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Northwest Associated Consultants, Inc. C U R B A N P L A N N I N G • D E S I G N • M A R K E T R E S E A R C H MEMORANDUM TO: Little Canada Planning Commission FROM: Bob Kirmis /Stephen Grittman DATE: 3 May 1995 RE: Little Canada - Housing Value Ordinance riLE NO: 758.10 - 95.02 BACKGROUND Father this year, the City was presented with an application to move a house into an established neighborhood. Under the City Code, such applications require a Conditional Use Permit. Although no specific standards are listed in the City Code against which a house - moving application is to be reviewed, Conditional Use Permits are to be analyzed against the standards named in the Zoning Ordinance. The City Council was convinced by the neighbors that the proposed house to be moved in was out of character with the neighborhood. While such a house could be built on the site without neighborhood notice or Council review, the Council denied the Conditional Use Permit based on the assumption that the remodeled house would have a detrimental effect upon area property values. (See Graf reports by NAC, dated 9 January and 20 January, 1995). Moreover, the Council placed a moratorium on applications to move houses into the City, and directed staff and consultants to research ways in which the City could monitor such proposals more actively so as to avoid the concerns faced in the Graf proposal. In response to the City's request, we have investigated potential means of ensuring residential housing value within Little Canada. A summary of the alternatives is given below, together with a brief analysis as to each alternative's applicability to Little Canada, and the level of review it would require. 5775 Wayzata Blvd. • Suite 555 • St. L Page 27 6 • (612) 595- 9636•Fax. 595 -9837