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Request for Action <br />Ciry nf <br />Elk <br />River <br />To <br />Item Number <br />Planning Commission <br />4.2 <br />Agenda Section <br />Meeting Date <br />Prepared by <br />Public Hearings <br />October 27, 2020 <br />Chris Leeseberg, Senior Planner <br />Item Description <br />Reviewed by <br />DeMars, LLC - 9754 Viking Blvd. NW <br />Zack Carlton, Planning Manager <br />■ Interim Use Permit to allow a duplex in the R- <br />Reviewed by <br />1a zoning district, Case No. IU 20-02 <br />Action Requested <br />Recommend, by motion, approval of an Interim Use Permit with the <br />following conditions: <br />1. The Interim Use shall terminate upon sale or transfer of <br />ownership. <br />2. The property must have a rental license for the duration of the <br />two-family rental operation. <br />3. The structure must be inspected by the building official and <br />must comply with all building and fire codes for a two-family <br />rental building. <br />4. The Interim Use Permit will be recorded against the property <br />to put any future buyers on notice that the Interim Use Permit <br />will not run with property. <br />5. The structure shall be returned to a single-family home prior <br />to sale or transfer of ownership. <br />6. The applicant shall submit a cash escrow in the amount of <br />$5,000 to ensure compliance with the Interim Use Permit <br />conditions. <br />Background/Discussion <br />The property is zoned R1-a, single-family residential, and multiple <br />family residential structures are not an allowed use in this district. <br />The applicant is requesting an Interim Use Permit (IUP) to utilize the <br />single-family home as a two -unit multiple family building. <br />The structure was built in 1880 as a single-family home. The home is in a single-family residential district but has <br />been converted to a two -unit multi -family structure, without permits, by a previous owner. The applicant <br />purchased the property in July 2020 and is requesting to operate the home as a duplex with two rental units within <br />the building. <br />The Elk River Vision <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional <br />service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity. <br />pIIEIEI 11 <br />NATUREI <br />Updated. August 2020 <br />