Eden Prairie, Minn., City Code ch. 13 § 13.01

Subd. 1. Findings. The City Council finds and declares the following:
A. Appropriate housing that meets its citizens' needs is an integral part of Eden Prairie's existing and future prosperity and its citizens' health and well-being.
B. A notable housing shortage exists in Eden Prairie for lower-income rental properties and owner-occupied housing.
C. There is a pronounced need to encourage and assist in the development of affordable housing in Eden Prairie.
D. A goal of the City's Comprehensive Plan, Aspire Eden Prairie 2040 , is to incentivize attainable and affordable housing options for lower-income households so they can move to and remain in Eden Prairie.
E. Aspire Eden Prairie 2040 establishes the portion of Eden Prairie's regional share of affordable housing at one thousand four hundred eight (1,408) new affordable units by 2030.
F. The health, safety, and economic welfare of the present and future residents of Eden Prairie depends on the availability of a range of housing choices affordable to persons and families who live and work in the City.
G. Developing and maintaining a healthy mix of affordable housing options can foster a diverse, resilient local economy by bringing workers and residents closer to their jobs, schools, and necessary services.
Subd. 2. Purpose. The purpose of this Chapter is to implement the City's Inclusionary Housing Policy to further City's goal of promoting diversity in its housing stock such that households of various income levels, ages, and sizes have choice in the place they call home.
Subd. 3. Authority . This Chapter is adopted pursuant to the following authority:
A. Minn. Stat. § 462.358, subd. 1a, which provides that a municipality may by ordinance adopt and maintain in effect subdivision regulations "to promote the availability of housing affordable to persons and families of all income levels";
B. Minn. Stat. § 462.358, subd. 11, which provides that, in connection with approving a development application, a municipality may enter into an agreement with an applicant that provides for a portion of housing units be affordable with established pricing and long-term affordability; and
C. Minn. Stat. § 473.859, which requires municipal comprehensive plans to include "a housing implementation program, including official controls to implement the housing element of the land use plan, which will provide sufficient existing and new housing to meet the local unit's share of the metropolitan area need for low and moderate income housing."
D. Chapter 4 of the City's Comprehensive Plan, Aspire Eden Prairie 2040 , which emphasizes the need for increasing the City's affordable housing stock and providing diverse, safe, high-quality affordable housing options to residents of all income levels.
E. Minn. Stat. § 412.221, subd. 32, which affords the Council "power to provide for the government and good order of the city, the suppression of vice and immorality, the prevention of crime, the protection of public and private property, the benefit of residence, trade, and commerce, and the promotion of health, safety, order, convenience, and the general welfare by such ordinances not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of the United States or of this state as it shall deem expedient."