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30 January 26, 2023:Community Development Director Janice Gundlach met with 31 representataives of Prince of Peace (including Pastor Christ), Settled, and the occupants of the 32 Units to discuss concerns surrounding the placement of the Unitsand their compliance with 33 various Zoning Code, City Code, and Building Code requirements. This meeting included a 34 tour of both Units. 35 February 1, 2023: Prince of Peace was provided a written letter (Attachment D) outlining non- 36 compliance issues, including three options for seeking a resolution. 37 February 10, 2023: City staff received a response from Prince of Peace (Attachment E) to the st 38 February 1non-compliance letter, including a request to appealthe determination that the 39 Units were not permitted uses under the Zoning Code. 40 The staff determination the Units are not permissible under the Zoning Code is due to the following: 41 Zoning Code Section 1001.10: Definitions of “Building”, “Dwelling”, and “Dwelling Unit”, 42 which require living quarters to have permanent locations on the ground, or attached to 43 something having a permanent location on the ground, and includekitchen facilities and 44 individual bathrooms. The Units sit on trailers and therefore are not considered to have a 45 permanent location on the ground. One unit lacks a bathroom entirely, whereas the other unit 46 utilizes a five gallon bucket with cat litter for a toilet.Neither has plumbed kitchen facilities. 47 Recreational Camping is not permitted by the Zoning Code: The Zoning Code does not permit 48 recreational camping areas anywhere in the City. There is one exception, which allows use of 49 up to four recreational vehicles at the Roseville Estates Mobile Home Park as a part of Planned 50 Unit Development Agreement #1256 approved on December 17, 2001, however, this approval 51 requires these four units be connected to City sewer and water lines. 52 In addition to the Zoning Code, the Units are in violation of the City Code due to the following: 53 City Code Section 801.03 (Public Works): Requires separate connections to municipal water 54 for each dwelling unit constructed on or after September 19, 1979. 55 City Code Section 802.03 (Public Works): Requires that any building used for human 56 habitation be connected to municipal sewer. 57 City Code Section 901.01 (Building): Requires construction acitivity within the City to 58 comply with the current Minnesota State Building Code (MSBC). The MSBC requires 59 housing for permanent, single-family occupancy to meet 2020 Minnesota Residential Codes. 60 Permits were not applied for, nor were inspections undertaken to determine if the Unitsbrought 61 onto the property comply with the MSBC. At the very least, the Building Code includes 62 foundation requirements for buildings, as well as plumbing requirements for buidings intended 63 for human habitation, neither of which the Units comply with. 64 City Code Section 906.05 (Property Maintenance): Requires foundation systems supported by 65 footings or properly anchored and capable of supporting nominal loads and resisting load 66 effects. Page 2 of 5 RS160\\1\\859178.v1