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July 8, 2025 St. Anthony Council Work Session - 5 <br />Mr. Yunker stated that the common-owned rental can be discussed in a future session. Short-term <br />rental is the other item that the Staff would like direction on. <br />Mayor Pro Tem Jenson referred to the section about relatives residing in the rental property. Ms. <br />Morello stated this area of the Code is not something the Planning Commission discussed in depth. If we <br />go forward with the ordinance language, then more administrative language would be added. City Code <br />Official Sonterre stated that the section exists with a code that needs to be updated. This section is <br />where a family member is going into a home where the owner is no longer living in the home. When the <br />primary owner no longer lives in a home, the County will move the property to non-homestead. It would <br />not qualify as a rental dwelling in the City. This is required by the State of Minnesota. <br />Councilmember Elnagdy stated that we are talking about residential properties that do not need to <br />register as rental properties. Mr. Sonterre stated it is not considered a rental property. He referred to <br />Section 152.08 listing exemptions. Ms. Morello stated there will be additional opportunities to discuss <br />this language. <br />Ms. Morello noted there has been discussion to clarify the prohibition of short-term rentals. She asked <br />for feedback from the City Council. Councilmember Elnagdy asked if the cap would include short-term <br />and long-term rentals. Ms. Morello stated the cap would be for long-term rentals since short-term <br />rentals are not currently allowed in the City. Councilmember Elnagdy stated she believes short-term <br />rentals could be an asset to a neighborhood. She would be pro short-term existing rentals with a limit. <br />Councilmember Doolan stated that hearing Mr. White’s description of his property is an amenity to the <br />neighborhood. In many communities, short-term rentals are very lucrative. She feels a cap would be <br />needed. She questioned whether a residential property making money as a business on short-term <br />rentals is good in a residential neighborhood. Ms. Morello stated Mr. Grittman felt confident that the <br />way the code is currently written, it would be enforceable. <br />Councilmember Elnagdy noted if we ban short-term rentals, the owner will either need to convert it to a <br />long-term rental or sell. Ms. Morello agreed. Councilmember Elnagdy asked Councilmember Doolan if <br />she believes long-term rentals are not making a profit. Councilmember Doolan stated they are not <br />making an extreme profit from a short-term rental. <br />Mayor Webster stated that since one of the City’s goals is to have affordable housing for families, she <br />supports a ban on short-term rentals in the hope that those housing options would turn into long-term <br />rentals within the cap. She would allow an existing short-term rental that is contiguous to the owner’s <br />home. <br />Mayor Pro Tem Jenson supports a ban on short-term rentals. People should not be rewarded for going <br />against the ordinance. The ordinance does not speak to it as an allowed activity. This is not an allowed <br />use in a residential area. <br />Councilmember Doolan added that the owners may have made a large investment in getting the <br />property ready for short-term rentals.