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Council amends Mississippi River Corridor ordinance and holds extended public hearing
Summary
The council approved an amendment to remove objective downtown height limits from the Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area ordinance, opened a public hearing with multiple speakers (including bird-safety advocates and residents), and laid the item over for final adoption on Dec. 10.
The St. Paul City Council voted to approve an amendment to the Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area ordinance that removes objective downtown height limits and returns to a tiering and site-plan review approach. Council President Naker said the amendment would allow site-by-site public oversight without triggering additional conditional-use processes for every major project.
"Rather than trying to get a different height limit, my proposal is to just go back…
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