Agenda - Council - 04/02/2024 - Special

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02/08/24 REVISOR KRB/HL 24-06653 7.1 (b)A city may not require more than one off-street parking space per residential dwelling 7.2 unit that is over one-half mile from a major transit stop. 7.3 Subd. 11.Affordable housing; replacement required.Affordable housing on a 7.4 residential lot may only be demolished or remodeled for the construction of middle housing 7.5 if the middle housing development will create at least as many affordable housing units as 7.6 exist in the structure to be demolished or remodeled. 7.7 Subd. 12. Subdivision of lots permitted;administrative review process established.(a) 7.8 Notwithstanding any law,rule,or ordinance to the contrary,a city must permit a residential 7.9 lot to which the density requirements of subdivisions 3 and 4 apply to be subdivided in a 7.10 manner that allows all units to be built on the property to be single-family detached homes. 7.11 (b)A residential lot created from the subdivision of property under paragraph(a)that 7.12 is smaller than a minimum lot size required pursuant to subdivision 8 is not subject to the 7.13 density requirements under subdivisions 3 and 4. 7.14 (c)Notwithstanding any law,rule,or ordinance to the contrary,a city must permit units 7.15 on residential lots created from the subdivision process under paragraph(a)to share water, 7.16 wastewater,and sanitary sewer infrastructure. 7.17 (d)A city shall process an application to subdivide a residential lot in accordance with 7.18 the procedures under subdivision 13. 7.19 Subd. 13.Administrative design review process established.(a)Notwithstanding 7.20 section 462.358, subdivision 3b,or any other law,rule,or ordinance to the contrary, a city 7.21 must establish an administrative design review process for building permits for middle 7.22 housing development projects and subdivision applications under subdivision 12. The 7.23 administrative review process must review and approve or deny such building permit and 7.24 subdivision applications based on the application's alignment with the city's comprehensive 7.25 plan and other applicable zoning requirements.The administrative review process shall not 7.26 involve a public hearing unless one is required by state or federal law or the project involves 7.27 or affects a lot located in a historic district under section 13 8.73.The city may hold a public 7.28 hearing on a building permit or subdivision application under this section for requests for 7.29 variances from city zoning requirements.Except as provided in paragraph(b),an application 7.30 subject to the administrative design review process must be approved or disapproved within 7.31 60 days following the receipt by the city of a completed application by the applicant.If the 7.32 city fails to approve or disapprove an application within 60 days,the application shall be 7.33 deemed approved. Section 1. 7