HOTEL ZONING STUDY Saint Paul Planning Commission August 9, 2019 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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HOTEL ZONING STUDY Saint Paul Planning Commission August 9, 2019 PURPOSE OF TODAYS MEETING Review the hotel zoning study Release the zoning study for review and set a public hearing date BACKGROUND Zoning code permits hotels,


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HOTEL ZONING STUDY

Saint Paul Planning Commission

August 9, 2019

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PURPOSE OF TODAY’S MEETING

  • Review the hotel zoning study
  • Release the zoning study for review and set a public

hearing date

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BACKGROUND

  • Zoning code permits hotels, motels, and inns but does not define them
  • Ordinarily accepted meanings of these uses apply
  • Council initiated amendments to create a definition of hotel in January
  • Code lacks a definition of hotel or any standards for the use
  • Concern for the loss of affordable housing from the conversion
  • f long term rental units to short term rental units
  • A definition to distinguish hotels from short term rentals
  • Hotel definition adopted by City Council August 7th
  • Scope of the zoning study was broadened to consider motel and inn
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HOTEL ZONING STUDY

  • Provides list of Saint Paul establishments licensed as hotels and motels
  • Provides lodging related definitions from the state cities in Minnesota and

beyond

  • Discusses whether the definition adopted by the City Council is adequate
  • Provides a list of common elements of various hotel definitions
  • Discusses differences between hotels and motels and need for definition of inn
  • Proposes amendments to the zoning code for hotel and motel
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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

Release the zoning study for review and set a public hearing date for September 20, 2019

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THANK YOU

Kady Dadlez kady.dadlez@ci.stpaul.mn.us 651-266-6619