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REQUEST FOR HRA ACTION Date: 1-17-06 Item No: Staff Approval: Agenda Section: C B/DW PUBLIC HEARING Item Description: Public Hearing for new Ci ty Code Sections 907 (Residential Rental Property Licensing and Inspection for 1 to 4 units) (HF36) 1.0 Requested Action: 1.1 Hold Public Hearing and take public testimony regarding Licensing and Inspection of Residential Rental Property of 1 to 4 units – Proposed City Code Section 907 1.2 Upon conclusion of public hearing make a r ecommendation regarding the proposed rental licensing ordinance for City Council consideration and adoption in February. 2.0 Background on Process: 2.1 The Roseville City Council held a public hearing on November 28, 2005 regarding the proposed rental ordinance (Proposed City Code Section 907) as well as a Property Maintenance Code (Proposed City Code Section 907). Of the 382 mailed notices sent regarding these proposed code sections - 16 total comments were received,4 wanted more regulation and were in support, 2 had general questions, and 10 were opposed to the additional ordinances.Of those 10, 4 were dupl ex owners who live in one side of the property. 2.2 Based upon the comments and questions at the public hearing, staff prepared a summary with responses to each question and suggestion. (Attachment A) 2.3 The City Council did not take action at the N ovember 28, 2005 meeting but rather asked that the HRA hold an additional public hearing on Ja nuary 17, 2006 to consider modifications to the ordinance based upon the comments recei ved. The City Council will consider the adoption of a Property Maintenance Code, independe nt of a Rental Ordina nce, at the January 30, 2006 Council meeting after further discussion and review at the January 23, 2006 work session. 2.4 In addition, the City Council asked that staff review the new City of Burnsville Ordinance and consider if components of this ordinance can be incorporated into Roseville’s proposed Ordinance. A summary of the Burnsville Ordina nce is attached along with HRA and City of Roseville staff comments on this type of ordinance (Attachment C ). 3.0 Why Consider a Rental Ordinance? 3.1 During the past ten years, at the Council’s request, the HRA, Planning Commission and staff have reviewed the needs for and suggested new tools to retain value in the city's housing stock. Options reviewed include adop tion of a Property Maintenance Code (for all properties and buildings within the City) and in addition (more recently) a Rental Licensing Code (for structures with up to 4 units). RHRA_ Rental Licensing & Property Maintenance Public Hearing (01-17-06) - Page 1 of 6