Housing & Zoning

Housing Committee

Fulton Phase II Housing Initiatives:

  • Community Energy Services program – New Residential Home Energy Program to help you save money and energy in your home.  CEE hosted home energy efficiency workshops in Fulton in November 2009 and March 2010.  Watch here for future workshops.  Visit the CEE website for more information.
  • Fulton NRP Energy Efficiency Home Loan/Grant Program with the Center for Energy and Environment (CEE) - Fulton has a new loan/grant program, funded using our Phase II NRP Housing dollars, for home energy efficiency improvements in your home.  Learn more at the CEE website or call Rachel Rupp at 612-335-5830 or e-mail rrupp@mncee.org.
  • Affordable Housing Program with City of Lakes Community Land Trust (CLCLT) –CLCLT and FNA are collaborating on the Homebuyer Initiated Program (HIP) to help low-income families purchase homes in Fulton neighborhood.  HIP offers families the opportunity to purchase homes with the help of two grants – up to $110,000 to put towards the purchase of a home and $25,000 to rehab the home purchased through HIP.  In exchange for the grants, the participating homebuyer agrees to the community land trust model of homeownership.  The homeowner takes title to the house while CLCLT takes title to the land and both parties enter into a 99-year ground lease, giving the homeowner full rights and responsibility to the land.  Interested households must earn gross household income less than 50% of median income ($41,950 for a family of four) to be eligible.  To learn more about this opportunity, visit the City of Lakes Community Land Trust website or call 612-721-7556 x18.

Join the Housing Committee

The Fulton Housing Committee meets on an as-needed basis.  Contact Rhea Sullivan, the FNA Coordinator, to find out how you can get involved.

Zoning Committee

The Fulton Zoning Committee is empowered by FNA to review neighborhood zoning and development issues.  The committee meets the first Thursday of the month at Pershing Park, 48th Street and Chowen Avenue South, at 7:00 p.m.

What you need to know:

  • Before coming to a Zoning Committee meeting, please contact us by e-mail or phone about your proposed variance, development project or other zoning issue so that we can inform the committee.
  • We can be reached at zoning@fultonneighborhood.org or call 612-922-3106.
  • The FNA Zoning Committee does not write letters of support for projects.  The committee can only agree to object or not object to any given proposed variance.
  • The Fulton Zoning Committee has developed Design Guidelines for Residential Redevelopment to help residents, builders and remodelers in the neighborhood to understand what types of housing exist in Fulton and what types of development would be desirable in the future.

The public now has easier access to development plans for any project that has submitted a site plan review application for City Planning Commission review (generally, this is required for new non-residential or mixed use buildings and developments with five or more new residential units).  Links to development plans are available directly from online Commission agendas, which may be accessed using the following link:  http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/cped/agendas/planning-commission/.

Requested Variances

Address
 Request
 FNA Zoning Committee
 City of Minneapolis
2305 52nd St W Variance to allow for an expanded tuck-under garage as
well as a two-story addition within 40 feet of the top of a
steep slope in the R1 and SH Overlay District.		  Public Hearing on 2/2/2012- 4:30 pm. in Room 317 City Hall.  For more information or to comment contact Becca Farrar, Senior Planer at 612-673-3594
22 Russell Court Variance to allow an addition in the required interior side yard setback. Variance to allow development within a
steep slope.		 Public Hearing on 2/16/2012- 4:30 pm. in Room 317 City Hall.  For more information or to comment contact Becca Farrar, Senior Planer at 612-673-3594
3812 W. 50th St. Pig & Fiddle restaurant has a license for On-Sale Wine and Strong Beer, Class E, and is requesting the addition of an outdoor patio with 10 tables and 30 chairs to be located on private property along the west side of the building. Hours for the patio will be from 4:00 PM to 10:00 PM Sunday through Thursday and from 4:00 PM to 11:00 PM Friday and Saturday. Will be reviewed at Zoning Committee on Thurs. July 7 at 7:30 p.m., Pershing Park. Public hearing July 11 – 1:30 p.m. or shortly thereafter, Minneapolis City Hall, Room 317.  For more information or to comment, contact Inspector Mohamed Ismail at 612-673-3904.
50th & Beard Ave. S. Proposed senior housing development at former Werness Brothers/Washburn McReavy site.  Will present preliminary plan for review and comments. View notice, rendering or one-page summary. View draft minutes from the Aug. 10 FNA meeting. Updates on the project will be provided at Sept. 14 FNA meeting.
5308 Chowen Ave. S. Site plan review for new residence. For more information, contact John Smolly at 612-673-2830.
5101 & 5103 France Ave. S. Petition to rezone the parcel from R1A (Single family) district to OR1 (Neighborhood Office Residence) district. Conditional use permit for a new childcare center. Variance of the front yard setback requirement along France Ave. S. from approx. 49 feet, 4 inches to approx. 23 feet to allow the proposed building addition. Variance of the off-street parking requirement from 20 spaces to 4 spaces. Will be reviewed at Zoning Committee on Thurs., Dec. 2 and at FNA on Wed., Dec. 8.  Both meetings will be held at 7 p.m., Pershing Park The City Planning Commission will meet on Mon., Dec. 13 at 4:30 p.m. in Room 317, City Hall
4717 Chowen Ave. S. Proposed new single-family dwelling. For more information, contact Aaron Hanauer at 612-673-2494.
5221 Zenith Ave. S. Administrative review to increase the height of garage. Courtesy notice only – no Zoning Committee action required. For more information contact Aly Pennucci at 612-673-5342.
4717 Chowen Ave. S. Proposed demolition. Courtesy notice only – no Zoning Committee action required. For more information, contact Aaron Hanauer at 612-673-2494.
4809 Vincent Ave. S. Site plan review application for a single-family dwelling with detached garage. Courtesy notice only – no Zoning Committee action required. For more information, contact Aaron Hanauer at 612-673-2494.
5140 Abbott Ave. S. Proposed demolition. Courtesy notice only — no Zoning Committee action required. For more information, contact Aaron Hanauer at 612-673-2494.
4920 Queen Ave. S. Site plan review for the construction of a new single family residence. Will be reviewed Thurs., July 1, 2010 at 7 p.m., Pershing Park TBA
2323 West 52nd St. Variance to allow for construction of retaining walls, exterior stairs, patios, a fence and to allow for modifications to an existing in-ground swimming pool on or within 40 feet of the top of a steep slope for this property located in the R1 Single Family District and SH Shoreland Overlay District. Will be reviewed Thurs., June 3, 2010 at 7 p.m., Pershing Park The Minneapolis Board of Adjustment will meet Thurs., June 17, 2010 at 4:30 p.m. in Room 317, City Hall
5315 Zenith Ave. S. Site Plan Review for new single family dwelling.  Variance to reduce Established Front Yard Setback to 27.2 feet to allow for the construction of a new single family dwelling. Will be reviewed at Thurs., May 6, 2010 meeting at 7 p.m., Pershing Park The Minneapolis Board of Adjustment will meet Thurs., May 20, 2010 at 4:30 p.m. in Room 317, City Hall
2608 Cromwell Court Variance to allow for an addition to a single family home within 40 feet of the top of a steep slope in the R1 Single Family District and SH Shoreland Overlay District. Will be reviewed at Thurs., April 1, 2010 meeting at 7 p.m., Pershing Park The Minneapolis Board of Adjustment will meet Thurs., April 22, 2010 at 4:30 p.m. in Room 317, City Hall
5101 Chowen Ave. S. Variance to reduce the front yard setback by connecting a line between the two adjacent residential structures along Chowen Ave. S. from approx. 45 ft. 6 in. to 33 ft. 6 in. to allow for the construction of a second story to an existing single-family dwelling. Will be reviewed at Thurs., March 4, 2010 meeting at 7 p.m., Pershing Park The Minneapolis Board of Adjustment will meet Thurs., March 11, 2010 at 4:30 p.m., Room 317, City Hall
5008 Upton Ave. S. Administrative review for increase in garage height to 13’3″. NA For more info, contact Jacob Steen, 612-673-2265.
2615 West 52nd St. Wrecking permit and site plan review for construction of a new residence. NA For more info, contact John Smoley, 612-673-2830.
5307 Russell Ave. S. Variance to reduce the front and interior side yard setbacks to allow for the extension of existing balconies to an existing single family dwelling. The Minneapolis Board of Adjustment will meet Thurs, Oct. 15, 2009 at 4:30 p.m., in Room 317, City Hall
5201 York Ave. S. Preservation wrecking permit NA
4705 Drew Ave. S. Request for a side setback variance Will be reviewed at Sept. 2 meeting The Minneapolis Board of Adjustment will meet on Thurs., Oct. 1 at 4:30 p.m., Room 317, City Hall
5357 Ewing Ave. S. Variance to reduce the corner side yard to allow for construction of a new detached accessory structure to an existing single family home. Will be reviewed at August 5 meeting. The Minneapolis Board of Adjustment will meet Thurs., Aug. 13 at 4:30 p.m. Room 317, City Hall.
5249 Zenith Ave. S. Administrative review. No variance required. None For more information, contact Brad Ellis, 612-673-3239.

B.L.E.N.D. Awards

Visit the B.L.E.N.D. Award website for more information about this year’s B.L.E.N.D. Award.  See photos of Blend Award winners.
To encourage and reward builders, architects, and home owners to blend newly remodeled or constructed homes and businesses into the fabric of southwest Minneapolis neighborhoods.
The Fulton Neighborhood Association recognizes that redevelopment of the residential parts of the neighborhood is both a given and a positive indicator for the neighborhood. Our goals are to:
  1. ensure that the redevelopment builds upon the qualities that have made Southwest Minneapolis a place where people have chosen to live for so many years,
  2. ensure redevelopments respect the privacy, light access, private views of neighboring properties and maintain a human scale, and
  3. encourage redevelopment and construction of homes that are diverse and innovative in design but still compatible with the neighborhood. In crafting these guidelines, our organization recognizes that the type of buildings that are appropriate on one block would not necessarily be appropriate if they were built on another block. For this reason, we are not recommending inflexible measures, but instead that the designers consider the homes in the immediate vicinity of their home when building or remodeling.
2009 Award Winners

Join the Zoning Committee

Join the Fulton Zoning Committee.  We meet the first Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. at Pershing Park.  Contact us at zoning@fultonneighborhood.org or call 612-922-3106.

Want more information?

Contact Rhea Sullivan, the FNA Coordinator, to find out how you can get involved.

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