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Documenfatio�n "Written dacumentation of the findings and reasons why an interior inspection was not conc3ucted must be made and retained under section 469.175, sUbdivision 3{1}." QuaIification Requiremen�ts Minnesota Statutes, Section 4b9.174, Subdivision IO (a) (1) z-equires two tests for occupied parceis: A. Coverage Test ..."parcels consisting of 70 percent of the area of the district are occupied by buildings, streets, utilities, or paved or gra�el parking lots" The coverage required by the parcel to be considered occupied is defined under Minnesota Statutes, Section 469.174, Subdivision 10(e), which states: "For purposes of this subdivision, a parceI is not occupied by buildings, streets, utilities, or paved or gravel parkir�g lots unless 15 percent of the area of the parcel contains building, streets, utiIities, or paved or graveI parking lots." B. Condition of Buildings Test ..."and 20 percent of the buildings are stz-ucturally substandard; and 30 percent of the other buildings reqUire substantial renavation or clearance to remo�e existing conditions such as: inadequate sireet Iayout, incompatible uses or land use relationships, overcrowding of buildings on the land, excessive dwelling unit density, obsolete buildings not suitable for impro�ement or conversion, or other identifiec� hazards to tne health, sa%ty, and general well-being of the community." StructuralIy substandard is defined under Minnesota Statutes, Section 469.174, Suhdivision 10(b), which states: "For purposes af this subdiviszon, `structurally substandard' shall rnean containing defects in structuraI elernents or a cornbination of defciencies in essential utilities and facilities, Iight and ventilation, fire pratection including adequate egress, layout and condition of interiar partitions, or similar factors, which defects ar deficiencies are of sufficient total significance to justify substantial renavation or clearance." a. We do not count energy code deficiencies toward fihe thresholds required by Minnesota Statutes, Section 4d9.I74, Subdivision 10(1�)) defined as "structurally substandard", due to concerns expressed by the Siate oi Minnesota Court of Appeais in the Walser Auto Sales, Inc. vs. Ciry of Richfield case filed November 13, 2001. 2. Buildings are not eligible to be considered structurally substandard unless they meet certain additional criteria, as set farth in Subdivision 10{c} which states: "A building is nat structuralIy sut�standard ii it is in compIiance with the building code applicable ta new buiIdings or could be modified to satisfy ihe building code at a Page 5