials are important to the quaiity of business blocks and surrounding areas. The building materials of new buildings should relate to the materials of the surraunding buildings. For rehabilitauon of existing buildings it is best to stay with the materials of the original building rather than attempting to change them. 4. Parking lots should be sepazated from ffie sidewalk by a landscaped strip. This will partially screen the lot and maintain the continuiry of buildings placed at the sidewalk. Residential New buiidings shoutd 6e sited at a distance not more than 5% out-of-line from the setback of existing adjacent buildings. 6. Building materials aze unportant to the quality of residendal blocks aud surrounding areas. The building materials of new buildings shouid reYate to the materials of the surrot�nding buildings. For rehabIlitation of existing buildings it is best to stay with the materials of the original building rather than attempting to change them. �UBLIC INCEI�TTIVES PROGRAMS Here are some public incentives programs that can be used to assist revitalization. 97-889 1. Citywide and neighborhood commercial loan program. � Purpose is to improve appearance and coaect health, safety, and energy deficiencies of eacisting commercial pzoperties. • Eligible work includes structural, mechanical, and electrical repairs; facade improvemenu; interior remodeling; professional fees; sign and energy improvements. • 50% or more of the project must be funded through a bank loan. • building owners or tenants may apply. • City staff approves most loans. 2. Commercial vacant building pragram. • Bring chronically vacant commercial buildings into productive reuse in a way that supports neighborhood revitalization, development plan objectives, and design guidelines. • Eligibie work includes land acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, demolition, and other costs incidental to redevelopment. Rent subsidies are also available. • For profit and nonprofit developers and owners may apply. • Up to $100,000 a project. • City staff reviews and approves applications. 3. Enterprise leverage fund. • Purpose is to fill financing gaps that cannot be filled by conventional or public financing sources. • Must meet HUD and Small Business Administration eligibility and funding criteria. • Typically no more than 10% of project costs. 4. Strategic investment fund program. • Purpose is to attract to city businesses that will eJCpand city's economy. • To be eligible the business must be for profit and located outside of city. �! �"�� Eligible work includes building renovation and leasehold improvements, land or building acquisition, and off-street parking. • L,oan amounts determined by evaluation of positive economic effect, including the. number of jobs produced in the city. Loans can be forgiven based upon job retention. � The Housing and Redevelopment Authority reviews and approves the loans. 5. Neighborhood Sales tax revitalization program (STAR). � Purpose is to improve residential, commercial, cultural and economic development. • Funds must be spent on physical improvements. • Public, private, or nonprofit entities may apply. • STAR funds must be matched on a 1:1 basis. Last yeaz $1,747,000 in loans, $311,000 in seed Capitol loans, and $789,000 in grants were available. There is also a small grant ($5,000 - $20,000) component • Competitive process with applications for funds submitted once a year beginning with a notice of the coming year's program in December. • Mayor and City Council approve applications. 6. Capital improvement budget funds. � Purpose is to improve the City's long term capital improvements, such as pazks, street, and libraries; housing; and economic development. � The budget contains a variety of sr�ate, federal, and local fund sources. Projects and programs must meet the eligibility criteria of the fund sources. • Ciry agencies, district councils, business associations, civic associations, and nonprofit organizations may propose projects and programs. Organizations may submit appiications individually or joirnly with offier organizations. • Competitive process with proposals submitted every two years. Proposals for 199�-98 aze prepared in January and 1 page proposal submitted in early February 1997. � Mayor and City Council approve projects and programs. 7. Enterprise zone. (North side of Selby between Virginia and Lexington is within enterprise zone.) f:3 � s w. � Project and pzograms have been developed and funds allocated. � Additional programs and funds could be made available from federal government in the future. 8. Livable communities demonstration program. • Purpose is to create projects that: 1) link development oa redevelopment with Fransit; 2} Iink affordable hoiasing wit� empfoyment growth areas, 3) intensify land uses that lead to more compact development or redevelopment, 4) involve development or redevelopment that mixes incomes of residents in housing, including introducing higher value housing in lower income areas to achieve a mix of housing opportuniries, or 5) encourage public infrastructure investments which connect urban neighborhoods and suburban communities, attract private sector redevelopment investment in commerciai and residential properties adjacent to the public improvement, and provide project area residents with expanded opportunities for private sector redevelopment. • Eligible work includes site-specific planning costs, design and consulting costs, and construction of the demonsuation project. • Funds ean be grants or loans. • City applies for funds. Competitive process with two application cycles a year. Approximately $4.1 million a year is available. • The Metropolitan Council reviews and approves the applications. ACTION PLAN 1. A Selby Avenue action committee should be formed of stake holders in Selby's revitalization that consists of representatives of the Lexington-Hau�ii� and the Summit- Universiry Community Councils, t3�e Ra�sey-HiFi Association, Cathedral Aill Business Association, Seiby Area Com�unity Development Corporation, Concemed Citizen Focus Group, and individual neighborhood businesses and residents. They will refine the action plan and overscee its accomplishment. 2. The land use portion of this plan identifies the area between Dale and Le�ngton as the area in which to focus revitalization efforts. Map 3 shows both publicly and privately owned vacant properry in the focus area on which the action plan will concentrate revitalization efforts. Table A shows the amount and zoning of vacant property. 0 �f7-d�89 3. The focus area should be marketed as providing the best opportunities to do successful revitalization such as that wluch has already occuned at the east and west ends of the street. Market the focus azea to retail and service businesses, financial institurions, government, and foundations for neighborhood and citywide businesses. 4. The committee should determine a budget needed to attract business development to Selby. 'The budget could designate funds for: • low interest loans or grants for rehabilitation of eJCisting buildings. � low interest loans or grants for new construction. • low interest loans or grants to move, expand or start-up businesses. • parking lot improvements. • design services to assist facade improvements. 5. The committee should seek money from a foundation to hire a staff person l�owledgeable about marketing and developmeni to promote the street. 6. The committee should seek funds for the budget from ciry programs, such as STAR, the metropolitan council's livable cities program, and foundations. 7. Existing programs in place, such as the commercial loan, vacant building, enterprise leverage, and strategic investment fund can be used on an individual basis. 8. The business and residential uses that will be sought are those permitted by the underlying zoning of the property. 9. For businesses that serve the residential neighborhood, the use of public incenuves should emphasis attracting complimentary businesses. 10. More efforts should also be made to foster minority business start-ups, retention, and expansions &om wit�tin Ehe co�nmunity. 11. The design guidelines of this plan will be used for siting new building and rehabilitation of existing buildings. 12. Pub�e �rovements r�a ��elby Avenue streetscape should be made that enhance its appearance and pedestrian safety and are lu�torically compatible. 13. A program should be developed to keep Selby Avenue clean and attractive. This could be modeled on the Cathedral Hili Business Associations "adopt a block program" where businesses volunteered to keep a designated block clean during the summer. 14. The committee should promote the provision of adequate parking for Selby Avenue businesses and residences and explore the shared use of e�cisting parldng lots as a means of 10 � 7-8� 5 increasing parking. 15. Areas outside of the focus area should not be neglected. Rehabilitation of e�cisting buildings, new development, and pazking improvements should be assisted as needed. SELBY AVENUE SMALL AREA PLAN TASK FORCE Vemon Crowe, Co-chair Tim Mardell, Co-chair Iason Bamett Jennifer Biilig James Cleary Bob Gauseman 7ames Jones Maryanne Lanick Tom Larsen Julian L,oscalzo 7udy McLaughlin John McCarry Carl Nelson Megan Ryan Linda Skallman Lisa Suatton Resident District 8 Saint Paul Planning Commission Resident District 8 Resident District 13 Resident District 8 Resident District 8 Selby Business Owner Ramsey Hill Association Selby Business Owner Selby Area Communiry Development Corporarion Ramsey Hill Association Selby Business Owner Cathedral Hill Business Association Resident District 8 Resident District 13 Resident District 8 DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STAFF TO TASK FORCE Ka@y Dadlez Roger Ryan 11 Z{ � -� � -- � �� n � a ' 6' �Q�� ► +i �� N � -� G � 0 z � � ��Z ��rn r -�- z � � , � a U� � � � r� �� N � o � m� � a � L � � r � > d C � � C z � � r � � � > r � m > b � z • ': � � �/L��I�i� t�i yyy� • - - -- � - — • 1 �� r �� C ' � �' �� •�p . • 0�. 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C � � ';.-, � � � �o- : � Q ��.�� ' o m- 0 0 o f C � cn In�.�..T m � � d I�oo � � o 0 _ o � � m � o u � �o m 3, 3, a d � � N 3 � � �c g c � u � ♦ s i ► </ � � � � I�� d = 3 � ' = � �-a d � �� OC �� _� Q �� .��,� O � 25 25 � I � � �' � c"k�' O I � � �—�a�q �'ACANT PROPERTY TABLE A SQUARE FEET PROPOSED VACAIvT LAND VACANT LAND TOTAL ZONING WITH BUILDINGS ONLY B-2 29,070 80,685 109,755 B-3 4,920 24,080 29,000 � - 9,200 9,200 P-1 17,600 17,600 TOTAL 33,990 131,565 165,SS5 VACANT PROPERTY MAP 3 �� d � � PcL�V p, E � 1--� 2_ 1�. � Z� �� INTRODUCTION SELBY AVENUE PLAN Adopted by Selby Avenue Task Force 3/18/97 In July 1995, the City Council initiated a Small Area Plan and 40-Acre Zoning Study for Selby Avenue between Hamline Avenue and Virginia Street. The Council noted that development progress had been made over the last 10 years but that there remained vacant and underutilized property that could undermine the Avenue's stability and vitality. Accordingly, they asked that a task force be formed to develop a framework of future land use, zoning changes, and public/private investment for the Avenue for adoption by the Planning Commission and City Council. , A task force was formed made up of representatives of the I Council, Summit University Planning Council, Ramsey Hill Community Development Corporation, Cathedral Hill Busin and business owners. (See the last section for task force me January 1996 through November 1996 to draft this plan� Lexington Hamline and 1989 Selby Avenue Land Use s 11 zoning and land use, and the 1988 Community Design toured the avenue and met with staff of the Selby Ar and Twin Cities Housing Development Corporatio an B-2C zoning and rezoning of the business area be ee� ISSUES AND ASSETS Hamline Community on, Selby Area s Association, and area residents bers.) The task force met from ey considered the existing 1993 area plans for the avenue, existing r's marketing studies. They Community Development Corporation 1 property owners concerning possible Oxford and Chatsworth. Here are the issues and assets of Selby A nue that the task force has identified as those that the plan should deal with. Issues • Too many vacant busin s buildings and lots. • Poor appearance • Missing � Buildings • Vacant and streetscape. in residential and business blocks. their backs on the street - lon� blank walls face the street. at neighborhood gateway at Selby and Dale corners. • Perc�ption that crime is worse than it actually is in area. Assets • Good and affordable housing stock. • Opportunity for new and e�cpanding businesses in vacant buildings and on vacant lots. • Proximity to downtown and state capitol jobs and culcural institutions. • Well designed, historic buildings all along Selby. • Selby businesses can serve ihe neighborhood consumer market area between the Grand and University Avenues market areas. • Three distinct parts to Selby - Westem to Dale, Dale to T.exington, and Le�ngton to Hamline. • Neiohborhood strength through celebrations and organizations. � Diverse pop¢lation. • Selby is easily accessible and has strong name identification. LAND USE AND ZONING PLAN Assumptions 1. Economic and physicat conditions of buildings on Selby Avenue have improved since the last plans were completed for Selby (1989 for Summit University and 1993 for Lexington-Hamline). The commercial space at Westem, much of which tiad been vacant, is now occupied. The business building at the northeast comer of Milton has been renovated for offices and housing, and affordabte housing has been established between Chatsworth and Avon through rehabilitation of existing housing and new construction. New businesses have been established, and more are being planned east of Dale_ There have been significant investments in improvements to the residential areas to the north and south of Selby. Those who live near, shop, or work on Selby know that it is changing for the better. While there have been recent improvements along Seiby Avenue, much work is yet to be done to flt vacant buitding space, vacant 2ots, and rehabitirate buildings. Selby Avenue's uade area for neighborhood retail and services is limited by competition from the existing businesses on Grand and University Avenues. 2 �� 1 Strategies Overall Selby Avenue should remain a mixed use street of residential and business uses. he land use plan provides approximately 45% zesidential use, 43% business use a 12% institutional use. (See map 1.) 2. Land planned for residential or commercial use should be zoned now t e appropriate zoning district so that development can take place without having to through rezoning petition processes. (See Map 2.) 3. Upon city adoption of this small area plan, its land use plan a zoning wiil be in accord with one another. In the future, requests for rezonin should be granted or denied based on a determination of whether or not the pro osed residential or business development will improve the mixed use character of Se y Avenue. 4. The streetscape (the road, boulevard, sidewalk, sig , and lighting) of Selby Avenue shouid be made more attractive. usiness 4. Improving the business areas on Selby wil make the greatest contribution to the revitalization of Selby. 5. The most unportant short term imp vement for Seiby is to develop businesses on the city owned land at the northeast d southwest corners of Dale. The opportunity for properties: will be increased by rezoning the following (a) seven non nforming business properties are rezoned for business. Nonconf rming business properties are used for business, but are zoned reside ially. In order to change to another business use or expand, a pe t is needed from the planninQ commission. With the properties zoned bu ness, businesses may chan�e and expand if they meet the requirements the business zone. These are the properties shown on Map 2 proposed to be rezoned to OS-1 or B-2located at Syndicate, the north side of the street between Griggs and Dunlap, at Lexington, on the south side of the street east of Grotto, on the north side of the street east of Mackubin, and at Virginia. 3 (b) one vacant residentially zoned parcel on the south side of the street east of Kent next to an existing business is rezoned to business for business expansion or parking. (c) two vacant residentialiy zoned parcels adjacent to vacant business property at the southwest corner of Milton and Selby are rezoned to B-2. The adjacent business properties are rezoned to B-2 also so that the corner can be uniformly developed. There have been many private and public unprovements to the area east of Dale. In the future, public incentives and subsidies should be focused on the business areas between bale and Lexington to encourage private development. 8. Working with the businesses, studies to determine physically and econottrically possible improvements to the design of the business areas of Selby should be undertaken. 9. The task force considered rezoning residential properties between Milton and Avon and between Dale and Arundel to B-2C. (B-2C zoning allows residential uses and, in addition, allows the residential uses to be converted to business uses, such as retail shops, hair salons, or offices.) The task force does not recommend at this time that residential properties be rezoned to B-2C. Here are the reasons not to rezone to B-2C: a. There are many vacant zoned business properties now; these should be developed before further business zoning is considered. Adding B-2C could divert development away from these vacant properties. b. Adding business property could unbalance the mix of residential and business along the street. c. Off-street parking that is needed when houses are converted to business cannot be provided by many properties because of small lot size and lack of alley access to parking Iots. The task force recommends that the issue of B-2C be reconsidered in 5 years to see if conditions wanant B-2C zoning at that tune. In the meantime, property owners may petition the city to rezone their property by following the city's rezoning procedures. The following guidelines should be considered for proposed rezoning to B-2C: a. Upon conversion to business the off-street parking can be provided on the property. � �� y b. The property has alley access. c. The business use of the property will not adversely affect nearby residential property. d. The petitioner shows that existing business space suitable for the use is una` elsewhere on Selby. e. Petitions to rezone to B-2C are likely to concern only one lot and some ay be bordered on both sides by residential uses. These petitions should no e denied on the grounds of "spot zoning" but should be evaluated on the guidei' es above. Residential 10. Develop infill housing on the two vacant residential lots on the outh side of the street east of Milton and east of Victoria. 11. Continue to rehabilitate housing, especially between Cha worth and Avon. 12. Five residential parcels are rezoned to reflect their c ent use and best future use. On the north side of Seiby at Griggs, two single famil properties and one two-family property are rezoned to RT-1 (one and two fami residential) from RM-2 (apartments). At the northwest and southwest corners of Ma bin, two condominium buildings are rezoned to RM-2 from B-2 (community busi ess). Industrial 13. on six sites between Saint Albans and Milton The plan no longer recommends as the 1989 plan did. Some 1'unit light industry, such as printing, assembly of small precision goods, and wholesai' is allowed in B-3 zoning districts. This should be the means of allowing industrial evelopment on Selby. If additional types of limited industry are found to be ap ropriate for Selby, then the B-3 zoning district regulations can be amended to allow em, either as pern or special condition uses. DESIGN GUIDELINES Most of Selby Avenue st of Dale is within the Historic Hill Heritage Preservation District. New construction and xterior rehabilitation is subject to the disuict's design guidelines and must be reviewed a approved by city staff or the commission before construction can begin. Seiby Avenue between 1900 Hill District./with t of Dale was developed at a later date than the Hill Disuict, generally 1940. The siting of buildings along this section, however, is similar to the business buildings placed at the sidewalk and often at the corners of blocks 5 and residential buildings setback from the street. It is in the city's best interest to preserve and promote this distinct urban pattern of older cities. Good design is good for business and has a positive effect on the surrounding neighborhood. The design guidelines should be promoted by ali who deal with development along the street - the district councils, the community development corporation, businesses owners, and residents. They should be used by city staff when reviewing proposed development in the site plan review process and when selling ciry owned land. Business areas 1. New buildings (except those for auto oriented uses, such as gas stations) should be constructed at the front tot line, next to the sidewa2k. Buildings shoutd not be set back from the street with parking in front of the buildinJ; this is largely a suburban development pattern and should be avoided on Selby. On the ground floor of buildings, windows should face the street and be a dominant feature of the building. The upper floors of buildings should be predominantly solid. If windows have been filled in, they should be opened as much possible. Windows on the street mean that there aze more "eyes" on the sueet which can contribute to safety. Buiiding materials are important to the qualiry of business blocks and surrounding areas. The building materials of new buildings should relate to the materials of the sunounding buildings. For rehabilitation of existing buildings it, is best to stay with the materials of the original building rather than attempting to change them. 4. Parking lots should be separated from the sidewalk by a landscaped strip. This will partially screen the lot and maintain the continuity of buildings placed at the sidewalk. Residential New buildings should be sited at a distance not more than 5% out-of-line from ihe setback of existing adjacent buildings. 6. Building materials aze important to the quality of residential blocks and surrounding areas. The building materials of new buiidinQs should relate to the materials of the surrounding buildings. For rehabilitation of existing buildings it is best to stay with the materials of the original building rather than attempting to change them. PUBLIC INCENTIVES PROGRAMS Here are some public incentives programs that can be used to assist revitalization. 0 h � /� � ✓�� V � 1. Citywide and neighborhood commercial loan program. • Purpose is to improve appearance and correct health, safety, and energy existing commercial properties. • Eli�ible work includes structural, mechanical, and electrical repairs; fs improvements; interior remodeling; professional fees; sign and energy • 50% or more of the project must be funded tt�rouoh a bank loan. • buildin� owners or tenants may apply. • City s[aff approves most loans. 2. Commercial vacant building program. • Bring chronically vacant commerciai buildings into oductive reuse in a way that supports neighborhood revitalization, development lan objectives, and design guidelines. • Eligible work includes land acquisition, other costs incidental to redevelopment. • For profit and nonprofit developers • Up to $100,000 a project. • City staff reviews and 3. Enterprise leverage fund. • Purpose is to fill f financing sources. • Must meet HUD • Typically no 4. Strategic inve�ni n �� uction, rehabilitation, demolition, and subsidies are also available. may apply. gaps that cannot be filled by conventional or public Small Business Administration eligibility and funding criteria. than 10% of project cosu. fund program. is to attract to city businesses that will expand city's economy. eligible the business must be for profit and located outside of city. 7 of • Eligible work includes building renovation and leasehold 'unprovements, land or building acquisition, and off-street parking. • Loan amounts deternuned by evaluation of positive economic effect, including the number of jobs produced in the ciry. Loans can be forgiven based upon job retention. • The Housing and Redevelopment Authority reviews and approves the loans. 5. Neighborhood Sales tax revitalization program (STAR). • Purpose is to improve residential, commercial, cultural and economic development. • Funds must be spent on physical improvements. • Public, private, or nonprofit entities may apply. • STAR funds must be matched on a 1:1 basis. Last year $1,747,000 in loans, $311,000 in seed Capitol loans, and $789,000 in grants were available. There is also a small grant ($5,000 - $20,000) component • Competitive process with apptications for funds submitted once a year beginning with a notice of the coming year's program in December. � Mayor and City Council approve applications. 6. Capital improvement buc3get funds. • Purpose is to unprove the Ciry's long term capital improvements, such as parks, street, and libraries; housing; and economic development. • The budget contains a variety of state, federal, and local fund sources. Projects and programs must meet the eligibility criteria of the fund sources. • City agencies, district councils, business associations, civic associations, and nonprofit organizations may propose projects and programs. Organizations may submit applications individually or jointly with other organizations. • Competitive process with proposals submitted every two years. Proposals for 1997-98 are prepazed in 7anuary and 1 page proposal submitted in early February 1997. • Mayor and Ciiy Council approve projects and programs. 7. Enterprise zone. (North side of Selby between Virguua and Lexington is within enterprise zone.) 0 ��'� f Project and prograzns have been developed and funds allocated. Additional programs and funds could be made available from federal govemment future. 8. Livable communities demonstration program. • Purpose is to create projects that: 1) link development or redevelopment with transit; 2) link affordable housing with employment growth areas, 3) intensify land uses that lead to more compact development 4) involve development or redevelopment that mixes incomes including introducing higher value housing in lower income� housing opporiunities, or � residents in housing, s to achieve a mix of 5) encourage public infrastructure investments which co ect urban neighborhoods and suburban communities, attract private sector redevelop ent investment in commercial and residential properties adjacent to the public unpr ement, and provide project area residents with expanded opportunities for private s tor redevelopment. • Eligible work includes site-specific planning c ts, design and consulting costs, and construction of the demonstration project. • Funds can be grants or loans. • City applies for funds. Competitive rocess with two application cycles a year. Approximately $4.1 million a year s available. • The Metropolitan Council revi s and approves the applications. ACTION PLAN 1. A Selby Avenue action revitalization that consists University Community C< Association, Selby Are Group, and individua ei and oversee its acco nlis] �fnittee should be formed of stake holders in Selby's representatives of the Lexington-Hamline and the Summit- �ils, the Ramsey-Hill Association, Cathedral Hill Business Development Corporation, Concerned Citizen Focus businesses and residents. They will refine the action pian 2. The land use ortion of this plan identifies ihe azea between Dale and L.exington as the area in which to fo us revitalization efforts. Map 3 shows both publicly and privately owned vacant property in e focus area on which the action plan wili concentrate revitalization efforts. Table A s ows the amount and zoning of vacant properry. � 3. The focus area should be marketed as providing the best opportunities to do successful revitalization such as that which has already occurred at the east and west ends of the street. Market the focus area to retail and service businesses, financial institutions, govemment, and foundations for neighborhood and citywide businesses. 4. The committee should determine a budget needed to attract business development to Selby. The budget could designate funds for: • Iow interest loans or grants for rehabiiitation of existing buildings. • low interest loans or grants for new construction. • low interest loans or grants to move, expand or start-up businesses. � parking lot unprovements. • design services to assist facade improvements. 5. The committee should seek money from a foundation to hire a staff person knowledgeable about marketing and development to promote the street. 6. The committee should seek funds for the budget from city programs, such as STAR, the metropolitan council's livable cities program, and foundations. 7. Existing programs in place, such as the commercial loan, vacant building, enterprise leverage, and strategic investment fund can be used on an individual basis. 8. The business and residential uses that will be sought are those pernutted by the underlying zoning of the property. 9. For businesses that serve the residential neighborhood, the use of public incentives should emphasis attracting complimentary businesses. 10. More efforts should also be made to foster minoriry business start-ups, retention, and expansions from within the community. 11. The design guidelines of trris plan will be used for siting new building and rehabilitation of existing buildings. 12. Public improvements to the Selby Avenue streetscape should be made that enhance its appearance and pedestrian safety and are historically compatible. 13. A program should be developed to keep Selby Avenue clean and attractive. This could be modeled on the Cathedral Hill Business Associations "adopt a block program" where businesses volunteered to keep a designated block clean during the summer. 14. The committee should promote the provision of adequate parking for Selby Avenue businesses and residences and explore the shared use of existing parking lots as a means of 10 �..�� °C �- increasing parking. 15. Areas outside of the focus area should not be neglected. Rehabilitation of buildings, new development, and parking improvements should be assisted as SELBY AVENUE SMALL AREA PLAN TASK FORCE Vernon Crowe, Co-chair Tim Mardell, Co-chair Jason Barnett Jennifer Billig James Cleary Bob Gauseman James Jones Maryanne Lanick Tom Larsen Julian Loscalzo Judy McLaughlin 7ohn McCarty Cari Nelson Megan Ryan Linda Skallman Lisa Stratton Resident District 8 Saint Paul Planning Resident District 8 Resident District 13 Resident District 8 Resident District 8 Selby Business Own Ramsey Hill Assoc', Selby Business O r. 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DEPARTME�]T OF PLANNI� !G � & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT �� Pamela Whee[ock, Drrector `� CTI'Y OF SAINf PAUL Norm Coleman, Mayor 25 West Fourth Street Saint Paul, M,V SSl01 Telephoxe: 6/1-266-6655 Facsimife: 612d28-3167 MEMORANDUM Date: May 22, 1997 To: Planning Commission From: Roger Ryan � Re: Selby Avenue Plan Changes PUBLIC HEARIN TESTIMONY At its May 19, 1997, meeting, the Neighborhood Committee reviewed the public hearing testunony and the S/19/97 staff inemo (attached). The committee adopted a motion to recommendation to the City Councii that the 4 properties on the north side of Selby between Mackubin and Arundel be rezoned to B-2 and no further action be take on buffers and parking lot lighting. The committee also recommended that the Planning Commission act on the plan and that property owners outside the study area and within 350 feet of property proposed to be rezoned be notified of the City Council's public hearing and that in future 40-acre studies property owner outside the study area and within 350 feet also be notified. �tECOMMENDED CHANGES The Neighborhood Committee also recommended that the following changes to the Selby Avenue Plan be recommended to the City Council. LAND USE AND ZONING PLAN (Page 4) 9. The task force considered rezoning residential properties between Milton and .Avon and between Dale and Arundel to B-2C. (B-2C zoning allows residential uses and, in addition, allows the residential uses to be converted to business uses, such as retail shops, hair salons, or o�ces.) The task force does not recommend at this time that residential properties be rezoned to B-2C. Here are the reasons not to rezone to B-2C: a. There are many vacant zoned business properties now; these should be developed before further business zoning is considered. Adding B-2C could divert development away from these vacant properties. b. Adding business property could unbalance the mix of residential and business along the street. c. Off-street parking that is needed when houses are converted to business cannot be provided by many properties because of small lot size and lack of alley access to parking lots. The task force recommends that the issue of B-2C be reconsidered in 5 years to see if conditions warrant B-2C zoning at that time. In the meantime, property owners may petition the city to rezone their property by following the ciry's rezoning procedures. The following guidelines should be considered for proposed rezoninQ to B-2C: ea. Petitions to rezone to B-2C are likely to concem only one lot and some may be bordered on both sides by residential uses. These petitions should not be deniect on the grounds of "spot zoning" but should be evaluated on the guidelines el�l� xbeve. a.b Upon conversion Co business the off-street parking can be provided on the property. bc. The property has alley access. ed. The business use of the property will not adversely affect nearby residential properry. �e. The petitioner shows that a�.propriate e�eisting business space suitable for the use is not reasonably available tmavai�ab}e elsewhere on Selby. Moving old e to the front of this section as new a makes a more logicai sequence. The changes to new e make this guideline more flexible. II ACTION PLAN (Page 9) 2. The land use portion of this plan identifies the azea between Dale and Lexington as the area in which to focus revitalization efforts. Map 3 shows both publicly and privately owned vacant properry in the focus area on which the action plan will concentrate revitalization efforts. Table A shows the amount and zoning of vacant property. (See item 15.1 2 �� `� This change will help remind people that the other azeas of Selby will not be neglected during the action phase. Resolutions are attached. \1PED11�SYSSHARED\WRN'R} .BKI � DEPARTtvfENTOFPLANMYG �� & ECONOVfIC DEVELOPMENT Y Pamela Whee[oc$ Direttor CITY OF SAINf PAUL Form Coleman, A-fayor 15 West Fourrh Street Saint Paul, MN 55101 Te(ephone: 6/1-266-6655 Facsimife: 612-218-3261 MEMORANDUM Date: May 19, 1997 T'o: Neighborhood Committee From: Roger Ryan � Re: Selby Avenue Plan Testimony At the May 9 public heazing, James Coben and Peter Carlson objected to the proposed rezoning to B-2 of property on the north side of Selby between Mackubin and Arundel. Carlson also asked that because there are lots on SeIby that are onIy 115 feet deep that the screening and setback requirements between business and residential be changed to be more intense. He was also concamed about business pazking lot lighting on residential property. R�ZONING The property proposed to be rezoned is now used and zoned as follows (map attached): 1. Parcel 1: off-street parking for mixed-use building to the west (P-1). 2. Parcel2: business buiIding used for storage (RM-2). 2. Parcel3: two family residential (Rm-2). 4. Pazce14: business building with chiropractor office (RM-2). Strategy 4 of the plan states that " improving the business areas of Selby will make ihe greatest contribution to the revitalization of Selby ." One of the ways to do this is to rezone to basiness property now used for business but zoned residential. This aliows business to change to another business or to expand if needed without having to spend time and effort on city pernuts for what can be small changes. The predominant uses on these parcels ue now business and rezoning to business will make zoning consistent with land use and with the non-residential uses across Selby (restaurant and curling club) which are zoned B-2. Staff recommends that the properties be zoned B-2. SETBACKS AND SCREENING The zoning code now requires setbacks and screening as buffers when business and residential property meet at reaz property lines. Outdoor lighting is also regulated. A 1Q foot setback is required when the wa11 of a business building with windows or doors faces a lot line of a residential use. A visual screen (fence, berm, or planted azea) is required between a business pazking lot and a residential lot line. Business parking lot lighting must be shielded to reduce glaze and directed a�vay from residential districts and residences so as to not exceed 3 foot candles at the property line. The above regulations apply through the city to all neighborhoods. The depth of Selby Avenue lots aze not unusually shallow. Business lots with a depth of between 80 feet and 120 feet that aze next to residential occurs along other streets, such as Arcade, Payne, Rice and West 7th. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION FOR 40-ACRE S'F[IDIES Mr Oben and Carlson who owri property adjoining and outside the study azea objected to not being notified of the public hearing. The Planning commission referred the issue of notification to surrounding azeas to the committee. The long-standing practice for public notice for smail area plans and 40-aces studies is to notify: l.everyone within the study area for the community meeting held by the task force; 2. Everyone who attended the community meeting and all property owners whose properry is proposed to be rezoned for the Pianning Commission's public hearing; and 3. Everyone in 2, above, and every one who testified at the Planning Commission's public hearing for the City Council's public hearing. This exceeds legal requirement for public notice which requires only notice in the Pioneer Press for 3 weeks previous to the public hearing. Under present procedures properry owners within the 40-acre study azea aze notified of proposed zoning changes so that they may comment on the proposal. Staff recommends that for future 40- acre zoning studies properry owners outside the study area and within 350 feet of property proposed to be rezoned also be notified since the rezoning could have and effect on them. StafF 2 �� also recommends that since notification for the commission's public hearing followed present procedures that the Selby 40-Acre Study go forward without another commission public hearing and that property owners meeting the new procedures be notified of the City CounciPs public hearing. 3 �� `� � v 7 ,_ � �; �:� ;� �. �? t�RTIN `�UTt{E K1NG �PQf2 �� Ya � 1 � G �� ,.�; 's 3 - t:<�C��4.� � �� ,`� �# t„E .-_:_} _- -_�=--� •� _ , _ z., � , � � - � � � 7 � --- -:. � _ - .! - �_ ��:.-.�� .� �.:.: '�..� _-:_ � .: .. . -- - _- �._:_ _.. a._.� -- _. _ �14 V - f II O i0 :�� f� ��, i_� �`�� ¢��1¢�� n �v�aoo O � �C � , � � ,5 ,s � O o n .^ S2 ;? O O¢� O O.Q PARCELS MAP ____ - --.�- � - = PARCEL NLTMBER �1 --- - a • -. _i,=- V 1/ n- �� V yV a��• � � . .. �o�� . - • ..,�e�� .eeeeo . : _ . . . �z--= :.-: �s � -.. - � � -�- � � 6 6 d _=' : ==�:� - ��_Q�_!�. t �' �71�a'� �'�D � ---if_� � � �s �� '� The to�vn meetings planned for the tceek of May 19th �� ith the consuftant team for the Downtown Riverfront Deveiopmeat Framework and the meetin� �vith the presentation �vith the Planning Commission �vill not happen that n It has been put off until the week of June 16th, but it not yet final. Ivir. Ford is looking at a joint meeting of the City� Council and the Planning Commission to have a presentation from the consultant team. - Ho�v to handte adjacent community plans under the blinnesota Land Planning Act. tiVhat has been decided is that it �cill remain essentially a staff function but staff cvilt report to the Plannin� Commission throuoh the Comprehensive Planning/Economic Devetopment Committee. An opportunity will be created for issues that need to be discussed. - Lauderdate's ptan has been revie«�ed; a tot of community input �vas obfained. IV. PUBLIC HEARING: Selbv Avenuc Small Area Plan and 40-Acre Studv -(Roger Ryan} First Chair Gordon read the Statement of Purpose and Rules of Procedure for Public Hearina. - Mr. R}�an gave a short history and presentation of the plan and 40-acre study. He said Yhat the City Council initiated this study in the summer of 1995. A task force was put together from the Summit University Planning Coancil, the Lex Ham Cammanity Council, the Ramsey Hill Association, the Selby Area Community Development Corporation, Cathedra Hi[I Business Association and residents and businesses in the area. The began meeting in (ate Jamtary, 1996, and finished their drafr proposal in becember of that year, A pubtic meetino was held in the commuaity in late January, 1997. The testimony was reviewed and considered. They adopted the plan in March of this year. He tivent on to explain that the plan is a land use plan, Yhere's soms proposed zoning chanoes, and there's an action pian. The land use plan encoura�es the area to remain a mised use in approsimately the propoRians that it now has. There's I 1% institutional use (school), the rest is approsimately evenl}� divided beriveea bUSiness and resideatia! use. The plan believes that by improving the businesses along Selby Avenue will make the greatest contribution toward revitatization of Selb}• Avenue. The short term goat is to develop the corner of Selby and Dale tvith business uses. The pian cites the area of concentration be behveen Dale Street and Lexington Avenue. , Rezonings to foster business development occur mostly rvi[h business baildings that are notiv used for business but are zoned residentiai or they are vacant land area next to business area that are proposed to be zoned business. The area east of Dale StreeY on Selby Avenue is largely in the Historic Hill District, where there are design guidelines. This pla� proposes design guidelines for the remainder of Selby� Avenue, adopted from the Hi[t District guidelines. The action plan states that a coalition be formed of the groups who hati•e a stake in 2 development along the Avenue, those tvho were part of the task force plus the residents and businesses «ho may nof have been affiliated �vith the task force. The coalition is charged Fcith estimating how ntuch money witl be needed for revitalization oFthe Avenue and developing a budget. It is also recommended that they secure money from a foundation to hire a staff person �vho woufd promote and market deveiopment aton� Seiby Avenue. T« o more sections of the action plan recommend using the STAR pro�ram and the Metropolitan Liveable Communities program to also help revitalize the area. There are a number of other City proarams which can also be used for business and residentia! dece(opment. Testimonv James Coben, 490 DaS�ton Avenue, addressed the Commission. He raised hvo concerns: I) is a process concem; and 2) is a specific concem about one of the rezonings proposals. As an adjoining land owner, living on Dayton behveen McKuben and Arundel, he noted that he did not get any notice regardin� this plan. He thinks this is a serious process prablem. �Vith respect to a speci£c rezoning proposed right behind his house, he does not like the idea that without his knowing about it, ptoperty thaYs currently a parking !ot or ' residential property could be converted to business; and he would not have a say in it. He thinks that is not a good idea or good planning. 2. Peter Carlson, 482 Dayton Avenue, addressed the Commission. He's an architect and is somewhat concerned about the process and also about the proposals. He noted that the lots on Se(by Avenue are smai(er than on C'srand (115 feet deep and 40 feet wide), and most of them are also without alley, so you are right on top of the property behind you. He finds the plan "�voefully iackin�". He strongly ur�ed Commissioners to look at the screening and the set6ack requirements for this area and make some changes. He also has a concem about site �vork that never gets compteted after construction, like the planting of trees and shrubbery, and the installation of screenin� devices. He questions whether occupants should be allowed to occupy a buildin� before they have finished the �vork they ha��e said they �ti�ould do, and he urged the Commission to consider that question. He is also concemed about noise ocdinances, and unbecoming behavior like urinatin� on someone's front steps, etc. Another concern is the effect that next door patking lot lightin� has on residential d�vellings. He stated that atthou�h Saint Paut has an ordinance, it is not interpreted very well. He ureed that a stronaer effort be made to help business and residential areas in very cfose groximity, coexist. He repeatedly remarked that his pian's main interest is to foster business, and so these tq�pes of restrictions have been avoided. Fina((y, he asked the question, "What's the matter �vith the old plan?" He su��es[ed tfiat the City generates plans ever few years, and doesn't follow through with the otd .� �� plans. He question the section ofthe p(an that intends to raze a�I �0,000 house in order to put in a parkin� lot. Perhaps fhis area is badly zoned; it should be Rtif-2. To recapitulate, he encouraged the Plattning Commission to stren�then those parts of the plan that have to do with the separation of residential and business districts, and to consider «�hy it's not possibte to make plans that are good for more than rivo }'ears? bLOTIO�i: Comn:issioner Geisser nrovecl the public hearifrg be closec� thnt public con:n:ents be nccepted for tF:e next four dcrys, rn:d that the Selby Acenue Smal! Area Plan and 40-.4cre Stzrdy be referred bctck to the R'eighborhood Plarnair7g ancl Lmrd Use Co»unittee. The motion x•ns seconcled by Conmrissioner Krmner. Commissioner Vau�ht commented that he, of course, �vas aware of this plan because he is on this Commission; ho�cever, he like Mr. Coben, lives on Dayton Aven�e and has property esactly like his, that abuts property on Selby Avenue tvithout an adjoining a11ey, and in addition, is a member oEa condominium association that o��ns property on Selby Avenue, and he received no othzr nofi£cation but those �chich he received because he is a member of the Pfanning Commission. b4r. Ryan explained that for 40-acre studies there are three hearin�s: t) the community meeting/hearing, that was held in January; 2) the Planning Commission hearing, and 3) the City Covncil hearing. For the community meeting, notices are seat to everyone within the study area. IvTOtices are not sent to anyone outside of the study. For the Pianning Commission public hearing, notices are sent to otivners of all of the property proposed to be rezoned plus alf of the people who were at the communiry meetino. The same notification procedure is followed for the City Council hearina. He added that various neighborhood organizations flyer the community about the commenity meeYing. Commissioner Vaught said it was his undersYandinb that a regular rezoning includes a notice requirement of propeRies within a ceRain number of feet from the property to be rezoned. He stated that it troubled him a lot that rezonin�s are treated differently in a 40- acre study, with regard to notification, because the City is using rivo different standards. Commissioner Nowlin asked if the distance requirement �vas not 35 0 feet in rezonengs. Mr. Ryan replied that it �vas, but for petitions, noY for 40-acre studies. Commissioner Nowlin noted thal his concem is that if we're rezonin� by a comp plan amendment, that 1) �ce mi�ht have iegat vaiidity questions; and 2) with the inierest in doing a good job, notification should be extended to a certain number of feet from the boundary of the study area. He encoura�ed someone to draft languaae that included Mr. Carlson's critical comments, �vhich he feels could be quite helpful. Commissioner Nordin asked if these requests to rezone ivoutd come before the Commission individually at another time or would approving this plan rezone those properties automatically. Mr. Ryan replied tha[ approvin� this plan «�ould rezone afl of the proposed properties. Mr. Ryan aiso explained what is contained in the notices that are placed in the Legat Lerlger and the Sairtt Patd Pioneer Press. Commissioner Fietd commented on Commissioner 1Vordin's observation that once this 40- acre study is approved, the tand is rezoned but the existina uses are grand fathered in as non-conforming, but permitted uses. Commissioner Kramer added that when this is actuat(y considered, there will be hvo votes: I) one tl�at adopts the small area plan; and 2) one that adopts the 40-acre study (rezonings); but typically, they are acted on at the same time. Commissioner Vaught stated that both he and Commissioner Treichel (sitting next to him) had not realized that in the contert of a 40-acre study you coutd own a piece of propercy immediate(y adjacent to a piece of propert}• that �vas to be rezoned and not receive any notice about, yet if that same rezoning were to be done in a different process, the Ciry is required by Iaw to notify people within a ceRain distance from that property. He thinF:s this is bad poiicy and the Planning Commission ouoht to change it. Commissioner Geisser expressed that she is stunned hecause bother she and Commissioner Treichel have chaired many small area plans and have never has this problem before. Commissioner Field commented that there has to be a way to improve the notification process for fiiture plans, and the Plannine Commission should resolve the inconsistency in the notification processes that became apparent today. Mr. Ford commented that he was having similar thoughts to Commissioner Geisser's. He thinks that perhaps the reason why notification was a problem �vith this pian has to do with the particular nature of this study area that is very narro�v and linear, and atl the properties to be rezoned are on the edge of the study area and affects adjacent property o�vners that may not, for one reason or another, have been that �vell notified or involved in the process. This may sug�est that tfiere's a loophole here which ordinarily doesn't make much difference. C6air Gordon noted that the Committee �ciil take this under advisement. The motion on the fZoor to close the public hearing, to accept public comn:ents for the nest fozrr cicrys, ancl refer the Se1by Avenere Snral! Area Plan and 40 Acre Stzrdy back to the Neighborhood Planning ancl Lancl Use Cornmittee carried unanimousZy on a voice vote. MOTIOIV: Commissioner Treichel n:oved that the notifrcation issere, with respect to properties surrounding the area immediately adjacent to a small area plan axd 40-acre stz�dy, be referred to the Neighborhood Planning and Land Use Committee for an item to be dealt fvith, if possible, on their next agencla, before this particular smal! arecz plan is �� ✓ U �� completed Conunissioner Yaught secondecl the motiai tirhich carr�iecl urtanin:ously orr a voice vote. V. Zoninb Committec #97-0�9 Universal Outdoor Inc. - Appeal the Zonin� Administrator's dzcision to deny a permit for an advertising si�n at 2100 Gilbert Avenue; zoned I-1. Commissioner Field stated that after considerable testimony from staff and the appellant, it came to the Zonin� Committee's attention that there was a compromise in ffie �corl:s that mi�ht alieviate some of the prob(em. Based upon tliat, the Committee voted for a temporar} suspension of the appellanYs case, pending determination as to whether or not ihat solution �could or �vould not be viable. �97-063 I:uan Chen - Special condition use permit to allo�e general auto repair at 1523 Como Avenue; zoned B-3. Commissioner Field said that in testimony Foc this case, it came out that there is a second specia! condition use permit applicable to the same piece of properry involving the . automobile business. The Committee identified that if it granted rivo special condition use permits, each permittin�, as an esample, 15 vehicles at the site, it is possible, while �ee intended a total of 15 �•ehicles, that throu�h each SCUP be granting a total of 30 vehicles. The matter was laid over on a vote of 7-0. #97-073 T-IRA/Davton's Blaff N.H.S. - Rezone the property from B-2 (commuaity business) to RT-1 (residential) to allow construction of £ve single family homes aY 688 Tl�ird Street East. MOTION: Commissiener Fielcl moved approval of the request to rerone property nt 688 Third Street East fron: B-2 to RT-1 to aZlow constrzretion offive single family homes which earriecl zrnanimotrsly on a voice vote. �97-077 Saint Pau] Parks and Recreation - Special Condition use permit to allow construction of a boat «ell for landing and launching boats at the Upper Marina. nIOTION: Commissioner Field moved approval of the requestecl special condition use pernrit, tivith one condition, to a!!ow constr:rctio�: of a boal tieell for landing and launching boats at the Upper Mnrina tivhich carried unanimoc�sly on a voice vote. Commissioner Fieid read the agenda for the next Zoning Committee meeting, Thursday, May 15, 1997. VI. Comprehensive Planning and Economic Development Committee Redevelopment Plan for the Seventh Place Project: Amendment. Review for Comprehe�sive Plan consistency, reso[ution for adoption -(Tony Schertler). � MRY-23-97 FRI 21:53 � P SXJI�MIT-UNIVER5�TY � PLANN'ING Ct�UI�ICIL � fi27 Sclb A�cnue Saint Paul Mianesota SaI�4 1'cFophnntt 29.A-(R55 Friday, May 23, 1947 David Iv�CDonetl, Chair St. Paut PEannin� Commission I t00 City Hall A,nnex Dear Mr. McDone]E: The Summit University Planning (:n��ncal at its regularly scheduled board mcctzng held on Tues@ay, April 22, 1997 passe<i a motion unanimously endorsizig the Selby Ave�zue Smal! Arefl Plan. '�'he council beli�vrs 4,at this revised plan wilt serve as a usefu! guide for tbe momentous deveIopmeni now occurring on Selby Avenue. We would iike tn gratefi�lly ackaowled�e the moczths of work put in by tlie in�uabcxs of the task focce whieh was staffed by Roger Ryan from PEA. Thorough research and discussion hy sta ti' msd task force members along with a rn�mber of public hearings have resulted in a quality work product the community can take pzide in. Thank ynu. Sincea�ely, 4 2�'��e� Pe�gy Byme Executiva Director