April 13, 2026 at 12:00 PM - Planning Commission Meeting

1. A meeting of the St. Paul Planning Commission was convened in open and public session on the 13th day of April, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. (noon) held in the City Council Chambers, 704 6th Street, St. Paul, Nebraska.

2. Chairman Tyler Solko called the meeting to order at ___ p.m. with a statement regarding the Open Meeting Act, which is posted on the west wall of the City Council Chambers. Member roll call: Chairman Tyler Solko, Connie Becker, Arvilla Jacobs, and Dan Scheer, along with Zoning Administrator Matt Helzer and Laura Berthelsen (minutes). Notice of the meeting was posted in four (4) public places. The agenda was sent to the Board members prior to the meeting and was posted in four (4) public places.

3. Discuss - Approve / Deny the March 16, 2026 minutes.

4. Public Hearing on the proposed amendment to the St. Paul Zoning regulations to allow residential uses on the first floor of single-story buildings on a conditional use basis in the Central Business District in the city of St. Paul, Nebraska, along with supplemental regulations pertaining to such residential uses. 
(a) Open public hearing
(b) Close public hearing
(c) Discuss - Approve / Deny Ordinance No. 1069 amending the St. Paul Zoning regulations as stated above.

5. Public Hearing on the proposed amendment to the Municipal Code of the City of St. Paul pertaining to parking in the Central Business District.
(a) Open public hearing
(b) Close public hearing
(c) Discuss - Approve / Deny Ordinance No. 1070 amending the Municipal Code of the City of St. Paul pertaining to parking in the Central Business District.

6. Public Hearing on the proposed amendment to the Municipal Code of the City of St. Paul pertaining to Sidewalk Obstruction Permits in the Central Business District.
(a) Open public hearing
(b) Close public hearing
(c) Discuss - Approve / Deny Ordinance No. 1071 amending the Municipal Code of the City of St. Paul pertaining to Sidewalk Obstruction Permits in the Central Business District.

7. Discuss - Approve / Deny Zoning Permit applications:
(a) 2026-10  Tyler Granger - shed at 1014 Sherman Street
(b) 2026-11  Jared & Sarah Rasmussen - commercial building at 102 River Road
(c) 2026-12  Dennis & Kathleen Hahn - storage shed at 922 Paul Street
(d) 2026-13  A. Manuel Monttanez - three (3) animal shelters at 85 Jackson Street
(e) 2026-14  Howard County Ag Society - open air pavilion at 1381 Highway 281
(f) 2026-15  Ed Thompson - shed at 2020 Paul Street

8. Zoning Administrator Helzer Report

9. Public Comments

10. Adjournment