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Mounds View City Council July 14, 2025 <br /> Regular Meeting Page 4 <br /> 1 permits run for one year and it was the duty of the homeowner to pursue a rental permit each year. <br /> 2 She reported currently, the City was not in favor of allowing short term rentals. <br /> 3 <br /> 4 Beth Elliott, Stantec, clarified if the City would like to include language within City Code that <br /> 5 would prohibit short term rentals. The City Council supported including this language within City <br /> 6 Code. <br /> 7 <br /> 8 Council Member Meehlhause questioned what would happen if a homeowner put an ADU on their <br /> 9 property and their mother in law lives within the ADU. He stated this mother in law passes away <br /> 10 and property owner then sales the property. He asked what would happen if the new property <br /> 11 owner lived within the ADU and rented out the home. Ms. Moorthy reported the ADU could not <br /> 12 be rented and the property owner would be required to live in the primary residence. She indicated <br /> 13 she could make this language clearer. <br /> 14 <br /> 15 Council Member Meehlhause discussed the footprint that was allowed for ADU's and understood <br /> 16 a certain maximum of accessory building space was allowed on each property. He questioned if a <br /> 17 homeowner with a second garage could they also have an ADU. Ms. Moorthy reported the <br /> 18 homeowner could have an ADU if they do not exceed the maximum accessory building area. <br /> 19 <br /> 20 Council Member Meehlhause inquired if a resident could apply for a variance in order to have two <br /> 21 garages and an ADU on their property. <br /> 22 <br /> 23 Council Member Gunn recalled the Council discussing this matter and she believed this language <br /> 24 was pulled out. Ms. Moorthy reported the language was not removed. She noted one option for <br /> 25 homeowners would be to build an ADU on top of a garage in order to meet the accessory building <br /> 26 guidelines. <br /> 27 <br /> 28 Council Member Meehlhause questioned if homes had to be 15 feet from the property line. Ms. <br /> 29 Moorthy explained ADU's would follow the City's design standards. <br /> 30 <br /> 31 Mayor Lindstrom commented the proposed language would ensure ADU's were not closer to the <br /> 32 road than the home itself. <br /> 33 <br /> 34 Council Member Meehlhause inquired why the ADU would have to use the property's existing <br /> 35 water meter.Ms.Moorthy reported after discussing this matter with staff it did not seem reasonable <br /> 36 for ADU's to have their own water meters. <br /> 37 <br /> 38 Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson commented he believed attached ADU's <br /> 39 should have the same water and sewer. However, he was of the opinion a detached ADU should <br /> 40 have their own water and sewer, which was currently a requirement per City Code. <br /> 41 <br /> 42 Council Member Smith believed if the ADU had its own address it should have its own hookups. <br /> 43 The Council agreed. <br /> 44 <br /> 45 Further discussion ensued regarding how utilities would be charged to ADU's. <br /> 46 <br />