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3. Work with Ramsey County on enforcement issues. <br /> • Staff has worked with the Sheriff's Department to establish a protocol for <br /> enforcing the limit on driveway parking to four vehicles. <br /> • Persistent driveway parking violations have been resolved. New cases have been <br /> addressed promptly. <br /> • The City Council approved changes to the parking ordinance to make it simpler to <br /> understand and easier to enforce. <br /> Through working with Ramsey County as described above, staff feels that a streamlined process <br /> has been developed to address excessive vehicles in the driveway. The process allows staff to <br /> track and address habitual violators of the ordinance, without penalizing households who <br /> unknowingly violate the ordinance due to family gatherings or other events. <br /> City staff has been working with the City Attorney on the remaining two action items under the <br /> rental properties goal: <br /> 4. Research legal constraints and opportunities for enforcement. <br /> S. Research rental registration and licensing programs in other cities. <br /> While working on these remaining action items, staff and the City Attorney have primarily <br /> focused on the following issues: <br /> • Excessive occupancy. <br /> • Unregistered rental homes. <br /> • Rental licensing programs and requirements. <br /> Excessive Occupancy <br /> The City's Zoning Code defines "family" as "an individual or two (2) or more persons, each <br /> related to the other by blood, marriage, adoption or foster care, or a group of not more than four <br /> (4) persons, some or all of whom are not related by blood, marriage or adoption, living together <br /> and maintaining a household." Occupancy in single-family dwelling units, therefore, is limited <br /> to no more than four people if at least one of the occupants is unrelated to the others. <br /> Generally, the City faces two challenges related to excessive occupancy: <br /> 1. How can the City prove excessive occupancy? <br /> 2. How can the City enforce the ordinance to reduce occupancy? <br /> Proof of excessive occupancy <br /> According to the City Attorney, "unless there are life safety concerns, the City does not have the <br /> authority to enter private property without consent from the owner and/or the occupants. If <br /> access is denied, the City must obtain a search warrant. In order to do so, the City would need to <br /> City of Arden Hills <br /> City Council Work Session April 16, 2012 <br /> Page 2 of 5 <br />