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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes April 21, 1998 Page 5 I than commercial. Others would rather not see the property sit vacant. 2 Mr. Warner stated the property.would not remain vacant. He does have a commercial client,.a 3 storage rental facility business, interested in the site. 4 There was direction to'Staff to look into the possibility of a conditional use permit and to consult 5 with the City Attorney forhis opinion. 6 7 2. Review Point of Sale Ordinance for Qfty. 8 Ms. Moore-Sykes noted a proposed ordinance for point of sale housing evaluation which is a .9 compilation of a variety of other ordinances received through the League of Minnesota Cities. 10 This ordinance would essentially be a way to get a handle on code enforcement in the City. Also I I included in the Commission packet are copies of housing evaluation forms that the City of St. 12 Louis Park uses., and informational brochures which they make available to the residents 13 regarding the reasons for the inspection program and the procedure. St. Louis Park provides an 14 application for housing inspection and requires that it be completed before the sale of the house 15 is closed so that the buyer is aware of any existing problems. Also included in the packet is an 16 article which was in the Focus regarding the possibility of the City of Roseville establishing a 17 task force to discuss housing preservation and a newspaper article that appeared in the Star& 18 Tribune. 19 Chair Bergstrom asked if the point of sale housing ordinance was limited to the correction of 20 immediate hazards. 21 Ms. Moore-Sykes stated that most of the point of sale ordinances focus on this. 22 Chair Bergstrom questioned how normal maintenance and upkeep would be monitored. 23 Ms. Moore-Sykes stated that monitoring is a continuous process of inspecting people homes. 24 The assessor would have the easiest access to this information. The question is how intrusive the 25 City will become when they receive the information. 26 Chair Bergstrom noted Carrie Luther had advised him that the Hennepin County Assessor does 27 make a general observation of the housekeeping, etc., and this information is available to the 28 City. He suggested this infonnation should be obtained and monitored to establish general trends 29 in the housing stock. 30 Chair Bergstrom stated he did not know how much fin-ther the City could go on a point of sale 31 basis. The existing City Codes include housing maintenance and probably should be re- 32 examined. He did not comprehend the mission of establishment of a task force. He stated 33 discussion he has seen lately at the City level relates to reluctance and difficulty of enforcement. 34 Ms. Moore-Sykes noted there is reluctance on both sides of the issue. The current code enforcer