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PUBLIC HEARINGSICOMMISSION BUSINESS <br />Case #1: Request for a Home Occupation Permit; .Case of Carefree Home Services, <br />Inc. <br />Vice Chairperson Levine closed the regular portion of the Planning Commission meeting at 7:05 <br />p.m. in order to call the public hearing to order. <br />Public Hearin <br />Vice Chairperson Levine called the public hearing t~~ order at ?:10 p.n~. <br />Presentation <br />Assistant Community Development Director Frc~lih stated the ('ity has i~ecei~~ed an application <br />from Michael Beach for a home occupation permit to operate a ln~me health c~~~ business out of <br />his home, which is located at 7830 149t~' Lane NW. <br />The Beach family has been operating Carefree Dome Serticzs otrt ul' th.eir home since 1990. <br />They currently have 2 full-time office emplo` eas, 'and an average of 10 home health care aides <br />that stop bythe home office weekly to cul]ect pa~~checl:s or complete other paperwork. Michael <br />Beach also lives in the home. <br />Around 1990, Michael's parents, Jcl`~-~ ~,nd L~:1nn beach, consulted City Staff when they began <br />the business and were told they did not need to obtain am bind of special permit. <br />City Code restricts home orcuparions to 20% of the gross floor area of the home. The original <br />garage was converted to oih~e space ~jhout 10 years ago, and a new garage was constructed. This <br />area appears tc c~ce~°d this threshold. <br />Given t]~c number of ~mpIo~ecs iboth on- ~u141 off-site), and. the floor space occupied by the <br />bnsintss_ thy; Beaches ar technicallynot elibible to receive a Home Occupation Permit under <br />City Coda. Therefore, Sta11~ cannot recommend approval of the request. However, given the <br />lone ic~~~ire of the business. it might be appropriate for the Planning Commission and City <br />Council to consider an Interim LT<e Permit, to allow the Beaches some time to either find an <br />alternate site for the business. c~r to adjust their business practices such that employees are no <br />longer prescni at the home. Staff has included a draft Interim Use Permit for the Planning <br />Commissi~i~'s consideration. <br />Chairman Nixt arri~cd ai 7:08 p.m. <br />Commissioner Brauer ~~rived at 7:10 p.m. <br />Citizen Input <br />Mr. Michael Beach stated as explained in the letter, when the business started, eighteen to twenty <br />years ago his father did not know they needed to have an occupational permit if there were to be <br />Planning Commission/January 3, 2008 <br />Page 2 of 8 <br />-120- <br />