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REQUEST FOR A ZONING AMENDENT TO CHAPTER 9, SECTION 9.11.04 HOME OCCUAPTIONS CASE OF LONNY MENARD By: Megan Wald, Associate Planner Background: The City Council reviewed the proposed revised Home Occupation Ordinance at the November 3, 2003 City Council work session. As you may recall, the current Home Occupation Permit restricts home occupations to the confines of the dwelling, which excludes attached or detached garages. The ordinance also does not allow for employees other than residents that live on the property. Staff reviewed the following proposed additions to the ordinance with the City Council during the work session: 1. Establishes standards for occupations conducted within the dwelling. 2. Language has been added to allow businesses-to be operated fi.om an accessory structure for parcels 3 acres or greater in size and establishes standards for these operations. 3. Gives the City Council the flexibility to approve or deny a business operation within a pre- existing accessory structure that is located on a parcel that does not contain a residential dwelling. It should be noted that City Code no longer allows accessory structures to be constructed on a property that does not contain a principal dwelling. 4. Establishes a list of specific business operations that may be considered a little more intensive (i.e. traffic or production of product) for parcels 10 acres in size and greater that are located within the Rural Developing and Rum/PreserVe areas 5. Allows employees, that are not occupants of the residential dwelling. The number of employees permitted is based on lot size. Observations: During the work session, the City Council directed staffto complete the following: 1. Include langmge requiring the homeowner to have a vested interest in the business being operated on the subject property. 2. Decreased the number of non-resident employees allowed under the accessory structure home occupation section of the ordinance. 3. Quantified "excessive vehicular traffic." 4. Included surrounding density and lot size as a criteria for approving or denying a home occupation request. Staff included an intent paragI~h under Principal Dwelling Home Occupation and Accessory Structure Home Occupation sections, which states the homeowner needs to have a vested interest in the business and furthermore states that the City is not interested in creating business-leasing nodes within a residential district.