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Mounds View City Council July 14, 2025 Regular Meeting Page 5 1 Council Member Meehlhause inquired if an ADU would be allowed on the second story of a 2 garage. Ms. Elliott reported this would be allowed if it conforms to the requirements within the 3 City's ordinance. 4 5 Council Member Smith stated she has received comments from residents that were concerned with 6 the number of cars that would be in driveways with ADU's. 7 8 Council Member Clark recommended the ordinance language require ADU's to have frost footings 9 to ensure campers were not being used as ADU's. The Council supported this recommendation. 10 1 1 Rebecca Scholl explained only the property owner has to pay the utility bill when a property is 12 sold and not the tenant. 13 14 Mayor Lindstrom questioned if a lot with a detached ADU could be split by a new property owner. 15 Ms. Moorthy reported this would not be allowed because the structure would be registered as a 16 detached ADU. 17 18 Mayor Lindstrom asked staff what made the most sense, when it comes to utilities for detached 19 ADU's. Public Works/Park and Recreation Director Peterson stated he believed it made the most 20 sense for detached ADU's to have their own water and sewer lines. 21 22 Council Member Clark inquired if the Council would support allowing ADU's to be used as a 23 short-term rental for one month out of the year. 24 25 Council Member Gunn, Meehlhause and Smith did not support this. 26 27 Mayor Lindstrom reported the City has been consistent about the desire to not turn ADU's into 28 short term or long-term rentals. He asked what the City's current rental license requirements were. 29 Ms. Elliott explained the City wanted to be consistent with how rental licenses are enforced and 30 that properties are being inspected. She reported there was a benefit to delineating short term 31 rentals from long term rentals. 32 33 Mayor Lindstrom indicated the Council was trying to address a need that the City doesn't know if 34 it exists or not. He stated he supported the Council dipping its toe in the water at this time and the 35 ADU ordinance could always be amended in the future. 36 37 MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Clark. To Waive the First Reading and Introduce First Reading and 38 Introduction of Ordinance 1045 Amending Mounds View City Code 160.088 related to Accessory 39 Dwelling Units. 40 41 Ayes—5 Nays—0 Motion carried. 42 43 C. Resolution 10134, Approving an Option Agreement and Authorizing the 44 Purchase of Real Property. 45 46 City Administrator Zikmund requested the Council approve an Option Agreement and authorize