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Approving an interim ordinance pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 462.355, Subd.4 pending the completion of a Zoning Study on Sober Houses and Supportive Housing Facilities.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN:
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Legislative Intent Statement: The Council of the City of Saint Paul finds that due to recent changes in the funding of sober living/recovery residences and associated state-level requirements that there have been numerous facilities changing their City zoning classification from Sober Houses, as defined in Leg. Code § 65.161, to become Supportive Housing Facilities, as defined in Leg. Code § 65.162, and resulting variance applications for relief from the more restrictive minimum distance requirements that apply to Supportive Housing Facilities. It is in the interest of both residents living in this type of housing as well as the residents of the City to prevent clustering and overconcentration of these facilities, in order to prevent institution-like environments for this type of housing. The following interim ordinance is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, morals, safety, and welfare, because of the risk of clustering of Supportive Housing Facilities in a way that creates institution-like housing environments, and because of the risk of overconcentration of vulnerable adults into Supportive Housing Facilities.
The Council further finds that the potential for Supportive Housing Facilities to become clusters of institution-like housing, and the potential of overconcentration of Supportive Housing Facilities is incompatible with the City’s Comprehensive Plan. This raises substantial questions relating to the ability of the City’s present official controls to assure compliance with the City’s Comprehensive Plans and to control clustering of Supportive Housing Facilities and to control overconcentration of Supportive Housing Facilities.
The Council also finds that the minimum distance requi...
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