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outside employees in the home. He stated as the business has grown, they have currently two full <br />time employees that do not live at the home and have since built attached offices and they did not <br />know it could not exceed twenty percent of the home. He stated they would like to come to some <br />type of solution because they would like to keep the business going there. He stated they would <br />be willing to modify.. the way they do business if needed. He stated they do have ample parking <br />in their driveway. He stated he has not previously heard of problems with their septic system and <br />they get it pumped every two years and has always worked fine. <br />Mr. Jerry Beach stated he wrote a letter to the City with his tc~elings ~ibout a request for a permit <br />and the reasons why he felt it should be allowed. They hay c nee ~r been a concern to the <br />community, they have never had any problem being, there and h~ has always tried to control the <br />growth of their business. He stated where they are ~1t no1~~ is ti~ hire he plsns to stay at in regards <br />to growth. He stated they do not want to gro« io a poil~i ~~here rhea- ha~~c more ihan they can <br />handle. It~ will not be any worse than what it is. ~1~1~eir desire is to be Bible to maintain their <br />business on site and they could adjust the tweni~~ percent io be within That in regards to the <br />building.. He stated he did not. foresee any more e~1~pl~>~ ees Than what they have and they are. <br />asking for this permit to be granted.. <br />Commissioner Van Seoy stated regarding th° statement about a home occupation not requiring a <br />permit, he asked for clarification. <br />Assistant Community Development Director Frolik Mated at the tune they first came to the City, <br />if .the residents of the home were operau~~~, a business and there were not any non-resident <br />employees, they did not need a home. occupaii~ni permit. Since then the City has solidified that <br />policy in City Code and have added another 1~ature ~~~-here you can only have non-resident <br />employees in the business if the parcel is at least Three acres in size and the business is carried on <br />elsewhere and not in the home, such as a garagz or outside building. They do not have three <br />acres and they have outside emplo~~ees. <br />Commissioner Van Scoti° slated there is a statement in the findingsof fact that home health care <br />businesses ar: iioi pe~ulitied in ~~ re5id~nti~:1 zone. <br />_Assl~t~lnt Community Deg ~lopn~ealt Director Frolik stated that was correct, unless they get a <br />home occupation permit and the~~ can only get a home occupation permit if there are no outside. <br />employ yes. She stated the onl~~ ihin~ permitted in an R-1 District is a dwelling and parks. <br />Commissioner 1'an Scoy z~ underCd if there were figures regarding the business exceeding twenty <br />percent of the hoil~e. <br />Assistant Comnuznit~~ Deg elopment Director Frolik did not think they were provided by the <br />applicant. It is noted that it appears the business exceeds twenty percent of the home. <br />Mr. Jerry Beach revie~` ed the dimensions with the Commission and he stated they could adjust <br />this to make it work within the twenty percent of the home. <br />Assistant Community Development Director Frolik thought it looked like they were at forty <br />percent of the home and even if they reduce the office size they still have the issue of having non- <br />resident employees. <br />Planning Commission/January 3, 2008 <br />Page 3 of 8 <br />-121- <br />