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Staff Approval: <br />CB I DPW <br />REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION <br />���a a�� r :���pr��►�� � <br />� f��}��� ' ;. 4�-� <br />Date: 11-28-OS <br />Item No: $, <br />Agenda Section: <br />�-�r PUBLIC HEARING <br />Item Description: Public Hearen� fi�xr nexr��it3� C�,d� Sections 906 (Property <br />Maintenance Code) and 907 (Residential Rental Property Licensing <br />and Inspection for 1 to 4 units) (�F36) <br />� _U Requested Action: <br />-- �. f Hold Public Hearing (first reading) and take public testimony regarding the following under <br />— consideration by the City Council: <br />. .�.�? <br />a. Property Maintenance Code – Proposed City Code Section 906 <br />b. Licensing and Inspection of Residential Rental Property of 1 to 4 units – <br />Proposed City Code Section 907 <br />Background <br />� I During the past ten years, at the Council's request, the I��RA, Planning Commission and <br />staff have reviewed the needs for and suggested new tools to retain value in the city's <br />housing stock. Options reviewed include adoption of a Property Maintenance Code <br />(for all properties and buildings within the City) and a Rental Licensing Code (for <br />structures with up to 4 units). <br />a. Beginning in 1995 and continuing through spring of 1998, the Planning <br />Commission and staff attempted to create a level of understanding of housing <br />maintenance issues. Representatives from other units of government were invited <br />to discuss their city's approach to Housing Maintenance. The City of Minneapolis, <br />St. Louis Park, Coon Rapids, New Brighton, Shoreview, Winona, White Bear <br />Lake and Mankato Housing Maintenance ordinances were reviewed, as well as <br />models f� conferences that staff attended. <br />b. In 1997-98 the staff worked with the 35W Corridor Coalition to develop a model <br />housing ordinance based on the Shoreview City Code. Any city could adopt it. <br />Codes and Inspection staff from the 7 cities reviewed the draft ordinance and <br />recommended more uniformity – adopt the International Property <br />Maintenance Code with amendments to concur with e�sting city codes and <br />the state building code. <br />Five of the 10 bordering communities (St. Paul, Minneapolis, N ew Brighton, <br />Maplewood, and Shoreview) have adopted property maintenance codes as well <br />as rental licensing programs. Of the remaining bordering communities, Falcon <br />Heights and Little Canada are reviewing the need for and adoption of rental <br />licensing programs. This could make Roseville more vulnerable to absentee <br />RCA_ Rental Licensing & Property Maintenance Public Hearing (11-28-OS) - Page 1 of 5 <br />