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Attachment A <br />i Proposed Housing Maintenance Code <br />� November 28, 2005 <br />,� 7:Q� p.m. <br />� <br />r7 The following is a summary of the public hearing commentsand questions with <br />? staff responses in italics. <br />� <br />�� 1. Would like to see a grid comparing the existing codes with the proposed <br />_�� IPMC. Staff Response - A comparison o f the IPMC, 2003 edition and the <br />� � existing City Code is provided in Attachment B or Council Report for <br />� � 12/19/05 <br />I� <br />I� 2. Would there still be a benefit to doing the housing maintenance ordinance <br />15 without the rental ordinance? Staff Response - Yes, butinspectionstaffstill <br />I�a believes there is value in a rental licensing ordinance which is currently being <br />I� revised ��r� furth er review on January 3D, 2006. The issues o f housing <br />] R maintenance and lack of a housing maintenance code to address issues has <br />]� been studies and discussed for the past 10years for all properties. <br />�� <br />� L 3. Housing maintenance code is very much needed - existing codes are outdated. <br />'� Staff Response - Yes, however the rental issueswill still remain. The I,P.M.C. <br />}:� simp/ybetter defines whatismeantby inar"ntenance'andspecifically <br />�� addresses critica 1 maintenance issues. fo r example, a new car comes with a <br />�s small manual �hrrt specifies required maintenance. Mechanics use a much <br />�� ,6igger/thicker maintenance manual Their manual does not require more <br />i� maintenance; it just better explainsand describesrequired maintenance. <br />�'8 Same with the I.P.M.C., it better descnbes what is meant by maintenance. <br />'�� With housing stock up to 50 years old, this is becoming a more significant and <br />3�? necessary issue with each passing year. Unless the overall housing stock is <br />:� � maintained, property values will not keep up with surrounding cities and/or <br />�� inflation, property ownerswill /oose appreciation value, and property tax <br />�� receipts will lag. <br />�� <br />3� 4. Isn't existing property - both rental and ownership - covered under existing <br />:��} state laws and Roseville codes? StaffResponse - Yes, butstate law tends to <br />�� be verygeneral in scope and does not provide adequateguidance to the <br />�� property owners and inspectors. Roseville has not adopted a specific housing <br />3'� maintenance ordinance, nor has a specific rental licensing ordinance been <br />�#� adopted. Some of the items are be coveredunder existing codes but they <br />