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The Elk River Vision <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional service, and community <br />engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity <br /> <br />Request for Action <br /> <br />To <br />City Council <br />Item Number <br />7.2 <br /> <br />Meeting Date <br />February 17, 2026 <br />Prepared By <br />Chris Leeseberg, Senior Planner <br /> <br />Item Description <br />Interim Use Permit: Three-Unit Rental in a Single- <br />Family District (extension), Sogdiana - 732 Vernon <br />Ave. NW <br />Reviewed by <br />Zack Carlton <br />Cal Portner <br />Jolene Richter <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Approve, by motion, the Interim Use Permit with the following conditions: <br />1. The Interim Use Permit shall terminate February 17, 2029, or when the property changes ownership, <br />whichever occurs first. <br />2. The building shall be inspected by the city’s Building Official and Fire Marshal to verify compliance with <br />all building and fire codes. <br />3. The Interim Use Permit will be recorded against the property to put any future buyers on notice that <br />the Interim Use Permit will not run with the property. <br />4. The structure shall be returned to a single-family home prior to sale or when the Interim Use Permit <br />terminates. <br />5. The applicant shall submit a deposit in the amount of $5,000 to ensure compliance with the Interim <br />Use Permit conditions. <br />6. The applicant shall provide documentation that each tenant received a letter indicating the Interim Use <br />Permit will expire on February 17, 2029, and the structure will be converted back to a single-family <br />residential district. <br />7. No additional Interim Use Permits (extensions) will be granted for a similar use on this property <br />extending beyond February 17, 2029. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />The property is zoned R1-c single-family residential, where multifamily residential structures are not listed as <br />an allowed use. The City Council approved an Interim Use Permit (IUP) for this property on March 16, 2020, <br />and an extension on January 17, 2023, for a multifamily residential use, allowing the use in a single-family <br />zoning district. The applicant is requesting, for a second time, an extension to their IUP to continue utilizing <br />the single-family home as a three-unit multiple-family building. The request is for another period of 3 years (36 <br />months) or until he no longer owns the property, whichever occurs first. Upon approval, this will now be an <br />interim use for nine years. <br /> <br />Planning Commission <br />Page 108 of 395