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Council approves variance so city can subdivide student-built twin home despite safety concerns
Summary
The North St. Paul City Council approved variances allowing the city to subdivide a nearly-complete student-built twin home at 2357 7th Avenue East into two lots despite council concern about whether the city met the legal 'hardship' standard and neighbor traffic and safety worries. Exact vote tally was not specified.
A majority of the North St. Paul City Council voted May 5 to approve two variances to allow the subdivision of a nearly finished student-built twin home at 2357 7th Avenue East, moving forward a plan to sell each unit separately.
Community Development Director Ken Roberts told the council the city is the applicant and that a post-framing survey found the proposed eastern lot measures 40.93 feet wide, short of the zoning code’s 50-foot minimum. Staff recommended two variances: a lot-width variance of 9.07 feet for the eastern lot and a 1.5-foot driveway setback variance for both lots, reflecting attached garages with only 3 feet…
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