St. Paul Park planning commission backs conditional use permit for 940 Hastings with noise and parking conditions

The City of St. Paul Park Planning Commission on Nov. 10, 2025 recommended that the City Council approve a conditional use permit (CUP) for 940 Hastings Avenue to convert the warehouse portion of the building into a banquet/assembly space while retaining a behavioral-health office in roughly half the structure.

Planner Nate Sparks told the commission the application was a continuation from a prior meeting to review revised parking and landscaping plans. The property is in the B‑2 (highway commercial) zone and the proposal would introduce a commercial-recreation assembly use allowed only with a CUP. Sparks said the applicant supplied a revised parking layout, added landscaping islands and provided an audio test and engineering responses, but the parking revisions had extended a parking area into the rear setback and required further adjustments to meet the 5‑foot rear setback and minimum parking requirements.

Architect Anna Reinders said the banquet hall portion is being sized for about 440 people and the office portion for about 50 people. The applicants’ plan shows 123 parking spaces; Sparks…