Zoning & Planning Committee Agenda
Standing Committee of the City Council, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Regular Meeting
Thursday, April 30, 2009
9:30 a.m. - Room 317 City Hall
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Committee Members Present: Council Members Schiff, Remington, Goodman, Samuels,
Gordon, Colvin Roy (quorum 4)
Council Committee Coordinator: Anissa Hollingshead (612) 673-2296
Public Hearings
Department of Community Planning & Economic Development/Planning Division
1. Moratorium Waiver (3028 Cedar Avenue S):
Consider application by SYN, LLC, for a waiver from moratorium on establishment, reestablishment or expansion of principal parking facilities in the area bounded by Chicago Avenue, Midtown Greenway/Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority right-of-way, E 31st Street & Hiawatha Avenue, in order to allow for a principal parking facility (Ward 9).
Staff Report: 3028 Cedar Ave S
Action Taken: Waiver from the moratorium denied
Consent Items
Referred by the City Planning Commission 4/6/2009
2. Sparrow Café (2500 Fifth Street NE, 415 Lowry Avenue NE):
Approve rezoning (BZZ-4321) of property from R2B to the C1 zoning district to permit a restaurant (Ward 1).
Staff Report: 415 Lowry Ave NE
Action Taken: Approved
3. Church of St. Helena (3204 43rd Street E):
Approve vacation of the public alley bounded by 32nd Ave S and 33rd Ave S, and 43rd St E and 44th St E, subject to easements, for use as a parking lot and drive aisles (Ward 12).
Staff Report: 3204 43rd St E
Action Taken: Approved
Referred by the City Planning Commission 1/20/2009
4. Zoning Code Map Amendment (46th Street LRT Station Area rezoning):
Approve the rezoning of properties from residential to commercial, and find that obtaining consent signatures for the rezoning would be impractical (Ward 12).
Staff Report: 46th St LRT Station Area rezoning
Action Taken: Approved as amended, to remove the properties at 4737 and 4740 Minnehaha Avenue from the Pedestrian Oriented (PO) Overlay District
Notice: A portion of this meeting may be closed to the public pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 13D.03 or 13D.05.
Next Regular Z&P Meeting: May 14, 2009
Next City Council Meeting: May 8, 2009
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