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‘I To: From: Date: Subject: Chair Ilawn and Planning Commissioners Mike CialTron. Planning Director. F'ehniary 15. 2002 #2333 - Amend Home Occupation Standards - Section 10.20. Subd. 4 - Draft Ordinance For Rc\ icw and Recommendation List of Exhibits A - Draft Ordinraice U - Existing Code Sections 5.40 10.02 Def 30 10.20, Subd. 4C Sumniarx' of Conclusions - December 20 .Toint Work Session The consensus was to proceed with the 15-item amendment that Planning Commission recommended in 1098 and incorporate (he 4-item staff recommendation regarding non-resident employees, with the following revisions or exceptions: a) Add a line item that addresses noise impacts and limit those impacts to 8:00 a.m - 7:00 p.m. b) Need further discussion regarding home occupation in accessory structures (as written. onl\ allowed in rural /ones or with rural lot si/e...) c) Need to define which "certain vehicles" are allowed to be stored outside... d) 1-stabli.sh a threshold number above which parking of vehicles as.sociated with the home occupation must be screened. c) Consider adding a weight limit for vehicles used in the business... 0 Clarify that there can be no signage in relation to the home occupation. g) limit hours of operation to 8:00 a.m to 7:00 p.m. rather than 8:00 p.m. h) Add a limit on the number of customers or clients that can be on the site at one time. i) 'I he nomial delivery vehicles such as UPS and l edEx should be allowed. It was suggested that the code amendment include an introductory paragraph of intent in terms of maintaining neighborhood characteristics. It was also suggested that language be added giving the City ability to further regulate or even force the closure of any home occupation that is found to be having negati\ e impacts on the neighborhood. Staff has rc-dral\ed the amendment presented in 1998. incorp(>rating most of the changes or provisions noted ab<*\ e.