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Council grants neighborhood appeal, denies reestablishment of nonconforming use at 237 Richmond Street
Summary
The council granted an appeal of the Planning Commission’s approval to reestablish a nonconforming construction/workshop use at 237 Richmond Street, voting 5-2 to deny the permit reestablishment and send the matter back to the applicant.
The St. Paul City Council voted 5-2 to grant the appeal filed against a Planning Commission decision that had approved the reestablishment of a nonconforming use at 237 Richmond Street.
Neighbors and appellants told the council the property, formerly used as an auto repair shop, had shifted to a construction contractor’s storage and staging yard that they said was not comparable to the prior legal nonconforming use and created noise, traffic and nuisance conditions. The appellant, who identified himself as a long-time neighbor, described repeated disturbances, early-morning activity and concerns about debris and…
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