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Home My WebLink About1714ORDINANCE NO. 1714 BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5A ARTICLE IV OF THE COLUMBIA HEIGHTS CITY CODE TO AMEND THE REGULATION OF RENTAL DENSITY FOR DETACHED SINGLE-FAMILY RENTAL DWELLINGS The City of Columbia Heights does ordain: Section 1 5A.401 of the Columbia Heights City Code is hereby amended to read as follows, to wit: 5A.401 OCCUPANCY LICENSE REQUIRED. (A) No person, firm, government agency or corporation shall own a premises that is rented, leased, let, or used for any type of occupancy in the City without having first obtained an occupancy license (license) as hereinafter provided and outlined in the Property Maintenance Inspection Policy. Each such license shall register annually with the City. If the license is denied, no occupancy of a premises, then vacant or which become vacant, is permitted until a license has been issued. Apartment units within an unlicensed apartment building for which a license application has been made and which units are in compliance with this chapter may be occupied provided that the unlicensed units within the apartment building do not create a hazard to the health and safety of persons in occupied units. (B) Rental Density for Detached Single -Family Dwellings. (1) In any zoning district, the quantity of detached single-family dwellings eligible to obtain a rental occupancy license on any block shall not exceed the number prescribed in Table 1, unless a temporary license is granted by the City Council as provided herein. Table 1 indicates how many detached single-family dwellings per block are able to be licensed as a rental property based on the number of detached single-family dwellings that exist in a block. TABLE 1 Lots/Bloc k Rental entaI_Units Allowed 1-14 1 15-24 2---- 25-34 3 35-44 4 45-54 5 55-64 6 65-74 7 75-84 8 85-94 9 (2) The following guidelines shall apply to determine eligible detached single-family dwellings, blocks and lots: (a) For the purposes of this section, a BLOCK shall be defined as an area of land enclosed within the perimeter of streets, watercourses, public parks, municipally owned lots, and City boundaries and further defined by an official map maintained by the City. (b) This section shall apply to legally conforming lots of record and legally nonconforming lots of record. For the purposes of this section, lots of record may also be referred to as PROPERTIES, PROPERTY, or LOTS. (c) If a block contains more than one type of residential dwelling, only lots that contain detached single-family dwellings shall be included in the calculation of the total number of lots per block. (d) Two-family, town home, twinhome, multiple -family, commercial, public, institutional, and industrial uses located in any zoning district shall not be included in the calculation of the total number of lots per block. (3) If the number of detached single-family rental dwellings meets or exceeds the permitted number of rental properties per defined block on the effective date of the ordinance from which this section is derived, no additional detached single-family dwelling rental licenses shall be approved for the block, unless a temporary license is granted by the City Council as provided herein. Existing detached single-family dwelling rental licenses may be renewed; however, should a rental license not be renewed, terminated due to the sale of a property by the current license holder, transfer of property ownership occurs, or if the rental license is revoked or lapses, the rental license shall not be reinstated unless it is in conformance with this section and other applicable sections of the City Code. (4) If the number of detached single-family dwelling rental properties meets or exceeds the permitted number of rental properties per defined block on the effective date of the ordinance from which this section is derived, a property owner may request a temporary license to allow an additional rental property for that block (a) The Community Development Director or their designee shall conduct an administrative review of the request in accordance with eligibility criteria and procedures established by City policy. (b) A temporary rental license may be granted administratively if the applicant demonstrates that the request meets qualifying circumstances, including but not limited to: L Temporary job relocation with intent to return to the property; ii. Military deployment or reassignment; iii. Inheritance of the property with intent to transfer or return to single family use. (c) A property owner who does not meet the eligibility criteria may appeal the administrative decision to the City Council. The Council may review the appeal and grant or deny a temporary license in its sole discretion. (d) A temporary license granted under this section shall not exceed a maximum term not to exceed five years. (e) Persons requesting a temporary rental license must submit an annual application and remain in compliance with all City rental regulations. (C) Exception. Owner occupied Single-family home occupancies. (Ord. 1532, passed 11-26-07; Ord. 1685, passed 08-14-23) Section 2 This ordinance shall be in full force and effective from and after 30 days after its passage. First Reading: May 27, 2025 Offered by: Buesgens Seconded by: Deneen Roll Call: All Ayes Second Reading: June 9, 2025 Offered by: Deneen Seconded by: James Roll Call: All Ayes, Spriggs Absent Date of Passage: June 9, 2025 Attest: , 'J-4't-c- Sara Ion, City Clerk/Council Secretary SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 1714 BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5A ARTICLE IV OF THE COLUMBIA HEIGHTS CITY CODE TO AMEND THE REGULATION OF RENTAL DENSITY FOR DETACHED SINGLE-FAMILY RENTAL DWELLINGS. The City Council for the City of Columbia Heights, Minnesota adopted Ordinance No. 1714 on June 91h, 2025. The purpose of this ordinance is to amend, upon passage, Chapter 5A Article IV, Occupancy License Required. This amendment shifts the administrative review of rental density cap exemptions to staff by outlining specific, clearly defined examples of allowable exemptions. Designed to streamline the exemption process, establish clear expectations for the Council, and guide exemption requests through a more consistent and transparent review and appeal process. This ordinance also extends the maximum exemption allowed from 2 to 5 years total. This is a summary of Ordinance No. 1714. A copy of the entire text of the Ordinance is available for public inspection during regular office hours at City Hall, by standard or electronic mail, or at www.columbiaheightsmn.gov 4,14We IZ1"M Attest: ra r"�" "_� Ion, City Clerk/Council Secretary Ordinance No. 1714 AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION STATE OF MINNESOTA ) ss COUNTY OF ANOKA I do solemly swear that the notice, as per the proof, was published in the edition of the BSLP Col Hght Frid Life with the known office of issue being located in the county of: ANOKA with additional circulation in the counties of: RAMSEY and has full knowledge of the facts stated below: (A) The newspaper has complied with all of the requirements constituting qualifica- tion as a qualified newspaper as provided by Minn. Stat. §331A.02. (B) This Public Notice was printed and pub- lished in said newspaper(s) once each week, for I successive week(s); the first insertion being on 06/13/2025 and the last insertion being on 06/13/2025. MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICES Pursuant to Minnesota Stat. §580.033 relating to the publication of mortgage foreclosure notices: The newspaper complies with the conditions described in §580.033, subd. 1, clause (1) or (2). If the newspaper's known office of issue is located in a county adjoining the county where the mortgaged premises or some part of the mortgaged premises described in the notice are located, a substantial portion of the newspaper's circulation is in the latter county. :Subs Designated Agent )on06/131�2025 d ands rn /Oor affirmed before Notary Public �# Darlene, Marie MacPherson J� Notary Public ,u Minnesota my Commission Expires Jan. 31, 2d29 Rate Information: (1) Lowest classified rate paid by commercial users for comparable space: $999.99 per column inch CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 1714 BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5A ARTICLE IV OF THE COLUMBIA HEIGHTS CITY CODE TO AMEND THE REGULATION OF RENTAL DENSITY FOR DETACHED SINGLE-FAMILY RENTAL DWELLINGS. The City Council for the City of Columbia Heights, Minnesota ad- opted Ordinance No. 1714 on June 9w. 2025. The purpose of this ordinance is to amend, upon passage, Chapter 5A Article IV, Occupancy License Required. This amendment shifts the administrative review of rental density cap exemptions to staff by outlining specific, clearly defined examples of allowable exemptions. Designed to streamline the exemp- tion process, establish clear expec- tations for the Council, and guide exemption requests through a more consistent and transparent review and appeal process. This ordinance also extends the maximum exemp- tion allowed from 2 to 5 years total. This is a summary of Ordinance No. 1714. A copy of the entire text of the Ordinance is available for public inspection during regular office hours at City Hall, by stan- dard or electronic mail, or at www. columbiaheightsmn.gov Amada Mdrquez Simula, Mayor Attest: Sara Ion, City Clerk/Council Secretary Published in The Life June 13, 2025 1475762 Ad ID 1475762