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Planning Commission - October 18, 2023 Page 2 acknowledgement that local owners who rented only a small number of homes were more likely to be local residents, and more attentive to housing maintenance overall. As a result, there is an interest in limiting the total number of units that any individual or party can own and operate as single family rental units in the Village. 3.A third potential issue was investigated related to the aggregation of single family rental units as a total number of the housing supply. A related aspect of this discussion was, in part, the concentration of such units in particular neighborhoods. The Council expressed an interest in limiting the total number of units being rented. Secondarily, Council explored in their discussion the idea that to the extent single family units are rented, they are relatively dispersed throughout the Village, rather than concentrating in any particular neighborhood or block. 4.Also related to single family rental was the observation that long-term rental of any housing unit was fundamentally different than short-term rental. Short-term rentals are those that provide occupancy for less than 30 days. The Council’s discussion noted that these rentals are transient and oriented to vacation travel occupancy as a business venture, rather than constituting a residential occupancy. The Council also observed other nearby communities that have experienced difficulty with short-term rental, and staff has observed complaints about these rentals in St. Anthony. 5.Finally, the Minnesota Legislature passed a statutory change this past spring that created a new kind of rental occupancy for the establishment of communities of micro- units on religious property, known as “Sacred Settlements”. The legislation created an extensive set of requirements for these settlements, with a goal of creating affordable housing options for homeless/unhoused very-low income persons. The settlements are required to be allowed by localities on the property of religious institutions, owned and managed by those institutions. The legislature made provision for local governments to add limited zoning requirements by Conditional Use Permit. This amendment is included in the discussion of rental housing, as a separate – but related – housing amendment. This memorandum and materials is intended to support the Planning Commission’s discussion of the rental housing options in the community. Staff scheduled a public hearing to accompany the discussion to include participation by members of the public if interested. For each element identified above, a description of the proposed amendment, and discussion of the issues related to it, are included below. Also included is a brief summary of alternatives to the proposed amendment to help fill out the Commission’s consideration of each aspect. There are other housing issues to explore based on the Goal Setting, and housing in general. This hearing focuses only on the initial set of topics, with an expectation that others will be raised and reviewed in turn.