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CITY OF LAKE ELMO COUNTY OF WASHINGTON STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO.2026-06 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LAKE ELMO CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING TITLE 105, ZONING PERTAINING TO SHORT TERM RENTAL PROPERTIES & REVISING THE 2026 FEE SCHEDULE FOR THE CITY OF LAKE ELMO SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo hereby ordains that Title 105, Section 105.12.110 of the City's Code of Ordinances is hereby amended by changing the following section (Proposed language is underlined; deleted language is shown with stAkethr-ough): b) Use types and classifications. 1) Residential and related uses. a. Family living. Live -work unit means a dwelling unit in combination with a shop, office, studio, or other work space within the same unit, where the resident occupant both lives and works. Manufactured home park means a development on a site under a single ownership which consists of two or more spaces for the placement of manufactured homes for dwelling or sleeping purposes, regardless of whether or not a fee is charged for the utilization of such space. Multifamily residential means a building containing three or more dwelling units served by one or more shared entrance. The term "multifamily residential' includes cooperative apartments and condominiums, but not condominium -hotels. (See condominium and condominium -hotel under LEC 1.08.) Secondary dwelling means a residential dwelling unit, but not a manufactured home, located on the same lot as a single-family dwelling unit, either within the principal structure or above a detached garage. Short-term rental (STR) means the use of a dwelling unit, or any portion thereof, rented for a period of at least one night and less than 30 consecutive days. Each short-term rental is limited to a total of five guest rooms and 10 guests. Hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts, and other land uses explicitly defined and regulated separately are not considered to be short-term rentals. Single-family, attached, or townhomes, means a building containing independent dwelling units adjacently attached to each other, each with separate exterior entrances at the ground floor. Single-family attached must contain more than two units, but not to exceed eight total units. The units may be on the same, or separate, lots. Single-family, detached, means a building containing only one dwelling unit, surrounded by landscape area or yards on all sides.