213 Bates Avenue rezone
District Ward 7
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Planning Commission - 2026-05-15 - Planning Commission Meeting, May 15, 2026
Approves Rezoning at 213 Bates Avenue from H2 to T1, passed
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What happened
The St. Paul Planning Commission approved two items: a change of non-conforming use permit at 62 Winifred Street West (auto repair to auto specialty for an auto window tinting business) and a recommendation to City Council to rezone 213 Bates Avenue from H2 residential to T1 trad…
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Saint Paul, MN
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- May 15, 2026
- Decisions
- 3 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, passed
Free sample: decision 1 of 3
Change of non-conforming use permit at 62 Winifred Street West
Change of non-conforming use permit from auto repair to auto specialty store at 62 Winifred Street West (southeast corner of Stryker and Winifred), to allow an auto window tinting business. Applicant/owner Matt Kenavan. Motion to close public hearing and approve staff recommendation carried unanimously on a voice vote.
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Meeting Summary
The St. Paul Planning Commission approved two items: a change of non-conforming use permit at 62 Winifred Street West (auto repair to auto specialty for an auto window tinting business) and a recommendation to City Council to rezone 213 Bates Avenue from H2 residential to T1 trad…
Key Decisions (3)
Approved
Change of non-conforming use permit at 62 Winifred Street West
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Rezoning at 213 Bates Avenue from H2 to T1
Vote: passed
Other
T-District Implementation Study proactive rezoning presentation
Zoning Changes (1)
Development Activity (3)
Auto window tinting business at 62 Winifred Street West
Commercial
213 Bates Avenue adaptive reuse (Roots Salon)
Commercial
Mixed-use multifamily dwelling at 500 Broadway Street
Mixed-Use
Market Signals (4)
Commercial Demand
St. Paul is seeing repeated demand to adaptively reuse historically…
Infrastructure
The city is proactively rezoning six transit corridors to T-districts…
Sentiment
Commissioners voiced concern about the unpredictability of reactive project-specific rezonings…
Commercial Demand
The Eastside Commercial Real Estate Development Initiative (Eastside Neighborhood Development…
Who Spoke (14)
ChairCommissioner · 3Staff · 3ApplicantPublic
On the record: the chair, 3 commissioners, 3 staff members, the applicant, and a member of the public.
Agenda scorecard
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