Planning Commission - 2026-10-23 - Planning Commission Meeting, October 23, 2026
Decided: Introduction of zoning text amendments to Chapter 64 (Signs)
What happened
On October 23, 2026, the Planning Commission - 2026-10-23 - Planning Commission acted on Introduction of zoning text amendments to Chapter 64 (Signs).
The St. Paul Planning Commission took no votes at its October 23, 2026 meeting (lack of quorum); the main item was a staff introduction of proposed zoning text amendments to Chapter 64 (signs), initiated by City Council on April 15 at the request of the Downtown Alliance and Cham…
- Jurisdiction
- Saint Paul, MN
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- October 23, 2026
- Decisions
- 1 zoning decision
- Outcome
- Decided
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Introduction of zoning text amendments to Chapter 64 (Signs)
Staff (Tony Johnson) presented the sign zoning study, the first comprehensive update since about 1981. Proposals: delete all 17 special sign districts; consolidate five district standard sets into three (residential, non-downtown commercial/industrial, downtown); consolidate temporary sign...
Key Decisions (1)
Introduction of zoning text amendments to Chapter 64 (Signs)
Development Activity (1)
Parking lot expansion at 2515 Wabasha Avenue
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Market Signals (2)
Commercial Demand
St. Paul is moving to substantially loosen its 1981-era sign…
Sentiment
The Downtown Alliance and Chamber of Commerce drove the sign…
Who spoke
5 distinct speakers; 5 identified names.
All speaker roles: 1 Staff, 2 Commissioner, 1 Clerk, 1 Chair.
Identified name roles: 1 Staff, 2 Commissioner, 1 Clerk, 1 Chair.
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- zoning (24 timestamps)
- historic preservation (2 timestamps)
- variance (18 timestamps)
- overlay district (1 timestamps)
- approved (5 timestamps)
- residential (9 timestamps)
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