Small area plans contain specific strategies that aim to preserve or improve a specific area of the City. The Plan may address issues such as land use, zoning, transportation, economic development, and housing. The City has a strong history of engaging residents, businesses, and the development community to set a course for the City’s future through visionary, focused, and pragmatic planning. The following documents are recent small area plans:
The “Grand Avenue Gateway” serves as the meeting place of South St. Paul’s working riverfront business park district and the residential neighborhoods on the hill. This area is becoming an attractive environment for new mixed-use development and the City anticipates investing in an updated streetscape between 2018 - 2020.
Southview Boulevard is a uniquely situated, pedestrian-scaled corridor serving the historic residential neighborhoods of South St. Paul. The Southview Hill Plan, along with the 2018 Street Reconstruction Project, assure that the vitality and vibrancy of Southview is enhanced as the City’s economy continues to grow and diversify.