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Council advances rezoning for Crossroads Presbyterian property amid neighbor concerns
Summary
Council held and advanced readings to rezone 2643 Roseland Terrace from Community Business to Public Activity at Crossroads Presbyterian Church's request; neighbors raised parking, lighting and maintenance concerns while the applicant pledged to encourage use of existing church parking and to improve alarm and sidewalk access.
The Maplewood City Council opened and advanced the rezoning request from Crossroads Presbyterian Church to change 2643 Roseland Terrace from the Community Business (CB) district to the Public Activity (PA) district.
A church representative said the property—consisting of a house and a detached three-car garage—would primarily provide small meeting space and additional offices, and the garage could serve as youth gathering space. "We will encourage everyone that uses that property to park in our existing parking lots," the applicant said, and pledged to develop a sidewalk and extend alarm coverage to the purchased property (applicant representative, speaker 7).
Neighbors spoke during public comment with several concerns. Sarah Weinman, who lives catty-corner from the property, cited worries about parking spillover onto neighborhood streets, night‑time lighting, outsiders coming and going, and failure to shovel sidewalks during the recent snow (speaker 8). Susan Schultz, a nearby resident who said her family had submitted a purchase bid on the house, urged the council to weigh the tax‑base and long‑term housing impacts of converting residential property to institutional use (speaker 15).
The applicant acknowledged the concerns, apologized for an earlier oversight on snow removal and said the church would extend alarm coverage and work to improve exterior lighting once electrical panel upgrades are complete. The applicant said outdoor activities would be limited and coordinated with neighbors.
Council advanced the rezoning through the required readings; the bill will return for its final reading and vote in a subsequent meeting per the council's process.
