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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes June 17, 2025 Page 11 1 not be very limiting. There could be a generous period for that. If it could be limited to 10 years, or if 2 a homestead is held elsewhere, the license is lost. 4 Commissioner Corneille restated his proposal, saying a 10% cap on total units, 15% ownership, and a 5 cap enforced on new licenses, and there would be an affidavit signed in compliance with the 6 ordinance, and there would be some sort of trigger on homestead. 7 8 Chair Socha stated she still has concerns about the time frame for hardship exemption. If tied to a 9 homestead exemption, it is black and white versus discretionary. Rental licenses do not travel with 10 the property to other owners. Hardship requests would go to the City Council for approval. Another 11 option would be for the owner to have to apply for a hardship every year. If a rental license is denied, 12 an appeal would go to the City Council. Commissioner Erickson stated the hardship verbiage is 13 acceptable. Chair Socha stated that one of her concerns was if St. Anthony doesn't allow and 14 Roseville or another community does allow exceptions, it would make St. Anthony less attractive. 15 16 Commissioner Mayne stated that another unintended benefit would be if Minnesota allows for 17 accessory dwelling units, which would not prevent single-family owners from renting out an 18 accessory dwelling unit on their property. 19 20 Chair Socha summarized the consensus of the Commission that if you qualify for a homestead 21 exemption, you can get an exception to the 10% cap and if you don't qualify for the homestead 22 exemption and you have a hardship you can apply for a hardship license, appealable to the City 23 Council to be determined on a case by case basis by the City Council. 24 25 Motion by Commissioner Corneille, seconded by Commissioner Mayne, to recommend approval and 26 edit modifications to the proposed ordinance stating a 10% cap on total single-family rentals, a 15% 27 cap on all available licenses for a single owner, that the ownership group is addressed via affidavit 28 during the rental license process and that the cap is enforced on the issuance of new licenses with the 29 only exception being if you are a homesteaded property owner you do not qualify for the cap. Those 30 who don't qualify for a homestead can use the existing appeals process through the City Council. 31 32 Motion carried 4-0. 33 34 Mr. Grittman reviewed the short-term rental and noted the consensus of the Council to bring forward 35 was to clarify the code to specify that short-term rental is not an allowable use of single-family home 36 residential properties. Any rental in a single-family area would be required to have a license and 37 require a 30-day rental period or more. The proposed changes clarify that in the existing code. Chair 38 Socha stated that it has never been clarified or enforced. 39 40 Mr. Paul White, 3201 32" d Avenue NE, owns a one -bedroom neighborhood guest house next door to 41 his home. This furnished guest house has been operated by his family for over 10 years, including 42 short-term rental as a family guest space. He supports St. Anthony's goals of supporting affordable 43 family housing, maintaining the residential character of neighborhoods, and building community. He 44 urged a balanced approach that either grandfather's long-standing, well -managed, short-term rentals 45 like theirs or establishes a limited cap system so a few guest homes can continue under clear rules. 46 They have never had any neighbor complaints. Many neighbors were not even aware it was a rental.