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CC Exhibit A (1-22-18) <br />ORDINANCE NO. , THIRD SERIES <br />CITY OF ORONO <br />HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ORONO MUNICIPAL CODE <br />BY ADDING ARTICLE IV TO CHAPTER 26 AND AMENDING SECTION 26-31 <br />REGARDING RENTAL LICENSING AND A PROHIBITION OF SHORT TERM <br />RENTALS <br />THE CITY COUNCIL OF ORONO ORDAINS: <br />SECTION 1. Section 26-31 Definitions of the City of Orono Municipal Code is <br />hereby amended by adding the following text: <br />Rent shall mean, for the purpose of this definition, leasing, subleasing, letting etting or hiring for <br />occupancy. <br />Short-term rental shall mean the rental to a person or group of persons a residential unit for a <br />period of less than thirty (30) consecutive calendar days in a zoning district where residential <br />uses are allowed. <br />Short-term rental property means a parcel of real property and includes the premises upon which <br />a short-term rental unit is located and the parking areas, driveways, landscaping, accessory <br />structures, fences, walls, swimming_ pools, hot tubs, and spas. <br />SECTION 2. Article IV. — Rental Dwelling License Requirements of the City of <br />Orono Municipal Code is hereby added by adding the following text: <br />Section 26-80 — Purpose <br />The City of Orono finds that to promote the health, safety, and welfare of the general public, <br />assure preservation of the existing housing supply, help maintain property values, work toward <br />eliminating substandard and deteriorating rental housing, maintain a living environment that <br />contributes to healthful individual and family living, it is in the best interest of the residents of <br />Orono to require a license for all residential rental property. <br />Section 26-81 — License required <br />(a) License . No person, firm, or corporation shall operate a rental dwelling unit without first havinc <br />obtained a rental dwelling license to do so from the city as provided for in this article. Each rental <br />dwelling license shall be issued annually and expire one year after its issuance. Rental dwelling <br />license renewal applications for the following year shall be filed on or before 30 days prior to the <br />expiration of the then current license. Sixty days prior to the expiration of a rental dwelling license, <br />the city shall notify the operator of the upcoming renewal deadline within which to file the rental <br />dwelling license renewal application. <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />