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<br />~ <br />~~HILLS <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: June 8, 2009 <br /> <br />TO: Mayor & City Council <br /> <br />FROM: James Lehnhoff, Community Development Director <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Rental Registration Ordinance and Fees <br /> <br />Action ReQuest <br /> <br />1. Approve Ordinance 2009-007 and Ordinance 2009-008 to add Residential Rental Unit <br />Registration Ordinance and Fees to the City Code. <br /> <br />2. Approve publishing a summary of Ordinance 2009-007 and 2009-008 (4/5 vote required). <br /> <br />Back2round <br /> <br />At the October 20, 2008, work session, the City Council reviewed and discussed a number of <br />potential projects to help address code compliance concerns in the City. Together, these projects <br />are part of an overall community enhancement program. As part of that discussion, the Council <br />came to a consensus to investigate and work toward implementing the following community <br />enhancement programs: <br />1. Develop and distribute educational materials for property owners and tenants <br />regarding City regulations; - ongoing <br />2. Review commonly violated City regulations to increase clarity and enforceability <br />while meeting City goals; - ongoing <br />3. Review and update the nuisance regulations and develop an accelerated abatement <br />procedure for certain types of ongoing nuisances; - completed <br />4. Develop a formal code compliance response policy; - completed <br />5. Review and work toward implementing a rental registration program - subject of <br />this memorandum <br />6. Continue investigation of an administrative fine program. - upcoming <br /> <br />In accordance with the work plan, staff prepared a rental registration ordinance, which has been <br />reviewed by the City Attorney. The primary purpose of this ordinance is to track rental patterns <br /> <br />City of Arden Hills <br />City Council meeting for June 8, 2009 <br /> <br />\ \Ahdocsl\ah\AHdata\Planning\Community Development \ Community Enhancement Program\Rental Regulation \060809 - CC Memo - Rental <br />Registration. doc <br /> <br />Page 1 of 5 <br />