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City of <br /> Elk <br /> River <br /> Resolution 16- <br /> A Resolution of the City of Elk River Approving Notice of Summary <br /> Publication of Ordinance #16- , An Ordinance Repealing Chapter 30, <br /> Article III, Divisions I, IA, 2, and 3 and Replacing it with a New Ordinance <br /> Regarding Residential Rental Property Standards, and moving Chapter 30, <br /> Article III, Divisions 4 and 5 to Chapter 30, Article II as Divisions 3 and 4, <br /> respectively, the City of Elk River, Minnesota, City Code <br /> WHEREAS, on June 6, 2016, the Elk River City Council adopted Ordinance 16- , <br /> which repealed Chapter 30,Article III,Divisions 1, 1A, 2, and 3,replacing it with a New <br /> Ordinance Regarding Residential Rental Property Standards, and Moving Chapter 30,Article <br /> III,Divisions 4 and 5 to Chapter 30,Article II as Divisions 3 and 4,respectively. <br /> The Residential Rental Properties Standards Ordinance establishes that the operation of <br /> residential rental properties is a business enterprise that gives rise to certain responsibilities. <br /> Operators are responsible to take reasonable steps, as may be necessary, to assure that the <br /> citizens of the City who occupy such units, and those residing near such units,may pursue <br /> the quiet enjoyment of the normal activities of life in surroundings that are: <br /> (a) Safe, secure and sanitary; <br /> (b) Free from crimes and criminal activity,noise,nuisances or annoyances; and <br /> (c) Free from reasonable fears about safety of persons and security of property. <br /> Further,it is the intent of this Article to regulate and provide for the inspections of Rental <br /> Dwellings to assure that such housing does not become a nuisance or blight to the <br /> neighborhood and does not create a disincentive to investment in the community. <br /> WHEREAS, a copy of the full text of the ordinance is available for inspection by any <br /> person at the office of the Elk River City Clerk, 13065 Orono Parkway NW, during regular <br /> business hours. <br /> Passed and adopted this 61h day of June 2016. <br /> John J. Dietz,Mayor <br /> ATTEST: <br /> Tina Allard, City NATUREJ <br />