Oct. 2024

Latest updates

City council approved the conditional use permit amendment. Construction started summer 2023 and will continue in several phases. The school district's tree preservation plan for the high school recently was amended. It is now expected that 17 of the trees previously proposed to be removed in 2024 will instead be protected and preserved. Please see the tree diagram for more details.

Construction hours are limited to the following:

  • Monday – Friday: 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.
  • Saturdays, Sundays and holidays: 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Project description

St. Louis Park Public Schools has applied for a major amendment to a conditional use permit (CUP) in order to undertake site and building improvements at St. Louis Park High School. The project includes a new cafeteria and district-wide kitchen, the creation of a new link and indoor common space from an existing outdoor courtyard, and upgrades to the media center. Site improvements include adding a bus drop off areas in the existing parking lot, reconfiguring and expanding the north parking lot, installing synthetic turf track and field, and new landscaping.

Educational institutions in the R-2 zoning district, where the high school is located, require a conditional use permit (CUP). The district applied for an amendment to their CUP for the new site plan and building additions and renovations.

In 2018, the school district received city council approval for the first phase of renovations at the high school. The project included interior renovations, improvements to bus and vehicular parking, and a new front office entry canopy. The current proposal is a later phase of this earlier project.

Public meetings

  • Dec. 14, 2022 – virtual neighborhood meeting. View a recording of the video.
  • Jan. 18, 2023 – planning commission held a public hearing and recommended approval of the application
  • Feb. 6, 2023 – city council approved the application

Documents and resources