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number of home occupations conducted in the dwelling unit. The criteria <br /> used by the zoning administrator to determine impact shall include, but not <br /> be limited to: <br /> a. The characteristics of the neighborhood, including current land <br /> use, lot sizes, lot widths, parking availability, and screening. <br /> b. Type of street, width, and traffic volumes. <br /> c. The availability and location of off-street parking. <br /> (14) Shipment and delivery of products, merchandise, or supplies shall be <br /> limited to the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and shall regularly occur <br /> only in single rear axle straight trucks or smaller vehicles typically used to <br /> serve residential areas. <br /> (15) No sound or noise created by the operation of the home occupation shall <br /> be audible at the property lines except between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and <br /> 7:00 p.m. Home occupations shall otherwise comply with all noise <br /> provisions of this chapter. <br /> (16) Any activity or event organized for the purpose of displaying or selling <br /> merchandise shall not be held more than six times per year. This section <br /> shall not be construed as requiring a license or permit for occasional <br /> garage sales or tag sales. <br /> (e) Prohibited home occupations. The following uses, by their nature of <br /> operation, have a pronounced tendency to increase beyond the limits permitted for home <br /> occupations. These uses have objectionable operational characteristics that adversely <br /> impact residential neighborhoods and shall be prohibited as home occupations: <br /> (1) Service, repair, or painting of any motorized vehicle, including but not <br /> limited to motor vehicles, trailers, boats, personal watercraft, recreational <br /> vehicles, and snowmobiles. <br /> (2) Hair styling establishments that serve more than one person at a time. <br /> (3) Adult uses, as defined in this Code. Adult uses are prohibited as a home <br /> occupation for the reasons set forth in Ordinance No. 193, Second Series <br /> (section 78-1377 of this Code), adopted by the city council on November <br /> 8, 1999, based on the effects and impacts of sexually oriented businesses <br /> as set forth in the state attorney general's Report of the Attorney General's <br /> Working Group on Regulation of Sexually Oriented Businesses, dated <br /> June 6, 1989, and in the Task Force Report on Sexually Oriented <br /> Businesses, authored by the Cities of Minnetonka, St. Louis Park and <br /> Shakopee, which considered relevant studies from six cities. <br />