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Saint Francis council approves zoning change to allow convents, rectories and seminaries as special uses in I-1 institutional district
Summary
The Saint Francis Common Council voted Aug. 19 to amend the city's nonresidential use table so a convent, rectory or seminary may be permitted as a special use in the I-1 Institutional District, following a seminary request tied to planned revisions and expansion.
The Saint Francis Common Council on Aug. 19, 2025, voted to repeal and recreate the city's nonresidential use table (Chapter 4-55) to allow a convent, rectory or seminary as a special-use in the I-1 Institutional District, council members said at a meeting in the Saint Francis Civic Center.
The change is a single, targeted amendment to the zoning code intended to accommodate a seminary's request for planned-unit development (PUD) status that would enable revisions and expansion to its…
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