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Mounds View City Council July 28, 2025 Regular Meeting Page 3 1 ROLL CALL: Clark/Gunn/Meehlhause/Smith/Lindstrom. 2 3 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 4 5 B. PUBLIC HEARING: Second Reading and Approval of Ordinance 1045, 6 Amending Mounds View City Code 160.088 related to Accessory Dwelling 7 Units ROLL CALL VOTE. 8 9 Evan Monson, Stantec, requested the Council hold the second hearing and approve Ordinance 10 1045 relating to accessory dwellings. He explained the Council reviewed this matter at a 11 worksession meeting and the Planning Commission reviewed this matter at their meeting on July 12 2. He summarized the proposed changes noting he had spoken to public works about shared 13 water/sewer connections being privately maintained. He stated if the Council supported the shared 14 water/sewer connection language, he would recommend the Council table action on this item to 15 allow staff to revise the language further. 16 17 Council Member Smith reviewed the definition of a short-term rental and asked if the City would 18 allow an ADU to be rented for two months. Mr. Monson reported this would be allowed. He stated 19 the Council could further review the short-term rental language within City Code. 20 21 Mayor Lindstrom explained the 30-day requirement was put in place to curb weekend or week-22 long rentals. He stated he did not believe rentals more than 31 days were a concern in the City. He 23 understood that snowbirds rented out their homes during the winter months and this was allowed 24 per City Code. He questioned if the City has identified a specific type of housing that was not 25 allowed in specific locations, would this open the City up for liability. City Attorney Riggs advised 26 this was a distinct and unique use from an overall use in the community. He indicated the City 27 Council could talk about putting a robust rental licensing program in place. 28 29 City Administrator Zikmund reported the recommendation from staff was to table action on this 30 item and staff could bring back a short-term rental definition for further discussion. 31 32 City Attorney Riggs recommended the Council open and continue the public hearing for this item. 33 34 Council Member Clark inquired if a rental license would be required if a family member was living 35 in the ADU. City Administrator Zikmund suggested the City Council discuss this topic further at 36 an upcoming worksession meeting. 37 38 Mayor Lindstrom opened the public hearing at 6:16 p.m. 39 40 Rebecca Scholl, 2467 Hillview Road, asked if a snowbird would be allowed to build an ADU and 41 could then rent both units during the winter months. She inquired if sewer lines would have to be 42 updated at the time an ADU was constructed. She reported she used to manage rentals in Mounds 43 View. She indicated she did not support one-month rentals, because this was not a long enough 44 commitment. She suggested rentals be at least 90 days. 45 46