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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Date: April 24, 2023 Item No.:7.a Department ApprovalCity Manager Approval Item Description:Consider an extension to the May 5, 2023 compliance date for removal of two “micro-units” at 2555 Victoria Street N 1 B ACKGROUND 2 On March 6, 2023 the City Council, acting as the Board of Adjustment and Appeals, considered an 3 appeal of a staff decision that two micro-units erected at 2555 Victoria Street N were not permissible 4 dwelling units and must be removed from the property. Asa component of the appeal, it was also 5 determined that recreational camping areas are not allowed in the City, so considering the micro-units 6 as recreational vehicles was not appropriate either. The adopted Resolution and meeting minutes are 7 included herein as Attachments D and C respectively. 8 9 Since the March 6, 2023 City Council meeting, City staff and Prince of Peace (PoP), and respective 10 legal counsels, have been meeting to discuss apath forwardto compliance. Of specific concern is the 11 displacement of the two families currently occupying the micro-units and existing legislation at the 12 State that would permit the two micro-units to remain. The State legislation, as currently drafted, 13 would subject the micro-units to compliance with health and safety conditionsand municipalities 14 making determinations on whether a sacred community meeting the State legislation would be 15 approved and regulated as a permitted use, conditional use, or plannedunit development. A current 16 draft the Senateversion of thebill is included within PoP’s written request for the extension 17(Attachment B). Council should beaware that if this bill passesthe City will need to amend it’s 18 Zoning Code to determine whether such use will be permitted, conditional, or by planned unit 19 development and such amendment should be enacted on or before January 1, 2024, the effective date 20 of the bill. 21 22 PoP submitted a written request to extend the compliance period from May 5, 2023 to July 30, 2023. 23 The reasons for the extension include the following: 24 Allows time for a decision to be made on passage of the State legislation (known as Sacred 25 Communities and Micro-Unit Dwellings) that would permit the use of micro-unitsfor 26 permanent housing for people that are chroncially homeless, extremely low-income,or 27 designated volunteers, and 28 Alllows PoP time to undergo the Interim Use Permit process, which would serve as a way to 29 permit the micro-units through the end of the year, assuming the State legislation passes.PoP 30 hasbegun this process by submittingthe required Open House application, paid the required 31 application fee,and setting a date for the Open House meeting. Their written materials outline 32 their expected timeline for the Open House(May 21, 2023)and submittal of the Interim Use 33 application(by June 2, 2023). Assuming this timeline is met, a final decision on the Interim 34 Use would likely be determined by the end of July. Page 1of 3