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Council approves 18-unit apartment at 2940 Snelling with five‑foot pathway easement
Summary
The council approved a conditional-use permit to redevelop 2940 Snelling Avenue as an 18-unit apartment (28 units per acre), subject to a five‑foot pathway easement on the west side and standard city permits and screening requirements.
The Roseville City Council approved a conditional-use permit to redevelop 2940 Snelling Avenue as an 18-unit apartment building, a density of about 28 units per acre, with a condition requiring a five‑foot pathway easement along the property’s west side for a future pedestrian path.
Senior planner Bridal Lloyd told the council the site is roughly two-thirds of an acre. The zoning for the high-density district allows a standard limit of 24 units per acre (which would typically yield 16 units on this parcel) and permits higher density up to 36 units per acre through conditional-use approval; the applicant sought 18 units.
Lloyd said the planning commission held an earlier public hearing and recommended approval with the single condition of adding a five‑foot easement on the west side to allow for future construction of a pedestrian facility where there is not presently a path. Lloyd said the easement is intended to allow a continuous pedestrian connection when additional easements are acquired along the corridor.
Council members raised questions about parking circulation and safety. Lloyd said the parking plan relies on a primary vehicle exit on the north side of the site and on shared stalls that the applicant owns on adjacent parcels; the zoning code allows adjacent properties to share parking facilities when properly documented. He said the parking-lot dimensions as proposed meet zoning standards and that angled stalls, ADA stalls and EV requirements would be applied in accordance with the code.
Council member Strachan asked whether the redevelopment would require EV upgrades for the adjacent properties; Lloyd said EV requirements apply to the proposed project now and would apply to other buildings only when their surface parking is substantially redeveloped.
Council members also asked whether underground parking had been considered. Lloyd said the site design team evaluated underground parking, but the parcel size and other constraints made underground parking infeasible. The staff report noted the property conforms to the district’s 75% lot-coverage limit as proposed.
Applicant representatives attended the meeting. Owner Dennis Hammel and property manager Kathy Kenny said the existing apartment community is market-rate, that demand is strong for two‑bedroom, two‑bath units near the nearby colleges, and that the adjacent underground garage currently has unused capacity that could serve residents. Kenny said the owner group’s three buildings were about 97% occupied and that only roughly 40% of the underground parking is currently in use.
Council member Schroeder moved to approve the conditional‑use resolution with the planning commission’s recommended condition; council member Bauer seconded. The council voted unanimously to approve the conditional use. The approval includes a standard city right‑of‑way permit for any work affecting the street and the recorded easements necessary to formalize shared parking or pathway access.
