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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes June 17, 2025 Page 6 1 Motion by Commissioner Erickson, seconded by Chair Socha, to recommend a work session be held 2 between the City Council, Planning Commission, and Parks and Environmental Commission to 3 discuss this further and obtain information from Roseville and New Brighton on how their ordinance 4 is working, and information on the State level. 6 Motion failed 2-2 (Corneille, Mayne). 7 8 Motion by Chair Socha, seconded by Commissioner Corneille, to recommend a work session be held 9 between the City Council, Planning Commission, and Parks and Environmental Commission to 10 discuss this further and obtain information from Roseville and New Brighton on how their ordinance 11 is working, and information on the State level. 12 13 Motion carried 4-0. 14 15 Chair Socha closed the public hearing at 8:22 p.m. 16 17 B. Ordinance 2025-Ox: DRAFT —Rental. 18 19 Chair Socha opened the public hearing at 8:24 p.m. 20 21 Mr. Grittman reviewed that the City has been working toward policy and regulatory efforts related to 22 a series of housing goals over the past few years. These goals include seeking methods to support 23 affordable housing development and preservation of existing single-family housing, including the 24 concept of "Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing" — NOAH, which relies on the availability of 25 older housing stock, often at more affordable prices, allowing younger and/or more modest income 26 families to attain single-family housing ownership in the community. 27 28 Two ordinance drafts are to be reviewed by the Planning Commission. One builds standards for rental 29 single-family housing as land use. The second establishes additional licensing and process 30 requirements for license applicants and the ongoing operation of rental housing. The Planning 31 Commission's review will primarily focus on the first ordinance, with the second informal ordinance 32 language provided for additional context. 33 34 Mr. Grittman continued and noted that the first ordinance illustrates proposed redlined changes to 35 Chapters 152, 154, and 157. To help maintain single-family preservation, the City Council has 36 directed research into options for limiting the loss of ownership of housing. Three strategies have 37 been identified as apart of this objective. These are the following: 38 39 1. Limit Corporate Ownership of Rental Units. This strategy is designed to ensure that 40 large-scale corporate purchases of existing single-family housing stock cannot happen 41 in the Village. While this phenomenon has not been an issue to date, corporate 42 ownership (and the conversion of owner -occupied single-family homes to rental units) 43 has been seen in communities around the Twin Cities area. The ordinance amendment 44 is designed to restrict "Corporate" ownership to no more than 4 rental units per person 45 or organization. The language is adapted from draft legislation that the State 46 Legislature has considered over the past few years (although not enacted).