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Saint Paul council adopts multiple ordinances on water rates, meters, plumbing and zoning in consent cluster
Summary
On largely unanimous voice votes the council adopted a cluster of final-read ordinances covering zoning at 841 and 857 Grand Avenue and a series of legislative code amendments on water rates, meters, service connections, plumbing and related municipal codes.
The Saint Paul City Council adopted a group of final ordinances on a single vote block covering zoning and multiple amendments to the legislative code related to water and public works.
Key final adoptions included:
- Final adoption of the application by E. Small Associates and Wengler Family Limited Partnership to rezone properties at 841 and 857 Grand Avenue from B2/BC Community Business to T3 (traditional neighborhood) and amend Chapter 60 of the Legislative Code (Item 17).
- Final adoptions of amendments to the Legislative Code for water rates (Ordinance 205-56, Item 18), water service connections (Ordinance 205-57, Item 19), water meters (Ordinance 25-8, Item 20), fire supplies (Ordinance 205-59, Item 21), fire hydrants (Ordinance 205-60, Item 22), miscellaneous water code provisions (Ordinance 25-11, Item 23), plumbing (Ordinance 25-12, Item 24), water service connections (Ordinance 25-13, Item 25), interior work (Ordinance 25-14, Item 26), connection of air conditioning equipment to city water (Ordinance 25-15, Item 27), and well driller provisions (Ordinance 205-16, Item 28).
Most motions were moved by Councilmember Yang or the council president and carried on voice votes recorded as “6 in favor, no 1 opposed.” The council treated these as final adoptions after prior hearings and staff reports, and there was little on-the-record debate at the moment of final vote.
Why it matters: The adopted ordinances update technical codes for water service, plumbing and related public-works matters and resolve specific land‑use rezonings on Grand Avenue. These code updates affect customers, contractors and developers doing work in Saint Paul and change the city’s regulatory framework in those areas.
Actions summary: Each ordinance was adopted by the council with the recorded voice votes as read at the meeting; detailed ordinance numbers and chapter references are noted in the council clerk’s record.
