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The City of Saint Paul
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Meetings for the Week of
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October 30th, thru November 3rd, 2000
MONDAY - October 30th
No Meetings Scheduled
TUESDAY - October 31st
No Meetings Scheduled
WEDNESDAY - November 1st
*City Council's Committee of the Whole 10:00 AM Council Chambers
Budget Meeting
*City Council 3:30 PM Council Chambers
*Public Hearings 5:30 PM Council Chambers
*Public Hearing - West Side Flats
40-Acre Zoning Study & City-Wide 5:30 PM Council Chambers
Mixed-Use Urban Village Zoning
2200 Hillside Avenue - St.
Knapp-Hillside RSVP Project 7:00 PM Anthony Park United Methodist
Church
THURSDAY - November 2nd
Heritage Preservation-Education 5:00 PM Room 41 City Hall
Committee
Heritage Preservation- Disign 5:00 PM Room 40 City Hall
Review Committee
FRIDAY - November 3rd
Planning Commission Public Hearing 8;30 AM Room 40 City Hall
- Hamlin Midway Community Plan
*Cablecast live and repeated on Saint Paul Channel 18.
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calling(651)266-8509(Voice and TDD)Monday thru Friday, 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.A minimum of two days notice is
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RECEIVED
OCT 18 2000
SAINT PAUL CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING OiQITY CLERK
CITY-WIDE MIXED-USE URBAN VILLAGE ZONING AND
WEST SIDE FLATS 40-ACRE ZONING STUDY
The Saint Paul City Council will hold a public hearing on the City-Wide Mixed-Use Urban
Village Zoning and West Side Flats 40-Acre Zoning Study on Wednesday,November 1, 2000
at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, Third Floor, City Hall/County Courthouse, 15 W.
Kellogg Boulevard, Saint Paul, Minnesota. All interested persons are invited to attend and
address the Council on this matter. Written comments will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. on
Wednesday, November 1, 2000, and should be sent to Lucy Thompson, PED, 1300 City Hall
Annex, 25 W. Fourth Street, Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55102.
BACKGROUND
A 40-Acre Study was initiated by the Saint Paul Planning Commission in July 2000 to explore
Zoning Code amendments in two areas: 1)text amendments to create a new zoning district,
OS-2, a medium-density, mixed-use district within a quarter mile of high-frequency transit
routes, which would be available for application throughout the city; and 2)map amendments
(rezonings to OS-2) to facilitate the development of a mixed-use urban village on the West Side
Flats (that area generally bounded by the Mississippi River, Robert Street, Wood Street and
Wabasha Street). The planning/policy basis for these proposed changes is found in three
documents: 1) the Land Use Plan chapter of the City's Comprehensive Plan, which calls for
changes to the Zoning Code to support and promote the development of new mixed-use urban
villages on large-scale redevelopment sites, including the creation of a new"urban village"
zoning district; 2)the Saint Paul on the Mississippi Development Framework, which calls for the
redevelopment of large, mostly vacant riverfront sites (including the West Side Flats) into mixed-
use urban villages; and 3)the West Side Flats Development Strategy, which looks at the
development of a new mixed-use urban village on the West Side Flats in more detail and
proposes a more specific urban design/planning approach for the site.
THE CITY-WIDE MIXED-USE URBAN VILLAGE ZONING AND WEST SIDE FLATS
40-ACRE STUDY
The Planning Commission released the recommendations of the City-Wide Mixed-Use Urban
Village Zoning and West Side Flats 40-Acre Zoning Study in August 2000 and conducted a
public hearing on the proposed changes in September 2000. Based on public comment,the
Commission amended the recommendations and has now forwarded them to the City Council for
final adoption. The City Council will hold a public hearing on November 1, 2000 before making
its final decision.
The 40-Acre Study recommends four general types of changes to the text and map of the Zoning
Code, three regarding text and one regarding the map. The proposed text changes include:
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1. Creation of a new zoning district, OS-2 General Office-Service District.
This zoning district would provide for a mix of commercial and multi-family residential
uses at medium densities, and would be available for application city-wide. It would
allow the types of uses typically found in mixed-use urban villages within a quarter mile
of high-frequency transit service, at higher densities than are allowed in the most of the
other (non-downtown) commercial districts.
2. Changes to the list of permitted uses in the OS-2, B-1, B-2 and B-3 districts to make
better sense of the hierarchy of zoning districts, in light of the new OS-2 district.
A key change here is the allowance of 100% multi-family residential structures in the
OS-1 and OS-2 districts.
3. Grammatical changes that improve the flow and comprehensibility of the code,
without significantly changing its content.
The proposed map changes (i.e. rezonings) include:
4. Rezoning of several parcels to implement the West Side Flats Development Strategy,
the Saint Paul on the Mississippi Development Framework and the Land Use Plan.
The 40-Acre Study recommends rezoning most of the RCR-1 and all of the RCI-1 parcels
between the Mississippi River and Plato Boulevard to OS-2. The RCC-1 parcels along
Wabasha Street north of Plato Boulevard are proposed to be rezoned to OS-2. Roughly
half of the I-1 zoned land south of Plato Boulevard is recommended for rezoning to B-3
or OS-2, with the exception of parcels between Wabasha and Robert streets currently
being used for industrial purposes (which are proposed to remain I-1). Rezonings are not
being proposed outside of the West Side Flats area at this time.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
A complete draft of the proposed changes to the Zoning Code is available from Lucy Thompson,
Saint Paul Department of Planning and Economic Development, 651-266-6578. Questions about
the City-Wide Mixed-Use Urban Village Zoning and West Side Flats 40-Acre Zoning Study may
also be addressed to Ms. Thompson.
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Thomas J.Eggum,Director
CITY OF SAINT PAUL Larry Lueth,Construction Engineer
14,1 Norm Coleman, Mayor 25 W.Fourth Street
900 City Hall Annex Telephone:651-266-6080
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October 20, 2000 Saint Paul,MN 55102-1660 Facsimile: 651-292-6315
Dear Saint Paulite:
Last May, Saint Paul's Department of Public Works held a neighborhood meeting to
talk about the Residential Street Vitality Program (RSVP) project to be constructed in
your neighborhood starting in the spring of 2001. (See the project area map on back.)
Based on that meeting, and a neighborhood task force formed to help, we are
developing a plan for the Knapp-Hillside RSVP Project, and would like to share plans
so far with you at:
7:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 1st
St. Anthony Park United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall
2200 Hillside Avenue, at Como Avenue
The plan includes:
• Constructing new, more durable asphalt paved streets, replacing oiled and graded
streets that require more maintenance.
• Installing new concrete curbs, driveway aprons, and outwalks.
• Installing new, improved lantern style street lighting.
• Planting boulevard trees and sod to increase greenery on neighborhood streets.
The total cost of this project is estimated at $2.1 million. A portion of this money will
come from assessments to properties benefitting from the improvements, and the
remainder will be funded by Capital Improvement Bonds. The city-wide assessment
rates for 2001 projects are $26.57 per foot for street paving, and $4.69 per foot for
lantern style street lighting. For more information regarding the assessments, please
attend the meeting, or call the Real Estate Division at 266-8850.
Please join your neighbors to hear more details about the project coming to your
neighborhood in 2001. If you have any questions that need to be answered before the
meeting, please feel free to call me at 651-266-6117.
Sincerely,
Lisa Falk
Project Engineer
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DATE: October 16, 2000
TO: Early Notification System
Interested Parties
FROM: Nancy Homanslifkk
City Planner
RE: Hamline Midway Community Plan
On Friday, November 3, 2000, the Saint Paul Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the
Hamline Midway Community Plan and consider the adoption of a summary of that plan as an addendum to
the Saint Paul Comprehensive Plan. Developed through an extensive community process convened by the
Hamline Midway Coalition, H-MARC, the Midway Chamber of Commerce, University UNITED and the
Midway Family YMCA, the plan is intended to replace the District 11 Plan adopted by the City Council on
October 4, 1979.
The Commission recently adopted guidelines whereby plans for geographic portions of the city may be
incorporated into the citywide comprehensive plan. Essentially, in order to keep the city's plan current and
easy for people to understand and use, area plans will be appended to the larger plan in summary form.
Summaries will be prepared by the planning staff of PED and will highlight those recommendations for
which City departments have primary or major responsibility.
The adoption process involves a review by the Planning Commission and City Council to ensure that the
plan is the product of a broadly-based community effort and is consistent with other adopted plan chapters
or City policies. After a public hearing, summaries of those plans found to be consistent with the
Commission's guidelines and the Comprehensive Plan will be recommended for City Council adoption.
Attached is a summary of the Hamline Midway Community Plan. Copies of the complete plan may be
obtained by calling me at 651-266-6557.
Public Hearing Notice
• The Saint Paul Planning Commission
will hold a public hearing on
The Hamline Midway Community Plan
Friday, November 3, 2000
8:30 a.m.
Room 40
City Hall/Courthouse
Enclosure
Area Plan Summary
Hamline Midway Community Plan
Addendum to The Comprehensive Plan for Saint Paul
Recommended by the Planning Commission (date)
Adopted by the City Council (date)
This summary appends to the Comprehensive Plan the vision and strategies of the Hamline
Midway Community Plan and replaces the District 11 Plan, adopted in 1979. The plan maps
out a community agenda rooted in five core values: (1) embrace and celebrate diversity,
(2) ensure access to and participation in all projects and programs regardless of race, income,
age or ability, (3)promote action to support the needs of children and youth, (4) incorporate
environmentally sensitive practices, and (5) incorporate public art and quality design.
Copies of the full-length plan are available for review at the Saint Paul Department of Planning
and Economic Development and the office of the Hamline Midway Coalition.
Location
The Hamline Midway community—also known as Citizen Participation District 11--is bounded on
the north by the Burlington Northern railroad tracks that lie just north of Pierce Butler Route, on
the east by Lexington Parkway, on the south by University Avenue and on the west by Transfer
Road with an extension straight north to transect Pierce Butler. North Snelling Avenue runs
through the center of the community.
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Vision
Hamline Midway will be characterized by its sense of place, with well used neighborhood centers
and with attractive streets and paths that provide transportation options. It will be a neighborhood
where housing options enhance the quality of life and encourage diversity in age, income, culture
and mobility. The neighborhood will be a stable place where people will choose to live and want
to stay. Hamline Midway will build a web of human interaction with programs and activities that
bring people together to express their creativity and honor their cultures and history. It will
welcome families and ensure access to prenatal and child care. The community will invest in
education, recreation and youth employment, will organize intergenerational activities and will
hear the voices of young people. Finally, Hamline Midway will create a safe and attractive
environment for living, working and shopping. Community-based organizations will work to
improve people's ability to find and keep living-wage jobs, and their entrepreneurial endeavors.
The community will operate in ways that are beneficial for both residents and businesses.
Specific Action Strategies and Implementation Steps
Public Life and Space
The plan recommends a series of actions—to include carefully designing streets slated for repaving,
connecting neighborhood spaces with improved bicycle routes, promoting sustainable
landscaping in yards and boulevards, making streetscape improvements to commercial streets
especially Snelling Avenue and, as appropriate, University Avenue, and improving the quality of
and access to community gathering spaces—designed to strengthen the character of the
community's public realm. On specific sites, priorities include the redesign and reconstruction of
the Griggs Recreation Center and relocation of the Burlington Northern-Santa Fe intermodal hub
facility as well as mitigation of current problems as long as the hub remains active.
Housing for All
The plan emphasizes the need for more life-cycle and affordable housing, maintenance and
preservation of the neighborhood's existing housing stock through proactive attention to and
action on distressed properties, better access to housing maintenance assistance programs,
technical assistance to homeowners and rental property owners, and involvement of tenants and
multi-family property owners in community affairs. In addition, it recommends the development
of alternatives to single-family housing throughout the neighborhood as opportunities arise.
Community Enrichment and Pride
Building various connections between neighborhood residents is the focus of a third series of
recommendations. Specific suggestions include: building stronger block clubs, establishing a
community garden, developing a neighborhood history, organizing a barter network and building
a stronger relationship with Hamline University.
Children and Youth
Creating places for children and youth represents a unique emphasis in this community plan.
Establishing a youth center and a"skate park" and organizing parents and child care providers
around a grass-roots effort to improve and expand neighborhood child care options are key
priorities. In addition, the plan recommends the establishment of a youth-focused conflict
resolution program and a community trust fund for youth and their families.
Draft for Community Review
Economic Opportunity and Business Development
Strengthening the variety of businesses that are a part of the Hamline Midway community is the
focus of the final series of plan recommendations. Gathering and sharing information with and
providing technical assistance to owners of home-based businesses as well as existing and
prospective businesses in the neighborhood's established commercial corridors will serve to build
local ownership and increase neighborhood capital, increase the number and diversity of readily
available goods and services and expand employment opportunities for residents. The community
will also focus on strengthening the context for business growth: reducing crime, improving
perceptions, improving access to technology, strengthening and improving transportation
alternatives, training the work force and resolving conflicts between business owners and
residents related to parking.
City Action
To encourage implementation of this vision, the City of Saint Paul should include in its budget
and program priorities the following activities. More detail about each proposed action is
included in the full-length plan and should be reviewed by the appropriate City staff.
1. Set up pre-design meetings on street paving under the Residential Street Vitality Program.
(Public Works)
2. Collaborate on the Streetscape Design Plan with an initial focus on Snelling Avenue from
University Avenue to the Pierce Butler Route and then allocate capital improvement funding
for implementation. (Public Works, PED, CIB Committee)
3. Collaborate in design improvements and budgeting for community gathering places, such as
parks, recreation facilities, and the branch library. (Parks and Recreation, Public Works,
Libraries)
4. Designate and improve neighborhood bike routes and the connection from Hamline Midway
to Como Park. (Public Works, Parks and Recreation)
5. At the BNSF Intermodal Hub, keep looking for ways to mitigate impacts and ultimately to
redevelop the site. (LIEP, Port Authority, PED)
6. Redesign and reconstruct Griggs Recreation Center. (Parks and Recreation)
7. Working with the neighborhood, use City enforcement powers and financing to fix distressed
properties. (LIEP, Public Health, Fire Marshall, PED)
9. Collaborate with others to improve access to housing maintenance assistance programs.
(PED)
10. Work with community development partners to develop alternatives to single family housing.
(PED)
11. Collaborate with others to provide information and resources for maintaining the existing
housing stock, especially low-income housing. (PED, Libraries)
12. Continue and expand loan and grant programs to improve rental housing. (PED)
13. Work to establish a community garden at Mays Park. (Parks and Recreation)
14. Continue to support the block club program. (Police)
15. Work to create a "skate park." (Parks and Recreation)
16. Collaborate as appropriate in the establishment of a teen center. (Parks and Recreation)
17. Work with the community to improve community safety and image. (Police, Public Works,
PED)
Draft for Community Review
18. Collaborate as appropriate to foster business development through sharing market data and
best practices as well as grant and loan programs to assist start-up and existing businesses.
(PED)
19. Plan and carry out improvements in transportation alternatives. (Public Works, PED)
20. Coordinate workforce development efforts through the Greater Midway Work Resources
Hub. (PED)
21. Provide staff input to neighborhood meetings on parking conflicts. (Public Works, PED)
23. Help supply information needed by home-based businesses. (Libraries, PED)
24. Help smooth the transitions between land uses where industrial, commercial or institutional
uses are adjacent to or abut residential property, especially along Sherburne, Fairview, Prior,
Minnehaha and near Pierce Butler Route. (PED, LIEP, Planning Commission)
Planning Commission Findings
The Planning Commission finds that (to be completed after Planning Commission review)
Planning Process
The community planning process was co-sponsored by the Hamline Midway Coalition, the
Hamline-Midway Area Rehabilitation Corporation (H-MARC), the Midway Chamber of
Commerce, University UNITED and the Midway Family YMCA. Beginning with a May 1997
town meeting, community members spent a year articulating a vision for community change,
researching long-term trends and community needs and developing strategies designed to move
the community toward its vision. This work was done through a combination of large
community-wide meetings, five small strategy groups and less formal input from community
members. A total of more than 325 people participated in the process. Financial support was
provided by Saint Paul LISC, the Pew Charitable Trust and the Minnesota Environmental Quality
Board.
Draft for Community Review