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Council takes first reading on Traditional Neighborhood (T) zoning update to implement 2040 plan
Summary
Staff presented text amendments to St. Paul's T (Traditional Neighborhood) zoning districts that would clarify district intent, add modest height allowances, streamline design standards, and incentivize affordable housing; the council laid the ordinance over for a second reading and public hearing on Nov. 5.
Senior city planning staff gave a detailed staff report Wednesday as the Saint Paul City Council took the first reading of a package of text amendments to the city's Traditional Neighborhood (T) zoning districts.
Senior city planner Spencer Miller Johnson said the T districts "are essentially St. Paul's mixed use zoning districts," first adopted in 2004 and last updated in 2011, and described the amendments as an effort to implement the 2040 comprehensive plan and modernize two-decade-old standards.
The recommendations the Planning Commission forwarded to council include clarifying…
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