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SF1370 REVISOR JSK S1370-1 1st Engrossment <br />Sec. 7. 4 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />4.1 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 462.357, is amended by adding a subdivision to <br />4.2 read: <br /> <br />4.3 Subd. 1j. Emergency shelter facility. (a) "Emergency shelter facility" means a facility <br />4.4 that provides a safe, sanitary, accessible, and suitable emergency shelter for individuals and <br />4.5 families experiencing homelessness, regardless of whether the facility provides emergency <br />4.6 shelter during the day, overnight, or both. The emergency shelter facility must conform <br />4.7 with the State Building Code under chapter 326B and the State Fire Code under chapter <br />4.8 299F. <br /> <br />4.9 (b) A municipality shall not enact, amend, or enforce a zoning ordinance that prohibits <br />4.10 emergency shelter facilities. A municipality may prohibit an emergency shelter facility in <br />4.11 areas zoned for residential, or agricultural, or heavy industrial uses, or as required by law <br />4.12 to conform with the State Building Code, State Fire Code, or other state requirements. <br /> <br />4.13 Sec. 7. [462.3571] MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS. <br /> <br />4.14 Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have <br />4.15 the meanings given. <br /> <br />4.16 (b) "Affordable housing development" means a multifamily residential development in <br />4.17 which: <br /> <br />4.18 (1) at least 20 percent of the residential units are for households whose incomes do not <br />4.19 exceed 50 percent of the area median income; or <br /> <br />4.20 (2) at least 40 percent of the residential units are for households whose incomes do not <br />4.21 exceed 60 percent of the area median income. <br /> <br />4.22 The deed or declaration for an affordable residential unit must also contain a restrictive <br />4.23 covenant requiring the property to remain affordable housing for at least 30 years. <br /> <br />4.24 (c) "Municipality" means a home rule charter city, statutory city, or town. <br /> <br />4.25 (d) "Multifamily residential development" means a single residential building with more <br />4.26 than eight dwelling units or a mixed-use building with commercial use on the ground floor <br />4.27 and at least half of the usable square footage is for residential uses. Multifamily residential <br />4.28 development is not middle housing as defined in section 462.3575, subdivision 1. <br /> <br />4.29 (e) "Residential unit" means a residential dwelling for the use of a single owner or tenant. <br /> <br />4.30 Subd. 2. Multifamily residential developments. (a) Multifamily residential <br />4.31 developments are a permitted use in any mixed-use, multifamily, or commercial zoning <br />4.32 district, subject to compliance with all municipal standards.