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request for council action j ^ <br />DATE: FebnfSS^^- <br />ITEM NO.: ^ <br />Department Approval: <br />Name Jeanne A. Mabusih <br />Title Building & Zoning Administrator <br />Administrator Reviewed:Agenda Section: <br />Zoning <br />Item Description: Ben Meinhardt, 3585 Sixth Avenue North <br />License <br />List of Exhibits <br />A - Home Occupation Renewal License Application <br />B - Location Map <br />C - Oman Letter May 6, 1994 <br />D - Staff Memo M irch 26, 1986 <br />E - Original Home Occupation License Application <br />F - Staff Letter February 2, 1995 <br />Review of Renewal Application <br />Mr. Meinhardt has operated his electrical contracting business from his residence since <br />1986 review Exhibits D and E. The existing large bam was to serve for storage of his ^cks <br />and equipment. The only employee to come to the site was an electrician wlio worked for <br />Meinhardt’s business that would park his vehicle at the site and pick up the business tmck. Mr. <br />Meinhardt’s business and office were operated from his residence This level of home <br />occupation use by a contractor has been found to be acceptable as long as aP commercial <br />equipment and vehicles are stored within an enclosed structure and not visible to adjacent <br />property owners. Mr. Meiniiardt s wife served as secretary. <br />Since 1986, Mr. Meinhardt's wife’s arthritic condition proceeded to wor^n requiring a <br />part-time nurse who also took over the secretarial responsibilities, i.e. answering the <br />Mrs. Meinhardt was able to take over the clerical responsibilities in the afternoon. In 1994, <br />Mrs Meinhardt’s condition worsened such that she was in the hospital off and on and passed <br />awav a few months ago. The former nurse continues to do secretarial work for Mr. Meinhardt <br />up to about 1:00 p.m. An electrician continues to bring his vehicle to the property and pick up <br />the company truck. Per the original staff review memo of 1986, Exhibit E, it was City s <br />understanding that all employee vehicles would be parked within the large bam. Mr. Meinlwrdt <br />advises that it is ver\' difficult to facilitate the parking exchange within the bam on certain days <br />forcinu the electrician’s vehicle to be parked to the rear of the bam the majority of time.