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Council grants Hemphill Real Estate appeal, reduces EV‑charging requirement for 2700 Snelling project
Summary
Sitting as the Board of Adjustment and Appeals, the Roseville City Council voted 4–1 on May 4 to reverse a variance board denial and allow Hemphill Real Estate to phase compliance for electric‑vehicle charging at a proposed 125,400 sq. ft. lab at 2700 Snelling Avenue, permitting 8 chargers now where code would require 26.
The Roseville City Council, convened as the Board of Adjustment and Appeals, voted 4–1 on May 4 to grant Hemphill Real Estate’s appeal to reduce electric‑vehicle charging infrastructure requirements for a proposed 125,400‑square‑foot medical and research facility at 2700 Snelling Avenue.
City planner Thomas Paschke told the board the applicant requested a variance from Table 10.13.012 and section 10.13.04.d.2.d.1: the variance sought to allow 8 charging stations when code calls for 26 and 22 EV service equipment stalls when 53 would be required, based on a 528‑stall parking lot. "The request was to allow 8 of the charging stations when 26 would normally be required," Paschke said, summarizing the staff packet and the variance board’s 2–1 denial.
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