1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to local government; authorizing zoning for owner-occupied residential 
1.3 	uses;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 462.357, by adding a 
1.4 	subdivision.
1.5 	BE 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 
1.7 	subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 1i.Owner-occupied use may be required. In order to stabilize and 
1.9 	strengthen municipalities and neighborhoods by increasing the percentage of residential 
1.10 	properties that are owner-occupied, a municipality may adopt an ordinance providing 
1.11 	for owner-occupied residential use. The ordinance must define "owner-occupied." An 
1.12 	owner-occupied residential use ordinance may only be applied to residential property at 
1.13 	the time it is first sold after completion of a foreclosure or forfeiture process.