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<br />\ , <br />..; ;. <br /> <br />~. .. <br /> <br />Warren E. Pelerson <br />Jerome ~ Filla <br />Daniel Win Frain <br />Cfe on A. Bergman <br />John Michael MmeJ <br />.\.Michaef T. Oherle <br />\. }steven Ii, Bruns. <br />......Paul W. fanning- <br />Sonja R. Ortiz <br />Amy K. L Schmidt <br />Ben L Rust <br />Jonathan R. Cuskey <br />Jared M. Goerlitl <br /> <br />p~, <br />fRAM - BERGMAN <br /> <br />..t....:&.........~...~~..."&~......~...I.~. <br /> <br />Suire 800 <br />51) East Fifth. Street <br />$1. Paut MN 5510f~l7f8 <br />H61) 291-8955 <br />1(51) 228-I7SJ faCSimile <br />wwwpfb-pa.com <br /> <br /><651}290-6907 <br />itilta(@pfb- pa.com <br /> <br />July 31 J 2008 <br /> <br />Noah Simon <br />Assistant City Administrator <br />~ity of Arden Hills <br />1245 West Highway 96 <br />Arden Hills) Minnesota 55112 <br /> <br />VIA EMAll <br /> <br />RE: Rental Licensing, Code Enforcement and Administrative Citations <br /> <br />Dear Noah: <br /> <br />Recently, the City of Arden HiHs has been considering whether to establish a licensing <br />ordinance for rental properties within the City.. A citizens~ task force met on two occasions <br />to discuss the merits of such an ordinancer and other alternatives. The task force has <br />made its recommendation to the Council.. <br /> <br />As I understand the background of the discussion, there is some concern among the <br />Council and the community about on-going property fssues. such as parkingJ property <br />maintenance, noiser nuisance conditronst and the like.. As the task force debated the <br />issues; they also dtscussed pursuing stepped up enforcement of the CityJs applicable Code <br />provisions through the Building Official.. This was relevant to the question of rental <br />licensing because such activity could provide a viable alternative to a rental licensing <br />ordinance. The task force also discussed the possibiHty of a rental registration ordinance, <br />and seemed interested in exploring atternatives to rental licensing or rental regrstration. <br /> <br />In addrtion to the implementation of a rental licensing ordinance, or a rental registration as <br />a means of addressing on-going property concerns, the City has a number of options <br />available, namely code enforcementt civil actions, abatement authority, hazardous building <br />provisions, and administrative fines.. Each of these options is available for both rental and <br />owner-occupied properties. Each option is drscussed beJow. <br /> <br />Code Eniorcement By NoUce and Citation. <br /> <br />The City~s usual Code Enforcement process starts:when a property owner files a complaint <br />regarding the use or the maintenance of a neighbor's property. At this stager the identity of <br />the reporting property owner is confidential pursuant to the terms of the Minnesota Data <br />Practices Act Upon the receipt of the complaint, the City usuaHy undertakes the following: <br /> <br />'ALSC.,\{)MiTT[[) IN WISCONsn..' <br />