Understanding the Development Process
Successful development requires more than understanding a site or a business plan. Projects operate within a network of community expectations, governmental processes, public notice requirements, and local decision-making.
These resources are intended to help developers and businesses better understand the environment in which projects move forward.
City of St. Paul
ZONING
- Variances (Major & Minor)
- Site Plan Review
- Conditional Use Permit
- Determination of Similar Use
- Lot Splits
- Non-Conforming Use / Change of a Non-Conforming Use
- Non-Conforming Use / Enlargement of a Non-Conforming Use
- Non-Conforming Use / Establishment of a Non-Conforming Use
- Non-Conforming Use / Re-establishment of a Non-Conforming Use
- Rezoning
- Sign Variance
LICENSES
- Liquor (over 15 types)
- Gambling
- Vehicle Repair & Salvage
OTHER PERMITS
- Sound Level Variance
- Block Party
- Sober House
City of Minneapolis
- Zoning Applications
- Rezoning
- Conditional Use Permit
- Variance
- Site Plan Review
- Non-Conforming Use
- Subdivision / Lot Split
- Sign Variance
Resources will continue to be added.
Community Asset Brokers will use this section to provide practical information about community engagement, local government processes, and development strategy in the Twin Cities Metro.