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CITY OF PLYMOUTH
RESOLUTION 96. 287
RESOLUTION OF ADOPTION OF RESIDENTIAL ANTIDISPLACEMENT,
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE AND DISPLACEMENT MINIMIZATION PLAN.
WHEREAS, on May 15, 1996, the Plymouth City Council approved submission of an
application to the Minnesota Department of Trade and Economic Development to provide a
loan and grant to assist Value RX with its plans to relocate its business to property in Plymouth
located at 4700 Nathan Lane; and
WHEREAS, this application requires that the City adopt a residential antidisplacement,
relocation assistance and displacment minimization plan;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH,
MINNESOTA, that the City of Plymouth hereby adopts the Residential Antidisplacement,
Relocation Assistance and Displacement Minimization Plan for the City of Plymouth as
contained in Attachment A to this resolution.
Adopted by the City Council on May 15, 1996.
STATE, OF MINNESOTA)
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN) SS.
The undersigned, being the duly qualified and appointed City Clerk of the City of Plymouth,
Minnesota, certifies that I compared the foregoing resolution adopted at a meeting of the
Plymouth City Council on May 151 1996, with the original thereof on tile in my office, and
the same Is a correct transcription thereof.
WITNESS my hand officially as such City Clerk and the Corporate seal of the City this
day of
City Clerk
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ATTACHMENT A
Residential Anti -displacement, Relocation Assistance and
Displacement Minimization Plan
A. The City will replace all occupied and vacant livable low/moderate income dwelling units
demolished or converted to a use other than as low/moderate income housing in connection
with an activity assisted with funds provided under the Housing and Community Development
Act of 1974, as amended.
All replacement housing will be provided within three years after the commencement of die
demolition or conversion. Before entering into a contract committing the City to provide hw!.s
for an activity that will directly result in such demolition or conversion, the City will make
public and submit to the Minnesota Department of Trade and Economic Development, Business
and Community Development Division the following infoimation in writing;
1. A description of the proposed assisted acuvity;
2. The location on a map and number of dwelling units by size (number of bedrooms) that
will be demolished or converted to a use other than as low/moderate income -dwelling
units as a direct result of the assisted activities;
3. A time schedule for the commencement and completion of the demolition or
conversions;
4. The location on a map and the number of dwelling units by size (number of bedrooms)
that will be provided • i replacement dwelling units. If such data are not available at
the time of the genera submission, the City of Plymouth will identify the general
location on an area map and the approximate number of dwelling units by size and
provide information Identifying the specific location and number of dwelling units by
size as soon as it is available,
S. The source of funding and a time schedule for the provision of replacement dwelling
units,
6. The basis for concluding that each replacement dwelling unit will remain a
low/moderate income dwelling for at least 10 years from the date of Initial occupancy;
7. Information demonstrating that any proposed replacement of dwelling units with
smaller dwelling units (e.g. a two bedroom unit with two one -bedroom units) is
consistent with the housing needs of low and moderate income households in the
Jurisdiction.
The City may request the Minnesota Department of Trade and Economic Development to
recommend that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development approve an
exception to required replacement housing if there is an adequate local supply of vacant
low/moderate income dwelling units in standard condition. Exceptions will be reviewed on a
case-by-case basis.
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B. The City will provide relocation assistance to any lower income person displaced by demolition
of any dwelling unit or the conversion of a low/moderate income -dwelling unit to another use
in connection with an assisted activity.
C. Consistent with the gon'R and objectives of activities assisted under the Act, the City of
Plymouth will take the following steps to minimize the displacement of persons from their
homes.
1. Coordinate Development Projects to maintain Land Use Compatibility
2. Monitor and Maintain Community Development Objectives
3. Strictly Enforce Zoning Requirements
D. Definitions for the purposes of this plan are as follows:
"Low/moderate income dwelling unit" is a unit with a market rent, including utility costs, that
does not exceed the applicable fair market rent for existing housing and moderate
rehabilitation, as established under the Section 8 existing housing program.
"Vacant livable dwelling unit" is a vacant unit that is in standard condition; or in substandard
condition, suitable for rehabilitation; or in dilapidated condition and occupied less than a year
from the date of the grantee agreement.
"Livable dwelling unit" is a unit that is in standard condition or has been raised to a standard
condition from a substandard condition, suitable for rehabilitation.
"Substandard living dwelling unit" is a well built unit with adequate space for persons living
there. There are no major defects in the structure and only minor maintenance is required.
Such dwelling will have the following characteristics; reliable roofs, sound wells and
foundations, adequate and stable floors, walls and ceilings, stufaces and woodwork that are not
seriously damaged nor have paint deterioration, pound windows and doors, adequate heating,
plumbing, and electrical systems which do not present safety hazards, adequate insulation for
local climatic conditions; and is in compliance with local building and housing codes.
"Substandard condition dwelling unit" suitable for rehabilitation will show a lot of deferred
maintenance with permanent damage to structural items. Conditions contributing to
substandard dwelling, including but not limited to sagging, cracked, rotting, or leaking roods,
walls, foundations, ceilings, floors, doors, and windows; deteriorated surfa%;es and woodwork;
unreliable heating, plumbing, or electrical systems which present safety hazards or inadequate
insulation. The cost of rehabilitation of the unit should be determined as economically feasible.
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