1.2relating to local government; authorizing zoning for owner-occupied residential 1.3uses;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 462.357, by adding a 1.4subdivision. 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 462.357, is amended by adding a 1.7subdivision to read: 1.8Subd. 1i.Owner-occupied use may be required.In order to stabilize and 1.9strengthen municipalities and neighborhoods by increasing the percentage of residential 1.10properties that are owner-occupied, a municipality may adopt an ordinance providing 1.11for owner-occupied residential use. The ordinance must define "owner-occupied." This 1.12subdivision is limited to property in either a targeted neighborhood as defined in section 1.13469.201, subdivision 10, or an area qualified to receive funding under the Housing and 1.14Recovery Act of 2008, Public Law 110-289.