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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes October 17, 2023 Page 3 4.1 Also related to single family was the observation that long-term rental of any 2 housing unit was fundamentally different than short-term rental. Short-term rentals 3 are those that provide occupancy for less than 30 days. The Council discussion 4 noted that these rentals are transient and oriented to vacation travel occupancy as a 5 business venture, rather than constituting a residential occupancy. The Council 6 also observed other nearby communities that have experienced difficulty with 7 short-term rental, and staff has observed complaints about these rentals in St. 8 Anthony. 9 5.10 The Minnesota Legislature passed a statutory change this past spring that created a 11 new kind of rental occupancy for the establishment of communities of micro-units 12 on religious property, known as “Sacred Settlements”. The legislation created an 13 extensive set of requirements for these settlements, with a goal of creating 14 affordable housing options for homeless/unhoused very-low income persons. The 15 settlements are required to be allowed by localities on the property of religious 16 institutions, owned and managed by those institutions. The legislature made 17 provision for local governments to add limited zoning requirements by Conditional 18 Use Permit. This amendment is included in the discussion of rental housing, as a 19 separate – but related – housing amendment. 20 21 This information is intended to support the Planning Commission’s discussion of the rental 22 housing options in the community. A public hearing will be held to accompany the discussion 23 to include participation by members of the public. 24 25 Mr. Grittman reviewed the existing conditions and regulations. Two maps were provided for 26 Commission review one showing the location of parcels with rental housing licenses and the 27 other showing the specific parcels that hold single family homes with rental licensees. A 28 summary of the license-holders and addresses for all rental residential properties was also 29 provided including both detached and attached housing from 1 to 3 units and excludes any 30 multi-family properties of 4 or more units. Previous analysis of the City’s housing stock in 31 this low-density category totals about 4 percent of that stock as rental. For single family 32 homes specifically, approximately 2 percent of that category are licensed and occupied as 33 rental units. 34 35 In looking separately at where the owners of rental properties are located, about one-third of 36 the owners are St. Anthony residents or entities, with another third of owners being located in 37 adjoining and nearby communities, including Minneapolis, New Brighton, Fridley, Columbia 38 Heights and Roseville. The remaining one third of owners are located elsewhere (mostly 39 metro Twin Cities). Five of the approximately 90 rental property owners are located out of 40 state. 41 42 Mr. Grittman provided three Ordinance Proposals: 43 44 Ordinance Proposal No. 1: Limit the total number of single family rental licenses by 45 geographic area. For this proposal, the Ordinance language would limit single family detached 46 rental licenses to: