{ Monitor in a Minute } October 2021

Midway Residence rehab
The St. Paul Midway Residence at 902 Hersey St. will get needed renovations, with support Sept. 22 from the St. Paul City Council. The council, acting as the Housing and redevelopment Authority (HRA) Board, gave the go-ahead to budget $500,000 in federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Rental Rehabilitation Program Income funds.
Midway Residence is a 120-unit housing facility located in South St. Anthony Park, in and industrial/commercial area. It houses 120 persons: 60 single men with disabilities, and 60 men with chronic substance addiction. All have experienced long-term homelessness.

Religious accessory uses eyed
Day care centers, nonprofit groups, classes and other users have long leased space from faith-based institutions. How St. Paul regulates those uses is the focus of a study released by the St. Paul Planning Commission for an Oct. 29 public hearing. The commission released the religious accessory uses zoning study for public comment in September. The intent is to provide clarity as to which uses are and are not allowed, and which need a conditional use permit.
The proposed amendments create a definition and standards for “religious institution accessory uses” and lists common accessory uses to religious institutions as falling under the definition. A conditional use permit would be required for social and community services using more than 1,000 square feet. The proposal would prohibit new buildings or building additions to house accessory uses.