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Council grants appeal allowing reduced ground-floor glazing for United Village hotel project
Summary
After staff and supporters described practical design constraints, the St. Paul City Council voted 7–0 to grant an appeal of a BZA denial and allow a variance on ground-floor window and door openings for the United Village hotel at 1560 University Ave.
The St. Paul City Council voted 7–0 to grant an appeal of a Board of Zoning Appeals decision and allow variances for ground-floor window and door openings on the north facade of the proposed United Village hotel at 1560 University Avenue West.
City zoning staff presented the project and the variance request, describing the 1.65-acre parcel and a ground-floor program that includes restaurant and lobby space but also building service areas that staff said create practical difficulties for meeting the code's glazing requirements. "Hotel…
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