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<br />Item No: 07I <br />Meeting Date: June 13, 2016 <br />Type of Business: Council Business <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: James Ericson, City Administrator <br />Item Title/Subject: Introduction and First Reading of Ordinance 921, an Ordinance <br />Opting Out of the requirements of Minn. Stat. §462.3593, <br />which Defines and Regulates Temporary Family Health Care <br />Dwellings <br /> <br />Introduction: <br /> <br />The Governor has signed into law a bill which allows “Temporary Dwellings” to be located <br />in residential districts so that physically or mentally impaired family members can live on <br />the property of a relative for up to 12 months. The effective date of the law is September <br />1, 2016, at which time the City would have to start taking permits for such housing, unless <br />an ordinance is passed barring such units. The City Council discussed this legislation on <br />May 23, 2016 and directed staff to draft an ordinance to opt out as allowed by law. <br /> <br />Discussion: <br /> <br />According to the League of MN Cities, “The main stated motivation behind the new law is to <br />provide transitional housing for seniors. For example, if a family wanted to keep a close eye on <br />grandma while she recuperates from surgery, they could have grandma stay in a temporary <br />family health care dwelling in the yard or driveway. The law has a broader effect than that, <br />however, with anyone who needs assistance with two or more “instrumental activities of daily <br />life” for mental or physical reasons eligible to be housed in this manner.” <br /> <br />Because of potential issues associated with the timely removal of such units upon <br />expiration of the 12 months, verification of familial status, and confirmation of qualifying <br />physical or mental conditions, the Council has asked staff to prepare an ordinance <br />consistent with the model ordinance supplied by the League of MN Cities. <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br /> <br />Staff recommends the City Council approve the first reading and introduction of Ordinance <br />921, an ordinance Opting Out of the requirements of Minn. Stat. §462.3593, which Defines <br />and Regulates Temporary Family Health Care Dwellings. Second reading and adoption <br />will be scheduled for June 27, 2016. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />________________________ <br />James Ericson <br />City Administrator <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />