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4646 Dakota Street SE | Prior Lake, MN 55372
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July 22, 2020
Kyran Huebl
1632 S. Milwaukee Street
Denver, CO 80210
Re: Statement of Nonconformity – 4313 Grainwood Circle NE
Dear Kyran,
The Prior Lake City Council approved an ordinance (Ord. 120-04) amending Section 315 of the Prior Lake
City Code relating to short-term rentals on May 4, 2020. Primary amendments included:
➢ Prohibiting rentals of less than 60 days.
➢ A revised definition for short-term rental. The previous definition included, “the rental or lease of a
dwelling unit in whole or in part”. The “in whole or in part” language was removed to distinguish a
short-term rental from a boarder. Boarders (keeping of not more than two boarders or roomers by a
resident family) is permitted as an accessory use in the residential use districts and is not the same as
a short-term rental. The definition also previously referenced short-term rentals as 30-days or less
and now a minimum 60-day rental is required.
➢ The ordinance now prohibits advertising a short-term rental without a short-term rental permit.
➢ Language was added to clarify a dwelling cannot be rented out under more than one lease at a time
to prohibit a property owner or agent from entering into multiple overlapping 60-day leases.
➢ A requirement was included to require a current fully executed lease must be available on site and
available to city staff or police upon request.
Nonconformities are regulated under Subsection 1107.2300 of Prior Lake City Code and Minnesota
Statutes 462.357, Official Controls: Zoning Ordinance, Subd. 1e. (Nonconformities).
This letter shall satisfy requirements of subsection 1107.2305 of the Prior Lake Zoning Ordinance
acknowledging that the single-family residential property at 4313 Grainwood Circle NE, Prior Lake, MN
55372, as described on the attached Exhibit A, had a valid short term rental permit (P19-2735) as of the
effective date of this ordinance amendment (May 9, 2020). The use of the Property for short-term rentals
of less than 60 days is a legal nonconforming use and may continue, not subject to the prohibition against
rentals for less than 60 days, as long as the short-term rental permit remains active and in good standing.
The Property is still subject to all other current and future amendments to City Code Section 315 relating
exclusively to health, safety and welfare that are consistent with the nonconforming status of the property
under this letter.
Sincerely,
Casey McCabe
Community Development Director / Zoning Administrator
City of Prior Lake
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EXHIBIT A
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY
Lot 19, Grainwood Park, Scott County, Minnesota, together with that part of the abandoned right-of-way
of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad in Government Lot 4, Section 35, Township 115,
Range 22, adjacent to said Lot 19 and easterly of the center line of the track formerly thereon as shown
in Scott County Recorder’s Document No. 178669 less the property previously taken by condemnation for
road.