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Opting out of the requirements of Minn. Stat. § 462.3593 by reenacting reserved Legislative Code Chapter 14A for the purpose of complying with Minn. Stat. § 462.3593, Subd. 9 regarding temporary family health care dwellings.
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STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE PURPOSE AND FINDINGS
WHEREAS, on May 12, 2016, the creation and regulation of so-called temporary family health care dwellings took effect based upon state legislation, codified as Minn. Stat. § 462.3593, which required a municipality to regulate a temporary family health care dwelling as a permissible residential use classification under either the municipality’s zoning code or as provided under Minn. Stat. § 462.3593; and
WHEREAS, Minn. Stat. §462.3593, Subd. 9 allowed municipalities to “opt out” of allowing temporary family health care dwellings as a permitted use provided the municipality enacted an ordinance to that effect; and
WHEREAS, in light of the Minn. Stat. § 462.3593, Subd. 9, the Council of the City of Saint Paul, in Council Ordinance File No. 16-36, enacted an interim ordinance pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 462.355, Subd. 4 prohibiting the establishment of temporary family health care dwellings pending receipt of a report and recommendation regarding whether temporary family health care dwellings should be a permitted land use under the City’s zoning code; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Council Ordinance File No. 16-36, the City’s Planning and Zoning Administrators commenced a study and on February 16, 2017, the Administrators submitted their report entitled Temporary Family Health Care Dwelling Unit Study which recommended, based upon the findings stated therein, that the City “opt out” of the requirements of Minn. Stat. § 462.3593; and
WHEREAS, the Council has reviewed the findings and recommendation contained in the said report which the Council finds persuasive and, accordingly, hereby incorporates them by reference for the specific purpose of articulating the Council’s reasons and rat...
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