Ordinance 612 Approving an Amendment to Shorewood City Code Chapter 1201 Relative to Sacred Communities and Micro-Unit DwellingsORDINANCE 612
CITY OF SHOREWOOD
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN
STATE OF MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO
SHOREWOOD CITY CODE CHAPTER 1201 RELATIVE TO SACRED COMMUNITIES AND MICRO -
UNIT DWELLINGS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SHOREWOOD, MINNESOTA, ORDAINS:
SECTION 1: City Code Section 1201.02 is hereby amended as set forth below by adding the
underlined language and deleting the stFikethFo u h language as follows:
1201.02 DEFINITIONS.
SACRED COMMUNITY RELATED. The terms defined in this section apply only to the
requirements of City Code 1201.03, Subd. 2. w. Sacred communities and micro unit dwellings.
a. CHRONICALLY HOMELESS. An individual who:
ll Is homeless and lives or resides in a place not meant for human habitation, a safe
haven, or in an agency shelter;
u Has been homeless and living or residing in a place not meant for human habitation,
a safe haven, or in an emergency shelter continuously for at least one year or on at
least four separate occasions in the last three years; and
u Has an adult head of household, or a minor head -of -household if no adult is present
in the household, with a diagnosable substance use disorder, serious mental illness,
developmental disability, post -traumatic stress disorder, cognitive impairments
resulting from a brain iniury, or chronic physical illness or disability, including the co -
occurrence of two or more of those conditions.
b. DESIGNATED VOLUNTEERS. Persons who have not experienced homelessness and have
been approved by the religious institution to live in a sacred community as their sole form
of housing.
c. EXTREMELY LOW INCOME. An income that is equal to or less than 30 percent of the area
median income, adiusted for family size, as estimated by the Department of Housing and
Urban Development.
d. MICRO UNIT. A mobile residential dwelling providing permanent housing within a sacred
community that meets the requirements established by Minnesota State Statute § 327.30,
Subd. 4, as amended
e. SACRED COMMUNITY. A residential settlement established on or contiguous to the
grounds of a religious institution's primary worship location primarily for the purpose of
providing permanent housiniz for chronically homeless persons, extremely low-income
persons, and designated volunteers that meets the requirements established by
Minnesota State Statute § 327.30, Subd. 3, as amended
SECTION 2: City Code Section 1201.03 is hereby amended as set forth below by adding the
underlined language and deleting the stFikethF9wgI4 language as follows:
1201.03 GENERAL PROVISIONS.
Subd. 2. General building and performance requirements.
w. Sacred communities and micro unit dwellings.
(1) Micro unit dwellings in sacred communities are permitted accessory uses to all
religious institutions located in any zoning district consistent with the requirements of
Minnesota State Statute § 327.30, as amended.
(2) Consistent with manufactured homes, micro unit dwellings in sacred communities
shall comply with all setback requirements for the zoning district in which they are located.
(3) Micro unit dwellings in sacred communities located within a Shoreland District shall
comply with the requirements of City Code 1201.26.
SECTION 3: This Ordinance shall take effect upon publication in the City's official newspaper.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SHOREWOOD, MINNESOTA this 13th day of
January, 2025.
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ATTEST:
SANDIE THONE, CITY CLERK